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Ancient Customs, Sports, and Pastimes, of the English: Explained from ... Jehoshaphat Aspin Volledige weergave - 1835 |
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actors æra amusement ancient arms ball bonfires boy bishop Britons called carried celebrated century Christmas cloth consisted coronation court crown custom dance Danes disguised dressed duke earls Edward Edward III England English Engravings exercise exhibited fashion feast festival flowers Fools foot-ball frequently Goff gold habited half bound hand hand-ball hawk head Henry IV Henry VIII holidays holy honour horse hurling interludes iron joculator kind king king's knights ladies lance London Lord manner MASQUES master May-pole ment MIDSUMMER WATCH minstrels MOTHERING SUNDAY Mummings nobility Norman occasion pageant palace of Westminster parish party pastime performed person play players Plough practised prince Pub Sept Queen quintain quoits rank reign of Henry Richard Richard II Robin Hood round royal Saxons says shield Shooter's Hill Shrove Tuesday side singing sometimes spears stones Sunday sword throw tion tournaments town TROY GAME wassail Westminster wicket women wrestling yards young Yule
Populaire passages
Pagina 111 - To thee, all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein. To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory.
Pagina 188 - As we were returning to our Inn, we happened to meet some country People celebrating their Harvest-Home; their last load of Corn they Crown with Flowers, having besides an Image richly dressed, by which, perhaps, they would signify Ceres, this they keep moving about, while Men and Women, Men and Maid Servants, riding through the Streets in the Cart, shout as loud as they can, till they arrive at the Barn.
Pagina 112 - ... acted with mighty state and reverence by the friars of this house, had theaters for the severall scenes, very large and high, placed upon wheels, and drawn to all the eminent parts of the city, for the better advantage of spectators : and contain'd the story of the New Testament, composed into old English Rithme, as appeareth by an ancient MS. intituled Ludus Corporis Christi, or Ludus Conventrue. I have been told...
Pagina 64 - With us the nobility, gentry, and students, do ordinarily go to dinner at eleven before noon, and to supper at five, or between five and six at afternoon. The merchants dine and sup seldom before twelve at noon and six at night, especially in London. The husbandmen dine also at high noon as they call it, and sup at seven or eight : but out of term in our universities the scholars dine at ten.
Pagina 192 - Here they used to end many quarrels betwixt neighbour and neighbour. Hither came the wives in comely manner, and they which were of the better sort had their mantles carried with them, as well for show as to keep them from cold at table.
Pagina 219 - Golf, according to the present modification of the game, is performed with a bat, not much unlike the bandy : the handle of this instrument is straight, and usually made of ash, about four feet and a half in length : the curvature is affixed to the bottom, faced with horn and backed with lead ; the ball is a little one, but exceedingly hard ; being made with leather, and, as before observed, stuffed with feathers. There are generally two players, who...
Pagina 118 - For representing it, they raise an earthen amphitheatre in some open field, having the diameter of "an inclosed playne, some 40 or 50 foot. The country people flock from all sides many miles off, to hear and see it. For they have therein devils and devices, to delight as well the eye as the ear.
Pagina 180 - The sheriffs' watches came one after the other in like order, but not so large in number as the...
Pagina 188 - As we were returning to our inn, we happened to meet some country people CELEBRATING THEIR HARVEST HOME; their last load of corn they crown with flowers, having besides an image richly dressed, by which, perhaps, they would signify Ceres; this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid servants, riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can till they arrive at the barn.