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whom (if yon coniectnre to be so named of your country worde ^nni.e 

 which signifieth the generall name Dogge, because of the similitude and 

 likenesse of the wordes I will not stand in contradiction (friend 

 Gesner) for so muche as we retaine among va to this day many Datche 

 wordes which the Saxons left at such time as they occupyed this country 

 of Britane. Thus much also vnderstand, that as in your lang^uage 

 Hunde is the common word, so in our naturall tounge dogge is the 

 vniuersall, but Hunde is perticular and a speciaU, for it signifieth such a 

 dogge onely as serueth to hunt, and therefore it is called a hunde. 

 Of the Gasehound. 



The Gasehounde called in latine AgascBUS, hath his name of the sharp- 

 nesse and stedfastnesse of his eyesight. By which vertue he compasseth 

 that which otherwise he cannot by smelling attaine. As we liaue made 

 former relation for to gase is earnestly to views and beholde, from whence 

 floweth the deriuation of this dogges name. 



Of the Grehounde. 



The Grehounde called Leporarins, hath his name of this word, Gre, 

 which word soundeth Gradus in latine, in Englishe degree. Because 

 among all dogges these are the most principall, occupying the chiefest 

 place, and being simply and absolutely the best of the gentle kinde of 

 ionndes. 



Of the Leuyuer or the Lyemmer. 



This dogge is called a Leuyner, for his lightnesse, which in latine 

 soundeth Leuitas, Or a Lyemmer which worde is borrowed of Lyemme 

 which the latinists name Lorum ; and wherefore we call him a Leuyner 

 of this worde Leuitas (as we doe many things besides) why we deriue and 

 drawe a thousand of our tearmes out of the Greeke, the Latine, the 

 Italian, the Dutch, the French, and the Spanishe tounge : (Out of which 

 fountaines indeede, they had their originall issue.) How many words 

 are buryed in the grave of forgetfullnes r growne out of vse ? wrested 



