palisados two pounde or two and haulfe This pattares are to be chardged of the fineste and beste pouder that can by had whiche to do well for the perfecte execution of the same Pouder shoulde be made for itt of refined mixtures of saltpeeter and solpher and at the chardginge of the same it muste be well beaten but not so much that the graine of the pouder by brocken and when it is chardged the mouth of the pattar muste be very well stopped with apeece of tember and wax oboute the which on the outwarde parte or abouth the mouth of the pattar muste be wrapped and tied apeece of canuas dobbed in wax fearinge that water mighte come to touche the pouder to hinder the execution of the same if in case it shoulde chance faule into the water Advertisinge that the pattar is not to be wholie filled rather to leave three or foure fingeres voyde and to fill the moste parte therof with okum and the touch hole is to be coated with apeece of waxte canuas and well tied to the same for feare of water and fire The touche hole muste be filled with mixtures ready and quick to kindel fire but sloely to effecte that the patardier may have tyme to retire after giving fire The compositiones required to charge a pattar FOr this purpose take three partes of fine and strong pouder five of solpher eighte of refined saltpeter or eight and haulfe afterwardes mingell all thies mixtures well togither til yove corporate them and put to them alitle petrol oyle so muche that they corporate togither and let them drie well in the sun and beinge well dried fill the pattar with the saied mixtures for the tienge of thies pattares aforck with two teethes is estimed the beste and in tyme of execution to putt the same trough the eares of the pattar to fasten the same both with a chaine and corde When yove woulde surprise a ny place of emportance by scalinge pattar or by meanes of any faulte in the walles of the same wherby yove may easilie come in or by inteligence or treatment of treason Ifby pattar yove determin to win the same yove muste firste by well informed of skilfull and trustie spies or of persones of truste of the strenght and entrie of the gates batteries bridges palisados bucketes and chaines of the bridges the height and distance to come to the place of execution and if the ditch by drie or with water and who deepe and lardge and if there be any forlorne centeries or corpes de garde that may hinder yove and in whate place they lay and if theyr by any greate ordenance that may play on yove and on whate side it layeth and in whate distance· The place beinge well discovered to effect youre entention yove are to vse stratagemes to divert and ocupie the enemy another way Juste aboute the tyme that yove are ready to execute youre desire The tyme beeingh well hit uppon with oportunitie and being well informed by trustie spies of no deceite nor fraude fasilitateth much the interprice which is moste comonlie alitle before day at which tyme the centeries are moste laesie and have more desire to sleepe beesides that the obscuritie helpeth much the interpricce and aprochinges When the pattares are to be planted to their execution betwexte the mouth of the same and the gate or bridge yove are to put aplancke of stronge woode of two foote broade and two foote and haulfe longe and three foote distance from the place of execution and if yove finde that the plancke be not stronge inough you are to take two barres of yron and put them cros wise for the better performance of youre execution and that betwexte the saide planckes and the place of execution and to order all thies thinges in areadines with every thinge apertaining before yove com to the place of execution Greate consideration and curiositie is to be used be the engenious and skilfull person that taketh in hande this busines in givinge fire to the same whiche is easie and enfalible for suche as are of perfecte skill in fire wourckes but to otheres verie dangerouse THE SECONDE CHAP. How to make a torche to endure againste the force of winde and raine TAke of fine cotten threede which is used for candles the one thirde parte and the other two thirde partes of threede made of fine ocam and make of this acorde as thicke as youre finger Then take a quantitie of saltpeter and let it by finely stamped and then tacke a quantitie of Aqua vitae and let the corde boyle therin a goode while till it almoste be drie then put into the same a litle quantitie of gineper oyle and one parte of pouder two of refined saltpeter and one parte of rosen and corporate them all togither and let them boyle over a softe fire till the corde be almoste drie and turne the same often times with much vigilance or it will kindel fiere if any extraordinary hett come nere it Beinge drie inough tacke it up then take one parte of wax one parte of rosen haulfe parte of colofonia one fourth parte of linesatt-oyle and so muche of camphora one parte of saltpeter three times refined one parte of pouder and boyle all thies mixtures togither and when they are well corporated dob youre corde in the same mixtures as if youe were to make a candel and after beinge dobbed in thies mixtures often times set the candel a parte till it be drie inough then let it be dobbed in wax as youe doe other candels till such time as it be of the thicknes youe woulde have it to be then lay it upp till it be drie and in lightinge the same it will burne with greate furie and force and no raine nor winde can quince it and it will yealde a greate flame and terrible noice that the behoulderes will muche admire at the same To trie who to reduce saltpeeter into water take three onces of raine water and put it in acaldrō over the fire and put into the same two onces of saltpeeter well stamped and let it boyle so longe till it come to be water whiche for many effectes of this wourke is goode and specially to guie more force to mixtures that are not in they re full substance and perfection To refine solfer and make it more stronge put into the same one eighte parte of quicksilver and ⅔ partes of refined saltpeeter and melte them over a softe fire till they corporate well and after takings the same up and beinge alitle hote caste it into strong veneger and within alitle while take itt up and it will by of full strenghte To discover the enemy at nighte when yove woulde fall to do any execution cause aquantitie of fagotes secretly to by put in the moste convenienteste place for that purpose that will give yove inogh light en vsinge them in this maner followinge and also will indure longe Take agoode quantitie of ro sen and foure times
so muche turpintin de Venetia and haulfe so muche of colofonia as yove take of roosen and put aquantitie of the saied mixtures on each fagot and give the same fire with awad of okum dobbed in pouder brandevin and turpintin which wad beinge dried will presently give fire to the fagotes and yealde agreate flame and indure longe and if yove will have it to indure longer put aquantitie of colofonia uppon the fagottes in the thickeste parte of them and the fire will endure longe inoghe THE THIRDE CHAP. To arme tronckes or canes made for severall executiones of this arte the figure of which canes youe shall see hire followinge whiche are made of lighte woode and are to be of two foote or two and haulfe longe and som shorter for cause of their weighte in time of execution THies canes are hollowe within and made of lighte tember like the barrell of apeece of ordenance and they muste by well bounde all rounde aboute with stronge marlin corde fearinge leaste it shoulde splinter by meanes of the stronge compositiones and mixtures put into the same of whiche we will nowe treate After yove have well tied the same alongste with the corde all aboute yove may doabe or coate the corde in a mixture made of pitch and wax for the more securitie of the cane in keepinge it from water and not to splinter Which douptles they will exepte they be well handled by men of goode experience and practice in this arte and let none presume that for the readinge of many goode bookes he cā bringe this wourcke to perfection for it is of suche rare and deepe judgemente in the orderinge and measuringe in proportion of the seaveral sortes of mixtures required for the same In the drienge and manadgeinge of them is required greate consideration good skill vigilance and rare judgemente of longe exercice wherof i have seene many dangerous triales bothe in the handlinge and executiones of this wourcke in his due measure and proportion therfore confideration care and vigilance is required The compositiones required for the saied canes take six partes of musket pouder foure of solfer a haulf parte of quicksilver one parte of cristal glashe beaten into pouder one parte of armoniacke alsoe beaten into pouder one parte of camphire three partes of saltpeeter three times refined two partes of rosen all whiche cause to by well stamped and mingled togither then tacke of gineper-oyle or petroll oyle as much as will wet a litle all the saied mixtures then put as muche stronge brandevin as shall be sufficiente to weate well all the saiede mixtures and mingel them togither and let them be dried in the sun or over a softe fiere till they corporate well then putt a monghste them a litel quantity of fine cotten made or a nointed in fine beaten pouder and gineper oyle and when all thiese compositiones are drie fill youre cane or troncke putinge in the bottom of the same three musket-shotes of pouder or more acordinge to the greatnes of the cane then a quantitie of youre mixtures then a litle pouder then mixtures then alitle pouder and so till youe almoste fill the cane to the brim leavinge two enches emptie where youe shall put drie mixtures quicke and apte to kindel fire and haulfe a quarter of an once of fine pouder in the very mouthe of the cane and stike into the same a peece of match made of fine cotten and boyled in Aqua vitae gineper oyle and fine pouder of the beste youe can finde to presently kindell fire when occasion shall require And when youe will bigin with the execution of the same youe are to give fire in the mouthe of the cane and it will yealde a moste furious and greate flame till it burne oute and the execution of the flame will reache some 12. foote and with a greate furie and force which artificiall canes are excellente to inter per force into shippes or into a breache or trinche alsoe it is moste excellente to breake any order or array and specially in narrowe or straighte places as the draught marked with the letter A. sheoweth A. THE FOURTH CHAP. Another way to arme artificiall canes of fire-wourcke TAke three partes of rosin two partes of brimstone one haulfe parte of the grease or fatt of a hog ¼ parte of red wax cause the rosen and brimstone to be beaten into pouder and mingell them togither Then put to them the grease and red wax and put them over asofte fire in a caldron or earthen pott stirringe them still til they corporate well and remaine a goode while over the fire Then take five partes of serpintin pouder of the beste and of saltpeeter three times refined three partes whiche muste be beaten to pouder then take two partes of camphire stamped then one parte of cristall glash whiche muste be beaten into fine pouder alsoe one parte of armoniak whiche muste be beate in into pouder all which yove shall putt into the saied mixtures and let them all boyle over asofte fire till they be well corporated and dried or if yove will tacke them up when they are well corporated and reasonable drie it emporteth nothinge by reason they are quick to kindle fire and required not over muche drienge and if yove finde that the mixtures be not well wet that they may the better corporate put alitle a qua vite or petroll oyle or of bothe to them till yove see that they be very well corporated he that undertaketh to macke any store of thies Fire-wourckes muste make up a furniesh for the beater securitie of the same for putinge the mixtures in caldrones or pottes over the fire as many do it is dangerouse exepte it be handeled be one of perfect skill and greate vigilance whiche jhave often times tried For the fillinge of youre artificiall canes or tronkes withe the aforesaid mixtures needeth much consideration and practice for the perfecte execution of this wourcke Put in case it is acane where aboy is arme can inter into yove muste fill it as foloweth but if greater or lesher consideration muste be taken in fillinge the same with the mixtures in measure and proportion or it will faile in burninge all of asodaine or verie sloe so that greate practice and curiositie is required for the perfecte handelinge of this wourke For the fillinge of the saide canes before spoken of put into the bottom of the same two handes and haulfe full of musket pouder then three handes full of the drieste mixtures then two handes full of pouder then foure handes full of the mixtures then a litle pouder then five handes full of the mixtures and soe still in this course till youe fill youre cane within three eaches of the mouthe of the same which youe shall fill with verie drie and quick mixtures apt to kindle fire and on the upmoste parte or mouthe of the cane some pouder That don take a peece of matche made of fine cotten
made for the artificiall canes and uppon the same a stoppel of cotten as before taughte then amusket shott of pouder then fill the reste of the cane or barell to the mouth of the mixtures made for the artificiall canes and take heede that youe doe not beate them harde uppon the pouder and see that thies mixtures be verie drie for beinge soe required for this execution and observe the selfe same order for the fillinge of the reste of the canes and all alonge the mouthe of thies putt apeece of lininge full of fine stamped pouder wett in gineper-oyle and brandevin and see that it be verie well fastened juste uppon the mouth of thies canes that no fire can touche the same but that whiche is ordained as before taughte soe in givinge fire to the firste cane or barell the reste in order one after another will dischardge and each of thies bareles or canes shall yealde two shotes and aflame whiche shall indure but very shorte the mixtures required for this execution is of that which is made for the artificiall canes the draughte of this instrument sheoweth the letter H. Advertisinge that thies mixtures are to by very drie and apte to kindell fire and in they re putinge to the barrell to beate them very softe for beinge soe required H. THE EIGHTE CHAP. To arme a rowes with artificiall Fire-wourckes AHies artificiall arowes beinge shote oute of greate ordenance are goode to burne houses or in cāpain̄a they are alsoe goode to burne the enemyes quarter the maner who to arme them is to tacke apeece of stronge canuas boyled alitle in colofonia and to fill the same with the compositiones before thaughte to arme haulfe pikes and that it be well bounde to the arowes with marlin corde for the due proportion lenghte and weighte of thies arowes is required the asistance of acuriouse matematisian or of one of goode judgemente in givinge the necessarie instructiones for the makinge of them severall man̄er of wayes some to pearche shippes from side to side eyther above or under water otheres to be shote afar of to burne houses or quarteres greate curiositie and perfecte judgemente is required for the severall maner of wayes which thies arowes are to be handled and made acordinge to there severall executiones some are made to burne the amunition of pouder in shippes if they chance hitt the same and whiche will pearche any shippe from side to side and are of farr greater execution then youre bulletes the draughe wherof the letter I. sheoweth I. THE NINTHE CHAP. To arme artificiall instrumentes ordained in potes made of mettall filled with composisiones and mixtures of fire-wourcke to burne of asodaine shippes gates bridges palisados or any other combustable thinge apte to kindel fire TAke foure partes of rosen one parte of armoniak foure partes of salpiter thre times refined a haulfe parte of bay saulte all whiche cause to by beaten into pouder then take one parte of linsatt-oyle of the fatt of a hoge one parte then cause all thies composisiones to be mingled togither and putt them in apott made for that purpuse over asofte fire and let them boyle till they corporate well and then take them up and put into them one parte of camfire and thre partes of musket pouder and mingell them well togither and put them over asofte fire till they corporate well then take them up and put to them smale pices of gun-pounder match made of fine cotten and boyled in fine beaten pouder stronge brandevin and giniper oyle or petroll-oyle then take foure partes of colofonia and cause it to be beaten into pouder and let it be mingled with the reste mixtures Then cause the instrumente or pott made for this purpose to be filled till youe come to the thirde parte of the pott or instrumente that don take of the other mixtures withoute colofonia and fill the reste of the instrumente with them and on the upermoste parte of all putt of the drieste mixtures and let them be so drie that they by apte to kindell fire and in the verie mouth of the instrumente cause to be putt a quarter of an ence of pouder and of the beste and sticken to the same apeece of gunpouder matche some foure inches deepe into the instrumente and cause itt to be well covered with apeece of canuas till time of execution soe that water nor fire can touche the mixtures nor the pouder And when occasion shall ofrer to give it fire do but touche the gunpouder match with youre ordinary matche and it will presently kindell fire yea and muche sooner then pouder to which effecte this gunpouder matche is made of purpose Thies instrumentes in times of execution they have they re stronge chaines of yron that they may by bounde and fastned to the place of they re execution soe that they do not fall nor that the enemy may use any endustrie to cut or put them of so that the executiō may take effecte It were verie goode for the securitie of theyr execution to arme two or three artificiall canes on both sides of them whiche are ro be rocomended to persones of brave spirites and of aproved valeor and determination Thies compositiones when they bigin with they re execution they re operation and execution is moste rare Advertisinge that they muste be putt in to yron or brasse pottes made for that purpose as the figure folowinge sheoweth and also withe they re stronge yron chaines for in putinge thies compositiones into veseles of woode questionles the force of this fire will burne them at an instante which for curiositie and alsoe to knowe the operation of this fire y caused triales to by made and founde that thies instrumentes made of woode did presentlie burne and consume into aieshes and was sooner consumed then the matter that was putt into the same be reason of the wonderfull force of the fire of the saied compositiones which rare and wonderfull breef execution is wourthie the admiringe the orderinge and figure of the saiede instrumentes youe see hire under where the letteres K. L. M. sheoweth K. L. M. The receites wherwith fire-wourck instrumentes are armed in findinge they re operation sloe youe are to augmente them with drie mixtures apte to kindel fire as pouder saltpeeter brimstone armoniake and migell thē well togither and let them be corporated with the sloe mixtures in theire due proportion Also the mixtures youe finde quicke and apte to burne and do not indure acordinge as they re execution requireth youe are to augmente thē with a litel sloe mixtures as linsat-oyle turpintine colofonia rosen and wax but greate consideration and curiositie is required in put them in theire due proportion An artificiall baule of fire wourcke beinge dischardged oute of a peece of ordenance in a cleere day can not by discerned nor seene till it declines to the earthe But beinge shot oute of a peece of ordenance at any marcke in a darcke nighte may by
perceived and specially when it begines to decline oute of his righte course or line and the more darcke the nighte is when it is dischardged oute of a peece of ordenance the better youe may discerne it but in the begininge of the range or line youe can not see it so perfecte as when it begines to decline to the earthe which i have tried at the leager of Breda the nighte a pointed for the triumphe don for the regaininge of that place If for curiositie youe woulde have a ball made with wilde fire to burne within the water let the coate therof firste burne a litle before youe caste it into the water soe that it gives fire to the compositiones there in ordained for his execution whiche beinge fired to wit that parte or partes where in the vente is beinge filled with ayre doth cause the other partes of the same to shume and burne a bove the water with a wonderfull noyce admirable to the behoulderes The balles made for this purpose are lighte and if youe put them into a peece of ordenance beinge loaden with the ordenary pouder required for the executiō of the same in their roaring and wrastlinge of this ball it will burste unto peeces Soe that for to shoute bulletes or balles oute of greate ordenance armed with fire wourcke the cross barres nowe of late invented is the beste the maner of arminge and coatinge thies bulletes and cross barres i have set downe before who and with whate compositiones whiche are of rare executiones by sea and lande beinge well ordered by one of perfecte judgemente in this arte I have alsoe put downe neowe invented cross barres to be shot oute of greate ordenance whiche beinge armed as before taughte are excelente to burne townes and the enemyes quarteres and iam well asured that no comprabell device for that purpose was as yet invented neyther to by shoot in the fronte of a battell i meane those cross barres invented with chaines for beinge dischardged oute of a peece of ordenance in a reasonable neere distance in the fronte of a battell or any order or array y doupte not that it is the beste invention that hase beene divised as yet for that purpose the enemy beinge a reasonable distance of But the enemy beinge very neere at hande the cartadges and bagges filled withe musket bulletes nayles peeces of brocken yron peeces of chaines which beinge shoote oute of greate ordenance are of wonderfull executiones beinge handeled by prudente and curiouse gunneres of perfecte judgemente and longe practice in this arte The draught marked with the letter N. sheoweth howe the saied cross barr shall be put into the peece and the letter O. sheoweth howe the same flieth violently trough the ayre and howe it spreadeth a sonder when it is shott oute of the peece givinge a terrible noyce in his motion and range N. O. The draught marcked with the letter P. sheoweth howe this other cross barr is to be put into the peece and when it is dischardged the letter Q. sheoweth howe it spreadeth a sonder and flieth withe greate violence in his line and range P. Q. THE TENTHE CHAP. Treatinge of the confines of a Kingedome as alsoe of the goode lawes to by observed in the same and of many necessary instructiones thereunto apertaininge and who the same is to by fortified and stronge by arte or by nature or by bothe SUch as are desirouse to be couriose and experte in warlike afaires it importeth that they be of goode judgemente in fortificasiones as well to offende as to defende Notwithstandinge that for this purpose in all kingdomes and states are elected ingineres a luinge them a goode pinsion Yet suche as are of longe practice in warr and do aplie them selves well in hope to by advanced by theire a proved goode partes and suficiencie oughte to exercice them selves in fortificationes bienge very necessarie in owne who profesed to be experte in this arte of warr and knowe howe to intrinch and fortifie him selfe in many ocurrantes in oppen filde howe to cutt a trince to win a towne or any stronge place As also to knowe howe to drawe the plott of townes fortes and castelles and also in knowinge all necessaries for the defence therof and to know howe to prevente the stratagemes to be feared of his enemy Douptless thies thinges are of greate consideration for the strenghte of akingdome consisteth much in beinge well fortified togither with the quantitie and qualitie of his subiectes and in the goode qualitie of his dominion and country Those princes and Reepublikes are judged mighty and stronge whiche in theire kingdomes and states do montaine goode religion goode lawes and goode armes and do exercice the same and do inioy holsom ayre fertill grounde and naturall strenghte with suche other conveniente comodities therunto required To by vnderstoode that all countries are strōge by nature or by arte or by both By nature they are stronge when they are inuiored withe the sea rounde aboute or on parte therof or backed with marrasses or riueres and those to be stronge by arte and in theire frontieres nexte adjoyninge and places moste conveniente to haue townes castelles and fortresses fortified by arte All confines are eyther maritime or mediterraneall or both the one and the other whether they are montanouse places or in plaine campaina or do participate of the one and the other if they by mediterraneall it muste by viewed and considered on whate parte the enemy might come to offende the same and where he mighte moste comodiouse come to atempte And it is alsoe to be considered on whate partes he mighte make his inroades and retire a gaine with safetie and whether their by any situation whiche beinge fortified by the enemy mighte moleste or a noy the country nexte adioyninge If the confines of the kingdom by maritime or on the sea coaste all the coaste and circuide of the same are to by viewed and remarcked that prevention mighte be taken in due time in as muche as may posible to hinder the enemyes imbarcasion in the places moste fitt for the same Yea and in all places whiche mighte by suspected if it be posible for the better securitie of the kingdom or state but in some kingdomes the circuide and places on the sea coaste are so greate that hardly all can be fortified and so the enemy ariuinge with a mightie army and mighte be in a place litle suspected may put the kingdom and country in greate perill and danger as was seene by the spanishe navie at the conqueste of portugall when they landed neere cascales in a place never thoughte vppon by the portugeses so that they founde them selves deceived thinckinge that the disembarcation shoulde have beene betwexte the citti of Lisboa and Sangilians castell where they stoude fortified in theire trinches with determination to hinder the disēbarcation of the spanish navie but he landed in aplace far better for his purpose and of muche lesh danger whiche was
Thies bullettes are excelente to burne shippes and to by caste into townes to burne houses they re execution is of suche wonderfull force that questionless they will burne an oaken boorde and if youe caste water uppon them the more they will burne and will make suche a wonderfull noyce able to putt the behoulderes in greate terror and specially suche as have no understandinge of they re operation for when the water is caste uppon them they shall give a greate crie juste as if it were of a wilde boare wherof i made severall triales wourdie the lookinge uppon and none of the behoulderes of the same durste stay neere in a greate distance for the strange operation of the same and the terror whereunto they put the behoulderes but such as knowe of the course of they re operation whiche is almoste incredible but to suche as are a quainted with the same For the better execution of the cross barres and specially be sea they shoulde be made with yron chaines fastened to the end that firste muste by put into the peece whiche is moste excelente to cut sayles of shippes ropes mastes and to make other greate spoyles the figure of whiche yove see heere folowing where the lette C. sheoweth Thies cross barres are to be coated as before taughte and with the selfe same mixtures the bulletes are alsoe to be coated takinge regarde that the bullet be made no greater but that it mighte inter into the peece of ordenance oute of whiche yove meane to shoote the same And they are to be doble bounde all rounde aboute very well with stronge marlin corde fearinge that be the greate force of theire roaringe and wrastlinge oute of the peece the ocam and compositiones beinge not well bounde shoulde be untied and tacke no effecte which questionless it will excepte it by verie well bounde as before declared of the whiche i caused my selfe triall to be made The figure of thies bulletes and cross barres youe see hire marked with the letter C. C. THE SIXTE CHAP. TO arme a haulfe pike with fire-wourcke to inter or bourde shippes per force or to inter into a trence or baterie or breake any order or array where the balles fastned to them shall fall thies balles are to be made of lighte woode of the bignes or somwhate greater then abuter box and of the very selfe same makinge but that it muste be bored with foure holes crosswise and of the greatnes that youre thom might inter into them whiche shall by filled in this maner folowinge Take of the same mixtures and compositiones that was ordained for the artificiall canes to whiche youe are to ad two partes of rosen and one parte of brimstone of the beste and melt thies togither putinge alitle Aqua vitae to them of the strongeste yove can finde and bienge well corporated and molten put the other mixtures over the fire and when they are hote put the molted rosen and brimstone to them and corporate all togither and beinge almoste coulde fill youre artificiall balles therewith as full as they can houlde putinge a litle of the drieste mixtures and pouder in the mouthe of each hole of the foure and alitel cotten boyled in gun pouder brandevin and gineper-oyle and afterwardes dried verie well that therby they may presently kindel fire That don take as much ocam or towe as will cover or coate them makinge aplaster of the same of ahaulfe ence thik or litle lesh this coate or plaster cause to by sod over asofte fire in fine beaten pouder to the quantitie of foure partes of saltepiter two partes rosin two partes armoniacke haulfe a parte brimstone one parte and all thies beinge firste beatē into pouder let them be wet in brandevin and giniper-oyle and well corporated togither then take as muche ocam as will cover them as before declared and when all thies mixtures are well corporated and dried over asofte fire then spread them uppon the ocam with whiche yove entende to coate youre ball and put on the same to the thicknes of haulfe anence or litle lesh of the saied mixtures and wrapp the same rounde aboute the ball and let it be tied verie well with marlin corde and when all this is don take a peece of gunpoder matche beinge well handled and dried and binde it in severall partes of the ball that in touchinge the same with youre ordinarie matche it will presentlie kindell fire and withoute delay and it will bigin to burne with amoste wonderfull flame and terrible noyce that it will put the behoulderes in greate terror and if it fall uppon abourd or any other thinge apte to kindle fire it will burne it into aeishes and alsoe the cover that goes aboute the same the terror wherunto thies balles do put the behoulderes of rhem when they burne is vncredible but to suche as do see the same wherof jmade severall proofes and founde it soe that no boddy durste stay neere thies haulfe pikes somtimes are armed with skubbes made of fire wourcke which alsoe are goode to offende or defende thies balles and haulfe pikes are of rare executiones which draughte yove see hire vnder marked with the letter D. D. A prudente and brave conductor of aforecaste considerasion bienge determined with military prudence and resolusion of his and of his souldiores valoure to fall on any execusion moste comonly they are wonte to have goode sucesses to which effecte many stratagemes and military prudence is required And bienge in the fielde and resolved to give battell or at leaste to dommadge or put the enemy in greate terror Verie necessary it were to by provided withe bulletes cross barres and yron chaines armed with wilde fire to by shutt oute of greate ordenance the which in suche ocasiones as also in sea servicees are of rare execusiones bienge prudently armed and manadged by one of perfecte judgemente and longe practice in this arte Thies bulletes or cross barres bienge shoote oute of greate ordenance in the fronte of abattell or of an army in areasonable neere distance are of wonderfull executiones and specially yron chaines and cross barres They are alsoe goode to cut the tackle of shippes shroudes mastes yardes top mastes sailes c. The draugh of which bulletes yove see hire folowinge where the draughte with the letter A. sheoweth And howe to chaine them togither when yove put them into a peece of ordenance And the draughte with the letter B. sheoweth howe the same flieth trough the ayre when it is dischardged oute of a peece of ordenance and who it spreadeth a sonder in some execusiones they are armed with artificiall fire-wourckes to burne townes shippes the quarteres of the enemy as also theire store houses or magasenes whiche cross barres are envented for that purpose and bienge prudently handled and armed by one of perfection in fire wourckes i am asured that if they fall into any thinge apte to kindle fire withoute delay they shall burne and kindell fire for often
in the filde Folio 154 A Governor of any place of importance bienge determined to yealde the same covardly or by meanes of intereses the necessary prevention Folio 158 A prudente conductor of aresolute determination of his and his soldiores are wonte to haue good successes Folio 161 A general inclined to rewarde all braue actiones in warr agreate comforte to honorable soldiores Folio 161 Atilla Kinge of the hunos a proude and cruel man overcomed be Theodorico Kinge of the Burgon̄onos Folio 162 Alexander Mangnus bienge yonge of yeares begon to governe Folio 166 Anibal after triumphinge so many victories was overcomed by Scipio Africano Folio 167 A rare invencion to discover the enemy at nighte bienge resolved to fall on any peece of service Folio 178. Artificial canes or tronckes armed with Fire-wourck for many rare executiones by sea and lande Folio 179 Artificial enstrumentes of Fire-wourk armed Folio 192 Artificial arowes Folio 193 Artificial instrumentes to burne any combustable thing Folio 194 B. BAse facsioneres are not to by permited amongst hon̄orable souldiores Folio 22 Barberes necessary instrumentes in acompani Folio 26 Beste ordered and disciplined in warr are moste comonly Masteres of the victory Folio 30 Bad customes prevented in due time Folio 37 Barber his election and what resulteth Folio 142. Bagadge and the order given to march Folio 54. Battelles of severall formes and theire generall rules and proufes Folio 61 Battell square of men of 464. souldiors Folio 69. Battell square of men of 361. souldiors Folio 71 Battell of 576. souldiores Folio 73 Battell or cross battell of 1416. men Folio 67 Battell square of men of severall sortes of armes proporsionally devided and guarnished by the rule of proporsion Folio 79. Battell of so muche and the one haulfe more in fronte then in flanke Folio 8◠Battells of proporsions of inequality and the generall rules for theire framinge Folio 81. Battell of so much and the ◠3. parte more in fronte then in flanke Folio 84. Battell of two times more in fronte then in flank and the general rule for theire framinge in proporsion Folio 87 Battell square of men Folio 88 Battell square of men with a center for hurte men and bagadge guarnished proporsionally withe drie pikes corseletes and musketes Folio 93 Battell square of men of six nasiones aluenge by the rule of proportion to each nasion his parte of the vangarde Folio 99. Battells of the saied 6. nasiones devided into 3. battelles Folio 105 Battell square of grounde Folio 113 Battell square of grounde Folio 116 Battell square of grounde devided into five battelles Folio 119 Battell or cross battell of broade fronte devided into 4. battelles Folio 123. Battell of broade fronte of 6000. Folio 129 Battell with a center of arcabuseros Folio 139 Battelles or an army devided into severall battallones of broade fronte Folio 123 Battell of 3000. men devided into 6. battelles of broade fronte Folio 124 Battell of the forme of a triangle Folio 125 Battell or an army divided into five battelles square of grounde Folio 138 Battell or an army devided into 7. battelles square of grounde by the rule of proportion Folio 138 Boates necessary instrumentes for an army Folio 153 Better and more honorable to die in defence of a juste and honorable acte then yealde to any base imaginasion Folio 159. Brimstone and howe it is to be refined to give it more force Folio 177 Bulletes or cross barres armed with wilde fire theire rare execusiones Folio 185. Balles of wilde fire and their rare execusiones Folio 186 Balles of wilde fire made to burne with greate vehemence within the water Folio 195 Bisono a Spanish wourde whiche singnifieth in English arawe souldior vnexperte in his armes and Military Discipline C. COrporall and the goode partes and qualities in him required Folio 11 Corporall is to instructe and give goode examples to the souldiores of his squadron Folio 11 Captaine de campaina is to observe Folio 143 Captaines and howe they oughte to by elected Folio 20 Chaplen mayor his election and goode examples Folio 142 Captaines and expectasiones of theire military prudence and goode examples and aplicationes Folio 20 Comessaries theire instructiones and priviledge Folio 47 Captaines theire sinister election to the greate decay of Military Discipline Folio 20 Captaines electinge corporales and devidinge the company into squadrones and howe Folio 22 Captaines and the Military prudence and goode partes ordained in them Folio 24 Captaines of prudente cariadge and goode examples are to by imitated Folio 25 Captaines to take their turne in marchinge Folio 53 Chaplenes necessarie instrumentes in acompany Folio 26 Captaines in march when they are to goe ahorsbak Folio 53 Captaines in marchinge or in garison and who they are to by imitated trough their good examples Folio 27 Captaines marchinge troughe acountry and howe they are to behaue them selves givinge good examples to dischardge them selves and ministring justice Folio 27 Cause of decay of Military Discipline Folio 40 Centery perdue Folio 43 Captaines chosen to by imploied in executions of importance Folio 57 Centery whate he is to do the enemy aprochinge Folio 64 Captaines oughte to asiste theire souldiors in time that they are driven to extreame necessity Folio 59 Centery perdue cauled the security of the campe Folio 60 Captaine de campaina to cause the bagadge to by charged in due time in ocasiones of marchinge Folio 132 Campe Master general of an army his election and office and the aproved partes and suficiency required in him Folio 147 Convoyes and howe they are to by emploied Folio 148 Convoyes to take a convenient course for their goode order and security Folio 148 Ciro Kinge of Percia for revenge of the drowninge of adeere frende of his did overcom the force of the greate river of gange Folio 150. Compositiones and mixtures required for the executiones of Fire-wourkes Folio 152. Conductores of the greate ordenance Folio 155. Generals to prevente many matteres in time Folio 165 Careles officeres and soldiors are wonte to by puzeled and amazed Folio 156 Captaine generall bienge resolued to conker aforaigne country Folio 168 Cause of discontentement of souldiores Folio 170 Corporal or Cauo de esquadro a Spanish wourde singifieth acomaunder vnder the Captaine over 20. or 25. souldiores Camisada a Spanish wourde signifieng the investinge or putinge on a shurte over the souldior is armor or a parell which is used in night time in ocasiones of soddaine exploites on the enemy Campaina a Spanish wourd which signifiethe a filde Campaina rasa a Spanish wourde is to say an open filde rased plaine withoute any incombrance Campe Master generall a Spanish derivative is to say the high marshal of the filde Castallano is the cheef comaunder of a castel Cannonnero signifieth a guner Cavalleria a Spanish wourde singnifieth souldiores a horse bake Cavallero a Spanish wourde singnifieth a gentelman in some places it singnifieth a high mounte of earth wheruppon greate
and sod in Aqua vitae gineper-oyle and fine beaten pouder and well dried in the sun or over asofte fire till ib be verie well dried of this matche cutt three enches and sticken itt into the mixtures that is in the mouth of the cane and when youe are ready for youre execution do but give fire with youre ordinarie matche to this gunpouder matche and presently at the firste touch of youre ordinary match or of any other fire it will instantly kindel fire Advertisinge that youe are to cover the mouth of the cane with a peece of stronge parchmente and binde it well so that the mixtures may not faule oute of the cane the veri end of the match muste a peere trough the saied partchment to give it fire when occasion shall require and then the cane shall presently bigin to wourcke with greate furie and terrible to the behoulderes for the wonderfull flame and terribel noyce I have seene trial made often times that theyer is nothinge that puteth one in more terror then thies instrumentes beinge well made and duelie handled and douptles the flame and noyce of this fire will put the enemy in greate terror when it bigines his course of execution and none so valiante durste stay neere it as longe as the flame indures and questionles it will make a way as farr as the haulfe pike and flame can reache though ever so valiante youre enemy be and it is a moste excelent instrumente to bourde shippes per force or to give fire to they re mines if youe perceive where the same doeth laye advertisinge that the saide cane shall shoote of two shottes one after a nother the firste that layes in the thirde degre and the other that layes in the bottom Thies canes can be made severall maner of wayes be such as are curiouse in the manadginge of this arte whicc none can bringe to perfection but with longe practice and muche chardges be reason the compositiones and mixtures required for the same are wonderfull deere so that for the saide respectes hardely can youe finde one in ten tousand that will undertake the executinge of this wourcke may be some will that are curiouse in readinge many brave Auctores thinckinge that onely by the same they knowe inough they are farr deceived for i knowe that withoute practice they shall fall into very many errores wherof i have seene verie many triales made and besides greate chardges before they coulde come to the perfecte judgemente of the deepe secretes and curiousities of this rare arte Thies canes or tronckes of fire-wourcke are handled severall maner of wayes be suche as are curiouse for some are of quicke executiones otheres of slow acordinge as the ocasiō shall require in putinge to thē mixtures agriable for that purpose some yealde a flame of 16. foote but thies indures but verie shorte otheres yealde a flame of 12. or 13. foote whiche indure lōger whiche are made for sodaine executiones otheres are made which do yealde a flame of 9. or 10. foote whiche do indure lōge i nogh for any sodaine exploite for thies are made for suche executiones Suche as doe not indure a bove the ⅛ parte of a quarter of an houre wil almoste wholy burne the cane i meane all the inner parte of the same suche as are made to indure haulfe a quarter of an houre will wholy burne the cane into a eishsees as faste as the mixtures or compositiones do burne So any boddy may perceive that thies compositiones are of wonderfull force and of rare executiones whiche questionles shall soe by founde by such as will take the paines and chardges to make triall and beinge experte in the due handlinge and manadginge of them Thies mixtures are to bee putt in canes made like the figure folowinge mareked with the letter B. B. THE FIFTE CHAP. Artificiall bullettes and cross barres made of fire-wourke to shoote oute of greate ordenance to burne shippes or houses or to be shot into magasens or munition houses of the enemy oute of greate ordenance or to be shot into the enemyes campe to burne they re quarteres whiche are to be made and ordered in this maner folowinge TAke foure partes of saltpeeter thre tymes refined of brimstone two partes of camphire one parte and haulfe of rosen two partes of armoniak one parte of cristal glash beatin into pouder halfe aparte of bay saulte one fourth parte all thies compositiones beinge beaten into pouder mingle them togither this beinge don take one haulfe parte of the fat of ahog of turpintin one fourth parte of linsat oyle so much more of aqua vitae one parte then putt thies mixtures togither over a softe fire in acaldron or stronge earten pott and mingel them altogither till they corporate very well then when they are a goode while over the fire put to them six partes of serpintin-pouder and corporate them well and when youe finde that they are reasonable drie take them upp and make a plaster or cover of oecam so thick as the backe of a knife and so broade as shall cover the bullet or cross barr All that beinge ordered as before declared take 4. partes of serpintin-pouder of the beste and cause it to be beaten into pouder take of refined saltpeeter two partes of rosen two partes armoniacke one parte brimstone one parte all which muste be beaten into pouder then wet thies mixtures with two partes of stronge brandevin or Aqua vitae one parte of gineper-oyle one parte of turpintin haulfe parte of linsat-oyle that don put over the fire the rosin brinstone Aqua vitae the geneper-oyle the turpintin and linsat-oyle a bove mencioned and when they are melted and well corporated putt into the same the saltpiter armoniack and foure partes of serpintin-pouder and corporate all thies mixtures togither and a noynte the twoa in them till youe finde it full of the subce of the same Then let the ocam be all over covered with the firste mixtures made for the bulletes a boute a finger thicknes or more alwaes tackinge regarde that it doe agree with the peece oute of which youe entende to shute the same and when the coate of the saied bullet is covered and full of the saied mixtures then wrappe it rounde a boute the bullet or cross barr and tee it very well with stronge marlin corde and benge well bounde with the said corde and shot oute of a peece of ordenance it will burne with terrible force and greate furie and water can not quince it of the which for curiositie as alsoe to knowe of the operation therof i made severall triales Thies mixtures needeth not much drienge when they are well corporated over a softe fire but the outewarde plaster of twoa of the three wherewith youe are to cover every bullet and in suche sorte that presently it may kindell and give fire to the inner cōpositiones to the which when youe give it fire it will burne with greate force
times i made triall of theire operasion and vncredible force and terror and often times to trie theire nature and course of theire execution i caused to caste water uppon them notwithstandinge they burne with the more vehemence and terror and when the water is caste uppon them they give suche aterrible noyce wourdie the admiringe and burne with suche force Thies haulfe pikes are armed another maner of way with fire-wourcke that is to say take apece of the strongeste canuas yove can finde as big or of the greatenes yove thincke fitt for youre purpose and fashionige the same as yove shall see here folowinge be the figure marked with the letter E. This peece of canvas yoveshall cause to be dobbed in molten colofonia and when it sukes i noghe of the licor take it up and put aforme into the same or fill itt with drie sande and when it is drie caste the sande oute and fill it of the receite made for the artificiall canes But that they muste be mingled with two partes more of rosen and ahaulfe parte of brimstone whiche muste by smelted over asofte fire and corporate the same and the other composiciones togither and fill the saide canuas with them beinge well fastened with marlin coarde and the half pike trouge the midel of the same as the draughte followinge sheoweth and in the mouth of this scuibb yove are to putt a quantitie of verie drie mixtures and some pouder that withoute delay it may kindell fire the execution of this instrumente is execellent to bourde shippes to burne sailes to inter atrince or anay narrowe place or to break any order or array if yove please yove may fasten or sticken into the saied scuibb in degrees lighte pipes or canes of yron or brace of five enches longe beinge of apistol or caliver boare placinge the touche hole therof towardes the oute warde side of the mixtures beinge well bounde to the pike so that it doth not fall at leaste till the execution be finished and let the touche holes be primed with goode pouder also yove may put abullet into each one of thies pipes beinge chardged with goode pouder and well handled they will doe greate execution E. To arme haulfe pikes with fire-wourcke which is rare to burne sayles of shippes or to bourde or inter per force into shippes or assaultes trinches or any narowe place they are both goode in many defensive and offensive occasiones be sea and lande they are to be filled with the selfe same receite before taughte and alsoe coated in the self same maner For executiones at nighte to inter into a trince or forte per force they are of moste rare executiones and douptless they shall put the enemy into greate terror by reason of the furie terrible noyce and force of theire flame in the executiones of patarres and camisadas they are wonderfull goode beinge recomended to the chardge of brave Souldieres of aproved valeor and resolute determinationes for douptless they will put the enemy into greate terron for sodaine ex ecutiones in trinches or breaches at nighte they are wonderfull goode The figure of theire draughte youe may see hire under set downe as marked with the letter F. F. For to offende or defende in diverses occasiones of importance youe may arme a halbarde with a device of fire-wourcke in the selfe same maner as before taughte to arme pikes And with the selfe same mixtures and coated with the like coatinge as before taughte for the arminge of pikes to whiche youe may binde with copper wire thre or foure shorte pipes like caliver barreles of six or seaven enches longe made of brace and loaden with pouder and bullett as the draughte by the letter G. sheoweth which alsoe beinge plased betwexte pikes is goode for severall ocasiones of service youe may alsoe arme targetes in the selfe same manner which for verie many executiones in warr are goode and let none be ingnorante that thies engines of fire-wourcke beinge well and curiously handled doe put the enemy in wonderfull terror and specially in sodaine occasiones and stratagemes used often times at nighte G. THE SEAVENTHE CHAP. THe figure followinge beinge armed and well ordered is ofrare execution in narowe or straighte places eyther to ofende or defende and are verie necessarie in many ocasiones be sea and lande On the two shoulderes wherof youe may arme two scubbes filled withe the receites before taughte and in the inner parte of the instrumente whiche is made of yron for this purpose whiche youe see by the figure followinge and goeth cross the pike youe may put five pipes of yrō or brace prepared and made for that purpose and that eache of them be of eighte or nine enches lōge and soe greate in the boare as a pistoll barrell whiche are to be fastened with nayles and coper wire and to chardge them with goode pouder bullet and wad that don youe may cause them to give fire one after on other in layinge all a longhste the touche holes a peece of fine linenge clath filled with fine pouder and wett in gineper-oyle that the fire may take hir course by degrees soe that the saide pipes shall shoute one after a nother as youe woulde desire it to doe eyther quicke or sloe Advertifinge that the lininge wherin youe put the pouder to give fire to the touche holes is to be well fastned or bounde yuste uppon the touche holes with marlin corde so that the course of they re execution may tacke effecte in juste the due time ordained the which in givinge fire to the firste the reste will dischardge one after an other Duringe which time the two scubbes placed on the two shoulderes of the instrumente beinge fired will burne duringe the time of the execution of thies pipes and rather more and will yealde a greate flame the compositiones that goes to this instrumente are the selfe same before taughte for to arme scubbes soe that this instrumente beinge handled by one that is skilfull and curious in this arte the execution wherof is wourdie the behouldinge and shall see who orderly shalll those five shottes dischardge one after an other eyther quicke or floe as the curious understander of this wourcke will have the same to be soe acordingely shall he put the proportion required for the execution he desireth the draughte of this instrumente sheoweth the letter H. hire after In ocasiones of triumph youe may cause other pipes or canes greater then thies to by made of the greatnes of the boare of an arcabuse de crocke and of fiftine inches longe in the barrell whiche beinge filled in this maner followinge is wourthie to by admired fill each of the saide canes as foloweth firste take a caliver shott of pouder and chardge the firste cane therwith then beate uppon the same a stopp◠or wad of fine cotten boyled in pouder brandevin and petrol-oyle then fill uppon the same to the quantitie of a goode musket shott of the mixtures