A bibliography of English military books up to 1642 and of ...

tant, and of the ist ed. of that only one copy is known. [V. note to
Marozzi, 744, and Orig. 746.]
62. Fifteen-ninety-five.
The absolute souldier or the pollicie of armes.
294: Entred to Ponsonby 26 March 1595, v/,
Arber, ii.
63. Fifteen-ninety-five. Saviolo, Vincentio.
Vincentio
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Saviolo
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his Praftise. |
In two Bookes. |
The
first intreating of the vse of the Rapier |
and Dagger. The
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second, of Honor and honorable
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Quarrels. |
London
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Printed
by lohn Wolfe. \ 1595.
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Quarto.
Collation. Tps., A2 and Oi.—Title of Bk. II. runs: "Of
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And Honorable Quarrels.
I |
The London,
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lohn Wolfe.
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1594."
second Booke.
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Honor
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Printed by
j
—Ded. to Robert, Earl of Essex, A3-4.— Preft.,
B-B32 and O2.— Ills.—R.H. : "Vincentio Sauiolo his Pradlise. The first
Booke" and "Vincent. Of Honor and honorable Quarrels. The 2
Booke."—Ff. 1-20 only are numbered.—Sigs. in 4', A-Z, Aa-Mm ; Mm4
blank: between H4 and Ii, 12 fF. signed *#, ^^, >»^^, have been inserted,
and between Gg4 and Hhi, 2 fF. signed 1.—Bk. II. is dated a year
earlier than Bk. I. Very rare.
Copies. B.M. ; Ashburnham ; Bod.
Contents. The author, a well-known and capable instrucElor in fencing,
concerning whom some anecdotes will be found at the end of George Silver's
book, resided for thirty years in England, and during that time acquired
sufficient knowledge of our language to write this, the first English book on
the subjedt.^
64. [Fifteen-ninety-five ]
Mars His Feild
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or |
The Exercise |
of Armes. |
And
I
are to be sold by \
Roger Daniell at the \
Angell in lombard
streete.
\
Quarto.
*
The privilege of printing " Billes for pryses at fencinge as masters pryses and
Scholars pryse " was granted by the Stationers' Company to Thomas Purfoot.—Arber,
ii.
477.
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