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A43042	The advice of that vvorthy commander Sir Ed. Harvvood, collonell written by King Charles his command, upon occasion of the French kings preparation : and presented in his life time by his owne hand to His Maiestie : hitherto being a private manuscript : also a relation of his life and death : whereunto is also annexed divers remarkable instructions written by the late and ever-famous, Earle of Essex : all tending to the securing and fortifying of this kingdome both by sea and land and now seasonably published for the benefit of these times.	Harwood, Edward, Sir, 1586?-1632.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.; Harwood, George, 17th cent.; Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.	1642 (1642)	Wing H1096; ESTC R22426	17,986	40

helped it is so great a worke and my experience being not so much that way as in foote I will not take upon mee to deliver any certaine grounds for it but will onely point at some wayes whereby I conceive it may bee reformed The defects consists chiefely in want of fit horses and fit men to bee horse-men which I take to bee the greater want of the two and can but wonder that so great a kingdome should bee so defective in so brave and noble a strength wherein our nearest neighbours so abound in ancient times wee were not so it may bee one reason is that now our Nation is more addicted to running and hunting horses then in those elder times For remedy under correction First that there where care taken that there were a stronger breed of horses through the Kingdome then that his Majesty would beginne at his Court and there convert his bands of Pensioners into a brave troupe of Curassers there horses at least so ready as to give and change a pistoll on sometimes to exercise them by shooting at a marke on horseback with their pistols and alwayes to keepe this band so To admit none to those places but such as before were knowen to bee horsemen and could use pistoll on horseback Then that the Lords others of his Majesties great Officers and Councell did follow this example and every one to keep some great horses to have armes and pistols and some such Servants as were fit to bee horsemen and to induce other Lords and Gentlemen of great estates to doe to like and incourage them thereto to reserve all personall honours except experienced souldiers that had born good command for such Noblemen and Gentlemen as did in this conforme themselves to doe his Majesty and Countrey service whereby those which never intended to make the warres their trade might bee brought so farre as to be enabled to doe something for the defence of their King and Countrey if the Noblemen and Gentlemen would take this to heart as they have done running of races for bels which I could wish were converted to shooting at a marke with pistols on horseback for the same bell they would bee sufficient for Curassiers Now for other kinds of horse I would that the Trained bands were increased and all reformed to Harquebusiers but whether their Peeces to bee with Fire-locks or Snaphaunces is questionable the Fire-lock is more certaine for giving fire the other more facile for use For the present my opinion is at first it were best to take up the Snaphaunce untill Pistols be more frequent which being more difficult to use are fittest as before for Gentlemen to begin first to bring into use When they have once brought them to be ordinary it will be more facile to bring them into use amongst the inferiour sort and for the present this Kingdome hath not except in London and it may bee some few Townes besides Artificers that can make or amend fire-locks Then I would have a Muster-master a part for the horse as well as for the foote well choosen some old Horseman out of the Low-countries For that it is scarce possible to find men that are fit and able for both horse and foote The Kingdome thus armed and exercised an Enemy cannot land in any part of it but without unturnishing the other parts there will bee a competent Army presently found to make resistance It may bee said these Advises will be found not practiquable or very difficultly so are all great workes at first but I conceive if his Majesty would take it to heart and give incouragements of honour and preferrements to such as conforme themselves to his pleasure herein and make this the way of advancement it would not bee difficult but if without this way honour and advancement may bee had well may many thinke why should they take such pains or be at such charge for that which may more easily bee had And here I cannot but blame our Nation in the generall for I beleeve the most gloriousest of our neighbours will grant it as Valiant a Nation as is on the Earth that they should not bee more addicted to Armes but give themselves for the most to expensefull pleasures altogether unserviceable for King and Countrey whereas there is not a French Gentleman that so soone as hee begins to write man but learnes to ride to use his armes on foote and horseback and whether younger or elder brother puts himselfe into some actuall warre for some time to learne the trade of a souldier though hee never intend to make it his profession I would further advise that all the principall Harbours good landing places were so fortified as farre as is possible that no Enemies Fleet should anchour in them or much lesse land in them without remarkeable disadvantage The command of which places I would have given to none but experienced souldiers and such as are sound in Religion and had borne commands in the warres for many yeares and they to reside in them not unto Noblemen or Gentlemen of great estates which seldome or never come at them and much lesse to meaner men that are no souldiers for maintenance whereof the charge once arrested to repartite them on some revenue neere adjoyning and being well paid to have strict oversight had that there bee alwayes such and so many able Gunners and Souldiers present in them as his Majesty payes on all occasions to bee used if lesse will serve then why should his Majesty bee charged to pay more To conclude if his Majesty would reserve the places properly belonging to the warres whereof hee hath the fewest of any great Prince of Christendome as the Governments of his Ilands the keeping of the Forts and Castles and places of command in Zeeland onely for souldiers and worthy souldiers and men sound in Religion It would bee a great incouragement to his Subjects to follow the warres to inable themselves to doe him service though to their cost and charge when they have to hope that though they serve a strange Prince or State to their no advantage yet thereby inabling themselves to doe their owne King service they may in time bee provided for in their owne Countrey whereas if charges of commands advancements of honour may bee had better cheape by staying at home and following their pleasures there will but few ever take the paines and labour or bee at the charges to inable themselves by following the warres abroad all men being led either by honour or profit or both THE LATE EARLE OF ESSEX His Instructions for Englands SAFETIE AFter I had resolved to publish this Manuscript of my Brothers I remembred I had read something long since in a little Treatise written by that brave and worthy Commander the late Earle of Essex concerning Sea Preparations though then written in a time when we had an open Enemie and now no such occasion yet we know not how soone we may Which though but short

yet my Brothers judgement concurring with it which was that the safest and surest defence for this Kingdome was our Navy and that we could never be hurt by Land by a Forreigne enemy unlesse we were first beaten at Sea I thought it not amisse to annex it to this of my Brothers and by that occasion reading the whole Discourse from which I had it I found in it besides what concernes this point which was Directions for the securing of this Kingdome some such worthy expressions which as they did much affect me in the reading so I conceive they might be of some use also for these times as some for imitation others for other purposes I thought it not amisse to revive and bring them againe to light some things were spoken by that brave Lord of himselfe some others are related by him of those Ancient and renowned Romans where we may see a bravenesse of spirit even in those that were but Heathen Now if there were such brave spirits in them that had nothing but the light of nature to direct them What should be then in Christians that have a Sunne to their Candle Shal they come short of them in love and affection to their Countrey Will it not one day rise up in judgement against us as our Saviour saith of Tirus and Sidon that haue such principles and such encouragements of rewards above them They had but honour and reputation I may say a vaine and windy motive We have the Command of God and a heavenly reward promised even a Kingdome and that everlasting and shall we come so short of them as not to venture anything for God his Gospel and our Religion Did a Roman say he cared not to leave to bury him so the Common-wealth might flourish What shall a Christian doe for his Countrey shall he not lay aside all private respects of his owne and only seeke Gods honour in his care of the Common good Now most noble Lords and Gentlemen God having called you unto it Let your Countrey see and all the World know that there is more power in Religion then in Heathenish Principles Ioyne all your forces together to promote his Gospell and your Countreyes good O that the reviving of these few sparks that I have by this occasion brought to light might adde fervour to your brave English Spirits What though there be some so degenerate as to raise their fortunes and keepe their honours cares not what becomes of the Common-wealth and Gospell of Christ Yet we have found there are many yea many that still retain that ancient vertue in them and doe even at this time practise it to such I will say goe one Noble Lords and Gentlemen doe worthily in Bethelem and you shall be famous in Ephrata set aside all private respects and as you have begun with unwearied paines and patience which in all due thankefulnesse we doe humbly acknowledge Goe on still to continue your care of us and our Countries good and for all others contrarily minded the Lord either convert them or suddenly confound them In this ensuing relation I shall onely use that Honourable Lords owne words I leave their application to all true-hearted English-men The heads are these First His advice for Sea Preparations which are not as I conceive un-usefull for this present time Secondly his Protestation of his affection to his Country worthy the imitation of men of his quality Thirdly his extraordinary affection to Souldiers and men of Warre the favouring and cherishing of whom will be no small security to this Kingdom Fourthly his Iudgement concerning Pluralities of Religion tollerated in a State A thing worthy of due consideration Fiftly the sweet harmony betwixt a loving Prince and loyall subjects a desireable and imitable thing Lastly a sweet reprehension of the superfluous expence of these times which if some course were taken therein to limit them I see not but it would make much to the generall good of this Common-wealth First for his advise for Sea-preparations it was this that if Her Majestie would be pleased but to raise up a summe of a hundred and fifty thousand pounds a yeare and put it into the hands of an honest and sufficient Treasurer for the warres and to bee issued by a Councell well chosen would fully and sufficiently maintaine the warre with Spaine yea such a force should be maintained thereby as Her Maiesty having a convenient number of her owne ships and repairing and furnishing them as yearely she doth the enemy should bring no Fleet into the Seas for England or Ireland or Low-countries but should be beaten nor seeke to gather one into Spain but the parts of it should be defeated before the whole could be assembled yea those services should bee done upon the enemy that the poorest Prince or State in Christendome should have little cause to feare his malice 2. For his Protestation of his affection to his Country it was that the reputation of a most faithful subject and zealous Patriot with the hazard of his life and decay of his estate he had sought to purchase and when he was offered by the King of Spaine what Tittle summe of money or pension he would desire so as hee might be won to take their part hee did professe that if God had not put him back and arrested him by contrary winds and tempests that summer he would have taught that proud King what effects his proffer had wrought in him and the longer the will of God and his Soveraigne did restraine him with the greater interest to hope to pay him in the end that had sought him out as a fit man to betray his Queene and Countrey Thirdly for his respect to Souldiers and men of warre hee profest he did intirely love them First for his owne sake for hee found sweetnesse in their conversations strong assistance in their imploiments with him and happinesse in their friend-ship that he loved them for their vertues sake and for their greatnesse of mind for little minds though never so full of vertue can be but little vertuous and for their great understanding for to understand little things or things not of use is little better then to understand nothing at all That he loved them for their affections for selfe-loving men love ease pleasure and profit but they that love paines danger and paine shew that they love publick profit more then themselves That he loved them for his countries sake for they are Englands best Armour of defence and weapons of offence if we have peace they have purchased it if we should have warre they must mannage it Yea while we are doubtfull and in treaties wee must value our selves by what may be done and the enemy will value us by that which hath beene done by our chiefe men of action Before action providence made him cherrish them for the service they can doe and after action expeperience and thankfulnesse made him love them for the service they had done Fourthly concerning