Clafsl. HORSE. g 



the weight of three tuns ; but could with eafe, and 

 for a continuance draw half that weight *. The 

 pack-horfes of Torkjhire, employed in conveying the 

 manufacftures of that county, to the nnoil remote 

 parts of the kingdom, ufually carry a burden of 420 

 pounds j and that indifferently over the higheft hills 

 of the north, as well as the moft level roads j but 

 the moft remarkable proof of the ftrength of our 

 Briti/Jj horfes, is to be drawn from that of our mill- 

 horfes : fome of thefe will carry at one load thirteen 

 meafures, which at a moderate computation of 70 

 pounds each, will amount to 910-, a weight fupe- 

 rior to that which the lefler fort of carnels v/ill 

 bear : this will appear lefs furprifing, as thefe horfes 

 are by degrees accuftomed to the weight -, and the 

 diftance they travel no greater than to and from the 

 adjacent hamlets. 



Our cavalry in the late campaigns, (when they 

 had opportunity) fhewed over thofe of our allies, as 

 well as of the French^ a great fuperiority both of 

 ftrength and aflivity : the enemy was broken through 

 by the impetuous charge of our fquadrons ; while 

 the German horfes, from their great weight, and in- 

 adlive make, were unable to fecond our efforts; 

 though thofe troops were aduated by the nobleft 

 ardor. 



The prefent cavalry of this ifland only fupports its 

 ancient glory ; it was eminent in the earlieft times : 

 our fcythed -f chariots, and the adivity J and good 



* Hollingped makes it a matter of boaft, that in his time, fi-/e 

 horfes could draw with eafe for a long journey 3000 lb. v/eight. 



f Co'vinos vocant, quorum falcatis axibus utuntur. Pomp. Mela, 

 lib. iii. c. 6, 



J Cafar, Com. lib. iv. Siraho. lib. iv. 



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