66. pounde bullet requires 44. pounde of pouder which is the â…” of the waighte of the bullet and soe with the reste The laddell beinge filled two times is the righte chardge of each peece but that consideration oughte to be taken in the goodnes of the pouder and peece uppon the pouder and Artillery ought alwaies to be a pointed a goode and vigilante watche soe that no fraude may take effecte in naylinge the ordenance or givinge fire to the pouder both foote and horse ought to garde the same if neede require and specially goode roundes The setinge montinge or placinge the Artillerie belongethe to the Campe master generall or highe Marshall of the fielde They re oughte to by a speicall care taken that of all sortes of munitiones theire shoulde by rather more to spare then that they re shoulde wante for two many goode respectes for the more youe have allwayes to spare of pouder and other munitiones the more honoure youe gaine and the quieter youre mynde If youe shoulde chance to come to conqueste a foraigne countrie where youe are well asured to get both horse and foote and beinge fullie resolued to overcome that countrie and remaine in possession of the same it is verie necessarie youe carie a longe with youe a greate quaÌ„titie of saddeles briddles spurres and Masteres to make suche wourkes and alsoe to carie a longe with youe a quantitie of many sortes of weapones and munitiones which suchc countries can not a fourde and to take a speciall care that youe receive no men whiche mighte by suspected for fidelitie is a preciouse guel of greate wourth for nexte under God they re is nothinge of so greate importance to a Prince as to have loyall subjectes for trough they re love and unitie the fertilitie of the countrie a companied with good lawes goode discipline prudente and brave conduction of his Captaines and Comaunderes in warr as alsoe a companied with thies saied a faithfull and resolvte determination of his Souldieres who beinge exercised and experimented in warr is a wounderfull comforte securitie and repose bothe to the Kinge and countrie THE FOURTHE CHAP. WHen occasion is offered that a smale or greate number of Souldieres are besiedged in a citti towne forte or castell where they are apointed by they re Kinge or Generall for to defende the same like faithfull and true subjectes where rather they shoulde dye honorably in defence of the same then yealdeth it excepte greate extreamitie and goode reasones constraine them therunto and makinge notoriouse there prudence valoure and fidelitie And if it shoulde chance to fall oute they re comaunder or governoure of such a place trough a covardelie minde or by meanes of sellinge the same for money to the enemy and findinge that he shoulde presume to yealde the same to the enemy litle regardinge his Prince is service nor his owne reputation and knowinge that such a place mighte be defended They all with a brave resolution are to comforte the comaunder presentinge they re reasones that suche a place may be well defended and at leÌ„ghte findinge his minde yealde to the base acte and seinge that reasones can persuade not a vayle They are with a brave and resolute determinotion to say that to honoure they re Prince and mantaine they re one reputation that like unto faithfull subjectes and honorable Souldieres they rather chouse to dye in defence of the place then yealde the same till they knowe the will of they re generall And if the Generall finde no oportunitie to advertice them with answer or in soucorringe them They are withe a brave and noble determinasion to proteste to die in defence of the same with aresolute minde then yealde the same covardly estiminge but litle the honoure of theire prince and their one reputasion and findinge that the Governor of that place will not agrie but still goe forwarde in his base minde they may lawfully aprehende him and electe another in his place to whome they oughte to obey and respecte as if he were elected by the kinge or generall protestinge to fulfill with him as a superior and for the better performance therof to putt all theire conclusiones in writhinge soe that the enemy beinge informed of their valerouse determination brave spirites and fidelitie they shal hardlie fall uppon them but uppon greate and extraordinary advantadge seinge that they are resolved rather to die in defence of theire honoure and reputasion then to yealde or hasarde their fame in rinderinge the same to the handes of theire enemy whiche may use there one discression in a matter of so heavie importance in eyther gaininge honoure or disgrace so considerenge the diferince betwext thies two pointes in the noble profession of armes better and more honorable it is to die in defence of a iuste and honorable cause and perpetuate theâ—e fame to all posteritie then yealde to any lowe or base imagination When an army doe inter into a foraine country and determineth to remaine theire that winter and conquest the same firste he is to fortifie him selfe or com in pocession of stronge places if it mighte by posible Secondlie to gather all the corne cattell wine bire and all other sorte of vituales necessarie for the manteinance of his army Soe that his may not wante and that his enemy may by driven unto greate extreamitie and that trough meere extremitie they may come to offer them selves to serve as faithfull subiectes so that of materes whiche bienge prudently and diligentely manadged doe often times resulte prosperouse and goode successes A necessarie thinge in warr that the souldiores of eache army doe carrie theire device and token wherby they may by knowen by theire owne as frendes rather then to fall uppon as if it were an enemy not knowinge them as it may well fall oute When a generall of an army doth inter to conqueste a kingdom the provinces or places trough which he marcheth he is to take care to leave them well fortified and sure with goode and stronge garisones that his soucors munitiones and convoyes may with the better securitie pass and repass for cause that importeh muche for the better securitie and goode success of his jurney and pretended purpose And if by chance in suche places his convoyes by beaten or broken as it may well fall oute he may retire to the nexte adjoninge forte castell or towne for his securitie and soe shall all sorte of trade marchandise munitiones and traficke freely pass from place to place conducted with stronge and vigilante convoyes both foote and horse Suche persones as shall by chosen to recnoledge citties townes fortes castelles they re fossose and walles and the places easieste to by won as alsoe to recnoledge the place more conveniente to cutt trinches Thies persones oughte to be chosen of men of longe experience in warr as well in the Theorick and practice of the same ingeniouse and of a grtate spirite of a setled minde to houlde and
wayes for they re devitiones but allwayes let him put eache sorte of weapoÌ„ by it self Touchinge they re devitiones and who they shall be ordered shall by at lardge declared in the office of the Sardgent Mayor Let him be alwayes carefull in the devition of his pickes in puttinge or plasinge in the vangarde retegarde and two flankes theyr beste armed corseletes and the ensigne or culores in the center But in offeringe of occation of framinge of a squadron he shall observe the order given be the Sardgent Mayor Sheowinge him selfe with greaâ— diligence and care in a complishinge whate is refered to his chardge in soe doenge he merite the honor and reputation and doinge the contrarie dishonor and shame wherof resulteth disorderes and loosinge of muche time and cause of greate discontentemente for not acomplishinge and observinge the orderes given When ocacation offereth he is to fighte as vvel as the reste choysinge a convenient place that he may returne to his office for it is verie necessarie that he accomplish the obligation of a prudente carefull and vigilant Souldier He shall goe galantlie withe a faire millan hedpeece and an extraordinarie good collet and a halbart or geneton But be reason of his overmuch travell and paines his armes by no meanes oughte to by heavie for if they be soe hardlye can he well execute his office With care and diligence he shall execute in due time the orderes given by his Superiores not missinge any pointe therin and if at one time two or three severall Officeres give him order let him followe the order given be the higher Officer if it be not recauled or that he seethe the occation to be of importance to his Majesties service He is to have alwayes aboute him a liste of all the Souldieres of his Company squadron by squadron alsoe he is to be carefull to knowe where every one lodgeth and whate comarades are togither in eache lodginge and that for many respectes He shall and oughte diligentlie to reprehende and procure to drive oute of the Company all factioneres if they doe not a mindd as theeves dronkardes quarleres and revolteres for they are moste discomodiouse for his Majesties service besides they doe noe goode butt are rather dangerouse For they are meanes to learne others theyr office and moste odious kinde of life and drawe them to imitate there base factes He is to be verie carefull in all ocationes of marchinge and imbattellinge to instructe his Souldieres to punctually keepe they re ranckes observe distance and file to handell well and serve with they re armes and to be verie varie to instructe suche as are ingnorante Whiche for the moste parte resulteth of the litle sufficiencie and care of some Sardgentes chosen be favor or affection For wee see that some Souldieres of longe time have served and knovved not who to handell they re armes nor serve with the same in time of neede which resulte of the litle regarde suche persones have of they re honor and litle hope to by advaunced troughe they re goode partes But in thies occationes and in many more the Sardgente beinge one that knowethe who to complie well with his dutie and office can redress thies greate faultes Butt oherwise he beinge unable yove shall finde under his chardge some Souldieres that in cominge before ther enemy when occation offer they neyther knowe howe to handell they re armes nor serve with the same as before spoken To prevente thies and many more faultes the Captaine beinge vigilante and prudente ought to by in formed of everie thinge in particular of his inferior Officeres and he beinge carefull he can prevente eache particular and see them redreste in due time Soe shall he be the more respected and beloved be the honorable Souldieres of his Companie and shall with the more resolutioÌ„ fall on his enemy when occation is offered and alsoe shall manifeste his care and affection in his Majesties service If he shall of his owne motive a prehende any Souldier and acquaintinge his Captanie there with or any other Superior Let him in no case put him at libertie but afterwardes it apertaineth to him to procure his libertie by faire meanes Let him by no meanes displace any Souldier from his lodginge to put an o ther in his place for it lieth not in his power withoute licence of his Captaine for he hath no auctoritie to drive one oute and to accommodate an other in his place besides it is an ocation of greate discontentemente excepte he put him oute for disorderes comited betwexte him and his hoste or comarades for that lodginge is given him by the Prince and if he be driven oute for an unjuste cause and makinge his complainte to the Master de campe or Colonell he shall give him licence to chaÌ„ge his place into an o ther Company for the wronge don unto him and his Captaine may by justely reprehended for not ministringe justice He shall permit noe Souldier to put of his armes enteringe into the watch till the Alferis firste be disarmed In garison the wourde is not to be given till the gates be shutt nor in campana til the houre apointed be the Sardgent mayor to sett the sinteries and that to be verie late Till this houre all oughte to be in armes In givinge the wourde in all places of importance It is moste required that itt be given with greate silence for many respectes In receivinge the wourde from his superior Officereâ— let him be carefull not to forget the same besides that it is discomâ—diouse for his Majesties service and it shall by toughte that suche a â—aulte shall resulte of the litle care in him Interinge into a cittie towne or place where he shall inter with his Company he oughte to visite and knowe where the â—inteâ—ies shall be placed and the course of the roundes as shall be a pointed and or dayned be the Sardgent mayor alsoe he shall with greate punctualitie and care procure to a complish and execute in due time all the orderes given be the Sardgent mayor that therby he may by the more honored and affected besides that it is his obligation Let him beware not to be cruell nor inviouse to his Souldieres which is a token of a bad inclination and nature and of Officeres of litle vertue If by chance he shoulde by angrie with any Souldier of his in turninge his backe he is to forget that furie and afterwardes sheowe him selfe amiable and lovinge and soe they cominge to the knoledge of his homoures they shall have the more eare not to anger him and if other wise he sheowe him selfe rigorouse and inclined to be revenged tbey will run away and he shall fall into disgrace and shall be hated by his Captaine Let him be no meanes presume to slashe or cutt Souldieres with his swourde exepte uppon juste occationes in his Majesties service and specially in disputes of plea or any other particular quarell of his owne In suche
Officeres that therebe his prudence and valeor may by the better understoode electinge them as neere equall to him selfe as may be possible rather then sellinge the same after choysinge his Officeres as a foresaied before he marches vvithe the same he is firste to cause the culores to be bleste and afterwardes deliver the same to the Alferis giving him to understande the honor recomended to his chardge and that he is allwayes to take a speciall care of the same and to die in defence therof as before declared Then he is to devide them into squadrones electinge and naminge one squadron for him selfe of those of beste qualities and conditiones for beinge soe necessary and of emportance For of them moste comonly he is to choise his Officeres and consulte with them In o cationes of fighte and enconteres with the enemy moste comonlie they are nexte his owne person respectinge and honoringe them as his owne person and sometimes they are employed for cavose or Comaunderes of some brave exploytes It emporteth alsoe that in the o ther squadrones ther by some particular Souildieres and a ventajados He is to procure that all by goode Cristianes and of a goode and verteuse life to heere mass and often confes for beinge the true fundasion of happiness he is to a comodate all disorderes quarelles and disputes that shall happen amongste them and reprehende those of bad exāples and dishoneste behavior and if by faire meanes they doe not a minde to drive them a vvay For factioneres and infamouse fellowes are not to be permitted to a Company the Kinges culores nor to equal them selves vvith the observeres of the noble arte of vvarr In o cationes of marchinge with his Company let him procure not to be troubled with much bagadge and specially to use suche moderation in not permitenge that his Souldieres be overloaden with lugadge or traishes as some times happened butt rather to goe as lighte as may by possible vvith onelie they re armor and o ther litle inescusall necessaries that therby they may vvith the lesser empedimente manadge they re armes and fighte with the more resolution in offering o cation In each Company of Infantery it were necessarie theyr shoulde be a feowe horses permited to some Officeres and particular persones but not many Thies horses doe serve for many purposes and specially to recnoledge passadges and places vvhere the enemy may be suspected to be in ambuscado which for suche o cationes are verie requisit as alsoe to sende vvarninge of sodaine o cationes of importance He is not to a tempte o cationes of litle a peerāee faringe it shoulde fall oute unhappilie excepte he be constrayned therunto of necessitie for such as do not prevente and forecaste they re successes in time are wonte when the o cation offereth to by muche troubled yea and some times oute of they re vvittes he is to by carefull in a complishinge and observinge the orderes givē him by the Officers mayores vvhen manifeste o cation doth not offer that the a complishinge of suche orderes shoulde be hurtefull It is verie necessarie he knoweth eache souldier of his Company by his name and in o cationes of marchinge that he procure and see that they still observe they re order and rankes and not to permit them to stragle hire and there for beinge verie necessarie for many o cationes because that greate scādeles doe arise trough the over much liberty of stragleres in spoyling gardines orchardes and the houses of the inhabitāce or contrye where they march wherof resulte greate discorde and discontentmente to the inhabitantes for the loshes they receive of some unrulie campaniones In the redresinge vvherof the Captaine is to be verie carefull and not to permit them to by rigerouse with they re hoste for they re meales butt rather contente them vvhith vvhate he can give and see those that do not observe thies orderes severelie punished For beinge the obligation of a goode Cristian and vertuese Souldier If o ther wise he doe hardly can he escape scandales and bad reputasion and besides if it come to the Generall is eares He and his Officeres are in danger of reprehension yea and often times see they re Souldiers hanged before they re faces for they re spoyles don uppon the poore innocente people Wherfore they re have beene many punishmentes executed for such and semblable disorderes Julius Caesar passinge from Cicilia to Africa againste Cipio and Kinge Juda de Numidia havinge lefte in that Ilande the minthe and tenth legion and afterwardes when he sente for them beinge informed of the Captaines and o ther Officeres in permitinge they re Souldieres to spoyle the contry vvithoute ministringe any goode discipline comanded that they shoulde by broughte in presence of the vvhole army reprehended they re bad goverment presently comaunded them to by banished oute of the army and yvithoute any delay to embarck oute of all Africa The licke punishmentes did Ducke de Alva in the vvarres of Portugal reforminge soe many Captaines for theyres and they re Souldiers disorderes They vvere banished for example to the reste of the Captaines and Officers of the army and soe many Souldieres vvere executed to death for robberies and stelth that in they re reconinge vvas founde that more Souldiers vvere executed to death by justice for theyr disorderes then killed or dead o ther vvise in that vvarr Disorderlie shall he governe in vvarr vviche never was practised in the arte Wherfore it vvere verie necessary that men chosen for this office shoulde wourdily passe trough all the degries before spoken of or at leaste parte of them to the ende he may the better knowe howe to governe and comaunde and particularlie that he be alwais mindfull to feare God and to be verteouse and experimented in martiall affaires in many can thies goode partes be had and many more and in suche as they cannot be wholie founde let they re choyse be made of those of vvhome the moste are to by founde because that itt importeth muche the Kinges service for all observation of military discipline If he be comaunded vvith his Company and o ther troupes ioyned to them as often times do happen to the garde or defence of a ny place Let him vvith greate care vigilance and valeor animate his Souldieres and consulthe vvith his Officeres and beste experimented Souldieres and beinge resolved let him with all care and speede fortifie and intrince him selfe as many brave and valiante Captaines have don sheowinge them selves vvith prudence valeor and brave conduction presentinge them selves in all actiones of the firste with a brave and resolute determination but let him by verie varie that he a tempte nothinge inconsiderate and raish as often times happened to ingnorant men of litle experience to they re owne and Companies confusion To a voide such enconveniences and hasardes let him be verie carefull to a complish and observe the orderes and instructiones given by the higher
complet goode muskett and that by no meanes it by permitted to cutt any peece of the barell as some doe to lighten it and such as are founde gilthie in this soe greate a faulte oughte to by severlie punished They are to be provided vvith goode flaskes and flaskillos vvith faire and stronge cordes and hurquillos of six foote vvith they re yrones on both endes as behooveth and the Arcabuseros are to be provided with goode caliveres of a stronge and sure barrell fitt to receive a bullet of an once or verie litle less and a faire frask fraskillo and cordones the measure of the pouder â—all by at leaste a haulfe once or rather more he is never to wante a bagg of leader with twentie five bullettes and an yron to strike fyre at all times vvhen occasion shall require for oftentimes beinge in centery and other places his match is quite gon oute and then if he can get no fire his pouder is to no purpose at that instante if occasion often Some are wonte to carie heade peeces which in many occasiones are goode but that they are to much trouble some in longe marchinges Both the Musketieres and Arcabuseres shoulde knowe howe to make match for sometimes it hapeneth that they re is no munition and then is it verie necessarie that the Souldier knoweth to make matche for hardelie can he ever faile to get flax but otherwise the Souldier beinge un expert and knowinge not to shifte and alsoe failenge amunition they incurr greate dangers soe that the Souldier ought allwayes to procure with greate care to by couriouse and experte in all thinges that apartaineth to his obligation for it may well fall oute that he shoulde march in a countrie ingnorante in vvarres where no match nor amunition is made Wherefore the brave and carefull Souldier is to thincke alwayes before hande to prevente whate mighte in sue after Soe shall he be not fluted at but rather much recomended for knowinge vvho with care and prudence to acomplish his obligation vvhich shall give greate contentmente to his Captaine and reste Officceres Fiery weapons vvithoute they re full necessaries are of no service vvherfore the prudent carefull and honorable Souldier oughte to prevente in due time whate he is bounde unto in as much as may by possible soe shall he be highlie esteemed by his Captaine and Officeres If the Kinge or Prince woulde faine take a veowe of the whole army Regimente be Regimente and alsoe the Standartes of horse one after an other to pass before him as did the Spanish army before Kinge Philip the II. and the queene DonÌ„a Anna in the plaine of Cantillana neere to badajoes where the whole army did pass before them and soe neere that they plainelie vived the visadge of everie one of them as they paste by as well of the horse vvhich did firste pass and afterwardes the Infanterie The firste that did pass was the Regiment of Lombardie vvhich Don Pedro de Sotemayor did leade a rivenge righte againste the place where his Majestie stoode did vvith grace and speede arbolare his pike turninge his face righte â—o his Majestie and made greate reverence as to such a place of so â—â—gh dingnitie a pertaineth and having acomplished his dutie and obligation withoute stiringe did shoulder his pike and marched in his jurney in the verie same place the firste rancke of pikes that did arive observed the self same order and in the selfe same manner did all the other rankes of pikes pass With him at this time vvas Duke de Alva present and the prior Don Fernando Necessarie it is for a Sardgent mayor to cary still aboute him a table booke or booke of memories for hardly can be conceive and houlde all thinhes in memorie and vvhate he vvritheth is sure of o nely the Captaine generall Master de campe generall is he to receive the vvourde of Governores and other persones the ajudantes are wonte to receive the watch wourde and other orderes or the Sardgente that is on the vvatche in absence of the ajudantes which at all times they can not be presenre and specially in garison The Sardgente mayor as a generall procurer of his Regimente ought to solicite and procure that the corpes de garde Garites or centerie houses be well provided and the corpes de garde withe a place made of tables or plankes wheron the Souldieres may sleepe and this to be a foote and haulfe above grounde and to see tâ—at they re by a conveniente place where the fyrie armes be sett and alsoe for the pikes He is to procure withe the townes men that they acomodate the way of the rounde and that the Garitas be well acomodated that the Souldier may keepe him self and armes drie That be no meanes he be gridy inconsiderate or covetouse neyther permitâ— or give care to any but that the gardes by vvell provided of fire and lighte for som Provinces are extraordinary and excessive coulde vvher vve see many Souldieres not vvell a parreled that after acomplishinge they re dutie and standinge they re poste som thre or foure houres more or lesh they come bake frissd full of snowe and vvhen they re is no fire to comforte them they die In conclusion there Officeres and specially the Sardgente mayor is to by werie earneste in solicitenge this particular for in wantinge this comoditie of fire and of capotes vvhiche some times the Prince and some times they re Captaines do provide them if ohterwise it is impossible for the Souldier to escape to frise for vve see those well a parelled perish for coulde This and many more occasiones of importance can prudente and brave Captaines remedy to they re greate renoome and that besides they sheowe they re affection to his Majesties service if they re procuremente can not prosper in this nor they re abilitie reache in remedienge the same they discharde theyr conscience and honor vvhen they in devor vvith care and diligence to pittie they re Souldieres in earnestly procuringe for them vvherunto they are bounde If in garison occasion require as moste comonly it doth to provide a rounde to visit all over if posible it vvere necessary that an Officer or person of respecte by apointed for cavo of the same and that Officer or cavo onely doe cary the watch wourde for beinge necessary if accasion shoulde by offered that they shoulde be constrayned to come to the wall to learne what the occasion was or to pass trough the postes that is betwext them and the walles or to pass by the postes of the corpes de garde if occasion shoulde presente It is necessary that the outeward centeries whiche are not under defence nor sure securitie that the vvatch vvourde be not given them and if by change suche postes shoulde be ingnorance or negligence permit to pass in vvardes any man Let him not come to the courte de garde vvithoute an Officer firste to receive him and informe of his cause Thies roundes
all thinges well ordered and acomplished and see that the Corporalles them selves in person doe acompany the Souldieres till he leave them in they re centeries where he is to give them the vvourde bringinge backe along vvith him those that were relived to the corpe de garde where he is to keepe them that nighte for respecte of the watche wourde sometimes it happeneth that Corporales of litle discipline and honor do give the vvourde to those that goeth to relive the postes vvhich resulte of pure ingnorance and for they re ovvne ease not thincking of the sore reprehension they may have of they re superior Officeres for that badd and sinister custome Thies disorderes in no case are to by permitted for beinge verie dangerouse In this particular the high dutch is to be comended for at nighte they cause the Drom to by beaten againste every relife and the Corporalles doe a company the Souldieres til they leave them in they re postes and bringe those that are relived a longe with them to the corpe de garde but in garison and other places nowe a dayes they use it diferente withoute the sounde of Drom not failenge in the reste and the Corporall yealdeth goode a compte of all that a pertaineth to his chardge and trusteth the care therof to none but to him selfe to by the more asured Greate and speciall care ought to by taken dayes of the watch that no Souldier of the same doe absente him selfe excepte it by to eate and the Officer therin oughte to take a goode course in licencinge them orderly by comarades one after another givinge theÌ„ straighte comaunde to returne vvith all speede And if they be founde longe absent eyther drinckinge pleainge or pasinge a way the time idell to severelie see them punished and to repeehende the Sardgente or Corporall that shall licence them beinge in seperated gardes and specially dayes of greate feastes and fayres Let no Souldier absente him selfe from his vvatch you if it vvere but to change a shurte or bande beinge bounde such dayes to o cupie him selfe in nothinge but in a tendinge his vvatch Some times gamesteres who beinge therunto much inclined not findinge pleainge in they re ovvne garde do goe unto other vvatches to play vvho oughte to by severely punished for the redresinge of thies faultes and many more the a judantes oughte nowe and then to visitt the courte de gardes rampares and centeries to see many faultes redresed When occasion is offered in pasinge of muster it hapeneth that some times the Veedor generall or Contador is sente to see that muster by order of the Generall In which occasiones the Sardgent mayor is to asiste in sheowinge and instructinge the more convenienteste places for the same As alsoe of all other necessaries therunto apertaininge and he is to repaire and comunicate with his Master de campe and receive the necessary orderes for the same and at the faulinge of the nighte to camaunde the Drom mayor and all the Dromeres to joyne in the place or principall corpe de garde givinge order to the Drom mayor to beate a vando of the muster not advertisinge the a pointed place for the same for sertaine respectes but rather pasinge the same in severall places that none may knowe where till the verie instant they marche givinge order to the Drom mayor that he proclaime thatt all Companies be readdy at the breake of the day to pass muster and to be carefull to observe the instructiones of the Veedor generall touchinge the muster for duringe that time he hase ful auctority for ministringe vvell his office or vvhosoever is apointed by him for that purpose givinge firste order to the Company of the Master de campe to marche and after the same if they re be Companies of Arcabuseros and after thos vvhiche he thinketh beste and in pasenge muster they are to be cauled in the self fame maner one after another as they did formerly enter advertisinge that the Company or Companies that are on the watch shall marche laste to muster and the firste that shall pass muster The ajudante at this time shall cause the gates of the towne to be shutt And presentlie after at leaste one of the Companies of the watche shall pass muster and then the Company of the Master de campe and after the reste Companies that are â—â—inter the watche and the reste shall pass muster as they have intered the muster beinge paste and the listes confronted the Sardgent mayor is to get a relation of the number of Souldieres that shall be conteined in each Company and bringe the same to the Master de campe to knovve the full number of the muster of the Companies of his Regimente Wherof the Sardgent mayor is to have a copie for many respectes A Sardgente mayor who woulde with prudence and auctoritie have his office vvell executed it is verie necessarie that he knoweth the qualities and conditiones of eache Captaine of his Regimente that he may employ eache one with discretion as time and occasion shall require consideringe the partes and suficiencie of eache one that thereby he may employ each one acordinge to the partes that in him doth o curr When his Captaine generall or Master de campe generall or ordinary Master de campe giveth order for any execution of emportance Some are goode for all executiones vvhiche are esteemed for perfecte Souldieres some to fighte with a valerouse determination others thoughe valiante of unhappie proceedinges and that resultinge for the moste parte of they re litle prudence som otheres doe o bey and carefully acomplish with whate they are comaunded by they re Superiores of whiche often times happie proceedinges doe resulte otheres with prudence valor auctoritie and brave conduction It is moste necessarie that the Sardgente mayor doe knowe the one and the other that he may vvith the more securitie employ each one acordinge as the emportance requireth of eache execution he is alsoe to knowe the qualitie and condition of the inferior Officeres vvho are to assiste and who are to by employed acordinge to the partes and sufficiencie in them He is to presente him selfe with auctoritie and brave resolution reprehendiges faultes and disorderes with discretion vvhiche shall oblidge them to obey and acomplish they re obligationes vvith love he is to instructe them and sheowe them goode examples as vvell in the exercice of theyr armes as in acomplishinge they re obligationes with punctualitie he is to comaunde vvithe prudence and greate resolution for beinge soe moste required for the executiones of his office but with prudente consideration for vvhich it is required that he be of a sober and gentle mynde for o therwise hardely can he bringe to pass his obligation in this and specially in vvinenge the love of the Souldiers The Sardgente mayor is to visite novve and then the postes or centeries instructinge them who to handel they re armes and comaundinge them to let none pass by
of the one wil serve for the flanke of the other A SQUADRON OF BROADE FRONTE FRONTE OF THE BATTELL Table of the Battell 25 rankes of 16 pikes 400 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes 25 rankes of 15 pikes 375 pikes Pikes remaininge 30 pikes  1930 pik 27 rankes of 5 musketes 135 musketes 27 rankes of 5 musketes 135 musketes 86 rankes of 5. musketes 430 musketes 86 rankes of 5 musketes 430 musetes 50 troupes conteininge 2940 musketes  4070 musk Advertisinge that the 20 musketes for the lininge shott of the culoures are comprehended in the divisiones of the lininge shot of the two flankes which 20 muskees were cut of the laste troupe on the liefte flanke whiche troupe remaines with 54 musketes and all the reste 74 musketes No souldier i hope oughte to be ingnorante but that the squadron of pikes being framed it is to be empaled and girdeled withe shott as many rankes of shott as pikes But the righte and naturall girdelinge shott indeede oughte to be no more shott in ranke then that the pike may well cover and defende espesially where the enemy are stronge of horse and so under the favor of the pike there can nott conveniently be defended but one ranke of three or foure shott at the moste and so many in my opinion shoule the girdelinge shott containe and knelinge upon one knee under the coverte of the couched pikes shoulde at the charginge of the horsemen discharge there voley in there face and bosome whiche woulde be no smale gallinge unto them butt when this danger of horse is not to by feared then the impalement may be made of more shot in a ranke acordinge to the quantity of shott and the reste of the shott into smale slives or troupes to troupe rounde aboute the battell in reasonable distance from the same the whiche divisiones of smale troupes i esteeme to be far better then the greate inproportionate winges whiche many do use containinge far greater numberes and are muche more ready to be broughte to skirmishe eyther in single or double fiele and every severall troupe to be led by a Sargente or Corporall and some Captaines to oversee the whole and at every angle of the battell it were not a misse to a pointe certaine troupes of shott whiche woulde flanker itt every way even as the Cavallero or Travessos do the curtine of a forte Let none be ingnorante but that for the severall divisiones of pikes and shott is required greate considerationes as time occasion and situation shall require continuall application in the theoricke and practicke of warr togither withe perfection in arithmeticke makethe easy many difficulties of deepe judgemente and rare importance in warlike affaires all whiche cōtinuall use and exercice make the easy for the severall divisiones of shott many considerationes are to be had acordinge as occasion shall require and the situation and disposition of groūde shall permitt for the girdelinge shott some use three some 4. and five is the moste that can conveniently be defended under the shelter or defence of the pike and specially when the enemy are stronge on horse so that for the righte guarnision of shott oughte not to be more then the pike can defende but in suche occasiones as the enemy is not to be feared on horse the divisiones of shot can be ordered of greater numberes to skirmishe acordinge to the judgemente of the Sardgente mayor dividinge them in wings or maniples as he shall thincke moste conveniente observinge theyr juste proportion in they re divisiones some use greate wings of shott whiche are not comendable in occasiones of fighte for the smale troupes are more apte and easieste to by governed and of a sodaine youe can skirmishe withe them eyther in single or double fiele and that bisides they bringe more men to fighte at once but when the enemy are superior on horse and wee feowe or none it is goode to gett the 4. frontes of the battell of equal resistance bothe to offende and defende so that the enemy may not take advantage of one place more then of the other The wings or maniples of shotte are not to go any greate distāce from the battell of pikes and specially when the enemy are stronge on horse but rather under the shelter and defence of the pikes that therby the squadron may by the stronger and more safe in receiuynge any domage when theyr force is united in one boddy as happened to don Alvaro de Sandy in the journey of caruan in barbery when the exercito of Ciderfa Kinge of the moores charged on him one of his Captaines named Luis Bravo de Laguna seinge a winge of shott a goode distāce from the squadrō cried on don Alvaro wishinge him withe spede to tourne and receiue that winge for freare that for loosinge the same he shoulde incur danger to loose the body by dayly experience we see that smale numberes doe repulse far greater and that the army whiche is beste ordered and disciplined moste comonly is master of the victory wherof there are verie many examples in writinge of famouse and antiente auctores so that theese happy proceedinges resulte of the goode order prudence and approoved experience of the chefe and brave Comaunderes and of the resolute valor of the Souldieres as Vegetio de re militari give the reason how the antiente Romaines came to Master all other Nationes sayinge that they were not so greate as the Germaines nor so greate in number as the Frence nor so prudente as the Greeckes nor so many in nūber as the Spanardes nor so subtill as the Africanes nor so furiouse as the Britanes butt by they re continuall practice and experience in warr they overcomed al theese difficulties by onely mantayinge there people wel exercised in armes and practice of warr when a regimente dothe marche some times greate disorderes are comited the Souldieres runinge away from there culoures robinge and spoylinge the country and poore inhabitantes litle regardinge in not acomplishinge there obligationes in beinge absent from there culoures litle respectinge or fearninge there Officeres and no respecte to military discipline wherof resulteth greate ruines and revoltes in many countries some superiore and inferiore Officeres are culpable in thiese intolerable disorderes offencive to the lawes of god and comon wealth in not procuringe sollicitinge and dayly instructinge they re Souldieres as a father is bounde to doe for his children and that as farr as his ability and power can reach and not to be inclined to steale or wronge the poore Souldier in keepinge any thinge wrongefully from him but rather sheowinge him self very lovinge and kinde to them In equalinge him self in all dangeres and travayles withe them in cōtinually givinge them goode instructiones and comfortinge them in all necessities yea and in assistinge them to his ability in ministringe equitie and goode
9 3000 11 4 ½ 2 4 â— 20 8 ½ 16 ¼ 36 7 380 1800 34 Demi culveringe somvvhat leshe 4 ¼ 4 â— 2 9 13 5 14 7 â…” 2300 10 4 â— 4 2 ½ 19 ½ 7 2 4 14 2 â— 28 6 320 1600 30 Sâ—kâ—r ordinary 3 ¼ 3 ½ 6 11 11 14 5 1900 9 ½ 3 ¾ 2 1 â— 16 ¼ 6 2 4 14 24 5 300 1500 28 Saker or minnon 3 ¼ 3 ½ 4 ¾ 10 3 14 3 ¼ 1100 8 3 ¼ 2 14 5 ¼ 11 20 4 280 1400 24 Faucon 2 2 4 2 ½ 2 â— 3 8 9 14 2 ¼ 750 7 2 2 4 2 12 4 ½ 10 â— 4 16 3 260 1200 20 Faâ—conet 2 ¼ 2 1 â…› 7 1 14 1 ½ 400 6 2 ¼ 1 2 4 10 3 â— 4 8 2 4 10 2 220 1000 20 nayles litle and greate coradge of smale sortes horse sheowes and horse nayles litle and greate bandes of yron for the whiles and spare whiles withoute faile lanternes and store of candles for Carpenteres to wourke at night time when necessitie soe requireth talowe and tarr for the whiles torches wax candeles scalinge leaderes a quantitie of musketes and pikes A store of compositiones and mixtures for fire wourkes saltpiter camphora solfer armoniacke sal gema colofonia rosin red wax stronge brandevin a quantitie of o cam smale cordes and yron wires giniper oyle linseede-oyle turpintin non preparata The saltpiter used for fire-wourkes is moste comonly refined three times of thies mixtures there needeth no greate quantitie because that they are seldom used and besides they are verie costly and feowe can by founde for there due orderinge for severall executiones To drawe a cannon of greate cice in faire weader is required 18. or 20. horses sometimes more if the situation by not goode but in foole weader is required 24. horses sometime more if the situation by not goode thies horeses is to by chosen both greate and stronge for a demy cannon 12. or 16. horses in foole weader 16. or 18. A stronge and goode wagon will carie 70. cannon shott and of otheres of lesher sieze acordinge to that rate to the drawinge of which is required 4. or 6. horses and acordinge to that weighte are all the other wagones loaden with pouder and other munitiones bridges barckes requires more horses acordinge to the greatnes of the loade For the manadginge of thies amunitiones and of the greate ordenance is required many men a monghst the which it is moste necessarie that they re by goode and experimented Carpinteres Canonieres Gentlemen of the Artillerie to governe and conducte the same prudently A Contador Mayor domo Pagador Comesaries or muster masteres a harbinger to whose chardge is 250. horse and a provoste over the horses that caries the Artillerie some Smittes and many pioneres or wourkmen to make trinches rampares mines and contra-mines to make plaine and eiven bad pasadges that the greate ordenance may pass skillfull Ingineres to under-mine walles of townes and fortreshes to digg welles for water over thies pioneres are a pointed Captaines to governe and comaunde them which of necessitie oughte to by experte in fortificationes contramininge trinchinge and knowinge who to manadge ingines of fire-wourkes to burne boates shipes or any suche combustable thinge and in knowinge the compositiones fitt for them and who to make them There oughte to by one of perfecte skill for a condestable or Master gunner to governe comaunde instructe oversee and examine all the reste gunneres and to by verie carefull to see that they doe theyr dutie and knowe who to a complish with theyr obligationes for some rawe and unexperimented men do undertake the charge of a gunner who knoweth juste nothinge They re oughte to by instrumentes to take the leavelles ingines to monte and dismonte all sortes of ordenance The Generall of the Artillerie as a superior comaunder oughte to procure and take a speciall care in due time to see all matteres provided and put in order rather then to thincke theruppon when occasion shoulde presente and specially in the lowe countries where warres are dayly in exercice and sundrie interprises and brave exploites executed of a sodaine He is to get a liste of all sortes of amuninitiones and armes as well defencive as offencive both for foote and horse givinge order and chardge of the same to the Mayor domo the which they oughte to give oute by librances or ticketes from the Generall because that goode acompte may by yealdeth of provisiones of suche greate importance in as much that no fraude mighte by suspected When occasion shall offer to plante youre cannon or greate shott to batter a cittie towne foote or castell or any other occasion And pretendinge to effecte well youre purpose youe shall place them by 5.6 7.8 as occasion shall require a leowinge a certaine distance betwexte every two peeces acordinge as the occasion and situation shall require or permit firste orderinge the place where they shall by put with plankes or tables all a longste under theire whiles a leowinge 7. foote litle more or less behinde they re whiles for the retiring of the peece soe that of it self or with litle paines it returnes a gaine to his due and former place And alsoe before the Artillerie is to by set a resistance of tables betwext it and the gabiones and parapet and soe of a neowe bigin to chardge it And when the Artillery bigines to be hott it is not to by refreshed with vineger but rather weathinge the trimer in water and with the same to refress the cane or barrell This observation beinge fullfilled in due time youe may still shoote of if occasion require It is alsoe to by considered the thicknes and mettal advertisinge that the Masteres of the ordenance doe a leowe no more then 40. or 50. shott a day if the occasion by not of suche importance He who taketh this honorable chardge in hande oughte to by skillfull in the arte of warr and of greate care in givinge all orderes and instructiones in due time and see that with greate care and punctualitie his orderes be observed He oughte to knowe the names of every peece and they re severall weightes lenghtes bignes and the juste boare of the cilender the weighte and thicknes of they re bulletes the quantitie of pouder necessarie for every peece their beste advantadge att poincte blanke the diference and goodnes of they re pouder the laddels sponges and rammeres necessarie and befitinge for eache one they re ought to by bulletes and a rowes of wilde fire It is still to by considered the goodnes or badnes of the pouder for the pouder beinge goode the lesser will serve and is of farr better execution and doth less heate the peece To knowe who much pouder youe oughte to a leowe to eache peece take in pouder the waighte of the â…” partes of the bullet and soe with all sorte of ordenance of whatesoever cice as for example a cannon of