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A list of all pages that have property "Text"Text" is a predefined property that represents text of arbitrary length and is provided by <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Special_properties">Semantic MediaWiki</a>." with value "&lt;p&gt;An Act of Parliament forbade unlawful games as conducive to disorder and as discouraging the practice of archery. The games that were forbidden, under penalty of two years' imprisonment or a fine of ten pounds, were these: quoits, football, closh, kails, half-bowls, hand-in and hand-out, chequer-board.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This Act is cited as Rot. Parl. VI, 188. Information provided by John Thorn, email of 2/27/2008.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caveat:&lt;/b&gt; The list of proscribed games is similar to the Edward III's prohibition [see #1363.1 above] adding "hand-in and hand-out" in place of a game translated as "club-ball" or "stick-ball." We are uncertain as to whether hand-in and hand-out is the ancestor of a safe-haven game.&lt;/p&gt;". Since there have been only a few results, also nearby values are displayed.

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    • 1478.2  + (<p>An Act of Parliament forbade unla<p>An Act of Parliament forbade unlawful games as conducive to disorder and as discouraging the practice of archery. The games that were forbidden, under penalty of two years' imprisonment or a fine of ten pounds, were these: quoits, football, closh, kails, half-bowls, hand-in and hand-out, chequer-board.</p></br><p>This Act is cited as Rot. Parl. VI, 188. Information provided by John Thorn, email of 2/27/2008.</p></br><p><b>Caveat:</b> The list of proscribed games is similar to the Edward III's prohibition [see #1363.1 above] adding "hand-in and hand-out" in place of a game translated as "club-ball" or "stick-ball." We are uncertain as to whether hand-in and hand-out is the ancestor of a safe-haven game.</p>certain as to whether hand-in and hand-out is the ancestor of a safe-haven game.</p>)