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being put in, may discharge the ball, but a small one, 

 that it may go in loosely, and that the powder put in 

 upon it may come to touch the gunpowder : then pour 

 in this dark powder two or three fingers deep ; then put 

 in your gunpowder and your bullet ; and thus in order, 

 one after the other, until the gun seems to be full to 

 the very mouth. Lastly pour in some of your dark 

 clammy powder : and when you have levelled your gun 

 to the place appointed, put fire to the mouth of it ; for 

 it will cast out the bullets, and then fire for so long 

 time as a man may discharge a hand-gun at divers 

 shoots. And thus with one brass-gun you may dis 

 charge many times.&quot; (p. 293.) 



59- 



Another way as faft and 6 effectual, 

 but more proper for Carabines. 



6 and as. 



[An especial way for Carbines^] The Carabine or 

 Carbine was a short gun for bullets of twenty-four to 

 the pound. 



60. 



A way with a Flafk appropriated 

 unto it, which will furnifh either 

 Piftol or Carabine with a dozen 

 Charges in three minutes time, to 

 do the whole execution of 7 a dozen 

 (hots, as foon as one pleafeth, pro- 

 portionably. 



7 of 12. 



[A Flask-charger. ] His patent of 1GG1 gives the 



