DO Ge Crass I. 
Freland {warmed till the latter end of the laft cen-. 
tury. As foon as thofe animals were extirpated, 
the numbers of the dogs decreafed ; for from that 
period, they were kept only for ftate. 
The Vertagus, or Tumbler, is a fourth fpecies ; 
which took its prey by mere fubtility, depending 
neither on the fagacity of its nofe, nor its fwiftnefs : 
if it came into a warren, it neither barked, nor 
ran on the rabbets; but by a feeming neglect of 
them, or attention to fomething elfe, deceived the 
object till it got within reach, fo as to take it by a 
fudden fpring. This dog was lefs than the hound; 
more fcragey, and had prickt up ears; and by Dr. 
Caius’s defcription feems to anfwer to the modern 
luscher: cs. 
The third divifion of the more generous dogs, 
comprehends thofe which were ufed in fowling; 
 firft, the Hi/paniolus or fpaniel: from the name it 
may be fuppoied, that we were indebted to Spain 
for this breed: there were two varieties of this 
kind, the firft ufed in hawking, to fpring the game, 
which are the fame with our {ftarters. 
The other variety was ufed only for the net, and 
was called Judex, or the fetter; a kind well known 
at prefent. This kingdom has long been remarka- 
ble for producing dogs of this fort, particular care 
having been taken to preferve the breed in the ut- 
moft purity. They are ftill diftinguifhed by the 
name of Engli/h {paniels; fo that notwithftanding 
the 
