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BOOK III.

PASTIMES USUALLY EXERCISED IN TOWNS AND CITIES, OR PLACES ADJOINING TO THEM.

CHAPTER I.

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I. Tournament a general Name for several Exercises-II. The Quintain an ancient Military Exercise-III. Various Kinds of the Quintain-IV. Derivation of the Term-V. The Water Quintain-VI. Running at the Quintain practised by the Citizens of London; and why-VII. The Manner in which it was performed-VIII. Exhibited for the Pastime of Queen Elizabeth - IX. Tilting at a Water Butt-X. The Human Quintain-XI. Exercises probably derived from it-XII. Running at the Ring-XIII. Difference between the Tournaments and the Justs-XIV. Origin of the Tournament-XV. The Troy Game-the Bohordicum or Cane Game -XVI. Derivation of Tournament ;-how the Exercise was performed-XVII. Lists and Barriers-XVIII. When the Tournament was first practised-XIX. When first in England-XX. Its Laws and Ordinances-XXI. Pages, and Perquisites of the Kings at Arms, &c.-XXII. Preliminaries of the Tournament-XXIII. Lists for Ordeal Combats-XXIV. Respect paid to the LadiesXXV. Justs less honourable than Tournaments - XXVI. The Round Table-XXVII. Nature of the Justs-XXVIII. Made in honour of the Fair Sex-XXIX. Great Splendour of these Pastimes; -The Nobility partial to them-XXX. Toys for initiating their Children in them-XXXI. Boat Justs, or Tilting on the WaterXXXII. Challenges to all comers

CHAPTER II.

I. Ancient Plays-II. Miracle Plays, Dramas from Scripture, &c. continued several Days-III. The Coventry Play-IV. Mysteries described-V. How enlivened-VI. Moralities described-The Fool in Plays, whence derived-VII. Secular Plays-VIII. InterludesIX. Chaucer's Definition of the Tragedies of his Time-X. Plays performed in Churches-XI. Cornish Miracle Plays-XII. Itinerant Players, their evil Characters-XIII. Court-Plays-XIV. Play in honour of the Princess Mary's Marriage-XV. The Play of Hock Tuesday-XVI. Decline of Secular Plays-XVII. Origin of Puppet Plays-XVIII. Nature of the Performances-XIX. Giants and other Puppet Characters-XX. Puppet Plays superseded by

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Pantomimes - XXI. The modern Puppet-show Man - XXII.
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CHAPTER III.

1. The British Bards II. The Northern Scalds III. The AngloSaxon Gleemen-IV. The Nature of their Performances-V. A Royal Player with three Darts-VI. Bravery of a Minstrel in the Conqueror's Army-VII. Other Performances by Gleemen-VIII. The Harp an Instrument of Music much used by the Saxons-IX The Norman Minstrels, and their different Denominations and Professions X. Troubadours - XI. Jestours XII. Tales and Manners of the Jesters-XIII. Further Illustration of their Practices-XIV. Patronage, Privileges, and Excesses of the Minstrels -XV. A Guild of Minstrels-XVI. Abuses and Decline of Minstrelsy - XVII. Minstrels were Satirists and Flatterers-XVIII. Anecdotes of offending Minstrels, Women Minstrels-XIX. The Dress of the Minstrels-XX. The King of the Minstrels, why so called-XXI. Rewards given to Minstrels-XXII. Payments to Minstrels-XXIII. Wealth of certain Minstrels-XXIV. Minstrels were sometimes Dancing Masters

CHAPTER IV.

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1. The Joculator-II. His different Denominations and extraordinary Deceptions - III. His Performances ascribed to Magic - IV. Asiatic Jugglers-V. Remarkable Story from Froissart-VI. Tricks of the Jugglers ascribed to the Agency of the Devil; but more reasonably accounted for-VII. John Rykell, a celebrated Tregetour-VIII. Their various Performances-IX. Privileges of the Joculators at Paris.-The King's Joculator an Officer of Rank-X. The great Disrepute of modern Jugglers

CHAPTER V.

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I. Dancing, Tumbling, and Balancing, part of the Joculator's Profession-II. Performed by Women-III. Dancing connected with Tumbling-IV. Antiquity of Tumbling-much encouraged-V. Various Dances described VI. The Gleemen's Dances - VII. Exemplification of Gleemen's Dances-VIII. The Sword Dance -IX. Rope Dancing and wonderful Performances on the Rope -X. Rope Dancing from the Battlements of St Paul's-XI. Rope Dancing from St Paul's Steeple-XII. Rope Dancing from All Saints' Church, Hertford-XIII. A Dutchman's Feats on St Paul's Weathercock-XIV. Jacob Hall the Rope Dancer--XV. Modern celebrated Rope Dancing-XVI. Rope Dancing at Sadler's Wells -XVII. Fool's Dance XVIII. Morris Dance XIX. Egg Dance XX. Ladder Dance XXI. Jocular Dances-XXII.

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THE

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

OF THE

PEOPLE OF ENGLAND;

INCLUDING THE

RURAL AND DOMESTIC RECREATIONS, MAY GAMES,
MUMMERIES, SHOWS, PROCESSIONS, PAGEANTS, AND
POMPOUS SPECTACLES, FROM THE EARLIEST
PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME.

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