58 . /JCiie funtins^i^orfe. 



gallops on, as if on Green-fwa-ah^Meadow, Mooro 

 Heath^&c. then to //Wp,and run more on the Shonlderr^ 

 if amongft Mole-hills , or over high ridges and fur- 

 TQwsy then to gallop more roundly^ and in lefs com' 

 pafjj or according to the vulgar phrafe tm up and 

 two down, that thereby he may /?r/^e his Furrovv 

 clear, and avoid fetting his Fore-feet in tliQ Bottom 

 of it, and by that me^ns fall over ; But by this way 

 ofgai{oping,tho he fliould happen to fet his Feet in a 

 furrow , yet carrying his body fo romd and rejting on 

 the Hand in his gaIlop,would prevent his Falling ; and 

 to this /)fr/<?^/6);^ nothing but «p, andfuch moderate 

 Exercife can bring him. 

 According to thefe Rules you may fpend yourTime 

 in Hunting., till ^hovitthreez'Clockjn the After- 

 noon, at which time you fliall have him homsln a 

 /oofp^cc as yoii. came out. in itie' Morning., and be- 

 fure that he be coo/ before yciu' bring him out of 

 the Field; and as you are. going home, confidec 

 with yourfelf, whether or no he hnh fw eat' ^ lit- 

 tle^ (for you mult not fweat him fnach the firll time^) 

 but if not, then gallop him gently on fome'5^^p«^ 

 Earthy till he fweat at the 2?oof j of his Ears, 2. little 

 on his Necl^^ i an4 in hls.F'laywli, but it mult be 

 done of his own voluntary motion, vfhUout'thQCoxu- 

 pulfiion of whip md 5pr: and then whea he. is cool 

 as aforefaid , have him ho?7}e and Stable him ., and 

 befure avoid walking him in hand to cool him, for 

 fear he cool too fafl , or wafljing him, for fear of 

 caufing an obfii-nHion of the natural courfe of tlx; 

 Humours, ('which are thought by fome Horfe-men 

 to abound moft in Winter ) and by that means caufc 

 an inflamation in his LcgSj which is the Parent of 

 the Scratches. .v!^/.'' 



When you fa him up in his Staul (which muft 

 \fit. well litter d jlgainfthis coming home) tye up his 



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