The sports and pastimes of the people of England : Including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time (1845)
Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802, Hone, William, 1780-1842 · London : T. Togg · leaf 300
67. Balancing.—XIV. Century. I have seen carried into execution, and especially that of ba-lancing a wheel. … 68. XIV. Ckntuhv, This was exhibited about the year 1799, at Sadlers Wells, bya Dutchman, who not only supported a wheel upon his shoulder,but also upon his forehead and his chin : and he afterwardsextended the performance to two wheels tied together, with aboy standing upon one of them. The latter…
Games -- Great Britain · Sports -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
