Dares stir a wing, if Warwick shake his bells.”
Again—
“Harmless Lucretia, marking what he tells
With trembling fear, as fowl hears falcon’s bells.”
Lucrece.
THE HOOD.
The “hood,” too, was a necessary appendage to the trained falcon. This was a cap or cover for the head, which was not removed until the “quarry” was started, in order to prevent the hawk from flying too soon.
AN “UNMANN’D” HAWK.
The Constable of France, speaking of the valour of the Dauphin, says:—