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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

before that euer these troubles did begin in the Lowe Countries the like hath béen vsed sauing the great numbers of Musquets and one other point of seruice which is also set downe by Sir Roger Williams Knight and that is whereas he saith in the 38. page of his booke in this manner That the captaine or captains saith he that charge either with troupe or troupes do not care whether the soldiers do breake their lances or not but to enter resolutely and keepe togither and that halfe of them should carrie their swoords and Pistols in their bridle hands and rather than faile to quit their launces and vse their swords and Pistols I am fully perswaded that there is no furtherance in acquiting of any weapon but as I haue declared in my 11. discourse fol. 22. of this Treatise but that euery weapon may be in as great readines in their accustomed places as in both their hands at once being of conuenient length for long swords are not to be vsed with horsemen and footemen But as touching the good orders of incamping marching or battering with most excellent iustice both in Towne and Féeld the Spaniards were neuer comparable vnto the French at such time as the wars was continued betwixt Charles the fifth and Henry the second French king the which did continue from Anno 1551. vnto the first yéere of the Quéenes Maiesties most happie raigne that now is In which time there were greater armies greater matters accomplished than these broiles betwixt Subiects and Subiects could bée by any waies or meanes for as common reason may allow Charles the 5. had as many fréends as king Phillip euer had againe the French King had his whole Realme of Fraunce in such quietnesse and replenished with such aboundaunce of wealth as the like was not in any one kingdome in Christendome besides he had all Pidemount and Sauoy with the Dutchie of Lorayne and the Isle of Corceca with so many Almaynes and Swissers as he would require I haue séene in one armie 35000. Strangers in the French Kings seruice besides Frenchmen And as touching Iustice I will héere for proofe remember a matter committed by a Spaniard vnder the charge of Iulian Romero done in the Towne of Macklin as Sir Roger Williams hath set the same downe in his discourse in the 26. page and thus he saith That the Alfere of the said Iulian Romero being in loue with a Gentlewoman could not obtaine her loue on a Maie day he and his companie armed came vnto her Fathers house vnder the coulour of Maying tooke her awaie by force her friends and kinsemen doing what they could to saue her with the disorder of the Alfere and soldiers diuers were slaine complaint being made Iustice could not be had but perswasions to the friends of the Gentlewoman shewing them what an offence it was to stir against a flying Ensigne of the king their lord c. And now to shewe the like offence committed and yet in my opinion not so hainons as that was it fell out that at the time that Callis was yéelded to the Duke of Guize one of the chéefe captaines would haue taken awaie a merchants Daughter of the Towne but the Maiden being vnwilling he sought meanes to force her wherevpon the Mayden did crie with a lowde voice insomuch that one of her friends tolde the Duke of the matter vpon which aduertisement the duke straightwaies caused the said Captaine to bée hanged for th'example of others This was Iustice. At manie other times I haue knowne the like Iustice done touching manie other matters and againe there is vsed as Sir Roger Williams doth set downe in his discourse in the 16. page as touching a Secretary of greater trust then either Duke or Prince who hath diuers Blankes signed with the Kings hand it would make some Gouernors thinke much hauing his large commission from the King to be ouer awed with a Secretarie c. These two points are differing from my erperience or else nothing that I finde set downe by Sir Roger Williams but as before is set down though it bée supposed by Sir Roger otherwaies for whereas he speaketh of some Fortifications and to prooue a wette ditch stronger then a drie it appéereth also in the 49. page that the counter scarffe of a holde should bée made of Lyme and Stone which I do thinke not to be the best course to fortifie for all men that haue séene the experience of the Cannon will neuer fortifie with stone where the Cannon may batter And againe he wisheth mynes to be made in the same for thus he saith It were not amisse although it hath beene neuer seene before saith he to haue mynes like vauts ouerthwart to the midst of the counterscarffe c. It is a common thing in the frontyre Townes in Fraunce both in their Rampiers and counter scarffes to haue the like the which are casemats and not the Flankers for as there be Flankers so be there Casemats and a Flanker is not a Casemat nor a Casemat is not a Flanker for a Casemat may be made of timber as of Plankes this I speake of experience for that I haue béene and did serue in the most part of the Frontier Townes betwixt Callis and the Duchie of Lorain And did sée diuers of the same amended in fortifieng against the force of the Cannon and mynes And also after the conclusion of peace betwixt King Phillip and Henry the second of Fraunce I by extraordinarie cause was prisoner in Fraunce and being newly deliuered foorth of prison and my horses and armour lost of necessitie I went with one Captaine Sturton Captaine of fiftie myners to rase Townes fortified the which by composition of the peace was to bée rased and laide open wherein I did sée the secrets of diuers thinges which I had nor coulde neuer haue knowen but for the same rasing the which were verie straunge whereof I will omit to write for two causes c. Notwithstanding that Nicholas Machiauel haue set foorth his whole knowledge as touching fortification and other sundry policies the which if he had béen a soldier he would neuer haue done As in his booke called the Art of war is to be séene It is a sport to heare how he doth by himselfe fight a battell in words and saith that if he had béen a soldier in his youth he would either haue woon the field with valor or at the least haue lost it without shame Who did let him to become a soldier in his youth And thus by alteration of times and the sundrie opinions of men diuers matters do come in question and especially with such as do least vnderstand the iust triall of the thing it selfe whereof they do reason for as I haue heard at manie and sundrie times that such Gentlemen and soldiers the which haue gotten their knowledge and experience of seruice in the Low Countries and other places where ciuill wars haue béen do