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But Roland's apprehension was verified too instantly to permit him to reply. The sentinel, whose slumbering had withstood the whispering, was alarmed by the dash of the oars. His challenge was instantly heard. "A boat -a boat! bring to, or I shoot!" And, as they continued to ply their oars, he called aloud, "Treason! treason!" rung the bell of the castle, and discharged his harquebuss at the boat.
"What are the orders and signs of my watch?" answered Quentin, in the same suppressed tone. "Is your harquebuss loaded?" replied Oliver, without answering his query. When this was performed, Oliver told him that he was ignorant of one of the high privileges of his own corps, which only received orders from the King in person, or the High Constable of France, in lieu of their own officers.
He also carried a sword and sometimes a pike, and thus heavily burdened with multitudinous arms and cumbersome armor, could never have run after or from an Indian with much agility or celerity; though he could stand at the church-door with his leather gun, an awe-inspiring figure, and he could shoot with his "harquebuss," or "carbin," as we well know.
The proceeding of Captain Bayard is of a better composition, who finding himself wounded to death with an harquebuss shot, and being importuned to retire out of the fight, made answer that he would not begin at the last gasp to turn his back to the enemy, and accordingly still fought on, till feeling himself too faint and no longer able to sit on his horse, he commanded his steward to set him down at the foot of a tree, but so that he might die with his face towards the enemy, which he did.
But," said he, "if I might use the presumption to form a conjecture, it may be his Majesty hath work to do, fitter for a youth like your nephew, than for an experienced warrior like yourself, Seignior Balafre. Wherefore, young gentleman, get your weapons and follow me. Bring with you a harquebuss, for you are to mount sentinel." "Sentinel!" said the uncle.
"The old English writers call those large muskets calivers; the harquebuss was a lighter piece, that could be fired without a rest.
No, sir, I was there with match lighted, bullet in my mouth, and my harquebuss shouldered, to encounter as many devils as hell could pour in, were they countless as motes in the sunbeam, and although they came from all points of the compass. The Papists talk of the temptation of St.
"Of Stirling," said Quentin, "and so please your Highness. It was a deed of which came little good." "Stirling call you the castle?" said the King, overlooking the latter part of Quentin's speech. "Well, let it be Stirling the name is nothing to the purpose. But I meditate no injury to these men none. It would serve me nothing. They may not purpose equally fair by me I rely on thy harquebuss."
We will serve your Majesty with all our force; that is to say, with 1660 horse and 2440 foot, equipped and armed. Further, we will levy and direct for your Majesty's use 13,000 men, well armed with harquebuss, bows, arrows, and swords.
Would that the next Scottish Archer who has his harquebuss pointed at thee, may not let thee off so easily as I did!"
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