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<font face="Arial">Noble Friends, Especially Fellow Archers:<br>
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Today the BBC has a brief illustrated story about the Ancient
Society of Kilwinning Archers. This Scottish group continues a
tradition dating to the late 15th century of shooting a papingo
(or to us, a popinjay) hung from the local church tower:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-41612817">http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-41612817</a> . <br>
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For more about the Kilwinning Archers, go here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.kilwinningarchers.com/about_us.php">http://www.kilwinningarchers.com/about_us.php</a><br>
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Scotland's other traditional archery society is the Royal Company
of Archers, which provides the Sovereign's Bodyguard for Scotland.
The Royal Company of Archers only dates to the late 1600s, but shall
we say shoots above its weight in prestige:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Company_of_Archers">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Company_of_Archers</a> .<br>
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For more about archery in Scotland and the history of the Royal
Company of Archers go to
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/badminton/docs/chapter13/chapter13_1.html">https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/badminton/docs/chapter13/chapter13_1.html</a><br>
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Yours Aye,<br>
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Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge<br>
Who Shoots a "Real" Bow <span class="moz-smiley-s3"><span>;-)</span></span><br>
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