The Compleat Horfe-matf^ CHAP.. I^ 



procally anfwered it, by ereding of Statues, and by building 

 of molt famous Cities to their honour and memory, j^lex^ 

 ander-i before-mei:tioned, founded an opulent City in honour 

 of BucephalHiy and gave it his ndcne^and celebrated his exequies. 

 The Egyptians ereded moft rr.agnificent Pyramids, and fumptu- 

 ous Sepulchers to fuch Horfes as had ferved them well in their 

 wars. OBaviHs Cafar^ and after him, Adriaa the Emperour, 

 interred their Horfes with great pomp and folcmnities, and 

 caufed famous Epitaphs to be ingraven upon their monuments. 

 The Emperour Commodm did the Like to his Horfe ParfwHs^ 

 and commanded that he fhould be buried in the Vatican. RomH" 

 Ihs did inftitute Playes and Games caHed Ecjtiiria^ m honour of 

 Horfes, and caufed them to be prefented in the field of Mau. 

 The JEthiopians did fo highly efteem of thefe noble creatures, 

 as that they armed their Helmets with the skins of Horles, 

 fufeing their ears to remain on, and they did wear their 

 Tails upon their Crefts, like as now a-dayes men ufe their 

 Plumes. Other Nations have done the like, who held Horfes 

 in no little efteem. Wc read of a Roman Emperour^who made 

 his Horfe a Senator. The ancient Aftrologers have likewife 

 attributed fo much to Horfes , that they have placed one 

 winged amongft the cceleftial fignes. The Poets hold that the 

 Fountain (where the nine Muies ufed to bathe themfelves,and 

 to drink) fprang up, by the blow of the foot which Pegafus 

 gave againft the two-topt Hill, Parnafflts. NeptHne^ God of 

 the Sea, is firnamed Hippius •, by reafon that (as the Poets do 

 fable) thefirft Horfe, that was ever feen, received his origin 

 from him, or from a ftone whereon Neptune had poured water. 

 There remaireth much more to be faid in honour of the Horle, 

 than there h ,th been already delivered. Wherefore omitting 

 further Enct.nrfiums and Attributes, I haften to matters of 

 greater coiaeqiience. Sithence therefore the cafe fo ftandeth, 

 that this dumb Creature is by Almighty God given unto man, 

 as a Creature of fo ufeful importance^ what thankfulness 

 then are we bound to give unto him for fo great a Bleffing and 

 Benefit? And Therefore what diligence is required ofus^ yea, 

 and what caret ulnefs ought we to ule, in travelling to attain 

 to this fo necellary a Creature in the moft exaft manner we arc 

 able ? Nor can this poflibly be acquired to our true cojitent, 



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