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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	draw_v	iron_n	loadstone_n	1,525	5	13.0457	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14722	Anima'dversions of vvarre; or, A militarie magazine of the truest rules, and ablest instructions, for the managing of warre Composed, of the most refined discipline, and choice experiments that these late Netherlandish, and Swedish warres have produced. With divers new inventions, both of fortifications and stratagems. As also sundry collections taken out of the most approved authors, ancient and moderne, either in Greeke. Latine. Italian. French. Spanish. Dutch, or English. In two bookes. By Robert Ward, Gentleman and commander.	Ward, Robert, fl. 1639.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1639 (1639)	STC 25025; ESTC S118037	599,688	501

as may bee manifested by the overthrow of the Duke of Brunswickes Army who were knowne to bee very valiant and had so declared and manifested themselves in divers bloudy skirmishes and principally in a battell fought against Seignior Tilly where he had all the advantage both in force and place yet most valiantly the Duke forced a way thorow the enemies Army the greatest losse to himselfe was only the losse of his hand yet these brave Souldiers not long after were routed and ruined by a few base countrey Bores joyned with a few Souldiers which were privatly drawne out of the adjacent Townes to hinder the Enemies pillaging these in the dead time of the night found sufficient advantage to set their base mettall a worke the Brunswickians being confusedly quartered and their guards neglected upon a plaine neere Brafford in Gelderland so as the divisions could not have the priviledge to draw themselves into order of Battell to make their resistance for I dare then say those Grollians and Bores would have fled at the first charge like Sheepe from Wolves True valour is of the nature of perfect coyne which goes currant in all places without contradiction and dares indure the touchstone when as seeming hardinesse like base mettall will not indure the tryall nor passe currant in valuation yet happily it may to the view seeme very splendant as courage raised by the spirits of Wine may seeme more headstrong and violent as one truly tearmes it a madnesse or a worth out of the wits then the true valour which goes upon the feet of judgement and resolution yet it will be nipt in the bud and fall before the fruit be mature when as true hardy●Souldiers well exercised and acquainted with dangers feare them not Neglecto periculo iminentis mali opus ipsum quantumvis difficile agrediuntur They goe about the businesse it selfe how hard soever it be although they consider the danger with the mischiefe over their heads it may probably bring which would distract a Coward A Souldier must be so qualified that adversity must not lessen his courage nor prosperity his circumspection our English in former Ages have beene esteemed the best tempered mettals transcending other Nations of the world for true valour and expertnesse in the use of Armes whereby they have atchieved great victories as in the Battell of Poictiers where the French had all advantage against the Blacke-Prince both in number force shew Country and conceit with the chiefe strength of the Horse of his Kingdome which were esteemed the best in Europe assisted with the greatest and wisest Captaines of his Realme so that the French Army consisted of 40000. men well appointed and expert Warriours nothing wanting in them but the golden spirits of our English whose Army consisted but of 8000. men overthrew the French Army and tooke their King Prisoner The like difference of worth in Souldiers was manifestly seene at the Battaile fought by the Estates of the Netherlands and the Archdukes forces neare Newport in Flanders where our English did workes of Supererogation by the prudency and valour of the Veres with a handfull of disbanded men routed the Battalia's of the Enemy and redeemed the victory lost of their owne side snatching it out of their Enemies hands when in the judgement of all men it was lost And that incredible animosity and courage of a poore handfull of Souldiers which attended Charles King of France in his junenesse unto the Warres which he intended in Italy after the sacking of divers Townes there he marcht with his Army to the Gates of Rome and entering a breach in the Wall drove the inhabitants to such perplexities that the Pope gladly condiscended to any conditions which they should propound so as the World did admire their valour wondring to see that no opposition could withstand their warlike hands so that Kingdomes trembled to see with what facility they suodued in all places Alphonso understanding this Army approacht neere Naples feare so farre possest him that he crowned his Sonne Ferand thinking that he more valiantly would have defended his Country for his owne security he fled into Sicily being indeed toucht in his conscience for his abhominable wickednesse but no sooner were the French arrived at the Ports of Naples but the sheepish Neopolitans durst not once offer a repulse but yeelded themselves with their Kingdome to his mercy where he was crowned King of Naples By these examples we may see the wonderfull difference betwixt an inbred naturall valour and a forc'd made hardinesse As there is a vertue in the Load-stone to draw Iron or Steele to it the vertue not extending to other mettals of the same nature is Valour which in a valiant Commander will draw all his Captaines Officers and common-Souldiers to step the same paces to gaine honour and renowne so that they will follow him in all desperate attempts if they have the least graine of steele in them which being wanting all the policy in the world is in vaine to seduce or draw them to any performances but like Leade before other mettals when it comes to the fire of tryall will soonest melt and runne As much may be sayd of an Effeminate Commander whose mettall is no better than the Minerall which Saturne ingenders if he be infected with the Pestilent disease of Cowardise all his Souldiers under his command will soone be infected and participate in his running fore before his begin to rise Souldiers are very superstitious dreaming there is more worth and wisedome in a Commander than many times is found and when they perceive timerosity doubts and no apt performances in him they conceit some strange effects are approaching that may tend to their confusion and so like valiant Cravens bethinke themselves best how to be secured reposing more confidence in one paire of Wings than in two paire of clawes as was well observed by the Battell betweene Po●●bus Diazius a famous Leader of the Portugals and Alvara King of Congo who had in his Army 1200000. Souldiers who by the poore spirits of their Commanders were so astonisht not daring to maintaine the ground they stood on were utterly ruin'd by a handfull of Portugals Caesar one of our Schoole-masters in the Rudiments of Warre was not ignorant of the strange effects that the worth of a Commander begets in a Souldier and what poore Spirits and agast countenances are bred by the sickly courages of Commanders which made him haste to the Sea-coast understanding his Navie was assaulted by Achillis as it lay at Anchor by Pharas in Egipt over against Alexandria he being intercepted of his passage by the Egiptians was compelled to leape into the Sea swimming for his life divers times being constrained to dive into the water to preserve himselfe from their Darts with much difficulty and danger arrived at his ships whose presence with his valourous animating of his Souldiers got the victory which otherwise had beene doubtfull Likewise to confirme the base impression of