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26. MILITARY DISCIPLINE. In Spanish, by D. S. de Lom- 

 domo, with one other booke, entitled THE OFFICE OF 

 THE SERGENT MAIOUR. One of several like works on 

 the ordering of troops, etc. J. Woolf, London, 1589. 



27. CERTEN DISCOURSES CONCERNING the great mistakinge 

 of the effectes of diverse sortes of wepons, and chiefly 

 of the musket, calyuer, and long bowe ; and of the 

 use of archers. Compiled by Sir John Smith. This 

 is the gravest charge brought against the use of fire- 

 arms for military purposes, by a commander who had 

 much experience in Spain. Mr. Humphrey Barwick 

 took up the case on behalf of the musketeers and 

 bombardiers, and Sir John Smith subsequently modi- 

 fied his views, but remained the staunch champion of the 

 English long-bowmen. See the " British Bowman " for 

 an abstract of the work, which in the original state is 

 very scarce. The MS. is in the Harleian Collection. 

 Rich. Jones, London, 1590. 



28. BREEFE DISCOURSE, concerning the force and effect of 

 all manuall weapons of fire, and the disability of the 

 long bowe or archery in respect of all others now in 

 use. With sundry probable reasons for the verifying 

 thereof ; the which I have doone of dutye towards my 

 soveraigne and country, and for the better satisfaction 

 of all such as are doubtfull of the same. Written by 

 Humfrey Hanvick, gentleman, souldier, and captaine. 

 Et encor plus oultre. A continuation of the musket- 

 bow controversy led by Sir J. Smith, this little 

 manual of 42 pp. is a brief for firearms, and was soon 

 answered by Sir J. Smith, who admitted that firearms 

 had their use. See "The English Bowman," 1810. 

 Pdch. Olife, 1591, 4to, black letter, 42 pages, with a 

 folding woodcut manual. 



29. TRATADO DE ARTILLERIA. J. Ferrufino. A manu- 

 script in the National Library, Madrid. The work 

 of an Italian who left Milan in 1588, for an appoint- 

 ment as Director of Artillery. 1591, 1595. 



