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Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles
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The use of shooting flying: familiarly explain'd by way of dialogue. Containing directions for the choice of guns for various occasions. An Account of divers Experiments, discovering the Execution of Barrels of different Lengths and Bores. With many useful hints for the Improvement of Young Practitioners, entirely new.
Page, T. (Thomas), 1713-Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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A new abstract of the excise statutes: including the whole of the late regulations, to the end of the session of the 28th George III. Each Duty arranged under its proper Head. To which is added, a correct cash table, Swewing, At One Entry, the Duty for any Number of Barrels and Parts, to 100; and, at Two Entries, from 100 to 50,000, for Common Brewers and Victuallers; and the other Duties on the same useful Plan. By Samuel Locke.
Locke, Samuel, active 1788.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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An essay on shooting. Containing the various methods of forging, boring, and dressing gun barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels employed in those Countries; with Remarks-An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting, with Proposals for preventing or remedying Them-An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece-And Remarks upon the Articles of Powder, Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. Also Instructions for attaining the Art of Shooting-The Methods of training Pointers-And a short Description of the Game of this Country, as connected with the Amusement of Shooting. The whole interspersed with summary Observations on the various Subjects of the Sport.
Magné de Marolles, -1792.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]
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A cooper and his assistants making waterbutts and barrels for wine and beer. Woodcut by J. Amman.
Amman, Jost, 1539-1591.Date: [1568]Reference: 34940i- Books
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An essay on shooting: containing the various methods of forging, boring and dressing gun barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels employed in those Countries; with Remarks-An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting; with Proposals for preventing or remedying Them-An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece-Remarks on the Properties and Action of Gunpowder, and upon the Articles of Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. - Instructions for attaining the Art of Shooting-The Methods of training Pointers-And a short Description of the Game of this Country, as connected with the Amusement of Shooting. The whole interspersed with summary Observations on the various Subjects of the Sport.
Magné de Marolles, -1792.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]