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yowre ſpanyellis fynde a Couy of paꝛtrichys. and when thay be put vpp. and begynne to ſcatre. ye moſt haue maꝛkeris to maꝛke ſom of thaym. and then cowple vp yowre houndys. wan ye haue ſo doon. let ſum felow of yowris preueli take the paꝛtrich owte of yowre bagge. and ty it by the legge: with a creaunce. and caſt it vp as high as he can. and as ſoon as the hawke ſeith hiꝛ ſhe will flie theꝛ to. and if yowre hawke ſees the paꝛtririch a boone. yeue hiꝛ a rewaꝛde: theꝛuppon. and go afteꝛ yt by layſoure to the paꝛtrich that be marꝛked and doo as I ſhall tell yow here folowyng.

Iff ye haue a chaſtiſed hounde: that will be rebuket: and is a Retriueꝛ. vncouple him and no moo of yowre houndis. and goo to a ſengleꝛ paꝛtrich: of the couy ſo ſpaꝛplid. and be as nygh as ye can to the Riſyng theꝛof and if yowre hawke deſire caſt hiꝛ to it. and if ſhe take it then is yowre hawke made foꝛ that yere. and of theſſame paꝛtrich that ſhe ſleth. thus ye mooſt rewaꝛde hiꝛ as it ſhewith here next folowyng.

how ye ſhall rewarde yowre hawke.

Take a knyfe and cutt the hede and necke from the body of the paꝛtrich. and ſtripe the ſkynne a way from the necke. and yeue that ſame to the hawke. and coueꝛ the body of the fowle with a bonett oꝛ an hatt. and lay theſſayd hede and the necke theꝛup-