 | Sir Bartholomew Shower - 1735 - 298 pages
...purfuit of him, after which Proclamation, the Prior's Bailiff turns out the Bull amongft the Minftrels ; and if any of them can cut off a Piece of his Skin before he runs into Derlyjlire, then he is the King of Mufick's Bull; but if the Bull go into Derbyjbire, found and uncut,... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1826 - 324 pages
...hinder the minstrels in their pursuit of him. After which proclamation, the abbot's bailiff shall turn out the bull among the minstrels, and if any of them can cut off a piece of his skin, before he runs out of the island of Avalon, or district of the abbey, then he is the King of Music's bull; but if... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 410 pages
...property, which shall be turned out by the prior of Tudbury, if his minstrels, or any one of them, could cut off a piece of his skin before he runs into Derbyshire ; but if the bull gets into that county sound and unhurt, the prior may have his bull again. Exemplification... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 456 pages
...property, which shall be turned out by the prior of Tudbury, if his minstrels, or any one of them, could cut off a piece of his skin before he runs into Derbyshire ; but if the bull gets into that county sound and unhurt, the prior may have his bull again. Exemplification... | |
 | George Richard Jesse - 1866 - 486 pages
...ears and tail cut off, his body smeared all over with Soap, and his nose blown full of beaten Pepper. Then the Steward causes Proclamation to be made, that...before he runs into Derbyshire, then he is the King of Musick' s Bull : But if the Bull get into Derbyshire sound and uncut, he is the Lord Prior's (Earl... | |
 | Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 512 pages
...ears and tail cut off, his body smeared all over with soap, and his nose blown full of beaten pepper. Then the steward causes proclamation to be made, that...If the bull be taken, and a piece of him cut off, then he is brought to the bailiff's house, and there collared and roped, and so brought to the Bull-ring,... | |
 | Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 492 pages
...ears and tail cut off, his body smeared all over with soap, and his nose blown full of beaten pepper. Then the steward causes proclamation to be made, that...If the bull be taken, and a piece of him cut off, then he is brought to the bailiff's house, and there collared and roped, and so brought to the Bull-ring,... | |
 | Russell Montague Garnier - 1892 - 436 pages
...Some pepper is blown into his nose, and the poor brute is let loose amongst the minstrels. If they can cut off a piece of his skin before he runs into Derbyshire, he is the King of Music's bull ; but if not, he is the Lord Prior's again. The custom originated in... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1825 - 336 pages
...hinder the minstrels in their pursuit of him. After which proclamation, the abbot's bailiff shall turn out the bull among the minstrels, and if any of them can cut off a piece of his skin, before he runs out of the island of Avalon, or district of the abbey, then he is the King of Music's bull ; but if... | |
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Tutbury, without any manner of weapons, attending the turning out of the bull, which the bailiff of the manor is obliged to provide, and is there to have the tips of his horns sawed off, his ears and tail cut off, his body smeared all over with soap,... 