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, and a Kestrel for a Knave”
So said the Boke of St Albans in 1486. Which is it here ? The person is definitely a knave but the bird is not a kestrel.
