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State of archery before the Conquest After that event: Shakspeare: Anecdote Adroitness of English bowmen Dreaded by the French: Proverbial expressions Harry V.: Sir N. H. Nicholas's Battle of Agincourt: Wars of the Roses Drayton: Battle of Towton Paston letter Old English foresters Robin Hood: Anecdote of Bishop Latimer Life and death of Robin Hood Goths and Persians: Caribbee Indians Anecdotes Scandinavian boys: Bashkir archers Margravine of Anspach: Young Indians of Demerara: Catabowa warriors at Sadler's Wells Bows of Indian children: Tupinamba archers Floridan archers Anecdotes Remarkable instance of skilful shooting Manilla archers |
Oriental book of archery Soldier and snake Anecdotes of young Tartar bowmen Chinese arrows Mameluke archers Bow and arrow symbolical Henry VIII. at Field of Cloth of Gold Privy-purse expenses Henry VII. Edward VI.: Princes Henry and Charles Lord de Vesci Feud of Elland Wages of old English archer Martin Expence John Pearson: Wat Tinlinn: Richard Arundel Robert Bone, of Antony: The archer Coles: Left-handed bowman: Death of Lord de Lisle: Barons of Berkeley Archers and knights Kynge and Hermyt Friar Tuck King John Eton and Harrow: Roger Ascham Archery at Harrow school |
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Stringing the bow Battle of Cressy: An archer's day Shakspearian rules: Standing John de Rous: Poetical sketch of ancient archer Nocking arrow Handling arrow: Shakspeare's directions for recovering lost shaft Crescentius de Re Rustica Holding: Drawing: Loosing Handling: Bowstring: Drawing: Drawing fingers respected among cannibals Rules for straight shooting Anecdote Point blanc shooting Rules for modern bow meetings Awkward squad of archers Shakspeare Belt: Bracer: Shooting glove |
Description of ancient bracer Gloves Ancient prices Bowstrings Female patriotism: Indian suicide Cutting bowstring Archer's marks: Dr. Nott Butt fields Modern butts Laughable anecdote Targets Target card Flight shooting: Roman targets: Fire shafts Oriental target: Confucius: Chinese archery Archery at Constantinople Equestrian archery: Anecdote |
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Star of the archers Bow meetings in harem of the Shah: Penthesilea:Bow meetings; their effect on fate and fortunes of the fair Earl of Arran, character of Oriental shooting grounds Persian bowyers: Death by bowstring Oriental mode of bracing bow Persian arrows: Sefin or thumb rings Bracer: Flight shooting Female archer guard Tartar archeress Anecdote of Eastern Queen Tasso's Clorinda Black Agnes |
Anecdotes of female archers Anna Boleyn Queen Bess and Cadenham oak Advantages of the bow as a female pastime Her Majesty Queen Victoria Marchioness of Salisbury's archery: Diploma Archery fêtes at Grove House: Hon. Mrs. Crespigny Miss Littledale Ladies' archery dresses Catalogue of skilful bow-women |
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Antiquity of bow: Flint arrow heads: Sir R. C.Hoare Declarations of peace and war: Howel Dha Bow of war and peace Anecdotes Price of Welsh bow and arrows Twenty-four Welsh games:Hunting . Anecdote of Rhys Wyn Welsh improvisatori: Gwinddelw, Homer of Welsh Bards Sheriff's breakfast Davyth ap Gwilym, the Archer Bard Gilded bows Gwilym's frequent allusions to archery Beautiful address to skylark Recapitulation of youthful accomplishments; address the Wind |
Shooting matches Jevan ap Robert, archer and bishop's cook Admirable portrait of a Welsh archer Curious domestic habits: Squire's Yeoman Remarkable shot Anecdote Cross-bow unpopular in Wales Davyth ap Gwilym and "Hunchback," his rival Sir Howell of the Pole Axe Anecdote of Welsh cross-bowman Howel Sele, or the Goblin's Hollow Oak Archers of Gwentland Harry of Monmouth: David Gam and his brave comrades in arms Cambro-Britons to their harp Society of Royal British Bow |
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Ineffectual attempts to cultivate archery in France Book of King Modus, an ancient treatise on the bow |
Modern bowmen of Paris and Chantilly Flemish archery |
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French and Spanish crossbow Companies for practice of this weapon Description of French and Flemish crossbow Bolt-in-Tun Description of a perfect crossbow Extreme range of ditto Spanish hunter's crossbow Crossbowmen highly esteemed in Spain: Bolts and quarrils Stone-bow |
The prodd Curious wager Death of Richard Coeur-de-Lion Rufus Oak: Sir Walter Tyrrel Scene from Shakspeare Fatal accident of Arcbbishop Abbot Baron de Chantal Suicide of Sir William Hankford Killing poachers: Singular duel with crossbow Battle with Indian chief Anecdotes |
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Latest appearance of archers in battle-field Prince Arthur's knights Richmond archers: Sir Walter Raleigh Anecdote: Queen Elizabeth's body guard Battle of Blore Heath Long Jamie Revival of archery: George IV. List of modern societies Royal Toxophilites Toxophilite mania Anecdotes of Roger Ascham Thomson the poet Prince George and Littlejohn Grand meeting of archers Anderson Sir W. Wood, Marshal of Finsbury Archers Anecdotes of skilful modern bowmen Royal Toxophilite shooting grounds |
Woodmen of Forest of Arden Trysting tree Bow-bearer: Tenures by archery Meetings of woodmen of Arden List of original members Winners of prizes Herefordshire bowmen, &c. Royal Edinburgh archers: queen s body guard for Scotland Early history Present state Verses to the Duke of Hamilton Royal charter: Costume: Public processions Chief prizes Anecdotes: Goose shooting Poems addressed to Royal Company of Archers Gift of colours to body guard by George IV.: Perth archers Anecdote: Grenadiers of Highland regiments Church militant: Calum Dhu |
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Growth of yew Its ancient value Yew trees in village churchyards, Longevity of the yew: Mr. Jesse Motives for planting yews around the church: Welsh cemeteries Yew: where found plentifully The oak: King Richard in Sherwood Forest Foresters' oaks Forest laws Self and backed bows |
Observations on the Toxophilus Bows of bamboo Powerful shooting Anecdotes in refutation of Humphrey Barwick: Return of killed and wounded Description of ancient yew bow Peculiar formation of old English bow Rules for bowmaking Modern bowyers: Foreign bow woods Polishing bows An Ascham |
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Shooting short lengths: Ancient statutes Anecdote Enchanted arrows |
Shooting in public: Sketch of perfect bowman Choice of bows |
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Toxophilus, a meagre production, compared with "Contemplative Man's Recreation" Droll anecdote Length of ancient arrows Chevy Chase Cornish archers Kempe on ancient arrows at Cothele Sir S. R. Meyrick: List of arrow woods Droll contest between fletchers and patten makers Piecing arrows Guiana Indian shafts: Anecdote: Specimen of old English arrow at Goodrich Court Turkish and English arrow nocks: Feathering Unfledged arrows: Lieut. Gore and Tabourai Tamaide: Consumption of goose feathers: Anecdote |
Peacock's feathers Eagle's ditto: Old English archers Art of winging arrows War, butt, and roving piles Arrow marks Barbed arid poisoned arrows Zisca: Death of Harold Edith of the Swan's Neck: Indian breastplate Ludicrous anecdote of a friar Indian suicide Messire Ambroise Pare: Mode of treating arrow wounds Anecdotes: Indian arrows for bleeding |
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The somnambulist archer: Necessity of constant practice out of shooting ground Heron shooting Rabbit ditto: Britton Ferry Birding bows |
Archer's decoy birds Fauna gooma, or rat-shooting in South Sea islands Popinjay shooting: Fine poetical description: Anderson's archery ground "Ayme for Finsbury archers:" A. Kempe, F.S.A. |
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Symmetry of Grecian bow Of what materials composed: Homer's description Goat horns: Pashley's Crete Archery of Teshoo Lama: Anecdote of horn bow Ancient figures from island of Egina Drawing bowstring to the breast Gibbon: Odyssey Penelope mourning over the bow of Ulysses: Oriental bow-cases Grecian marks |
Anecdote Ulysses: His position whilst shooting Piercing oaken portals Athenian archer guard: St John's Athens and Sparta Anecdote of Scythian bowmen Julius Africanus Calculation of arrow's flight Smyrnus the Scythian: Bardi- sanes the Parthian Roman archer's dicipline Gratian: Commodus: Domitian Cambyses and Prexaspes Aster and King Philip Conclusion: Song |