Chapter 4

Alphabetization is unchanged. The body text consistently spells “Master”; the Index uses “Maister”.

An example of rebellion, and the reward of the same.

Bloodhoundes why they are kept close in the daye, and let lose in the night.

Bloodhounds haue not lybertye alwayes to raunge at wyll.

Bloodhounds why they are vsed in England and Scotland.

Comforters why they are so much estemed among gentlefolkes.

Dogges for the faulcon, the phesaunt, and the partridge.

Defending dogges stick to their maisters to the death.

Heare a hinderaunce to the water Spaniell in swymming.

Kingston, or Kingstoune verye famous in olde time.

Kinges crowned at Kingstoune, to the number of eyght, theyr names are these. Edward the first, Athelstan, Edmunde, Aldred, Edwin, Edgar, Edeldred, Edwarde, syrnamed Yron rybbes.

Setters make no noyse, or very litle, in their game.

Shepherdes what benefite they reape by their dogges.

Sheepherdes in what countryes they go before their sheepe.

Sheepe howe they flocke at the sheepherds whistle.

Other faultes we referre to the correction of the Reader.

There bee also certaineAccentswanting in the Greeke words which, because we had them not, are pretermitted: so haue wee byn fayne to let the Greeke words run their full length, for lacke ofAbbreuiations.

Studio & industriæ,

Abrahami

Flemingi.


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