LETTERS ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. 37 



HENRY MARSHALL TO LORD BURGHLEY. 



[MS. Lansd. 101, Art. 16. Grig.] 



Right Honorable, Forasmuch as I have of late devised 

 two rare inventions, the which may be profitable to my con- 

 try e, and damageable to the enemyes thereof; I thought it 

 my dutie (having found your honour alwayes my especiall 

 good lord) to offer the discoverie of the same to your lord- 

 ship before anye other. The which if your honour shall 

 thinke worthie, maye be then imparted unto Her Majestic. 

 The first is an engine, whereby the walie of anye towne or 

 castle maye be defended from the force of anye canon : and 

 the other is an engyne, which shall breake the araye of anye 

 battell being readie to joyne : the which engynes are easilie 

 made., and yett neither verie chargeable nor paynefull to trans- 

 porte. And because I understand your honour to be de- 

 lighted with such rare inventions, I thought it good to make 

 modelles of the same, whereby your lordship may the easelier 

 conceave my intention, and the better judge of the benefitt 

 and sequell pretended. Thus fearing to be troublesome to 

 your honour, and craving pardon for this my rashe boldnes, 

 I wish your honour good health and long life to God's plea- 

 sure. 



Your honour's most humble in all duetifulnes, 



HENRY MARSHALL. 

 To the right Honorable Sir William Cecill, Knight, 



Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England, 

 London, the 1st of June, 1595. 



EMERY MOLINEUX TO LORD BURGHLEY. 



[MS. Lansd. 101, Art. 17. Orig.] 



1596. 



Right Honorable, As I have ever receaved, so I ever 

 acknowledge your honorable favors towardes me, and where 

 I have longe endevored to be a helpinge member to my 

 contry (as God enhableth me, by whome every good and 

 profitable thinge is effected,) so havinge by Him, by appa- 



out any living creature to stirre them. Likewise, an instrument may be made to 

 fly withall, if one sit in the midst of the instrument, and doe turne an engine, by 

 which the wings being artificially composed, may beat ayre after the manner of a, 

 flying bird." 



