¶ 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