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A13173 The practice, proceedings, and lawes of armes described out of the doings of most valiant and expert captaines, and confirmed both by ancient, and moderne examples, and præcedents, by Matthevv Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. 1593 (1593) STC 23468; ESTC S117986 348,032 372

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either_o refuse_v to_o work_v or_o think_v it_o not_o belong_v to_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o soldier_n to_o work_v have_v give_v but_o too_o just_a cause_n of_o this_o law_n which_o be_v therefore_o set_v down_o that_o every_o man_n not_o hinder_v with_o hurt_n &_o sickness_n may_v know_v the_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o soldier_n no_o less_o to_o work_v with_o a_o spade_n in_o trench_n them_z to_o fight_v with_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o open_a field_n the_o roman_n as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v general_o set_v hand_n to_o the_o work_n which_o make_v they_o victorious_a oftentimes_o without_o set_v hand_n to_o the_o sword_n 1._o sword_n xenoph._n exp_v cyr._n 1._o cyrus_n and_o all_o his_o nobility_n set_v hand_n to_o work_v and_o help_v forward_o the_o carriage_n that_o be_v often_o myre_v as_o his_o army_n march_v over_o certain_a moor_n notwithstanding_o the_o persian_a pride_n and_o bravery_n but_o since_o our_o soldier_n begin_v to_o put_v such_o bravery_n in_o their_o 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to_o avoid_v the_o sleep_a of_o sentinel_n order_v that_o they_o shall_v stand_v or_o walk_v which_o other_o likewise_o do_v now_o practice_v 9_o for_o keep_v the_o camp_n etc._n etc._n there_o can_v be_v too_o much_o diligence_n use_v in_o this_o behalf_n the_o incommodity_n that_o come_v of_o infection_n of_o the_o air_n occasion_v by_o the_o filthiness_n of_o the_o place_n be_v so_o many_o &_o the_o thing_n so_o loathsome_a the_o arbitrario_fw-la the_o ningun_v soldado_n ni_fw-fr otra_fw-fr persona_fw-la each_o immunditias_fw-la y_o es●rementos_n dëtro_fw-mi de_fw-mi los_fw-es quarteles_a so_o pena_fw-la de_fw-la castigo_fw-la arbitrario_fw-la spaniard_n therefore_o in_o effect_n decree_n as_o much_o as_o we_o but_o they_o observe_v it_o far_o better_o the_o roman_n without_o law_n proceed_v herein_o very_o careful_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o continual_a experience_n 10_o 11_o &_o 12_o no_o man_n shall_v spoil_v or_o hurt_v etc._n etc._n the_o ancient_a order_n of_o the_o roman_n 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alguna_fw-la a_o tomar_n las_fw-fr
victuallas_fw-la ni_fw-fr a_fw-fr impedir_fw-fr los_fw-la conductores_fw-la dello_n ni_fw-fr a_fw-fr romper_n o_o quemar_n los_fw-la molinos_fw-la villa_n grania_n cazare_fw-la y_fw-fr lugare_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr comarca_fw-la ni_fw-fr compre_fw-it victuallas_fw-la fuerae_fw-la de_fw-fr las_fw-fr plaças_o qu●_n para_fw-it venderlas_fw-mi fueren_n senna_n lada_n you_o despue_v deapreciada_n per_fw-la los_fw-la officiales_fw-la spanish_a government_n such_o spoiler_n be_v severe_o punish_v and_o victual_n both_o well_o save_v and_o reasonable_o rate_v neither_o be_v victual_n only_o to_o be_v look_v unto_o but_o also_o corne-mil_n and_o house_n and_o grange_n that_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o army_n stream_n of_o water_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v clean_o not_o only_o for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n but_o of_o cattle_n also_o these_o law_n be_v well_o observe_v and_o provision_n make_v not_o only_o of_o victual_n &_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o whole_a but_o also_o of_o 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