Adde these to chap:16. numb.49.
Tamber de base
113. He beareth a Tamber de
Base, or Tamber-base.
This is a kind of Instrument, vsed
among the auncient Jews, and now by
the Turkes, in all their fantasticke
skippings and danceing: It hath a
vellome or parchment head to bait
vpon, like a drumme, and all the Rime is
set with bells, some with rings, as
numb.127. When they strik on the
head, it make a dull sound, and with
shakeing the bells, ring: and so make
a kind of musicall noise with it. It
answereth
the Tabrett, so often mentioned in the scripture, ...
Quail call
114. He beareth a Quaile
call, a Leuratt call, and a Hedg-hog
call. These are three sorts of
calls, by which the voices or cryings of
the foresaid creatures are Imitated, of
which in their order.
First for the Quaile call. It is a small pipe or whistle, ouer which there is on the top some Writhed Wyer, in forme of a spring, couered ouer with Leather, with a button fastned to it: now holding the whistle in one hand, and drawing out the leather by the button with the othere, and letting it slip or slack nimbly, it will sound like the cry of a Quaile. This Leather about the top is after the nature of a paire of bellowes, which by drawing out and putting into foulding againe, takes in and forceth out wind.
Leuratt call
The second. He beareth a
Leuratt call.
The pipes that sound the Drake, the Bitterne, Hare, Leuratt, Peacock. &c. are almost made after the same maner; it being the size only that alters the voice. They consist each of them of foure seuerall parts, one to be screwed or Wrung vpon an other; the first part is like the mouth of a cornet, the second is an other peece made hollow quite throw into which the fore said is screwed, and the other end vpon an other peece with a brasse tongue fastned in it. Se numb:21.
Hedgehog call
The Hedghog call, or voice, is
imitated by the foresaid pipe, and like
brasses, and tongs; but they must be
made of different sizes, for euery one of
the forenamed pipes.
Related text(s) Animal calls
Jackdaw call
He beareth a Jack daws
call. This is made of a peece
of cane open at one end, and couered
at the other with velome or parchment:
to the midle whereof is fastned a long
horse haire. Now if you hold the cane
betweene the fore finger and thumbe of
one hand, and draw your other finger
and thumbe along the haire, it will
make a noise just like the cry of a
dawe.
China trumpets
116. In this square is the shape of
three sorts of China Trumpetts, of
which I can say noe more onely shew
the forme and fashion of them.
The middlemost being a long streight
Trumpett, and it probably hath bine in
use formerly in these parts of Europe,
for I finde such borne in English coats
of Armes.
Straight trumpet
Image from proof plateThe middlemost being a long streight Trumpett, and it probable hath bine in use formerly in these parts of Europe, for I finde such borne in English coats of Armes.
[For this image, compare chapter 18 no. 164a]
Bugles and rod
117. He beareth two Hutchetts,
or Bugles endorsed
tyed, or bound
togather with a Rubine:
issueing from
betweene them, a Rod, or staffe, with
the top pometted.
Ox horns
118. He beareth two Oxe
hornes.
Ox horns
Image from proof plate119. He beareth two Oxe hornes.
Chess rooks
120. He beareth three chesse
man, peare pointed (or headed) in
triangle: the tops meeting in fesse.
Some terme them chesse
rookes sharpe headed: for there are
seuerall sorts of rookes which according
to the formes of their heads are termed
so and soe as this example and num:
121. 122. 123. following: and nu:31.
to 37. 48.
Chess pieces
121. He beareth in this quarter two
sorts of chesse Rooks, the first is a
chesse Queene, or chesse Rooke, with an
Auellane head; ...
The second is a chesse Rooke with a square foote from the cheese rookes mentioned before numb.31. to 37.
Chess rook
122. He beareth a chesse
Rooke the tope part carved into two
horse heads.
Horses heads
123. He beareth two Horses heads
endorsed; enter three trefoiles
conioyned and fixed upon three
Grieces.
Fish hook
124. He beareth in this quarter, two
sorts of Fishing hookes: first that on the
dexter side is termed a Fish hooke,
with a Barbed shank.
Salmon hook
Image from proof plateThe second is that on the sinister side, which is called a Salmon Hooke, or a Weare, or fish cage hooke. It is a large and strong Iron hooke with a sockett at the end, to be fixed on a long pole, or staffe, to take fish out of weares or cages.
Chess rook
Image from proof plateThe Third thing which is placed in the cheife of this quarter is called a chesse Rooke which is an other kind of rooke vsed in Armes.
Boat hook
125. He beareth two ---
Hookes.
In this quarter is engraven an other forme of Hooke with a screw used by Fishers, and boate men which they fix on the end of a long pole, or staffe, into a sockett to hooke to any thing on shoare, thereby to draw the boate to land.
Fish hooks
126. He beareth a coronett
Gorging two fish hookes erected
and endorsed the ends of the shanke
turned round.
Turkish tamber bases
Image from proof plate127. He beareth two Turkish Tamber bases, accosted or coequally disposed.
This is an other sort of Tamberbase contrary to that mentioned numb.113. These being made of Brasse or copper (as I suppose) with handle on the back to hold them by; the edges set with bells, or Hollow rings; which Instruments being clapped and stricked on their sides one against the other, maketh a Tinkling noise.
Turkish scimitar
Image from proof plate128. He beareth in this quarter three sorts of charges which I finde borne in coates of Armes. The first is a Turkish semiter, in it sheath, or scabart, and is borne between three Roses.
These kind of hilts are made some bending down to the scabart, as this doth: otheres haue them turned vp to the handle as a gard for the hand: but these are not much regarded in Armes, which of the ways it is drawne.
Cup
Image from proof plateThe second on the dexter side, is a ovale cup, Imbossed, with a neck and couer.
This is of some termed a cup couered, without takeing any notice of either neck, or chaceing or Imbossements raised thereon: looking vpon it to be but the only fancie of the workeman, for the adornment of his handy worke: some, an ovale belly cup, se num.112.
Kit and Rebeck
The Third is a musicall Instrument
of four strings, called a Kitt or a
Guittar; it is generally used by dancing
masters which they play vpon with a
fidle stick, as they teach their schollars
to dance. It is so little that the owner
or Master of it may carry it about with
him in his pockett.
There is an other kind of Instrument I suppose like this called a Rebeck; it hath but three strings and is by Mr. Coles termed Fidicula a little Fiddle, or Nablium minus, the Least of Psalteries.
[For this image, compare chapter 18 no. 163a]
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