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Gcrmanis planc adimit. Acmihi perquam commbda videtur eflc, &:ad firiTiitatem & ad mbllitudihem fefTtortisi 

 hxc.quje nunc vllirpatur, infternendi ratio i qualifcunq; fuerit veterum, & Cuiufcunqi modi ephippiafeu fttata 

 iilorum,quorum repertorcmfui{rePelethrbniumPliniusfcripiit. ^ ; ^ ^ 



Vbiiamrefederiteques (verbafuntXenophontis) fmefuper niido equb,feu ctiani m cphippio, hohlaudatur 

 Quafi curalis quxdara feirio, (vel potius tanquam in fclla.ham & bigam & f.>llam flgnificat,) fcd vt cruri- 



bus diuaricatis maxime reaitudo cuftodiatur: fic enim & feminibus firmius adhxferit cquo,ac eredus validius& 

 conieceritiaculura,&ia:um,fircspofcatiintuleritabequo. Hocetiam ftudcndum,tibixvBacum pedibusvtrc- 

 miffs fub cTenibusdcpendcant. In rigiditatecnim ficrus aliquopiam impcgerit, periculumfuerit ne frangatur: 

 fluxa vero^tibiafacile cefferit offcndentibus,neque fcmur tamen demutaucrit. Curabit & hoc eque^, vt truncus 

 quoque ,id cfteacorporis pars quae cftfupracbxas , quafi adfluxiim quendam agilitatiscompofita fit: hot cnim 

 niodo&efficaciorfuerit,&minus,fi quisdetrahereautimpellereconetur, fubfultarit 0<p«».o<T5,maHm aCpxnM. 

 \ id eft cadere pericHtabitur.) Cum iam refederit, vt tum cofiftat placide equus, inftitutus efle dcbet, dum attra- 

 hateques,fiquidfortcoportet,&kabenascoaEquet,&haftamadaptet. Tum deindcbrachiumkuum latcriad- 

 Tjonito quihabitusequitisefteIcgantiflimus,&roburmanuiaddit.Habenajlaudatur2qua]cs,nonfragiles,neq^ 

 lubric J neq- crafl^^Eretiam hafta illa manu,fi opus fit,com|)rchendi Vt queat. Infidens cquo (inquit Pollux;^^ 

 iianonldmodumpremcs,fcdpedcsraolliufculerufpendes,itavtftantifimilisappareas. Vahdior enim qui ftat 

 fluam quifedctiCurabis qUoq; ne quam corporis ec|ui partem laborantem attingas,vtpedesautlatera.Has enim 

 SrsEciDue partes in pcrpetuo raotu cfl^e oportet. f> ^f^^io^: >^ i\w ^J.^ Quin & facilius 

 Lrtabitequusriteinfidentem.. In equisaliquiiacent verius quam fedent, cum tamenipfafcmo ftatus habere 

 Lciemdebcat.Hiequosnonfolumpondere,fedpigTitiafuagrauant&debjIitant,vtfubilhsingredianturdifli- 

 Jhus &celerius dpfatigentur. Atq; talibus cquitibus tamcn,nifi ftratafunt pcn8 plumis, vt nunc fit, ciferta, fe- 

 Tninafacileaduruntur,item4;nates: Qimdfiaccidiflet, vctcrcsrcmcdioeflbprodiderc, vtilhnaturfpumaequt 

 colleaadeore&ineuinibus,Camcrarius.EtaUbi,Cumequesfecollocaritinftrato,tumaddueiiihabenis quali 

 eripatcaputeflui,itapergendume{feequusintel]iget,tumfeflm-paululumremittethabenas,fictamcnferaper 

 vf reneat arduiorcs, ncq; has vna cura maii u defluere patiatur. Reddit enim hoc equos fegniorbs m defatigatio- 

 r,i>rontcadiUgens&attentahabenarumprehenfio,vegetoseflieit. AUquibusorafuntnequeduraneqjmolIia, 

 T^i-ipis tamen dura, Tvt videtur) quam molha : ideoquc fi initio cum incitans & adegeris ad curfum aut gyrum , fi 

 tuniipiturhabcnasattrahas,aonobfcquuntur. Faciendumigitur vttalibuslaxiflimaremittantur pnraum.ita 

 T,oftea reffcre & pro voluntate qu ifq; fua modcf ari facile poterit. Equus natura generofus,etiarn laxato ei frcno, 

 Lea:aceruicepergit:ignobilemfrenocoges vtdccorumferuct. Cauendiverofunt afperiores freni,quos equx 

 eodemefl^clocononfinuntjfedhuciilucfubindemoucnt, coramodiorera fib: tandem locum inueniendi fpc. 

 Ouamobrcmferocioribusequisdurioresfreniinijciendinonfunt (mordicusenimillostanquamobchfcos ar- 

 ri^unt ciimfirmifolidiq;fint)fcdmolles;vtvbicunq;apprehcnderint,rcIiquacatensmftarfleaa«tui^^ 

 T^e frenis plurain Philologi^parte ^.dicemus. Equus durus (duri oris; diflicultcr fleaitur: & quamuis pcrrait- 

 ias ei frenum,minima apprehendit:contra qui molli eft orc Cu^/ Wr^^5(^0 ^ 

 ^at.)Morigerumaiitem(«r«^.V,oO iudicabis,filaxatumfrenum contracaiiro tib 



fumfieno,aacriftatimimpetuprocurrat:(,u,'^,lego^e.-p.^...c..^^ 



In rs ^Lm diflicilibus In locis mox fubfiftat,Pollux. Locos autera equitationi diflicilcs ahbi efl-e dicit, glebofos, 

 f ratos,cultos,nimium duros (^vW^.0 l^do;?^ 



freZauemadmodumdicitur,momorderint,fruftrainc6tmcndofeflbrlaboret:^ 



^bnn Camerarius Equifimorfufrenumapprehfnderint,inclinatocapite extraitcrinftitutum violentcr fe- 

 ■ runtur & cer uice obUqua crebroq; coneufl-a, vim facere & exeu tere conantur:& in dorfum ( clatis fcihcet cruri- 

 in. nrioribus) tergiuerfando reclinant , (<«V^va..a>, 5 T^'^ p«x'. «v-^x^ti^avti.,) Po lux. K.u^c^r.l^. quidera pro~ 

 Dusprio ■ i,_„f r _^,„„::rnnf^niminhibet,coercet,reprirait,refrenat,&velutiiubar^ Gra;a 



icitatosperuerlumeii.iNauiicuLcu^x^..vx^^j^...*"v...^..-,--_ . ----j^ - i. . r- cju^r 



Kace^Lafll.efaaivtdeincitatiflimocurfurepenteconfiftere,&fubitoommviexcurrerefcn^^ Sedhocfin- 



fiathocinitioVdeUtira,itaminiraaturbabim 

 ro!rat^ollantur manibuspaulo altius:fin caput pro pendct {l. 3><.^ov «v<..e.u^.O prenlatur,..T......Mc en m 



lorma ^^^^^^^^ venuftiflima. Poft h^c fi fuo proprio greflm perget, abfque mmima moleftia corpus quafi len c- 

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iipaS u^^ itahincpotifllmuminapictur, figreflhm poft confcenfionem dextrum 



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