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 Gorgons litle puppie mencioned by Theocritus Siracusis, who taking his iourney, straightly charged & commaunded his mayde to see to his Dogge as charely and warely as to his childe: To call him in alwayes that he wandred not abroade, as well as to rock the babe a sleepe, crying in the cradle. This puppitly and peasantly curre, (which some frampingly tearme fysteing hounds) serne in a maner to no good vse except, (As we hane made former relation) to succour and strengthen quailing and quammning stomackes to bewray bawdery, and filthy abbominable leudnesse (whiche a litle dogge of this kinde did in Sicilia) as Ælianus in his, 7, book of beastes, and 27, chapter recordeth.

The names of such dogges as be contained in the fourth Section.

F dogges vnder the courser kinde, we will deale first with the shepherds dogge, whom we call the Bandogge, the Tydogge, or the Mastyue, the first name is imputed to him for service Quoniam pastori famulatur, because he is at the shepherds his masters commaundement. The seconde a Ligamento of the band or chaine wherewith he is tyed. The thirde a Sagina, of the fatnesse of his body.

For this kinde of dogge which is vsually tyed, is myghty, grosse, and fat fed. I know this that Augustinus Niphus calleth this Mastinus (which we call Mastiuus.) And that Albertus wrtteth how the Lyciscus is ingendred by a beare and a wolfe. Notwithstanding the self same Author taketh it for the most part pro Molosso. A dogge of such a countrey.

The names of such dogges as be contained in the fifte Section.

F mungrels and rascalls somwhat is to be spoken. And among these, of VVappe or Turnespet which name is made of two