Sardgente mayor is parte to diligently procure and sollicite with the Prince and Generall and other superior Officeres for the providinge of armor munitiones and all o ther necessaries for the Companies of his Regimente as pouder led match vituales c. The which he shall cause to be vvell distributed betwexte the Sardgentes and by them to be delivered to the Corporalles who are to distribute the same betwexte the Souldieres withoute any fraude He is alsoe to be an universall procurer of all thinges fit and necessarie for the Souldieres soules healthe in severelie punishinge and banishinge publicke and uglie crimes oute of the Companies of his Regiment as theeves disordered persones of no feare nor shame as dronckardes and all such as live enfamously oute of hope of a mendemente and specially blasphemeres vvho like base and blinde factioneres withoute feare and conscience doe highlie offende his Divine Majestie Suche as have a speciall care to see thies haynouse faultes and disorderes redressed and justly punished oughte and are moste comonlie to be reputed fauored and highlie recommended and specially by his Divine Majestie for they re affection and care in acomplishinge his vvill He is to be earneste that the Master de campe doe choyse the drom mayor of his Regiment of one that he knoweth to by able in well executinge his office and that he by noe meanes by elected by favor but rather for one vvho knoweth to instructe all the dromeres of his Regimente for beinge one chosen for that effecte He can assiste in many occasiones in carienge and bringenge of orderes as shall by more at lardge declared in his election and office When he shall inter into any towne or place of defence he is to use greate consideration in the devition of the gardes and watch therof and specially if it be a frontier or place where the enemy is to be muche feared He shall in no case devide unto every Company the parte or place of the vvall where they ordinarilie shall assiste or keepe for by cause townes and places of importance have often times beene betrayed and taken by treason The principall cause vvherof hath bene that the Officer and Souldier which selleth that place knoweth the parte and quarter where ordinarilie he is to watch Wherefore the Sardgent mayor is to prudently prevente thies haynous plottes and that no boddy may knowe vvhere he is to garde or vvatch Som doe cause them to caste the deece otheres to drawe lottes or billettes and otheres doe ordaine thies devitiones oute of they re owne heades And to observe such discipline and order that no Company may fore knowe they re quarter nor any o ther boddy eyther litle or greate may knowe the parte of the wall which shall a pertaine unto him untill the verie time that the watche by set or a litle before When occasion shall offer that he shall inter vvith his Regiment to lodge in any towne he or his a judante is to revewe the place or market to knowe vvhere he may finde a comodiouse and fitt place to frame a squadron of his Regimente and presently after this he is to revewe all the rampar and circuide of the towne carienge a longe vvith him one of his ajudantes and alsoe he is to revewe the gates and corpes de gardes and a pointe the convenient place for the postes and roundes and see that vvithin and vvithoute the circuide of the towne that he prevente in due time all thinges necessarie He is alsoe to revewe the Master de campe is lodginge the store houses or magasenes and prison and to a pointe the necessary gardes After all he is to relate unto his Master de campe of all the difficulties he findes in as vvell on the rampar gardes and circuide of the same and vvithoute delay to prevente and redress eache particular vvith speede and to consulte vvith his Master de campe to see vvho many Companies shall by required or necessarie to inter the vvatch each nighte and then make his devitiones and deliver the orderes to his a judante that he may deliver them to the Sardgentes and sheovve them the places a pointed for the centeries and the corpes de garde and at vvhate howre they are to sett the cinteries He is alsoe to a pointe the places conveniente and fitt for the coloures and give the Alferises necessarie instructiones After that he causes the Drum mayor to joyne all the Dromes and proclaime the orderes delivered by the Sardgente mayor then naminge the Companies that are to be that nighte on the watche and soe shall he breake the squdron leavinge the coloures that are on the vvatch givinge order to the reste to retire to they re quarteres Then shall the a judante directe eache Company to they re a pointed place and shall make the divitiones of the gardes as ordained by the Sardgent mayor deliveringe them the orderes they shall observe he shall a pointe and provide the garde of the Master de campe and of the magasenes or store houses and alsoe the place of armes vvhere all the Companies and coloures shall repaire unto when a larme or occasion shall be offered Havinge made the devitiones of the vvatch and gardes as before spoken he is to revewe all the circuide on the outewarde parte and see if they re by any fitt place for ambuscadose for the enemy of hedges vvoodes or gardines and prevent itt vvith all diligence and all necessarie endustrie so that the enemie may not prevaile in takinge any advantadge as often times itt faleth oute in the morninge at the openinge of the gates To prevente this he is at the openinge of the gates to comaund foure or five lighte arcabuseros to revewe the campe withoute the gates for the better security and the reaste of the garde in the meane time vvith they re armes in they re handes and not to vvholy open the gates till thies returne givinge them order to visit and revewe well all the circuid on the outerwarde side some 300. paces more or less till he see that they re is no suspicion And if they speethe enemy they are all to shoote and the cinterie above the gates shall presentlie advertice the garde or vvatch and vvhen otherwise he seeth that they do not spee the enemy the gates may by opened by order of the Officer that they re comaundes and then shall he cause the centeries to be set on the gates and bridged as ocasion may be suspected not failinge to be verie varie and carefull in previntinge whate might insue or mishappen and specially to be carefull that the Souldieres doe not absent them selves from they re vvatch and for feare of stratagemes of treason it is verie necessary that in each porte or gate vvhere any suspition may be feared that they re by two longe sharpe yrones like spittes vvhich shall serve to pass trough from side to side vvagones of hay and strawe for feare that any men may by secretlie
stratagemes of the enemy they re oughte to by sente certaine lighte horse to scoute and revewe before a certaine distance soe beinge advertised before the enemy a proache all thinges necessarie may by prevented in due time The Furiell mayor or Quarter-master with the reste Furielles are to marche all at once and not otherwise for to make the quarter in due time For If otherwise they goe they may use fraude and villany in spoylinge the Villadges and poure enhabitantes to whome all equitie justice and goode examples are to be ministred for many goode respectes Some Souldieres of litle honor and reputation some times in they re marche to ease them selves doe breake they re pikes or leave the same behinde of suche base fellowes the Sardgent mayor is to take a speciall care to see them severelie punished in publike excepte it be one that is sicke or hurte of vvhich persones he is presentlie to give enteligence to theyr Captaines and see that order be tacken to save them In ocasiones of marchinge the Sardgent mayor is to order and make his devitiones when he thincketh that all the Souldieres of his Regimente are gathered and comenge to a conveniente place to frame a squadron of them of whate forme he thincketh beste And when he cometh within a mile to the quarter vvhere he is to lodge with his Regimente he is to step forwarde to see whiche is the fiteste place to frame a battell As alsoe to revewe the sallies and entries of the quarter The Quarter-master is to receive him and sheowe howe and where the Regimente shall be lodged As alsoe the fiteste place for the embattellinge of his Regimente and after the squadron is framed he is to a pointe the Companies that shall be on the watch that nighte if on the generall a munitiones or Master de campe or elsh where let him see that ther by no empedimente in the place vvhere he choiseth to be more fit for the framinge of his squadron Alsoe he is to be verie carefull and diligent in ordaininge the necessarie places for the watches and he shall a pointe gardes a goode distance from the quarter Soe that the enemy of a sodaine doe not fall uppon him of which for many respectes greate consideration oughte to by taken and prudenrly prevented He is to procure with the Master de campe to cause avando or proclamatiō to by beaten for the observationes in passinge the wourde in march battel or eilsh where and such as do not observe this vando to see them severelie punished for this beinge amatter of greate emportance and wherof greate disorderes and inconvenienses doe resulte often times for not observinge the same The wourde is to by given be foure persones that is the Master de campe Sardgent mayor and from the Captaine that leadeth the Vangarde and from him that leadeth the rergarde And greate speede oughte to by tacken from whence it came and the cause For it may be that the enemy shoulde of a suddaine chance to fall on the rergarde or that some other ocation of emportance may offer for whiche respectes and many more considerationes this order is to be inviollabbly observed And let itt with greate speede pass from rancke to rancke in youre march or order It is moste necessarie nowe and then to make some altos or standes to ease the Souldiores and refresh them with suche sorte of vituales as they cary a longe with them and specially where they re is comoditie of water and take a speciall care that some unruly fellowes by not permitted to goe oute of the order and fall aspoylinge the contry neyther there boyes The Sardgent mayor is to oversee and informe of all thinges that paseth in his Regimente and give order to the Captaine de campan̄a or borachell to see that his sutleres by well provided with vituales and other necessaries therunto a pertaininge and to take a speciall care that noe wronge by don unto them But rather to see severelie punished suche as vvoulde presume to doe them wronge That ther by they may vvithe amore willinge minde a complish they re obligationes in furnishinge them selves with vituales and other comodities and alsoe the Sardgente mayor is to see that they be well paied for otherwise beinge ill paied and seeinge that there is no justice minestred they will run avvay and give a bad reporte soe that noe other sutleres shall dare to come and soe provicion will be vvantinge to the greate discomoditie of the Officeres and Souldiores The Captaine de campan̄a is to use discression and concience in seeinge that the sutleres doe fell there vituales with suche concideration that they may gaine and not overpress the poure Souldior troughe coveteousnes and griddie deceite as often times they doe In thies and many more ocationes if the Sardgente mayor be courious and carefull in a complisinge with his obligationes hardlie can any thinge pass vvithoute discoverie and redress in due time for he is aprincipall minister to oversee redresh and remedie many faultes disorderes and fraudes and he is in conscience bounde to procure the goode of the poure Souldior that noe fraude be permitted in deceivinge him of his poure meanes If the Sardgente mayor be in the filde with his Regimente alitle before the fallinge of the nighte he is to relive the watches soe that the enemy may not discover them cominge nor goinge but in garison the watches is to be sooner set In campan̄a aspecial care oughte to be takē that the enemy for cause of oure negligence litle care and prudence do not of asodain fall on us beinge un provided for to prevente such soddaine ocationes it is necessarie that a corpe de garde volante be ordained acertaine distāce towardes the enemy where yove moste suspecte they re cominge which is a greate securitie for that quarter of the campe but this muste be set at the fallinge of the nighte and they re can hardlie any fire be made that the enemy may not discover yove they oughte to be verie readie varie and vigilante vvith there armes at hande to fall on the enemy if of asoddaine they be therunto constrayned and see if they can finde any conveniente shadowoe to shelter them And if perhapes the enemies spies doe knovve or discover vvho oure vvatches are set and not knovvinge of this vvatch set soe late and soe secrett it may fall oute that the enemy may fall into they re handes for not beinge advertised by there spies of the prevention taken And fall of a sodaine on them and give the a larme to the vvhole campe soe that they may be ready in due time to prevente the enemy his incursiones and purpose and at lenghte cause them to retire in executinge nothinge of they re designe or desire For this purpose muste by chosen a Captaine vvho is vvell knovven to by prudente vigilante and valerouse and of a brave and resolute determination And findinge the enemy
ordenance is planted to discover the filde Center is the juste midell of a battel or other thinge Cintinell a Spanish wourde a souldior standinge in poste Coronell or Collonell singnifieth a Campe master over a regimente Coloures a wourde in vse in English for the ensigne biēge of variable coulores Corselete a Spanish wourde is the complet armor of a foote souldior Convoy a Spanish wourde singnifienge a garde of souldiores sente for the safe conducte of munision or any other thinge to be safe-conducted from one place to another Contra rounde a Spanish wourd and is a number of Officeres goinge to visite the corpes de garde watches cintineles and also the ordinary roundes to see if they a complish theire dutie with vigilance and care Captaine generall inventinge neowe ocasiones in vvarr to diverte the enemy and corruptinge them vvith money Folio 169. Compositiones ordained for artificial canes Folio 180. D. DIsobedience breedeth many mischifes Folio 4 Don Pedro Conde de Feria his goode examples in the expungnation of dura Folio 7 Decay of Military discipline and of vvhiche it doth resulte Folio 21 Ducke de Alua examples of his administrasion of justice and severitie for disorderes comitted Folio 23 Doctor of fisicke his election Folio 142 Drom mayor his election Folio 142 Device or token amongste the souldiores of an army that they may knovve one another necessary to by prevented Folio 159. Don Sebastian Kinge of Portugall the cause of his perdition Folio 167 Decay of Military Discipline Folio 170 Deposito or center is the midle of a batel or of any other thinge a Spanish vvourde E. ENsignes at theire firste deliveringe to the Alferishes the seremonies vsed Folio 22. Examples of punishmente resultinge of disobedience and disorder and theire due revvard Folio 5 Examples of constancie pascience braue determination and resolution of souldiores Folio 4 Examples of the diference betvvexte oulde experimented souldiores and ravve men Folio 136. Executiones of pouder no apelasion nor graoe to by expected Folio 151 Envie dayly decaienge into many crimes and disgrases Folio 163 Escalada a Spanish vvourde singnifiethe the scalinge of a vvall vvith ladderes Enginero a Spanish vvourde it is one skilfull in fortificasiones and other stratagemes for vvarr F. FUrieles of companies are to by chosen of men of aproved fidelitie and goode partes for many respectes Folio 25 Furieles in the distributinge of munitiones and makinge of quarteres theire instructiones Folio 25 Furieles sometimes do comit disorderes wourdie of severe punishmente Folio 26 Furious countenance of officeres some times are odiouse when it resulteth of a proude inconciderate minde Folio 27 Furieles marchinge their instructiones for to make the quarter Folio 54 Fidelitie a precious thinge in warr Folio 158. For wante of trustispies many goode ocasiones and interprises are loste Folio 169 Favor frendship and afection in Military electiones is cause of greate decay of Military Discipline Folio 170 Fosso a Spanish wourde singnifieth the ditche of a towne or forte Flanke a frence wourde singnifiethe the side of a battell of men Fronte a frence wourd is the face or foreparte of a battell fronte is alsoe the fore parte of a wall or bulwarcke Furiel a Spanish wourde singnifieth ac learke Fortificasiones and confines of a Kingdome and necessary instructiones Folio 198 Fortificationes their memberes Folio 201 Fortificasiones and the consideration to by taken for the placinge of the gates of a citty or any stronge place Fortificationes and prevention to be taken for their better security Folio 202 Fortificationes and the conveniente course to by taken for theire situasion Folio 203. Fortification and severall necessaries for their defence and to be prevented in due time Folio 203 G. GOode aplicationes furderethe the prosperitie and goode success of many ocasiones Folio 9 Greate considerationes and military prudence is required for severall executions of Captaines and brave comaunderes Folio 24 Goode examples of Aniball and his Military prudence and the cause of his decay and overtrowe Folio 38 Gardes or watches are places of greate respecte Folio 44 Gamesteres theire instructiones Folio 47 Gastadores necessaire to prevente and remedie dificulties in march Folio 149 Generall aproachinge nere a place which he determines to beleager Folio 150 General of the artillery the care he is to take in the election of his officeres and gentleman of the artillery Folio 151 Greate ordenance when it is planted to batter Folio 152 Goode and vigilante watche is to by putt upon the storte houses and amunisiones Folio 152 Greate store of pouder and other necessaries required for an army Folio 154 Generall of the artillery verie necessary he by acompanied with persones of perfection in severall sortes of Fire-wourkes Folio 156 Generall of an army conquestinge aforaigne contry necessary preventiones to by taken Folio 160 Generall in chosinge persones for ocationes of importance and of whome Folio 160 General oughte never to by weery in toilinge after vertue Folio 170 Garitas a Spanish wourd singnifieth a centery house Generall of an army the glorious issues of his deepe and prudente designes Folio 170 General in ocasiones of reforminge of companies to by well informed for bienge conveniente to his Majesties service Folio 170 H. HArd it is for a souldior to acomplish his obligationes with the punctualitie and care required if he by maried Folio 6 How a souldior is to serve in a juste vvarr and not to serve againste goddes true religion Folio 7 Horse to recnoledge pasadges and places to by suspected to by prevented in due time Folio 54 Happy are thos that do not intermidle in thinges oute of scence Folio 28 Horceses required for to carry several sortes of greate ordenance Folio 155 Hovv a perfecte souldior is to dischardge matteres of importance refered to his care and truste Folio 163 Hardly any master cā by had of such perfection but some times he muste err Folio 166 I. IMitate those of prudente and vertouse cariadge and good aplicationes and tacke notice of those decayinge trough their bad govermente Folio 6 Iulius Caesar his examples in executinge justice for disorderes Folio 23 In ocasiones of marchinge prevensions to by taken againste the enemys desingnes and stratagemes Folio 149 Instructiones for the defence of any place of importance and how the same is to be honorably defended Folio 158 Instructiones to give ascallada or to scale any place of importance Folio 160 Iulius Caesar with his generouse minde towardes his souldiores a companied with his Military prudence triumpheth victori of 52. battelles Folio 161 Iulius Caesar pasinge over the rhine his renoomed victories Folio 161 Iulius Caesar triumpheth over Asia Africa and Europa Folio 162 In the profession of armes the wicked vice of invy is moste odiouse Folio 163 Imitationes of the Greeckes and Romaines comendable Folio 171 K. KInges and Princes to asiste in person with their armyes it importeth much Folio 167 Kinge Edwarde the thirde his happie
time re-resolved to put all to the sowrde If in batteries assaultes or in counteres be shall happen to overcome his enemy Let him be of a generouse determination and set all his care in executinge the victorie and in no vvife to attende the spoyle nor leaue his order as doe many nowe adayes like 〈◊〉 and base factioneres to the greate dishonor of the action and losh of â—â—lyâ—â—lives and of litle regarde of they re owne honor and reputation He is to serve and fighte in his prince his cause and deâ—gnes with afection and constancie and he is not to 〈◊〉 vvhether the â—poâ—e by juste or unjuste soe that it by not againste Godes true Religion But in such o cation he is to looke vvell to his conscience and to be vvel advised for Godes cause is to be loocked unto aboue all thinges In all ocationes that shall happen or falle oute in the courses of vvarr and specially in travailes and adversities he is periâ—hâ—ly to indure and suffer them That therby his vertue may 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 knowen the uncorrupted affection he beareth to his prince in acomplishinge his obligationes vvith a generouse minde and 〈◊〉 constancie not murmuringe of his sloe paymente 〈◊〉 â—e compelled to stande in greate nede therof And specially let him be moste carefull not to yealde or by any meanes give eare to Mutenies or Rebelliones whiche sometimes resulte of suche cases and vvhose ende moste comonly is Sheamefull death vvher of there have beene toe many examples He whiche intereth in to this noble profession of vvarr oughte sence the day of his asentasion to serve his prince with greate loue and loyaltie and obey his Officeres and willinglie fighte for a juste cause for suche vertues seeme to be a similitude of a generouse minde and true religion As Platon saieth that loue and obedience are signes of a high and generouse minde and he that wanted the vertue of obedience is un wourdie of this name for cause that trough disobedience resulteth the greatheste disgrace than can happen to an Army Let him be careful bin not murmuringe nor speaking ill of any Officer of his nor of any that serveth his prince for it seemeth a bad custome resultinge of litle prudence and respecte to speake ill of him whome he is bounde to defende and by whome he is to by governed and comounded but rather honor and respecte him though his vertue and goode partes are not agreeable to his obligationes neverthelesh for beinge a minister to his prince he is thereunto bounde Let him by no meanes trough his comarades wife nor for any thinge that shoulde give him lawfull occation of discontentemente because that of suche like inconueniences and disordered apetites resulteth many quareles and scandeles amonghste Souldieres and oftener kill one another trough the same then for any other o cation Neyther is he to receive the boy of another withoute licence so that thereby he may the better acomplish his Masteres service In all ocationes of marchinge skirmish incounteres or assaultes with the enemy by force of armes all Officieres are to by obeyed and respected for it belongeth to them or any of them to see all thinges well ordered and specially where they re devitiones fall Not onelie those of his Company or Regimente but whosoever of the army beinge so comodiouse for the Kinges service In such semblable occationes let him not stande uppon termes not disputes as some doe in sayinge do not knowe youe for my Officer Let him not by ingnorante therin because that the Officer may lawfully punish him for if otherwise it falleth oute and that the Officer doth complaine of him to the higher Superiores he shall by reprehended for his ingnorance for because that at all times and occationes his owne Officieres can not be presente wherfore he is to obey all Officeres Let him exercise him selfe in all sorte of Weapones and of them let him choose the armes whereunto he is moste a fected and findeth more fit for his purpose the pike and coselett a mongste foote men is of moste estimation for beinge the moste firmeste to defende and mantaine a place beinge vvell ordered and sett and specially againste the furie of horse Of manual firie weapons the Musket is of greateste execution nexte to the same the caliver both which are to in viron and line the Pikes in they re due devitiones a cordinge as time place and occation shall require Let him practice him selfe in eache sorte of Weapon to imitate as neere as posible the Ianisaros Turcos who were moste experte in armes trough they re continuall exercice And let him frequente the sworde and target and specially i woulde vvish oure Irish to frequente the same for beinge more inclined to this sorte of weapoÌ„ more then a ny other Nation and besides that of all Nationes none are more fitt for the same nor more resolute This vveapon is of greate importance in many occationes and specially when men close togither or to vive or recnoledge a ny narowe or straighte pasadge or place as trenches fortes batteries assaultes encamisada and for other purposes in warr and specially a boute the cullores or to defende or offende in a ny narow place Let him alwayes a plie him selfe vvith affection to vvarlike exercices because that vertue exeleth fortune and it avayleth him much to reade histories and to be experte in Aritmeticke for it doth both revive and perfectionate manes vvitt There be shall he understande the cariadge prudence and valor of braue men and base inclination of bad persones the alteration or decayinge of Kingdomes and comon vvealthes the braue and prudente conduction and stratagemes of battelles both vvon and loste the vertue and valcor of the renoomed the shame and infamie of the vile the maner and use of ancient and moderne vvarres vvith the stratagemes used both for the one and the other If he happen to be at the siedge or takinge of any stronge place or fortress he is diligentlie to vive the scituation the orderes and industrie used for the defence therof and the stratagemes used for the vvininge of the same consideringe thiese aforesaide and many more used in vvarres and that vvhich toucheth everie Officer in particular even from a Corporal to a Captaine generall to the ende he may be perfecte in the arte he profeseth that by his vertue he may be advaunced into greater dingnitie sith that this arte he profesheth is the moother and true fundation of nobilitie Therfore reason it is that it be perfectly understoode of the Professores and followeres therof seinge that the practice of mecanicall artes do folowe the same order and course to come to the cunninge of they re crafte And that besides that no man can reduce into perfection those thinges wherof he is ingnorante and knoweth not the arte vvithoute much practice and specially in this soe noble and couriouse arte who for the executiones therof vvith prudence and auctoritie is required both
withoute firste beinge spied oute in due time be the outewarde cinteries and roundes so that all the reste may haue time to by all in armes and each company to repaire in time with speede with the firste advice or alarme to their culoures and there in all readdines to repaire where they shall be comaunded by the Comaunder or Governor of the place Advertisinge that for many conciderationes no company oughte to repaire or budge withoute order of the Governor or Sardgente-Mayor for feare of inconveniences and secret corespondance To see thies and many more ocurrantes in warr prevented it is moste necessary that the Governor and Sardgente Mayor do lodge as neere possible to the place of armes or meaine garde so that vrgent ocasiones may by prevented in due time and with all speede as ocasion shall require the cintery perdue and outewarde roundes oughte to be chosen of vigilante and braue souldiores advertisinge that the roundes oughte still to goe forwarde and very scilente and to make no alto nor staies as some careless roundes do and that for the greate truste and care refered to theire chardge to see thies well ordered and fullfilled the Governor and Sardgente-Mayor by turnes shoulde goe the rounde and findinge the roundes and cinteries not acomplishinge their obligationes to see them severely punished Such fortificationes as are planted on hilles or high rokes greate consideration oughte to by taken for theire due defence thoughe the asendinge of such places by dificculte yet it were goode they shoulde by compassed with double palisados for their better securitie and with a parapet made of thurff or brick at the foote of each of them and way for the rounde betwexte them and the wall Num. VI. FOr the more security of castelles and stronge places are moste comonly planted in theire fronte haulfe-mounes oppen on the inwarde side in which for theire better securitie is wonte of righte to be agarde every day and nighte vnder which shelter the gates of the towne or castell are made for their better security from the fury of the greate ordenance as also for other respectes and that they may discover the enemy and hinder theire designes It is very requisit that the fosso or ditch be deepe and broade inough and that the curtines be of goode heighte that withoute greate dificulte it can not be scaled For the better asurance of all stronge places it is necessary that they by well provided with stronge and vigilante watches and for many goode respectes that no company which shall inter the watch shall knowe theire a pointed place till the verie time that the watch is set or alitle before for feare of treason by some provooked by interes or proceedinge trough afrontes or greate injuries received from the Governor touchinge theire reputasion or honoure or meanes It also may procede of some of bad govermente and inclinationes for which cause they are not prefered nor advanced it may alsoe by invented by burgeres who bienge overmuch opressed with tiranny and findinge no conveniente remedy nor justice executed for hainouse factes and disorderes comitted do procure treasones and revoltes N. VII Num. VII THe security of stronge houldes and fortresses dependeth of the goode order and vigilance of the Governores and reste ministres of the same and that as well within as withoute side bothe by polecie and Military Discipline in ministringe goode justice betwexte the inhabitantes and souldiores and in ordaininge a goode and vigilante watch and to be well provided of all necessaries in due time And preventinge the stratagemes and plottes of the enemy in as muche as can be havinge alwayes an eye towardes the burgeres and souldiores concideringe theire humores condisiones and fidelity theire shoulde by alwayes secret spies to learne of theire estate and humores and whate they comunicate in secrett and publike and finally theire actiones and inclinasiones and to haue goode regarde of suche strangeres as do arive into such places if they be people well knowen or not faithfull or suspected In the ocurrantes and courses of warr greate and many are the considerationes required in the generall of an army and in his counsel of warr in prudently preventinge manny materes of greate importance of presente and future ocationes with aforcaste prudente prevention which otherwise bienge induced do often fall oute to the greate discomodity of his Majesties service in atemptes of manny honorable interprises and incounteres to the greate decay of Military Discipline whiche by dayly experience wee see that for wante of prudente conductores of care truste and fidelity many honorable interprises are loste resultinge of the litle perfection of many Officeres A matter wourdie to be noted examined and prevented for the due orderinge of future ocasiones of whate resulteth that so many oulde and experimented souldiores of the late reformasiones in germany and lowe country wente on the countrary side to the greate discomoditie of the house of austria sence which time who many millones were consumed in raisinge of neowe levies and recrutes for the furtherance of the warres of the lowe countries yea to my judgemte as muche as mighte intertaine an invincible army of oulde and experimented souldores duly paied and satisfied By dayly experience we see that thies neowe levies for the moste parte in ocasiones of service feowe were founde to asiste whiche i haue noted and pitted often times for bienge so greate alet to his Majesties service The Omnipotente inlighten his Majesties faithful ministeres in preventinge in due time the conveniente course of a matter of so greate importance And agreate enemy for the vnprofitable consuminge of his Majesties treasure and Indies Let none thinke that i disalue recrutes and reforsinge of companies in theire due time and conveniente course profitable to his Majesties service Vndeniable it is that an army well disciplined ordered contended and conducted with prudente and braue comaunderes though lesher in number are by all reason masteres of the victorie which all auctores that wrote of this arte do afirme and by dayly experience we finde to be true The ropose and securitie of a Kingdom or state dependes for the moste parte in observinge goode lawes goode warres and continual practice of Military Discipline wherof theire are very many probable examples as plainely hapened to Anibal that renoomed Captaine of warr and to the invincibel Romaines that at lenghte in neglectinge Military Discipline and exercice of armes was cause of theire perdition and when they leaste feared of any a tempes of theire enemy and that resultinge for biengc wholie given to vice regalitie and repose and forgetfull of all Military exercice Happie is that Kingdomme where goode lawes and goode discipline is in continual vse and exercice and alwayes ready for the prepared vice and malice of their enemy ready for the alarme when it shall presente whiche offten happen when we leaste thincke uppon Happie is the Prince and renoomed the Generall
in the filde Folio 154 A Governor of any place of importance bienge determined to yealde the same covardly or by meanes of intereses the necessary prevention Folio 158 A prudente conductor of aresolute determination of his and his soldiores are wonte to haue good successes Folio 161 A general inclined to rewarde all braue actiones in warr agreate comforte to honorable soldiores Folio 161 Atilla Kinge of the hunos a proude and cruel man overcomed be Theodorico Kinge of the Burgon̄onos Folio 162 Alexander Mangnus bienge yonge of yeares begon to governe Folio 166 Anibal after triumphinge so many victories was overcomed by Scipio Africano Folio 167 A rare invencion to discover the enemy at nighte bienge resolved to fall on any peece of service Folio 178. Artificial canes or tronckes armed with Fire-wourck for many rare executiones by sea and lande Folio 179 Artificial enstrumentes of Fire-wourk armed Folio 192 Artificial arowes Folio 193 Artificial instrumentes to burne any combustable thing Folio 194 B. BAse facsioneres are not to by permited amongst hon̄orable souldiores Folio 22 Barberes necessary instrumentes in acompani Folio 26 Beste ordered and disciplined in warr are moste comonly Masteres of the victory Folio 30 Bad customes prevented in due time Folio 37 Barber his election and what resulteth Folio 142. Bagadge and the order given to march Folio 54. Battelles of severall formes and theire generall rules and proufes Folio 61 Battell square of men of 464. souldiors Folio 69. Battell square of men of 361. souldiors Folio 71 Battell of 576. souldiores Folio 73 Battell or cross battell of 1416. men Folio 67 Battell square of men of severall sortes of armes proporsionally devided and guarnished by the rule of proporsion Folio 79. Battell of so muche and the one haulfe more in fronte then in flanke Folio 8◠Battells of proporsions of inequality and the generall rules for theire framinge Folio 81. Battell of so much and the ◠3. parte more in fronte then in flanke Folio 84. Battell of two times more in fronte then in flank and the general rule for theire framinge in proporsion Folio 87 Battell square of men Folio 88 Battell square of men with a center for hurte men and bagadge guarnished proporsionally withe drie pikes corseletes and musketes Folio 93 Battell square of men of six nasiones aluenge by the rule of proportion to each nasion his parte of the vangarde Folio 99. Battells of the saied 6. nasiones devided into 3. battelles Folio 105 Battell square of grounde Folio 113 Battell square of grounde Folio 116 Battell square of grounde devided into five battelles Folio 119 Battell or cross battell of broade fronte devided into 4. battelles Folio 123. Battell of broade fronte of 6000. Folio 129 Battell with a center of arcabuseros Folio 139 Battelles or an army devided into severall battallones of broade fronte Folio 123 Battell of 3000. men devided into 6. battelles of broade fronte Folio 124 Battell of the forme of a triangle Folio 125 Battell or an army divided into five battelles square of grounde Folio 138 Battell or an army devided into 7. battelles square of grounde by the rule of proportion Folio 138 Boates necessary instrumentes for an army Folio 153 Better and more honorable to die in defence of a juste and honorable acte then yealde to any base imaginasion Folio 159. Brimstone and howe it is to be refined to give it more force Folio 177 Bulletes or cross barres armed with wilde fire theire rare execusiones Folio 185. Balles of wilde fire and their rare execusiones Folio 186 Balles of wilde fire made to burne with greate vehemence within the water Folio 195 Bisono a Spanish wourde whiche singnifieth in English arawe souldior vnexperte in his armes and Military Discipline C. COrporall and the goode partes and qualities in him required Folio 11 Corporall is to instructe and give goode examples to the souldiores of his squadron Folio 11 Captaine de campaina is to observe Folio 143 Captaines and howe they oughte to by elected Folio 20 Chaplen mayor his election and goode examples Folio 142 Captaines and expectasiones of theire military prudence and goode examples and aplicationes Folio 20 Comessaries theire instructiones and priviledge Folio 47 Captaines theire sinister election to the greate decay of Military Discipline Folio 20 Captaines electinge corporales and devidinge the company into squadrones and howe Folio 22 Captaines and the Military prudence and goode partes ordained in them Folio 24 Captaines of prudente cariadge and goode examples are to by imitated Folio 25 Captaines to take their turne in marchinge Folio 53 Chaplenes necessarie instrumentes in acompany Folio 26 Captaines in march when they are to goe ahorsbak Folio 53 Captaines in marchinge or in garison and who they are to by imitated trough their good examples Folio 27 Captaines marchinge troughe acountry and howe they are to behaue them selves givinge good examples to dischardge them selves and ministring justice Folio 27 Cause of decay of Military Discipline Folio 40 Centery perdue Folio 43 Captaines chosen to by imploied in executions of importance Folio 57 Centery whate he is to do the enemy aprochinge Folio 64 Captaines oughte to asiste theire souldiors in time that they are driven to extreame necessity Folio 59 Centery perdue cauled the security of the campe Folio 60 Captaine de campaina to cause the bagadge to by charged in due time in ocasiones of marchinge Folio 132 Campe Master general of an army his election and office and the aproved partes and suficiency required in him Folio 147 Convoyes and howe they are to by emploied Folio 148 Convoyes to take a convenient course for their goode order and security Folio 148 Ciro Kinge of Percia for revenge of the drowninge of adeere frende of his did overcom the force of the greate river of gange Folio 150. Compositiones and mixtures required for the executiones of Fire-wourkes Folio 152. Conductores of the greate ordenance Folio 155. Generals to prevente many matteres in time Folio 165 Careles officeres and soldiors are wonte to by puzeled and amazed Folio 156 Captaine generall bienge resolued to conker aforaigne country Folio 168 Cause of discontentement of souldiores Folio 170 Corporal or Cauo de esquadro a Spanish wourde singifieth acomaunder vnder the Captaine over 20. or 25. souldiores Camisada a Spanish wourde signifieng the investinge or putinge on a shurte over the souldior is armor or a parell which is used in night time in ocasiones of soddaine exploites on the enemy Campaina a Spanish wourd which signifiethe a filde Campaina rasa a Spanish wourde is to say an open filde rased plaine withoute any incombrance Campe Master generall a Spanish derivative is to say the high marshal of the filde Castallano is the cheef comaunder of a castel Cannonnero signifieth a guner Cavalleria a Spanish wourde singnifieth souldiores a horse bake Cavallero a Spanish wourde singnifieth a gentelman in some places it singnifieth a high mounte of earth wheruppon greate