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. ORDER. The effect of certain branches of the Statute 

 made in anno 33 Henry VIII., treating the main- 

 tenance of artillerie, and the punishment of such as 

 use unlawful games, to be put in execution by order 

 from the King's Majestie. London (black letter), 

 1621. S. sh. folio. 



142. WHOLE ART OF GUNNERY. Sir John Smith. The 

 writer of the Bow and Musket controversy. London, 

 1628. 4to. 



143. TREATISE OF ARTIFICIALL FIREWORKS ; both for 

 Warres and Recreation. Francis Malthus. A trans- 

 lation from the French. Hawkins, London, 1629. Svo. 



144. DlSSERTATIO DI BELLI FULMINE LANGREANO, QUO 



PLURES ORDINE ET DISTINCTO INCENDIO, GLOBI EX UNO 

 EODEMAQUE TORMENTO EXPLODUNTUR. An account of 



a wonderful invention in pyrotechny ; a destructive 

 bomb for use with mortars. Bruxelles, 1630. 

 Pamphlet. 



145. MYSTERIES OF NATURE. John Bate. A treatise in 

 four parts, of which the second deals with " fyer- 

 workes." T. Harper, for R. Mab. London, 1634 and 

 1635. 4to. 



146. ORIGEN Y DIGNIDAD DE LA GAZA. D. Juan Mateos. 

 A first-class book treating fully of arms for sporting 

 purposes, and illustrated with numerous woodcuts. 

 Is one of the best books for details of the construction 

 of antique sporting guns. (Spanish.) Madrid, 1634. 

 1 vol. 4to. 



147. PYROTECHNICA, or a discourse in Artificial Fire- 

 works, whereunto is added a treatise of Geometry. 

 John Bdbington (a gunner). In three parts. London. 

 1635. Folio. 



148. PARALLELA HOROSCOPA, SEU DE DIRECTIONS TORMEN- 

 TORUM. An anonymous treatise on ballistics and the 

 science of gunnery; the first book on the subject 

 printed in Poland. (Latin.) Vilna, 1636. 4to. 



