The root word of the "crosse", which means "stick", suggests that the game is played with sticks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shaister Miester Do Da] Reference

His strange aymes are to crosse the common custome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois] Reference

Arg. a crosse engrayled G.betw. 4 water bougets sa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference

Beke sa. a crosse engrayled or, Ufferd (Willoughby).    From Wordnik.com.  [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference

It was also perceiued which was that crosse by a miracle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England] Reference

Doth make a crosse on every beame, and rafters as they stande.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide] Reference

Itm a vestment of grene silke with a crosse garde of red velvet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less] Reference

Arg. a crosse patonee G.Arg. a chiefe G. over all a bend engrayled B.    From Wordnik.com.  [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference

She also brought with hir a parcell of that holie crosse, and gaue it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England] Reference

And whosoeuer doth not beare his crosse and comme after me/can not be my disciple.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger] Reference

He was taken (in maner abouesaid) on the feast day of the exaltation of the crosse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne] Reference

Scacrifice and oblaciõ was not made/but vppõ the crosse/as the scripture witnessith.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger] Reference

Whosoeuer will folow me/let hym forsake hymselfe/and take vp his crosse/and folowe me.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger] Reference

Whanne oure Lord was don on ye crosse yane come Longeus thedyr and smot hym yt a spere in hys syde.    From Wordnik.com.  [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference

Then said Dunstane, Blesse your eies with the signe of the crosse, and trie whether you can see that I sée.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England] Reference

Now mercyfull & pyteous. lord Iesu cryste forgyue me & haue mercy of me after thy grete mercyes/& for thy crosse.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men] Reference

Mine associate tooke a missal and a crosse: and the clearke hauing put on his surplesse, tooke a censer in his hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The iournal of frier William de Rubruquis a French man of the order of the minorite friers, vnto the East parts of the worlde. An. Dom. 1253.] Reference

The king came to Preston; ther, at the crosse, Mr. Breares, the lawyer, made a speche, and the corporn presented him with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850] Reference

Also he required that earle John might take vpon him the crosse to passe ouer into the holie land also; for otherwise earle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second] Reference

And when we came neere vnto him, he vailed his hat or bonet being of an inestimable price, doing reuerance vnto the crosse.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Journal of Friar Odoric] Reference

"Item a vestment of blewe velvyt with a crosse of redde velvyt sprenged with gold with all thinges perteyninge to the same.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference

Arg, 3 flowres de lize between 6 crosse crosslets, Hillary fitchy sa. a border G.Arg. a playne crosse G.G. a playne cross arg.    From Wordnik.com.  [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference

Canturburie, who stood in it, that no prelat within his prouince ought to haue any crosse borne before him, himselfe excepted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First] Reference

And hauing made an ende of this exclamation with her armes a crosse, shee remained as in a sowne with out mouing either hande or foote.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1] Reference

Arthurs swerd brast at the crosse and felle in the grasse amonge the blood, and the pommel and the sure handels he helde in his handes.    From Wordnik.com.  [A History of English Prose Fiction] Reference

But the crosse wherevpon our Sauiour was crucified, was knowne by the title written vpon it, though almost worne out, in letters of Hebrew.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England] Reference