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Chapter I continued 



their horses Relics of Irish art ; what they indicate 

 Simon de Montfort the first master of foxhounds 

 The king's right to commandeer horses Sir Eustace 

 de Hecche ; Battle of Falkirk Marco Polo and white 

 horses ; curious superstitions Edward III. and Richard 

 II. encourage horse breeding Battle of Crecy : . 107 



CHAPTER II 



Richard II.'s horse, Roan Barbary Thoroughbred English 

 horses characteristic of the nation Chaucer ; Cambus- 

 can's wooden horse Don Quixote's Aligero Clavileno 

 Horse race between the Prince of Wales and Lord 

 Arundel The Chevalier Bayard ; his horse, Carman 

 The Earl of Warwick's horse, Black Saladin Joan of 

 Arc King Richard's horse, White Surrey Charles 

 VIII. of France's horse, Savoy Dame Julyana Berners 

 Wolsey's horsemanship Queen Elizabeth's stud ; 127 



CHAPTER III 



Inauguration and development of the Royal Stud Ex- 

 portation of horses declared by Henry VIII. to be 

 illegal Sale of horses to Scotsmen pronounced to be 

 an act of felony Riding matches become popular 

 Ferdinand of Arragon's gift of horses to Henry VIII. 

 Henry's love of hunting King Henry stakes the bells 

 of St Paul's on a throw of the dice Some horses of 

 romance Horse-breeding industry crippled in Scotland 148 



CHAPTER IV 



North America without horses when Columbus landed 

 Scarcity of horses at the Conquest of Mexico Francisco 

 Pizarro; his cavaliers terrify the Indians Emperor 

 Charles V. sends horses to King Edward VI. David 

 Hume, " a man remarkable for piety, probity, candour 

 and integrity"; his practices in connection with horse 

 racing Queen Elizabeth fond of racing ; condition of 



