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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05277	A breefe discourse, concerning the force and effect of all manuall weapons of fire and the disability of the long bowe or archery, in respect of others of greater force now in vse. With sundrye probable reasons for the verrifying therof: the which I haue doone of dutye towards my soueraigne and country, and for the better satisfaction of all such as are doubtfull of the same. Written by Humfrey Barwick ...	Barwick, Humfrey.	1592 (1592)	STC 1542; ESTC S101056	50,878	86

effect but become vnprofitable I would wish that such armed Pykes should be taught to holde their pykes rather two parts of thrée before their hands to set them in the ground vnder his right foot and to hold them low right against the brest of the horse and not against the head of the horse nor the brest of the man for the horse hauing a chieffront and also the man well armed the pyke can do no harme at all Some may alledge and saie that if the horse be armed vpon the front he is also armed vpon the brest but I saie that there is ten to one armed more vpon the head then vpon the petron and if it be that the horse were armed vpon the brest it is nothing so strong as the chieffront is by halfe And notwithstanding that I haue spoken of diuers incounters and ouerthrowes giuen betwéen the Emperour Charles the fift and Henrie the second French King yet haue I left vnremembred the most braue battaile offered by the French King vnto the Emperour néere vnto Valentian where the saide King did cause all his footemen to bée deuided into thrée battailes and so being aranged and reduced into the form of battails the Uauntgarde being led by the Duke of Vandosme accompanied with the Counte of Ringraue with his Almaines for the bodie of his battaile The King himselfe in the maine being all French the Fronte whereof was a hundreth and fiftie ninetie in flanke besides shot the forme and manner whereof was in other sort then in Machiauell or Stuard or any other Printed battailes as yet hath béene set foorth and published Then was there in the Rearegard ten thousand Swisers conducted by the constable Memorance the footmen were in number 35000. in horsemen 12000. in pyoners 6000. with 30. péeces of great Ordinance al which numbers being most perfectly imbattailed in a plaine field of thrée miles at the least in the narrowest place without either hedge or ditch woode or bushes And being thus placed with the caualrie vpon their left hand and vpon the right hand a strait or gill and betwéene both the armies a faire plaine grounde and thus being placed in the face of the enemies the Canons enterchangeably did go and come through both the armies and yet no great matters performed by reason that the Emperors campe was intrenched with huge and high trenches And the King séeing that the Emperour would not come foorth of his inclosed campe caused his numbers to turne their faces and to march towards his campe againe after diuers skirmishes doone by the light Horsemen and after that the Kings battailes had marched a myle homewards the Harquebuziers discharged their péeces one battaile after another in such sort that with the gallant soundes of the Trumpets and Drums being such and the voice of the armie calling Battailie Battailie that if I should héere make report what I heard and did sée it would not with the most séeme credible therefore I will omit Some will imagine that the plot that I haue herein made wherein there is placed the figure of twelue féelde péeces that it is some skonce or forte but my meaning is that the same might bée as a trench cast with pioners for the safetie of the fiue thousand shot the better to defend them from the danger of the enemies artillerie the which might otherwise annoy them from their great ships and also to be néere their enemies if any should lande as I trust neuer any shall do to offend vs. I haue good will to set downe the manner of the kings battaile aboue spoken of in forme as it was the which I wil omit for this time for some cause it was the onely and most braue thing that euer I did sée although at diuers times I haue séene as many togither and more and whosoeuer did not sée the same I dare auouch that in this age within Europe the like hath not béen séene of any DIuers and sondrie opinions haue been deliuered about the burning of this Treatise wherby the Author hath bidden the bitter censures of others onely to his priuate friends the truth thereof hath been manifest but now that it may generally appeere that there was no such matter conteined in the same as was supposed nor other then by him set downe of dutie and loue to his Countrey and Souereigne to confirme the which he hath at his own charges caused the same to be newly Reprinted before which time it pleased some of the best calling to carrie a more better opinion of the same then by others is deemed so that now in conclusion he praieth of the Marshallest equall iudgement and of the Learned pardon Faults escaped Folio 2. line 6. read 40. fol. 5. line 32. read mine owne knowledge in diuers places lieftenants reade leutenants fol. 16. pag. 2. line 9. read Harbebuziers or archers be most readiest FINIS The woorthy Earle of Pembrook Admirall Satylyon The Castle of Guynes besieged Townes won in one summer by the french K. H. 2. The french Nacion expelled foorthe of Scotland The L. W. Gray M. Pelham intrencheth and is offended without cause The L. Arthur Gray sore wounded Francis E. of Bedford Captaine Brode his answer vnaduisedly made 40. Single Bullets to bee shotte forth of a Caliuer in one houre The two Tre●smaynes To learne first to obay the better shall you konwe howe to command Knowledge and ignoraunce A reported matter It is better to haue the name in the court then to performe in the fielde Collonell Randall hauing not perfect sight Edward Randall wilfully slaine through his own ouersight The valiant Captaines not remem bred in the Cronicles True prow es and foolish hardines Touching ignorance To haue regarde to whome great charges are giuen The Battaile at Tilbury It is good that Bands of footmen and horse men be of diuers num bers for diuers causes Deuiding of bands dooth wea ken the same The proper showes of weapons for foot bands The Duke of Guise was the first that did inuent them Harquebuze in the hands of ignoraunt men are rather hurtfull then cōmodious A Harquebuzer neede not being perfect to incounter a man at armes 400. Harquebuzers slaine in one mor ning The shot of Harquebuzers are most deadly weapons if they be in the handes of skilfull men A batterie plased with out trenche or gabyon Man womā and childe slaine or drowned Peeces of more force to defende holdes then Muskets No armors can defend against the Musket being neere hand No impedimentes where as skilful soldiers are Point blāke and not point and blancke Touching a good and skilfull Canonere It is not needfull to answere vn to so many recited reasons Nothing doon by the archers but many haue been seene lye dead with Harqubuze and Pistoll Archers are rather an incouragement then hurtful vnto a resolute souldier There was many archers at Leeth and good place to haue tried them 448. Slaine at Lieth at one assaulte Not one slaine at Lecth

allow some Gentleman who shall haue the best opinion in archerie as in the Long bow for the better satisfying of all parties to call by commission foorth of any one hundred or weapon take in all England so many Archers as shall suffise to make a hearse according as Sir Iohn Smith hath said that archers should be let them be twenty rankes or more and euery rank to containe in flanke seauen or eight as by him is set downe to be the best ordering of them and let them be placed in the plaine fielde to the best aduauntage so that there be no impediment to let horsemen to come close to them but thēselues their Bowes and sheafes of arrowes and so being set in their best order I will be one if it may be permitted that shall take in hand to charge them and to run through them hauing no let but their Bowes and arrowes and we will be but for euerye ranke one horseman for 20. rankes of 7. in a ranke twentye horsemen and we shall arme our selues and our Horses with no armours of Proofe further then the Pistoll proofe And wheras it is further set downe in the same Booke that Harquebuziers may not giue their vollyes of shot but within 8. 10. or 12. yardes and not 8. 10. or 12. skores that archers will hurt wound gall and sometimes kill at 9. 10. and 11. skore as well as the fiery weapons can doo To this I say that for triall thereof I will stand at six score yardes distant from the best of these Archers aforesaid and let him shoot 10. arrows one after another at me and if I doo stir from the place let me be punished and I wil be armed as before is said of the Pistoll proofe and if I be therwith wounded I am contēted to take my mends in my own hands and againe let me be set in the same place where this lustie Archer stood to shoot his ten arrowes and let there be a whole complete armour set right vp where I did stand and let me haue but two shootes with a Musket or Harquebuze and let it then appéere what the one and the other is in force or cunning this in my opinion were no harm and it were not amisse that triall were made for it is supposed by many that haue read Sir Iohn Smiths booke that there néedeth no Pikes to garde the Archers for saith he they are Pykes good enough of themselues And again it seemeth that Sir Iohn Smith dooth commend the Long bowes and the Crosbowes to serue on horseback to be better wepons then either the Petronelliers or the Pistolliers as in the same booke is set downe where also he affirmeth that the same weapons doo far excéed and excell all weapons of fire on horsebacke It dooth appéere in the same place the manner how that he would haue them armed for the fielde the which arming and weaponing in my slender opinion are very meane For y ● Crosbowes he alloweth to be of ● pounds and a halfe and the Longbowes all men know them And for armours he wisheth the Crosbower to haue a murrian of the Spanish fashion collers light and short wasted cuirasses and backs with sleeues of maile or cheined sléeues or with Brigandines and broade Swoords c. And the Archers on horseback saith he would be armed with a deepe steele Scull with a narrow brimbde hat well stuffed for the easines of his head and either Iacks of maile according to antient manner when they were called Loricati Sagittarii or else light and easie Brigandines or at the least I let holed dublets very easie and so foorth The 11. Discourse NOw as concerning these Souldiers thus armed and weaponed as afore is saide I thinke with men of experience and iudgemēt both are but meane As for both the weapons euery man that hath seen a Deere killed or shot dooth understand the full force of them And for the long bow it standeth in the like estimation that other Archers on foote dooth as for the armours the best is the Brigandine the which is but equall with a coate of plate of the best making which M. Euers or Ewry was armed with when as the Lord of Grange called Kirkaudie a Scot and the saide M. Ewry did runne the one at the other in a challenge by them made with sharpe Speares but how fell out the same euen like to haue beene the death of that good and valiant Gentleman M. Ewrye for Kirkaudy ranne him cleane through the armour as in at the brest and forth at the back through both thē to what purpose is that arming in that māner For shot all men doth know that the like armours will not defend y ● force therof no not the Pistoll being the least of all the rest For example was not the Duke of Anieu the ●icount of Tourain the Lord of Chandeuoir slaine with Pistoll shot vpon S. Laurence day néer vnto Saint quintins in Varmendoe with manye thousands of mener persons and likewise the Constable of Fraunce Memorancie was slaine with a Pistoll before Paris who were better armed then any Brigandine can be of as by the Duke Anieu his armour yet readye to be shewed in England it may be witnessed Why then should such meane armors be allowed with men of vnderstanding and knowledge it were most fit that our enemies were so armed for if it would defend against any thing it wold serue best against archers whose force is like vnto that maner of arming And now wil I by Gods helpe shew my simple opinion touching the arming of light horsemen as Hargolets Petronels and Pistolliers the Hargolets or as they terme them Hargoletters which when I serued in Fraunce against Charles the 5. were called Hargolets or being but one Hargolet These were taken into pay in the time of the wars for to be guides for they were al those countrimen wheras they were in Garrison notwithstanding that the other bands had remooued yet these Hargolets remained for that they knew the passages streights through all néere adioining to them and yet good lustie soldiers and would serue well And in my opinion these soldiers last spoken of may be armed all after one sort as a good strong burganet a coller with a paire of good Cuirasses of the Pistoll proofe and a paire of well arming Poldrands one Gantlet for the Bridle hand and no Uambraces the horse with a good strong saddle with strong furniture with two rains to his Bridle wherof one should be with a prety strong chain of wier and the head part also of the Bridle for being not cut in sunder with the blowe of a sword Then a good sword and a dagger for weapons either a Harquebuze with a snaphance or a Speare and one Pistoll or else thrée Pistols two in cases and one at his girdle or at the hinder part of his saddle I do account the