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A14722	Anima'dversions of vvarre; or, A militarie magazine of the truest rules, and ablest instructions, for the managing of warre Composed, of the most refined discipline, and choice experiments that these late Netherlandish, and Swedish warres have produced. With divers new inventions, both of fortifications and stratagems. As also sundry collections taken out of the most approved authors, ancient and moderne, either in Greeke. Latine. Italian. French. Spanish. Dutch, or English. In two bookes. By Robert Ward, Gentleman and commander.	Ward, Robert, fl. 1639.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1639 (1639)	STC 25025; ESTC S118037	599,688	501

for the conquest of the Towne of Sparta might take effect THe mighty generall Pyrrhus having secretly levied an Army and had given out that his designe was against Antigonus he having conquered almost all the Countrey of Macedon by a fortunate Battell not long before whereupon they began to suspect their Towne of Sparta But Pirrhus in policie caused them to understand that he honoured the Towne so much for the noble discipline and good learning that he intended to send his two Sonnes thither to be educated thus deluding them by this colourable way hee sodainly tooke his opportunitie to enter with his Army upon Laconia where he presently demean'd himselfe an open Enemy conquering at his pleasure CHAP. CLXIX How Demetrius by a politique Stratagem overthrew the Army of Ptolomy which not long before had vanquishd him CIlles Lievtenant Generall to King Ptolomie was sent with an Army against Demetrius Sonne to Antigonus who not long before was overthrowne in Battell by Ptolomie Cilles rather thinking to find Demetrius fleeing then to hazard another Battell marched very indiscreetly and without all order as not fearing any to oppose him Demetrius understanding the order of his Troopes drew out certaine of his light armed men and marchd a whole night to meet him in his Campe where he found his Troopes lying confusedly and scattering not having any Guards or resistance placed to secure the Army whereupon he tooke his opportunity to fall into his Campe where he routed and put to flight Cilles Souldiers and tooke him likewise prisoner and overthrew his whole Army CHAP. CLXX A politique way to weaken an Enemies Armie THe ancient Worthies in Policy would oftentimes suffer an Enemy to take certaine of their meanest Townes to the intent that the Enemie should by degrees more and more weaken his Army by putting into them strong Garrisons when afterwards assaulting the much impaired residue of the Army have by this politique way at the length made meanes to overcome the adverse Partie CHAP. CLXXI. A politique Stratagem used by Fulvius whereby he cut off the sallyes of the Cimbrians FVlvius used this Policie against the Cimbrians caused his Horsemen to assault their Campe divers times the Cimbrians sallying out repeld them wherfore he set an ambush behind the Camp of the Cimbrians and causing their Campe to be againe assaulted by his Horse they issuing out of their Campe as formerly they had done to close them Fulvius his Soldiers lying in ambush got betweene them and home whereby they entred the Fort and sak'd it CHAP. CLXXII A Policie whereby Alexander deceived the Illyrians by counterfeiting the Enemies Colours did overthrow them IF an Army lies neere encamp'd to the Enemies it is great policie for the Generall to send part of his men with the Enemies Coulours a pillaging and to burne the Countrey whereby the Enemy may think they are men come to ayd them as Alexander did against the Illyrians and Le●tenus against the Carthagenians Alexanders Souldiers having counterfeited the Illyrians Colours and burning his owne Countrey made them faithfully beleeve that they were certaine of their own Forces sent to assist them whereupon divers of the Enemies Souldiers did run to meet them disorderly Alexanders men taking this opportunity fell upon the disordred troupes and overthrew them CHAP. CLXXIII A Policie used by Tamirus and Tiberius Gracchus whereby they overthrew their Enemies whole Armie at once without losse or hazard to themselves TAmirus in his warres against Cyrus and Tiberius Gracchus against the Spaniards faigning themselves to be afeard of the Enemy having sodainly abandoned their Campes and left them furnished with store of Wines and good cheere to the intent their Enemies might take their fills and wallow in their pleasures then sodainly they have returned with their Armies and assaulting them have found them like sots not fit to make a resistance whereby they have beene all destroyed Some have practised to poyson their wines and Beere with their victuals by which their Enemies have dyed like Rats CHAP. CLXXIV A politique Stratagem used by Eumenes to cause his Soldiers to follow him upon a dangerous attempt and how he stopt Antigonus proceedings and overcame him EVmenes perceiving that his Souldiers were much daunted at the sodaine newes of Antigonus his approach to assault his Campe and fearing the fidelitie of his Souldiers he being but newly chosen their Vindex thought it more safe to make use of some politique way to prevent Antigonus his comming wherefore he used good and beseeming speeches to his Souldiers desiring them to prepare immediately to follow him for his owne part be would undertake to stay Antigenus in his march whereupon hee hasted with certaine of his Friends to the top of divers hilles making sundry great fires that were seene into Antigonus his Campe who thinking that a very great Army was there in a readines and fearing his designe was discovered caused him to make a pause and to bethinke himselfe of his owne safety Eumenes Souldiers seeing this take good effect came all flocking unto him and there strongly fortified themselves so that Antigonus could not force him from his workes But Eumenes having laid an ambush of Horse at the foote of the hill charged Antigonus his Forces in the Reare as they came to assault the Campe and overthrew them CHAP. CLXXV A Policie to gaine a Towne whose fidelitie is doubtfull POmpey perceiving the Cattenensians were falling off from him and tha● if he should offer to stirre they would stand upon their owne defence he in policie sent unto them to desire them they would be content to receive certaine sicke men of his to which they condescended but Pompey under the habite of sicke persons sent most able valiant men who taking a fit opportunity let Pompeyes Army into the Towne CHAP. CLXXVI A Policie used by Alexander Magnus to secure Thracia which he had newly conquered from Rebellion ALexander Magnus desiring to assure himselfe of the Countrey of Thracia in regard he was to make warres in Asia he thought it best to take with him all the principall men of Thrace and he set over the common people men of meane birth and low degree to governe them untill his returne so giving those Princes he took with him places of great command in his Army with extraordinary pay he held them secure and quiet which had they beene left behinde they would soone have rebelled The like course did Philip King of Spaine use to be secured of England when he went to Saint Quinti●s CHAP. CLXXVII A Policie to beguile an Enemie from opposing an Army that would march over a River IF an Army be opposed by the Enemy from passing over a River without great disadvantage unto him after a few dayes march by the Rivers side if the Enemy followes on the other side to hinder them then the best way is to draw out of every Company certaine Souldiers who must secretly be conveyed unto the next Wood directing them that the next day after the

men of quality and that the originall proceeds from discontents and that they have drawne a strong party to side with them whereby the Lawes of the Field cannot take place without running a hazard to the whole Army then the best way is to deale mildly with them using faire tearmes and promises willingly condescending to such requests as shall bee by them desired dealing privately with some particular men and sometimes with many together and eft-soone filling them with promises and hopes using pensive yet vehement words which may induce them to beleeve that they proceed not from any dissembling intents and so by degrees prevaile to cut off the principall heads and then the rest of the body will soone fall off of it selfe CHAP. CLXXXVII A Policy used by King William to Malcolme King of Scotland who had invaded this Land thinking to gaine his peace hee would have yeelded to any Conditions KIng William the Second having weakened his Army by his great Wars in France Malcolme King of Scotland perceiving what broyles and Contentions this poore King was hemmed in withall tooke his opportunity to make use of it and with his Army invades England considering the Premisses he thought to bring King William to what tearmes of Peace he should desire and that in regard of his great losses hee would be very moderate in demanding any Articles from the King of Scotland this Project being brought to the upshot King William shewed himselfe more resolute then ever ●efore in his prosperity affirming in high tearmes that hee scorned to yeeld to any difficulties Whereupon Malcolme conjecturing that such a high confidence could not bee without good grounds he consented to any Condition that King William did desire CHAP. CLXXXVIII Politique Observations in a Confederate Warre THat Army which intends to invade an Enemy the strength whereof consists of divers Confederates the Service which is to be expected must be speedily done for in a short time such an Army will fall into divers inconveniences as either a dissipation and dissolvement or else fall into a confusion in regard of great difficulties that will arise and Straites that they must bee exposed unto especially being farre remote from succour and releefe or hardly to be releeved whereas the Enemy being in his owne Land at hand may have speedy supplyes both of Men and Amunition as by the example of Robert Duke of Normandy eldest Brother to King William who with divers other Princes of Europe had surprized Ierusalem and divers other Cities yet soone ●ell at oddes and were dissipated CHAP. CLXXXIX A policie used by the Governour of Croizon to make his cowardly Soldiers fight CRoyzon being besieged by Generall Norrice the Governour of the Fort seeing his Souldiers faint in the defence thereof wherfore to prevent it all that did play the Cowards or that did speake of yeelding hee caused to bee chained to a post set in some breach with his weapons in his hand to defend himselfe and it By this device the rest of their fellow Souldiers would rather venture their persons honourably then to be compelled with a greater danger dishonourably CHAP. CXC A Policie used by Generals to beguile hunger in a straight besieged Towne THe People of Lydia were the first that invented Games as Dice Cardes Chesse and the like necessity and hunger forcing them unto it according to that of Persius Artis Magister ingenijque Largitor venter For being sorely vext with famine in the time of Atis one of the Progenitors of Omphale they used every second day by playing at these Games to beguile their hungry bellies thus for 22 yeares they continued playing and eating by turnes CHAP. CXC A politique Stratagem practised by the Governour of Berghen against the Prince of Parma's Forces by which he destroyed divers of them and preserved the Towne from surprizing THe Prince of Parma bringing a mighty Army before Berghen-opzome the Governour made choyce of two English men who in former time had beene the Dukes prisoners to steale to the Dukes Campe to let him understand that the strength of the Towne was most English and that for divers discontents they were ready to mutinie and that if it pleased him hee could infect some chiefe Captaines that should command the principall Guards to give way for his entrance into the Towne and that the Governour should not mistrust any treachery they would onely shoot pouder at them in their Ordnance and Musquets without Bullets and that at such a night hee should not faile of his enterprise and for the better assurance one of those English-men was to be left in hostage to be slaine if they did not really effect it whereupon the Prince gave them large gifts with great promises of future preferment The signe being given that the Duke should come with his Army the English Hostage was bound hand and foot and for their better security was carried in the Front of the Army that if any treason should be he might be the first should suffer so finding the Ports open and the Pieces discharged onely with powder made them come flocking upon the Bridge but so soone as the formost was entred with the English Gentleman that was their Hostage the Lord Willoughby let downe the Port-cullisses and being ready with the whole strength of the Towne gave them such a Volley both of great and small Shot that they slew and drowned many hundreds This Project caused Parma to raise his Siege from before Berghen CHAP. CXCII A Politique Observation for a Generall if he feares the strength of his Enemies Battell to march from him by night OVr famous Generals used this Observation in their Warres Si pauci necessario cum multitudine pugnare cogantur consilium est noctis tempore Bellifort●●●●tentare CHAP. CXCIII A Politique Stratagem whereby the King of Naples regained the possession of a City and Castle formerly lost to the King of France FErand King of Naples having lost his Kingdome to the King of France he understood the King of France had fought a great Battell with the Venetians and Milla●●ys at Fernon conjectured with himselfe how by a wile to repossesse himselfe of the Castle in the City of Naples to which end having got some few Troopes in armes march'd towards the Citie and sent a Nuntio to the Governour to let him understand that their King was slaine and the Army discomfited and if they would yeild up the possession of the Castle they should have good quarter but if they did withstand this faire pro●●er they should expect nothing but utter confusion whereupon they being at a stand and hearing of a truth that such a Battell was fought but no certaine newes of the event made them give credit to the King of Naples his report and fearing the worst yeelded the City and Castle which occasioned the losse of the Realme CHAP. CXCIV A Politike Stratagem used by Nauplius the Father of Palamedes whereby he destroyed 200 of the Graecians ships as they came for the Island

ditches of it will stand full of water Those ditches that are dry serves onely to defend the Counterscharpe that which is full of water hinders the Enemy from making his surprises as wee shall more at large discourse of afterwards View the Figure following in the 54. Page CHAP. XX. A discourse how the Ancients fortified their Townes HAving sufficiently discourst about Irregular Figures of Fortification it now remaines that we should take notice of such Fortifications as in former ages have beene used for the safeguard of Townes and so take an occasion to discourse of the imperfections of our walled Townes here in England that we may not bee deceived in putting our confidence in the strength of them and afterwards wee shall observe the strength and perfection that our moderne Enginieres have brought this Art unto Wherefore note the first Fortifications that the Ancients made use of was naturall as strengthened by Waters by Rockes by Mountaines inaccessible and Moorish quag-mires We may see this by the King Atilla entering into Italy with great force and strength in such sort that hee vanquisht all except such as escaped and fied for their defence into an Island in the Mediterranean Sea where they releeved themselves The place is now called Venice being partly scituated in the Sea and partly upon Moores and Quagmires so that the Enemy could not come at them neither with Horse nor foot but finding these places naturally strong not to be sufficient to defend them they began to joyne Art to helpe fortifie Nature laying a foundation round the Towne of Bricke Stone and Lime building thereon very high Walles with square Towers some 60. paces a sunder from whence they did defend themselves and their Walles Rome is the most antientest Fortification which by the aforesayd Walles the River Tyber and the great Hilles they made shift to increase their Dominions Likewise in England we have divers old Townes as Colchester c. But in short time Art grew more perfect and finding those foure square Towers to be weake and unprofitable by reason of the Corners being broken the rest of the Wall soone gave way to their Engines wherefore they invented Towers of a rounder forme as being farre stronger like to the Fortification about Ipswich and Norwich as in the next Chapter we shall discourse of View the Figure belonging to this discourse following CHAP. XXI A Second way which the Ancients used to fortifie their Townes THe former ages finding a disability in this former Fortification they invented round Towers being far stronger by reason of their equalnesse in strength on all sides so that the Enemy with their Rams and battering Engines could not demolish those round Towers untill they had learned a way to get the foot of them and to inmine themselves under so that the Defendants could not spie them as you may perceive by the Letter A. at the foot of the Tower So that in short time by helpe of their Engines they would overturne their Towers and they within could not offend them from the next Tower as you may see by the Line drawne from A. to B. Wherefore they were constrained to finde out a remedy to strengthen themselves better By this you may see what poore strength our Ancient Walled Townes are of if an Enemy should oppose I could wish better Fortifications about some eminent Townes neere the Sea View the Figure CHAP. XXII The Third way the Ancients used to Fortifie their Townes THey having found the defects by woefull experience that accompanied this simple kinde of Fortifications they invented a third way which was to Fortifie with a kinde of Angled Figure which Angles extended equally out and the former Ages termed them Bastions And these kinde of Fortifications were so equally framed that the Enemy could finde no place to secure themselves under the Walls of it but that the Defendants could easily annoy them then they thought themselves their Crafts-masters and that they had attained the perfection of the Art of Fortifying But experience soone taught them that their Bastions were some longer then the other and being altogether too little and so consequently of small defence wherefore they were constrained to make another Worke in the middest of the Curtin within the Ditch as you may perceive at A. the which they called a Platforme which they thought could strengthen the defence of the Curtin but they found it did them more hurt than profit because it hindred the Passage of the Shot from the Flancke of the Bulworke C. that it could not Scower to the point of the other Bulworke B. because of the hinderance of the Platforme A. So that they were new to begin as by the subsequent Figure you may perceive CHAP. XXIII The Fourth way the Ancients used to Fortifie their Townes THe Platforme in the Precedent Figure which was devised to defend the Bulworkes were soone found to bee of small resistance Whereupon they did not much change the fashion of the Figure but the place of the Platforme whereas before it was set below Now they plac'd it above upon the Rampiere in the middest of the Curtin in the forme of a Quadrangle the other being in forme of a Circle being in a place the enemy could not approach to they counted the matter not great of what forme it was so it could lodge foure or sixe Peeces of Ordance to defend on both sides of it as you may perceive by this Perallellagram B. So that this hath changed its name from a Platforme to a Cavallier But as before I have sayd the perfection of Fortification being not fully found out they found this kinde of Caviliere to bee a very feeble defenc because it stood in such an eminent place For wee must take this for a Maxime that all such high places if they bee not naturall are subject to bee Battered and Ruin'd by the enemy wherefore in short time they invented another way yet indeed not very proper to defend the Bulworkes yet very good to discover into the Plaines about the Fort and to hinde the approaches of the enemy and to beate downe their Gabions and Trenches at their first comming CHAP. XXIIII The Fift way the Ancients used to Fortifie their Townes THe Ancients having found out the precedent defects to have proceeded from the smalnesse of their Bulworkes they thought the best way was to make their Workes bigger So they began to frame them according to our moderne fashions of which wee shall afterwards discourse onely wee will content our selves to observe the Figure following being the first invention of Fortresses and this kinde of Fortifying was in those daies thought to bee the most perfect untill our moderne Warres found out the way to frame their Bulworks with round thick Shoulders to cover and secure the ●●anckes from the violence of the Shot as in the beginning of this Booke I have shewed Now it remaines in the next Chapter to shew the reasons of our moderne Fortifications with all their

either side a certaine Company of men to view the Carriages that no treason be put in action as the like was performed betweene the King of England and the King of France the King of Englands men went through the wicket of the grate to guard the King of France and the King of Frances men came to guard the King of England on either side there were locks and boults and but 20. men a piece to guard them By this meanes it could not possible be that any mischiefe could ensue CHAP. CCXII. A Policie to conduct troopes of Horse over Bogges Mores or deepe snowes XEnophon in his Ascent of Cyrus being troubled in his march with wonderfull deepe Snowes Mores and Bogges hee was taught by the Comarch or guide to binde bagges of Straw about their Horses foot-locks which would preserve them from danger of sinking without which necessary and experienced practise divers of them have beene proved with farre greater prejudice to sinke even up to the bellies CHAP. CCXIII. A Policie used by the Citizens of Priennia by which meanes they deluded their Enemie by a colour of plenty which caused him to leave his Siege THe City of Priennia being besieged by Aliattes made use of this Stratagem when their Towne could not hold out any longer their victuals being spent they turned out of their Citie divers fat Cattell as Horses and Mules into the Enemies Campe the Enemy perceiving this sends 〈◊〉 a Spie into the Towne to see whether they were so well provided as they made ●hew of Bias the Governour having intelligence of this Spie caused divers heapes of sand to be piled up together in the Streetes and Market-place and to be strewed over with Corne as Wheat Rie Pease and other Graine which made a wonderfull shew of plenty this Messenger being suffered to have recourse about the City did take a particular view of all things and returned into the Campe with this answer that he saw infinite plenty both of Corne and Victuals which made Aliates presently removed his Siege Had not this Policy taken effect the City could not have subsisted a weeke longer The like Policy Gracchus caused the Citizens of Cassilinum to use whereby Haniball was deluded the Citizens sowing Parsnip-seeds in the fields about the Towne and defending it from the Enemies spoiling it made Haniball thinke that there was store of plenty and that it was no policy for him to stay his Siege untill those Roots were growne wherefore he presently removed CHAP. CCXIV. A politique Stratagem whereby young Scipio brought Haniball into a mighty suspition with Antiochus YOung Scipio being sent by the Roman Senate to Antiochus who had by the instigation of Haniball prepared an Army against the Romans which should have beene conducted by that crafty Enemy Haniball for prevention he thus practised hee would often frequent the Company of Haniball falling into friendly conference about the Battels betwixt them fought before in Italy and Affrica feeding and pleasing the humour of Haniball lest he should leese his company and so faile of his intended purposes which was to bring Antiochus into a mistrust and iealousie of the fidelitie of Haniball so that the conduction of the moyetie of this Army might not be granted him which tooke effect for his secret comming to Scipio● lodging yet so that some of Antiochus friends might take notice of it also in the day having conference together if any approch'd neere Scipio would suddenly be silent and winde away from his company which actions of his wrought his desires for Antiochus durst not trust him fearing there was some plotted treachery betwixt them CHAP. CCXV Politique devises used by Archelaus Mithridates to cause his Souldiers to fight when they were both unwilling and fearefull ARchelaus Mithridates Lievtenant at Pir●a perceiving his Souldiers had small courage to fight he so wearied them with continuall labour that they were glad to desire him to fight that the warres might be ended the same did Cyrus King of Persia in the warres against Astyages King the Medes minding to stirre up the valour of his dejected Souldiers fiercely to give Battell to their Enemy he wearied them all one day with hewing downe of wood and on the morrow after hee made a plenteous feast for them demanding in the feast time which day liked them best they allowing of the pastime of that day present to whom he replyed this pleasure must be obtained by the other dayes paines for except yee first overcome the Medes yee can never live at freedome or in pleasure by this they tooke great courage to fight After the same manner Epaminondas being ready to give battell to the Lacedemonians hee perceiving his Souldiers hearts to faint frames a short Oration to instigate them to fight telling them how that the Lacedemonians had determined if they got the victory to slay all their men to make all their wives and children bond-slaues for ever and to beat downe the City of Thebes flat to the ground with these words the Thebans were so grieved and moved that at the first brunt they overcame their Enemies Agesilaus had pitcht not farre from Orchomeno a City that was in league with him hee perceiving that the chiefest part of his Army had their treasure in the Campe commanded the Townes-men to receive nothing into the Towne belonging to the Army to the intent his Souldiers might fight the more furiously knowing they should fight both for their lives and goods Also Gelon King of Syracuse entring warre against the Persians to make his Souldiers disdaine and undervalue the Enemy causeth divers of the poorest and most uncomliest weake persons of the Enemie to be stript starke naked and led them before all the divisions of the Army to perswade them that the Enemy was but silly poore wretches and scarse worth the fighting withall All these Projects have taken good effect in the ancient warres CHAP. CCXIV. A Politique Stratagem used by Flavius to bring Gracchus into an ambush whereby he and his Romans were s●aine TItus Gracchus being in the Country of the Lucans who were then divided divers Townes being rendred up to Haniball and certaine abode under the Romans jurisdiction of the which sort the chiefe Ruler that yeare was one Flavius a Lucan this Flavius on a suddain turned to Haniball and sending to Mago to speake with him he conspired to deliver Gracchus the Roman Generall unto him so as the Lucans might be received into amitie which being condescended unto he brought Mago to a great covert of Wood willing him to hide himselfe with a great company of men of Armes appointing him the time when he would bring the Roman Captaine into his hands Returning to Gracchus he gave him to understand that he had begun a great enterprise and that he must be the instrument to effect it which was that he had moved and perswaded all the Princes of the Lucans that were gone to the amity of Haniball to returne againe to the obedience of Rome I

are best horst or those that are nimblest of foote so that they may the safer retire upon all occasions moreover they must not stay over long behind the Army but so as they may soone recover it for otherwise they will be cut off by the enemy If a retreat be wisely carried the enemy that shall follow may receive more dammage then they that retreat But on the contrary side if you perceive the enemy doth provide to steale from you it is wisedome to anticipate such passages as they must passe thorow sending secretly certaine troopes to fortifie at the entrance of them likewise to barricado up the way with trees and to have your Army alwayes in a readinesse to set out after them following them at the heeles but in this case the Army must keepe a very strict order in their Battallia's and march up close together commanding your horse to charge the enemy in the Reare which will bee a meanes to stay the hindermost part of the Army and then the Vantguard of your enemies Army being come to the passages that are blockt up it will so discourage the enemy that your Army marching up to them in Battell aray they will bee easily overthrowne as there hath beene divers examples to verifie this The lightest Ordnance are the best to pursue the enemy withall for which purpose Grave Maurice the Prince Van Nasaw had fifty or sixty small field peeces cast which hee used to place between his Battallions which were of great service in the time of fight for two or three men could weild one of them as they pleased both in advancing it forwards and drawing backe as occasion served and it were very fit and of excellent use to have such small peeces cast here in England for his Majesties service which may bee imployed many waies I have observed the Hollanders how they made use of these small Ordnances to place them in little vessels which they provided to safeguard their great rivers as the river Issel and the Rhine one of these had thirty or forty souldiers to man her and eight or tenne of these peeces whereby they prevented the enemy from marching over the said rivers likewise they were safeguards to the Army when they were convayed by Boates up those rivers or when they lay intrencht neere any great river they safeguarded the Reare of the qnarters from treachery also they safe conducted such Boates as brought Victuals and Ammunition to the Army If occasion should bee in our land which God forbid it should be they could not doe us lesse service than by experience they have done them besides such small vessels being made for service were of more worth to offend an enemy that should dare saile up in any of our great rivers than the greatest Ship of burden for it were impossible for our great Ships to make a fight in the river Thames but they will be more ready to hurt themselves than the enemy whereas these small vessels will lye under the shot and glide up and downe by the great vessels sides and gall them In the next place it remaines how an Army should March neere an enemies Battery to secure themselves from the shot in this you must observe the situation of their Batteries how they are flancked by which you may come to perceive in what direct li●e e●ch peece of Ordnance shall make her true shot and so accordingly either to open the files and ranckes for the passage of the shot or else to fetch a circumference in your March so as the shot shall not touch the files but only a ranke but the securest way is to March secretly by the most obscurest places so as the Ordnance may not discover you Lastly for conclusion if the enemy should assault your troopes in in some narrow passages or high wayes you are to demeane your selfe as followeth First you are to fill the passage or high way with your pikes if the breadth of your troopes be not sufficient to performe it then double your rancks whereby the Wings will extend themselves to the filling up of the passage these then charging your enemies hande or foote your Musketiers being in the Reare the Battell being thus ordered let the first ranke of Musketiers which are those next the pikes face to the right hand and march forth file-wise close up by the right flanke of the pikes untill he that is leader of the said file be even with the Front of the Pikes then he is to face to the right hand and lead them quite crosse the Front of the Pikes untill he hath attained the further part of the Front to the left hand which being performed they are to make a stand and couch under the Pikes and give fire upon their knees so as the Pikes may not be hindred to charge then are they to march downe by the left flancke and place themselves in the Reare of the shot and the next files in order are to advance into the Front after the same manner and performe the same service by this meanes continuall fire shall be given upon the enemy whilst this skirmish is in action Let there be drawne out certaine Pikes and Musketiers into the best inclosed fields either on one or both sides of the way where they may secure themselves from the enemies horse and there charge the enemy on the flancks or at least keepe them from charging your owne troopes that are in skirmish to maintaine the passage view the figure following in the next page The figure of the Battell Front Left flancke Right flanke Reare In this figure the Character p shewes how the Pikes are plac't their Fronts being doubled the other represents the Musketiers as you may perceive them marching up the right flancke and so plac't under the Pikes in the Front ready to give fire upon the enemy you may likewise perceive certaine shot drawne out into two closes upon each side of the high way whose duty is to give fire upon the enemies flancks as they are charching the Front of the Battell or if the enemy should draw out any forces to charge your Flancks then these shot having Pikes to joyne with them shall be able to encounter with them and prevent them Thus I hope I have collected sufficient instructions which may give any reasonable man satisfaction concerning the ordering of their March only if you please I will referre you to divers Modern● Authors which have write of this subject viz. Ierosme Cattamo pag. 133. Machiavill pag. 67. Bellay pag. 151. Barrit pag. 132. Edmonds pag. 39. Garrits Arte of Warre pag. 245. In the next place we are to discourse of the incamping of an Army and how to order the Guards and the Intrenchments Thus ends the sixteenth Section RVLES TO BE OBSERVED IN QVARTERING OR INCAMPING AN ARMY SECT XVII CHAP. IIII. How a Generall is to quarter his Army with the election of places of greatest security what Redoubts are to be raised

them he caused certaine Counter-trenches and secret Mines to be made wherein he layed divers Firkings of Powder and other murthering fire-balles hee upon the assault given retyred himselfe suffering the Enemy in great number to enter onely maintaining the inward workes seeing his opportunity he gave fire to the Mines and made a mighty slaughter of the Enemy sallying out upon them in their disordered routes put them to flight and rai●ed their Siege This was practised also at Mastriche the last Siege but one CHAP. CCIII A Policie used by the Prince of Orange to drowne the Enemy out of his Trenches and then to releeve the Towne by Boates. THe Prince of Orange hath taken the opportunity to cut thorow certaine Bankes letting in the Sea which hath forced the Enemy to break up his Siege and for his safety retyre to such Hills as were neere and in the meane time he hath releeved the Towne by Boats with Men and Munition which otherwise must have yeelded to the Enemies mercy CHAP. CCIIII A Policie used by the Spaniards against the French to prevent the power of their Horses against their Foote THe Spaniards in a Battell against the French at Lyrignola finding themselves too weake in Horse-men thought it wisedome for them to retire themselves for their better safety among the Vines Groves and such like uneven ground whereby they prevented the execution of the Horse which otherwise would have freedome by this for the Foote in plaine grounds where they might have used their beene too hard devise they got the better of the French Some have made secret Trenches covering them with Hurdles and greene swardy Turfe CHAP. CCV A Politique Stratagem whereby the Lord Poynings gained a Castle at Samerduboys in France there being no accesse to it with Ordaance THe Lord Poynings at Samerduboys in France having summoned a Castle strongly Scituated upon a Hill environed with marish ground in such sort that it was thought impossible for to bring the Cannon to batter it and therefore the Captaine of the Castle refused to yeeld untill hee saw the Cannon wherefore the Lord Poynings caused secretly a Cannon to be made of wood artificially and coloured over placing hurdles on the Marish with divers Horses to draw the Carriages as though with great difficulty they had drawne a Cānon indeed then threatning that if he caused him to shoot according to the Law of Armes they should all be put to the Sword whereupon the Captaine abused by this policie delivered up the Castle by Composition which otherwise could not have beene gained ever since no Fort is to yeeld upon Composition unlesse the Cannon discharges twice or thrice CHAP. CCVI. A Policie used by Monsieur Lautreck in the Warres at Naples to make his Forraine assistance to fight MOnsieur Lautreck in the Warres at Naples having his Army composed of sundry Nations thought it wisedome to order every Nation separately into sundry Battalions placing in the Front of the Battell those Forraine aydes and in the time of fight hee caused it to be given out that such a Nation had the Victory whereby the rest inflamed did most valiantly fight and by this devise was victorious which otherwise happily would have left him in the suddes CHAP. CCVII. How Scipio by his policie defeated the Carthaginians of their Designe SCipio drew his Army to Tunis being within the prospect of Carthage the Carthaginians made out a great Fleete to incounter with Scipio in the Haven Scipio tooke his Shippes and Hulkes and fastned them together with the tackling belonging to them causing the Maste● to serve for Rafters to fasten them together whereupon hee placed his Souldiers to maintaine the Bridge Hee left certaine places open where small 〈◊〉 might swiftly sayle out and in to fight at pleasure by this device their enterprise was impeached CHAP. CCVIII A Politique Stratagem used by Philopoemen against Nabis whereby hee cut off divers of his Souldiers and after tooke his Campe and by a second Stratagem destroyed all his men PHilopoemen Generall of the Athenian Army being incountred with a mighty Army under the conduct of Nabis and fearing his owne strength tooke the advantage of a Forde where Nabis Forces were to March over to make their approches against his Campe Philopoemen layed privily an Ambush neere the water who taking the advantage of their disordered passage s●ue many of the Assaylants and losing no opportunity hee presently caused one of his Souldiers to runne to Nabis Campe who lay strongly intrencht as a Fugitive and told him that the Athenians had a purpose to get betweene him and Lacedemon whereby they would hinder his Retreite into the City and also that he had a sure plot to stirre up the Citizens to rebell whereby they might regaine their freedome Nabis beleeving this marched secretly away in the darke only leaving a few Companies behind to shew themselves upon the Ramp●●s making great lights in their quarters the better to conceale his March But Philopoemen assaulted the Campe and chased Nabis into the Woods where he expected the favour of the night Philopoemen dreaming they would steale into Lacedemon in the darke drew certaine of his fresh Souldiers laying them in Ambuscado upon two of the principall passages that conducted to the City and causing in his owne Campe store of great lights to be made whereby they thought all at rest they ventured to creepe home by small Troopes where most of them were slaine by Philopoemens Souldiers CHAP. CCIX. A politique Stratagem to prevent an Enemy from entring the Ports being blowne open THe Duke of Burgundy comming before Bevis in France had blowne open the Ports Yet being discovered the Souldiers of the Towne made a valiant resistance the whilst others above upon the Wall threw downe many fiery Fagots that burnt downe the Bridge whereupon hee speedily retreated CHAP. CCX A politique Stratagem used by Maximilian King of the Romans whereby he tooke in the Towne of Arras MAximilian King of the Romans having promised Henry King of England to assist him in the Warres of France meeting at Bulloigne a Peace was concluded with the French by King Henry whereby Maximilian lost his journey yet thinking to get something for his penny he came to the speech of a Smith that had a poore house built upon the Wall of the Towne called Arras and by gifts and large promises made him agree to liquor the Souldiers upon the Guard and as for the Governour he was no afternoone-man this project was cleanly performed and in their drunken security the Towne was surprized CHAP. CCXI. A Policie to prevent mischiefe when two great Princes 〈◊〉 to discourse IF great Princes should capitulate upon any Articles of peace it might prove very dangerous to hazard their Persons unlesse in wisedome they make choyce of some River betweene them and their two Armies where a Bridge is to bee made over with a grated Gate on the midst to keepe them a sunder and yet may discourse thorow it also on