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them as vermin. The wardrobe accounts of 

 Edward I. show the following entries : " Anno 1299 

 and 1300. Paid to William de Foxhunte, the 

 King's huntsman of foxes in divers forests and 

 parks for his own wages, and the wages of his two 

 boys to take care of the dogs, ^9 35." " Paid to 

 the same for the keep of twelve dogs belonging 

 to the King," &c. " Paid to the same for the 

 expense of a horse to carry the nets." 



However, perhaps more to the purpose than this 

 extract is the copy of an old engraving which lies 

 before me at the present time, entitled " James I. 

 Hawking." Fawning at the feet of the monarch 

 are four dogs, evidently terriers, though some 

 persons might consider them beagles. They are 

 certainly terrier-shaped in heads and sterns, though 

 the dog most distinctly shown is hound marked, 

 and possesses larger ears than the others. One 

 in the corner, evidently almost or quite white, 

 possesses what at the present time would be called 

 a " well-shaped, terrier-like head," and, although 

 one ear is carried rather wide from the skull, the 

 other drops nicely. 



With the commencement of the present century 

 and towards the close of the last one, more was 

 written about terriers, and, as useful little dogs, they 

 were gradually becoming appreciated. Beckford 



