76 • DOG. Class L 



The variety called the Highland gre-hound, 

 and now become very scarce, is of a very great 

 size, strong, deep chested, and covered with 

 long and rough hair. This kind was much 

 esteemed in former days, and used in great 

 numbers by the powerful chieftains in their 

 magnificent hunting matches. It had as saga- 

 cious nostrils as the Bloodhound, and was as 

 fierce. This seems to be the kind Boethius 

 styles, genus venaticum cum celerrimum turn 

 aiidacisshfiiwi : nee modo in f eras ^ sed in hostes 

 etiam latr ones que ^ prcesertim si domirmm 

 ductoj^e?nve injiiriam affici cernat ant in eos 

 concitetin\ 



The third species is the Lemnarius, or Lora- 

 rius ; the Leviner or Lyemmer: the first name 

 is derived from the lightness of the kind ; the 

 other from the old word Lyemme, a thong : this 



pieds sur le col, et le commenca moult grandement a cherlr, le 

 due de Lendastre qui point ne cognoissoit ce levrier, demanda 

 au Roy, et que veult ce levrier faire, cousin, dist le Roy, cc 

 vous est une grant signifiance et a moy petite. Comment dist 

 due Icntendez vous. Je lentends dist le Roy, le levrier vous fes- 

 toye et rcceult au jourdluiy comme Roy d Atiglcferrc que vous 

 sercz et ien seray depose, et le levrier en a cognoissance natu- 

 relle. Si le tencz deles vous, car il \ou3 suyura et meslongera. 

 Le due de Lendastre entendit bien ceste parolle et fist chere au 

 levrier le quel oncques depuis ne voulut suyvre Richard de Bour- 

 deaulx suyvit le due de Lendastre. Chronicque dc Froissartf 

 iom. iv. fueillet 72. Edition de Paris, 1530. 



