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the money for him ; for he was above Price : And 

 besides, I was then too great a Beggar, to think to be 

 made Rich by the Sale of a Horse ; I have bestow'd 

 many Thousands of Pounds in Horses, and have given 

 many ; but never was a good Horse-Courser ; SeUing 

 being none of my Professions." 



This gallant grey was well-known and admired by 

 Charles H., whose horsemanship the Duke lets no 

 opportunity pass without extolling. "When I was His 

 Governor," he says, " I had the Honour to be the first 

 to Sate Him on Horse-back, and did instruct Him 

 in the Art of Horsemanship ; it is a great Satisfaction 

 to me, to make mention here of the Joy I had then, 

 to see, That His Majesty made my Horses goe better, 

 than any Italian, or French-Riders (who had often 

 Rid them) would do ; and to hear Him say. That 

 there are very few that Know Horses ; Which was 

 knowingly said, and wisely judg'd of His Majesty: It 

 being very certain, That all Men undertake to Ride 

 them, but few know them, or can tell what they are 

 good for." 



It does not come within our province here to 

 attempt any description of the scope of the Duke of 

 Newcastle's great work, the greater portion of which 

 is now obsolete, and pertains to the marvellous evolu- 

 tions peculiar to modern " military tournament," rather 

 than to the field. He describes and criticises the 

 authors of equine literature to his own time ; is 

 eloquent on the advantages of the manage then 

 swiftly becoming a discarded accomplishment ; sings 

 the praises of some famous horsemen with whom he 



