Souldiores to imitate this vertue and abstaine from all disordered apetites and patiently with greate couradge to indure hunger and misery when extreame necessitie soe requireth as did the army of Cesar in the seedge of Abarico in France vvho seeinge the Emperor takinge greate greefe and compassion of they re hunger for vvhich cause he vvas determined to retire his campe vvhereunto they vvoulde by no meanes condecend re pleeinge that firste they shoulde finish they re lives by chance of cruell fortune or hunger rather then give overtheyre interprice And vvith the like constancie valerouse and noble determination they tooke in Duraco eatinge earbes and rootes In the honorable regaininge of Breda by Spinola many examples may by given of the necessitie of they re Souldiores and greate constancie vvhere ihave seene many brave Souldiores compelled to extreame and intolerable necessitie and neverthelesh vvoed that they shoulde rather die in that honorable acte then spott they re honor by runninge a vvay in suche a famouse ocation of perpetuall memorie Marques de Pescora vvith his ovvne handes kiled tvvo Souldieres findinge them forceinge a gentle vvooman decended of noble linadge in the sacke or tacking of Genoua Let him bee carefull to by vvell armed if posible beeing both honorable and profitable and that besides it licketh much his superiores Alsoe let him bee carefull in vvell a parelinge him selfe a cordinge to his a bilitie and pay and in no case let him hy not overloaden vvith muche bâ—gadge vvhiche is agreate empedimente in o cationes of marchinge and specially in tyme of service For wee dayly see that trough to much bagadge the whole army is often tymes troubled and of the same resulteth many disgraces and somtimes is wholy loste It importeth much an honorable Souldier to goe as lighte as may bee posible without anny impedimente that shoulde cause him to bee absente from his coulors Much bagadge in o cationes of march causeth much trouble and care and specially when it is loste as often times happened He is to be carefull and vigilante in keepinge his culores or watch with greate puntualitie and beeinge imployed in centery or rounde let him by verie warie in a complishinge his obligaciones and specially not to fall a sleepe for beeinge soe founde it lieth in the disgression of the Officer to use him a cordinge his desert as did Phirates in Corinto going in the rounde of that Cittie and findinge a Souldier a â—leepe killed him when other wise the leaste affronte he coulde have was to bee in publike punished and that for example to the reste that are not wourdie to carie armes for ther carelesh mindes and litle honor Let him looke well not to refuse his Officieres beinge comaunded in o cationes of his Majesties service and be no meanes let him not by absente from his garde beinge on the watch withoute licence of his officer though he thinketh the place to bee peasable and of no suspicion If he thincketh to goe forwarde or to bee prefered in this arte he profesheth he is to a complish with greate care and punctualitie his obligationes that bee his care and diligence he may dayly hope of better prefermente Let him consider that oure predecessores were not Captaines nor Master de campes nor that they were borne vvith thies offices but rather vvith goode partes dilgence and goode service optained the same honorablie Let him not marry if he hopeth to a complish vvell his obligationes or to bee prefered for in o cationes of march if shee goe a longe vvith him hardlie can he vvell a complish with his obligationes if his meanes be litle and beinge chardged vvith many children consider vvhate and how many crosses shall happen and he muste of force neglecte in a complishinge the obligationes of an honorable Souldior in the righte performance of the kinges service or forgoe his wife and children for he hath inough in a complishinge vvell vvith the one and give over the other In the corpes de garde he is to behave him selfe sober and honeste and looke vvell that he fall not unto any quareles for they re he giveth bad example as alsoe sheoweth litle respecte to his Majesties service and seemeth that he neyther feareth nor respected his Officeres Wherfore the Officer is to punish him for suche as are given to quareles in suche places are moste comonly accounted for couardes for it is knowen that suche places is not for quareles nor fightinge nor by no meanes can be permited and so suche as are given to quareles in suche or semblabel places are a compted for couardes and for men of litle expectation of theyer valor before they re enemy and ought not to escape vvithoute severe punishmente He is to be earneste to imitate the goode partes and verteuse cariadge of those vvhich raise unto degrees by they re prudente govermente and to marke those that are daylie declininge ttough theyr bad and unruly factes litle fearinge God or man Of such persones litle expectation can be of they re furtherance or happie success but rather hated and envied by God and the vvorlde so let him allwayes imitate te beste In all places in townes Citties or Villadges where he is lodged let him by kinde and amiable vvith his hoste and let him demaunde for no delicate meates nor regalose as som are incliued unto but rather conforme him selfe with his hoste For all thinges don vvith amitie in thies ocationes is far better and more laudable then rigor and disorderes Wherof often times resulteth greate scandeles disgraces and revoltes If it shoulde chance as som times happened that his patrâ—oâ— or hoste shoulde be aman of unreasonable conditiones let the Souldier then repayre to his Officer that he might by changed into another place or els see his cause remedied better If it be his chance to happen in the expuungnation of any Cittie towne or forte let him not be avaritions but rather folowe and Persue the victorie untill such time as his contrarie be wholy yealded and liceÌ„ce granted to the spoyle and sacke Wherin he shall sheowe him selfe neyther covetouse nor cruell as many gacelesh Souldiores doe who vvithoute feare or respecte of God or man doe spare no kinde of crueltie uncomitted with bestiall ravismente both of maydes and vvoomen vvholie givin to they re bruthis inclination withoute concience reason or consideration like vvicked and blinde men robbinge of châ—nges and monasteries built for divine sacrifice Wholy given to they re disordered filthy a petites and murtheringe of poore people and inooâ—tes yealded which rather to the contrarie they shoulde sheowe them selves fearefull of God and mercifull to the homble vanquised and raâ—â—er defende them then offeÌ„de them and in particular the honceâ— of woomen as did Don Pedro Conde de Feria in the expanguation of Duâ—â— brought all the woomen to the church of that towne and defended them from the furie of the Emperores people vvho at that
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
wayes for they re devitiones but allwayes let him put eache sorte of weapoÌ„ by it self Touchinge they re devitiones and who they shall be ordered shall by at lardge declared in the office of the Sardgent Mayor Let him be alwayes carefull in the devition of his pickes in puttinge or plasinge in the vangarde retegarde and two flankes theyr beste armed corseletes and the ensigne or culores in the center But in offeringe of occation of framinge of a squadron he shall observe the order given be the Sardgent Mayor Sheowinge him selfe with greaâ— diligence and care in a complishinge whate is refered to his chardge in soe doenge he merite the honor and reputation and doinge the contrarie dishonor and shame wherof resulteth disorderes and loosinge of muche time and cause of greate discontentemente for not acomplishinge and observinge the orderes given When ocacation offereth he is to fighte as vvel as the reste choysinge a convenient place that he may returne to his office for it is verie necessarie that he accomplish the obligation of a prudente carefull and vigilant Souldier He shall goe galantlie withe a faire millan hedpeece and an extraordinarie good collet and a halbart or geneton But be reason of his overmuch travell and paines his armes by no meanes oughte to by heavie for if they be soe hardlye can he well execute his office With care and diligence he shall execute in due time the orderes given by his Superiores not missinge any pointe therin and if at one time two or three severall Officeres give him order let him followe the order given be the higher Officer if it be not recauled or that he seethe the occation to be of importance to his Majesties service He is to have alwayes aboute him a liste of all the Souldieres of his Company squadron by squadron alsoe he is to be carefull to knowe where every one lodgeth and whate comarades are togither in eache lodginge and that for many respectes He shall and oughte diligentlie to reprehende and procure to drive oute of the Company all factioneres if they doe not a mindd as theeves dronkardes quarleres and revolteres for they are moste discomodiouse for his Majesties service besides they doe noe goode butt are rather dangerouse For they are meanes to learne others theyr office and moste odious kinde of life and drawe them to imitate there base factes He is to be verie carefull in all ocationes of marchinge and imbattellinge to instructe his Souldieres to punctually keepe they re ranckes observe distance and file to handell well and serve with they re armes and to be verie varie to instructe suche as are ingnorante Whiche for the moste parte resulteth of the litle sufficiencie and care of some Sardgentes chosen be favor or affection For wee see that some Souldieres of longe time have served and knovved not who to handell they re armes nor serve with the same in time of neede which resulte of the litle regarde suche persones have of they re honor and litle hope to by advaunced troughe they re goode partes But in thies occationes and in many more the Sardgente beinge one that knowethe who to complie well with his dutie and office can redress thies greate faultes Butt oherwise he beinge unable yove shall finde under his chardge some Souldieres that in cominge before ther enemy when occation offer they neyther knowe howe to handell they re armes nor serve with the same as before spoken To prevente thies and many more faultes the Captaine beinge vigilante and prudente ought to by in formed of everie thinge in particular of his inferior Officeres and he beinge carefull he can prevente eache particular and see them redreste in due time Soe shall he be the more respected and beloved be the honorable Souldieres of his Companie and shall with the more resolutioÌ„ fall on his enemy when occation is offered and alsoe shall manifeste his care and affection in his Majesties service If he shall of his owne motive a prehende any Souldier and acquaintinge his Captanie there with or any other Superior Let him in no case put him at libertie but afterwardes it apertaineth to him to procure his libertie by faire meanes Let him by no meanes displace any Souldier from his lodginge to put an o ther in his place for it lieth not in his power withoute licence of his Captaine for he hath no auctoritie to drive one oute and to accommodate an other in his place besides it is an ocation of greate discontentemente excepte he put him oute for disorderes comited betwexte him and his hoste or comarades for that lodginge is given him by the Prince and if he be driven oute for an unjuste cause and makinge his complainte to the Master de campe or Colonell he shall give him licence to chaÌ„ge his place into an o ther Company for the wronge don unto him and his Captaine may by justely reprehended for not ministringe justice He shall permit noe Souldier to put of his armes enteringe into the watch till the Alferis firste be disarmed In garison the wourde is not to be given till the gates be shutt nor in campana til the houre apointed be the Sardgent mayor to sett the sinteries and that to be verie late Till this houre all oughte to be in armes In givinge the wourde in all places of importance It is moste required that itt be given with greate silence for many respectes In receivinge the wourde from his superior Officereâ— let him be carefull not to forget the same besides that it is discomâ—diouse for his Majesties service and it shall by toughte that suche a â—aulte shall resulte of the litle care in him Interinge into a cittie towne or place where he shall inter with his Company he oughte to visite and knowe where the â—inteâ—ies shall be placed and the course of the roundes as shall be a pointed and or dayned be the Sardgent mayor alsoe he shall with greate punctualitie and care procure to a complish and execute in due time all the orderes given be the Sardgent mayor that therby he may by the more honored and affected besides that it is his obligation Let him beware not to be cruell nor inviouse to his Souldieres which is a token of a bad inclination and nature and of Officeres of litle vertue If by chance he shoulde by angrie with any Souldier of his in turninge his backe he is to forget that furie and afterwardes sheowe him selfe amiable and lovinge and soe they cominge to the knoledge of his homoures they shall have the more eare not to anger him and if other wise he sheowe him selfe rigorouse and inclined to be revenged tbey will run away and he shall fall into disgrace and shall be hated by his Captaine Let him be no meanes presume to slashe or cutt Souldieres with his swourde exepte uppon juste occationes in his Majesties service and specially in disputes of plea or any other particular quarell of his owne In suche
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
forwarde well and prudently ordered and with abrave and resolute tetermination til they come in pocession and master the place and strongeste watche they finde In thies and other semblable ocasiones there is no lookinge after still goe forwarde with greate couradge and valeoure whiche execution oughte to be recomended to the care and chardge of prudente and valerouse Captaines and chosen souldiores which bienge so hitted uppon greate expectasiones mighte be hoped of theire goode sucesse And order oughte to be given that in paine of death no souldier shall stir oute of his order till the enemy be wholie vanquised and all thinges dulie ordered and prevented Goode successes are often times optained by meanes of military prudence care and diligence wherfore it is necessarie the Captaine generall be verie industriouse in knowinge who to invente neowe occasiones of warr to diverte and intertaine the enemy when ocasion shall require and to corupte them with money for many ocurantes in warr it is necessarie to have many trustie spies whiche serve for many purposes it is moste necessarie that thies persones by knowen for men of truste and fidelitie for otherwise beinge of double dealinge they are moste dangerouse In all ocasiones he shall atempte he is to be verie carefull and diligente and to knowe the qualitie and condision of the enemyes comaunder wheader he be raish and inconsiderat or prudente and reposed in his actiones and wheader he be a man of a high minde to come to the facte of armes and to knowe the qualitie of his counseleres conductores and officeres and of whate determinasiones and to be well informed if his army be of bisones or rawe men or of anunciente skillfull and practised souldiores and of whate nasiones and of whate desingnes A generall can helpe him selfe in many matteres havinge goode and trustie spies whiche are to be verie well rewarded and paied for be their meanes often tymes matteres of greate momente is prevented in due time and to the contrarry for wante of suche trustie and carefull persones greate disgraces doe happen and brave interprises loste thies persones beinge of confidente truste care and abilitie is agreate repose of minde to the generall Moste necessarie it were that some Captaines and Alferises reformed of longe practice and experience in warr shoulde still asiste nexte his person to informe of many matteres which doe occurr unknowen to the Generall and of greate importance to his majesties service and which shoulde by prevented in due time Thies persones for cause of there longe experience and a proved fidelitie in materes of warr shoulde rather by imploied then otheres ordinarily sente with comisiones in visitinge frontieres fortificasiones amunisiones magasenes or storehouses and of verie many more ocasiones of importance to the furtherance of his majesties service and in givinge true relasion of the extreame necessities of souldiores for wante of the ordinary and inescusable necessaries ordained for them be the Prince in theire garisones as lodginges bedes c. And seinge that none do procure nor pittie them they run away from theire coloures which mighte be prevented in due time be meanes of faithfull and trustie relatores to the better performance of his majesties service and repose of the comon wealth and poure inhabitances it were verie necesary he shoulde have trustie persones of good skill and understandinge in warr who shoulde in due time advertice him of many matters which doth ocurr unknowen to him or his counsell and verie necessary for his majesties service To by prevented in due time againste the poysonous designes and practises of the enemy it were moste necessary to get faithfull and trustie spies to knowe the intentes of the enemy and to whate ende they aspire and to see thies spiees well rewarded so that with the greater care they acomplish the truste emputed in them so that matteres of greate importance may by discovered and prevented withoute facte of armes onely with military prudence His ceasless care and high conceite ought never to be weery in toylinge after vertue and to attaine with travaile care and military prudence the gloriouse issues of his deepe designes In thies oure later warres for the moste parte all electiones goes by favor frindshipp or affection to the greate discomoditie of his majesties service wherfore the Captaine generall as a supreame iustice over a whole army shoulde have aspeciall care in informinge him selfe well in due time to see amatter of so greate importance prudentely prevented It alsoe falethe oute that when the Generall Caules for arelasion of the Master de campes to reforme so many Captaines of eache regimente of eache nasion to reforce other companies In such and semblable ocasiones the Generall shoulde take aspeciall care to by well informed for cause that by dayly experience wee see thies afaires sinesterly handled Reforminge those of greate service suficiency and valoure which is manifeste and to no smale discomodity to his majesties service in the atemptes of many honorable interprises and incounteres and to the greate decay of military discipline So that for wante of prudente conductores many honorable ocasiones are dayly loste And that resultinge of the litle perfection of many officeres in military discipline To see thees ocasiones and many more duly prevented the Captaine generall for many wourdie respectes oughte to informe him selfe well in as much that favoure frindshipp nor affecsion may take place but rather forwarde and advance those of longe and faithfull service prudente cariadge renoomed actes and valoure So that in the administrasion of justice he shall by reputed for one inclined to minister equitie and righte as alsoe for one of greate disgression and wisedome And soe moste comonly by all reason the sucesses of military discipline shall prosper to the greate renoome of the Prince repose and furtherance of the comon wealthe Happy is the Prince and renoomed is the Generall who in his electiones doe imitate the Greekes and Romaines in electinge the conductores of theyr armyes of men experte and skillfull in the arte of warr and moste comonly wise vertuese and valiante Generalles will chuse wise valiante and vertuese Captaines of longe practice renoomed actes and goode examples So with the asistance of the divine powere greate hopes oughte to by expected of theire happie successes as Alexander the greate Scipio Africano Aniball and many more renoomed warrieres lefte in writhinge suficiente examples of the same The ende of the seconde Booke THE THIRDE BOOKE TREATINGE OF FIREWOURKES OF RARE EXECUTIONES BY SEA AND LANDE After which followes A DISCOURSE OF THE CONFINES OF A KINGDOME And the goode lavves to by observed in the same and hovve it is to by fortified and stronge by arte or by nature or by both THE FIRSTE CHAP. Treatinge of Patarres TO chardge a pattar to breake a bridge is required six pounde of pouder or six and haulfe and to breake stronge portes or gates foure pounde or foure and haulfe and for
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
rather stay after the Companie till they be cleere oute of the towne or Villadge givinge order to the Alferis to march to the a pointed place or distance where he is a pointed to mak alto or stande and alsoe givinge order to the Sardgente to chardge the bagadge with speede havinge soe don he him selfe is to visite over the quarter and see if there bee any complaintes and to see them remedied before the Company doe departe Havinge finised well with his obligation and desire herein It is necessarie he carie withe him in writinge from the Comaunderes of that towne or Villadge that they are satisfied with the goode govermente ministred bee the Captaine in not permitinge injuries nor disorderes withoute redress and satisfaction Havinge acomplished with thies he is to repaire to his Company callinge the Corporalles that he may knowe and be well a sured if any boddy wantes or no and then he gives order that the bagadge doe marche in they re due place as time and o cation shall require and the same still acompanied with a garde If the countrie be peaceable and of no feare of the enemy he may vvell comaunde the bagadge to marche in the vangarde and if o therwise let them march in the rergarde or battel acordinge as he shall suspecte of feare both in the vangarde and reregarde commandinge the Alferis to leade the Companie and the Captaine to stay in the reregarde and the Sardgent to and froe all a longste the flanke of the Company soe shall they orderlie marche keepinge they re ranckes and doinge litle spoyle and disorderes Let him cause that they marche still in goode order givinge wareninge to the Sardgente to be verie varie and vigilante in 〈…〉 the same soe shall he instructe and perswade his Souldieres to be apte and readie to goode actiones and dissaude from unrulie and bad factiones reprehende faultes and disorderes and commend valor vertue and obedience that therbey they may be readie and apte to all incounteres and o cationes which shall or may happen and indure them by faire meanes To indure patiently all toyles discomodities and wantes soe that they arise not into mutenies trough there impatience bad inclination and govermente which some times happen for vvante of goode govermente and litle care of some Captaines in givinge goode instructiones and examples Let him be carefull that no Souldier of his Company play nor pane his armes nor aparell for he which is givē to such vice seemed to be of litle shame and of less honor Wherfore suche unrulie fellowes oughte to be severely punished for there villeny and bad examples Some times it hapened a Captaine with his Companie to be employed in secrett services of importance or may by with parte of his Cōpany And some Souildieres that are given to learne hire and they re of neowes doe burste with desire to knowe where he shoulde goe In suche o cationes the Captaine oughte to by severe and not to permit any Souldier to treate or demaunde where he is bounde For it is a dangerouse wourde resultinge of litel prudence and besides he offendeth muche for in thies and semblable exploictes there are greate misteries wherefore the Captaine is to sheow him self rigorouse to vvhosoever shall presume to intermiddell in any such fulish and dangerouse demaundes and pardon none that shall intermiddell in the same for example to the reste Happie are those that are considerate scilente and obediente and do nott intermiddell in thinges oute of sence and not apertaining to them for comonlie of such Souldieres are greate expectationes in time of neede hopinge all goode corespondance of theyr goode life examples and cariadge Wherefore suche are still firste prefered and of moste estimation vvhiche by all reason oughte soe to by If a Captaine be carefull that his Officeres doe well acomplis they re dutie and obligationes he is to procure that they be persones that can reade and vvrite for beinge moste necessarie for o ther wise they beinge unable he can hardely truste to write to them and specially any thinge of emportance touchinge his Majesties service for of force such o cationes muste pass trough the handes and understandinge of o theres vvhere hardlie he can truste unto noe sorte of men or professiones are more boūde or more in neede in knowinge to reade and vvrite then the Officeres and Comaunderes of the Souldieres for often times matteres of greate qualitie secrett and importance to they re Kinge are recomended to ther care and chardge vvho requireth more secrecie then advertissementes or affaires ot marchantes or any other tradesmen vvhatesoeuer soe that this Officer may be reputeth unable to fully acomplish his obligationes and he may vvell say that he oweth butt litle to his father for not instructinge or learninge him beinge soe greate a faulte and specially in this profession THE SIXTHE CHAP. Treatinge of the election and office of a Sardgent mayor enteringe withe his Regimente to Garison THE election of the Sardgente mayor of a Regimente is to be choysen and elected of suche as the Master de campe or Coronel do name or putt in election to the Generall in this election greate consideration oughte to be taken and be no meanes the Generall is to give way or intrance to favor nor affection but rather to vertue valor and sufficiēcie for cause that this office is of suche emportance to his Majesties service and beinge a Generall minister of a whole Regimente of many Companies and Superientendente of all the Sardgentes of the same be whose prudence and industrie the Master de campe or Coronel doth give convenient orderes for the due govermente of his Regimente in o cationes of marchinge fightinge or imbattelinge and in o ther matteres concerninge the same whereby may be gathered the aproved partes valor experience care and diligence wished in suche a person Who beinge chosen to this degree and office of such importance we reade that in times paste the generales of the Romaines and of o ther nationes trusted the execution of this office to none but the Generalles them selves administred the same concideringe that in day of battell the beautie and force therof consisteth in the well orderinge and framinge of the same be vvhich the victorie moste comonlie is vvon for undeniable it is that those that are beste ordered and exercised in vvarr are masteres of the victorie though they be lesser in number Where of they re have beene to many examples of anciente and brave Auctores and all a firminge the same as did a peere in the laste and famouse jorney in vvhiche Haniball Carthagenense vvas overkome by Scipio Africano Not vvith standinge Haniball havinge to his judgemente prevented and ordered all thinges as necessarie and fitt neverthe less the sagacitie and prudence of Scipio vvas at that day soe greate that it vvas inough to putt them all to flighte vvith his singular and extraordinarie military prudence Amongste the
fall withoute confusiō into they re juste place in battell a ray All vvhich the Sardgente mayor is bounde to instructe for beinge the master vvho is to learne and leade them for it belongeth to his chardge and office and besides it importeth him muche that they be vvell instructed and exercised in martial affaires for soe vvith greate facilitie shal he execute his affaires as did the Thesarios to vvhose chardge be the Romanies was recomended this office as vvell in filde as in garison They instructed they re Souldieres in the scoole they exercised the Tirones which were the Bisones or newe Souldieres two times a day and the Veteranos vvhiche vvas they re oulde Souldiers once a day Soe they vvere very experte as vvell in knovvinge howe to manadge they re armes as to serve with the same as alsoe in punctualy knowinge to observe order in march and squadron as alsoe induringe greate travailes They alsoe vvere exercised in runinge leapinge shevvminge and all other exercicee and vertues necessarie and fitenge for warr They were constrained to march with they re complet armor both foote and those that wente a horssbake two dais in a month carienge alsoe with them on they re backes al necessary foode for that jurney fightinge as it vvere vvith the enemy givenge and receivinge the chardge as if it vvere in a bloody vvarr for the space of ten thousand pases in they re vvhole yurney cominge and goinge and vvith this as customed exercice they were apte and nemble whensoever occasion of service or employmente did offer Soe that vvith two thousande of these greater exploytes and executiones vvere made then with thirtie thousande bisones or rawe mē for vvhich cause they vvere victoriouse councoringe with greate renoome till they vvere vvholie given to vice idelnes and regalitie Trough which meanes they begon to fall into decay and of they re longe repose and idel life did resulte a bad and sorowfull ende for beinge vvholie given to woomen delicate meates sleeepe and ease and of no care to exercice them selves in armes They became to forget all vertue to by covardes and fall into decay Now see a plaine example vvhich happened to one of the moste famouseste Captaines of the vvorlde vvhich was Anibal Cartagenes son to Amilcar beinge nine yeares oulde vvas broughte to the vvarres and vvas caused to swere to be enemy to the Romaines duringe life and cominge to the adge to governe an army he marched from Spaine trough France into Italie vvhere in passinge the river Rodane The Romaines a tendinge him where he had a moste sore incounter in pasinge the river But Aniball with prudence and greate valeure with tables tember and greate tries made a bridge trough with dificultie and greate hasarde that at lēghte he paste his army over the river by force of armes and vvith no lesh endustrie did he pass the hugie montaines of the Alpes breakinge downe greate rokes and makinge them plaine where he made a way that his army coulde pass which contained 120000. of foote and horse and they re bagadge on Elefantes and brute beastes and pased to piamonte vvher he rejoysed of his safe a rivall trough such a trouble some and dangerouse vvay comfortinge and givinge his to understande that they vvere oute of danger and trouble and arived into a fertill countrie abondante of all necessaries befittinge Ther havinge reposed his army he touke his jurney towardes the river of Trevia in Plasintin and met vvith the Romaines where he optained the victorie and from thence he touke his jurney and paste by Perusa til he came to Trasimeno vvhere he gave an other overtrow to the Romaines and kilth of them three and twenty thousande And after this he paste with his army to Pulla in Canas which nowe is Barleta vvhere he alsoe foughte vvith the Romaines and had the victorie of them vvith the slaughter of fortie thousande of them as Plinius and Francisco Petrarca Tuscano declareth Soe that he had the bridell vvith Italie sixtime yeares poseste vvith that brave and prudente conductor skilfull and valerouse army After this he came to Capua a pleasante country of vveomen and other comodities and they re gave him self and his army to repose in garisones a longe time vvhere he and they became idel and forgetfull of all military exercice as thoughe they never had managed armes Which vvas cause of the ruine and perdition of all his army as they say that Capua vvas a greater perdition to Anibal then to the Romaines the losh of Canas and after beinge constrained to pass unto Africa to soucour Cartago his countrie beinge informed that Cipio that famouse Captaine vvente thiter vvith his Romaine army be vvhome Aniball vvas overcome so that his vice longe repose and neglectinge of armes vvas cause of his destruction as alsoe hapened to many other brave vvarrieres But this of Aniball is a sufficiente example for those that followe the profession of armes to alwayes houlde and keepe they re Souldieres in exercice of armes and that vvith greate care for feare of destruction Soe this is a goode and sufficiente example for a Sardgent mayor to alwayes keepe his Souldieres in the exercice of armes and to imitate still the Romaines in they re continuall practice And in case that the moste parte of the Companies of his Regimente are not togither vvhere he is residente Let him advertice they re Captaines that they be carefull to exercice they re Souldieres and it vvere not amiss that he in the ende of everie three or foure montes shoulde visite them all over and vvith care exercice them in the ocasiones of marchinge and imbatelinge Wherby he shall finde them apte and ready to his will not needinge overmuch paines nor disputes as alwayes muste by with rawe men litle exerciced in armes In nothinge is he to be more curiouse then in learninge and instructinge them who to observe orderes of marchinge and in framing with them all sortes of squadrones and to cause them skirmish sundrie manner of wayes and cause them to toss the pike and to by apte in handelinge the same beinge queene of armes and moste noble of all the reste This office of a Sardgent mayor vvas in times paste cauled thesariouse or Master who is to instructe military discipline he which is apte and skilfull in vvell a complishinge the aproved partes ordained for the execution of this office is fitt for any other office in vvarr to the verie office of a Master de campe generall which of all the reste requireth greatesth care and sufficiencie Wheresoever the Sardgente mayor shall happen to by with his Regimente or vvith parte of the same eyther in campana or garison when the Companies of the same shall inter the watch he is to by presente and take care that the Captaines be vvell armed with faire and complet corseletes and all peeces therunto a pertaininge and vvith a faire peeke of sixtine or seventine foote longe the Musquetier with a
justice a mongste them in honoringe and preferenge those of brave cariage and goode examples that otheres may imitate thē in redresinge in due time disorderes in seinge severely punished factioneres wholy given to vice and bad examples whiche are more dangerouse then the divell so shall he bothe by beloved and feared by the Souldieres in knowinge that he is carefull in ministringe and procuringe justice to eache one acordinge his deserte and specially to se base factioneres banished and severly punished when there is no hope of there amendmente In occasiones of marchinge the Sardgent mayor is to take a speciall care to procure all thinges to be in a readines to bigin his jurney verie early that the Souldieres may come in goode time to theyr quarter for many considerationes to theyr comodity and ease and in they re marche not to opress them but keepe an ordinary pace for otherwise verie many shall stay behinde To make al to nowe and then where he shall hit uppon good water and he ought to have aregarde in pasinge narowe pasadges and make alto a distance of till they all have paste and fal into there former divisiones and rankes a Sardgente oughte to be leifte in eache division of the Regimente that he may yealde acompte of them at all times and observe the order as it was ordained by the Sargente mayor withe so many rankes and the self number so that withe facility oute of there marche they may fall into squadron when occasion shall require and suche a Sardgente or Sardgentes as troughe negligence shall not acomplish his obligation to reprehende him in publike In time of the Romaines suche as were inclined to disobedience in not acomplishinge there order and obligation they were so severly punished that no Souldier durste by absente from his ranke and the Sardgentes and Officeres of eache division of they re marchinges had suche care in acomplishinge whate was referred to there charge withe suche punctuality that full satisfaction was yealded In extraordinary heate weather in somer when the Sardgente mayor marchethe withe his Regimente greate consideration oughte to be taken as before spoken of by cause of the extraordinary heate and heavy burden of the Souldier some times they are chockte and burned with heate and for shame and regarde of there honor they rather try danger of deathe then stay behinde there culoures When the Sardgente mayor shall marche withe his Regimente in any place or contry where the enemy is to be feared the divisiones ought not to by greater then that they may comodiously marche nor lesse thē the thirde parte of the squadrō of pikes some times withe the one haulfe and some times in battell allwayes takeng regarde of the situation and occasion The Master de campe in marchinge withe his Regimente as cheefe of the same is to marche in the vangarde nexte to whose person is to assiste the Sardgente mayor as a principall minister to whome he deliveres the orderes of his Regimente but if the enemy shoulde chance to charge on the reregarde he as a cheefe conductor of his Regimente is to assiste in the place moste to be feared of the enemy to comaunde and execute in due time whate is moste fitt The Sardgente mayor beinge in campiana and beinge informed that his Regimente is to marche the nexte morow he is to repaire to the Captaine generall of whome he is to demaunde order where his Regimente shall marche in the vangarde battell of reregarde and he is to advertice and give order to the Captaine de campania to gett all the bagadge charged uppon the a poincted houre ordained and not to faile in acomplshinge the same and if the vangarde belonges to him he is to comaunde the Captaine de campania to get all thinges in a redineshe at the breake of day and to give order that the culoures and companies of his Regimēte withe speede drawe oute of the quarter and to marche on to the place of armes and there to frame his squadron givinge order to eache Captaine where he shall marche that day and divide the Sargentes and sheowe each one his division and givinge thē straighte charge that they acomplishe there obligatiō withe care and punctuality and that no Souldier doe misse his ranke nor breake the order given if the narownes of the pasadge do not constraine him and let no Souldier pass to spoyle the poore inhabitantes and if he wante any Souldier of those of his division or if any come unto them more then the order given to adverice the Sardgent mayor and for recompence of his punctualitie and care in acomplishinge his obligation he shall gaine the benevolence of his Master de campe and Sardgent mayor and in reason they oughte to have a memory of his punctuall care and to prefer him into a greater office for his obedience and punctuallitie a monghste other Sardgentes and not once nor twice but still makinge knowen his aproved partes care and diligence in acomplishinge the orderes of his Superiores soe can he not by forgotten by the superior officers till he by advāced for his undeniable care and obedience Moste necessary it is for a Sargent mayor to be couriouse and experte in executinge well his office for in tyme of framinge of squadrones the Judges of his errores are many in time of framinge of squadrones some Sardgēts mayores do fall into many errores by reason of there litle exercice and specially for not appliēge them selves withe care and diligence bothe in the theorike and practike of this arte and specially to by skilfull in Arithmeticke whiche withe practice makethe easy many rare occurrantes in warrlike affaires and suche as are not curiouse in well appleinge them selves in learninge the rare and deepe curiosities of this arte do some times finde them selves pusled and amased before there enemy in time of moste neede A moste unfitinge thinge it is for one to be ingnorante and unhabele in his office soe i supose that suche as do not diligently apply them selves can hardly reduce into perfection that wherof he is ingnorante and knowethe not the arte by dayly experience we see that favor frendshipp enteres and affection hinderethe muche prosperity and goode successes and specially in this noble arte of warr Many opiniones there are for the divisiones of shott and specially when the enemy are stronge on horse and that youe have two thirde partes of shott unto one of pikes youre battell beinge empaled and girdeled proportionally withe shott there will yett remayne goode store of shott The question is how they shall be bestowed to be safe from the fury of the horse the sureste and beste way is to put them into the center of the battell of pikes where they are more safe and if any shott be killed or hurte youe can take at all times oute of the center as many as youe shall neede of For the framinge of thiese battelles withe centeres i have
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
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
Table to by put in memory for the framinge of battelles for suche as are notable in aritmeticke Folio 70 To refresh or coule greate ordenance vvhen it is very hote by overmuch shutinge Folio 156 The order for the setinge of the greate ordenance belonges to the Campe master generall and the executiones to the general of the artillery Folio 157 Torches to be artificially made vvith compositiones of Fire-vvourke to indure againste the force of vvinde and vvater Folio 177 V. UN fitt that a souldior by inclined to delicate meates Folio 3 Un fittinge to see a souldior leadon vvith much bagade or traish Folio 5 Very many raised into greate dingnitie be theire vertue Folio 2 Vandos or proclamationes to by duly observed for many respectes Folio 36 Very many instrumentes necessary for the executiones of the artillery Folio 154 Vigilante and goode vvatch to by apoincted on the pouder for many goode respectes Folio 157 Vando a Spanish vvourde an acte or lavve made by the Generall and Counsel of vvarr and published by sounde of drum and trompet to the souldiores W. VVAtch vvourd and conciderations touchinge the same Folio 49 Watch vvourde in campaina and conciderationes touchinge the same to by in due time prevented Folio 56 When the army shall encampe the firste nighte the houre vvhiche is apointed for the scoutes of horse to rerire Folio 150 For the breefe explicatinge of the divisiones of several sortes of armes and of several sortes of battelles i did put downe amongste the chiferes of theire divisiones and tables the letteres followinge for theire breefe explicatinge THe letter A. amongste the chiferes of the divisiones signifieth arcabuse The letter P. singnifieth drie pikes or vnarmed pikes The letter C. men armed with complet corceletes The letter M. musketieres The letter R. ranckes The letteres Fr. fronte of the battell The letteres Fla. flancke of the battell The letter G. singnified gilted corseletes Errores in the printe Errores Corected Folio Line harely hardly 1 10 yerie very 3 5 hoth both 3 33 avartiones avaritiouse 7 6 toe two 8 4 Turkose Turckes 9 12 respeed respected 10 27 lodgedh lodgheth 11 11 hut but 12 25 discomndiouse discomodious 15 17 Craptaine Captaine 16 28 Oficerer Officeres 19 12 Sprine Spaine 21 4 practe practice 21 18 coddi boddy 21 32 minth ninth 23 27 ot of 29 4 bridged bridges 35 14 plainelle plainly 42 1 folowet folowe 51 28 wolled woulde 121 6 weather weader 132 4 campiana campaina 132 23 this his 135 18 patre parte 136 10 the he 141 34 7 6 105 23 foote forte 156 22 truth trueth 163 12 parte partes 178 1 doabe dob 179 13 eaches enches 181 31 27 72 138 9 smelted melted 188 25 Some letteres of smale importance in the correction may be is forgotten which i refer to the judgemente of the curiouse and gentle Reader APROBATION THIES Military instructiones of Captaine GERAT BARRY bienge visited by order of his Majesties privy Counsell by the Censor of Bruxeles and aproved by the Archbishop of Maklin the 9. of December 1633. his saied Majesties privy Counsell founde it profitable and comodiouse for the advancemente of his Majesties service wherfore they granted licence for the printinge of the same as by the contentes of theire patente and broade zeale doth a peere Defendinge that in paine of the penalties contained in the saied patente that no Printer or any other boddi shall printe conterfet or sel the saied Booke within the limites of their jurisdiction for the space of six yeares nexte insuenge withoute full consente and commission in writinge of the saied Captaine Dated at Bruxells the 15. of January 1634. HENRICUS CALENUS sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus Archipresbyter Bruxellensis Librorum Censor FIdem facimus positam Censuram esse legitimam ab eo nimirum qui ad hoc à nobis commissus est Actum Bruxellae 9. Decembris 1634. JACOBUS Archiepiscopus Mechliniensis THE PRIVILEDGE PHILIPPE by the grace of God Kinge of Castille Leon Aragon and of both the Sicilles of Hierusalem Portugall Navare Granade Toledo Valencia Galicia Mallorca Sivilla Sardena Cordoua Corsica and Murcia Jean Algarues Algesire and Gibraltar of the Iles of the Canaries easte and Weste-Inges of the Iles and continente of the ocean sea Archducke of Austria Ducke of Burgondie Lothier Brabante Limburcke Luxenburghe Gildres and Millan Earle of Habsburgh Flandes Artoies Burgondie Thiroll Palatin Henawe Holande Zelande Namure Zutphen Prince of Suban Marques of the holly Impyre of Rome Lorde of Friselande of Salinas Machlin of the city and countrie of Vtreghte Over-yssel and Groninge Dominator of Asia and Africke BE IT KNOWEN TO ALL MEN to whom thies presentes shall a peere that we haue received the homble suplication and peticion of oure wel beloved Captaine GERAT BARRY Irishman oure pensioner at the Zass of Gante Specifienge that wheras he is desirouse and willinge for the goode and advancemente of oure service as alsoe for the goode and generall vtilitie of his countrimen and otheres who followes the warres to inlighten them and cause to by printed a certaine booke which he hath writen in Inglish cauled and intitulated Military Discipline conteininge diveres obligationes instructiones and directiones apertaininge to the Professores of this arte as alsoe of fortificationes and inventiones of Artificiall Fire-wourkes offencives and defencives be sea and lande And in respecte that the saide impressiō can not be permited or suffered withoute oure speciall warāte and permissiō he hōbly beseecheth vs that we woulde by pleased to grante him the same for seavē yeares BE IT KNOWEN to all men that wheras we havinge considered the aforesaide and seene in oure privy Conunsell the Aprobation of the censure done and performed be the Archbishop of Macklin in the revewe of the booke above mencioned And oure speciall favor inclininge to the suplication and petision of the saide Captaine GERAD BARRY oure petisioner We haue permited consented and auctorised and by thies presentes oute of oure speciall grace we doe permit consente and auctorise givinge him full permission and power to cause printe the saied Booke by any Printer dwellinge in oure countries in thies partes whome he shall please to choose and afterwardes to cause sell and distribute them in and trough oute oure foresaied countries prohibitinge and defendinge all other Printeres Booke seleres and other persones who soever not to conterfett printe sell nor distribute the same duringe the time and tearme of six yeares nexte insuenge withoute permission and express consente of oure saied petitioner or of whome he hath chosen and given auctoritie for the saied impression as alsoe for the sellinge of them And that in paine of cōfiscation and losse of all that shall be printed and moreover to incurre and pay the some of six florince for every copie that shall be founde to by printed soulde or distributeth withoute the aforesaied comission and consente of oure petitioner Captaine GERAT BARRY and the one haulfe to be applyed to oure profit and comoditie and the other to whome the saied Captaine hath chosen as before declared and that in the maner and acordindinge to theire agrimente and a corde paste betwexte them To be vnsterstoode that the Printer who is chosen shall be oblidged to conforme him selfe with the proclamation made and published uppon the arte of printinge Besides that when the whole impression shall be finished he shall be obliged to deliver in the handes of oure Secretary havinge singned thies presentes two copies of the saide bookes and that verie netly bounde to be given for the augmentation of oure library as it is apointed and ordained OURE WIL IS therfore and we comaunde oure wel beloved and trustie Counselleres oure Presedentes and all otheres of oure privy and greate Counsell and all other oure Officeres justises and subjectes that upon oure presente grace priviledge aprobation permissiō and consente They doe cause suffer and permitt the aforesaied petisioner as also whome he shall choose to printe fell and distribute the saide bookes to injoy fully and peaceably and to vse duringe the time and acordinge as before declared and ordained withoute doinge givinge or suferinge to be made don or offered any trouble hinderance or wronge to the contrarie For suche is oure will and pleasure in witnes wherof we haue comanded oure greate zeale to be affixed and put to thies presentes Given at oure city of Bruxelles the twelfe of December one thousander six hondereth thirty of three yeares and of oure Regne thirtinth By the Kinge in his Counsell G. Ottingnus POST TENEBRAS SPERO LUCEM