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leape in their armour, to march in aray, to tall theleluesin a ring to retire in oꝛder, æ marching lodainly to ſtand,t luch like whero the Captaine may deuile infinite varierietꝑ, both to delight e allo make his ſouldiers perſite, e ſokarre better ſpend their time, then in idle letod paſtimes.

We ought not to do any thing with his ſouldiers, butto haue his Enſigne, and his Drumme with him, al well togeue the moze reputation vnto the action, as alſo that p bieok thẽ may be well knowen e vnderſtãd of all ö ſouldiers.

Jinallp à Captaine ought ſo to behaue himſelfe as hepe both loued and obe yed of his louldiers, and that they aswell know how to obex, as he to commaunde, and that heendeuour himſelfe byall meanes to annoꝝ the enemp, andpainfully to execute, with all diligence, luch matter as he5 inioyned by his Superioursʒ and to feare nothing but in

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, Captaines there were io ſortes among the Romane ibone was Ccturio, mho had charge of ioO. mem the ot her was cal.led ¶ mes, or ¶ ohort is Præfectus,& had the cha ge of one Bat.ralioune, Under whò ther“ were diuers Centurions, hut one one-/ Enſegne, for euer Centurion had not his Euſ ne, as in theſebur dlſordered warres is accuiſt oed.

. CH AP. X.The office and duetie ofa Collonellor Camp Maſter. a

85 office oꝛ calling is in reputation as farre abouta pꝛiunate Captaine, as a Captaine aboue a piuateſouldiour, and Captaines ought with like duetie toobentheir Collonell, as themſelues expea to be obeped ot teilſouldiers.

Me ought therkoꝛe not onely to be a man ol great iudge-ment and reputation, but alla it were fit he were a müllliuing cöuenient, liberall æ not pꝛodigal. Foz whereas needy and pꝛadigall perſons are aduaunced in this placestbe,

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