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grysons_n book_n i_o conclude_v thus_o questa_fw-la e_fw-la quell'arte_fw-la laqual_a si_fw-mi segne_n da_fw-mi molti_fw-la &_o e_fw-la tanta_fw-la la_fw-it difficolta_fw-it che_fw-it un_fw-it solo_fw-la sara_fw-it colui_fw-la che_fw-it all_o fui_fw-la compitament_fw-it arrivera_fw-mi all_o svo_fw-la vero_fw-la segno_fw-la finis_fw-la ¶_o this_o discourse_n follow_v of_o the_o chain_n or_o cavezzan_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o trench_n &_o martingale_n be_v not_o the_o author_n work_n but_o the_o experience_n of_o another_o gentleman_n very_o skilful_a and_o long_o practise_v in_o the_o same_o art_n which_o he_o have_v brief_o write_v at_o the_o request_n of_o his_o inward_a friend_n the_o chain_n or_o cavezzan_n hand_n how_o the_o cavezzan_n be_v to_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o rider_n hand_n when_o a_o horse_n be_v come_v to_o be_v a_o cannon_n will_v be_v carry_v in_o both_o hand_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o rider_n may_v always_o have_v power_n to_o command_v his_o horse_n and_o 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