The third part of the principles of the art military practised in the warres of the United Provinces vnder the Lords the States Generall and His Highnesse the Prince of Orange : treating of severall peeces of ordnance ... : together with a list of all necessary preparations appertaining to an armie ... / written and composed by Henry Hexham.

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The third part of the principles of the art military practised in the warres of the United Provinces vnder the Lords the States Generall and His Highnesse the Prince of Orange : treating of severall peeces of ordnance ... : together with a list of all necessary preparations appertaining to an armie ... / written and composed by Henry Hexham.

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Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?

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Rotterdam :: Printed by James Moxon,

1643.

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Military art and science -- Great Britain.

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Contents

• title page
• TO HIS HIGHNES CHARLES LODOWICK: PRINCE ELECTOVR COVNT PALATINE OF THE RHENE, AND DVKE OF BAVARIA.
• A BRIEFE TREATISE of eight seuerall peeces of Ordnance, as they are founded vnder the Commaund of the Lords the States Generall of the Vnited Provinces, with their appurtenances, carriages, Engines, together with Morters and Petards, quadrants, and Instruction for Master Gunners, and Canoniers with diverse other Instruments & materials, belonging to the warres, with their severall vses, and practizes demonstrated.
  • THE FIRST CHAPTER.
    • Of makeing of moulds for the founding of Ordnance.
    • The Demonstration of the eight peeces of Ordnance, which are in most vse, vnder the Lords the States service.
    • Of the other foure peeces of Ordnance, called Drakes chambred Plate B.
  • THE SECOND CHAPTER.
    • The Demonstration, or Terciating of the whole Canon,
  • THE DEMOMSTRATION OF THE NEXT Figures following, and first of a Block, or a long Waggon: THE THIRD CHAPTER
    • Of a Block waggon, and drawing of Ordnance.
    • THE RVLE CALIBRE, TEACHING ACANONIER How by the helpe of these fiue mailes or yron ringed hanels, numbred A. B. C. D. E. he may fit the Calibres, or Boores of these 8. seuerall peeces of Ordnance, figured out aboue, as also by the middle figure of a Canon bullet marked H. and decifered also by letter.
    • THE DECYFERING OF A CANNON Bullet, or any other peece by letters, as followeth.
    • OF A FEARNE, A SCALET, AND A WINCH.
    • OF A SCALLET.
  • HOW ONE IS TO MOVNT A PEECE VPON ITS carriage, by the helpe of a Fearne, or a Ghynne. THE FIFTH CHAPTER.
  • HOW A CANONIER OUGHT TO CHARGE A PEECE. CHAPTER VI.
    • Of the Gunners service in generall.
  • HOW A CANNONIER OVGHT TO LAY AND Levell his Peece and to amend a bad shott, CHAPTER VII.
    • A new devise by any staffe, to levell, mount, and imbase any peece.
  • OF A QVADRANT LEVELL, AND OTHER Instruments for Ordnance, and the use of them The forme, proportion, and making of aquadrant and a Levell, with an instrument to shew the use of it, is very necessary for master-Gunners; and Canoniers, for the Levelling and ayming of Canon, other Ordnance, and Morters demonstrated in the fift plate, and 15. 16. and 17 figures following. CHAPTER VIII.
  • SHOWING HOW A CANNONIER SHALL Shoot levell by the mettle of his peece, otherwise called the Horiozontall Levell. Secondly, or by the Levell Axis vulgarly called by some Gunners the levell point blanck. And Lastly at the highest elevation and range, as the figure following shall demonstrate. THE NINTH CHAPTER.
    • The first Dialogue. BETWEENE THE MASTER, OR GENERALL OF THE Ordnance, and a Captaine, to know whether a Demy Canon or a Culvering will carry furthest at the highest range, and how a Canonier must levell, and raise his Canon, and Culvering to try it, as the two next figures following shall demonstrate.
  • CONTAYNING THE DEMONSTRATION OF Morters, and the vse of them. THE TENTH CHAPTER.
  • TREATING OF COMPOSITIONS, MIXTURES AND INGREDIENCES FOR THE MAKING OF YOVR Concaue, or hollow GRANADOES, both great and small, to be shot, or cast out of a Morter, and also of your HAND-GRA∣NADOES, to be cast into a Trench, a Sapp, or the worke of an Enemy. The Eleventh Chapter.
  • TREATING OF A PETTARD, WHICH IS A KIND OF A short peece of Ordnance, devised of late yeares, for the blowing open of Gates, Ports and breaking down of draw-bridges, Their making, use, and manner of charging are here discribed. The eleventh Chapter.
    • A QUESTION PROPOUNDED TO THE BATAVIAN INGINIERS, by Master John Baptista Mathematician of ANTWERP, for the Battering of a HORNE-WORKE.
      • THE PROPOSITION IS THIS.
    • THE MATHEMATICALL DESSOLVTION VPON THIS Antwerpian Question: Dedicated to all the Lovers of that noble Science, by Master John Stampion de John, Mathematician.
      • THE DESSOLVTION.
      • The operation.
      • The finding out of the first Letter.
      • The finding out of the second letter.
      • Observe the manner of the Operation.
  • A Dialogue. CHAPTER IX.
  • HOW A CANONIER OVGHT TO GOVERNE himselfe in makeing of a good shott. CHAP. X.
    • NOW AND IN WHAT MANNER A GENERALL OF THE Ordnance ought to plant his Canon in a day of Battell, whereby hee may most annoy an Enemy.
  • THE TENTH CHAPTER.
    • THE DEMONSTRATION OF A COPPER OVEN, A KNEADING Trough, and a Bread Chest, with the appurtenances thereunt o belonging.
    • THE DEMONSTRATION OF MATERIALS VSED IN OVR WARRES FOR the making of Trenches, Approches, Saps, and works of Fortification, as followeth.
    • The Office, and charge of the Generall, or Master of the Ordnance, and all other Officers subordinate vnder his Traine of Artillerie Mu∣nition, and Victuals, as the particular lists of all preparations, and necessaries belonging to an Armie shall be here demonstrated.
    • The Waggon Master Generall, his Lieutenant, and Con∣ductours march vnder the Traine of the Ordnance.
    • The Demonstration for the Quartering of the Generall, or Master of the Ordnance, and all Subordinate Officers marching vnder the Traine of the Artillerie.
• An Index, Of the principle points handled in this third part.