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A20992 The art of warre, or Militarie discourses of leavying, marching, encamping; and embattailing an armie. Of building, defending, and expugning forts and fortified cities. Of ordinance, petards, and fireworks. Of the severall duties of officers, and souldiers. Of the Grecian, and Romane militia, and forming of battaillons; &c. By the Lord of Praissac. Englished by I.C.; Discours militaires. English Du Praissac, Sieur.; Cruso, John, d. 1681. 1639 (1639) STC 7366; ESTC S122251 80,136 227

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alarm-place_n be_v 200_o foot_n broad_a y._n z._n two_o street_n each_o of_o they_o be_v 100_o foot_n broad_a ♉_o the_o praetorian_a gate_n ♀_o the_o right_a hand_n gate_n ♂_o the_o left_a hand_n gate_n ♊_o the_o decumane_a gate_n ♎_o void_a place_n reserve_v to_o lodge_v stranger_n the_o manner_n of_o form_v all_o sort_n of_o battaillon_n chap._n xviii_o impertinency_n the_o author_n follow_v other_o writer_n in_o this_o chapter_n which_o some_o since_o have_v also_o retain_v but_o be_v in_o my_o opinion_n of_o little_a use_n and_o savour_n of_o curious_a impertinency_n five_o sort_n of_o battaillon_n be_v ordinary_o make_v namely_o square_a of_o man_n square_a of_o ground_n double_v when_o the_o front_n be_v to_o the_o depth_n according_a to_o a_o proportion_n give_v and_o the_o broad_a front_a battaillon_n the_o space_n which_o every_o soldier_n require_v march_v in_o battalion_n be_v three_o foot_n in_o front_n and_o seven_o in_o depth_n to_o make_v a_o battaillon_fw-mi square_n of_o man_n suppose_v the_o number_n of_o man_n be_v 100_o take_v the_o square_a root_n of_o 100_o which_o be_v ten_o which_o be_v the_o number_n of_o man_n which_o must_v be_v place_v in_o front_n and_o also_o in_o flank_n as_o in_o the_o figure_n follow_v to_o make_v a_o battaillon_fw-mi square_n of_o ground_n suppose_v the_o number_n be_v 105_o man_n multiply_v it_o by_o three_o which_o be_v the_o space_n which_o every_o man_n occupi_v in_o front_n it_o will_v produce_v 315_o divide_v this_o number_n by_o 7_o which_o be_v the_o space_n which_o a_o man_n require_v in_o depth_n it_o will_v produce_v 45._o take_v the_o near_a square_a root_n to_o this_o number_n which_o be_v 7_o and_o that_o be_v the_o number_n of_o man_n which_o must_v serve_v for_o your_o file_n after_o this_o divide_v your_o 105_o man_n by_o 7_o