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A06903 Cauelarice, or The English horseman contayning all the arte of horse-manship, as much as is necessary for any man to vnderstand, whether he be horse-breeder, horse-ryder, horse-hunter, horse-runner, horse-ambler, horse-farrier, horse-keeper, coachman, smith, or sadler. Together, with the discouery of the subtill trade or mistery of horse-coursers, & an explanatio[n] of the excellency of a horses vndersta[n]ding, or how to teach them to doe trickes like Bankes his curtall: and that horses may be made to drawe drie-foot like a hound. Secrets before vnpublished, & now carefully set down for the profit of this whole nation: by Geruase Markham. Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. 1607 (1607) STC 17334; ESTC S120787 427,164 770

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scour_v forth_o you_o shall_v then_o lay_v your_o hand_n upon_o his_o side_n by_o his_o short_a rib_n and_o to_o his_o fillet_n &_o if_o you_o feel_v his_o fat_n to_o be_v soft_a &_o apt_a to_o press_v down_o under_o your_o hand_n you_o shall_v then_o know_v that_o his_o fat_a be_v unsound_a and_o not_o good_a so_o that_o the_o least_o violent_a exercise_n will_v soon_o melt_v it_o and_o be_v once_o melt_v if_o then_o by_o art_n medicine_n and_o good_a keep_n it_o be_v not_o avoid_v or_o take_v away_o than_o the_o fat_a belong_v to_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o body_n fall_v into_o his_o leg_n make_v he_o have_v swell_v leg_n gouty_a and_o unnimble_a which_o though_o unskilful_a farrier_n attribute_n too_o other_o cause_n yet_o this_o and_o no_o other_o be_v the_o original_n and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o more_o assure_v thereof_o you_o shall_v know_v it_o by_o these_o observation_n his_o leg_n will_v only_o swell_v when_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o stable_a but_o when_o you_o 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the_o day_n be_v troublesome_a both_o to_o the_o horse_n and_o man_n yet_o i_o know_v these_o bayting_n be_v much_o more_o troublesome_a neither_o will_v i_o have_v any_o man_n to_o use_v they_o for_o when_o the_o horse_n have_v his_o limb_n chafe_v and_o heat_v with_o his_o travel_n and_o then_o be_v set_v up_o till_o they_o be_v grow_v stiff_a and_o sta●ke_a and_o so_o present_o put_v to_o his_o labour_n again_o than_o i_o say_v the_o very_a pain_n and_o grief_n of_o his_o limb_n do_v so_o trouble_v he_o that_o except_o he_o be_v of_o a_o extraordinary_a spirit_n he_o will_v be_v much_o subject_n to_o faintness_n in_o travel_n beside_o to_o make_v your_o horse_n journey_n continual_o upon_o a_o full_a stomach_n be_v both_o painful_a and_o brede_n sickness_n wherefore_o i_o conclude_v these_o bait_n be_v good_a for_o none_o but_o carrier_n &_o poulter_n jade_n who_o labour_n not_o be_v above_o foot_n pace_n may_v ever_o like_a ass_n have_v their_o provender_n bag_n at_o their_o nose_n and_o thus_o much_o touch_v a_o horse_n exercise_n and_o labour_n chap._n 6._o of_o sleep_v waking_z fullness_n and_o emptiness_n sleep_n in_o a_o horse_n as_o in_o every_o other_o beast_n which_o have_v move_v be_v a_o most_o necessary_a and_o especial_a thing_n neither_o can_v a_o horse_n live_v without_o it_o wherefore_o it_o be_v the_o place_n and_o office_n of_o every_o good_a keeper_n to_o have_v a_o careful_a regard_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o horse_n and_o to_o note_n both_o after_o what_o manner_n he_o sleep_v and_o how_o long_o he_o sleep_v for_o if_o a_o horse_n sleep_v very_o much_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sign_n of_o dulness_n and_o flux_n of_o gross_a and_o cold_a humour_n in_o the_o brain_n but_o if_o he_o sleep_v for_o the_o most_o part_n stand_v it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o he_o have_v some_o inward_a pain_n in_o his_o back_n or_o body_n and_o fear_v to_o lie_v down_o lest_o he_o can_v rise_v again_o without_o much_o torment_n if_o a_o horse_n lie_v much_o yet_o sleep_v but_o a_o little_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o weak_a joint_n frettized_a foot_n or_o limb_n beat_v with_o travel_n if_o the_o horse_n neither_o sleep_n nor_o lie_v much_o but_o as_o it_o be_v wake_v continual_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n the_o horse_n have_v both_o a_o pain_a body_n and_o a_o trouble_a mind_n insomuch_o that_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o live_v long_o both_o because_o he_o want_v that_o which_o give_v the_o great_a strength_n to_o nature_n and_o also_o the_o chief_a mean_n both_o of_o blood_n and_o digestion_n sleep_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o certain_a sweet_a vapour_n which_o ascend_v from_o the_o heart_n numbe_n the_o brain_n and_o keep_v the_o body_n for_o a_o time_n senseless_a so_o that_o every_o keeper_n shall_v have_v a_o careful_a eye_n over_o his_o horse_n to_o see_v how_o he_o sleep_v when_o and_o how_o long_a time_n then_o how_o he_o wake_v when_o he_o wake_v and_o after_o what_o manner_n he_o wake_v for_o if_o he_o wake_v much_o his_o brain_n be_v disease_v if_o he_o wake_v often_o or_o sudden_o his_o heart_n liver_n or_o stomach_n be_v grieve_v and_o if_o he_o wake_v seldom_o or_o with_o much_o ado_n than_o his_o whole_a power_n be_v overcome_v with_o some_o cold_a humour_n next_o unto_o these_o observation_n the_o careful_a keeper_n shall_v look_v to_o his_o horse_n fullness_n or_o the_o fill_n of_o his_o belly_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v those_o physical_a fillinge_n which_o consist_v in_o humour_n either_o general_o or_o particular_o distribute_v over_o the_o body_n consist_v in_o quantity_n or_o quality_n for_o they_o be_v observation_n fit_a for_o the_o farryer_n but_o to_o that_o fullness_n which_o only_o consist_v in_o the_o excess_n of_o meat_n wherefore_o the_o keeper_n shall_v note_v well_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o horse_n feed_v that_o be_v whether_o he_o fill_v sudden_o or_o slow_o and_o according_a to_o his_o fill_n so_o to_o temper_v his_o diet_n and_o to_o give_v he_o the_o less_o or_o the_o more_o meat_n according_a to_o his_o appetite_n keep_v the_o gross_a horse_n empty_a the_o long_o before_o his_o travel_n and_o the_o tender_a horse_n with_o meat_n till_o your_o foot_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v thrust_v into_o the_o stirrup_n for_o the_o full_a horse_n with_o sudden_a labour_n will_v soon_o burst_v &_o the_o empty_a horse_n with_o much_o fast_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v any_o violence_n through_o faintness_n next_o to_o your_o horse_n fill_v you_o shall_v note_v his_o manner_n of_o empty_v that_o be_v the_o state_n of_o his_o body_n whether_o he_o be_v costive_a or_o sollible_a or_o whether_o his_o urine_n have_v a_o free_a or_o troublesome_a passage_n &_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o they_o you_o shall_v feed_v your_o horse_n more_o as_o less_o as_o thus_o if_o your_o horse_n be_v sollible_a or_o free_a of_o urine_n you_o through_o that_o help_n of_o nature_n may_v adventure_v to_o feed_v he_o the_o hard_a for_o albeit_o he_o fill_v much_o yet_o he_o hold_v not_o that_o 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