I doubt it not if thy folks are of thine own trusting kidney.

And hark ye, look well to the mare Nell Gwynne; let her be well fed and well tended, for it may well be that she has hard times before her.

If we have to cross the sea on urgent business, I shall do my best to take our good steeds with us.

Dutch nags may be strong, but I would sooner feel the English blood stirring beneath me.

Besides, in matters where despatch and caution are needed, it is half the battle to have a horse who has been trained under one's own eye.