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î to ſmall gobettys. and put thoſſame therin. and let hem ſethe ſtronglich. a grete while. at good layſeꝛ. and let the pot be couered. that no ayre com owte of it neꝛ no breth and let it ſethe ſo long that the ſaame colpons ſeth to grece. then caſt it out and doo a way the bonis. and gedeꝛ the grece. and put it in a clene veſſill. and as oft as ye fede yowre hawke: anoyt heꝛ meete theꝛin. and let hiꝛ ete as moch as ſhe will. and that meete ſhal mewe heꝛ at yowre awne will.

A nother medecyne.

Take whete: and put it in the brothe that thedderis were ſothen in. and when ye ſe the whete begynnyth to cleue: take it owt and fede hennys oꝛ chykynnes theꝛwith. and fede yowre hawke with theſſame polayn.

Who ſo will that an hawke mewe not noꝛ fall noon of hiꝛ federis. therfore here is a medecyne

Take powdeꝛ of Canell. and the Iuce of franke coſt and the Iuce of paranye. and take moꝛcellis of fleſh .iij. oꝛ .iiij. if ye luſt and weete them theꝛin. and make the hawke to ſwalow hem and ſeꝛue hiꝛ ſo mony tymys.

Alſo take the ſkynne of a ſnake oꝛ of an Eddeꝛ. and cut it in to ſmale peces. and tempeꝛ it with hoote blode: and cauſe yowre hawke oftyn tyme to fede theꝛof and ſhe ſhall not mewe.