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the picture shows the stamp of animal to 

 be the same. 



CHARLES I. 



Coming now to the reign ot" Charles I. 

 (1625- 1649) we find that the popularity of 

 racinp; and its results on the breed of stronor 

 horses were disturbing the minds of thought- 

 ful men. Sir Edward Harwood presented 

 to the King a memorial which represented 

 that there was a great deficiency of good and 

 stout horses for the defence of the Kingdom, 

 insomuch that it was a question whether it 

 could have furnished 2,000 that would have 

 been equal to 2,000 French. The cause 

 being, the memorialist stated, the strong 

 proclivity of the nation for racing and hunt- 

 ing, which required horses to be lighter and 

 weaker for the sake of swiftness. Sir 

 Edward proposed as remedy that nobles and 

 gentlemen should keep stronger horses and 

 train them and their riders in military exer- 

 cises instead of making races for Bells. This 

 sound advice might have produced results 

 but it was offered at the time when troubles 

 were gathering about ihe throne and the 

 King had no leisure to attend to it. Charles 

 was fond of the manege and w^as a good 



