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courage, a devout heart ; and though no Puritan, severe and 

 regular in his Hfe and manners. That he hved amongst his 

 neighbours with great hospitality ; and was very knowing in 

 country affairs, and exceedingly beloved in the town and 

 county of Northampton. That he was no friend to changes 

 in either church or state ; that when the civil wars began, he 

 was brought prisoner to town by the parliament party, and 

 confined in the Savoy ; where he died in the eighty-second 

 year of his age, ^;/;/(? 1644." His lordship was succeeded by 

 his eldest surviving son Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron 

 Montagu of Broughton, who died January 10, 1683. He 

 also, was a notable turfite during the reign of Charles H. 



The horses of Denmark, Holland, and Germany 

 are represented by the Duke of Newcastle as peculiarly 

 adapted for the coach, the cart, and the plough. 



The Courser of Naples, though formerly famous, 

 had, at the duke's time, degenerated through neglect 

 in transmitting the pure strain ; " but they Began now 

 to Repair it, and he Hoped within Fourteen Years 

 it may be Established as formerly it hath been." 



As to Arabian horses, his grace seems to have had 

 very little practical knowledge or experience. He 

 merely refers to the reputation of the breed ; that some 

 of those horses were bought at ^1000, ^^2000, and 

 ^3000 each, which he apostrophises "an Intollerable, 

 and an Incredible Price ;" that they were exceedingly 

 careful in breeding and recording the pedigrees of 

 their famous studs ; and that the only Arab horse he 

 ever saw was that bought from John Markham by 

 King James I., which he terms a poor specimen, and 

 when trained was unsuccessful on the Turf.""' 



* The Archbishop of Canterbury, writing from London, November 9, 



