This discarded apparel was obtained and given to Dover by Mr. Endymion Porter, of Aston Subedge, a neighboring village, which gentleman was a servant of the King. The meetings quickly became celebrated far and near, and were numerously attended. Old English competitive sports and games, together with dancing, were indulged in. Pan may go Pipe in barren Malvern chase, The fawns and satyrs seek some other place. Coteswold is now th' epitome of mirth, And joy, presaged erst, is come to birth.
Hills Give place and honour.
Politics and war were in, and contentment was not. In the meantime Dover died, and although the meeting was revived after the Restoration, it did not regain its former notoriety. Dover's Antient Meeting, 1812. The sports will commence with a grand match of Backswords for a purse of guineas, To be played by 9 or 7 men on a side. Each side must appear in the ring by 3 o'clock in the afternoon.