How ẏe shall naame the memberes of ẏowre hawkis in conuenient termes.
Now ye shaƚƚ vnderstande the naamys off the membries of hawkys: to begynne at hir fete and goo vpwarde as knyghttis been harnesside and armeed. & so we shaƚƚ enarme her
¶ Talons.
Fyrst the grete Clees behynde. that strenyth the bake of the hande. ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ hom Talons
¶ Pownces.
The Clees with ī the fote ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ of right her Pownces
¶ Longe Sengles.
Bott certaynly the Clees that are vppon the medyƚƚ stretcheris ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ the loong Sengles.
¶ Petẏ Sengles.
And the vttermest Clees ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ the Pety Sengles
¶ The keẏ or Closer.
Vnderstond ye also that the longe Senclees be calde the key of the fote. or the Closer. For what thyng som euer it be yt yowre hawke strenyth: open that Sengle. and aƚƚ the fote is oppen· for the strength ther of fortyfieth aƚƚ the fote.
¶ Seris of waterẏ or waxẏ colowre.
Knawe ye: that the skynne a bowte yowre hawkys legges & his fete is calde: the Seris of hir legges and hir fete. whether thay be watery hewed or of waxy colowre yolowe.
¶ The Beme feder. Full Sommẏd and Reclaẏmede.
An hawke hath .xij. federis vppon his tayle. and oon principaƚƚ feder of thessame is in the myddis. and in maner aƚƚ that oder bene couertid vnder thessame feder. and that is called the Beme feder of the tayle. And ther gooth blacke barris ouerwarde the tayle. and thos same barris shaƚƚ telle yow whan she is fuƚƚ summed. or fuƚƚ fermyd. For whan she is fuƚƚ barrid she stondith vppon .vij. and then she is perfite rede to be Reclaymede.
¶ Ye shaƚƚ vnderstonde that as longe as an hawke stondeth vnder the nombre of .vij. barris. And she be in hir sore aage: it most be sayde that she is not fuƚƚ summed. for so longe she is bot tender Pennyd whether she be brawncher or Eyes.
¶ And iff she be a mewed hawke. and stonde within .vij. barris. ye shaƚƚ say she is not fuƚƚ fermed. for she is not habuƚƚ to be Reclaymed. be cause she is drawe to soone owt of the mewe for she is not harde pennyde. no more than a soore hawke.
¶ Braẏles or Braẏlfederẏs. Degouted
To knaw forthermor of hawkes. an hawke hath long smale white federis. hangyng vndeer the tayƚƚ: from hir boweƚƚ downe warde. and the same federis ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ the brayles or the brayle federis. And communely euery goshawke and euery tercellis braylis bene bysprenged with blake speckes. like Armyns. and for aƚƚ that thay bene accomptid neuer the better. Bot and a sparehawke be so Ermyned vppon the brayles. or a Musket. oder ye shaƚƚ say she is Degouted to the vttermost brayle. and much it betokynis hardenes.
¶ Brest federẏs. Plumage. Barbe federẏs. Pendaunt federẏs.
The federis abowte the formore parteys of an hawke: becalled the brest feederis. & the feederis vnd the wynges are plumage The federis vnder the beke be calde the barbe federis. And the federis that bene at the Ioynte: at the hawkes kne thay stonde hangyng and sharppe at thendes. thos be calde the pendaunte federis.
¶ Flagg or faggis federẏs.
The federis at the wynges next the body be calde the flaggꝭ or the faggꝭ federis.
¶ Beme federes of the wẏng Sercell
And the long federis of the wynges of an hawke bene calde the beme federis of the wyng. And the federis that sum caƚƚ the pynyon feder. of a noder fowle. of an hawke: it is calde the Serceƚƚ ¶ And ye shaƚƚ vnderstonde iff an hawke be in mewe yt same serceƚƚ feder shaƚƚ be the last feder that she wiƚƚ cast. and tyƚƚ that be cast. she is neuer mewed. yit it has bene seen: that hawkes haue cast that same first as I haue herde say. bot that other Rewle is gendraƚƚ. and whan she hath cast hir sercellis in mew. then and not erst it is tyme for to fede hir with wasħ meete and to begynne to ensayme hire.
¶ Ensaẏme
Ensayme of an hawke is the grece. and bot if that be take a way with fedyng of wasħ meete and otherwyse as it shaƚƚ be declared here after. she wiƚƚ gedder a paneƚƚ wich may be hir vttermost confusion. and she flye therwith. and take blood. and colde ther vppon.
¶ Couertis or couert
Ther bene also federis that cloos vppon the sarcellis. and thossame be calde the couertis or the couert federis. and so aƚƚ the federis be calde that bene next ouer the long beme federis. and the fagg federis vppon the wynges.
¶ Backe federis.
¶ The federis vppon the backe halfe be called the backe federis.
¶ Beke Clape Nares Sere
¶ The Beke of the hawke is the vpper parte that is croked.
¶ The neder parte of hir beke is calde the clape of the hawke.
¶ The Hoolis in the hawkes beke bene callede the Nares.
¶ The yolow be twene ye Beke &̄ ye yeghen is calde ye Sere.
¶ Crẏnettis.
Ther be oon an hawke long smale blake federis: like heres about the sere &̄ thossame: be calde Crinettis of ye hawke.
¶ Sore aage.
¶ Ye shaƚƚ vnderstonde that the first yere of an hawke whether she be calde Brawncher or Eyesħ. that first yere is calde hir sore aage. and aƚƚ that yere she is calde a sore hawke. for and she eskape that yere. with good fedyng she is likly to endure longe.
¶ To Reclaẏme an hawke
Iff ye wiƚƚ Reclaym yowre hawke ye most departe oon mele in .iij. melis. vnto tyme that she wiƚƚ come to Reclayme. and whan she wiƚƚ come to Reclayme encrece her melis euery day better and better. And or she come to the Reclame make her that she sowre not. For thogh she be wele Reclaymed hit may happyn that she wiƚƚ sowre: so hegh in to the Eyre. that ye shaƚƚ Nether se hir nor fynde hir.
¶ And iff yowre hawke shaƚƚ flie to the partrich. looke that ye Ensayme her or she flie. whether she be Brawncher or Eyes Or mewed hawke.
¶ whẏ an hawke is called an Eẏes.
An hawke is calde an Eyes of hir Eyghen. for an hauke that is broght vp vnder a Bussard or a Puttocke: as mony be: hath wateri Eyghen. For whan they be disclosed and kepit in ferme tyƚƚ thay be fuƚƚ summyd. ye shaƚƚ knawe theym by theyr wateri Eyghen. And also hir looke wiƚƚ not be so quycke as a Brawncheris is. and so be cause the best knawlege is by the Eygh. they be calde Eyeses.
¶ Ye may also knawe an Eyes. bi the palenese of the seres of her legges of the sere ouer the beke. And also by the tayntys that be vppon her tayƚƚ and her wengys wiche tayntys com for lacke of fedyng. when thay be Eyes.
¶ what a taẏnt is.
A Taynt is a thyng that gooth ouerwarte the federis of the wynges. and of the tayƚƚ lyke as and it were eetyn with wormys and it begynyth first to brede at the body. in the penne and that same penne shaƚƚ frete asonder. and falle a way thurrow thessame taynte and then is the hawke disparagid for aƚƚ that yere.
¶ Medecẏnẏs to Ensaẏme ẏowre hawke
Take the Rote of Rasue and do it in clene water. and lay thy flesħ ther in. to temper a grete whyle. and yeue it to yowre hawke to eete. and if she eete therof. drede not bot hit shaƚƚ benymme hir grece. bot within .iij. days she shaƚƚ not grettely abate.
¶ Also take puliaƚƚ and garlek and stampe it wele to geder. and wrynge owte the Iuce in a dysħ. and then weete the flesħ ther in. and fede yowre hawke therwyth. and bot it tempur yowre hawke. that is to say ensayme yowre hawke. with in .iiij. days. I merueƚƚ Bot looke eueri day that ye make new Iuce and whan ye fede hir. weete yowre meete ther in.
¶ Also take the Iuce of percelly Moris otherwise calde percelly Rootis. and thossame of Isop. and wasħ yowre flesħ ther in and yowre hawke shaƚƚ be Ensaymed kyndly. and no grete abate to the hawke.
¶ Som vse to lay thare flesħ in water almost a day. and yeue thessame to the hawke at soper. and that at lyth aƚƚ nyght. to geue to hir in the mornyng. and thus to fede hem in mew or thay be drawen a bowte a monyth or .vi. weekys. and to ensayme theym or thay com on fist. as sone as thay cast theyr cerceƚƚ. then is the tyme to begynne to fede hem soo.
¶ How ẏowre hawke ensaẏmẏthe
Understonde ye for certayn: that as longe as yowre hawkes fete be blakysħ and rough: she is fuƚƚ of grece. and euer as she ensaymyth. hir fete wiƚƚ wax yolow and smothe