Poems in English and Latin: On the Archers, and Royal-Company of Archers
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Poems in English and Latin: On the Archers, and Royal-Company of Archers
Royal Company of Archers (Great Britain); Thomas Kincaid; Robert Freebairn
Edinburgh : Printed in the year, 1726.
Rebound in 20th century maroon cloth, with gilt lettering and trim. 17 cm. 105, [3] pages. First few pages loose. Hierin: Accounts of the pieces appended to the Musselburgh-Arrow, to the Edinburgh Silver-Arrow, to the Silver-Bowl, which belongs to the Royal Company of Archers. "The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 during the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland." Book plate of William F. Diesel.