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run out to grafs on leifure-days, and He in 

 the houic at nights. The confequence was 

 unfavourable, and fufficicntty ftriking to in- 

 duce me to minute the circumftances at ths 

 dole of the occurrence. 



As the fubjecV appears to be of confi- 

 derable importance, I will here copy th 

 Minute. 



c 1783, March n. There are perhaps few 

 horfes which will bear to be hunted one day 

 and turned out to grafs the next. My bro- 

 ther's practice is to let his horfes run at 

 grafs in the middle of the day throughout 

 winter. In conformity with' this plan, mine 

 was turned out in the day-time whenever I 

 did not want to ufc her. On my arrival here 

 in November lad, though I had rode her a 

 journey of two hundred miles, fhe was as fat 

 as a mole, and her carcafe round as a barrel. 

 In the early part of winter I rode her a good 

 deal, and mewed her the hounds generally 

 once a-week. With this excrcife I was not 

 furprifed at herfhrinking. But having more 

 lately given her eafe in order that fhe might 

 recover her flem and fpirirs, without rinding 

 any alteration, J had good reafon to think 



that 



