^ 8 The Corn-pleat Jockey. 



CH A t- . XXVI. ^(jw to make a Horfe Vowtt^ ayjd b) fo doings to avoid the 

 Fouhicfs of his Stomachy or any InjeBion he hath taken in. 



T'^Ake Polypodlum Roots the greater, pare them and wafh them very 

 c'ean, and then tteep them in Oil of Spike, and fatten them to the 

 Bit of his Bridle, after wh'ch put it on and ride him abroad, with the 

 fame in his Mouth, for the fpace ot half an Hour, or lomewhat more, but 

 it mult be foftly, not above a Trot at the moll, and then if any ill Humour, 

 or Flegir.atick Subftance, lodge in his Stomach, this will draw it up by 

 cauling him to vomit extremely, as likewife to Cough and Sreeze, the 

 which will much cleanfe his Head from Rheums that lodge there, and 

 expel the Vapours that offend the Brain, fo that tho' it make him fick for 

 the prefent, yet when that is over, he will find himfclf more brisk and 

 lively than before, having voided all the Filth and Slime, that are the 

 Originals of all Difeafes, that happen at any time to any Hojfe; after 

 you have i;«ken off the Bridle and removed the Roots, give him a Pint 

 of the beft hrench Wine mingled with three Ounces of Honey, let it be 

 indifferent warm, and then keep him as much from cold as is pofTible, 

 two Hours after you may give him a warm Maih of Oats and Barley, 



CHAP. XXVII. Ihe Difcovery of fevcral Trich and Cheats vfed by Jockeys 

 i.X?Irft then. To make a dull Jade both Kick, Wince, and fling, without 

 1^ either Whip or Spur, they ufe this Device^ in the fore part of a 

 Saddle, made for that purpofe, they have an Iron Plate, thro' which is 

 drilled three Holes, thro' which, with a Spring, come three'fbarp Wyers, 

 the which as long as the Rider firs upright, do not prick the Horfe ^ but 

 when he leans forward, and preifes the Bow of the Saddle, rney Torment 

 him lb, that he Capers and Dances, rho' never fo dull, which the ignorant 

 Buyer ofcen fippoles ro proceed "ir/m the highth of his Mettle, which 

 the Jockey (pires not ro avouch .with Oaths. 



2. The Second is, If V'.y Gentleman have fet up a Horfe in a Stable 

 at Livery, the Jockey either by bribing the Hoitler, or privately by taking 

 an Opportunity in his Abfence, will, with a Hair, take up the Vein on 

 the infideof the Horfe's Leg, or by cramping him in the Fetlock with a 

 fmall Wyer (neither of wnich can be obferved without a curious Search) 

 either of which, will caufe the Horfe, after a quarter of an Hours Riding 

 to halt downright Lame, then is the Owner fent for, whofe coming the 

 Jockey having notice of, pretends fome Bufinefs in the Stable, and whilft 

 the Gentleman is admiring the fudden Mifchance befallen his Horfe, he 

 puts in his Verdi£l, faying, it was a great deal of pity that fo good a Beaft 

 (hould be difabled, and by degrees inlinuates into the Gentleman's Ac- 

 quaintancCj defiring him to fend for a Farrier, who comes and fearches his 



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