Footyed lyke a catte,
Taylled lyke a ratte,
Syded lyke a teme
And chyned lyke a beme;—
while another rough-edged rhyme bears witness to the fact that dogs as well as ancestors came over with the Conqueror. Thus it runs:
William de Conigsby
Came out of Brittany,
With his wyfe Tiffany,
And his maide Manfas,
And his dogge Hardigras.