i8o THE HISTORY AND ART 



of Ireland, and were fo much liked and ufed, as to 

 become a proverbial cxprellion for any thing of which 

 people are extremely fond. Nags come under the fame 

 defcription, as to their fize, qualities, and employ- 

 ments, 



Clothfek, was a cloak-bag horfe, as male-horfe is one 

 who carried the portmanteau. Horfes to draw the 

 Chariott were JVaggon horfes ; from the French word 

 Cbarrette, whence the Englifli word Cart ; for coaches, 

 nor Chariots (in our acceptation), were not known at 

 this time. A gret doble trottynge horfe, was a tall, 

 broad, and well-fpread horfe, whofe bed pace was the 

 trot, being too unweildy in himfelf, or carrying too 

 great a weight, to be able to gallop. Dobk or double fig- 

 nifies broad, big, fwelled out ; from the French double, 

 who fay of a broad-loined filleted horfe, that he has 

 les reins doubles — ^ double bidet. The Latin adjedlive du- 

 plex, gives the fame meaning ; Firgil fpeaking of the 

 horfe fays, at duplex agitur per lumbos fpina, Georg. iii. 

 and Horace, Duplice jicu. A Curtal is an horfe whofe 

 tail is cut, or fliortened — in the French Curtaud. A 

 gambaldynge horfe, was one of fliew and parade, a ma- 

 naged horfe from the Italian Gamba, a leg. An ajn- 



blynge horfe is too well known, to need an explanation. 

 The Amble long before this time, as well as for a long 

 while after, was fo favourite a pace, and fo much liked 

 for its eafe and fmoothnefs, that almoft every faddle- 

 horfe was taught to perform it, efpecially thofe which 

 were rode by the rich, the indolent, and infirm : fo 



that 



