go on the horse in general. 



** the Turk, the Barbarian, the Sardinian, the 

 Neapolitan, the Jennet of Spain, the Hunga- 

 rian, the high Almaine (or German) the Frieze- 

 land, the Flanders, and the Irifh Hobby." 

 Still, Horfes were fo deficient in number, that 

 on the Spanifli Invafion, the Queen found the 

 utrnofl difficulty in mounting two or three 

 thoufand cavalry. 



In the reign of James, Horfe-racing became 

 famionable, throughout all parts of England; 

 a favourite diverfion of moil of the Princes of 

 the Royal Houfe of Stuart, and particularly 

 encouraged by them. Even the grave and 

 hypocrital Cromwell, in his apery of the pomps 

 and vanities of royalty, did not forget that 

 neceflary appendage — a flud of Race Horfes. 

 It is well known that Richard Place was the 

 Lord Protector's flud groom. The famous 

 white Turk has immortalized himfelf and his 

 keeper; the conjoined names of the man and 

 the Horfe (Place's white Turk) are fure to be 

 delivered down to the lateft pofterity. 



The merry 321a of the Reftoration relieved 

 the good people of this country from the ill 

 effects of the moft infane and ufclefs, of all the 

 numerous follies which have turned the brains 

 of mortal men. I mean that of mortifying and 

 degrading both foul and body, and Riding the 

 lawful defires of nature in their birth, under 

 the ftuoid pretence of fecuring a luxurious 



reverfion 



