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mew bot when ye ſhall yeue yowre hawke meete. oꝛ ellis to bꝛyng wateꝛ to bathe heꝛ. and ſuffyꝛ no Rayn to weete hiꝛ at no tyme. and ye may. and as foꝛ hiꝛ bathyng that ſhall nothīg hyndeꝛ hiꝛ mewyng.

The maner how a man ſhall put an hawke in to mewe. and that is to be wele nooted.

Off oon thyng ye moſt beware weell yff ſhe haue any ſekenes that ye make heꝛ hole oꝛ ye put hiꝛ in mewe. foꝛ as I vndeꝛſtonde a ſeke hawke ſhall neueꝛ mew well. foꝛ though ſhe mewe ſhe ſhall not endure bot while ſhe is grete and fatte. foꝛ at the abatyng of hiꝛ aſtate ſhe may no lengeꝛ endure.

Some tyme with owt any medicyne many men deuyſyn hou thay myght mew theꝛ hawkys foꝛ ſum put hawkys in mew at high eſtate. and ſum when thay be right low. and ſum whan thay be full. and ſum when they be Empty and lene. and ſume when thay be myſerabull lene. Bot theꝛof it is no foꝛce. iff ſhe be hole Neueꝛtheles. I ſhall ſay myn aduyce as I haue ſene ⁊ leꝛned.

Who ſo puttith a Goſhawke oꝛ a Teꝛcell oꝛ a ſpere hawke into mew ſo high that ſhe may be no higheꝛ. ſhe will holde hiꝛ longe in the poynt: oꝛ that ſhe leſe oꝛ lent any federis. And who ſo puttith hiꝛ in mew lene. it will be long oꝛ ſhe be remounted and who ſo puttith hiꝛ in mew to hungꝛy and to lene: if ſhe haue meete at hiꝛ will ſhe will eete to moch. be cauſe of hungre. and pauerture ſhe may be dede theꝛ by. as hath ofte be ſene

Bot who ſo will that an hawke endure and mew kyndli. myn councell it is that ſhe be not to high nodeꝛ to low. nodeꝛ in gre-