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The theorike and practike of moderne vvarres discoursed in dialogue vvise. VVherein is declared the neglect of martiall discipline: the inconuenience thereof: the imperfections of manie training captaines: a redresse by due regard had: the fittest weapons for our moderne vvarre: the vse of the same: the parts of a perfect souldier in generall and in particular: the officers in degrees, with their seuerall duties: the imbattailing of men in formes now most in vse: with figures and tables to the same: with sundrie other martiall points. VVritten by Robert Barret. Comprehended in sixe bookes.
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Barret, Robert, fl. 1600.
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1598
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STC 1500; ESTC S106853
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office and dignitie amongst them and men of experience and conduction hee had none in his owne Realme by reason of his long continued peace Gent. Yet me thinkes that his determination was great and honorable Capt. It was so great as was well seene by the successe he had and truly none can denie but that he carried a braue minde and an high conceit but yet by reason of his young age and lesse skill he wanted conuenient prudence to the conduction of so honorable an action for his presumption and boldnesse abounded to his owne and his peoples ouerthrow which hath growen to a by word among the Spaniards to the Portugals reproch saying Pocos y locos y mal auenturados But I trust in God that if it please him to blesse vs no worse then hither unto he hath done and to giue vs mindes and prudence to preuent their mischiefes in time we shall one day yet say by them Muchos presuntuosos y mal disgraciados for surely their pretences and desseignes are most ambitious and cruell against all Christian Princes and Countries especially against vs vpon whom they watch but time and opportunitie to poure out their whole pots of poyson wherefore it standeth vs vpon all true and valiant English harts to arme our selues first with the feare and honour of God then with prudence magnanimitie courage valorous resolution against this proud nation the Popes mynions Spaniardes I meane But indeede had Don Sebastian bene of such Martiall prudence and valour in the same as was his grand father Charles the fift or was Henrie the fift Edward the third and other noble kings of England and France or as Henrie the third now king of France and Nauarre and as was George Scanderbeg and the last Prince of Orange with sundry such others hee would haue imitated them who in all their actions did annexe and couple vnto them ancient and experimented Captaines although they were most braue men themselues as did Charles the fift chuse for his Generall at his enterprise vpon Tunez Alonzo de Aualos Marquis de Guasto and in Germany he chose Ferdinando de Toledo Duke of Alua and so did sundry of the other aboue named Princes the like THE SECOND DIALOGVE VVherein is discoursed of militarie valour and the sundry parts therof as military prudence with sundry stratagems of warre with many other martiall points Gentleman WEll now sith you haue declared vnto vs the first point and quality of a Generall which is experience I pray proceede to the rest Capt. The second I spake of was to haue militarie valour and prudence Gent. How is this military valour to be vnderstood Capt. Military valour is to be vnderstood with vs as true Magnanimitie with the Latinists which is besides his care in the actions of warre he is to haue industrie to practise them and readinesse to effect them and constancy and true fortitude of mind in all perillous and daungerous successes as had Edward the third at the battel of Cressy and his son the braue Prince of Wales at the battel of Poitiers and as had our noble Henry the fift at Agincourt field and as had of late this present king of Fraunce and Nauarre in his honourable battell against his rebell the Duke de Mayne with all his braue assistants vpon an Ashwednesday being the fourth of March in Anno. 1590. By whose magnanimity and martiall valour next vnder God was the victory most honourably atchieued euen at such time of extremity as his troupes were disarayed and ready to flie who most magnanimously in the very pinch and point of that disaray rushed boldly amongst them saying C'est moy mes enfants Voyez icy vostre Roy. It is I my childreÌ„ loe here your King whereby they were so comforted and encouraged that they regathered themselues made a fresh head and conquered in fine their conquering enemies This fortitude moreouer doth wonderfully ayde and helpe to the ouerthrowing and quenching of all disordinate appetites and to the end you may the better vnderstand me I will declare the parts more particularly To little purpose were it for a Captaine Generall to be experienced as before I haue sayd if his experience and skill did not manifest the same with his valiant actions and to put the same in execution it is necessary that he be carefull vigilant and diligent in all the matters which hee is to attempt and put in practise and moreouer to haue a naturall instinct and humour befitting the same as particularly to know the qualities of the enemies Commander whether he be ouer bold rash and inconsiderate or timerous sober and reposed in his actions and whether he bee subtill politike and diligent or blunt base minded and sluggish whether he be a man desirous to come to fact of armes or a man of delay auoyding the same also to know what counsellours conductors and officers he hath and in fine of what determinations whether his enemies Army bee of new reared people and Bisognios or of practised skilfull and auncient bandes and of what nation they be what desseignes and intents they hold and vnto what end they aspire and also to consider and paralleill his owne forces with the strength and powers of the aduersary helping himselfe in most of these matters with good and trustie espials and those to be well rewarded and payed the which many times are as soueraigne Antidotes against the poysonous practises of the enemy as the most brauest and skilfullest Commanders of the world haue vsed as did Lewes the eleuenth king of â—raunce against Phillip Duke of Burgundy and as did Charles the fift against the Protestants in Germany and as now doth king Phillip of Spaine too too much in all nations and no doubt other Princes do practise the same whereby many desseignes bee often discouered and thereby preuented without fact of armes onely with military prudence the which may be effected and done with continuall diligence and ceaselesse care For a braue mind and of high conceit ought neuer to bee tired in toyling after vertue and to attaine with cost of trauell the glorious issues of his deepe desseignes as did our famous King Henry the eight and others his predecessors in their honourable attempts and atchiuements in Fraunce and as did Charles the fift in his actions in Germany and Italy as did Alexander Iulius Caesar Hanniball and Scipio with many others more in their honourable enterprises and conquests And for asmuch as from such military care and diligence there is to be expected good successe it is conuenient that the Captaine Generall bee very industrious to know howe to inuente newe occasions of warre to entertaine the enemy with long delay if the case so require it imitating Quintus Fabius Maximus when he warred against Hanniball And many times to corrupt with money as did Lewes the second king of Fraunce often practise and as did
guard The Generals pauillion A declaration of the former encampement The Generals place The Lord Marshals allodgement The Treasurers allodgement The place of munition The place of market The 1000 men at armes quarter The rule to worke it 25 foote do make a superficiall pase of 5 foote Their place of armes The light horsemens quarter Their place of armes The 3000 lanciers quartered into 6 quarterts Their place of armes A streete of 15 pases broade The 3000 footemens allodgement The rule Reparted into 30 quarterets Their places of Armes The placing of the shot Munition of the Artillery Places for victualers Places of the wagoners Place for the gunners and artificers and pioners Place of armes generall Diuision of the encampement The artillery placed A running trench Lodging of the commanders No slaughter house kept within the ring of the campe Good considerations By these rules wel conceiued may any encampement be made and assigned The encampâ—ment is a point of great consideration The remouing of a campe Remouing by night Silence and diligence To obserue good array The pursuer Ayded by aduantage Example Example Better to dislodge by night then by day Considerations Conclusion Treasurer of the Armie Money the sinew of warre The parts of his office An Armie without pay cannot long subsist Patience a rare vertue Nothing more vniust then to make men liue by windie wordes and ayre Dangerous liberty breedeth insoleÌ„cie a vice not easily reuoked An obiection The answer A great Commaunder not to vse many false speeches vnto his souldiers A bad opinion Souldiers sent into Ireland Soldiers returning out of Ireland A matter to be â—ooked vnto and to be redressed Some Lawyers opinion touching Captaines and souldiers An answer An obiection The answer Particular partâ— of a Treasurer of warre Officers commonly grow rich The Lord high Generall Generall partes A lanterne of vertue for the Armie to imitate A good chief will chuse good Captaines and officers good Captaines will breede good souldiers It is hard for one man to haue all good partes The accidents of warre are diuerse sometimes altering mens humours The foure principall vertues considered by the Romanes 1 2 3 4 1 Experience ought to be in Martiall men The 2. Scipios Asdruball Scipio Africanus Quintus Fabius Maximus Alexander Magnus commaunded being young Young Princes in warres ought to haue graue experimented Captaines Examples Don Iohn de Austria Edward the 3. the Prince of Wales The battell of Poytiers Iohn king of France and Philip his sonne Don Sebastian king of Portugall Insufferable nature of man The Spanyardes will not endure any stranger to be a Commander among them The rashnesse of youth and want of skill The Spaniardes ambition It standeth vs vpon to haue an eye thereunto Charles the fift Henry the fift Edward the 3. Henrie the 3 king of Fraunce Prince of OraÌ„ge Alonso de Aualos Ferdinando de Toledo Military valour what it is Parts of magnanimity Battell of Cressâ—â— Agincourt field Henry king of Fraunce and Nauarre against the Duke de Mayne Fortitude of mind Experience manifested by valiant actions A naturall instinct to know the qualities of the enemy Great points to be considered Good and trustie espials Lewes the 11 king of Fraunce Phillip Duke of Burgundy Phillip king of Spaine Military prudence From military care and diligeÌ„ce do spring good successes Examples Phillips golden pistolets corrupt most parts of Christendome Gonzalo Fernades Sâ—â—atagems by fained letters Burbon â—riaâ—ultio Maximilian The Switzers Lâ—dowike Sforza Industrie and skill to encampe and to dislodge the enemy To haue good intelligence Learning ioyned with experience maketh a perfect man of warre Lucullus the Romaine Drawne plats and mappâ—s with descriptions The Marquis de Pescara and Antonio de Leyua Industry policy and courage The battell of Pauia Few numbers experienced brauely conducted do atchiue great enterprises Policy preferred before rigour of warre Battels subiect to a thousand hazards Octauius Augustus Don Alonso king of Naples The Duke de Aniou A wise saying Rashnesse of Lewes king of Hungaria To weary with delayes rather then to be rash and furious The Venetians order Successes of battels are doubtful Iulius Caesars saying A good note Examples Battell at Rauenna Monsieur defoyx Many policies to be vsed to delay the fact of battell Speede and diligence in many peeces of seruice Ambuscados Camisadas Incursions skirmishes Claudius Nero defeated Asdruball Barquinus The Duke of Bauier Frederick the Emperour Celeritie and quicke dispatch in conquest of a countrey Portugall warres Sir Francis Drake and Captaine Carliel in the Indias Hanniball at the battell of Cannas Great care to be had to conserue the Army Desperate assault the spoyling of braue men Constant in perils To contemne any daunger for to conserue our honour ExaÌ„ples of braue men Honorable wordes Not to be ouercome with disordinate lustes One foule vice may obscure many vertues Vertue exalteth the possessors thereof Francis Sforza The good life of the Generall a paterne to reforme their Campe. Vitious sensualitie effeminates the minde Example at Numantia Scipio Aemilianus reformed his Campe. How much importeth a good Commaunder Authoritie and fortune do follow militarie valour and vertue It importeth much in warres to be borne of illustrious bloud Seueritie and liberalitie two firme pillers of a Generall ClemeÌ„cie toward the enemy humbly yeelded Francis the FreÌ„ch king Example of clemencie and pittie The rigour of iustice on whom and where to be vsed A Generall to be both beloued and feared Hanniball Souldiers well payed a sure foundation to good conduction Want of pay breedes many inconueniences Good fortune proceedes from experience fortitude and from authoritie The Stoickes opinion of fortune There is no other fortune but the prouideÌ„ce of God The Generall ought to bee skilfull in all the offices of warre To chuse good Counsellors and men of experieÌ„ce The Counsellours in warre ordinarily knowen Respect to be had to graue and ancient souldiers Men of meane iudgement and common sense not to be permitted to be Counsellours A particular care To procure a generall loue amongst them Hatred feare are two bad Counsellors in warre A farther request for figures and tables of battels Errors found in battell What kind of battels may be held for good and firme To frame the squadron of pikes only To empale with shot Shot deuided into small troupes The short weapoÌ„ to be mingled with the troupes of shot Troupes of shot one to second an other The girdling shot when to discharge The rare victories of the Romaines The readinesse of souldiers to be transported into any forme The profit of true trayning Out of the grand square of men all battels to be reduced In the third booke In the fift booke The tables to 10000 armed pikes The rules for the deuisions of the numbers The order in marching The rules to the same To deuide it into Maniples The rule to do it A Maniple what it signifieth Shot to girdle the battell The rule to the