20 THE AMERICAN HUNTIXG DOG 



springer, setter and the water spaniel, all devel- 

 oped from a silky coated, white or speckled dog 

 with a docked tail (even then) which was feath- 

 ered if allowed to grow. The battle of Crecy was 

 fought in 1342; Poietiers in 1356, and no doubt 

 Gaston de Foix came up from his huntings in the 

 south of France to take part as a mailed knight in 

 both of these battles. A print in Count de Foix'c 

 old book shows three of his spaniels, a large wavy 

 coated dog with long bushy tail looking something 

 like a modern setter, two coursing hounds, and 

 two \jins or tracking hounds, both pairs drop- 

 eared. The spaniels are shown springing into the 

 air on hind toes with fore feet outstretched, much 

 as a cocker spaniel does to-day, and barking, evi- 

 dently scaring birds into flight for the talons of 

 the hawk. 



In 1576 Dr. Caius describes all three spaniels as 

 different varieties, *'The Dogge called the Setter 

 or Canis Index, and the Dogge called the Water 

 Spaniell or Canis Aquaticus/' being described as 

 to appearance and usage at great length. We 

 quote his description of the setter of 1576. ''An- 

 other sort of dogge be there, seruiceable for fowl- 

 ing, making no noise either with foote or tongue, 

 while they followe the game. These attend dili- 

 gently vpon theyr master and frame theyr condi- 



