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during the reign of Henry VII., 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 



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 

 <>f England in the reign of Henry VIII, a statement 

 which has been also advanced, or copied, by other 



