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came into one about two thirds of the back, thence continued as 
one to the tail ; one tail, four legs ; it had two hearts, two livers, 
and all the inwards double, except the primce vice, from the ftomach 
downwards, which were iingle. It lived four hours, and cried and 
lowed with two voices at the fame time. Its figure may be feen 
Plate xxiv. Fig. xvii. 
Other anomalous productions this fpecies of animals might afford 
us ; but as Nature pleafes mod when fhe flicks to her own rules 
and proportions, her few accidental deviations, deformities, and 
monflrous births, have their fufficient and perhaps intended ufe, if 
they awaken our gratitude, and make us more attentive to her 
cuflomary and almoft uninterrupted fymmetry and gracefulnefs. 
sect. nr. The Cornifh horfes in general, though of no great riling, are 
Horfes ‘ remarkably flrong-limbed ; and as our highways are for thelnoft- 
part rough, hard, and flony, much more ferviceable and fure-footed 
than thofe more-fightly ones which are brought from the eafiern 
counties : Formerly they were fo fmall in ftature, that they were 
feized upon as unftatutable ; for, by the flatute of the 12 th of Henry 
VIII. every man might feize upon horfes depafluring commons, if 
they were under a certain fize b . They are at prefent rather fmall, 
or but middle fized, efpecially in the coarfer and more hilly grounds; 
but they are fo much more hardy than others, that they bring a 
large price, and a flrong, punch, and fpirited horfe, is with us gene- 
rally called a Gunhilly, from a wild downs of that name (firetching 
almoft from Hellion to the Lizherd Point) anciently famous for 
fuch little horfes. 
sect. IV. In this county formerly there was fuch plenty of Deer, that befides 
Deer - thofe of private gentlemen, the Duke of Cornwall had one chace or 
forefl, and nine parks ’*. Henry VIII. difparked four of them at once, 
viz. Cary-bull ock, Lifkerd, Reflormel, and Lanteglos, near Camel- 
ford c ; and at prefent the Duke has no deer-park. The prefent parks 
are thofe of Godolphin, belonging to the Earl of Godolphin ; Tre- 
gothnan, to Lord Vifcount Falmouth; Lanhidroc and Pinchley, both 
to Mrs. Hunt ; Boconek, to Tho. Pitt, Efq; Caryhayz, to William 
Trevanion, Efq; Pencarrow, to J. Molefworth, Efq; Trevetho, to 
Humphry Mackworth Praed, Efq; Place, to Humphry Prideaux, 
Efq; Tehidy, to Francis Baffet, Efq. A great part of Werington 
Park (feat of Humphry Morice, Efq;) is alfo in Cornwall. 
Red deer are feldom feen in this county ; fome however make 
their appearance for a time on the hilly downs about Bodman, 
b Car. page 24. 
* Doderidge, p. 118, of the Dutchy of Cornwall. 
c Formerly belonging to the ancient manor of 
Helfton (alias Hellefbury) there. 
whence 
