Clafsl. DOG. s$ 



and was ufed to find or recover the game that was 

 fliot. 



The Mdit^us, or Fotor -, the fpaniel gentle or com- 

 forter of Dr. Caius (the modern lap dog) was the Jail 

 of this divifion. The Maltefe little dogs were as much 

 efteemed by the fine ladies of paft times, as thofe of 

 Bologna are among the modern. Old Hollingjhed is 

 ridiculoufly fevere on the iair of his days, for their ex- 

 ceffive paffion for thefe little animals ; which is fuf- 

 ficient to prove it was in his time * a novelty. 



The fecond grand divifion of dogs comprehends 

 the Rujlici ; or thofe that were ufed in the country. 



The firft fpecies is the Pajioralis, or fhepherd's dog ; 

 which is the fame that is ufed at prefenr, either in 

 guarding our flocks, or in driving herds of cattle. 

 This kind is fo well trained for thofe purpofes, as to 

 attend to every part of the herd be 'it ever fo large ; 

 confine them to the road, and force in every ilraggler 

 without doing it the leaft injury. 



The next is the Villaticus^ or Catenarius ; the majliff 

 or band dog ^ a fpecies of great fize and ftrength, and 

 a very loud barker. Manwood fays -f, it derives its 

 name from mafe thefefe^ being fuppofed to frighten 

 away robbers by its tremendous voice. Caius tells us 

 that three of thefe were reckoned a match for a bear ; 

 and four for a lion : but from an experiment made 

 in the Tower by James the firft, that noble quadru- 

 ped was found an unequal match to only three. Two 

 of the dogs were difabled in the combat, but the third 

 forced the lion to feek for fafety by flight J. The 



* In the reign of Qjieen Elizabeth. f Mann-vooas Fcrejl Laiv. 



E 4 Eng' 



