informinge him selfe well of his regimente as well of secret as of publike matteres that he may prevente and remedy in due tyme all and cause to be severely punished such as doe breake the proclamationes by him comaunded and suche as are inclined to base factes as theives quarleres dishoneste dronkardes and base mutineres of litle pascience and lesh honoure of no discression feare nor love nyther of god nor of theire prince suche base fellowes are to by severelie punished in publick and to by driven a way like men tatched with uglie crimes unwourdie to equall themselves withe brave souldiores of honeste life ful of pacience obedience feare and goode examples of which persones the master de campe Sardgente mayor and Captaines are to take notice and have a speciall care in honoringe and preferinge them sheowinge them a faire and lovinge countenance and givinge them greate hope of avancemente and let triall of time and ocasiones verifie the same with deedes whiche shall by a greate comforte to suche as are inclined to uertue and greate greefe to those given to vices and unrulie factes and bad exemples whiche oughte to a mende theire lives and imitate the steppes of those of honeste life prudente and vertuse cariadge full of love feare and obedience given to continuall goode applicationes shuninge idelnes and bad company which of righte oughte by there Superiores to by highlie estimed whereunto they are bounde in conscience For the securitie of ocasiones in marchinge and in preventinge of sodaine and unprovided incursiones ambuscados and stratagemes of the enemy A necessarie thinge it were to imitate the Romaines in a luenge fiftine horses to everie 100 foote so that in many plases in marchinge where they re may by any suspicion of the enemy the Master de campe then shoulde a pointe a conductor to leade and governe thies horsemen and in offeringe time or occasion to divide them into as many partes as the occasion shall require apointinge a leader for each division and for the intertainemente of thies horsemen they shoulde inioy so much meanes as other horsemen so that in ocasiones of marchinge the Infanterie may goe with far greater securitie beinge divided into thre or foure partes to recnoledge the places of moste suspicion of ambuish and other secret stratagemes of the enemy whiche beinge recnoledged and discovered necessarie prevention may by taken in due time thies men may serve bothe for horse and foote acordinge as ocasion shall require Of eache division or parte of thies horse it is necessarie to name a Comaunder or leader who shall take care to governe them forbidinge and comaundinge that by no meanes they lende thies horses but get them alwaies readie to by imploied when or where occasion shall require Thies horses may serve for many goode purposes in pasinge the Infanterie over riveres in recnoledginge pasadges as alsoe in cominge in possession of pasadges whiche beinge feared that the enemy shoulde come to posess the same before oures The Ende of the firste Booke TO lâ—che is to say the measuringe of the grounde required for to lodge a comâ— foote and 8. foote for the streete betwext every 2. feiles and plasinge the doores fronte of his company vvhiche is 24. foote broade and the deepnes he shall beste â—â—r persones as do provide the company vvithe victualles and other necessaries of some souldiores The lodginge of the Master de Campe in the rergarde of his â—oote broade and 15. foote deepe or in the flanke and if it chance that the foote and 〈…〉 â—O lodge acompany of Infantery in campainÌ„a and the measuringe of the due distance and place required and observed by the Romaine Castrametasio whiche is to say the measuringe of the grounde required for to lodge a company of foote conteyninge 100. men Is ordayned 2. feiles of barackes and in eache feile 200. stepes deepe and broade inthe fronte of eache feile 8. foote and 8. foote for the streete betwext every 2. feiles and plasinge â—oores of the barakes towardes the streete The Captaines lodginge in the hed of his quarter in quadrangell maner occupienge so muche grounde as the full fronte of his company vvhiche is 24. foote broade and the deepnes he 〈◊〉 beste thincke and a distance of 10 or 20. foote betvvexte him and his company and in the rergarde and behinde all is to lodge the sutleres and suche other persones as do provide the company vvithe victualles and other neâ—ries vvhere also the soildores are to kooke theire vituales for feare of firinge the quarter as some times it happeneth troughe litle care feare and discipline of some souldiores The lodginge of the Master de Campe in the rergarhis 〈◊〉 his quarter by the greate streete The horse also if theire shoulde chance be any Eache company is to be devided into tvvo feiles alovvinge eache feile 12. foote broade and 15. foote deepe or in the flanke and if it chance that the 〈◊〉 and horse do lodge in one place the Infantery are to be placed and ranked on bothe flankes or sides and the horse betvvext them FRONTE OF THE QUARTER BY the figure and plat above ordered for the encampinge of an army both of horse and foote youe see the quantitie of grounde required for eache with the due measuringe required both for foote and horse with theire due places and streetes And in the moste comodiouse place aboute the middiste of the grounde litle more or lesh where youe meane to encampe the army marcke asquare plat of grounde of 60. or 70. paces square for the goals pavilion and place And then shal by lined two straight streetes which shall come to cross one another righte againste the generals place which are caled the principal streetes and at the heade of every one shall be apoinâ— a garde or watche towardes the enemy And on the oute warde partes of all shal by apoincted gardes of horse to by prevented againste the soddaine exploites and stratagemes of the enemy And at every streetes ende a garde alsoe other pasadges and entries where the enemy are to by suspected are to by fortified and shutt as behoveth and with vigilante watches for oure better securitie and to by prevented againste sodaine exploites of the enemy soe for the better repose and securitie of oures So that all thinges by prudentlie prevented in due time in as muche as military prudence care and vigilance requireth Some houlde opinion that for many respectâ—â— that the lodges of the Captaines shoulde by plased in the rere of theire companies and the Alferishes in the fronte THE SECONDE BOOKE TREATINGE OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE COMPOSED BY CAPT. GERAT BARRY IRISH. THE FIRSTE CHAP. Bigininge with the election and office of a Campe-master generall THIS Office troughe greate consideration is to by comended and bestowed uppon a personadge of greate gravitie prudence and valeour and of tried experience and exercice in warr that therby he may comaunde with greate auctoritie and by estimed acordinge his qualitie and truste
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
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
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
and 3. in the other and say that by youre devision yove finde that the firste maniple of musketes is to marche withe 12. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke whiche is for the linenge shot of the right flanke of youre squadron That don say that also by youre laste devision yove finde 12. rankes of 3. musketes in eache ranke to guarinshe the liefte flanke of youre squadron and say that the two flankes of youre squadron are linede withe shott meaninge 4. in eache ranke of the linenge of the righte flanke and 3. in eache ranke of the linenge of the liefte flanke so the two flankes are lined That don say that 12. the fronte of youre pikes adinge therunto 7. musketes of the linenges of the two flakes makethe 19 and say that in youre laste devision yove finde that 19. rankes of 4. musquetes in eache ranke are to marche for the linenge shott of the vangarde and alsoe 19. rankes of 3. musketes are to marche in the laste devision of shott for the linenge of the rergarde of youre battell as by the figure before and in the devisiones of the same yove see plainely declared and so youre squadron of pikes is proportionally lined every way in as muche as the devision and number can affourde A squadron square of men of 576. Souldiers of the whiche 256. are pikes and 320. musketes devided proportionally as by the figure folowinge yove see Fronte of the Battel 256 Pikes 64 Musq 64 Musq 96 Musq 96 Musq 576. For the framinge of all suche squadrones eyther of greate or smale numberes whiche yove woulde have to be proportionally lined withe shott yove shall wourke in this maner folowinge Firste take the number of pikes whiche is 256. oute of the whiche take the square roote whiche is 16. and say that so many pikes shall the fronte and flanke of youre battell containe and that it is of equall strenghte every way as well to offende as to defende and when yove woulde drawe them into squadron for the more breuity yove may devide the fronte therof into two maniples eache one contayninge 16. rankes of 8. pikes in eache ranke nowe to proportionally guarnish the same withe the shot take youre full number of pikes and shot whiche is 576. oute of whiche nūber take the square roote whiche yove shall finde to by 24. that don substracte 16. the square roote of the pikes oute of 24. the square of the full number of pikes and shot and there shall remaine 8. this digit devide into two equal partes whiche is foure in eache parte and say that the squadron of pikes is to be lined every way withe 4. shott as by the devision of the same yove see meaninge that youre firste division of shott is to marche withe 16. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke whiche is to line the righte flanke of youre squadron of pikes and so many more rankes shall marche to line the lefte flanke of the squadron of pikes meaninge 16. rankes of 4. musketes in every ranke so the two flankes of youre squadron are lined That don say that the fronte of youre squadron is 16. and therunto ad 8 the linenge shott of the two flankes and it wil a monte to 24. To line the fronte of youre battell say that yove are to marche withe 24. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke and so many more for the linenge of the rerwarde of youre battell as the figure and divisiones shewethe and soe shall yove finde youre squadron proportionally lined every way whiche by the rule forme and divisiones of the same yove may plainly understande This rule will serve to frame all suche sortes of squadrones eyther of greate or smale numberes whiche yove woulde have to be proportionally lined withe shott as plainely the figure and divisiones before sheowethe In many countries hardly can youe finde the one haulf of there pikes armed withe complett corseletes soe that this rule will sheowe yove how to guarnish the unarmed pikes withe the complett corseletes proportionally every way advertisinge that the culoures is to marche in the center A cross battell of 1416. Souldieres of the whiche 512. are pikes and 904. musketes whiche are to be divided into 4 batteles and lined proportionally on the two flankes as by the figure and divisiones followinge are reasoned To wourke the whiche firste take the number of pikes for eache squadron of the 4. required for youre cross battell Nowe to youre purpose take the square roote of 128. pikes of youre firste squadron whiche will be 11. and 7. pikes remaininge and say that 11. pikes is the fronte and flanke of youre firste battell of pikes as alsoe of the other 3. batteles and 7. pikes remaininge in eache battell whiche shall serve to guarinsh the culoures soe that 11· is the fronte and flanke of eache one of youre 4. batteles of pikes and 7. pikes remayninge for the linenge of the culoures of eache battell of the 4. Nowe for the division of youre propounded number of shott Double the one flanke of eache one of the 4. batteles of pikes whiche double will by 88. this 88. the double flanke of the 4. batteles of pikes divide by 904. youre propounded number of musketes and the number in the quotient will by 10. and 24 musketes remayninge and say that the two flankes of eache of youre 4. batteles of pikes are to by lined withe 11. rankes of ten musketes in eache ranke as by the figure and deutiones folowenge yove may playnely see and withe the observation of this rule withe any other number eyther greate or smale yove shall withe facility knowe how to proportionably divide yovre shott for to guarinsh the two flankes of yovre squadron of pikes Thiese cross batteles are esteemed to be wonderfull stronge consideringe well the framinge therof It is also of wonderfull safegarde for the security of the bagadge amunitiones and hurte men and if the enemy shoulde chance to charge the firste battel or any of the other 3. whiche beinge a lone are but of litle force Wherfore consideration oughte to be taken of the stratagemes of the enemy and withe what order they do marche and then yove may double or tribele yovre fronte acordinge as occasion shall require and the situation shall permitt And if the enemy are stronge on horse regarde oughte to be taken in due time of the bagadge that it goe deposito or be twexte the two laste batteles and for theyr better security in suche ocationes I woulde cut two rankes of eache of the two laste batteles and therwithe guarnishe the fronte and regard of the bagadge and also withe shott under the shelter of this guarnison of pikes so that they may be shadowed and defended every way and give a triple fronte to the two laste batteles Cross Battell Severall sortes of armes are manadged in all coutries and in many places hardly can yove finde the one haulf of there pikes armed withe complett
847 694 1541. Valones 939 686 1625.  1786 1380 3166. THE THIRDE BATTELL NOwe to frame the thirde Battell of the 3166. men the Borgonones and Valones gave in relation meaninge 1786. pikes and 1380. musketes firste take the propounded number of pikes whiche is 1786. oute of whiche take the square roote whiche yove shall finde to be 42. soe that 42. is the fronte and flanke of the battell and 22. pikes remaininge whiche shall serve to guarnishe the culoures Put in case that occasion requirethe that youre linenge shott is to be no more then 3. musketes in ranke and say that 42. rankes of 3. musketes in eache ranke shall guarnishe the righte flanke of the battell of pikes and juste so many more for the linenge of the leifte flanke whiche two linenges makethe 252. musketes that don take 42. the fronte of the pikes and ad therunto 6. the linenge shott of the two flankes whiche two aditiones will make 48. To guarnishe the fronte of youre battell of pikes say that the thirde division of shott is 48. rankes of 3. musketes in eache ranke and juste so many more rankes for the linenge shott of the rerewarde of the battell of pikes observinge the self same order as dothe the thirde division of shott meaninge 148. rankes of 3. musketes in eache ranke whiche two divisiones for the linenge shott of the fronte and rerewarde makethe 288 musketes and soe the 4. sides of youre battell of pikes are proportionally lined every way the foure linenges importheth 540. musketes That don substracte 540. musketes oute of the full number of shot whiche is 1380. and there shall remaine 840. musketes whiche yove shall divide as time occasion or situation shall require whiche nowe i suppose conveniente to be divided into twenty troupes to be divided on the two flankes of the battell of pikes to skirmishe where occasion shall require in single or double fiele as the situation shall permitt and the occasion shall require at 42. musketes in eache troupe soe all youre shott and pikas are divided as before declared Advertisinge that the culoures shall marche in the center guarnished withe the 22 pikes that did remaine in the division of the pikes and by reason no shott did remaine oute of the divisiones of youre shott yove may take 12. shott oute of the laste division of shott to guarnishe the culoures soe youre three battelles are framed and by the figure folowinge youe see howe oute of there divisiones they fall into battell Greate consideration and curiosity is to by vnderstoode for the severall divisiones of shott as tyme and occasion shall require alwayes consideringe the situation and disposition of the grounde as also of the severall occasiones and advantadges in skirnmishenge withe greate or smale troupes withe single or double file and in whate distance when the enemy dothe abounde on horse and when nott and also in preventinge in due time the orderes and stratageames of the enemy Let none by ingnorante that when in the divisiones of pikes and shott theire resteth not inough to guarnish the culoures of force the necessary shott and pikes required for that purpose are to be cutt of the winges or troupes of the flankes and are to be rekoned where theire firste divisiones did fall as declared in the table of the battelles for if youe reken them in the battell and where their firste division did fall it can not confronte with the divisiones so observe still the rule of the divisiones as set downe and declared in breefe in the table of the battelles which is the righte way and generall rule This table is neowlie invented for that purpose where presentlie withoute any paines or trouble youe shall finde the reasones and proportion of all the divisiones of the batteles in breefe as well of the shott as of the pikes as also whate remaineth oute of the divisiones whiche table is of rare importance for the breefe explicatinge and orderinge of all the divisiones of battelles And besides for cause that many auctores do leaue the same in obscuritie to avoide prolixity as also to disperte the ingeniouse understandinge of those of perfection in this arte Table of the thirde battell Pikes contained in the boddy of the battell 1764 pikes Pikes remaininge to guarnish the culors 022 pikes Lininge shott of the righte flanke 126 musketes Lininge shott of the leifte flanck 126 musketes Lininge shott of the fronte of the battell 144 musketes Lininge shott of the fronte of the rergarde 144 musketes Musketes divided into 20. troupes on the flankes of the battell 828 musketes Musketes deducted to guarnish the culours 012 musketes  3166 men SQUARE OF MEN. Fronte of the seconde Battell Fronte of the firste Battell Fronte of the thirde Battell A Squadron square of grounde of 1116. souldieres of the whiche 576. are pikes and 540. musketes to reduce them into aperfecte squadron square of grounde firste take the propounded number of pikes whiche is 576. whiche youe shall multiply by 3. the producte wherof will be 1728 this producte divide by 7. and the number in the quotient will by 246. oute of this 246. take the square roote whiche will by 15. and say that youe founde oute the flanke of the battell of pikes nowe to finde oute the fronte of the battell take the propounded number of pikes whiche was 576. whiche youe shall divide by 15. the flanke the quotiente wherof will by 38. whiche is the fronte of the battell of pikes and there restethe 6. pikes whiche shall serve to guarnish the coulores so that 38. is the fronte and 15. the flanke Nowe for the division of youre 540. musketes firste say that for the girdelinge shott of the righte flanke of the battell of pikes muste marche 16. rankes of 5. musketes in eache ranke comprehended the ranke of the culors so the firste division of shott of the van garde is divided into 16. rankes of five musketes in eacheranke And the seconde division of shott of the vangarde and firste winge of the right flanke of the battell of pikes is divided into 19. rankes of 5. musketes in eache ranke The thirde division or winge of the vāgarde is also divided into 19. rankes of 5. musketes in eache ranke whiche shall serve for the seconde winge of shott of the vangarde and righte flanke of the battell of pikes so that 270. musketes the iuste haulf of the propounded number of shott are comprehended in the saied 3. divisiones of shott of the vangarde and righte flanke of the battel of pikes And for the girdelinge shott and two winges of the leifte flanke of the battell of pikes are also lefte iuste so many more Whiche shall observe the self same order in linenge the leifte flanke of the pikes Imeane 16. rankes of five musketes in eache for the girdelinge shott of the leifte flanke of the battell of pikes and 2. slives of 19. rankes of 5. musketes in eache ranke in whiche 6.
divisiones are comprehended the full number of shott whiche was 540. musketes advertisinge that the firste three divisiones of shott shall marche before the pikes and the other three divisiones of the rergarde and leifte flanke shall marche after the pikes as by the divisiones folowinge set downe in brife and shall be better understoode by suche as are not experte in this arte so that they may the sooner cōceiue and come to understande theese divisiones and howe oute of there marche they fall into battell withe grace and brevity withoute any crossinge confusion or breakinge of rankes as many do whiche are not expert in aritmetike nor in the severall sortes of divisiones of firy weapone The firste division of shott and firste winge of the vangarde is divided into 19. rankes of five musketes in eache ranke whiche conteines 95 musk The seconde winge and division of the vangarde is divided into 19 rankes of five musketes in eache ranke 95 musk The thirde division of shott of the vangarde for the girdelinge shott of the righte flanke of the battell of pikes is divided into 16. rankes of five musketes in eache ranke comprehended the ranke of the coulores 80 musk After theabove 3. divisiones of shott of the vangarde shall marche the firste division of pikes of 15. rankes of 10. pikes in eache ranke 150 pikes The seconde division of pikes is also divided into 15. rankes of 10. pikes in eache 150 pikes The thirde division of pikes Idem 150 pikes The fourthe division of pikes is divided into 15. rankes of 8. pikes in eache ranke whiche dothe cōtaine 120 pikes Or the coulores did remaine 006 pikes The firste division of shott of the rergarded that followes the pikes and that shall line the leifte flanke is divided into 16. rankes of 5. musketes in eache ranke monted 080 musk The seconde division and firste winge of musketes of the reregarde is divided into 19. rankes of 5. musketes in eache ranke whiche followes the girdlinge shott of the leifte flanke and conteines 95 musk The thirde division of shott of the rergarde is divided into another slive of 19. rankes of five musketes in eache ranke 95 mus  1116. The saied 1116. souldieres are divided into ten divisiones as before declared and who oute of there marche they shall fall in battell eyther in singell or double fiele as occasion shall require and the situation and disposition of the grounde shall permit advertisinge that there did remaine 6. pikes for to guarnishe the coulores and that in the divisiones of the lininge shott and ranke of the coulores is comprehended 2. rankes of shott and that eache one of the 4. winges dothe conteine 3. rankes more then the divisiones of the girdelinge shott and that for cause that ordinaryly the winges are augmented with 3.4 or 5. rankes more then the girdelinge shott Fronte of the Battell Table of the Battell 570 p. Boddy of the battell of pikes 6 p. Remainder of pikes 95 m. Firste wing of musketes 95 m. Seconde winge of musketes 80 m. Lininge of the righte flanke 80 m. Lininge shott of the leifte flanke 95 m. Firste winge of musket leifte flanke 95 m. Seconde winge of mus leifte flanke 1116.  TO frame a Squadron square of grounde of 2782. Souldieres of the whiche number 1050. are pikes and 1732. musketes to reduce this number into a Squadron square of grounde whiche the Spanniarde caulle Quadro de terreno firste take the propounded number of pikes whiche is 1050. and multiply it by 3. the producte wherof will by 3150. this producte divide by 7. and the number in the quotient will be 450. oute of this quotiente take the square roote whiche youe shall finde to be 21. and 9. remayninge and say that 21. is the flanke of the propounded number of pikes Nowe to finde the fronte of the battell take the full number of pikes whiche is 1050. whiche yove shall divide by 21. the flanke and the quotient will be 50. and remainethe nothinge and say that 50. is the fronte of the battell of pikes and 21 the flanke Nowe for the division of youre shott suppose that yove woulde have the lininge shott not to contayne more then 4. in ranke and that yove woulde have the battell of pikes to be proportionally lined every way withe shot To wourke the whiche take 21. the flanke of the battell of pikes and multiply it by 4. the producte wherof will by 84. and say that the firste division of shott is 84. muskete or 21. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke whiche is the linenge shott of the righte flanke of the battell of pikes and the seconde division of shott for the linenge of the leifte flanke shall containe juste so many more nowe to finde oute the nūber of shott that shall be in proportion to guarnish the full fronte of the battell of pikes and of the two linenges ad to 50. the fronte of the propounded number of pikes 8 the number of shott of the two linges whiche two aditiones will make 58. and say that 58 rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke shall be the guarnison or linenge shott of the fronte of the battell of pikes and of the 2 linenges and juste so many more for the guarnison of the rerewarde of the battell of pikes meaninge as before declared 58. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke so the two flankes fronte and rerewarde of the battell of pikes is proportionally lined every way withe 640. musketes and restethe 1092. musketes whiche i divide into 22. troupes or maniples ordered and divided in the fronte rergarde and 4. angles of the battell of pikes to skirmishe eyther in single or double fiele as tyme occasion and situation shall require and permitt all whiche divisiones youe may see by the figure folowinge for the divisiones of shot let none be ingnorante but that there are many considerationes and curiosities to be had as time and occasion shall require and especially if the enemy be superior on horse Hire folowethe who the full number of pikes and shott is divided into 31. divisiones and who oute of they re marche they fall into battell THe firste division of shott that lines the righte flanke of the battell of pikes is 21. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke 84 musk The seconde division of shott for the linenge shott of the leifte flanke of the battell of pikes iuste so many more 21. rankes of 4 muskets 84 musk The thirde division of shot that guarnisheth the full fronte of the battell and 2. lininges is 58. rākes of 4. musketes in eache ranke 232 musk The fourthe divisiō of shott that dothe guarnishe the rerewarde of the battell of pikes and 2. lininges is 58. rankes of 4. musketes in eache ranke 232 musk 22. maniples of 50. musketes in eache devided on the fronte rergarde and 4. angles of the battell makethe 1100 mus  1732 mus Advertisinge that of one of the
4. or into foure partes and the quotiente will by 250. whiche is the number of pikes that youre division yealdeth for eache of the 4. batteles of pikes nowe to frame the firste battell take 250. pikes and divide the same by 3. the quotient will by 83. of whiche 83. take the square roote which is 9. and say that 9. is the flanke of the battell nowe to finde oute the fronte take 250. the number of pikes and divide the same by 9. the flanke the quotient will by 27. and 7. pikes remayninge and say that 27. is the fronte and 9. the flanke and 7. pikes remayninge so yove finde oute the fronte and flanke of eache battell of the 4. and 7. pikes remaininge in eache battell whiche shall serve to guarnishe the coulores nowe for the division of youre shott take the propounded number of shott whiche is 1032 musketes and divide the same by 4. or into 4. partes and the number in the quotiente will by 258. whiche is the iuste number of shott youre division yealdethe for eache battell of the 4. of pikes that done take the number of pikes and shot that eache battell dothe conteine whiche is 508. this full number divide by 3. the quotient wherof wil be 169. oute of whiche take the square roote which will by 13. the flanke nowe to finde the fronte of the full number of pikes and shott take 508. and divide it by 13. the flanke and the quotiente will be 39. and 1. remaininge nowe take 10. the flanke of the pikes comprehendinge the linenge of the culors and substracte it oute of 13. the laste flanke of the full number of pikes and shott and there shall remaine 3. and say that the firste division of shott shall marche withe 10. rankes of 3. musketes in eache ranke whiche shall serve for the girdelinge shott of the right flanke of the firste battell of pikes and iuste so many more for the linenge shott of the leifte flanke so the two flankes of the battell of pikes are lined nowe to guarnishe the fronte of the battell of pikes ad 6 the 2. linenges to 27. the fronte of the pikes whiche two aditiones makethe 33. and say that the thirde division of shot shall marche withe 33. rankes of 3. musketes in eache ranke and iuste so many more rankes of musketes shall marche to guarnish the rerewarde of the battell of pikes and two linenges so the foure sides of the battell of pikes are proportionally lined every way and the selfe same order shall be observed for the divisiones of eache battell of the other three as the figure and divisiones followinge sheowethe theese cross batteles are esteemed to be of wonderfull force consideringe well the framinge of them and they are also of wonderfull safegarde for the bagage amunitiones and hurtemeÌ„ and if the enemy do come to charge on the firste battell or on any of the other outewarde batteles whiche beinge alone are but of litle force but the two outewarde batteles marchinge uppon bothe sides of the firste then it is of triple force and if the enemy doe charge on the rerewarde of the two alone batteles they close to gither and are of double force and if the enemy be stronge on horse and shoulde charge at once on the fronte and rerewarde then the bagage and hurtemen are to marche betwexte the two double batteles of the uangarde and rerwarde and cut so many pikes as shall guarnish the same on bothe sides to kepe of the fury of the horse so it is guarished every way as the divisiones and figure folowinge sheowethe by reason the culoures are doble lined and that yove muste cut 6. musketes for eache battell in the rekoninge shall difer so many it importeth nothinge be reason yove are to observe the generall rule of the table whiche is infallible Fronte of the first Battell Fronte of the thirde Battell Fronte of the seconde Battell Fronte of the fourthe Battell BY reason that by the divisiones the conveniente number of shott did not reste for the lininge of the culoures the 6. shott that wantes for that purpose in each of the foure battelles are to by taken oute of some of the divisiones soe that thies 6. musketes borowed shall difer But for not to err in the rekeninge alwayes observe the 〈…〉 of the diâ—isiones as set downe in the Table for beinge infalible and that moste comonly to muche or to litle pikes and shott are wonte to remaine for the lininge of the culoures soe that the firste divisiones ordered in the Table is the righte way for otherwise suche as are not curiouse and of rare judgement can not chuse but err in the rekeninge and so for to prevente remedy of this confusion and obscure rekeninge allwayes observe the divivisiones of the Table for beinge infalible by reason that the convenient number of pikes and shott did not remaine oute of the divisiones youe may cut one ranke alongste the flanke or fronte to guarnish the culoures Table of the cross Battell SEverall orderes are used for the repartinge and prudente orderinge of an army into sundry battalones as the occasiones and judiciouse intendimente of the prudente and brave Comaunder shall finde conveniente in devidinge them into 3.6.8.12 or 16 battalones whiche with facilitie are ordered by the prudente and experimented Sardgente mayor An army of 19200. divided into 16. battalones of broade fronte bienge divided by 16. eache battell shall containe 1200. whos fronte is 60. and flanke 20. as by the figures folowinge yove see ordered The army divided into 16 batteles of broade fronte 16. BATTELES The selfe same army of 19200. is divided into 12. battalones of broade froÌ„te yove shall by youre division finde each battalon to containe 1600. whos fronte is 69. and flanke 23. as the figures folowinge sheoweth The army divided into 12 batteles of broade fronte 12. BATTELES Three thousande men divided into six battelles of broade fronte ordered to fighte as by the figure followinge yove see the fronte of each battell is 41. and flanke 12. and 8. remaininge in the divisions of each battallon SEverall opiniones are for the divisiones and orderinge of the firy weapon some use winges of 200. some 300. shott but in my opinion it were far better to divide them into smale troupes of 50.60.70 and so till a 100. for by experience i knowe the same to by of for greater execusion in ocasiones of service and more ready eyther in plaine straighte or narowe places for the more troupes of shott yove have beinge prudently ordered and conducted the more shall the enemy by a plied the one orderly secondinge the other which questionless theire execution shall by far greater then if they were divided into greate troupes When yove shall come to any narowe or straighte pasadges consider whether the straighte by suche as will suffice that yove may pass trough the same with the order yove march if not conforme the order with the
of the one wil serve for the flanke of the other A SQUADRON OF BROADE FRONTE FRONTE OF THE BATTELL Table of the Battell 25 rankes of 16 pikes 400 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes Pikes remaininge 30 pikes  1930 pik 27 rankes of 5 musketes 135 musketes 27 rankes of 5 musketes 135 musketes 86 rankes of 5. musketes 430 musketes 86 rankes of 5 musketes 430 musetes 50 troupes conteininge 2940 musketes  4070 musk Advertisinge that the 20 musketes for the lininge shott of the culoures are comprehended in the divisiones of the lininge shot of the two flankes which 20 muskees were cut of the laste troupe on the liefte flanke whiche troupe remaines with 54 musketes and all the reste 74 musketes No souldier i hope oughte to be ingnorante but that the squadron of pikes being framed it is to be empaled and girdeled withe shott as many rankes of shott as pikes But the righte and naturall girdelinge shott indeede oughte to be no more shott in ranke then that the pike may well cover and defende espesially where the enemy are stronge of horse and so under the favor of the pike there can nott conveniently be defended but one ranke of three or foure shott at the moste and so many in my opinion shoule the girdelinge shott containe and knelinge upon one knee under the coverte of the couched pikes shoulde at the charginge of the horsemen discharge there voley in there face and bosome whiche woulde be no smale gallinge unto them butt when this danger of horse is not to by feared then the impalement may be made of more shot in a ranke acordinge to the quantity of shott and the reste of the shott into smale slives or troupes to troupe rounde aboute the battell in reasonable distance from the same the whiche divisiones of smale troupes i esteeme to be far better then the greate inproportionate winges whiche many do use containinge far greater numberes and are muche more ready to be broughte to skirmishe eyther in single or double fiele and every severall troupe to be led by a Sargente or Corporall and some Captaines to oversee the whole and at every angle of the battell it were not a misse to a pointe certaine troupes of shott whiche woulde flanker itt every way even as the Cavallero or Travessos do the curtine of a forte Let none be ingnorante but that for the severall divisiones of pikes and shott is required greate considerationes as time occasion and situation shall require continuall application in the theoricke and practicke of warr togither withe perfection in arithmeticke makethe easy many difficulties of deepe judgemente and rare importance in warlike affaires all whiche cōtinuall use and exercice make the easy for the severall divisiones of shott many considerationes are to be had acordinge as occasion shall require and the situation and disposition of groūde shall permitt for the girdelinge shott some use three some 4. and five is the moste that can conveniently be defended under the shelter or defence of the pike and specially when the enemy are stronge on horse so that for the righte guarnision of shott oughte not to be more then the pike can defende but in suche occasiones as the enemy is not to be feared on horse the divisiones of shot can be ordered of greater numberes to skirmishe acordinge to the judgemente of the Sardgente mayor dividinge them in wings or maniples as he shall thincke moste conveniente observinge theyr juste proportion in they re divisiones some use greate wings of shott whiche are not comendable in occasiones of fighte for the smale troupes are more apte and easieste to by governed and of a sodaine youe can skirmishe withe them eyther in single or double fiele and that bisides they bringe more men to fighte at once but when the enemy are superior on horse and wee feowe or none it is goode to gett the 4. frontes of the battell of equal resistance bothe to offende and defende so that the enemy may not take advantage of one place more then of the other The wings or maniples of shotte are not to go any greate distāce from the battell of pikes and specially when the enemy are stronge on horse but rather under the shelter and defence of the pikes that therby the squadron may by the stronger and more safe in receiuynge any domage when theyr force is united in one boddy as happened to don Alvaro de Sandy in the journey of caruan in barbery when the exercito of Ciderfa Kinge of the moores charged on him one of his Captaines named Luis Bravo de Laguna seinge a winge of shott a goode distāce from the squadrō cried on don Alvaro wishinge him withe spede to tourne and receiue that winge for freare that for loosinge the same he shoulde incur danger to loose the body by dayly experience we see that smale numberes doe repulse far greater and that the army whiche is beste ordered and disciplined moste comonly is master of the victory wherof there are verie many examples in writinge of famouse and antiente auctores so that theese happy proceedinges resulte of the goode order prudence and approoved experience of the chefe and brave Comaunderes and of the resolute valor of the Souldieres as Vegetio de re militari give the reason how the antiente Romaines came to Master all other Nationes sayinge that they were not so greate as the Germaines nor so greate in number as the Frence nor so prudente as the Greeckes nor so many in nūber as the Spanardes nor so subtill as the Africanes nor so furiouse as the Britanes butt by they re continuall practice and experience in warr they overcomed al theese difficulties by onely mantayinge there people wel exercised in armes and practice of warr when a regimente dothe marche some times greate disorderes are comited the Souldieres runinge away from there culoures robinge and spoylinge the country and poore inhabitantes litle regardinge in not acomplishinge there obligationes in beinge absent from there culoures litle respectinge or fearninge there Officeres and no respecte to military discipline wherof resulteth greate ruines and revoltes in many countries some superiore and inferiore Officeres are culpable in thiese intolerable disorderes offencive to the lawes of god and comon wealth in not procuringe sollicitinge and dayly instructinge they re Souldieres as a father is bounde to doe for his children and that as farr as his ability and power can reach and not to be inclined to steale or wronge the poore Souldier in keepinge any thinge wrongefully from him but rather sheowinge him self very lovinge and kinde to them In equalinge him self in all dangeres and travayles withe them in cōtinually givinge them goode instructiones and comfortinge them in all necessities yea and in assistinge them to his ability in ministringe equitie and goode
justice a mongste them in honoringe and preferenge those of brave cariage and goode examples that otheres may imitate thē in redresinge in due time disorderes in seinge severely punished factioneres wholy given to vice and bad examples whiche are more dangerouse then the divell so shall he bothe by beloved and feared by the Souldieres in knowinge that he is carefull in ministringe and procuringe justice to eache one acordinge his deserte and specially to se base factioneres banished and severly punished when there is no hope of there amendmente In occasiones of marchinge the Sardgent mayor is to take a speciall care to procure all thinges to be in a readines to bigin his jurney verie early that the Souldieres may come in goode time to theyr quarter for many considerationes to theyr comodity and ease and in they re marche not to opress them but keepe an ordinary pace for otherwise verie many shall stay behinde To make al to nowe and then where he shall hit uppon good water and he ought to have aregarde in pasinge narowe pasadges and make alto a distance of till they all have paste and fal into there former divisiones and rankes a Sardgente oughte to be leifte in eache division of the Regimente that he may yealde acompte of them at all times and observe the order as it was ordained by the Sargente mayor withe so many rankes and the self number so that withe facility oute of there marche they may fall into squadron when occasion shall require and suche a Sardgente or Sardgentes as troughe negligence shall not acomplish his obligation to reprehende him in publike In time of the Romaines suche as were inclined to disobedience in not acomplishinge there order and obligation they were so severly punished that no Souldier durste by absente from his ranke and the Sardgentes and Officeres of eache division of they re marchinges had suche care in acomplishinge whate was referred to there charge withe suche punctuality that full satisfaction was yealded In extraordinary heate weather in somer when the Sardgente mayor marchethe withe his Regimente greate consideration oughte to be taken as before spoken of by cause of the extraordinary heate and heavy burden of the Souldier some times they are chockte and burned with heate and for shame and regarde of there honor they rather try danger of deathe then stay behinde there culoures When the Sardgente mayor shall marche withe his Regimente in any place or contry where the enemy is to be feared the divisiones ought not to by greater then that they may comodiously marche nor lesse thē the thirde parte of the squadrō of pikes some times withe the one haulfe and some times in battell allwayes takeng regarde of the situation and occasion The Master de campe in marchinge withe his Regimente as cheefe of the same is to marche in the vangarde nexte to whose person is to assiste the Sardgente mayor as a principall minister to whome he deliveres the orderes of his Regimente but if the enemy shoulde chance to charge on the reregarde he as a cheefe conductor of his Regimente is to assiste in the place moste to be feared of the enemy to comaunde and execute in due time whate is moste fitt The Sardgente mayor beinge in campiana and beinge informed that his Regimente is to marche the nexte morow he is to repaire to the Captaine generall of whome he is to demaunde order where his Regimente shall marche in the vangarde battell of reregarde and he is to advertice and give order to the Captaine de campania to gett all the bagadge charged uppon the a poincted houre ordained and not to faile in acomplshinge the same and if the vangarde belonges to him he is to comaunde the Captaine de campania to get all thinges in a redineshe at the breake of day and to give order that the culoures and companies of his Regimēte withe speede drawe oute of the quarter and to marche on to the place of armes and there to frame his squadron givinge order to eache Captaine where he shall marche that day and divide the Sargentes and sheowe each one his division and givinge thē straighte charge that they acomplishe there obligatiō withe care and punctuality and that no Souldier doe misse his ranke nor breake the order given if the narownes of the pasadge do not constraine him and let no Souldier pass to spoyle the poore inhabitantes and if he wante any Souldier of those of his division or if any come unto them more then the order given to adverice the Sardgent mayor and for recompence of his punctualitie and care in acomplishinge his obligation he shall gaine the benevolence of his Master de campe and Sardgent mayor and in reason they oughte to have a memory of his punctuall care and to prefer him into a greater office for his obedience and punctuallitie a monghste other Sardgentes and not once nor twice but still makinge knowen his aproved partes care and diligence in acomplishinge the orderes of his Superiores soe can he not by forgotten by the superior officers till he by advāced for his undeniable care and obedience Moste necessary it is for a Sargent mayor to be couriouse and experte in executinge well his office for in tyme of framinge of squadrones the Judges of his errores are many in time of framinge of squadrones some Sardgēts mayores do fall into many errores by reason of there litle exercice and specially for not appliēge them selves withe care and diligence bothe in the theorike and practike of this arte and specially to by skilfull in Arithmeticke whiche withe practice makethe easy many rare occurrantes in warrlike affaires and suche as are not curiouse in well appleinge them selves in learninge the rare and deepe curiosities of this arte do some times finde them selves pusled and amased before there enemy in time of moste neede A moste unfitinge thinge it is for one to be ingnorante and unhabele in his office soe i supose that suche as do not diligently apply them selves can hardly reduce into perfection that wherof he is ingnorante and knowethe not the arte by dayly experience we see that favor frendshipp enteres and affection hinderethe muche prosperity and goode successes and specially in this noble arte of warr Many opiniones there are for the divisiones of shott and specially when the enemy are stronge on horse and that youe have two thirde partes of shott unto one of pikes youre battell beinge empaled and girdeled proportionally withe shott there will yett remayne goode store of shott The question is how they shall be bestowed to be safe from the fury of the horse the sureste and beste way is to put them into the center of the battell of pikes where they are more safe and if any shott be killed or hurte youe can take at all times oute of the center as many as youe shall neede of For the framinge of thiese battelles withe centeres i have
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
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
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
they re better securitie with a troupe of lighte horse togither with an Inginier with thies gastadores beinge in quantitie unespected and dificulte matteres are broughte to pass and sometimes riveres are taken from theire moother and conducted to other places as did Ciro Kinge of Percia goinge to beleager Babilonia he divided the river Gange into 360. partes for the revenge of the drowninge of a Gentleman a deere frinde of his soe that this mightie river was lefte of no force Kinge Ciro seinge it so fe oble saied thove haste not respected nor feared my but nowe all thy forces for a revenge are seperated that a wooman with a childe may pass thy over withoute feare or danger So the Generall of an army is allwayes to consider that it is of greate importance to have many gastadores for by they re meanes matteres of greate dificulte are broughte to effecte with facilitie for many handes maketh lighte wourke Greate industrie and many aprooved goode partes are required for the rare executiones of this office of a Master de campe generall of whose prudence and brave conduction greate exspectationes are to by hoped When he aprocheth neere the place where he thinketh to pitch his campe uppon he is to goe forwarde with a suficiente garde of horse to viwe all the circuide and he is to be a companied with one or two Ingineres to ordaine and divide the quarteres And when the army shall inter into the campe or place where they intende to pitch they re quarter ' the Generall of the horse shall remaine in the fielde he and all his troupes mounted till all the Infantery be in camped and then to inter orderlie with his troupes and repaire to they re quarter leavinge his scoutes in the fielde till the Trumpetes sound and the watch by set and the cinteries placed in they re postes at which time and when the watches of foote and horse are set in they re due places they shall retire and not before for the better securitie of the campe and that nothinge may happen withoute preventinge in due time the necessarie remedies or as neere as can by posible THE SECONDE CHAP. The election of the Captaine generall of the Artillerie THe office of the generall of the Artillerie troughe greate considerationes of his aprooved goode partes and suficiencie is chosen and apointed by the Prince consideringe his longe and tried experience in warr his gravitie prudente and brave conduction and valerouse actes This honorable office of so highe dingnitie and truste in choysinge of his Officeres and Gentlemen of the Artillerie it importeth that he by well informed that they by men of many goode partes skillfull and curiouse in many ingines and to by verie carefull and vigilante For this office of manadginge of pouder in sundry maner of wayes is of wounderfull danger excepte it by prudently carefullie and with greate vigilance handled as well simple as artificiall which be severall triales i caused to be tried by severall persones and often times and hardlie coulde i finde any of suche care and vigilance for the manadginge and keepinge of the same as required for beinge the moste dangerouse thinge that is or can by handled in warr An enemy who giveth no time nor respecte his treasones are most terrible speedy and of unmercifull executiones and moste comonlie do fall on such as doe moste truste in it in his exeeutiones there is no appellation nor grace to by expected This Office requireth many Officeres Firste his Leutenante Mayor Domo Contador Pagador his ministeres for the examinationes and executiones of justice Amunitioneres Gentelmen of the Artillerie his Ingineres Masteres of severall sortes of ingines of fire-wourkes Canonieres Masteres of the mine or Minadores Gastadores or Wourkmen with they re Captaines a Furiell Smittes Tembermen A greate store of tentes is required for the saftie of thies variable sortes of amunitiones and pertrechos as pouder of all sortes led match and all sortes of bulletes and in quantitie for greate and smale ordenance it is alsoe necessarie he be a compained with a curiouse Inginer curiouse in all sortes of fire-wourkes necessarie for verie many exeeutiones if one of such aprooved partes can by hit uppon he is also to have Masteres who hase goode skill in makinge and refininge of pouder When ocasion shall offer to plante his greate ordenance to beleager or batter a towne cittie or Castell his Leutenante Ingineres Mine-masteres and Pouder keeperes and Gentelmen of the Artillerie are all to by in a readines to dispose of the Artillerie and amunitiones when occasion shall offer that it muste by planted or sente from one place to a nother and his Leutenante is to gett a relatiō who many cannones shall by apointed in each place and consider suche as are fit for one execution and for a nother but thies resolutiones muste com from the Captaine generall or Master de campe generall which of them doth comaunde in the fielde but the execution belongeth to the Generall of the Artillerie and to such under him to whose chardge they are recomended the Leutenante of the Generall of the Artillerie is to see that they re by horses and wagones inoughe and to be verie vigilante and carefull to visite often times the store houses where the pouder led or math doe lye Of which doble cinteries oughte allwayes to be putt uppon for many goode respectes and specially for feare of spies to use industrie to give the same fire wherfore prudente Generalles of the Artillery are wonte to divide thies munitiones in sundrie and secure places fearinge of a sodaine disgrace Alsoe he is to see that his Canonieres or gunneres doe lye every nighte by they re canonnes that they may in a readines uppon the firste advice and it were necessary that each Canonnier shoulde have a boy to assiste him The Leutenante is to by verie curiouse and vigilante to see that the greate ordenance by still well provided with all necessarie instrumentes and rather more then less fearinge of urgente necessitie and that they re wante no kinde of munition nor instrument fitt for theyr sundrie executiones It is necessarie that theire be a certaine quantitie of goode refined saltpiter three times refined camphora vinager sal armoniak sal gema rosen colofonia stronge brandevin a store of o kom linsat-oyle gineper-oyle all which are required for severall executiones of fire-wourkes when occasion shall offer but for the curiouse orderinge of thies compositiones for there severall and rare executiones wee finde but verie feowe It is necessarie that he be a companied with good carpinteres He oughte to by curiouse and carefull in seinge that all sorte of munitiones be boughte before he shall have neede for offten times we see that in times of moste neede Verie litle can be had and sometimes all moste none at all and specially pouder and matche for often times oure enemy secretlie under hande buyes all that can be