. The Baz-nama-yi Nasiri, a Persian treatise on falconry;. from under her pass the noose on to her neck, and pull her down to the spot, seel her eyes with blue ^ thread, using a fine needle/and mail her tightly. ^ . -. - . 1 Gliirdgli in is often incorrectly used in the sense of lightinstead of lamp. A praty craft to take an liawke that is brokyn owt of all maner of fowlys that fyt in trees if a man wyll. Locke Where an hawke perchith for all nyght : in any manerplace, and fofte and Jayferlj clymbe to her With a fconce or a lanternethat hath hot oon light, iu yow
. The Baz-nama-yi Nasiri, a Persian treatise on falconry;. from under her pass the noose on to her neck, and pull her down to the spot, seel her eyes with blue ^ thread, using a fine needle/and mail her tightly. ^ . -. - . 1 Gliirdgli in is often incorrectly used in the sense of lightinstead of lamp. A praty craft to take an liawke that is brokyn owt of all maner of fowlys that fyt in trees if a man wyll. Locke Where an hawke perchith for all nyght : in any manerplace, and fofte and Jayferlj clymbe to her With a fconce or a lanternethat hath hot oon light, iu yowre liande and let the light be towarde thehawke io that fhe fe not jowr face and ye may take hir by the leggysor Oder Wife as ye lylt. and in lyke Wile all other maner fowle.—Boke ofSt. Albans. That is with thread dyed with indigo : indigo is good for wounds. Hawk-catchers are careless about the manner they seel a hawks3s : they generally use a coarse, large, needle and not infrequently a)rn. ^ Qapdncha kardan, To mail a hawk : vide page 59, note 5. 77. XIV PERSIAN FALCnNKR WITH rinSHAWK (KKOM A l-FIOTnORArit RY A PERSIAN) 78 CHAPTER XXIX TRAINING THE TAliLAN OR PASSAGE GOSHAWK After treating tlie hawk as described at the end of the lastchapter^ keep her mailed ^^^ for an hour or two^ and furnish herwith jesses, leash, and After two hours or so un-mail her, and carry her on the fist for about an hour, gently strokingher breast and wings the wliile. Then place her on her perch torest. Next morning- at daybreak take her on the fist, and, as gentlyas possible stroking her breast and back, carry her till four or fivehours after sunrise. Use any device or trick you can to get her tofeed ; scratch her feet between the digits to induce her to eat. Ifshe will eat, give her a small quantity of meat; but if she wont, lether remain hungry till the afternoon^ and then try again : if thenshe will eat, well and good ; give her a full meal that she mayremember it, and
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