William Watts, The Swedish Intelligencer (1632)
Date
1632
Author
Lexicon title
The Military termes explained
Book title
THE SWEDISH DISCIPLINE, RELIGIOVS, CIVILE, And MILITARY. THE FIRST PART, IN THE Formes of Prayer daily used by those of the Swedish Nation, in the Armie. Together with two severall Prayers, uttered upon severall occasions by that pious King; which God immediately heard and granted him. The second part, in the excellent Orders observed in the Armie; whereof we here present you the Articles, by which the Souldiery is governed. The third Part, in the Kings Commission for levying of a Regiment: his Order for drawing vp of a private Company; of a Squadron; and of a Brigade: with his manner of Enquartering a private Regiment; and of an Army Royall: vnto which is added the best manner of building and fortifying of a Towne of Warre. All, in fiue severall Figures expressed and explained. Last of all, Is the famous Battell of Leipsich, in two fayre Figures also set forth: and now this second time more fully and particularly described.
Publication place
London
Printer
John Dawson, Bernard Alsop, and Thomas Fawcet
Publisher
Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne
Transcription source
Henry E. Huntington 89039
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
war
Summary
Watts writes elsewhere: "As for my second Ambition, Plainnesse; that have I also laboured upon. I affected not to be too concise, or too sententious. My care was, not to hunt for praise; by the corrupting of our noble language, with fine new phrases, and unhappily-coyn'd words: the presumptions of an over-bold fancy. Some military Termes may perchance be obscure, because proper: which being their commendation, I would not (in this) descend unto every capacity. In a many of these, may the Reader satisfie himselfe, in my Swedish Discipline: and for understanding of
the rest, my Booke must waite the improvement of its Readers industrie." ("The Preface," The Swedish Intelligencer.
The Second Part (London, 1832): ¶¶[1r-1v]. STC 23524.)
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Extent
Part III: 78-79
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: The Fuhrer, is an Assistant to the Antient, that somtimes caries his Colours for him.
sample: The Fuhrer, is an Assistant to the Antient, that somtimes caries his Colours for him.
Schafer
1632 S
STC
23520
Other editions
1633: STC 23525;
1634: STC 23523.5
1634: STC 23523.5
