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your_o love_a brother_n edward_n cook_n â§_o the_o index_n or_o table_n brief_o point_v out_o the_o several_a content_n of_o every_o particular_a chapter_n of_o arm_n and_o man_n and_o of_o the_o choice_n of_o man_n for_o soldier_n chap._n 1._o out_o of_o what_o climate_n or_o place_n soldier_n may_v be_v most_o conuenyent_o take_v chap_n 2._o of_o what_o age_n soldier_n shall_v be_v allow_v either_o for_o present_a service_n or_o muster_n chap_n 3_o how_o they_o must_v be_v arm_v chap_n 4._o what_o exercise_n they_o must_v use_v when_o they_o want_v employment_n chap._n 5_o viz._n running_n leap_v vault_a and_o swymminge_n why_o soldier_n must_v use_v runninge_v chap_n 6._o why_o soldier_n must_v use_v leapinge_v chap._n 7._o why_o soldier_n must_v use_v vaultinge_n chap._n 8._o why_o soldier_n must_v use_v swimminge_n chap._n 9_o unto_o what_o young_a soldier_n must_v be_v disciplyne_v and_o how_o often_o train_v in_o a_o month_n chap_n 10_o when_o soldier_n must_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o fieild_n for_o battle_n chap._n 11._o what_o the_o beat_v of_o the_o drum_n be_v which_o soldier_n must_v know_v chap._n 12_o what_o the_o distance_n in_o fiile_n and_o rank_n be_v which_o soldier_n must_v know_v chap._n 13._o how_o a_o fiile_n and_o a_o rank_n be_v distinguish_v for_o a_o soldier_n to_o know_v chap._n 14_o what_o the_o fiight_n be_v which_o soldier_n must_v be_v expert_a in_o chap._n 15_o what_o the_o quality_n be_v which_o befitt_a marshal_n men._n chapter_n 16._o of_o wisdom_n and_o policy_n the_o use_n of_o it_o how_o it_o may_v be_v attain_v with_o a_o brief_a summary_n of_o stratagem_n and_o pollicye_n pertynent_a for_o these_o time_n chap._n 17_o of_o the_o use_n of_o faceinge_v chap._n 18_o the_o word_n of_o command_n for_o it_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o use_n of_o wheel_v chap_n 20_o the_o word_n of_o command_v for_o it_o chap_n 21._o of_o the_o use_n of_o countermarch_v and_o the_o word_n of_o command_v for_o it_o chap._n 22_o of_o the_o use_n of_o 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