HISTORY OF HORSE-RACING. 13 



A nobleman's steed about this time is described in Whyte, 

 and is taken from the regulations and establishments of 

 Algernon Percy, the fifth Duke of Northumberland, in 1512. 



' This is the order of the chequer roul of the nombre of 

 horsys of my lordys 'and my ladys that are appointed to be in 

 the charge of the hous yerely, as to say, gentill horsys, palfreys, 

 hobys, naggis, clothsek hors, male hors. 



' First, gentyll horsys, to stand in my lord's stable, six. Item, 

 palfreys of my ladis, to wit, oone for my lady, and two for her 

 gentillwomen, and oone for her chamberer. Four hobys and 

 nags for my lordys oone saddill viz. oone for my lorde, and 

 oone to stay at home for my lorde. 



' Item, chariot hors, to stand in my lordis stable yerely. 

 Seven great trottynge horsys to draw in the chariott, and a nag 

 for the chariott man to ride, eight. Again, hors for Lord Percy, 

 his lordship's son and heir. A gret doble trottynge hors, called 

 a curtal, for his lordship to ride on out of townes. Another 

 trottynge gambaldyne hors for his lordship to ride on when he 

 comes into towne. An amblynge hors for his lordship to 

 journeye on daily. A proper amblynge little nag for his lord- 

 ship when he goeth on hunting and hawking. A great 

 amblynge gelding,, or trottynge gelding, to carry his male.' 



' Gentill ' horse was one of superior cattle and made the 

 best chargers. ' Palfreys ' were an elegant kind, mostly small, 

 and broken in to the use of ladies, and aged or infirm people 

 of rank. ' Hobys ' were strong active horses of small size, and 

 are originally supposed to have come from Ireland. This breed, 

 being at one time in high repute, gave origin to the phrase by 

 which any favourite object is termed a man's ' hobby.' 



The ' clothseck,' or male horse, was one that carried the 

 cloak-bag, or portmanteau. 



* Chariot ' horses (derived from the French charette\ were 

 waggon-horses. 



' A gret doble trottynge horse ' was a heavy powerful horse, 

 whose pace was a trot, being either too unwieldy in itself or 

 carrying too great weights to gallop. 



