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many English Horses farr Finer. Mr Markham sold him 



to King James for Five Hundred Pounds ; and being 



Trained up for a Course, when he came to Run, every 



Horse Beat him." 



Newcastle had been appointed in March, 1637, Governor to 



Prince Charles, afterwards King Charles II, whom he taught to 



ride : and he celebrates the progress in equitation of his Royal 



pupil in the Preface to his well-known Book on Horsemanship, 



published at Antwerp in 1658. Presumably Newcastle must 



have had an intimate knowledge of the Royal Stables at this 



time. But prices mentioned in conversation as given for Horses, 



were probably then, as now, not very reliable; and as a matter 



of fact, the exact price (£154) given for this Horse is recorded 



in the Exchequer of Receipt, Order Books preserved in the 



Public Record Office. 



Subjoined is the actual entry : 



"11 July, 1616 — An Account of such horses bought for 

 the King and Queens Majesty's service since the 11th July 

 1616 and how the sum of 400Z, impressed to the Rt. Hon. 

 the Earl of Buckingham, Master of your Majesty's Horse 

 towards the buying of horses for your Majesty's use hath 

 been disbursed : viz. 



"Item the 20th of December, 1616, paid to Master 

 Markham for the Arabian Horse for His Majesty's own 

 use, 154. 0. O.l." 



" Item. The same day paid to a man that brought the 

 same Arabian horse and kept him, 11. 0. 0./." 



In these same Accounts the prices of Geldings bought for 

 the Royal Stables are as follows : 



£17; £15; £15. 8. 0; £26. 13. 4; £20; £18; £16. 10. 0; 

 £16; £16; £12; £13.6.8; £16; £14.7; £15; £16; £14; 

 £18; £14; £16; £16. 8. 0. 

 Special prices are paid for 



"A Chestnut hunting Gelding for H.M. own use: £70. 0.0. 

 3 large grey gldgs. for H.M. coach £90 (£30). 

 For H.M. own Saddle £40. 0. 0. 



