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A49473	A warre-like treatise of the pike, or, Some experimentall resolves, for lessening the number, and disabling the use of the pike in warre with the praise of the musquet and halfe-pike, as also the testimony of Brancatio, concerning the disability of the pike / penn'd for the generall good of our nation, by a well wisher to the compleat musquetier.	Lupton, Donald, d. 1676.	1642 (1642)	Wing L3496; ESTC R23004	36,447	180

A Warre-like Treatise OF THE PIKE OR Some Experimentall Resolves for lessening the number and disabling the use of the Pike in Warre With the praise of the Musquet and Halfe-Pike As also the Testimony of BRANCATIO concerning the disability of the Pike Penn'd for the generall good of our Nation by a well wisher to the compleat Musquetier Horat. Quid enim concurritur horae Momento aut cita mori venit aut victoria laeta LONDON Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne in Little-Britaine 1642. TO THE Right Honourable ROBERT Earle of Essex and Ewe Viscount Hereford Lord Ferrers of Chartley Bourchier and Lovain Lord Chamberlain of his Mties houshold and one of his Mties most Honourable Privy-Counsell MY LORD LOW shrubs are sheltered by lofty Cedars I hope the same from your Honour The Subject which I present is warlike though my Profession be peaceable 't is compendious and not traced by many scarce by any before I have made the discovery and referre the whole being discovered to your Honors judgment 'T is not the meere fancy of a Schollers braine but many yeares Experience abroad in forraigne Leaguers with great danger which produc't it Accept it Great Lord though presented at no lesse a distance than the foote is from the Head and when your weighty Military Ingagements will afford your Honour some small recesse vouchsafe it a perusall I have been so bold to present my selfe and this small Tract of warre unto your Honours protection in regard your Honours Regiment ranne the same hazards of warre in Germany with three more of our English Nation under the Command of our General the Lord Morgan wherein I was imbarqued and with whom I suffered resolutely and willingly the utmost of dangers that a professed Enemy with all his power policy could proportion for our troops Secondly I know your Honours ability to determine of a Subject of this Nature and to protect both the Parent and the Childe from publicke Injury That the Great God of Hosts may safeguard your Honour and that your goings Out and commings In may be for ever prosperous and successefull prayes the meanest of your Honours Servant DONALD LUPTON To the Right Worshipfull and Generous Gentlemen the Colonells Captaines Lieutenants and Ensignes of the Honorable City of London Sir Edward Broomefield Col. Cap. Martin Bond Cap. Marmaduke Rawdon Cap. George Langham Cap. Thomas Covell Cap. Robert Davies Thomas Soame Col. Cap. John Venn Cap. William Geere Cap. John Bradley Cap. Rowland Wilson Cap. Thomas Buckstone John Geere Col. Cap. Edward Dichfield Cap. Randall Manwaring Cap. Henry Sanders Cap. Matthew Forster Cap. Thomas Chamberlaine Cap. Edmund Forster Cap. Samuell Carleton Cap. Tobias Massy Cap. Nicholas Beale Cap. James Bunce Right worshipfull and worthy Commanders THIS Tract of warre cannot I hope be unwelcome to your Hands whose Bodies are daily imployed in Martiall affaires Nor let it seeme strange that one of my Profession should produce a subject of this Nature seeing there are seldome any Leaguers without men of our Quality The Ministring Levites were not onely in the Campes of Israell but also had their speciall Offices and Charges allotted to them Such grace the Helmet animate the Soldier and fit him at all goings Out for his happier dissolution When I was abroad with our Armies I speake it to their honor I found large maintenance and faire respect though with a great deale of hazard both of fortune and life in regard of the Enemies too great forces and our long and hasty Marchings together with tedious Beleaguerings yet by the all-ruling Providence of God I came off enriched with some knowledge and Military experience which I account a rich prize though purchas'd at an high price I will not relate unto you the fearefull and horrid issues and effects of warre such as are poverty and decay of Trading famine violence depredation destruction of Justice and Civility slighting of Magistracy firing and plundering of Countries death of famous Commanders the vast slaughtering of men women and children prophanation of Churches with the violation of Virgines and Matrones For Quis talia fando Temperet à lachrimis But yet I hold it conducing to my Countrymens advantage and profit to shew unto them some Conclusions concerning Soldiers weapons which I have experimentally seene tryed and specially of that ancient weapon the Pike which though in former times and services hath been of excellency and usefulnesse yet in these latter of small or no consequence As also a short and compendious Discourse of the excellency of the Musquet and Halfe-Pike above other weapons practis'd now with Ease and Activity by many ingenuous and Martiall spirits and in times of needfull triall would be as full of Advantage VVhat I have here with paines and experience thus composed and digested I present to your Loyall hands whose Iudgments I know can well determine of Military affaires being so constantly imployed in that Noble and Heroick profession of Armes Not doubting but that you who so love the practice will also favour and incourage such who shall to their utmost advance and maintaine that noble and valorous Calling So praying for the increase of your Fames as well as of your Numbers I commend you all and all your weighty occasions to the protection of the Lord of all Victory being Yours in all faire and honorable respects DONALD LUPTON The Contents SECTION I. OF the dignity necessity and lawfulnesse of a Soldiers Calling SECT. II. What men are fittest to be chosen for Soldiers SECT. III. What weapons are fittest for Soldiers and that the Pike is not of Consequence in these times SECT. IV. That the Pike cannot offend or doe Execution SECT. V. That the Pike is unfit for Convoyes SECT. VI That it is a great disadvantage to have all the properest men to carry Pikes SECT. VII That to have as many Pikes as Musquets or to have such great store of Pikes in an Army is a meanes to bring on the Enemies Horse SECT. VIII That to have equall numbers of Pikes to Musquets or to have such great numbers of them is a great charge and a losse to the Prince that sets them forth SECT. IX That if the Pike be still retained yet to have all the Pike-men to be experien'd as well in the use of the Musquet as of the Pike SECT. X. Answers to the Arguments that have been or that now are made in and for the defence of the Pike in these times SECT. XI A compendious and briefe Commendation of the compleat and expert use of the Musquet and Halfe-Pike SECT. XII The Testimony of Brancatio concerning the disability of the Pike SECTION 1. Of the dignity necessity and lawfulnesse of a Soldiers Calling THere is no Calling under Heaven which hath not beene by slanderous and malignant Spirits traduced and vilified and amongst all none hath been more disgrac'd with opprobrious language than this of a Soldier For some have held it unlawfull others have imputed the Personall Crimes to the very