pfoallytbey carry in the head of their Boats', boring a bole in the 
wood, and putting of that fabftance in it, and flopping it with a peg : 
Others inclofing it in a piece of wood, to which they fatten their filh- 
lines, and carrying it always with them intheir Boats. Now when thefe 
Whales come under thofe Boats, or that they caft that piece of wood 
upon it, they fink to the bottom like a ftone 5 as if they could not en- 
dure the fraeil of the Caftoreptm. 
So much of the iV^r/s^r^/ Obfervations the Moral and Political, as 
not belonging to the defign of thefe Tradts, we leave here untouched. 
lll.The Gentleman's Recreation in four Farts Hunting, Hawking, 
FowlingjFifliing. ColleBedfrom Ancient and Modern Authors ^Forreign 
and Domeflick^^ and reElified hy the Experience of the mfi skilffil Artifts 
of thefe times, London, in oElavo^i &j^, 
HAving given a Breviat long CmcQ^VoL^^mm.iJ.) of the Sieur Sal- 
nove^thc chief Mafter of the Royal Game in Pr^«(7^;Cthefe Games 
containing much of Natural^ Artificial and Experimental Philofophy, 
and alferting Man's dominion over Animals-,) I think it may be expe- 
fted, that I (bould take notice of this our Complete Englijh K\x\\\ot \ 
fince£»^/W hath a Reputation for Forrefts, Chafes, Parks, Lawns, 
Champian-fields,Plains, Hills and Bofcage- as alfo for expert Hunters, 
excelknt Horfes, and no lefs excellent Dogs of all forts, proper for 
every kind of Game. 
It was in the Age of Anguftt^ Cdtfar^\i\^X. Gratim^ their beft Cynegcti- 
cal Poet , compared the Britifh Dogs for courage and ftout perfor- 
mance with the Moloffian y and for craft or skill with the Athamanian^ 
Thejfaiian and Epirote Dogs, which, in thofe differing faculties, were 
the beft in the World, that were then known at Rome^ where from re- 
moteft parts they were often tried in the Theatre. 
^Imdfreta Jt Morinum duhio refiuentia Ponto 
Veneris^ at que ipfos like at penetrare Britannos? 
\0 quanta ef^ merces^ & quantum impendia fupra ! 
Si nonadfpeciemj ntentiturofque de<:ores 
C Protinm^ h^c una eft catulis jaEiura Britannis, 
1 Ad magnum cum venit opm, promendaque virtus^ 
J Et vocat extremo pr<eceps dijcrimine Mavors^ 
\Non tunc egregios t ant um admit ere Moloffos 
Comparat his verfuta fuas Atharaania/r^/!<^i^/, 
Acyrufque, Pheraeque, & clandefiinu^ Acnn^n? 
Sicut Acarnanes fubierunt pr^Ua fur to 
^Sic canis ilia fues taciturna fupervenit hofles. 
And the race of BuUdogs in Somerfetfhire , to this day, are obferved to 
agree perfedly with this Poets defcriptlon , for unpromifing appear. 
ance,invincibienefs, and filent fubtilty, though mortally bruifed and 
wounded : Whether from the foyl, the climate, or the continual race. 
AndtheefFedof our former skiJlj courage , and induftry in hunting, 
herein appear?, ( which I niuft raehtion for the Honour of this great 
