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A19256	The prospectiue glasse of vvarre Shevving you a glimpse of vvarres mystery, in her admirable stratagems, policies, wayes; in victualling of an armie, prouiding money to pay souldiers, finding out the enemies purposes, traps, and stratagems: ordering of marches, framing of battails, sundry fights, retreats, and the like, to auoide battell or fight. Furnished with argument to encourage and skill to instruct. By C.E. Warre is a schoole of necesary knowledge.	Cooke, Edward, fl. 1626-1631.	1628 (1628)	STC 5669; ESTC S120766	26,668	55

to surprise the enemies Ordnance in such a place of aduantage was heretofore practised by ancient Generals and lately by our great Commander Sir Horatio Vere in the Palatinate though the Battel were vnfought The planting of Ordnance in the Front of the maine Battaile betweene the interuals to breake the Enemies Battalia was and is at this day practised by the Turkes and other Nations Likewise the placing of Ordnance in the Reare with seconds for all attempts was and is at this day practised both by Italians French Germanes and other Generals besides You see then that all this is no crotchet of mine as the pacing of the shot before euery battalion was no crotchet of the French Kings but the vsuall custome of all Generals before and in his time The ancient Romans did continually obserue it in placing their Velites before euery Maniple Their Velites were their light Armed such as vsed throwing weapons in Latine Massilia as Bowes Slings and Darts To a popular Legion they allotted 1200. Velites 1200. Hastalij 1200 Principes and 600. Triarij These made vp a Legion This Legion of 4200. foot was deuided into 30. Maniples ten of the Hastatij ten of the Principes and ten of the Triarij The ten of the Hastatij made the first Battell the ten of the Principes the second Battell the ten of the Triarij the third Battell if but one Legion were Embattailed To each of these Battailes were allotted 400. Velites fortie to a Maniple the Battels containing 3000. of well armed men besides the Velites which were but lightly armed How these Maniples were placed how far distant each Battell stood one from another the order of the Velites the number of their Horse and how ranged by Troopes must not be passed ouer Briefly thus The Embattaling of a Romane Legion shewing you how the Velites were first placed being in number 1200. They are marked with Prickes being fiue in ranke eight in depth 40. before euery Maniple The Maniples of the Hastatij are marked with H. those of the Principes with P. those of the Triarii with T. Fiue Troupts of horse in the right Wing fiue in the left and 32. in a Troupe Lastly at a larger distance behinde these were the Triarij set aud deuided with spaces betwixt euery Maniple which spaces were great enough to receiue the Principes in case they retired also but how bigge the crosse interuals were I cannot truely and soundly set downe rather I beleeue they varied according to the Forces and will of the Generall Polibus noteth that Haniball in his Affrican Battell remoued the third Battell for so he had diuided them according to the Roman fashion more then a furlong from the second And although I dare not affirme that the Romans did the like yet may I probably guesse it differed not much because they had neede to haue such space to retire and to auoid the mingling and confusion of Troopes Now the direct waies were indifferent sometimes of one distance sometimes of another as vse required if the Velites were there placed as often as they were they had neede be broad so large as to receiue them with the Maniples yet not so large as the crosse interuals of which I haue spoke The manner of the Velites fight dismarching from their Maniples marked with S. with their retreat in the Reare of all behinde the Triarii marked with V. and prickes The Horse of this Legion were in number 320. diuided into ten troopes 32. in a troope fiue troopes placed on the right wing fiue on the left wing oblique wise withall closing in the Front and opening in the Reare like this letter A put downewards The manner of the Velites fight with their Retreat into the Reare of all behinde the Triary is in the former page figured to the life With the station of the Horse on the Flanks to saue the Battell from inuironing and to charge the Enemy in the Flanke if the Enemy gaue the charge with his Horse in the Front I with Iustus Lipsus doe admire the Romane Embattailing and will affirme as much as hee that if this ancient discipline were ioyned with these our new found Armes the old and new world would be subiect to one man for surely if our light Souldiers so I call shot were mixt betweene the Maniples and before the Maniples of the armed with Interuals and distances for retreat and that against the Horse and Armed Foot what Battalia durst assaile nay what Battalia could resist vs For in regard hereof our men should be alwayes fit to charge fit to retire for a second charge All which notwithstanding is to be done with long vse and exercise least they trouble vs in the doing If any obiect against the Romans discipline because such Maniples are not able to cope with great Battaliaes Let them know that the Romans did make their Maniples Cohorts and their Cohorts were sometimes 500. sometimes 600. nay a thousand if we beleeue Vegetius and is not this our number when wee Embattaile and will not you imitate them well if you will not yet follow the discipline now in vse a discipline approued for instruction instructing you to doe thus 1. When your Battalia of Footmen come to ioyne Battaila with your Enemies Footmen haue a great company of Muskettiers before you to hurt and weaken your aduersary before you ioyne battell or fight which shot when they haue wrought their effect must haue roome ready open for them to retreat into the Reare from whence they may be fecht to serue against the Enemies Flankes Your Enemies Battalia in such case comming without shot before hath his next remedy in all haste to ioyne to handy stroakes Your care must euer be to auoid confusion of fight Confusion of fight isto begin before your time which causeth such inconuenience as is cause oftentimes of losse therefore in the beginning of your Fight take great heede that you inuade nor fight confusedly Whereas euery part of the Army hath his ordinary time to fight neither suffer any part of your Army to fight with your Euemy in any other fashion then you appointed him And for such casualties and accidents as may happen to you in Battell or Fight keepe these conclusions following in memory and heart and they will much auaile you in time of neede 2. If your Horsemen be oppressed with your Enemies Horsemen send for succour a supply of Musketties who may scattering and out of order as occasion shall serue shoot at the oppressors and vpon occasion retire and returne very often 3. To these you may send a gard of Pikes for rescue the better to bring them off safe but if you inuade your Enemy with Muskettiers with your gard of Pike send some Horse that both may defend them from inuasion of the Enemies Horsemen 4. Likewise to giue the Enemy his hands full follow him with a battalion resolutely to put all or one of his battalions to rout and hauing discomfited any one of his