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Sir JOHN LADE, Bart. 



THE very diftinguifhed charadler and 

 eminent fituation you fupport in the 

 Jporthig world y to the great pleafure and 

 admiration of thofe who furround you in the 

 field and accompany you in the chafe ^ will, in 

 the opinion of every experienced sportsman, 

 fufficiently juftify the confiftency and propriety 

 of infcribing to you this earneft endeavour 

 to refcue from the frequent and dreadful 

 effedls of stabularian ignorance y and 

 EMPIRICAL confidence, the future eafe, fafety^ 

 and prefervationy of an animal that not only 

 A 2 conftitues 



