We are told that, in the thirteenth century, a horse was exhibited by the joculators, which danced upon a rope; and oxen were rendered so docile as to ride upon horses, holding trumpets to their mouths as though they were sounding them. [765] Accordingly we find the representation of several surprising tricks performed by horses, far exceeding those displayed in the present day. A manuscript of the fourteenth century, in the Royal Library, [766] contains the following cruel diversion:
76. A Horse baited with Dogs.
Another manuscript, more ancient by at least half a century, in the same collection, represents
77. A Horse dancing to the Pipe and Tabor.
In the often cited Bodleian MS. [767] of the fourteenth century, is