CONTENTS. 



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Introduction ... ... ... ... ... i 



The Chariot Horse of the Ancient Britons ... 5 



The Great Horse in the First Century ... ... 7 



From the Seventh Century to the Conquest ... 11 



From the Conquest to the Reign of King John ... 13 



The Great Horse in the Thirteenth Century ... 16 



From the Time of Edward HI. to Edward 1\". ... 18 



The Laws of Henry VII. ... ... ... 20 



The Laws of Henry \TII. ... ... ... 23 



Queen Elizabeth's Time... ... ... ... 27 



James I. ... ... ... ... ... 36 



Charles I. ... ... ... ... ... 39 



From the Commonwealth to William III.'s Time... 42 



Queen Anne's Reign ... ... ... ... 48 



The .Shire Horse in the Nineteenth Century ... 58 



How to Preserve its Character ... ... ... 61 



The Foreign Market ... ... ... ... 62 



The Shire Horse Society ... ... ... 65 



