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valued his life.
A few days ago passed the great Seal of England, a patent for 14 years, to enable Mr. Astley, Riding-master, Westminster-bridge, solely to exercise and train horses in a particular manner, to stand the noise of drums, trumpets, music, explosions of large ordnance, and small arms; as also to practice agility on horseback, by a method, of which he is the sole inventer [sic].
