The School of Recreation (1696 edition)
- Subtitle
- Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, the Science of Defence
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1. Front matter2. The School of Recreation.3. The PREFACE TO THE READER.4. OF HUNTING.5. Of RIDING.6. Of RACING.7. School of Recreation. How to make Artificial Fire-works of all sorts, for Pleasure, &c.8. The exactest Military Discipline for the Exercise of Foot and Horse, as in Use at this day, at Home and Abroad, in all the Words of Command, &c.9. The Noble Science of Defence, in all its Useful Particulars, for Defending and Offending, with the Rapier or final Sword; after the exactest Method now in Use.10. Of HAWKING.11. Of BOWLING.12. Of TENNIS.13. Of RINGING.14. Vocal Musick: Or, Plain and Easy Directions to Sing by Notes, wherein with a little Help, any one who is Musically given, may be perfected in a short time.15. Of COCK-FIGHTING.16. Of FOWLING.17. Of FISHING.