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esse_fw-la sine_fw-la magna_fw-la necessitate_v ut_fw-la pauca_fw-la copiae_fw-la cum_fw-la magno_fw-la &_o instructo_fw-la exercitu_fw-la dimicent_fw-la leo_fw-la tact._n cap._n 12._o 36._o save_v your_o man_n by_o the_o near_a retreat_n make_v your_o retreat_n in_o good_a order_n and_o take_v heed_n you_o spoil_v not_o your_o horse_n by_o too_o much_o haste_n but_o suffer_v they_o now_o and_o then_o to_o gather_v breath_n leave_v a_o lieutenant_n in_o the_o rear_n with_o some_o of_o the_o best_a mount_a soldier_n the_o retreat_n shall_v be_v by_o the_o same_o way_n you_o go_v so_o long_o as_o day_n continue_v but_o night_n be_v come_v you_o must_v take_v some_o other_o way_n though_o the_o long_o to_o return_v to_o your_o garrison_n or_o quarter_n thus_o you_o shall_v gain_v time_n by_o turn_v away_o from_o the_o enemy_n by_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o night_n cause_v the_o foot_n of_o your_o horse_n to_o be_v deface_v at_o the_o place_n where_o you_o leave_v the_o way_n for_o it_o 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abire_fw-la jussit_fw-la admonitos_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la locum_fw-la vellet_fw-la convenire_fw-la frontin_n surat_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o save_v himself_o whereupon_o the_o soldier_n disband_v into_o many_o part_n so_o as_o the_o enemy_n can_v charge_v they_o all_o and_o so_o especial_o in_o the_o night_n many_o may_v escape_v but_o this_o course_n be_v dangerous_a and_o must_v be_v command_v with_o great_a judgement_n howsoever_o in_o all_o retreat_n some_o of_o the_o best_a mount_v must_v be_v leave_v behind_o under_o a_o good_a commander_n to_o make_v the_o retreat_n if_o pass_v by_o or_o through_o some_o village_n or_o wood_n the_o first_o discoverer_n descry_v the_o enemy_n not_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v of_o what_o number_n he_o be_v one_o of_o they_o shall_v present_o come_v and_o certify_v the_o corporal_n which_o follow_v with_o the_o other_o scout_n whereof_o the_o corporal_n instant_o certifi_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o troop_n who_o thereupon_o put_v his_o man_n in_o 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more_o active_a and_o nimble_a and_o one_o that_o love_v and_o know_v what_o belong_v to_o a_o horse_n and_o because_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o horseman_n not_o to_o attend_v the_o enemy_n come_v but_o to_o go_v &_o affront_v he_o he_o must_v be_v a_o man_n of_o spirit_n and_o resolution_n he_o must_v be_v careful_a and_o curious_a to_o keep_v his_o horse_n and_o 4.1_o and_o cataphractas_fw-la &_o cassides_fw-la frequenter_a tergere_fw-la curent_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la credat_fw-la militem_fw-la bellicosum_fw-la cujus_fw-la arma_fw-la rubigine_fw-la foedantur_fw-la ibid._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 14._o concern_v the_o election_n of_o soldier_n vegetius_n show_v at_o large_a lib._n 1._o for_o their_o country_n cap._n 1._o their_o profession_n cap._n 3._o &_o 7._o their_o age_n cap._n 4._o their_o stature_n cap._n 5._o their_o countenance_n and_o proportion_n of_o body_n cap._n 6._o etc._n etc._n also_o leo_n tact._n cap._n 4.1_o arm_n in_o the_o best_a manner_n every_o horseman_n 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hold_n and_o better_o manage_n thereof_o on_o the_o outside_n of_o his_o right_a stirrup_n to_o have_v a_o socket_n of_o leather_n fasten_v thereunto_o to_o place_v the_o but_o end_n of_o his_o lance_n therein_o his_o saddle_n to_o be_v handsome_a make_v with_o advantage_n fit_a for_o the_o rider_n to_o keep_v he_o firm_a against_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o shock_n thereat_o he_o shall_v have_v one_o if_o not_o two_o pistol_n of_o sufficient_a bore_n and_o length_n with_o key_n and_o cartouche_n also_o he_o must_v have_v flask_n and_o touchbox_n and_o all_o appurtenance_n fit_v all_o which_o be_v apparent_o demonstrate_v in_o figure_n 1._o par._n 1._o chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o cuirassier_n the_o cuirassier_n be_v to_o be_v arm_v at_o all_o point_n and_o account_v with_o a_o buff_n coat_n under_o his_o arm_n like_o the_o lance_n high_a lance_n by_o the_o edict_n for_o muster_n publish_v by_o the_o state_n neither_o cuirassier_n nor_o harquebufier_n be_v allow_v to_o 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may_v have_v leisure_n and_o room_n for_o their_o career_n whereas_o the_o cuirassier_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o either_o of_o those_o inconvenience_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o horse_n which_o must_v be_v very_o good_a and_o exceed_v well_o exercise_v second_o by_o reason_n their_o pay_n be_v abate_v through_o scarcity_n of_o money_n three_o and_o principal_o because_o of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o such_o as_o be_v practise_v and_o exercise_v to_o use_v the_o lance_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o much_o labour_n and_o industry_n to_o learn_v the_o cuirassier_n be_v invent_v only_o by_o discharge_v the_o lancy_a of_o his_o lance_n he_o be_v to_o have_v a_o boy_n and_o a_o nag_n as_o be_v other_o where_o say_v to_o carry_v his_o spare_a arm_n and_o oat_n sack_n and_o to_o get_v he_o forage_v his_o saddle_n and_o bit_n must_v be_v strong_a and_o make_v after_o the_o best_a manner_n he_o be_v also_o to_o wear_v a_o skarf_n as_o have_v
so_o near_o to_o he_o by_o degree_n so_o may_v a_o pistol_n be_v fire_v some_o distance_n off_o and_o so_o near_o in_o like_a manner_n a_o drum_n or_o trumpet_n may_v be_v use_v the_o groom_n may_v sometime_o dress_v he_o in_o armour_n and_o he_o may_v be_v use_v now_o and_o then_o to_o eat_v his_o oat_n from_o the_o drum_n head_n it_o will_v be_v very_o useful_a sometime_o to_o cause_v a_o muskety_a to_o stand_v at_o a_o convenient_a distance_n and_o both_o of_o you_o to_o give_v fire_n upon_o each_o other_o and_o thereupon_o to_o ride_v up_o close_o to_o he_o also_o to_o ride_v he_o against_o a_o complete_a armour_n so_o set_v upon_o a_o stake_n that_o he_o may_v overthrow_v it_o and_o trample_v it_o under_o his_o foot_n that_o so_o and_o by_o such_o other_o mean_n your_o horse_n find_v that_o he_o receive_v no_o hurt_n may_v become_v bold_a to_o approach_v any_o object_n he_o may_v also_o be_v use_v to_o mountainous_a and_o uneven_a way_n and_o be_v exercise_v to_o leap_v swim_v and_o the_o like_a but_o for_o further_a direction_n for_o the_o art_n of_o ride_v and_o manage_v the_o horse_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o other_o to_o beside_o many_o of_o our_o own_o writer_n pierre_n de_fw-it la_fw-fr noüe_n in_o his_o cavallerie_n franchoise_n et_fw-fr italienne_n also_o instruction_n du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr the_o france_n en_fw-fr l'exercice_v de_fw-fr monter_v a_o cheval_fw-fr par_fw-fr antoyne_fw-fr de_fw-fr plubinel_n late_o publish_v and_o divers_a other_o they_o which_o have_v write_v of_o horse-manship_a ex_fw-la professo_fw-la who_o book_n be_v every_o where_o obvious_a chap._n xxviii_o of_o manage_v arm_n extend_v to_o posture_n and_o motion_n of_o exercise_v the_o lance_n howsoever_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lance_n be_v now_o leave_v off_o in_o the_o low-countries_n either_o for_o the_o reason_n allege_v chap._n 23_o or_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o discommodity_n of_o the_o country_n for_o the_o lance_n be_v of_o no_o use_n but_o in_o a_o spacious_a hard_a and_o even_o ground_n yet_o will_v it_o not_o be_v altogether_o impertinent_a to_o show_v the_o manner_n of_o exercise_v the_o same_o see_v that_o etc._n that_o i._o lip_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d item_n de_fw-fr milit._n rom._n n._n machiavelli_n g._n du_fw-fr bellay_n c._n bingham_n upon_o alien_a sr._n cl._n edmond_n on_o caes_n com._n sr._n hen._n savilc_n etc._n etc._n many_o have_v take_v pain_n to_o revive_v unto_o we_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o arm_n which_o sometime_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o grecian_n roman_n and_o other_o nation_n which_o have_v be_v for_o many_o age_n total_o abolish_v the_o manner_n of_o carry_v the_o lance_n be_v either_o advance_v or_o couch_v that_o be_v when_o it_o be_v carry_v so_o abase_v as_o the_o enemy_n can_v hardly_o discover_v it_o until_o he_o feel_v the_o shock_n the_o charge_v of_o the_o lance_n be_v twofold_a either_o by_o the_o right_n or_o leave_v the_o right_n be_v when_o it_o be_v present_v or_o charge_v along_o by_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o horse_n the_o left_a be_v when_o it_o be_v bear_v across_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o horse_n by_o the_o left_a ear_n the_o first_o be_v the_o manner_n use_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o hungarian_n and_o by_o some_o prefer_v before_o the_o other_o one_o reason_n which_o they_o give_v for_o it_o be_v because_o that_o in_o charge_v by_o the_o left_a the_o lancier_n must_v incline_v his_o body_n to_o the_o left_a and_o so_o sit_v the_o less_o sure_a in_o his_o saddle_n basta_o will_v have_v the_o second_o way_n to_o be_v best_a howsoever_o all_o agree_v that_o a_o lancy_a must_v ever_o strive_v to_o gain_v the_o left_a side_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o charge_v he_o on_o the_o left_a now_o there_o be_v three_o way_n of_o charge_v 1_o by_o carry_v the_o lance_n sloap_v upward_o 2_o by_o charge_v it_o level_v in_o a_o straight_a line_n 3_o by_o charge_v it_o slope_v or_o incline_v downward_o fig_n 2_o par_n 1_o cap_n 28_o the_o second_o be_v by_o charge_v a_o horseman_n about_o the_o middle_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o of_o the_o saddle_n or_o on_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o foot_n the_o three_o serve_v to_o pierce_v the_o breast_n of_o the_o enemy_n horse_n or_o a_o kneel_a musketier_n or_o pike_n charge_v at_o the_o foot_n against_o horse_n these_o three_o several_a way_n must_v be_v diligent_o practise_v and_o require_v much_o dexterity_n to_o which_o end_n a_o stake_n be_v to_o be_v set_v up_o have_v a_o arm_n as_o it_o be_v stretch_v out_o from_o it_o and_o thereunto_o a_o white_a either_o of_o paper_n or_o linen_n fasten_v at_o several_a height_n which_o the_o lancy_a must_v exercise_v himself_o to_o hit_v in_o full_a career_n also_o to_o take_v up_o a_o glove_n or_o the_o like_a from_o the_o ground_n with_o the_o point_n of_o his_o lance_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v show_v figure_n 2._o part_n 1._o chap._n 28._o in_o his_o charge_v of_o the_o enemy_n he_o begin_v upon_o his_o pace_n or_o trot_v 18._o trot_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr noüe_n blame_v the_o french_a for_o their_o error_n in_o this_o point_n de_fw-fr 200_o pas_fw-fr ils_fw-fr commencent_n à _fw-fr galloper_n et_fw-fr de_fw-fr 100_o à _fw-fr courir_fw-fr à _fw-fr toute_fw-fr bride_n qui_fw-la est_fw-la fair_a erreur_fw-fr n'_fw-fr estant_fw-fr besoin_fw-fr de_fw-fr prendre_fw-fr tant_fw-fr d'espace_n discourse_n 18._o then_o fall_v into_o a_o gallop_n but_o must_v not_o begin_v his_o career_n until_o he_o be_v within_o some_o 60._o pace_n of_o his_o enemy_n present_v his_o lance_n from_o the_o advance_v at_o the_o half_a of_o that_o distance_n and_o charge_v it_o for_o the_o shock_n as_o occasion_n serve_v against_o a_o arm_a lancier_n the_o best_a way_n of_o charge_v be_v judge_v to_o be_v not_o after_o the_o two_o first_o way_n but_o by_o the_o three_o that_o be_v at_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o horse_n and_o that_o towards_o the_o left_a side_n of_o he_o where_o his_o heart_n and_o vital_n be_v and_o for_o this_o the_o charge_v by_o the_o right_n be_v hold_v best_a have_v give_v his_o charge_n with_o the_o lance_n so_o as_o it_o become_v unuseful_a to_o he_o he_o must_v betake_v himself_o to_o his_o pistol_n in_o the_o use_n whereof_o he_o be_v to_o be_v very_o skilful_a his_o last_o refuge_n be_v his_o sword_n which_o he_o must_v also_o be_v well_o practise_v in_o of_o both_o which_o weapon_n shall_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n xxix_o of_o exercise_v the_o cuirassier_n although_o it_o be_v suppose_v and_o expect_v that_o no_o horseman_n will_v presume_v to_o mount_v his_o horse_n to_o repair_v to_o his_o cornet_n before_o his_o pistol_n harquebuse_v or_o carabine_n be_v span_v prime_v and_o lade_v his_o case_n furnish_v with_o cartouche_n and_o all_o other_o equipage_n 1_o to_o horse_n 2_o vncapp_n your_o pistol_n 3_o draw_v your_o pistol_n 4_o order_v your_o pistol_n 5_o spann_n your_o pistol_n 6._o prime_n your_o pistol_n 7._o shutt_n your_o pann_n 8._o cast_v about_o your_o pistol_n 9_o gage_n your_o flasske_n 10_o lade_v your_o pistol_n 11_o draw_v your_o rammer_n 12_o lade_v with_o bullet_n and_o ramhome_n 13._o return_v your_o rammer_n 14._o pull_v down_o your_o cock_n 15._o recover_v your_o pistol_n 16._o present_a and_o give_v fire_n 17_o return_v your_o pistol_n 18_o bend_v your_o cock_n 19_o guard_v your_o cock_n 20_o order_n your_o hammer_n 21._o free_a your_o cock_n 22._o 23._o 24._o 3_o draw_v your_o pistol_n he_o be_v to_o draw_v the_o pistol_n out_o of_o the_o case_n with_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o always_o the_o left_a pistol_n first_o and_o to_o mount_v the_o muzzle_n of_o it_o as_o in_o posture_n 15._o 4._o order_n your_o pistol_n he_o be_v to_o sink_v the_o pistol_n into_o his_o bridle-hand_n and_o to_o reremove_v his_o right_a hand_n towards_o the_o muzzle_n and_o then_o to_o rest_v the_o but_o end_n upon_o his_o thigh_n 5._o span_v your_o pistol_n he_o be_v to_o sink_v the_o pistol_n into_o his_o bridle-hand_n and_o take_v the_o key_n or_o spanner_n into_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o axletree_n and_o and_o to_o wind_v about_o the_o wheel_n till_o it_o stick_v and_o then_o to_o return_v the_o spanner_n to_o its_o place_n be_v usual_o fasten_v to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o case_n 6._o prime_n hold_v the_o pistol_n in_o the_o bridle-hand_n as_o before_o he_o be_v to_o take_v his_o prime_a box_n into_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o press_v the_o spring_n with_o his_o forefinger_n to_o open_v the_o box_n to_o put_v powder_n into_o the_o pan_n 7._o shut_v your_o pan_n he_o be_v to_o press_v in_o the_o pan-pin_n with_o his_o right_a thumb_n and_o so_o to_o shut_v the_o pan_n 8._o cast_v about_o your_o pistol_n with_o the_o bridle-hand_n he_o be_v to_o cast_v about_o the_o pistol_n
how_o their_o guard_n be_v keep_v and_o other_o duty_n either_o observe_v or_o neglect_v he_o may_v conjecture_v by_o the_o 9_o the_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la qualis_fw-la ipse_fw-la adversarias_fw-la vel_fw-la ejus_fw-la comitos_fw-la sint_fw-la nósse_fw-la utrùm_fw-la temerarii_fw-la a_o cauti_fw-la audaces_fw-la a_o timidi_fw-la scientes_fw-la artem_fw-la bellicam_fw-la a_o ex_fw-la usa_fw-la temerè_fw-la pugnantes_fw-la etc._n etc._n veg._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o quality_n of_o their_o chief_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o good_a soldier_n or_o not_o whether_o he_o be_v proud_a and_o hasty_a or_o that_o he_o be_v advise_v and_o deliberate_a for_o ignorance_n join_v with_o a_o natural_a fury_n cause_v a_o man_n to_o despise_v his_o enemy_n and_o to_o think_v it_o a_o disparagement_n to_o he_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o fear_n to_o use_v such_o cautelous_a course_n in_o assure_v his_o quarter_n especial_o know_v himself_o the_o strong_a in_o the_o assail_a of_o his_o quarter_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v 1_o to_o make_v your_o approach_n as_o near_o the_o village_n as_o possible_a may_v be_v 2_o 19_o 2_o in_o campis_fw-la sparsis_fw-la atque_fw-la securis_fw-la opportunum_fw-la praelium_fw-la infertur_fw-la exceptis_fw-la superventibus_fw-la vel_fw-la incursionibus_fw-la repentium_fw-la ex_fw-la occasione_n quam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la dux_fw-la exercitatus_fw-la amittit_fw-la veg._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 19_o to_o hinder_v he_o from_o unite_n his_o troop_n into_o a_o body_n touch_v the_o first_o the_o first_o troop_n shall_v advance_v without_o any_o forerunner_n as_o secret_o as_o may_v be_v and_o assoon_o as_o they_o perceive_v themselves_o to_o be_v discover_v without_o lose_v a_o moment_n of_o time_n shall_v charge_v the_o sentinel_n and_o enter_v the_o quarter_n with_o they_o and_o surprise_v the_o corps-de-guard_n before_o they_o be_v able_a to_o mount_v on_o horseback_n for_o the_o second_o there_o must_v be_v a_o exquisite_a observance_n 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mischance_n without_o the_o soldier_n fault_n shall_v be_v make_v good_a to_o the_o soldier_n that_o lose_v he_o if_o a_o soldier_n horse_n be_v kill_v or_o otherwise_o die_v while_o he_o be_v abroad_o with_o the_o captain_n or_o officer_n leave_v about_o his_o private_a business_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v allow_v for_o the_o same_o if_o a_o soldier_n by_o negligence_n or_o malice_n hurt_v his_o horse_n or_o use_v he_o so_o ill_o that_o he_o die_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o he_o but_o be_v chastise_v by_o his_o superior_n and_o chase_v from_o the_o company_n the_o captain_n must_v take_v care_n that_o the_o say_v depute_a soldier_n and_o the_o farrier_n visit_v all_o the_o horse_n of_o the_o company_n once_o every_o week_n and_o find_v any_o not_o fit_a for_o service_n to_o sell_v they_o and_o buy_v other_o the_o say_v deputy_n must_v admonish_v the_o soldier_n to_o give_v their_o horse_n good_a use_n as_o be_v fit_v give_v they_o oat_n ordinary_o and_o against_o such_o as_o they_o find_v to_o do_v otherwise_o to_o proceed_v as_o abovesaid_a these_o course_n will_v be_v find_v very_o available_a to_o preserve_v the_o horse_n but_o when_o the_o company_n be_v in_o the_o field_n by_o occasion_n of_o combat_n sometime_o twenty_o or_o twenty_o five_o or_o more_o horse_n be_v lose_v in_o a_o day_n out_o of_o one_o entire_a company_n in_o such_o case_n the_o say_a cash_n be_v not_o of_o sufficiency_n to_o supply_v they_o but_o the_o prince_n be_v to_o furnish_v they_o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o proportion_n of_o cavallrie_n with_o the_o infantry_n in_o every_o well_o order_v army_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o number_n of_o cavallrie_n as_o may_v be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o war_n be_v to_o be_v and_o to_o the_o number_n of_o infantry_n which_o shall_v be_v resolve_v to_o be_v levy_v touch_v the_o diversity_n of_o place_n and_o country_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v necessary_a here_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n consider_v that_o we_o be_v to_o direct_v our_o course_n according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o low-countries_n which_o will_v be_v find_v not_o unfitting_a to_o be_v appropriate_v to_o this_o kingdom_n as_o for_o the_o proportion_n to_o be_v observe_v between_o the_o infantry_n and_o cavallrie_n the_o roman_n in_o romulus_n his_o time_n have_v their_o legion_n consist_v of_o 3000_o foot_n and_o 300_o horse_n one_o horse_n to_o ten_o foot_n in_o the_o free_a state_n the_o number_n be_v far_o increase_v 6._o increase_v vegetius_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 6._o legio_n plena_fw-la habet_fw-la pedite_v sex_n millia_fw-la centum_fw-la equites_fw-la septingentos_fw-la viginti_fw-la sex_n that_o be_v a_o full_a legion_n have_v of_o foot_n 6100_o and_o of_o horse_n 726._o but_o when_o their_o auxiliary_n be_v add_v to_o a_o legion_n which_o exceed_v they_o in_o horse_n the_o proportion_n be_v alter_v 1._o alter_v ibid._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o una_fw-la legio_fw-la mixtis_fw-la auxiliis_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la decem_fw-la millia_fw-la peditum_fw-la &_o duo_fw-la millia_fw-la equitum_fw-la they_o be_v together_o 10000_o foot_n and_o 2000_o horse_n 8._o horse_n alexander_n the_o great_a invade_v persia_n the_o mighty_a and_o large_a empire_n then_o in_o the_o world_n with_o 30000_o foot_n and_o 5000_o horse_n which_o be_v one_o horse_n to_o six_o foot_n agree_v with_o aelian_o proportion_n tact._n cap._n 8._o which_o be_v one_o horse_n to_o five_o foot_n melzo_n for_o the_o war_n in_o the_o low-countries_n will_v have_v for_o 15000_o foot_n 4000_o horse_n which_o proportion_n be_v near_o observe_v in_o the_o state_n army_n at_o the_o famous_a battle_n of_o newport_n which_o consist_v of_o 12000_o foot_n and_o 3000_o horse_n touch_v the_o several_a kind_n of_o cavallrie_n what_o number_n of_o each_o be_v most_o fit_v the_o say_a melzo_n will_v have_v his_o say_v 4000_o horse_n to_o be_v of_o 14._o of_o the_o grecian_n have_v 64_o in_o a_o troop_n omnes_fw-la turmae_fw-la numero_fw-la sexaginta_fw-la quatuor_fw-la statuentur_fw-la aelian_a cap._n 20._o the_o roman_n but_o 32._o habet_fw-la una_fw-la turma_fw-la equites_fw-la 32._o qui_fw-la sub_fw-la uno_fw-la vexillo_fw-la reguntur_fw-la veg._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 14._o 100_o man_n in_o every_o company_n so_o to_o make_v 40_o company_n of_o these_o he_o will_v have_v 10_o to_o be_v lance_n as_o then_o the_o manner_n be_v 18_o cuirassier_n and_o 12_o harquebusier_n basta_o will_v have_v the_o cavallrie_n to_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o part_n two_o whereof_o shall_v be_v cuirassier_n one_o lance_n and_o one_o harquebusier_n for_o the_o number_n of_o each_o company_n 56._o company_n wallhausen_n fol._n 56._o some_o will_v have_v the_o lance_n to_o be_v but_o 64_o in_o a_o company_n the_o cuirassier_n 100_o harquebusier_n 64_o &_o dragon_n 200._o solemn_a 200._o d._n de_fw-fr solemn_a other_o proportion_n the_o cuirassier_n to_o be_v 80_o in_o a_o company_n &_o the_o harquebusier_n 100_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xx._n of_o soldier_n in_o particular_a their_o enrol_a arm_v exercise_v of_o the_o enrol_a of_o soldier_n and_o their_o quality_n in_o a_o soldier_n to_o be_v 7._o be_v the_o roman_n allow_v none_o of_o the_o 6_o classis_fw-la be_v the_o inferior_a rank_n of_o citizen_n to_o be_v enroll_v into_o their_o legion_n but_o of_o such_o as_o be_v è_fw-fr tribubus_fw-la benestissimis_fw-la their_o reason_n be_v this_o diligenter_n pro_fw-la victoria_fw-la laborant_fw-la qui_fw-la praeter_fw-la libertatem_fw-la bona_fw-la defendunt_fw-la illi_fw-la autem_fw-la quibus_fw-la nullae_fw-la opes_fw-la sunt_fw-la facilè_fw-la poterunt_fw-la existere_fw-la pro_fw-la ditores_fw-la neither_o do_v they_o present_o enroll_v their_o tyrone_n or_o new_a soldier_n verùm_fw-la antè_fw-la exercitio_fw-la praetentandi_fw-la utrùm_fw-la verè_fw-la tanto_fw-la operi_fw-la apti_fw-la sint_fw-la veg._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o non_fw-fr leave_n hoc_fw-la officium_fw-la etc._n etc._n juventus_n enim_fw-la cvi_fw-la defensio_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la cvi_fw-la bellorum_fw-la committenda_fw-la fortuna_fw-la est_fw-la &_o genere_fw-la &_o moribus_fw-la debet_fw-la excellere_fw-la honestas_fw-la enim_fw-la idoneum_fw-la militem_fw-la reddit_fw-la verecundia_n dum_fw-la prohibet_fw-la fugere_fw-la facit_fw-la esse_fw-la victorem_fw-la ibid_fw-la cap._n 7._o enroll_v into_o the_o cavallrie_n all_o thing_n must_v be_v presuppose_v which_o be_v common_a to_o he_o with_o the_o infantry_n as_o soundness_n of_o body_n vigour_n of_o member_n fit_v age_n as_o from_o 20_o to_o 40_o year_n a_o resolution_n to_o addict_v himself_o to_o that_o profession_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o learn_v it_o a_o virtuous_a emulation_n of_o advancement_n by_o merit_n due_a obedience_n to_o his_o superior_n a_o strict_a observation_n of_o military_a discipline_n above_o all_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o will_v direct_v he_o to_o virtuous_a action_n and_o to_o abhor_v vice_n beside_o in_o particular_a though_o he_o need_v not_o be_v so_o strong_a as_o the_o foot_n yet_o he_o must_v be_v