80 SOME EARLY ENGLISH NATURALISTS 



It is of interest to note that after completing his 

 Cambridge course he had studied anatomy at Padua 

 under Vesalius. 



The treatise on the Dogs of Britain was written for 

 Conrad Gesner, who would have printed it at once, had 

 not Caius demanded time for revision. Meanwhile 

 Gesner died, and in the end Caius printed his little book 

 independently. 



He gives a slight and amusing account of the dogs 

 known in the time of Queen Elizabeth, supplying such 

 information as a country gentleman fond of field-sports 

 might pour out in the course of conversation. 



The table of British dogs is here quoted in a simplified 

 form : — 



First come the Generosi, or well-bred dogs : — 



Venatici (hunting dogs) Terrare (terrier). 



Harier (harrier). 

 Bludhunde (bloodhound). 

 Gasehunde (greyhound). 

 Leviner or lyemmer. 

 Tumbler. 



AucupATOEn (fowling dogs) Spainel (spaniel). 



Setter. 

 "Water-spainel or fynder. 



Delicati (pet dogs) Spainel-gentle or comforter. 



The lower-class dogs follow : — 



EusTici (farm dogs) Shepherdes dogge (sheep-dog). 



Mastive or bandedogge. 



Degeneres (mongrels) Wappe. 



Turnspete. 

 Danser. 



The following names of dogs occur in the text, but not 

 in the table : — otter-hound, lurcher, brach ; the bull-dog, 

 beagle, pointer and retriever are not mentioned in either. 



