THE WOLF. 195 



In 1 64 1 and 1652 Wolves were particularly trouble- 

 some in Ireland, and in the latter year the following 

 Order in Council was issued by Cromwell, prohibiting 

 the exportation of Wolf-dogs : 



"Declaration against transporting of Wolfe Dogges. 



"Forasmuch as we are credibly informed that 

 Wolves doe much increase and destroy many cattle 

 in several partes of this Dominion, and that some of 

 the enemie's party, who have laid down armes, and 

 have liberty to go beyond sea and others, do attempt 

 to carry away such great dogges as are commonly 

 called Wolfe dogges, whereby the breed of them which 

 are useful for destroying of Wolves would (if not 

 prevented) speedily decay. These are therefore to 

 prohibit all persons whatsoever from exporting any 

 of the said dogges out of this Dominion ; and 

 searchers and other officers of the Customs, in the 

 several partes and creekes of this Dominion, are 

 hereby strictly required to seize and make stopp of 

 all such dogges, and deliver them either to the com- 

 mon huntsman, appointed for the precinct where they 

 are seized upon, or to the governor of the said precinct. 



"Dated at KILKENNY, April 27, 1652." 



The following year another Order in Council was 

 made which ran as follows : 



"Declaration touching Wolves. 



"For the better destroying of Wolves, which of 

 late years have much increased in most parts of this 



