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Forwarded from [log in to unmask] ---------------Original Message------------------------- To add to the bear list! While reading Richard Barber's 'The Knight and Chivalry' (revised edn, 1995) the other day, in the section on tournaments I came across the following sentence: 'The prizes were traditionally given by ladies: William Marshal's prize of a fine pike was sent by the lady of a local castle, and a lady presented the bear which was a prize at the tournament near London in 1216'. In this book Barber's three chapters on tournaments are based on Richard Barber and Juliet Barker, 'Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages (Woodbridge and New York 1989) which seemingly contains all of the detailed references to the archive material. Best wishes, Eila Williamson Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh ======================================== Message date : Feb 12 2005, 12:06 AM >From : "Peter Greenfield" To : [log in to unmask] Copy to : Subject : 13th century performing bears? Dear REED-Lers: I've just come across a reference to an entry in the Winchester Pipe Rolls from 1265-6 that mentions 12d spent "pro urso passand' ad comitissam." The historian who mentions this suspects that scribal error is involved, but perhaps some countess the bishop of Winchester knew actually did want a bear? I haven't found any reference to bears or bearwards earlier than the 15th century in a quick trawl through the REED volumes I have on my shelf. Does anyone else know of such an early bear record? What do you think of this? Peter Greenfield University of Puget Sound -- Abigail Ann Young (Dr), Associate Editor/ Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W/ Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/ FAX (416) 813-4093/ [log in to unmask] List-owner of REED-L <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed-l.html> http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed.html => REED's home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html => our theatre resource page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young => my home page