. The history and art of horsemanship . y be comprehended, but theterm could not alone be expreflive of what we call aSaddle. The ufage and pra<5lice, however, of latter ageshave confined it to that fignification, although thething meant by it was unknown to the Romans, inwhofe language the word was always underftood in ageneral fenfe. The firll time we hear of faddles, is in the year ofChrift 340, when Conjianthis endeavouring to deprivehis brother Conjiantme of the empire, oppofedhis army,and entering the fquadron where Conftaniine was, at-tacked, and unhorfed, by throwing him out of thef
. The history and art of horsemanship . y be comprehended, but theterm could not alone be expreflive of what we call aSaddle. The ufage and pra<5lice, however, of latter ageshave confined it to that fignification, although thething meant by it was unknown to the Romans, inwhofe language the word was always underftood in ageneral fenfe. The firll time we hear of faddles, is in the year ofChrift 340, when Conjianthis endeavouring to deprivehis brother Conjiantme of the empire, oppofedhis army,and entering the fquadron where Conftaniine was, at-tacked, and unhorfed, by throwing him out of thefaddle, as we learn from the hiftorian Zonaras. The emperors which fuccecded made many regu-lations concerning horfes, and occafionally take noticeof faddles. There is a refcript in the Theodofian Code, given bythe emperors Vahntinian, Theodojiiis, and Jrcadius, whichprefcribes the exa^ft weight of a faddle, confining it tofixty pounds, including the bridle ; and ordaining thatthe cloak-bag with which people travelled, Ihould weigh Pi ^.
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