LXXXIV.

The Horse-man. Eques.

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The _Horse-man_, 1. setteth a _Saddle_, 2. on his _Horse_, 3. and girdeth it on with a _Girth_, 4. _Eques_, 1. imponit _Equo_, 2. _Ephippium_, 3. idque succingit _Cingulo_, 4.

He layeth a _Saddle-cloth_, 5. also upon him. Insternit etiam _Dorsuale_, 5.

He decketh him with _Trappings_, a _Fore-stall_, 6. a _Breast-cloth_, 7. and a _Crupper_, 8. Ornat eum _Phaleris_, _Frontali_, 6. _Antilena_, 7. & _Postilena_, 8,

Then he getteth upon his Horse, putteth his feet into the _Stirrops_, 9. taketh the _Bridle-rein_, 10. 11. Deinde insilit in Equum, indit pedes _Stapedibus_, 9. capessit _Lorum_ (habenam), 10. _Freni_, 11. in his left hand, wherewith he guideth and holdeth the Horse. sinistrâ quo flectit, & retinet Equum.

Then he putteth to his _Spurs_, 12. and setteth him on with a _Switch_, 13. and holdeth him in with a _Musrol_, 14. Tum admovet _Calcaria_, 12. incitatque _Virgula_, 13. & coërcet _Postomide_, 14.

The _Holsters_, 15. hang down from the _Pummel_ of the _Saddle_, 16. in which the _Pistols_, 17. are put. _Bulgæ_, 15. pendent ex _Apice_ _Ephippii_, 16. quibus _Sclopi_, 17. inseruntur.

The Rider is clad in a short _Coat_, 18. his _Cloak_ being tyed behind him, 19. Ipse Eques induitur _Chlamyde_, 18. _Lacernâ_ revinctâ, 19. à tergo.

A _Post_, 20. is carried on Horseback at full Gallop. _Veredarius_, 20. fertur Equo cursim.