There is another kinde of Dogge which for his incredible swiftnesse is called _Leporarius_ a Grehounde, because the principall seruice of them dependeth and consisteth in starting and hunting the hare, which Dogges likewyse are indued with no lesse strength then lightnes in maintenance of the game, in seruing the chase, in taking the Bucke, the Harte, the Dowe, the Foxe, and other beastes of semblable kinde ordained for the game of hunting. But more or lesse, each one according to the measure and proportion of theyr desire, and as might and habilitie of theyr bodyes will permit and suffer. Est enim strigosum genus: in quo alii majores sunt, alii minores: alii pilo sessili, alii hirto. Majores majoribus, minores minoribus feris destinamus. For it is a spare and bare kinde of Dogge, (of fleshe but not of bone) some are of a greater sorte, and some of a lesser, some are smooth skynned, & some are curled, the bigger therefore are appoynted to hunt the bigger beasts, & the smaller serue to hunt the smaller accordingly. Cujus naturam in venatione, magnam; in hoc, miram deprehendi: quòd (referente Joanne Froisarto historico lib. hist. suæ 4.) leporarius Richardi secundi Anglorum regis, qui ante neminem præter regem agnoverat, venientem Henricum Lancastriæ ducem ad castellum Flinti ut Richardum comprehenderet, relicto Richardo, Henricum solitis in Richardum favoribus exceperit; The nature of these dogges I finde to be wonderful by y^e testimoniall of histories. For, as Iohn Froisart the Historyographer in his 4. _lib._ reporteth. A Grehound of King Richard, the second y^t wore the Crowne, and bare the Scepter of the Realme of England, neuer knowing any man, beside the kings person, whẽ _Henry Duke_ of _Lancaster_ came to the castle of _Flinte_ to take King _Richarde_. The Dogge forsaking his former Lord & master came to _Duke Henry_, fawned upon him with such resemblaunces of goodwyll and conceaued affection, as he fauoured King _Richarde_ before: he followed the Duke, and vtterly left the King. quasi adversitates Richardi futuras intellexerat & præsentiscerat. Id quod Richardus probe animadvertit, atque ut præsagium futuri interitus verbis non dissimulavit. So that by these manifest circumstances a man myght iudge this Dogge to haue bene lightened wyth the lampe of foreknowledge & vnderstãding, touchyng his olde masters miseryes to come, and vnhappinesse nye at hand, which King _Richarde_ himselfe euidently perceaued, accounting this deede of his Dogge a Prophecy of his ouerthrowe. Of the Dogge called the Leuiner, or Lyemmer in Latine _Lorarius_.