Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	advantage_n	good_a	great_a	1,206	5	2.4098	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85922	The first publique lecture, read at Sr. Balthazar Gerbier his accademy, concerning military architecture, or fortifications, to the lovers of virtue, come hither to that purpose.	Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667.	1649 (1649)	Wing G561; Thomason E572_5; ESTC R206131	5,615	13

another ordinary man and cannot resist a Gyant he shall notwithstanding have no lesse strength against this then against the other but his strength shall be overcome by a greater Bastions likewise wi●l be in themselves of an equall strength but some overmastered by an outward strength Of the Regular Fortifications the parts are the figure which is the space propounded to be fortified comp●ehended of divers straight lines equall in themselves which in their meetings make their angles equall The figure takes its denomination either from the number of angles or sides if it be from the angles it s exprest by two Greek words whereof the first signifieth the Number and the other Angle as Trigone of Tris which saith three and Gonia Angle Terragone of Tessares which saith foure and Gonia Angle and so of the others Pentagone is to say at five Angles Exagone at six Eptagone at seven Octagone at eight Enneagone at nine Decagone at ten Endecagone at eleven Dodecagone at twelve Decatrigone at thirteen Decatetragone at fourteen Decapentagone at fiftteen Decaexagone at sixteen Decaeptagone at seventeen Decaoctogone at eighteen Deca●nneagone at nineteen Icosigone at twenty c. If it be from the sides that it takes its name it shall be exprest by two Latin words Trialatera Quadrilatera and others likewise The Explica●ion of terms and words whereof use is made in Fort●fications are viz. THe Curtain is all the space of the Wall or Bul-work which is between two Bastions as H. L. Flack is the line which joynes the Curtain to the face of the Bastion as H. G. The Gorge is the entrance of a Bastion whereof the one half is called half Gorge as C. H. is a half Gorge and H. C. V. is all the Gorge The Bastion is that great body advancing on the Angles of the Figure which is markt in the Figure by the Letters H. G F. H. V. The face is the Line most advanced of the Bastion towards the fields as F. G. Capitall Line is that which is drawn from the Angle of the Figure to the Angle of the B●stion as C. F. Second Flanck is part of the Curtain which is between the point of the face and the flanck as H. I. Lengthned Flanck is the Line drawn from the Flanck to the outward Poligone as G. Y. Inward Flanck is the Line drawn from the Flanck to the next Diameter as L. 2. Inward Poligone is the Line of a Fortresse of one Angle to the other as C. D. Outward Poligone is the Line drawn from the point of one Bastion to the other as F. E. The fixt Line of Defence is the Line drawn from the Flanck defending the flanckqued Angle as L. F. The rasing Line of Defence is the Line drawn from the Curtain which raiseth the face of the Bastion as K. F. The Center Angle is that which is made by the meeting of the two next Lines drawn from the Angles of the Figure as C B. D. The Poligone Angle is the Angle which is made by the side of the two Poligones as V. C. H. Flancked Angle is the Angle comprehended between the two faces as X. F. G. The inward Flanckt Angle is the Angle which is made of the Curtain and of the rasing Line as H. K. G. The outward Flanckt Angle is the Angle which is made of the two rasing Lines which c●t one another as F. Z. E. The Shoulder Angle is the Angle comprehended between the Flanck and the Face as F. G. H. An Angle is markt with three letters that of the middle doth shew the Angle The Maximes or generall Rules for Fortifications are THat there ought not to be any place unflanckt about the Town That the flancked parties ought not to be further from those which doe flanck then the reach of Arms whereby the place is defended the principall whereof are muske●s That both that which flancketh and what is flanckt be of proof and capable to resist the arms and engines of the party that doth a take the strongest whereof are Canons That the pieces of Fort●fication nearest to the Centre bee alwayes higher and command those that are further off That the flancked Angle be never lesse then 60 degrees nor bigger then 90 degrees That the Poligone Angle ought not to be lesser then of 90 Degrees That the Angle of the flanck and of the Curtain be always straight That a regular place is better then an irregular That the more Bastions a regular place hath the better it is That all the places about a Fortresse be commanded by it That the Bastions which have much defence or that are much flancked are the best That which we are to consider before we begin to Fortifi● is THat the end of Fortification is to defend with the most advantage and that a small number may resist a great one That Fortification is the work of a State because of the great expences thereunto belonging and the charges of the Garisons which are to be kept in such fortified places That Fortifications must be in the most necessary and important places on the Frontiers to hinder the inrodes of Neighbours the Ports which are Frontier Sea-towns and those of traffique where Rivers are where there is a good Aire for the preservation of men both in time of warre and peace That the places that are seated high command far That they hinder the works of an Enemy That they have great advantage to make Sallyes on the Enemy That they need but a smal quantity of men and victuals and doe enjoy a good Ayre They ought also to consider THat there wants Water and Earth That they cannot defend their Sloape especially when the Parapets have their just and necessary thicknesse That they are seldome succoured and are unfit for the civill conversation of mans Life That the places that are in the plain Fields are very good because of the use of carriage the extent of the campagne and earth at will whereof art and wit can make any thing the defect of it is that those who doe besiege such places have the same advantages as the besieged have That those which are neere the Seas without being commanded and the which the Seas surround by Ebbing and Flowing cannot be taken but by surprisall That the Marish places are very hard to take and the Sieges thereof of great expence as for Example the B●sh in Brabant The raising of such places proves of great charge they are ordinarily extreame unwholsome and prove a spoile to munitions They must bee wrought upon in Summer That the Sandy is somewhat better but the Clay is to be preferred to all other because it is maniable groweth hard and needs no great sloape and if walled about the bricke needs not to be thick That the Earth may bee beaten mixt with Bavins and peeces of wood laid overthwart for that it binds very much and the Canon cannot doe any great effect thereon nor pierce above ten foot deepe making but a hole without shaking any thing and therefore it proves to be a grave to Canon balls That the Parapets that are made of this Earth need not to be so thick as those that are made of Earth That the Rampiers Cavalliers and other works of this earth need not any more sloape then the halfe or the two thirds of their hight for that the earth holds of it selfe with a small sloape NOW to attaine unto the designed purpose in the fortifying of a place it is necessary well to flanckt and cover himselfe To flanck himselfe well according unto the Principles and Maximes of this art there must not be one point in all the circuit of the figure of a Regular or Irregular place which ought not to be seene within and that the Line whereby self defence is intended bee not above 200. paces a measure which is prescribed by divers that have fully obtained the practicall Part for that it would import very little to see an Enemy from within a place if he wereso faire distant that you could not offend him and by the mouths of your Muskets to make him retire In this matter four things are necessary the defence of a place to consist of the Musket and not of the Canon for that a Canon requires too many attenders consumes a great deale of munition is easily dismounted uneasie to raise againe and will not endure a continuall fire And although a common Musket ca●ireth but point blanck 200 Geometrical paces yet with that force as to serve the killing of a man nor is there but few that have frequented the Armies but that know men to have been killed at a further distance then of two hundred Geometricall paces Likewise well know that divers of the best places of Europe as well those in Germany as in Italy France and in the low Countries that in divers Bastions of them the great Line of defence is of a farre greater extent and yet notwithstanding those Townes have withstood the most famous Sieges of our dayes FINIS