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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 (1830)

Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802, Hone, William, 1780-1842 · London : Printed for William Reeves · leaf 304

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67. Balancing.—XIV. Century. I have seen carried into execution, and especially that of ba- lancing a wheel. … 68. XIV. Century. 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 tog-ether, with aboy standing upon one of them. The latter…

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