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The Environs of London
… personating Robin Hood: after exhibiting their skill in archery, they entertained the Royal party with venison and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from its having been anciently used for the practice of archery, and on which a singular triangular tower was …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 18th-century and Victorian pleasure grounds include an archery glade. 70 In 1422 William Payne, whose ancestors had …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… were overhauled. Citizens were also required to practise archery regularly. The next major military alarm came in … broken away, perhaps when the use of firearms replaced archery. Even though most of the damage caused to the city …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… On the staircase is a 'rover-stone,' for long range archery, from Islington; It is a stone post with the word …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… H,' p. 5. In order to encourage the prac tice of archery such games as are here mentioned were forbidden in …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… to make proclamation for every ablebodied man to practise archery on festivals, in preference to useless games. Witness …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… Sheriffs to make proclamation encouraging the practice of archery by way of a pastime in place of football, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… from 1858, had few Foresters among their members. 42 An archery club established before 1857 and patronized by …