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On the other hand, the arblast was in no haste, but was adjusted deliberately so deliberately that it gave rise to a proverb, 'A fool's bolt is soon shot. This could not apply to the long-bow, with which the arrow was discharged swiftly, while an arblast was slowly brought to the level like a rifle.
Statutes for the promotion of archery with the long-bow are now very frequent; but the cross-bow is proscribed in the same proportion: and, in the time of Henry VIII. a penalty of ten pounds was inflicted on every one who kept a cross-bow in his house.
Whenever he stayed at the castle, King Richard, like our own royal Harry, would pass his time in hunting, hawking, or shooting with the long-bow; and on all these occasions the young keeper was his constant attendant.
Nicholas was delighted to find one with tastes so congenial to his own, who was so willing to hunt or fish with him who could train a hawk as well as Phil Royle, the falconer diet a fighting-cock as well as Tom Shaw, the cock-master enter a hound better than Charlie Crouch, the old huntsman shoot with the long-bow further than any one except himself, and was willing to toss off a pot with him, or sing a merry stave whenever he felt inclined.
Valentine listened to him in silence, for in those days it was an understood thing that when one friend had achieved an heroic deed which sufficed for two, he was to relinquish half the glory of it to his less fortunate comrade; and further, that one friend should never put another to shame by publicly contradicting him when he drew the long-bow too strongly.
Practised archer! marry, holy sir, I would he would practise something else cross-bow and long-bow, hand-gun and hack-but, falconet and saker, he can shoot with them all. I have seen our old Martin do as much, and so has our right reverend the Sub-Prior, if he be pleased to remember it."
Hence the long-bow and cross-bow have been and are playthings in the hands of youth; and would that they had only been the toys of the playground instead of leading men to slaughter each other for the costly toys of the game of life. It is chiefly to the use of the cross-bow that we propose to confine ourselves upon the present occasion.
These men, who were chiefly anecdotal in their talk, are well described by Byron in the immortal account of the House-party, Don Juan "Long-bow from Scotland, Strong-bow from the Tweed." Hayward was a man of real ability, though in a narrow sphere, and with a remarkable power of style.
Other people's pulls at the long-bow always seem much more apparent than one's own! "Ov coorse that chap was takin' a rise out of the ould lady," he said parenthetically; "but what I tould you ov the mule was thrue enough." "What! do you mean to say that you were sailing away from the carcase for three weeks and came across it again?" I inquired, with a smile.
Sang Giles, a sprig of wild flowers a-dance in his new-gotten, gleaming bascinet, his long-bow upon his mailed shoulder, and, strapped to his wide back, a misshapen bundle that clinked melodiously with every swinging stride; and, while he sang, the ragged rogues about him ceased their noise and ribaldry to hearken in delight, and when he paused, cried out amain for more.
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