Note 63 — Epigrammes.
Reading edition
Isham 'false brayes.' In this place I have restored the reading 'false-brayes' of the 1st edition and of the MS, rejecting 'false-baits' of 2nd and 3rd editions. There is no such word in military engineering or fortification; but there is 'fausse-braye ' or 'false-braye.' There is a not very intelligible description in Bailey's Dictionary. G.