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much as the wearing of long hair after the maner of Rufflans and the barbarous Judians hath begun to invade New England contrary to the Rule of God's word which sayth Jt is a shame for a man to wear long hair, an also the commendable custom of our nation untill within these few yeares...
...collection includes the only remaining book from John Harvard's library, a ponderous volume entitled, "The Christian Warfare against the Devill, World and Flesh. Wherein is described their nature, the maner of their fight and meanes to obtaine victorye. By John Dowane, Bachelor in Divinity and preacher of God's word...
...that they race each other up. The plan was adopted, end soon a lively game was in progress. Before long the sport was developed so that many men could take part, and it became the most popular pastime in college. It was given the name of Rolo, and all maner of rules were devised. The Circle of the Elders discovered that Rolo had a beneficial effect on the health of the contestants, and as many of the students were becoming anaemic from overwork, the game was prescribed for them--especially for the newcomers--as part of their college work...