manes mynde And he oughte diligently to applee him self to learne the arte of warr from whence proceedeth all nobilitie and wherby many men of lowe degrees and base linadge haue attayned into high degrees dingnitie and fame as CAIUS MARIUS decended of poore and vile parentes in a Viladge of the Arpines came to by a Romaine Emperor and trough his vertue VALINCIAN a poâ—â—e man is son of Cibaly in Hongari came into the licke dingnitie and alsoe MAXIMINO borne in a poure Castel in Thrasia Nicolas Pichino a boucheres son by his vertue and valor came to by Captaine generall of Philipp Viconte Ducke of Milan is army and of all the Potentates of Italie The Senoria of Venecia was governed by Francisco Carmanola a poure man is son and that trough his prudence and valor Many more borne of loe degre and base linadge came into the licke and semblable dingnity and creditt and raised unto honorable degrees and reputation of perpetuall memory So let none by ingnorante that vertue valeur prudente and braue conduction is the true Way of proceedinge in the noble profession of Armes Let him alwayes with a pure and senseare harte aboue all thinges by Carefull to serue God for although all professions are therunto bounde yet none more deeply then the braue Souldior whose actiones are day and nighte in danger of death more then anny other and douptles he that soe doth a complish fighteth with a more resolute determination and suche men moste comonly are a fisted by the divine power fighting in a iuste cause and with a cleere conscience Wher of there have beene to many examples which i have read in antcieÌ„te Auctores and noted my self the same in many incounteres He is alwayes bounde to by carefull and vigilante in acomplishing his obligationes and principally to by obediente For mishinge this pointe the other goode partes whiche in him do ocurr are of litle or noe estimation Aboue all thinges lett him alwayes liue in the feare of God and let him by no blasphemer for in this worlde it is moste o diouse and can not escape withoute severe punishmente of his Divine majestie Wherof theyr have beene many examples and we see that such blasphemers in the warres are shot in the mouth or receive other impedimentes in the same and comonly dee a moste miserable death for theyr wicked a customed inclination to that diabolicall vice Lett him by carefull to chuse to his comarades and fellowes oulde Souldiers if posible and men well acquainted and of good conditioÌ„ and to by yerie carefull that they bee no factioners nor mutineres whose Company are more dangerouse then the divell he is to by quiet and frindly and rather seveare then licentiouse in spiches for such like persones moste comonly doe loose there estimation togither with theyr owne quietnes and are wonte to have many un happiecrosses in this worlde and to be litle reputed and hardly can prosper as wee dayly see In his diet let him not by to couriouse nor inclined to delicate meates rather to distribute well his meanes and contente him selfe with such provitiones as the campe or place shall affourde for those that are given to there belly and to the unsatiable vice of drunknes are apte for nothing and moste comonlie are subject to many disgraces wherof theyr are many examples Prisco Captaine of Maurish Emperor of Constantinopla a prehended and defeated the Kinge of Mosaquio de Salabia and his army who beinge blinde drunk with drinking to muche wine in the Selebratinge of a certaine sacrifice don for the soule of a brouther of Mosaquio Which bienge killed the eveninge before in a certaine skirmish and the victorious Soulders havinge ended theyr figt they fell to eatinge and drinkinge and for that vice and there litle care and beeinge found unprovided and forgetfull in a complishinge there obligation were defeated as many more unsatiable drunkardes and gluttons have beene There contraries supposinge afterwardes to finde they re enemy in the like trap with the like forgetfulnes wherin they were founde Thinkinge and consideringe that they were a smale distance of They determined to turne and fall uppon them and revenge them selfes and release they re kinge or die in his recoveringe which they agried uppon with a resolute determination soe that Prisco nor none of his shoulde escape and had itt not beene for a Captaine of horse named Gencono who beeinge hoth prudente and experiment in warr Comaunded that those under his chardge shoulde in no manner take anny liberty in not acomplishinge with they re military obligationes Wherof hee and his officers tooke a spetiall care so that at the arivinge of his enemy and determined to fall on with greate fury he fell on them with greate couradge and constrayned them ro retire and turne they re backes And with the like or semblable fortune Tomires queene of the Scithians did overcom kinge Ciro and his three hondereth thousande Persians in they re Slugish and beastely drunknes who came to revenge the death of Sargapiso hir son who beeinge before slaine by Ciro and the selfe same succes happened Achab kinge of Iraell againste kinge Benado of Ciria so that trough the inclination which som have to this vice causeth greate disorders destruction of the coâ—on wealth and rebelliones wherof they re are many exaÌ„ples Not contentinge them selues with the ability of they re poore hoste wher by greate scandles do offten tymes arise causinge townes citties and provences to revolte from theyr prinses by resultinge of thies unsatiable drunckardes which un ruly disorderes and filthy examples are to by well looked unto and severely punished the Tirantinos for this vice drived a way the Romaines and they re Captaine Cajo Lucio and rendered them to Haniball his enemye Abidio Casio did soe seaverely punishe his Souldieres for they re disorders and insolences that in five dayes space he cocomaunded to hange al moste the one hause of his army for theyr robberies and unruly factes comited a gainste the contry people Whiche severitie caused the enemy townes to yealed unto him and with willinge myndes provided his army vvith vituales and all other necessaries Pesenio niger for takinge a cocke per force from they re hosste condemned to death a vvhole comarade of Souldieres Marques de Pescaro comaunded to cutt of the eares of a Souldier of his for leavinge his order in marchinge and for his intente to make spoyle in a villadge vvhere he vvas apreheÌ„ded the Souldier repleeinge to the Marques that he vvoulde rather suffer death then receive such an offronte to vvhiche the Marques condecended presently and commaunded to hange him in the firste tree Greate Tamberlan punished soe severlie one of his Souldieres for the like or semblable offence that the rigor therof did soe corecte and feare his vvhole army that vvhere his campe did continue three dayes to gither a tree full loaded vvhith fruite at there departeture remayned vvhole and untouched a mervayllouse example to all
already declared howe they oughte to be framed and proporsionolly lined and if the enemy horse shoulde chance of a sodaine to chardge on yove and that youe have no tyme to place the overplusse of youre shott in the center divide them betwixte the rankes of pikes all alongste from the fronte to the reare warde so they shall by safe and yove can use them at any tyme when ocasion shall require but havinge inteligence that the enemy are stronge in horse and we feowe or none in suche ocasiones i woule firste bigin in framinge the cener of the overplusse of the shott havinge oportunity for the same and also leave place for hurtemen in the cēter and divide them into so many maniples that they may of a sodaine fall into squadron square of men in the center withoute any crossinge aluēge there iuste fronte and flanke and then divide the pikes into maniples to proportionally guarnishe the center on every side or fronte of the same and then divide in proportion the girdlinge shott that is lefte to guarnish the 4 frontes of the battell of pikes and center this is the perfecte and right way but when urgent necessity requireth the overplusse of shott may be plased and divided betwexte the rankes of pikes as before sett downe advertisinge that the coulores is to goe in the center As the battell dothe marche on towardes the enemy and cominge once within reache of the musket then the firste rankes of the winges of musketes are to marche in this maner the firste rankes steppinge some two or three paces forwarde havinge in the meane tyme made them selves ready and cocked there matches then with readines and expedition all those of the firste rankes there musketes byenge uppon there restes or forkes to discharge at once permitenge other rankes to proceede then presently those of the seconde ranke to stepe upp before the firste ranke as the battell or batallon do marche and so to discharge as they re former followes had don before and then the thirde ranke before the seconde and the four the before the thirde and soe all the other rankes consequently withe this kinde of double marche and at the traine of the laste ranke those of the firste to folowe upp a gaine and so consequently the reste But if chance that the squadron of pikes be distresed or constrained to retire they are to discharge at the enemy retiring backe uppon a counter marche eache feele or ranke consequently and withe expedition one after a nother and withe speede fall bake into there ranke to give place to the nexte rankes that no time be idell employed Sundry opiniones there are of comparisones betwext the Infantery and Cavallery whiche of them is moste utill in the warres the one and the other are moste necessary in occurantes of warlicke affaires but in my opinion the Infantery is to be preferred firste beinge well disciplined in the arte of war never the lesse the cavalleria beinge well monted and armed and beinge experimente souldieres beinge conducted by prudent and brave conductores douptlesse theyr executiones and resolutiō is to be feared but they are not comparable to deale withe resolute foote excepte uppon manifeste and greate advantages and in place or grounde of greate favor for them For beinge well knowen that a resolute stande of pikes well ordered and girdeled withe shott will give them sore stoppes and retournes as plainely apeered when Marques de Pescara withe 800 short aptayned the victory of Charles de noy then Visroy of Napoles withe his Cavallery at the battell of Pavia a nother example wee have of the Conte Francisco Carmognolla beinge Captaine generall of Filip Viconte Duke of Millanes army goinge withe 6000. horse a gainste the Swisheres army was by them repulsed by the valeure and lenghte of there pikes who havinge regathered this disordered troupes consideringe from whence there disadvantage greowe turned head againe uppon the enemy and he him self and his companies disamounted on foote and withe there lances in hande framed afoote squadron and charged the enemy afresh and brake and overthrewe them in number above fifteene thousande when by force of horse coulde not by removed imitatinge herin Marcus Valerius Cornelius who beinge consull and Captaine againste the samnites in the firste punny warres and in theyr laste battell not able to enter uppon them by reason of there lōge pikes where withe they defended them selves comaunded his horsemen to disamounte and on foote they arived as they were withe there lances to fighte withe there enemy and over threwe them and putt them to flighte optaininge the victory and remayninge withe there baggadge and in the battell given by Constantine Roxianus Captaine generall to Sigismund Kinge of Polonia withe Basilius the greate Duke of Moscovia by the river Brisva who surmounted him on horse backe three thousande foote men onely he had in his army won him that day the honor and victory also as did apeere by the memorable batteles of the Inglishe againste the provde cavallery of the frence at agincourte fielde and other places many more examples mighte be recited bothe antient and moderne remembringe that amonge the antiente Romaines there foote was alwayes of more estimation then there horse allwayes houldinge a true opinion that the Infanterie well disciplined is the right sinue of the warr the walles of the citty and fortress of the realme I have hearde say that in thies warres of the netherlande after that the grand Comendador died that Don Alvaro de Vergas who at that time comaunded the Spanish Cavallerie did greate exploictes in encounteres he had withe the states foote and horse but it muste by considered that those were oulde and experimented Souldiers restenge uppon a resolute and valerouse determination The otheres for the moste patre Bisones and rawe people raised uppon a sodaine conceipte in whiche actiones is marvelouse to be marked the diference betwene men of experience and rawe Bisones the prudent cariadge resolute valor and goode conduction of the one and litle practice and experience of the otheres as did apeere in the reincounter at tilmonte and at the souckeringe of monts-dog beinge Taken by them of Mastricke and moste notable in the sacke of Antwerpe where lesse then withe the number of 5000. Spaniards inclosed within the sitadel gave the overthrowe and foile unto 16000 of the Anturpianes Bravely armed and incamped within they re owne towne In like sorte at the overthrowe of Gibleo where not above 600. horse of don Iohn de Austria his troopes defeated above 15000 of the states moste strange and wonderfull onely for wante of goode conductores and the enemy spyinge theese advantages resultinge of there simple conduction founde them selves amased And for as muche as i have spoken muche of this office i will conclude in sayenge that he oughte nowe and then to visite and revisite at diveres and differente houres all thinges by him provided and a pointed and see that they be prudently ordered and
take notice of whate he seeth the perill and danger of the matter the necessarie preventiones for the same in as much as may be possible in takinge advantadge of the enemy Some that are employed in thies ocasiones doe carie armes of proofe and targetes otheres do onelie carie targetes whiche i thincke is inoughe by reason of the greate weighte of both such men are to arme them selves with a setled minde not fearefull but of a brave spirit scilente and patiente for otherwise hardly can they bringe to perfection they re purpose nor give a goode relation of whate is recomended to their chardge whiche by experience is often tried in the ocurrantes of warr When ocasion shall offer to give an escalada to a towne citti or forte it is necessarie it by at nighte alitle before day and in an obscure nighte alitle before day and that to be verie scilent and secretly and with greate expedition to execute his purpose but firste and before hande oughte to be taken the heighte of the wall and place of youre execution that the laderes may juste conforme with the place and that it be nothing higher for bienge dangerouse for the parte within discoveringe him with litle paines may turne the ladder and hinder the execution pretended and the ladder oughte not to be soe shorte but it may come within two foote to the upper patre of the wall or juste to the same litle more or less for otherwise time and ocasion may be loste and the firste that are to by chosen for suche exploites are to be pikmen and chosen of persones of brave spirites and valerouse determinationes to intertaine the place with theire pikes till the shott do inter and as the pikes do inter they are to turne theire faces towarde both sides of the wall to kepe of the furie of the enemy till the shot do inter And then the leader is to marche forwarde in goode order till he come to the beste poste of the enemy and moste fitt for his purpose with a troupe of chosen and resolute muskettieres in the uangarde who dischardginge that value giueth greate terror to the enemy and let them make theire rekoninge before hande that theire is no turninge bake but with a brave resolution step forwarde with a ualerouse determination otherwise athousand to one they are loste for suche and semblable executiones is required prudente and brave conductores of tried ualoure and resolusion Nexte under god true religion and pure concience there is nothinge to be so highlie esteemed and comended in the profession of armes as obedience acompanied with goode discipline and examples for otherwise all other goode partes in him are to litle purpose and of litle estimasion yea and of what sover qualitie or condision he be of from a private souldier to a Master de Campe generall alwaies the lower is to respecte the higher in degree for the prosperouse succeses of warlike afaires And it is moste necessarie that those who doth militate in the same doe serve withe agoode will cencerly and faith fully sheowinge them selves louinge and loyall in all ocasiones to theire Prince and Generall whiche they are to sheowe by testimony of goode examples soe they shall be beloved and gaine goode fame and by all likhoode shall have goode successes And many souldiores who bienge assured that theire cheefe doth inbrace and recompence all brave actiones in warr do venture them selves with a better couradge and resolute determination Then if they were constrained by force and of litle hope of recompence Iulius Caesar that famouse Captaine of greate renoome who in all his actiones sheowed him selfe with suche a generouse minde and lovinge towardes his souldiores acompanied with his military prudence did triumphe and over com in 52 battelles and incounters of greate hazarde and dificulte with the slaughter of 110000. persones for the space of eighte yeares he governed Wourthie to be noted and kepte in perpetuall memory when he touke his jurney to pass over the river of the Rhine in germany to fall uppon the Suitseres to revenge the injurie and treason comitted by them againste the republicke of the Romaines in killinge Casio a famouse Romaine Consull and all his people But Iulius Caesar for a revenge therof gave them a battell they bienge in number 290000. men Notwithstandinge he defeated 130000. of them and they askinge for peace after that Cesar did overcome them he came to a gremente and composition with them A nother thinge wourdie to by noted that when the Suitsers did pass the river of the Rhine with 43000. men to inhabite and overcome France Borgondie and Flandes Julius Caesar heeringe of they re presomtion presentlie departed to meete them and defeated and overcom them and for the moste parte suche as escaped the battell for the greate renoome and relation they had of his brave govermente and kinde intertainemente they were contente to remaine in service under him soe that trough his prudence bra ve conduction and the greate contentemente souldiores had to serve under his comaunde he did overcome all the Provinces of the Suitseres Fleminges and Frence and passed into Inglande and did put them under subiection and after pasinge over sea the Inglish begon to rebell againste him so that he was forced to returne a gaine to recover thē and leavinge them setled wente into spaine and drived a way Pompeo and mastered all that he had under subiection So that this laudable and renoomed Captanie lefte to all warriers many brave examples of perpetuall memory His brave and prudente conduction liberalitie clemencie and mangnanimitie made him victoriouse so that he triumpheth over Asia Africa and Europa And soe many more brave and valerouse warrieres for bienge beloved by theires kepinge them still contented have optained manny rare victories And to the contrarie o there 's who were of bad conduction and careless to contente theire Armies had but litle goode succeses As did happen to Atilla kinge of the Hunos a proude and cruell man an enemy and scourdge of cristianes was overcom in the battell betwexte him and Theodorico Kinge of the Burgonones in the campe of Cathalanos thoughe he had more men then the Burgonones he was overcom with the loshe of 180000 men in whiche battell the Kinge Theodorico was slaine many more comparisones mighte be related but nowe a dayes the warres are so diferente in usinge no tyranny but rather by industry brave and prudente conduction goode discipline dayly subtilitie engeniouse wittes inventenge of fire wourkes and other military actes in warr to which helpeth muche the readinge of antiente histories of prudente and valerouse Captaines to sharpen the witt of men and increase the hartes and understandinge of suche as do followe the noble profession of armes But let none presume that by onely readinge he can be apte to governe in warr in governinge of an army nor truste to the same withoute havinge exercised him selfe and practisinge him in many ocurantes
nighte tyme nor permit none come nere him withoute firste givinge the wourde though it were his Captaine or Master de campe and the Souldier that otherwise permitethe any to pass is to be reprehended for ocation may be invented at nighte of greate emportance and soe it is verie necessary that none be permitted to come neere the centerie withoute firste givinge the vvourde and that for many respectes Yea and if it were his Officer presuminge that he knovveth him and intreating and repleeinge to lett him pass he is to answer vvith aresolute determination and say i knovve none but he that giveth the vvourde for soe doth he vvell acomplish his obligation In garison he shall comaunde the maner and vvho the roundes shall be distributed whiche is the moste and sureste securitie of the place and whē he him selfe shall rounde by night tyme to discover redress and reprehende the faultes and negligences of the roundes and cinteries he is to hid him selfe and aproache verie secretlie to perceive the care and punctualitie of the rounde and if otherwise he finde him still or vvith rumor in they re jurney not attendinge the outewarde as the inwarde side of the vvall he is to severely reprehēde them For the more securitie of a place dependeth on the care and prudence of the rounde Alsoe if he findes the centeries negligente and careles in not acomplishinge theyr obligation let him see them severelie punished that therby it may be an exemple both for them and otheres to complish vvith greate vigilance and care they re obligationes Some Sardgent mayores for they re better securitie doe carie at nighte a target because that often tymes unruly factioneres doe pass at nighte and comittt many disgraces Soe it is not amiss he goeth vvell provided to prevente they re unruly tached inclinasiones he is to use greate discressiō and moderatiō vvith the cinteries in goenge the rounde The ajudante is to rounde alsoe novve and then to seconde the Sardgente mayor in differente nightes as ordained by the Sardgent mayor imitatenge the steppes and order of his Master and he is to informe of the cinteries if they hearde any rumor or ocation eyther vvithoute or vvithin givinge the cinteries goode instructiones as alsoe in the corrpes de garde or vvatches and sheowe him selfe amiable to the Souldieres and reprehindinge they re faultes vvith prudente reasones Soe shall he by both feared and beloved The Officeres of the vvatches are alsoe to asiste in visitenge the cinteries as ordayned by the Sardgent mayor and that with scilence and Vigilance demaundinge the cinteries if they have hearde any thinge soe that remedy mighte be prevented in due time if ocation require And specially the Corporall in givinge eache Souldier to understāde who he shall handel or manadge his armes and who he is to take the wourde and to be alerto let him not be given nor muche credible to uncertayne shadowes as many bisones and rawe men doe givenge many alarmes withoute o cation And when the round a procheth the cintery is to terciar his pike and demaund quin Viene alla and if he houldeth his peace let him turne againe in demaundinge with much severitie with an angrie and furiouse contenance if he answere amigo which is to say afrende then let him demaunde the vvatche vvourde preparinge and makinge ready him selfe for that purpose And if it were soe that he Shoulde suspecte of the rounde that it were an enemy thoughe they give the vvourde let them not pass aleadginge that they have not the righte vvourde but otherwise knowinge the rounde and givinge the vvourde he is to lett them freely pass The cinteries are alvvayes to by moste carefull and Vigilante for some tymes it may happen that the enemy shoulde steale the wourde and fall of a sodaine on the cinterie and kill him vvherefore he is alvvayes to by alerto and verie varie and if he suspecte the rounde to be an enemy as before spoken let him be no meanes come neere to Master his armes and specially if they replee let him cause them to retire if not presently he is to caule alarme vvith great furie and high voice that he may by vvell hearde and if neede require lett him by a litle and litle retire defendinge him selfe the beste he may beinge therunto constrayned but not otherwise vvheresoever the Sardgent mayor shall asiste vvith his Regimente or parte therof he shall comaunde the comon table ordained for gamesteres to be putt on the principall courte de garde and the barata of thies gamesteres he shall a pointe one to oversee the same vvhiche barata shall be to sheovve his horses He is not to permitt to putt this table in other places nor permitt any joyinge of gamesteres oute of that a pointed place for many respectes and specially to avoyde quareles disputes joyninges and rumores of some that are given to thies vicees but rather in the corpe de garde as a place of respecte and vvhere each one shall not presume so muche to comitt disorderes for knovvinge of the severe punishmente for suche as comit errores and loose respecte to a place of soe greate priviledge THE SEAVENTE CHAP. Treatinge of the election and office of a Sardgente mayor marchinge in campaina THE election of the Sardgent mayor moste comonlie is made by the Generall of such as the Coronelles or Masteres de campe doe name or give in relation his office is to by a generall minister of a vvhole Regimente of sundrie Companies And a Superintendente of all the Sardgentes of the same By vvhouse prudence and brave conduction the Coronell or Master de campe doth give him the orderes necessarie for the due govermente of his Regimente in marchinge orderinge and embattellinge of the same and of suche materes hereūto a pertayninge be vvhose a proved goode partes may be gathered the brave conduction valor and prudence required in a perfecte Souldier beinge chosen as a man who hathe the be fittinge partes required for this office of suche greate emportāce Whiche in time of the Greekes and Romaines vvas trusted to none but the Generalles executed the same in there one persones for many rare respectes of importance The firste thinge that he is to doe before he begines to march is to consulte withe his Master de campe of all necessarie thinges for his jurney and see such thinges befitinge prevented and provided in due time advertisinge all the Captaines of his Regimente to put them selves in order to marche vvith as litle bagadge as may be possible and within so many dayes to have all thinges in areadines and givenge order to the Captaine de campana to prepare him selfe and his sutleres as alsoe to the Auditor Furiell mayor Surdgent mayor Drom mayor and that he be carefull that Dromes and Phifes by vvell provided in each Company The office of a Sardgent mayor is of higher degree then any ordinarie Captaine for the Captaines doe receive the orderes from him
and follow this directiones and the Sardgente mayor from the Coronel Master de campe or Generall or from the Kinge or Emperor him selfe if he be in the fielde for he is barred no entrie gate nor other place but freelie sufered to pass into rhe Kinge or Emperor is chamber for beinge a person of greate respecte and fidelitie Wherefore they re ought greate concideration and regarde to be taken in the election of this Officer Which otherwise beinge chosen by favor frindship or affection of one of litle sufficiencie resulteth many enconveniences It alsoe faleth oute often times that such persones so chosen vvantinge the prudence auctoritie perfection and brave conduction in him required looseth often times his due respecte and reverence of the Captaines and other Officeres Wherefore it vvere farr better for him to remaine a Captaine rather then intermiddell in a matter vvhich requireth suche greate capacitie and perfecte experience in vvarr In occasiones of marchinge he is to consider the qualities and conditiones of the countrie if fertill or scante if hilly or plaine and not to permit to mounte a horsebacke but as feowe as can possible Alsoe to consider the quantitie of bagadge and provision youe are to cary and that to by as litle as may be possible as before spoken rather onelie so much as neede shall require and that the wantes therof can not be excused After that all thinges necessarie for youre marche are treated and consulteth of and put in order yove shall comaunde that all the Companies of youre Regimente shall joyne where voure Master de campe shall ordaine and thincke moste fitt Then bigen to make youre devitiones to marche as youre Superior shall comaunde But if onelie one Regimente doe march by it selfe the Sardgent mayor is to consulte with his Master de campe never failenge if they marche in any place or countrie where yove shoulde chance or feare to encounter your enemy to provide youre selfe vvith sertaine barreles of pouder match and bullettes that alwayes yove carie of thies rather more then lesh some pikes fearinge to wante a quantitie of shoules bills hatchetes which is necessarie if neede or occasion require to make a way with trees boughes and earth in places where vvith difficultie the Infantery and bagadge may pass or to cutt tries to shutt up a pasadge of o sodaine or to make even places when otherwise but with greate difficultie youe can pass them thies are necessary pertrechos for not knowinge when occasion may offer to have neede of them and speciallie pasinge troughe a foraine country In occasiones of marchinge the Sardgente mayor is to make the devitiones and ordaine where each Captaine shall leade and in such maner that each Captaine shall take his turne meaninge that the Captaine or Captaines that did leade this day the Musketteria shall to morowe leade the Arcabuseros that did followe and another day the pikes and another day the Arcabuseros of the rergarde and soe fall a neowe and be his turne take possession of the vantegarde and reregarde as his turne shall fall And it is inogh to ordaine this once and let each one unconfusedlie be his turne take place of the vangard rergard and battell Pasinge trough any cittie or place where any danger mighte by suspected In the devitiones of the shott and pikes greate industrie and consideration is to by used youre shott are to marche in goode order and not confusedly and be noe meanes to let none miss his rancke givinge order to all the shott to lighte theyr matches and to by redy of a sodaine if neede require and otherwise where they re is nothinge suspected one or two matches in every ranck may serve it vvere not amiss to have no more bagadge then neede shoulde require and not to permitt the Souldieres to putt they re musketes in vvagones as often times they doe and in ofringe occasion to serve with them it hapened that trough this bad custome many are of no service vvith the barreles and lokes of theyr musketes brocken soe that in time of moste neede they wante It is moste necessarie that the Sardgente mayor and Captaines by curiouse to see many faultes redresed and that the Souldieres be well provided of all necessaries in as muche as can by posible and specially the shott to by well furnished with bulletes at least twenti five and in no case to faile in this The Captaines and Alferises are to goe bravelie armed with complet corseletes and let no Captaine not Alferis monte a horsebacke till all the devitiones of shot and pikes are well ordered and when all the bagadge is readie and that the Master de campe doe pass to the Vangarde Then havinge all thinges in order in amile distance from the quarter the Sardgente mayor shall step into the vangarde and give order to the Captaines to goe a horsebake and not before as alsoe the Alferises and other particular persones the Alferises recomendinge they re culoures to they re a vanderadose and the Captaine or Captaines that are of the vangarde shall permitt noe Souldieres to pass but such as have order in vvritinge for the same from the Generall or Master de campe generall or ordinary Master de campe and the Captaine that goeth in the rerergarde shall take a speciall care to permitt none to tarie behende but rather cause them to stepe forwarde to they re rankes That alsoe no boyes nor sutleres by permitted to stay behinde for some of purpose doe stay to no goode entende but to steale robb and spoyle the poure enhabitantes goodes vvhiche is a thinge not to by permitted And such sutleres and other unrulie factioneres as are given to this base and odiouse acte are to be severelie punished in publicke Wherof speciall care oughte to be taken for many respectes Before youe marche the Captaine de campana and all the sutleres and amunition vagones are all to by drawen oute of the quarter ordayninge those that shall garde them And then consideration is to be taken of the maner who to march with the amunition and bagadge vvhich is that if it by knowen that the enemy is to by feared in the vangarde on the way vvhere yove are to pass let the bagadge by placed in the rerewarde and if contratie yove have intelligence to feare the enemy in the rerewarde yove are to pass the bagadge to the vangarde And if on the righte side to conducte it to the leefte and if on the leifte side transporte it to the righte And in this maner the army beinge smale or greate it shall be a vvall and defence to the a munition and bagadge And this don by alwayes provided and ordered in due time for otherwise it vvere a greate miss if sodaine occasion shoulde represente and that the enemy of a sodaine shoulde fall uppon and chardge on yove Douptless it vvere a greate let and danger if yove were not provided and well ordered To prevente the sudaine incursiones and
stratagemes of the enemy they re oughte to by sente certaine lighte horse to scoute and revewe before a certaine distance soe beinge advertised before the enemy a proache all thinges necessarie may by prevented in due time The Furiell mayor or Quarter-master with the reste Furielles are to marche all at once and not otherwise for to make the quarter in due time For If otherwise they goe they may use fraude and villany in spoylinge the Villadges and poure enhabitantes to whome all equitie justice and goode examples are to be ministred for many goode respectes Some Souldieres of litle honor and reputation some times in they re marche to ease them selves doe breake they re pikes or leave the same behinde of suche base fellowes the Sardgent mayor is to take a speciall care to see them severelie punished in publike excepte it be one that is sicke or hurte of vvhich persones he is presentlie to give enteligence to theyr Captaines and see that order be tacken to save them In ocasiones of marchinge the Sardgent mayor is to order and make his devitiones when he thincketh that all the Souldieres of his Regimente are gathered and comenge to a conveniente place to frame a squadron of them of whate forme he thincketh beste And when he cometh within a mile to the quarter vvhere he is to lodge with his Regimente he is to step forwarde to see whiche is the fiteste place to frame a battell As alsoe to revewe the sallies and entries of the quarter The Quarter-master is to receive him and sheowe howe and where the Regimente shall be lodged As alsoe the fiteste place for the embattellinge of his Regimente and after the squadron is framed he is to a pointe the Companies that shall be on the watch that nighte if on the generall a munitiones or Master de campe or elsh where let him see that ther by no empedimente in the place vvhere he choiseth to be more fit for the framinge of his squadron Alsoe he is to be verie carefull and diligent in ordaininge the necessarie places for the watches and he shall a pointe gardes a goode distance from the quarter Soe that the enemy of a sodaine doe not fall uppon him of which for many respectes greate consideration oughte to by taken and prudenrly prevented He is to procure with the Master de campe to cause avando or proclamatiō to by beaten for the observationes in passinge the wourde in march battel or eilsh where and such as do not observe this vando to see them severelie punished for this beinge amatter of greate emportance and wherof greate disorderes and inconvenienses doe resulte often times for not observinge the same The wourde is to by given be foure persones that is the Master de campe Sardgent mayor and from the Captaine that leadeth the Vangarde and from him that leadeth the rergarde And greate speede oughte to by tacken from whence it came and the cause For it may be that the enemy shoulde of a suddaine chance to fall on the rergarde or that some other ocation of emportance may offer for whiche respectes and many more considerationes this order is to be inviollabbly observed And let itt with greate speede pass from rancke to rancke in youre march or order It is moste necessarie nowe and then to make some altos or standes to ease the Souldiores and refresh them with suche sorte of vituales as they cary a longe with them and specially where they re is comoditie of water and take a speciall care that some unruly fellowes by not permitted to goe oute of the order and fall aspoylinge the contry neyther there boyes The Sardgent mayor is to oversee and informe of all thinges that paseth in his Regimente and give order to the Captaine de campan̄a or borachell to see that his sutleres by well provided with vituales and other necessaries therunto a pertaininge and to take a speciall care that noe wronge by don unto them But rather to see severelie punished suche as vvoulde presume to doe them wronge That ther by they may vvithe amore willinge minde a complish they re obligationes in furnishinge them selves with vituales and other comodities and alsoe the Sardgente mayor is to see that they be well paied for otherwise beinge ill paied and seeinge that there is no justice minestred they will run avvay and give a bad reporte soe that noe other sutleres shall dare to come and soe provicion will be vvantinge to the greate discomoditie of the Officeres and Souldiores The Captaine de campan̄a is to use discression and concience in seeinge that the sutleres doe fell there vituales with suche concideration that they may gaine and not overpress the poure Souldior troughe coveteousnes and griddie deceite as often times they doe In thies and many more ocationes if the Sardgente mayor be courious and carefull in a complisinge with his obligationes hardlie can any thinge pass vvithoute discoverie and redress in due time for he is aprincipall minister to oversee redresh and remedie many faultes disorderes and fraudes and he is in conscience bounde to procure the goode of the poure Souldior that noe fraude be permitted in deceivinge him of his poure meanes If the Sardgente mayor be in the filde with his Regimente alitle before the fallinge of the nighte he is to relive the watches soe that the enemy may not discover them cominge nor goinge but in garison the watches is to be sooner set In campan̄a aspecial care oughte to be takē that the enemy for cause of oure negligence litle care and prudence do not of asodain fall on us beinge un provided for to prevente such soddaine ocationes it is necessarie that a corpe de garde volante be ordained acertaine distāce towardes the enemy where yove moste suspecte they re cominge which is a greate securitie for that quarter of the campe but this muste be set at the fallinge of the nighte and they re can hardlie any fire be made that the enemy may not discover yove they oughte to be verie readie varie and vigilante vvith there armes at hande to fall on the enemy if of asoddaine they be therunto constrayned and see if they can finde any conveniente shadowoe to shelter them And if perhapes the enemies spies doe knovve or discover vvho oure vvatches are set and not knovvinge of this vvatch set soe late and soe secrett it may fall oute that the enemy may fall into they re handes for not beinge advertised by there spies of the prevention taken And fall of a sodaine on them and give the a larme to the vvhole campe soe that they may be ready in due time to prevente the enemy his incursiones and purpose and at lenghte cause them to retire in executinge nothinge of they re designe or desire For this purpose muste by chosen a Captaine vvho is vvell knovven to by prudente vigilante and valerouse and of a brave and resolute determination And findinge the enemy
brocken let him in no câ—se follovve them any greate distance for they may prevente him vvith a secrett ambuscado and findinge them pass the ambuscado fall on them on bothe sides before and behinde and defeate him Often times it happened that ravve Souldieres and men of litle consideration doe give a larme vvithoute any occasione wherfore they are to by advertised not to give any such till they by informed and vvell assured that it is the enemy for such as otherwise doe they are estimed of litle consideration and of a vveake spiritt findinge them selves presentlie a mased trustinge to they re inconsiderate imaginatioÌ„ of noe firme grounde nor reason figuringe in they re imagination to have seene this and that and of no purpose nor firmenes Advertisinge that if an alarme be given where occasion doth presente it is not to pass all the campe in soundinge dromes and trumpetes but rather verie secretly and withoute any rumor nor voice and vvith greate silence joyne and speedilie put them selves in order Which orderes the Master de campe Generall or the person that comaundeth shall comaunde to be observed all over Soe that all thinges by preventeth with better order and with amore setled minde and if otherwise the a larme be given every vvhere it is harde to knowe in due time vvhere the occasion is The centerie oughte to by verie firme and seeinge one come let him not stirr but rather prepare him selfe till he be well informed and knowinge that it is an enemy then in a prochinge neere and assured to shoote at him and to be assured in as muche as may possible not to miss And beinge a pikeman he is to let him com under the puiesh of the pike and then give the a larme sheowinge him selfe with a valerouse determination and kill the enemy or take him and to learne the designe of the enemy and to whate purpose he was emploied and then to retire to the nexte adjoyninge cinterie and from thence to the seconde and soe from hande to hande till he be sente to the firste garde and from thence presentlie to advertice the Sardgent mayor advertisenge that everie cintery shall remaine in his a pointed place and to be verie varie and vigilante fearinge that otheres shoulde followe and inter of a soddaine findinge conveniente opportunitie for they re purpose Another thinge is to be considered that some times it doth happen that a spie favorable to us doth come from the enemyes campe to give us inteligence of whate occurreth which spies are to be received and causinge him to stande or make alto till the Officer of the garde by advertised who is to receive him and presentlie carrie him to the Sardgent mayor who shall advertice his Master de campe and withoute delay conducte him to the Superior to inform and sheow him the cause of his cominge If be chance the enemy shoulde fall on the pikeman standinge in cinterie and seeinge that they are of such force that he can not resiste let him retire to the nexte cintery shot that he may shoote at them and give the alarme and soe by litle and litell retire and the pikeman shall with all speede goe to the firste watche and give inteligence of the occasion that they may be readdie in time And this order oughte the Sardgente mayor to give that all thinges may be don in order and in due time givinge alsoe order to the watches and culoures where they shall ' oyne and whate they shall doe soe that withoute delay they shall be founde to be putt in order to fighte as the situation of the place and occasion shall require In all places on the frontier of the enemy where greate suspicion may be feared of soddaine exploites and embuscados of the enemy In such places and occasiones the Sardgente mayor is to give order in the morninge that noe cintery doe retire till all places of suspicion by visited and then the cinterie perdue shall retire a litle further inwardes And he is to by examined to see if he did a complish the vigilance care and truste referred to the exspectationes of his fidelitie And findinge his reasones and proofes goode in a complishinge his obligationes he is wourdie of thankes and if the contrie be founde and he beinge founde hiden in some sure place of no danger nor service to rewarde him a cordinge his merit with a publicke reprehension for not a complishinge his obligation in a place of suche importance and soe shall he be rewarded and imputed be all brave Souldiores which doe hire of his doinges and pusilanimitie When inteligence is had that the enemy are readdie to fall on you or that any suspicion or a peerance may by of the same eaverie one oughte to be readdie with they re armes in hande with a setled minde and brave determination soe that with the firste alarme they may have no kinde of lett but presentlie followe they re leader withoute beatinge Drom or phife or makinge any kinde of rumor but rather with greate scilence fall in to they re order And concideringe that this is not onelie for the obligationes they owe unto they re kinge or Prince but alsoe for the safegard honor and securitie of they re owne persones For thies and suche ocationes all honorable Souldiores oughte to by well prepared and specially the shot withe they re peeces all in areadines with as muche pouder as they re flaskes can houlde and twentie five bulletes soe that in offereinge ocation he shall not caule for pouder and led as some careles and covardlie fellowes are vvonte to doe not beinge vvell provided before hande litle regardinge the kinges service and they re owne reputasion to prevente thies and suche faultes they re Officeres ought allwayes to see all thinges prevented in due time Soe that they re be no escuse And suche as woulde not a complish the same in preparinge all necessaries befitinge as ordained for that purpose to see them reprehended and in case the souldier hase not wherwith to buy thies and other inescusable wantes the Captaine is to helpe him therunto for beinge conveniente for his Majesties service that the soulderes alwayes be well provided and suche as do not obey thies inescusable wantes to give them publike afronte like covardlie and disobediente fellowes such Souldieres as are of prudeÌ„te cariadge and have a speciall care in acomplishinge with punctualitie they re obigationes and in givinge goode examples to otheres to imitate them unwourdie is the Captaine and Officeres that will not honor futher and assiste theÌ„ For in thies ocationes we see many brave and honorable Souldiores whiche are wonte ordinarily to carri apice of extraordinary goode match in there pocketes withe the two endes of the same in areadines and rubbed in pouder that without delay it may kindel fire and alsoe with a fleaskillo in his pocket with fine and drie pouder for touch pouder whiche if it were wett and afterwardes
dried in aqua vite or in gineper oyle or in bothe togither it were verie goode which beinge well dried can not miss And suche Souldieres as are knowen to be curiouse and punctual in this and many more occasiones They re Captaines and Officers ought to have a speciall care to honor and prefer them a cordinge to the trial of ther valor care punctualitie and prudence in givinge goode examples and sheowinge them selves in all occasiones and incounteres vvith a brave and resolute determination vvhiche is a vvonderfull cōforte to they re Captaine and puteth him in greate hope of the victorie and goode success unhappie is the Captaine and unwourdie of the name that vvill not make knowen to his brave Souldieres his inclined affection towatdes them and specially in time of moste neede In ordaininge the conveniente places for the cinteries both in the fielde and garison The Sardgente mayor is to use greate discrestion in oversienge all the circuide and entries of moste importance and danger and after viwenge all he is to a pointe a conveniente place where eache cintery shall by placed a luenge twentie five or fortie paces betwexte every cintery some times more and some times less as occasion shall require But in the fielde is there to be a pointed a cinterie perdue or rather call it the contrary the securitie of the campe this Cintinel is to be put doble meaninge a pike and a caliver in a distance of som o honderth paces litle more or less towardes the enemy and withoute all the other cinteries in the place or places wher there is moste suspision of the enemy to come Some houlde an opinion that this cinterie is not to get the wourde not soe for if they see or hire any rumor or a peerance of the enemy cominge the pikeman shall repaire vvith speede and tel the nexte cintery vvhate he hath eyther seene or hearde and if he have not the wourde or contrasena he shall not let him come neere and this cinterie with speede is to let this pass to the nexte and soe from hande to hande verie secret and scilent till it come to the nexte adioyninge vvatche or garde that they may be prevented in time Thies cinteries of righte is to be caulled the securitie of the campe rather then centerie perdue They are to by chosen of valerouse and setled Souldieres of goode judgemente and brave determinationes And when the advise cometh vvith goode securitie to the watch that the enemy are in armes or approchinge neere presentlie the Master de campe and Sardgente mayor is to be advertised And they are with speede to advertise the Master de campe generall in findinge as before true relation of the occasion to by suspected of any emportance Thies outewarde cinteries are never to retire but when urgente and assured accasion doe constraine them therunto in seeinge the enemy a prochinge and not before and untill they reviwe if it be foote or horse Or if they come in order of squadron or marchinge in single file After well reviwenge them let them retire to the nexte cintery and let the wourde pass very secretly from hande to hand til it come to the next watch or let the pikeman goe forwarde with neowes and the other stay vvith the firste cintinell til they be constrained to retire to the nexte and soe retire be litle and a litle observinge still the enemy and with whate order they doe marche and soe fall into they re owne people and informe of all of whate they have bothe seene and hearde And seeinge them come disordered thinckinge to fall uppon oures of asoddaine beinge a sleepe or in provided Then oures to turne uppon them with full resolution with the short Dromes and Phises which douptlesse if as before they come they shall finde them selves pusseled and amased Thies exploites require prudence valeor silence and brave resolution It is necessarie that the Sardgent mayor give order that uppon paine of deathe none doe presume to give a false alarme vvithoute occasion excepte it be vvith order of the Superior And in occasiones of encounteres skirmises or assaultes vvith the enemy let the Sardgent mayor give order that none call for pouder but verie silente for it is a thinge moste odiouse and of litle discretion that the enemy shoulde knowe of oure vvantes in such occasiones If neede require the pikes and raperes vvill serve in goode steede if the Souldiores vvithe brave resolution and determination doe a complish they re obligationes for vvhich extremities is required a prudent and brave conductor of a valerouse and resolute determination In all occasiones in the filde where the enemy is to be feared and suspected the Sardgent mayor is to give order that the outewarde cinteries of oures nexte unto the enemy doe take a speciall care that none doe pass unto the enemy from oure campe Which is rather to be suspected then if one of the enemy came into oures for such as run unto the enemy they may be suspected that they goe with some advise or secrett intelligence if such persones can not be killed or tacken let they re warninge by presently given to his Captaine and then presently to the Sardgent mayor who at that instant shall comaund that noe Souldier of the watches who hath the wourde shall be permitted to leave the same that night wiche orderes he shall deliver the Sardgentes to deliver they re Captaines to see the same executed And in such occasiones the watche wourde is to by changed and if any boddy by founde absente of those of the watch let they re warninge presētlie be given to the Captaine for it may be a villaine of a base minde and that he did goe with some advise to the enemy and within foure or five dayes after come into oure campe and give faluse excuses hopinge to be pardoned and comitt more villany In thies occasiones goode heede oughte to be taken A verie necessarie thinge it is in a Sardgent mayor to by carefull in seeinge that all the Souldieres of his Regimente be well armed and that there may be noe escuse in a complishinge they re obligationes in escusinge that theyr armes are brocken or a mindinge All thies and many more may they re Captaines and Officeres prevente in time withoute troublinge the Sardgente mayor theyrwithall for he hathe to many other employmentes of greater momente and as isay thies may be well prevented be they re Officeres beinge coriouse and carefull When occasion shall require that the Sardgent mayor woulde have oute of certaine Companies of his Regimente a quantitie of Souldieres to be employed this he is to demaunde of the Capitaines who is to apointe and ordaine the number demaunded and not to intermidle in takinge them otherwise for the Captaine is he which is to give a compte and reason of the Souldieres of his Company and the Sardgentr mayor in noe case is to intermidel in takinge them but those
performed reprehendinge whate he shall finde wourdie of punishmente but that to be don prudently and in curtouse sorte and presentinge good reasones withe amiable and gentle wourdes with gravitie and naturall grace and not with puffinge inconciderate pride and bad examples so shall he by obeyd in such sorte that when he woulde determine to execute his designes and orderes of his superior comaunderes all officeres and souldieres mighte beare him that due respecte and obedience whiche shoulde by required to bringe his purpose to effecte and let not griddy couetousnes overcome him in wronginge or permitinge to by wronged the poure souldieres of theire righte and specially in tyme of extreame necessitie but rather make knowen his gentle inclinationes and true love soe shall he by beloved feared and respected Let him not by inclined to any odiouse rancor nor malice in waitinge oportunitie of revenge of some wourdes or disputes whiche hapened betwexte him and some Officeres or Souldieres of his Regimente for defindinge they re honour and righte and findinge that he be so inclined is signe of aloe unconsiderate and base minde All Officeres and Souldieres of his Regimense oughte to have a speciall care in not loosinge him his due respecte and suche as do not a complish with theire obligationes hirein are righte wourthy of reprehension soe all thinges don with moderation and justice is laudable An army of 11200. men divided into five batteles Square of grounde ordered to fighte as by the figures folowinge youe see The fronte of eache battell is 72 and 31. the flanke and 8. remaininge oute of the division of eache battell eache battell containes 2240. The army divided into five battelles SQUARE OF GROVNDE by the rule of proportion The saiede army of 11200. divided into seaven battelles Square of grounde eache battell shall conteine 1600. and the fronte of eache battell is 61. and flanke 26. and 14. pikes remaininge oute of eache battell to guarnish the culoures the which 7. battelles are ordered as by the figure folowinge youe see 1600. men in each battell The army divided into 7. battelles SQVARE OF GROVNDE By the rule of proportion A Battell square of men withe a center of Arcabuseros which can not by defended under the shelter of the couched pike when the enemy doe a bounde on horse and wee feowe or none in suche ocasiones the sureste way for the overpluse of shot is to by putt into the center and proportionally guarnised with the pikes and musketes as by the figure folowinge youe see and howe they are diuided by the rule of proportion 276 Arcabuses 360 Pikes 364 musketes 1000. Table of the battell and center of Arcabuseros deposito BY the division of the center of Arcabuseros the square route of the same number yealdeth 16. Arcabuses in fronte and flanke of the center and 20. remaininge oute of the division monteth 256 arcab The firste division of pikes that guarnisheth the righte flanke of the center divided into 16. rankes of 5. pikes in each monteth 80 pikes The secoÌ„de division of p. that guarnisheth the liefte flaÌ„ke of the center divided into 16. r. of 4. p. in each 64 pikes The thirde division that guarnisheth the full fronte and the two linenges of the center is divided into 25. rankes of 5. pikes in each ranke monteth 125 pikes The fourthe division of pikes that guarnisheth the full fronte of the reâ—warde is divided into 25. ranke of 4. pikes in each ranke monteth 100 pikes The lining of musk that guarnisheth the right flank of the pikes is divided into 25. r. of 3. m. in each 75 musk The seconde lining of mus that guarnisheth the liefte flank of the p. divided into 25. r. of 3. m. in each 75 musk The thirde division of musketse that guarnisheth the full fronte of the pikes and center is divided into 31. rankes of 3. musketes in each ranke 53 musk The fourthe division of musketes that guarnisheth the reâ—warde of the pikes and center is divided into 31. rankes of 3. musketes in each ranke monteth 93 musk The remainder of musketes that do guarnish the culoures 8 musk Of the 20. arcabuseres that did remaine goes to guarnish the culoures 4 arcab The 11. pikes that did remaine oute of the division of pikes are employed to guarnish the culours 11 pikes Of the remainder of arcabuseros their remaineth oute of the battell 16 arcab  1000. The election and office of a Master de Campe of a Regimente of Infanterie THe office of the Master de campe of a Regimente of Infanterie is an office of greate reputation which by all reason oughte to be recomended to one of greate prudence brave conduction and skillfull in martiall affaires for beinge the heade leader and ordinarie justice af all the Companies a pointed under his chardge He be all reason oughte to by one of greate consideration because that by him are all the orderes and necessarie prevensiones for the generall goode and utilititie of his regiment delivered to the Sargente mayor alsoe to the Captaines Souldieres and other Officeres of his Regimente as alsoe to all sorte of people whiche do followe and depende on the same To him apertaineth the ministringe of justice and reprehendinge of faultes and unrulie factes comitted in his Regimente in suche places as his Master de campe Generall or Captaine generall are not in presence to whome he is to presente many matteres whiche doe ocurr Whiche by right in suche places as they are presente muste governe all But as an ordinarie justice the Master de campe is to by comunicated withall in all matteres whiche ocurr in his Regimente the examinationes of thies causes are to be taken and examined by his Autor and if occasiones of appellation shoulde represente they are to be remitted to the campe master generall This election of a Master de campe or Coronell is made by the Prince with the advice of his Counsell of state and warr And in this election greate consideration oughte to be taken For beinge suche an honorable chardge of highe degree as chieftaine or head above all the Captaines and other Officeres of his Regimente havinge dominion and jurisdiction over them all By whiche may by perceived the highe dingnitie and degree of suche a person and the a proved partes brave conduction valeoure and goode examples whiche of him is to be expected to the ende that the Captaines may imitate his prudente perfection and brave govermente In suche places where the Captaines of his Regimente do assiste with him of all occurrances and occasiones of warr they are to advertice they re Master de caÌ„pe and if any Officer or Souldier by a prehended for faultes comitted they can not by put at libertie withoute the Master de campes order beinge in his jurisdiction In time of the Romaines Polybe writeth that this name we call Colonell or Master de campe was then cauled Tribunus and they cauled Legion of that whiche we call a
Whiche ought to by reputed in a personadge of so many a proved and goode partes This office is of such greate importance that the securitie and goode success of the whole army dependes for the moste parte on him as a cheefetaine and head over the whole army and all the orderes of the Kinge are by him given and by his comaunde observed But when the Captaine generall is in presence all muste depende on him beinge a Superior and nexte under him the Camp-master generall as Lugarteniente and in his absence doth comaunde the whole army This office with the Romaines was of greate and high estimation which they cauled Metador he is to be of suche extraordinarie prudence and care that not withstandinge he givethe the necessarie orderes he him selfe muste visite and see who all thinges are ordered for which he is to have nexte his person a rare Inginier for many effectes and for the dividinge of the campe betwexte the Regimentes Cavalleria and Artillerie the necessarie grounde distance and circuide for the same in dividinge the juste proportion of grounde due to severall sortes of nationes in whiche greate consideration oughte to by used for whiche purpose he hafe a Quarter-master generall whiche oughte to by curiouse in thies Firste shall be a pointed the fitteste place for the Generall and if they re by any reall personadge consideration also is to be taken This place is to by chosen for the moste a sureste and beste placinge the Cavallerie on the outewarde side and the Infanterie on the other side he beinge shutt and inviorened betwexte both The quarter of the Artillerie and of his courte and traine is to be ordained in a sure place and well garded rounde a boute on every side They re traine of Officeres gastadores wourkmen pertrechos of sundrie sortes of munitiones ocupies greate roome The Cavalleres and pinsioneres nexte the generall is person Auditor generall Provoste generall a Tambor mayor generall and many more folowinge the Generall are to be placed not farr from the Generall and the Provedor generall is also to be placed not farr distance if a conveniente place can be founde for his purpose for he alsoe requireth muche roome for his amunitiones and wagones The Infanterie shall invieron the whole campe the Ingineres are alsoe to visite all over the campe and findinge that water is not plintifull to open pittes in the beste and convenienteste places for the same In the ocasiones and repartitiones that shall offer in imployenge the foote and horse in convoyes to scoute and recnowledge douptefull places and oecasiones and to featche foradge it oughte to goe by turne soe that eache one shall take his share of the paines and troubles excepte onelie in time of hote and extraordinarie service for in suche ocasiones greate considerationes oughte to by had in choysinge those that are more fitt for the purpose which shall by imployed as it shall by more fitt Greate care oughte to by taken in due time to by well provided of all sortes of amunitiones as alsoe of all sortes of vituales and take a speciall care that all thinges be prevented in due time that the enemy doe not let or hinder youre convoyes nor the pasadges where they come with all sorte of provision for the campe and to by prevented a gainste all stratagemes they can prevente When the army shall marche and that they re shall by many regimentes of severall nationes in they re divisiones and in the observinge of goode order greate care and industrie is required givinge order that eache nation by they re turne shall marche in the vangarde battell and rergarde for beinge so conveniente for his Majesties service If youe chance to marche troughe an enemy countrie or neere unto they re frontieres greate vigilance and goode order needeth to by observeth it importeth alsoe to get goode and faithfull guides and diferente spies of truste for feare of fraude as alsoe for to have goode inteligence of the enemies designes in due time In suche ocasiones nedeth muche to sende before some horse in a certaine distance to discover and learne the plottes and stratagemes of the enemy to hinder oure journey Havinge had inteligence and beinge well informed that the enemy are waitinge for to hinder youe Cause the Artilleâ—ie to marche with they re garde and drawe upp the Infanterie in goode order on the other side of the Artillerie betwexte them and the enemy and the horse alsoe on the outewarde side of the Infanterie and in a goode distance of It is necessarie to by prevented of the enemies designes and consider the situation where youe marche soe that youre divisiones may acordinglie be ordered as the situation shall permit and require In narowe and straighte pasadges goode order is to by observed and specially where the enemy is to be suspected and that the Sardgentes be verie carefull in acomplishinge they re obligationes soe that they re be no crossinge nor confusion and suche as shall not keepe they re rankes to severelie punish them in publick in as muche that they and the behoulderes may take notice of the same soe that in oferinge ocasion with grace and brevitie they may of a sodaine fall into battell If inteligenee be had that the enemy be stronge on horse in the vangarde or way where wee intende to pass and that the pasadge where wee march be soe narowe that oure horse beinge in the vangarde and beinge chardged and broken by the enemyes horse and that the narownes of the pasadge doe not permit that they may pass on eyther of the two flankes of the Infantery and beinge brocken they fall on oure order and wee incurr greate danger if the enemy doe followe with a brave resolution if they re be no remedie that they may pass on eyther of the two sides of force way is to be made for them and the shott are to come all on one side of the pasadge and make way and the pikes are to be opened on bothe sides of the way in thies ocasiones and many more occurrantes in warr greate danger may ocurr excepte prevension be prudentlie taken in due time In suche ocasiones a troupe of musketes and arcabuseros are necessarie to by sente in the vangarde and then five or six rankes of pikes which with they re fronte shall ocupie the pasadge which shall reviwe recnoledge and advertice if they re by any danger or ambuscado After thies the reste shall march in goode order as before declared in the office of the Sardgent mayor In the rergarde shall the Cavallerie marche with a garde of short and pikes after which shall marche the Cavallerie in order and if inteligence be had that in the vangarde they re by any impedimente or lett that oure Artillerie can nott pass or any parte of the army lett they re marche a Company of gastadores with they re Captaine to acomodate thies impedimentes and in case the enemy by suspected to conducte them for
66. pounde bullet requires 44. pounde of pouder which is the â…” of the waighte of the bullet and soe with the reste The laddell beinge filled two times is the righte chardge of each peece but that consideration oughte to be taken in the goodnes of the pouder and peece uppon the pouder and Artillery ought alwaies to be a pointed a goode and vigilante watche soe that no fraude may take effecte in naylinge the ordenance or givinge fire to the pouder both foote and horse ought to garde the same if neede require and specially goode roundes The setinge montinge or placinge the Artillerie belongethe to the Campe master generall or highe Marshall of the fielde They re oughte to by a speicall care taken that of all sortes of munitiones theire shoulde by rather more to spare then that they re shoulde wante for two many goode respectes for the more youe have allwayes to spare of pouder and other munitiones the more honoure youe gaine and the quieter youre mynde If youe shoulde chance to come to conqueste a foraigne countrie where youe are well asured to get both horse and foote and beinge fullie resolued to overcome that countrie and remaine in possession of the same it is verie necessarie youe carie a longe with youe a greate quaÌ„titie of saddeles briddles spurres and Masteres to make suche wourkes and alsoe to carie a longe with youe a quantitie of many sortes of weapones and munitiones which suchc countries can not a fourde and to take a speciall care that youe receive no men whiche mighte by suspected for fidelitie is a preciouse guel of greate wourth for nexte under God they re is nothinge of so greate importance to a Prince as to have loyall subjectes for trough they re love and unitie the fertilitie of the countrie a companied with good lawes goode discipline prudente and brave conduction of his Captaines and Comaunderes in warr as alsoe a companied with thies saied a faithfull and resolvte determination of his Souldieres who beinge exercised and experimented in warr is a wounderfull comforte securitie and repose bothe to the Kinge and countrie THE FOURTHE CHAP. WHen occasion is offered that a smale or greate number of Souldieres are besiedged in a citti towne forte or castell where they are apointed by they re Kinge or Generall for to defende the same like faithfull and true subjectes where rather they shoulde dye honorably in defence of the same then yealdeth it excepte greate extreamitie and goode reasones constraine them therunto and makinge notoriouse there prudence valoure and fidelitie And if it shoulde chance to fall oute they re comaunder or governoure of such a place trough a covardelie minde or by meanes of sellinge the same for money to the enemy and findinge that he shoulde presume to yealde the same to the enemy litle regardinge his Prince is service nor his owne reputation and knowinge that such a place mighte be defended They all with a brave resolution are to comforte the comaunder presentinge they re reasones that suche a place may be well defended and at leÌ„ghte findinge his minde yealde to the base acte and seinge that reasones can persuade not a vayle They are with a brave and resolute determinotion to say that to honoure they re Prince and mantaine they re one reputation that like unto faithfull subjectes and honorable Souldieres they rather chouse to dye in defence of the place then yealde the same till they knowe the will of they re generall And if the Generall finde no oportunitie to advertice them with answer or in soucorringe them They are withe a brave and noble determinasion to proteste to die in defence of the same with aresolute minde then yealde the same covardly estiminge but litle the honoure of theire prince and their one reputasion and findinge that the Governor of that place will not agrie but still goe forwarde in his base minde they may lawfully aprehende him and electe another in his place to whome they oughte to obey and respecte as if he were elected by the kinge or generall protestinge to fulfill with him as a superior and for the better performance therof to putt all theire conclusiones in writhinge soe that the enemy beinge informed of their valerouse determination brave spirites and fidelitie they shal hardlie fall uppon them but uppon greate and extraordinary advantadge seinge that they are resolved rather to die in defence of theire honoure and reputasion then to yealde or hasarde their fame in rinderinge the same to the handes of theire enemy whiche may use there one discression in a matter of so heavie importance in eyther gaininge honoure or disgrace so considerenge the diferince betwext thies two pointes in the noble profession of armes better and more honorable it is to die in defence of a iuste and honorable cause and perpetuate theâ—e fame to all posteritie then yealde to any lowe or base imagination When an army doe inter into a foraine country and determineth to remaine theire that winter and conquest the same firste he is to fortifie him selfe or com in pocession of stronge places if it mighte by posible Secondlie to gather all the corne cattell wine bire and all other sorte of vituales necessarie for the manteinance of his army Soe that his may not wante and that his enemy may by driven unto greate extreamitie and that trough meere extremitie they may come to offer them selves to serve as faithfull subiectes so that of materes whiche bienge prudently and diligentely manadged doe often times resulte prosperouse and goode successes A necessarie thinge in warr that the souldiores of eache army doe carrie theire device and token wherby they may by knowen by theire owne as frendes rather then to fall uppon as if it were an enemy not knowinge them as it may well fall oute When a generall of an army doth inter to conqueste a kingdom the provinces or places trough which he marcheth he is to take care to leave them well fortified and sure with goode and stronge garisones that his soucors munitiones and convoyes may with the better securitie pass and repass for cause that importeh muche for the better securitie and goode success of his jurney and pretended purpose And if by chance in suche places his convoyes by beaten or broken as it may well fall oute he may retire to the nexte adjoninge forte castell or towne for his securitie and soe shall all sorte of trade marchandise munitiones and traficke freely pass from place to place conducted with stronge and vigilante convoyes both foote and horse Suche persones as shall by chosen to recnoledge citties townes fortes castelles they re fossose and walles and the places easieste to by won as alsoe to recnoledge the place more conveniente to cutt trinches Thies persones oughte to be chosen of men of longe experience in warr as well in the Theorick and practice of the same ingeniouse and of a grtate spirite of a setled minde to houlde and
lanterne of all the army soe that they may imitate him for moste comonlie averteouse prudente and valiante generall will chuse valiante verteouse and prudente Captaines and Officeres prudente and valerouse Captaines oughte to estime verteouse valiante and skilfull souldieres The accidentes of warr are so many that it altherethe the houmore of some professores of this arte excepte they by indued with singular vertue and constancie which are founde but in verie feowe Very many dificulties doe offer in the daylie ocurrantes of warr but greate abilitie is requiered to see them prudently ordered and hardely can any master be had of suche perfection but that some times he muste err To relate in particular of the partes required in a generall it were tediouse Wherfore i will name the foure princlpal partes the Greekes and Romaines desired to occurr in such personages firste to be skillfull in the arte of warr to be valiante and of brave and prudente resolution to sheowe him selfe with greate gravitie and auctoritie and to be fortunate in his sucesses If he be acompanied with the partes and proprietie before declared it is inough Nevertheless he hase inoughe to learne For the better securitie and success of his army it is necessarie that his person be still well garded in all plases where he marches with his army And trough his valeoure and mangnanimitie findinge that he is inclined to presente him selfe the firste in all dangeres his consell of warris not to permitt him for many respectes for bienge kilth or taken prisoner it were no smale matter That besides it is an ocasion to animate the enemie and to disanimate oures wherof greate consideration oughte to be taken The Greekes and Romaines for the defence and repose of theire republike have chosen theire Captaine generalles of souldieres of greate and longe experience in martiall actiones wherby they mighte prudentlie governe and comaunde with full auctoritie and due respecte And therfore they alwaies did chuse thies personadges of men of longe practice greate experience in warr and of reepe yeares and judgement It is true that Alexander Magnus beinge but of yonge yeares begon to governe and comaunde an Army and conquered all Asia and did put the worlde in amace Somtimes it is moste conveniente that Kinges and Princes in person be presente withe theire armies for many respectes thouge theire experience be not greate but when suche ocasiones do presente they carie with them the moste anciente and experimented Captaines they finde as did Alexander of those Captaines whiche Kinge Philip his father had for his Counseleres and conductores of warr And as did Kinge Philipe of Spaine when he elected don Juan de Austria for his Captaine generall he a pointed for his Lieutenante don Luis de Suniga the gran comendador of castilla And to the contrarie who infortunate hapened to don Sebastian Kinge of Portugall not to imitate thies renoomed examples of perperpetuall memorie in his infortunate and disastred journey made into barbarie he beinge yonge and vnexperimented in warr whiche was cause of his and his armies perdicion so that yonge Princes in warres oughte to have for theire Counseleres grave and experimented Captaines none can denay but this Kinge was of a high conceite and of amoste brave and valerouse determinasion but by reson of his yonge yeares and lesse experience in warr he wanted prudence for the due conduction of such an honarble action In the honorable journey made by the famouse and renoomed conquerour Kinge Edward the thirde into France sendinge his eyldest son the Prince of wales for generall Naminge for his Counselers and Captaines the valiante prudente and renoomed Earles of oxforde warwick suffolk and salisbury where at the battell of Poytieres they made knowen theire vndeniable prudence and greate valour that at lenghte they overthrewe the whole power of france and theire Kinge Iohn and his son Philipe were taken prisoneres with very many of the frence nobilitie to the Inglish is perpetuall glorie and fame Aniball that renoomed Captaine of perpetuall memorie was but very yonge when he began to governe an army but he had for his Counseleres anciente and prudente Captaines and was ruled and governed by them till he came to understandinge givinge many famouse battelles and overthrowes to the Romaines till at the ende he was overcome with Cipio Africano that renomed Captaine of the remaines The Captaine generall oughte to informe him selfe well of the forces qualitie and condiciones of his enemy if bisonos or rawe men or oulde and experimented souldiers alsoe to be well informed of the cituation strenghte and forme of theire citties townes fortes and stronge houldes and of the convenienteste plases to passe over thire riveres Alsoe to informe him selfe of the situation of their campes so that he mighte be the better prevented when ocasion shall offer alsoe to be well informed of persones of goode judgemente and truste of all the dificulties that maie hinder him so that in due time he may prevente all necessarie prevenciones and specially see that he trusteth the relatinge of thies and many more ocasiones to persones of greate fidelitie and truste and of goode understandinge When the Captaine generall shall inter to conqueste aforaigne country he is to indevoure with speede to put him selfe in pocession of the principaleste pasadges of riveres casteles and stronge plases and with speede see them well provided with all necessaries that thereby he may put the country under subiection and that his amunitiones and all other necessaries may be transported with the more securitie from one place to another and withe speede to see all places fortified in as muche as can posible where any parte of his army beinge constrained trough extreame necessitie may safelie repaire unto For it faleth oute often times that the ocurrantes of warlike affaires are subjecte to many disgrases and may be when we leshe feare Wherfore aprudente comaunder oughte in due time to prevente suche dificulties which is the kea and securitie of his army and specially to see thies plases well provided with all sorte of amunitions and to see that they be recomended to the care and chardge of carefull vigilante prudente and valerouse Captaines When resolution is taken to scale any towne forte or stronge place firste information oughte to be taken by skillfull and trustie persones of al dificulties which mighte be suspected or feared as alsoe of the juste heighte of the walles that ladderes may be made for that purpose and not to be overlonge for bienge dangerouse for cause that the enemy may easilie turne them up side downe Thies ladderes are not to be so shorte but that they may reache to the place of theire execution for thies executiones moste comonlie are firste imploied pikemen of chosen and valerouse souldieres to make way till the shott followe to socoure them duringe whiche time they are to mantaine the place with greate valeoure till all the shott do ioyne and then with speed goe
perceived and specially when it begines to decline oute of his righte course or line and the more darcke the nighte is when it is dischardged oute of a peece of ordenance the better youe may discerne it but in the begininge of the range or line youe can not see it so perfecte as when it begines to decline to the earthe which i have tried at the leager of Breda the nighte a pointed for the triumphe don for the regaininge of that place If for curiositie youe woulde have a ball made with wilde fire to burne within the water let the coate therof firste burne a litle before youe caste it into the water soe that it gives fire to the compositiones there in ordained for his execution whiche beinge fired to wit that parte or partes where in the vente is beinge filled with ayre doth cause the other partes of the same to shume and burne a bove the water with a wonderfull noyce admirable to the behoulderes The balles made for this purpose are lighte and if youe put them into a peece of ordenance beinge loaden with the ordenary pouder required for the executiō of the same in their roaring and wrastlinge of this ball it will burste unto peeces Soe that for to shoute bulletes or balles oute of greate ordenance armed with fire wourcke the cross barres nowe of late invented is the beste the maner of arminge and coatinge thies bulletes and cross barres i have set downe before who and with whate compositiones whiche are of rare executiones by sea and lande beinge well ordered by one of perfecte judgemente in this arte I have alsoe put downe neowe invented cross barres to be shot oute of greate ordenance whiche beinge armed as before taughte are excelente to burne townes and the enemyes quarteres and iam well asured that no comprabell device for that purpose was as yet invented neyther to by shoot in the fronte of a battell i meane those cross barres invented with chaines for beinge dischardged oute of a peece of ordenance in a reasonable neere distance in the fronte of a battell or any order or array y doupte not that it is the beste invention that hase beene divised as yet for that purpose the enemy beinge a reasonable distance of But the enemy beinge very neere at hande the cartadges and bagges filled withe musket bulletes nayles peeces of brocken yron peeces of chaines which beinge shoote oute of greate ordenance are of wonderfull executiones beinge handeled by prudente and curiouse gunneres of perfecte judgemente and longe practice in this arte The draught marked with the letter N. sheoweth howe the saied cross barr shall be put into the peece and the letter O. sheoweth howe the same flieth violently trough the ayre and howe it spreadeth a sonder when it is shott oute of the peece givinge a terrible noyce in his motion and range N. O. The draught marcked with the letter P. sheoweth howe this other cross barr is to be put into the peece and when it is dischardged the letter Q. sheoweth howe it spreadeth a sonder and flieth withe greate violence in his line and range P. Q. THE TENTHE CHAP. Treatinge of the confines of a Kingedome as alsoe of the goode lawes to by observed in the same and of many necessary instructiones thereunto apertaininge and who the same is to by fortified and stronge by arte or by nature or by bothe SUch as are desirouse to be couriose and experte in warlike afaires it importeth that they be of goode judgemente in fortificasiones as well to offende as to defende Notwithstandinge that for this purpose in all kingdomes and states are elected ingineres a luinge them a goode pinsion Yet suche as are of longe practice in warr and do aplie them selves well in hope to by advanced by theire a proved goode partes and suficiencie oughte to exercice them selves in fortificationes bienge very necessarie in owne who profesed to be experte in this arte of warr and knowe howe to intrinch and fortifie him selfe in many ocurrantes in oppen filde howe to cutt a trince to win a towne or any stronge place As also to knowe howe to drawe the plott of townes fortes and castelles and also in knowinge all necessaries for the defence therof and to know howe to prevente the stratagemes to be feared of his enemy Douptless thies thinges are of greate consideration for the strenghte of akingdome consisteth much in beinge well fortified togither with the quantitie and qualitie of his subiectes and in the goode qualitie of his dominion and country Those princes and Reepublikes are judged mighty and stronge whiche in theire kingdomes and states do montaine goode religion goode lawes and goode armes and do exercice the same and do inioy holsom ayre fertill grounde and naturall strenghte with suche other conveniente comodities therunto required To by vnderstoode that all countries are strōge by nature or by arte or by both By nature they are stronge when they are inuiored withe the sea rounde aboute or on parte therof or backed with marrasses or riueres and those to be stronge by arte and in theire frontieres nexte adjoyninge and places moste conveniente to haue townes castelles and fortresses fortified by arte All confines are eyther maritime or mediterraneall or both the one and the other whether they are montanouse places or in plaine campaina or do participate of the one and the other if they by mediterraneall it muste by viewed and considered on whate parte the enemy might come to offende the same and where he mighte moste comodiouse come to atempte And it is alsoe to be considered on whate partes he mighte make his inroades and retire a gaine with safetie and whether their by any situation whiche beinge fortified by the enemy mighte moleste or a noy the country nexte adioyninge If the confines of the kingdom by maritime or on the sea coaste all the coaste and circuide of the same are to by viewed and remarcked that prevention mighte be taken in due time in as muche as may posible to hinder the enemyes imbarcasion in the places moste fitt for the same Yea and in all places whiche mighte by suspected if it be posible for the better securitie of the kingdom or state but in some kingdomes the circuide and places on the sea coaste are so greate that hardly all can be fortified and so the enemy ariuinge with a mightie army and mighte be in a place litle suspected may put the kingdom and country in greate perill and danger as was seene by the spanishe navie at the conqueste of portugall when they landed neere cascales in a place never thoughte vppon by the portugeses so that they founde them selves deceived thinckinge that the disembarcation shoulde have beene betwexte the citti of Lisboa and Sangilians castell where they stoude fortified in theire trinches with determination to hinder the disēbarcation of the spanish navie but he landed in aplace far better for his purpose and of muche lesh danger whiche was
with the office of a Captaine generall of an army The thirde Booke treatinge of Fire-wourckes of rare executiones by sea and lande and of the confines of a Kingdome and the goode lawes to be observed in the same and howe it is to be fortified by arte or by nature or by bothe to withstande the enemyes a temptes and the necessary courses convenente to be taken A brife Table of the Chapteres and moste notableste thinges contained in this wourcke THe I. Chapter declaringe the partes required in a private Souldior fol. 1 The II. Chapter treatinge of the election and office of a Corporall of a Company of Infantery fo 10 The III. Chapter declaringe the aproved partes and suficiencie of a Sardgente of a Company of Infantery and howe he is to be elected fo 12 The IV. Chapter treatinge of the election and office of an Ensigne Bearer or Alferis of a Company of Infantery and the goode partes ordained in him fo 16 The V. Chapter treatinge of the election of a Captaine of a Company of Infantery and many goode partes and suficiency required in him fo 20 The VI. Chapter treatinge of the office of a Sardgente mayor marchinge with his Regimente to garison fo 29 The VII Chapter treatinge of the office of a Sardgent mayor marchinge with his Regimente in campaina fo 51 A discourse of sundrie and variable sortes of Squadrones of severall sortes of armes withe theire generall rules and proufes with neowe invented breviationes to that effecte in bringinge to lighte many deepe curiosities of importance leifte in obscurity by many Auctores which nowe are reduced into they re perfection as muche as military science and the rules of Mathematike and Arithmeticke can a fourde with neowe envented tables and brevasiones of importance fo 61 The election and office of a Campe-master of a Regimente of Infantery with whiche finisheth the firste Booke of this wourcke fo 140 The Table of the seconde Booke THe I. Chapter treatinge of the election and office of a Campe-master generall of an army fo 147 The II. Chapter declaringe the election and suficiency required in the Captaine generall of the artillery fo 151 The III. Chapter mensioninge the Artillery conveniente to by conducted with an army acordinge the executiones to by pretended by the Generall fo 154 The IV. Chapter sheowinge many reasones for the defence and securitie of a towne citty or forte withe necessary instructiones therunto apertaininge fo 158 The V. Chapter treatinge of many goode partes required in a perfectc Souldior howe woulde disire to have matteres of importance to by refered to his care and chardge and many goode instructiones touchinge the same fo 163 The VI. Chapter treatinge of the office of a Captaine generall of an army and of many goode partes and rare suficiency required in a personadge of so high dingnitie and degree fo 165 The Table of the thirde Booke THe I. Chapter treatinge of patarres and theire severall executiones and howe they are manadged and the compositiones and necessaries required for them and the stratagemes that are to by used for theire executiones fo 175 The II. Chapter sheoweth howe to make atorche to indure againste the force of winde and water with artificiall compossiones which will burne with greate vehemence and force and strange to the behoulderes for the noyce and terror of the slame fo 177 The III. Chapter sheowinge howe to arme artificiall canes armed with Fire-wourcke for severall execusiones of importance be sea and lande fo 179 The IV. Chapter sheowinge howe to arme tronckes or canes armed with wilde fire another maner of way fo 180 The V. Chapter treatinge howe to arme artificiall bulletes and neowe invented cross barres armed with Fire-wourkes declaringe howe they are to by manadged and the composiones required for theire executiones and howe some are to by vsed and armed for severall execusiones of sea servises as also by lande to burne townes or the enemyes quarteres as alsoe neowe envented cross barres withe longe chaines of yron to be shot in the fronte of a battel or any order or aray whiche bienge prudently handeled are of rare execusiones yea ten times more then youre ordinary bulletes Concludinge with goode instrucsiones to followe and imitate the stepes of the vertuse renoomed prudente and valerouse souldior and abandon those tached with vglie crimes and with the wicked rancored vice of envy bad inclinasiones and bad examples and the necessary instructiones and probable examples both of the one and the other fo 183 A TABLE OF THE NOTABLESTE THINGES contained in this Booke A. A Bad and covardly inclination to be givin to quarelles and disputes bienge on the watch Folio 6 Abase and odiouse acte in the persuenge of a victory to fall a spoylinge til the enemy by wholy yealded and licence granted Folio 7 Alferis Oloa his valour and brave determination Folio 17 Alferis or ensigne bearer is not to give licence to any souldior to leaue the company nor put any souldior at liberty withoute the consente of his Captaine or superior Officeres Folio 16 An Alferis Tudesco his valoure Folio 17 A good Cristian of vertouse life and goode applicationes moste comonly is wonte to haue good succeses Folio 22 A necessary thinge in warr to haue some horses in each company of foote for many respectes Folio 22 Acomendable thinge in warr to see matteres prudently prevented in due time Folio 22 Asouldior ought to conforme him self with his hoste for bienge comendable Folio 23. Agenerouse and louinge minde of an officer in warr is highlie to by comended Folio 36 Alouinge prudente and kinde Officer causeth alouinge and obediente souldior Folio 37 Abad custome and not to by tolerated that souldiores do lende theire armes Folio 37 A perfecte Sardgente-Mayor is wourdie to by emploied in any execusion in warr Folio 40 Alarme bienge presented the necessary instructiones Folio 46 A souldior of a prudēte cariadge is wourdie to by esteemed by his Captaine Folio 60 A Sargente oughte to by inclined to continuall good aplicationes and examples Folio 133 Auditor his election and obligationes Folio 141 Arcabusero a Spanish wourd singnifiethe a souldoure which carieth acaliver for armes Aguasiill a Spanish wourde one tha◠doth asiste the executiones of justice Ambuscado a Spanish wourde signifienge an ambuish Armada a Spanish wourde signifiethe anavall army of shippes of warr Alerta a Spanish wourde singnifieth that when theire is any suspicion of the enemy the souldiors to by presently reddy with their armes in hand Artillerie a Spanish wourde whiche wee call in Englishe greate ordenance Alferis aspanish wourde singnifieth an Ensigne bearer A dangerouse thinge the manadging of pouder Folio 151 Amunitiones of pouder led and matche are to by put in secure places Folio 152 Amater of greate emportance to by well provided before hand of all sortes of amunitiones for many respectes Folio 153 Artillery required for the executions of an army
sucess in France and overcomed the whole power of France Folio 167 L. LOnge yrones are vsesed in the gardes or watches apointed on the gates of townes to visite wagones loaden with hay strawe c. for prevention of fraude Folio 35 Legion in time of the Romaines was that vvhich vve call a regimente Tribunus vvas that vvhich vve call a Master de campe Folio 141 Learninge becometh none better then a souldior for many good reasones Folio 163 M. MAny goode partes vvished in a souldior Folio 1 Many disgraces do resulte troughe the filthie vice of drunkardes Folio 3 Master de campe may marche vvhere hi thincketh more conviente Folio 61 Mutineres and revolteres of base actes and inclinationes their due revvarde Folio 142 Marvelouse examples of the resolution of experimented oulde souldiores in the sacke of Anvvourpe and other places Folio 136 Marchinge trough an enemy contry necessary instructiones to by observed Folio 148 Many instrumentes necessary for the greate ordenance Folio 157 Many matteres in vvarr are discovered and prevented vvithoute facte of armes Folio 170 N. NEcessaries required for manuall fyry vveapones Folio 41 Necessarie observationes the firste nighte when the army is to pitche theire campe Folio 150 Necessary to knowe the qualitie and condisiones of the enemye is generall and conductores Folio 169 O. OBedience duely observed amongste the professores of warr is laudable Folio 1 Odiouse in a souldior to by inclined to the bace vice of dronknes Folio 3 Of greate importance that officeres by exercised in warr for many goode respectes Folio 28 Orderes of the proclamationes or vandos to by put in writhinge on the watches or gardes Folio 36 Observationes to by kepte when the Kinge or Generall comes to vieow the army Folio 42 Opiniones betwexte the infantery and cavallery Folio 134 Officeres of the generall of the artillery Folio 151. Obedience and Military prudence Folio 161 Ocurrantes of warlike affaires are some times subjecte to disgraces and may by when we lesh feare Folio 168 Ocasion of greate repose to the general Folio 169. Officeres reformed to asiste nexte the general for many goode respectes Folio 169 P. PArtes besitinge and ordained in a souldior Folio 10 Prevention to by taken for the overmuch liberty of stragleres Folio 23 Prevension to be taken when the enemy is superior on horse Folio 149 Preventiones taken in narow pasadges to by secure and prevented Folio 149 Pouder required for eache peece of greate ordenance is the â…” partes of the weighte of the bullet of the peece and other necessaires therunto apertaininge Folio 157 Pouder rather to spare then to wante Folio 157 Prevencion for the defence of a place of emportance Folio 164 Prudente Captaines resolute and experimented soldiores bienge hit uppon greate expectasiones ought to by hoped of theire prosperouse succeses in ocationes of importance Folio 169 Pattares theire several executiones and industry used for to efect the same Folio 175 Prevensiones to by taken in due time for the executiones of pattares Folio 176 Pikes armed with artificial Fire-Wourkes and theire execusions Folio 186 Q. QUarter master to him belonges the recivinge of armes and munitiones Folio 45 R. REsoninge the cause that a souldior is to respecte other officeres Folio 8 Roundes and howe they are to by prudently ordered to acomplish Folio 43 Roundes and howe they shall acomplish theire obligationes Folio 43 Roundes and the care and punctualitie they are to take in acomplishinge their obligationes Folio 49 Remedy for the preventinge of fraudes vsed in deceivinge the souldiores of theire righte Folio 56 Resolution to by taken to conqueste a foraigne country Folio 157 Resolution taken for to remaine in posession of aforaigne contry preventiones to by taken Folio 159 S. SOuldiores to by reddi vvhen alarme do presente vvith speede Folio 61 Souldiores stealinge at nighte to the enemy prevention for the same Folio 62 Sardgente Mayor and other Officeres are to take great care that in ocasiones of persuinge a victory the souldiores do not fall a spoylinge for bienge bothe odiouse and dangerouse Folio 64 Spies of doble dealinges very dangerouse Folio 169 Sardgente Mayor is to animate the souldiores in many ocasiones Folio 61 Shot in ocasiones of skirmish Folio 134 Sutleres and instructiones to by observed withe care and punctuality Folio 141 Souldiores of vertues and prudente cariadge are to by honored and rewarded Folio 144 Sardgentes are not to by elected by favor nor affection for many goode respectes Folio 13 Souldiores missinge theire rankes Folio 133 Sardgentes to instructe and learne the souldiores howe to manadg their armes Folio 133 Shott and opiniones for their divisiones Folio 133 Shott to observe goode order and howe to serve with their armes Folio 13 Sardgent bienge well disciplined can redress and remedy many disorderes Folio 13 Sardgentes are to haue the roale of the names of the souldiores of his company aboute him Folio 14 Sardgente Mayor is to apointe the table ordained for gamesteres Folio 50 Sardgente Mayor arivinge neere the quarter in ocasiones of marchinge Folio 54 Souldiors oughte to by devoote Folio 26 Sardgente Mayor how he is to be elected Folio 29 Scipio Africano with his sagacitie and extraordinary Military prudence did overcome Aniball Folio 30 Sardgente Mayor now and then is to visite the walls and watches for goode respectes Folio 45 Souldiores carefully exercised is comendable Folio 38 Sardgente Mayor oughte to carefulli instructe the souldiors in the exercice of armes Folio 40 Sardgente Mayor is to take a special care to see the souldiores provided with fire in the watches Folio 42 Souldiors exercised Folio 44 Souldiores bienge on the watch instructions Folio 46 Sardgent Mayor givinge many good instructions Folio 51 Sardgente Mayor in ocasiones to be provided with pouder match led it importeth Folio 52 Souldiores to prevente theire bad customes Folio 53 Souldiores prevensiones of false alarmes Folio 57 Souldior how he is to governe him selfe standinge in poste or centery Folio 57 Sardgente Mayor givinge instructiones to the cinteryes when the enemy are aprochinge for to be prevented Folio 64 Souldiores breakinge order or array theire due reprehinsion Folio 149 Spinola provided of boathes and other necessaries in takinge Reinberk and Breda Folio 153 Suitchers with 43000. men resolved to conquest France Borgondy and Flanderes defeated by Caesar Folio 162 Singular vertue and constancie are founde but in feowe Folio 166 Scaling of atowne or forte necessary instructiones Folio 168 Saltpeter reduced into vvater vvhich is goode to give more force to many compossiones of Fire-vvourkes Folio 177 T. THe imitasion of the discipline of the Ianisaros Turkes Folio 9 The professores of armes oughte diligently to learne the arte of vvarr Folio 10 Trough sinister election do resulte many disgraces and loshes Folio 21 The acomplishinge of orderes som times are hurtefull for certaine considerationes Folio 23 Thesarios their Military goode instructiones Folio 38