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charge_n at_o all_o the_o chap._n 3_o stand_a army_n have_v no_o pay_n and_o the_o province_n whereof_o the_o sea_n thus_o guard_v will_v be_v none_o of_o the_o poor_a maintain_v their_o own_o guard_n such_o be_v the_o military_a way_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o parallel_n the_o eleven_o parallel_n constitution_n of_o its_o arm_n whether_o levy_v by_o suffrage_n as_o in_o rome_n or_o by_o lot_n as_o in_o israel_n we_o will_v go_v up_o by_o lot_n against_o gibeah_n 9_o judg._n 20._o 9_o stand_v force_n be_v thus_o establish_v for_o such_o as_o be_v upon_o emergent_a occasion_n to_o go_v forth_o or_o march_v it_o be_v propose_v march_v the_o three_o essay_n or_o army_n march_v that_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n or_o the_o dictator_n have_v decree_v or_o declare_v war_n and_o the_o field_n officer_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o council_n of_o war_n the_o general_n by_o warrant_n issue_v to_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tribe_n demand_v the_o second_o essay_n or_o such_o part_n of_o it_o as_o be_v decree_v whether_o by_o way_n of_o levy_n or_o recruit_v that_o by_o the_o same_o warrant_v he_o appoint_v his_o time_n and_o rendezvouz_n that_o the_o several_a conductor_n of_o the_o tribe_n deliver_v he_o the_o force_v demand_v at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n appoint_v that_o a_o general_n thus_o march_v out_o with_o the_o stand_a army_n a_o new_a army_n be_v elect_v out_o of_o the_o first_o essay_n as_o former_o and_o a_o new_a general_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o senate_n that_o so_o always_o there_o be_v a_o general_n sit_v and_o a_o stand_a army_n what_o general_n or_o arm_n soever_o be_v march_v and_o that_o in_o case_n of_o invasion_n the_o band_n of_o the_o elder_n be_v oblige_v to_o like_a duty_n with_o those_o of_o the_o youth_n liberty_n poena_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o guardian_n of_o education_n and_o liberty_n that_o a_o only_a son_n be_v discharge_v of_o these_o duty_n without_o prejudice_n