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in_o service_n other_o punishment_n therefore_o ought_v to_o be_v provide_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o offence_n manlius_n torquatus_n cause_v his_o son_n head_n to_o be_v strike_v off_o because_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o place_n whereto_o he_o be_v appoint_v although_o he_o go_v to_o fight_v with_o a_o enemy_n that_o have_v challenge_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o sallust_n do_v report_n that_o there_o be_v more_o soldier_n put_v to_o death_n amongst_o the_o roman_n for_o set_v on_o their_o enemy_n before_o they_o have_v licence_n then_o for_o run_v out_o of_o the_o field_n before_o they_o have_v fight_v and_o in_o very_a deed_n in_o that_o respect_n there_o ought_v no_o little_a regard_n to_o be_v use_v for_o it_o be_v not_o requisite_a that_o every_o private_a captain_n or_o any_o other_o shall_v rash_o enter_v into_o attempt_n of_o their_o own_o head_n further_o than_o they_o be_v direct_v for_o otherwise_o they_o common_o conclude_v with_o unhappy_a end_n &_o many_o time_n it_o do_v fall_v out_o that_o when_o there_o be_v some_o exploit_n to_o be_v use_v through_o the_o wilfulness_n of_o some_o harebrained_a captain_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v more_o forward_o then_o wise_a that_o will_v adventure_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n further_o than_o his_o direction_n it_o bring_v overthrow_n of_o altogether_o for_o example_n when_o the_o spaniards_n lay_v in_o siege_n at_o zurickzea_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n by_o good_a espial_n have_v understand_v where_o to_o annoy_v they_o he_o send_v certain_a band_n into_o s._n anna_n land_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v fortify_v then selue_o in_o ij_o several_a place_n upon_o the_o ditche_n which_o they_o may_v well_o have_v do_v consider_v the_o nature_n &_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n by_o which_o