My thanks are due to the Editor and Proprietors 

 of " The Field," for kindly allowing me to re- 

 publish, after revision and with considerable additions,, 

 a series of articles which first appeared in that 

 journal. For courteous and practical assistance with, 

 regard to the plate depicting pike-tackles, I am much 

 indebted to Messrs. C. Farlow and Co., 191, Strand, 

 W.C., and 10, Charles Street, St. James's Square. 



