BOOK X. 



HORSES AND HORSEBREEDING, 1625-1659 THE TURF 



SUPPRESSED BY THE CROMWELLIANS. 



The royal studs and stables — Masters of the Horse to the King and 

 Queen — The governor of the Prince of Wales — The avenor and 

 officers of the stable and races — The royal stud at Tutbuiy — List 

 of the principal racehorses belonging to the King in 1643 — Descrip- 

 tion, names, and value — Proposal for the sale of the royal stud in 

 1649 — Six of the King's horses presented to General Jones by the 

 Parliament — His victory over the Duke of Ormond's forces in Ireland 

 — Vicissitudes of the Tutbury stud during the Commonwealth — Its 

 sale deferred — Further proceedings — The custodian in trouble — 

 Investigations by the sequestrators — Appointment of a commission 

 to investigate the affairs of the stud — The custodian dismissed — His 

 successor — Six of the best horses presented to the Protector — 

 Another sale projected — Proceedings thereon — Decision of the 

 Council to disperse the stud — Lord Grey to have first choice ad 

 valorem — Sale of the remainder in 165 1 — Futile endeavours of the 

 Duke of York to save the stud — Ineffectual exertion of Charles II. 

 to obtain some of the best horses — Reputation of Tutbury stud — 

 Visited by Prince Ludwick in 1636 — Who is entertained by the cor- 

 poration of Leicester — The Earl of Denbigh — Sir Henry Milditiay 

 — Lord Colepeper — The Earl of Salisbury — Lord Edward Howard 

 — Lord Grey — Viscount Lisle — Sir Arthur Haselrigg — Sir William 

 Constable — Sir Gilbert Pickering — Definition of the word "race" — 

 Equine lore — Horses — The Duke of Newcastle's book — Written at 

 Antwerp during his exile — His fame on equine subjects — His great 

 ability as a horseman — Is visited by distinguished potentates — His 

 appreciation of Spanish blood — His stud at Antwerp— Breeding 

 under difficulties — His famous grey hunter — Reminiscences — Gives 

 a list of the most celebrated horses on the English turf — Attributes 



