, 1875-09-18

Arty thlitt tho time OF Hcllnfd L., HlH lltnarH
oG frum thu wotlnt! nf all arrow In ii91. IN
tho fourto: nth contnrv the rrosH'Low Gave way
10 thu loug how which Rftatly hurpannri il III
nlcIonoY. as tuetyo arrpwn ronId 10 di''hn'r'd
by tho latter we tho sfhaIEgt wAn preparing
fnr tho dnclAtR6 IT = ArihIsc 'laft.
I'll. lang inw wan usual'y feet In 1"hTsh AMI
waa formed Of yew. Tho arrn"a wcro frat una 10
u reed Eoxt VI cortlct.royl.at,d finally Of ns!!.
HtripB Ut leather, thcir heaih Gro POINTED with
atcaI ami Ho,npt,1nc1 bar.,e l. a,tl tlIoir lnnBti
was z feos and inches. ]4n usual range OF !'I.
, T.:pG on Tn' "s fsI :d 22 = NJ m ys1d,
Of from Gu, 10 H,o yards. "a trst-rato E1Rlrh
atcner." snyn rtit.ca I.ouin Safueot. ""lIn In \
nInsle minute waH nHntte tn drnw and dsclarRo
hs bow twclyo times win raIg,o Of 2l1 yards.
Rni WIlo in tllesn tseivn rllt'a e1Ico m,esed his
1nn,,. WAS very lightly esteelnct."
Tim howhen of England wcrn composed Of
yoonanEv. and "cro sturdy, manly net of sol.
dles enloyInE tho Eertect aud confederation "t
1'usles ail'l oiicerr. Iiloy were acknowledged
to bo tho brit infantry In tho World. and IN
battln alwaTn N tho van. The most disti'lgn1si-
el kn1ELta aud Darous ofscc uI.ed their
side with them. sona os Tho bowmcti
"eta mon,nl't but tue r,oster part weto
Oh foot. 1her wore light ATin,r couposed OF |
plato mhll.sh!rt, but moro often their chief
defense ras ttickly-gu'ttd tuaic Their ar |
rows numbering usually tnnuty-four, woro |
bound together in . sheaf aud hung from tho
! waAt-belt; All additional supply wA, 1ccatlonnl-
ally stuck in tho girdle. On commencing battle
Tho hrcller shook ont hiH sl,chf q arrown hnl
placed item nndcr hts lett font with their polnts
uutwatdB; ise wAs thus Obliged to htoop down
for cacll ono ~ It WAS required. Tho my OF the
nrclor wan higher tlau th2s of any otheE soldier
III the kttnY.
At i,rst tic aschers fought In small groups.
hnt eycnt,,a!y large numbers wero inaescl in
action, At the baltic Of CEtn3y {Ang. ri. 1871
tl1ov wers formed In divisions of s.Al0 men, 2uO
in uo and 400 deep; Al ss'e date Of tlsis ensaso-'
1no,,t nrtilIery had already been inyehte and it
| is uxid by como historieh that Edward brought
! cannon On The field. yet tho lnng-bnw decided
! tho victory. The Frcnc}. hal G,09o Genoese
croashownon In thoir ranks, but q sborar OF
| ram wettinR their boY-htzlngn destroyed tue
usefulness Of tho corps On tho othor haul, tho
| Eugl.h atclers managed to knop thcIs bow-
ssrngs dry, and tho s"ift hail Of deadly arrows
they diseharsoa Upon .he s,aeny mon !ho day
| Cocbere!, verlneuii, aud Nosermay, victory vaB
achieved by tho Englisl, through tho services
! Of their nrchera. Tho Freuch nossr equnlcd
the English in tho usc of tho bow, although for
| Ut archery. ....
In tho tlno Of peace as well as Of war arch
cry vas tarotsso Gastlnso, wisl tao athletic
ncasuro for cncouraging tho nse Of
tho loug-bow, and humorous ordinances
| were passed regulating the manufacture OF bows
md arroNs and tho purchase Of them for tho
uso Of their Sons and eeryantB by tue heaos Of
fan1ilieH. When Queen Elizabeth prornsoa to
iind G000 soldiczs ior tho service Of Charles TX.
one-half ct lLem wcGo tu be bowLuen, Plact!co
with tllo bow whs a popular amusement will, tho
geat'emou Of tho Cont of Charles II. In i77e,
several archery Eociettes wero formed in London.
but their career was very brtef In 1871. tho
rastimo was revived in Yorkshire with euccesA
that has Increased yearly ever H'uco,
CORPORATION OF LONDON LIBRARY.
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don ot4 bequost left by Richard Wilmington.
Tho famous "tbriee Il:rd MsSor ol Louaon." It
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tho Ctxof London. where the PRINCIPAL CORPORA
tten bus,ncss is transacted and lbs hoHp!taiisca
| hro extended. 1t is supposed that John Clip
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Htatcs in Lis ''Huryoy of London" written In
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library after lis spoilaton by tho Duke Of Som
crtet was deatroscd by tho great fire Of 1G6c.
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City OF t.ouluu was established. chtnty By the
ttrurts OF ,lr. Lambert Jones. It was oponed ii.
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was erected at q cost Of ,ooo, the
price et tho laa,l swelling tho sun
10 e375sooo. The structure consittt
. | of tno rooms, or l,alIH, plncei ono ovor the
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i hall with the collection Of books.
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i ment, tho Protector, Charles H., James H., an
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