. The birds of Shakespeare; critically examined, explained, and illustrated. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Birds. 82 SUNDRIES. Skevingtons in rewarde for bringing hawkes out of Irlande ... xl s. Itm the X daye paied to Garard the fawconer in rewarde for taking of a fawcon and a tarsell ... Ivj s. Itm the xj daye of Marche paied to Garrat and Richard the fawconers in rewarde for finding the Herons . x s. The interest which attaches to these curious extracts must excuse us with the reader for their length. We cannot peruse them without being carried back, in spirit, to an age in which, for al
. The birds of Shakespeare; critically examined, explained, and illustrated. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Birds. 82 SUNDRIES. Skevingtons in rewarde for bringing hawkes out of Irlande ... xl s. Itm the X daye paied to Garard the fawconer in rewarde for taking of a fawcon and a tarsell ... Ivj s. Itm the xj daye of Marche paied to Garrat and Richard the fawconers in rewarde for finding the Herons . x s. The interest which attaches to these curious extracts must excuse us with the reader for their length. We cannot peruse them without being carried back, in spirit, to an age in which, for all that concerns sport, we would fain have lived to bear a part. Alas! that so delightful a pastime as hawking should have declined, and that we should live to see our noble falcons 'gibbeted, like thieves, upon " the keeper's tree.''. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harting, James Edmund, 1841-1928. London, John Van Voorst
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