Bert's Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking

"Bert's Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking" by Edmund Bert is an authoritative guide on the art of hawking. Divided into three books, it covers essential topics for aspiring falconers. The first book focuses on how to train a short-winged hawk, ensuring it possesses good qualities and behavior. The second book delves into the reclamation of a hawk from any negative conditions it may exhibit. The third book provides remedies for various ailments and illnesses that hawks may encounter. The author, Edmund Bert, a gentleman residing near Romford, Essex, shares his successful method of training Goshawks. He recounts his experiences of riding from Essex to Sussex to engage in hawking over the downs. His skills were so exceptional that during one month, he claims to have hunted and killed eight to ten Partridges a day with his intermewed Goshawk. Additionally, he unintentionally bagged an impressive number of four Pheasants, seven Rails, and