120 STRATIOTICOS.

He dught to be a man ot liuely ſpirite and quick inuen-tion, that he may ſodainly perceiue, and quickly conceiuethe nature ok the Scituation and oꝛder ol the enemies ar-rap, altering and diſpoling accoꝛdingly ok his olone.

He ought euer day to repaire to the Lord High Mar-Hall oz the Collonell General, to receaue direcid in whatſoꝛt their plealure is the Armie that dap ſhall march.

He ought to receaue from the Muſter· maſter Generalà perfit Rolle of all the Bandes, and in euerꝑ bande whatnumber ot ſhoꝛt weapon, what pikes, and what ſhot, andthe lame to haue al way about him, that it any want, he

map admoniſch the Muſter-maſter thercot, that either they

map be lupplied, oꝛ his Rolle refozmed. 5The Sergeant Maior(atter he hath from the Parſhall

92 Loꝛd Lieutenant Generall receaued inſtructid in wh

ſoꝛt the Battaile ſhall march, he muſt pꝛelentlx ſoꝛt euerkinde ol weapon by it elle, and then dꝛaw them loꝛth inPerles oꝛ ſlæeues, fiue, ſix oꝛ ſeuẽ in a ranke, as the pꝛeſen/bod oꝛder chall require. s nMe ought ſo to place euerꝝ bande, that their Captainmay be with them, to direct and animate them: but thisimpollible to bs done in thele our warres, where eue;ſmall band is diuided into leuerall weapons, ſo that tCaptaine in time ot᷑ ſeruice cannot accompanp his ouband, contrary to all god oꝛder and diſcipline. gHe ought when a day of leruice commeth, to go with thHigh Marſhall to view the placs where the Battaile ſhalbe kought, and there to ſpeake his opinion how the materſhould be oꝛdered e that done obediently to execute luchdirections as he ſhall reteaue from his Superiours.To this otkicer it appertaineth ſo to ſoꝛt his Souldien,that the belt armed impale the reſt, and that the face andflankes ol pour Battailes be well armed with pikes theEnſignes Well garded with Halberds, the taple encloledwith the Cariages, wings ok ſhot on either ſide; dn i1 in

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