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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	call_v	town_n	village_n	1,428	5	9.2518	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15466	A briefe discourse of vvarre. VVritten by Sir Roger VVilliams Knight; vvith his opinion concerning some parts of the martiall discipline. Newly perused	Williams, Roger, Sir, 1540?-1595.	1590 (1590)	STC 25733; ESTC S120635	36,291	65

the first places that fall voide If a Colonell Captaine or any other officer vnder them leeseth his whole Regiment or Companie in Battaile Assault Skirmish or in any other seruice commanded vnto by their superiours although the troupe bee defeated those that returne are sure to remaine in pay and the Colonell or Captaine haue present Crownes to recomfort his troupe If the Regiment or Companie bee cashed all the Officers are surelie enrouled in their owne payes they had before A cashed Colonell Captaine or Officer will neuer take baser charge than they had before but will serue priuatelie vntill occasion presents to aduance them vnto the places they had before As they are bound to followe the warres where they receiue their reliefes so haue they libertie to followe whome they list vnles they be commanded to the contrarie the greatest part will followe the Cornet royall some the Generall of Horsemen others the high Marshall others the Master of the Campe as they bee affected and minded Likewise the cashed Souldiers are placed in their former payes vnder other Colonells None of these cashed Officers are bound vnto anie duetie sauing fighting I meane to guard or watch but the most part will doo it orderlie better than the bound men to shewe example vnto others perswading themselues hee that excels his fellows is soonest aduanced Their vsage hath been such that I meruaile all professions in Spaine desires not to bee Souldiers Charles the fift being before Metz in Loraine his Armie beeing in miserie and extreame sicknesse his Souldiers would openlie raile on him especiallie his Spanish would call him the sonne of the mad woman with all the vile words they could deuise yet he would not heare them but threw Crownes amongst them saying to his nobilitie hearken these knaues yet let me call the worst by his name hee will not refuse to doo any thing for mee though it cost him his life Also the Duke of Alua when the Burghmasters of Holland presented a petition vnto him of the disorder of the Spaniards amongst other foolish articles they shewed him how they would haue their napkins changed twice at a meale He answered you must think all those which came with mee were not brought vp amongst Burghers To say troth God helpe that man of warre that hath al his deeds and words construed to the worst considering what casualties there are in warres aboue all other places Often choler altreth honest minds to day rich to morrowe poore now happie anone vnhappie Although their discipline in martiall actions be most famous and worthy to bee followed of al others notwithstanding their gouernement is so vile and tyrannous that no people is able to abide it vnles they be too base minded For example the Castilian of Gaunt hauing occasion to execute 3. or 4. offenders to terrifie the multitude hee did it openlie in the market place by chaunce a scaffold fel down at the which there grew a great noise and rumor sodainlie without more adoo the Castilian drew his sworde crying Alerto to his souldiers The souldiers most sauagely discharged a salue of hargubusaides on the poore people with shot sword they killed and hurt aboue an 100. Complaint being made vnto the Duke D' alua their Gouernour his answere was he was sorie the fault was done without desert notwistanding he punished no bodie thinking it a good meanes to terrifie a mutinous popular as he termed thē Another time the Master of the campes companie Iulian Romero being in garrison in the towne of Macklen his Alfere being in loue with a gentlewoman could not obtaine her loue on a May day he and his companie armed came vnto her fathers house vnder the coulour of Maying tooke her away by force her friends and kinsmen making what stirre they could to saue hir with the disorder of the Alfere and Souldiers diuers were killed and hurt Complaint being made no man was executed but perswasions vnto the parties to take patience shewing them what an offence it was to stir against a flying Ensigne of the King their Lord. The Alfere was banished for a few daies notwithstanding he inioyed his loue his fauour with his Gouernor in a short time Another time a Serieant of Sentia Dauilla Castilian of Antwerp rode vp and down Antwerp on a footecloth of veluet mandilion and hose imbrodered with gold letters the contents of the words in Spanish Gasador de los Flaminges as much as to say in English A Scourge for the Flemings a number cōplained but none had redres Such is their gouernment in al places where they command with citadels garrisons fortresses or forces the least Serieant of a Band being a natural Spaniard will seeme to command the greatest man of qualitie of any other Nation vnles hee command forces himselfe Let the forces bee euer so great although it bee 40. or 50000. and of them but two or 1000. Spaniards it must be called the Spanish armie Whē they come first out of Spaine either to Italie Flanders or anie other places they be the simplest besonios as they terme them that can bee found of any other Nation the most are apparelled by the Gouernors before they enter the Countries to saue the honor of the Nation Let them continue any time in pay the simplest will compare in pride with any captaine of other Nations and diuers rascalls must be called Signor of such a place meaning the next Towne or Village that he was borne vnto hauing neither lande nor house of his owne Besides the tyrannous Inquisition is maintained by that Nation principallie in Spaine to bridle Princes and Nobilitie which otherwise haue so great libertie by their auncient customes that diuers of them owe but small subiection vnto their King for abroad as well as in Spaine they make whome they list slaues and prisoners at their pleasures without triall of Iustice neither shall the parties know who accused them nor what is laid to their charge more than it is the will of the holy Inquisition With their diuelish Inquisition they take mens goods at their pleasure With their Buls and other paltrie deuises poysoning murther breaking othes promises may be pardoned by the Pope Their religion is such where they subdue kingdoms or coūtries either by right policy or armes if they finde any of great qualitie that carries a voge to command popular or men of war let their seruice and deserts be neuer so great vnles they be sure of them in such sort to obey al those that carry their commissions directions be they neuer so basely or vilely directed they will be sure to make them away with poyson or murther for Iustice can take no place I meane touching all strangers sauing their owne Nation For exāple the Marquis of Marin̄an after they gaue him aduancement Charles the 5. wrote letters to execute him which were discouered by the Marquis Likewise the Duke of Bourbon hauing won the battaile of 〈◊〉 fearing his greatnes Charles caused his Army