94 or, 
they have been oftentimes obferved at the fnaff of 
a candle to caft their foal» as it fomecimes happen- 
cth to women in the like cafe* Some conltantly 
purge their Herfes once every year ; it is bad for 
Herfes to ftand nigh HogSy and as bad to have their 
Stalls nfgh any ftinking Ditch ; a florfe as he grow- 
eth old, fo he groweth hoary, as Anfiotle faith. 
II. A is a very laborious Creature, efpe-- 
cially if he be well fed j JovittSyin his fourth Book, 
faith, that the Italians laughed at the Germans for 
cutting oif their Horfe tayls, but vet he commen- 
deth them, becaufe it maketh Harfet fatter; for 
that nourifhment whxh goeth into the tayl, after 
it is cut off, ferveth to nourifh the body; thus 
Philif CamerariftSyUh.i. Chap. 36 . faith, ttiac in ; 
a certain war between MaximlUatt and the P^ene- 
tianSy the Germane s had the Manes and Tayls of 
their Herfes cut off, which as fome are of opini- 
on , maketh themttronger and better for fer vice; 
I have read in PattlusVinetasy how that the Tirr- 
tars ufed to dock their Herfes Tayls, that fb they i 
might not hit their Rider with them ; but foihe do 
not fo. well allow of it. We then may fee the' 
falfhood of that report, that a Horfe is fiercer 
when he hath no Trappings on, when we fee that 
Herfes are delighted in colours , and are proud 
when they have Trappings on ; and fince the Herfe 
isfoufeful, as we havefeen already, toallCoun- 
treyes ; it is a punifhmeat to thofe people that eat 
Herfe flefli ; as the Tartarsy ivho account the gtits 
of the greateft ornament. 
13. They exceedingly hate Bears-y Camelsy and 
Elefhants ^ 
