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"If thou refusest my fair proffer," said the prince,
“如果你拒絕我的要求，”王子說，
"the provost of the lists shall cut thy bow-string, break thy bow and arrows,
“我就命人砍斷你的弓弦，折斷你的弓和箭，
and expel thee from the presence as a faint-hearted craven."
并將你作為一個膽小的懦夫逐出此處?！?/div>
"This is no fair chance you put on me, proud prince," said the yeoman,
“尊貴的殿下，你給我的機會并不公平，”樵夫說，
"to compel me to peril myself against the best arches of Leicester and Staffordshire, under the penalty of infamy if they should over-shoot me.
“因為您強迫我和萊斯特郡和斯坦福德郡最好的弓箭手比賽，如果他們贏了我，我還要受到懲罰。
Nevertheless, I will obey your pleasure."
但是，我依然會遵從您的命令。”
A target was placed at the upper end of the southern avenue which led to the lists.
靶子放置在競技場南邊小道的一端。
The contending archers took their station in turn at the bottom of the southern access;
志得意滿的弓箭手們輪流在南邊小道的另一端射箭；
the distance between that station and the mark allowing full scope for what was called a shot at rovers.
靶子和弓箭手站的位置之間的距離很遠。
The archers, having previously determined by lot their order of precedence, were to shoot each three shafts in succession.
弓箭手們按照之前抽簽的順序一一上場，每人要連續射三支箭。
The sports were regulated by an officer of inferior rank, termed the Provost of the Games;
比賽由一個叫做比賽主管的低級官員主持；
for the high rank of the marshals of the lists would have been held degraded had they condescended to superintend the sports of the yeomanry.
高級統帥都在競技場上觀看比賽，他們是不會屈尊就駕來主持這些比賽的。
