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After by feeling on his Eibs you have found 

 his Vat f oft and unfound, you fhall feele his C/?^^/^ , 

 and if you find any fie/^:'y [nhfiance, or great round 

 Kirnclls or K^iots. you maybe afliired that, as his 

 outward Fat is unfouud , fo imvardly he is full of 

 ghit, ^udpitrfve, by means of grofsand tough Hu- 

 mours cleaving to the hollow places of the Lungs 

 Hopping fo his Windpipe that his Wind cannot find 

 free paltage, nor his Body be capable of much La- 

 bour. Therefore the chief end and Intention of 

 Art is by good found Food to enfeame and harden 

 bis Far, and by moderate Exercife , warm cloath- 

 ing, and gentle Phifick to cleanfe away his inward 

 Glut, that his Wind, and other parts being freed 

 from all c^rofsnefs, his courage and adivity in any 

 labour or fervice may appear to be more than 

 redoubled. 



The fame Obfcrvations you muftmake from his 

 Flankj, which you will find alwaies to correfpond, 

 with the Ps.ibs nndChaide, for till he is drawn clean 

 it will feci thicl^^ to yovxV gripe ^ but when he is en~ 

 fcam'dj you will perceive nothing but two thin 

 skins,^ and by thefc three Qbfervatioris of the Rihs^ 

 Flankj,?ipACh.'ips, you mny, at any time pafsanin- 

 diftcrent judgnientof your Horfes being in a good 

 condition or" a W/. 



When you have made thefe Remarkj , you IhalJ . 

 fift your Hbrfe a handful or two f and no more) of 1 

 l^ood old fouad O^tes^ and give them to him , to 

 prcierve his Stomack from cold Humours that might 

 opprefs it by drinking/^/?^?^ , and like wife to make 

 Jiim drinl^ihc better. When he hath eaten them, 

 puil off Ills Collcr, and rub his Fdcad, Face, Ears, 

 and Nape of the AVc^with a clean Rubbing Cloth 

 made of Hemp, for 'tis fover.iign for the Head, 

 and diifolveth all grofs r/nd filthy Humcurs. 7'hcn 



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