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{{Chronology Entry |Headline=Stoole-ball, Nine Holes Included Among Country Sports |Year=1585 |Year Suffix=c |Salience=2 |Game=Stoolball |Text=<p>In a 1600 publication attributed to Samuel Rowlands [died 1588], the fourth of six "Satires," presents a catalog of about 30 pastimes, including "play at stoole-ball," and "play at nine-holes." Other diversions include pitching the barre, foote-ball, play at base, and leap-frog.</p> <p>Rowlands, Samuel, <u>The Letting of Humour's blood in the head-vein</u> (W. White, London, 1600), as discussed in Brydges, Samuel E., <u>Censura Literaria</u> (Longman, London, 1808), p.279. Virtually the same long verse - but one that carelessly lists stoole-ball twice - is attributed to "Randal Holme of Chester" in an 1817 book: Drake, Nathan, <u>Shakspeare and His</u> Times (Cadell and Davies, London, 1817), pages 246-247. Drake does not suggest a date for this verse. <b>Caveat:</b> Our choice of 1585 as the year of Rowlands' composition is merely speculative. <b>Note:</b> This entry needs to be reconciled with #1630c.1 below.</p> |Reviewed=Yes |Year Number=1 }}
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