Clafs I. OX. 19 



And Sibbald aflures us, that even In his time wild 

 white cattle were found in the mountains oi Scotland*, 

 Thefe were the origin of the tame cattle in our 

 iflands : the Urus or Aurochs^ the animal in its (late of 

 nature, no longer exifts in any part of Europe^ except 

 it remains ftill in Poland^ of which we have accounts 

 in Rzackzynki's natural hiftory of that kingdom f. 



The ox is the only horned animal in thefe iflands 

 that will apply his ftrength to the fervice of mankind. 

 It is now generally allowed, that in many cafes oxen 

 are more profitable in the draught than horfes •, their 

 food, harnefs, and flioes being cheaper, and fliould 

 they be lamed or grow old, an old working beafh 

 will be as good meat, and fatten as well as a young 

 one J, 



There is fcarce any part of this animal without its 

 ufe. The blood, fat, marrow, hide, hair, horns, 

 hoofs, milk, creme, butter, cheefe, whey, urine, liver, 

 gall, fpleen, bones, and dung, have each their 

 particular ufe in manufadures, commerce and me- 

 dicine. 



The fkin has been of great ufe in all ages. The 

 antient Britains^ before they knew a better method, 

 built their boats with ofiers and covered them with 

 the hides of bulls, which ferved for Ihort |1 coafting 

 voyages. 



* Sib. Hiji. Scot. iii. 7. f P. 228. 



X Mortimer's Hujbandry,!. 171. 



II That thefe n)itilta nwuigia, as Pliny calls them, were not 

 made for long voyages, is evident not only from their ftrufture, 

 but from the account given by SoUnus, that the crew never eat 

 during the time they were at Sea. Vide C, "Junii Solini folyhijior. 

 56. 



C 2 Primum 



