Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-15


have had for all the Races are Bastarded
and Spoyled.
The Arch-Duke Leopold, when he Gov
erned the Countries of Flanders, Brabant
&c. sent into Italy for Eight or Ten
Coursers whilst | was at Antwerp, which
Cost him above Three Hundred Pounds a
Horse, Journey and all. They were
Great vast Horses, with Huge Heads and
Thick Necks Heavy with no Spirit in the
World, nor any Strength; Dull heavy
Jades, filter for Brewers Cart than the
Saddle; And the Marques De Carasene,
Spaniard, that Governs all those Coun-
tries, Little Man, but both Witty and
Wise; an Excellent Souldier, both for
Conduct and Courage, and Good Horse
Man (Which Few Spaniards areD and my
very Noble Friend, told me, That the last
Wars in Naples hath Ruined the King of
SPANS Race of Horses in that Kingdom;
but that they Began now to Repair it,
and that he Hoped within Fourteen Years
it may be Established as formerly it hath
been.
Thus you see Things do not Stand at a
Stay: for what hath been Formerly. is
not so now as in the Neapolitan, and in
all the rest of the Races of Italy, which
are decayed. The Duke of Florence hath
the Best Race at this Time in those Parts.
OF THE TURKISH HORSE.
| Have seen very Few of them; but
Two Merchants brought Three Turkish
Horses to Antwerp, very Fine Horses,
but Oddly Shaped; their Heads were very
Fine, but like Cancels Head: They had
Excellent Eyes, and Thin Necks, excel
lently Risen; somewhat great Bodies {;
the Group like a Mules Leggs not Great,
but marvellous Sinewey; good Pastorns,
and good Hooffs; and their Backs risen
somewhat like a Camel.
L had Groom, Heavy English
Clown, whom l set Upon them, and they
made no more of him, than if he had been
as Leight as Feather.
They appeared not so Fit for the Man
mage, as tor to Run Course, which,
believe, they would have Secured; they
Trotted very Well, and no Ambling at
all.
The Horses about Constantinople, Mr..
Blundevil sayes, Are very ill-favoured
Jades; but he was nightly Deceived with
his Old Authors: For, I have Spoken
with many Gentlemen that have been
There,as likewise with diverse Merchants
that came from Thence who all Agree,
That there are There, the most Beauti-
full-Horses in the World saying, That in
Soyl-Time, there are many Hundred Ted
dered, and so Shift Places when they
have Eaten that bare: Every Horse hath
Man to Look to him, and every Man a
little Tent to Lie in; and they say, That
it is one of the Most Glorious Sights to
see those Horses that can be; and the
most Beautiful Horses in the World. And
certainly they are Brave Horses.
The Price of One of these Horses, is
about a Hundred, or Hundred and Fifty
Pounds Horse; there is great Difficulty
L
very Strict, in not Suffering any of his
Horses to Go out of his Territories.
When that Difficulty is Over, there is
Another; which is, If you haye not a
Turk or Two, for your Convoy, they will
be Taken from you by the Way: There
is also the Difficulty of Long Journey
and the Danger of Sickness, or Laming
For, you must come Thorow Germany
which is Long Way; and you must have
very Careful Men to Conduct them, q
good Groom, an Expert Farrier; and by
no Means, to suffer any to Shoe them
but Him; for when they perceive there i:
a Fine Horse, they will Hire Farrier to
Prick him, or Spoyl him, that they may
have him: Which is Practiced dayly,
OF THE ARABIAN HORSE.
He is horst with Camels-Milk; there
are the strangest Reports in the World
of those Horses; for have been Told by
many Gentlemen Of Credit, and by Many
many Merchants, That the Price of Right
Arabians is, One Thousand, Two Thou
sand, and Three Thousand Pounds 6
Horse Gan Intollerable, and an Incredi
BILE PRICE, and the Arabs are as Careful
and Diligent, in Keeping the Genealogie'
of their Horses. as any Princes can be in
Keeping any of their own Pedigrees.
They Keep the Genealogies of theil
Horses with Medals; And when any o.
their Sons come to be Men, then theil
Fathers give them Two Suites of Arm:
with Two Cymeters, and one of thes,
Horses, land Prayes to God to Bless them
That is every ones Portion, and his Hors,
Lyesalways in the Next Room TO him,
believe, not Above Staires). They Talk
they will Ride Fourscore Miles in Day
and never Draw the Bride; When wa.
Young, could have Bought Nagg fol
Ten Pound, that would have done az
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