98 S TRATIOTICOS. got olher men to diſcharge his ollice: which in great numbers is vtterly impollible without art to be perkoꝛmed butſo ſlololp e bnoꝛderix as ſhall make the oticer ridiculonseuen to the common ſouldier.—

But it vour battaile be not maſſie ot᷑ pikes but ot ſhoꝛt

weapons empalled with certaine rankes ok pikes, then

muſt vou oꝛder your Paniples accoꝛdingip, cauſing pourſirſt and laſt aniple to be entierly pikes, and the othermiddle Paniples mixt, ot ſhoꝛt weapon and pikes, pla-ting in euer or thole middle aniples both beloꝛe e be-hind pour halberdes, billes oꝛ other ſhoꝛt Weapons ſo ma-ny rankes ot pikes as ye will haue the empallement okthe ſides of your battaile to be maſſie ot pikes. Eut thiscommon diſcretion in pꝛactiſe will teach, and therfoꝛe lu-perfluous in ſo plapne a matter to ſpend moꝛe woꝛdes.

The third Queſtion.

9 He high Marſball commaundeth that the Army ſhall1 be diuided into 3 like ſquare Battailes, euery Battaileto be Armed in the front with ſeuen Rankes of Pikes, andchat theſe battailes malcing one front vpon the Enemie tobe empaled on either ſide with a ſſeeue of Pikes of ſiue ina ranłc. This order being preſeribed, he del iuereth the Ser-

geant A aior 18 oOo Fouldrours pikes and ſhort weapon, cõ-maunding that tlie Suadrout be made as great as poſſiblemay be of thoſe men · It is demaunded ho many in eueryranke of the attallions, and in what ſort the Sergeant Ma-ion all ſhift his weapons: how many pikes for the ſleeues,and ho many of ſhort Meapons and pikes in euery Bat-tallion ſeuerally.

To reſolue this Queſtion firſt᷑ put the Marſhals oderin figure, AB C repꝛeſenting the 3 Battailes armed in thekront with ſeuen rankes o Pilces: D and E the Slecues ſiuein à Ranke. n 8

f Mol