better for their turns, than their breed of 
wild dogs, which are f as I conceive J lik^ 
to the iajfo-cmes or naountain dogs fa 
Italy. 
Of Ijfglijh Poultry too there is good 
ftorc, they have commonly three broods in 
a ycar i the hens by that time they are three 
years old have fpurs like the Cock, but not 
altogether fo big, but as long, they ufe to 
erow often, which is (b rare a thing in other 
Countries, that they have a proverb Gallina 
recinit a Hen erowcs. And in 'England it is 
accounted ominous \ therefore our Farmers 
wives as foon as they hear a Hen crow 
Wring off her neck, and fo they ferve their 
fput'd Hens, becaufe they (hould not break 
their Eggs with their fpurs when they fit. 
In the year 16^']^ which was when I went 
my firft Voyage to Nezp-EHgland a good 
woman brought aboard with her a lufiy 
Cock and Hen that had horns like fpurs 
glowing out on each fide of their Combs, 
but (he fpoiled the breed, killing cf them at 
Sea, to feed upon, for (he loved 2 frefli bit. 
In Anno i<54| .Certain /^fi/i^i/fi coming to 
our houfe clad m Vecre-shjn coats, dtfired 
leave to lodge all night in our kitchin, it be- 
ing a very rainie fcafon, iome of them lay 
down in the middle of the Room, and o- 
thers under the Table, in the morniiig thcf 
