letters from place to place, wrapped up cunningly 

 in his lether collar, fastened thereto, or sowed 

 close therein, who, least he should be hindered in 

 his passage useth these helpes very skilfully, 

 namely resistaunce in fighting if he be not over- 

 matched, or else swiftnesse and readinesse in 

 running away, if he be unable to buckle with the 

 dogge that would faine have a snatch at his 

 skinne. 



This kinde of dogge is called in like maner Cam's 

 Sarcinarius in Latine, and may aptly be 

 englished a Tynckers Curre. 



Because with marveilous pacience they beare 

 bigge budgettes fraught with tynckers toles, and 

 mettall meete to mend kettels, porrige pottes, 

 skellets, and chafers, and other such like trumpery 

 requisite for their occupacion and loytering trade, 

 easing him of a great burthen which otherwise he 

 himselfe should carry upon his shoulders, which 

 condition hath challenged unto them the foresaid 

 name. Besides the qualities which we have 

 already recounted, this kind of dogges hath this 

 principall property ingrafted in them, that they 

 love their masters liberally, and hate straungers 

 dcspightfully, whereupon it followeth that they are 

 to their masters, in travelling a singuler safgard, 



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