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A06143 The stratagems of Ierusalem vvith the martiall lavves and militarie discipline, as well of the Iewes, as of the Gentiles. By Lodowick LLoyd Esquier, one of her Maiesties serieants at armes. Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610. 1602 (1602) STC 16630; ESTC S108778 229,105 378

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manner_n of_o the_o gentile_n king_n aswell_o in_o choose_v their_o general_n as_o you_o hear_v as_o also_o in_o choose_v their_o former_a &_o ancient_a king_n some_o by_o fly_v of_o fowl_n as_o the_o old_a roman_n choose_v numa_n pomp._n some_o by_o ney_v of_o a_o horse_n as_o the_o persian_n choose_v darius_n other_o by_o swiftness_n and_o agility_n of_o the_o body_n as_o in_o lybia_n other_o by_o strength_n quality_n &_o comeliness_n of_o person_n as_o among_o the_o mead_n so_o the_o aethiopian_n if_o they_o 23._o want_v one_o of_o the_o king_n stock_n &_o his_o name_n they_o make_v a_o choice_n as_o the_o mead_n do_v of_o one_o to_o be_v their_o king_n of_o a_o most_o comely_a personage_n that_o excel_v in_o strength_n &_o in_o quality_n so_o because_o the_o israelite_n will_v have_v a_o king_n and_o be_v weary_a of_o those_o governor_n that_o the_o lord_n set_v over_o they_o the_o lord_n command_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v saul_n to_o be_v saul_n their_o king_n who_o be_v the_o tall_a and_o the_o goodly_a man_n in_o all_o israel_n from_o his_o shoulder_n upwardes_o and_o so_o xerxes_n xerxes_n though_o a_o infidel_n among_o ten_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n which_o he_o bring_v in_o his_o army_n from_o persia_n against_o the_o greek_n be_v the_o only_o tall_a and_o goodly_a man_n of_o all_o his_o host_n and_o so_o in_o many_o country_n among_o diverse_a nation_n they_o make_v such_o choice_n of_o their_o general_n &_o of_o their_o king_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o man_n as_o shall_v have_v bonum_fw-la animi_fw-la and_o bonum_fw-la corporis_fw-la fit_a and_o apt_a quality_n both_o in_o mind_n and_o body_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v a_o army_n but_o so_o do_v neither_o the_o grecian_n nor_o the_o roman_n ●…ame_n for_o agesilaus_n be_v lame_a and_o have_v one_o leg_n short_a than_o the_o other_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n have_v one_o hand_n long_o than_o another_o hannibal_n for_o two_o eye_n have_v but_o one_o &_o caesar_n for_o baldness_n his_o 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