Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions . rk. b Vegetius de re militari, Lib. i. cap. xi. et xiv. e «Terrae infixis sudibus scuta apponuntur—Quintanae ludus scilicet equestris exerceretur—in equislusitari solitum appensis sudes in terram impactas scutis. Robertus Monach. Hist. Hieroso
Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions . rk. b Vegetius de re militari, Lib. i. cap. xi. et xiv. e «Terrae infixis sudibus scuta apponuntur—Quintanae ludus scilicet equestris exerceretur—in equislusitari solitum appensis sudes in terram impactas scutis. Robertus Monach. Hist. Hierosol. Lib. v. d Hence called by the Italians Running at the armed man, or at the Saracin. Traite des Tournois,Joustes, &c. par Claude Fran. Menestrier, page 264. e Menestrier ut supra j Du Cange Gloss, in voce quintana; Pluvinel sur lexercise de monter a che-val, part 3, page 177. When many were engaged in running at the Saracin, the conqueror was de-clared from the number of strokes he had made and the value of them; for instance, if he struck theimage upon the top of the nose between the eyes, it was reckoned for three j if below the eyes,upon the nose, for two 5 if under the nose to the point of the chin, for one; all other strokes were notcounted) but whoever struck upon the shield and turned the quintain round, was not permitted to run.
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