On a Roman monument[2069] found in the North of England, a soldier is represented with a bow in his hand, and a bracer on his left arm.
This bracer has been figured[2037] in illustration of some remarks by Sir A.
A fragment of another bracer made of bone was found at Scratchbury Camp, Wilts.
This bracer has been kindly lent to me by Mr. Cunnington, of Devizes, who discovered it.
This thong is just long enough to fasten on the bracer by passing round the wrist and catching the knot in the loop opposite.
When Beechey visited Kotzebue Sound, in 1826, he found the bracer in general use.
The short slot near the edge at the middle of each side, however, is for the thongs which strap the bracer to the wrist.
There came an archer bold and true, With bracer guard and stave of yew; His purse was light, his jerkin frayed; Haro, alas!
Legh won the silver bracer with all the points, except that Mrs. Marshall also made all the hits at 50 yards.
Chetwynd won the silver bracer with all the points, and exceeded all the previous performances of ladies in match shooting.
In putting on the bracer care should be taken to keep the sleeve smooth, any fulness being drawn to the back of the arm, and the top of the sleeve pinned back out of the way.
After a cold salt-water bracerand a cold fresh finish, he stepped out and into a fleecy robe, and upon a couch covered with the same material he was rubbed with oil, alcohol, and spice.
And in his hond he bar a mighty bowe Upon his arme he bar a gay bracer And by his side a swerd and a bokeler[101].
Why the bracer should be singled out for this distinction is not clear, but it will be remembered that little over a hundred years later the bracer of Chaucer's "Yeoman" was a conspicuous part of his dress.
