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... and lowered the Price to 205. and obliged the Monopolizers to them to the Poor in (mail Quantities. Op Monday a Match at Foot-Ball was played on the Thames between Windfor and Datchet, for Ten Guineas, be SVCCIT the Men of Eton and thole of Windfor. The ...
... Goods his Houfe the Sign of the Swan in Norrh-Nibley near Wotron-Underedge viz for not lofe Colour wafh'ng Curtains Tefters Foot-Bales Vallings and many other Sorts Curtains at low Har-rateen and Cheany by the Piece or Yard Feather-Beds ready fill’d Carpets ...
... the Religion and Liberties of thefe Kingdoms againft faid Pretender all 'hii ertnts the of our Sovereign Lord King held Football the Week next after the Feaft of St Michael the Arch-Angel in the Year the Reign our Soyereign Lord George the Second King ...
... AGIST RATES of this Borough, that on Sh rove-Tuesday,; wheh will be the Third Day oi March licx t, : theie will be a Publick FOOTBALL-PLAYING in the faid Borough ; and that fuch has been lately Notifyed and Proclaimed jn Towns and Counties adjacent to the ...
... London, is Lit in St. George's Channel, and the Matter and Seamen all periCh'd. Yelicrday ar tome young Men were playing at Foot-Ball in Moor Fields, the Footman of James Wilton, Efq; had his Leg broke in a terrible Manner by a Fall amongd the Crowd; he was ...
... Orange for the Earth would make lefs Reliftance to Jupiter than Farthing-Batl the Hands of a Child would make to the largeft Football ftruck with all the Strength of the ftouteft Country Sportfman But that we have no Occafion to fear fuch a Shock the ordinary ...
... 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 ...
... far from being commendable, would be vory highly blame worthy, But they too may chance to over-top the Part. A Bifhop at Foot-Ball, or an Arch-Deacon at the Head of a Cricket-Match, would even in thcfe Days of Paftime and Licence, be deemed ifnfeemly. ...
... Preference, than if he had been robbed by as many High- waymen upon Hounflow-Heath. Two to one, lays the Proverb, are Odds at Foot-ball ; and every one in the prefi-nt Caie ought to make proportionable Allowance for mucb greater Odds. But to do Honour to Cuckolds ...
... taw, and would often ftr.p them of their whole week's allowance at chuck. He was afterwards at the head of every match at football or cricket ; and when he was captain he ma.lc .. lottery, but went away without drawing the prizes. lie is ftill talked of ...
... : Silks dyed, fcower'd, and dreft j Cloths cleaned, wet or dry. This is to acquaint all Ewers of that manly Exercife of Foot-Ball Playikc, THAT there wiil be Ten Mats play'd fcr on Bury Race-Ground, by Ten Men on a Side, on Saturday the 24th of May inftant ...
... 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 ...