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

make such rules for the maintenance of discipline among the forces under him
as he thought fit. Rymer gives many such commissions ; e.g.^ one to Sir
Horace Vere dated Feb. i6, 1622, and another to Thomas, Earl of Arundel,
Aug. 29, 1640. These "ordinances" are most interesting as showing the
gradual development of our military law.' We hear of them for the first
time in
1189, when Richard I. drew up regulations for the putting down of
quarrels amongst his followers on their way to the Holy Land.' Many of
the ordinances of Spanish and French generals were issued in MS. only.
34. Fifteen-eighty-seven. [Polman, John.]
The Second part of the booke of Battailes,
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fought in
our age : taken out of the
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best authors and writers in sun-
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drie languages.
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Published
for the profit of those that|
harmlesse hearers of
practise armes, and for the pleasure
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of such as loue to be
At London \
Printed
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bloudie
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broiles.
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for Gabri-
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ell Cawood.
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Black letter.
Quarto.
Collation. Tp., Ai, enclosed in pieces.—Pref., A2-3.—Err., A32.—Cts.,
A4.—R.H. : "The second booke of Battailes."—Nums. to fF.—Sigs. in 4%
A-Y, Aa-Cc2.
Copies. B.M.
Contents. The First Part of " The Book of Battles " was entered to Bynneman
(Arber, ii.
313 ; v. No. 21); but so "maimed, mangled and marred by
the Printer " was it, says the author in the Second Part, that he would not
permit his name to be put to it. His name is withheld in the Second Part
also, but Arber gives it as John Polman, I do not know on what authority.
The battles described here were fought between the printing of the two
parts, with the exception of the battles of Dreux (1562) and Lepanto (1572).
All the descriptions, except the last, are from foreign sources, and the name
of its original author is prefixed to the account of every battle. I know of
no copy of the First Part.
35. Fifteen-eighty-seven. Bourne, William.
The Arte of shooting in great |
Ordnaunce. |
Contayning
very necessary matters for all sortes of |
Seruitoures eyther by
Sea or by Lande.
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Written by William Bourne.
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Imprinted
at London for Thomas Woodcocke.
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For a history of them, see *' Manual of Military Law," chap, ii., by Lord Thring.
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Rymer's " Foedera j " and a translation by Grose in the " Military Antiquities,"
vol. ii. p. 63.
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