xlv The PREFACE: 



ingenious young man of tolerable educa* 

 tion ; who^ by thus a5iing on rational 

 principles^ deduced from fuch founda- 

 tions^ and devoting his whole time to the 

 making fuch obfervatiojis, as woidd be 

 the natural refidt of his fudy and ex- 

 perience, would of courfe fooii rerider 

 himfdf fo eminently conspicuous over the 

 reft of his brethren as would amply re- 

 pay him for his labours ; for the dipdn- 

 guified light he mujl appear in to every 

 admirer of that noble animal^ would fur e- 

 ly excite their generofity to encourage 

 fuch Juperior merit y and their gratitude 

 of courfe to reward it. 



WHAT gentlemMH that would not 

 be highly delighted^ and think it a ra^ 

 tional entertainment^ to have the fource 

 and caufe of lamenefs in a favourite 

 horfcy evidently pointed cut^ and demon-' 



frated to him by fimilar preparations 

 kept by the ingenious anatomiji for that 



purpofe ? How would old prejudices by 

 this means be banifxdy and ?iew difco- 

 'ueries fupply their places^ fupported by 

 evident truths, and plain demonfirable 



faBs. It is to this fudy that modern 



furgery 



