3.8 A treat if e of 



The which default Hippocrates marcked when he was alyue as eui- 

 dently appeareth in the beginnyng of his booke t-^i ayfiuii so intituled and 

 named : 



And we in our worcke entituled De Ephemera Britanica, to the people 

 of England haue more plentifully expressed. In this kinde looke which is 

 most blocklishe, and yet most waspishe, the same is most esteemed, and 

 not amonge Citizens onely and iolly gentlemen, but amonge lustie Lordes 

 also, and noble men, and daintie courtier ruflSing in their ryotous ragges. 

 Further I am not to wade in the foorde of this discourse, because it was 

 my purpose to satisfie your expectation with a short treatise (most learned 

 Conrade) not wearysome for me to wryte, nor tedious for you to peruse. 

 Among other things which you haue receaued at my handes heretofore, I 

 remember that I wrote a seuerall description of the Getulian Dogge, 

 because there are but a fewe of them and therefore very seldome scene. 

 As touching Dogges of other kyndes you your selfe haue taken earnest 

 paine, in writing of them both lyuely, learnedly and largely. But because 

 wee haue drawne this libell more at length then the former which I sent 

 you (and yet briefer than the nature of the thing myght well beare) 

 regardyng your more earnest and necessary studdies. I wiU conclude 

 makyng a rehearsall notwithstanding (for memoryes sake) of certaine 

 specialties contayned in the whole body of this my breuiary. And because 

 you participate principall pleasure, in the knowledge in the common and 

 vsuall names of Dogges (as I gather by the course of your letters) I 

 suppose it not amysse to deliuer vnto you a shorte table contayning as 

 weU the Latine as the Englishe names, and to render a reason of euery 

 particular appellation, to th'intent that no scruple may remaine in this 

 point, but that euery thing may bee sifted to the bare bottome. 



