Lorini, Buonaiuto , Le fortificationi, old version (312 p.), 1609

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              AV. </s>
              <s>Mi piace, che ſiate reſtato ſodisfatto. </s>
              <s>CO. </s>
              <s>Segue il decimoſettimo Capitolo, doue volete
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              ordinariamente ſi faccia la cunetta paſſato il mezo della foſſa, e difeſa della ſua trinciera, della qua­
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              le non oſtante l'hauerne di ſopra trattato, ſeguendo però l'ordine, mi conuiene ragionare ſopra a eſſa
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              trinciera, che fate per di dentro, per ſicurtà della cunetta; laquale a me non pare, che ſtia bene il farla
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              con la terra, ſe però terra ſi ritrouaſſe nel fondo di detta foſſa. </s>
              <s>E queſto dico, accioche il nimico
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              non ſe ne poteſſe mai ſeruire; e però ſi douera fabricare di materia frangibile, ſi come è il tuffo, oue­
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              ro le pietre cotte, & ancora cauata nello ſteſſo ſito del taglio del foſſo, proponendo però che ſia ma­
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              teria ſaſſoſa; e ſe fuſſe ruinoſa, vi farei la camicia di muro. </s>
              <s>In quanto poi alla ſua groſſezza, non mi
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              curerei, che foſſe molta, ma ſi ben tanto alta, che poteſſe coprire i difenſori da gli alzati, che poteſſe­
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              ro fare i nimici, per fronte ſopra la contraſcarpa; e ſopra tutto tengo ſia neceſſario, che venga co­
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              perta ancora per fianco, come di ſopra hauete detto. </s>
              <s>AV. </s>
              <s>Le ho moſtrato per il precedente diſe­
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              gno de' due baluardi il rimedio faciliſſimo dell' aſſicurarſi da tale offeſa con la trinciera, & difeſa fat­
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              ta ſopra la cunetta co' denti, ouero riſalti cauati nel taglio della foſſa, ſi che con la ſtrada di den­
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              tro alquanto baſſa ſi potrà non ſolo ſtare alla difeſa, ma caminar per tutto, oue farà dibiſogno, ſen­
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              za l'eſſere ſcoperti, come ſi diſſe. </s>
              <s>CO. </s>
              <s>Quando queſta voſtra trinciera, e ſtrada non poſſa nelle
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              occorrenze ſeruire al commodo del nimico, ma che il tutto venga dalle piazze, & da caualieri del­
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              la Fortezza ſcoperto, e difeſo, giudico eſſere vna delle principali difeſe della Fortezza. </s>
              <s>Ma dite­
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              mi ſe è poſſibile, che i difenſori con la commodità di queſte ſortite, e ſtrade poſſino cauare, e por­
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              tar via quella terra, che il nimico può buttare dalla contraſcarpa nella foſſa per fare le trauerſe, at­
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              teſo che ho da molti inteſo dire, che tal'opera ſi può fare. </s>
              <s>AV. </s>
              <s>La ragione è chiara di nò: perche
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              quelli, che preſumono di far queſto, non intendono le offeſe, ma ſi fondano ſopra le loro vanc opi­
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              nioni, & maſſime contra la potenza del Turco, perche la difficultà di tal'opera dipende da molte ca­
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              gioni, e particolarmente da tre; cioè dal poco numero de' difenſori alla comparatione del nimico.
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              <s>Seconda dalla ſtrettezza del ſito di dentro sì del foſſo, come delle ſortite, doue non ſi può con mol­
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              ta gente lauorare. </s>
              <s>Terza ſarà per douerſi ſcoprire i difenſori alle molte offeſe del nimico nel pi­
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              gliar la materia, che può gittar nel foſſo, & non hauer luogo da metterla, però è opera molto dif­
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              ficile per liberarſene. </s>
              <s>CO. </s>
              <s>Già sò, che tal'opera da' difenſori, non può perfettamente eſſere eſ­
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              ſequita, nè ſi può impedire, che il nimico potente non faccia la trauerſa; ma ſi bene darli tutte le
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              maggiori difficultà: e però deſidero ſapere la difeſa con la quale voi vi opporreſti a queſta offe­
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              ſa, per rendergli tal difficultà. </s>
              <s>AV. </s>
              <s>Eſſendo le Fortezze fatte (come di già ho detto) per
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              trat­
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              tenere, e per far perdere il tempo al nimico, dalquale tempo ne dipendono molti diſordini, come
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              il mancamento delle monitioni. </s>
              <s>E particolarmente per li ſoccorſi, che in detto tempo può rice­
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              uere la Fortezza dal ſuo Prencipe, ouero che la guerra ſi diuertiſca in altre parti. </s>
              <s>E però
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              ſempre che co'l mezo del foſſo, o di altre parti della Fortezza ſi poſſa con la natura del ſito,
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              & con diligenza dell'arte aggiunger difeſa, & offeſa contra il nimico, queſta ſarà la miglior
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              fortificatione, che ſi potrà fare. </s>
              <s>In quanto poi a poter dare nell'opera della trauerſa difficul­
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              tà ad eſſo nimico, dico che ſi può trauagliarlo molto con le mine per la commodità delle ſtra­
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              de coperte. </s>
              <s>CO. </s>
              <s>Queſta ſarebbe ancor marauiglioſa difeſa, quando ſi poteſſe fare, ſi come
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              credo: e però mi ſono imaginato più volte, mentre che il nimico getta la terra nel foſſo, ſi poſ­
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              ſa entrar ſotto, e metterui vno, o due barili di poluere con laſciarglielo coprire, i quali bari­
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              li haurei voluto, che ciaſcuno fuſſe meſſo in altri maggiori vaſi, ſi che ſteſſe ſoſtentato in me­
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              zo, acciò non pigliaſſe nello ſtar ſotto la terra troppa humidità, ma la difficultà mia ſtaua in
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              potergli dare il fuoco; e però haueua ancor penſato di darglielo in due modi, cioè a termi­
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              ne con i ſtoppini, o altre materie; ouero tirarui dentro con l'artiglierie con palle affocate, &
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              ancora piene di fuochi artificiati, ſi come ho inteſo, hauer già fatto vſare il Re di Polonia,
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              per abbruciar le difeſe fatte di legname, & di terra d'vna Fortezza, ch'egli eſpugnò. </s>
              <s>E ſe be­
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              ne pare, che queſta ſia opera fallace, pure l'ingegno co'l valore dell'huomo è tale, che ſe ne
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              può ſperare la facilità dell'opera, ancor che più difficile ſoſſe, maſſime potendoſi mettere il fuo­
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              co a termine di vn giorno, e per quanto ſi vuole. </s>
              <s>AV. </s>
              <s>Molto belle, & vtili fattioni ſi poſſono
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              fare con le mine, & con le contramine, le quali ſi deono eſſequire con quella vigilanza, &
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              ingegno, che la neceſſità ricerca, conforme al ſito, & alle occaſioni. </s>
              <s>Et ſe bene il nimico en­
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              trato ch'è nella foſſa, pare che poſſa molto operar con danno de' difenſori; nondimeno eſſi
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              difenſori antiuedendo l'offeſa, ſi poſſono vantaggiare di difeſa, e rimediarci con gli ſteſſi ca­
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              uamenti. </s>
              <s>Perche combattendoſi ſotto la terra può giouare aſſai più l'ingegno ad eſſi difenſo­
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              ri, che la forza al nimico, o almeno combattere del pari; e però ella ſeguiti. </s>
              <s>CO.
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              Dire­
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              mo del decimo ottauo Capitolo, doue volete, che la contraſcarpa non ſi facci di muraglia
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              con calcina, ma che ſia ſemplicemente muro ſecco, laquale a me molto piace, e douerebbe pia­
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              cere a tutti, ſapendoſi l'auenimento di quella, che era fatta intorno la foſſa di Famagoſta; ma
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              eſſendo fatta di muro ſecco, e tirandouiſi con le noſtre artiglierie, la poſſiamo ruinare con dan­</s>
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