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to_o command_v his_o army_n himself_o if_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a prince_n which_o love_v tranquillity_n to_o maintain_v his_o people_n in_o justice_n nevertheless_o he_o will_v not_o omit_v to_o be_v prepare_v for_o war_n and_o to_o inform_v himself_o therein_o that_o so_o when_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v he_o need_v not_o commit_v the_o command_n of_o his_o army_n to_o other_o but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o generous_a prince_n which_o hunt_v after_o glory_n and_o desire_v to_o imitate_v those_o great_a man_n which_o live_v still_o 2000_o year_n after_o their_o death_n and_o who_o venerable_a name_n at_o this_o day_n do_v honour_n those_o which_o mention_v they_o he_o will_v doubtless_o choose_v for_o his_o principal_a employment_n that_o of_o war_n wherein_o he_o will_v endeavour_v to_o make_v himself_o expert_a that_o so_o he_o need_v not_o depend_v upon_o other_o for_o the_o lead_n of_o his_o army_n and_o will_v make_v that_o his_o chief_a delight_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a 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must_v make_v it_o his_o principal_a aim_n to_o begin_v well_o than_o not_o to_o omit_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o preserve_n of_o what_o he_o have_v get_v resolve_v rather_o to_o die_v glorious_o in_o some_o great_a action_n then_o to_o linger_v out_o a_o shameful_a life_n after_o that_o he_o have_v commit_v some_o unmanly_a act_n for_o as_o the_o profession_n of_o war_n be_v that_o of_o all_o other_o which_o confer_v most_o honour_n upon_o a_o man_n which_o therein_o acquit_v himself_o well_o so_o it_o draw_v the_o great_a infamy_n upon_o he_o that_o demean_v himself_o ill_a finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o abbridgement_n of_o the_o war_n of_o gallia_n the_o war_n against_o the_o swiss_n page_n 1_o 2_o against_o ariovistus_n page_z 5_o 3_o against_o the_o belgae_n page_z 7_o 4_o against_o the_o people_n of_o vannes_n and_o their_o ally_n page_z 10_o 5_o against_o the_o german_n of_o francfort_n and_o hessen_n page_z 15_o 6_o against_o the_o britan_n page_n 17_o 7_o against_o the_o same_o page_n 20_o 8_o against_o ambiorix_n page_n 24_o 9_o against_o vercingetorix_n page_n 28_o 10_o against_o corbeus_n and_o comius_n page_n 35_o the_o second_o table_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n the_o war_n between_o pompey_n and_o cesar_n the_o siege_n of_o corfinium_n brundisium_n and_o marseilles_n page_n 39_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o marseilles_n truce_n violate_v a_o panic_n fear_n the_o relief_n of_o juba_n page_n 45_o the_o siege_n of_o salones_n caesar_n camp_n his_o retreat_n the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n the_o defeat_n of_o pompey_n page_n 48_o of_o the_o alexandrian_a war_n page_n 56_o of_o the_o african_a war_n page_n 61_o of_o the_o spanish_a war_n against_o pompey_n son_n page_n 64_o a_o table_n of_o the_o grecian_a and_o roman_a militia_n the_o military_a order_n of_o the_o grecian_n page_n 66_o of_o the_o military_a discipline_n of_o the_o roman_n chap._n 1._o page_n 73_o of_o the_o division_n of_o a_o legion_n of_o 4000_o foot_n and_o 300_o horse_n chap._n 2._o page_n 78_o of_o march_v chap._n 3._o page_n 79_o of_o embattel_v the_o army_n chap._n 4._o page_n 81_o of_o the_o order_n and_o guard_n of_o the_o camp_n chap._n 5._o page_n 87_o of_o punishment_n and_o reward_n chap._n 6._o page_n 90_o of_o their_o pay_n chap._n 7._o page_n 92_o of_o their_o order_n of_o battalion_n chap._n 8._o page_n 93_o of_o siege_n chap._n 9_o page_n 96_o observation_n upon_o some_o battle_n of_o the_o ancient_n chap._n 10._o page_n 98_o a_o compare_v of_o the_o arm_n and_o military_a order_n of_o the_o roman_n with_o those_o of_o the_o grecian_n chap._n 11._o page_n 100_o a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o treatise_n of_o war_n of_o the_o election_n of_o soldier_n chap._n 1._o page_n 105_o of_o arm_n chap._n 2._o page_n 108_o of_o military_a discipline_n chap._n 3._o page_n 113_o of_o the_o obedience_n of_o soldier_n chap._n 4._o page_n 116_o of_o march_v chap._n 5._o page_n 118_o of_o encamp_v chap._n 6._o page_n 121_o of_o battle_n chap._n 7._o page_n 123_o of_o fortress_n chap._n 8._o page_n 127_o of_o defence_n against_o surprise_v chap._n 9_o page_n 129_o of_o assault_n by_o surprise_n chap._n 10._o page_n 132_o of_o assault_n by_o siege_n chap._n 11._o page_n 146_o of_o the_o defence_n of_o town_n against_o siege_n chap._n 12._o page_n 150_o of_o artillery_n chap._n 13._o page_n 154_o of_o the_o baggage_n and_o pioner_n chap._n 14._o page_n 157_o of_o spy_n and_o guide_v chap._n 15._o page_n 159_o of_o victual_n chap._n 16._o page_n 161_o of_o the_o general_a officer_n of_o a_o army_n and_o their_o function_n chap._n 17._o page_n 164_o of_o the_o assail_a of_o state_n according_a to_o their_o force_n and_o situation_n chap._n 18._o page_n 170_o of_o the_o defence_n of_o state_n according_a to_o their_o force_n and_o situation_n chap._n 19_o page_n 172_o of_o the_o mean_n to_o assure_v a_o conquest_n chap._n 20._o page_n 180_o how_o to_o proceed_v to_o relieve_v a_o ally_n or_o confederate_n chap._n 21._o page_n 183_o which_o be_v best_a for_o a_o great_a prince_n to_o make_v war_n in_o person_n or_o by_o his_o lieutenant_n chap._n 22._o page_n 185_o of_o reputation_n chap._n 23._o page_n 189_o finis_fw-la