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<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE archimedes SYSTEM "../dtd/archimedes.dtd"> <archimedes xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><!-- Links on PB and FIGURE were inserted by Ficus 2.1. --> <info> <author>Cataneo, Girolamo</author> <title>Auuertimenti et essamini intorno a quelle cose che richiedono a vn perfetto bombardiero</title> <date>1582</date> <place>Venice</place> <translator/> <lang>it</lang> <cvs_file>catan_avver_019_it_1582.xml</cvs_file> <cvs_version/> <locator>019.xml</locator> </info> <text> <front> </front> <body> <chap> <pb id="id.019.01.001" xlink:href="019/01/001.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>AVVERTIMENTI, <lb/>ET ESSAMINI<emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/>INTORNO A QVELLE COSE, <lb/>CHE RICHIEDONO A VN PERFETTO <lb/>BOMBARDIERO,<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>Coi circa all'artiglieria, come anco a'fuochi <lb/>arteficiati,<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>DI GIROLAMO CATANEO <lb/>NOVARESE.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Da lui in molti, & diueri luoghi ampliati, <lb/>& di nuoue figure illutrati.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>Di nuouo ritampati, & con omma diligenza corretti.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.001.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/001/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Jn Vinegia, Preo Altobello Salicato.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>M D LXXXII.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><pb id="id.019.01.002" xlink:href="019/01/002.jpg"/><figure id="id.019.01.002.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/002/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>ALL'ILLVSTRISS. SIGNORE,<emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/>IL S. PAOLO ORSINO, <lb/>DIGNISSIMO GOVERNATORE <lb/>DI VERONA.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.002.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/002/2.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>DE SIDERANDO io gi molto tempo, <lb/>Jllustriimo Signore, di far nota a V. <lb/>Sig. la molta mia diuotione vero di lei, <lb/>nata dalle ingolariime, & heroiche <lb/>ue virt, & non hauendo altro modo <lb/>di adempire queto mio deiderio, mi paro dedicarle <lb/>queta mia operetta, intitolata Eamine de' Bombar<lb/>dieri. </s> <s>Et confidatomi nella ua humanit, mi perua<lb/>do, che non debba eere ingrato queto mio dono, ben <lb/>che picciol ia, & mal condecente alla grandezza ua, la <lb/>quale veramente tanta, che difficil coa arebbe i pi <lb/>ublimi ingegni, non che al mio, farle honore conueniente; <lb/>n qu voglio entrar nel campo delle ue lodi, n dir quel<lb/>lo che tutto'l mondo notiimo, & quanto valore ella <lb/>habbi dimostrato in diuere impree militari, come nella <lb/>fattion di Carino, terra de Turchi, vicino Zara, onde <lb/>ella in egno della vittoria riport quattro pezzi d'arti-<emph.end type="italics"/><pb id="id.019.01.003" xlink:href="019/01/003.jpg"/><emph type="italics"/>glieria Turcheca; & nella guerra della Mirandola, nel<lb/>la quale eendoi riparata nella terra di Quarantola, va <lb/>loroamente i difee dall'impeto del Marchee di Ma<lb/>rignano, & imilmente nella guerra di Corica, & in <lb/>quella di Siena, & quella di Cales, & altre molte, onde <lb/>empre ha riportato nome di valoroisimo Capitano; tal <lb/>che meritamente, & ne gli anni adietro appreo del Chri <lb/>tianisimo Re Arrigo stata in grandisima riputatione, <lb/>& hora appreo di queto Serenisimo Dominio tien gra <lb/>do honoratisimo, eendo pota al gouerno della nobilisi<lb/>ma, & importantisima citt di Verona. </s> <s>Queste coe <lb/>hora da me tocche per tracoro meriterebbono, per eere <lb/>degnamente trattate & celebrate, la eloquenza d'vno <lb/>eccellentisimo Oratore; onde io, come carico mal propor<lb/>tionato alle mie palle, lo lacio a chi i ente di poterlo <lb/>portare, & alla buona gratia di V.S. Jllustris. molto <lb/>mi raccomando.<emph.end type="italics"/></s> </p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Di V.S. Illutriima<emph.end type="italics"/><emph type="italics"/>Humiliimo eruo,<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Girolamo Cataneo Nouaree.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><pb id="id.019.01.004" xlink:href="019/01/004.jpg"/><figure id="id.019.01.004.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/004/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>TAVOLA DI QVELLO,<emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/>CHE SI CONTIENE <lb/>IN QVESTOPERA<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>De gli Eamini de Bombardieri, & far fuochi <lb/>arteficiati.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.004.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/004/2.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>AVertimenti di Bombardieri. </s> <s>acarte 1<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Prima eaminatione, perche i addimanda i nomi de' <lb/>pezzi. </s> <s>3<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Seconda eaminatione del prouare i pezzi.<emph.end type="italics"/> 4 </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Terza eaminatione per apere quanta poluere v a caricare i <lb/>pezzi.<emph.end type="italics"/> 4 </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Quarta eaminatione, per apere la poluere, che v a caricare le <lb/>colobrine, & altri pezzi.<emph.end type="italics"/> 5 </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Quinta eaminatione per apere il conto della poluere, che por <lb/>tano gli cannoni perieri. </s> <s>5<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Seta eaminatione d'vna addimanda fatta da vn Genera'e al <lb/>uo Capo de Bombardieri 6<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Settima eaminatione, per apere quanto pea i pezzi, & quan<lb/>te palle e ogni pezzo, & quanto ono lunghi i pezzi. </s> <s>7<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Ottaua eaminatione, per apere i pezzi quanto tirano di pon<lb/>to in bianco, & quanto tira alla ua masima eleuatione. </s> <s><lb/>a carte 8<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Nona eaminatione del far le cazze de cannoni d'ogni orte. </s> <s>8<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Decima eaminatione, per fare li copatori, ouero nettatori. </s> <s>11<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Il modo, come i debba gouernare il Bombardiero per ma<lb/>re.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><pb id="id.019.01.005" xlink:href="019/01/005.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>A apere l'operatione che fa il alnitro, il olfo, & il carbone, <lb/>nella poluere. </s> <s>20<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo da far alnitro di terra. </s> <s>20<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modi di far il alnitro di fior di muro, cio quello che nace o<lb/>pra i muri 21<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di raffinare il alnitro a guazzo. </s> <s>21<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di raffinare il alnitro a ecco. </s> <s>2<emph.end type="italics"/>2 </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di far poluere groa, cio d' artiglieria. </s> <s>22<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di far la poluere d'archibugio. </s> <s>22<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di far la poluere di chioppo. </s> <s>22<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di far la poluere, che mai non i guata per vecchiezza, <lb/>n ancora i diminuice. </s> <s>23<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di racconciare poluere guata per la uecchiezza, ouero <lb/>per humidit, e per altro difetto. </s> <s>23<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di racconciare poluere groa d'artiglieria, & ridurla <lb/>a poluere d'arcibugio. </s> <s>23<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di conocere la poluere di pi orti, per prattica, cio a <lb/>uederla, & toccarla perragione. </s> <s>24<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare diuere orti di fuochi artificiati, appartinenti <lb/>ad ogni Bombardiero, & altre perone di qualit. </s> <s>24<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare vna pignatta piena di fuoco arteficiato. </s> <s>24<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare le trombe. </s> <s>25<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare mistura di tromba, & l'ordine, che i tiene nel <lb/>caricarla. </s> <s>25<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>A fare mitura lenta per le trombe. </s> <s>26<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Altro modo di fare mitura per caricare le udette trombe. </s> <s>26<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Altra orte di mitura di trombe. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare palle con vna mistura, che quando aranno accee, <lb/>non i potranno ammorciare, e non con orina, & cenere. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare palle, che i accenderanno bagnandole con <lb/>acqua. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare palle di fuoco arteficiato, per tirare con l'arti<lb/>glieria, & con le mani, lequali tirate oue i uoglia i attac<lb/>caranno. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><pb id="id.019.01.006" xlink:href="019/01/006.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare palle, che arderanno nell'acqua. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare palle di fuoco da tirare di notte fuora d'vna for<lb/>tezza, per vedere gli nemici che foero venuti otto quella a <lb/>fare qualche danno. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Altro modo di fare le udette palle, che faranno plendore. </s> <s>27<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare palle di fuoco, lequali arderanno nell'acqua, & <lb/>i potranno tirare con l'artiglieria, & con le mani; lequa<lb/>li non i potranno ammorzare e non gettandole in fuoco, <lb/>ouero in cenere. </s> <s>29<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare dardi di fuoco da ardere in qualunque luogo doue <lb/>i tiraranno; & i potranno tirare con l'artiglieria, con bale <lb/>tra, & ancora con le mani. </s> <s>29<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare rocchette, che quando ar in aere, mandar fuora <lb/>fiamme di fuoco, lequali poi al dicendere pareranno telle, che <lb/>cachino dal cielo; nella quale maniera i compongono anco<lb/>ra chioppetti di carta. </s> <s>31<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare compoitione per fare che le rocchette mandino le <lb/>fiamme. </s> <s>31<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare vn fuoco artificiato a termine. </s> <s>31<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Modo di fare mitura di fuoco, che i accender con acqua. </s> <s>32<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>Diuere altri orti di fuochi arteiciati bellisimi. </s> <s><lb/>fino in fine.<emph.end type="italics"/> 3<emph type="italics"/>2<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>IL EINE.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><pb id="id.019.01.007" xlink:href="019/01/007.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>AVVERTIMENTI, <lb/>ET ESSAMINI <lb/>INTORNO A' BOMBARDIERI, <lb/>ET FVOCHI ARTEFICIATI.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>COniderando, che chi i vuole ben eruire del li<lb/>bro delle Fortezze da me compoto, & dato in <lb/>luce, & di vn'altro di far Battaglie, ch' il terzo <lb/>della preente opera, egli quai che neceario <lb/>intenderi di poluere, d'artiglieria, di fuochi arteficiati, & <lb/>de Bombardieri; come coe, enza le quali la militia del tem <lb/>po d'hoggi arebbe di niun ualore; ho ridotto in brieui, & <lb/>vtiliimi auuertimenti quanto intorno a queto negotio <lb/>per eperienza propria, & per auio di alcuni eperti miei <lb/>amici, mi paruto eer biogno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Promettendone in breue vn'altro trattato, nel quale di <lb/>criueremo tutto quello, che in queta materia e gli <expan abbr="cue-nir">conue<lb/>nir</expan>, coi per theorica, come per pratica. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et prima voglio ricordare al Bombardiero, che egli deb <lb/>ba procurare con ogni ua forza di fari amico ogn'vno, & <lb/>eere a tutti grato. </s> <s>Ma perche a queta arte molto peri <lb/>coloo il tener tretta dometicheza con ogni orte di per<lb/>ona, non deue fidari di tutti, che ne potrebbe eguire la <lb/>morte, & danno vniuerale della imprea. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Biogna ancora, che ogni Bombardiero appia leggere, <lb/>criuere, & hauer buon abbaco, accioche poa miurare <lb/>altezze, profondit, & ditanze: & che s<gap/>intenda di far le lor <lb/>polueri, fuochi arteficiati, ripari, & altre s fatte coe, che <lb/>alla guerra peo accadono. </s> <s>Et che egli habbia gran cuore, <lb/>s che poa ancora farlo ad altrui; n i debbe fidare, ch'alcu <lb/>no s'approimi alla ua artiglieria, accioche non uenga in<lb/>chiodata, o fattole qualche altro danno. </s> <s>Queto medeima<lb/>mente non biogna che ia crapulone, & dormiglione; ma <pb id="id.019.01.008" xlink:href="019/01/008.jpg"/>chei gouerni con prudenza, & obriet, accioche l'intel<lb/>letto non ia impedito in modo, che per ci perder ne po<lb/>a l'honor proprio, & la vittoria vniuerale; laquale molte <lb/>volte conite ne Bombardieri, & nelle artiglierie. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi perche il fumo del falnitro, & del olfo nuoce al ca<lb/>po, fa di metieri, che quando ha d'andare in fattione non <lb/>ia n digiuno, n troppo pieno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ha da apere ancora, che quando andar in fattione, bio<lb/>gna hauer ben mente di aluar e teo, & di guardar la ua <lb/>poluere dal fuoco: Il perche quando i vorr fare vna batte <lb/>ria, deue mettere la poluere in luogo, che n a e, n al uo <lb/>compagno poa nocere, per cagione che'l <expan abbr="vto">vento</expan> vi portae <lb/>fuoco; n opportar che alcuno e gli accoti, acci <expan abbr="n">non</expan> le ia <lb/>dato fuoco a termine, ouero fattole qualch'altro inganno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et empre deue hauere il focile, ouero accialino, che dir <lb/>i voglia, con vna pietra da fuoco, olfarelli, & candele ap<lb/>preo di e; si per poter accendere la corda, pauero, <lb/>toppino, che i dica, come per molti altri ripetti. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Per coa di molta importanza habbia ancora il uo cor<lb/>no a lato con buon poluerino dentro, per accendere fuoco <lb/>a uoi biogni. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>La corda poi ia di tutta bont, ben dipota ad <expan abbr="accderi">accenderi</expan>. </s> <s><lb/>Le quali coe biogna tener ben guardate, & di ee poco <lb/>eruirne altrui, accioche all'opportunit proprie, con gran <lb/>danno, non manchino. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Habbia appreo di e vna manaretta, & vn'acia per mu<lb/>tar li tili, ouero aili, circa a quali le ruote s'auolgono, quan <lb/>do veniero al meno: & per fare, & acconciare molti in<lb/>tromenti, che biognano all'artiglieria. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Quando egli poi per andare in fattione, deue auuertire <lb/>alla quantit delle palle che hauer, per apere la quantit <lb/>de barili della poluere, che gli far biogno: Et coniderar <lb/>bene, doue i hauer d'andare, & con quanta, & con qual <lb/>trada i hauer da arriuarui, accioche i poa prouedere di <pb id="id.019.01.009" xlink:href="019/01/009.jpg"/>opportuna munitione, coi per l'artiglieria, come per e te <lb/>o. </s> <s>Et empre hauere appreo di e la ua lancetta col uo <lb/>toppino attorno; & che ea lancetta habbia i uoi ferri, <lb/>vno per cacciarla in terra, l'altro da ferire, e biognae. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Condotta & aettata che hauer l'artiglieria, piglier <lb/>l'hata dello couolo, ouero della cazza, & caccieralla nel <lb/>pezzo ino in fondo, & gi per la lumiera metter vno tile <lb/>di ferro, di legno, facendo quella lancia punti nello tile; <lb/>il che tutto i faccia per veder e alcuna coa foe dentro, <lb/>che nel caricarIa impedir la potee. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi quando vorr caricarla, non manchi di hauer em<lb/>pre appreo di e vn compao per miurar la longhezza, <lb/>& larghezza della canna, accioche icuramente poa adope <lb/>rare ea artiglieria con non le dar troppo poluere, i che <lb/>vada pericolo di romperla, & appreo di perder la uita <lb/>propria, ouero in non gliene dar tanta che bati a far il col <lb/>po, che deidera di fare. </s> <s>Queto medeimo compao dibi <lb/>ogno per miurar la cazza, & apere quanta poluere tiene, <lb/>accioche con ragione adoperar i poa. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi metter la mano nel barile della poluere, & guarda<lb/>re s'ella foe humida, ouero bagnata: perche quando hu<lb/>mida, i uol quai colmar la cazza, & quando aciutta, i <lb/>rade alla groa con la mano, o altra coa tale. </s> <s>Gli ben ve<lb/>ro, che e la foe totalmente bagnata, biogna prouedere<lb/>ne della aciutta. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Trouata che hauer la poluere a uo modo, far con lo <lb/>coppatore ben netto il pezzo di dentro la canna; perche <lb/>pee volte auuiene per non eer ben netta ea canna, che <lb/>mettendoui dentro la poluere, & calcandoui dietro la pal<lb/>la, qualche caglia potrebbe attaccarui il fuoco, & i dicari<lb/>cai. </s> <s>Onde; non tanto il Bombardiero arebbe pericoloo, <lb/>come ancora altri che gli foero d'intorno; ouero che per <lb/>quella porchezza, ruggine, o altra coa, retarebbe ea can<lb/>na humida, i che dattole il fuoco, <expan abbr="n">non</expan> haurebbe quella forza <pb id="id.019.01.010" xlink:href="019/01/010.jpg"/>da pingere la palla in modo che potee fare il uo propo<lb/>to effetto, che li conuerrebbe. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi quando foe in fattione, & biognae caricare il uo <lb/>pezzo con pretezza, & cha fue venuta almanco, perdu <lb/>ta la cazza, con lo coppatore allhora gli biogno che fac<lb/>cia dell'acorto Maetro; La onde con pretezz piglier <lb/>vna picca, ouero una <expan abbr="lcia">lancia</expan>, & da capo li legher la berretta, <lb/>ouero qualche altro panno, & con quello coper il pezzo. </s> <s><lb/>Poi con le mani metter tanta poluere nel pezzo che col <lb/>uo buon giudicio conoca eere a batanza; & con quello <lb/>copatore pinger la poluere a egno, facendo come i <lb/>uol dire, di neceit virt; percioche <expan abbr="">im</expan> quete coi fatte oc <lb/>correnze <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> fue biogno, faria bene pigliar la propria <lb/>carne, s'ella fue a ci atta, & farne palla, poluere, & reto. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn'altro ricordo voglio dare per caricare il pezzo, <expan abbr="qu-do">quan<lb/>do</expan> foe venuto almeno la cazza; i veder quante palle di <lb/>polpere vanno a caricare il pezzo come motra la quinta e <lb/>aminatione, e poi miurar il diametro della bocca della <lb/>canna, e tanti diametri come palle, andaranno a caricare il <lb/>uo pezzo; mea la poluere nel pezzo al uo luogo, pigliar <lb/>vn'hata, & la cacciar fin'a rente alla poluere, & tener fer<lb/>mo, poi egnar l'hata a rente della bocca del pezzo, poi ve <lb/>der quanto manca a finire l'anima del pezzo, e trouera <lb/>che manca tanti diametri, come palle di poluere che ua a ca <lb/>ricare il pezzo, tar bene, e ar di pi ne minuir, e ara <lb/>di meno, ne aggionger; & con queto ordine i mettera la <lb/>poluere con miura enza cazza nel pezzo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><expan abbr="Qudo">Quando</expan> ander poi in camino con l'artiglieria deue em<lb/>pre procurar di hauere nel carrettone prouiione per il uo <lb/>viuere, di cui ne gli etremi biogni i poa occorrere. </s> <s>Et <lb/>empre hauera delle manouelle <expan abbr="d'autaggio">d'auantaggio</expan>, cio tanghet<lb/>te per pingere l'artiglieria doue neceario. </s> <s>Et hauere <lb/>diligente cura, che'l carettone ia ben coneruato, come <lb/>che molte volte ei carrettoni pericono per il poco gouer <pb id="id.019.01.011" xlink:href="019/01/011.jpg"/>no de'Bombardieri. </s> <s>E' di necearijima auuertenza an<lb/>cora, che eendo il Bombardiero co'l pezzo giunto per far <lb/>imprea, egli non tenga molto conto del dormire, n del <lb/>mangiare; di maniera, che per queto abbandoni l'artiglie<lb/>ria; perche parten do i potrebbe intrauenirli di molti dior<lb/>dini, come arebbe il venirli inchiodato il pezzo, o fattoli <lb/>qualche altro male. </s> <s>Ouero che repentinamente biognae <lb/>caricare, o fare altra coa d'importanza, one egli non ritro<lb/>uando i, qual maggior dishonore, con graue danno dell'im <lb/>prea eguir li potrebbe? </s> <s>Si che per quete & altre cagioni <lb/>importantiime, n di giorno, n di notte non i deue par<lb/>tire dal uo pezzo, ouero alloggiamento; accio che d'hora <lb/>in hora ia apparecchiato il debito uo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Auuertica ancora andando in camino, ouero doue egli <lb/>foe poto per far qualche fattione, che al pezzo che gli <lb/>ar conegnato, di dietro nel letto i faccia vna caetta, oue <lb/>ro erraglio di tauole, che eo poa tarui collocato <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan>. </s> <s><lb/>Et queto auuedimento di molta utilit; perche quiui ap<lb/>preo alle altre coe che ono necearie, potr collocari <lb/>dentro, per aluari dalle archibugiate, & dall'artiglieria del <lb/>nemico; pecialmente quando enza ripari in quel luoco i <lb/>foe accampato. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ancora ogni Bombardiero deue aper per ordine come <lb/>i chiamano tutte le orti dell'artiglierie, cio Mochetti da <lb/>libra una, Falconetti da tre, da ei, Sacro da dodici, Canno<lb/>ni da trenta, Cannoni da quaranta, Cannoni da cinquanta, <lb/>& coi di orte in orte correndo, come Colubrine, Canno<lb/>ni perieri, Apidi, & altre orti d'artiglierie. </s> <s>Et ap er per or<lb/>dine con pretezza quanta poluere porta ciacun pezzo, co <lb/>me di tutte quete ultime coe al uo luogo diremo. </s> <s>Anco<lb/>ra ha da apere per ordine, qual orte di pezzi i tira con pal <lb/>la di piombo; & a che modo i d la proua ad ogni orte di <lb/>artiglieria, & come i caricano i pezzi in cameradi; & in che <lb/>guia i caricano con gli cartozzi, & pezzi con uide, & pezzi <pb id="id.019.01.012" xlink:href="019/01/012.jpg"/><expan abbr="c">com</expan> macoli, e coi d'ogni altra orte deue hauer buona pra <lb/>tica, come qui di otto poneremo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ancora ogni Bombardiero deue aper far alnitro di ter <lb/>reno, & aperlo finare, & raffinare; & deue aper fare i car<lb/>boni, s per polueri groe, come ancora per le fine. </s> <s>Et deue <lb/>aper fare ogni orte di poluere; & quella racconciare quan <lb/>do foe guata. </s> <s>Et aper quanto alnitro potee mancarui; <lb/>Et biognando, quanto ne douerbbe aggiungere. </s> <s>Et deue <lb/>ancora coneruare la monitione, che non i guati, <expan abbr="conoc-do">conocen<lb/>do</expan> di quante cotture ella ia, & di queta quante ve ne bio <lb/>gni econdo la orte delle polueri, che volee fare. </s> <s>Et opra <lb/>tutto auuertire, che nel petare, ouero macinare, che egli <lb/>facee, di accommodari in luoco, & con ordini, che non vi <lb/>i poa attaccar fuoco. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Deue ancora ogni Bombardiero aper lauorare di legna <lb/>me, per acconciare i letti delle artiglierie, ruote, & altre s <lb/>fatte coe, & biognando ancora farne de nuoui. </s> <s>Deue in<lb/>tenderi di far bationi, di prender la larghezza d'vn fiume, <lb/>gettar ponti per paar artiglierie, & eerciti; far mine, & <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>tramine, fortificationi, & leuar difee al nemico, per eere <lb/>vincitore. </s> <s>Delle quali coe faremo particolar ragiona<lb/>mento. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et per dar notitia di quanto i promeo di opra, dico, <lb/>che prima i ha da apere, come i detto, che'l Bombardie <lb/>ro appia perche i domandino pezzi da una libra, da tre, da <lb/>ei, da dodici, & coi correndo di orte in orte, s di quelli <lb/>che tirano palle di ferro, come di quelli che tirano palle di <lb/>pietra & di bronzo, ouero di piombo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>PRIMA ESSAMINATIONE <lb/>de i nomi.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et per aper perche i pezzi s'addimandino da tre, da ei, <lb/>& imilmente i Cannoni da 20. da 30. da 40. da 50. da 60. da <pb id="id.019.01.013" xlink:href="019/01/013.jpg"/>70, da 80, da 90, & da 100. & pi libre, queta la cagio<lb/>ne, perche le ue palle deuono pear tante libre. </s> <s>Il me<lb/>deimo delle Colubrine, & de cannoni perieri, & d'altre <lb/>orti, i quali da queti nomi col peo della palla, i cono <lb/>cono. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>SECONDA ESSAMINATIONE <lb/>del prouare i pezzi.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Saperai adunque, che quando i volee prouare qua<lb/>lunque orte di pezzi, tutti i haueranno a prouare fuora <lb/>de letti loro, perche prouandoli opra queti, ogni coa an<lb/>darebbe in fracao. </s> <s>Et ancora, eendo opra i letti uoi, <expan abbr="n">non</expan> <lb/>i potrebbono leuare a quel grado dell'altezza, che fa bio<lb/>gno, & che ordinario a leuarli, quando i prouano. </s> <s>Met<lb/>tani adunque opra il terreno, acconciando a quelli otto i <lb/>uoi cagni, di buoni legni groi, & ei pezzi appoggino <lb/><expan abbr="c">com</expan> le cullate a qualche buon muro, o riparo, & tra il muro, <lb/>& la cullata del pezzo i metta vn buon aone, per ripet<lb/>to che le cullate <expan abbr="n">non</expan> i guataero nel ribattere che fa il pez<lb/>zo. </s> <s>Accomodati che aranno ei pezzi, piglierai la pal<lb/>la, la quale deue andar di giuta empita, & bene aettata nel <lb/>pezzo, i che non manchi da niuna parte, perche e queta <lb/>mancae da qualche parte, non i potrebbe in tutto ueder <lb/>la icurezza di eo pezzo, trouato che i hauer la palla pro <lb/>portionata, & giuta, come i detto, i dee peare, & quel <expan abbr="t">tam</expan> <lb/>to che pear, tanta poluere i piglier per caricare il uo <expan abbr="c">cam</expan> <lb/>none; auertendo per, che la poluere ia perfetta, & fatta <lb/>con tutte le coe che ui entra<gap/>o ben purgate, & quella ia <lb/>ben lauorata, & compota; la quale, non eendo humida, i <lb/>metter nel pezzo, beniimo aettandola. </s> <s>Poi e ui met<lb/>ter un bottone di sfilacci, che uada dentro ben errato ap<lb/>preo la ua palla. </s> <s>Et coi con quet'ordine i tirer tre col<lb/>pi, col qual modo i prouer ogni orte di pezzi. </s> <s>Ma da <pb id="id.019.01.014" xlink:href="019/01/014.jpg"/>notare: cominciando da quelli, che la ua palla pei lib ra <lb/>una, ino a dodici, come ei pezzi i prouano con palla di <lb/>piombo, & e gli d tanta poluere quanto pea ea palla. </s> <s><lb/>Et in fattione i caricano con palla di ferro, dandoli <expan abbr="olam">olamen</expan> <lb/>te due terzi di poluere di quello, che pea la palla di piom<lb/>bo; che arebbe tanta poluere; quanto pea la ua palla di fer <lb/>ro. </s> <s>Et da 12. ino a 120. i prouano con palla di ferro, & a <lb/>queti i d tanta poluere, quanto pea ea palla; Et in fat<lb/>tione i danno i due terzi di poluere, quanto pea la palla di <lb/>ferro. </s> <s>Eccetto a cannoni perieri, i quali i prouano con pal<lb/>la di pietra; e a quelli i d di poluere un terzo di quello, che <lb/>pea la ua palla; & in fattione il med eimo. </s> <s>Et alle Colubri<lb/>ne in fattione i danno i quattro quinti di quello che pea <lb/>la palla di ferro, & a proua tanto, come pea ea palla. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>TERZA ESSAMINATIONE <lb/>per apere quanta poluere v a cari<lb/>care i pezzi.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Inumeri che ono opra alle miure della poluere, cio <lb/>4, 1. 1.5.1.1. & 6. 1. 1. ignificano quattro ad ao, ad ao; <lb/>cinque ad ao, ad ao; ei ad ao, ad ao; cio e al Bombar<lb/>diero uenie meno una orte di poluere, ne poa torre di <lb/>un'altra orte, o pi fina, ouero men fina, in quella medei<lb/>ma proportione della prima. </s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><pb id="id.019.01.015" xlink:href="019/01/015.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>SEGVITANO I CANNONI.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et quando li foe addimandato; che i darebbe di polue <lb/>re a tale, & tale pezzo; e coi preto non apee far il <expan abbr="cto">conto</expan>, <lb/>riponda in queto modo; Alla proua i d tanta poluere, <lb/>quanto pea la palla di ferro; in fattione i due terzi della pal <lb/>la, cominciando da quelli da 12. ino a 120. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi <expan abbr="troudoi">trouandoi</expan> un pezzo caricato, & che i deiderae di <lb/>apere per <expan abbr="qute">quante</expan> palle faccia uolume ea poluere nel pez<lb/>zo. </s> <s>Si dir che in fattione in quello da 12. inino a cento, i <lb/>trouer la poluere far uolume di palle tre; Et alla proua di <lb/>palle quattro, & meza, & da 12. in gi, dandogli tanta pol<lb/>uere come pea la palla di ferro, i trouer che agguaglier <lb/>il uolume di palle quattro. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>QVARTA ESSAMINATIONE <lb/>per apere la poluere che u caricare <lb/>le Colubrine.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <pb id="id.019.01.016" xlink:href="019/01/016.jpg"/> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et e ci fue ancora dimandato quanto i darebbe di pol <lb/>uere a tale, & a tale Colubrina, n apendo coi preto far il <lb/>conto, dirai, come ancora i detto di opra, in queto mo <lb/>do, cio; In fattione e le daranno i quattro quinti; & alla <lb/>proua, tanto quanto pea ea balla. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ma <expan abbr="accaddo">accadendo</expan> che i uolee romper una muraglia <expan abbr="c">com</expan> pez <lb/>zi sforzati, ouero batardi, tirand pochi colpi, e gli potreb <lb/>be dar tanta poluere, quanto pea la ua palla di ferro. </s> <s>Il che <lb/>tutto per queto t nel giuditio del Bombardiero, il qua<lb/>le ha da apere, che queti pezzi ono piu lunghi di canna, & <lb/>perci hanno biogno di maggior fuga a pingere fuora la <lb/>palla. </s> <s>Quando poi i hauer caricato ei pezzi co i quattro <lb/>quinti di poluere di quello che pea la palla, i trouer, che <lb/>la poluere far uolume di palle tre, & due terzi; & alla pro<lb/>ua i trouer agguagliar il uolume di palle quattro, & meza. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>QVINTA ESSAMINATIONE <lb/>per apere il conto della poluere, che por<lb/>tano i Cannoni perieri.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prima che di ci i dia la ragione conueniente della pol<lb/>uere; i ha da apere che a quella tal orte di pezzo da 20. <lb/>ino a 100. e gli d un terzo di poluere di quello che pea la <lb/>ua palla, & da 100. in s i caua cinque per cento. </s></p><p type="table"> <pb id="id.019.01.017" xlink:href="019/01/017.jpg"/> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Il perche eendo addimandato alla proueduta quanta <lb/>poluere i darebbe a queta orte de opradetti cannoni pe <lb/>rieri, dirai. </s> <s>A quelli di libre 20. di palla, fino a libre cento, <lb/>i d un terzo di poluere di quello che pea la ua palla. </s> <s>Et <lb/>da cento in s i caua cinque per cento; & ci i fa con que<lb/>ta ragione; percioche detti pezzi ono piu corti de gli altri, <lb/>& ancora perche ono piu deboli di metallo; di maniera, <lb/>che dandoli piu poluere i pezzarebbono. </s> <s>Tra che anco <lb/>le ue palle non peano tanto <expan abbr="quto">quanto</expan> fanno quelle di ferro, <lb/>per le quali coe manco poluere ad ei dar conuiene. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>SESTA ESSAMINATIONE. </s> <s><lb/>Dimanda fatta da un Generale al uo <lb/>Capo de' bombardieri.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Capo, che orte d'artiglieria, & quanta quantit ne <lb/>biogna, & <expan abbr="qute">quante</expan> botte al giorno pu tirare ogni orte d'e<lb/>i pezzi, & quanta poluere pu conumare ciacuno pezzo <lb/>al giorno; & quanti para de buoi, ouero caualli biogna per <lb/>tirare pezzo, per pezzo, & quanta poluere i metter per ba <lb/>rile, accioche ieno facili da maneggiare, & quanti barili di <lb/>poluere i metter opra un carro, & quanti para di buoi an <lb/>dar a menare un carro di poluere; Ancora dimando, che <lb/>altra orte di monitione biogna al Bombardiero per l'arti<lb/>glieria: Oltra di queto addimando che orte d'artiglieria <lb/> buona per campeggiare alla campagna. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Riponde il Capo al uo Generale, per la prima diman<lb/>da, e dice; econdo l'imprea che i uuole fare, s'ha da me<lb/>nare tanta quantit, & qualit d'artiglieria. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.018" xlink:href="019/01/018.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>A vna ol battaria non gli uorrebbe meno di due, in tre Co <lb/>lubrine da libre 60. ouero da libre 50. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Cannoni due, in tre da libre 60. ouero da libre 50. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Quattro in ei, mezzi cannoni da libre 30. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Sei in otto, quarti de' cannoni da libre 12. per torre le di<lb/>fee. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Falconi, ouero Sacri otto, da libre 6. da torre le difee. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Falconetti 12. da libre 3. da torre le difee. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da libre 60. pu tirare botte 40. al giorno, <lb/>& gli vuole poluere libre 1600. al giorno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da libre 50. pu tirare botte 45. al giorno, <lb/>& vuole poluere libre 1500. al giorno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna meza Colubrina rinforzada da libre 25. pu tirare <lb/>botte 60. al giorno, & vuol di poluere libre 1000. al gior <lb/>no; auertendo che alle Colubrine in fattione <expan abbr="n">non</expan> li d e <lb/>non i due terzi di poluere di quello che pea la palla di <lb/>ferro, & non li quattro quinti. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Cannone da libre 60. pu tirare al giorno botte 80. & <lb/>vuole di poluere libre 3200. al giorno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn cannone da 50. pu tirare al giorno botte 90. & vuol di <lb/>poluere libre 3000. al giorno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn mezo Cannone da libre 30 pu tirare al giorno botte <lb/>110. & vuol di poluere al giorno libre 2200. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Sacro, ouero Falcone da libre 6. pu tirare al giorno <lb/>botte 120 & vuol di poluere libre 720. al giorno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Falconetto da libre 3. pu tirare al giorno botte 140. & <lb/>vuol di poluere libre 420, al giorno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da libre 60. vuol para 20. di buoi tirarla. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da libr. </s> <s>50. vuol. </s> <s>para 18. di buoi per tirarla. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna meza Colubrina rinforzada da libre 25. vuol para 7. <lb/>di buoi per tirarla. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Cannone da libre 60. vuol para 10. di buoi per tirarlo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Cannone da libre 50. vuole para. </s> <s>9. di buoi per tirarlo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn quarto di Cannone da libre 12. vuole para 4. di buoi <pb id="id.019.01.019" xlink:href="019/01/019.jpg"/>per tir arlo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Falcone da libre 6. vuole para 2. di buoi per tirarlo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Falconetto da libre 3. vuole un Cauallo per tirarlo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>I Barili delle polueri non uorr ebbono eere piu grandi di <lb/>tenuta, di cinque pei l'uno di poluere. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>I Carri delle polueri, non uorrebono piu di didoto in ui<gap/><lb/>ti barili per carro, & uorrebono para 2. di buoi per me<lb/>narlo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>LE GOSE BISOGNOSE <lb/>per ripetto.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Gorde boniime in quantit, per le brene de Caualli, & per <lb/>altri ripetti. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Menali, ouero taglie per leuar un peo; Et ancora de gli ar<lb/>gagni. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Tauoloni, & battiponti in quantit da paare l'artiglieria <lb/>& altr<gap/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poluere groa, & fina in quantit, per l'artig lieria, & archi <lb/>bugieri, Et ancora del piombo in quantit. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Palle in quantit, coi di piombo, come di ferro. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Cazze, & Scouoli in quantit, & Pali di ferro, Bozzoladi, <lb/><expan abbr="ouro">ouerro</expan> Stopini in quantit, per luminare; Rote da ripet <lb/>to in quantit: Aili in quantit; Cauicchi, Pironi in <lb/>quantit. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Buoni Ferrari, & Marangoni, con buona quantit d'intru <lb/>menti. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Guatatori in quantit con falzoni, acette per tagliare le<lb/>gnami, & con badili, picconi, & zapponi; Et ancora cale <lb/>in quantit. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Auertimento di <expan abbr="grdiima">grandiima</expan> importanza al Bombardiero; <lb/>di guardari di non mettere le ue artiglierie, quando gli <lb/>occorree a fare batteria, opra il emplice terreno: per<lb/>che andarebbo a pericolo nel parare d'ee Artiglieri, <pb id="id.019.01.020" xlink:href="019/01/020.jpg"/>che le ruote riculando i cacciaero nel terreno, & non i <lb/>poteero maneggiare econdo il biogno in tale attione; <lb/>il che potrebbe eer caua di grandiimo danno, o perdi <lb/><gap/>a al Prencip & grandiima uergogna, & dihonore al <expan abbr="B">Bom</expan> <lb/>bardiero. </s> <s>Et per fuggire tale occaione, i far un uolo di <lb/>buoni tauoloni attorno alla gabbiona, o trinciera quel tan <lb/>to che occuper l'artiglieria preparata per fare la Batteria, <lb/>ouero per torre le difee al nemico. </s> <s>& quel uolo ia fatto <lb/>di mo do, che habbia del pendente uero ea trincera, o <lb/>gabbionata; accioche riculando l'artiglieria, poa eere <lb/>con facilit tirata alle ue cannoniere. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>La buona artiglieria da campeggiare i da una libra di <lb/>palla, inino a 12. come uaua la gran memoria di Carlo <lb/>Quinto Imperatore. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Settima eaminatione.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn <expan abbr="Can">Canon</expan> da 100. pea da 660. in 790. pei. </s> <s> balle 20. in 22. <lb/>& lungo braccia 10. in 11. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Canon da 60. pea da 430. in 460. pei, balle 17. in 19. <lb/>& lungo braccia 7. in 8. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Canon da 50. pea da 385. in 460. pei, balle 19. in 20. <lb/>& lungo braccia 7. e mezo, in 8. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Canon da 30. pea da 250. in 285. pei, balle 21. & <lb/>lungo braccia 7. in 7. e mezo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Canon da 20. pea da 145. in 156. pei, balle 22. & <lb/>lungo braccia 7. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da 60. pea da 590. in 600. pei, balle 24. <lb/>& lunga braccia 10. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da 50. pea da 445. in 447. pei, balle 24. <lb/>& lunga braccia 9. in 9. e mezo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da 20. pea da 270. in 278. pei, balle 29. & <lb/> lunga braccia 8. in 9. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da 14. pea da 202. in 205. pei, balle 33. et <pb id="id.019.01.021" xlink:href="019/01/021.jpg"/> lunga da braccia 8. e mezo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da 40. pea da 516. pei, balle 34. & lunga <lb/>braccia 11. e un terzo, </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Falcon da 12. i pei 110. balle 62. & lungo braccia <lb/>7. e un terzo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Ottaua eaminatione.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Falcon da libre 9. pu tirar di punto in bianco cauezzi <lb/>92. & la ua maima eleuatione pu tirare cauezzi 919. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Sacro da lib. 16. puo tirare di ponto in bianco cauezzi <lb/>122. & la ua maima eleuatione cauezzi 1222. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Paauolante, ouero meza Colubrina rinforzada da lib. <lb/>25. puo tirar di punto in bianco cauezzi 183. & la ua ma <lb/>ima eleuatione cauezzi 1833. </s> </p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Cannone da lib. 60. pu tirare di punto in <expan abbr="bico">bianco</expan> cauez <lb/>zi. </s> <s>153. & la ua maima eleuatione cauezzi 1528. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da lib. 20. pu tirare di punto in bianco ca<lb/>uezzi 121. & la ua maima eleuatione cauezzi 1210. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da lib. 30. pu tirare di punto in bianco ca<lb/>uezzi 183. & la ua maima eleuatione cauezzi 1833. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vna Colubrina da lib. 60. pu tirare di punto in bianco ca<lb/>uezzi 214. & la ua masima eleuatione cauezzi 2140. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vn Miglio i paa 100. ouero cauezzi. </s> <s>611. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Quarta parte d'vn braccio Breciano, <lb/>ouero Cremonee.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.021.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/021/1.jpg"/><pb id="id.019.01.022" xlink:href="019/01/022.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>SAGOM A PER LI PEZZI.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Quete due linee qui di otto, AB, & CD, s'hanno a con<lb/>iderare che ia una ola linea; cio congiungen do inieme <lb/>il ponto B, & C, & queta linea una miura da apere, to<lb/>gliendo i diametri delle bocche de' pezzi; quante libre <lb/>palla vorr ciacun pezzo, da libra una, fino a 120. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.022.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/022/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI CAVAR IL PONTO <lb/>ad ogniorte di Cannone.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si pigli il diametro della Gioia di dietro, & pruppo<lb/>nemo che la linea A, B, ia detto diametro, i pigli ancora la <lb/>miura della bocca, & i giunga l'una preo l'altra a queto <lb/>modo <figure id="id.019.01.022.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/022/2.jpg"/> & i diuidano per met, apren<lb/>do il compao a detta miura, & pocia <lb/><figure id="id.019.01.022.3.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/022/3.jpg"/><lb/>metterlo con l'una punta nel fondo <lb/>dell'anima, come i uede qui in figura, <lb/>che quel tanto che auanza di opra della <lb/>gioia <expan abbr="c">com</expan> l'altra <expan abbr="pta">ponta</expan> giuto il uo punto. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>NONA ESSAMINATIONE DI FAR LE <lb/>cazze de Cunnoni d'ogni orte, cio, <lb/>da uno fino a dodici.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Le cazze de i pezzi da una libra fino a dodici, vogliono <lb/>eere lunghe palle quattro per ciacheduna; non intenden <lb/>do in queta miura quella parte; che v pota opra il modo <lb/>lo, ilqual modolo i quella parte del legno, opra laquale <lb/>s'in chioda ea cazza; laquale i fa in queto modo. </s> <s>Piglia <lb/>vna lama di rame groa, quanto arebbe meza cota<gap/>di col<lb/>tello commune, & piu & manco econdo la grandezza, & <lb/>piccolezza delle cazze; percioche maggior groezza ui i <pb id="id.019.01.023" xlink:href="019/01/023.jpg"/>ricerca a quelle de maggiori pezzi; poi i piglier la miura <lb/>della larghezza della bocca del pezzo, & cinque di quete <lb/>lai ghezze i <expan abbr="mifurerno">mifureranno</expan> p lungo della lama che uuoi far la <lb/>cazza; quattro ne uanno per conto della parte, che ha da <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>tener la poluere, & una per quella parte che s'inchioda ul <lb/>legno, il quale diopra ho chiamato modolo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi tolta la <expan abbr="circferenza">circonferenza</expan>, larghezza del<lb/><figure id="id.019.01.023.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/023/1.jpg"/><lb/>la bocca del pezzo, con l'itea apertura i fer <lb/>ma il piede mobile del <expan abbr="cpao">compao</expan> in <expan abbr="pto">punto</expan> A, & <lb/><expan abbr="c">com</expan> l'altro piede i forma una meza luna in <expan abbr="p">pum</expan> <lb/>to B, & punto C, come qui in figura i uede. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Fatto queto i piglia con il compao la detta larghezza, <lb/>ditanza delli punti B, & C, & con queta apertura i ferma <lb/>l'un piede del <expan abbr="cpao">compao</expan> opra la lama che i uuol far la cazza <lb/>in punto D. & i miura tre di dette aperture ino che fi<lb/>nicano in punto E, che quel tanto che ha da eer larga <lb/>quella parte che u inchiodata opra il modolo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Volendo poi la larghezza della <lb/><figure id="id.019.01.023.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/023/2.jpg"/><lb/>cazza, cio di quella parte ha <lb/>da <expan abbr="ctenir">contenir</expan> la poluere, i fa in que <lb/>to modo; i piglia con il compa <lb/>o la ditanza u detta delli <expan abbr="pti">punti</expan> B <lb/>& C, & <expan abbr="c">com</expan> detta apertura i ferma <lb/>l'un piede del compao in <expan abbr="pto">punto</expan> <lb/>F, & <expan abbr="c">com</expan> l'altro piede i v in <expan abbr="pto">punto</expan> <lb/>G, & in punto H, & queta la lar <lb/>ghezza, cio due ditanze della <lb/>detta meza luna B, & C, come qui <lb/>in figura i uede<gap/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Fatto queto, i <expan abbr="ritder">ritonder</expan> la ci<lb/>ma di ea lama, <expan abbr="talmte">talmente</expan>, che fac<lb/>cia mezo cerchio; come i uede di opra nella figura. </s> <s>On<lb/>de ar neceario darle alquanto di uantaggio nella lun<lb/><gap/>ezza, di modo che per queto ripetto dell'attondare la <pb id="id.019.01.024" xlink:href="019/01/024.jpg"/>cima, upplica la parte, laquale ha da contener la poluere' <lb/>in eere alquanto pin lunga delle quattro larghezze prima <lb/>dette; laqual attondatura della cazza i fa, perche ia piu atta <lb/>a far l'officio uo, & coi i formar ogni cazza a qualunque <lb/>pezzo, eruando le dette regole. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Il modolo i far alla giuta larghezza del pezzo, tanto <lb/>poi leuandone intorno intorno, quanto importa la groez <lb/><gap/>a della lama, laquale diopra habbiamo preuppoto eer <lb/>groa meza cota di coltello; Di modo che di liuello e<lb/>a cazza entri nel <expan abbr="Cnone">Cannone</expan>. </s> <s>Il che fatto, s'impiantar nel mo<lb/>dolo, un'hata di conueniente lunghezza, & groezza tale, <lb/>che ia leggiera, & forte a batanza. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODOLO PER ACCOMMODARE <lb/>opra la Cazza<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.024.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/024/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Et opra queto modolo i uolger la detta cazza, facen <lb/>dole fare il uo concauo ben tondo. </s> <s><expan abbr="Auuertdo">Auuertendo</expan> che quella <lb/>parte che v pota opra il modolo, non opragiunga l'altra, <lb/>perche arebbe d'impedimento nel metterla nel pezzo; la <lb/>qual cazza ridotta alla ua perfettione, ar come queta, <lb/>che qui in diegno i uede. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>CAZZA ACCOMMODATA <lb/>opra al uo modolo.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.024.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/024/2.jpg"/><pb id="id.019.01.025" xlink:href="019/01/025.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>CAZZA INHASTATA <lb/>con il uo modolo.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.025.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/025/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Hauendo dato il modo di fare le cazze per li Mochet<lb/>ti, Falconetti, Falconi, Sacri, & Apidi, che tirano ino a li<lb/>bre dodici di palla; qui decriuerai anchora il modo per <lb/>fare quelle de' Cannoni, le quali i faranno a quello ite<lb/>o modo, che s' detto nel fare quelle di opra; Eccetto <lb/>che quete uogliono eer lunghe <expan abbr="alquto">alquanto</expan> piu di palle tre, <lb/>cio un dito, per ripetto di quel mezo cerchio che i fa nel <lb/>la cima di detta cazza; non intendendo quello che poto <lb/>opra il modolo. </s> <s>Ma opra il tutto queta uuole eer per <lb/>larghezza un poco cara, talche quando ea i metter <lb/>nella canna del pezzo, gli habbia a ballar dentro, & quella <lb/>carezza, che per largo e gli leua, uuole eere aggiunta <lb/>nella lunghezza, per caricare piu giuto, & icuro. </s> <s>Quel<lb/>le delle Colubrine uogliono eer lunghe palle tre, & due <lb/>terzi; Di larghezza poi i faranno medeimamente, co<lb/>me s' detto nel far le altre; per che tutte le cazze per lar<lb/>ghezza uanno fatte ad un medeimo modo; & quete del<lb/>le Colubrine i fanno piu lunghe, perche i pezzi ono piu <lb/>lunghi. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Reta che i motri, come i hanno a fare li cartozzi, per <lb/>caricar i Cannoni perieri; i quali i fanno pigliando la lar<lb/>ghezza della camera del pezzo, (perche queti pezzi hanno <lb/>una larghezza nel fondo, ouer culatta minore dell'intrata) <pb id="id.019.01.026" xlink:href="019/01/026.jpg"/>in queto modo. </s> <s>Piglia vno tiletto di ferro, nella cui cima <lb/>ia tanto di rampino che poa entrare giu per la lumiera, <lb/>ouero fogone, come arebbe queto, che qui otto i uede </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.026.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/026/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Ilquale cacciato per ea lumiera fin'al fondo della came <lb/>ra, i far un egno ad eo tilleto, appreo al pezzo, con <lb/>vna lima, ouero con qualche altra coa. </s> <s>Poi i leuar eo ti <lb/>letto, talmente che i faccia intoppar quello rampicino nel <lb/>la uperficie della parte di dentro del Cannone, & quello <lb/>i terr aldo, di nuouo egnando con la lima alla uperficie <lb/>di fuora uia, come i fece da prima; & leuato tutto fuori, i <lb/>miurer da un egno all'altro; percioche tanto ar la lar<lb/>ghezza della camera. </s> <s>Queta medeima larghezza ancora <lb/>pigliar i potrebbe ad un'altro modo, <expan abbr="facdo">facendo</expan> far eun cocco <lb/>ne di legno al torno, che fue piu tretto da un capo che <lb/>dall' altro, & in cima ad vn'hata s'accommodae in que<lb/>to modo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>COCCONE INHASTATO PER <lb/>tuore la larghezza della <lb/>camera.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.026.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/026/2.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Et queto cacciar nel Cannone quel tanto che i pu <lb/>nella bocca della camera; & torcendolo due, tre uolte, far <lb/>si che l'orlo della detta camera faccia egno intorno ad e<lb/>o coccone. </s> <s>Poi tiratolo fuori, i ueder il egno fatto da det <lb/>to orlo; percioche quello ar la larghezza della camera. </s> <s>Et <pb id="id.019.01.027" xlink:href="019/01/027.jpg"/>per queta via i veder ancora e ea camera ar piu larga <lb/>di dietro, che dinanzi, vedendo le due miure e ono vgua <lb/>li, ineguali, cio del rampicino, con quella del coccone. </s> <s><lb/>Hauuta che i hauer la larghezza della detta camera, farai <lb/>vn modolo di legno ben tondo, di groezza alquanto mi<lb/>nore di ea larghezza della camera, & opra di quello i ta<lb/>gliaranno gli cartozzi tanto larghi, che quando aranno cu <lb/>citi, il detto modolo gli entri <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> ben errato; la lunghez<lb/>za de quali i far tanto, che le poa tar dentro vn terzo di <lb/>poluere di quello che pea la ua palla; percioche queta la <lb/>ua ragione da 29. ino a 100. & da cento in s, i caua cin<lb/>que per cento. </s> <s>Al quale cartoccio i metter da vn capo <lb/>vn fondello tondo, & grande quanto ar groo eo car<lb/>toccio, & a queto modo ar compito. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>DECIMA ESSAMINATIONE <lb/>per fare li Scoppatori, ouero <lb/>Nettatori.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii vn'hata lunga vn pi, & mezo, di piu della lun<lb/>ghezza di quel pezzo, che i hauer tolto per fargli il uo <lb/>coppatore, ouero nettatore, & nella cima di quet'hata, ui <lb/>i ficcher un modolo ben tondo, <expan abbr="lgo">lungo</expan> intorno a mezo pi, <lb/>il qual modolo uorrebbe largamente andar nel pezzo; per<lb/>cioche gli v poto opra vna pelle di catrato, c'habbia lun<lb/>go il pelo, & con queta pelle coprendo tutto quel modo<lb/>lo, & inchiodandola opra beniimo con le brocche, ar <lb/>fatto lo coppatore, ouero nettatore; intendendo per <lb/>che ben errato entri nel cannone. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.027.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/027/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><expan abbr="Cuenite">Conueniente</expan> coa anco mi pare di dire, come i fanno li ti <lb/>uadori, ouer calcatori; l'uo de quali , che s'addoprano per <pb id="id.019.01.028" xlink:href="019/01/028.jpg"/>calcare la poluere ne pezzi, & per pingere la palla, e botto <lb/>ni, che i fanno di sfilacci, ouero di trame, & li cartocci nel <lb/>la camera de cannoni perieri. </s> <s>Piglii adunque un'hata lun<lb/>ga intorno a due piedi, di pi della lunghezza della can<lb/>na del pezzo, a cui i propoto di far lo tiuadore, & da un <lb/>de capi di quet'ata e gli caccier un coccone fatto al tor<lb/>no, groo tanto che poa entrare giutamente nella canna <lb/>del pezzo; lungo quanto ar una uolta & meza la ua gro<lb/>ezza; il quale tiuadore ar come queto qui otto in figu<lb/>ra diegnato. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>STIVADORE, OVERO <lb/>Calcadore.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.028.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/028/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Ilqual modo erue per farne ad ogni altro qual i <lb/>voglia pezzo.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Importante coa mi pare ancora il trattare del caricar <lb/>de pezzi, prima incominciando dalli Cannoni perieri, i ha <lb/>da apere, che queta orte di cannoni ono incameradi; <lb/>per gli neceario a caricarli con li cartocci fatti nel mo <lb/>do che i inegnato a fare: i quali cartocci uolendoli met <lb/>tere nella camera del cannone, fa metiero hauere una caf <lb/>fetta fatta nel modo, che qui i dir. </s> <s>Piglii un pezzo di le<lb/>gno dolce, lungo quanto ar lo cartoccio di quel pezzo <lb/>che i tolto a fargli la ua caffetta, percioche ogni canno<lb/>ne periero vuol hauere la ua caffetta; & queto legno i fac <pb id="id.019.01.029" xlink:href="019/01/029.jpg"/>cia ben tondo, i che entri giutamente nella canna del pez<lb/>zo; poi giutamente i diuida nel mezo per lungo, & una di <lb/>quelle parti i deue cauare nel modo ch un coppo, & nel <lb/>la forma, che queta caffetta compita qui otto i uede. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>SCAFFETTA.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.029.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/029/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Auertendo che ea Scaffetta non uuol eer piu groo, <lb/>n pi ottile quanto la gengiua, ouero orlo della camera, <lb/>accioche il concauo di ea caffetta uenga a corripondere <lb/>giutamente alla bocca della camera; poi da un de capi di <lb/>ea caffetta i attaccar uno pago, come nel diegno i ue<lb/>de, da poterla poi tirar fuora del pezzo. </s> <s>Fatta che i hauer <lb/>queta caffetta, i piglier lo cartoccio, al qual i dar due <lb/>taglietti, ouero e gli far un buco dal capo uero il fondel<lb/>lo; poi eo cartoccio i metter opra la caffetta co'l ta<lb/>glio, ouero buco uoltato in s, talmente che quando eo <lb/>cartoccio ar nella camera, quel taglio, ouero buco corri<lb/>ponda al buco della lumiera, ouero fogone; & eo cartoc<lb/>cio poto opra la caffetta, i metter nella canna del pez<lb/>zo, & i pinger fino al toccar della bocca della camera del <lb/>pezzo, & con lo tiuadore i; pinger lo cartoccio nella ca<lb/>mera; poi i tirer fuora la caffetta con lo pago, accommo<lb/>dato come i detto di opra, & con lo tiuadore i calche<lb/>r beniimo la poluere, cio lo cartoccio nella camera del <lb/>pezzo. </s> <s>Fatto che i hauer queto; uolendo tirare, di ubito <lb/>i metter dentro il coccone, ilqual vuol eer fatto di legno <lb/>dolce, cio di alice, ouero pioppa, & alquanto pi ottile <pb id="id.019.01.030" xlink:href="019/01/030.jpg"/>dinanzi, che di dietro; & per mettere eo coccone nella ca <lb/>mera, i dee hauere un'hata con una punta di ferro, ouero <lb/>una picca, per cacciarli opra il coccone leggiermente, nel <lb/>modo che qu in diegno i vede. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.030.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/030/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Et a queto modo eo coccone i porger nella bocca <lb/>della camera, & <expan abbr="cuotdo">cuotendo</expan> poi l'hata, la <expan abbr="pta">punta</expan> lacier il cocco <lb/>ne; & coi ea hata i tirer fuora del pezzo, & il coccone <lb/>rimaner nella bocca della camera, il qual uuol'eer calca<lb/>to dentro beniimo, & per calcarlo neceario hauere un <lb/>calcadore come queto, che qu i dir, & ueder in die<lb/>gno. </s> <s>Prima trouii un'hata di buoniimo legno ben duro, <lb/>lunga intorno a due piedi, di piu di quello, che ar la <expan abbr="cna">canna</expan> <lb/>del cannone periero, & groa <expan abbr="quto">quanto</expan> bati a <expan abbr="n">non</expan> i rompere, <lb/>& nella cima d'ea hata i accommoder in modo d'un cal <lb/>cadore, ancora nella detta hata appreo la cima un piede <lb/>& mezo, i accomoder una girella che ia tanto alta, che <lb/>il calcadore batta nel mezo del coccone; & dall'atro capo <lb/>della detta hata, i <expan abbr="metterno">metteranno</expan> due pezzi di hata per lo tra<lb/>uero, come queto , che in diegno i uede. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.030.2.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/030/2.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>CALCADORE PER CALCARE <lb/>il coccone nella camera del can<lb/>non periero.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Il quale i metter nella canna del pezzo, due pero-<pb id="id.019.01.031" xlink:href="019/01/031.jpg"/>ne pigliando quei traueri con le mani, & coi percotendo <lb/>nel coccone, quella girella far piu furioo il battere, & gui <lb/>der giutamente il calcadore battere nel mezo del coc<lb/>cone, & percotendo tanto, quanto eo coccone potr en<lb/>trare. </s> <s>meo che s'haur il coccone, vi i dee mettere vn bot <lb/>tone di sfilacci che li vada ben errato, & dietro queto vi <lb/>i metter la ua palla di pietra, poi vn'altro bottone di sfi<lb/>lacci; Ancora dietro queta caricatura, vi i potrebbe met <lb/>tere una Ianterna fatta di legname, come queta che qui in <lb/>diegno i uede, ouero fatta nel modo, che i fanno le cete. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.031.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/031/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Ancora i potrebbe fare di lametta ottile, laqual lanter <lb/>na fue piena di quadretti di ferro, ouero di <expan abbr="pibo">piombo</expan>, groi <lb/>quanto arrebe vn'ouo ridotto ul quadro. </s> <s>Medeima<lb/>mente e gli potrebbe mettere delle pietre tonde di que<lb/>ta groezza, che coi ar caricato il cannon periero. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ma da auuertire, che e per cao <expan abbr="n">non</expan> i uolee tirare e<lb/>o <expan abbr="cann">cannon</expan> periero di ubito, <expan abbr="n">non</expan> i dee mettere il coccone di <lb/>legno, ma olamente un bottone di sfilacci, che vada in ea <lb/>camera ben errato; & con lo tiuadore calcarlo beniimo, <lb/>& queto i fa che <expan abbr="accaddo">accadendo</expan>, che la poluere i uenie ba <lb/>gnare, ouero che ea per qualche altra coa i uolee cauar <lb/>fuora, eendoui il coccone, arebbe difficiliimo, & <expan abbr="lgo">lungo</expan>; <lb/>percioche uolendolo cauare; biognarebbe hauere una tri <lb/>uella della lunghezza di quel pezzo, & con quella forare il <lb/>coccone in piu luoghi, & con uno carpello di quella mede <pb id="id.019.01.032" xlink:href="019/01/032.jpg"/>ima lunghezza, carpellarlo, & tagliarlo a poco a poco, la<lb/>qual coa arebbe pericoloiima, & lunga. </s> <s>Gli ben uero <lb/>che caricando eo canon periero enza coccone, la pala <lb/>non haurebbe quella uelocit, & non anderebbe coi lon<lb/>tana come farebbe eendoui il coccone. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Il caricar poi de mochetti da braga, iquali hanno il buco <lb/>da un capo, & dall'altro, i fa in queto modo. </s> <s>Prima i troue <lb/>r il uo macolo di ferro opra forcadi parimente di ferro <lb/>poto, & quello s'empir di poluere enza calcarla. </s> <s>Mea la <lb/>poluere e gli metter un coccone, cacciandolo per forza <lb/>con una mazza di legno, fatto queto i piglia la palla, met<lb/>tendola nel mochetto da capo, doue ua fitto il macolo, & <lb/>auanti che i metta la palla, i pone un poco di sfilacci, oue<lb/>ro trame nel detto mochetto, accioche la palla uolendo <lb/>tirare a bao non cachi fuora: dop mea la palla, met<lb/>terai il macolo, & per far che'l detto macolo tia ben er<lb/>rato, & fermo nel mochetto, i metter fra'l macolo, & la <lb/>braga, vn conio di ferro calcandolo con la mazza; & queto <lb/>i fa accioche quando e gli d il fuoco, il detto macolo <expan abbr="n">non</expan> <lb/>eca fuora, & vccida il Bombardiero, & a queto modo cari <lb/>cato il detto mochetto da braga, i ha d'auuertire che vo <lb/><expan abbr="ldolo">lendolo</expan> caricare s'inechi il buco, cio il fogone che nel <lb/>macolo, & diaegli il fuoco. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Dop queti mochetti, habbiam'a dire di quelli da gio <lb/>co, iquali vanno ne'letti con le ruote, come vanno i canno <lb/>ni, & caricarli, i coper prima beneimo con il uo cop <lb/>patore, & dopo che ar copato, & nettato, piglii la ua <lb/>cazza, & perche queta orte di mochetti i va a caricar in <lb/>vn tratto, per la ua cazza vuol eer lunga palle ei, enza <lb/>quella che v pota opra il modo, & larga quanto le altre, <lb/>& <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <expan abbr="ti">quati</expan> in vn tratto i metter <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> la poluere che gli fa <lb/>r biogno'; mea la poluere, ia ordinato, che dall'altro ca <lb/>po dell'hata della cazza, ia lo tiuadore, ouero calcadore, <lb/>& con quello pinga la poluere al uo luogo; poi <expan abbr="c">com</expan> trame, <pb id="id.019.01.033" xlink:href="019/01/033.jpg"/> sfilacci farai vn bottone di groezza, che poa entra<lb/>re errato nella <expan abbr="cna">canna</expan> del detto mochetto, il qual vada cop <lb/><expan abbr="pdo">pando</expan> u tutta la poluere che nel pezzo, & la tener <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> <lb/>vnita inieme, per che coi la palla vcir con maggior fu<lb/>ga. </s> <s>Fatto queto, i metter la palla, & con lo tiuadore i cal <lb/>cher <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> beniimo, & dietro la palla i pu mettere vn <lb/>puoco di trame, ouero di sfilacci, acci che la palla tia ap<lb/>preo alla poluere, per che v <expan abbr="c">com</expan> maggior fuga, come s' <lb/>detto nel caricare i mochetti da braga. </s> <s>Fatto queto s'ine <lb/>chi, & metta egno, dargli fuoco, <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> far biogno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Nella maniera che i procede in caricare queti mochet <lb/>ti da giuoco, <expan abbr="c">com</expan> queta itea i proceder <expan abbr="c">com</expan> ogni orte di <lb/>pezzi, s cannoni, & colubrine, come mochetti, falconetti, <lb/>falconi, acri, & apidi. </s> <s>A tutti queti dando due cazze di <lb/>poluere, ma <expan abbr="n">non</expan> colme, eccetto a queti mochetti da giuo <lb/>co, i quali i caricano in vna fiata; & tutti queti i caricano <lb/>con cazza, coppatore, & tiuadore; Auuertendo, che i can <lb/>noni groi, cio da dodici in s, vogliono hauere la cazza, <lb/>lo tiuadore, & lo coppatore eparati l'vno dall'altro, pero <lb/>che ono lunghi, & arebbe difficile, & gran fatica al Bom<lb/>bardiero il maneggiarli. </s> <s>La doue le cazze, tiuadori, & cop <lb/>patori <expan abbr="de'cnoni">de'cannoni</expan> piccioli, cio da dodici in gi, per eere <lb/>corti, ono pi facili da maneggiare, & perci a quelli i <lb/>pu mettere la cazza da vn capo dell'hata, & lo tiuadore <lb/>dall'altro capo, ouero coppatore. </s> <s>Et in queto modo i <lb/>proceder a caricare tutti i pezzi. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si habbia anchora auertenza, che andando al gouerno <lb/>d'vn pezzo, che hauee la ua cazza fatta, che ella <expan abbr="n">non</expan> foe <lb/>fatta da caricare in vn tratto olo; il pezzo oltra il uo do<lb/>uere non i carichi, & coi venga a creppare, (perche vi o<lb/>no de Bombardieri, che vano di far le cazze per caricare <lb/>in vn colpo olo) perci biogna eere auuertito per uo <lb/>vtile, & honore a non errare. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ma laciando a dietro i pezzi di bronzo, dirai delle <expan abbr="B">Bom</expan> <pb id="id.019.01.034" xlink:href="019/01/034.jpg"/>barde di ferro, lequali tutte tirano pietra, & que te bombar <lb/>de vanno incaate in zocchi fortiimi, & ben accommoda <lb/>te con buoni traui; & i caricano con macoli di ferro, iqua<lb/>li vogliono tare beniimo aettati, fine che venendo il <lb/>tempo di dar quelle il fuoco, la bombarda non repiri il<lb/>che auenendo, ella non farebbe buona operatione; & il uo <lb/>macolo v pieno di poluere enza calcarla. </s> <s>Dop pieno <lb/>che ar, e le caccier vn coccone di legno dolce per forza, <lb/>come i detto, & meo il coccone nella bombarda, dietro <lb/>al macolo ia poto vn conio di legno fortiimo, & fitto <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>vna mazza piu potere; ilqual conio ar fra'l letto, & il ma <lb/>colo, ma tra'l macolo, & il conio metterai vna piatra di <lb/>piombo, ouero qualche pezzo di carpa vecchia (<expan abbr="n">non</expan> hauen <lb/>do per piombo) perche queto tien che'l macolo non fa <lb/>tanto ribattimento, come farebbe enza, per ripetto del le <lb/>gno, & auanti che'l macolo nella bombarda ia, ui i pone <lb/>prima vn poco di sfilacci, o di trame, acci che la palla non <lb/>poa correre fuora, a tal che i ponga la palla, & appreo ad <lb/>ea i ponga il macolo, dop il conio, ben calcandolo, & <lb/>battendolo. </s> <s>Fatto queto mettai a egno, & i tiri quando <lb/>occorrer il biogno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et perche pee volte accade che biogna tirare in qua<gap/><lb/>che luogo particolare, caricato, che ia il pezzo, habbiai il <lb/>piombino, & i vada auanti del pezzo nella bocca, & nel me <lb/>zo ia meo vn legnetto per trauero, ben errato, & giuto<gap/><lb/>poi colocarai il piombino dauanti la bocca del pezzo, & <lb/>farai che'l piombo cada <expan abbr="perpdicolare">perpendicolare</expan> nel mezzo di quel<lb/>legnetto; & come ar appiombato, ia egnato in cima alla <lb/>gioia, con una lima. </s> <s>Poi vadai nella culatta del pezzo, con <lb/>vna tazoletta, ouero riga di legno, di ferro, & mettai a <lb/>trauero <expan abbr="equiditte">equiditante</expan> all'orizonte. </s> <s>Fatto queto, i far calare <lb/>il piombino a canto al pezzo, toccando co'l cordoncello la <lb/>tazola, & <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> il piombino ar appreo al pezzo farai <lb/>vn egno in s la righetta, non mouendola; Al che i proce-<pb id="id.019.01.035" xlink:href="019/01/035.jpg"/>der tanto da vna parte, quanto dall'altra, non mouendo la <lb/>righetta, & coi infra quei due egni trouerai il mezo. </s> <s>Tro <lb/>uato che i hauer il mezo, non mouendo la righetta per lo <lb/>ponto di mezo d'ea righetta, farai vn egno u la gioia <lb/>del pezzo, come fu fatto <expan abbr="dauti">dauanti</expan>, & queto i dimanda partir <lb/>vn pezzo. </s> <s>Fatto queto, i ponga lo tiletto penetrante per <lb/>la lumiera del pezzo, tal che tocchi il fondo, & ia egnato u <lb/>lo tiletto agguagliato alla gioia di oprauia; poi i ander <lb/>dauanti ponendo lo tiletto ul fondo della bocca. </s> <s>Et doue <lb/>fu fatto il egno con la lima opra la gioia in mezo a quel e <lb/>gno, ia poto vn punto che vada tanto alto, che tenendo lo <lb/>tile u'l fondo della bocca, quel punto vada a trouar quel e <lb/>gno, che fu fatto con la lima u lo tiletto di dietro dal pez<lb/>zo, & come ar meo il detto egno, neceario che ia <lb/>ben dritto. </s> <s>Poi ritornii di dietro, & traguardando con vn <lb/>occhio per mezo quel egno, che egnato u la gioia di <lb/>dietro per di opra la cima di quel punto, che fu meo <lb/>auanti, guardii nel egno doue dar biogna, di maniera, che <lb/>quel egno di dietro alla cima del punto co'l egno doue i <lb/>vuol dare, iano diritti ad vna linea, n pi alti l'uno dell'al <lb/>tro, n pi laterali uno dall'altro. </s> <s>Il che i domanda di pun<lb/>to in bianco. </s> <s>Et e'l pezzo ar giuto queto modo, em<lb/>pre colpeggier, l doue ar meo egno; & queta la ar <lb/>gione de tiri d'ogni orte di pezzi; & come ar tirato un <lb/>colpo, ouero due, & che non fue ben giuto, ia pota in <lb/>dicretione di chi tira emen dare il pezzo, facendo piu al<lb/>to, o pi bao, o per fianco, o da altro lato. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>IL MODO C'HA DA SERVARE IL BOM<lb/>bardiero, andando per Mare.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>HAuendo in qu trattato il modo che i deue tener per <lb/>terra, hora i dir come gouernar i debba per mare. </s> <s><lb/>Egli noto, che volere andare per mare, i cotumano <pb id="id.019.01.036" xlink:href="019/01/036.jpg"/>altri modi, che non i fanno per terra; & prima andando <lb/>per capo d'vn Galeone armato, ouero altra naue, pure in <lb/>qualche Galea groa, ottile, fa biogno prima dar vna <lb/>poliza, ouero lita al patrone, u la quale tu habbi fatto il <lb/>calculo delle robbe che biognano far fuochi arteficiati, <lb/>per battaglie, & ancora per fete. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prima <expan abbr="corrdo">correndo</expan> i uoi ordini, che occorrono per fuochi, <lb/>dir il buon prattico, io ho da far per lo nauiglio <expan abbr="tte">tante</expan> trom <lb/>be, & tante pignatte, & tante picche, & tanti verettoni, frec <lb/>cie, ouero dardi, & ne uoi ordini trouer le orti delle mi<lb/>ture, & coi per uo ingegno far il conto della quantit, & <lb/>qualit delle robbe, ouero miture, & diten der a orte per <lb/>orte le libre, & le oncie, che faranno biogno, s di ogli, co <lb/>me di <expan abbr="cphore">camphore</expan>, & d'ogni altra orte di robbe, le quali aran <lb/>necearie per conto di far fuochi, & empre criuendone <lb/>d'auantaggio per caua che alla giornata vien delle occaio <lb/>ni da far qualche feta; doue e ar ben prouito, potr fari<lb/>honore. </s> <s>Altrimenti i rimarr in vergogna, & oltra di que<lb/>to fa, che per <expan abbr="bu">buom</expan> ordine tu faccia fare le ue trombe al tor <lb/>no con quel modo che i ricerca. </s> <s>Dop farai far le ue pi<lb/>gnatte con quell'ordine che i ricerca, & empre farai farne <lb/>quella quantit che potr batare per l'honor tuo. </s> <s>Dietro a <lb/>queto, farai fare la dicretione della quantit de gli sforzi <lb/>ni, che <expan abbr="farno">faranno</expan> biogno per ingegnar le trombe, poi farai vn' <lb/>altra decrittione della quantit della cordicella, o sforzi<lb/>na ottile che vorr per cinger picche, & dardi da fuoco, & <lb/>per far qualche palla per conto di fete, qualche altra co<lb/>a, che empre ha luogo per beneficio del Bombardiero. </s> <s><lb/>come in ligamenti da fete, & d'altri biogni. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Dapoi che i hauer fatto il calculo delle predette coe, <lb/>biogna ancora far vn'altro calculo, ilquale il aper (come <lb/>s' detto altroue) come i ha da caricare i cannoni perieri; <lb/>perche in quete naui i carica con cartozzi ogni orte d'ar <lb/>tiglieria, cominciando da vna libra ino a 120. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.037" xlink:href="019/01/037.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Et per i far il conto della quantit, e qualit delle boc <lb/>che della artiglieria, che hauer in nauiglio, & far il calcu<lb/>lo di quanto futagno an der per ciacuno cartozzo, dapoi <lb/>far la dicretione <expan abbr="quti">quanti</expan> cartozzi uorr ogni pezzo quel <lb/>uiaggio, che i hauer da fare, & poi la omma della <expan abbr="qutit">quantit</expan> <lb/>delle braccie, che ne <expan abbr="uenirno">ueniranno</expan>. </s> <s>Dopoi farai un'altra decrit<lb/>tione quanto pago ottile uorr per cucire detti cartozzi, <lb/>& <expan abbr="gigeruene">giungeruene</expan> dauantaggio per ligar delle rocchette, & of <lb/>fioni, & qualche altra coa; come empre accade, & ancora <lb/>far una decrittione della quantit della carta, che biogna<lb/>e per <expan abbr="cto">conto</expan> di far rocchette, & offioni per far fete, & tutte <lb/>le predette coe metterai in una poliza, ogni coa per e, affi <lb/>ne di fornirene, e <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> i compreranno le robbe, empre <lb/>dauanti metterai fuora la omma di quello che aranno co <lb/>tate, per potere ad un biogno motrarne il conto a chi uo <lb/>lee uederlo per coneruatione dell'honor tuo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Oltra di queto, i far una decrittione della quantit <lb/>del alnitro, & olfo, & altre coe necearie per far poluere; <lb/>perche accadendo farne, e <expan abbr="raccciarne">racconciarne</expan>, e per cao i guata <lb/>e, ouero ti fue ara, tu appia in che modo rihauerne. </s> <s>rifar<lb/>ne, altramente ammendare il tuo biogno, apendo che <lb/>tutte le predette coe i domandano apparecchi, ripetti ad <lb/>uo di Bombardieri, & masime in mare, perche non i tro<lb/>ua ad ogni hora quelle commodit, che i trouano in terra. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Saper ancora, che all'huomo di queta profeione bio <lb/>gna eer molto auuertito per conto di mettere l'artiglie<lb/>ria in ul uo nauiglio, & accomodarla, & aperla comparti<lb/>re ne pi biognoi luoghi del nauiglio, & maime, come <lb/>ono la poppa, & proda. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ma s'egli ander u le naui armate, appia che empre a <lb/>poppa uogliono eer de pezzi piu groi, & a proda, a meza <lb/>naue auanti, & per li fianchi cannoni da 20. & dico che ot<lb/>to alla prima coperta, & a dietro a meza naue metter due <lb/>perieri da cento, uno per parte, & di opra otto al caaro <pb id="id.019.01.038" xlink:href="019/01/038.jpg"/>qualche cannone da 20. accompagnandolo con qualche a <lb/>cro da 12. Et per le balconate mochetti da braga, poi in u <lb/>la tolda metter falconetti da 3. ouero da 6. accompagnati <lb/>da qualche cannone da 20. poi in u'l baladore mettera piu <lb/>mochetti da braga che potr, <expan abbr="accpagnati">accompagnati</expan> con qualche fal <lb/>cone da 6. poi opra il caaro acconcier falconetti da tre, <lb/>e ne potr hauere, e non de mochetti, accompagnati alle <lb/>firade da uoi acri da 12. ouero falconetti da 6. ma me<lb/>glio ono due acri. </s> <s>Poi nella Gabbia grande, & piccio<lb/>la, <expan abbr="ccier">concier</expan> de mochetti, almeno quattro u la <expan abbr="grde">grande</expan>, & due <lb/>in u la picciola. </s> <s>Dopo in <expan abbr="cpagnia">compagnia</expan> al timone aetter due <lb/>perieri da cento, & due altri per li fianchi, & a proda opra <lb/>la camera nelle artie, acconcier due cannoni da 20. ouero <lb/>due meze colubrine. </s> <s>Et coi da acente compartir le ue <lb/>artiglierie, & empre cerchi di fornirene di piu <expan abbr="qutit">quantit</expan> che <lb/>potr, e piu della groa, che della minuta, & maggiormente <lb/>delle colubrine per la ua paata, & ancora a proda per <expan abbr="gi">gium</expan> <lb/>gere il nemico, eguitandolo, & a poppa per difen deri dal <lb/>nemico fuggendo, a meza naue per combattere & per ico <lb/>tari, & battere fondo il nemico. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Sappia ancora che in vna naue groa, ouer Galeone ar<lb/>mato, potr capire queta ottocricta artiglieria accomo<lb/>dando Ia ne uoi luoghi, come qui di otto i dir. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prima a proda i potran mettere due cannoni da 50. oue <lb/>ro due colubrine, poi otto tolda metter quattro cannoni <lb/>per parte, da 50. ouero da 40. & dietro a meza naue vna pe <lb/>riera per parte da 100. otto coperta cannoni tre da 20. per <lb/>parte, al timone, due cannoni, ouero colubrine da 50. Gi <lb/>in compagnia al timone, potrai mettere due <expan abbr="Bbarde">Bombarde</expan> da <lb/>riparo, da adoperare le lanterne di caglia, per li fianchi po<lb/>tr mettere due cannoni da 50. in camera alle ortite, a pro <lb/>da i metter due cannoni da 20. Dopo in u la tolda, ei <lb/>falconetti da 6. cio tre per parte, con due acri da 12. per <lb/>parte; otto aI caaro mettai due cannoni per parte da 20. <pb id="id.019.01.039" xlink:href="019/01/039.jpg"/>con una meza colubrina, per ogni balconcino un mochet<lb/>to da braga, opra il caaro quattro, ouero cinque falconet <lb/>ti da tre per parte, con due acri alle firade, uno per canto<lb/>ne, di oprauia piu mochetti da braga che potr; & a poppa <lb/>pur ul caaro i metter mochetti da braga pi che potr. </s> <s><lb/>Et quattro per poppe; pocia in ul baladore al primo ola<lb/>ro acconcier due falconi da 6. uno per parte, & ad ogni bal <lb/>concino un mochetto da braga, coi al econdo, & al terzo <lb/>olaro. </s> <s>In gabbia del trinchetto per proda due mochetti, <lb/>& u la gabbia del trin chetto per proda due mochetti da <lb/>braga, nella camera del patron per poppa, acconcier quat<lb/>tro mochetti da braga, ouero due falconetti da tre, & coi <lb/>facendo hauer ben guarnito la ua naue, ouero galeone, <lb/>& non ha da rincrecere la troppa artiglieria groa, o mi<lb/>nuta, mezana. </s> <s>Ancora tutti i pezzi uorrebbono eere <lb/>enza uida. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Dapoi che hauer eletto tutta quella artiglieria che fa<lb/>r biogno, faccia una buona decrittione delle palle, econ<lb/>do la orte de i pezzi, & pigline buona quantit, & d'auan<lb/>taggio, accioche non gli ne manchino, perche arebbe il <lb/>nauiglio impacciato. </s> <s>Et queto t alla buona dicretione <lb/>del Bombardiero, & alla ua ufficienza. </s> <s>Dop le palle au<lb/>uertica a macoli per li mochetti da braga, perche due ma<lb/>coli biognano per ciacun mochetto. </s> <s>De quali empre <lb/>tienene un carico mentre i combatte, & che l'altro i cari<lb/>ca per non laciare mai la naue enza peranza, & aiuto di <lb/>poteri difendere. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Fatto queto dicoro, il perito far la dicretione della <lb/>poluere, econdo le orti de i pezzi che hauer, facendo il <lb/><expan abbr="cto">conto</expan> quante libre porta per ogni colpo che tira. </s> <s>Et poi far <lb/>una dicretione per ogni paa che facee <expan abbr="c">com</expan> tutta l'artiglie <lb/>ria quanti barili di poluere ui anderebbono. </s> <s>Et coi dicor <lb/>rendo quanti barili di poluere gli biognaero per tutto il <lb/>uo uaello, procurer di hauerne empre dieci, & piu al uo <pb id="id.019.01.040" xlink:href="019/01/040.jpg"/>comando per far fuochi, & altre coe necearie, oltre a <lb/>quelli che gli faranno di metieri per li pezzi delle artiglie<lb/>rie, a pota de quali non far conerua di meno poluere, <lb/>che ia a batanza da tirare 40. ouero 50. colpi per ciacu<lb/>no di quelli. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Sappia ancora che ad ogni pota biognale ue ritenute <lb/>per mettere ogni orte di pezzi groi, le quali vanno di go<lb/>mene groe, che tengono i pezzi che non i aretrino quan<lb/>do iano parati; & ancora biogna per ogni pezzo groo <lb/>vn capo di menallo, con due paranchi da due raggi per ag<lb/>giar dentro, & fuori li pezzi; & ancora a ricciarli quando <lb/>marizada, & che le oprauiene fortuna; & ancora far che <lb/>habbia qualche aile, & ruote, per cagione di ciacuna <lb/>orte di pezzi groi; & ancora non iparagni hauer delle <lb/>ae aai per mettere otto l'artiglieria, & per far conij; & an <lb/>cora far che habbia pironi di ferro per ogni orte di pezzi, <lb/>& chiauette di ferro per piu ripetti, & ancora delle lancie <lb/>per far li coppoli, & cazze, & empre d'auantaggio, perche <lb/>molte e ne rompono. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Fatto che hauer tutte le coe precedenti per conto del<lb/>l'artiglieria, far che habbia con eo lui vna caetta co uoi <lb/>ordini, & forma di rocchette, & aghi da acco, per cucire gli <lb/>cartozzi, & far altro. </s> <s>I uoi ordini aranno martelletti, ma<lb/>nerette, lime di piu orti, una incudinetta, rape, triuellette, <lb/>un bronzino da colla, tenaglie da punte, & da moro, qual<lb/>che buolo di ferro per cauar gli cartozzi, qualche lanzetta <lb/>di ferro per cauar le palle fuora de pezzi; anchora habbia <lb/>del lapis roo da egnare, un trappano, una pea alla groa, <lb/>& ottile, un bilanzone di rame per pear la poluere, un caz<lb/>zolo diferro da colar <expan abbr="pibo">piombo</expan>, una forma di palle da mochet <lb/>to, & delle altre per ogni orte di pezzo, inino a dodici e <lb/>potr, & ancora hauer qualche patiero di corno, ouero di <lb/>ferro, per <expan abbr="impibare">impiombare</expan> qualche ritenuta, ouero altro; & anco <lb/>ra far che habbia il uo accialino in ordine, & un corno, & <pb id="id.019.01.041" xlink:href="019/01/041.jpg"/>vn batone intagliato per dar fuoco all'artiglieria, & ancora <lb/>biogna vna eghetta, qualche carpello, con qualche gu<lb/>bia, che empre accade qualche coa per conto dell'arte; & <lb/>ancora biogna hauere vno quadro, con vn piombino, & <lb/>vno, ouer due compai di ferro, & de cerchielli, & delle mi<lb/>ure, di tutte le bocche che hauee u la naue, per cernire <lb/>le palle, per qualche uo Bombardiero che non fue molto <lb/>prattico. </s> <s>Vn mortaretto di bronzo, il pitello di ferro co <lb/>uoi buccati, & vn criueletto, e per cao gli biognae raf<lb/>finar poluere. </s> <s>Vno ferrale di corno per molti ripetti, & <lb/>qualche candela, perche vengono delle occaioni, che l'huo <lb/>mo non i pena. </s> <s>Vna forfice da arto, vna punta da maran<lb/>gone, qualche pezzo di banda, ouero di rame, lama di <lb/>ferro, che empre accade far ogni giorno qualche coa per <lb/>conto dell'arte. </s> <s>Et non ar coa biaimata di hauere vna cal <lb/>derola di rame, & vna cazza forata per refinare il alnitro. </s> <s><lb/>Et anche vn calderolo grande di rame, di mezo ecchio per <lb/>mettere il alnitro a congelare. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Come ar in ordine di tutte le anteditte coe, & che ar <lb/>montato opra la naue, & cominciato il uiaggio, prima chia <lb/>mer i Bombardieri, & far tor la miura della bocca di <lb/>tutti i pezzi, & prima taglier tutti gli cartozzi, quel nu<lb/>mero dandone per ciacun pezzo che a lui parer, & gli da<lb/>r a uoi colari, & gli far cucire; fatto queto, tutte le rite<lb/>nute metter a uoi pezzi, & comincier i uoi paranchi a <lb/>pezzi, con ette, & conij bene da buon prattico; poi far gli <lb/>couoli, & inatar le cazze, & altri eruigij. </s> <s>Dapoi tor<lb/>r almeno due gomme vecchie da fare muelli, & sfilac<lb/>ci, & coi far fare a uoi Bombardieri muelli, & sfilacci <lb/>per mettere ne pezzi; dapoi far fare per ogni pezzo il uo <lb/>coccone in bocca, & ancora delle marizzate. </s> <s>Come aran<lb/>no fatti li cartozzi, a quelli de cannoni, egna co'l lapis tre <lb/>bocche, cio tre palle, & a quelli delle colubrine egna tre <lb/>e meza, & a i acri, falconi, & falconetti, egna palle quattro. <pb id="id.019.01.042" xlink:href="019/01/042.jpg"/>Et come haur fretta impica ino a quei egni di poluere <lb/>enza peare, che hauer il douere, & con ua commodit <lb/>empir gli cartocci peo; dapoi fatto ogni coa, ander <lb/>dal uo Capitano, ouero patrone domandargli licentia da <lb/>caricare l'artiglieria; & coi con diligenza i cargher tutta <lb/>la groa, & minuta, & eguir il uiaggio. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Detto il modo che i cotuma, & quello che biogna o<lb/>pra un galeone, ouero barza armata, & la quantit, & quali<lb/>t dell'artiglieria, che portano tai nauigli, & il gouerno del <lb/>bombardiero, qu di otto ho da trattare il modo & condi <lb/>tione dell'artiglieria, che porta vna galea groa di mercan<lb/>tia in viaggio, & prima. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><expan abbr="Qudo">Quando</expan> ar biogno andare capo di una galea groa, pri <lb/>ma veder l'artiglieria, che far biogno per la galea; & ap<lb/>pia, che proda i mette un cannone da 50. per fianchi due <lb/>colubrine, una per fianco u le arganelle, due falconetti da <lb/>tre per lato, uno inzoccado u le forcadi, & ul paretolo un <lb/>paauolante da 16. inforcade che ono in Coria, alla poza <lb/>uno curtaldo periero da 30. per banda, ouero due cannoni <lb/>da 20. uno per fianco, in zardino da poppe un falcone da 6. <lb/>dalla parte del fogone, in forcade, poi otto poppe un acro <lb/>da 12. nel uo letto, carnali due apidi da dodici, per alu <lb/>tare, & fare ancora fattioni biognando. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et quando foe richieto con queti nauigli, & che anda <lb/>e in armata, tar a lui ad accommodar s dell'artiglieria; <lb/>ma appia che proda, uicino gli occhi tarebbe molto <lb/>bene una periera di bronzo almeno da 100. per sfondrare <lb/>nauigli del nemico, & far fracao di gente con le lanterne <lb/>che i adoperano in quelle piene di caglia, & per fianchi d <lb/>buona artiglieria groa, come meglio paree a lui, perch <lb/>il pi delle uoltei Capitani i riportano al coniglio de lo <lb/>ro bombardieri, i che gli biogna eer molto bene auuer <lb/>to per retar con honore appreo al uo padrone. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Sappia ancora, che in queti nauigli armati, nel uiaggi <pb id="id.019.01.043" xlink:href="019/01/043.jpg"/><expan abbr="spre">sempre</expan> ha da portari eco de ripetti, come s' detto adie <lb/>tro, doue i parla di naui armate. </s> <s>Ancora habbi eco un ac<lb/>chetto di corame, che <expan abbr="tga">tenga</expan> almeno mezo barile di poluere, <lb/>perche in quei i alua la poluere, per <expan abbr="n">non</expan> i portar barili die <lb/>tro per lo nauiglio, & coi far ancora opra le naui armate; <lb/>perche qui otto tratter quello, che <expan abbr="n">non</expan> s' detto <expan abbr="auti">auanti</expan>. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi quando i ander con galee ottili, opra quelle aet <lb/>ter in prima a proda in corra un pezzo da 50. ouero una <lb/>colubrina, dapoi perilati del pezzo groo, o a proda, <expan abbr="acc-moder">accon<lb/>moder</expan> vn'apido da dodici, con due falconetti da tre, per <lb/>fianco a proda vn falconetto da 3. in forcade, vn per lato, ac <lb/>compagnandoli con qualche mochetto. </s> <s>al fogon, & al bar <lb/>carizzo due bombarde di ferro da riparo a poppa appreo <lb/>alli caletti due falconetti da 3. vno per lato, in forcade, ot<lb/>to poppa quattro archibugi da pota per ogni lato in u le <lb/>forcade di ferro, & coi per poppa <expan abbr="acccier">acconcier</expan> un falcone da <lb/>6. ma non tarebbe niente male il aperlo acconciare otto <lb/>al paggior in vna coria, che i potee <expan abbr="acdere">acondere</expan> a meza ga<lb/>lea. </s> <s>In coria vn falconetto da 3 inforcade, che poa gi<lb/>rar attorno; opra quete galee non vanno altre orti d'arte <lb/>glieria, aluo che i pu eruire di qualche mochetto d'a<lb/>uantaggio. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et anchora opra quete galee debbe colui che deidera <lb/>uar queta <expan abbr="eccellte">eccellente</expan> arte, forniri di ripetti, come s' detto <lb/>per auanti, & oltra di queto in cambio di ritenute i f in <lb/>queti nauigli due tramazzi di gomene nella coria dietro <lb/>al pezzo groo, accio che non uada ribattere nell'arbore; <lb/>del reto i fornir, come tato detto di opra, parlando de <lb/>gli altri nauigli. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ho detto ne' precedenti capi l'ordine, che i ha da tener <lb/>opra le naui armate, & galee groe, & galee ottili. </s> <s>Ma del <lb/>le naui de'mercanti non ho ancora fatto mentione, n <lb/><expan abbr="etidio">etiandio</expan> dourei farne, apendoi da tutti, che opra quelle, il <lb/>piu i uano <expan abbr="bbarde">bombarde</expan> di ferro, & altre coe, lequali <expan abbr="n">non</expan> meno <pb id="id.019.01.044" xlink:href="019/01/044.jpg"/>fanno biogno in u quete orti di naui, che nelli nauigli <lb/>armati. </s> <s>Tuttauia accioche non paia, che io di quelle mi ia <lb/>cordato a trattare, qui di otto ho preo a ragionarne. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et per dico, che hauendo io fatto noto tutti gli ordini, <lb/>che ha da tenere ogni pratico Bombardiero in mare, ho o <lb/>pra ogni altra coa, ancora per la alute, & honor uo, da in<lb/>egnarli queto. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Che quando ar per guarnire il uo nauiglio (ia di che <lb/>orte i uoglia) prima andando al magazeno per cieglierne <lb/>l'artiglierie, auuertica a pigliar pezzi aldi enza alcuna ma <lb/>gagna di dentro, n di fuori; & per uederla dentro, metta <lb/>opra un'ata una candeletta accea, & la cacci nel pezzo, & <lb/>uada guardando beniimo, & percuota per lo mezo dio<lb/>prauia, con un martello grande in diueri luoghi, & econ<lb/>do il uono chiaro, o rauco ch'ella render, coi appia go <lb/>uernari. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Quando ar per andare in uiaggio, doue gli parer, che <lb/>ia qualche poco di opetto, domandar licenza al patro<lb/>ne uo di preparari a far de'fuochi, come trombe, pignatte <lb/>picche, & imili coe, lequali al uo luogo s'inegnar a fare. </s> <s><lb/>Per ander co'l trinchetto a terra a fari una tenda, (oue<lb/>ro ander in qualche caa uuota,) & co'uoi ordini far le <lb/>ue trombe, & tutto quello che uorra fare, perche tali fuo<lb/>chi non biognano eere fatti opra i nauigli per ripetto <lb/>di qualche incendio, & per incommodit di molte coe. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.045" xlink:href="019/01/045.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A SAPERE LE OPERATIONI <lb/>che fanno il alnitro, & il olfo, & il car<lb/>bone nella poluere.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>IL Solfo, & il alnitro ono quelli che menano la <lb/>forza, & la gran fuga, & il carbone quello che <lb/>d caua di far quella vampa alta; i che vo<lb/>lendo fare poluere, fa biogno di apere tut<lb/>te quete coe. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DA FARE SALNITRO <lb/>di terra.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Raccolgai terra in luogo coperto, & che al guto morda <lb/>la lingua. </s> <s>& che gettandoi nel fuoco, mandi aIcune fauil<lb/>le; laqual terra non i vuol cauare otto terra piu di tre dita; <lb/>& buona ne luoghi doue i calpetra; & fatta ben minuta, <lb/>i metter in una tinella, ouero matello, che habbia un bu<lb/>co nel fondo, per loquale habbia a colar l'acqua, ma ia co<lb/>perto queto buco <expan abbr="c">com</expan> un pezzo di coppo, ouero codella di <lb/>terra, che ar meglio. </s> <s>Poi metta opra la terra coi minuta <lb/>calcata attorno al matello, ma non in mezo, & i metter <lb/>opra dell'acqua chiara <expan abbr="pi">piam</expan> piano vn ecchio, ino che la ter <lb/>ra orba quella; poi aggiungeraene dell'altra, inino che <lb/>la terra con queto ordine ar <expan abbr="b">bem</expan> abbeuerata, & che opra <lb/>uanzi vn palmo, <expan abbr="lacidola">laciandola</expan> coi vn giorno, & vna notte. </s> <s>Poi <lb/>ha da tirar fuora la pina di otto al fondo, & laciarla colare <lb/>a gozza a gozza, in che <expan abbr="n">non</expan> gozzi pi, & torneraela ancora <lb/>opra, facendola paare gi, come prima, poi i eruar da <lb/>e, & queta i chiama acqua di piede; pocia i far paare <lb/>dell'altra acqua, laqual i eruer da per e, gettando poi via <lb/>quella terra, & mettendone dell'altra, & farai paare la pri <lb/>ma, & econda acqua, come s' fatto di opra, facendola pa <lb/>are tante volte che ella incenda la lingua, & fin che meoui <lb/>dentro vn'ouo, ella il otegna, perche queta la ua vera <pb id="id.019.01.046" xlink:href="019/01/046.jpg"/>proua. </s> <s>Piglii poi quet'acqua fortiima, & mettai in vna <lb/>caldaia bollire, & quando leuar il boglio, cala il fuoco, & <lb/>leuale la piuma, & eruaralla; poi i torner far bollire in <lb/>fretta, & econdo che l'acqua v calando, ne metterai dell' <lb/>altra, & la tenerai pumata, & eruaralla ino che mandi piu <lb/>ma berrettina molto pea, cio dura. </s> <s>Vito queto, torrai <lb/>delle goccie della detta acqua con la cazza, con la quale i <lb/>piuma, & farai la goccia opra vn ferro, perche s' ella i con <lb/>gela, l'acqua cotta, ma non i congelando, farai bollire <lb/>ino ch'ella fa quel egno; poi i leuer dal fuoco, eruando<lb/>la da vna banda, & quet'acqua s'addimanda la maetra. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii della prima acqua, facendola bollire come ha<lb/>uerai fatto con l'altra di opra, empre piumando, inino <lb/>che faccia la piuma berrettina, laquale s'andarebbe attac<lb/>cando al vao; & anco metta dentro l'altra berrettina, che <lb/>ha fatta dinanzi, & facciai bollire inieme, in che fa quel <lb/>egno del congelari, ma non troppo tenero; perche non <lb/>arebbe cotto oicienza; n molto duro, che arebbe <lb/>aro; & s' ella foe troppo dura, pongaui alquanto di ac<lb/>qua freca, che torner buona, facendole leuare il boglio, <lb/>& laciala chiarire in quel vao, ouero trauaato per incli<lb/>natione non coli la feccia, & quello il ale, che fa il al<lb/>nitro; poi conuiene laciarla congelare in luoco humido, <lb/>errato, ocuro, che diuerr buono alnitro, acconcian<lb/>do quel uao in maniera, che l'acqua e n'eca fuora, la <lb/>quale non ar congelata, & lo laciarai colare per due, <lb/>ouer tre giorni; poi caua fuora il alnitro, & quell' acqua <lb/>che rimarr, i domanda acqua maetra; & queta i alua, <lb/>perche ogni hora che facee biogno, e ne poa aggiun<lb/>gere, come s' detto di opra, doue fu inegnato a far<lb/>la: & coi ogni volta che i hauer cotto il alnitro, re<lb/>ta la maetra; & queto l'ordine del fare il alnitro di <lb/>terreno. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.047" xlink:href="019/01/047.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FARE IL SALNITRO <lb/>di fior di muro, cioe quello che nace <lb/>opra i muri.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prima raccoglierai il alnitro, coppandolo giu del mu<lb/>ro, & come ne hauerai quella quantit che ti pare, torrai del <lb/>la calcina viua la quarta parte del alnitro, la qual i far ben <lb/>bollire con acqua, poi leuala dal fuoco, & laciala chiarire, <lb/>colandola poi in vn'altro uao. </s> <s>E queta i chiama acqua di <lb/>calcina, ouero licia; poi metti il alnitro in un matello, & <lb/>gettali opra quet'acqua, ouero licia, & mecola molto be<lb/>ne fin tanto che il alnitro ia disfatto con l'acqua. </s> <s>Poi co<lb/>larai quet'acqua per la pinetta del matello, come di opra <lb/>fu fatto, & quando l'hauerai colata, la farai bollire inino <lb/>ch'ella i congeli, come s' detto di opra, <expan abbr="n">non</expan> gi troppo du <lb/>ro, perche arebbe aro, n ancora troppo molle, che non a <lb/>rebbe cotto a batanza; & e foe troppo cotto, aggiungai <lb/>un poco d'acqua freca, che ritorner; poi leuarai dal fuoco, <lb/>& farai come dell'altro, tenendolo piumato con la cazza, & <lb/>a queto modo farai il alnitro nella <expan abbr="ccia">concia</expan> del primo cotto, <lb/>& pu tare enza piu refinarlo, aluo che <expan abbr="uoldone">uolendone</expan> far pol <lb/>uere, biogna raffinarlo un'altra uolta, & uenir a callare al <lb/>quanto, ma non molto come fa l'altro, & queto mol<lb/>to buono. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI RAFFINARE IL <lb/>Salnitro a guazzo.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Pigliane quella quantit che ti ar in piacere, & met<lb/>tilo in una caldara ben netta, & mettiui <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> della calcina <lb/>uiua ben riorata, & mettiui poi tanta acqua chiara, ouer li<lb/>cia, che ar migliore, che oprauanzi quattro dita, & coi <lb/>faccia bollire in fretta, tenendo piumato fin che <expan abbr="mda">manda</expan> piu <lb/>ma; & ceando di far piuma, i leuar dal fuoco; & lacie-<pb id="id.019.01.048" xlink:href="019/01/048.jpg"/>rai afreddire, & ichiarire nella caldaia, la qual i far tare <lb/>vn poco pendente, & e per cao non-i volee chiarire, i ri <lb/>torner al fuoco, & e li metter dentro della cenere, & fare <lb/>ancora bollire, ma non troppo, leualo poi dal fuoco, & met<lb/>ti la caldaia come prima, cio vn poco pendente, sbroffera <lb/>i poi con acqua freca, perche quella lo aiuter a chiarire. </s> <s><lb/>Et come ar chiarito, i metter in vn'altro vao, <expan abbr="vuotdo-lo">vuotando<lb/>lo</expan> pian piano fuora della caldaia, acci che la feccia non va<lb/>da eco, & quello ar il ale, & l'altra che vien dietro, la fec <lb/>cia che era nel alnitro. </s> <s>Poi lacialo congelare per due gior <lb/>ni, o pi, econdo la quantit che ar; & poi i cauer fuora, <lb/>& i far in cannelle, & mettilo a ciugare al Sole, o al fuoco, <lb/>come qui dietro i dir. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Dapoi che hauerai votato il alnitro fuora di quel vael <lb/>lo, nel quale ar congelato, i piglier quell'acqua, che re<lb/>ter, facendola bollire in fretta, piumando, s'ella far piu<lb/>ma, come fu fatto dell'altro, laciandola tanto bollire, che <lb/>cacciando dentro vn legnetto, & mettendone con quello <lb/>vna goccia opra ferro, pietra, altra imil coa, ella i uen <lb/>ga a congelare; il qual egno da te ueduto, lo leuerai dal fuo <lb/>co, & procederai come per <expan abbr="inzi">inanzi</expan> ho detto che i debba fare, <lb/>& e facee dioprauia una pelleina, quella ia leuata uia <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>una cazzola, & coi <expan abbr="proceddo">procedendo</expan> ancora come del primo; ma <lb/>queto econdo non tanto buono, come il primo. </s> <s>Et uo <lb/>lendo ridurlo a quella finezza farai precio di queto, co<lb/>me di quello fu fatto; ma auertirai, che <expan abbr="n">non</expan> ia meo manco <lb/>acqua di quello che i detto; che il alnitro i arderebbe <lb/><expan abbr="haudo">hauendo</expan> poca acqua; & coi <expan abbr="facdo">facendo</expan> i hauer il alnitro raffi<lb/>nato, il qual ar fetto per far poluere buona; ma i far <expan abbr="b">bem</expan> <lb/>aciugare; acci poa paare per lo tamio, ouero edaccio. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prendai il alnitro raffinato a guazzo, & mettai in vna <lb/>caldaia, a fuoco di carbone, & il detto alnitro dar un ac<lb/>qua, & comincier a fiorire, & disfari, ma i meedar, ac<lb/>cioche tutto enta il fuoco, il qual diuerr in guia di pigno <pb id="id.019.01.049" xlink:href="019/01/049.jpg"/>cada; poi leuarai dal fuoco quando ar aciutto, perche <lb/>laciandolo al fuoco troppo, tutto andarebbe in bagno, & <lb/>perderebbe la poanza, perche i arde, & fa gomma, la on <lb/>de non arebbe in quella perfettione che era prima. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI RAFFINARE <lb/>il alnitro a ecco.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglia vn vao di ferro come arebbe vna celata ben net<lb/>ta, ouero di rame, mettendola al fuoco col alnitro dentro, <lb/>ben coperto, che non repiri, & farallo disfare. </s> <s>Disfatto che <lb/>ar il alnitro, metteli dentro vna bragia bene accea enza <lb/>fiamma, perche queta conumar tutto il gralo, ouero ale <lb/>del alnitro; ma perche a metterui queta bragia perde al<lb/>quanto di forza, meglio arebbe a laciarlo raffreddare, che <lb/>venir tutto a riduri in un pezzo. </s> <s>Et a queto modo ar <lb/>raffinato il alnitro. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR POLVERE GROSSA. <lb/>cio d'artiglieria.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii parti quattro di alnitro, vna di olfo fino, & una <lb/>di carbon dolce, cio di alice, di nocciuola, ouero di qual<lb/>che altro legno dolce: il olfo uuole eer caro un'oncia <lb/>per libra, piu dell'altre coe; poi iano pete quete coe, cia <lb/>cuna per e tamiandole, ouer <expan abbr="edaccidole">edacciandole</expan>, & <expan abbr="mecoldole">mecolandole</expan> <lb/>inieme, & acci che ia migliore, i debbe sbroffare <expan abbr="c">com</expan> ace<lb/>to bianco fortiimo, humettandola per poterla ancor me<lb/>glio petare. </s> <s>Et queta poluere non i peta tanto come l'al<lb/>tre, perche ella arebbe troppo gagliarda, dando alle arti<lb/>glierie il uo douere, mettendole a pericolo di far creppar i <lb/>pezzi; ma ella i peta <expan abbr="groamte">groamente</expan>; & <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> ar petata a of <lb/>ficienza (ilche i conocer coi, che prendendone un poco <lb/>fuori del mortaio, i <expan abbr="rper">romper</expan>, & quando vederai il olfo mi<lb/>nuto, & che <expan abbr="n">non</expan> i vegga il alnitro, allhora ar peta) e poi cri <pb id="id.019.01.050" xlink:href="019/01/050.jpg"/>nellarai <expan abbr="c">com</expan> vn criuello; & quella che rimaner ingranellata, <lb/>& che non uorr paare per lo criuello, i tornera a petare, <lb/>e coi farai inino ch'ella ar paata giu tutta per lo criuel <lb/>lo, & coi <expan abbr="facdo">facendo</expan> ar fornito di fare la poluere groa, cio <lb/>artiglierie, & coi i poner ad aciugare; erbandola poi be<lb/>niimo ne barili ben errata. </s> <s>Et e per cao foti addimanda <lb/>to all'improuita con che ragione i fa queta udetta polue <lb/>re d'artiglieria, <expan abbr="ripderai">riponderai</expan> come pratico, & dirai di quattro <lb/>& ao, & ao che ono quatro parti di alnitro, & vna di ol <lb/>fo, & vna di carboni, calando tuttauia oncia vna per libra al <lb/>folo. </s> <s>E coi dir di quella de gli archibugi di cinque, & a<lb/>o, & ao; & di quella di chioppo di 6, & ao, & ao, a tutte <lb/>calando il olfo vn'oncia per libra, come s' detto. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR LA POLVERE <lb/>d'archibugio.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Queta poluere i fa di cinque, & ao, & ao, come s' <lb/>detto di opra. </s> <s>Pigliani adunque parti cinque di alnitro, <lb/>vna'di carbone di legno di nocciuola, ouero di rami gioua <lb/>ni di alice, & parte vna di olfo, calando per vn'oncia per <lb/>libra ad eo olfo. </s> <s>E petii ogni coa ottilmente, vna dal<lb/>l'altra edazzandole due, ouer tre volte; poi incorpora ogni <lb/>coa inieme, & tornarai a petar beniimo, & a edazzare, <lb/>humettandola con aceto forte; & volendo vedere quando <lb/>ar aai peta, pigliane vn pezzo fuor di quel mortaio, e ta <lb/>glialo con vn col<gap/>ello; e ella ar negra come veluto, & che <lb/>non i veda il alnitro, n il olfo, all'hora ar peta il uo do <lb/>uere, poi ia granellata con vn criuelletto, laciandola aciu <lb/>gare, e coi calda i gouerner ne barili. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FARE LA POLVERE <lb/>da chioppo.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Queta poluere i fa di ei, & ao, & ao, & ancora di et<lb/>te, che ar migliore, cio parti ei, ouero ette di alnitro, <pb id="id.019.01.051" xlink:href="019/01/051.jpg"/>vna di carbono, & vn'altra di olfo meno vn'oncia per libra, <lb/>ma per il carbone vorrebbe eere di rami di nocciuole, <lb/>che non paino vn'anno. </s> <s>Poi i peta ogni coa eparata <lb/>l'vna dall'altra ottilmente, & i tamiano almanco tre vol<lb/>te per lo tamio ottile, & di volta in volta, quelle che non <lb/>vorranno paare, i ripetano; & <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> aranno paate tut <lb/>te per lo tamio, i accompagnar ogni coa inieme, & i fa<lb/>r paare giu per detto tamio; poi i torner nel mortaro, il <lb/>qual vuol eer di bronzo per farla buona, & preto; & que<lb/>te coe i torneranno a petare, & i humettar con l'aceto <lb/>fortiimo, ouero con l'acqua di alnitro. </s> <s>Et per vedere s'el<lb/>la ar peta a officienza, i far come i fatto con quella <lb/>d'archibugio, & come ar peta, hauerai vn criuelletto mi<lb/><gap/>uto, & otto a quello un tamio chiaro; & farai che s'inca<lb/>i l'uno <expan abbr="c">com</expan> l'altro, & granellarai quella, che and pi gi per <lb/><gap/>o criuelletto, e rimaner in u'l tamio, & giu per lo tamio <lb/>ander la poluere minuta, & quella con un'altro tamio piu <lb/>ninuto ia tamiata, & queto ar il poluerino. </s> <s>la poluere <lb/>minuta che ar paata per lo primo tamio, & che non ha<lb/>uer potuto paare il econdo piu ottile; i torner a peta <lb/>re inieme con quella che non paata giu del criuelletto, <lb/>& tornerai a farla paare come prima, ino che ella ar <lb/>paata tutta, poi ia granellata, e mea ad aciugare, & coi <lb/>calda ponila ne barili. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR POLVERE CHE MAI NON SI <lb/>guasta per vecchiezza, n ancora i <lb/>diminuice.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>PRENDASI quella quantit di poluere che i vuole, <lb/>& petii bene, & bagnii con acqua vita, mecolando la be<lb/>niimo, & facendol in palle come i vuole, eccandole al <lb/>Sole, ouero in luoco caldo, poi i metta in vai che iano <expan abbr="b">bem</expan> <lb/><gap/>uetriati, & ar coa perfettiima. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.052" xlink:href="019/01/052.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A RACCONCIARE PO LV ERE GVASTA <lb/>per la vecchiezza, ouero per humidit, <lb/>oper altro difetto.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii quella quantit di poluere guata, & mettai a ciu <lb/>gare, & quando ar aciutta, pigliane <expan abbr="qute">quante</expan> libre ti piace, & <lb/>mettila in vn acchetto di tela, ouero caneuazzo, ligandolo <lb/>ben tretto. </s> <s>Poi piglia una caldara netta, & mettiui dentro <lb/>queto acchetto con <expan abbr="tta">tanta</expan> acqua, ouero licia chiara, i che'l <lb/>detto acchetto tia ben coperto, & d'auantaggio, & lo farai <lb/>tanto bollire, che <expan abbr="mettdone">mettendone</expan> una goccia opra il ferro, oue<lb/>ro pietra, i <expan abbr="cgeli">congeli</expan>. </s> <s>Leua poi dal fuoco la caldara, & caua fuo <lb/>ra il acchetto, & lacialo ben gocciare opra, & quando ar <lb/>chiarito, uera pian piano quell'acqua in un'altro vao, tal <lb/>che il alnitro uerr a congelari, & coi i proceder inino <lb/>che i conocer, che l'acqua motri il egno del alnitro. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Aracconciar poluere groa d'artiglieria, & ridurla <lb/>a poluere d'archibugio.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Se ne pigli quella quantit che i vuole, & i petar beni <lb/>imo in vn mortaro, & per meglio petarla i humetter <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>acqua di alnitro, ouero con aceto fortiimo, con acqua <lb/>freca; & petata che i hauer; i tamier. </s> <s>Poi per ogni li<lb/>bra di poluere, e gli mecolar un'oncia di alnitro raffina<lb/>to aciutto, ben peto, & tamiato ottilmente, & tornerai a <lb/>pitare, & humettare, come i detto; ma non molto, acci <lb/>che entri il alnitro; & tanto i petar, che tagliandola co'l <lb/>coltello, non i dicerna il alnitro, n il olfo, ma che ella ia <lb/>nera come velluto. </s> <s>Poi i tamier, & granir nel modo che <lb/>i detto per inanzi. </s> <s>Poi i laci aciugare, & cauii il polue<lb/>rino. </s> <s>Et in queta ar tanto alnitro, come in quella da <lb/>chioppo; per non ar coi forte, per eere il carbone, & <lb/>olfo grosi, ma ar buona. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.053" xlink:href="019/01/053.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A CONOSCERE LA POLVERE DI PIV SORTI <lb/>per prattica, cio a vederla, & a toccarla <lb/>per ragione.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>La ragion vuole, che a uederla, quella che ar piu beret<lb/>tina, ia migliore. </s> <s>Et a toccarla con le mani, quella che ar <lb/>piu apra, ia la migliore. </s> <s>Ma a conocerla per ragione fa<lb/>rai un mucchietto di pi orti di poluere, mettendo cia<lb/>cun per e, & e li dar il fuoco; & quella che ar piu preta <lb/>da ardere, & che laci manco bruttezza, quella per ragione <lb/>ar migliore. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>A conocere quella da chioppo, e ar fina, prendaene <lb/>alquanto, & pongai opra la carta, & datole il fuoco, ella u <lb/>bito ardendo lacier netta la carta, quella ar perfettii<lb/>ma. </s> <s>Et ancora mettendone in u la palma della mano, & <lb/>darli poi il fuoco, ubito piri enza cottare, ar buona; & <lb/>coi vuole eere quella d'archibugio. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FARE DIVERSE SORTI <lb/>di fuochi artificiati, appartinenti ad ogni Bom<lb/>bardiero, & ad altre perone <lb/>di qualit.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>PERCHE il ragionamento, ch'io intendo di <lb/>fare intorno ad ei fuochi artitciati, preuppon <lb/>go eer tale, che inegnar debba ai mezzana<lb/>mente introdotti in queta profeione, non <lb/>pender tempo in inegnare, come queti habbiano ad ua <lb/>re; tra che mi pare, che da e i motri il modo di offendere <lb/>il uo nemico. </s> <s>Et per prima voglio dire il modo di fare gli <lb/>toppini, ouero paueri, che i adoperano per accendere il <lb/>fuoco nelle ottocritte coe, ch'io intendo di criuere, cio <lb/>pignatte, trombe, palle, dardi, rocchette, & altri fuochi a ter<lb/>mine ordinati. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.054" xlink:href="019/01/054.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Per fare adunque i udetti toppini, i deue pigliar una<gap/><lb/>gnatta di terra; & in quella i metta dell'aceto forte, oue<gap/><lb/>dell'acqua di uita, ilche ar migliore, mecolandoui dent<gap/><lb/>della poluere groa ben peta; habbiani poi apparecchia<gap/><lb/>gli toppini di bambagio, ouer cotone filato <expan abbr="groamte">groamente</expan>, & <lb/>queto filo s'addoppia tante uolte, quanto i uogliono far <lb/>groi detti toppini, & torcendogli poi alquanto, i pongo<lb/>no nella detta pignata a bollire, fin tanto che queta com<lb/>poitione i faccia pea, & pigli un poco di corpo; perche <lb/>all'hora biogna leuar fuora gli toppini della pignatta epa <lb/>ratamente ad uno ad uno, ma per ben caricati di quella mi <lb/>tura, & ditendendoli tutti opra una tauola, ouero a caual<lb/>lone di una pertica, i che uno non tocchi l'altro. </s> <s>i mettano <lb/>pocia ad aciugare beniimo al Sole, che aranno buoni da <lb/>fare molti effetti, come leggendo intenderai. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FARE VNA PIGNATTA <lb/>piena di fuoco artificiato.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii alnitro oncie cinque, poluere groa oncie quat<lb/>tro, ragia oncie due, olfo oncie due, & ogni coa groamen <lb/>te petata, mecola inieme, & impata con olio di lino; poi <lb/>nella pignatta i metta la detta mitura, calcandola dentro <lb/>fin che detta pignatta ia piena, laciandola coi tare per un <lb/>giorno, poi per la bocca fino nel fondo di detta pignatta, bi <lb/>ogna fare un buco con triuella, ouero altro ferro, & nel dit <lb/>to buco i metter una canna aperta da tutti due i capi, o <lb/>pur di canna tea, ouero di legno ottile, della groezza <lb/>del buco, laquale trettamente ui entri, & queta canna ia <lb/>meza piena di poluere groa, & l'altra meza parte di det<lb/>ta mitura; poi i copra la pignatta con tela, ligandogliela <lb/>intorno, come nel diegno i uede. </s> <s>Ma habbiai a mente, <lb/>che quando queta i uorr, o gettare, o caricare, bio-<pb id="id.019.01.055" xlink:href="019/01/055.jpg"/>gna tagliare la ua couetta, & ine<gap/>carla di buona poluere, co <lb/>m<gap/> i fa un archibuglo, & darle il fuoco; perche da queta <lb/>i ueder<gap/> coe d<gap/>ammiratione; il diegno della quale, qui <lb/>otto i motra. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.055.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/055/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR <lb/>le Trombe.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Volendo fare una tromba, i piglia un legno groo, <lb/>quanto arebbe la parte ottile d'vna gamba di huomo <lb/>commune, lungo da quindici in venti oncie, & in queto <lb/>legno i far un buco per lungo il legno; il qual buco de<lb/>ue eere lungo i tre quarti della lungezza di eo legno, <lb/>& largo tanto, che dentro entrar potee vn'ouo com<lb/>mune di gallina, & dall'altro capo di eo legno i fa<lb/>r un'altro buco picciolo, tanto che vi poa entrare una <lb/>hata lunga intorno a un pao, coi per l'entrar dentro, co<lb/>me per tenere in mano nel caricarla, guardando per di <lb/>non fare eo buco tanto lungo, che uenga ad arriuare al<lb/>l'altra parte del foro fatto, per metterui la compoitio. </s> <s><lb/>ne del fuoco; percioche tra l'vno, & l'altro buco, ui uor<lb/>rebbe eere di pacio almen quattro dita. </s> <s>Fatto queto, pi-<pb id="id.019.01.056" xlink:href="019/01/056.jpg"/>glierai ilo di ferro, colquale i ligher la detta tromba, in <lb/>tre, ouer quattro luoghi per pi i curezza, accioche <expan abbr="n">non</expan> crep <lb/>pi per la forza del fuoco, come nel diegno i uedr. </s> <s>Gli <lb/>uero, che in queta tromba i potrebbe <expan abbr="accmodare">accommodare</expan> di fuo <lb/>rauia de gli chioppetti lunghi un palmo di mano, che tira <lb/>ero palle di <expan abbr="pibo">piombo</expan>, caricandoli con poluere da chioppo fi<lb/>na; in queto modo, piglii queti chioppetti, iquali uoglio <lb/>no hauere un poco di coda, che i uada <expan abbr="perddo">perdendo</expan>, per poterli <lb/>meglio legare opra la detta tromba, accioche non altino <lb/>indietro quando i caricheranno, i quali chioppetti i ac<lb/>commoderanno pur di fuorauia, uno da un capo, & un'al<lb/>tro dall'altro capo, & uno nel mezo, & coi de gli altri, econ <lb/>do che i uorr; guardando per di non metterli a filo uno <lb/>dietro l'altro, come nel diegno i uede. </s> <s>Et tanti chioppet<lb/>ti, come i uorr mettere, tanti buchi i faranno nella detta <lb/>tromba, con un triuellino, & ei chioppetti i accommode<lb/>ranno co'l lor buco picciolo, ilquale biogno, che erua <lb/>per fogone, all'incontro di ei buchi fatti nella tromba, li<lb/>gandoli beniimo con filo di ferro, ouero facendo fare a <lb/>ciacuno chioppetto un cerchietto di ferro, per legarli me <lb/>glio opra la tromba. </s> <s>Et detta tromba, & chioppetti giace<lb/>ranno nel modo, che nel diegno i uede. </s> <s>Et quando a<lb/>r caricata, & che e le dar il fuoco, ardendo la mitura del<lb/>la tromba, dar medeimamente il fuoco a quelli chioppet <lb/>ti, & i caricheranno. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.056.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/056/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Modo di far mitura di tromba, & l'ordine che i tiene <lb/>nel caricarla.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>E' biogno pigliar poluere groa libra vna, alnitro <lb/>maccato a modo che ono le granella di peuere, intorno a <pb id="id.019.01.057" xlink:href="019/01/057.jpg"/>oncie tre, il che uonir fatto beniimo e i edaccier; per<lb/>che il ottile che paer di otto, i metter da canto, per far <lb/>mitura lenta, <expan abbr="ritendo">ritenendo</expan> la parte, che ar della uddeta gro <lb/>ezza, & inieme con alquante granelle di ale della medei <lb/>ma groezza, auuertendo, che biogna che ia queta mi<lb/>tura alquanto humida, mecolandoui alquanto di fele di <lb/>bue. </s> <s>Et per fare che la tromba mandi il fuoco hora lenta<lb/>mente, & hora furio <expan abbr="amte">amente</expan>, gli neceario fare ancora del <lb/>la mitura lenta, come qu otto i motrer. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR MESTVRA LENTA <lb/>per le trombe.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si piglia poluere groa libre dieci, alnitro libre ei, olfo <lb/>libre quattro, ma per che il olfo, & il alnitro ian peti di <lb/>groo, ouero tropicciati con le mani, d'altra coa, accio<lb/>che tale i faccia, & <expan abbr="mecoldo">mecolando</expan> ogni coa inieme, biogna <lb/>poi arne un poco di proua, <expan abbr="piglidone">pigliandone</expan> <expan abbr="alquto">alquanto</expan>, & <expan abbr="ddoui">dandoui</expan> <lb/>il fuoco opra vn pezzo di tauola, <expan abbr="tto">tanto</expan> aggiungendo, ouero <lb/>minuendo di poluere, <expan abbr="quto">quanto</expan> parer che la mitura ia <expan abbr="lta">lenta</expan> <lb/>al tuo deiderio, <expan abbr="tto">tanto</expan> che bati. </s> <s>Et quando i uorr caricare <lb/>la tromba, neceario hauere un modolo di legno, che ua <lb/>da giutamente in quella, & una mazzola, per calcare di uol <lb/>ta in uolta la detta mitura nella tromba; & caricherai pri<lb/>ma la <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan> di mitura piu furioa, di uolume di quattro di<lb/>ta nella tromba; poi piglierai dell'altra mitura piu lenta, la <lb/>quale non vuol rileuar di uolume, <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> ar calcata nella <lb/>tromba, pi d'un dito, & dietro a queta mitura lenta e ne <lb/>metter di quella furioa, tanto che <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> ar calcata nel <lb/>la <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan>, rileui il uolume di quattro dita, come la prima; poi <lb/>e ne metter di quella lenta, coi caricandola uicendeuol<lb/>mente hora d'una orte, hora dell'altra, eruando per il <lb/>udetto ordine di poruene <expan abbr="spre">sempre</expan> pi della furioa, che del <lb/>la lenta. </s> <s>Ancora e i uolee fare, che la detta tromba <pb id="id.019.01.058" xlink:href="019/01/058.jpg"/>gettae alquante groe pruzzature per <expan abbr="maggiormte">maggiormente</expan> of <lb/>fendere, piglierai del la rapatura groa di piombo, meco <lb/>lando la con vetro peto <expan abbr="groumte">groumente</expan>, & di queta e ne met<lb/>rer in vna carta, facen dola modo di una palla, enza altro <lb/>ligamento, i che poa entrare giutamente nella detta <expan abbr="tr">trom</expan> <lb/>ba, & quando i uorr tirare imil palle con le trombe, met <lb/>terai inanzi della palla in detta tromba, un poco di polue <lb/>re fina, quanto arebbe vn'oncia & meza, mettendole poi <lb/>dietro la palla di carta, con quella rapatura, & uetro, i che <lb/>vada ben errata nella tromba, detramente accotando e<lb/>a palla appreo alla poluere, enza calcarla. </s> <s>Et per mezo <lb/>della detta palla i far paare vno toppino di poluere, di <lb/>quelli, <gap/>i quali i inegnato a fare nel principio di queti <lb/>fuochi artificiati, il qual toppino habbia a paare per me<lb/>zo della palla da vna parte all'altra, per mettere il fuoco <lb/>nella poluere fina, che ar pota inanzi alla palla, & a que<lb/>to modo ar caricata la detta tromba. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Altro modo di far mitura per caricare la udet<lb/>ta tromba.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si habbia poluere groa libre quattro, pece Greca, oue <lb/>ro pece Spagnuola libra una, canfora oncie ei, uetro peto <lb/>oncie quattro, vernice in grani oncie tre, uernice in polue <lb/>re oncie tre, ragia magra oncie due, alnitro oncie ei, olfo <lb/>oncie due, argento olimato oncia una, tutte le quali coe <lb/>eparatamente i petino, poi con alquanto di acqua di uita <lb/><gap/> mecolino, che coi ar fatta la compoitione. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Il modo poi di caricare la tromba di queta tal mitura, i <lb/><gap/>che prima metten doui dentro un poco di poluere groa <lb/><gap/>oi un poco della detta mitura, calcandola co'l modolo di <lb/><gap/>gno, & dietro a queta mitura, ui i metter un poco di <expan abbr="b">bam</expan> <lb/><gap/>agio, ouero cotone bagnato <expan abbr="c">com</expan> olio di ginebro, ouero di <lb/>acqua di uita, & appreo un poco di <expan abbr="argto">argento</expan> uiuo; poi un'al <pb id="id.019.01.059" xlink:href="019/01/059.jpg"/>tro pugno di poluere non miturata appreo, mettendoui <lb/>della detta mitura, & coi di mano in mano, <expan abbr="facdo">facendo</expan> fin che <lb/>ar piena la tromba. </s> <s>Poi ui i far nella bocca vna coperta <lb/>di carta legata con pago, & nel mezo di queta coperta, i fa <lb/>r vn buco picciolo, metterui vno toppino fatto nel mo <lb/>do, che i inegnato a fare nel principio di queti fuochi ar <lb/>tiiciati. </s> <s>Et detto toppino i accender, & con quello i da<lb/>r il fuoco alla mitura, quando far biogno, acconciandoli <lb/>vn poco di corda, per dargli meglio il fuoco. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRA SORTE DI MISTVRA <lb/>di tromba.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Fai ancora vn'altra orte di mitura, in queto modo, <lb/>pigliando alnitro, folo, olio di lino, olio di pinolio, ra<lb/>gia colata, largato, pece Spagnuola, ragia ecca, parti vgua<lb/>li, & petando quelle che petar i debbono, ogni coa inie <lb/>me mecolando, ar fatta. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR PALLE CON VNA <lb/>mitura, che quando aranno accee, non i po<lb/>tranno aminorzare e non con ori<lb/>na, & cenere.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii vn'oncia per ciacuna delle ottocritte coe, <lb/>cio olfo, orpimento, pece colofonia, pece nuoua, verni<lb/>ce in grani, trementina, grao humano, matice, pece greca, <lb/><expan abbr="inco">inceno</expan>, olio di lino, & <expan abbr="petdo">petando</expan> quelle coe, che ci richieg<lb/>gono, & <expan abbr="c">com</expan> l'altre compote, hauerai vna mitura, la quale <lb/>per buona pezza bollita in vao di vetro, ar materia da far <lb/>palle con bambagia, ouero toppa, le quali i potranno fare <lb/>groe, & picciole, econdo che i uorr. </s> <s>Et lequali toto che <lb/>aranno accee, non i potranno ammorzare, e non con ori <lb/>na, cenere, ouero aceto. </s> <s>Con auio per, che quete palle a <lb/>rebbono ancor buone da mettere nelle oprapote <expan abbr="trbe">trombe</expan>. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.060" xlink:href="019/01/060.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR PALLE CHE SI ACCENDE RANNO <lb/>bagnandole con acqua.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Qui biogna calcina viua, olfo viuo, olio di lino, ouero <lb/>in uo luogo olio di oliua, & i mecola ogni coa inieme <lb/>facendone palle, le quali con l'apettare il tempo di piog<lb/>gia, o con darle manualmente l'acqua, econdo il biogno, <lb/>e'l potere, hauerai da quella fuoco certiimo. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR PALLE DI FVOCO <lb/>artificiato, per tirare con l'artiglieria, & con le <lb/>mani, le quali tirate, oue i voglia, <lb/>s'attaccheranno.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prima i far fare tre ferri ben acuti da tutti due i cap<gap/><lb/>lunghi quanto ar larga la bocca di quel pezzo, che ha da <lb/>tirare la palla; due de quali ferri s'incrocieranno giutamen <lb/>te nel mezzo, ligandoli con filo di ferro, tanto che ei ferri <lb/>tiano fermi; piglii poi il terzo ferro, & nel mezo di eo <lb/>fa che intraueri con gli altri due poti in croce, talmente <lb/>che ad ogni vero tirando, s'inficchino. </s> <s>Et queto modo <lb/>conci i legaranno nel mezo con filo di ferro; poi i hab<lb/>bia vna corda lunga di toppa, groa vn dito di mano, & <lb/>con vn capo di ea i taccher nel mezo di quella incrocia <lb/>tura, & e glie la inuolter intorno tanto che rileui alla gro<gap/><lb/>ezza d'vn naranzo. </s> <s>Poi i comincier a tirare ea corda da<gap/><lb/>vn ferro all'atro, con teere, & formare con quella alcun<gap/><lb/>concauit a modo di nidi di vccelli, le quali concauit s'em<gap/><lb/>piranno della ottocritta mitura, la quale i fa in quet<gap/><lb/>modo: Piglia alnitro libra vna, olfo ammaccato che ret<gap/><lb/>groo a modo di peuere oncie otto; poluere groa onci<gap/><lb/>quattro, mecola, & ar fatta; dellaqual compoitione s'er<gap/><lb/>piranno gli patij, cio concauit opradette, talmente ch<gap/><lb/>quando ei aranno pieni della detta mitura; tutto il co<gap/><pb id="id.019.01.061" xlink:href="019/01/061.jpg"/>po ia a modo di vna palla; poi opra, & intorno quella <lb/>mitura i volger trettamente il reto della corda che ar <lb/>auanzata nel fare quelle concauit. </s> <s>Et opra a queto d'in<lb/>torno a quelli trettamente i inuolgeranno due mani di <lb/>pago, nella maniera che i fanno i gomitoli di filo, & ref<lb/>fe, facendole venir ben dure. </s> <s>Fatto queto, piglii della <lb/>toppa, & bambagia bagnata nella ottocritta mitu<lb/>ra, la qual i far in queto modo. </s> <s>Piglia olfo, & orpimen<lb/>to parte una, pece colofonia parte due, pece nauale par<lb/>te una, trementina parte una, tao parte vna, inceno par<lb/>te meza, oglio di lino parte meza, oglio di pietra un terzo, <lb/>vitriolo peto parte vna, & tutte quete coe mecola inie<lb/>me. </s> <s>Dopo mettile alquanto a bollire in un uao di rame, <lb/>poi piglia la toppa, & bambagia, poco, & aai bagnan<lb/>dola in detta mitura, econdo che ti paree eer furioa, <lb/>& lenta nell' ardere al tuo biogno; & queta toppa, & bam<lb/>bagia coi bagnata, i auuolger attorno alla detta palla; <lb/>poi s'impegolar beniimo, auuertendo, che le punte uo<lb/>gliono auanzar fuor della palla almeno due dita, come qui <lb/>otto nel diegno i uede, & nel mezo della palla i far un <lb/>buco, che pai da una parte all'altra per metterui dentro <lb/>uno toppino, per accenderla quando far biogno. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>PALLA DI FVOCO <lb/>artificiato.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.061.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/061/1.jpg"/><pb id="id.019.01.062" xlink:href="019/01/062.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR PALLE CHE <lb/>arder anno nell'acqua.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Vi biogna prima olfo libre due, & farai liquefare in <lb/>vna pignatta al fuoco; i che eo olfo reti chiaro, & <expan abbr="mtre">mentre</expan> <lb/>ar ancora caldo, vi i metter dentro vna libra di alnitro, <lb/>& meza di poluere, <expan abbr="mecoldo">mecolando</expan> ogni coa beniimo; & poi <lb/>leuata dal fuoco, metterai <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> libre due di poluere gro <lb/>a, la qual mitura in vn mortaio i petar, <expan abbr="tendola">tenendola</expan> bagna<lb/>ta <expan abbr="c">com</expan> aceto forte ditillato. </s> <s>Poi cauarai la detta mitura fuor <lb/>di quel mortaio, & ne farai palle, coprendole con caneuaz<lb/>zo, & ligandole d'intorno beniimo con pago ottile; im<lb/>pegolando la coperta, & quando i vorr tirare, ui i far vn <lb/>buco per dare a quelle il fuoco. </s> <s>Et coi ar fatta. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR PALLE DI FVOCO DA TIRAR <lb/>di notte fuora d'vna fortezza, per vedere i nemi<lb/>ci, che fuero venuti otto quella a fare. </s> <s><lb/>qualche danno.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Habbia libre quattro di trementina, libra vna di alni<lb/>tro, libre quattro di carbone dolce, & peta ogni coa inie<lb/>me, & di nuouo impata con toppa di lino, poi ne fa palle <lb/>quante ti pare, le quali attaccandoui il fuoco, & tirandol<gap/><lb/>fuora delle mura, arderanno, & faranno tanto plendore, <lb/>che i potr vedere come s' detto. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRO MODO PER FARE <lb/>delle udette palle, che faranno <lb/>plendore.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglia oncie due di alnitro, una di olfo, due di can<lb/>fora, & un poco di grao humano, & mecola ogni coa in<lb/>fieme in una caldaia al fuoco; tenendo bagnata la detta mi-<pb id="id.019.01.063" xlink:href="019/01/063.jpg"/>tura con acqua uita, & quando ar liquefatta <expan abbr="habbii">habbiani</expan> poi <lb/>apparecchiate palle groe a voglia tua, & quante i vuole, o <lb/>di legno, o di pietra, o di ferro, & in queta mitura s'inuolti <lb/>no alcune volte, poi i facciano eccare, & di nouo riuoltale <lb/>in detta mitura, & poi ancora voltate, & eccate a tuo vole<lb/>re, & quando far biogno i accenderanno, & gettarai <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>le mani, o con artiglieria, come ti parer eer biogno. </s> <s>Con <lb/>ricordarti, che quando quete tali palle ono aciutte, i ba<lb/>gnano ancora di acqua uita. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Bel modo ancora arebbe queto altro di far palle arden <lb/>ti, cio pigliando vna palla di rame, o banda bianca, o banda <lb/>di ferro, la qual foe di dentro vuota, & intorno intorno, far <lb/>le quattro, ei, & <expan abbr="quti">quanti</expan> i vuole buchi, & detta palla foe pie <lb/>na della medeima opradetta mitura, adoperando quete <lb/>tai palle, come delle altre uddette. </s> <s>Auuertendo che in cao <lb/>che i tee per battere una fortezza con l'artiglieria, & che <lb/>i difenori haueero poto acchi di bambagia, lana, & altre <lb/>coe tali, come i uol fare attorno alle mura, accioche l'arti <lb/>glieria non facee tanto danno; con le udette palle accee, <lb/>i potr metterui il fuoco dentro, <expan abbr="aggigdo">aggiungendo</expan> per nella <expan abbr="c-poitione">con<lb/>poitione</expan> quet' altre coe, pezze nauale, ragia magra, <expan abbr="argto">argento</expan> <lb/>viuo, ogni coa mecolata inieme con le altre opradette. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR PALLE DI FVOCO, LE QVALI <lb/>arderanno nell' acqua, & i potranno tirare con l'artiglie<lb/>ria, & con le mani; & lequali non i potranno <lb/>ammorzare e non gettandole in fuo<lb/>co, ouero in cenere.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Pigliai tela di caneuaccia, & facciai una acchetta a mo<lb/>do di una bora tonda, laqual i empica di poluere groa. </s> <s><lb/>Et mea la poluere i ligher beniimo nella maniera, che <lb/>qua di otto i uede, facendole poi due, o tre buchi, piu, o <lb/>meno, econdo che i uorr, & queto i far <expan abbr="c">com</expan> un <expan abbr="ptirolo">puntirolo</expan> <pb id="id.019.01.064" xlink:href="019/01/064.jpg"/>alquanto groetto; cacciandoui dentro de legnetti, laqual <lb/>bora i inuolter pi, & pi volte nella ottocrita mitura, <lb/>facendole alcune veti, ouero coperte, nel modo che i fat <lb/>to nella opradetta palla, & quando la detta mitura, che co <lb/>prir queta bora, ar aciutta, i caueranno quei legnetti <lb/>fuora di quei buchi, i quali i mettono per far che la mitura <lb/>che i d opra ad ea bora non chiudee, quei buchi, poi <lb/>i empiono di poluere fina, per poter dare il fuoco alla det <lb/>ta palla quando i vorr tirare, la qual mitura queta. </s> <s>Pi<lb/>gliani parti cinque di poluere groa; parti tre di alnitro <lb/>raffinato; parti una di olfo; & una e meza di ragia di pi<lb/>no; meza di canfora; & meza di trementina; & meza di ui<lb/>triolo, non troppo ottilmente pitato; & meza di al com<lb/>mune; parte meza d'oglio di ao, & d'oglio di lino, parte <lb/>vna di acqua vita, mecolando beniimo tutte, le quali in <lb/>ieme pote, & mecolate ono per compita mitura di <lb/>queto biogno. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.064.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/064/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR DARDI DI FVOCO <lb/>da ardere in qualunque luogo doue i tireranno, & i <lb/>potranno tirare con artiglieria, con ba<lb/>letra, & con le mani.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Prima i far fare vn dardo di ferro lungo un braccio, e <lb/>mezo, piu, & manco, econdo, che i vorr, con le ale ch<gap/>eca <lb/>no fuora della groezza, cio cartare fuora del medeimo <pb id="id.019.01.065" xlink:href="019/01/065.jpg"/>ferro, & nella cima d'eo dardo farai una groezza nel <lb/>modo che ha il palo di ferro. </s> <s>Oltre di queto, di dietro, oue<lb/>ro dinanzi alle ale del dardo, & appreo la detta groezza, <lb/>i far un buco che pai per trauero dell'hata, per lo ripet <lb/>to che qui otto i dir, & come i uede. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Dardo di ferro.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.065.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/065/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Poi i far fare un cannone di ferro, lungo intorno a un <lb/>palmo, & largo quanto ar biogno, <expan abbr="tto">tanto</expan> che poa entrare <lb/>nella bocca del pezzo c'hauer da tirare quel dardo, & in <lb/>queto cannone i caccier dentro il udetto dardo; accom <lb/>modando eo cannone, o <expan abbr="dinzi">dinanzi</expan>, o di dietro alle ale del dar <lb/>do, & queto can none s'impir di mitura, & per far che <expan abbr="n">non</expan> <lb/>altae fuora del dardo, quando i t<gap/>rer, e gli far un buco <lb/>nel mezo, cio per trauero d'eo cannone, che <expan abbr="corripda">corriponda</expan> <lb/>con quello che i fatto nell'hata del dardo, & caccierai <lb/>un chiodo che pai dall' una parte all' altra, percioche coi i <lb/>fermar eo cannone che non i mouer dal uo luoco. </s> <s>An <lb/>cora in eo cannone i potr accomodare gli chioppet<lb/>ti, facendogli de' buchi intorno, & cacciandogli dentro ei <lb/>chioppetti, facendogli uoltar con la culata all hata del dar <lb/>do, & farli auanzare alquanto fuora de' buchi fatti nel <expan abbr="cno">canno</expan> <lb/>ne, nel modo che nel diegno i uede, iquali chioppetti fa<lb/>ranno grandiimo effetto, cio <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> il dardo ar cacia<lb/>to l doue ar tato tratto, & che la compoitione del can<lb/>none doue <expan abbr="arno">aranno</expan> poti queti chioppetti, torr il fuoco, <lb/>ei chioppetti i <expan abbr="dicaricherno">dicaricheranno</expan>, & <expan abbr="ammazzerno">ammazzeranno</expan> <expan abbr="lli">qualli</expan> che <lb/>ui aranno intorno, <expan abbr="pecialmte">pecialmente</expan> <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> eo dardo ar trat <lb/>to d'alto a bao, come arebbe in u le Galee. </s> <s>Fatto queto <pb id="id.019.01.066" xlink:href="019/01/066.jpg"/>i <expan abbr="accmoder">accommoder</expan> appreo la mazzoca di eo dardo, un achet <lb/>to fatto a modo d'una conocchia, ouero rocca da filare, co <lb/>me qui otto nel diegno i uede; & queto acchetto s'em<lb/>pir di quella mitura che i fece mettere in quelle conca <lb/>uit di palle, che i detto per auanti con quelle <expan abbr="pte">punte</expan> di fer <lb/>ro, & ea mitura vorrebbe eer ben calcata nel detto ac<lb/>chetto, il qual vuol eer <expan abbr="b">bem</expan> legato da un capo, & dall'altro. </s> <s><lb/>Et per far che queto acchetto non i moua dal uo luogo, <lb/>cio nel tirar il dardo; caccierai un chiodo per trauero di <lb/>eo acchetto, che pai quel buco che ar fatto nell'ha<lb/>ta del dardo, come i fece nel <expan abbr="cnone">cannone</expan>. </s> <s><expan abbr="Accmodato">Accommodato</expan> che i <lb/>hauer l'opera del fuoco, cio il <expan abbr="cnone">cannone</expan>, & il acchetto; <expan abbr="qu">quam</expan> <lb/>do i uorr <expan abbr="lciare">lanciare</expan> queto dardo: prima i accenda il fuoco <lb/>nella compoitione del cannone, & per far che eo fuoco <lb/>i vada ad <expan abbr="accdere">accendere</expan> ancora nel acchetto, i <expan abbr="accmoderno">accommoderanno</expan> <lb/>opra l'hata del dardo, cio fra'l cannone, & il acchetto del <lb/>le couerte di canape, concie nel modo che ci acconciano i <lb/>toppini; delle quali couette i coprir tutta l'hata del dar<lb/>do, legandouele opra beniimo con pago ottile, auuer<lb/>tendo di fare che ee couette tiano con le cime uero il <expan abbr="c">cam</expan> <lb/>none, & a queto modo quando ar acceo il fuoco nel <expan abbr="c-none">can<lb/>none</expan>, i <expan abbr="accder">accender</expan> poi ancora in quete couette, lequali por<lb/>teranno nel acchetto, che i trouer acconcio appreo al<lb/>la mazzocca il fuoco, come qui in diegno i uede. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Dardo di fuoco.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.066.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/066/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Ancora in luogo di quete couette, ui i potr mettere de <lb/>gli toppini. </s> <s>Et perche queti dardi coi nel maneggiarli, co <lb/>me per lo piouere i guatarebbono, neceario far opra <pb id="id.019.01.067" xlink:href="019/01/067.jpg"/>quelli una coperta di caneuazzo ben tretta, legandola be <lb/>niimo con pago, & darli opra una coperta di colla di car <lb/>nuccio ben cotta, fatta con farina; & quando ar eccata <lb/>queta colla, e gli far opra una rete di fil di ferro ben ri<lb/>cotto, che le uada opra ben tretta, nella maniera che qua <lb/>in diegno i uede, </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Dardo di fuoco.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.067.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/067/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Et quando i uorranno tirare queti dardi i far un bu<lb/>co nella coda del cannone, oue i caccier uno toppino di <lb/>poluere; & al pezzo che'l tirar non i metter tanta polue <lb/>re, quanto eo porta, n ancora e gli metter coccone, n <lb/>topaccio. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR ROCCHETTE, <lb/>che quando aranno in aere, manderanno fuori fiamme <lb/>di fuoco, le quali poi nel dicendere parer anno telle, che <lb/>cachino dal cielo, nella qual maniera i compongono an<lb/>cora chioppetti da carta.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Per far adunque quete rocchette, i deue hauere la ua <lb/>forma di legno, opra di cui i formano i <expan abbr="cnoni">cannoni</expan> di carta <lb/>doppia quattro, o cinque volte, & da un capo del cannone <lb/>i legher ben tretto <expan abbr="c">com</expan> uno pago, <expan abbr="lacidoui">laciandoui</expan> per un bu<lb/>colinoi & eo cannone i far lungo <expan abbr="tto">tanto</expan> quanto ar <expan abbr="bat">batam</expan> <lb/>te a capire le coe che i uorranno mettere dentro, & dio<lb/>pra ad ea rocchetta <expan abbr="n">non</expan> e le pu metter pi peo di quello <pb id="id.019.01.068" xlink:href="019/01/068.jpg"/>che pea ea rocchetta. </s> <s>Et <expan abbr="qudo">quando</expan> in queta i metter coa <lb/>da far fiamme, chioppetti, biogna metterui dentrodella <lb/>poluere fina, accioche ea habbia a dar fuoco a gli toppini <lb/>che aranno nelle fiamme, & chioppetti. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>COMPOSITIONE, ET MODO. <lb/>per far che le rocchette mandino <lb/>le fiamme.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii libra una di alnitro raffinato, olfo citrino oncie <lb/>otto, poluere groa oncie quattro, il olfo, & il alnitro uor <lb/>rebbono eer peti groamente quanto granelli di polue<lb/>re groa, & i mecolano tutte quete coe inieme con la <lb/>mano, poi i hauer toppa di canape, & farai <expan abbr="c">com</expan> ea delle <lb/>code lunghe palmi tre, o piu, & appreo al capo piu groo <lb/>della coda i legher, & ui s'accommodar a modo di un ni <lb/>do di uccelli, & e gli metter dentro quanto aria vn'oncia <lb/>della udetta mitura, poi e le auolger intorno il reto del<lb/>la coda, i che i uenga a tringere la mitura a modo di una <lb/>palla. </s> <s>Fatto queto e le incrocier intorno dello pago, per <lb/>lungo, & per trauero, tringendo forte, i che ella diuenga <lb/>dura; & per mezo di queta palla i far paare uno toppi<lb/>no di poluere, per poterle dare il fuoco, & a queto modo i <lb/>fa mandare le fiamme alle rocchette. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FARE VNFVOCO <lb/>artificiato a termine.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Pigliai orpimento libra una, parte pegola, parte cera<gap/><lb/>parte alnitro, parti quattro carbone dolce, & facendo di<lb/>fare ogni coa inieme <expan abbr="c">com</expan> acqua, quando il tutto ar disfat <lb/>to habbia<gap/> apparecchiato vno toppino longo quel tanto <lb/>che i uuole: ma per appiai la ua lunghezza, ilquale top <lb/>pino i bagner in queta mitura, & farai poi afciugare, & <pb id="id.019.01.069" xlink:href="019/01/069.jpg"/>quindi i <expan abbr="accder">accender</expan> da un capo, laciandolo ardere, affine di <lb/>prouare quanto <expan abbr="tpo">tempo</expan> eo toppino ia per durare. </s> <s>Et ponia <lb/>mo che eo durato fue la quarta parte d'una hora, <expan abbr="uoldo">uolendo</expan> <lb/><expan abbr="accdere">accendere</expan> il fuoco in qualche luoco, oue la perona uorreb<lb/>be hauer termine un'hora, inanzi che'l fuoco uenie a fare <lb/>il uo effetto, e ne far uno toppino, che ia lungo quattro <lb/>volte tanto, quanto ar tato quello, che hauer durato la <lb/>quarta parte di una hora; & e i uorr termine due hore, i <lb/>far lo toppino otto uolte tanto. </s> <s>Per eempio poniamo, <lb/>che braccia vinticinque del detto toppino ia durato una <lb/>hora, quante braccia vi <expan abbr="uorrno">uorranno</expan> per quattro hore, facendo <lb/>il conto, i trouer che hore quattro ne uorranno braccia <lb/>cento. </s> <s>Et a queto modo i gouerner, & farai che'l detto <lb/>toppino habbia a terminare, & metter capo in un olferi<lb/>no, con buona poluere, ouero con una palla artificiata; per<lb/>che a queto modo i <expan abbr="accder">accender</expan> il fuoco, ma i ti ricorda che <lb/>eo toppino uorrebe eer opra una bacchetta, di modo, <lb/>che arda a poco a poco, & guardari che il fuoco non i <expan abbr="acc">accem</expan> <lb/>da in molti luochi, cio non ia intorchiato tanto tretto o<lb/>pra la bacchetta, che <expan abbr="accda">accenda</expan> l'uno con l'altro; <expan abbr="altramte">altramente</expan> ne <lb/>rimanerebbe ingannato l'artefice di quello. </s> <s>Et con queto <lb/>fuoco i potrebbe ardere una naue, intendendolo bene. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A far mitura di fuoco che i accender con acqua.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii del gloriatto libra una, oglio di roo di ouo <lb/>libra una, oglio di olfo libra una. </s> <s>calcina uiua ottile bene <lb/>poluerizata libre dieciotto; d'ogni coa i far pata, & di <lb/>queto i metter doue i uuole che arda. </s> <s>Et alla prima piog <lb/>gia che cader dal cielo, il fuoco i accender, & arder o<lb/>gni coa. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.070" xlink:href="019/01/070.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>AGGIVNTA DI DIVER SI FVOCHI <lb/>ARTEFICIATI BELLISSIMI.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A far una tromba da Battaglia di fuoco arteficiato.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Farai fare la tromba di <expan abbr="bu">buom</expan> legno come arebbe di quar <lb/>to di onizzo, di quarto di alice, di quarto di oliuo, o di quar <lb/>to di bedolo; quali on tutti legni dolci, & odi: perche facen <lb/>dola di altro che non foe coi andarrebe a pericolo <expan abbr="rom-pdoi">rom<lb/>pendoi</expan>, oltre che abbruciarebbe tutta in un tratto; <expan abbr="d'maz-zar">d'ammaz<lb/>zar</expan> te, & ancora qualche tuo amico a te uicino; laqual trom <lb/>ba farai fare al torno di lunghezza di due piedi e mezo in <lb/>circa, & per diametro oncie 5. & il buco ia di larghezza <lb/>oncie 2. & detto bucho non uuole intrar dentro e non due <lb/>terzi della lunghezza della <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan>; & poi dall'altro capo uuo <lb/>le eere anco buato, ma detto buco non biogna piu largo <lb/>di una onza e meza, & che non entri <expan abbr="dtro">dentro</expan> <expan abbr="tto">tanto</expan> che <expan abbr="n">non</expan> reti <lb/>almeno tra il buco della tromba, & queto altro che eruir <lb/>per inatarla in una ata onze quatro di pieno. </s> <s>Di fuora uia <lb/>poi <expan abbr="ltano">lontano</expan> dalla bocca once tre, far in cauar una cota di cor <lb/>tello attorno la tromba, & detta in cauatura tenga il pacio <lb/>di once tre; laqual i fa per poter impennar detta tromba di <lb/><expan abbr="bu">buom</expan> filo di ferro, o di corda forzata, & coi ogni tre once di <lb/><expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan> farli altre tre once di detta in cauatura ino oue tiene <lb/>il foro della <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan>, come qui otto i pu uedere in figura. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Tromba non impennata.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><figure id="id.019.01.070.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/070/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Tromba im pennata.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><pb id="id.019.01.071" xlink:href="019/01/071.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI FAR MISTVRA <lb/>lenta per dette trombe.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Tutte quete coe iano mechiate inieme in una <expan abbr="cca">conca</expan> <lb/>di legno, & sbroffate un poco con acqua, tanto che il car<lb/>bone non uoli uia, & coi ar fatta la mitura lenta. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A far balle da metter in dette trombe<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Pigliarai toppa di Caneuo, & far di quella una fogazet <lb/>ta della grandezza della palma della mano, & groa una co <lb/>ta di coltello, & bagnar detta fogazetta in acqua uita beni <lb/>imo, & poi truccarla fuori; & nel mezo poi empirla della <lb/>ottocritta mitura. </s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et pocia empita detta fogaccia, i riuolger beniimo in <lb/>forma di balla, & ligata beniimo con <expan abbr="bu">buom</expan> pago; poi i tor <lb/>r ei <expan abbr="pirzini">pironzini</expan>, di legno, & quelli i <expan abbr="caccierno">caccieranno</expan> nella balla <expan abbr="t">tam</expan> <lb/>to ch'entrino fino alla mitura, & <expan abbr="ch'auzino">ch'auanzino</expan> an co fuori del <lb/>la palla due dita per uno; Pocia i dar una coperta alla bal <lb/>la di olfaro colato; auuertendo per di non farla tanto <expan abbr="gr">gram</expan> <lb/>de, che non poi entrar nella tromba commodamente, & <lb/>che <expan abbr="almco">almanco</expan> cali della larghezza della bocca la groezza di <lb/>mezo dito, & di dette balle e ne far in buona quantit, & <lb/>coi eruarle da parte fino che i <expan abbr="uorrno">uorranno</expan> mettere in opera, <lb/>il che uolendo fare, e li cauar fuori i legnetti, & ne buchi <lb/>che <expan abbr="rimarno">rimaranno</expan> <expan abbr="s'inecarno">s'inecaranno</expan> di buona poluere; acci quel<lb/>li po ano dette balle preto, & facilmente <expan abbr="prder">prender</expan> il fuoco. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.072" xlink:href="019/01/072.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MODO DI CARICAR DETTE TROMBE.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Volendo poi caricare detta tromba, prima i metter ul <lb/>fondo poluere groa, mecolata con caglia di ferro da fa<lb/>bri, come arebbe oncie vna per ogni libra di poluere; & di <lb/>detta poluere mettergline ino che leui il volume nella <expan abbr="tr">trom</expan> <lb/>ba di tre dita in trauero, calcandola bene con un'hata a <lb/>modo di rocchetta d'aere; poi metterli dietro vna delle o<lb/>pradette balle ben inecata, & dietro detta balla, un buon <lb/>piccicone di poluere, poi della mitura lenta tanto che een <lb/>do calcata rileui uolume di tre dita, dietro poi poluere al<lb/>la quantit udetta, & dietro un'altra balla, con quella poca <lb/>poluere, & pocia la mitura lenta come diopra; & coi e<lb/>guitar fino che ar piena, auertendo che le balle, & la polue <lb/>re con la limatura <expan abbr="ughino">uenghino</expan> a eer nella tromba a dirimpet <lb/>to oue ar ligata co'l filo di ferro, o corda, come i detto, <lb/> piu icurezza: & come ar piena preo a mezo dito all' or <lb/>lo, i torr una pezza di tela, & coprirai la bocca, & ligarla <lb/>beniimo in cima, dopoi impegolarla beniimo, & coi an<lb/>cora le <expan abbr="impnadure">impennadure</expan> per ripetto di qualche faliua di fuoco, <lb/>ouero humidit, che gli hauee poi a nocere; pocia inha<lb/>tarla beniimo in una hata di longhezza di brazzi quat<lb/>tro, impirandola acci non poa cadere fuori dell'hata, & <lb/>con tale ordine i fa le udette trombe da battaglia, coi da <lb/>mare, come da terra, alla difea di muraglie, & alla teta d'v<lb/>na fantaria, per difea di qualche sorzo di Caualleria; & uo <lb/>lendo dar il fuoco a detta tromba, <expan abbr="rperasi">romperasi</expan> detta tela in ci <lb/>ma; & con topino, o con altro e li dar il fuoco. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRO MODO DI CARICAR <lb/>dette trombe.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Per nn'altro bel modo i potr caricar dette trombe enza <lb/>balle, cio con un uao fatto a modo d'un coperto di cat<lb/>tola di boniima latta, di grandezza che largamente entri <pb id="id.019.01.073" xlink:href="019/01/073.jpg"/>piano nella tromba, & queto uao ia pieno di quadretti di <lb/>ferro, o di piombo, poi ia coperto con carta, & ligato che li <lb/>quadretti non uadino fuori, detto uao i metter nella <expan abbr="tr">trom</expan> <lb/>ba dopp che e li hauer meo <expan abbr="tta">tanta</expan> poluere groa empli <lb/>ce, che rileui calcata il uolume di tre dita, & un picigotto di <lb/>poluere fina; poi il vao i pona con il fondo uero la polue <lb/>re, & dietro a quello tanta poluere groa che ia habile a far <lb/>prendere il fuoco alla poluere fina, che hauer otto il fon<lb/>do detto vao: dietro a queto e li pone <expan abbr="tta">tanta</expan> della otto cri <lb/>tra mitura che rileui il uolume di tre in quatro dita, & poi <lb/>della poluere imilmente, & coi facendo della poluere, & <lb/>mitura fino che ar piena al modo udetto, & coperta con <lb/>tela, & impegolata, come i detto; auuertendo che il uao <lb/>ia empre a dirimpetto alla ligadura, o <expan abbr="impnadura">impennadura</expan>, come <lb/>i detto delle palle. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Modo di far la mitura lenta per caricar detta tromba.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Ancora alle dette trombe e li potr commodar un cer <lb/>chio di ferro largo quattro dita, & groo mezo, & in detto <lb/>cerchio e li accommoda due pade come i uede qui otto <lb/>in diegno; lequali uengono a far il medeimo effetto che <lb/>farebbe uno pedo. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.073.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/073/1.jpg"/><p type="caption"> <s>Diegno del uao udetto.</s></p><pb id="id.019.01.074" xlink:href="019/01/074.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Oltre queto i pu anco <expan abbr="accmodare">accommodare</expan> nell'hata didette <lb/><expan abbr="trbe">trombe</expan> uno padone, & i fa queto modo; i raega l'hata <lb/>alla <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan> per <expan abbr="lgo">longo</expan> giuto in mezo, laqual hata uuol eer <lb/>giuto alla larghezza, & <expan abbr="lghezza">lunghezza</expan> della lama, & detto pado <lb/>ne e li caccia dentro, facendo eruir detta hata per fodro, <lb/>inerandolo con due bottoni come quelli de i bordoni de <lb/>Pelegrini; & queto erue che quando i abbrugiata la <expan abbr="tr">trom</expan> <lb/>ba, i pu pretamente gettarla via, & adoperar detto pado <lb/>ne; ma imil coe <expan abbr="n">non</expan> uanno pote in mano e non a perone <lb/>di buona uita, & gagliarde, che poino con quelli menar le <lb/>mani alli biogni. </s> <s>Il diegno della quale queto. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.074.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/074/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A far altra orte di trombe da far fuoco a un mo<lb/>do continouo.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si far la tromba di lama di ferro, groa una cota di co<gap/><lb/>tello, accerchiata <expan abbr="c">com</expan> tre cerchi di ferro di larghezza di un <lb/>onza, beniimo in chiodata, & ia il diametro di detta trom <lb/>ba onza 1.e meza, & longa due piedi in circa. </s> <s>& da un capo <lb/>e li caccier un coccone che intri dentro almanco mezo <lb/>piede, il qual coccone i far <expan abbr="lgo">lungo</expan> di pi del mezo piede <lb/>due o tre onze, che i far <expan abbr="auzar">auanzar</expan> fuori della <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan>, per bu<lb/>arlo, & inhatarli l'hata; pocia s'empir detta tromba del<lb/>la otto critta mitura; & ogni due, o tre dita di mitura i <lb/>calcar beniimo, & coi farai fino che ar piena, lacian <lb/>doli per tanto di luogo, che la i poi inecar di buona pol<lb/>uere, & poi coprirai di tela, come i detto dell'altre. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.075" xlink:href="019/01/075.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>Mitura per la udetta Tromba.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Tutte le udette coe iano beniimo in corporate, & hu <lb/>midite d'acqua di vita, come i fa le rocchette da aere, & co <lb/>ar fatta. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A far pignatte di fuocho arteficiato.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Farai far pignatte di terra a modo del ottocritto die <lb/>gno, <expan abbr="grde">grande</expan>, & piccolo poi <expan abbr="ecdo">econdo</expan> il biogno, perche a guer<lb/>re nauali <expan abbr="n">non</expan> vogliono di pi tenuta che d'vn boccale d'ho<lb/>taria; ma a difea di muraglie e ne fanno di piu grandezze, <lb/>& la maggiore non uuol pi di 6. in 8. boccali, & quete i <lb/>adoperano per abbrugiar una fainata che fue fatta nelle <lb/>foe, & anco per otterar otto a una trincera dell'inimico <lb/>di notte con darli il fuoco a tempo per fare creppare, & ro <lb/>uinar detta trincera, & anco per dar principio a bruciar <lb/>una mina, non hauendo balle far tal effetto, come nell'or <lb/>dine delle balle i dir. </s> <s>Il diegno di detta pignata queto. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.075.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/075/1.jpg"/><pb id="id.019.01.076" xlink:href="019/01/076.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>S'empir la udet<gap/>ta pignata ino a mezo di poluere gro<lb/>a ben tiuata, pocia torrai della mitura (dellaquale qu <lb/>di otto e ne metter di diuere orti tutte boniime, & ap <lb/>prouate) & i impir fin in cima, & pocia con una pezza di <lb/>tela i coprir la bocca, & ligarai beniimo, & con olfaro <lb/>collato i bagner detta coperta & ligatura, a mezo della<lb/>qual pignata di fuorauia e li ligar con pago toppini di <lb/>corda longhi un dito per longo, quanti parer; a quali, <expan abbr="vol">volem</expan> <lb/>do gittar la pignata, e li dar il fuoco, che ubito rotta, que<lb/>ti toppini uengono ad accender il fuoco alla mitura, & <lb/>queto i facci per quelli a chi aranno date le pignate da <lb/>gittare, che non haueero animo coi di darli il fuoco per <lb/>la bocca, che coa piu icura, & piu efficace a far l'effetto <lb/>uo, che non ono gli toppini. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MISTVRA PER IMPIR DETTE<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>pignate.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRA SORTE DI MISTVRA DA<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>difea d una muraglia, & boniima da <lb/>bruciar facinate.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Tutte quete iano beniimo michiate inieme, perche <lb/>quanto pi con diligenza i miturano, tanto meglio riuci <lb/>ce ne uoi effetti. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRA SORTE DI MISTVRA.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Tutte quete coe iano ben pete, & i faccia mitura co<lb/>me di opra. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>MISTVRA DI ALTRA SORTE.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et petare, e incorporar come di opra. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRA SORTE PVR DI<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>detta mitura.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Pete tutte dette coe, & humettate con acqua di vita, in <lb/>ieme in corporandole, & empire la pignatta la met di pol <lb/>uere, & l'altra met di queta mitura che riucir con gran <lb/>odisfattione. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si potr anco caricare dette pignate di quadretti di fer<lb/>ro, & piombo in queto modo; piglini cera roa, o gialla, <lb/>come i vuole, liquefatta in cazza, o altro, & gettarai detta <lb/>cera nella pignata, & far che circondi per tutto di dentro <lb/>tanto, che reti tutta coperta di detta cera, poi i uuotar <lb/>fuori l'auanzo, & i piglier quella quantit di quadretti, o <lb/>balle che i uuole, & i gettaranno nella pignata, michian<lb/>dola beniimo che detti quadretti i uengano a taccare at<lb/>torno attorno opra la cera; fatto queto i empir la pigna <lb/>ta di poluere fina, & poi i far una canna a modo di <expan abbr="trba">tromba</expan>, <lb/>che ia di tanta groezza che empichi la bocca della pigna <lb/>ta; & ia lunga giuto all'altezza ancora del corpo di dentro; <lb/>& detta canna habbi tre, o quattro buchi nel mezo, poi i <lb/>caccier detta canna dentro nella pignata: ma prima ia <lb/>piena della ottocritta mitura. </s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Dette coe ian mite inieme, & humidite con acqua <lb/>commune. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Poi i coprir la pignata di buona tela, & ligata beniimo <lb/>& coi ancora legar tutto il corpo della pignata, ilche fatto <lb/>s'impegolar ancora beniimo tutta, che queta dar mag<gap/><pb id="id.019.01.077" xlink:href="019/01/077.jpg"/>gior forza, & far piu gran ruina; & uolendoi adoperare bi <lb/>ogna dar il fuoco alla mitura della canna, che vi i pota <lb/>dentro, che quella d tempo <expan abbr="arddo">ardendo</expan> ch'ella i poi gettare <lb/>doue i vuole, enza pericolo che offenda colui che li dee <lb/>il fuoco. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR BALLE CHE FANNO SPLENDORE, <lb/>per tirar fuori d vna fortezza la notte, per coprir <lb/>quello far l'inimico.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Piglii vna balla di ferro che vada larga nel pezzo che <lb/>i vuol adoperare almeno un dito per parte, & opra <lb/>detta balla e li fabrichi con colla di farina, una coperta di <lb/>carta: & aciuta che ia, i tagli per mezo, partendola quel <lb/>tanto olamente che i poa cauar la balla di ferro, & s'em<lb/>pica detta balla della mitura qui decritta. </s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Tutte dette coe iano beniimo incorporate, & <expan abbr="picai">empicai</expan> <lb/>la detta balla; come detto, & come ar empita, i copra di <lb/>bonisima tela, & <expan abbr="c">com</expan> buona colla incolandola, & i lighi con <lb/>boniimo pago forzino, a giudicio che nel caricare il pez <lb/>zo, ea non i rompa; & poi e gli cacci i uoi pironzini di le <lb/>gno (come delle balle delle trombe i detto) ma che arri<lb/>uino nene fino in mezo alla balla, & <expan abbr="ch'auzino">ch'auanzino</expan> per poter <lb/>li cauare; pocia i pigli della ottocritta mitura, cio. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.078" xlink:href="019/01/078.jpg"/><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Olio a ufficienza, che le dette coe i poano incorporar <lb/>liquidamente, & farle bollire in detto olio, & i copra di det <lb/>ta mitura la balla beniimo, & quando i vorr far l'effetto <lb/>i cauino i detti pironcini, & s'inechino di poluere fina, ac<lb/>cioche <expan abbr="mettdoi">mettendoi</expan> nel pezzo con la mitura d'attorno, & <expan abbr="c">com</expan> <lb/>queta inecatura, ia piu habile a pigliare il fuoco; dopo car <lb/>ghii il pezzo di poluere; tiuandola beniimo, & pocia i <lb/>cazzi la balla nel pezzo, dietro la poluere enza altro botto<lb/>ne; & dietro ad ea e li metta con la cazza della poluere di <lb/>mano in mano <expan abbr="bellamte">bellamente</expan>, che s'inechi tutto il pezzo a mo<lb/>do di mina fino appreo la bocca, acci i poa darli il fuo<lb/>co dalla bocca, & che detta mina ia atta a far caricar il pez <lb/>zo. </s> <s>Poi dirizzata la bocca del pezzo, doue i uuol che la bal<lb/>la facci lume e li dia il fuoco dalla bocca, che far mirabile <lb/>effetto, & con queta e ne potr eruire volendo abbrugiar <lb/>anco la monitione del nemico; & altre imili fattioni, come <lb/>l'huomo prattico i pu imaginare. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>A FAR BALLE DI BRONZO DA TIRARE <lb/>in uno eercito da romper trincere, & far batterie <lb/>doue ia il terreno molle.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si facci una balla uuota nel mezo tanto che la ua gro<lb/>ezza ia un mezo dito in trauero, & queta i facci di libra <lb/>una di tagno, & tre di rame, & ia queta balla buata anco<lb/>ra da tutti due i capi, di larghezza che vi entri vn dito picco <lb/>lo, & s'empica beniimo di poluere fina, & ia ben tiuata; <pb id="id.019.01.079" xlink:href="019/01/079.jpg"/>dopoi i habbi vna poletta di lameta di ferro, che pai da <lb/>vn canto all'altro della balla, talmente che ia ben ribattuta <lb/>dalli capi della balla, & detta poletta habbi due, o tre bui <lb/>nel mezo, & ia poi empita della ottocritta mitura. </s></p><p type="table"> <s>TABELLE WAR HIER</s></p><p type="main"> <s>Et poi s'inechi da tutti due i capi della poletta di polue <lb/>re fina; poi bagnar detta balla in trementina, & riuolgerla <lb/>nella poluere fina, acci poi pigliare il fuoco habilmente; <lb/>dop i carichi il <expan abbr="cnone">cannone</expan>, come i fatto di opra, & e li dia <lb/>il fuoco medeimamente dalla bocca, che far gran mortali <lb/>t <gap/><lb/>re, o di batterie, oue ia molle far <expan abbr="gr">gram</expan> rouina nel uo crepa<lb/>re; Diegno della balla di bronzo. </s></p><figure id="id.019.01.079.1.jpg" xlink:href="019/01/079/1.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/><emph type="italics"/>ALTRO MODO DI CARICAR <lb/>detta balla, cio con chioppi.<emph.end type="italics"/><emph.end type="center"/></s></p><p type="main"> <s>Si hauer chioppetti di ferro alla longhezza che poi<lb/>no capire nella balla, quanti ne potr capir la balla, o che pa <pb id="id.019.01.080" xlink:href="019/01/080.jpg"/>rera a ufficienza, & caricati vi i pongano dentro, e s'impi<lb/>ca di poluere, & eruar il tutto come i fatto di opra che <lb/>far mirabile danno al nemico, & ancora i potranno carica <lb/>re con quadratti, come fatto delle pignatte. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Quete orti di palle <expan abbr="quantunq;">quantunque</expan> iano di gran pea, por<lb/>tano per con eco grande offea al nemico, il che non auie <lb/>ne delle pignarte, le quali ono pur piu habili da farne gran <lb/>quantit: ma per non ponno eruire da tirar con l'artiglie <lb/>ria come i f delle palle: Ma il prattico Bombardiero co'l <lb/>uo buon giudicio potr empremai imaginari diuere for <lb/>ti di arteficij, che fanno l'iteo effetto, econdo l'occor<gap/>ze <lb/>& le commodit delle coe, perche eendo in luogo doue <lb/>non i potee hauer modo di far pignatte, palle, trombe, <lb/>potr per eruiri di zocchi, & traui, con buarli, & impirli <lb/>di imili fuochi, & ordinarli coperti di terenno doue ape<lb/>e che'l nemico hauee da paare, come arebbe all' aalto <lb/>d'vna batteria, E imili fattioni, che dandoli il fuoco a tem<lb/>po, faranno di grauiimi danni, & pauento al nemico. </s> <s><lb/>Auuertendo per ogn'uno, che di queta honorata profe <lb/>ione i diletta, di empre eperimentar le ue miture & uo <lb/>chi; perche <expan abbr="quantunq;">quantunque</expan> io habbia poto qui diuere miture <lb/>tutte approuate da prattici, non dimeno potria per auue<lb/>nire, che eendo le altrui polueri, olferi, alnitri, olij, pego<lb/>le, & rae, piu buone, o men buone di quete eperimentate, <lb/>(come queto infallibilmente i vede eer vero, che un pae <lb/>e produrr di dette robbe piu grae aai di quello fara vn <lb/>altro, & anco piu gagliarde, & meno) per vengono a fare <lb/>diuero effetto, & maime le polueri; per ben che tutte fu <lb/>ero polueri groe, <expan abbr="n">non</expan> dimeno vna ar piu gagliarda dell'<lb/>altra aai. </s> <s>Per tanto adunque empre che vorr poneri a <lb/>impree <expan abbr="importti">importanti</expan>, doue li <expan abbr="ccorre">concorre</expan> l'utile del uo Principe, <lb/>la ua alute, & honor uo, facci eperienza de'uoi fuochi, & <lb/>non manchi anco <expan abbr="quantunq;">quantunque</expan> habbi huomini valoroi, ine <pb id="id.019.01.081" xlink:href="019/01/081.jpg"/>gnarli il modo di caricarli, & gittarli; perche il darli coa <lb/>da maneggiare, che loro non n'habbino pratica, i perdo<lb/>no facilmente d'animo, maime in fuochi artificiati, per<lb/>che non coi bel zuffo d'huomo, che non pauentino, poi<lb/>che doue entra di quete orti di fuochi da battaglia, fan<lb/>no gran danno, & non i poono ammorzare n con cene<lb/>re, n con aceto, n con altro, eendo che e n' fatto pro<lb/>ue innumerabili: & con fatica grande s<gap/>ammorzano quelli <lb/>da far fete, & trionfi. </s></p><p type="main"> <s>Queto ia al preente quanto circa ci habbiamo a di<lb/>re, promettendoui in breue dar fuori un nuouo trattato, & <lb/>regola belliima, per conocere la qualit, & natura d'ogui <lb/>forte di polueri, alnitri, olferi, olij, pegole, & rae e ono ca <lb/>lide, frigide, ecche, o humide, che ar di gran giouamento <lb/>a ogn'vno che i diletta dell'arte del Bombardiero. </s></p><pb id="id.019.01.082" xlink:href="019/01/082.jpg"/><p type="main"> <s>Parmi ancora di dirui, che eendo nata una diputa fra <lb/>alcuni Capitani circa il poter tirar molte uolte un pezzo il <lb/>giorno, & n; alcuni de quali teneuano openione, che la na<lb/>tion Francee fue piu atta a far piu gran numero di colpi <lb/>al giorno, che la Italiana, fu chi i profere de'Bombardieri <lb/>notri di uperar detta natione in ogni conto di imile at<lb/>tione, perci di ordine dell'Illutris. Sig. Giordano Orino <lb/>fu fatto vna batteria in Brecia a di 29. Agoto 1564. con vn <lb/>cannone da cinquanta, & fu tirato cento, e orto tiri in cin <lb/>que hore, con poluere ingranita a gran Batardo, fatta a ra<lb/>gione di cinque ponti ao, ao, con 25. libre di poluere per <lb/>cadaun tiro, caricando tal poluere in vn tratto olo; detto <lb/>cannone, o pezzo, peaua 6634. & non fu mai rinfrecato, <lb/>aluo, che i cazzaua li couoli nelle ecchie dell'acqua, & i <lb/>couolaua di dentro; detto pezzo haueua vno paiolo do<lb/>ue le ruote opra vi ripoaua, con il letto, ilqual paiolo per <lb/>ogni cinque piedi n'haueua vno di carpa, talmente che'l <lb/>pezzo, quando haueua fatto per il tiro la ua riculata, ri<lb/>tornaua al luogo uo primo enza altro aiuto, & per rite<lb/>gno, che non paae piu oltre, vi era per trauero vna <lb/>piana, vn traue, che vogliamo dire. </s> <s>Per ilche conide<lb/>ri m ogni prattico, e retarono odisfatti quelli Signo<lb/>ri che deiauano conocere il valore, & ufficienza Italiana <lb/>in queto effetto. </s></p><p type="main"> <s><emph type="center"/>IL FINE.<emph.end type="center"/></s></p> </chap> </body> <back/> </text></archimedes>