... nearly 1000 of whom came by special train from Brighton and intermediate places. Dancing, archery, cricket, football, and stool-ball were among tbe amusements of the day. During tbe evening, a deputation from the order of Foresters waited on Mr Eversfield ...

... Cuckfield, Ditcbling, Keymcr, fkc. During the morning the cricketers played a game on the common, and the ladies patronised stoolball in Mr Appleyard's meadow ; and at four o’clock, the band striking op the enlivening air, Oh, the roast beef of old England ...

... catalogue their amusements They dare challenge for throw the sledge To jump or leap over ditch or hedge ; To wrestle, play at stool-ball, or to run To pitch the bar, or to shoot off the gun To play at loggets, nine holes, or ten pins; To try it out at foot-ball ...

... such vast parts, exem- ion of body.Every hed alecture, to which ht sat under him. hane Town, insomuch igel playing, stool-ball, nly and publickly on n jeer and deride and and went to y abroad, when they r the evening-service, , many to walk idly in ...

... delight sat under him. Maidstone was formerly very prophane Town, insomuch that have seen Mori ice dancing, cudgel-playing, stoolball, crickets, many other sports openly and publickly the Lord's day, have heard them jeer and deride and mock at those who profess ...

... they proceeded to engage in the games and pastimes which had been arranged for their amusement. These consisted of cricket, stoolball, scrambling for sweetmeats, running for cheeses, jumping in sacks, and other sports. At half-past four the games terminated ...

... proceeded t> engage in the games and pastimes which had been arranged for their amusement. These consisted of crick.t, stoolball, scrambling for sweetmeats, running fot cheeses, jumping sacks, and other sports. At halfpast four the games terminated, ...

... published in 1621, a Palle- Mal le is said to be a wooden staffe to strike a boul with. We read of another game called stool-ball, in which balls are driven from stool to stool. In Poor Robin's Almanack for 1740, it is thus alluded to : Much time is ...

... their haivest holidays yesterday so'nnight, were assembled in the Summerhouse Field to learn the almost obsolete game of stool-ball, or woman’s cricket. Competent instructors were provided, the object being that this truly country amusement for women and ...

... children, 70 in number, sat down most excellent dinner, after which they proceeded the Lawn in front of the house, where stoolball and other rustic games were carried on with peat spirit, and numerous were the prises received the children from the hand ...

... proceeded to the Priory wound, where each child received a bun and an orange, ■M 1 sports of all kind were indulged in, such as stoolball, trap and bat, and other games; racing for gowns, Caps, bonnets, cheeses, &c. A large balloon had been Prepared, but unf ...

... dale, over hillock and far away, while the teachers and visitors, numbering nearly 150, partook of tea. Games of cricket, stool-ball, racing, and others, for which we have yet to find name, were then entered into with a spirit and a cordiality seldom surpassed; ...