72 The Duchess of Newcastle 



which My Lord loved above the rest, and called him 

 his favourite, a fine Spanish horse; intreating My 

 Lord's escuyer to acquaint him with his desire, and 

 ask the price of the said horse: My Lord, when he 

 heard of it, commanded his servant, that if the 

 chapman returned he should be brought before him; 

 which being done accordingly, My Lord asked him, 

 whether he was resolved to buy his Spanish horse? 

 Yes, answered he. My Lord, and Pie give your 

 Lordship a good price for him. I make no doubt of 

 it, replied My Lord, or else you shall not have him: 

 But you must know, said he, that the price of that 

 horse is looo/. to day, to morrow it will be 2000/., 

 next day 3000/. and so forth. By which the chapman 

 perceiving that My Lord was unwilHng to part with 

 the said horse for any money, took his leave, and so 

 went his ways. 



The next was, that the Duke de Guise, who was 

 also a great lover of good horses, hearing much com- 

 mendation of a gray leaping horse, which My Lord 

 then had, told the gentleman that praised and com- 

 mended him, that if My Lord was willing to sell the 

 said horse, he would give 600 pistols for him. The 

 gentleman knowing My Lord's humour, answered 

 again, that he was confident. My Lord would never 

 part with him for any mony, and to that purpose 

 sent a letter to My Lord from Paris; but My Lord 

 was so far from selling that horse, that he was dis- 

 pleased to hear that any price should be offered for 

 him : so great a love hath My Lord for good horses ! 

 And certainly I ha^e observed, and do verily beheve, 

 that some of them had also a particular love to My 

 Lord; for they seemed to rejoice whensoever he came 

 into the stables, by their tramphng action, and the 

 noise they made ; nay, they would go much better in 



