The prospectiue glasse of vvarre Shevving you a glimpse of vvarres mystery, in her admirable stratagems, policies, wayes; in victualling of an armie, prouiding money to pay souldiers, finding out the enemies purposes, traps, and stratagems: ordering of marches, framing of battails, sundry fights, retreats, and the like, to auoide battell or fight. Furnished with argument to encourage and skill to instruct. By C.E. Warre is a schoole of necesary knowledge.
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             The prospectiue glasse of vvarre Shevving you a glimpse of vvarres mystery, in her admirable stratagems, policies, wayes; in victualling of an armie, prouiding money to pay souldiers, finding out the enemies purposes, traps, and stratagems: ordering of marches, framing of battails, sundry fights, retreats, and the like, to auoide battell or fight. Furnished with argument to encourage and skill to instruct. By C.E. Warre is a schoole of necesary knowledge.
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           THE
           Prospectiue
           Glasse
           of
           VVARRE
           .
        
         
           Shevving
           you
           a
           glimps
           of
           VVarres
           Mystery
           ,
           in
           her
           admirable
           Stratagems
           ,
           Policies
           ,
           
             Wayes
             ;
             in
             Victualling
             of
             an
          
           ARMIE
           ,
           
             prouiding
          
           Money
           to
           pay
           Souldiers
           ,
           finding
           out
           the
           Enemies
           Purposes
           ,
           Traps
           ,
           and
           Stratagems
           :
           Ordering
           of
           Marches
           ,
           Framing
           of
           Battails
           ,
           sundry
           Fights
           ,
           Retreats
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           to
           auoide
           Battell
           or
           Fight
           .
        
         
           Furnished
           with
           Argument
           to
           encourage
           ,
           and
           Skill
           to
           Instruct
           .
           By
           
             C.
             E.
             
          
        
         
           Warre
           is
           a
           Schoole
           of
           necessary
           Knowledge
           .
        
         
         
           
             LONDON
             :
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Michael
             Sparke
             ,
          
           dwelling
           at
           the
           signe
           of
           the
           blue
           Bible
           in
           
             Greone-Arbor
             .
          
           1628.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
           TO
           THE
           HONORABLE
           Sir
           IOHN
           COOKE
           Knight
           ,
           Principall
           Secretarie
           of
           State
           to
           his
           
             Maiestie
             .
          
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           AS
           shape
           beautifies
           an
           Image
           ,
           so
           good
           actions
           commend
           a
           man.
           That
           which
           did
           commend
           
             Lucullus
          
           most
           ,
           was
           this
           ,
           *
           
             Hee
             would
             rather
             deliuer
             a
             Roman
             Citizen
             from
             the
             hands
             of
             his
             enemy
             ,
             then
             win
             all
             that
             his
             enemies
             had
             in
             their
             power
             .
          
           Lucullus
           in
           this
           did
           conquer
           himselfe
           ;
           as
           
             Alexander
          
           did
           in
           containing
           from
           
             Darius
          
           his
           most
           faire
           wife
           and
           daughters
           ;
           and
           
             Caesar
             ,
          
           in
           sparing
           
           to
           punish
           his
           greatest
           enemies
           .
           To
           whom
           
             Cicero
          
           said
           ,
           that
           in
           other
           Victories
           ,
           Fortune
           ,
           Policy
           ,
           &
           Souldiers
           ,
           might
           claime
           a
           part
           ,
           but
           in
           this
           ,
           he
           alone
           should
           haue
           all
           the
           glorie
           .
        
         
           
             Glorie
             ,
             Thirst
          
           of
           
             prey
             ,
          
           and
           
             loue
          
           of
           
             Country
             ,
          
           were
           the
           three
           things
           that
           set
           all
           the
           
             Romans
          
           vpon
           admirable
           action
           .
           The
           first
           is
           counted
           but
           a
           *
           
             Vice
             ;
          
           the
           second
           ,
           no
           better
           then
           
             Theft
             ;
          
           the
           third
           ,
           is
           the
           
             Vertue
             Heroicall
             .
          
           In
           this
           
             Vertue
          
           Cicero
           excelled
           the
           other
           three
           ,
           and
           therefore
           was
           honoured
           with
           this
           Epitaph
           ,
           
             Pater
             Patriae
             .
          
        
         
           He
           was
           called
           Father
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           because
           he
           kept
           it
           from
           decay
           .
        
         
           
             All
             those
             that
             in
             their
             Consultations
             doe
             seeke
             the
             benefit
             of
             their
             Country
             ,
             doe
             deserue
             the
             like
             like
             reward
             and
             praise
             .
          
           You
           then
           Sir
           ,
           are
           to
           be
           praised
           and
           honoured
           of
           all
           men
           ,
           whose
           Consultations
           tend
           to
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           :
           hauing
           obtained
           a
           Conquest
           of
           your selfe
           (
           being
           a
           Christian
           )
           far
           aboue
           that
           of
           
             Lucullus
          
           and
           
             Caesars
             .
          
           Therfore
           you
           shall
           attaine
           a
           most
           sure
           triumph
           ,
           the
           
             guide
          
           of
           whose
           
             Chariot
          
           shall
           be
           
             Grace
          
           
           giuen
           from
           aboue
           ,
           and
           
             Glory
             ,
          
           that
           shall
           neuer
           faile
           you
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           reported
           of
           
             Roscius
          
           (
           the
           Tragedian
           )
           that
           men
           durst
           not
           aduenture
           to
           Act
           in
           a
           Tragedie
           in
           his
           sight
           ,
           because
           of
           his
           excellencie
           in
           that
           facultie
           .
           And
           shall
           I
           dare
           to
           discourse
           of
           Warre
           (
           or
           any
           other
           subiect
           )
           before
           so
           great
           a
           
             Statesman
             ,
          
           so
           learned
           ,
           exquesite
           a
           Mathematician
           as
           your selfe
           ?
           Behold
           I
           were
           blanckt
           ,
           and
           should
           stand
           as
           Queene
           
             Hester
          
           did
           
             (
             dead
             in
             all
             mens
             opinion
             :
             )
          
           did
           not
           your
           Septer
           of
           benignitie
           giue
           me
           life
           ,
           and
           tell
           me
           that
           you
           are
           a
           
             Fauoror
             of
             Arts
             and
             Armes
             .
          
        
         
           Therefore
           I
           take
           courage
           ,
           and
           prostrate
           this
           my
           poore
           labor
           to
           Kisse
           your
           Honorable
           hands
           ,
           not
           as
           any
           addition
           to
           your
           vncontroleable
           and
           approued
           knowledge
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           weake
           Fabrick
           ,
           which
           onely
           wanteth
           the
           support
           of
           your
           much
           admired
           goodnesse
           .
           Pleaseth
           it
           you
           therefore
           to
           accept
           my
           Booke
           ,
           to
           peruse
           and
           allow
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           the
           more
           safely
           come
           abroad
           ,
           and
           thereby
           deserue
           the
           better
           fauour
           and
           acceptance
           of
           all
           the
           Readers
           
           thereof
           :
           as
           allowed
           of
           him
           ,
           whose
           Noble
           acts
           as
           well
           within
           the
           Realme
           ,
           as
           without
           ,
           haue
           alwayes
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           so
           well
           appeared
           .
           So
           I
           shall
           be
           the
           more
           boldned
           ,
           and
           encouraged
           to
           take
           the
           like
           paines
           hereafter
           ,
           if
           good
           and
           meet
           occasion
           ,
           may
           serue
           there
           vnto
           .
        
         
           
             Euer
             vowed
             to
             you
             (
             Honourable
             Sir
             )
             in
             all
             dutifull
             seruice
             ,
             Edward
             Cooke
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Preface
           to
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           
             Iudicious
             Reader
             :
          
        
         
           IT
           is
           not
           the
           least
           ,
           but
           the
           greatest
           kinde
           of
           folly
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           hauing
           but
           a
           little
           science
           ,
           presumeth
           to
           teach
           not
           onely
           those
           which
           haue
           onely
           science
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           haue
           most
           certaine
           experience
           .
           For
           mine
           owne
           part
           (
           among
           many
           )
           I
           am
           most
           free
           from
           this
           guilt
           :
           though
           for
           the
           good
           of
           many
           I
           haue
           published
           this
           Treatise
           which
           will
           make
           me
           thereby
           seeme
           guiltie
           .
           Yet
           I
           confesse
           the
           Booke
           or
           Treatise
           is
           a
           collection
           of
           such
           notes
           as
           haue
           bin
           by
           me
           selected
           out
           of
           the
           best
           Tacticke
           writers
           both
           Ancient
           and
           Moderne
           .
           All
           which
           I
           haue
           illustrated
           with
           examples
           ,
           and
           precepts
           ,
           the
           better
           to
           instruct
           all
           yong
           Commanders
           ;
           who
           by
           reading
           them
           may
           get
           much
           knowledge
           .
           But
           it
           may
           be
           these
           braue
           spirits
           are
           minded
           to
           get
           knowledge
           by
           experience
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           ioyne
           experience
           vnto
           knowledge
           :
           therefore
           they
           affect
           the
           bloody
           fields
           of
           
             Africke
          
           better
           then
           the
           beautifull
           Schooles
           in
           
             Greece
             .
          
           Well
           ,
           let
           them
           doe
           so
           ;
           but
           in
           my
           opinion
           it
           seemes
           a
           farre
           better
           and
           shorter
           way
           (
           for
           them
           )
           to
           attaine
           to
           the
           name
           of
           worthy
           perfect
           Captaines
           ,
           to
           ioyne
           experience
           vnto
           knowledge
           ,
           then
           to
           get
           knowledge
           by
           Experience
           .
           For
           Mans
           life
           is
           short
           and
           subiect
           to
           many
           casualties
           ,
           oftentimes
           it
           is
           cut
           off
           before
           it
           can
           come
           to
           any
           such
           perfection
           as
           is
           required
           in
           an
           excellent
           man
           of
           War
           ;
           whereas
           small
           experience
           with
           diligent
           reading
           ,
           and
           perfect
           learning
           of
           feats
           of
           Warre
           may
           frame
           and
           make
           many
           politicke
           Captaines
           in
           a
           small
           time
           .
        
         
           I
           doe
           not
           meane
           that
           knowledge
           without
           experience
           can
           doe
           any
           great
           thing
           at
           all
           ;
           but
           being
           ioyned
           both
           together
           ,
           doubtlesse
           they
           may
           be
           as
           able
           to
           bring
           to
           passe
           as
           great
           and
           
           as
           merueilous
           things
           in
           valiant
           men
           in
           these
           our
           dayes
           ,
           as
           they
           haue
           done
           to
           others
           before
           our
           time
           :
           To
           which
           not
           only
           experience
           alone
           brought
           them
           ,
           but
           diligent
           learning
           and
           study
           of
           the
           Art
           of
           Warre
           ,
           written
           and
           set
           forth
           by
           Historicall
           Writers
           and
           Poets
           .
           Innumerable
           are
           the
           Bookes
           which
           this
           age
           doth
           afford
           of
           the
           like
           subiect
           for
           their
           direction
           :
           the
           number
           of
           which
           I
           haue
           augmented
           by
           two
           ;
           namely
           ,
           
             The
             Character
             of
             Warre
             ,
          
           and
           
             The
             Prospectiue
             Glasse
             of
             Warre
             .
             The
             Character
             of
             Warre
             ,
          
           doth
           instruct
           them
           in
           the
           vse
           of
           the
           Postures
           ,
           in
           the
           vse
           of
           Facing
           ,
           Wheeling
           ,
           Countermarching
           ,
           Doubling
           ,
           Distances
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           And
           how
           to
           Command
           a
           Company
           .
        
         
           
             The
             prospectiue
             Glasse
             of
             Warre
          
           doth
           instruct
           them
           how
           to
           Victuall
           an
           Army
           ,
           how
           to
           prouide
           money
           to
           pay
           Souldiers
           ,
           how
           to
           finde
           out
           the
           enemies
           purposes
           ,
           Traps
           ,
           and
           Stratagems
           ;
           how
           to
           direct
           an
           Army
           to
           march
           either
           by
           day
           or
           by
           night
           ;
           how
           to
           Embattell
           ;
           how
           to
           behaue
           themselues
           in
           battell
           ,
           when
           to
           fight
           ,
           when
           to
           auoide
           fight
           ,
           with
           many
           other
           excellent
           things
           worthy
           of
           their
           knowledge
           .
           Then
           let
           them
           read
           ,
           and
           reading
           they
           will
           learne
           to
           iudge
           aright
           of
           the
           Author
           ;
           who
           puts
           a
           difference
           betweene
           the
           state
           of
           Philosophers
           ,
           and
           the
           state
           of
           Captaines
           ;
           betweene
           the
           skill
           to
           read
           in
           Schooles
           ,
           and
           the
           knowledge
           to
           rule
           an
           Army
           ;
           between
           the
           science
           that
           wise
           men
           haue
           in
           Books
           ,
           and
           the
           experience
           that
           others
           haue
           in
           war
           ;
           betweene
           the
           skill
           to
           write
           with
           the
           pen
           ,
           and
           others
           to
           write
           with
           the
           sword
           ;
           betweene
           one
           that
           for
           his
           pastime
           is
           set
           round
           with
           deskes
           of
           Bookes
           ,
           and
           another
           in
           perill
           of
           life
           ,
           encompassed
           with
           troopes
           of
           enemies
           .
           Therefore
           presumes
           not
           to
           teach
           any
           such
           graue
           experienced
           Souldiers
           ;
           onely
           records
           what
           they
           haue
           done
           ,
           or
           can
           doe
           ;
           which
           he
           recounts
           to
           others
           to
           imitate
           ,
           who
           it
           may
           be
           haue
           neither
           seene
           nor
           read
           them
           .
           Spare
           not
           then
           to
           iudge
           and
           censure
           him
           who
           will
           euer
           remaine
           thine
           .
        
         
           
             C.
             E.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               Hiss
               .
            
             
               Hiss
               .
            
             
               A
               Battell
               both
               with
               Seconds
               ,
               and
               Ayds
               for
               all
               attempts
               ;
               containing
               12000.
               
               Foote
               ,
               and
               4000.
               
               Horse
               ,
               with
               Ordnance
               on
               the
               Hils
               ,
               Reare
               &
               Flanks
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
           THE
           PROSPECTIVE
           Glasse
           of
           VVARRE
           .
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             
          
           
             After
             what
             manner
             a
             Commander
             or
             Generall
             should
             best
             prouide
             Victuals
             and
             Mouie
             to
             content
             his
             Souldiers
             ,
             &
             how
             to
             finde
             out
             the
             purposes
             ,
             Trapps
             ,
             and
             Stratagems
             of
             his
             Enemy
             .
          
           
             VIctuals
             is
             the
             Soule
             of
             an
             Army
             :
             Money
             ,
             but
             the
             Sinewes
             :
             without
             the
             first
             your
             Army
             cannot
             at
             all
             subsist
             ;
             without
             the
             second
             ,
             but
             indifferently
             :
             but
             with
             both
             ,
             admirable
             well
             .
             That
             your
             Army
             may
             haue
             both
             Soule
             and
             Sinewes
             ,
             thereby
             to
             subsist
             long
             and
             well
             ,
             prouide
             for
             it
             good
             store
             of
             victuals
             and
             money
             :
             Likewise
             prye
             into
             the
             wiles
             and
             stratagems
             of
             the
             Enemy
             in
             time
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             go
             well
             with
             your
             Army
             .
             Which
             that
             you
             may
             well
             do
             ,
             these
             precepts
             following
             will
             direct
             you
             aright
             .
             But
             first
             of
             Victuals
             .
          
           
           
             Victuals
             consist
             first
             in
             conuenient
             prouision
             of
             them
             ,
             then
             in
             safe
             keeping
             and
             preseruing
             of
             them
             ,
             then
             in
             good
             distributing
             ,
             or
             spending
             ,
             or
             bestowing
             of
             them
             alwayes
             .
          
           
             
             All
             which
             you
             must
             carefully
             execute
             if
             you
             would
             not
             willingly
             taste
             of
             want
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Prouide
             for
             victuals
             before
             you
             vndertake
             the
             warre
             ,
             for
             then
             is
             the
             time
             of
             best
             prouision
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             In
             your
             warre
             begun
             ,
             store
             your selfe
             with
             victuals
             ,
             either
             neere
             hand
             or
             farre
             off
             .
             And
             conduct
             it
             with
             good
             and
             strong
             conuoyes
             ,
             lest
             the
             Enemy
             surprise
             it
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             In
             your
             Townes
             of
             warre
             ,
             either
             without
             or
             within
             ,
             haue
             great
             store
             of
             Milles
             to
             grinde
             corne
             to
             sustaine
             you
             the
             better
             in
             a
             seidge
             :
             And
             bee
             sure
             to
             looke
             well
             vnto
             them
             ,
             &
             sufficiently
             to
             defend
             them
             ,
             especially
             those
             that
             are
             without
             the
             Towne
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             If
             you
             beseidge
             Townes
             or
             Cities
             ,
             you
             ought
             to
             hurle
             downe
             all
             Milles
             within
             and
             without
             ,
             and
             to
             cut
             of
             the
             water
             from
             them
             ,
             if
             you
             cannot
             keepe
             them
             for
             your
             owne
             vse
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Prouide
             that
             such
             neighbours
             as
             dwell
             neere
             vnto
             you
             ,
             may
             safely
             bring
             victuals
             into
             your
             Campe
             without
             danger
             of
             the
             Enemy
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             In
             case
             of
             necessity
             send
             your
             Souldiers
             into
             their
             Prouince
             to
             abide
             &
             be
             relieued
             with
             victuals
             for
             a
             time
             .
             Example
             ,
          
           
             
               Galli
            
             being
             in
             some
             distresse
             of
             victuals
             ,
             choose
             the
             Citie
             
               Attella
               ,
            
             a
             Citie
             full
             of
             victuals
             ,
             to
             stay
             there
             vntill
             by
             their
             friends
             they
             might
             bee
             relieued
             ,
             both
             with
             victuals
             and
             Souldiers
             .
             In
             which
             Citie
             their
             Souldiers
             for
             a
             while
             were
             largely
             relieued
             and
             freely
             ,
             with
             or
             at
             the
             charges
             of
             the
             Cittizens
             .
          
           
           
             7.
             
             Seeke
             by
             all
             meanes
             to
             intercept
             your
             Enemies
             victuals
             ;
             and
             lay
             seidge
             to
             those
             places
             from
             whence
             their
             chiefe
             reliefe
             of
             victuals
             doth
             come
             .
             Example
             ,
          
           
             The
             Captaines
             of
             
               Charles
            
             the
             sift
             ,
             in
             the
             warres
             against
             the
             
               Germans
               ,
            
             lacked
             victuals
             somewhat
             ,
             where
             on
             the
             other
             side
             ,
             the
             
               Germans
            
             lying
             in
             a
             plaine
             fertill
             Country
             ,
             had
             plenty
             of
             victuals
             ,
             vpon
             the
             occasion
             of
             the
             aoundance
             of
             the
             Country
             ,
             being
             large
             ;
             and
             partly
             because
             certaine
             friendly
             Cities
             and
             Countries
             lay
             behinde
             them
             on
             the
             otherside
             of
             the
             Riuer
             .
             For
             the
             same
             purpose
             
               Charles
            
             the
             Emperour
             went
             about
             for
             to
             gaine
             the
             Cities
             standing
             about
             the
             Riuer
             from
             them
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             aduantage
             of
             the
             same
             Riuer
             with
             victuals
             :
             which
             was
             a
             braue
             act
             .
          
           
             Like
             this
             was
             that
             of
             
               Francis
               Sforsa
               ,
            
             who
             vnderstanding
             that
             the
             
               Frenchmen
               ,
            
             or
             Army
             at
             
               Nouaro
               ,
            
             had
             great
             comfort
             of
             victuals
             from
             
               Biagrassa
               ,
            
             he
             beseidged
             that
             Towne
             suddenly
             ,
             &
             tooke
             it
             :
             by
             which
             occasion
             hee
             tooke
             from
             them
             their
             chiefe
             victuals
             :
             And
             shortly
             after
             the
             
               French
            
             Army
             was
             faine
             to
             remoue
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             If
             you
             are
             for
             to
             iourney
             towards
             the
             warres
             ,
             iourney
             in
             a
             plentifull
             Country
             ,
             and
             which
             hath
             in
             long
             time
             beene
             in
             peace
             .
             Thus
             did
             the
             
               French
            
             King
             
               Charles
            
             the
             eight
             when
             he
             came
             to
             the
             Citie
             of
             
               Ast
               .
            
          
           
             9.
             
             Also
             you
             are
             to
             iourney
             in
             your
             Confederates
             Country
             ,
             and
             who
             vpon
             very
             great
             occasion
             is
             to
             desire
             your
             society
             ,
             for
             such
             will
             ayde
             you
             liberally
             .
             This
             was
             likewise
             practised
             by
             
               Charles
            
             the
             eight
             when
             he
             inuaded
             
               Naples
               :
            
             For
             other
             wayes
             of
             getting
             of
             victuals
             ,
             and
             preseruing
             them
             so
             got
             ,
             peruse
             these
             presedents
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             Some
             Kings
             ,
             Captaines
             ,
             and
             Generals
             ,
             which
             haue
             either
             taken
             ,
             or
             saued
             some
             Citie
             which
             was
             
             likely
             to
             be
             lost
             ,
             haue
             caused
             their
             Souldiers
             to
             be
             releiued
             of
             victuals
             in
             the
             same
             ;
             in
             the
             houses
             of
             them
             which
             were
             their
             Enemies
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             Some
             haue
             vsed
             for
             to
             send
             certaine
             Captaines
             of
             Souldiers
             into
             other
             Cities
             ,
             for
             to
             ease
             the
             present
             spending
             in
             the
             place
             where
             they
             were
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             Some
             haue
             vsed
             to
             send
             all
             the
             poore
             and
             impotent
             people
             out
             of
             their
             Citie
             so
             beseidged
             ,
             that
             their
             victuals
             might
             last
             the
             longer
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             Some
             would
             suffer
             none
             either
             to
             returne
             or
             to
             haue
             reliefe
             of
             victuals
             :
             Which
             vnreasonable
             hard
             vsage
             needed
             not
             ,
             if
             Gouernors
             would
             before
             hand
             ,
             and
             before
             need
             ,
             prepare
             both
             for
             abundance
             of
             victuals
             ,
             or
             else
             withall
             take
             order
             for
             the
             moderate
             spending
             of
             their
             victuals
             :
             For
             negligence
             of
             prouision
             of
             victuals
             in
             time
             ,
             and
             mispending
             ,
             or
             else
             lacke
             of
             good
             keeping
             or
             ordering
             them
             which
             you
             haue
             ,
             should
             be
             well
             seene
             vnto
             .
             I
             pretermit
             this
             .
             And
             I
             fall
             vpon
             the
             prouision
             of
             money
             for
             the
             payment
             of
             your
             Souldiers
             wages
             .
          
           
             
             Hauing
             money
             sufficient
             ,
             it
             is
             best
             to
             pay
             your
             Souldiers
             beforehand
             ,
             or
             monthly
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             If
             you
             be
             bare
             of
             money
             ,
             pay
             some
             wages
             ,
             and
             procure
             that
             the
             Souldiers
             may
             haue
             victuals
             good
             cheape
             all
             the
             while
             you
             lacke
             money
             ,
             or
             imploy
             them
             where
             continuall
             spoyle
             may
             be
             had
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             If
             you
             haue
             little
             money
             ,
             pay
             a
             part
             of
             that
             openly
             in
             the
             hands
             of
             such
             souldiers
             as
             are
             most
             likely
             to
             make
             a
             Mutiny
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Some
             Generals
             when
             as
             their
             souldiers
             haue
             beene
             ready
             to
             reuoult
             or
             mutiny
             for
             lacke
             of
             pay
             ,
             haue
             straight
             way
             brought
             them
             to
             the
             battell
             ,
             for
             this
             purpose
             ;
             if
             victory
             happened
             on
             their
             side
             ,
             they
             
             would
             pay
             their
             souldiers
             of
             the
             spoyle
             of
             their
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             else
             if
             their
             Army
             were
             ouerthrowne
             ,
             then
             they
             should
             be
             cleerely
             and
             well
             discharged
             of
             the
             grieuous
             and
             dangerous
             complaint
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Some
             haue
             caused
             the
             Cittizens
             of
             Cities
             to
             receiue
             souldiers
             into
             their
             houses
             for
             to
             giue
             vnto
             them
             meate
             ,
             drinke
             ,
             and
             lodging
             ,
             and
             to
             giue
             wages
             vnto
             the
             same
             souldiers
             .
             Thus
             did
             
               Anthony
               de
               Leua
            
             at
             
               Millan
               .
            
          
           
             This
             was
             he
             that
             forbad
             all
             his
             Cittizens
             for
             to
             eate
             any
             bread
             but
             onely
             such
             as
             should
             bee
             bought
             of
             him
             :
             For
             which
             purpose
             he
             appointed
             in
             euery
             streete
             certaine
             houses
             where
             bread
             should
             be
             sold
             ,
             at
             what
             price
             he
             lusted
             ,
             and
             none
             durst
             do
             the
             contrary
             .
             By
             which
             kinde
             of
             means
             he
             got
             into
             his
             hands
             all
             such
             kinde
             of
             money
             as
             any
             Citizen
             of
             
               Millan
            
             had
             in
             his
             Chests
             ,
             or
             else
             could
             make
             or
             reserue
             by
             any
             meanes
             or
             wayes
             ;
             with
             which
             he
             payd
             his
             souldiers
             .
             This
             was
             his
             way
             ,
             but
             some
             haue
             found
             other
             wayes
             besides
             these
             .
          
           
             
             5.
             
             Some
             Generals
             haue
             gaged
             all
             their
             plate
             and
             Iewels
             vnto
             rich
             monyed
             men
             ,
             to
             pay
             their
             souldiers
             .
          
           
             
             6.
             
             Some
             Kings
             haue
             borrowed
             all
             the
             Iewels
             and
             ornaments
             of
             certaine
             great
             Ladies
             or
             Estates
             ,
             which
             were
             their
             friends
             and
             kinsmen
             ,
             and
             haue
             pawned
             the
             same
             to
             Vsurers
             for
             to
             pay
             their
             souldiers
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Borrow
             largely
             of
             your
             Confederates
             money
             ,
             who
             seeketh
             your
             society
             in
             his
             warres
             :
             for
             his
             speciall
             purpose
             :
             The
             
               French
            
             King
             
               Charles
            
             the
             8.
             could
             do
             this
             passing
             well
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             Seeke
             of
             such
             a
             Confederate
             any
             other
             ayde
             or
             furniture
             for
             your
             warres
             ,
             which
             furniture
             can
             
             stay
             your
             laying
             out
             of
             much
             expence
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Seeme
             (
             to
             such
             a
             Confederate
             )
             to
             deferre
             your
             warres
             that
             you
             may
             the
             better
             wring
             forth
             of
             him
             greater
             summes
             .
             It
             may
             bee
             he
             may
             proue
             like
             
               Lodowicke
               Sforza
            
             Duke
             of
             
               Millan
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Duke
             ,
             seeing
             
               Charles
            
             the
             eight
             make
             no
             haste
             to
             inuade
             
               Naples
            
             according
             vnto
             promise
             ,
             because
             
               Lodowicke
            
             was
             to
             worke
             a
             feate
             by
             
               Charles
            
             his
             comming
             ,
             which
             otherwise
             hee
             was
             very
             hardly
             to
             do
             ;
             he
             sent
             his
             sonne
             in
             Law
             with
             a
             braue
             Captaine
             into
             
               France
            
             vnto
             the
             King
             ,
             offering
             him
             money
             ,
             shippes
             ,
             horsemen
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             things
             of
             great
             importance
             ,
             which
             the
             King
             accepted
             ,
             and
             for
             that
             cause
             before
             did
             stay
             the
             warre
             .
             Thus
             much
             of
             this
             ,
             which
             shall
             suffice
             for
             the
             wayes
             of
             getting
             of
             money
             to
             pay
             souldiers
             ,
             and
             likewise
             for
             victualling
             your
             Army
             .
             I
             will
             now
             shew
             the
             wayes
             by
             which
             you
             may
             finde
             out
             your
             Enemies
             purposes
             ,
             Trapps
             ,
             and
             Stratagems
             .
             To
             doe
             which
             ,
             well
             obserue
             these
             precepts
             .
          
           
             
             1.
             
             First
             ,
             you
             are
             to
             suspect
             vehemently
             ,
             or
             else
             to
             feare
             ,
             how
             your
             Enemy
             hath
             an
             invention
             by
             some
             subtiltie
             or
             politique
             stratagem
             ,
             or
             inuention
             ,
             or
             else
             some
             crafty
             deceite
             or
             wile
             to
             entrap
             ,
             beguile
             ,
             or
             ouerthrow
             your
             Army
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Next
             for
             such
             intents
             or
             purposes
             ,
             you
             should
             entertaine
             very
             good
             and
             sundry
             espialls
             ,
             who
             by
             all
             meanes
             are
             to
             be
             very
             attentiue
             ,
             inquisitiue
             ,
             curious
             ,
             liberall
             ,
             suspitious
             ,
             and
             bold
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Which
             especially
             should
             remaine
             or
             abide
             neer
             the
             Court
             of
             your
             Enemy
             ,
             or
             else
             neere
             vnto
             the
             Army
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             in
             some
             friends
             Country
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             neere
             some
             neighbour
             of
             your
             
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             way
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             else
             a
             Common
             Trauellor
             ,
             or
             else
             a
             Studient
             in
             the
             Land
             of
             the
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             a
             subiect
             of
             reputation
             in
             the
             Land
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             or
             else
             a
             Merchant
             or
             common
             seller
             of
             wares
             ,
             or
             a
             Barber
             ,
             or
             a
             Victualler
             in
             your
             Enemies
             Country
             .
          
           
             5
             Which
             kinde
             of
             espialls
             ,
             you
             are
             neuer
             to
             trust
             throughly
             ,
             but
             euer
             to
             bee
             iealous
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             weigh
             and
             conferre
             their
             reports
             with
             the
             reports
             of
             other
             espialls
             ,
             and
             with
             likely-hoods
             ,
             oppertunities
             ,
             and
             reasons
             .
          
           
             Haue
             espialls
             continually
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             possible
             ,
             in
             your
             Enemies
             Army
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Langraue
               ,
            
             with
             other
             Captaines
             of
             the
             Germans
             ,
             (
             against
             the
             Emperour
             
               Charles
            
             the
             first
             by
             name
             )
             had
             in
             
               Charles
            
             his
             Army
             
               ●00
               .
            
             good
             Espials
             ,
             whereby
             he
             almost
             euery
             houre
             had
             certaine
             knowledge
             what
             was
             done
             or
             said
             in
             
               Charles
            
             his
             Campe
             or
             Tents
             .
          
           
             
               Charles
            
             the
             first
             Emperour
             lacked
             good
             Espials
             ,
             for
             which
             cause
             he
             left
             many
             things
             vndone
             ,
             which
             had
             beene
             for
             his
             singular
             profit
             ,
             if
             hee
             had
             knowne
             of
             such
             occasions
             .
          
           
             Therefore
             prouide
             you
             good
             Espialls
             ;
             which
             Espials
             are
             so
             necessary
             in
             the
             wars
             as
             any
             thing
             else
             :
             for
             by
             them
             you
             shall
             vnderstand
             how
             your
             Enemie
             will
             fight
             ,
             what
             hee
             will
             doe
             against
             your
             Army
             ,
             Marching
             ,
             Fighting
             ,
             or
             Flying
             .
             Which
             motions
             ,
             (
             or
             rather
             principall
             heads
             of
             the
             Art
             of
             warre
             )
             shall
             be
             handled
             in
             the
             foure
             next
             Chapters
             following
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             
          
           
             How
             a
             Commander
             or
             Generall
             should
             order
             his
             March
             ,
             both
             by
             day
             and
             night
             for
             the
             saftie
             of
             his
             Army
             :
             How
             passe
             Woodes
             ,
             Hills
             ,
             and
             Riuers
             ,
             beset
             or
             not
             beset
             with
             Enemies
             .
             With
             many
             other
             necessary
             circumstances
             appertaining
             to
             Marches
             .
          
           
             I
             Am
             now
             to
             enter
             by
             degrees
             vpon
             these
             foure
             principall
             heads
             of
             the
             Art
             of
             warre
             :
             namely
             ,
             Marching
             ,
             Embattelling
             ,
             Fighting
             ,
             and
             Flying
             from
             an
             Enemie
             .
             All
             which
             I
             will
             deliuer
             with
             as
             good
             method
             ,
             plainnesse
             ,
             and
             breuitie
             as
             I
             can
             .
             I
             am
             to
             begin
             with
             Marching
             :
             wherein
             I
             pray
             obserue
             my
             method
             and
             order
             ;
             which
             shall
             be
             ,
             fiirst
             by
             precept
             to
             prescribe
             it
             :
             Then
             by
             Example
             to
             approue
             it
             ;
             Example
             being
             the
             life
             of
             precept
             .
             I
             begin
             .
          
           
             
             1.
             
             In
             Marching
             you
             must
             bee
             very
             mistrustfull
             of
             your
             Enemie
             ,
             lest
             he
             entrap
             you
             with
             Ambushes
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             You
             must
             therefore
             appoint
             some
             to
             march
             before
             to
             discouer
             suspected
             places
             ;
             as
             Woodes
             ,
             Mountaines
             ,
             Forests
             ,
             Rockes
             ,
             Banckes
             of
             Riuers
             ,
             Caues
             ,
             Hills
             ,
             hollow
             and
             deepe
             wayes
             .
             The
             most
             of
             which
             are
             rough
             and
             intricate
             ,
             and
             scarce
             passable
             for
             the
             heauy
             Armed
             and
             horse
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             The
             fittest
             for
             this
             seruice
             are
             your
             Musketteers
             ;
             
             I
             ,
             and
             your
             Dragons
             to
             ioyne
             with
             them
             ,
             for
             they
             may
             alight
             from
             their
             Horses
             and
             serue
             on
             foot
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             You
             must
             march
             sometimes
             in
             one
             forme
             ,
             sometimes
             in
             another
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             place
             and
             occasion
             offered
             .
             Example
             .
          
           
             
               Alexander
            
             at
             the
             Riuer
             
               Granicus
            
             marched
             with
             his
             horse
             foremost
             to
             passe
             the
             Riuer
             ,
             and
             to
             assaile
             the
             
               Persians
               ,
            
             who
             had
             opposed
             their
             Horse
             against
             him
             on
             the
             bankes
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Marching
             through
             the
             streights
             to
             fight
             the
             battaile
             of
             
               Issos
               ,
            
             he
             marched
             with
             his
             Horse
             behinde
             his
             Foot
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             vncertaine
             how
             neere
             the
             Enemy
             lay
             ,
             and
             was
             loath
             to
             put
             them
             to
             hazzard
             before
             they
             had
             libertie
             of
             ground
             to
             order
             themselues
             ,
             and
             might
             haue
             assistance
             of
             the
             Foot.
             At
             the
             Riuer
             of
             
               Ister
            
             hee
             did
             the
             like
             ;
             for
             hauing
             past
             the
             Riuer
             ,
             hee
             marched
             through
             a
             Corne
             field
             ,
             and
             therefore
             so
             marshalled
             them
             for
             feare
             of
             an
             Ambush
             .
             Otherwise
             it
             was
             his
             custome
             in
             marching
             (
             as
             it
             is
             the
             manner
             also
             at
             this
             day
             )
             to
             dispose
             his
             Horse
             halfe
             behinde
             ,
             and
             halfe
             before
             :
             the
             Carriage
             in
             the
             midst
             ,
             or
             Otherwise
             .
          
           
             But
             how
             to
             March
             properly
             both
             by
             day
             and
             by
             night
             ,
             with
             your
             Carriage
             truely
             placed
             ,
             and
             euery
             thing
             rightly
             ordered
             ,
             is
             a
             point
             worthy
             to
             be
             taken
             notice
             of
             :
             Briefely
             thus
             .
          
           
             Being
             to
             March
             in
             the
             day
             ,
             obserue
             the
             manner
             of
             March
             now
             in
             vse
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Let
             some
             Dragons
             and
             Musketteers
             march
             before
             to
             represse
             the
             Enemies
             incursions
             ,
             and
             to
             search
             Woods
             and
             Forrests
             for
             Ambushes
             ,
             and
             to
             surprise
             straight
             Wayes
             ,
             Bridges
             and
             Foords
             .
             Send
             after
             them
             your
             Pyoneers
             to
             mend
             the
             wayes
             ,
             to
             cut
             the
             woods
             that
             are
             in
             the
             way
             ,
             least
             by
             bad
             way
             the
             Army
             be
             tyred
             .
          
           
           
             8.
             
             Let
             the
             Foot
             of
             the
             Vantguard
             (
             or
             right
             wing
             )
             follow
             ,
             enery
             battalion
             there
             of
             in
             order
             ,
             hauing
             halfe
             the
             horse
             of
             the
             Army
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             all
             their
             baggage
             and
             Carriage
             behinde
             them
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             After
             let
             the
             battalions
             of
             the
             battell
             follow
             with
             all
             their
             baggage
             and
             carriage
             in
             the
             Reare
             ,
             as
             the
             former
             .
             Let
             the
             battalions
             of
             the
             Reareward
             (
             or
             left
             wing
             )
             follow
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             baggage
             or
             carriage
             behinde
             them
             .
             Let
             euery
             one
             of
             the
             battalions
             haue
             their
             shoot
             before
             and
             behinde
             .
             And
             let
             the
             remainder
             of
             your
             Horse
             bring
             vp
             the
             Reare
             .
             As
             for
             your
             Ordnance
             ,
             distribute
             that
             (
             as
             your
             Carriage
             )
             both
             behinde
             the
             Vantgard
             ,
             the
             battell
             ,
             and
             the
             Rereward
             ;
             the
             better
             to
             serue
             against
             all
             attempts
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             At
             night
             ,
             quarter
             the
             Battalions
             of
             the
             Vantgard
             all
             in
             one
             place
             ;
             those
             of
             the
             Battell
             all
             in
             another
             ;
             and
             those
             of
             the
             Reareward
             all
             by
             themselues
             ,
             but
             not
             too
             farre
             a
             sunder
             for
             feare
             of
             danger
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             In
             the
             morning
             being
             to
             dislodge
             :
             First
             shoot
             off
             one
             peece
             of
             Ordnance
             ,
             a
             little
             after
             that
             another
             ,
             and
             so
             a
             third
             in
             his
             time
             .
             Shooting
             the
             first
             ,
             the
             Army
             takes
             notice
             you
             will
             dislodge
             ;
             therefore
             they
             trusse
             vp
             their
             baggage
             and
             load
             it
             .
             Shooting
             the
             second
             ,
             they
             take
             vp
             their
             Armes
             and
             fall
             into
             ranke
             :
             shooting
             the
             third
             ,
             they
             set
             forward
             to
             march
             .
             Thus
             Graue
             
               Maurice
            
             did
             dislodge
             his
             Souldiers
             .
             
               Vespatian
            
             did
             it
             by
             the
             sound
             of
             a
             Trumpet
             (
             as
             
               Iosephus
            
             doth
             report
             )
             in
             the
             third
             Booke
             of
             his
             Antiquities
             ,
             Chap.
             3.
             
          
           
             12.
             
             Being
             to
             march
             in
             the
             night
             obserue
             the
             
               Graecian
            
             order
             .
          
           
             Send
             your
             baggage
             and
             carriage
             before
             with
             a
             sufficient
             guard
             .
             Then
             follow
             ,
             first
             with
             your
             Pikemen
             ,
             then
             with
             your
             light
             Armed
             (
             being
             Musketteers
             ;
             )
             next
             
             with
             all
             your
             Horse
             in
             the
             reare
             ;
             the
             better
             ▪
             by
             breake
             of
             day
             to
             come
             all
             together
             into
             one
             place
             ,
             as
             ought
             to
             be
             .
             This
             way
             your
             Army
             in
             the
             night
             is
             easily
             kept
             together
             ,
             and
             is
             soonest
             espied
             if
             it
             breake
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             Being
             to
             inuade
             an
             Enemies
             Countrie
             ,
             march
             with
             your
             Carriage
             in
             the
             Reare
             .
             When
             you
             doe
             dismarch
             from
             an
             Enemies
             Countrie
             ,
             let
             your
             Carriage
             be
             in
             the
             Front
             ,
             vnlesse
             great
             store
             of
             Enemies
             be
             suspected
             to
             intercept
             it
             ;
             then
             you
             must
             place
             it
             in
             the
             midst
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             Now
             in
             fight
             you
             may
             dispose
             of
             it
             fiue
             manner
             of
             wayes
             ;
             either
             before
             the
             Army
             ,
             or
             behinde
             ,
             or
             on
             the
             one
             flanke
             ,
             or
             on
             the
             other
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             midst
             .
             Before
             the
             Army
             ,
             when
             you
             feare
             to
             be
             charged
             behinde
             :
             behinde
             the
             Army
             ,
             when
             you
             lead
             towards
             the
             Enemy
             :
             when
             you
             feare
             to
             be
             charged
             in
             Flanke
             ,
             on
             the
             contrary
             side
             :
             in
             the
             midst
             ,
             when
             a
             hollow
             battell
             is
             needfull
             and
             fit
             .
             This
             last
             was
             practised
             by
             S
             
               r
            
             
               Horatio
               Vere
            
             in
             the
             
               Pallatinate
               ,
            
             and
             by
             the
             
               Graecians
            
             (
             as
             
               Zenophon
            
             doth
             record
             in
             his
             third
             booke
             of
             the
             Ascent
             of
             
               Cyrus
               .
            
          
           
             15.
             
             Being
             to
             march
             through
             a
             wood
             obserue
             
               Zenophons
            
             counsell
             .
             Let
             your
             Foot
             and
             Horse
             in
             order
             single
             themselues
             as
             the
             way
             fals
             out
             ,
             and
             you
             shall
             make
             your
             passage
             the
             more
             secure
             and
             easie
             :
             
               Zenophon
            
             did
             thus
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             read
             in
             his
             sixt
             book
             of
             the
             Ascent
             of
             
               Cyrus
               .
            
          
           
             16.
             
             It
             were
             not
             amisse
             to
             haue
             some
             Musketteers
             to
             march
             on
             the
             sides
             of
             the
             Wood
             ,
             to
             secure
             the
             rest
             within
             .
          
           
             
             17.
             
             If
             your
             Enemy
             be
             in
             a
             Wood
             ,
             Fenne
             ,
             Hill
             ,
             Fort
             ,
             Towne
             ,
             or
             other
             place
             of
             strength
             ,
             that
             admitteth
             no
             accesse
             ,
             send
             your
             Musketteers
             to
             shew
             themselues
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             brauado
             to
             toule
             him
             out
             of
             his
             aduantage
             ,
             and
             bring
             him
             into
             the
             field
             ,
             where
             he
             may
             the
             more
             easily
             
             be
             dealt
             withall
             :
             with
             these
             Musketteers
             send
             some
             Horse
             to
             set
             vpon
             him
             ,
             if
             he
             dare
             to
             venture
             forth
             .
             Example
             .
          
           
             
               Alexander
            
             leading
             his
             Army
             against
             the
             Tribals
             that
             had
             hid
             themselues
             in
             a
             wood
             ,
             commanded
             his
             Archers
             and
             slingers
             to
             run
             out
             and
             shoot
             ,
             and
             sling
             among
             the
             
               Barbarians
               ,
            
             to
             see
             if
             he
             could
             toule
             them
             into
             the
             plaine
             .
             The
             Archers
             and
             slingers
             spared
             not
             to
             let
             flye
             ,
             and
             the
             Tribals
             being
             wounded
             with
             arrows
             ,
             threw
             themselues
             out
             of
             the
             wood
             with
             all
             speed
             ,
             to
             fall
             vpon
             the
             vnarmed
             Archers
             .
             Then
             
               Alexander
            
             with
             his
             Horse
             presently
             charged
             them
             ,
             and
             being
             ouerborne
             by
             the
             Horse
             they
             fled
             through
             the
             Wood
             to
             the
             Riuer
             .
          
           
             18.
             
             
               Alexander
            
             whensoeuer
             he
             was
             to
             vse
             expedition
             ,
             marched
             away
             with
             the
             Horse
             and
             light
             armed
             ,
             leauing
             the
             Armed
             to
             come
             after
             .
             The
             Armed
             are
             for
             a
             firme
             and
             stedfast
             fight
             ,
             not
             for
             Concursions
             .
          
           
             19.
             
             Being
             then
             forsome
             farre
             ,
             yet
             sodaine
             attempt
             ,
             leaue
             your
             Pikemen
             behinde
             ,
             and
             march
             away
             with
             your
             Horse
             and
             Musketeers
             :
             for
             when
             celeritie
             is
             requisite
             ,
             who
             so
             fit
             to
             be
             imployed
             ,
             as
             they
             who
             haue
             nothing
             to
             hinder
             their
             speed
             .
          
           
             20.
             
             Being
             to
             march
             against
             an
             Enemy
             in
             his
             owne
             Countrie
             ,
             giue
             the
             word
             to
             come
             to
             such
             a
             
               Prouince
               ,
            
             but
             Inuade
             another
             :
             by
             this
             you
             shall
             deceiue
             your
             Enemy
             .
          
           
             
             
               Agesilaus
            
             to
             deceiue
             
               Tisaphernes
               ,
            
             made
             countenance
             as
             though
             he
             would
             first
             inuade
             
               Caria
               ;
            
             whereupon
             
               Tisaphernes
            
             gathered
             all
             his
             power
             together
             ;
             but
             
               Agesilaus
            
             on
             a
             sodaine
             returned
             backe
             againe
             ,
             and
             entred
             into
             
               Phrygia
               ,
            
             tooke
             there
             many
             Cities
             ,
             and
             won
             great
             spoile
             .
          
           
             21.
             
             Many
             Generals
             besides
             
               Agesilaus
            
             haue
             done
             the
             like
             ,
             then
             be
             not
             you
             carelesse
             of
             it
             ;
             for
             by
             such
             a
             plot
             the
             Enemy
             some
             other
             time
             may
             perchance
             be
             drawne
             
             to
             deceiue
             himselfe
             .
             Example
             .
          
           
             
               Agesilaus
            
             vpon
             another
             time
             gaue
             out
             that
             he
             would
             enter
             
               Lydia
               ,
            
             not
             meaning
             to
             deceiue
             
               Tisaphernes
            
             againe
             ,
             but
             
               Tisaphernes
            
             deceiued
             himself
             ,
             and
             thought
             he
             would
             haue
             inuaded
             
               Caria
               ,
            
             a
             woodie
             Countrey
             very
             ill
             for
             horsemen
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             was
             the
             weaker
             :
             but
             
               Agesilaus
            
             tooke
             the
             champion
             Countrey
             of
             
               Lydia
            
             contrary
             to
             his
             expectation
             ,
             so
             that
             
               Tisaphernes
            
             was
             inforced
             to
             come
             with
             all
             the
             speed
             that
             might
             be
             to
             the
             rescue
             thereof
             :
             therefore
             leauing
             all
             his
             Foot
             behinde
             him
             ,
             he
             came
             stealing
             vpon
             them
             with
             his
             Horse
             :
             
               Agesilaus
            
             vnderstanding
             by
             his
             men
             that
             
               Tisaphernes
            
             was
             come
             (
             and
             had
             made
             some
             slaughter
             of
             such
             as
             were
             found
             stragling
             abroad
             out
             of
             order
             )
             imagined
             with
             himselfe
             that
             the
             footmen
             of
             his
             Enemies
             could
             not
             yet
             be
             arriued
             ,
             therefore
             with
             all
             speed
             he
             thrust
             in
             among
             the
             horsemen
             (
             which
             he
             had
             )
             his
             light
             armed
             footmen
             ,
             and
             commanded
             them
             straight
             to
             charge
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             whilst
             he
             caused
             the
             heauy
             armed
             men
             to
             follow
             at
             their
             heeles
             ,
             as
             they
             did
             :
             but
             
               Tisaphernes
            
             men
             fled
             vpon
             it
             immediately
             ,
             and
             
               Agesilaus
            
             men
             lustily
             followed
             the
             chase
             ,
             tooke
             his
             Campe
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             great
             slaughter
             of
             them
             that
             fled
             .
          
           
             22.
             
             Being
             in
             an
             Enemies
             Countrie
             ,
             march
             in
             battell
             array
             ,
             and
             let
             your
             Pyoners
             worke
             the
             harder
             ,
             for
             a
             long
             march
             here
             is
             dangerous
             .
             Send
             Horse
             and
             Musketeers
             a
             good
             way
             before
             ,
             to
             search
             the
             hils
             ,
             and
             to
             surprise
             them
             from
             the
             Enemy
             .
          
           
             23.
             
             In
             marching
             betweene
             Mountaines
             and
             Hils
             ,
             see
             that
             your
             Vantgard
             succour
             your
             Rereward
             ,
             your
             Rereward
             the
             Vantgard
             ,
             if
             your
             Enemies
             goe
             about
             to
             intercept
             or
             molest
             you
             marching
             .
          
           
             
               Zenophon
            
             and
             
               Cherisophus
            
             did
             thus
             against
             the
             
               Carduchans
               :
            
             Obserue
             the
             manner
             .
          
           
           
             The
             
               Carduchans
            
             by
             fighting
             took
             the
             streights
             which
             lay
             in
             their
             way
             ,
             and
             indeauoured
             to
             hinder
             and
             shut
             vp
             their
             march
             :
             but
             when
             they
             opposed
             against
             the
             Vant
             ,
             
               Zenophon
            
             from
             the
             Reate
             ascending
             the
             Mountaines
             ,
             and
             gaining
             the
             vpper
             ground
             ,
             remoued
             all
             the
             impediments
             the
             Enemy
             could
             cast
             vpon
             the
             way
             :
             when
             against
             the
             Reare
             ,
             
               Cherisophus
            
             ascending
             vp
             tooke
             the
             vpper
             ground
             likewise
             ,
             and
             freed
             the
             way
             from
             them
             that
             came
             behinde
             .
             So
             they
             alwayes
             succoured
             ,
             and
             had
             mutuall
             care
             one
             of
             another
             .
          
           
             
             24.
             
             Lighting
             in
             your
             March
             vpon
             deepe
             and
             impassible
             Riuers
             ,
             and
             hauing
             no
             Boats
             (
             to
             make
             Bridges
             )
             to
             waffe
             you
             ouer
             ;
             marching
             further
             to
             the
             heads
             of
             the
             Riuers
             ,
             you
             may
             goe
             ouer
             without
             wetting
             your
             knees
             :
             
               Zenophon
            
             in
             the
             third
             Booke
             of
             the
             Ascent
             of
             
               Cyrus
               .
            
          
           
             25.
             
             Being
             come
             to
             some
             passable
             Riuer
             ,
             where
             the
             currant
             runnes
             exceeding
             strong
             ;
             cause
             your
             Horse
             to
             breake
             the
             waters
             ,
             and
             then
             let
             your
             Foot
             march
             ouer
             ,
             but
             sheltered
             on
             each
             side
             with
             the
             Horse
             .
          
           
             26.
             
             If
             the
             currant
             be
             ouer
             bigge
             ,
             so
             that
             you
             cannot
             waide
             ouer
             ;
             cut
             the
             same
             Riuer
             in
             diuers
             places
             ,
             and
             turne
             it
             into
             the
             landward
             with
             other
             currants
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             passe
             ouer
             with
             ease
             .
          
           
             27.
             
             Being
             to
             passe
             a
             great
             Riuer
             where
             the
             Enemy
             on
             the
             bankes
             stands
             to
             intercept
             your
             passage
             ;
             to
             withdraw
             him
             from
             thence
             (
             and
             to
             deceiue
             him
             )
             seeme
             to
             leaue
             the
             attempt
             ,
             and
             march
             away
             ;
             then
             hauing
             left
             some
             behinde
             you
             to
             make
             a
             Bridge
             (
             vnknowne
             to
             the
             Enemy
             )
             returne
             when
             you
             see
             your
             time
             ,
             and
             passe
             your
             men
             ouer
             with
             ease
             .
             Example
             .
          
           
             
               Caesar
            
             hauing
             his
             Army
             on
             a
             banke
             of
             a
             Riuer
             in
             
               France
            
             and
             his
             passage
             being
             let
             of
             
               Vergintorige
            
             a
             Frenchman
             ,
             
             the
             which
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             Riuer
             ,
             had
             his
             men
             ,
             marched
             many
             daies
             along
             the
             Riuer
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             did
             the
             Enemy
             :
             wherefore
             
               Caesar
            
             encamping
             in
             a
             woodie
             place
             ,
             apt
             to
             hide
             men
             ,
             he
             tooke
             out
             of
             euery
             Legion
             3.
             
             Cohorts
             ,
             and
             made
             them
             to
             tarry
             in
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             commanding
             them
             that
             so
             soone
             as
             hee
             was
             departed
             ,
             they
             should
             cast
             ouer
             a
             bridge
             ,
             and
             fortifie
             it
             ,
             &
             hee
             and
             his
             other
             men
             followed
             on
             the
             way
             :
             Wherefore
             
               Vergintorige
            
             seeing
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Legions
             ,
             thinking
             that
             there
             was
             not
             left
             any
             part
             of
             them
             behinde
             ,
             followed
             also
             his
             way
             .
             But
             
               Caesar
            
             when
             hee
             supposed
             the
             bridge
             was
             made
             ,
             turned
             backward
             ,
             &
             finding
             all
             things
             in
             order
             ,
             passed
             the
             Riuer
             without
             difficultie
             .
          
           
             
             In
             marching
             ,
             to
             auoyd
             contention
             about
             place
             ;
             let
             euery
             Nation
             haue
             his
             honour
             of
             place
             :
             That
             which
             had
             the
             Vantgard
             this
             day
             ,
             must
             haue
             the
             Reareward
             the
             next
             day
             ;
             and
             so
             of
             all
             the
             rest
             by
             turnes
             .
             Thus
             much
             for
             Marching
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             III.
             
          
           
             How
             a
             Commander
             or
             Generall
             ,
             should
             order
             his
             Battells
             ,
             and
             how
             behaue
             himselfe
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Fight
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             Battell
             lost
             .
          
           
             THe
             substance
             of
             the
             Art
             Military
             doth
             subsist
             in
             this
             :
             How
             to
             order
             your
             Battell
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             behaue
             your selfe
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Fight
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             Battell
             lost
             :
             To
             do
             which
             ,
             obserue
             these
             particular
             precepts
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             be
             enabled
             to
             doe
             accordingly
             .
             I
             begin
             
             with
             the
             ordering
             of
             your
             battels
             .
          
           
             
             1.
             
             You
             are
             to
             chuse
             your
             place
             both
             for
             Rainging
             of
             your
             battels
             before
             fight
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             fight
             of
             the
             battell
             ,
             that
             the
             same
             place
             be
             able
             to
             containe
             your
             whole
             Army
             without
             disturbance
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Next
             in
             ordering
             your
             battels
             ▪
             you
             must
             consider
             what
             dangers
             are
             likely
             ,
             or
             else
             may
             happen
             by
             causualtie
             or
             fortune
             ,
             and
             to
             prouide
             for
             remedies
             by
             your
             order
             beforehand
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Likewise
             you
             are
             to
             consider
             ,
             that
             you
             ought
             not
             to
             order
             your
             battels
             in
             all
             cases
             and
             respects
             alike
             ,
             but
             very
             diuersly
             as
             your
             case
             shall
             require
             .
             For
             you
             are
             to
             order
             your
             battels
             according
             ,
             partly
             vnto
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             ground
             ,
             partly
             vnto
             the
             quantity
             ,
             quality
             ,
             or
             regard
             of
             your
             Enemies
             Army
             ,
             and
             partly
             vnto
             such
             respect
             as
             is
             fittest
             against
             such
             orders
             or
             battels
             of
             your
             Enemies
             best
             knowne
             to
             your selfe
             for
             your
             best
             aduantage
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             You
             are
             to
             order
             your
             Army
             into
             conuenient
             parts
             ,
             and
             to
             appoint
             euery
             one
             his
             place
             ,
             number
             ,
             and
             action
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             You
             are
             to
             order
             your
             battels
             ,
             that
             no
             part
             of
             your
             Army
             be
             any
             disturbance
             to
             any
             part
             of
             your
             battels
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Your
             are
             to
             chuse
             your
             place
             ,
             and
             to
             order
             your
             Army
             so
             ,
             that
             your
             Enemies
             cannot
             compasse
             you
             either
             with
             their
             horsemen
             ,
             or
             with
             their
             shoot
             ,
             great
             or
             small
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             to
             your
             hurt
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             You
             are
             with
             discretion
             to
             learne
             and
             know
             the
             equality
             and
             inequality
             of
             the
             number
             of
             your
             Enemies
             Army
             with
             your
             owne
             Army
             .
             For
             you
             can
             neuer
             most
             aptly
             order
             your
             Army
             in
             iust
             battels
             ,
             for
             to
             be
             ordered
             according
             to
             discipline
             of
             warre
             ,
             before
             you
             know
             and
             consider
             throughly
             ,
             the
             nature
             ,
             force
             ,
             and
             weakenesse
             of
             either
             of
             your
             Armies
             .
          
           
           
             8.
             
             Also
             you
             are
             to
             consider
             ,
             how
             you
             may
             take
             any
             aduantage
             vpon
             any
             orders
             ,
             prouisions
             ,
             oractions
             ;
             of
             your
             Enemies
             present
             order
             ,
             weakenesse
             ,
             or
             strength
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Consider
             also
             what
             kindes
             of
             aduantages
             the
             times
             of
             the
             yeare
             or
             the
             day
             affordeth
             ,
             which
             can
             bee
             had
             by
             your
             Enemies
             or
             your selfe
             ,
             or
             else
             of
             the
             Ayre
             ,
             or
             else
             of
             Tempests
             past
             or
             present
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             Further
             consider
             which
             things
             first
             are
             possible
             or
             may
             be
             ;
             then
             which
             are
             likely
             ;
             next
             which
             are
             apparant
             before
             your
             eyes
             easie
             to
             bee
             knowne
             or
             to
             bee
             prouided
             for
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             Which
             well
             knowne
             and
             considered
             ,
             you
             are
             then
             to
             order
             your
             battels
             ,
             to
             take
             your
             ground
             ,
             for
             to
             plant
             your
             ordnance
             ,
             to
             auoyd
             your
             dangers
             ,
             to
             take
             your
             aduantages
             ,
             for
             to
             worke
             your
             stratagems
             also
             for
             your
             most
             comfort
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             fight
             accordingly
             .
             But
             how
             to
             order
             your
             battels
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             fight
             accordingly
             ,
             is
             to
             bee
             discussed
             of
             more
             largely
             ;
             for
             therein
             is
             the
             chiefe
             substance
             of
             the
             Art
             Military
             ,
             in
             which
             some
             Generals
             haue
             beene
             more
             expert
             then
             others
             .
          
           
             Excellent
             Generals
             (
             of
             old
             )
             commonly
             did
             vse
             to
             ordaine
             of
             footmen
             apt
             for
             to
             fight
             ,
             three
             great
             battels
             ;
             a
             
               Vantgard
               ,
            
             a
             
               Battell
               ,
            
             and
             a
             
               Rearward
               ;
            
             and
             two
             wings
             of
             their
             horsemen
             :
             And
             when
             they
             came
             to
             fight
             ,
             they
             did
             set
             them
             for
             the
             most
             part
             in
             an
             euen
             front
             :
             The
             Battell
             in
             the
             midst
             ;
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             the
             Vantgard
             ,
             which
             was
             called
             the
             right
             winge
             ;
             on
             the
             left
             the
             Reareward
             ,
             which
             was
             called
             the
             left
             winge
             .
             Their
             order
             we
             doe
             in
             a
             manner
             follow
             :
             For
             wee
             haue
             Vantgard
             ,
             Battell
             ,
             and
             Reareward
             ,
             which
             wee
             place
             in
             Front
             as
             they
             did
             ;
             onely
             we
             differ
             in
             the
             kinde
             of
             Embattailing
             .
             By
             kinde
             of
             Embattailing
             ,
             I
             meane
             not
             bils
             ,
             &
             bowes
             ;
             but
             grosse
             Bodies
             :
             For
             they
             parted
             their
             Army
             into
             three
             parts
             ,
             
             and
             Embattailed
             them
             into
             three
             grosse
             Bodies
             .
             Wee
             diuide
             our
             Army
             into
             three
             parts
             ,
             but
             not
             into
             such
             grosse
             Bodies
             ;
             as
             for
             example
             ,
             Say
             wee
             haue
             12000.
             
             Foot
             ,
             and
             4000.
             
             Horse
             ;
             if
             we
             bring
             them
             into
             one
             front
             without
             seconds
             ,
             we
             do
             thus
             .
          
           
             In
             our
             Vantgard
             ,
             or
             right
             winge
             ,
             we
             put
             3000.
             men
             ,
             diuiding
             them
             into
             three
             battalions
             ,
             sometimes
             into
             more
             ,
             as
             we
             see
             occasion
             .
             In
             our
             Battell
             wee
             put
             6000.
             men
             diuiding
             them
             into
             three
             battalions
             ,
             euery
             one
             containing
             2000.
             a
             piece
             ,
             for
             the
             battalions
             in
             the
             Battell
             ,
             must
             exceede
             those
             in
             the
             wings
             .
          
           
             In
             our
             Reareward
             or
             left
             winge
             ,
             we
             put
             3000.
             men
             ,
             diuiding
             them
             into
             as
             many
             battalions
             ,
             with
             as
             many
             men
             in
             either
             of
             them
             ,
             as
             was
             to
             bee
             in
             the
             Vantgard
             aboue
             mentioned
             .
             Our
             horse
             we
             place
             halfe
             in
             the
             righwinge
             ,
             and
             halfe
             in
             the
             left
             winge
             ,
             the
             ordinary
             place
             for
             horse
             .
             For
             proofe
             of
             this
             ,
             looke
             into
             the
             ordinary
             practise
             of
             the
             
               Netherlands
               ,
            
             and
             you
             shall
             see
             them
             sometimes
             to
             put
             two
             Regiments
             into
             one
             battalion
             ,
             sometimes
             but
             one
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             they
             will
             make
             two
             battalions
             of
             one
             Regiment
             .
             Wee
             as
             they
             are
             not
             tyed
             to
             any
             certaine
             number
             ,
             but
             may
             vary
             as
             we
             see
             occasions
             .
          
           
             Occasions
             are
             produced
             by
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             by
             the
             ground
             ,
             by
             our selues
             to
             our
             best
             aduantage
             ,
             and
             therefore
             we
             do
             accordingly
             .
             If
             our
             number
             bee
             more
             ,
             wee
             haue
             the
             more
             battalions
             ;
             if
             lesse
             ,
             the
             fewer
             ,
             vnlesse
             some
             pollicie
             be
             vsed
             .
          
           
             Some
             Generals
             haue
             Martialed
             their
             Army
             onely
             into
             one
             Battell
             ,
             some
             into
             two
             ,
             some
             into
             three
             ,
             some
             into
             foure
             ,
             some
             into
             fiue
             ,
             some
             into
             six
             ,
             and
             some
             into
             nine
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Venetians
            
             at
             the
             battell
             of
             
               Taro
               ,
            
             did
             martiall
             their
             Army
             into
             nine
             battalions
             ;
             whereof
             three
             was
             to
             
             fight
             with
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             other
             three
             to
             bee
             aide
             to
             the
             other
             three
             fighting
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             three
             was
             appointed
             for
             sundry
             other
             purposes
             and
             effects
             .
          
           
             King
             
               Ferdenand
               ,
            
             besides
             his
             ordinary
             battalions
             ,
             had
             another
             standing
             aloofe
             behinde
             his
             other
             battailes
             ,
             for
             to
             take
             aduantage
             ,
             or
             else
             to
             helpe
             in
             necessitie
             as
             occasion
             serued
             ;
             which
             were
             light
             horsemen
             .
          
           
             The
             Earle
             of
             
               Surry
               ,
            
             at
             the
             battell
             of
             
               Sloddon
               ,
            
             had
             likewise
             besides
             his
             ordinary
             Battels
             ,
             one
             battell
             of
             light
             horsemen
             ,
             with
             which
             hee
             discomfitted
             
               Iames
            
             (
             the
             fourth
             )
             King
             of
             
               Scots
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iames
            
             King
             of
             
               Scots
               ,
            
             at
             the
             same
             battell
             of
             
               Sloddon
               ,
            
             did
             martiall
             his
             Army
             into
             six
             battailes
             ,
             without
             horse
             reliefe
             ,
             or
             seconds
             ,
             which
             lost
             him
             the
             field
             .
             For
             the
             
               English
            
             with
             their
             horse
             (
             when
             the
             King
             had
             the
             better
             )
             would
             presently
             giue
             vpon
             his
             Flanks
             ,
             so
             snatcht
             the
             victory
             out
             of
             his
             hands
             ,
             hauing
             neither
             Horse
             nor
             seconds
             to
             recouer
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Argonians
               ,
            
             haue
             diuided
             their
             Army
             into
             fiue
             Battels
             ;
             which
             battels
             in
             forme
             of
             straight
             or
             direct
             hornes
             ,
             were
             extended
             from
             the
             great
             battell
             or
             midle-ward
             .
             But
             these
             were
             partly
             Horse
             and
             Foote
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Heluetians
               ,
            
             haue
             martialed
             their
             Army
             into
             three
             battels
             ,
             without
             Horse
             or
             seconds
             ;
             sometimes
             into
             one
             battell
             onely
             of
             footmen
             ,
             which
             was
             their
             vsuall
             forme
             by
             custome
             .
             But
             not
             to
             be
             imitated
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Spaniard
               ,
            
             haue
             martialed
             their
             Army
             into
             two
             battels
             ;
             one
             of
             footmen
             in
             one
             winge
             ,
             and
             another
             of
             horsemen
             in
             another
             winge
             ,
             all
             in
             an
             euen
             Front.
             Now
             they
             do
             otherwise
             .
          
           
             The
             Ancient
             
               Romanes
               ,
            
             haue
             martialed
             their
             Armed
             foote
             into
             three
             Battels
             .
             The
             first
             subsisting
             of
             the
             
               Hastatij
               ,
            
             the
             second
             of
             the
             
               Principes
               ,
            
             the
             third
             of
             the
             
             
               Triarij
               :
            
             with
             
               Velites
            
             to
             either
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             Horse
             in
             the
             winges
             .
             How
             their
             
               Velites
            
             (
             light
             Armed
             men
             )
             were
             placed
             ,
             being
             too
             weake
             to
             deale
             with
             Horsemen
             ,
             or
             armed
             Foote
             (
             without
             aduantage
             )
             I
             will
             shew
             you
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Some
             haue
             ordered
             a
             weake
             battell
             of
             Foot
             or
             horsemen
             ,
             against
             a
             strong
             battell
             of
             their
             Enemies
             Foote
             or
             Horsemen
             ,
             thereby
             to
             bring
             their
             Enemies
             strength
             into
             some
             stratagem
             ,
             which
             was
             wisely
             done
             by
             the
             great
             Captaine
             
               Gonsaluo
               ,
            
             against
             the
             
               Frenchmen
               .
            
             This
             
               Gonsaluo
            
             sent
             a
             noble
             
               Spaniard
            
             called
             
               Mondotius
               ,
            
             against
             the
             Generall
             of
             the
             
               Frenchmen
            
             to
             fight
             with
             his
             Reareward
             ;
             which
             
               Mondotius
               ,
            
             had
             a
             company
             of
             light
             horsemen
             for
             to
             inuade
             the
             Reare
             of
             the
             
               Frenchmen
               ,
            
             and
             with
             him
             likewise
             went
             two
             Cohorts
             of
             Calliuer-shot
             ,
             which
             kept
             company
             in
             the
             front
             almost
             with
             them
             ,
             being
             extended
             as
             in
             two
             spred
             winges
             .
             
               Mondotius
            
             horse
             left
             these
             shot
             ,
             and
             inuaded
             freshly
             the
             hindermost
             of
             the
             
               French.
            
             The
             
               French
            
             barbed
             horsemen
             ,
             with
             fury
             set
             vpon
             
               Mondotius
            
             light
             horsemen
             :
             
               Mondotius
            
             light
             horsemen
             retired
             as
             though
             they
             were
             not
             able
             to
             encounter
             the
             barbed
             Horsemen
             :
             thus
             flying
             ,
             caused
             the
             barbed
             horsemen
             to
             persue
             out
             of
             order
             :
             Then
             the
             Calliuer-shot
             keeping
             aloofe
             off
             (
             about
             a
             furlong
             )
             and
             in
             forme
             of
             a
             halfe
             Moone
             ,
             shot
             of
             vpon
             the
             
               French
            
             barbed
             horsmen
             ,
             before
             &
             on
             the
             Flanks
             .
             
               Gonsaluo
            
             thereupon
             sent
             a
             company
             of
             his
             barbed
             horsemen
             to
             the
             aide
             of
             his
             light
             horsemen
             flying
             ,
             &
             his
             Calliuers
             fighting
             :
             Thereupon
             his
             light
             horsemen
             returned
             ,
             and
             ioyned
             with
             their
             owne
             barbed
             horsemen
             that
             came
             for
             aide
             ,
             and
             both
             of
             them
             in
             order
             ,
             did
             set
             vpon
             the
             
               Frenchmen
            
             out
             of
             order
             ;
             the
             shot
             continuing
             on
             both
             sides
             ,
             and
             backes
             as
             before
             .
             Which
             kinde
             of
             order
             (
             you
             see
             )
             and
             flying
             ,
             
             and
             ayde
             of
             the
             
               Spaniards
               ,
            
             was
             for
             to
             bring
             first
             such
             
               French
            
             force
             to
             disorder
             ,
             and
             so
             thereby
             to
             discomfort
             them
             the
             easlier
             ,
             which
             was
             done
             to
             their
             mindes
             .
          
           
             
               The
               forme
               of
               the
               
                 French
              
               Kings
               battell
               ,
               containing
               12000.
               
            
             
               Foote
               ,
               and
               4000.
               
               Horse
               .
            
             
               The
               Horse
               should
               haue
               beene
               higher
               placed
               ,
               and
               more
               inclining
               to
               the
               three
               vppermost
               field
               Peeces
               .
            
          
           
             Where
             you
             shall
             see
             15.
             battalions
             of
             Foot
             ,
             martialed
             in
             a
             manner
             after
             the
             
               French
            
             Kings
             forme
             ,
             viz.
             In
             the
             Vantgard
             or
             right
             wing
             ,
             are
             three
             battalions
             of
             500.
             a
             peece
             ,
             Flanckt
             with
             Muskettiers
             ;
             before
             euery
             one
             of
             which
             are
             raunged
             ten
             files
             of
             Muskettiers
             ;
             three
             in
             the
             right
             angle
             ,
             three
             in
             the
             left
             ,
             and
             foure
             in
             the
             midst
             iust
             before
             them
             ;
             euery
             file
             containing
             ten
             men
             ,
             which
             shot
             are
             to
             make
             their
             way
             through
             the
             interuals
             of
             the
             battalions
             in
             the
             Reare
             of
             all
             ,
             there
             to
             giue
             vpon
             the
             Enemies
             Flanks
             .
             In
             the
             Battell
             are
             three
             battalions
             ,
             containing
             3000.
             men
             ,
             (
             a
             thousand
             a
             peece
             )
             flankt
             with
             Muskettiers
             ,
             and
             with
             Muskettiers
             before
             them
             in
             the
             same
             fashion
             as
             the
             rest
             .
             In
             the
             Reareward
             (
             or
             left
             winge
             )
             of
             the
             battell
             ,
             are
             likewise
             three
             battalions
             of
             500.
             a
             peece
             ,
             Embattailed
             as
             the
             rest
             ,
             with
             Muskettiers
             before
             them
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             forme
             as
             the
             other
             :
             Behinde
             these
             battalions
             (
             for
             seconds
             )
             are
             foure
             battalions
             of
             500.
             a
             peece
             ,
             standing
             against
             the
             Interuals
             of
             their
             opposite
             battalions
             ;
             which
             Interuals
             are
             200.
             
             foote
             broad
             ,
             that
             the
             foure
             battalions
             may
             the
             better
             passe
             through
             them
             .
             These
             foure
             battalions
             haue
             shot
             before
             them
             as
             the
             former
             ,
             which
             with
             the
             rest
             may
             march
             forth
             to
             skirmish
             with
             the
             Enemie
             ;
             or
             stand
             still
             to
             second
             them
             vpon
             their
             retreate
             ,
             before
             the
             Battels
             ioyne
             :
             after
             being
             in
             the
             Reare
             to
             giue
             vpon
             your
             Enemies
             flanks
             as
             the
             other
             .
             The
             rest
             of
             the
             battalions
             are
             in
             Front
             but
             twelue
             foote
             distance
             one
             from
             another
             ,
             and
             at
             three
             foote
             order
             .
          
           
             The
             diuisions
             of
             Muskettiers
             are
             allowed
             six
             foote
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             the
             better
             fall
             through
             ,
             hauing
             giuen
             fire
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Reare
             of
             all
             are
             two
             battalions
             ,
             of
             a
             thousand
             a
             peece
             ,
             standing
             iust
             behinde
             the
             three
             battalions
             of
             the
             Battell
             ,
             about
             a
             furlong
             of
             .
             On
             the
             Flanks
             of
             these
             are
             800
             ,
             Horse
             ,
             400.
             in
             each
             flanke
             ,
             oblique
             wise
             ,
             the
             better
             to
             start
             forth
             and
             inuiron
             the
             Enemy
             .
             In
             like
             manner
             are
             the
             Horse
             martialed
             in
             the
             outward
             flanks
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
             but
             in
             greater
             numbers
             .
             peruse
             the
             Figure
             .
          
           
             By
             the
             winges
             of
             these
             two
             battalions
             are
             two
             field
             Peeces
             ready
             turned
             and
             bent
             to
             the
             Reare
             ,
             to
             discharge
             vpon
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             if
             he
             should
             with
             Horse
             or
             Foote
             giue
             vpon
             that
             part
             ;
             if
             not
             ,
             then
             these
             field
             Peeces
             may
             bee
             with
             ease
             brought
             from
             thence
             to
             some
             other
             place
             to
             annoy
             him
             other
             wayes
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Ordance
             ,
             I
             haue
             planted
             them
             vpon
             two
             Hils
             opposite
             against
             the
             Enemies
             flanks
             ,
             thereby
             to
             distresse
             him
             .
             And
             for
             the
             better
             performance
             of
             this
             ,
             I
             haue
             planted
             700.
             
             Muskettiers
             to
             guard
             them
             ;
             and
             will
             ayde
             them
             with
             more
             if
             neede
             be
             .
          
           
             Now
             against
             this
             Battell
             hauing
             Ordnance
             in
             the
             Reare
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             Hils
             ,
             to
             distresse
             the
             Enemies
             Flanks
             ,
             I
             oppose
             this
             Battell
             following
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Battell
               of
               12000.
               foot
               and
               4000.
               horse
               ,
               with
               Ordnance
               in
               the
               midst
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               wings
               .
               Described
               in
               the
               next
               page
               .
               The
               pricks
               inclosed
               with
               lines
               are
               800.
               shot
               to
               surprise
               the
               enemies
               Ordnance
               on
               the
               hils
               .
            
          
           
           
             Here
             (
             or
             in
             the
             Figure
             going
             before
             )
             you
             see
             are
             sixteene
             Battalions
             .
             The
             Ordnance
             planted
             both
             in
             the
             Wings
             and
             in
             the
             Front
             of
             the
             maine
             Battell
             .
             The
             Ordnance
             in
             the
             maine
             Battell
             ,
             hath
             before
             them
             400.
             
             Muskettiers
             ,
             ranged
             in
             the
             same
             forme
             as
             the
             Enemies
             ,
             the
             better
             to
             hide
             the
             deceit
             :
             for
             so
             soone
             as
             the
             Muskettiers
             are
             cleare
             of
             the
             Battell
             ,
             the
             Ordnance
             are
             to
             discharge
             vpon
             the
             Enemy
             to
             breake
             his
             maine
             Battell
             ;
             and
             then
             the
             other
             Battels
             are
             to
             march
             on
             to
             charge
             the
             Enemy
             in
             disorder
             :
             the
             Horse
             are
             martialled
             outward
             on
             the
             wings
             ,
             and
             stand
             oblique
             wise
             to
             inuiron
             the
             Enemy
             .
          
           
             Now
             before
             the
             Horse
             giue
             the
             charge
             ,
             eight
             hundred
             Musketties
             doe
             sallie
             forth
             to
             surprise
             the
             Enemies
             Ordnance
             ,
             being
             planting
             on
             the
             hils
             .
          
           
             The
             Figure
             doth
             demonstrate
             it
             as
             plaine
             as
             can
             be
             ,
             with
             the
             number
             of
             euery
             battalion
             ;
             onely
             take
             notice
             that
             the
             shot
             before
             euery
             battalion
             are
             to
             make
             their
             passage
             through
             the
             interuals
             ,
             and
             sides
             of
             the
             battailes
             ,
             in
             the
             Reare
             of
             all
             ;
             from
             thence
             to
             giue
             vpon
             the
             Enemies
             Flankes
             ,
             if
             occasion
             be
             ,
             otherwise
             to
             aide
             their
             own
             men
             in
             the
             Fight
             .
             All
             the
             shot
             before
             the
             battalions
             are
             in
             number
             1200.
             
          
           
             This
             appointing
             of
             shot
             for
             to
             march
             before
             ,
             and
             to
             surprise
             the
             enemies
             Ordnance
             (
             in
             such
             a
             place
             of
             aduantage
             )
             was
             heretofore
             practised
             by
             ancient
             Generals
             ,
             and
             lately
             by
             our
             great
             Commander
             Sir
             
               Horatio
               Vere
            
             in
             the
             
               Palatinate
               ,
            
             though
             the
             Battel
             were
             vnfought
             .
          
           
             The
             planting
             of
             Ordnance
             in
             the
             Front
             of
             the
             maine
             Battaile
             ,
             betweene
             the
             interuals
             ,
             to
             breake
             the
             Enemies
             Battalia
             ,
             was
             ,
             and
             is
             at
             this
             day
             practised
             by
             the
             
               Turkes
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Nations
             .
          
           
             Likewise
             the
             placing
             of
             Ordnance
             in
             the
             Reare
             with
             seconds
             for
             all
             attempts
             ,
             was
             ,
             and
             is
             at
             this
             day
             practised
             
             both
             by
             
               Italians
               ,
               French
               ,
               Germanes
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Generals
             besides
             .
          
           
             You
             see
             then
             that
             all
             this
             is
             no
             crotchet
             of
             mine
             (
             as
             the
             pacing
             of
             the
             shot
             before
             euery
             battalion
             was
             no
             crotchet
             of
             the
             
               French
            
             Kings
             )
             but
             the
             vsuall
             custome
             of
             all
             Generals
             before
             and
             in
             his
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             ancient
             
               Romans
            
             did
             continually
             obserue
             it
             in
             placing
             their
             
               Velites
            
             before
             euery
             
               Maniple
               .
            
             Their
             
               Velites
            
             were
             their
             light
             Armed
             ,
             such
             as
             vsed
             throwing
             weapons
             (
             in
             Latine
             
               Massilia
               )
            
             as
             Bowes
             ,
             Slings
             and
             Darts
             .
             To
             a
             popular
             Legion
             they
             allotted
             1200.
             
             
               Velites
               .
            
             1200.
             
             
               Hastalij
               ,
            
             1200
             
               Principes
               ,
            
             and
             600.
             
             
               Triarij
               .
            
             These
             made
             vp
             a
             Legion
             .
             This
             Legion
             of
             4200.
             foot
             was
             deuided
             into
             30.
             
             
               Maniples
               ;
            
             ten
             of
             the
             
               Hastatij
               ,
            
             ten
             of
             the
             
               Principes
               ,
            
             and
             ten
             of
             the
             
               Triarij
               .
            
             The
             ten
             of
             the
             
               Hastatij
            
             made
             the
             first
             Battell
             ,
             the
             ten
             of
             the
             
               Principes
            
             the
             second
             Battell
             ,
             the
             ten
             of
             the
             
               Triarij
            
             the
             third
             Battell
             :
             if
             but
             one
             Legion
             were
             Embattailed
             .
             To
             each
             of
             these
             Battailes
             were
             allotted
             400.
             
             
               Velites
               ,
            
             fortie
             to
             a
             
               Maniple
               :
            
             the
             Battels
             containing
             3000.
             of
             well
             armed
             men
             ,
             besides
             the
             
               Velites
            
             which
             were
             but
             lightly
             armed
             .
             How
             these
             
               Maniples
            
             were
             placed
             :
             how
             far
             distant
             each
             Battell
             stood
             one
             from
             another
             :
             the
             order
             of
             the
             
               Velites
               :
            
             the
             number
             of
             their
             Horse
             ,
             and
             how
             ranged
             by
             Troopes
             ,
             must
             not
             be
             passed
             ouer
             .
             Briefly
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Embattaling
               of
               a
               
                 Romane
              
               Legion
               ;
               shewing
               you
               how
               the
               Velites
               were
               first
               placed
               ,
               being
               in
               number
               1200.
               
               They
               are
               marked
               with
               Prickes
               ,
               being
               fiue
               in
               ranke
               ,
               eight
               in
               depth
               ,
               40.
               before
               euery
               Maniple
               .
               The
               Maniples
               of
               the
               Hastatij
               are
               marked
               with
               H.
               those
               of
               the
               Principes
               with
               P.
               those
               of
               the
               Triarii
               with
               T.
               Fiue
               Troupts
               of
               horse
               in
               the
               right
               Wing
               ,
               fiue
               in
               the
               left
               ,
               and
               32.
               in
               a
               Troupe
               .
            
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             at
             a
             larger
             distance
             behinde
             these
             were
             the
             
               Triarij
            
             set
             ,
             aud
             deuided
             with
             spaces
             betwixt
             euery
             
               Maniple
               ,
            
             which
             spaces
             were
             great
             enough
             to
             receiue
             the
             
               Principes
            
             in
             case
             they
             retired
             also
             :
             but
             how
             bigge
             the
             crosse
             interuals
             were
             I
             cannot
             truely
             and
             soundly
             set
             downe
             ;
             rather
             I
             beleeue
             they
             varied
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Forces
             and
             will
             of
             the
             Generall
             .
             
               Polibus
            
             noteth
             that
             
               Haniball
            
             in
             his
             
               Affrican
            
             Battell
             remoued
             the
             third
             Battell
             (
             for
             so
             he
             had
             diuided
             them
             according
             to
             the
             
               Roman
            
             fashion
             )
             more
             then
             a
             furlong
             from
             the
             second
             .
             And
             although
             I
             dare
             not
             affirme
             that
             the
             
               Romans
            
             did
             the
             like
             ,
             yet
             may
             I
             probably
             guesse
             it
             differed
             not
             much
             ,
             because
             they
             had
             neede
             to
             haue
             such
             space
             to
             retire
             ,
             and
             to
             auoid
             the
             mingling
             and
             confusion
             of
             Troopes
             .
             Now
             the
             direct
             waies
             were
             indifferent
             ,
             sometimes
             of
             one
             distance
             ,
             sometimes
             of
             another
             ,
             as
             vse
             required
             :
             if
             the
             
               Velites
            
             were
             there
             placed
             as
             often
             as
             they
             were
             ,
             they
             had
             neede
             be
             broad
             ,
             so
             large
             as
             to
             receiue
             them
             with
             the
             
               Maniples
               ;
            
             yet
             not
             so
             large
             as
             the
             crosse
             interuals
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoke
             .
          
           
             
               The
               manner
               of
               the
               Velites
               fight
               dismarching
               from
               their
               Maniples
               ,
               marked
               with
               S.
               with
               their
               retreat
               in
               the
               Reare
               of
               all
               behinde
               the
               Triarii
               ,
               marked
               with
               V.
               and
               prickes
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Horse
             of
             this
             Legion
             were
             in
             number
             320.
             diuided
             into
             ten
             troopes
             ,
             32.
             in
             a
             troope
             :
             fiue
             troopes
             placed
             on
             the
             right
             wing
             ,
             fiue
             on
             the
             left
             wing
             ,
             oblique
             wise
             ,
             withall
             closing
             in
             the
             Front
             ,
             and
             opening
             in
             the
             Reare
             ,
             like
             this
             letter
             A
             put
             downewards
             .
          
           
             The
             manner
             of
             the
             
               Velites
            
             fight
             with
             their
             Retreat
             into
             the
             Reare
             of
             all
             behinde
             the
             
               Triary
            
             is
             in
             the
             former
             page
             figured
             to
             the
             life
             .
             With
             the
             station
             of
             the
             Horse
             on
             the
             Flanks
             ,
             to
             saue
             the
             Battell
             from
             inuironing
             ,
             and
             to
             charge
             the
             Enemy
             in
             the
             Flanke
             ,
             if
             the
             Enemy
             gaue
             the
             charge
             with
             his
             Horse
             in
             the
             Front.
             
          
           
             I
             with
             
               Iustus
               Lipsus
            
             doe
             admire
             the
             
               Romane
            
             Embattailing
             ,
             and
             will
             affirme
             as
             much
             as
             hee
             ,
             that
             if
             this
             ancient
             discipline
             were
             ioyned
             with
             these
             our
             new
             found
             Armes
             ,
             the
             old
             and
             new
             world
             would
             be
             subiect
             to
             one
             man
             :
             for
             surely
             if
             our
             light
             Souldiers
             (
             so
             I
             call
             shot
             )
             were
             mixt
             betweene
             the
             
               Maniples
            
             and
             before
             the
             
               Maniples
            
             of
             the
             armed
             ,
             with
             Interuals
             and
             distances
             for
             retreat
             ,
             and
             that
             against
             the
             Horse
             and
             Armed
             Foot
             ,
             what
             Battalia
             durst
             assaile
             ,
             nay
             ,
             what
             Battalia
             could
             resist
             vs
             ?
             For
             in
             regard
             hereof
             our
             men
             should
             be
             alwayes
             fit
             to
             charge
             ,
             fit
             to
             retire
             for
             a
             second
             charge
             .
             All
             which
             notwithstanding
             is
             to
             be
             done
             with
             long
             vse
             and
             exercise
             ,
             least
             they
             trouble
             vs
             in
             the
             doing
             .
             If
             any
             obiect
             against
             the
             
               Romans
            
             discipline
             ,
             because
             such
             
               Maniples
            
             are
             not
             able
             to
             cope
             with
             great
             Battaliaes
             ?
             Let
             
             them
             know
             ,
             that
             the
             
               Romans
            
             did
             make
             their
             
               Maniples
            
             Cohorts
             ;
             and
             their
             Cohorts
             were
             sometimes
             500.
             sometimes
             600.
             nay
             ,
             a
             thousand
             if
             we
             beleeue
             
               Vegetius
               :
            
             and
             is
             not
             this
             our
             number
             when
             wee
             Embattaile
             ?
             and
             will
             not
             you
             imitate
             them
             ?
             well
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             not
             ,
             yet
             follow
             the
             discipline
             now
             in
             vse
             ;
             a
             discipline
             approued
             for
             instruction
             ,
             instructing
             you
             to
             doe
             thus
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             When
             your
             Battalia
             of
             Footmen
             come
             to
             ioyne
             Battaila
             with
             your
             Enemies
             Footmen
             ,
             haue
             a
             great
             company
             of
             Muskettiers
             before
             you
             to
             hurt
             and
             weaken
             your
             aduersary
             before
             you
             ioyne
             battell
             or
             fight
             ;
             which
             shot
             when
             they
             haue
             wrought
             their
             effect
             must
             haue
             roome
             ready
             open
             for
             them
             to
             retreat
             into
             the
             Reare
             ;
             from
             whence
             they
             may
             be
             fecht
             to
             serue
             against
             the
             Enemies
             Flankes
             .
             Your
             Enemies
             Battalia
             in
             such
             case
             ,
             comming
             without
             shot
             before
             ,
             hath
             his
             next
             remedy
             in
             all
             haste
             to
             ioyne
             to
             handy
             stroakes
             .
             Your
             care
             must
             euer
             be
             to
             auoid
             confusion
             of
             fight
             .
          
           
             Confusion
             of
             fight
             isto
             begin
             before
             your
             time
             ,
             which
             causeth
             such
             inconuenience
             ,
             as
             is
             cause
             oftentimes
             of
             losse
             :
             therefore
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             your
             Fight
             take
             great
             heede
             that
             you
             inuade
             nor
             fight
             confusedly
             .
             Whereas
             euery
             part
             of
             the
             Army
             hath
             his
             ordinary
             time
             to
             fight
             :
             neither
             suffer
             any
             part
             of
             your
             Army
             to
             fight
             with
             your
             Euemy
             in
             any
             other
             fashion
             then
             you
             appointed
             him
             .
             And
             for
             such
             casualties
             and
             accidents
             as
             may
             happen
             to
             you
             in
             Battell
             or
             Fight
             ,
             keepe
             these
             conclusions
             following
             in
             memory
             and
             heart
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             much
             auaile
             you
             in
             time
             of
             neede
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             If
             your
             Horsemen
             be
             oppressed
             with
             your
             Enemies
             Horsemen
             ,
             send
             for
             succour
             a
             supply
             of
             Musketties
             ,
             who
             may
             scattering
             and
             out
             of
             order
             ,
             as
             occasion
             shall
             serue
             ,
             shoot
             at
             the
             oppressors
             ,
             and
             vpon
             occasion
             
             retire
             and
             returne
             very
             often
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             To
             these
             you
             may
             send
             a
             gard
             of
             Pikes
             for
             rescue
             ,
             the
             better
             to
             bring
             them
             off
             safe
             :
             but
             if
             you
             inuade
             your
             Enemy
             with
             Muskettiers
             ,
             with
             your
             gard
             of
             Pike
             send
             some
             Horse
             ,
             that
             both
             may
             defend
             them
             from
             inuasion
             of
             the
             Enemies
             Horsemen
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Likewise
             to
             giue
             the
             Enemy
             his
             hands
             full
             ,
             follow
             him
             with
             a
             battalion
             resolutely
             ,
             to
             put
             all
             or
             one
             of
             his
             battalions
             to
             rout
             ;
             and
             hauing
             discomfited
             any
             one
             of
             his
             Battels
             ,
             send
             onely
             a
             small
             or
             conuenient
             company
             to
             persue
             the
             chase
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             rest
             inuade
             quickely
             some
             part
             of
             his
             Army
             fighting
             with
             any
             one
             of
             your
             Battels
             :
             This
             must
             of
             necessitie
             be
             done
             ;
             for
             sundry
             victories
             haue
             beene
             lost
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             :
             that
             when
             one
             Battell
             hath
             ouerthrowne
             his
             first
             encountered
             Enemies
             Battell
             ,
             it
             hath
             immediately
             followed
             the
             chase
             ,
             and
             not
             holpen
             his
             owne
             fellowes
             in
             danger
             .
          
           
             Likewise
             in
             your
             first
             ioyning
             of
             Battell
             ,
             if
             your
             foreward
             gaine
             the
             victory
             ,
             ioyne
             your
             other
             Battels
             immediately
             whilst
             comfort
             is
             on
             your
             side
             ,
             on
             your
             Enemies
             discomfort
             .
             This
             got
             
               Bucoy
            
             the
             victory
             at
             
               Prague
               .
            
          
           
             6.
             
             If
             your
             Footmen
             be
             vehemently
             oppressed
             with
             your
             Enemies
             footmen
             ;
             send
             your
             horsemen
             to
             inuade
             the
             sides
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             with
             them
             some
             shot
             to
             hold
             them
             play
             :
             but
             if
             you
             can
             plant
             a
             peece
             of
             Ordnance
             against
             their
             flanke
             ,
             it
             will
             much
             abate
             their
             courage
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             If
             your
             Enemies
             come
             vpon
             you
             vnprouided
             and
             vnlooked
             for
             ,
             send
             your
             Horsemen
             or
             shot
             ,
             to
             skirmish
             with
             them
             ,
             whilst
             you
             intend
             to
             make
             you
             ready
             for
             Battell
             .
             Also
             your
             Horse
             may
             extend
             themselues
             into
             a
             deepe
             Heirse
             battell
             ,
             for
             to
             inuade
             your
             Enemies
             with
             their
             more
             trouble
             and
             stay
             .
          
           
           
             8.
             
             Or
             to
             deceiue
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             march
             towards
             them
             with
             a
             company
             of
             Horse
             ,
             and
             make
             semblance
             of
             fight
             ,
             as
             if
             the
             whole
             Army
             followed
             .
             The
             Enemy
             at
             this
             will
             stand
             ;
             your
             battels
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             be
             set
             :
             you
             by
             this
             may
             outface
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             and
             returne
             againe
             without
             fight
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Then
             being
             in
             good
             order
             ,
             if
             your
             occasion
             be
             such
             ,
             that
             you
             would
             not
             haue
             your
             Enemies
             vnderstand
             of
             your
             orders
             and
             policies
             ,
             cause
             you
             Horsemen
             to
             run
             vp
             and
             down
             :
             the
             dust
             ,
             to
             let
             their
             fight
             .
             Doe
             the
             like
             if
             you
             haue
             planted
             and
             ordered
             your
             Army
             all
             in
             stratagems
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             If
             your
             Enemies
             maine
             battell
             doe
             vrge
             very
             valiantly
             your
             foreward
             ,
             and
             his
             other
             battell
             be
             not
             ready
             to
             helpe
             ,
             or
             rescue
             ,
             cause
             both
             your
             other
             battels
             one
             on
             the
             one
             side
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             on
             the
             other
             side
             ,
             freshly
             to
             inuade
             your
             Enemies
             maine
             battell
             ;
             and
             herein
             you
             shall
             doe
             wisely
             ,
             imitating
             your
             predecessours
             ,
             the
             braue
             
               English
               ,
            
             at
             the
             battell
             of
             
               Poytiers
               .
            
          
           
             11.
             
             If
             you
             hauing
             a
             small
             and
             weake
             number
             ,
             and
             you
             vnderstand
             that
             your
             Enemies
             goe
             for
             to
             distresse
             a
             certaine
             aide
             comming
             to
             helpe
             you
             :
             where
             you
             be
             sent
             after
             the
             Enemy
             to
             inuade
             the
             backes
             of
             them
             when
             they
             be
             fighting
             with
             your
             aide
             ;
             comming
             ,
             set
             not
             you
             on
             rashly
             vpon
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             before
             your
             time
             appointed
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             fight
             with
             your
             enemies
             so
             ,
             being
             stronger
             ,
             before
             your
             aide
             haue
             set
             vpon
             their
             Front
             ,
             you
             foolishly
             cast
             away
             your selues
             ,
             and
             also
             leaue
             your
             aide
             in
             danger
             :
             and
             by
             your
             vntimely
             ,
             rash
             ,
             and
             vnwarlike
             onset
             bereaue
             your selues
             of
             your
             aide
             and
             helpe
             .
             And
             withall
             you
             much
             comfort
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             who
             might
             haue
             beene
             discomforted
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             had
             obserued
             your
             discipline
             and
             purpose
             ,
             you
             should
             haue
             followed
             
             your
             Enemy
             closely
             ,
             with
             as
             little
             noyse
             as
             might
             be
             ,
             vntill
             your
             Enemies
             had
             set
             vpon
             your
             ayde
             ;
             then
             in
             the
             heat
             of
             their
             fight
             ,
             you
             should
             haue
             set
             vpon
             their
             backes
             ,
             before
             your
             Enemies
             were
             knowing
             of
             your
             comming
             :
             which
             kinde
             of
             dealing
             had
             beene
             most
             hurtfull
             to
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             commodious
             to
             your
             Ayde
             ,
             and
             profitable
             to
             your selues
             ;
             for
             warlike
             discipline
             is
             ,
             that
             a
             weaker
             company
             neuer
             fight
             with
             a
             greater
             strength
             ,
             without
             a
             speciall
             aduantage
             of
             time
             ,
             occasion
             ,
             and
             place
             for
             to
             helpe
             you
             .
             Also
             ,
             neuer
             to
             breake
             your
             aduised
             determinate
             purpose
             ,
             without
             you
             be
             either
             enforced
             ,
             either
             drawne
             to
             fight
             by
             occasion
             of
             some
             notable
             accident
             offered
             by
             chance
             .
             Accident
             will
             happen
             ;
             for
             in
             warres
             no
             most
             certaine
             rule
             can
             be
             appointed
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             broken
             by
             some
             meanes
             at
             some
             seuerall
             times
             :
             therefore
             wait
             time
             ,
             and
             so
             I
             proceede
             to
             other
             Councell
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             If
             you
             abound
             in
             number
             ,
             couet
             to
             compasse
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             to
             distresse
             them
             being
             weake
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             If
             your
             Enemies
             abound
             in
             number
             ,
             prouide
             by
             order
             ,
             or
             stratagem
             ,
             or
             place
             ,
             that
             your
             Enemies
             cannot
             compasse
             you
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             Plant
             your
             Campe
             or
             Army
             to
             fight
             in
             a
             very
             strong
             ground
             by
             nature
             ,
             and
             helpe
             it
             by
             Art.
             
          
           
             15.
             
             Some
             haue
             vsed
             to
             choose
             their
             ground
             fortified
             by
             nature
             ,
             as
             
               Prosper
               Colonno
               .
            
          
           
             16.
             
             Some
             haue
             no
             regard
             of
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             place
             by
             nature
             ,
             but
             choose
             rather
             to
             fortifie
             all
             wholly
             by
             Art
             and
             industry
             ,
             as
             the
             ancient
             
               Romans
               .
            
          
           
             17.
             
             Some
             seeke
             places
             somewhat
             by
             nature
             strong
             ,
             and
             by
             Art
             and
             industry
             make
             them
             more
             stronger
             .
             They
             fortifie
             themselues
             as
             well
             in
             Fight
             as
             in
             Campe
             ,
             which
             the
             good
             Captaines
             of
             our
             time
             doe
             vsually
             .
          
           
           
             18.
             
             Therefore
             if
             you
             be
             vnwilling
             to
             fight
             ,
             and
             your
             Enemies
             must
             needes
             fight
             with
             you
             ,
             by
             your
             industry
             make
             a
             ditch
             three
             foot
             deepe
             ,
             and
             fiue
             or
             sixe
             foot
             broad
             ,
             and
             cast
             the
             earth
             towards
             you
             ;
             which
             ditch
             ,
             if
             you
             thinke
             good
             ,
             let
             it
             be
             especially
             in
             the
             Front
             ,
             also
             in
             the
             sides
             ,
             and
             on
             your
             backes
             also
             ,
             as
             
               Prosper
               Colonno
            
             would
             often
             dot
             .
          
           
             19.
             
             Which
             Ditch
             ,
             if
             it
             haue
             sundry
             places
             open
             and
             free
             for
             your
             Enemies
             to
             enter
             ,
             of
             no
             great
             space
             ,
             it
             shall
             encourage
             them
             there
             to
             enter
             ;
             where
             if
             you
             prouide
             some
             stratagem
             against
             them
             ,
             you
             doe
             well
             .
             The
             fittest
             stratagem
             for
             this
             occasion
             ,
             is
             to
             place
             certaine
             Companies
             before
             the
             gaps
             ,
             and
             certaine
             Ordnance
             behinde
             them
             to
             be
             discharged
             when
             they
             open
             in
             the
             midst
             .
          
           
             20.
             
             Whereupon
             ,
             if
             your
             Enemies
             desist
             ,
             vrge
             them
             hardly
             ,
             onely
             make
             a
             faire
             shew
             ,
             but
             proceede
             no
             further
             .
             For
             you
             are
             not
             to
             put
             your
             confidence
             in
             such
             weake
             fortification
             :
             nor
             in
             the
             arrogancy
             of
             your
             men
             to
             fight
             ;
             by
             arrogancy
             many
             Armies
             are
             ouerthrowne
             ,
             where
             by
             wisedome
             many
             are
             saued
             .
             
               I
               present
               you
               the
               Figure
               of
               such
               an
               Intrenched
               Battell
               to
               peruse
               ;
            
             (
             in
             the
             next
             page
             following
             )
             
               but
               you
               may
               doe
               as
               you
               please
               .
            
          
           
             21.
             
             If
             your
             Company
             be
             small
             ,
             and
             your
             Enemy
             haue
             great
             store
             of
             Horsemen
             against
             you
             ,
             so
             that
             you
             be
             likely
             to
             loose
             the
             Battell
             ,
             if
             your
             Enemies
             againe
             set
             vpon
             you
             ;
             if
             any
             great
             Wood
             be
             neere
             ,
             seeke
             to
             saue
             your
             Army
             by
             the
             thicknesse
             of
             the
             same
             Wood
             ,
             and
             suffer
             your
             Enemies
             to
             gaine
             your
             Ordnance
             ,
             and
             Baggage
             ,
             and
             Victuals
             ,
             that
             they
             spoyling
             the
             same
             ,
             you
             may
             the
             better
             escape
             .
          
           
             22.
             
             Likewise
             when
             you
             haue
             a
             Battell
             more
             then
             the
             Enemies
             ,
             diuide
             it
             into
             two
             parts
             ;
             and
             where
             you
             see
             any
             danger
             among
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             send
             first
             one
          
           
             
             
               A
               Foure-Fronted
               Battell
               for
               Stratagem
               ,
               being
               enuironed
               with
               a
               Ditch
               .
            
             
               THe
               Ditch
               is
               
                 6.
              
               foot
               broad
               ,
               and
               
                 3.
              
               foot
               deepe
               .
               It
               hath
               foure
               gaps
               (
               for
               sallyes
               )
               twentie
               paces
               broad
               ,
               to
               allure
               the
               Enemy
               there
               to
               enter
               .
               It
               hath
               at
               euery
               gap
               fiue
               battalions
               of
               
                 300.
              
               a
               peece
               :
               it
               hath
               a
               field
               Peece
               behinde
               euery
               middle
               battell
               ;
               euery
               middle
               battell
               must
               open
               in
               the
               midst
               ,
               before
               the
               Peece
               doe
               discharge
               ;
               then
               the
               Horse
               must
               issue
               forth
               vpon
               the
               Enemy
               :
               for
               this
               cause
               the
               Horse
               haue
               their
               place
               in
               the
               midst
               ,
               remote
               from
               the
               Foot
               ,
               diuided
               into
               foure
               squadrons
               ,
               (
               in
               the
               forme
               of
               a
               crosse
               )
               ready
               faced
               to
               the
               gaps
               :
               being
               in
               all
               
                 1600.
              
               the
               foot
               
                 6000.
                 
              
               If
               you
               will
               haue
               no
               Horse
               in
               the
               midst
               ,
               then
               diuide
               them
               into
               
                 8
              
               troupes
               ;
               place
               them
               for
               wings
               ,
               in
               an
               euen
               front
               ,
               or
               on
               the
               angles
               :
               so
               the
               Battell
               will
               be
               hollow
               ,
               and
               the
               foot
               battels
               for
               the
               gaps
               but
               
                 3
              
               a
               peece
               .
            
             
               
            
          
        
         
           
           
             part
             ,
             and
             then
             another
             :
             or
             else
             ,
             if
             occasion
             serue
             ,
             ayde
             your
             Battels
             ,
             as
             reason
             shall
             moue
             you
             to
             helpe
             .
          
           
             23.
             
             And
             in
             the
             heat
             of
             your
             Fight
             ,
             if
             newes
             come
             that
             your
             Baggage
             is
             in
             danger
             ,
             in
             no
             case
             the
             Captaines
             must
             not
             suffer
             the
             Souldiers
             ,
             or
             Horsemen
             confusedly
             for
             to
             runne
             for
             to
             recouer
             the
             same
             ,
             in
             case
             of
             losse
             ;
             but
             by
             aduice
             to
             send
             a
             company
             of
             conuenient
             men
             for
             to
             doe
             it
             ,
             onely
             by
             their
             Commandements
             ,
             and
             no
             otherwise
             ;
             for
             by
             seeking
             to
             recouer
             the
             same
             pelfe
             or
             baggage
             ,
             sundry
             Armies
             haue
             been
             ouerthrown
             ,
             which
             otherwise
             might
             haue
             beene
             saued
             .
          
           
             24.
             
             If
             your
             Enemies
             come
             ouerstrongly
             vpon
             any
             part
             of
             your
             Army
             ,
             shoot
             off
             your
             great
             Ordnance
             amongst
             the
             thickest
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             when
             your
             great
             Ordnance
             hath
             dispersed
             them
             ,
             then
             cause
             your
             Horsemen
             to
             inuade
             them
             so
             disordered
             most
             furiously
             .
          
           
             25.
             
             As
             for
             your
             Ordnance
             ,
             you
             may
             plant
             them
             either
             before
             you
             ,
             or
             on
             your
             wings
             ,
             or
             else
             vpon
             some
             conuenient
             Hils
             behinde
             you
             ,
             to
             shoot
             ouer
             your
             heads
             ;
             or
             on
             some
             high
             grounds
             on
             the
             sides
             ,
             or
             before
             .
          
           
             26.
             
             Some
             haue
             planted
             their
             Ordnance
             on
             a
             leuell
             ground
             behinde
             their
             Battell
             ,
             and
             causing
             the
             Battell
             to
             open
             in
             the
             midst
             ,
             haue
             deliuered
             the
             volly
             vpon
             the
             Front
             of
             the
             Enemy
             .
             In
             which
             case
             you
             are
             to
             marke
             ,
             that
             if
             your
             Enemy
             so
             open
             ,
             then
             his
             great
             Ordnance
             is
             so
             planted
             ;
             and
             then
             you
             haue
             no
             better
             remedy
             ,
             but
             to
             open
             your selues
             as
             you
             see
             them
             doe
             before
             you
             :
             In
             which
             case
             also
             your
             Footmen
             may
             suddenly
             fall
             down
             flat
             vpon
             the
             ground
             ,
             and
             that
             safely
             ,
             and
             rise
             againe
             immediately
             after
             the
             Enemies
             haue
             shot
             ;
             for
             in
             such
             a
             case
             they
             will
             neuer
             inuade
             you
             in
             your
             Front
             ,
             before
             
             their
             shot
             haue
             been
             discharged
             :
             and
             being
             down
             ,
             your
             Ordnance
             behinde
             you
             may
             flanke-wise
             immediately
             play
             on
             them
             ,
             if
             you
             were
             so
             prouided
             .
          
           
             27.
             
             In
             marching
             against
             an
             Enemy
             ,
             if
             you
             feare
             his
             great
             Ordnance
             shooting
             directly
             against
             you
             ,
             fetch
             a
             long
             compasse
             to
             passe
             by
             them
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             auoid
             them
             ,
             if
             no
             greater
             impediment
             let
             you
             .
          
           
             28.
             
             Likewise
             fearing
             your
             Enemies
             great
             Ordnance
             ,
             let
             your
             iourney
             be
             behinde
             the
             couert
             of
             Corne
             high
             standing
             ,
             creeping
             close
             ,
             and
             your
             Pikes
             trayling
             ,
             so
             couet
             to
             inuade
             the
             sides
             ,
             or
             backes
             of
             your
             Enemies
             .
          
           
             29.
             
             Some
             haue
             ,
             being
             in
             danger
             of
             the
             great
             Ordnance
             ,
             caused
             their
             seruants
             in
             Armour
             for
             to
             stand
             behinde
             great
             trees
             ,
             standing
             directly
             in
             the
             face
             or
             sight
             of
             the
             Gunners
             ,
             therby
             to
             cause
             them
             to
             shoot
             off
             the
             more
             vehemently
             ,
             as
             though
             the
             whole
             Battell
             came
             that
             way
             ,
             and
             ment
             for
             to
             come
             vpon
             the
             Ordnance
             :
             In
             the
             meane
             space
             ,
             vnder
             that
             colour
             ,
             their
             Souldiers
             haue
             come
             conueniently
             some
             other
             way
             ;
             or
             else
             behinde
             their
             seruants
             ,
             creeping
             loe
             ,
             towards
             their
             Enemies
             ;
             which
             to
             imitate
             ,
             you
             must
             beforehand
             learne
             perfectly
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             ground
             ,
             which
             you
             are
             to
             passe
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             take
             all
             aduantages
             which
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             soile
             can
             render
             vnto
             you
             .
          
           
             30.
             
             If
             your
             Enemy
             March
             with
             all
             his
             Ordnance
             in
             the
             Vantgard
             ,
             and
             his
             other
             Battels
             lagge
             halfe
             a
             dayes
             iourney
             behinde
             ,
             follow
             him
             with
             all
             your
             power
             with
             as
             great
             celeritie
             and
             secrecie
             as
             you
             can
             ,
             and
             so
             fight
             with
             him
             ,
             being
             depriued
             of
             his
             chiefe
             strength
             .
          
           
             31.
             
             If
             your
             Enemy
             March
             away
             in
             good
             order
             with
             his
             Ordnance
             before
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Reare
             of
             his
             Army
             so
             trauelling
             (
             not
             determined
             to
             fight
             )
             and
             you
             seeke
             by
             following
             your
             Enemy
             to
             fight
             with
             him
             ,
             you
             must
             
             haue
             a
             great
             regard
             vnto
             the
             place
             where
             your
             Enemy
             and
             you
             both
             iourny
             ,
             and
             there
             a
             company
             of
             Dragons
             with
             Curassiers
             ,
             or
             Pistoliers
             ,
             with
             two
             or
             three
             field
             Peeces
             ,
             are
             to
             be
             sent
             before
             to
             stay
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             to
             disturbe
             them
             ;
             that
             when
             you
             see
             them
             thereby
             stayed
             ,
             you
             may
             haue
             the
             more
             leasure
             to
             order
             your
             Battels
             ,
             and
             to
             make
             choise
             of
             your
             ground
             to
             fight
             .
             Then
             if
             you
             fight
             (
             if
             it
             be
             possible
             )
             by
             all
             meanes
             bring
             your
             great
             Ordnance
             round
             about
             your
             Enemies
             Armie
             ;
             plant
             them
             vpon
             some
             high
             ground
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             without
             impediment
             shoot
             free
             vpon
             your
             Enemies
             backes
             ,
             or
             sides
             :
             and
             withall
             guard
             your
             Ordnance
             with
             a
             conuenient
             number
             of
             shot
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             not
             be
             surprised
             by
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             and
             turned
             vpon
             your selues
             .
          
           
             32.
             
             If
             it
             chance
             that
             your
             Battell
             be
             ouerpressed
             by
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             begin
             to
             scatter
             ,
             or
             for
             to
             disorder
             ;
             then
             all
             your
             Captaines
             must
             with
             all
             diligence
             bestir
             themselues
             ,
             first
             in
             exhortation
             ,
             and
             comforting
             their
             Souldiers
             ;
             then
             by
             bringing
             them
             againe
             into
             order
             ,
             and
             turne
             them
             againe
             ,
             which
             haue
             turned
             from
             their
             Enemies
             :
             If
             faire
             words
             will
             not
             serue
             ,
             then
             let
             them
             vse
             foule
             ,
             and
             from
             words
             fall
             vnto
             blowes
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             that
             will
             force
             them
             to
             returne
             .
             If
             they
             persist
             and
             will
             flye
             ,
             then
             let
             some
             few
             valiant
             Captaines
             as
             know
             such
             streights
             through
             which
             they
             must
             passe
             ,
             runne
             before
             to
             possesse
             the
             streights
             ;
             there
             after
             blowes
             and
             slaughter
             ,
             force
             them
             to
             fall
             into
             order
             againe
             .
          
           
             33.
             
             Bridges
             ,
             deepe
             Riuers
             ,
             streight
             wayes
             inuironed
             are
             to
             be
             set
             .
          
           
             34.
             
             By
             which
             waies
             oftentimes
             recoueries
             haue
             bin
             gotten
             ,
             although
             very
             deerely
             .
          
           
             35.
             
             It
             is
             very
             necessary
             for
             a
             Generall
             to
             haue
             before-hand
             
             perfect
             knowledge
             of
             these
             wayes
             ;
             that
             hee
             may
             somewhat
             the
             better
             behaue
             himselfe
             after
             the
             losse
             of
             his
             Battell
             .
          
           
             
             His
             behauiour
             after
             his
             Battell
             lost
             ,
             consisteth
             best
             in
             his
             good
             prouision
             of
             all
             kindes
             of
             duties
             made
             before
             his
             Fight
             or
             Battell
             .
          
           
             For
             if
             he
             haue
             prouided
             beforehand
             by
             wisedome
             some
             place
             of
             safe
             refuge
             ,
             neere
             hand
             vnto
             the
             place
             of
             the
             Battell
             ,
             hee
             hath
             very
             well
             taken
             order
             for
             all
             mishaps
             .
          
           
             If
             he
             by
             wisedome
             before
             haue
             taken
             order
             that
             the
             enemy
             can
             in
             no
             safetie
             ,
             but
             with
             his
             danger
             persue
             him
             ,
             he
             hath
             well
             holpen
             his
             danger
             .
          
           
             If
             knowing
             no
             other
             helpe
             to
             be
             likely
             ,
             he
             began
             the
             Battell
             ouer
             night
             ;
             in
             which
             case
             hauing
             lost
             the
             Battell
             ,
             his
             Enemies
             could
             not
             persue
             him
             very
             farre
             :
             hee
             hath
             done
             very
             well
             .
          
           
             If
             he
             haue
             beforehand
             ,
             when
             hee
             saw
             himselfe
             likely
             to
             loose
             the
             Battell
             ,
             in
             some
             conuenient
             place
             laid
             some
             Ambush
             ,
             which
             in
             order
             will
             set
             vpon
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             persuing
             out
             of
             order
             ;
             he
             hath
             performed
             the
             part
             of
             a
             good
             Generall
             .
          
           
             A
             good
             Generall
             will
             forecast
             what
             may
             happen
             ,
             and
             therefore
             will
             consider
             alwayes
             of
             euery
             ground
             ,
             as
             he
             passeth
             by
             it
             ,
             what
             occasion
             it
             can
             worke
             ,
             and
             how
             he
             can
             take
             aduantage
             ,
             or
             helpe
             himselfe
             thereby
             ;
             either
             by
             the
             impediments
             of
             his
             Enemy
             there
             ,
             or
             else
             by
             some
             Ambush
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             stratagem
             to
             be
             wrought
             vpon
             the
             occasion
             of
             the
             same
             ground
             ,
             good
             or
             bad
             .
             And
             if
             his
             Enemy
             very
             wisely
             ,
             and
             with
             good
             reasons
             and
             discretion
             seeke
             Battell
             or
             Fight
             ,
             he
             with
             like
             wisedome
             and
             discretion
             wil
             auoid
             Battell
             or
             fight
             ,
             and
             seeke
             to
             get
             away
             by
             flying
             :
             which
             is
             the
             next
             point
             to
             be
             handled
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             IIII.
             
          
           
             In
             what
             case
             it
             is
             best
             for
             a
             Commander
             or
             Generall
             to
             flye
             ,
             and
             how
             .
          
           
             AS
             great
             Iudgement
             was
             required
             of
             you
             in
             the
             ordering
             of
             your
             Battels
             ,
             and
             behauiour
             of
             your selfe
             in
             Fight
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             Battell
             lost
             ;
             so
             there
             is
             as
             much
             required
             of
             you
             in
             taking
             time
             to
             Flye
             :
             for
             if
             you
             flye
             not
             like
             a
             good
             Souldier
             ,
             but
             like
             one
             voide
             of
             iudgment
             without
             Discipline
             ,
             you
             will
             bring
             distruction
             to
             your
             Army
             ,
             shame
             to
             your
             Friends
             ,
             and
             dishonour
             to
             your selfe
             :
             but
             if
             you
             flye
             with
             iudgement
             as
             a
             Souldidier
             ,
             you
             bring
             safetie
             to
             your
             Army
             ,
             glory
             to
             your
             Friends
             ,
             and
             hope
             of
             victory
             to
             your selfe
             .
             That
             you
             may
             be
             enabled
             to
             flye
             thus
             with
             honour
             ,
             obserue
             these
             precepts
             following
             .
          
           
             
             1.
             
             When
             your
             Enemies
             being
             mightie
             ,
             or
             else
             very
             strong
             ,
             vrgeth
             you
             being
             weake
             in
             strength
             ,
             helpelesse
             ;
             then
             know
             ,
             that
             vpon
             such
             an
             occasion
             (
             so
             necessitated
             )
             that
             a
             wise
             ,
             orderly
             ,
             and
             politicke
             flight
             is
             better
             then
             an
             indiscreet
             stay
             without
             reason
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             If
             you
             be
             by
             necessitie
             compelled
             to
             flye
             ,
             flye
             in
             order
             ,
             and
             in
             Battell
             array
             ,
             fully
             prouided
             of
             rescues
             and
             helpes
             ,
             that
             your
             Enemies
             eagerly
             vrge
             you
             not
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Flye
             with
             sufficient
             space
             of
             time
             and
             place
             ,
             that
             your
             Enemies
             cannot
             easily
             ouertake
             you
             before
             you
             come
             into
             safetie
             (
             I
             meane
             places
             of
             aduantages
             for
             you
             .
             )
          
           
           
             4.
             
             Flye
             in
             many
             parts
             and
             sundry
             wayes
             ,
             which
             conceale
             ,
             that
             your
             Enemies
             may
             haue
             no
             intelligence
             of
             your
             meaning
             ,
             and
             diuersitie
             of
             flying
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             If
             you
             flye
             or
             auoid
             the
             fight
             ;
             doe
             it
             either
             compelled
             by
             necessitie
             ,
             or
             subtiltie
             ,
             or
             cautiously
             to
             bring
             your
             Enemy
             into
             your
             danger
             ,
             or
             else
             to
             seeke
             places
             or
             occasions
             for
             your
             best
             ,
             or
             better
             aduantage
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             If
             you
             flye
             ,
             your
             Enemy
             hardly
             vrging
             you
             in
             the
             Reare
             and
             Flankes
             ;
             your
             Hosemen
             or
             else
             your
             Muskettiers
             ,
             or
             both
             ,
             should
             eagerly
             skirmish
             with
             them
             which
             persue
             so
             earnestly
             ;
             so
             that
             your
             Army
             may
             in
             the
             interim
             win
             a
             good
             space
             of
             ground
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Before
             your
             Horse
             and
             Muskettiers
             should
             issue
             out
             (
             as
             aboue
             said
             )
             you
             should
             haue
             a
             Peece
             of
             Ordnance
             remaining
             in
             the
             Reare
             of
             your
             Army
             for
             to
             shoot
             off
             vpon
             the
             vrgers
             ,
             as
             opportunity
             should
             serue
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             In
             like
             fashion
             two
             or
             three
             peeces
             of
             Ordnance
             in
             the
             Reare
             of
             euery
             battalia
             ,
             trauelling
             ,
             iournying
             ,
             or
             flying
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Commonly
             your
             Muskettiers
             (
             in
             such
             cases
             last
             rehearsed
             )
             are
             vsed
             to
             be
             placed
             both
             in
             the
             Reare
             and
             Flanks
             ,
             for
             the
             said
             speciall
             purpose
             ;
             namely
             ,
             to
             skirmish
             with
             such
             as
             doe
             disturbe
             your
             March
             ;
             and
             yet
             to
             keepe
             on
             their
             iourney
             with
             the
             rest
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             Some
             such
             as
             flye
             vse
             to
             leaue
             some
             great
             Stales
             or
             Ambushes
             ,
             in
             places
             very
             conuenient
             (
             as
             Woods
             ,
             Mountaines
             ,
             Forrests
             ,
             Rocks
             ,
             banks
             of
             Riuers
             ,
             Caues
             ,
             Hils
             ,
             hollow
             and
             deepe
             wayes
             ,
             Corne-fields
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             )
             for
             such
             a
             purpose
             ,
             to
             intrap
             the
             vrgers
             ,
             if
             occasion
             can
             serue
             .
          
           
             21.
             
             Sometimes
             (
             as
             Count
             
               Mansfield
               )
            
             they
             fire
             
             houses
             to
             stay
             their
             Enemies
             following
             :
             and
             on
             that
             side
             the
             smoake
             fals
             (
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             winde
             )
             they
             lay
             an
             Ambush
             to
             intrap
             the
             Enemy
             .
             The
             like
             doe
             you
             ,
             that
             the
             rest
             of
             your
             Army
             may
             passe
             with
             safetie
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             When
             you
             flye
             onely
             the
             Battell
             ,
             and
             seeke
             order
             and
             time
             conuenient
             for
             the
             same
             ,
             send
             all
             your
             baggage
             and
             carriage
             before
             ,
             and
             after
             them
             all
             your
             Footmen
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             strong
             company
             of
             Horse
             fortifie
             your
             Reare
             ,
             and
             leaue
             many
             fires
             in
             the
             Campe
             ;
             And
             for
             time
             ,
             choose
             a
             cloudy
             darke
             morning
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             In
             your
             flying
             ,
             or
             before
             ,
             learne
             exquisitely
             of
             them
             as
             be
             skilfull
             of
             the
             wayes
             and
             places
             ,
             where
             ,
             how
             farre
             off
             ,
             or
             how
             lye
             such
             places
             ,
             as
             you
             hope
             may
             somewhat
             defend
             you
             from
             any
             danger
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             make
             the
             greatest
             haste
             towards
             them
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             If
             you
             can
             learne
             of
             any
             narrow
             passage
             between
             two
             great
             Hils
             ,
             or
             betweene
             some
             great
             Riuer
             or
             Wood
             ,
             &
             some
             dangerous
             Hill
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             dangerous
             place
             wherein
             you
             may
             safely
             rest
             from
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             make
             haste
             thither
             .
          
           
             15.
             
             In
             which
             case
             learne
             very
             diligently
             whether
             there
             be
             not
             some
             secret
             place
             in
             the
             same
             place
             of
             your
             quietnesse
             ,
             whereunto
             your
             Enemies
             getting
             ,
             may
             disturbe
             your
             quietnesse
             ;
             and
             if
             there
             be
             cause
             ,
             such
             kindes
             of
             dangerous
             places
             ,
             to
             be
             either
             well
             warded
             ,
             or
             else
             stopped
             by
             a
             trane-ditch
             ,
             or
             by
             another
             good
             way
             .
          
           
             16.
             
             Also
             learne
             very
             diligently
             ,
             whether
             your
             Enemy
             seeke
             not
             by
             their
             Horsemen
             to
             fetch
             a
             great
             
             compasse
             about
             any
             side
             of
             your
             said
             place
             of
             your
             securitie
             ,
             either
             to
             inclose
             you
             there
             ,
             or
             else
             for
             to
             goe
             before
             you
             to
             some
             place
             of
             their
             aduantage
             against
             you
             .
          
           
             17.
             
             In
             which
             case
             ,
             if
             your
             Enemies
             with
             their
             whole
             Army
             seeke
             to
             compasse
             the
             place
             ,
             and
             for
             to
             be
             before
             you
             ,
             take
             good
             aduice
             ,
             if
             you
             may
             not
             turne
             that
             their
             practise
             vnto
             your
             commoditie
             ,
             by
             some
             new
             inuention
             .
          
           
             
             As
             first
             ,
             for
             to
             returne
             backe
             againe
             vnto
             some
             place
             of
             refuge
             ;
             for
             you
             are
             else
             (
             as
             the
             
               Graecians
               )
            
             to
             seeke
             another
             way
             not
             suspected
             of
             your
             Enemies
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             to
             returne
             a
             little
             backe
             to
             giue
             a
             colour
             to
             your
             Enemy
             of
             flying
             away
             ,
             so
             to
             draw
             him
             into
             the
             same
             streight
             to
             follow
             you
             the
             easier
             in
             his
             opinion
             ,
             and
             to
             returne
             to
             incounter
             him
             the
             more
             easely
             .
          
           
             18.
             
             A
             chiefe
             ,
             or
             else
             a
             notable
             place
             of
             refuge
             for
             Flyers
             ,
             is
             to
             flye
             to
             be
             vnder
             the
             wings
             ,
             or
             safetie
             of
             some
             Citie
             ,
             or
             else
             strong
             Fort
             ,
             well
             furnished
             with
             great
             Ordnance
             vpon
             the
             wals
             ;
             it
             is
             able
             to
             shoot
             ouer
             your
             flying
             Army
             into
             the
             Army
             of
             your
             prosecuting
             Enemy
             ,
             and
             so
             hurt
             him
             ,
             to
             his
             great
             danger
             ,
             and
             your
             great
             securitie
             ,
             and
             comfort
             many
             wayes
             .
          
           
             19.
             
             If
             you
             flye
             ,
             or
             iourney
             in
             three
             Battels
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             euery
             Battell
             must
             alwayes
             be
             in
             sight
             of
             the
             next
             before
             or
             behinde
             ,
             in
             such
             order
             ,
             that
             the
             one
             be
             alwayes
             able
             to
             succour
             the
             other
             (
             in
             case
             it
             be
             inuaded
             by
             Enemies
             )
             so
             Flying
             ,
             or
             Iournying
             .
             Otherwise
             ,
             for
             lacke
             of
             such
             order
             and
             aide
             ,
             one
             may
             be
             discomfited
             for
             want
             of
             others
             helpe
             .
             To
             conclude
             .
          
           
             20.
             
             If
             Flying
             ,
             your
             Enemy
             with
             a
             great
             company
             of
             Horse
             and
             shot
             ,
             inuade
             your
             hindermost
             Battell
             ,
             
             discharge
             two
             Peeces
             of
             Ordnance
             vpon
             them
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             which
             will
             coole
             their
             courage
             ,
             and
             will
             likewise
             by
             their
             roaring
             and
             thundering
             noise
             ,
             warne
             your
             other
             Battels
             to
             make
             Alt
             or
             stand
             ,
             whereby
             you
             may
             worke
             your
             will.
             Example
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Landgraue
            
             with
             his
             Germaine
             great
             Army
             ,
             when
             
               Charles
            
             the
             fift
             Emperour
             sent
             a
             great
             company
             of
             shot
             for
             to
             inuade
             their
             hindmost
             Battell
             ,
             and
             to
             stay
             them
             ,
             hee
             caused
             two
             Culuerins
             to
             be
             discharged
             vpon
             them
             ;
             and
             all
             the
             Army
             staid
             .
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               Flying
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             V.
             
          
           
             How
             a
             Commander
             or
             Generall
             must
             auoid
             Battell
             ,
             and
             when
             accept
             of
             Fight
             .
          
           
             THe
             wisedome
             of
             a
             Generall
             doth
             best
             appeare
             in
             the
             auoiding
             of
             Fight
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             taking
             of
             opportunitie
             to
             fight
             ;
             both
             of
             which
             are
             so
             necessarie
             in
             the
             Warres
             ,
             that
             the
             one
             cannot
             be
             without
             the
             other
             :
             but
             which
             of
             these
             for
             a
             time
             are
             first
             to
             be
             vsed
             ,
             and
             for
             a
             time
             laid
             aside
             ,
             resteth
             in
             the
             wisedomes
             of
             a
             wise
             Generall
             to
             determine
             .
          
           
             Wisedome
             willeth
             you
             to
             begin
             with
             wars
             ,
             when
             you
             see
             your selfe
             very
             strongly
             prepared
             ,
             and
             your
             Enemies
             contrariwise
             altogether
             weake
             and
             vnprouided
             .
          
           
             And
             wisedome
             willeth
             you
             ,
             as
             you
             begin
             well
             ,
             so
             
             to
             continue
             your
             warres
             wisely
             for
             your
             most
             commoditie
             .
          
           
             In
             warres
             ,
             if
             you
             either
             for
             lacke
             of
             knowledge
             ,
             or
             by
             negligence
             ,
             or
             else
             by
             pride
             let
             slip
             most
             apt
             occasions
             ,
             you
             seldome
             after
             can
             get
             them
             againe
             .
          
           
             To
             let
             slip
             a
             good
             opportunitie
             ,
             bringeth
             both
             repentance
             ,
             shame
             and
             losse
             also
             .
          
           
             Many
             haue
             felt
             this
             to
             their
             sorrow
             .
             Therefore
             let
             their
             losses
             admonish
             you
             to
             let
             nothing
             slip
             ,
             that
             may
             either
             dispatch
             your
             warre
             quicke
             ,
             or
             prolong
             it
             to
             your
             Enemies
             losse
             ,
             and
             your
             owne
             aduantage
             .
          
           
             That
             you
             may
             be
             enabled
             to
             doe
             this
             ,
             take
             these
             Rules
             for
             your
             direction
             .
          
           
             
             1.
             
             If
             your
             Enemies
             be
             few
             in
             number
             ,
             and
             raw
             Souldiers
             ,
             ill
             furnished
             ,
             ill
             willing
             for
             to
             fight
             ,
             and
             not
             fortified
             by
             place
             :
             if
             you
             abound
             in
             number
             which
             are
             better
             Souldiers
             ,
             you
             are
             to
             seeke
             the
             Battell
             .
             
               Vegetius
               ,
               lib.
            
             3.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             When
             your
             Enemies
             aboundeth
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             therefore
             auoideth
             to
             fight
             ,
             and
             where
             you
             want
             of
             prouision
             ,
             and
             your
             Souldiers
             lustie
             ,
             and
             desirous
             of
             Battell
             ;
             there
             you
             may
             seeke
             Battell
             .
             
               Antony
            
             at
             
               Philippi
            
             against
             
               Cassius
            
             and
             
               Brutus
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             Where
             you
             be
             determined
             to
             seeke
             the
             Battell
             ,
             make
             good
             choise
             of
             your
             ground
             where
             you
             be
             to
             fight
             ,
             and
             see
             your selfe
             in
             perfect
             order
             and
             direction
             ,
             and
             yet
             seeke
             all
             aduantages
             you
             can
             by
             any
             meanes
             finde
             out
             .
             
               Prosper
               Colonno
            
             against
             the
             
               Frenchmen
            
             at
             
               Bicocca
               ,
            
             and
             
               Bassan
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             Though
             you
             abound
             in
             number
             ,
             seeke
             not
             to
             
             fight
             rashly
             ,
             neither
             be
             very
             desirous
             of
             Battell
             ,
             without
             very
             good
             apparance
             of
             likelihood
             of
             victory
             :
             neither
             fight
             before
             you
             haue
             intelligence
             of
             your
             Enemies
             strength
             ,
             pollicies
             ,
             and
             orders
             ,
             except
             extreame
             necessitie
             compell
             you
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Auoide
             not
             to
             fight
             with
             one
             great
             Army
             ,
             when
             you
             know
             ,
             that
             if
             you
             stay
             ,
             you
             shall
             shortly
             be
             compelled
             to
             fight
             with
             two
             great
             Armies
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             well
             foreseene
             by
             
               Claudius
               Nero
               ,
            
             and
             as
             well
             executed
             to
             his
             glory
             .
             
               Claudius
               Nero
            
             the
             
               Roman
            
             Consull
             ,
             intercepting
             
               Asdrubals
            
             Letters
             (
             directed
             to
             his
             brother
             
               Hanibal
               ,
            
             to
             meet
             him
             at
             
               Vmbra
               ,
            
             to
             ioyne
             both
             their
             powers
             together
             ,
             for
             the
             subuersion
             of
             the
             
               Romans
               )
            
             presently
             vpon
             the
             reading
             ,
             left
             his
             fellow
             Consull
             in
             the
             night
             (
             vnknowne
             to
             
               Haniball
               )
            
             and
             with
             six
             thousand
             foot
             ,
             and
             one
             thousand
             horse
             ,
             came
             to
             
               Liuius
            
             another
             
               Roman
            
             Consull
             ,
             who
             was
             to
             intercept
             
               Asdruball
            
             comming
             from
             the
             Mountaines
             into
             
               Italie
               ,
            
             and
             there
             ioyning
             force
             with
             his
             ,
             gaue
             Battell
             to
             
               Asdruball
               ,
            
             ouercame
             him
             ,
             and
             slew
             him
             before
             euer
             
               Haniball
            
             knew
             of
             his
             being
             in
             
               Italie
               .
               Haniball
            
             vpon
             this
             was
             much
             grieued
             ,
             both
             for
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Brother
             ,
             and
             the
             depriuation
             of
             his
             power
             ,
             and
             remoued
             into
             the
             fields
             the
             
               Brutians
               .
            
             And
             for
             that
             hee
             had
             no
             power
             left
             him
             of
             men
             ,
             to
             defend
             his
             Portresses
             that
             hee
             held
             ,
             being
             so
             farre
             off
             ;
             hee
             gathered
             together
             all
             the
             
               Metapontancs
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Lucanes
               ,
            
             such
             as
             were
             his
             friends
             ;
             and
             brought
             them
             all
             into
             the
             Countrie
             of
             the
             
               Brutians
               ,
            
             where
             hee
             remained
             for
             a
             season
             ,
             Counselling
             what
             were
             best
             for
             him
             to
             doe
             .
             
               Thus
               was
            
             Haniball
             
               brought
               to
               distresse
               by
               the
               wisedome
            
             
             
               of
               one
               man
               ,
               taking
               his
               time
               and
               opportunitie
               to
               fight
               .
            
          
           
             Hauing
             showne
             you
             when
             to
             Fight
             ;
             now
             let
             me
             shew
             you
             when
             to
             auoide
             it
             .
             Auoide
             Fight
             vpon
             these
             occasions
             :
          
           
             
             Where
             you
             by
             deferring
             the
             Battell
             are
             to
             finde
             all
             things
             in
             better
             case
             ;
             and
             contrary
             ,
             your
             Enemies
             are
             to
             lacke
             ,
             and
             loose
             by
             the
             same
             victuals
             ,
             wages
             ,
             good
             will
             or
             friendship
             ,
             you
             are
             to
             auoid
             Battell
             .
             
               Vegetius
               ,
               lib.
            
             3.
             
          
           
             Where
             you
             abound
             in
             number
             and
             victuals
             ,
             and
             other
             prouision
             ,
             and
             your
             Enemy
             wanteth
             of
             your
             abundance
             ,
             and
             therefore
             seeketh
             to
             fight
             ,
             auoid
             you
             the
             Battell
             .
             
               Cassius
            
             and
             
               Brutus
            
             at
             
               Philippi
               ,
            
             against
             
               Antony
            
             and
             
               Caesar
               .
            
          
           
             Where
             the
             Enemy
             must
             needs
             dissolue
             his
             Army
             shortly
             ,
             if
             he
             fight
             not
             with
             you
             ;
             there
             you
             are
             to
             auoide
             the
             Battell
             .
             
               Pompey
            
             at
             
               Durazzo
            
             against
             
               Caesar
               .
            
          
           
             Where
             you
             are
             in
             danger
             to
             loose
             a
             Realme
             ,
             or
             two
             ,
             if
             you
             loose
             the
             Battell
             ,
             your
             Enemies
             are
             in
             danger
             onely
             to
             loose
             their
             present
             Army
             :
             Being
             no
             stronger
             then
             your
             Enemies
             ,
             seeke
             not
             to
             fight
             .
             
               Hispani
               .
               Bell.
               Verona
               .
            
          
           
             Where
             your
             Souldiers
             and
             Captaines
             be
             marueilously
             vnwilling
             to
             fight
             ,
             seeke
             not
             to
             fight
             .
             
               Vegetius
               lib.
            
             3.
             
               cap.
            
             9.
             
          
           
             
             If
             your
             Enemies
             be
             poore
             and
             needy
             ,
             beware
             of
             their
             necessitie
             ;
             for
             alwaies
             necessitie
             makes
             men
             desperate
             ,
             and
             causeth
             them
             to
             thinke
             there
             is
             no
             remedy
             but
             victory
             in
             fight
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             be
             in
             any
             strong
             place
             ,
             so
             planted
             that
             
             your
             Enemy
             cannot
             fight
             with
             you
             ,
             but
             with
             his
             great
             losse
             ,
             seeke
             not
             to
             fight
             with
             him
             .
             
               Prosper
               Colonno
            
             at
             
               Bicocca
               .
            
          
           
             If
             your
             Enemy
             be
             so
             placed
             in
             a
             strong
             Campe
             ,
             seeke
             not
             there
             to
             fight
             with
             your
             Enemy
             .
             
               Carolus
               Caesar
            
             in
             
               Germany
               .
            
          
           
             
               Frenchmen
            
             are
             by
             long
             dalliance
             and
             time
             to
             be
             deluded
             ,
             because
             they
             be
             hot
             ,
             and
             desirous
             to
             fight
             when
             they
             be
             fresh
             ,
             and
             eager
             to
             be
             put
             on
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             warres
             ;
             afterwards
             ,
             when
             by
             long
             time
             they
             are
             wearied
             ,
             they
             are
             tractable
             enongh
             :
             so
             will
             others
             be
             besides
             
               Frenchmen
               .
            
          
           
             If
             you
             haue
             warres
             made
             against
             you
             by
             a
             number
             of
             confederate
             Princes
             or
             Magistrates
             (
             take
             
               Caesars
            
             counsell
             )
             deferre
             the
             Battell
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             weary
             them
             out
             by
             polliticke
             vsage
             .
             Keepe
             them
             from
             victuals
             ;
             kill
             all
             such
             as
             goe
             for
             Forrage
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             purpose
             ;
             make
             many
             Alarams
             nightly
             vpon
             them
             in
             their
             Campe
             ,
             and
             toyle
             them
             with
             watches
             and
             sodaine
             labours
             :
             By
             this
             meanes
             you
             shall
             make
             the
             warres
             seeme
             loathsome
             vnto
             them
             ,
             and
             protract
             it
             the
             longer
             ;
             whereby
             ,
             they
             may
             fall
             into
             dissention
             one
             with
             another
             :
             for
             such
             a
             number
             of
             Confederates
             cannot
             long
             agree
             ,
             but
             that
             some
             quarrels
             will
             fall
             out
             betweene
             them
             ,
             or
             else
             some
             grudges
             ;
             so
             that
             some
             may
             be
             deuided
             from
             the
             other
             by
             some
             kinde
             of
             perswasion
             or
             other
             ,
             whereupon
             you
             may
             ,
             if
             you
             thinke
             good
             ,
             giue
             Battell
             to
             the
             relinquished
             :
             or
             chase
             them
             (
             as
             the
             
               Imperials
            
             did
             the
             
               French
            
             out
             of
             
               Millan
               )
            
             with
             light
             skirmishes
             .
          
           
           
             For
             the
             better
             performance
             of
             these
             skirmishes
             ,
             let
             all
             your
             Souldiers
             haue
             the
             perfect
             vse
             of
             their
             Armes
             .
             They
             may
             haue
             the
             perfect
             vse
             of
             their
             Armes
             quickely
             ,
             if
             the
             Seriants
             doe
             but
             at
             vacant
             times
             plye
             and
             exercise
             them
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           At
           the
           signe
           of
           the
           Angell
           in
           Lumberstreet
           ,
           you
           may
           haue
           an
           excellent
           Plotforme
           for
           the
           postures
           of
           Pike
           and
           Musket
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A19256-e140
           
             *
             
               Plutarch
            
             in
             the
             life
             of
             
               Lucullus
               .
            
          
           
             *
             August
             .
             de
             Ciuit.
             dei
             .
             li.
             
               5.
            
             cap.
             
               3.
               
            
          
        
         
           Notes for div A19256-e820
           
             Precepts
             for
             prouision
             of
             victuals
             .
          
           
             Precepts
             for
             the
             payment
             of
             Souldiers
             wages
             .
          
           
             Wayes
             to
             get
             money
             to
             pay
             Souldiers
             .
          
           
             Charles
             the
             8.
             of
             France
             .
          
           
             Waies
             to
             finde
             out
             the
             Enemies
             purposes
             Traps
             ,
             and
             Stratagems
             .
          
           
             Precepts
             for
             Marching
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             troule
             an
             enemy
             out
             of
             a
             wood
             .
          
           
             
               Plutarch
            
             in
             the
             life
             of
             
               Agesilaus
               .
            
             Example
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             passe
             Riuers
             .
          
           
             ☞
             
          
           
             Precepts
             for
             the
             ordering
             of
             your
             Battels
             .
          
           
             How
             a
             Generall
             should
             behaue
             himselfe
             after
             the
             losse
             of
             his
             Battell
             .
          
           
             Precepts
             for
             Flying
             .
          
           
             
               Zenaphon
            
             of
             the
             
               Graecians
            
             retreat
             from
             
               Babylon
               ,
               lib.
            
             3.
             
          
           
             When
             to
             Fight
             .
          
           
             When
             to
             auoide
             fight
             ,
          
           
             Aluians
             .