132 THE MASTIFF FROM ELIZABETH'S REIGN. 



hounds for more speedy execution, stating: "for they will 

 pinch the bear and provoke her until at last they bring her 

 to bay," etc. 



In further reference to the mastiffs owned by the King of 

 Poland, Col. H. Smith mentions two mastiffs, standing 30 

 inches at shoulder, according to his own measuring, that had 

 belonged to the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. 



