Mr. William kelly, in his work entitled "Notices Illustrative of the Drama and other Popular Amusements, Chiefly in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries," has some very curious information relating to bear-baiting.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
Leicester had its bear-garden, but we learn from Mr. kelly that the local authorities were not content to see the sport there, "as it was introduced at the Mayor's feast, at the Town Hall, which was attended by many of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood."
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
Much might be said relating to Leicester, but we must be content with drawing upon Mr. kelly for one more item.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
