As an example of this, in 1604 the report of the Commission contained the following: “Leichfield Town, able men 285; armed men 150; pioneers 50; high horses 50”.The tradition started in Lichfield in which the men-at-arms were paraded around the streets of the city. They were accompanied by the Lichfield Morris dancers with drum and tabor and by people from the churches carrying figures of saints garlanded with flowers.
As an illustration of this, in 1604 the report of the Commission included the following: “Leichfield Town, capable men 285; armed warriors 150; frontiersmen 50; high-ranking horses 50”.The custom began in Lichfield where the men-at-arms were marched through the city's streets. They were accompanied by the Lichfield Morris dancers with drum and tabor and by people from the churches carrying figures of saints adorned with flowers.