 The eagle, the vulture, and the merloun for an emperor. The ger-falcon, and the tercel of the gcr-falcon for a king. The falcon gentle, and the tercel gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrine for an earl. The bastard...  Once a Week - Page 134edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
 | 1856 - 722 pages
...lady. The hobby for a young man. Tbc gos-hawk for a yeoman. The tercel for a poor man. The iparrow-hawk for a priest. The musket for a holy-water clerk. The kestrel for a knave or servant." Thus we see hawks were made ensigns of nobility; and the training and flying them was one of the essentials... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 414 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrine for an earl. The bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sacret for a knight....for a priest. The musket for a holy-water clerk. The nesterel for a knave or a servant. .. Exclusively of these appropriate terms for thedifferent birds,... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 372 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrine for an earl. The bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sacret for a knight....for a priest. The musket for a holy-water clerk. The nesterel for a knave or a servant. Exclusively of these appropriate terms for the different birds,... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 386 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrine for an earl. .Tin' bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sacret for a knight. The lanere and the laneret for an esguiie. The marlyon for a lady. The hobby for a young man. ;_ The goshawk for a yeoman. The tercel... | |
 | 1856 - 736 pages
...falcon of the rock for a Duke. The falcon peregrine for an Karl. The bastard for a Baron. The sacrc and the sacret for a Knight. The lanere and the laneret for an Esquire. The merlin for a lady. The hobby for a young man. The gos-hawk for a yeoman. The tercel for a poor man.... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 372 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrine for an earl. The bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sacret for a knight. The marlyon for a lady. The hobby for a young man. The goshawk for a yeoman. The tercel for a poor man.... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Amusements - 1832 - 426 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrive for an earl. The bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sacret for a knight....sparrow-hawk for a priest. The musket for a holy-water clerk. PIERCE EGAN'S BOOK OF SPORTS. Tbe prevalence of ¡»closures has made hawking almost impossible in... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 442 pages
...prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrive for an earl. The bastard for a baron. i The sacre and the sacret for a knight. . The lanere and the laneret for an esquire. The nmrlyon for a lady. The hobby for a young man. The gos-hawk for a yeoman. The tercel for a poor man.... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1832 - 432 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falcon of the rock for a duke. The falcon peregrive for an earl. The bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sac-ret for a knight. The lanere and the lanerct for an esquire. The marlyon for a lady. The hobby for a young man. The goa-hawk for a yeoman.... | |
 | Horace Smith - English literature - 1833 - 382 pages
...gentle for a prince. The falpon of the lock for a duke. The falcon peregrine for an earl. The bastard for a baron. The sacre and the sacret for a knight....for a priest. The musket for a holy-water clerk. The nestcrel for a knave' or a servant. Exclusively of these appropriate terms for the different birds,... | |
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