Of the Swine in generall.
BEing to discourse of this beast, althogh the kinds of it be not many as is in others, yet because there are some thinges peculiar to the Bore, and therefore he deserueth a speciall story by himselfe, I will first of all deliuer the common properties in a generall Narration, and afterward discend to the speciall. For the names of this beaste, [ 30] there are many in all languages, and such as belong to the seuerall sex and age of euery one. For as in English we call a young swine a Pigge, A weaning Pigge, a sheate, a Yealke, and so foorth: likewise, a Hogge, a Sow, a Barrow, a Libd-Hog, a libd-Sow, a Splayed Sow, a Gelt Sow, a Basse, for the elder swine, so in other Nations they obserue such like titles. The Haebrewes cal a Bore Chasir, and a Sow Chaserah, the Chaldees Deut. 4. for Chasir translate Chasira, the Arabi∣ans Kaniser the Persians Mar-an-buk, the Septuagints Hus, and S. Hierome, Sus. The Arabi∣ans also vse Hazir, and Acanthil, for a hog, Achira, and Scrofa.
The Graecians do also vse Sus or Zus, Choiros, and Suagros. The wilde hog is called Ka∣pro••, [ 40] from hence I coniecture is deriued the Latine word Apex. The Italians do vulgarly call it Porco, and the Florentines peculiarly Ciacco, and also the Italians call a sow with pig Scrofa and Troiata or Porco fattrice. The reason why that they cal a Sow that is great with Pigge Troiata, or Troiaria, is for the similitude with the Troian horse, because as that in the belly thereof did include many armed men, so doth a sow in her belly many young pigs, which afterward come to the table and dishes of men. A Barrow hog is called Maia∣lis in Latine, and the Italians Porco castrato, and Lo Maiale. The French call a swine Porceau, a sow Truye Coche, a Bore, Verrat, a pig Cochon Porcelet, and about Lyons, Caion. The bar∣row hog they cal Por-chastre. The Spaniards cal swine Puerco, the Germans saw, or suw, su schwin, schwein, a sow they call Mor and looss, a Bore Aeber, which seemeth to be deriued [ 50] from Aper, a barrow hog Barg, a splaied sow Gultz, a pig Farle, and Seuwle, and a sucking pig spanfoerle. In little Brittaine they call a hog Houch, and therof they cal a Dolphin Mer∣houch. The Illyrians call Swine Swinye, and Prase. The Latines Sus Porcus, and Porcellus, & Scrofa, and these are the common and most vulgar tearmes of swines: If there be any other they are either deuised or new made, or else deriued from some of these.