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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06902	The art of archerie Shewing how it is most necessary in these times for this kingdome, both in peace and war, and how it may be done without charge to the country, trouble to the people, or any hinderance to necessary occasions. Also, of the discipline, the postures, and whatsoever else is necessarie for the attayning to the art.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1634 (1634)	STC 17333; ESTC S111944	47,462	196

THE ART OF ARCHERIE Shewing how it is most necessary in these times for this Kingdome both in Peace and War and how it may be done without charge to the Country trouble to the People or any hinderance to necessary Occasions ALSO Of the Discipline the Postures and whatsoever else is necessarie for the attayning to the Art LONDON Printed by B. A. and T. F. for BEN FISHER and are to be sold at his Shop at the Signe of the Talbot without Alders-Gate 1634. TO The Sacred Maiesty of our Dread Soueraigne CHARLES By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. SIR THIS Proiect which I offer to your Sacred Maiesty how euer for mine owne Vnworthinesse and Insufficiency or the almost last Remembrance of the weapon which I striue to aduance it may seeme vnworthy of your Gracious view or Consideration yet I am confident if you please to lay your sacred eyes vpon it you will allow it For first it will be honourable to your Kingdomes through the Multiplicitie of good Souldiers Terrible to your opposers when they heare of such disci●lin'd Multitudes and not troublesome to your Subiects because it neyther puts them to one penny of extraordinary Expencee takes from them one day of theyr necessary Affaires nor loades them with any trouble or Vexation either of Minde or Body Onely it tyes them to the exercise and performance of that duty to which they are bound both by the Lawes of God Nature and the wholesome Statutes of this Kingdomes as the Treatise I hope will witnesse when your Maiestie or any by your Maiestie appointed shall reade it In humble confidence whereof I rest Your Maiesties poore Vassaile and Subiect GERVASE MARKHAM TO The much honoured Gentleman Mr. WILLIAM TRVMBALL Esquire Eldest Clarke to his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Councell and Muster-master-Generall of all England SIR ALL Rivers and Rivellets Fountaines and Waters what soever come from the Sea and returne to the Sea the 〈◊〉 to acknowledge the Hapesse of their Beginnings the other to restore the Rent Tribute of their Duties So all subiects receiue happinesse from their Souer aignes and to them they ought to restore any thing that they can call happy within them Hence I have presumed in all Humility and obedience to present to his Sacred Maiestie this little Treatise of The Art of Archerie and how it may profitably be vsed in this Kingdome to the Aduancement of the Trayned Bands to whose Glorie and Good your place especially calles you to the Propagation and increase o● young Souldiers and to the suppon and Re-edif●ing of the now falling and almost vtterly ruin'd Societies ● Bowyers and Fletchers who 〈◊〉 I am credibly informed and part know by diuers true observations ● so shaken and decayed in their Estat● and Tradings that without his M●iestie Assist it is impossible for the to subsist Then worthy Sir be pleased to lay your vertuous Hand to this Building and make your selfe Master of many Hearts and many Prayers which vnder your Pardon you may thus effect by procuring to be inserted into the Letters for Musters that the Supplyes may appeare with Bowes and Arrowes and to bee exercised with the Trayned Bands as more largely appeareth in the Treatise This I d●re no further vrge but leave it to your owne Goodnesse which can better direct then I ●an Imagine Your Servant GERV MARKHAM TO THE WORSHIPfull the Masters Wardens and Assistants and to all the rest of the Worshipfull Companies and Societies of Bowyers and Fletchers within the Honourable City of London and elsewhere Gentlemen IT is not out of any Ambition to get a Name out of any hope of Future pro●t nor out of any Disposition or loue I haue to Nouelties which hath stirr'd me vp to this labour But onely a sincere affection I beare to Truth and Goodnesse which in former times were and I doubt not but will bee againe and euer the best Friends and Companions to the Bow and Arrow It is true that in this Treatise I haue according to my weake Iudgment and vnder the controlemēt of better knowledges shewed how the Bow and Arrow may againe profitably bee employed and Reuiued without offence or Scandall It now remayneth in you if his Maiestie shall bee graciously pleased to put it in Execution to make good all my promises And that is by furnishin● the Subiect with good Bowes good Arrowes and reasonable prices because defects in these will both disgrace the Worke and giue offence to the people yet I would not haue you mistake me that vnder this word Good I meane the best and principall Bowes and Arrowes As though euery man should necessarily be armed with Ewe and Horn-beame no Elme and Birtch are Tymbers sufficient for priuate practise and if they bee well wrought Artificially chosen and reasonably sold the Subiect shall find no fault nor the Exercise hinderance This when you are call'd vpon you are to take into your considerations which I know you can better doe then I can instruct therefore to it and to the happy proceedings of these Beginnings which may begin your Benefits I leaue you and rest Your Well-wisher Gervase Markham A TABLE OF THE THINGS CONTAIned in this Booke CHAP. I. A Generall Encomium or praise of Shooting both in Peace and Warre Fol. ● CHAP. II That Shooting is most necessary for this Kingdome both in Peace and Warre andhow it may profitably be vsed without charge to the Country trouble to the People or hinderance to necessary Occasions fol. 17 Chap. III. Of the chiefe Point aimed at in Shooting and how to attaine it Fol. 29 Chap. IV. Of the Bow and the vse Fol. 34 Chap. V. Of the Shooting-gloue and the vse thereof Fol. 36 Chap. VI. Of the String and the vse Fol. 41 Chap. VII Of the Bow the diuersities and the vses What wood is best the Choice the Trimming to keepe it in Goodnesse and how to Cure all mischiefes Fol. 48 Chap VIII Of the Shaft and the vses Fol. 73 Chap IX Of the Steele of the Arrow the excellence and vse Fol. 76 Chap. X. Of the Feather the Nature excellence and vse Fol. 88 Chap. XI Of the Arrow-head the Invention and seuerall vses Fol. 100 Chap. XII Of the handling of Instruments the time when c. Fol. 117 Chap. XIII Of comely Shooting the Benefit and meanes with the faults Fol. 122 Chap. XIIII The first Posture which is Standing Fol. 132 Chap. XV. The second Posture which is Nocking Fol. 134 Chap. XVI The third Posture which is Drawing Fol. 136 Chap. XVII The fourth posture which is Holding Fol. 139 Chap. XVIII The fift Posture which is Loosing Fol. 140 Chap XIX Of keeping a length of Wind and weather Fol. 141 Chap. XX. Principall obseruations from the time of the yeare Fol. 148 Chap. XXI Of giuing Ayme the Ease and the Errours Fol. 158 Chap. XXII Of taking true Standing that is advantagious Fol. 160 Chap. XXIII