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to gain their favour.
On the night he performed, he placed himself, on his white
Charger in his Regimentals, at the end of Pedlars acre, the first
turning on the loft on the Surry [Surrey] side of Westr [Westminster] Bridge, and there
he gave out his Bills, and painted out the way to his Riding
School, as he termed it. his Riding school was a field partly
enclosed by some sheds, and the rest slightly paled in – in the
centre stood a pigeon House across the top of which, he placed
a drummer [^ who] accompanied his evolutions — he was very suc
cessful & put forth many curious advertisements & Bills – after
a few nights he announced [^ a Room] at Two Shillgs [Shillings] to see the performances
this was one of the sheds, or Barns — he made money — he
next advertised to teach Riding — "The true & perfect seat on
Horseback — There is no creature yields so much profit as the
Horse; and if he is made obedient to the hand & spur, it is
the Chief thing that is aimed at. He undertakes to break in
the most vicious Horse in the Kingdom, for the Road or Field,
to stand Fire, Drums, &c. and those intended for Ladies to
[^ canter-] easy. His method between the jockey & menage is peculiar
to himself, no gentleman need dispair [despair] of being a compleat [complete] good [good] Horse
-man, that follows his directions, having eight years practice
in the Lieut [Lieutenant ] Genl [General] Elliotts [Elliott's] Regt [Regiment]. — for half a guinea he makes known
his method of learning any Horse to lay down at the Word of com
-mand & defies any Man to equal it for safety and ease.
