474 THE CENTUIiY, 



burs and straps for affixing the holsters, a bit and 

 bridle, with a pectoral and crupper : for the foot, a 

 musketeer had a musket, the barrel, not under three feet 

 in length, and the guage of the bore for 12 bullets to 

 the pound, a collar of bandileers, with a sword.&quot; 

 (Vol. 1.) 



Abraham Hill, a Fellow of the Eoyal Society, 

 patented, 3rd of March, 1664, among other inventions, 

 one for guns and pistols, with several devices for 

 the speedier and more effectual discharge of them; 

 also a new kind of powder horn. 



We shall close these observations on improvements 

 in firearms with the following miscellaneous illustra 

 tions respecting the several kinds then in use. 



In &quot; The Exercise of Armes for Calivers, Musketts, 

 and Pikes, after the order of his excellence Maurits 

 Prince of Orange, &c. Sett forth in the figures by Jacob 

 de Gheyn. Printed at the Hage,&quot; folio, 1607: the 

 instructions commence with an engraved illustration of 

 the soldier, showing how he should stand and &quot; carry 

 his caliver, matche, and rapier; 7 and proceeds to 

 observe, &quot; he shall also hold the match burning or kin 

 dled at both the endes, betwixt the two least fingers of 

 the same left hand.&quot; He is thus represented, holding 

 a piece of smouldering touch-rope of two or three feet 

 long, lighted at both ends, and has other similar reserve 

 cords at his belt. 



In the splendid work on &quot; Ancient Armour and 

 Arms,&quot; by Sir S. E. Meyrick, 2 vols. folio, 1830, nu 

 merous illustrative plates of firearms occur in the fol 

 lowing order: Arquebus, plate 114, figure 5. Blun 

 derbuss, a snaphaunce, from the Dutch donderbus, 

 thunder-gun, p. 119, f. 10. Carabine, a wheel-lock, p. 

 116, f. 1. 117, and 119, f. 9. Carabineers, p. 43. 

 Cross bow, p. 94; 95; 98. Flask for powder, p. 123; 

 124. Musket, p. 117; 119. Musketeer, p. 36. 



