ABSTRACT
The third are deadly,for they fly upon a man without utterance of voyce,fnatch at him,and catch him by the throat , and moft cruelly bite out collops of flefh. Fear thefe kinde of Curs, (if thou be wife and c i rcumfped about thine one fafety) for they be ftout and ftubborn Dogs, and fet upon a man at a fuddain unawares. By thefe fignes and tokens, by thefe notes and arguments our men difcern the towardly Cur from the couragious Dog , the bold from the fearful , the butcherly from the gentle and t r adab le . Moreover they con Jedure, that a Whelp of an ill kinde is not worth keeping and that no D o g can ferve the fundry ufes of men fo aptly and conveniently as this fort, of whom we have fo largely writ ten already. For if any be difpofed to draw the above named fervices into a Table, what man more clearly, and with more vehemencyof voyce giveth warning either of a waftful Beaft, o r of a fpoyling theef then this ? who by his barking (as good as a burning Beacon) forefheweth hazards at hand. W h a t manner of Beaft ftronger > W h a t fervant to his Mafter more loving ? W h a t companion more trufty ? Wha t Watchman more vigilant > W h a t revenger more conftant > W h a t Meffenger more fpeedy ? W h a t Water-bearer more painful ? Finally, what Pack-horfemore patient? And thus much concerning EnglifbDogs, firft of the gentle kinde, fecondly of the courfer kinde. N o w it remaineth that we deliver unto you the Dogs of a Mungrel or Cur r i fh kinde, and then will we perform our task.
