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Title: The School of Recreation (1696 edition)
Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting,
Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science
of Defence

Author: Robert Howlett

Release Date: February 9, 2006 [EBook #17727]

Language: English

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THE

SCHOOL

OF

Recreation:

OR A

GUIDE

To the

Most Ingenious Exercises

OF

Hunting. Hawking.
Riding. Tennis.
Racing. Bowling.
Fireworks. Ringing.
Military Singing.
Discipline. Cock-Fighting.
The Science of Fowling.
Defence. Angling.

By _R. H._

_London_, Printed for _H. Rhodes_, at the _Star_, the Corner of _Bride
Lane, Fleet-street_. 1696.

_The School of Recreation._

[Illustration]

_Printed for Henry Rodes near Bride lane in Fleet streete._

The PREFACE TO THE READER.

_Reader, in this small Book you will find such Variety of Recreations,
that nothing of the nature ever appeared so like Accomplish'd in any one
Volume, of what Largeness soever: For besides my own Experience in these
acceptable and delightful Particulars, reduced under proper Heads, easy
to be understood, and put in practice; I have taken the Opinions of
those whose Ingenuity had led them to these Exercises in Particular or
General, and are approved for the Performance of them in the exactest
manner, whose judicious Approbations the more embolden'd me to a
Publication of them: In which you will not only find Pleasure, and keep
up a Healthful Constitution in moderately pursuing them, but in most or
all of them find considerable Profit and Advantage, when you can spare
leisure Hours from your Devotions, or to unbend your Cares after the
tiresome Drudgery of weighty_ Temporal Matters; _Not that I think it is
proper so eagerly to pursue them, as if you made them rather a_
Business _than a_ Recre