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or_o carabine_n be_v span_v prime_v and_o lade_v and_o his_o case_n furnish_v with_o cartouche_n and_o all_o other_o equipage_n belong_v to_o himself_o his_o horse_n and_o arm_n make_v fix_v and_o in_o a_o readiness_n the_o first_o figure_n than_o show_v a_o horseman_n how_o he_o be_v to_o mount_v on_o horseback_n and_o take_v both_o reins_o hang_v in_o a_o loose_a position_n over_o the_o horse_n neck_n and_o upon_o the_o pummel_n of_o the_o saddle_n and_o first_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reins_o above_o the_o button_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o with_o the_o thumb_n and_o the_o two_o first_o finger_n of_o that_o hand_n draw_v they_o to_o a_o even_a length_n then_o put_v the_o little_a finger_n of_o his_o left_a hand_n betwixt_o both_o reins_o under_o the_o button_n with_o the_o other_o three_o finger_n of_o the_o same_o hand_n on_o the_o further_a rein_n and_o his_o thumb_n on_o the_o near_a side_n of_o the_o button_n to_o grasp_v both_o reins_o that_o so_o 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