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A16206	The castle, or picture of pollicy shewing forth most liuely, the face, body and partes of a commonwealth, the duety quality, profession of a perfect and absolute souldiar, the martiall feates encounters and skirmishes lately done by our English nation, vnder the conduct of the most noble and famous Gentleman M. Iohn Noris Generall of the Army of the states in Friseland. The names of many worthy and famous gentlemen which liue and haue this present yeare. 1580. ended theyr liues in that land most honorably. Handled in manner of a dialogue betwixt Gefferay Gate, and William Blandy, souldiars. Anno 1581.	Blandie, William.; Gates, Geffrey.	1581 (1581)	STC 3128; ESTC S104609	42,363	70

of euills therefore I say whether he gaue that commaundement to Man that he embracing that soueraigne good that is not intermedled with any enill should vtterly refuse other good things which appeare faire and pleasaunt and yet are corrupt and poysoned what more wholesome precept and cōmaundement might haue bene ordayned more profitable for Man Gate Your saying is most true For our wittes are vtterly confounded and cloyed with the search of those causes the excéeding déepnes whereof our capacity may not be able to compasse in any affayres to follow our owne braine and not to be ledd by the light of the wisedome of God it is a most vndoubted token of our fall and vtter confusion But to be leadd away from that good thing which is most principall and the onely piller and firmament that holdeth vp this proportioned minde you speake of being deceiued with the swéetenesse of any vayne and transitory pleasure it is to be holden generally a thing most daungerous and deadly Blandy This therefore was the estate of our first parent which should haue bene most happy and blessed if he had not acquaynted himselfe with that huge and cruell monstrous beast y t hath brought to all nations pestilent infections For when the Prince of darckenesse the chiefe Captaine of those Angels as I haue declared who through the puffe of Pride fell into the lamentable and pittifull pitt of perdition who vnderstood and saw man made of earth ascend into that place of glory frō whence he fell he through mallice waxed hoate imagining all kinde of meanes to ouerthrow vtterly the state of mankinde Taking vpon him therefore the shape of a Serpent assaulted through guiles and fayned sleightes the woman our first parentes fellow mate whom he thought to subdue with lesse labor for that she was frayle and the féebler vessell he therefore inticeth her and with swéete and sugred wordes allureth her to the eating the fruit forbidden bearing her in hand that as soone as she should take a tast of that most pleasaunt Apple she should eftsoone be inspired with that heauēly knowledge of good and euill The woman therefore being marueiloulsy allured with the fayrenesse of the trée and also inflamed aboue measure with the desire of that heauenly science and wisedome was easily induced to drinke that cupp of deadly poyson offered vnto her by that most subtle and pestilent Serpent Thus the woman neglecting the commaundement of the most high God and gracious geuer of all goodnesse folowed the counsell of her most deadly enemy inuiting also her husband to that woefull and bloudye banquett This was the originall and beginning of the misery of man Herehence came all trouble some motions of minde hereby was ingēdred in the flesh all chaūgeable wauering desires herehence came all kinde of corruption herehence sprang all foolish and vayne opinions from this roote rose mortality most bitter and greuous lamentations sorrowes sobbes and grones for feare of death grew from this foundation which the seely and wretched minde of man incontinently felt For this was most iustly deeréed that he which had broken the commaundement of his Lord and most impudently and wickedly stood agaynst his will and pleasure in like manner should haue those parts which before were obedient rebellious and contraryly disposed assaying most desperately to inuade and ouerthrow the fortresse of reason And whereas two thinges especially belonged to man that is to exercise himselfe in action and cōtemplation and therefore was indued with a reasonable minde that in whatsoeuer he tooke in hand he should wisely gouerne euery affect of the minde and imploy all the power of his minde in searching out of heauenly wisedome he in both these partes was déepely wounded For the minde when the cleare light therof was extinct wherewith it before glistred gloriously lay now ouercast with darckenesse and obscurity and the whole order of life being as it were with darcke night ouerwhelmed was wellnigh yut beside his rule and soueraygnety so that although in that darckenesse some glimse of light appeared yet could it not thereby be guyded to the end desired Then shamefull silthynesse shewed it selfe before that time vnknowen by the ougly sight and monstruous aspect whereof our first partes being dismayed shrowded thēselues in darcke woodes and couered those partes with leaues of trees which they felt to be most striuing agaynst reason and vnderstanding Nothing was done in those dayes for a great season by due order of reason and discipline but all matters were executed violently whereas frantique and furious headinesse had the vpper hād Then Robberyes were rife then rapes common then incest not accompted of then murthers infinite Then those who in force and sturdines past other tooke it no offence at their pleasure to afflict punish the weaker sort In this great darknes in this common miserye in this vniuersall woefulnes there appeared a man who through his cleane and vnspotted handes his cleare pityfull eyes his streight and vpright minde drewe many extremely handled to his reuerence loue and honor Whome when they noted not onely to absteine himselfe from villany but bend to Caytiues and Murtherers a sterne and irefull countenaunce and take commiseration of the afflicted then these wretched wormes crawled vnto him making a scritch woefull cry Of whose sutes and lamentable complayntes when he had taken compassion and sought by witt and pollicie to ayde and assist became vnto them at length a lanterne of Justice a mirrour of mildnes and courtesie This supporter of right when he had taken on him the charge of those s●lye soules miserably and supplyantly yealding themselues to his order and direction and declared vnto them the earnest desier he had to take away all iniurious inuasions and to represse violent murthers and valiantly to reuenge wrongfull oppressions and to linke vnder lyke lawes both the mighty men and simpler sorte it came to passe that as many as tendered their peculiar libertye and sought their owne securitye and quietnes supposed him to be the defence and bulwarke of their safe and prosperous estate whose fame most florished for iustice and equitye Behold here my good friend the fountayne and head spring from whence hath flowed the power and authoritye of kinges the preheminence and prerogatiue of princely gouernment Herehence soueraigntye and the cause of all renowne and glory was deriued Gate I perceaue by your discourse y t the originall from whence hath issued this high and stately gouernement of Kinges is worthy all reuerence honor and obedience and that there is no one stock more auncient or more excellent then the Petegree of Princes which through their owne vertue and valiantnes abandoned all barbarous crueltye reducing the people to good order and ciuilitye Blandy You see therefore manifestly how Principalitye grewe first and that equitye and puissance were the rootes and raysers of royaltie and that no king can holde long his scepter sure if his minde become base through vniustice and

Syr you haue spoken so truely of the lyfe and condition of a Lawyer that I thinke the good and better part of the professors of the law will yelde you not without your desart a good opinion so farre is it vnlikely that any other will cōceaue offēce I stand now attētiue to heare your discourse of a Souldiar in which kinde of lyfe you euen from your gréene and tender yeares haue bene trayned and therefore may learne me the more readily what is in him most decent and chiefly required Gate In this case I thinke it most expedient and necessarye I sort a Souldiar first into his diuersitye or rather braunches which knowen you shall more playnely vnderstand what he is All these therefore are conteyned within the name of a Souldiar The Generall high Martiall with his Prouostes Serieant generall Serieant of a regiment Corownell Captayne Liuetenent Auncient Serieant of a Company Corporall gentleman in a company or of the Rounde Launce passado these are speciall the other that remaine priuate or commō Souldiars The Profession as well of the cōmmon as priuate Souldiar is honorable which resteth in the maintenaunce to death of a good and rightfull cause the condition no lesse paynefull then full of perill the quality cleane diligent duetifull delighting rather in braue furniture and glittering armor then in deynty dyet womanlyke wantonnes and vayne pleasures It is fitt he be not onely skilfull in the weapon he vseth but also in any other that his strength will geue him to handle and winne at his pleasure and cōmaundement It is also to be required he hath the skill and qualitye of Swimming lykewise in Marching turning retyring fighting to obserue the order by his Captayne prescribed Such a one may be called a good trayned souldiar and if he be ignoraunt hereof although he hath bene twentye yeares in y e warres I accompte him not worthy the name of a Souldiar Finally the onely chiefe grace that beautifieth the minde of a Souldiar is the cōtempt of Spoyle and refusall of riches For the corrupt opinion of wealth and pleasures are the enemies of verue the allurements not to so fond as wicked endeuors Blandy You haue not vnskilfully deliuered your opinion of a Souldiar in generall Now if you would briefely set downe the duety that belongeth to euery seuerall officer you should highly pleasure me what is therefore to be desired in a Generall of an Armye Gate A Generall ought first and chiefely behold the Maiestye of God and cause therefore his true Religion in his Armye to be had in due reuerence in such sort that his Souldiars may perceaue he is in déede Religious And lett him by all meanes cause the Priestes and Ministers of his holy will and testament in his Armye to retayne their dignitye and to be estéemed and reuerenced of his Souldiars For if the very Paynims by due obseruations of their fayned Religion did kéepe their Armies in maruelous obedience and order how much more shall true Religion deliuered from our Lord and Sauiour preuaile a Generall and Armye that loueth him to the atchieuing great and miraculous victoryes Also the Generall ought to be modest prudent and temperate geuen to no ryot and excesse neither miserably bent to silthy lucre It stādeth greatly on him to auoyd the name of a vaunter which is séene in this that he doe not vendicate to himselfe alone the prayse of good successe but do impute the same first to God Secondly to his Captaynes Thirdly to his Souldiars Furthermore it behoueth a Generall to be a noble Gentleman trayned vp in those sciences through the knowledge whereof he shall sooner attayne that perfection which in a Generall is néedefull Lastly for that I study herein breuitye moued thereunto through great and wayghty occasions a Generall must be religious temperate sober wise valiant liberall curteous Eloquent of good fame and reputation Blandy What haue you to say of the hygh Martiall Gate The duety of the high martiall is as great in a Campe as the office of a iusticer in peaceable and ciuile gouernement To him appertayneth the true administration of iustice the hearing and determining of controuersies the punishing of disorders And therefore as he ought of of himselfe to be a man both graue wise learned and thorowly well experienced in martiall affayres so is it also conuenient for him to haue about him men of iudgement sailfull in military discipline and lawes of a Campe redily to resolue of euery question according to equity and iustice This belōgeth next imediately as part of his principal charge to y e high martiall that he receiue the names and numbers of all the Corownets of horse and companies of footemen that are in the Armye he must also learnedly proportion and cast what scope of ground will suffice to encampe them with all theyr prouision Carriadges Munition The high Martiall must assigne euery battaile his conuoy and guide or two to bring them most easye wayes Blandy Procéed I pray you to the Serieaunt Generall or Maior Serieaunt of a Regiment Gate This Officer ought to be a man of great courage and well experienced that he be not dismayd with the terror of the enemies presence For the most part of all hys actiōs are to be exployted euen in the face of the enemy he ought to be a man therefore of liuely spirite and quicke inuention that he may soddenly perceiue and quickely conceiue the nature of the Scituation and order of the Enemies aray altering and disposing accordingly of his owne His duty is to attend the Lord high martiall or Lieuetenant Generall to receiue direction in what sort theyr pleasure is the Army that day shall march he ought to haue a rolle of all the bandes and in euery band what number of short weapons what Pikes and what shot and the same to haue alway about him that if any want he may admonish the Muster Mayster and Treasurer thereof to the end there be according to the want a fit and conuenient supply To this Officer it appertayneth so to ranck his souldiars that the best armed inpale the rest and that the force and flankes of his battayles be armed with pikes the Ensignes well garded with halberdes the tayle well enclosed with y e Cariages winges of shot on eyther side and those winges more or lesse accordingly as the place is larger and straighter strōger or weaker on the one or on y e other side Those winges represent the flankers in fortification and ought a● orderly to flancke and skoure before the face of the battayle as bulwarkes do the Curtayne of a Towne or fort Blandy Proceede now I pray you to the office and duty of a Corownell Gate It appertayneth chiefly to a Corownell after the Prince hath elected him to make a good and singuler choise of his Captaynes and Officers that they may the better and more readely take good order for the good execution of any seruice It is most