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heavy Helmet and Sword of one of the old Paladins of France; the true sword of Scanderbeg, a world of Cimetars, scabards, caps, saddles and other Turkish furniture set thick with Turquoises in gold; a great Gun, whose thick barrel is of pure Gold, and yet as long as an ordinary fowling piece, and as heavy as a strong man can well level with: its valued at 1500 pistols, and shoots twice as farr as another Gun of Iron doth, but kills (I believe) with the same pain that others do, though with a little more honour. Here is a great pistol of gold. Then the buona notte, or set of pistols, (five pistol barrels set together in an iron Frame) to put into your hat, and to be all shot off at once from thence, as you seem to salute your enemy and bid him Good night. The pistol with eighteen barrels in it, all to be shot off at once and scattering desperatly about a Roome, six little cannons set in starre-wise. The little Brass Cannon which may be taken in pieces presently, and set togetheras