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term Stallone, the French E talon, the Englifli, Stallion, or 

 jialled horfe, are derived ; which expreffion prevails, 

 and is in ufe at prefent with regard to the ox, ^?lfhich 

 fometimes being kept from the pafture in order to be 

 fattened, is called thejiall-icd, and Hailed ox. 



The fame writer fays likewife, in confirmation of 

 the cuftom of ufmg ambling horfes, " that the Englifli 

 " were not given to trot, but excelled in the fofter 

 '• pace of the Amble" 



The prince above-mentioned was fo fenfible of what 

 advantage a llrong and generous race of horfes is to a 

 kingdom, that he earneftly promoted, and encouraged 

 the culture of them. It feems to have been at all pe- 

 riods of time, an univerfal defire to have large horfes, 

 for fraall and weaker forts could not have executed 

 the bufinefs required of them ; and it appears by an 

 adt of parliament of the eleventh year of this reign, 

 that the number of Englifh horfes fent abroad was fo 

 exceflive, that it was neceflary to attend ferioufly to 

 this grievance, and prohibit all farther exportation. 

 The acH: recites, that not only a fmaller number of 

 good horfes were left within the realm, for the defence 

 thereof, but alfo that great and good plenty of the 

 fame were in parts beyond the fea, which in times paft 

 were wont to be within this land ; whereby the price 

 of horfes was greatly enhanced here, to the lofs and 

 annoyance of all the king's fubjctfls within the fame. 

 To remedy this, an adl was made, by which no owner 

 of an horfe fhould prefume to tranfport it out of the 



kingdom, 



