THE WOLF. 151 
during the reign of Henry VIL, it is probable that 
the Wolf became finally extirpated in England, 
although for nearly two centuries later, as will pre- 
sently appear, it continued to hold out against its 
persecutors in Scotland and Ireland. That it was 
rare if not quite extinct in England about this time, 
may be inferred from the circumstance that little or 
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A WOLF-HUNT. FROM AN ENGRAVING OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. 
no mention is made of it either in this or any 
subsequent reign. It is true Professor Newton, 
in his “Zoology of Ancient Europe,” has stated 
(p. 24) that the Wolf was found in the North 
of England in the reign of Henry VIIL, a statement 
which has been also advanced, or copied, by other 
