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	A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ANTENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW Short article about the Scorton Arrow that also can be used as a press release. You are free to use any reference or pictures from our website providing such material is credited with "© Society of Archers". No payment is required as such, though a voluntary contribution from Professional fee earning Journalists or News Mediums would be welcome to this years supported charity: Harrogate Women's Aid Group., 46 East Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5RR. THE ORIGINAL PARCHMENT OF 1673 Published for the first time ever, photographs of the Original Parchment of 1673 (Note: in order to retain as much quality as possible from this historic document, we have not been able to compress it for high speed download as much as we would have liked). THE ARTICLES OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHERS Shows the Original Rules of 1673, taken from the actual Record Book of 1766. THE ANTIENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW BOOK Free download of Ben Hird's (Captain 1900) highly authoritative book with his personal recollections spanning over 70 years. An excellent read. First published in 1972. Now out of print and reproduced here as a PDF download by special permission of the Society of Archery-Antiquaries. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ARCHERY By Hugh Soar. The highly respected author, Longbow & Historical Advisor to 'The Glade Magazine' and British Longbow Society draws some interesting parallels between the Scorton (North) and Finsury (South) Rules. SO WHAT ABOUT THE SHERRIFF A few facts about 'The Sherriff' and his duties - maybe he is not quite as bad a character as Robin Hood would have you believe... BATTLE OF AGINCOURT Official Roll of Names of those who took part in the battle with King Henry V on the 25th October 1415. "Cry God for Harry, England and St George".

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ANTENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW
Short article about the Scorton Arrow that also can be used as a press release.
You are free to use any reference or pictures from our website providing such material is credited with "© Society of Archers". No payment is required as such, though a voluntary contribution from Professional fee earning Journalists or News Mediums would be welcome to this years supported charity: Harrogate Women's Aid Group., 46 East Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5RR.

THE ORIGINAL PARCHMENT OF 1673
Published for the first time ever, photographs of the Original Parchment of 1673
(Note: in order to retain as much quality as possible from this historic document, we have not
been able to compress it for high speed download as much as we would have liked).

THE ARTICLES OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHERS
Shows the Original Rules of 1673, taken from the actual Record Book of 1766.

THE ANTIENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW BOOK
Free download of Ben Hird's (Captain 1900) highly authoritative book with his personal recollections
spanning over 70 years. An excellent read. First published in 1972. Now out of print and reproduced here as a PDF download by special permission of the Society of Archery-Antiquaries.

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ARCHERY By Hugh Soar.
The highly respected author, Longbow & Historical Advisor to 'The Glade Magazine' and British Longbow Society draws some interesting parallels between the Scorton (North) and Finsury (South) Rules.

SO WHAT ABOUT THE SHERRIFF
A few facts about 'The Sherriff' and his duties - maybe he is not quite as bad a character as Robin Hood would have you believe...

BATTLE OF AGINCOURT
Official Roll of Names of those who took part in the battle with King Henry V on the 25th October 1415. "Cry God for Harry, England and St George".