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TOXOPHILUS,

The School of Shooting
contained in two
books.

To all Gentlemen and yeoman of England,
pleasant for their pastime to read,
and profitable for their use
to follow, both in war
and peace.



THE TABLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF THE SCHOOL OF SHOOTING.

Earnest business ought to be refreshed with honest pastime

Shooting most honest pastime

The invention of shooting

Shooting fit for princes and great men

Shooting fit for sholars and students

Shooting fitter for students than any music or instruments

Youth ought to learn to sing

No manner of man doth or can use too much shooting

Against unlawful games, and namely cards and dice

Shooting in war

Obedience the best property of a soldier

Reasons and authorities against shooting in war, with the confutation of the same

God is pleased with strong weapons and valiant feats of war

The commodity of shooting in war through the histories Greek and Latin, and all nations Christian and Heathen

Use of shooting at home causeth strong shooting in war

Use of shooting at home, except men be apt by nature, and cunning by teaching, doth little good at all

Lack of learning to shoot causeth England lack many a good archer

In learning any thing, a man must covet to be best, or else he shall never attain to be mean.

By knowing things belonging to shooting	Proper for every sere man's use	Bracer Shooting glove String Bow Shafts
	General to all men	Weather Mark
Hitting the mark by	Shooting straight Keeping a length	Both come partly
By handling things  belonging to shooting	Without a man	Standing Nocking Drawing Holding Loosing
	Within a man	Bold courage Avoiding all affection