[Book 3. Chap: 20, Plate 2 in the 1905 edition, with a footnote: This chapter is out of place in the MS., and will be found at f.189. It is here treated as the second half of Chapter 19, apparently its intended position. No original plate survives and most of the drawings have been identified from their descriptions.]
Helmet
37. He beareth a Helmet Garnished, the Bever open and a man's face therein.
Some terme it a chieftaines (or captaines) head
Helmet
38. He beareth an Helmett. This is another kinde of old fashioned helmett,
such as was in use in our Forefathers days, haueing the opening of the Bever
close on the top, so coming down to the Gorgett part or below the man chin.
Armed arm
39. He beareth an armed Arme erected, the hand Gripped, haueing the fingers and Thumbe part of the Gauntlett taken off.
Armed arm
40. He beareth an Armed Arme vambraced.
Hook belt
In the chief of this square, is an
Hook Belt, or an Hanger Belt, such as
aunciently forresters used to hang at
their Girdles and so to take off or on,
at pleasure.
Roman headpiece
41. He beareth in this square three things pertaineing war. The first is a Roman Head peece, and such they used to adorn with veriaty
of things thereby to make the Wearers more terrible in the eyes of their enimyes of which kind
Jacobus Gutherus in his Pontificio Urbis
Romae gives seuerall instances.
Roman pile
In the base lieth the forme of a Roman weapon of war called a Pile or a
Roman Pile. It is as it should seeme by its figure to be noe other than a bundle of Rods
bound up togather with a string, being more Taper at one end than the other, at which
thick end comes out a single peece, as if it were for an Handle.
What these piles are is further treated in cha: 16 numb 133. and cha 17, numb 86.
Roman axe
In the sinister side is the head of a Roman Axe or Hatchet, sans an handle:
this kind of figure I have some tymes seen stamped on the old Roman coine
and in Historicall peeces of the Roman Triumphes: which indeed, but onely for
the sockett for the handle to be fastned in, I should take it for a plow-culture.
The Latines call it Culter Victimarii, a sacrifice or oblation Knife, used to slay Beasts sacrificed for victory
Plume of feathers
42. He beareth out of a bever of an Helmett, a plume of foure feathers ...
Priming flask
... in base a Flask, or priming, or
charging flaske, rings and the charger (on the head or top of it).
Pyramid morion
43. He beareth a Piramide Morion, or steele cap, with a dart head or Polax
head on the top, eares and strings pendant.
Parthian headpiece
44. He beareth a Parthian or an Armenian Head-peece. This is an head peece
with a round flat top, like the crown of an hatt: Garnished and imbossed with
veriaties of raised works or flowers, fish, stars, etc., the crown being set with spikes or sharp pointed nailes. ...
Se Johannes Hemelarius, tab. 3
Romans leg
45. He bearing a Romans Leg couped under the Knee ... adorned with a Roman Hose or startop, Garnished or set with Jewells, the
foot haueing on it a sandall buckled and studded.
Se Cha. 1 numb 92 an other fashion of them.
Roman priests axe
46. Here is in this square three sorts of Beareing, the first is a Roman Priests sacrificing Axe, such an Axe
Jac: Gutherius in the old pontificall rites set forth in a Medall ...
Spanner
The second is called a Spanner; it
is a thing made of Iron, haueing a
square hole in the bending part of it,
by which the springs of wheele locks
are wound vp, at the other end is a
square edge of Iron like a Knife back,
by which screws in Gun locks are
turned about to screw or vnscrew them
at pleasure; the midle part hath a
turning pin, with a wring in it, by which
it is hung in a spanner string about the
shoulder, belt like.
Charging spanner
The Third is an other sort of Spanner,
called a Charging Spanner being round
bellied and hollow in which Gun
powder was kept, it had a couer and
spring to keep it close in; haueing also
other necessaries about it (as the foresaid) for to wind vp the spring of a
Lock and loosen screws as the figure
doth manifest.
Firelock
47. He beareth a Fire lock or
snaphanch lock.
Three
such I hold might be a very good coate
for the society of Gun or Locksmiths;
these are the lock in most request and
use with vs now in these dayes, Anno
1688. Its seuerall parts se cha. 18. numb. 53.
Bayonet
48. He beareth a Bagonett;
this is a new sort
of weapon and is worn only by such
souldiers as are termed Dragoners and
Granadeers, and hath an handle taper,
so that being put into the Mussell or
mouth of a Muskett or carbine, it may
be a good defence against the Assault of
horsmen. The Blade is broad at the
handle (haueing a crosse gard there)
and so taper to the point, being about
a foot long, much like the Irish Skeen
described.
Wheel lock
49. He beareth a wheele
Lock for a pistall. These kind
of fire locks with their spanners to wind
vp the spring of the wheele were onely
in use for Troopers, in the Late rebellion in tyme of King Charles I, Anno
1641, but now wholly layd aside as
useless and dangerous, being the sudden
death of many by fireing vnawares, the
party thinking them not to be wound
vp, when they haue bine. Se the
seuerall parts of this kind of Lock ca.
18. n 53.
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