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King Charles tlie First was much attached to these dogs, 

 and was always followed by from eight to a dozen of them. 

 In all the portraits of that monarch or his family they were 

 introduced; and in particular we may allude to the cele- 

 brated portrait by Vandyke. 



The Dukes of Marlborough have preserved in the utmost 

 purity this race of dogs ; and the late General Maxwell, of 

 Parkhill, Stirlingshire, had a beautiful breed of them. 

 They were black, with the insides of their ears and legs tan- 

 coloured : their ears were extremely long. 



THE LARGE WATER-SPANIEL. 



This dog is somewhat near the size of an ordinary setter 

 but considerably stronger in the bone, and shorter in the 

 legs. His head is long, and his muzzle moderately acute, 

 his face quite smooth as well as his legs in front ; his ears 

 are long, which, together with his whole body, is covered 

 with long, curled, crisped hair. His ordinary hue is dark 

 liver-colour, with white legs, neck, and belly ; and some- 

 times, although rarely met with, entirely black. 



His sense of smell is very acute, and he swims and dives 

 with very great dexterity ; on which account he is very valu- 

 able as a retriever, in wild-fowl shooting : he watches with 

 minute observation the actions of his master, and whenever 

 a bird is killed, he plunges instantly into the water and 

 fetches it out, and lays it at the foot of his owner. 



This dog is very acute at finding the haunts of wild-fowl, 

 and is easily taught to fetch and carry articles, and also to 

 seek articles which have been lost ; which latter quality ob- 

 tained for him in former times the appellation of "the finder." 



The native country of this dog is Spain ; but we conceive 

 that the variety we possess, which is a very distinct one, is 

 not the pure breed as originally imported into this country. 



