Class I. DOG. 79 



The A qitaticus, 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 Melitaus, or Fotor ; the Spaniel gentle 

 or comforter of Dr. Caius (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 Bologna are 

 among the modern. Old Hollingshed 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 Riistici, or those which were used in 

 the country. 



The first species is the Pastoralis, 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 Villaticus, or Catenarius ; 



* In the reign of Queen Elkaleth. 



