Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye whiche sayd boke is departyd in to foure partyes ...

¶How a fortresse ought to be stoored and purueyed of fresshe watre ¶Capitulo / xvij^o· /

Where it is so as vegece saith / that a grete proffite & gre¦te ease it is to a cite or a fortres whan quyk springes of fresshe watre may be there in conduyttes or welles / Ne∣uertheles yf it be so that in som parties the kynde of the gro¦unde be not dysposed to noo fresshe watre / a remedy muste herto be hadd to the best / that is to wite yf the fontaynes & the spyrynges be without the walles of the place al most nygh the cyte or fortresse / it behoueth to theym of withynne for to kepe & deffende theyre watre with gode shotte & by strō¦ge hande / yf cas where that the enemyes wolde kepe hit from them / And yf the sprynge be somwhat ferre fro the place / thenne muste ther vpon be bylded & made a lytel toure deffen¦sable by whiche shall the watre mowe be kepte and deffen∣ded with the strengthe of men of armes and by shot / And with this in all suche citees and fortres oughte to be made diuers cisternes in suche places where men may receiue Iu¦ne the rayne watres that fallen doune a long the thackes of thappentyzes and houses / and to kepe them euere more full of suche watre and namely of conduitte or ryuere wa∣tre / for the watre is wel kepte in suche cisternes by meane of the grauell & zande & is ful holsome to be vsed / sēblaly sayth Aristotle that salte watre of the see or that cometh out of bytter conduyttes and sprynges becometh gode & swete yf it be passed & straygned thrughe pypes made of waxe / And

morouere is a grete quantyte of vynaig••e muche proffyta¦ble to be hadd and nameli •• Some tyme / For hit reffres∣cheth wel the body to 〈…〉〈…〉 it with watre / whiche thinge is ryght well knowen in ytalye / And yf the fortresse is set¦te vpon the see and that salte happe there for to faille / men shall take of the watre of the see and shal be putte in vessel¦les that shal be of lytel depnes & brode / whiche vesselles shal be sette to the sonne or vpon a fyre tyl the watre be consu∣med awaye / and by this manere of waye shal the salte be fonde in the botome /