British Dogs at Work 



Troy. Silinius, son of the latter, was killed 

 accidentally by his own son Brutus when 

 hunting, whereupon Brutus found it con- 

 venient to take a voyage into Greece, "to 

 deliver certayne Troyans, his companions 

 and allyes, which were yet there deteyned 

 in captivitie since the destruction of Troye." 

 With these he set sail, having on board a 

 number of hounds and greyhounds, passed 

 through the Straits of Gibraltar and "de- 

 scended in the Isles of Armorie, which at 

 this present is called Bretaigne in France 

 by reason of his name was Brutus/' 



Turberville proceeds to recount some of 

 the deeds of the Trojans, and winds up by 

 saying : " I have thought it good to re- 

 coumpte this historic that men may thereby 

 understand that it is long since houndes 

 have been used in Bretaigne, and I think 

 certainly that these Troians were the first 

 which brought the race of houndes into this 

 country. For I find no history which 

 maketh mention of longer continuance than 



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