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A18959	The approoued order of martiall discipline with euery particuler offycer his offyce and dutie: with many other stratagemes adioyning to the same. Whereunto is adioyned a second booke, for the true ordering and imbattelling of any number so euer, with the proportions of euery battell, which best serueth in these our dayes of seruice. Newlie written by Gyles Clayton.; Approoved order of martiall discipline.	Clayton, Gyles.; Clayton, Gyles. A briefe discourse, of martial discipline.	1591 (1591)	STC 5376; ESTC S111148	46,398	108

King of Macaedonia father to Alexander the great to oppresse and to bring them in seruitude vnder his subiection I could alledge many more which hath beene suppressed onelie for lacke of the vse of warlike weapons and thinking thēselues to be in most securitie and peace as the Assirians Persians Athenians such like And the Cittie of Rome which might haue beene perpetuall but thought themselues in peace and fell to inordinate ryot and pastimes not doubting nor fearing any thing which was hurtfull vnto them or their Common-weale which thing was to theyr great ruine and ouerthrowe Euen so where ouermuch libertie is giuen men may be troden down vnder foote and brought to most horrible miserie calamitie if they giue thēselues only to pastimes pleasures and forsake the vse and exercise of warlike weapons which are the defence both of Prince Country Religion iustice lawes and subiects the which are altogether maintained and protected by Armes onely And therefore the most famous Conquerers and mightie Captaines did deuise with most dilligence all maner of waies to bring their men to be perfect in the knowledge of all manner of things appertayning to the warres As manifestly appeareth by the warlike Games which the Princes of Grecia ordained vpon the Mount Olimpus And also by the orders and exercise that the auncient Romans vsed in sundry places and specially in Campo Martio and in theyr sumptuous Theaters which chiefely they builded for that purpose whereby they made their Souldiours of such experience that they obtained with small company in fight against a great multitude of enemies such wonderfull and meruailous victories as in many credible Histories are mencioned And also by the same meanes their stragling people which followed the Campes gotte such vnderstanding in those actions of Armes that they in the day of battaile beeing lest destitute of succour were able without any other helpe to sette themselues in good order of battaile for theyr owne defence against the enemie and in such times of seruice they haue doone theyr Countrey great seruice So that the antiquitie esteemed nothing more happy then to haue the Country full of men of vnderstanding and knowledge in warlike actions and Martiall discipline Which thing is least regarded in this Realme most neede of it for that we haue so many euill pestiferous enemies roūd about vs which are ready continually if oportunity serue thē to worke our ruine and decay Wherfore stirre vp your selues euery man with courage and boldnes of minde to the exercise of your warlike weapons which is honourable and most worthy to be preferred before all exercises For the vse heere of being laid aside breedeth more sedicions and warres then if they were daily had in vse so perfectly practised for experience in seruice doth much more preuaile then many multitudes of people beeing without vnderstanding and knowledge in this most honourable seruice Wherefore sith the necessity of this seruice of warre and Martiall exercise is so great and also the necessary vse of them so manifest that euen peace herselfe in manner doth challenge her cheefe defence protection such is the worthines of Martiall exercises for as by proofe wee see that the glory thereof cannot easily finde roote but in the harts of such most worthy men which continually exerciseth themselues in these warlike weapons for the glory of their Prince Country and also for their own honour and magnanimitie Wherfore these exercises being of such force which bringeth all those that exercise the same to such honour and fame both of Prince and Countrey that I would in hart that all English men might shewe their good will in the exercise thereof But hauing so fewe men of experience in these dayes we see that euery one hauing serued but a yeere or two it is a great matter Nay if he but crosse the Seas and make hys abode but one month he is accounted a Souldiour But for my part I haue serued these sixteene yeeres in Ireland and in the Low Countries and haue seene many peeces of seruice in both places and yet I dare not account my selfe a Souldiour For the name of a Souldiour is most honourable and those that beare the name or title thereof shoulde be men of vnderstanding and knowledge and well experienced in warre Martiall discipline Doe we not find in many places of the holy Scripture both in the bookes of Moses in the booke Numbers in the booke of Iosua and in diuers other places of the Scripture where they vsed no little regard not onely in chusing of theyr Captaines and leaders but as well in prescribing of Lawes and Martiall discipline of warres the which in times past were appointed by the Almighty God himselfe moreouer promised gyfts to those which could perswade the children of Israell As by example in the booke of Numbers as I remember in the foureteene chapter howe God promised with his owne mouth to rewarde Caleb for his constancie couragious perswasion to the children of Israell And Dauid beeing a man of small account among the great Warriours yet for his worthines and famous behauiour in killing and ouerthrowing Goliah what great riches and rewards receiued hee with the Daughter of King Saul But in Englande we neuer consider neyther of hys actions nor of his knowledge and experience but most commonly our Captaines are chosen more for fauour then for knowledge more for freendship then for experience for if they haue a good opinion in him they neuer consider his desert whether he be a man able to discharge his place or no. But I haue no doubt that euery manshalbe hereafter better looked vnto both for theyr knowledge as also for their experience desert And Varro sayth there be three things not to be suffered a wise man vnder the gouernaunce of a foole a liberall man in subiection to a caytife and a foole sette in authoritie Wherfore it is most commonly seene where good order gouernaunce faileth obedience decayeth boldnes increaseth deceit escapeth iniuries preuaileth auarice corrupteth and the estate of a Weale publique soone after decayeth But least I should offend I will conclude with a fewe other examples as in Spayne in Fraunce in the Low Countries and many other places what great intentions are among theyr Princes Gouernours the which is a great perrill and an endangering to their Princes and their Common wealth Countrey in an euil and dangerous estate Wherefore let vs be thankfull to God for giuing vs so louing and gracious a Princesse who foreseeth such euill intentions least they should breede to such inconuenient sores which may not be cured For her Maiestie considereth that the strength of her Realme is the freendship and loue of her people And Marcus Aurelius sayth that Princes liue more safely in gathering to them men of good vnderstanding and knowledge then with theyr treasures of money for the loue of a Princes Subiects to theyr Prince is the whole strength of the