Note 1027 — Chapter IX · THE CHURCHYARD YEW
Reading edition
The authorities for the facts given in this paragraph are very numerous. Most important is Archery (Badminton Series), especially chs. vii. and ix. The bibliography given on pp. 472-499 is exhaustive, and a concise list of the statutes is presented on pp. 500-1. See also F. Grose, Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, 1786, pp. 37-8. Ency. Brit., Art. Archery; J. Strutt, Sports and Pastimes of the People of England (1801), ed. J. C. Cox, 1903, Book ii.