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O X. Class I. 



breed ; and the large hornkfs cattle that are bred 

 in fome parts of England come originally from Po- 

 land. 



About two hundred and fifty years ago there was 

 found in Scotland a wild race of cattle, which were 

 of a pure white color, and had (if we may credit 

 Boethius) manes like lions. I cannot but give 

 credit to the relation •, having ktw in the woods of 

 Brumlanrig in N. Britain, and in the park belong- 

 ino- to Chillingham caftle in Northumberland, herds 

 of cattle probably derived from the favage breed, 

 ' They have loft their manes •, but retain their color 

 and fiercenefs: they were of a middle fize; lon^ 

 leg'd ; and had black muzzles, and ears : their 

 horns fine, and with a bold and elegant bend. 

 The keeper of thofe at Chillingham faid, that the 

 weight of the ox was 38 ftones : of the cow 28 : 

 that their hides were more efteemed by the tanners 

 than thofe of the tame-, and they would give 

 fix-pence per ftone more for them. Thefe cattle 

 werVwild as any deer: on being approached would 

 inftantly take to flight and galop away at full fpeed : 

 never mix with the tame fpecies -, nor come near 

 the houfe unlefs conftrained by hunger in veryv 

 fevere weather. When it is neceffary to kill any 

 they are always fliot : if the keeper only wounds 

 the beaft, he muft take care to keep behind fome 

 tree, or his life would be in danger from the furi- 

 ous attacks of the animal •, which will never defift 



till a period is put to its life, 



Frequent 



