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must be discharged by the representative 

 out of i he personal estate, if there be 

 sufficient to pay ihe rest of the creditors 

 and legatees : where such mortgage, how- 

 ever, was not incurred by the deceased, 

 it is not payable out of the personal 

 estate. 



ExECUToav devise, is defined a future 

 interest, which cannot vest at the death 

 of a testator, but depends upon some con- 

 tingency, which must happen before it 

 can vest ; it is culled so to distinguish it 

 from a remainder, from which it differs in 

 being less strictly restrained by technical 

 rules. 



EXEGESIS, a discourse by way of 

 explanation or comment upon any sub- 

 ject. 



EXEMPLIFICATION of letters patent, 

 a transcript or duplicate of them, made 

 from the inrolment thereof, and sealed 

 with the great seal. These exemplifica- 

 tions are by statute equally effectual, and 

 may be pleaded, as well as the originals. 

 One may exemplify a patent under the 

 great seal in Chancery ; also any record, 

 or judgment, in any of the courts at 

 Westminster, under the seal of each 

 court ; which exemplifications may be 

 given in evidence to a jury. It is held 

 that nothing but matter of record ought 

 to be exemplified. 



EXERCISE, among physicians, such 

 an aguation of the body as produces salu- 

 tary effects in the animal economy. Ex- 

 ercise may be said to be either active or 

 passive. The active is walking, hunting, 

 dancing, playing at bowls, and the like; 

 as also speaking and other labour of the 

 body and mind ; the passive is riding in 

 a coach, on horseback, or in any other 

 manner. Exercise may be continued to 

 a beginning of weariness, and ought to 

 be used before dinner, in a pure light, air; 

 for which reason, journit s and going into 

 the country contribute greatly to pre- 

 serve and re-establish health. 



EXKKCISE, in military affairs, is the 

 ranging a body of soldiers in form of bat- 

 tle, and making them perform the seve- 

 ral motions and military evolutions with 

 different management of their arms, in 

 order to make them expert therein. 



Exercise is the first part of the military 

 art, and from it the greatest advantage 

 may be expected, in the expertness with 

 which men become capable of loaning 

 and firing, and their learning and atten- 

 tion to act in conformity with those around 

 them. It is not from numbers, or from 

 inconsiderate valour that victory can ra- 

 tionally be hoped for In battle, the tri- 



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umph is usually derived from a know- 

 ledge of arms, and a strict attention to 

 discipline. 



EXERCISE of the infantry, includes the 

 use of the firelock and practice of the 

 manoeuvres for regiments of foot, accord- 

 ing to regulations used by authority. The 

 beauty of all exercise and marching ..on- 

 sists in seeing a soldier carry his arms 

 well, keep his firelock steady, and he 

 whole body without constraint. Every 

 motion should be performed with life, 

 and with the greatest regard to exactness; 

 and in order to these, a regiment should 

 never be under arms longer than two 

 hours at a time. 



EXERCISE of the cavalry, is of two sorts, 

 viz. on horseback and on foot. The offi- 

 cers commanding squadrons must be 

 careful to form with great celerity, and 

 preserve just order and distances. The 

 men must keep a steady seat upon their 

 horses, and have their stirrups of a fit 

 length. 



EXERCISE of the artillery, is the method 

 of teaching the regiments of artillery the 

 use and practice of all the various ma- 

 chines of war, viz. Exercise of the light 

 field pieces teaches the men to load, ram, 

 and sponge the guns well ; to elevate 

 them according to the distance, by the 

 quadrant and screw; to judge of dis. 

 taaces and elevations without the quad- 

 rant ; how to use the port-fire, match, 

 and tubes for quick firing; how to fix 

 the drag ropes, and use them in advanc- 

 ing, retreating, and wheeling, with the 

 field-pieces; how to fix and unfix the 

 trail of the carriage on the limbers, 

 and how to fix and unfix the boxes for 

 grape-shot on the carriage of each 

 piece. 



EXERCISE of the garrison and battering 

 artillery, is to teach the men how to load, 

 ram and sponge ; how to handle the 

 handspikes in elevating and depressing 

 the metal to given distances, and for ri- 

 cochet; how to adjust the coins, and 

 work the gun to its proper place ; and 

 how to point and fire with exactness, 



&.C. 



ExERcisE./br the mortar, is of two dif- 

 ferent sorts, viz. with powder and shells 

 unloaded, and with powder and shells 

 loaded ; each of which is to teach the 

 men their duty, and to make them handy 

 in using the implements for loading, point- 

 ing, traversing, -ind firing, &c. 



EXERCISE of the howitzer, differs but 

 little from th mortar, except that it is 

 liable to various elevations ; whereas 

 that of the mortar is fixed to an anglr 



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