Shoot further Only over-Charge not fo far, as to endanger 
;the Gun. 
5. The right Charge found, the beft Random is to be fought 
'by trying ail Randoms, by degrees at a time. 
To know ^ What Cun Shoots farthefi^ III 
iv A Gun, to be prepared of Cuiveritz-Bore (as being held 
the beft for Shooting far, ) but much longer ( double the Ordi« 
mary length may do well 5 ) is to be placed as in the former 
Experiments, and charged with the Ordinary Charge of a Cut- 
qjerin , or rather with that Quantity, which by the former Ex- 
periments {ball be found the beft $ and being Shot, the fall of 
the Bullet isto.be markt, and d-iftance meafured,as hath been v 
jliggefted. 
2. Then try lefs, and more Powder in her, as before. 
3. Then cut off two inches of the Muzzle with a Saw, and 
try as before, doing every thing in the fame manner : And fo cut 
off hill for new tryals, till the Shot begin to fall fhorter than 
before. 
4. The fame may be done with Guns of different Bores. 
Advertifements* 
1 . The way to accommodate the Canvas, propofed for 
finding out the Foint-blcwl^djflance 3 is j firji to pitch two flakes 
of the juft height of the upper-fide of the Cylinder of the Peece, 
fome 6 or 8 foot afunder, in the (freight line between it and the 
upper 'fide of the Mark, by a long Ruler, having one end in the 
Peece, after the Peece is duly point at the Mark 5 and then, by 
the Eye looking over the Stakes to the upper-fide of the Mark, 
or rather by a Telefcope , the Paper or Canvas interfiled may be 
letdown, or placed juft fo, as the undermoft fide may feemto 
touch the upper fide of the Mark, to one that looks at it from 
the top of the firft Stake. 
2. If this way of Experiment be made for further diftances 
and raifings of the Peece, as high as conveniently may be above 
the Level, and thediftances meafored as hath been intimated 3 
and then all Randoms above thefe likewife tryed andmeafured, 
the diftaneeof an Object, to be Shot at, being known, and o- 
ther neceflary cautions, beneath to be mentioned, carefully ob« 
forv’d, good Gunners may with great confidence undertake to 
hit the Mark, be the diftaoce what it will, fo it exceed not the 
reach of the Gun, A a a 2 1. The 
