 | John Potter - 1722 - 514 pages
...no higher than the Wrifts, but were afterwards enlarg'd, and cany'd up to the Elbow, and fomctimes as high as the Shoulder ; and in time they came to be us'd not only as defensive Arms, but to anoy the Enemy, being fill'd with Plumets of Lead, and Iron to add Force to... | |
 | John Potter - 1728 - 534 pages
...no higher than the Wrifts, but were afterwards enlarg'd, and carry'dup to the Elbow, and fometimes as high as the Shoulder ; and in time they came to...the Enemy, being fill'd with Plummets of Lead and Iron,to add Force to the Blows. The Ceflus was very antient, being invented by Amycus King of the Se&rycianj,... | |
 | John Potter - 1808 - 588 pages
...no higher than the wrists, but were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the enemy, being filled with plummets of lead and iron,... | |
 | John Potter (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1818 - 590 pages
...no higher than the wrists, but were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the enemy, being filled with plummets of lead and iron,... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1819 - 174 pages
...no higher than the wrists, but were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the enemy, being filled with plummets of lead and iron... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1820 - 122 pages
...no higher than the wrists, but were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be ' used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the enemy, being Glled with plummets of lead and iron... | |
 | Pindar - 1852 - 478 pages
...than the wrists ; but they were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes even as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the adversary, being filled with plummets of lead and... | |
 | Pindar - 1852 - 516 pages
...than the wrists ; but they were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes even as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the adversary, being filled with plummets of lead and... | |
 | Pindar, Dawson William Turner - 1872 - 484 pages
...than the wrists ; but they were afterwards enlarged, and carried up to the elbow, and sometimes even as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the adversary, being filled with plummets of lead and... | |
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... as high as the shoulder ; and in time they came to be used not only as defensive arms, but to annoy the enemy, being filled with plummets of lead and iron, to add force to the blows. 