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and many well-mixt foils, where the Champaign and 

 Govert arc of equal largenefs, produce a middle-fized 

 Dog , of a more nimble compofure than the former. 

 Lal\ly, the North-parts, as Torkcf^ire, Cumberland, Nor- 

 ihtmberland, and many other plain Champaign Coun- 

 tries, breed the Light, Nimble, Swift, Slender, Fleet 

 Hound. After all thefe, the little Beagle is attributed to 

 our Country i this is that Hound, which in Latine is 

 called CanU Agaftus, or the Gaze-homd. Befides our 

 MaflifF, v/hich fcems to be an Jndigena, or Native of 

 England, we train up moft excellent Grey -hounds 

 (which feem to have been brought hither by the Galls J 

 in our open Champaigns. All thefe Dogs have defer- • 

 ved to be famous in adjacent and remote Countries, 

 whither they are fent for great rarities, and ambitioufly 

 fought for by their Lords and Princes •-, although one- 

 ly the fighting Dogs feem to have been known to the 

 antient Authors j <md perhaps in that Age Hunting 

 was not fo much cultivated by our own Countrey* ■ 

 men. 



TIjc marks of a good and fair Hound, 



His Head ought to be of a middle proportion, rather • 

 long than round •, his Noftrils wide i his Ears large •, 

 his Back bowed \ the Fillets great i the Haunches large i 

 the Thighs well truffed i the Ham llraight s the Tail 

 big near the Reins, and the reft (lender to the end i the 

 Leg big ■, the Soal of the Foot dry, and formed like a.i 

 Foxs^ with the Claws great. 



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