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A15036	The honorable reputation of a souldier with a morall report, of the vertues, offices, and (by abuse) the disgrace of his profession. Drawen out of the liues, documents, and disciplines, of the most renowned Romaine, Grecian, and other famous martialistes. By George Whetstone, Gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1585 (1585)	STC 25339; ESTC S111682	22,474	44

or to his booke who being one day in a mortall danger at Alexandria to saue himself he leaped into the water and uing a Booke in his hande he had such care thereof as he held that hande vpon his head and wrought for his life with the other Alexander the great was so addicted to Homers ●●iades as he appointed the most magnificēt Iewell boxe of Darius to keepe the same In the tyme vnder the reignes of the famous Monarks Captaines learning and learned men most florished The reason was the Leaders of Armies were great louers of learning Antigonus king of Macedone to bee instructed in knowledge by his Letter thus saluted the Philosopher Zenon The king Antigonus wisheth health to the Philosopher Zenon I know well that I passe thee in riches and fauours of fortune But I must confesse that thou farre passest me in the true felicitie which consisteth in the knowleadge discipline and study of the liberall Sciences and therefore I desire the accord that I may haue thy companie c. Alexander hearing that Aristotle had written certaine bookes of naturall Philosophie wrote vnto Aristotle in this maner Truly Aristotle thou dec●auest my desire in publishing of this speculatiue Philophie which I thought should properly haue honored myselfe For know thou I rather desire to exceede all men in knowledge and learning then in richesse and dominions Caesar wrote his owne Comentaries diuers other bookes Pirrhus the most worthy Captaine king of the Epyro●es that many times punished the Romanes wrote diuers bookes Especially one of the precepts of warre There were diuers worthy bookes found in the Tents of Haniball which he earnestly studied I might adde many other examples of right famous Captaines that were specially wel learned and to say trueth learning is the most pretious Ornament of a Souldier and the necessariest vertue Couradge hath obtained great victories But pollicie hath gottē wonderful almost incredible Prince Edward king Edwarde the thirds sonne by pollicie ioyned with manhood only with 8000. men ouercame king Iohn of France and his Army of threescore thousand men In which ouerthrowe king Iohn was taken prisoner and sent into England who seeing the graue Consellers that were attendant of the king Shooke his head and sayd These fellowes quoth hee were they that brought me into England attributing his ouerthrow to the graue directions of the kings Counsell The victorious king Henry the fift with lesse then fifteene thousand men whereof many were sicke and diseased with a pollicie of Iron piked stakes ouerthrew the whole power and flower of the Nobilitie of Fraunce The wonderfull ouerthrowes that haue beene giuen by politicke stratagemes which were euermore the directions of the learned and well studied Captaines doe in a maner commaunde Martiall Professors to hunt after newe Stratagemes and deuises to annoy the Enimie He that is studious and occupieth his leasurable times in working out of aduauntages is likely to hurt y e enimie more by his deuises in y ● campe then by fighting in the field Cicero was not naturally giuē to follow Armes as appeared by his saying Cedant Arma toge● yea● for that by his pollicy and wisedome hee deliuered Rome from the dangerous conspiracie of Cattiline He by dispensation was recompenced with the Crowne Ciuique The dangerous and mortall engines of warre were the ingenious deuises of y e learned Captains The Po●t Lucretius saith that in the beginning men only reuen●ed their cholor with scratching byting afterwards they fel to throwing of s●ones and to sight with truncheons of woo It was long before the hatred and malice of man founde out this pearceing Iron hid of the intrailes of the earth The AEtolians were the first that brought the Launce into the ●ie●de The Lacedimonians deuised the Sword and the Hachet The AEgiptians the Healmet and the shield Sci●us the sonne of Iupiter deuised Dartes and Arrowes Eusebius writeth that Moyses deuysed many engines of warre The Athenians inuented the Scorpion or Arbaliste but all these were light in respect of Gūpouder other Artillery Which some saye were inuented by an Alman whose name is not knowne and certainely worthyly as one vnworthie of memorie These being the engenious Inuētions of men there are no doubt more ●idden secrets to annoye the enimie which the study of the carefull Martialistes no doubt may worke out And considering that pollicie neuer so much abounded and mischiefe and iniquitie exceedeth the same So that to ouerthrowe confounde the enimie all feare of God and humaine charitie is banished Therefore to incoūter such furies the Souldier that fighteth in a iust quarrell in my opinion in the feare of God and Christian allowance may doe as the wise Phisitians doe expell one poyson with an other and yet with this Iudgement that milder courses be first attempted As before this most Christian and charitable succour which her sacred Maiestie annointed by gods prouidence to be the comfort of all Christian afflictions sendeth to relieue the oppressions of the long aflicted Inhabitants of the Lowe Countries hath beene effectually desired and lightly regaded And therefore you worthy Gentlemen which are armed in Gods and her Maiesties seruice for that your quarrell is grounded vpon compassion Iustice and polliticke iudgement for the safetie of your owne Countrey I hope which thousands desire you shall returne attired with your enimies ouerthrowe Which God graunt to his glory and your euerlasting honour Amen FINIS Reputation of a Soldier Millitarie Iustice. Viriat Arsases Agatocles Ptolomie Isicrates Eumenes Elius Pertinax Dioclesian Valentian Probus Aurelius Marcus Iulius Licinius Bonosus Tarquinius priscus Lamutius Tamberlaine Caius Marius Frauncis Sforce A straight lawe Alexanders Iustice. Iustin. Lib. 3 Tie●s 〈◊〉 lib●o 30 Crownes or garlandes giuē for proper seruices Obsidionale Pli. lib. 16 Aul. Gel. Lib. 5. Civique Murale Castreuse ●auale Honorable names giuen vnto the Romaine Captaines Monarchie Oligarchie Diodi Lib. 6. Pli Llib 2. Iustin. Lib. 1● The honorable reputation of a Souldier dearily bought The religious Ceremonies that the Romains vsed before the attempted warre Spes famae Solet ad virtutem impellere multos The working of fame Iustin. Lib ● Ioseph Bel. Iude. Hawles Cro. Needelesse desperatnesse not allowed Plut. devit Alex. The dangerous aduenture of Alexder The successe of Caesars dangerous aduenture The feare of god most necessarie for Souldiers Testament Millitarie Ioseph de Bel. lude Pet. Mesi. Plut devit Caesar. Clemencie a worthie vertue in a Souldier Clemencie of Augustus A difference betweene Tyrannie and Clemencie Caesars Clemency A Temple erected in honor of Caesars clemencie The clemencie of Alexander the great The death of Caesar reuenged by the common p●●tplc The vice of incontinency Continency a speciall vertue in a Souldier The Continencie of Alexander Darius prayer The Continencie of Scipio Pet. Mes. de Cho. mem lib. 2 Commendation of Scipio De vitae Scip. Temperance in dyet requi●●● in a Souldier Ease the spoile of a Souldier Alexander enemie to Idlenesse He must not bee idle that worketh for a Kingdome Plut. devit Ces. The Romanes punished and hated dishonorable Conquestes damnable pollicie● Obedience especially required of a Souldier ● seuere example The difference betweene rash and necessary bouldnesse An intemperat● parte Cowardlynes reprehended A pollycie to harden a Cowarde A sharpe example De Rep. Ang. Enuie a daungerous passion in a Souldier The Athenians remedie for Enuie An honorable kinde of Enuie 〈◊〉 a fault among the gre●●est A worthy example Disdaine a foule fault 〈◊〉 a Souldier A pro●itable example Originall of disdaine The seru●ce of Caesars ●arber Alexanders Boo●e of dayly rememberaunces A good Souldier ought to be studious in matters of Pollycie Pet. Mes. ●e 〈◊〉 ●end Plo● devit Cae●ar Prince Edwardes vict●rie The Battel of Agincourt is Fraunce Pli● lib. 7. cho 16. Lib. de prep●ratiō Euanget lique