The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latin and compared with the French. by Tho: Johnson. Whereunto are added three tractates our of Adrianus Spigelius of the veines, arteries, & nerves, with large figures. Also a table of the bookes and chapters.

CHAP. XVI. Of the diversity of Arrows and Darts.

ARrows and Darts are different amongst themselves both in matter, and in form or figure,* 1.1 in number, making, faculty or strength; In matter, for that some of them are of wood, some of reeds, some are blunt headed, others have piles or heads of iron, brass, lead, tin, horn, glass, bone. In figure, for that some are round, others cornered,* 1.2 some are sharp point∣ed,

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The figure of divers sorts of Arrows.

some barbed, with the barbs standing either to the point, or shafts, or else across, or both ways, but some are broad and cut like a Chissel. For their bigness,* 1.3 some are three foot long, some less. For their number,* 1.4 they differ in that, because some have one head, others more.* 1.5 But they vary in making, for that some of them have the shaft put in∣to the head, others the head into the shaft; some have their heads nailed to the shaft, others not, but have their heads so loosly set on, that by gentle plucking the shaft,* 1.6 they leave their heads behind them, whence dangerous wounds proceed. But they differ in force, for that some hurt by their Iron only, others besides that, by poyson, wherewith they are infected. You may see the other various shapes represented to you in this Figure.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The differen∣ces of Arrows. In matter.
• * 1.2

  In sign.
• * 1.3

  In bigness.
• * 1.4

  In number.
• * 1.5

  In making.
• * 1.6

  In force.