Sunday, June 21, 2009

Hunting, Hawking, and Heraldry

'An Eagle for an Emperor, a Gyrfalcon for a King;a Peregrine for a Prince, a Saker for a Knight, a Merlin for a Lady; a Goshawk for a Yeoman, a Sparrowhawk for a Priest, a Musket for a Holy water Clerk , a Kestrel for a Knave.' Book of St. Albans (1486),

A world of order and appropriate benefit.

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