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drawing more unto the colour of red, and having 

 therewithal! a white spot in the forehead, or in the 

 necke, in hke manner those which are all fallow; 

 but such as incHne to a light yellow colour, being 

 graie or blacke spotted are nothing worth; such as 

 are trussed up and have dewclaws are good to make 

 Bloodhounds. . . . The white and baie dogs are 

 not fit for any but kings and great lords because they 

 only hunt the hart and not all sorts of game." In 

 his various writings are frequent references to the 

 Talbot, and Markham recommends " the black 

 hound, the black tann'd, or he that is all liver-hued 

 or milk-white which is the true Talbot for the string 

 or liam, for they do most delight in blood and have a 

 natural inclination to hunt dry foot." 



The same author refers to a class of hounds as 

 common to mountainous districts, distinguishing 

 these from the lighter built " grissel'd and shag- 

 haired " hounds. His description of a true Talbot 

 hound is as follows: "Him which hath a round, 

 big, thick head, with a short nose uprising, and large 

 open nostrels, which shews that he is of a goode and 

 quicke scent, his eares exceeding large, thin and 

 down-hanging, much lower than his chaps, and the 

 flews of his upper Hps almost two inches lower than 

 his nether chaps, which shews a merry deep mouth, 

 and a loud ringer, his back strong, and streight, yet 

 rather rising, than inwardly yeelding, which shews 



