Of the Swine in generall.
BEing to discourse of this beast,* 1.1 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.* 1.2 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,* 1.3 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.