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A66948	The bow-mans glory, or, Archery revived giving an account of the many signal favours vouchsafed to archers and archery by those renowned monarchs, King Henry VIII, James, and Charles I, as by their several gracious commissions here recited may appear : with a brief relation of the manner of the archers marching on several days of solemnity / published by William Wood ...	Wood, William, Sir, 1609-1691.	1682 (1682)	Wing W3416; ESTC R22583	29,211	98

of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. To our trusty and welbeloved the Lord Maior of the City of London for the time being and to our trusty and right welbeloved Counsellor Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Kéeper of our Great Seale of England Richard Lord Weston Lord high Treasurer of England and to our right trusty and welbeloved Cosen and Counsellor Philip Earle of Pembroke and Mountgomery Lord Chamberlaine of our Houshold and to our right trusty and welbeloved Cosin Edward Earl of Norwich and to our trusty and welbeloved Henry Lord Levington George Lord Goring and to our right trusty and welbeloved Sir Thomas Richardson Chief Justice of the Peace and to our trusty and welbeloved Sir John Coke Knight one of our principal Secretaries of State before vs to be holden and assigned Sir Robert Carr Knight Gentleman of our Bed-chamber Sir Henry Myldmay Knight Master of our Jewels Sir Thomas Alsbury Knight one of our Masters of our Court of Request Sir Robert Rich Knight one of our Masters ●f our Court of Chancery Sir William B●●ford Knight Li●utenant of our Tower of London Sir John Heydon Knight Li●utenant General of our Ordnance Edward Littleton Esquire Recorder of our City of London Sir Kenellyne Oysby Sir Thomas Foweler Sir Henry Spiller Sir Percivall Har● Sir Henry Hart Sir Leonard Harvy Sir Edward Cane Sir John ●shatt Sir Thomas Jarrat Sir Hugh Ha●●● sley Knights Sir Robert Ducy Knight and Baronet Thomas Moulsow and Samuel Cran●er Aldermen of London Thomas Cary Endymeon Porter William Carr George Longe Richard Louder Richard Gibbs John Greene William Williams William Johnson Abraham Davies John Jacobbs George Fowler John Harrison Nathaniel Bacon Bulstrod Whitlocke Andrew Browne Edward Hubbard John Hartwell John Plumber William Wheeler Ralph Wilbraham James Glygorne Thomas Gilborne Samuel Armytage Robert Robinson Esquires Humfrey Edwards John Wheeler Nicholas Askwett Will. Hodges Rowland Wilson George Walker Adam Islip Tho. Naylor John Taylor Roger Hassal Edw. Wormall William Bartlet Jos. Bradshaw John Elston William Kathrens Anthony Blades Nicholas Butler William Parker Hugh Edmonds Jephry Smallman Robert Budd Thomas Bowyn Francis King William Addams Francis Neve John Hallywell Robert Ashwell John Ellds Richard Caucett Tobyas Richardson Kelleway Gooydott Richard Draper John Hodges William Lambe Richard Butler Thomas Hughs Thomas Redding John Powell Peter Wright Thomas Chapman Thomas Chane Thomas Ferris George Low William Williams Alexander Tracye Martyn Grymston John Baker Henry Lee Thomas Backston Edward Taylor Nicholas Tench George Hull John Staney Samuel Baker William Needs John Powell John Jefferson Thomas Cooke Robert West-Brooke James Mason Francis Gray Anthony Lee John Gover Richard Yeame Henry Shelsbery Lanclet Hobson Steaven Estweek Cornelius Cooke William Crofte John Newgate and Andrew Holdsworth Gentlemen Gréeting Albeit sundry good and laudable Statutes Ordinances Provisions and Proclamations heretofore have bin had and made as well by Us as by our most Noble Progenitors and Predecessors for the maintenance of Archerie and Artillery within this our Realme of England whereby the same being put in due Execution in times past hath not only bred and increased a great Force and Strength towards the maintenance defence and safety of this our said Realme against Forraine Enemies in time of Warr and Hostility Yet the same good Statutes Ordinances and Proclamations made by us and our Noble Progenitors cannot now so well be executed as they ought and have done in times past espetially about our Citty of London by reason that divers and sundry persons having about our Citty of London aforesaid divers Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and séeking to inclose the same otherwise then hath bin accustomed to the advancement of their own singuler profit and gaine without respect of others Commodity have pluckt away and yet still doe minde to plucke away from our loving Subjects the necessarie and profitable Exercise of shooting in such Fields and Closes as time out of mind have bin allowed to be shott in as well by making of such Bankes and Hedges as also by plucking up of old Markes of antient times standing in the same Closes Insomuch that our said Subjects being in the common Fields and for diversities and change of Markes séeking to find a Marke in the said Closes and several Grounds cannot sée the ground of the said Closes or Fields within the Bankes and Hedges because they be made of so great height and where the Bankes and Hedges he but of an indifferent height the Ditches be made soe broade and déepe and wanting of Bridges and other convenient places to pass through and over the same that our said Subjects the Archers using the commendable Exercise and Pastime be very much hindred letted and discouraged therein and often times in great danger and perill for lack of convenient roomes and places to shoote in And as we be credi●ly informed by reason of the aforesaid Ditchings Hedgings and Inclosures it is very like there will grow a great straight and want of roome about our Citty of London as well for such as do presently use the said Exercise of shooting as also for those that shall be hereafter exercised in the said Game and Pastime to the great hindrance and decay of the said Use and Exercise of Shooting contrary to the purpose and true meaning of the Statutes Ordinances Provisions and Proclamations and contrary to the antient Customes heretofore used about the said Citty of London whereby might ensue to sundry of our said Subjects occation to haunte and frequent some other kind of unlawful Games whereunto they be too much inclined which our meaning is shal be in no wise suffered For the avoiding whereof and for reformation of the foresaid Inormityes and of all such as might hereafter grow by reason of taking away the libertie and stop of antient time accustomed to be had about our said Citty of London for Archers and trusting to your approved Wisdomes Fidelities and good Discretions We have assigned and appointed you to be our Commissioners and by these Presents doe give unto you and to everie or anie six or more of you full power and authority not only to survey all such Grounds next adjoyning to our said Citty of London and the Suburbs of the same as before have bin accustomed and used to have bin Marks in them for Archers to shoot at or in the which anie of our loving Subjects or the Subjects of anie of our Ancestors have exercized themselves in shooting and the same to reduce or cause to be reduced to such order and state for Archers as they were in the beginning of the Raigne of our late King James our Father of blessed memorie but also calling before you or any six or more of you as well the Owner and Owners Farmer and Farmers Occupier and Occupiers of such Grounds about our said Citty of London in the which since the first year of the Raigne of the late King James have bin made broa● déepe Ditches

the same Cros-bowes and Hand-gonnes when and as often as yt shall lyke them at theyr lybertye for euer without any damage daungyer penaltye losse or forfaicture to ensué vnto them or any of them for the same But neuerthelels the sayed Servauntes that so shall carry theyr Maysters Cros-bowes or Hand-gonnes shall not by vertue of thys oure Lycence shote yn the sayed Cros-bowes and Hand-gonnes at no manner of Fowle And y● case be that any suche Servaunt be takyn shotyng at any Fowle with any Cros-bowe or Hand-gonne the sayed Offender so takyn to forfacte the penaltie according to the Acte thys Fraternitye or Lycense notwithstanding And also that none other then the Fraternytye or Guylde aforesayed shall wythyn any part of thys oure Realme or Domynyon keap any other Bretherhed or Guylde oneles it be by lycence of the foresayed Maysters and Rulers of the sayed Fraternytye or Guylde And furthermore of oure more ample Grace by theys Presentys we do lycence the foresayed Maysters and Rulers and Commynaltye of the sayed Fraternytye or Guilde or any pertyculer parsonne or parsonnes and euery of them to vse and weare any maner ynbrowdery or any cognysaunce of syluer at hys or theyr lybertye in theyr Gownes Jack ttys Cootys and Dubl●●tys and any maner of Silkys as Ueluet Satten and Damaske the Colours of Purple and Scarlet oonly excepted yn theyr Gownes and Jackettys and all and synguler Furres yn theyr Gownes or elswhere not aboue Fu●res of Martirnes without renuying vnto any maner daungyer forfeyture loss or penaltye Any Acte of Apparell or any other Acte Proclamacyon thyng or matyer yn any wyse had made or gyven or to be had made or gyven to the contrary notwithstondyng And furthermore of our further Grace especyall we haue lycencyd and by theys Presentys doo lycence the foresayed Maysters and Rulers and theyr sayed Successours for the tyme beyng that they nor any of them shall from hensforth be enpanelled or compelled to be vpon any maner of Queste or Jurye upon what matyer soeuer yt be withyn our Cytye of London or other place withyn thys oure Realme And ouerthis we wott and graunte for vs oure Heyres and Successours to the sayed Maysters and Rulers and Commynaltye by thyes Presentys that when and as often as the sayed Maysters and Rulers and Commynaltye and theyr Successours or any of them shall vse pronounce and openly speke thys vsuall worde commonly vsed to be spoken before he or they shote that is to say this worde Faste And after this worde spoken yf yt shall happyn any parson or parsons by the ouersight of any parson or parsons ronnyng passyng or ●oyng betweene any suche shoter and the marke or place whereto any such Maysters and Rulers and Comynaltye or any of them shall h●reafter shoote to be kylled or otherwyse hurt so the same be a vsuall and a knowne marke set yn an open place accustomed to be shote at that then any such Mayster Ruler and Brother whatso●ver shall happyn not by that occasion be attached arrested ymprysoned sued vexed troubled or otherwyse ynonpetted nor shall not be ympeche● nor otherwyse molessed or troubled for the same nor shall not suffer death nor lose any membre or forfeicte any maner good landys tenementys or herediramentys or any goodys catellys or other proffyttys for the same Any Acte Statute Proclamacyon Prouysyon or any other matyer or thynge yn any wyse had made giuen proclamed or prouyded or hereafter to be had giuen made proclamed or prouyded at any tyme to the contrary notwithstanding And furthermore we wott and graunte that thyes oure Letters Patentys shall passe vnder oure Great Seale wythout Fyne or Fée great or small in oure Chauncery to oure vse or to thuse of oure Heyres or y● the hanaper of oure sayed Chauncerye to be contented or payed for the same That expresse mencyon of the true yerely value or of any other value or certentye of the Premysses or of any of them or of any other Guiftes or Grauntes by vs or by any of our Progenitours or Predecessours to the aforesayed Crystofer Antony and Peter or any of them before thyes tymes made in thyes Presents ys not made Or any Statute Acte Ordynaunce Prouysyon or Restraynt thereof to the contrary before thyes times made ordeyned or provyded or any other thynge cause or matter whatsoeuer yn any wyse notwythstanding In wytnes whereof we haue caused thyes oure Letters to be made Patentys Wytnes oure self at Westminster the xxv daye of August the xxix yere of oure Reigne THE PATENT OF King JAMES Concerning ARCHERIE JAMES by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. To our trustie and welbeloued the Lord Maior of our Citty of London for the tyme being and to our righte trusty and right welbeloved Councellor Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellour of England and to our righte trustie and righte welbeloved Cosens and Councellors Thomas Earle of Dorset ou● high Treasorer of England Thomas Earle of Suffolk Chamberlaine of our Houshoulde Charles Earle of Devo●●sheir Master of our Ordinance Robert Earse of Salisburie our principall Secretary And to our trustie and welbeloved Councellor Sir John Popham Knight Chéef Justice of the Pleas before vs to be holden assigned And also to our trustie and welbeloved Sir Julius Ceasar Sir Roger Wilbraham Knight Masters of our Courte of Requests Sir Edward Coke Knight our Attorney Generall Sir Thomas Challenor Knight Sir John Egerton the younger Knight Sir Thomas Vavasor Knight Martiall of our Houshould Sir William Waade Knight Lieftenaunt of our Tower of London Sir Thomas Knyvett Sir Stephen Soame Sir Walter Cope Sir Edmond Bowier Sir Thomas Fowler Sir Thomas Lake Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London Sir George Coppin Clerk of our Crowne Sir Thomas Windebanke Sir Thomas Middleton Sir Thomas Benne●● Sir Thomas Lowe Sir Thomas Grymes Knights Nicholas Fuller Nicholas Collyn Toby Wood Edward Vaughan Hughe B 〈…〉 Esquiers Thomas Thorney Hughe Middleton John Browne Rowland Smarte William Uxley William Duncombe Nicholas Askew Edward Mellowes Edward Harvest Hughe Goddard Michael Crowne George Walter James Trafforde Francis Moseley Francis Medlicote Henry Addys Nicholas Parks John Redman John Giles Richard Falsham Thomas Wood Michael Sussen Christopher Potkin Richard Huff Roberte Harland Nicholas Gonge Paull Smithe Robert Carr Danyell Godfrey John Skeyff Thomas Gardiner William Robinson Thomas Hughes Randolph Fenton Edward Roberts John Baker John Chambers John Vauasor James Hodgeson Valentine Long John Bendbowe Christopher Thacker Nicholas Plunkett William Hodges John Reignolds William Brownlowe Jerrard Pettam Marke White William Smithe John Tutt George Hastings Christopher Allington William Biggs Henry Ratcliff Roger Aldredg John Granett George Budd James Kenden Christopher Allisone Adam Islipp and John Halloway Gentlemen Gréeting Albeit sundry verie good and laudable Statutes Ordi●●nces Provisions and Proclamations 〈…〉 ofore have béen had and made aswell by vs as by our most noble Progenitors and Predecessors for the mayntenaunce of