348 SHAKESPEARE'S [WOLF. 



he findeth none other prey ; and deceiveth sheep more with 

 guile and wrenches [tricks] than with might and strength. 

 He infecteth the wool of the sheep that he slayeth, and his 

 biting maketh the cloth lousy, that is made of that wool. 

 Also a string made of a Wolf's gut, put among harp- 

 strings made of the guts of sheep, destroyeth and corrupteth 

 them, as the eagle's feathers put among culver's pilleth 

 and gnaweth them, if they be there left together long in 

 one place. Bartholomew (Bertbelet], bk. xviii. 71. 



A WOLF doth fear greatly stones ; therefore when he is 

 constrained to go by stony places, he treads very demurely 

 or softly ; for being hurt with a very little stroke of a 

 stone, it breeds worms, wherof at length he is consumed, 

 or brought to his death. 



Lupton, "Notable Things," bk. v. 3. 



THE dung of a Wolf, being hidden in a stable or house, 

 where cattle be, especially sheep, it will not only make 

 them leave from eating their meat, but also it will cause 

 them to stir up and down, and to bleat, or to make a 

 noise, and also to quake and tremble, as though their 

 devouring enemy the Wolf were there present. Neither 

 will they cease from doing this, until they feel or perceive 

 that the said dung is taken away (Mizaldus\ 



Ibid., bk. vi. 80. 



A WOLF first seeing a man doth lift up his voice, and 



as a victor doth despise him ; but if he perceive that the 



man hath espied him first, he lays away his fierceness, and 

 cannot run. ibid., bk. viii. 2. 



IF the head of a Wolf be hanged in a dove -house, 

 neither cats, weasels, nor any thing that will hurt pigeons 

 will enter therein. Mid., bk. ii. 78. 



BELLS covered with the skin of 'a Wolf do drown the 

 sound of other bells that are covered with the skin of a 

 lamb - Ibid., 92. 



WHOSOEVER anoints his feet or hands with the grease 

 of a Wolf, he shall not be hurt with any cold of his 

 hands or feet so anointed (Mizaldus). ibid., bk. iii. 44. 



