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CHAP. V, 



Of the Eyes. 



IT is difficult to perceive Eyes in the Sun-fhine, 

 becaufe in the Sun all Eyes appear to be better 

 than really they are : Therefore take the Horfe to a 

 fhade, and place your Hand above his Eye, to keep 

 away the too great light, and do not look ftrait up- 

 on them, but a little a-fquint or flope-ways, and 

 then you will perceive them to the very ground or 

 bottom. 



If you would judge truly of a Horfe's Eye, you 

 fhould firft view them at Might in the Stable, by the 

 light of a finall Candle, placing the Eye between 

 you and the Candle. But yet I would not adyife 

 you to buy a Horfe barely upon this Obfervation, 

 left it deceive you. I only mention it as a help, 

 that you may dittinguiih them with the more eafe in 

 the day-time. 



In the Eye are two things to be confider'd, viz.. 

 i. The Chryftal, 



2. The Bottom or ground of the Eye. 

 The Chryftal is that roundnefs of the Eye, which 

 appears at firft view, being the moft tranfparent 

 part of it, and fhould for the clearnefs, refemble a 

 piece of Rock-Chryftal, fo that one may fee clearly 

 thro' it, becaufe if it be obfeure and troubled, fo 

 that you cannot fee thro' it, it is a fign the Eye is 

 not good. The Eye fhould alfb have no white 

 Circle about it, yet there are Horfes that have this 

 Circle, and have alfo very good Eyes, but it were 

 rather to be wifhed they wanted it. 



A reddifh Chryftal is a fign that the Eye is either 

 inflam'd ? or that it is iitflu^nced by the Moon. A 

 Chryftal that is Fml^mm > or of the colour of a 



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