Edinburgh the twenty day of May, one thousand seven hundred and twenty six years. The which day, the Lord Provost, Bailies, Council, Deacons of Crafts, ordinar and extraordinar, being conveened in Council, taking to their consideration, that it will be of use and advantage, to the inhabitants of this city, and priviledges thereof, that the Silver Arrow belonging to the said city, be regularly shot for once a year. Have agreed, that the said Silver Arrow, with the six badges following, now appended to it, viz. One by Mr. David Drummond Advocat, another by William Neilson merchant, and late Dean of Gild, another by Thomas Kincaid Esq; another by James Cockburn Secretary to the Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North-Britain, another by the Right Honourable David Earl of Weemyss, and another by Alexander Congalton merchant, be delivered over to the treasurer of the Royal Company of Archers, to be shot for yearly, according to the rules following.... /
Edinburgh (Scotland).Town Council.
Home, George,town-clerk of Edinburgh.
Royal Company of Archers.
Edinburgh, : Printed by John Moncur, at his printing-house in the Lawn-market, at the head of the Bank-close.,
1726..
A proclamation on the rules of an archery competition dating from 1709 and held annually. The prize of a silver arrow was to be kept for one year and then passed on, with the added decoration of the winner's badge, to the next winning archer.
The broadside bears a woodcut headpiece bearing the arms and motto of the city of Edinburgh, with the doe and maiden supporters but without the coronet and anchor.
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Archery
Archery