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... immediately, MESSUAGE or DtVfLLIN'G-HOUSE, die Wcllgatepja this City, in the Occupation of Mt. Hayncs, art adjoining the Football Ins, and a good Sknp and Parlour in the Front, with a y^ti,-i im roomy Kitchens, and a Laundry behind, ,i C'*it and other ...

Published: Monday 11 November 1799
Newspaper: Gloucester Journal
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: | Words: 344 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

COUNTRY NEWS

... continuing fome Seconds, I quickly turned myfelf round, and faw a great Ball of Fire ( apparently about the Size of a common Football ) defcending from the Heavens. Its Direftion was N. E. its Motion niuch like what is vulgarly called the Shooting df a Star ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1759
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 416 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COUNTRY-NEWS

... from Wefl-Haddon in this county, that Thurfday and Friday la ft a treat number of people aifeinbied there, in order play a Foot-ball match, foon after meeting formed themfelves into a tumultuous mob, and pulled and burnt the fences defigned for the inclolure ...

Published: Thursday 15 August 1765
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 364 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Exlradl of a Letter from Verjailles, Fanuary 12. ~ “We cannot yet forelce when the Definitive Treaty will be-ready

... greateft Concourfe of People upon the Ice near the Great-Bridge ever known in the Memory of Man, and Variety of Skaiting, Foot-Ball, &c. Several elegant Boaths were ereCted on the Ice, for the Sale of Lia quors, C.ree, Tea, &#c. The Evening concloded with ...

Published: Monday 31 January 1763
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 425 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COUNTRY N E W «S,

... on, in this County, that on Thurfday and Friday laft a great Number of People being aflembled there, in order to play a Foot-ball Match, foon after meeting . formed themfelves into a tumultuous Mob, and pulled up and burnt the Fences defigned for the ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1765
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 461 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WEDNESDAYS POST

... from the Eaft. — Ditto. Laft Week 'Squire L of Lever, and 'Squire E — — — of Sutton, laid a Wager of tool, on a Game at Football: Hand Bills were delivered plentifully in Manchefter : The Weavers ran to the Place of Aclion. The Game being over, a drinking ...

Published: Friday 13 February 1778
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 568 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

An Epigram on BATH

... Cricket Matches, there were above 6000 People to fee a great Match at Foot-Ball ; and that for the Diverfion ofthe Populace, there was Cock- ing, Smock-Racing, Camping or Foot-ball, WreftlijJ and Cudgelling. ° An Affair of a very Angular Nature happened ...

Published: Fri 05 Jul 1751
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1228 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A letter of advice from the great Lord Burleigh, ivho madefo (hining a fig'ire in the -wife coun fei s

... may be daily in his fight ; orherwife, in this ambitious age, thou (halt remain like an hop without a pole, and be made a foot-ball for every infulting companion to fpurn at. VIII. Towards thy fuperiors be humble, yet generous; with thy equals tamiiiar ...

Published: Wednesday 19 March 1760
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1742 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

An ImsTaTion of Horace’s 8th One to Lypias Lydia, die per omncs Te Deos oro, Sybarin cur properes Per dere:

... Still with your eye Quire THRO’ poor Paddy Whifkey. Believe me now the day is gone, And ‘deed I'm forry, ! ow ! When Pat at foot-ball fure made one, To trip the lads fo He was the fel’ow too could ride, Set him the wildeft court aftride, With rope of hay ...

Published: Saturday 06 December 1794
Newspaper: Dublin Evening Post
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 491 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

To the Printer, &c. IT no uncommon Thing to hear of Lions, Tigers, and other ferocious Animals, becoming very fond

... having no Anfwer from the Boy, and the Noife ftill continuing, he looked out of his Hammock, and perceived the Tiger playing Foot-ball with Head. The Caufewas thici The poor Boy had by fome Accident, the preceding Evening, cut his Neck, which happened tobleed ...