A Pictorial Record of Bristol's History:
1660: Bristol apprentices revolt, demanding a free Parliament and the restoration of the Monarchy. On 5 March 1660, the bellman of Bristol makes the usual Puritan proclamation banning cock-throwing and dog-tossing. The rowdy apprentices attack him and the next day (Shrove Tuesday), squail a goose and toss cats and dogs into the air outside the Mayor’s Mansion House. To squail a goose is to throw sticks, weighted with lead at one end, at it. The object is to maim the bird without killing it.The authorities are able to quickly bring the apprentices under control and halt all tossing and squailing.