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the Establishment of Algernon Percy, Fifth 

 Earl of Northumberland, which was com- 

 menced in the year 1512, gives us a very 

 valuable glimpse of the private stud main- 

 tained by a great noble in Henry VIII.'s 

 time. The list of the Earl's horses "that 

 are appointed to be in the charge of the 

 house yearly, as to say, gentell horseys, pal- 

 freys, hobys, naggis, cloth-sek hors, male 

 hors," is as follows : 



" First, gentell horsys, to stand in my lordis stable, 

 six. Item, palfreys of my ladis, to wit, oone for my 

 lady and two for her gentell- women, and oone for her 

 chamberer. Four hobys and nags for my lordis oone 

 ('own' in this connection) saddill, viz., oone for my 

 lord, and oone to stay at home for my lord. 



" Item, chariot hors to stand in my lordis stable 

 yerely. 



" Seven great trottynge horsys to draw in the 

 chariot and a nag for the chariott man to ride eight. 

 Again, hors for Lord Lerey, his lordship's son and 

 heir. A gret doble trottynge hors called a curtal, 

 for his lordship to ride out on out of towns. Another 

 trottynge gambaldyn hors for his lordship to ride on 

 when he comes into towns. An amblynge hors 

 for his lordship to journeye on daily. A proper 

 ambiynge little nag for his lordship when he goeth 

 on hunting and hawking. A gret amblynge gelding, 

 or trottynge gelding, to carry his male." 



In regard to these various horses, it may 

 be added that the "gentell hors " was one of 

 superior breeding ; the chariott horse and 

 "gret trotting horsys" were powerful cart 



