Assertion: archery | /r/HasProperty | encouraged by a series of laws
Facets:
value: by law
type: OTHER
value: at the time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Archery, at the time still used in warfare, was encouraged by a series of laws designed to keep the longbow--previously the great advantage of English armies-- in continuous use: by law every male between 17 and 60 was required to maintain a bow, and to practice regularly (though it is certain that the law was not rigourously enforced).