Long Dog Samplers: GAME OF SWANNES

The collective noun for swans is "game",

a term whose usage dates back to at least 1554

when William Romsey of Bieton left his game to:

"my wyffe Elizabeth during her lyffe and at her decease

at the marking time next after to remain Anne Bartilmew

and Kunegunde Dix and the heirs of their bodies

lawfully begotten."

A very valuable asset it would seem.

Swans were, and still are, the property of the monarch and

cannot be privately owned without Royal assent.

However Long Dog Samplers is completely without

scrupules and is more than happy to sell you a pdf copy

of their "game" the very second you visit the website and

click "add to basket".

Go on, give it a try and see if it works - the ravens are waiting.

GAME OF SWANNES

187 x 251 stitches

Price: £14.40

Long Dog Samplers