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first in rank among dogs : that it was formerly 

 esteemed so, appears from the forest laws of 

 king Canute, who enacted, that no one under 

 the degree of a gentleman should presume to 

 keep a gre-hound; and still more strongly from 

 an old JVelsh saying ; JVrth ei IFalch, ei Farck, 

 cHi Filgi, yr adzmenir Bonheddig: which signi- 

 fies, that you may know a gentleman by his 

 hawk, his horse and his gre-hound. 



Froissart relates a fact not much to the credit 

 of the fidelity of this species. When that un- 

 happy Prince Richard the second was taken in 

 Flint castle, his favorite gre-hound immediately 

 deserted him, and fawned on his rival Boling- 

 broke ; as if he understood, and foresaw the 

 misfortunes of the former. The story is so 

 singular, that we give as a note the words of the 

 historian.* 



* Le Roy Richard avoit ung levrier lequel on nommoit Math, 

 tres beau levrier oultre mesure, et ne vouloit ce chien cognoistre 

 nul homme hors le Roi, et quand le Roy vouloit chevaucher, 

 celluy qui lavoit en garde le laissoit aller, et ce levrier venoit tan- 

 tost devers le Roy le festoyer ce luy mettoient incontinent quil 

 estoit eschappe les deux pieds sur les epaules. Et adoncques ad- 

 vint que le Roy et le conte Derby parlans ensemble en la place de 

 la court dudit chasteau, et leur chevaulx tous sellez, car ils vou- 

 ioient monter a cheval, ce levrier nomme Math qui estoit cous- 

 tumier de faire an Roy ce que dist est, laissa leRoy et sen vint au 

 due de Lenclastre, et luy fist toutes telles contenances que para- 

 vant il avoit acoustume de faire au Roy, et lui assist les deux 



