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overthwart_o way_n the_o market_n place_n market_n way_n the_o mid_n way_n provision_n of_o victual_n provision_n of_o armour_n private_a and_o public_a artificer_n a_o place_n for_o cattle_n ¶_o the_o table_n of_o certain_a principal_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o work_n of_o machiavelli_n in_o the_o first_o book_n why_o a_o good_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o exersise_n warfare_n as_o his_o art_n fol._n vi_fw-la deed_n of_o arm_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v private_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n for_o exersise_n &_o in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o necessity_n and_o renown_n fol._n viij_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o army_n be_v the_o footman_n fol._n ix_o the_o roman_n renew_v their_o legion_n and_o have_v man_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o age_n fol._n ix_o whether_o man_n of_o arm_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v fol._n x._o what_o be_v requisete_n for_o the_o prepare_n of_o a_o army_n fol._n xi_o out_o of_o what_o contrie_n soldier_n ought_v to_o be_v choose_v fol._n xi_o twelve_o soldier_n ought_v to_o be_v choose_v by_o thaucthoritie_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o such_o man_n as_o be_v his_o oune_n subject_n fol._n twelve_o the_o difference_n of_o age_n that_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o chosinge_v of_o soldier_n for_o the_o restore_n of_o a_o old_a power_n and_o for_o the_o make_n of_o a_o new_a fol._n xij_o the_o weapon_n or_o power_n that_o be_v prepare_v of_o the_o natural_a subject_n of_o a_o common_a weal_n bring_v profit_n and_o not_o hurt_v fol._n xiiii_o what_o cause_n let_v the_o venetian_n that_o they_o make_v not_o a_o monarchi_n of_o the_o world_n fol._n xiiii_o how_o a_o army_n may_v be_v prepare_v in_o the_o country_n where_o be_v no_o exersise_n of_o war_n fol._n xv_o the_o custom_n that_o the_o roman_n use_v in_o the_o choose_n of_o their_o soldier_n fol._n xuj_o the_o great_a number_n of_o man_n be_v best_o fol._n xvii_o whether_o the_o multitude_n of_o arm_a man_n be_v occasion_n of_o confusion_n and_o of_o dissorder_n fol._n xviii_o how_o to_o prohibit_v that_o the_o captain_n make_v no_o descension_n fol._n nineteeen_o in_o the_o second_o book_n what_o armour_n the_o antiquetie_n use_v fol._n xx_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o boldness_n of_o the_o ducheman_n fol._n xxij_o which_o manner_n of_o arm_a man_n be_v better_a either_o the_o duche_n or_o roman_a fashion_n fol._n xxij_o diverse_a example_n of_o late_a day_n fol._n twenty-three_o a_o example_n of_o tigran_n fol._n twenty-five_o whether_o the_o footman_n or_o the_o horseman_n ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v most_o fol._n twenty-five_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o roman_n be_v overcome_v of_o the_o parthian_n fol._n xxvi_o what_o order_n or_o what_o virtue_n make_v that_o footman_n overcum_fw-la horseman_n fol._n xxvi_o how_o the_o
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antiquity_n exersise_v their_o man_n to_o learn_v they_o to_o handle_v their_o weapon_n fol._n xxvij_o what_o the_o antiquity_n esteem_v most_o happy_a in_o a_o common_a weal_n fol._n xxviij_o the_o manner_n of_o maintain_v the_o order_n fol._n xxix_o what_o a_o legion_n be_v of_o greek_n call_v a_o falange_n and_o of_o frencheman_n catterua_fw-mi fol._n xxix_o the_o division_n of_o a_o legion_n and_o the_o diverse_a name_n of_o order_n fol._n thirty_o the_o order_n of_o batellraye_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o appoinct_v the_o battle_n fol._n xxxij_o how_o to_o order_n cccc_o l._n man_n to_o do_v some_o several_a feat_n fol._n xxxv_o the_o fation_n of_o a_o battle_n that_o the_o suiser_n make_v like_o a_o cross_n fol._n xxxvi_o what_o carriage_n the_o captain_n ought_v to_o have_v and_o the_o number_n of_o carriage_n requisite_a to_o every_o band_n of_o man_n fol._n xxxvij_o diverse_a effect_n cause_v of_o diverse_a sound_n fol._n xxxviij_o whereof_o come_v the_o utility_n and_o the_o dissorder_n of_o the_o army_n that_o be_v now_o a_o day_n fol._n xxxviii_o the_o manner_n of_o arminge_v man_n fol._n xl_o the_o number_n of_o carriage_n that_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o light_n horseman_n ought_v to_o have_v fol._n xli_o in_o the_o third_o book_n the_o great_a dissorder_n that_o be_v use_v now_o a_o day_n in_o the_o orderinge_v of_o a_o army_n fol._n xlij_o how_o the_o roman_n divide_v their_o army_n in_o hastati_fw-la principi_fw-la and_o triarij_fw-la fol._n xlij_o the_o manner_n that_o the_o roman_n use_v to_o order_v themselves_o again_o in_o the_o overthrow_n fol._n xlij_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o greek_n fol._n xlij_o a_o main_a battle_n of_o suisser_n fol._n xliij_o how_o many_o legion_n of_o roman_a citesens_n be_v in_o a_o ordinary_a army_n fol._n xliiij_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o pitch_v a_o field_n to_o faighte_a a_o battle_n fol._n xliiij_o of_o what_o number_n of_o faight_a man_n a_o army_n ought_v to_o be_v fol._n xlvi_o the_o description_n of_o a_o battle_n that_o be_v a_o faight_a fol._n xlvij_o a_o exsample_n of_o ventidio_fw-la faight_v against_o the_o parthian_n fol._n xlviij_o a_o example_n of_o epaminondas_n fol._n xlix_o how_o the_o artillery_n be_v unproffitable_a fol._n xlix_o how_o that_o a_o main_a battle_n of_o suisser_n can_v ocupie_v more_o than_o four_o pike_n fol._n lij_o how_o the_o battle_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v eight_o or_o ten_o may_v be_v receyve_v in_o the_o very_a same_o space_n that_o receive_v the_o fyve_o fol._n liiij_o the_o arm_n that_o the_o standard_n of_o all_o the_o army_n aught_o to_o have_v fol._n lv_o diverse_a example_n of_o the_o antiquetie_n fol._n lv_o in_o the_o fowerth_o book_n whether_o the_o front_n of_o the_o army_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v large_a fol._n lvij_o to_o how_o many_o thing_n respect_n ought_v to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o ordringe_n of_o a_o army_n fol._n lvij_o a_o example_n of_o scipio_n fol._n lviij_o in_o what_o place_n a_o captain_n may_v order_v his_o army_n 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the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o frenchman_n at_o garigliano_n fol._n xciij_o in_o the_o seven_o book_n city_n be_v strong_a either_o by_o nature_n or_o by_o industry_n fol._n xciiij_o the_o manner_n of_o fortification_n fol._n xciiij_o bulwark_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o a_o town_n distante_fw-la from_o the_o same_o fol._n xcv_o example_n of_o genoa_n fol._n xcv_o of_o the_o countess_n catherine_n fol._n xcv_o the_o fation_n of_o percullesy_n use_v in_o almain_n fol._n xcvi_o how_o the_o battelmente_n of_o wall_n be_v make_v at_o the_o first_o and_o how_o they_o be_v make_v now_o adays_o fol._n xcvij_o the_o provision_n that_o be_v mete_v to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o a_o town_n fol._n xcviij_o diverse_a policy_n for_o the_o beseginge_v and_o defendinge_v of_o a_o town_n or_o fortre_n fol._n xcix_o secrete_n conve_v of_o letter_n fol._n cj._n the_o defence_n against_o a_o breach_n fol._n cij_o general_n rule_v of_o war_n fol._n ciij_o the_o end_n 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