Quoiting & War

[Terrance Flaherty]

The first historical reference to Quoits in Britain comes from punitive
legislation of 1361, when Edward III, concerned that his loyal subjects
were dissipating their energies with enjoyable games rather than keeping
in trim for more war-like activities, decreed that they must ‘use bows
and arrows or pellets or bolts and shall learn and practise the art of
shooting'. In future, they were ‘not to meddle in hurling of stones,
loggats and coits ...and other games of no value'. Archery, in spite of
such legislation, continued to decline until it was taken up as a
harmless sport some 500 years later. The ‘games of no value' – bowls,
skittles and Quoits – continued to prosper. 

"I would have done whatever he bade me. 'Twas the only time in my life I
have felt that Surrender to Power, upon which, as I have learn'd after,
to my Sorrow, all Governmet is founded. Neverr again. No more Maiden as
to thah', and thankee all the same." 

"How so?" 

Ahhh, facts, Mason suspects Dixon is telling American tall-tales. 

Why is it that Dixon tells tales? Oh yeah. And Mason? 

But Dixon suspects Mason is not telling the whole truth and something
but the truth (& 0r RC) These guys are quite a pair.