Definition of Bowstaves. Meaning of Bowstaves. Synonyms of Bowstaves

- the same, hath perceived That the great scarcity of bowstaves is now in this realm, and the bowstaves that be in this realm be sold as an excessive price...
- the same, hath perceived That the great scarcity of bowstaves is now in this realm, and the bowstaves that be in this realm be sold as an excessive price...
- noted for requiring ships coming to an English port to bring a tax in bowstaves Statute of Westminster 1931, established legislative equality for the...
- as it is difficult to find perfect unblemished yew. The demand for yew bowstaves was such that by the late 16th century mature yew trees were almost extinct...
- rotation of the arrow. Arrows bend when released. If the bend hits the bowstave, the arrow's aim will be thrown off. Wooden arrows have a preferred bending-plane...
- Sheriffs Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55)) Bowstaves Act 1472 (repealed) 12 Edw. 4. c. 2 6 October 1472 Four bowstaves shall be brought into this realm for...
- Act 1468 Ao viijo. In the Eighth Year. The whole act. 12 Edw. 4. c. 2 Bowstaves Act 1472 Incipiunt Statuta apud Westm' edita, anno duo-decimo. Here begin...
- "bed crossbows" were mounted on rectangular frameworks, often wheeled. Bowstaves were also sometimes combined to increase tension and initial velocity...
- Act 1468 Ao viijo. In the Eighth Year. The whole act. 12 Edw. 4. c. 2 Bowstaves Act 1472 Incipiunt Statuta apud Westm' edita, anno duo-decimo. Here begin...
- 1571 (repealed) 13 Eliz. 1. c. 14 29 May 1571 An Act for the bringing of Bowstaves into the Realm. (Repealed by Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act...