The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England: Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, and Pompous Spectacles, from the Earlist Period to the Presnt TimeThomas Tegg, 1841 - 420 ページ |
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afterwards amusement ancient appears archers arms arrows ball bear bear-baiting bells birds bowl boys bull-baiting called cards cast chap Chaucer chess church Cotton Library court cross-bow dancing dice dogs Du Cange earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England English engraving especially esquire exceedingly exercise exhibited favourite festival fourteenth century Francis Douce French frequently gleemen ground hand Harl Harleian Harleian Collection Harleian Library hawking head Henry VIII Hist honour horses hounds hunting joculator John jugglers kind king king's knights ladies lance lord manner manuscript mentioned minstrels modern monarch nobility occasion original pageants pastime performed persons piece play players poet practised present prince probably queen quintain quoits reign ring rope Royal Library running Saint Saxon says shillings shooting sometimes speaks spectators sport Survey of London sword tournament Troy game tumbling usually writers young
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