The foure bookes of Flauius Vegetius Renatus briefelye contayninge a plaine forme, and perfect knowledge of martiall policye, feates of chiualrie, and vvhatsoeuer pertayneth to warre. Translated out af [sic] lattine, into Englishe, by Iohn Sadler. Anno. 1572. Seene and allovved, accordinge to the order appointed.

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Title: The foure bookes of Flauius Vegetius Renatus briefelye contayninge a plaine forme, and perfect knowledge of martiall policye, feates of chiualrie, and vvhatsoeuer pertayneth to warre. Translated out af [sic] lattine, into Englishe, by Iohn Sadler. Anno. 1572. Seene and allovved, accordinge to the order appointed.
Author: Vegetius Renatus, Flavius.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: In Fletestreate, neare to Saint Dunstones Churche by Thomas Marshe,; [1572]
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¶Howe the mouable tower may be set on fyre. Chap. xviii.

THis euident and apparant daunger many wayes may be resisted. First if your souldiours be strong & bould, a nomber may issue forth together. And dryuinge a∣waye the ennemyes, pull of the lether and set fyre on the to∣wer. If so be y^t they dare not issue forth, let them dischardge the greater artillerye, and such as they call Malleoli & Pha∣laricae, with fyre shotte, that rentinge the hides or tyltclo∣thes a sonder the flame maye be hidde inwardlye. Malleoli be as it were, arrowes which burne all where they light.

But Phalarica after the maner of a Iauelin hath a stronge heade of yron, and betweene the hollownes or pype thereof and the staffe, it is wrapped rounde aboute wyth brimstone, rosen, pitche & towe soked in oyle apt to burne, the which be∣inge discharged leuell with the violence of your artillerye, breaketh the coueringe, and s••ickinge in the woode oftenti∣mes burneth the whole turret. Also you maye let downe men wyth roopes when your ennemyes be a s••eape, & wyth lanternes priuilie hidde, burne theit engines, and then pull them vp againe.