Such a distance for primitive guns or crossbows might as well be a hundred miles, but with our high-power rifles we were able to shoot as many as were needed for food.
By it the butt and rover-bows are strung, the crossbows bended, and the slings made fixed.
The only famous maker ofcrossbows of the present time is Juan de Lastra.
I will order two crossbows from Maestro Michel, who competes with the maker at Barbastro.
My father has crossbows and weapons of every type in plenty," commented Kuengolt breathlessly.
And there hung seven magnificent crossbows and arquebuses, and spears and javelins for the chase, hangers and dirks, and also the long sword of the master of the house which stood in the corner by itself.
The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
Men-at-arms with spears and crossbows cursed at him in various Italian dialects, but they opened a path, pushing back the people.
But, just then, a dozen or so Monaldeschi archers, crossbows loaded and cranked back, had trotted into the kitchen and nearby rooms and taken up stations by the embrasures.
The hands of the Venetians hesitated on their crossbows as they recognized their master.
And collect theircrossbows and get them locked up again.
Closer still, and he saw long swords slung over their backs, and crossbows hanging from their saddles.
Why worry about the three men with swords and crossbows he had seen with Giancarlo?
Monaldeschi men-at-arms standing at the embrasures with crossbows kept their backs turned to Simon as he hurried past.
Sordello had the key to the storeroom where the crossbows were kept.
But these new methods of warfare astounded and disheartened them, and the shafts from the crossbowsdid the rest.
A dozen armed men clambered into it, while Roger and Tamba took their places in the stern, both armed with crossbows and with sword and dagger, for our hero had taken pains to teach the native the use of these weapons.
And now for the crossbowsand the lances," said Teotlili.
These crossbows could be handed to our best bowmen," he said, "and then you might train them for us.
Men with the crossbows to one side, and search their ranks with your shafts.
The men with the crossbows can be on either flank.
Their lances have killed before we could come at them, while their cannon and their crossbows have slain our men at a distance which our arrows refuse to travel.
Then they reached the part where the carpenters plied their trade, and here the wood for the crossbows was selected, and one of special toughness, and of somewhat greater length than the steel bow on Roger's weapon, chosen for that portion.
The lances will hold the enemy back, while the crossbows will bring death to their ranks.
The Spaniards opposed them stubbornly, but the lances kept the swordsmen well away, while the crossbows held the fire from the nearest brigantines.
There are old houses in England where crossbows are still to be seen; one among them is said to have been Robin Hood's.
The natives were brave fellows, and though some fell, others came on, soon learning to despise the slight effect produced by the bolts of the crossbows and the shots from the ill-constructed firearms of their invaders.
It was constructed of rough stones and stakes, so that with their guns and crossbows it might easily be defended against any number of assailants.
And the keepers' hound had followed 'em close And broke her neck in the fall; So they picked up their knives and their crossbows And buried the dog.
They took and ran across the fern, Their crossbows in their hand, Till they met a man with a green lantern That called and bade 'em stand.
Oh, lay your crossbows on the bank And drop the knife from your hand, And though the hounds are at your flank I'll save you where you stand!
They laid their crossbows on the bank They threw their knives in the wood, And the ground before them opened and sank And saved 'em where they stood.
On it are three hundred crossbows covered with wood and leather.
Further, he ordered us to take the crossbows that were in the fore part and fix them on the sterns of the ships, because, said he, we must fight a retreating battle.
Afterwards he ordered the ship people to make double prows, upon which steel crossbows could be fixed.
Once in a while they put up a fight, but the best they have is a few crossbows and some muzzle-loading muskets.
All they have is spears and a few crossbows and matchlocks--" "I know.
Holguin now made a sign for the pirogues to stop, and as they did not instantly comply, he ordered his men to level their crossbows and muskets at them.
This vessel had on board a number of soldiers, with a good store of powder, crossbows and other matters, of which we stood in need.
The guards raised their crossbows again, and the prisoners stepped back to the wall and looked surly.
When he dived towards the guns on the far side of the room the crossbows twanged like harps of death.
Meta hurtled forward like an uncoiled spring and the crossbows twanged.
Here and there, mailed papal archers in gold and white surcoats strode, crossbows on their shoulders, alert for pilfering.
Looking north, Daoud saw Anjou's foot soldiers with spears and crossbows advancing at a run, but they were far behind the last of the Frankish riders.
When the sun broke out again it flashed in the faces of the Genoese, and the strings of their crossbows had become relaxed with the wet.
The habit the natives have of using their crossbows in the immediate neighbourhood of the villages is sometimes productive of fatal accidents.
Crossbows are in use among them for shooting birds, but it is evident that such implements are not the invention of the natives.
Columbus then sent in his boats nearer the shore than his ships could go, and under cover of a discharge from his bombards a party landed, and with their crossbows put the Indians to flight.
The intercourse ended, however, in a little hostile bout, during which the Spanish crossbows and lombards soon brought the savages to obedience.
No unclothed natives dared to come within range of the Spanish crossbows and arquebuses.
Two crossbows were discharged in return, and the canoe fled.
Looking towards the Genoese, Raymond saw a dense mass of men bending over their crossbows and working their windlacs in desperate haste to reload their cumbersome weapons.
At length the Genoese came within bowshot, the clicking of their windlacs as they drew the cords of their crossbows sounding like the chirping of myriad crickets.
Arblasts or crossbows are still characteristic weapons of many of the wilder tribes of this region; e.
Some of the crossbows used by these latter had a range, we are told, of 2500 paces!
The heavier crossbows were wound up by various aids, such as winches, ratchets, etc.
Excommunication and interdict are thus weapons which a lord spiritual can use against a lord temporal, to supplement crossbows and lances.
The two boys walked first, with their crossbows on their shoulders, and little Ida followed, carrying the pretty box containing the dead flowers.
James and Adolphus then fired their crossbows over the grave, as they had neither guns nor cannons.
Cocked crossbows could be carried around safely and fired when needed.
On looking down, I noticed Pedro Barba the captain of our crossbows climbing up with two soldiers, and taking advantage as we had done of the concavities of the rock.
Shortly after him another vessel brought forty soldiers with ten horses, and a good supply of crossbows and other arms.
The large crossbows are doing good service; and I little doubt his making his place good till we come up, if it please you to ride something sharply.
But we will fight them under the walls of the castle, with honest Wilkin Flammock and his crossbows on the wall to protect our flanks, and afford us some balance against the numerous odds.
I have heard that he has forbidden the priest to carry swords and crossbows and has forbidden different licenses, but he has not forbidden them to do good.
The Lithuanians seeing the resistance, took their crossbows from their shoulders, and menaced the crowd; but they did not dare to attack without orders.
The prince had a crossbow, and leaning on a tree beside him was a heavy spear; a little behind him stood two gigantic "defenders" with axes on their shoulders, and holdingcrossbows ready to be handed to the prince.
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