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puts up with a forry, flumbling, tumble -down 

 jade! lame, blind, or with fome other natural 

 blemifli. As he does not find ic an eafy mat- 

 ter to difpofe of his bargain again, he gets his 

 mare covered by a ftallion of the fame (tamp ; 

 for half the ilallions belonging to chapmen arc 

 cither lame or blind, as they are fometimes un- 

 able to purchafe one until by fome defc6t he 

 is rendered unfit for a gentleman ; as a good 

 ftallion cofts a confiderable fum of money.— 

 The owner of the ftallion tells you he is not a 

 jot the worfe for being blind; it was the efFeft 

 of a violent cold or fever which fell into his 

 eyes. And when the foal is dropped, it is nei- 

 ther lame nor blind: but by the time it gets 

 to be four years old the eyes are found defed- 

 ive, they grow worfe, and the breeder, not be- 

 ing able to fell him or her, finds himfelf pofTefT- 

 ed of a five years old blind horfe. So it will 

 be in breeding from either ftallion or mare 

 with natural defe6ls, whether they be blind, 

 lame, or tumblers. 



But the breeder determines to crofs his breed, 

 that he may have a coach-horfe ; as his mare 

 is rather too weak to carry him and his wife* 



The 



