[28] A light sort of travelling carriage still in use abroad,
and so called from the city in which it was invented.
[29] Literally "mad dog fashion." One of the many extravagant
whims of the day.
[30] _Requin_, chien de mer, Landais. In Cotgrave, _requien_,
who describes it as "a certaine ravenous, rough-skinned, and
wide-mouthed fish, which is good meat." It is generally, however, the
name given to the white-shark, and said by some writers to be derived
from the word _Requiem_--a far-fetched allusion to the vast number of
victims to its voracity.
[31] The sea-lamprey, a small fish that, by adhering to the
keels of ships, was supposed to have the power of stopping them, or at
least of retarding their progress.