jan 1, 1559 - amble

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In 1505, a Leeds man referred to his <i>grey nage that awmylles</i> (Th4/16), that is to say it had a smooth, even gait. Such horses were deemed suitable for ladies to ride and they are mentioned frequently in wills. In 1556, John Smith of Sherburn left his wife an <i>amblinge gray mare called throstell </i>(Th27/53) and in 1472 Ralph Snaith of Pontefract gave his <i>Gray Awmbylyng horsse … in the name of </i>[his]<i> mortuary </i>(Th26/326). Among the more unusual spellings are <i>hawmelinge horse</i> in 1547 (YDK103) and <i>halmelyng foole</i> in 1559 (Th27/274); 1552 <i>to my cosyn Dorothie Skergell ... a nawmbling meare and hir foole</i>, Womersley (Th27/33).

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