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	GUARDS - LoveToKnow Article on GUARDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Royal Company of Archers.The kings bodyguard for Scotland was constituted in its present form in the year 1670, by an act of the privy council of Scotland.
		The lieutenants-general of the company have silver sticks; and the council, which is the executive body of the company, possess seven ebony ones.
		The officers of the company are the captain-general, 4 captains, 4 lieutenants, 4 ensigns, 12 brigadiers and adjutant.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GU/GUARDS.htm (4833 words)

	ARCHERY - LoveToKnow Article on ARCHERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		E~ngland, which was to become the country of archers par ellence, long retained the old short bow of Hastings, and the more efficient crossbow was only used as a rule by B ~ h rcenaries, such as the celebrated Falkes de Breaut iIIfl.1S I his men in the reign of John.
		By ~9, archers had come to be half of the whoie mass of footn, and ]ater the proportion was greatly increased.
		The Royal Company of Archers is the ief Scottish society.
	65.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARCHERY.htm (4170 words)

	Royal Company of Archers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The company was formed in 1676 as a private archery club, which it still is today.
		In return for being endowed with "perpetual access to all public butts, plains and pasturages legally allotted for shooting arrows", the Royal Company is required to present to the Sovereign three barbed arrows on request.
		Members of the Royal Company must be Scots or have strong Scottish connections.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ro/Royal_Company_of_Archers.htm (142 words)

	POLICIES OF THE EAST KINGDOM CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF ARCHERS
		Archers shall be allowed to start with an arrow nocked and drawn, and crossbowmen may start at aim with a bolt loaded.
		When the archers are ready, the marshal shall count down in seconds from five to one, ending with the command "Shoot" or “Loose” at the beginning of the timed interval.
		In order for Royal Rounds scores to be eligible for submission to the Scorekeeper, they must be witnessed and recorded by a warranted archery marshal, and shot at an event or practice that has been published in at least a one local newsletter.
	www.eastkingdom.org /Law/archery.html (3095 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Ceremonies and pageantry > Royal pageantry and traditions > Archers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Royal Company's most regular duty is to be in attendance at Her Majesty's annual garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
		About 120 members of the Royal Company form avenues down which The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh proceed while guests chosen at random are presented to them by the Company's Captain-General and President of the Council.
		Apart from its role as the Sovereign's bodyguard, the Royal Company of Archers still functions as a private archery club - the purpose for which it was originally formed in 1676.
	www.royal.gov.uk /OutPut/Page3119.asp (311 words)

	ARCHERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Royal favour encouraged imitation and, in an age of novelty and fashion, archery was soon immensely popular with the nobility and gentry, for who it provided an excuse to socialise, eat and drink.
		The uniform of the Yorkshire Archers was typical: a plain green frock and velvet cape, with uniform buttons, white waistcoat and breeches and a round fl hat with a white ostrich feather.
		Edinburgh’s Royal Company of Archers was appointed the king’s bodyguard for Scotland in 1822 and its captain-general took part in Victoria’s coronation procession.
	www.staff.ucsm.ac.uk /mjohnes/archery.htm (3074 words)

	Stickbow.com - Traditional Archery and Traditional Bowhunting
		Clout shooting probably evolved out of a need to train archers "to shoot to a length." The English were not disposed to willingly practice and maintain a degree of proficiency as is sometimes portrayed in verse and cinema.
		Archers provided a primitive yet highly effective form of artillery and history would record in graphic detail it’s effectiveness.
		When all archers are assembled at one clout with the Marker at the other, shooting is accomplished in a rapid manner, in sequence, one arrow at a time until the end is complete.
	www.stickbow.com /FEATURES/HISTORY/clout.CFM (680 words)

	Memorial sites > The Queen Mother > Background > Military ceremonial > Royal Company of Archers
		The Royal Company of Archers originated from a private archery club formed in 1676.
		The Royal Company's field uniform consists of a dark green tunic with fl facings, dark green trousers and a Balmoral bonnet with the Royal Company's badge and an eagle feather.
		Members of the Royal Company must be Scots or have strong Scottish connections and membership is by election.
	www.royal.gov.uk /OutPut/Page1027.asp (159 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Jubilee tour diary: Scottish mainland
		There to welcome her is a contingent from her official bodyguard in Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers - distinguished elderly gents in dark green uniforms and rakish bonnets, equipped with crossbows.
		Their presence means this is a rather old-fashioned and formal royal occasion - not, at first sight, the kind of inclusive event the palace nowadays prefers.
		The royal stamp of approval will, she tells me, do a lot for the morale of staff and (especially) residents at the home.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2012017.stm (1386 words)

	NG London/Recent Acquisitions/Sir Henry Raeburn, 'The Archers'
		'The Archers' is one of a small number of outstanding portraits from the early part of Raeburn's career, in which he employed an exceptionally accomplished and subtle fusion of arresting compositions and dramatic treatment of light and shade to create a sense of intimacy between the spectator and the sitters.
		Robert and Ronald Ferguson became members of the Royal Company of Archers in 1792 and 1801 respectively and the contemporary revival of archery as a fashionable sport appears to have served as inspiration for the composition.
		The National Gallery is delighted to have been able to acquire this painting, which enables visitors to Trafalgar Square to appreciate the role of Scotland in the story of European art at this period.
	www.nationalgallery.org.uk /collection/news/acquisitions/raeburn.htm (261 words)

	Regimental Tartans
		Stewart, Royal — Kilts were worn by the Pipers of several Regiments after King George V decreed that, as the Sovereign's personal tartan, it could be used.
		Pipers of The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
		Black Watch Tartan — It is worthy of note that the Royal Company wore the Prince Charles Edward Stewart tartan in the early-mid 18th Century and the Black Watch Tartan, c 1789.
	www.tartansauthority.com /web/site/Tartan/History/RegimentalTartans.asp (1134 words)

	The Badminton Library of Archery: Scottish Archery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In the reign of the former the uniform of an archer consisted of a ' brigandine,' or jacket composed of rings or small plates of metal sewed on leather, or quilted between folds of canvas or fustian.
		The Musselburgh Silver Arrow, which is still shot for by the Royal Company of Archers, but which was originally open to all comers, has one medal attached to it bearing the date i603; and there is at least one other undated, probably of a still earlier year.
		By the constitution of the Company, which has remained practically unaltered to the present time, it was provided that there should be an executive of seven members, called the council, elected annually; there were to be three judges for the determination of disputes in shooting, a clerk, treasurer, and other officers.
	www.xs4all.nl /~marcelo/archery/library/books/badminton/docs/chapter13/chapter13_1.html (1840 words)

	Millennium Archers : Disciplines
		Targets may be pictures of animals or three-dimensional models, and may be set at known distances or require the archer to estimate the distance; all types of bow can be used for field archery and it appeals to all ages and levels of skill, and field archery is steadily growing in popularity.
		The target is a flag ("clout") and the object is for the archers to shoot their arrows to land as near as possible to the target, from a distance of 180 metres for men and 140 for ladies.
		Flight Archery does not use a target as the object is to shoot an arrow as far as possible : the current world record is 1222.01 metres, held by Don Brown of the USA since 1987; the world record for ladies is 950.39 metres, shot by the delightfully-named April Moon of the USA in 1981.
	archery-guides.freeservers.com /disciplines.html (471 words)

	Grand National Archery Society Ltd.
		Although wooden arrows are still shot by some archers, usually those who shoot the traditional longbow most arrows are produced from aluminium, carbon or a combination of both.
		It is not uncommon to see disabled archers sometimes in wheelchairs, shooting alongside their able bodied friends on the same tournament shooting line.
		At the 1908 British Olympics it is interesting to note that the great all round British sportswoman, Lotto Dod (1871-1960) won the Silver Medal and her brother Wily won the Gold in the mens division.
	www.gnas.org /announcements.cfm (613 words)

	Robin Orr Blair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robin Orr Blair LVO WS, Lord Lyon, is a retired solicitor, was a partner with Dundas and Wilson WS and with Turcan Connell.
		Since 1988 he has held the post of Purse Bearer to the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and is a member of the Royal Company of Archers.
		He was appointed Lord Lyon on February 9th 2001, the first to have been appointed in accordance with the European Union 's rules for appointments to the public service, and the first senior member of the Royal Household in Scotland to have been appointed by the Scottish Executive rather than Whitehall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robin_Orr_Blair (156 words)

	(16th) Baron Elphinstone 1869
		Lord Elphinstone, K.T., Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers from 1935 to 1953 and an uncle of the Queen, died yesterday at his home, Carberry Tower, Musselburgh, at the age of 86.
		Sidney Herbert Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, sixteenth Lord Elphinstone in the Peerage of Scotland and second Baron Elphinstone of Elphinstone in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, K. T., was born on July 27, 1869, at the family seat, Carberry Tower, Musselburgh.
		Lord Elphinstone was appointed an ensign in the Royal Company of Archers (The king's bodyguard for Scotland),
	members.cox.net /ghgraham/sidneyelphinstone1869.html (509 words)

	The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers - Oldest Golf Club
		The gift of a silver club as the prize appears to derive from fact the City of Edinburgh gifted a silver arrow to the Royal Company of Archers in 1709 for one of their competitions.
		Subsequently, this was streamlined to the present Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.
		That is how the ‘Golf House’ was lost and why one of the club’s best known pictures, the portrait of William St Clair of Roslin, (Captain in 1761, 1766 and 1770-1771), came to be owned by the Royal Company of Archers, who paradoxically were also heavily in debt at this time.
	www.scottishgolfhistory.net /honourable_company_edinburgh_golfers.htm (838 words)

	Chronicle of Æþelwine of Ealdgythesleage of Roxbury Mill
		Their royal majesties, Janos and Rachel had a scroll ready for every recipient, which was a nice change.
		On the archery ranges we had serveal royal rounds, a walking shoot, a wolf and sheep shoot with a fox that ran back and forth, a gourd on a vertical string shoot, and a clout-ish series of moving shoots.
		The Needwood Forest Company of Archers made their first visit to another kingdom this day, venturing from the borders of Atlantia to neighboring Æthelmearc.
	aethelwine.horsethieves.com (6304 words)

	Royal Burgh Of Peebles Highland Games Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		David Younger was born in Perthshire and was educated at Craigflower and Eton.
		In 1957 he enlisted into The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and went to The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst from where he was Commissioned into The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
		Our Chieftain has a wide variety of interests, he is a Member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland (The Royal Company of Archers) and a Member of the Regiment Committee of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and Chairman of Governors of Belhaven Mill Preparatory School and Director of The Queen's Hall, Edinhurgh.
	www.peebles-highland-games.org /chieftain.php?year=1992 (240 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Ceremonies & Pageantry > Swan Upping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Today, the Crown retains the right to ownership of all unmarked mute swans in open water, but The Queen only exercises her ownership on certain stretches of the River Thames and its surrounding tributaries.
		This ownership is shared with the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies, who were granted rights of ownership by the Crown in the 15th century.
		In the Swan Upping ceremony, The Queen's Swan Marker and the Swan Uppers of the Vinters' and Dyers' livery companies use six traditional Thames rowing skiffs in their five-day journey up-river.
	www.royalinsight.gov.uk /output/page384.asp (570 words)

	Obituaries 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		He held a private pilot's licence, he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, a Knight of St John, a Past President of the Royal Caledonian Schools and served for a period as Honorary Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Army Cadet Force Battalion.
		He was an Elder of the Kirk in Inveraray and, recently, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute, a post which meant a great deal to him and which he performed admirably and with typical commitment.
		The company continued as official Dressers to the Royal Company of Archers, sartorial consultants to the Heralds of Scotland, the Knigbts of the Thistle and Moderator of the Church of Scotland.
	www.grandlodgescotland.com /glos/GL/Obituaries/2002.html (1255 words)

	Victorian London - Entertainment and Recreation - Sport - Archery
		The most numerous Society of this kind is, however, "The Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's body-guard of Scotland", whose captain-general, the Duke of Buccleuch, rode in the coronation procession of Queen Victoria.
		In 1849, the Society of Cantelows Archers was established; their shooting ground is at Camden-square, Camden New Town; the prize, a large silver medal.
		It possesses a large silver shield, presented to the Archers’ Cornpany by Catherine of Braganza, and several prize arrows of the same and even earlier periods.
	www.victorianlondon.org /entertainment/dickens-archery.htm (511 words)

	Company Directors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The extensive range of Angus Pelham Burn's experience has included a diverse of number of positions: Trustee of the Gordon Highlanders Regimental Fund, a member of the Winston Churchill memorial Trust, and Chairman of Aberdeen Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and was General Commissioner of income tax Kincardineshire.
		Amongst his most prestigious appointments include Justice of Peace, Member of Queens Bodyguard for Scotland and Royal Company of Archers since 1968.
		In 1996 he was honoured by receiving an LLD from The Robert Gordon University.
	www.globalphilanthropic.com /2dir.htm (189 words)

	Court Dress and Civil Uniform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Court dress can be categorised either by who wears it or by its specification.
		Civil Uniform as Worn by Members of the Royal Households
		A Garter procession at Windsor consisting of military knights of Windsor, officers of arms, Knights of the Garter, Officers of the Most Noble Order, the Sovereign and Royal Knights, Yeomen of the Guard.
	www.nottingham.ac.uk /~cczjch/c_dress.htm (414 words)

	Medieval Free Company - Links
		Although a small company, they are gaining an excellent reputaion among re-enactors for supplying and manning beer tents at functions ranging from Viking through Medieval to Civil War.
		The Company of Ordinance whose aim is to provide a Re-Enactment and Living History group consisting of archers, crossbowmen, hand gunners, gunners craftsmen and camp followers to demonstrate the domestic and military camp life and crafts of the 15th century.
		The Red Company 1471 is a group of avid history buffs who think there's more to history than dates, dead guys, and boring catalogues of facts compiled by dried up historians
	www.medievalfreeco.org.uk /links.htm (1815 words)

	Scottish Clans - Clan MacRae
		Lieutenant Colonel John MacRae, born in 1861, served in the Black Watch, and was both deputy keeper of the palace of Holyroodhouse and a member of the Royal Company of Archers (the bodyguard of the monarch in Scotland).
		Colonel, Sir Colin Macrae of Feoirlinn served with distinction throughout the Boer War and was not only a member of the Royal Company of Archers, but also a lieutenant in the monarch’s English bodyguard, the Yeomen of the Guard.
		After all their war like beginnings, however, the ‘sons of grace’ lived up to their name by producing a line of clerics and scholars, bards and preachers, to whom Gaelic culture owes an incalculable debt.
	www.clanshop.co.uk /clannames/macrae.htm (381 words)

	populace
		Lady Bethra is a renowned 16th Century Italian Courtesan, fond of the boons to be found in such illustrious company as graces our courts and coronets, and more than passing fond of her work.
		Genevieve has since established a moderate holding in the unexplored regions to the South, lands claimed by the Canton of Abertridwr, Genevieve is often accompanied by two pages, many believe these pages to be her children and they are named Isabella de Leon and Orlando of Verona.
		Outside of trading and furthering her education Genevieve’s main interests could best be described as creating wonderful and culturally diverse costumes, brewing, dancing, sharing good company and striving to provide environments with an ambience and atmosphere which hopefully encourages all people to have medieval fun in a spirit of courtesy and friendship.
	www.sca.org.au /abertridwr/populace.html (1286 words)

	Order of the Grey Goose Shaft
		Although the West Kingdom dropped the award in favor of the Royal Company of Archers, in the Principality, and later the Kingdom, of An Tir the OGGS flourished, rising from a non-armigerous award to its current Grant-level status.
		The roll of the OGGS includes (all An Tirians combined): five Peers; seven current and former Kingdom/Principality Royal Archers; seven current and former Kingdom Protectors; 11 current and former Yeomen; and a former Keeper of the InterKingdom Archery Competition (IKAC).
		Order of the Gray Goose Shaft is published by Giovanni dell'Arco, mka Jonathan Satcher, for the archers of An Tir, a Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. It is not a publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies.
	www.oggs.zateev.net (418 words)

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