1 84 THE HISTORY AND ART 



By thefe prudent and judicious meafures, the 

 Engliili breed of horfes was not only improved in 

 ilrengfh and fize, but alfo greatly increafed'in number. 



The ufe of coaches was not known in England till 

 the year 1580 (in Queen Elizabeth's reign) when 

 they were introduced by Filz-AiJen, Earl of Arundel *, 



Till this period, I'addle-horfes and carts were the 

 only methods of conveyance "for all forts of people ; 

 and the Queen rode behind her Mafler of the Horfe, 

 when llie went in Hate to St. Paul's'. This falliion, how- 

 ever, prevailed only in the former part of her reign, and 

 was totally extinguiflied by the appearance of coaches. 

 Their introdudion occafioned a much larger demand 

 of horfes, than former times had wanted ; and fuch 

 was the number of them employed in this fervice, 

 that at the latter end of the Queen's reign a bill was 

 propofed in the Houfe of Lords, to reftrain the fuper- 

 fluous and ejceffive ufe of coaches. It was rejected 

 upon the fecond reading: the Lords, however, di- 

 rected, that the Attorney General fliould perufe the 

 ilatiues for promoting the breed of horfes, and con- 

 lider of fome proper bill in its room f . 



The invention of gunpowder being known, and fire 

 arms generally ufed, the heavy armour fell into dif- 

 repute, and a light fort was only ufed : a lighter and 

 more adtive horfe therefore became neceflary, and 



* Anderfon's Orig. of Comm. p, 421, vol. i. 

 ' ■\ Journals, Nov, 7, 1601. 



were 



