X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. THE MASTIFF IN HENRY Yin's REIGN. 



Pages 83 to 89. 



Mastiffs at Agincourt. Particulars of the Lyme Hall mastiffs. 

 Etymology of the word mastiff. 



CHAPTER IX. THE MASTIFF IN ELIZABETH'S REIGN. 



Pages 90 to 104. 



Book 011 the Dog by Dr. Cams. Characteristics of the mastiff. The 

 effects of food on conformation. Reason for the various terms for the 

 mastiff. Places in London where mastiffs were kept. Various authors 

 who mention the mastiff. 



CHAPTER X. THE MASTIFF FOR BAITING PURPOSES. 



Pages 105 to 122. 



Baiting of animals probably of Roman introduction, Claudian's men- 

 tion of the aptitude of English dogs for baiting. Three mastiffs more 

 than a match for a bear. The mastiff trained for baiting. Various 

 accounts of bear baitings. The true form of the mastiff. 



CHAPTER XL THE MASTIFF FROM ELIZABETH'S REIGN. 



Pages 123 to 132. 



Paintings of the mastiff in the 16th century. The Stuart's partiality 

 for the mastiff. Prince Henry's speech. Bear baiting on Sunday 

 prohibited by James 1st. Type of the mastiff in Charles Ist's time. 



CHAPTER XII. THE MASTIFF IN THE 18TH CENTURY. 



Pages 133 to 141. 



Various writers who mention the mastiff. Linnaeus' description cf 

 the mastiff. Albinoism due to consanguinity. 



CHAPTER XIII. THE MASTIFF IN THE 19'rn CENTURY. 



Pages 142 to 155. 



Cuvier's description of the mastiff. A description of the mastiff in 

 1800. The Lyme Hall breed of mastiffs. The Eirklees mastiffs. 



CHAPTER XIV. TYPE of the ENGLISH MASTIFF ABOUT 1800 



Pages 15G to 158. 



Absence of houndiness in the mastiff. The lips of the mastiff and 

 flews of the hound. 



CHAPTER XV. THE ALPINE MASTIFF. 



Pages 159 *o 1G5 



Type of the Alpine mastiff. Influence of the Alpine on the English 

 mastiff. The Alpine cross in the English mastiff. 



