Class I. DOG. 79 



The A quaticus, or Fynder, was another species 

 used in fowling ; was the same as our Water 

 Spaniel, and was used to find or recover the 

 game that was shot. 



The Melitceus, or Fotor ; the Spaniel gentle 

 or comforter of Dr. Cains (the modern lap dog) 

 was the last of this division. The Maltese 

 little dogs were as much esteemed by the fine 

 ladies of past times, as those of Bologjia are 

 among the modern. Old HoUins'shed is ridicu- 

 lously severe on the fair of his days, for their 

 excessive passion for these little animals, which ' 

 is sufficient to prove they were in his time* a 

 novelty. 



The second grand division of dogs compre- 

 hends the Rustici, or those whicli were used in 

 the country. 



The first species is the Pastoralisy or Shep- 

 herd's dog ; the same which is used at present, . . 

 either in guarding our flocks, or in driving- 

 herds of cattle. This kind is so well trained 

 for those purposes, as to attend to every part 

 of the herd be it ever so large, confine them to 

 the road, and force in every straggler without 

 doing it the least injury. 



The next is the Villaticiis, or Catenarius ; 



* In the rcim of Queen ElizalefJt, 



