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Certain discourses, vvritten by Sir Iohn Smythe, Knight: concerning the formes and effects of diuers sorts of weapons, and other verie important matters militarie, greatlie mistaken by diuers of our men of warre in these daies; and chiefly, of the mosquet, the caliuer and the long-bow; as also, of the great sufficiencie, excellencie, and wonderful effects of archers: with many notable examples and other particularities, by him presented to the nobilitie of this realme, & published for the benefite of this his natiue countrie of England

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Certain discourses, vvritten by Sir Iohn Smythe, Knight: concerning the formes and effects of diuers sorts of weapons, and other verie important matters militarie, greatlie mistaken by diuers of our men of warre in these daies; and chiefly, of the mosquet, the caliuer and the long-bow; as also, of the great sufficiencie, excellencie, and wonderful effects of archers: with many notable examples and other particularities, by him presented to the nobilitie of this realme, & published for the benefite of this his natiue countrie of England
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Smythe, John, Sir, ca. 1534-1607.
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At London :: Printed by [Thomas Orwin for] Richard Iohnes, at the signe of the Rose and Crowne neere Holburne Bridge,
1. Maij. 1590.
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Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Weapons -- Early works to 1800.
Armor -- Early works to 1800.
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"Certain discourses, vvritten by Sir Iohn Smythe, Knight: concerning the formes and effects of diuers sorts of weapons, and other verie important matters militarie, greatlie mistaken by diuers of our men of warre in these daies; and chiefly, of the mosquet, the caliuer and the long-bow; as also, of the great sufficiencie, excellencie, and wonderful effects of archers: with many notable examples and other particularities, by him presented to the nobilitie of this realme, & published for the benefite of this his natiue countrie of England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12567.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 15, 2024.

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Page [unnumbered]

Faults escaped in the Printing (the Author being absent) are thus to be amended.

In the Proëme.
  • Fol 3. pag. 1. lin. 35. retained, for, attained.
  • Fol. 6. pag. 2. lin. 3. Commendator major, for, Comendador mayor.
  • Fol. 6. pag. 2. lin. 14. blame of writing, for, blame to writing.
  • Fol. 6. pag. 2. lin 16. therefore will proceed, for, therefore I will proceed.
  • Fol. 10. pag. 1. lin 17. the counterscarfe cutt, and opened the flankers, for, the counterscarfe cut and opened, the flankers.
  • Fol. 10. pag. 2. lin. 34. scaritie, for, scarcitie.
In the Discourse.
  • Fol. 2. pag. 1. lin. 18. Armies and Campes, formed either of, for, Armies and Campes formed, either of.
  • Fol. 4. pag. 1. lin. 5. Besies, for, beesides.
  • Fol. 4. pag. 1. lin. 7. preace, for, presse.
  • Fol. 10. pag 2. lin. 13. Sardenna, for, Sarden̄a.
  • Fol. 14. pag. 1. lin. 1. Marinnan, for, Marin̄an.
  • Fol. 17. pag. 2. lin. 5. kneeling vpon their knees, for, kneeling vpon their right knees.
  • Fol. 20. pag. 2. lin. 10. as, for, is.
  • Fol. 24. pag. 1 lin. 12. being imployed, for, are to be imployed.
  • Fol. 25 pag. 2. lin. 28. & 31. Achs, for, aches.
  • Fol 34. pag. 1. lin. 8. Sir William Olde, for, Sir William Odle.
  • Fol. 34. pag. 2. lin 3. forcing, for, farcing.
  • Fol. 38. pag. 1. in margine. Harquebuziers, for, Harquebuzes.
  • Fol. 41. pag. 1. lin. 24. Gabo Saballa, for, Gabo Sabada.
  • Fol. 43. pag. 2. lin. 14. killed forraine Archers, for, killed with forraine Archers.

Whereas the leaues of the Proëme are not numbred with fo∣lios; pleaseth it the reader to count the leaues from the be∣ginning thereof, to the place agreeable to the number of the Errata.

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