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An arithmetical warlike treatise named stratioticos : compendiously teaching the science of nombers as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algebraicall, and art of nombers cossical, as are requisite for the profession of a souldier. Together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and orders in every well governed campe and armie inviolably to be observed / ..
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MonſieurLautrek inthe king-dome of Na-ples.

Scipio 4.gainſt Aſ-Jrubal.Metellus a-gainſt Ser-torius inSpaine.The Spa-niardes a-gainſt theFrench atCyrignola.

330 STRATIOTICOs.

cretly bnto the nert Modves, with direction, that thenert dap after ß Armies were departed they ſhould comedaſone ko make and Fortifie their Bridge. The next daythey haus both dilcamped, and their Enemp ſeing the fullWonted number of Wandes, Enſignes, ec. haue withoutmiſtruſt ol any luch matter marched on, kronting theirEnemy as beloꝛe they were accuſtomed. But thole that

meant to palle, when they ſaw time, haue ſodainelp re-

turned backe agayne, and linding their bꝛidge made, For-tified, and all things in readineſle, haue palled withoutanp daunger at all.

Some to paſle a Riuer, though wadeable, pet verp vio-

lent and lwift, haue cauſed their Horſemen, firſt in twoplaces to paſle and croſſe it, and then the temen to palebetwerne thoſe Troups of Hoꝛſe: p one Troupe bꝛeaketh

the foꝛce ot the water, and it any ol the fotmen happen to

laile his foting, e be boꝛne away with the violence ol theſkreame, pet the other Troupe ot Hoꝛſe map recouer him.

Some hauing ſundꝛy Nations in their Armie, haue rã-ged euery Pation ſeparatelp into ſundꝛy Battallions, andhaue put in the Foꝛekront a Battallion of euerp ation,giuing it out in the time ot fight, that one Pation had Ui-ctoꝛie, where with the reit inflamed ſhould like wile vali-antly fight: and by this Stratageme a wile General, challgreatly apde himſelke when he hath to commaunde lun-dev Mations.

Some lohen they haue perceiued their Enemies, bykheir labour e trauell, oꝛ hally purſute, to be wearie, oꝛ bylong ſtanding in Battaile faint, haue euen then vpon thatoccaſton ſodainelp ſet on them, and deleated them, as ourCountrymen did the French at the Battaile of Creſſie.

Some linding themlelues to weake in Hozſemen, haueretired themlelues among Mines, Buſhes and ſuch likevneuen groundes. Others haue made ſecret Trenches,conering them with Hurdles, and Turcke: Others 15 v-

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