ö ST RATIOTICOS. 121wings moꝛe oz lelle accoꝛding as the place is larger oꝛſtraighter, ſkronger oz weaker, on the one ſide oꝛ on theother. Theſe wings repꝛeſent the Flankers in Fortificati-on, and ought as oꝛderly to flancke and lcoloꝛe beloꝛe thekate of the battaile, as Bulwarlks do the Curtane of àTone oꝛ Fort. NBut whereas it hach bene among our men ok warreà tuſtome to haue the bodie ol our Battailes, Halberdes,Billes, battleaxes, oꝛ ſuch ſhoꝛt weapons, and to impalethem onelp with certaine ranckes ol Pikes, J think thattuſtome firſt grew oz want ok lutkicient numbers ofVikes to make a ſolide battaile: ſoꝛ Wholdeuer ſhall be-hold in the ſteld two battailes, the one all malie thꝛough-bout ot Pikes, and the other ol lhoꝛt weapon, onelp impal-led with certaine rankes ol Pikes, chall finde euen in theexe a maruellous ditference, in ſuch ſoꝛt as a man wouldlarre ſwner choſe to charge, and hope to bꝛeak the battaileimnpaled, then that which is maſſie with Pikes: and inkruth thele ſhoꝛt weapõs(vnlelle they were ſhoꝛt lwoꝛdsaͤnd long ſhields after the Romane manner are fitter toexecute in a Chaſe, after the battaile is wone, then to de-elde the kurie of a battaile, oꝛ abide the violent charge olBarbed Lances: and to dꝛaw them out from the heart otthe battaile to purſue a chale, cannot be done withoutNeeat diſozꝛder. iNe mine obne opinion therefoꝛe 3 like beſt the mall The Authorsbattaile ol Pikes, empaled with that o loure rankes of opinion forMusketiers, Who being alwap able in any march to ac⸗ e 115companꝝ thele armed Pikes(alſociated with this kind ol fenen diff.koztible ſhot,) map march on all grounds in dilpite or the rent from cõkurie ok any hoꝛlebands. Peither would 3 haue moze mon practiſskaänkes ok Mulketiers in this empalement, then theirPikes were able to couer and defend krom the charge olLances: foꝛ from anp other ſhot on hoꝛſebacke, they will

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