. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . veryconfiderable, which confined it to princes and menof the highefi: rank. In the time of James I. SirThomas Monfon is faid to have given a thoufandpounds for a call of hawks. In the reign of Ed-ward III. it was made felony to fteal a hawk; totake its eggs, even in a perfons own ground, waspunifliable with imprifonment for a year and a day,together with a fine at the kings pleafure. Suchwas the pleallire our anceilors took in this royalfport, and fuch were the means by whicJi they en- 26 BRITISH BIRDS. deavoured to fecure it.—Befides
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . veryconfiderable, which confined it to princes and menof the highefi: rank. In the time of James I. SirThomas Monfon is faid to have given a thoufandpounds for a call of hawks. In the reign of Ed-ward III. it was made felony to fteal a hawk; totake its eggs, even in a perfons own ground, waspunifliable with imprifonment for a year and a day,together with a fine at the kings pleafure. Suchwas the pleallire our anceilors took in this royalfport, and fuch were the means by whicJi they en- 26 BRITISH BIRDS. deavoured to fecure it.—Befides the bird jull de-fcribed, there are many other kinds which wereformerly in high eftimation for the fports of thefield; thefe were principally the Jer-Falcon, theFalcon, the Lanner, the Sacre, the Hobby, theKeftril., and the Merlin : Thefe are called the long,winged hawks, and are diftinguilhed from theGolhawk, the Sparrowhawk, the Kite, and theBuzzard, which are of Ihorter wing, flower in theirmotions, more indolent, and lefs courageous thanthe BRITISH BIRDS. 27
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