Did you know barry hines then?
An Eagle for an Emperor, a Gyrfalcon for a King; a Peregrine for a Prince, and a Saker for a Knight; a Merlin for a lady, a Goshawk for a Yeoman, a Sparrowhawk for a Priest,a Kestrel for a Knave, and a wood pigeon for a window cleaner (they leave big poops on the windows" - Boke of St Albans 1486
Funny thing for a monk in 1486 to say, do you think he was one of Mallets ancestors?