woodcut of England's coat of arms, 1609 ¶ The effect of certain branches of the Statute made in Anno 33. Henrici viii. touching the maintenance of Artillery, and the punishment of such as use unlawful Games, very necessary to be put in execution.  
FIrst, that all fathers, governors, and rulers of such as be tender of age, do teach and bring them up in the knowledge of Shooting, and that every man having a man child, or men children in his house, shall provide, ordain, and have in his house for every man child, being of the age of seven years and above, till he shall come to the age of seventeen years, a Bow and two Shafts, to induce and learn them, and bring them up in Shooting, and shall deliver all the same Bow and Arrows to the same young men to use and occupy. And if the same young men be servants, that then their master shall abate the money that they shall pay for the same Bows and Arrows of their wages. And after all such young men shall come to the age of seventeen years, every of them shall provide and have a Bow and four Arrows continually for himself, at his proper cost and charges, or else of the gift and provision of his friends, and use and occupy the same in Shooting, as is before rehearsed. And if the master suffer any of his servants taking wages, being in his household, and under the age of seventeen years, to lack a Bow and two Arrows, contrary to the form of this Statute, by the space of one month together, than the Master or Father in whom such negligence shall be, shall for every such default forfeit vi. s.viii.d. And that every servant passing the age of seventeen years, and under the age of threescore years, and taking wages, which can, or is able to Shoot, and shall lack a Bow and four Arrows by the space of one month together, shall for every such default forfeit and lose vi. s.viii.d.  
ITem, that no person by himself, Factor, Deputy, servant, or other person, shall for his or their gain, lucre, or living, keep, have, hold, occupy exercise, or maintain any common house, Alley, or place of Bowling, Coiting, Cloise, Coiles, half Bowl, Tennis, Dicing, Table, or Carding, or any other manner of Game, prohibited by any Statute heretofore made, or any unlawful new Game now invented or made, or hereafter to be invented, found, had, or made, upon pain to forfeit and pay for every day keeping, having, maintaining, or suffering any such Game to be had, kept, executed, played, or maintained within any such House, Garden, Alley, or other place, contrary to the form and effect of this Statute, xl.s. and the players so taken, to pay for every time vi. s. viii. d.  
ITem, That the justices of Peace, and every Mayor, Sheriff, Bailiff, Constable, or other head Officer, have authority to enter into all places, as well within Franchises or elsewhere, and the persons offending in any of the premises, to take and put in prison, until such time they put in Sureties no more to suffer, occupy, or commit the said offences.  
ITem, That all Majors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other head Officers within every City, Borough, and Town within this Realm, where any such Officers shall fortune to be, as well within the Franchises as without, shall make due search weekly, or at the furthest at all times hereafter once every month in all places, where any such Houses, Allies, Play or Plays shall be suspected to be had, kept, and maintained. And if the said Mayors, sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other head officers, within their Cities, Boroughs, and Towns, as well within Franchises as without, do not make due search at the furthest once every month, if the case so require, according to the tenor of this Act, and do not execute the same in all things, according to the purport and force of the same: that then every such Mayor, sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables or other head Officer, to pay and forfeit for every month not making such search, nor executing the same, forty shillings.  
ITem, that no Artificer, or handicraftsman of any Occupation, Husbandman, Apprentice, Labourer, servant of Husbandry, journeyman, or servant, or Artificer, Mariner, Fisherman, Waterman, or any Serving man, may use any unlawful Game.  
ITem, that all that play at Bowls, or any other unlawful Game in the fields, to lose for every such time, vi. s.viii.d. and to be committed to prison, unto such time they put in Sureties no more to use the same.  
ITem, This Statute to be proclaimed four times every year, and the like to be done in all Assizes and Sessions, and to continue for ever.  
MEmorandum, That there is a Proviso in this Statute for all men of worship, which may dispend one hundred pounds yearly and upwards, may use these Games with discretion at their pleasures.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and JOHN BILL, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1619.  
Cum Privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.