The principles of the art militarie; practised in the vvarres of the Vnited Netherlands. Represented by figure, the vvord of command, and demonstration. Composed by Henry Hexham quarter-master to the regiment of the Honourable Coronell Goring.

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  • The principles of the art militarie; practised in the vvarres of the Vnited Netherlands. Represented by figure, the vvord of command, and demonstration. Composed by Henry Hexham quarter-master to the regiment of the Honourable Coronell Goring.
  • Principles of the art militarie. Part 1
  • Appendix, of the quarter for the ransoming of officers of all qualities, and souldiers
  • Exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes, and pikes.
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Imprint
London [i.e. Delft]: Printed by M[ichael] P[arsons and Jan Petersen Waelpote, Delft] for Matthew Symmons, and are to bee sold at his house in Barbican, neere the Red Crosse, 1637.
Publication year
1637-1637
ESTC No.
S119700
Grub Street ID
139340
Description
[4], 55, [1], 20 p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. (metal cuts) ; 2⁰
Note
Part 1 only.

"An appendix, of the quarter for the ransoming of officers of all qualities, and souldiers, concluded betweene the King of Spayne his side, and the side of the States Generall, of the vnited Netherlands. Together, with the lawes, and articles of marshall discipline enacted on the States side" has separate pagination and title page with imprint "Printed ad [sic] Delfe, by Ian Petersen VVaelpote boeck-printer, in de printerie, anno 1637." In fact the whole book except for the preliminaries was printed at Delft (STC).

The engravings of pike and musket are derived from: Gheyn, Jacob de. The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes, and pikes.

P. M1v-r2 have circles drawn in by hand, with two diameters at right angles.
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RPM 10 /24/96