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of_o two_o troop_n as_o melzo_n have_v it_o or_o the_o general_n regiment_n according_a to_o c._n bingham_n which_o have_v always_o the_o vanguard_n and_o if_o the_o enemy_n shall_v change_v place_n and_o from_o your_o front_n become_v to_o be_v upon_o your_o rear_n whereby_o the_o rear_n as_o most_o dangerous_a become_v most_o honourable_a that_o captain_n which_o to_o day_n have_v lead_v the_o battaillon_n to_o morrow_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o vanguard_n may_v challenge_v the_o rear_n the_o scout_n alter_v their_o course_n also_o and_o attend_v the_o enemy_n proceed_n on_o the_o rear_n if_o occasion_n be_v in_o time_n of_o march_n to_o send_v out_o one_o or_o more_o troop_n for_o some_o service_n they_o be_v to_o observe_v the_o same_o order_n but_o the_o army_n be_v come_v to_o their_o quarter_n and_o occasion_n be_v to_o send_v out_o 23._o out_o when_o all_o or_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v employ_v in_o some_o exploit_n without_o infantry_n it_o be_v call_v a_o cavalcado_n such_o be_v that_o when_o the_o state_n man_n surprise_v the_o castle_n of_o crapoel_n in_o limburg_n etc._n etc._n meteren_n lib._n 23._o all_o or_o part_n of_o the_o cavallrie_n upon_o some_o exploit_n that_o troop_n which_o first_o appear_v at_o the_o place_n of_o rendezvous_fw-fr shall_v be_v appoint_v by_o the_o commissary_n general_n who_o be_v to_o be_v there_o to_o the_o first_o place_n the_o second_o to_o the_o second_o place_n if_o two_o troop_n come_v together_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n they_o shall_v cast_v lot_n by_o this_o mean_n every_o man_n desire_v honour_n they_o will_v be_v the_o ready_a to_o appear_v in_o due_a time_n the_o same_o course_n shall_v be_v take_v when_o the_o troop_n be_v to_o be_v send_v upon_o some_o embuscado_n convoy_n or_o the_o like_a if_o the_o march_n be_v but_o of_o one_o day_n he_o which_o command_v shall_v appoint_v the_o best_a experience_a and_o able_a to_o lead_v first_o lead_v other_o hold_v it_o much_o better_a to_o 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6._o discoverer_n which_o must_v be_v send_v out_o not_o only_o by_o the_o direct_a way_n where_o the_o enemy_n be_v like_a to_o come_v or_o you_o be_v to_o march_v but_o to_o scour_v all_o the_o byway_n on_o either_o side_n and_o sometime_o the_o first_o discoverer_n be_v second_v by_o a_o second_o company_n to_o secure_v the_o march_n they_o that_o shall_v be_v employ_v in_o this_o service_n must_v be_v choice_a man_n valiant_a vigilant_a and_o discreet_a such_o as_o neither_o fear_n nor_o misconceit_n can_v easy_o distract_v they_o must_v see_v that_o with_o their_o own_o eye_n which_o they_o inform_v the_o least_o error_n of_o they_o mislead_v the_o whole_a body_n those_o select_a man_n appoint_v for_o this_o service_n be_v to_o be_v 5._o be_v p._n considius_n qui_fw-la rei_fw-la militaris_fw-la peritissimus_fw-la habebatur_fw-la &_o in_o exercitu_fw-la l._n syllae_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la in_o m._n crassi_n fuerat_fw-la cum_fw-la exploratoribus_fw-la praemittitur_fw-la caes_n come_v lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o lead_v by_o a_o able_a officer_n it_o be_v a_o task_n so_o difficult_a that_o many_o have_v lose_v that_o reputation_n by_o it_o which_o they_o have_v be_v long_o in_o gain_v of_o this_o officer_n shall_v send_v word_n of_o what_o he_o discover_v and_o what_o he_o see_v not_o himself_o he_o be_v to_o signify_v it_o as_o so_o report_v to_o he_o and_o have_v see_v it_o then_o to_o certify_v it_o as_o for_o certain_a chap._n v._o of_o the_o order_n of_o march_v by_o day_n the_o ibid._n the_o omni_fw-la curam_fw-la omnique_fw-la diligentiâ_fw-la providere_fw-la debet_fw-la dux_fw-la ne_fw-la proficiscens_fw-la patiatur_fw-la incursum_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la facilè_fw-la at_o sine_fw-la damno_fw-la repellat_fw-la illatum_fw-la veg._n ibid._n march_n must_v be_v so_o order_v as_o the_o company_n may_v ready_o from_o that_o order_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o good_a form_n of_o battle_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o sudden_a charge_n the_o cavallrie_n suppose_v to_o consist_v of_o 40_o troop_n and_o the_o country_n spacious_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o body_n of_o 20_o troop_n a_o piece_n melzo_n will_v have_v 3_o troop_n of_o harquebusier_n in_o front_n of_o the_o vanguard_n which_o basta_n and_o walhausen_n be_v against_o because_o they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o ill_o arm_v these_o two_o division_n be_v to_o march_v in_o even_a front_n 150_o pace_n divide_v come_v to_o strait_a passage_n the_o right_a wing_n be_v to_o march_v before_o the_o left_a the_o officer_n must_v suffer_v none_o of_o the_o baggage_n nor_o any_o other_o to_o intermingle_v with_o their_o troop_n the_o captain_n of_o harquebusier_n which_o have_v the_o vanguard_n or_o one_o of_o they_o in_o that_o division_n when_o the_o cuirassier_n have_v it_o 9.38_o it_o praemitte_v etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la loca_fw-la exploranda_fw-la equites_fw-la quosdam_fw-la praesertim_fw-la si_fw-la sylvosa_fw-la sint_fw-la aut_fw-la collibus_fw-la aut_fw-la montibus_fw-la inclusa_fw-la per_fw-la quae_fw-la transeundum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n leo_n cap._n 9.38_o must_v send_v out_o a_o corporal_n with_o 15_o horse_n and_o a_o good_a guide_n some_o league_n before_o whereof_o two_o shall_v be_v send_v out_o direct_o before_o he_o two_o towards_o the_o right_n and_o other_o two_o towards_o the_o left_a jul._n left_a caesar_n exercitum_fw-la per_fw-la insidiosa_fw-la itinera_fw-la duxit_fw-la nunquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la praespeculatus_fw-la locorum_fw-la situs_fw-la etc._n etc._n sueton._n jul._n to_o discover_v among_o the_o wood_n and_o valley_n and_o to_o get_v intelligence_n at_o any_o dwell_a house_n or_o village_n advise_v the_o corporal_n of_o what_o they_o discover_v who_o be_v from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o advise_v the_o chief_a which_o be_v to_o march_v at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o first_o troop_n after_o these_o 15_o he_o be_v to_o send_v out_o 4_o other_o lead_v by_o a_o sufficient_a soldier_n to_o bring_v report_n of_o what_o those_o 15_o 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bridge_n or_o strait_n which_o shall_v give_v he_o knowledge_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o rear_n be_v pass_v over_o or_o through_o 9.26_o through_o quando_fw-la per_fw-la angustias_fw-la aliquas_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la arduos_fw-la aviósque_fw-la montes_fw-la profecturus_fw-la es_fw-la praemitte_v ex_fw-la tuis_fw-la qui_fw-la juga_fw-la montium_fw-la &_o loca_fw-la ibi_fw-la editissima_fw-la occupent_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la aditus_fw-la angustos_fw-la &_o minùs_fw-la patentes_fw-la anticipent_fw-la etc._n etc._n leo_n tact._n cap._n 9.26_o and_o if_o in_o these_o strait_a passage_n there_o be_v any_o advenue_n by_o which_o the_o enemy_n may_v charge_v you_o those_o must_v be_v prepossess_v by_o harquebusier_n or_o dragon_n alight_v and_o keep_v themselves_o upon_o some_o height_n or_o in_o some_o valley_n or_o behind_o some_o hedge_n or_o ditch_n to_o secure_v their_o flank_n every_o troop_n be_v to_o leave_v 100_o pace_n distance_n between_o each_o other_o and_o be_v to_o suffer_v no_o baggage_n nor_o other_o to_o trouble_v they_o as_o abovesaid_a chap._n vi_o the_o order_n of_o march_v by_o night_n
upon_o occasion_n of_o march_v with_o all_o or_o part_n of_o the_o cavallrie_n by_o night_n the_o company_n be_v punctual_o appoint_v their_o place_n of_o march_n by_o write_a order_n deliver_v to_o their_o officer_n before_o the_o troop_n a_o corporal_n with_o 12_o or_o 15_o harquebusier_n be_v to_o be_v send_v by_o the_o space_n of_o half_a a_o league_n to_o discover_v and_o take_v intelligence_n at_o the_o house_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o news_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o pass_v by_o place_n which_o be_v at_o the_o enemy_n devotion_n some_o of_o they_o must_v have_v the_o language_n and_o feign_v themselves_o friend_n the_o better_a to_o know_v what_o pass_v not_o long_o after_o these_o 4_o other_o be_v to_o follow_v as_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n beside_o a_o choose_a troop_n of_o cuirassier_n be_v to_o be_v ready_a lead_v by_o a_o captain_n of_o special_a desert_n with_o order_n to_o seneca_n to_o capienda_fw-la rebus_fw-la in_o malis_fw-la praeceps_fw-la via_fw-la est_fw-la 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approach_n progredientes_fw-la viam_fw-la faciunt_fw-la silentio_fw-la &_o quietè_fw-la decenter_n omnes_fw-la proprium_fw-la ordinem_fw-la asservante_n josephus_n of_o the_o roman_n manner_n of_o march_v cite_v by_o lipsius_n de_fw-fr milit_fw-la rom._n lib._n 5.142_o they_o must_v march_v with_o all_o possible_a silence_n at_o any_o by_o way_n the_o first_o company_n must_v leave_v a_o soldier_n at_o the_o entrance_n thereof_o which_o shall_v be_v relieve_v or_o change_v by_o the_o next_o company_n and_o so_o successive_o until_o all_o be_v past_a come_v into_o open_a and_o champion_n place_n the_o officer_n shall_v draw_v up_o their_o troop_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o march_v in_o square_a body_n well_o close_v have_v regard_n that_o none_o slep_v the_o spare_a horse_n or_o page_n must_v not_o march_v at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o troop_n if_o the_o enemy_n charge_v the_o rear_n the_o chief_a officer_n in_o the_o rear_n shall_v cause_v the_o last_o company_n to_o face_n about_o and_o 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pervenire_fw-la quà m_fw-la constitutum_fw-la est_fw-la propositum_fw-la persaepe_fw-la nostrum_fw-la intervertit_fw-la leo_fw-la tact._n cap._n 15._o 42._o so_o just_o as_o that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o the_o enemy_n quarter_n in_o the_o evening_n before_o the_o guard_n be_v dispose_v or_o the_o order_n give_v and_o if_o the_o distance_n be_v such_o as_o that_o he_o must_v march_v when_o the_o enemy_n march_v he_o shall_v depart_v from_o his_o quarter_n with_o all_o secrecy_n and_o 6._o and_o a_o good_a commander_n like_o a_o good_a wrestler_n ought_v to_o make_v show_n of_o one_o thing_n and_o to_o put_v another_o in_o practice_n to_o the_o end_n to_o deceive_v the_o enemy_n and_o gain_v the_o victory_n ibid._n cap._n 20._o tutissimum_fw-la namque_fw-la in_o expeditionibus_fw-la creditur_fw-la facienda_fw-la ab_fw-la hostibus_fw-la nesciri_fw-la veg._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o pretend_v to_o march_v to_o some_o other_o place_n take_v a_o way_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o lead_v to_o the_o place_n intend_v and_o when_o he_o think_v fit_a he_o shall_v face_v about_o and_o march_v on_o the_o flank_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o covert_o as_o may_v be_v but_o to_o do_v this_o two_o thing_n must_v be_v observe_v 1_o that_o your_o march_n be_v through_o your_o friend_n country_n 2_o that_o you_o have_v more_o than_o one_o spy_n in_o the_o enemy_n cavallrie_n so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o stir_v without_o your_o knowledge_n it_o must_v be_v also_o consider_v that_o if_o you_o go_v to_o assail_v your_o enemy_n quarter_n he_o may_v have_v mean_n to_o discover_v your_o purpose_n by_o his_o scout_n or_o otherwise_o and_o so_o be_v prepare_v for_o you_o therefore_o must_v you_o have_v a_o care_n to_o be_v provide_v for_o it_o by_o take_v good_a order_n beforehand_o and_o secure_v your_o 21._o your_o nam_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la bellicae_fw-la &_o exemplorum_fw-la periti_fw-la nusquam_fw-la majus_fw-la periculum_fw-la iminere_fw-la testantur_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o 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immediate_o after_o the_o first_o 25_o harquebusier_n and_o then_o the_o captain_n
with_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o the_o other_o troop_n shall_v second_v these_o keep_v always_o 100_o pace_n distance_n between_o every_o company_n if_o you_o meet_v a_o troop_n of_o the_o enemies_n horse_n yourself_o have_v also_o but_o one_o troop_n both_o of_o equal_a number_n and_o that_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o enemy_n retreat_n you_o be_v to_o send_v your_o lieutenant_n with_o 20_o horse_n to_o charge_v he_o in_o the_o rear_n follow_v he_o with_o 50_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n close_v as_o firm_a as_o may_v be_v the_o rest_n must_v follow_v at_o a_o good_a distance_n under_o a_o good_a corporal_n which_o shall_v not_o engage_v himself_o to_o fight_v though_o the_o enemy_n turn_v head_n unless_o he_o see_v his_o captain_n and_o lieutenant_n in_o great_a danger_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v courageous_o charge_v the_o enemy_n to_o give_v time_n to_o those_o of_o his_o company_n to_o reunite_v themselves_o 17._o themselves_o milites_fw-la lectissime_n habeat_fw-la dux_n 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that_o mean_n 9_o mean_n boni_fw-la deuce_n non_fw-la aperto_fw-la mart_n in_o quo_fw-la est_fw-la common_a periculum_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la occulto_fw-la semper_fw-la attentant_fw-la ut_fw-la integris_fw-la suis_fw-la quantos_fw-la possunt_fw-la host_n interimant_fw-la certè_fw-la vel_fw-la terreant_fw-la veg._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o to_o draw_v he_o forth_o and_o to_o make_v he_o fall_v upon_o some_o embuscadoe_n dispose_v beforehand_o in_o some_o fit_a place_n to_o order_v your_o ambuscadoe_n or_o ambush_n as_o they_o ought_v you_o must_v first_o know_v what_o number_n of_o cavallrie_n the_o enemy_n have_v if_o he_o have_v few_o horse_n than_o you_o you_o may_v employ_v all_o you_o attempt_v to_o draw_v out_o all_o his_o and_o to_o rout_n they_o or_o else_o you_o may_v employ_v some_o small_a number_n by_o which_o you_o may_v at_o several_a time_n make_v some_o good_a booty_n the_o enemy_n not_o dare_v to_o issue_v out_o of_o his_o quarter_n but_o if_o the_o enemy_n exceed_v you_o in_o horse_n it_o be_v not_o convenient_a for_o you_o to_o make_v ambuscadoe_n unless_o it_o be_v with_o some_o few_o horse_n for_o be_v a_o small_a number_n you_o may_v easy_o retreat_v but_o be_v a_o gross_a it_o may_v be_v entertain_v by_o part_n of_o the_o enemy_n cavallrie_n present_o issue_v and_o those_o second_v by_o more_o whereby_o you_o shall_v be_v hardly_o able_a to_o retreat_v without_o disorder_n and_o loss_n ambush_n loss_n count_n philip_n of_o nassaw_n anno_fw-la 1595._o intend_v to_o set_v upon_o mondragons_n forager_n with_o 600_o horse_n pass_v the_o river_n lip_n to_o lay_v a_o embuscadoe_n but_o be_v discover_v by_o some_o of_o the_o enemy_n soldier_n or_o betray_v as_o meteren_n have_v it_o lib._n 17._o be_v take_v unaware_o and_o rout_v himself_o and_o count_n solms_n wound_v to_o death_n many_o other_o slay_v and_o divers_a take_v prisoner_n the_o roman_n be_v exquisite_a in_o lay_v &_o discover_v of_o ambush_n the_o good_a success_n of_o a_o embuscadoe_n consist_v chief_o in_o their_o not_o be_v discover_v for_o which_o cause_n they_o be_v usual_o appoint_v to_o march_v in_o the_o night_n or_o be_v to_o march_v a_o great_a way_n to_o cause_v they_o to_o pass_v by_o those_o place_n in_o the_o night_n where_o the_o enemy_n may_v most_o likely_o discover_v they_o so_o proportion_v the_o time_n as_o that_o they_o may_v arrive_v at_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o ambush_n before_o day_n that_o so_o they_o may_v give_v time_n to_o lay_v their_o embuscadoe_n under_o favour_n of_o the_o night_n the_o say_v troop_n arrive_v long_o before_o day_n they_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v firm_a on_o the_o plain_a and_o sentinel_n be_v to_o be_v place_v on_o every_o side_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n you_o 22._o you_o qui_fw-la superventus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la sidias_fw-la subsessas_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la culpam_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la excusare_fw-la quia_fw-la haec_fw-la evitare_fw-la potuit_fw-la &_o per_fw-la speculatores_fw-la idoneos_fw-la ante_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la veg._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 22._o must_v diligent_o search_v and_o discover_v about_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o your_o embuscadoe_n lest_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o ambush_n of_o the_o enemy_n then_o be_v assure_v for_o that_o you_o be_v to_o lay_v your_o embuscadoe_n before_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n and_o to_o place_n sentinel_n in_o place_n convenient_a where_o they_o may_v be_v unseen_a some_o on_o tree_n other_o couch_v on_o the_o ground_n to_o discover_v such_o place_n as_o they_o can_v descry_v from_o the_o tree_n the_o embuscadoe_n must_v not_o be_v lay_v much_o before_o break_v of_o day_n because_o otherwise_o they_o can_v discover_v the_o approach_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o at_o hand_n and_o so_o the_o embuscadoe_n shall_v have_v no_o time_n to_o come_v forth_o and_o put_v themselves_o in_o order_n and_o be_v so_o take_v on_o the_o sudden_a 6._o sudden_a deprehensa_fw-la subsessa_fw-la si_fw-la circumveniatur_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n plus_fw-la periculi_fw-la sustinet_fw-la quà m_fw-la parabat_fw-la infer_v ibid._n cap._n 6._o they_o may_v be_v defeat_v in_o their_o own_o ambush_n beside_o in_o that_o remainder_n of_o the_o night_n many_o may_v be_v overcome_v with_o sleep_n and_o not_o use_v that_o vigilance_n which_o be_v require_v the_o troop_n must_v be_v place_v at_o good_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o that_o so_o they_o intermix_v not_o nor_o hinder_v each_o other_o in_o time_n of_o fight_n in_o make_v the_o embuscadoe_n with_o a_o gross_a of_o cavallrie_n some_o number_n of_o infantry_n must_v be_v lay_v in_o ambush_n about_o the_o midway_n to_o sustain_v the_o cavallrie_n in_o their_o retreat_n if_o need_n be_v or_o otherwise_o to_o assist_v they_o upon_o occasion_n 22._o occasion_n with_o antiquity_n ambuscadoe_n be_v very_o frequent_a and_o be_v to_o be_v use_v by_o either_o party_n utrique_fw-la parti_fw-la in_o itinere_fw-la ad_fw-la subsessas_fw-la communis_fw-la occasio_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la qui_fw-la praecedit_fw-la opportunis_fw-la vallibùs_fw-la vel_fw-la sylvosu_fw-la montibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la post_fw-la se_fw-la relinquit_fw-la insidias_fw-la in_fw-la quas_fw-la cùm_fw-la inciderit_fw-la inimicus_fw-la recurrit_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o adjuvat_fw-la suos_fw-la qui_fw-la verò_fw-la sequitur_fw-la adversis_fw-la semitis_fw-la longè_fw-la amè_fw-la destinat_fw-la expeditos_fw-la ut_fw-la praecedentem_fw-la adversarium_fw-la arceat_fw-la transitu_fw-la deceptúmque_fw-la à _fw-la front_n &_o à _fw-la tergo_fw-la concludat_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 22._o in_o march_v some_o horse_n must_v be_v send_v out_o a_o good_a way_n before_o by_o the_o right_a way_n and_o the_o byway_n to_o discover_v whether_o there_o be_v no_o ambush_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o indeed_o to_o be_v the_o better_o assure_v of_o the_o good_a success_n of_o a_o ambush_n it_o shall_v be_v accompany_v with_o some_o new_a and_o extraordinary_a invention_n if_o the_o chief_a of_o a_o frontier_n garrison_n will_v attempt_v to_o endammage_n the_o enemy_n by_o a_o ambush_n be_v inferior_a in_o strength_n to_o the_o enemy_n he_o must_v gather_v together_o so_o many_o
of_o a_o chief_a officer_n or_o at_o least_o a_o well_o experience_a captain_n the_o provost_n or_o one_o of_o his_o assistant_n be_v to_o go_v with_o they_o to_o punish_v such_o as_o be_v exorbitant_a or_o straggle_v if_o the_o forage_n be_v for_o the_o whole_a army_n the_o lieutenant_n general_n be_v to_o lead_v the_o convoy_n 6._o convoy_n pugnatores_fw-la ab_fw-la impedimentis_fw-la laxamento_fw-la aliquo_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la nè_fw-la constipati_fw-la laedantur_fw-la in_o praelio_fw-la ambulante_fw-la exercitu_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 6._o the_o baggage_n nor_o horse-boye_n must_v be_v mingle_v among_o the_o troop_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o go_v twice_o together_o to_o one_o place_n to_o forage_v lest_o the_o enemy_n know_v it_o watch_v a_o opportunity_n at_o first_o it_o be_v good_a to_o forage_v in_o the_o most_o remote_a place_n &_o where_o the_o enemy_n be_v like_a to_o come_v to_o encamp_v but_o if_o the_o enemy_n be_v settle_v it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o forage_v so_o near_o 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