Englijhe Dogges. 43 



Gorgons litle pnppie mencioned by Theocritus Siracusis, who taking his 

 ionmey, straightly charged & commaunded his mayde to see to his 

 Dogge as charely and warely as to his childe : To call him in alwayes 

 that he wandred not abroade, as well as to rock the babe a sleepe, crying 

 in the cradle. This puppitly and peasantly curre, (which some framp- 

 ingly tearme fysteing hounds) serne in a maner to no good vse except, 

 (As we hane made former relation) to succour and strengthen quailing 

 and quammning stomackes to bewray bawdery, and filthy abbominable 

 leudnesse (whiche a litle dogge of this kinde did in Sicilia) as ^lianus 

 in his, 7, book of beastes, and-27, chapter recordeth. 



The names of such dogges as be contained in 

 the fourth Section. 



OF dogges vnder the courser kinde, we will deale first with the 

 shepherds dogge, whom we call the Bandogge, the Tydogge, or 

 the Mastyue, the first name is imputed to him for service Quoniam 

 pastori famulatur, because he is at the shepherds his masters com- 

 maundement. The seconde a Liganiento of the band or chaine wherewith 

 he is tyed. The thirde a Sagina, of the fatnesse of his body. 



For this kinde of dogge which is vsually tyed, is myghty, grosse, and 

 fat fed. I know this that Augustinus Niphus calleth this Mastinus 

 (which we call Mastiuus.) And that Albertus wrtteth how the Lyciscus is 

 ingendred by a beare and a wolfe. Notwithstanding the self same Author 

 taketh it for the most part^^ro Molosso. A dogge of such a countrey. 



The names of such dogges as be contained in 

 the fifte Section. 



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F mungrels and rascalls somwhat is to be spoken. And among 

 these, of y'' VVappe or Turnespet which name is made of two 



