of souldiours who as they are little prouided for in the time of peace so they are as smally cared for in the season of warre and this is not a little to bee meruailed at that when any occasion of seruice dooth happen some bee appointed for Captaines as knowes not how to place 100. men in good order of araye vnlesse it be peraduenture to marche them 3 or 5. in a rancke as they vse to fetch home a may pole VVee doo finde in the holy scriptures and that in seuerall places both in the bookes of Moyses in the booke of Iosua and others where they haue vsed not litle regard aswell in the chosing of their Captaines leaders and conductors as also in prescribing lawes and disciplines of warre which sometimes were appointed by the almighty God him selfe Phillip King of Macedonia did meruaile why the Athenians did euerye yeere choose newe Generalles and Captaines of the wars when he him selfe had found but one good namely Permenyo Alexander admitted none to the roome of a Captaine vnder the age of 60. But in England wee neuer number his yeeres we neither consider his knowledg we little regard his worthines we lesse esteeme his experience wee scarce examine his honestye Our Captaines are appointed more for fauour then for knowledge more for feendshippe then for experience more for opinion then for desert God graunt wee neuer come to make triall of the seruice of suche Captaines as I haue seene some if wee should there were great feare of vnhappy successe And this is to bee lamented amongst vs that wee can bee so prouident in matters of no importaunce and such causes where in our owne safeties dooth especially consist wee eyther neglect them altogether or else performe them with little care and lesse foresight If the matter were well examined we should finde that the safety both of Prince state country subiects and altogether consisted in the worthines of the Captaine and to this most fitly agreed the saying of that noble souldiour Sir VVylliam Drury who many times woulde vse these wordes The want of a horsse shooe nayle may bee the losse of the shooe the losse of the shooe the spoile of the horsse the spoyle of the horsse the losse of the man the losse of a man the ouerthrowe of an army the ouerthrowe of an army the losse of a Princes crowne If small thinges thus by degrees may conclude suche great preiudice in the wynding vppe as it can not bee denayde what successe is to be looked for where captaines and leaders are so vtterly ignoraunt that many of them knowes not when it is time to charge nere when it were good to retire and as Socrates saith the boldenes of the ignoraunt ingendreth manye euilles and Agesilaus affyrmeth the lacke of experyence breedeth the lacke of corage And as histories make mencion more feeldes haue beene loste for wante of gouernement then for want of strength To giue a braue charge is a thing proper to euery ordinarie souldiour but to make a good retreat in time in order therin consisteth the skill of the Captaine The vnexpert Captaine and the vnlearned phisition doo buy their experience at to deere a rate for it is still purchased with the price of mens liues The place of a Captaine is honourable and ought not to bee giuen but to men of experience of valiaunce and of vertue and yet I haue heard tell where they haue beene made marchandyse of and bought and solde for money but I dare not say that I haue knowen it my selfe for paraduenture I should offend But I hope souldiours shall not bee still illegitimate they shall be esteemed accordinge to desert The Deuine for tellinge a learned discourse in a Pulpette is rewarded with a Bishopricke and but accordinge as hee is worthy the Lawyer for makinge a good Plea at the Barre is brought to the Benche and it is doone wyth consideration The Souldiour that watches that wardes that trauelles that toyles that makes hys bodye a defence for Cannon shotte and feareth no perrylles for the looue of hys Countrye I trust will be better considered of God hath wonderfully blessed vs with sweete and quiet peace but let vs not be secure as though we had it by patten we haue enemies abroade if they had oportunitie but take heede of papistes here at home they are more to be feared then hee that was borne in Spayne Haue they not made sundry profers to stirre vp seditious tumultes nay what doo they leaue vnattempted to disturbe this happye gouernement But would you haue some speciall markes howe you may knowe them then listen and by these meanes you may easely smell them out You shall haue them inquiring of newes spreading of rumours lying forging counterfeiting and dissembling what action hath there beene so honouraly performed sithe that noble Earle of Leicester vndertooke these lowe country seruices whych hath not beene defaced heere at home by our slaundering Papistes VVhat good newes hath there come ouer which they haue not paraphrased what enterprise so iustly attempted which they haue not eclipsed or what exployt so brauely accomplished which they haue not methamorphised Such is the deuotion of our religious Catholiques that they straine no curtesie to forge lyes to practise treasons to commit murthers to stirre vppe rebellions nay what outrage is there so mischeeuous which they wil not enter into to doo their holy father seruice These be their workes meritorious which so many times they boast of and by this ladder they thinke to clime vp to heauen gates where saint Peter standes watching ready to let them in O how many vngodly practises haue they intended against our most gratious princesse how are they continually busied in conspiring against her but that almighty God who first planted her to their subuersion hath not fayled still to protect her no doubt to their confusion VVere not the furie that ouerruleth them more then extreame they could not be such enemies to their owne discretion but that they might well discerne it is Gods blessing that so mightely defendeth her against the Popes cursing and although his holines hath taken great paines in sending foorth his Iesuits his Seminaries and other his ministers from time to time with so many conspiracies and such seuerall practises against her maiesty yet at their departure when they come to craue his fatherlye benediction God be thanked he blesseth them al to the gallowes And although that accidentes are many times sufficient to serue their turne either to confirme eyther to confound religion according to the euent I wonder they cannot aswell condemne a Papist in his ill successe that is sent ouer with so many hallowed bulles as they will doo a protestante for the least misfortune that may befal him but if this light were sufficient for men to iudge cullours by who more blessed then our gratious Elizabeth who so happily hath raigned ouer vs this 28. yeeres how mightily hath God preserued her from the conspiracies of
A PATH-WAY to Military practise Containinge Offices Lawes Disciplines and orders to be obserued in an Army with sun dry Stratagems very beneficiall for young Gentlemen or any other that is desirous to haue knowledge in Martiall exercises Whereunto is annexed a Kalender of the Imbattelinge of men Newlie written by Barnabe Rich Souldiour seruaunt to the right honorable Sir Christopher Hatton Knight Malui me diuitem esse quam vocari Perused and allowed AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Charlewood for Robert Walley 1587. HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE To the most High and mighty Princesse Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England Fraunce and Ireland defendres of the Faith c. YOur Souldiour most excellent Princesse hauing receiued so manie gratious wordes for other of his writinges the which it hath pleased your Maiesty so fauorably to vouchsafe is not therby onely incouraged now once againe to betake him to his Penne but also he is imboldned to present to your gratious viewe this litle labour containing A Path-way to Military Practise The title best befitting to come from a Souldiour yet the circumstaunces not vnnecessarie to bee considered of by such as be in authoritie And although I knowe the greatest number which can not abide to here of warres are as vnwilling to admit of any thinge appertaining to Martiality when they haue so longe continued in Peace yet as in the time of warre circumspect care of peace may not be omitted so in the time of peace such thinges must bee foreseene appertaininge to the wrrre that the want of warlike prouiisons bee not preiudiciall to this sweete and quiet peace for as Valerius Maximus faith the custodie of blessed Peace consisteth in the knowledge of VVarre Plato praising the Arte commaundeth that children should learne it so soone as they were of abilitie Cirus sayd it was as necessarie as husbandriē Augustine and Barnarde both Catholique doctours of the Church doo approoue it The Romaines appointed a longe and spacious field which they called Campus Martius wherein they exercised their youth in the knowledge of Martiall feates They likewise inuented glorious triumphes which was to no other ende but to stirre vp the minds of their people to magnanimitie and martiall exercises Cambises the father of Cyrus being asked by what meanes countries might best be kept in safety aunswered If the gouernours of the same countries thinkes they can neuer bee warie inough of their enemies And although Salomon who in the holy scriptures is called Rex Pacificus beeing promised by the mouth of God a peaceable raigne and was still busied in the building of the holie temple forgat not yet to furnishe himselfe more strongly with all manner of warlike prouisions then his father Dauid had done before him notwithstanding he was still exercised and busied in the warres Here I could alleadge infinite examples and as manie probable reasons might be geathered all in defence of martiall practise for he that taketh away the knowledge of feates of armes worketh the ouerthrowe of his owne countrey and common wealth And as by the knowledge of warre and exercise of armes Empires haue beene purchased Kingdomes enlarged Princes preserued Iustice maintained good Lawes protected and the Common wealth defended so in neglectinge martiall exercises and laying aside of their weapons how many kingdomes hath beene brought to calamitie howe many countries ruinated and howe many florishinge Citties sacked beaten flatte to the ground couered ouer with moulde and almost worne out of memorie But as your maiesty hauing most prouidentlie furnished euery parte of your Realme withall manner of warlike prouision in such sorte as none of your predecessours hath euer heeretofore come neere so could I wishe that in England wee were as well furnished with practised Souldiours and expert warriours although I doo not meane that they should bee warre loouers And as it is most apparaunt that the regarde your maiestie haue had euen sith you first became our soueraigne in all manner your princely proceedinges hath so wonderfully blessed your estate that all Christian Princes doo honour and renowne you so wee your loouinge subiectes feeling the benefit of your peaceable gouernement haue no lesse cause to giue God all honour and glory and daily to pray for the longe continuaunce of so gracious a princesse And as it hath pleased God so wonderfully to defende your maiesty from such seueral practises intended against your roiall person by Papistes let their treasons most humbly I beseeche you be made examples aswell for your owne safetie as also for the benefit of the whole common wealth of England whom your maiesty may hereafter trust These be the men O most gratious Princesse that he sworn your mortal enimies these be the men O noble England that seekes thy wracke ouerthrow Let thē haue no gouernement within your maiesties dominions let them beare no sway in any part of your territories Plucke him from the bench though he sit robed in purple dismisse him the barre though he be called Sergiant at the Law put him out of comission though hebeare the name of Iustice of Peace pardō me most gracious Princesse in discharging my dutie though simplie yet truely Souldiours are but blunte but sure they looue plainnes Thus desiringe God most earnestly and according to my duety that as he hath hether to wonderfullie preserued you in most magnificent and Princely regality in dispite of all the enterprises and practises of traiterours Papistes so he would continue your maiesty longe to raigne ouer vs to the great comfort of all your loouing subiectes and for the prosperity and flourishing estate of the common wealth of England Your Maiesties Souldiour most humble and dutifull to bee commaunded Barnabe Riche ⧠To the most noble Captaines and renowmed Souldiours of England health to their persons and happines to all their honourable attemptes ALthough I haue vndertaken honorable gentlemen to set down directions for younge Souldiours not yet fully perfected in Militarie Practise yet for the better experienced of whō my selfe would gladly be instructed as I haue not presumed to offer them prescriptions so I hope they haue no cause to mislike of this mine enterprise It is now 24. yeres agoe sith I first vndertooke Armes serued at New hauen vnder that most honorable Earle of VVarwicke a father to Souldiours at this day sithe which time what I haue either practised by experience seene by example or gathered by Historie concerning Martiality I haue here set them downe to the benefit of my countrie men that are not yet practiled in so honourable and exercise what faultes I shall commit through ignoraunce I hope you will pardon of curtelie when they shall proceede rather of the zeale I haue to please then of any desire I haue to offend thus submiting altogether to your discreete corrections I ende Yours as his owne Barnabe Rich. To the freendly Readers in generall Barnabe Riche Souldiour sendeth greeting IT may be freendlie Reader that thou wilt
thinke my labour might very well haue beene spared to write of any thing appertaininge to warres where euery man is desirous to liue in peace I knowe will rather purchase dislike then win mee looue yet as I am not ignorant that quiet peace is to be preferred before bloody warre so in the time of peace warlike disciplines must not be omitted in a well gouerned common wealth where so many euill neighbours are so readie to incroch but especially when both Prince Countrie religion lawe iustice subiectes and altogether are vnder the protection of armes VVhere is become the dominions of the Assirians Persians and Grecians or what is become of the glory of that learned Citty of Athens or what hath wasted the renowne of the Cittie of Rome that it had not beene perpetuall but onely when in the time of peace they fell to inordinate ryot and delicacie neglecting the feates of war laying aside their armes and weapons For to doubt and feare nothing was more hurtfull to common weales then their very neighbour enimies the feare of whome was their safety and assuraunce For this cause Scipio though it vnnecessary that Carthage should vtterly be destroyed fearing that after the subuersion the Romaines leauing of their martiall mindes should fall to idlenes ryot and outrage and as he looked for so it came to passe as it was testified after by Saint Augustine who in a booke which he had written intituled De ciuitate Dei hath these wordes More hurtefull was the Citty of Carthage to Rome after hys distruction then duringe the whole course season of the warres whych the Romanes had wyth her for that whylest they had enemyes in Affricke they knewe not what vyces meant in Roome In the time of peace therefore there must be had speciall regarde to the disciplines of warre and not onelie prouisions of warlike furnitures to be made but also men of seruice and practised Souldiours to be had releeued and maintained for what should you doo with armes weapons munitions and furnitures when you haue not men of experience to vse them King Phyllyp of Macedon vsed the lyke comparison to that noble Captaine Antipater in these wordes VVhat fearest thou the Cittyzens of Athens the Gallyes and theyr peere are but trifles vnto mee for what account is to be made of those fellowes that giue themselues to daunsinge loytring banqueting and to belly cheere but if Demostines onely were not amongst them I would sooner make account to winne Athens then eyther Thebes or Thessalia of which I am already possessed By these premisses it may be perceiued that it is the Souldiour that protecteth the Prince in his seate it is the Souldiour that defendeth the Diuine in his pulpet it is the Souldiour that vpholdeth the Iudge in his place of Iustice it is the Souldiour as Varo sayth that resisteth the outward force of enemies that represseth domesticall seditions and defendeth the libertie of subiects If his seruice be then so beneficiall to all O what pitty he is not better considered of by some that are so bountiful in rewarding pipers parasites singers and dauncers and other like ministers of their pleasures and suffer poore Souldiours to begge and will sooner affoorde him a payer of stockes then a single pennie for his almes Epaminondas Captaine generall of the Thebanes vndestanding of a very ritch man that had no care of the poore sent a needy souldiour vnto him cōmaunding him vnder great penaltie to giue 600 crownes to this poore man this Cittizen receiuing this commaundement came to knowe the cause it is quod Epaminōdas because this man being honest is poore and thou which hast liued by the spoyle of the common wealth art ritch O that our Vsurers in England might sometime haue such messengers sent vnto them I thinke the errande would neither offen de God nor man Neither can I see why there should not be a generall contribution giuen through the realme for the mayntenaunce of men of warre when theyr seruice concerneth such publique profit The Prince is not able to recompence all and the souldiour must fight in defence of all why should hee not be maintained by the helpe of all But here some wil think I speake for my selfe I confesse it souldiours must learne of other men to speake for them selues for there is no body else that will VVhat trade or handicrafte haue you so simple but if it begin a little to decay but by and by it pleades pouerty runninge to the Prince or Parliament for releefe eyther by repelling some statute by making some priuiledge or by attayning some consideration And if vppon any occasion betweene Nations trafique be stopte howe clamerous is the Marchaunt in the eares of hys Prynce till hee hath his passage againe freely set open The Lawyer will permitte no Edicte to come forth that makes against his owne profit though otherwise it be beneficial for the whole common wealth The Deuine findes fault that their spirituall promotiones should so many wayes bee bereaued them and I thinke complaineth of it not without some cause If euery profession hauelybertie to say for them selues giue souldiours leaue to speake when by the vnkindnes of their countrimen they are brought to the worst and yet as profitable members to their common wealth as they that thinkes them selues best Is it not the Souldiour by hasarding his life abroade that vpholdeth the Artificer to sit quietly by his worke at home And what would it auaile the Marchaunt to speake for forraine gaine if the souldiour were not to defende him from domesticall spoyle The Lawyer makes no plea but for priuat profitte and burldes goodly houses and purchaseth whole countries about him The souldiour serues his countrye for a small stypende and would be contended with alowance but to buie meate drinke and cloath And that very religion which the deuine but coates downe in his quiet studie without any perill that very religion the souldiour maintaineth with the losse of limme and life How much more might heere be alleadged in the behalfe of souldiours and their seruice yet these be they that the politique wyse man him I meane that is better practised in Machauils policies then studied in the new Testament would haue to be kept vnder But leauing prophane histories out of the which great volums might be writtē haue we not examples out of the holy Scriptures howe valiant mindes haue beene rewarded and men of seruice liberallie gratified in the 14. Chapter of the booke of Numbers Caleb was promised reward by Gods owne mouth for his owne constancie and couragious perswasion to the children of Israell The same Caleb to gratifie Othuiel his brothers sonne for takinge the Cittie Cariathe bestowed of him his faier daughter Athsah Dauid likewise receiued great ritches with the daughter of King Saule for killing Goliah Dauid him selfe promised great rewardes to such as should ouerthrowe the Iebusits and Iesus the sonne of Syrach sayth There be two thinges that greeue my hart
Popish traytors howe many forraine princes haue sought to her for succours that like as auncient Rome while the gouernement rested in the souldiour was the verie refuge for such as were distressed by oppressing Tyrantes so the greatest parte of Christendome hath thought their states the better assured when they haue combyned with her Maiestye and shrowded them selues vnder her gratious protection with what peaceable gouernement hath she continued her subiectes how hath England florished sithe she became our soueraigne what would you more of her selfe she is mercifull her noble Counsaylers carefull her loouing subiects dutifull that to conclude if these presidents be testimonies of the looue of God as without all question they are then O thrice happy England that doost enioy so excellent a Princesse Nowe contrary wise let vs but consider of the Popes best belooued the King of Spaine howe hath he beene shaken in the most partes of his dominions his Indies the fayrest flower in his Garland the inhabitantes whereof are so oppressed with the tyrannie of the Spanish gouernement that they let not daily to enter into rebellion seeking all meanes to shake of that seruitude by reason whereof the great summes of treasure hee was wont to receiue out of those partes beginnes to deminish and is like to decrease euery day lesse then other For the regimentes in Italy who knowes not how discontentedly they endure the Spanish gouernement but the garrisons so keepes them vnder that the poore Italians must bee contented for a time to beare the burthen although it be so much against their willes In Spayne it selfe the Gospell of our sauiour Iesus Christ hath taken such effect in the hartes of a multitude that the King is busied in nothinge more then in keeping vnder of his Protestantes and questionles as it hath pleased God to suffer it to take rooting so in time it will bring foorth frutes let my maisters of the holye house looke to it as wisely as they can The tyrannie the Spaniardes vsed in the lowe countries the cause of the peoples reuolt is so welknowen to all as I should but waste the time to make a new repitition but this I may not omitte that the King of Spayne beeing so mighty a monarche as they would make him could not by force of honourable warre in so many yeeres subdue the poore prince of Orange but in the ende setting aside all dignitie honour and reputation be fitting a King in most shamefull and infamous maner practised his death by murther the mater is so fresh in memory as I neede spend no loger time to repeate it Be these the examples of Christian humanitie nay vndoubted confirmations of Turkysh tyranie but as they say such Carpenters such chippes such Saintes such reliques such tree such fruite euen so it may be sayd such quarrell such conquest And hath not the Prince of Perma made the like conquest in recoueringe againe of Sutphen Scance and in taking of Deuentre the one the Earle of Leycester wonne from him by honourable and braue assault the Prince beeing at at hand with his whole force within the hering of the battery so that it cannot be sayd it was stolne vpon him Deuentre in like case hanging but in doubtfull Ballaunce was asured by the Earle at that very instante whiles hee laye before Sutphen neyther practised by deceipte nor compassed by trechery but perfourmed by honourable polycie the Prince beeing in the fielde and had continuall intelligence of euery action that was attempted so that it may bee sayd euery thing was doone before hys face But hee taking hys time whyle the Earle was out of the Country recouered them againe by the lyke stratageme as he vseth to atrayne the rest of his conquestes which are euer obtained by tyrrannie by treason by corruption by murther and by such other deuillishe practyses both detestable before God and dishonourable amongst men but thys is best befittinge men of theyr religion and iumpe correspondent to theyr holy fathers doctrine I would nor here bee mistaken neyther doo I meane by any thinge before sayde that where a Prince is perturbed by warre of otherwise that such euentes are for tokens of the displeasure of God towardes him but this I inferre that where the cause of such troubles doo proceede through hys owne tyrannie although I knowe the Pope may well bestowe his blessing in such a cause yet God with his owne mouth hath cursed the crueltie of such oppressours and the executours of so notorious outrage There resteth nowe no more but that wee bee prouident for our owne safeties our enemies lookes about they watche but oportunity let vs bee as vigillant least they happe to catche vs napping the enemie is by no meanes sooner repulssed then when he shall perceiue we be already wel prouided for him wee haue already committed some errours and a little troden awrie we haue let slip oportunities we haue fostered serpents in our owne bosomes and although they haue bitten vs yet we can not beware but let vs lament follyes vnder more couert termes for the worlde is giuen to see too much our cōtinued peace hath bene the nourisher of many vices we haue entertained pride newe fangled fashion and monsterous atire what extortion is found to bee in the mighty what oppression in the wealthy what vnsariable desire of hauing what vnreasonable practise in gettinge VVhat corruption of such as giue bribes what persurie of such as take bribes what buying of othes in the one what selling of conscience in the other VVhat greedy speaking Lawe against Iustice what deuillish counsaile giuen for money against lawe what enuy in the clyent what crafte in the counsayler what couetousnesse in bothe VVhat impyetie in tale herers what impunity in tale tellers what mallice in the one to seeke them what flattery in the other to bringe them VVhat pride and disdaine in the higher sorte what stubburne disobedience in the lower sorte what lacke of looue in the one what neglect of duety in the other what frowarde hart in bothe VVhat makinge and repellinge of many lawes what contempt and breach of all lawes howe many Iustices in euery place what wante of Iustice in all places VVhat Marchandyse is made of lawe what buyinge and sellinge of Iustice Offyces that were wont to bee rewardes of good desert is nowe set to bargaine and sale for who wyll giue most yea the blood of poore innocentes is sometime bought and solde for money The honesty of the suter is not regarded the equitie of his cause is not examined if hee wyll bestowe any Crownes they shall bee viewed wee punishe iniuryes offered to ourselues but wee omitte such offences as are dyrectlie against the honour of God if thys that I haue sayde bee not enough to say any more would bee to much I wyll therefore conclude humbly beseechynge God longe to preserue her Maiestye to raygne ouer vs God confounde her foes and bringe to lyght all Popishe Conspirators and Trayterous
THe master Gunner béeing an officer depending of the maister of the Ordenaunce I will therefore in this place set downe his charge he ought not onely in him selfe to be exactly perfect in his Péece but also make trial of the rest that be vnder him that he may be assured they be able to discharge theyr places he must be lyke assured that they bée still attendaunt in theyr place of charge and to haue all things in readinesse to take oportunities He should practise them to beate such places vsuallie traded by the enemie that he may the better know his marke when he shall sée occasion which is very beneficiall to such as are beséeged and defending of some passage may much annoie a Campe. His wantes of poulder shotte ladels sponges rammers and other like necessaries concerninge his arte are to be supplied from the maister of the Ordenaunce ¶ The Trench master TH Trench master is likewise appendaunt to the maister of the ordenaunce for the intrenching of a Campe it is commonly staked out aswel the curtines ringes as flankers his greatest care must be so to conuey his trenches eyther before a Towne or Fort that shall be beséeged that the enemy doo not flanke them for that the castinge and conueying of Trenches orderly dooth concerne great safetie to so many as shall haue occasion to passe to and fro ¶ The Munster master IN making of Musters this Officer is to suruey euer Souldiour whether Horse man or Footeman not onely of the ability of the person but also of the sufficiency of his furniture aswell Horse Armour Weapon and altogether and eyther to passe or defaut them as he shall finde reasonable cause and to make certificate accordingly to the Treasuror that he may stop suche defautes of theyr pay The Munster maister is to make out warrantes by his booke for so many as be in paye from the fyrst of his enterie forth on from time to time vnder his hand which béeing signed by the Generall is sufficient to the Treasuror ¶ The Scoute master THe Scoute maister euery euening vpon the soun ding of the Marshalles Trumpet to the watche must receiue by assignement from the General or Liefetenaunt of the Horsemen a sufficient number to scoute the which by him selfe must be directed into crosse wayes and other places of perrill in euerie quarter of the Campe he must exhorte them still to silence and to haue regard to looke about them and not to forsake theyr places appointed till discouerers be put foorth in the morning to the fielde Hee is in the morning by lyke assignement at the discharginge of the watche to receiue a competent number of men to discouer the which he must likewise appoynt to places of most conuenience for the purpose in like manner when the Campe dooth marche he must bée styll scouring afore to sée the coast be cléere ¶ The Forrage master THe Forrage master is likewise to receiue from the Liefetenaunt of the Horse an able companie of Horsemen for the guarde of forragers and such as shall fetche in necessaries the which vpon the sounde of a Trumpet must altogether goe forwarde not suffering them nor any other to straggle out of his companie further then he is able to rescue them and if they be farre from the Caâ—upâ— not to suffer any to departe home warde till they be all prouided and then as they came foorth so to returne all againe togeather ¶ The Carriage master THe Carriage master in lyke manner is aswell to haue a Cornet of Horsemen from the Liefetenaunt of the Horse for his guard as also loose shot from the Colonell Generall or else to marche with all his baggage betwéene the troopes of footemen for his more suretie ¶ Of a Colonell THe place of a Colonell is of honourable reputation and therefore besides experience he should be a man of credite and good countenaunce and as that most noble Gentleman Sir William Russell a Parragon of Armes at this day is many times accustomed to say that he which wanteth liberalitie is possessed with all the vices in the world so that Colonell that hath not a bountifull minde and a francke disposition to lende reléefe to a poore distressed Souldiour especially of his owne retinue and regiment is vnworthy to haue the comaunding of men and not fitte to haue gouernement nor beare office in a Campe. In places where Souldiours are not leuied by the Princes Commission the generall is to make choyce of his Collonels men both sufficient in countenaunce and credyt for the leuying of such companies as the Generall shall commit to his charge then receiuing his commission with imprest the Colonell in like case is to make choyse of his Captaines impresting euery of them lykewise for the raisinge of theyr seuerall companies But in England vpon occasion of seruice Souldiours are euer leuied by the Princes commission where if such consideration were had in the choosinge of them as there ought it were the more safety for the seruice better for the Captaine and much more beneficiall for the Souldiour considering his furniture is allowed him by the Countrie which other wise is cut of from his pay if hée be not able to furnish him selfe The Colonell hath the commaunding of all such Captaines vnder his owne regyment to directe vpon any occasion of seruice as hée shall sée good A Colonell may haue his Liefetenaunt Colonell his Sarieant Maior his Prouost and his Quarter master within his owne regyment A Colonell may correcte misdemeanours of his Captaines he may call a Marshall Courte of his owne officers for the punishing of offences or for the administring of Justice ¶ Of a Captaine THe place of a Captaine is not lightly to be considered of vpon his skill and knowledge consisteth the safety or losse of many mens liues but especially seruice standing nowe as it dooth most commonly in skirmidges where the Captaine most ordenarily is not holpen but with the aduauntage of his own experience In the olde time many yéeres agoe when armyes many times vsed to appoint the fielde where their whole forces were brought to incounter the weakenes of a Captaine might the better be borne with all when theyr were so manye superiour officers to dyrect hym and yet in those dayes they vsed circumspection in nothing more then in choosing of theyr Captaines but seruice standing as it dooth at this instant ouer it was then wee ought to haue thrée times more regarde then they had and yet we vse tenne times lesse then they did And I wonder howe so many insufficient men dare oppose them selues to vndertake a matter of so great importaunce whose inexperience besides by cyrcumstaunce that it concerneth the losse of a countrie so in it consisteth the hazard of many mens liues if it were more but his owne the matter were the lesse for hee may value of that as him selfe shall sée good but remorse of conscience should touch him to consider of his Countrimen when his want