The Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass

one sees as for making them sing Likely a corruption or error in the original manuscript text, possibly referring to the "making them understood" or a metaphorical turn of phrase regarding the instrument's performance. that they are no less to be esteemed by Princes, Lords, and great Personages, who for years now have seen this Instrument and learned from it; of which I shall now name the Most Illustrious and Excellent Lord G. Pietro de Rossi to the Most Serene Lord Cardinal of Santa Cecilia in Oldenburg in the year 1598, from whom the use of this Instrument, if it is not yet restored, will be seen, and shortly after the illustrious Lord honored by the arrival of Cardinal D. Ferdinand de' Medici, and of the Most Serene Lord Philip Cardinal of Hesse, and Count of Nida, etc. in the year 1601. Together the same here in Padua. And the Lord Gaspare of Altemps, he also has this with such order. And the factory is doing well.

The learned, telling me of an intention to duplicate and prepare operations for the most part for the Soldier, I have judged it good to put them into the table of the Octave, so that when one wishes to have the books in hand, the pipers Possible reference to military musicians or a specific tactical chart. for dancing do not stand in the degree of the baseline, placed conveniently to their view for such a Number of voices.