content_ocr_temporal_enriched_031_2 (Q1719)

have a bow of his own height, made of yew, wych, hazel, or ash, according to his strength. The arrows were required to be of the length of a man's arm or half the length of the bow. Practice was enjoined under certain penalties. In the reign of Henry VII. the use of other bows than the long-bow was forbidden; in the next reign a fine of £10 was ordered to be paid by whomsoever might be found to possess a cross-bow; and during the reigns of Elizabeth, James, and Charles I. the Legislature repeatedly interfered to protect archery.