 | Harry Harewood - Sports - 1835 - 384 pages
...King James the First bought an Arabian of Mr. Markham, a merchant, for five hundred guineas, which was the first of that breed ever seen in England. The Duke of Newcastle says, in his " Treatise ou Horsemanship," that he had seen the above Arabian, and describes him as a small bay horse, and not... | |
 | Royal Agricultural Society of England - Agriculture - 1863 - 786 pages
...bought of Mr. Markham an Arabian horse, imported from the East by the latter. This horse is reported to have been the first of that breed ever seen in England ; but it would be hard to establish the truth of this assertion. Since Britain long continued to be... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1864 - 916 pages
...bought of Mr. Markham, an Arabian horse, imported from the east by the latter. This horse is reported to have been the first of that breed ever seen in England, but it would be hard to establish the truth «f this assertion. Since Britain long continued t» be... | |
 | Veterinary review and stockowners' journal - 1863 - 794 pages
...bought of Mr Markhain an Arabian horse imported from the East by the latter. This horse is reported to have been the first of that breed ever seen in England ; but it would be hard to establish the truth of this assertion. Since Britain long continued to be... | |
 | 1863 - 796 pages
...bought of Mr Markham an Arabian horse imported from the East by the latter. This horse is reported to have been the first of that breed ever seen in England ; but it would be hard to establish the truth of this assertion. Since Britain long continued to be... | |
 | Maine. Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1864 - 440 pages
...bought of Mr. Markham an Arabian horse, imported from the East by the latter. This horse is reported to have been the first of that breed ever seen in England ; but it would be hard to establish the truth of this assertion. Since Britain long continued to be... | |
 | Horses - 1891 - 762 pages
...probably from Persia and Syria. The following are arranged in about the order of date. MARKHAM ARABIAN. James the First bought an Arabian of Mr Markham, a...a small Bay Horse, and not of very excellent shape ; also thai he was bought for 150 gs.. and to run, and ran so badly that he brought Arabians into disrepute.... | |
 | John Hankins Wallace - Horse breeding - 1897 - 678 pages
...Mr Markkam, a merchant. for 500gs.. said (but with little probability) to have been the first of the breed ever seen in England. The Duke of Newcastle...small bay horse, and not of very excellent shape. 22. Bloody Buttocks; nothing further can be traced from the papers of the late Mr. Crofts than that... | |
 | William Ridgeway - Civilization - 1905 - 566 pages
...Arabs, Barbs and Turks." " King James I bought an Arabian of Mr Markham, a Merchant, for 500 guns., said, but with little probability, to have been the first of that Breed ever seen in England." The original foundation for this figure of 500 guineas (which has been faithfully copied in all the books... | |
 | William Ridgeway - 568 pages
...Arabs, Barbs and Turks." " King James I bought an Arabian of Mr Markham, a Merchant, for 500 guns., said, but with little probability, to have been the first of that Breed ever seen in England." The original foundation for this figure of 500 guineas (which has been faithfully copied in all the books... | |
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King James I. bought of Mr. Markham an Arabian horse, imported from the East by the latter. This horse is reported to have been the first of that breed ever seen in England ; but it would be hard to establish the truth of this assertion. 