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ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o to_o bring_v a_o city_n to_o yeide_a fol._n cxiii_o nothing_o fill_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n so_o much_o with_o vakantnes_n as_o the_o iminente_fw-la fear_n of_o peryll_n fol._n exiiii_n all_o profess_v which_o be_v make_v against_o desperate_a man_n be_v difficult_a and_o perilous_a fol._n cxiiii_o fidelity_n be_v to_o be_v use_v with_o traitor_n fol._n exu._n of_o treason_n by_o night_n &_o of_o understand_v the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n fol._n exvi_n a_o way_n to_o take_v by_o day_n a_o city_n or_o castle_n by_o treason_n fol._n exviii_fw-la the_o sudden_a invasion_n and_o not_o look_v for_o come_v upon_o man_n contrary_a to_o their_o opinion_n be_v wont_v grevous_o to_o trouble_v the_o enemy_n fol._n cxix_o in_o lay_v siege_n to_o a_o city_n above_o all_o thing_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o capitayn_n be_v most_o nedeful_a fol._n cxx._n the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v by_o night_n be_v wont_a to_o seem_v most_o terrible_a fol._n cxxi_o the_o multitude_n not_o so_o much_o with_o threaten_n be_v compel_v to_o do_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v move_v with_o shame_n &_o of_o the_o reverence_n towards_o their_o superior_n fol._n cxxiii_o the_o capitaine_n ought_v when_o time_n require_v to_o make_v such_o a_o trusty_a man_n his_o deputy_n which_o for_o reputation_n &_o authority_n be_v next_o to_o he_o fol._n cxxviii_o the_o revenge_n be_v to_o be_v forbear_v against_o those_o that_o have_v be_v overcome_v fol._n cxxxii_o the_o way_n that_o be_v to_o be_v use_v to_o take_v a_o city_n which_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n can_v be_v overcome_v foe_fw-mi cxxxiiii_o of_o the_o behaviour_n which_o the_o capitaine_n ought_v to_o use_v after_o the_o war_n be_v end_v fol._n cxxxu._n how_o envy_n be_v to_o have_v grieft_n of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o other_o and_o how_o emulation_n be_v the_o desire_n to_o imitate_v the_o virtue_n of_o other_o man_n fol._n cxxxu._n the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o william_n seres_n dwellinge_a at_o the_o west_n end_n of_o paul_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o hedgehog_n ¶_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la anno._n 1563._o