Certaine
discourses
written
by
Humfry
Barwicke
Gentleman
,
with
his
opinion
concerning
the
seuerall
discourses
,
written
by
S.
Iohn
Smith
and
S.
Roger
Williams
Knightes
,
and
of
their
contrarie
opinions
,
touching
Muskets
and
other
fierie
we
apons
,
and
the
long-bowe
:
with
diuers
other
pointes
of
war
by
some
others
afore
time
mistaken
.
FFirst
I
will
begin
in
this
my
sayd
discourse
,
to
remember
one
of
the
examples
that
S.
Iohn
Smith
dooth
set
downe
in
his
discourse
,
for
proofe
of
Archers
to
bee
weapons
of
force
:
And
thus
he
saith
at
the
time
of
King
Henry
the
eight
of
famous
memorie
,
lying
in
Campe
before
Turwin
,
there
was
a
Conuoy
to
goe
from
Guynes
to
the
saide
Campe
,
of
Munition
and
Uictualles
:
and
all
the
Frenche
Captaines
of
Picardie
&
Varmendois
,
hauing
intelligence
thereof
,
did
assemble
all
their
men
at
Armes
and
Launces
of
those
Prouinces
,
with
some
number
of
shot
,
also
of
Harquebuzers
&
Cros-bowers
,
and
attended
the
English
Conuoy
in
an
ambush
,
more
then
a
league
beyond
the
town
of
Ard
towards
Turwin
,
where
encountering
with
the
english
light
horsemen
,
the
vantcarreres
then
did
ouerthrowe
them
:
which
beeing
perceiued
by
the
Captaines
of
the
Conuoy
,
then
presentlye
indused
their
carriages
into
a
conueniente
fourme
,
and
placing
conuenient
numbers
of
Archers
vnto
two
open
places
before
and
behinde
,
and
forcing
all
other
places
betwixt
cariage
and
cariages
where
the
Frenche
Launces
might
haue
anye
entraunce
,
after
a
long
fight
and
many
charges
by
the
men
at
armes
of
Fraunce
,
and
their
shot
giuen
:
the
terrible
effecte
of
the
volley
of
Arrowes
was
such
,
that
a
great
number
of
their
horses
were
wounded
or
slaine
:
and
one
of
their
chiefe
Captaines
called
Monsieur
de
Plesse
lifting
vp
his
sworde
to
strike
,
was
shot
in
at
the
arme-hole
through
his
Gosset
of
Maile
,
and
there
slaine
,
with
many
other
french
gentlemen
and
others
of
good
accounte
,
in
suche
sorte
that
the
Frenche
did
farre
excéede
the
Englishe
in
number
,
were
that
day
repulsed
and
ouerthrowne
by
the
excellencie
of
archers
,
&c.
If
Sir
Iohn
Smith
doo
giue
credite
vnto
olde
maister
Candwell
,
and
thereupon
set
downe
as
abouesaid
:
he
may
in
that
pointe
be
deceiued
,
as
for
example
:
doo
but
reade
Hollinsheades
Cronicle
the
fifth
yéere
of
H.
8.
folio
.
817.
vpon
B.
how
the
same
fell
out
contrarie
.
Againe
at
solemne
masse
,
where
the
power
of
Scotlande
to
the
number
of
15000.
minding
to
iuade
the
West
borders
of
England
,
and
so
being
in
the
English
ground
in
a
mistie
morning
about
twelue
miles
distaunce
from
the
Scottishe
power
:
there
was
vpon
the
warning
of
the
Beaken
comming
from
the
Baronrie
of
Kendall
,
about
two
hundreth
Archers
,
and
notwithstanding
the
Scots
nor
Archers
did
not
méete
by
tenne
miles
:
yet
was
it
reported
and
yet
is
saide
,
that
the
Archers
was
the
cause
that
the
Scots
were
that
day
ouerthrowne
:
wheras
there
was
no
such
matter
touching
the
said
Archers
:
but
true
it
is
that
the
Scots
was
there
ouerthrowne
,
their
whole
power
in
effect
as
Iedeon
ouerthrew
Gods
enemies
,
the
Scots
were
44.
to
one
English
man
,
I
could
rehearse
more
,
but
this
maye
suffise
,
being
doon
in
H.
8.
his
daies
.
And
whereas
Sir
Iohn
Smith
doth
rehearse
manye
and
sundrye
exsamples
of
victories
and
ouerthrowes
,
giuen
by
the
force
and
effect
of
Archers
,
some
aboue
2000.
yéeres
since
,
and
some
200
yéeres
since
,
and
the
most
betwixt
these
times
:
but
what
hath
béene
doone
since
the
perfect
knowledge
of
fire
weapons
hath
béen
in
vse
?
and
wheras
Manuell
the
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
had
in
his
armour
or
Target
the
number
of
30.
arrowes
sticking
:
one
Harquebuze
or
Musket
shot
would
haue
dispatched
the
matter
,
wherby
men
may
sée
that
it
is
but
our
owne
opinions
and
grounded
affection
,
that
our
countrymen
doo
beare
vnto
the
same
weapon
,
in
respect
that
the
same
was
the
best
shotte
in
auntient
time
,
when
others
of
greater
force
were
vnknowne
:
we
haue
the
like
estmation
of
the
Long
Bow
,
as
the
Irish
haue
of
their
Darts
,
the
Dansker
of
their
Hatchets
,
and
as
the
Scotch
men
haue
had
of
their
Speares
:
all
which
are
more
méeter
for
Sauadge
people
or
poore
Potentates
,
who
are
not
able
to
maintain
others
of
greater
force
,
then
for
puissant
Princes
.
The
Scots
and
Irish
for
the
defence
of
their
Countries
doo
vse
their
Bowes
,
and
so
doo
the
Burgonians
and
Wallons
in
the
time
of
the
warres
,
garde
their
Caues
,
Churches
&
small
Pyles
:
the
Cuntrymen
for
the
safety
of
their
goods
,
but
the
Souldiers
in
pay
doo
neuer
vse
them
,
neither
in
hold
no
rfield
,
who
would
not
forbeare
to
vse
them
,
if
they
knew
no
better
or
other
of
greater
force
.
Notwithstanding
,
that
Sir
Iohn
Smith
dooth
say
that
the
arrowes
of
Archers
wil
kill
th'
enemies
farther
distance
off
then
any
Harquebuze
can
doo
,
I
leaue
that
to
the
iudgement
of
all
such
Captaines
and
Souldiers
as
haue
seene
the
true
triall
of
both
the
weapons
.
It
is
not
possible
that
noble
men
should
vnderstand
or
knowe
the
force
and
effect
of
weapons
and
abilliments
of
warre
,
as
other
meaner
persons
doo
,
who
are
brought
vp
with
the
vse
therof
:
some
with
one
,
and
some
with
other
,
and
selve
with
all
:
neither
is
it
the
place
for
a
noble
man
or
worthy
personage
,
to
become
a
Musketter
,
Harquebuzere
,
Cannonere
,
miner
,
trench
maister
or
fortefier
,
all
which
are
for
meaner
persons
and
yong
men
to
begin
their
seruice
withall
,
and
to
procéed
from
one
to
another
,
as
the
body
and
the
minde
is
addicted
,
and
without
these
the
warres
cannot
be
conuaid
to
any
good
purpose
:
and
as
for
footemen
,
a
Pike
,
a
Halberd
,
or
a
leading
staffe
:
and
for
horsemen
,
a
Launce
,
a
punching
staffe
,
Pistoll
or
mace
,
it
is
seemely
for
a
personage
of
good
account
,
either
on
foot
or
on
horseback
to
vse
them
as
in
their
kindes
they
ought
to
be
:
all
which
weapons
are
soone
learned
sauing
the
Pistoll
the
which
must
come
by
exercise
.
And
now
to
veryfie
my
woords
,
I
will
heere
set
down
and
name
such
as
by
wrong
instructions
of
them
that
haue
informed
some
noble
men
in
marshall
causes
not
so
néere
the
matter
as
the
cause
required
to
haue
been
doon
,
all
thinges
considered
:
and
also
of
some
that
haue
been
accounted
wise
and
expert
Souldiers
in
England
,
and
yet
in
their
dooings
haue
not
so
well
perfourmed
the
same
:
I
would
be
loath
to
offend
anye
in
this
point
,
for
I
doo
rather
set
it
downe
for
example
of
those
that
doo
liue
,
then
in
any
sort
to
blemish
those
departed
:
I
will
begin
with
the
noble
Earle
of
Penbrooke
,
The
woorthy
Earle
of
Pembrook
.
whose
valour
and
wisdome
is
not
forgotten
:
and
yet
was
he
not
greatly
trained
in
the
knowledge
of
Martiall
Discipline
,
as
by
these
reasons
shall
appeare
.
After
that
I
had
béene
in
the
French
Kings
seruice
from
the
6.
yéere
of
Edward
the
6.
vnto
the
siege
of
Saint-quintans
in
Fraunce
,
at
which
time
I
did
come
to
the
said
Camp
,
where
the
saide
Earle
was
Lieftenant
of
the
English
army
vnto
the
King
:
it
pleased
his
Lordship
to
call
mee
to
him
and
to
talke
with
me
of
diuers
French
matters
:
and
after
many
discourses
what
preparations
were
made
in
Fraunce
,
it
pleased
his
Lo.
to
aske
me
who
was
cheefe
in
the
Towne
of
Saint-quintins
,
I
tolde
his
Lo.
the
Admirall
and
his
brother
Andelot
,
he
asked
mine
opinion
Admirall
Satylyon
.
of
the
Admirals
courage
and
knowledge
:
I
tolde
his
Lo.
that
he
was
both
wise
and
valiant
,
as
any
that
euer
I
had
serued
vnder
.
No
,
no
,
said
the
Earle
,
you
are
deceiued
,
he
is
wise
but
not
valiant
:
I
did
not
replye
any
further
in
that
point
,
thinking
that
the
Earle
by
his
great
wisdome
,
knewe
more
then
my selfe
,
being
then
but
young
,
but
the
Admirall
did
proue
my
opinion
sufficiently
:
then
the
Earle
did
ask
me
what
I
thought
of
that
armie
,
and
if
that
I
had
euer
seen
the
like
:
I
said
it
was
a
goodly
armye
,
and
that
I
had
seene
the
like
at
diuers
times
.
Yea
saide
the
Earle
,
but
did
you
euer
see
the
like
expedition
that
is
made
in
battering
the
walles
of
the
Town
?
I
demaunded
of
his
Lo.
how
long
the
same
had
beene
placed
,
his
Lo.
answered
14.
daies
,
I
saide
that
I
had
seene
as
much
doon
in
three
daies
,
the
which
was
of
greater
strength
then
that
was
off
:
he
asked
mee
where
,
I
tolde
him
,
and
after
some
other
spéeches
,
his
Lo.
departed
for
that
time
.
Now
his
Lo.
had
neuer
séen
the
like
before
:
wherfore
it
séemed
to
him
a
new
thing
:
this
is
not
any
reproche
to
that
noble
and
woorthy
Earle
,
for
how
can
any
man
whatsoeuer
he
be
,
know
that
he
did
neuer
sée
?
And
shortly
after
it
happened
that
the
Castle
of
The
Castle
of
Guynes
besieged
.
Guines
was
besieged
by
the
French
:
and
hauing
drawn
their
Trenches
neere
vnto
the
walles
of
the
saide
Castle
,
euen
at
the
point
of
the
day
,
a
volley
of
cannons
went
off
at
the
Castle
walles
,
and
a
gentleman
of
good
account
hearing
the
same
,
saide
to
his
man
,
me
thinkes
said
he
,
I
doo
heare
the
battery
goe
off
,
goe
sée
at
what
place
the
same
is
placed
.
The
man
went
,
and
brought
his
M.
woord
that
the
batterie
was
placed
against
the
Marie
Bulwarke
,
that
is
well
saide
the
Gentleman
,
God
holde
them
there
this
moneth
,
supposing
that
the
same
would
haue
holden
foorth
the
like
time
,
but
the
same
was
made
assaultable
,
before
two
of
the
clock
the
same
daye
.
Thus
in
mistaking
of
things
,
men
may
see
the
want
of
experience
:
for
that
manye
other
fortifications
was
supposed
to
be
of
strength
sufficient
to
defend
the
cannon
,
and
therby
haue
been
deceiued
.
There
was
in
those
daies
great
difference
betwixt
the
French
and
the
Spaniards
in
battering
,
for
I
haue
séene
both
,
and
haue
considered
of
the
strength
of
both
,
the
forciue
and
the
defenciue
:
and
in
troth
the
Spaniards
are
or
were
,
farre
inferiour
vnto
the
French
:
For
examples
sake
,
firste
at
Turwin
,
where
the
Emperors
campe
laye
at
the
least
3.
moneths
before
it
was
wonne
,
being
in
effect
drye
round
about
,
without
any
water
in
the
ditches
,
which
is
a
great
strength
to
any
holde
.
Saint-quintins
was
the
weakest
Towne
in
all
Pickardy
,
Taresse
,
or
in
Uarmendois
,
and
yet
it
cost
the
King
20.
daies
woork
,
whereas
the
French
King
did
winne
in
one
season
Townes
won
in
one
summer
by
the
french
.
K.
H.
2.
these
townes
,
viz:
the
Towne
of
Seme
in
one
day
,
the
Town
of
Marianbrugh
in
one
day
,
the
town
and
castle
of
Ieuoye
in
one
daye
,
the
Towne
of
Bouaigne
in
one
day
the
castle
of
Denant
3.
daies
,
the
towne
of
Binks
in
one
daye
,
whereof
the
most
parte
were
stronger
then
either
Turwin
or
Saint-quintins
.
Now
to
returne
where
I
lefte
touching
wronge
informations
or
wante
of
experience
:
It
fell
out
The
french
Nacion
expelled
foorthe
of
Scotland
.
within
two
yeeres
,
that
the
Queenes
Maiestie
that
nowe
is
,
sent
her
army
into
Scotland
for
the
expelling
of
the
Frenche
Nation
from
thence
,
at
which
time
the
Frenche
did
then
retire
themselues
,
with
some
fewe
Scots
,
into
the
towne
of
Lieth
,
for
theyr
most
safetie
vppon
the
approching
of
her
Maiesties
armie
:
the
L.
W.
Gray
of
Wilton
then
Generall
of
The
L.
W.
Gray
.
the
sayd
armie
,
it
pleased
his
L.
to
send
the
horsemen
to
the
number
of
500.
to
viewe
the
groundes
,
where
the
Campe
might
best
be
placed
the
nexte
daie
,
and
Sir
William
Pelham
,
beeing
then
Captaine
of
the
Pyoners
,
and
trench
maister
,
went
also
to
see
,
where
he
might
best
begin
to
intrench
:
I
seeing
him
going
about
the
same
,
and
notwithstanding
I
had
no
acquaintaunce
of
him
:
and
yet
knowing
that
hee
had
neither
serued
in
Fraunce
,
nor
with
the
Emperour
,
M.
Pelham
intrencheth
and
is
offended
without
cause
.
of
good
will
that
I
bare
vnto
the
seruice
,
I
wente
vnto
him
in
courteous
manner
and
saide
,
maister
Pelham
,
it
were
verye
good
for
you
to
beginne
at
the
foote
of
this
hill
,
and
runne
straight
to
yonder
hillocke
,
whereat
he
seemed
to
be
offended
and
saide
that
I
stoode
not
charged
with
these
matters
▪
it
was
his
charge
and
not
mine
:
I
was
sorie
of
that
I
had
spoken
,
considering
how
vncourteouslie
he
did
accept
of
my
good
will
.
But
how
did
the
matter
fall
out
?
before
tenne
daies
,
by
leauinge
his
trenche
open
:
the
French
perceiuing
that
they
might
without
any
let
come
both
on
horsebacke
and
foote
,
and
so
did
:
wheras
it
cost
the
liues
of
200.
souldiers
,
and
Captaine
Bartlet
taken
prisoner
,
with
diuers
others
,
and
at
the
reskew
wherof
the
L.
Gray
of
Wilton
that
now
The
L.
Arthur
Gray
sore
wounded
.
is
,
hauing
not
time
to
arme
him selfe
,
was
shotte
through
the
body
with
a
Bullet
,
so
that
many
thousandes
haue
dyed
of
lesser
woundes
then
that
was
.
And
againe
at
the
time
,
that
the
good
Earle
Francis
of
Bedford
,
was
L.
Gouernour
of
Barwicke
,
and
Francis
E.
of
Bedford
.
L.
Warden
of
the
East
Marches
:
it
chanced
amongst
other
warlike
talke
procéeding
from
his
L.
at
dinner
time
,
he
demaunded
of
the
Captaines
there
present
,
how
many
shot
a
harquebuzier
might
discharge
in
one
hower
:
one
Captaine
Brode
euen
sodainelie
did
answer
and
sayd
tenne
,
the
rest
of
the
Captaines
Captaine
Brode
his
answer
vnaduisedly
made
.
did
not
reprooue
his
answer
,
although
that
they
did
knowe
,
he
was
farre
short
of
the
matter
:
and
I
sitting
at
the
table
,
though
not
to
crosse
the
said
Captaine
Brode
but
rather
to
tell
him
thereof
after
dinner
,
the
which
I
did
and
withall
tolde
him
,
that
it
was
not
so
well
done
,
as
of
right
he
ought
to
haue
done
,
as
all
the
Captaines
there
present
did
confesse
.
But
the
said
Captaine
Brode
,
to
maintaine
his
said
answer
,
sayd
that
he
had
said
truely
,
and
thereupon
did
offer
to
wager
,
whereto
I
did
offer
there
,
to
shoot
40.
Single
Bullets
to
bee
shotte
forth
of
a
Caliuer
in
one
houre
.
fortie
in
the
like
time
,
single
Bullettes
foorth
of
one
peece
,
but
the
Captaine
would
abide
no
triall
,
the
which
I
did
offer
to
make
.
And
thus
may
we
see
,
that
Noble
men
by
wrong
information
,
of
such
as
they
doo
suppose
shoulde
knowe
,
may
be
abused
.
The
second
discourse
.
ANd
for
further
example
,
the
two
Tresmains
,
they
The
two
Tre●smaynes
.
were
very
proper
Gentlemen
,
and
had
beene
in
Fraunce
foure
or
fiue
yeres
,
during
the
wars
betwixt
the
Emperour
Charles
,
and
the
French
Kinge
:
and
it
was
supposed
at
their
returne
into
Englande
that
they
had
beene
trayned
in
that
seruice
,
during
theyr
abode
there
:
but
it
was
not
so
,
they
neuer
did
commaund
in
the
feelde
,
neither
were
they
of
any
other
commaunded
,
in
any
Marticall
cause
:
neuerthelesse
at
their
home
comminge
,
they
were
appointed
to
take
charge
,
but
what
was
the
end
of
them
both
?
euen
death
,
without
dooing
theyr
Prince
or
country
any
good
,
to
theyr
freendes
or
themselues
any
praise
or
reputation
.
Wherefore
I
wishe
all
young
Gentlemen
,
and
others
mindinge
to
doo
theyr
Prince
and
countrie
To
learne
first
to
obay
,
the
better
shall
you
konwe
howe
to
command
.
good
seruice
,
to
learne
first
to
obaye
,
and
the
vse
of
warlike
weapons
,
and
not
to
thinke
,
by
reading
only
to
attaine
to
knowledge
,
without
some
further
experience
:
and
that
done
,
they
may
the
better
proceede
,
according
to
their
callinges
,
to
commaund
and
leade
others
the
better
,
with
more
commendation
for
their
seruice
and
for
the
security
of
them selues
,
and
followers
.
There
is
no
greater
greefe
can
be
offered
to
a
Captaine
,
Knowledge
and
ignoraunce
.
that
doth
rightly
,
and
truely
vnderstand
what
seruice
is
:
then
to
be
commanded
by
his
Chieftaine
,
to
doo
and
execute
to
the
contrarye
,
wherein
there
may
be
no
deniall
.
It
is
euen
so
with
the
skilful
souldier
,
vnto
his
vnskilfull
Captaine
,
these
thinges
I
doo
perfectly
knowe
to
be
true
of
mine
knowledge
.
I
will
set
downe
a
little
further
,
touchinge
a
A
reported
matter
.
matter
reported
vnto
me
,
by
men
of
skil
and
knowledge
concerning
a
Gentleman
,
who
was
accounted
to
be
one
of
the
most
skilfullest
Souldiers
in
England
:
and
in
troth
he
was
a
maruelous
honest
Gentleman
,
and
offaire
conditions
:
but
a
souldier
is
neuer
iustly
tried
,
vnto
such
time
as
cause
and
action
hath
made
due
proofe
thereof
.
I
did
once
heere
S.
Richard
It
is
better
to
haue
the
name
in
the
court
,
then
to
performe
in
the
fielde
.
Lee
the
fortifier
,
say
vnto
a
counseller
in
England
,
that
it
is
better
for
a
man
to
be
counted
a
good
souldier
in
the
Court
,
then
to
be
the
best
souldier
in
the
feelde
,
and
not
knowen
in
Courte
.
And
nowe
to
the
reported
matter
▪
It
pleased
her
Maiestie
and
counsell
,
to
sende
M.
Edward
Randall
Esquire
,
into
Ireland
about
the
tenth
yeere
of
her
Maiesties
raigne
,
with
diuers
bandes
of
footemen
,
for
the
better
garding
of
some
parte
of
her
highnesse
countries
and
subiectes
there
,
against
such
rebellious
persons
as
then
pretended
to
iniure
the
same
,
and
so
béeinge
placed
in
Ireland
,
it
fell
out
that
either
vpon
some
false
report
,
or
the
ignoraunt
aduertisement
of
such
as
was
put
in
trust
,
for
the
discouering
of
the
enemies
numbers
:
but
howe
so
euer
it
was
,
the
Collonell
commaunded
that
Captaine
Cornewall
,
Captaine
Gorlay
,
Captaine
Skreuen
,
and
Captaine
Ward
,
should
be
ready
with
their
seuerall
bandes
,
to
march
forward
as
they
should
bee
directed
:
and
about
two
houres
before
day
they
did
march
foorth
towardes
the
enemies
.
At
the
point
of
the
day
before
the
soune
was
vp
:
the
fewe
Englishe
horsemen
did
discouer
of
the
enemies
to
the
number
of
3000.
horsemen
and
footemen
,
being
very
néere
vnto
our
foote
men
,
who
were
in
number
about
400.
with
50.
horsemen
,
leade
by
Captaine
Haruy
,
wherevpon
our
Captaines
,
perceiuing
that
there
was
no
hope
to
retire
with
any
safetie
,
by
reason
the
enemies
were
so
many
horsemen
:
tooke
their
groundes
for
their
best
aduantage
,
and
aranged
their
men
in
good
order
,
and
incouraging
their
souldiers
,
to
trye
their
vallures
,
in
that
parcell
of
ground
of
some
aduantage
,
and
to
showe
themselues
to
bee
the
men
,
that
they
professed
to
bée
:
wherupon
they
made
readie
their
weapons
to
receiue
the
enemies
Uiolence
.
Collonell
Randall
hauing
not
perfect
sight
.
Now
maister
Randall
the
Collonell
,
hauing
not
perfect
sight
,
demaunded
how
far
the
enemies
were
off
,
and
what
number
they
were
:
It
was
told
him
they
were
in
horsemen
and
footmen
to
the
number
of
3000.
euen
hard
at
hand
,
readie
to
charge
the
footemen
:
where
withall
,
he
without
eyther
taking
time
to
incourage
and
accompanye
his
men
,
or
to
suffer
the
footmen
to
giue
their
volley
of
shot
as
reason
did
require
,
but
euen
presently
put
the
spurs
to
his
horse
,
Edward
Randall
wilfully
slaine
through
his
own
ouersight
.
and
ran
into
the
thickst
of
the
enemies
,
euen
at
the
instant
that
the
Harquebuziers
did
giue
their
volley
of
shot
at
the
enemies
:
insomuch
,
that
he
was
slaine
with
his
owne
men
and
fréends
most
wilfullye
:
to
the
great
discouragement
of
the
rest
,
had
there
not
béen
men
both
of
courage
and
knowledge
in
their
doinges
,
who
in
that
action
did
right
well
trye
themselues
to
be
Souldiers
,
for
the
enemies
were
there
by
Gods
help
&
their
good
seruice
,
ouerthrown
and
put
to
slaughter
and
flight
,
to
their
great
The
valiant
Captaines
not
remem
bred
in
the
Cronicles
.
praise
.
Now
if
this
be
true
as
it
is
supposed
,
I
doo
think
that
it
is
against
reason
,
that
the
same
should
be
accompted
a
matter
woorthy
of
the
praise
that
by
the
Cronicles
is
set
downe
,
and
to
leaue
vnremembred
the
valiant
Captaines
that
was
the
iust
cause
of
the
déed
and
victorie
obtained
.
I
doo
not
set
this
downe
for
any
mallice
that
euer
I
did
beare
vnto
M.
Randall
,
for
I
did
euer
for
his
curtesie
,
both
loue
him
,
and
thought
well
of
all
his
good
spéech
and
dooings
,
vntill
this
fact
was
committed
:
and
for
that
I
haue
heard
some
of
good
acount
say
that
his
dooinges
in
the
same
was
valourous
:
I
am
not
of
that
minde
,
but
it
is
for
the
most
parte
holden
for
valour
with
such
as
doo
not
vnderstand
what
true
valour
is
:
when
in
troth
it
is
but
True
prowes
,
and
foolish
hardines
.
very
foolish
hardines
,
without
any
discretion
at
all
.
And
thus
much
haue
I
said
as
touching
ignorance
as
well
in
the
greatest
who
haue
receiued
their
Touching
ignorance
.
knowledge
by
wrong
informations
:
as
the
meaner
who
dooth
not
regarde
what
they
doo
take
in
hand
,
through
the
like
offence
.
A
man
might
make
a
long
role
,
but
this
is
some
parte
to
shew
,
that
it
is
necessary
To
haue
regarde
to
whome
great
charges
are
giuen
.
to
look
,
vnto
whom
such
great
charges
are
committed
:
to
be
men
well
able
to
discharge
the
same
,
not
in
woords
but
in
action
:
so
shall
it
the
better
fall
out
for
our
Princes
seruice
,
and
defence
of
the
Realme
.
The
third
Discourse
.
AS
for
the
disorders
in
the
Low
Cuntries
,
it
is
sufficientlye
spoken
off
in
the
discourse
of
Sir
Iohn
Smith
,
and
as
concerning
the
battell
at
Tilburye
The
Battaile
at
Tilbury
.
in
Anno.
1588.
I
haue
heard
diuers
reportes
therof
,
the
which
if
they
be
true
,
there
was
some
cause
to
finde
faulte
.
But
as
touching
the
Archers
they
were
placed
in
my
opinion
,
in
the
place
most
fit
for
them
:
for
the
best
was
to
be
placed
in
the
front
,
and
the
woorst
in
the
rereward
.
And
as
concerning
great
or
small
Bandes
of
footmen
:
my
opinion
is
this
,
that
it
is
necessarye
for
foote-bands
or
bands
of
horsemen
,
to
be
of
diuers
numbers
,
for
sundrye
causes
:
First
,
for
that
there
are
Captaines
,
who
are
better
able
to
gouerne
fiue
hundred
,
then
some
othoers
are
to
guern
two
hundred
.
Againe
,
if
there
happen
some
péece
of
seruice
It
is
good
that
Bands
of
footmen
and
horse
men
be
of
diuers
num
bers
for
diuers
causes
.
to
be
doone
,
which
one
hundred
maye
doo
,
it
is
more
then
néedeth
to
send
two
or
thrée
hundreds
to
do
the
same
,
or
peraduenture
there
cannot
be
spared
so
manye
:
If
therefore
there
should
be
sent
one
hundreth
from
another
hundreth
,
if
in
both
the
places
seruice
should
come
in
hand
:
the
two
hundreth
so
parted
,
shall
be
the
weaker
in
both
the
partes
,
by
deuiding
the
Officers
.
As
for
example
.
I
haue
the
charge
of
200.
footmen
,
my
commaunder
commaunds
me
to
set
foorth
of
my
band
of
200.
Deuiding
of
bands
dooth
weaken
the
same
.
one
hundred
,
to
keepe
a
straight
or
passage
,
or
such
like
:
it
is
reason
that
either
my
Lieftenaunt
or
my selfe
doo
goe
with
them
:
if
in
the
mean
time
occasion
of
seruice
be
offered
,
both
my
two
hundreds
are
by
this
means
weakned
.
And
so
dooth
the
matter
fall
out
,
if
a
parcell
of
seruice
should
be
doon
,
where
500.
should
be
imployed
therunto
:
it
were
better
that
one
sufficient
Captaine
tooke
in
hand
to
doo
the
same
with
his
onlye
band
,
then
to
send
two
Captains
:
for
two
may
be
of
diuers
opinions
,
and
so
may
differ
,
whereby
the
seruice
is
oftentimes
hindred
.
So
is
it
in
my
opinion
,
not
amisse
,
that
there
be
in
a
great
Army
,
100.
200.
300.
400.
500.
or
600.
The
Frenchmen
doo
vse
when
a
noble
man
hath
600.
footmen
in
charge
,
to
haue
two
Ensignes
,
and
two
Lieftenants
,
foure
Sargeants
,
and
8.
Corporalles
,
for
commonlye
,
they
doo
vse
300.
to
one
Ensigne
in
Campe
time
:
but
the
Countie
of
Creance
had
in
the
seruice
against
Charles
the
5.
the
charge
of
600.
footmen
.
And
for
the
numbers
to
be
admitted
vnder
Collonels
,
it
standeth
in
the
same
state
,
as
dooth
the
Captains
before
mentioned
:
for
a
worthye
personage
that
is
able
to
gouern
aright
,
would
I
wish
to
haue
vnder
his
charge
3000.
men
,
a
mener
2000.
and
the
least
1000
:
so
should
they
the
more
properly
serue
vpon
seuerall
occasions
,
as
the
Captaines
maye
in
their
estates
doo
.
But
one
thing
I
doo
wish
,
that
the
Collonelles
should
take
such
order
with
their
Captaines
,
that
euery
seuerall
band
be
armed
and
weaponed
alike
,
according
to
their
proportion
:
so
shal
it
be
a
great
furtheraunce
at
the
time
that
the
Armye
shall
be
reduced
into
battaile
,
and
put
in
order
to
fight
,
without
any
confusion
or
trouble
to
the
Corporalles
of
the
fielde
,
or
to
the
Sargeants
maiors
:
but
with
great
ease
maye
embattaile
them
vpon
the
sodaine
,
if
they
were
in
number
20000.
footmen
.
Thus
much
after
my
mean
skil
and
vnderstanding
haue
I
set
down
,
as
concerning
Collonels
and
Captaines
,
referring
the
same
to
my
betters
,
and
Captains
of
greater
experience
and
knowledge
,
to
allow
or
disalow
at
their
pleasure
.
And
further
concerning
the
proportion
of
weapons
The
proper
showes
of
weapons
for
foot
bands
.
afore
mencioned
:
I
wish
to
euery
hundred
35.
armed
Pikes
,
30.
Muskets
,
20
,
Calyuers
,
and
15.
Billes
,
Halberds
or
Partesants
:
my
reason
is
this
,
that
I
would
haue
so
much
to
offend
,
as
to
defend
:
for
as
by
common
experience
,
that
those
Swissers
and
Almaines
,
whose
hierlings
soeuer
they
be
,
the
chéefe
cause
wherefore
they
are
retained
,
are
but
to
fortefie
the
bodies
of
their
battailes
as
defendants
,
and
therfore
are
most
sure
and
strong
.
But
as
for
the
offenciue
,
which
be
the
shot
next
vnto
the
Horsemen
:
they
must
be
of
other
nations
,
and
men
of
more
agillitie
of
bodye
,
then
either
Swisser
or
Launce-Knight
.
And
now
to
the
declaration
of
our
weapons
.
IT
is
supposed
by
many
,
that
the
weapon
called
commonly
a
Caliuer
,
is
another
thinge
then
a
The
Duke
of
Guise
was
the
first
that
did
inuent
them
Harquebuze
,
whereas
in
troath
it
is
not
,
but
onely
a
Harquebuze
,
sauing
that
it
is
of
a
greater
circuite
or
Bullet
,
then
the
other
is
of
:
wherfore
the
French
man
dooth
cal
it
a
péece
de
Calibre
,
which
is
as
much
as
to
say
,
a
péece
of
bigger
circute
.
The
fourth
discourse
.
ANd
nowe
for
that
the
Harquebuze
,
was
the
first
weapon
that
I
did
vse
,
I
will
therefore
say
some
thing
touching
the
same
:
it
is
a
weapon
moste
offenciue
,
that
as
yet
euer
was
inuented
,
for
all
maner
of
seruice
,
as
well
on
horsebacke
as
one
foote
,
and
in
the
handes
of
a
skilfull
souldier
,
well
practised
and
trained
with
the
vse
thereof
,
a
most
terrible
and
Harquebuze
in
the
hands
of
ignoraunt
men
are
rather
hurtfull
then
commodious
deadly
weapon
.
But
this
I
muste
néedes
confesse
,
that
in
the
handes
of
an
ignoraunt
person
,
neither
apte
nor
willing
to
vse
the
same
,
as
of
right
it
ought
to
be
,
it
is
rather
hurtfull
then
commodious
:
For
whosoeuer
shall
take
in
hand
to
vse
the
same
weapon
,
must
take
(
as
it
were
)
a
delighte
in
the
well
vsing
thereof
.
First
to
kéepe
the
same
cleane
and
cléere
as
well
within
as
without
,
and
to
haue
his
molde
,
to
cast
his
Bullets
,
as
round
as
is
possible
,
and
the
same
well
pared
,
to
that
ende
it
may
fall
close
to
the
powder
,
without
staying
by
the
way
,
then
his
match
well
made
and
dry
,
his
stéele
and
flinte
to
strike
fire
,
his
scrues
and
wormes
to
serue
all
for
his
skowring
sticke
,
and
for
euery
tenne
souldiers
to
haue
a
casting
panne
.
For
flasks
,
it
were
better
that
the
vse
of
them
were
lefte
,
and
in
liewe
thereof
the
Spanishe
vse
,
which
is
nowe
had
with
vs
for
our
muskets
,
for
it
is
the
best
,
the
surest
and
the
readiest
,
that
yet
hath
béene
vsed
for
diuers
causes
,
which
I
omitte
least
I
should
bee
tedious
.
This
Harquebuzier
muste
yet
haue
a
tuch
boxe
,
a
purse
for
his
Bullets
,
steele
and
flint
,
and
a
priminge
Iron
for
the
clearinge
of
the
tuch
hole
,
when
neede
▪
shall
require
,
a
good
Morion
,
with
not
to
high
a
creast
,
a
good
shorte
sworde
of
a
yarde
in
blade
,
and
dagger
of
twelue
inches
in
blade
,
with
a
good
girdle
and
stronge
.
This
souldier
thus
furnished
,
being
apt
&
willing
,
and
dooth
vnderstand
A
Harquebuzer
neede
not
being
perfect
to
incounter
a
man
at
armes
.
what
him selfe
is
in
force
:
needeth
not
to
care
who
he
dooth
encounter
withall
béeing
but
one
,
although
he
were
a
man
at
armes
:
and
in
groundes
of
aduantage
to
be
the
death
of
many
,
the
which
aduantage
of
groundes
,
is
the
greatest
helpe
to
all
defendantes
,
the
which
I
take
to
be
our
partes
at
this
day
in
England
,
to
thinke
vpon
.
For
these
Harquebuziers
,
is
the
onely
weapon
,
that
hath
beene
the
greatest
cause
of
the
deathes
of
suche
numbers
,
as
haue
béene
of
late
dayes
ouerthrowne
,
in
great
incounters
,
yea
and
in
small
skirmishes
,
&
by
the
terrible
shot
of
Pistoliers
or
Reisters
,
and
specially
at
Saint-quintins
:
and
at
Graueling
the
English
ships
,
were
a
great
cause
of
that
ouerthrowe
.
But
reade
the
booke
of
the
Commentarie
of
the
sciuile
warres
of
Fraunce
,
and
the
incounters
in
the
Lowe
countries
:
and
at
the
same
time
,
that
the
Frenche
Kinge
Henrie
the
seconde
incountered
with
the
Emperour
Charles
at
Rentie
,
what
was
the
shot
of
Harquebuzers
there
?
the
very
morning
before
the
sunne
was
one
hower
highe
,
there
400.
Harquebuzers
slaine
in
one
morning
.
was
400
Harquebuziers
slaine
of
the
French
party
,
and
drawne
out
of
the
shrubs
or
bushes
by
the
héels
:
the
which
the
French
and
Spaniardes
did
striue
to
obtaine
,
for
the
better
aduantage
of
a
greater
matter
which
was
done
there
that
same
daye
:
And
it
was
well
knowne
that
of
the
Spanish
partie
,
there
was
slaine
in
the
same
skirmishe
,
almost
double
the
number
.
And
after
the
obtaining
of
the
same
bushes
or
shrubs
,
by
the
french
,
the
Emperor
came
forward
towards
the
Kings
armie
,
being
a
Fawcon
shot
the
one
off
the
other
:
at
which
time
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
hauing
the
leading
of
the
Uant-garde
,
did
descende
towardes
the
saide
bushes
possessed
by
the
Frenche
footemen
:
and
the
encounter
began
with
such
terrible
shot
of
the
Spanish
Uant-garde
and
the
French
The
shot
of
Harquebuzers
are
most
deadly
weapons
if
they
be
in
the
handes
of
skilfull
men
.
footemen
,
that
who
so
euer
did
see
the
same
;
may
wel
say
,
that
the
shot
of
the
Harquebuziers
,
are
moste
deadly
weapons
,
being
in
the
hands
of
skilfull
men
:
For
what
with
the
terrour
of
the
French
shot
,
and
the
braue
charge
of
the
French
light
horse-men
,
the
Uantgarde
of
the
Emperor
was
there
ouerthrown
,
and
chéefely
by
the
terror
of
the
French
shot
,
laid
in
the
bushes
as
afore
is
said
.
Againe
before
Cambraye
,
the
armies
aforesaide
being
néere
together
,
where
the
King
had
staid
foure
dayes
according
to
his
promise
for
the
Emperour
:
It
fell
out
the
laste
daye
,
the
Kinge
remooued
his
Campe
,
at
which
instant
there
approched
néere
vnto
the
French
Campe
2000.
horsemen
of
the
best
in
the
Emperors
armie
,
accompanied
or
backed
with
two
thousand
Harquebuziers
one
foote
:
the
French
being
5000
▪
men
at
armes
,
&
archers
,
within
Pystol
shot
of
their
enemies
for
the
space
of
foure
houres
,
still
beholding
one
another
,
who
durst
first
breake
:
for
if
the
Frenche
,
beeing
the
greater
number
,
had
charged
the
Sapniards
,
then
would
the
two
thousand
shot
,
haue
galled
and
destroyed
the
most
parte
of
them
,
to
their
great
detriment
and
losse
:
wherfore
it
may
be
thought
that
the
French
would
not
haue
ouer
shot
themselues
so
farre
,
as
to
haue
omitted
such
a
daies
worke
:
but
only
for
the
doubt
that
they
had
,
of
the
same
Harquebuzers
so
couched
in
a
hollowe
way
,
behind
the
horsemen
,
as
aforesayd
.
Againe
at
the
siege
of
Bouaigne
,
where
the
French
King
being
in
person
,
the
Emperor
at
Namure
,
within
eight
miles
,
the
Kings
pleasure
was
to
haue
fiue
hundred
horse
,
to
goe
as
neere
to
the
Emperours
Campe
as
they
could
,
to
discouer
the
enemies
:
but
it
fell
so
foorth
,
that
there
were
2000.
horsemen
enemies
abrode
,
at
the
same
time
:
and
méeting
the
one
with
the
other
,
they
both
pawsed
to
charge
:
for
the
most
part
of
the
way
lay
,
betwixt
the
riuer
of
Moose
and
a
great
banke
:
so
that
the
French
supposed
,
that
the
whole
Campe
of
the
Emperour
had
beene
comming
,
they
retired
a
soft
trote
:
their
enemies
pursued
,
and
made
after
with
more
speed
,
and
the
French
hauing
but
onely
forty
shot
,
horsemen
,
they
caused
them
to
light
and
to
defend
the
straighte
at
the
best
aduantage
:
&
by
meanes
of
those
forty
shot
,
the
500
horse
were
saued
,
and
came
to
their
Campe
without
losse
.
Also
the
very
first
daye
,
that
Bouaigne
was
besieged
,
the
French
shotte
so
freshlye
followed
the
Spaniardes
,
that
were
sallyed
foorth
for
the
mainetenance
of
their
skirmishe
:
that
in
conclusion
,
they
A
batterie
plased
with
out
trenche
or
gabyon
.
came
close
to
the
walles
of
the
towne
,
and
there
stayed
:
and
so
without
either
trench
,
basket
,
or
gabyons
,
continued
there
,
from
eight
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
vnto
fower
in
the
after-noone
:
in
which
time
,
there
was
not
any
,
either
souldier
or
townsman
,
that
durst
looke
ouer
the
walles
:
in
so
much
,
that
the
Cannoniers
and
Pyoners
,
did
place
theyr
ordinaunce
,
without
anye
more
defences
for
theyr
safety
,
then
afore
is
saide
:
so
that
before
fiue
of
the
clocke
,
the
frenche
foote-men
entered
,
and
slewe
man
,
woman
and
child
,
or
threwe
them
into
Man
woman
and
childe
slaine
or
drowned
.
Moose
,
which
dooth
runne
close
by
the
wall
vpon
the
one
side
:
so
were
these
people
all
slaine
or
drowned
sauing
nine
Spaniards
,
that
fled
into
a
little
towre
,
the
which
they
defended
about
two
howers
,
to
the
losse
of
fiue
or
sixe
frenche
shot
:
But
the
nexte
day
they
were
all
hanged
vpon
one
paire
of
Gallous
,
that
were
set
vp
,
right
against
the
castle
of
Denant
,
being
little
more
then
halfe
a
mile
,
distant
from
Bouaigne
:
wherin
was
at
that
time
,
Iulian
Romero
with
200.
of
his
countrie
men
,
who
by
his
and
their
vallours
,
and
force
of
their
shot
,
withstoode
the
Kinges
power
thrée
dayes
,
to
the
death
of
a
great
number
of
the
french
,
which
were
lost
at
two
assaults
,
and
then
yéelded
by
composition
.
The
fifth
discourse
.
ANd
touching
the
rest
of
our
fierye
weapons
,
I
will
set
downe
partlie
my
opinion
,
and
when
I
doo
speake
of
Harquebuzies
,
it
is
meant
by
all
Calliuers
&
Curriers
:
&
although
the
musket
be
a
weapon
of
greater
force
then
the
Harquebuze
is
of
,
yet
generally
both
on
horseback
and
on
foote
,
a
Harquebuze
dooth
serue
for
both
.
But
were
the
musket
to
be
dealt
withall
on
horsebacke
,
as
one
foote
:
I
woulde
then
thinke
it
the
best
of
all
manuall
weapons
,
that
yet
haue
beene
deuised
and
inuented
:
and
not
onely
in
defendinge
of
holdes
and
trenches
,
but
also
in
the
plaine
feelde
for
Battels
and
great
incounters
:
yea
and
to
backe
the
smaller
shot
in
skirmishe
,
to
Peeces
of
more
force
to
defende
holdes
then
Muskets
.
great
purpose
.
For
within
holdes
or
trenches
,
there
may
be
vsed
,
as
the
maner
is
,
péeces
of
better
force
,
and
more
to
offend
the
enemies
then
muskets
:
as
Fauconits
,
Robinets
,
and
Organpipes
,
all
these
bée
but
light
peeces
,
&
are
mounted
vpon
carriages
,
and
the
greatest
may
bee
remooued
with
two
or
thrée
men
(
which
is
the
Fauconit
)
al
along
the
rampiers
:
and
euer
new
and
new
,
small
lowpes
made
,
that
the
enemies
shall
not
discerne
the
same
,
before
the
shooting
thereof
,
which
may
not
be
done
,
but
vpon
good
occasion
:
and
also
there
be
other
peeces
,
to
be
set
vpon
Blockes
,
and
to
be
remooued
in
like
manner
:
as
Bases
of
diuers
sorts
,
and
Harquebuze
with
crooks
,
otherwise
called
Hagbuts
a
crooke
,
the
name
come
of
the
hooke
of
the
same
,
which
is
to
be
holden
fast
to
a
stocke
or
stone
,
for
recoyling
.
But
to
the
musket
againe
:
The
musketes
are
No
armors
can
defend
against
the
Musket
being
neere
hand
.
weapons
of
great
force
,
and
at
this
day
,
bothe
with
leaders
and
followers
,
much
feared
:
for
fewe
or
no
Armours
,
will
or
can
defend
the
force
thereof
,
being
néerehand
,
which
is
as
well
a
terror
to
the
best
armed
,
as
to
the
meanest
:
it
will
kill
the
armed
of
proofe
at
ten
skore
yardes
,
the
common
armours
at
twenty
score
,
and
the
vnarmed
at
thirty
skore
,
being
well
vsed
in
bullet
and
tried
powder
.
And
where
as
it
is
alledged
in
S.
Iohn
Smithes
booke
,
of
many
and
sundry
imperfections
,
incidente
vnto
the
same
weapons
of
muskets
,
and
Haquebuzies
,
as
in
dankishnes
of
powder
or
matche
,
the
smalnes
of
their
bullets
being
not
equal
for
the
bore
of
the
same
peeces
,
with
diuers
other
impediments
,
as
there
is
to
be
seene
,
who
so
listes
to
looke
:
which
No
impedimentes
where
as
skilful
soldiers
are
.
are
no
impedimentes
,
where
skilfull
souldiers
hath
the
vsing
of
the
same
péeces
.
And
for
the
cause
of
raynie
weather
(
by
him
aleadged
)
if
it
bee
such
a
great
wet
,
that
all
things
are
wet
:
then
is
it
as
bad
for
y●
one
partie
as
for
the
other
:
Let
the
seruice
rest
,
or
fall
to
it
with
hand
strokes
.
An other
obiection
is
made
in
the
same
booke
,
against
all
knowledge
and
experience
,
and
that
is
touching
the
taking
leuell
at
their
marke
or
marks
,
whereat
they
shoot
,
as
being
so
far
inferior
vnto
the
Long-bow
in
that
respect
,
as
though
there
were
no
comparison
to
be
made
therein
.
To
the
which
I
aunswer
,
both
of
my
owne
knowledge
and
by
common
experience
,
for
that
I
my selfe
did
vse
my
bowe
,
vnto
my
ag
of
17.
yeeres
,
and
could
haue
shot
therewith
right
wel
,
and
so
from
my
bow
to
my
Harquebuze
,
and
after
that
I
had
vsed
the
same
,
but
4.
or
5.
monthes
,
I
would
haue
shot
at
any
marke
,
at
buts
short
or
long
,
or
banke
:
with
the
best
bow-man
in
England
,
for
all
that
I
had
,
and
so
shal
I
as
yet
doo
,
for
a
good
wager
,
or
at
the
leaste
some
scholler
of
mine
.
And
as
it
is
there
termed
point
and
blancke
,
I
neuer
heard
but
that
it
is
tearmed
point
blancke
,
Point
blanke
and
not
point
and
blancke
.
but
I
will
not
stand
vpon
tearmes
,
for
either
haue
I
and
many
moe
such
plaine
fellowes
,
misued
our
tearmes
in
that
point
,
or
else
I
am
in
the
●ight
.
But
as
touching
the
certaintie
of
shooting
at
markes
or
enemies
,
let
it
be
with
Harquebuze
or
musket
,
considered
but
with
the
archer
himselfe
:
Whether
a
Cros-bowe
,
or
a
Long-bowe
in
a
Tyller
,
shoot
more
certainely
,
either
at
marke
or
pricke
,
then
dooth
the
Long-bowe
that
from
the
hand
of
the
bow-man
is
deliuered
:
and
then
I
thinke
it
will
be
allowed
,
that
when
the
Harquebuze
or
Musket
,
doo
take
the
leuel
from
the
button
of
his
sight
,
vnto
the
pin
in
the
fore
ende
of
his
péece
,
that
he
may
shoote
with
more
and
surer
leuell
,
then
can
either
loose
Long-bowe
,
Tiller-bowe
,
or
Cros-bowe
:
and
specially
the
Musket
,
who
hath
his
rest
to
stay
his
péece
vpon
,
right
stedfastly
.
And
whereas
it
is
set
down
,
also
by
S.
Iohn
Smith
that
it
is
not
méete
,
that
any
Harquebuziers
should
discharge
or
shoot
,
but
within
8.
10.
or
12.
yards
at
the
most
.
I
wonder
what
manner
of
souldier
that
shold
bee
,
that
within
pointe
blancke
of
his
weapon
,
be
it
musket
or
Harquebuze
,
that
should
misse
the
bredth
of
a
trencher
:
and
these
are
my
reasons
which
consisteth
in
two
pointes
.
First
as
touchinge
a
good
and
skilfull
Cannonier
,
notwithstandinge
that
his
Touching
a
good
and
skilfull
Canonere
.
Cannon
dooth
recoyle
,
sixe
or
eight
foote
:
hee
will
not
faile
the
compasse
of
a
yarde
of
his
marke
,
beeinge
within
pointe
blancke
:
Secondly
the
fowler
,
who
dooth
shoote
without
a
rest
many
times
,
and
hath
his
péece
charged
with
small
haile
shot
,
if
he
be
perfecte
,
wil
not
faile
to
kil
a
Mallard
,
(
yea
sometimes
halfe
a
dozen
if
they
sit
néere
together
,
or
right
vpon
his
leuell
)
within
fiftie
yardes
.
Then
much
lesse
will
the
skilfull
Harquebuzier
or
Muskettier
misse
the
hitting
of
a
man
:
And
againe
,
there
is
not
so
simple
a
souldier
,
that
cannot
make
an
estimation
how
farre
his
marke
is
without
his
leuell
,
that
is
without
pointe
blanck
,
and
so
giue
his
weapon
that
vantage
,
as
the
distaunce
doothe
require
.
And
so
I
omitte
to
answer
vnto
the
rest
alleadged
,
for
the
slendernes
of
them
:
thinking
this
sufficient
,
to
prooue
my
argumentes
manifest
enough
vnto
all
that
dooth
knowe
the
vse
of
weapons
of
war
:
and
for
such
as
are
ignorant
,
let
them
learne
of
them
that
dooth
truely
know
them
.
The
sixt
discourse
,
prouing
the
Long-bowe
to
be
farre
inferiour
vnto
the
firie
weapons
.
ANd
now
to
the
Long-bow
so
highly
commended
by
S.
Iohn
Smith
,
by
so
many
&
sundrye
recited
arguments
and
proofes
,
by
him
alleadged
in
his
saide
booke
,
as
therein
is
declared
and
set
foorth
in
so
It
is
not
needfull
to
answere
vn to
so
many
recited
reasons
.
many
seuerall
places
,
that
I
think
it
is
not
néedfull
or
requisite
to
answere
vnto
the
most
parte
thereof
.
But
as
the
olde
prouerb
is
,
that
good
things
néede
no
praising
:
therefore
as
neere
as
God
will
giue
me
leaue
,
I
shall
set
downe
my
opinion
and
knowledge
,
without
either
affection
or
hatred
to
the
same
.
The
time
that
I
firste
entred
into
the
warres
,
was
at
Boleigne
,
where
there
were
a
thousand
fiue
hundreth
,
or
thereabouts
in
the
same
Towne
,
and
Fortes
there
néere
adioyning
:
and
although
I
serued
there
some
fiue
or
sixe
moneths
,
yet
did
I
not
at
any
time
during
my
abode
there
,
sée
them
altogether
at
any
one
instant
,
vnto
such
time
as
the
same
was
deliuered
vnto
the
French
king
:
al
which
numbers
came
from
thence
to
Callice
in
good
order
of
march
:
and
I
seruing
in
Guines
vnder
sir
Iohn
Wallop
Knight
went
to
sée
them
,
and
beholding
them
well
in
diuers
respects
,
I
thought
that
in
all
England
,
there
were
not
so
many
in
any
one
shire
to
be
found
,
of
the
like
comelines
and
shape
of
bodye
:
and
notwithstanding
that
the
most
parte
of
them
were
archers
,
I
did
neuer
sée
or
heard
,
of
any
thing
by
them
doon
with
their
Long
bowes
,
to
any
great
effect
.
Nothing
doon
by
the
archers
,
but
many
haue
been
seene
lye
dead
with
Harqubuze
and
Pistoll
.
But
many
haue
I
séene
lye
dead
in
diuers
skirmishes
and
incounters
,
betwéene
the
Englishe
in
those
Fortes
,
and
the
French
in
Garrison
,
in
the
Fort
called
Mon
pleasure
and
mon
gardenet
,
right
ouer
against
our
Fortes
and
holds
there
.
And
where
as
I
serued
in
Guynes
as
afore
is
said
,
in
a
band
that
were
all
Harquebuzieres
sauing
fourtéen
persons
,
there
was
also
another
Band
of
▪
Souldiers
,
vnder
one
Captain
Basset
,
who
had
no
Harquebuzeres
in
his
Band
,
hee
was
an
Essex
man
toward
the
Earle
of
Oxford
,
and
the
two
bands
serued
oftentimes
together
,
in
diuers
skirmishes
and
ouerthrowes
,
betwixt
the
Garrison
of
Guines
and
Arde
,
and
amongst
many
other
,
both
before
the
towne
of
Arde
and
at
other
times
,
néere
vnto
the
Castle
of
Guines
,
where
triall
was
to
haue
béene
made
,
twice
or
thrice
in
a
wéeke
of
all
manner
of
warlike
weapons
,
and
the
sufficiencie
therof
to
haue
beene
iustly
proued
,
and
amongst
many
other
of
greater
force
,
in
numbers
I
will
heare
set
downe
the
manner
of
one
incounter
doon
by
the
Garrison
of
Guynes
.
The
7.
Discourse
.
IT
fell
out
that
Sir
Iohn
Wallop
Knight
of
th'
order
of
the
Garter
,
who
had
gotten
intelligence
by
his
espialles
that
the
Frenchmen
would
come
into
the
English
grounds
vpon
a
night
:
wherevpon
as
soone
as
the
gates
was
shut
,
he
sent
foorth
his
Gentleman
Porter
,
to
commaund
the
Captaines
to
put
in
readines
their
Bands
,
all
sauing
one
that
should
continue
within
the
towne
,
for
watching
and
warding
,
vntill
their
returne
back
,
which
was
doone
accordingly
:
and
according
to
the
time
appointed
,
they
did
march
foorth
of
the
Towne
400.
footemen
,
and
25.
horsemen
:
and
being
not
halfe
a
myle
from
the
Towne
,
there
fell
such
a
huge
raine
and
tempest
,
that
the
Captaines
consented
together
to
returne
home
to
the
Towne
againe
,
and
so
did
.
Sir
Iohn
Wallop
was
a
lame
man
,
and
could
neither
ride
nor
go
,
but
in
a
litter
as
he
was
carried
,
and
yet
in
his
directions
most
perfect
.
The
Frenchmen
being
abroad
,
and
had
laine
in
couert
all
the
same
morning
:
about
ten
of
the
clock
in
the
foorenoone
,
the
Cattle
of
the
English
inhabitants
being
all
abroad
,
and
suspecting
no
enemies
,
the
French
horsemen
brake
vpon
the
villages
,
from
Mewnam
Bridge
,
close
by
the
marrishe
side
,
and
droue
away
great
numbers
of
Cattle
and
Sheepe
,
not
comming
neere
vnto
Guines
by
two
miles
:
and
when
they
had
gotten
that
they
could
,
they
returned
towardes
Hambletewe
,
and
so
after
that
they
were
foorth
of
the
sight
,
of
the
day
watche
of
Hams
and
Guynes
,
the
Garrison
of
Hambletewe
and
them
of
Arde
▪
there
parted
their
bootie
,
and
so
returned
towards
their
Garrisons
.
In
the
meane
time
Sir
Iohn
Wallop
had
vnderstanding
that
the
Captains
went
not
forth
according
to
his
direction
wherfore
he
sent
to
commaund
them
to
come
before
him
to
answer
their
cause
:
but
before
the
Captains
did
come
,
the
Larum
was
throughout
the
Countrye
,
and
the
day
watch
strooke
the
Larum
,
and
off
went
a
Cannon
,
to
giue
the
rest
of
the
Countrie
warning
,
and
foorth
with
the
Captains
and
Souldiers
issued
foorth
and
with
their
weapons
only
without
any
armour
at
all
,
the
Bell
continued
striking
the
Larum
so
hotlye
that
euery
man
thought
the
enemy
had
béen
at
the
Towne
gates
,
insomuch
that
the
gouernour
him selfe
came
foorth
,
and
there
meeting
with
some
of
the
Captains
,
so
be
called
them
for
not
perfourming
his
directions
,
that
he
sware
by
Gods
mother
(
which
was
his
common
oath
)
that
they
were
all
cowardly
knaues
,
and
durste
not
look
a
Frenchman
in
the
face
,
wherwith
the
Captains
were
sore
greeued
:
but
in
this
meane
space
there
came
a
Horseman
from
Sindercase
Church
,
who
had
séene
all
the
demeanor
of
the
French
,
and
declared
that
one
part
were
going
towards
Hambletewe
,
and
th'
other
towards
Arde
:
the
Captains
and
the
Souldiers
hearing
this
,
neuer
staide
,
but
made
towards
a
place
called
Buckhole
or
Buckhold
,
they
ran
by
20.
and
10.
and
more
and
lesse
,
vntill
they
came
néere
to
the
open
where
the
French
were
newlye
come
through
the
the
woods
,
with
the
Cattle
and
bootie
,
and
tooke
their
grounds
of
aduauntage
,
and
put
their
footmen
in
their
best
order
,
and
their
horsemen
vpon
their
left
hand
:
and
by
that
time
the
French
were
wel
set
in
their
orders
,
the
English
were
about
280.
footemen
that
were
come
together
,
and
9.
horsemen
:
but
before
that
the
English
could
come
into
the
ground
,
where
those
French
had
imbatled
themselues
,
there
was
a
hedge
wherin
was
a
gappe
,
that
3.
in
a
rank
could
not
passe
through
the
same
,
whereof
we
stoode
in
doubt
that
the
horsemen
would
haue
charged
vs
,
before
we
had
past
the
said
straight
:
but
they
suffered
vs
quietly
to
come
through
the
same
:
there
needed
no
Sargeant
,
for
euery
man
as
fast
as
hee
could
pace
fell
into
his
ranke
,
which
was
seauen
,
and
then
we
had
to
ascend
towards
the
enemy
,
who
stood
vpon
a
Linch
of
a
banck
2.
yards
high
:
the
horsmen
stood
at
the
end
of
the
same
Linch
,
vpon
whom
we
straight
directed
our
shot
:
the
French
shot
off
their
peeces
,
in
effect
vpon
our
flanke
,
and
ouershot
vs
in
manner
,
but
we
let
flye
amongst
their
horsemen
,
so
full
in
their
faces
,
that
they
to
goe
,
it
was
no
néede
to
bid
them
spur
,
and
so
many
as
were
not
slain
went
cléer
away
:
the
footemen
stayed
vntill
we
came
to
ioyne
Pyke
to
Pyke
,
and
at
the
last
they
began
to
shrink
,
and
thought
to
haue
saued
themselues
,
being
so
néer
the
wood
:
but
we
pursued
them
so
fast
,
that
few
did
scape
by
flight
,
and
so
they
thrue
away
their
Pikes
,
and
fled
towardes
the
wood
,
but
we
kild
117.
of
the
footmen
,
and
fiue
horses
,
and
took
Mounsier
de
Outings
Liefetenant
to
the
Gouernor
of
Arde
,
and
one
other
Horseman
,
and
69.
Prisoners
,
with
the
armour
and
weapon
of
the
rest
that
were
slaine
:
the
bootie
went
cleere
away
,
for
before
we
had
done
and
put
our selues
in
good
order
againe
to
march
home
,
the
bootie
was
neere
Arde
gates
:
and
Sir
Iohn
aduertised
by
some
that
were
in
the
day
watche
,
that
the
French
and
our
men
were
togeather
,
for
the
smoke
of
the
shot
might
well
bee
seene
,
he
wished
that
we
had
béene
at
home
,
for
all
his
land
said
hée
:
But
when
newes
was
brought
him
by
one
Muse
,
one
of
the
nine
horsemen
,
that
he
shoulde
cause
his
cooke
to
prouide
his
supper
,
for
Monsieur
de
Outings
would
sup
with
him
&
a
great
sorte
more
of
his
partakers
:
then
the
gouernor
was
right
glad
,
and
was
sorie
that
he
had
so
be
called
the
Captaines
.
This
was
done
aboute
Nouember
in
the
3.
yéere
of
Edward
the
sixt
,
by
my
Captain
Hugh
Smith
and
Captaine
Thomas
Sibell
,
Captaine
Matson
and
Captaine
Basset
with
268.
footemen
,
and
9.
horsemen
.
The
french
were
87.
horsemen
led
by
Captaine
Pelowes
,
and
340
footemen
led
by
the
L.
of
Outings
:
in
this
incounter
we
lost
but
fiue
men
,
yet
diuers
hurt
but
recouered
all
well
againe
,
amongest
these
there
was
35.
Bow-men
▪
whereof
there
was
one
slaine
,
but
not
one
slaine
by
the
archers
,
nor
to
my
knowledge
,
I
neuer
sawe
any
slaine
out
right
with
an
arrowe
,
and
but
with
Quarels
few
,
but
with
Harquebuze
and
Pistoll
shot
,
I
haue
been
at
seuerall
times
,
where
20000.
hath
béene
slaiue
outright
,
besides
manie
wounded
and
maimed
.
I
haue
made
a
long
rehearsal
of
this
ouerthrow
at
Buckhole
,
&
the
rather
for
that
I
finde
it
not
set
down
in
any
other
place
,
by
any
of
these
our
late
Chroniclers
,
but
many
matters
of
smaller
effect
then
that
.
I
haue
béene
at
manye
greater
matters
,
but
neuer
at
anie
,
done
with
more
good
will
,
or
better
courage
either
of
Captaine
or
souldier
.
For
albeit
that
we
were
cléerely
vnarmed
and
the
enemy
well
armed
,
yet
we
might
haue
chosen
to
haue
set
vpon
them
,
or
to
haue
left
them
where
they
were
.
And
now
where
I
left
touching
archers
with
their
Long-bowes
.
The
8.
discourse
.
LEt
vs
consider
iustlie
of
sir
Iohn
Smithes
words
,
although
he
dooth
giue
the
Long-bowe
,
manie
great
and
excellent
commendations
:
yet
when
hée
commeth
to
account
of
the
full
force
thereof
,
he
saieth
,
that
it
dooth
most
wonderfully
with
the
noyse
thereof
terrefie
the
enemy
,
and
so
foorth
:
and
also
dooth
confesse
that
it
dooth
but
sometime
kill
.
I
refer
that
point
to
all
good
souldiers
iudgement
,
there
is
none
worthy
to
be
a
soldier
,
that
dooth
not
thinke
to
be
a
Captaine
in
time
,
by
his
valour
,
knowledge
,
and
good
behauiour
:
And
what
is
he
that
is
of
that
minde
,
or
that
dooth
feare
any
woundes
,
so
that
life
Archers
are
rather
an
incouragement
,
then
hurtful
vnto
a
resolute
souldier
.
may
be
in
little
or
no
daunger
?
I
doo
firmely
beleeue
,
that
it
is
rather
an
encouragement
to
a
resolute
soldier
,
rather
to
approche
towards
them
,
then
anie
way
to
shunne
them
:
For
in
troth
when
I
was
in
the
french
Kings
seruice
amongst
the
olde
bandes
of
footemen
,
I
did
greatly
commende
the
force
of
the
Long-bowe
,
but
how
was
I
answered
:
to
be
shorte
euen
thus
,
Non
non
Anglois
,
vostre
cause
est
bien
salle
car
dieu
nous
a
donnes
moyen
de
vous
encountrer
apres
,
vnautre
sorte
que
en
temps
passe
.
No
,
no
,
English
man
saith
he
,
your
case
is
become
fowle
,
for
God
hath
giuen
vs
meanes
to
encounter
with
you
after
an
other
sorte
then
in
times
past
,
for
nowe
saith
he
the
weakest
of
vs
are
able
to
giue
greater
wounds
,
then
the
greatest
and
strongest
archer
you
haue
:
&
when
I
replyed
,
as
sir
Iohn
Smith
often
dooth
that
the
number
of
arrowes
dooth
come
so
thicke
,
that
it
was
lyke
vnto
haile
:
well
saith
he
but
it
is
not
to
be
feared
,
as
that
weapon
that
dooth
kill
where
it
lightes
:
for
saith
he
,
when
I
doo
marche
directlye
vpon
them
and
seeing
them
comming
,
I
doo
stoupe
a
little
with
my
head
,
to
that
ende
my
Burgonet
shall
saue
my
face
,
and
seeing
the
same
arrowes
lighting
vpon
my
heade
peece
or
vpon
my
brest
,
pouldrons
,
or
vambraces
,
and
so
séeing
the
same
,
to
be
of
no
more
force
nor
hurtfull
:
then
doo
I
with
lesse
feare
then
before
,
boldelye
aduaunce
forwardes
to
encounter
with
them
.
But
these
are
but
arguments
of
small
effect
,
and
rather
to
showe
the
opinion
of
the
french
souldiers
then
for
any
iust
proofe
of
the
matter
,
it
is
requesit
that
by
our
owne
knowledge
,
it
be
truely
considered
of
,
for
as
I
haue
saide
before
touchinge
the
English
seruice
at
Bolloigne
and
Guisnes
,
with
all
the
great
Garrisons
there
of
long
time
kept
,
which
was
to
our
Princes
an
infinite
charge
,
and
specially
Bolloigne
with
the
members
and
fortifications
.
And
not
withstanding
there
were
,
as
many
stronge
and
able
archers
,
in
the
same
Garrisons
,
as
in
all
Christendome
there
were
none
better
,
for
that
number
:
Let
it
bee
considered
,
what
was
by
them
done
,
at
any
time
of
seruice
,
within
those
fiue
yéeres
that
it
was
English
:
or
at
Guisnes
or
Callice
during
the
same
time
.
And
nowe
to
a
latter
time
,
as
in
the
seconde
yéere
of
the
Queenes
Maiesties
most
happie
raigne
that
nowe
is
,
at
the
siedge
of
Lieth
,
where
there
was
verie
manie
archers
,
as
of
Yorkeshire
,
Lancashire
,
Cheshire
,
Nottingham-shire
,
and
Darbishire
:
There
was
many
archers
at
Leeth
and
good
place
to
haue
tried
them
.
there
was
as
good
place
to
haue
tried
them
,
as
was
in
anie
place
of
late
dayes
,
but
I
knowe
that
there
was
no
good
proofe
made
to
the
commendations
of
archerie
or
of
the
Long-bowe
.
And
I
may
the
more
certainlie
speake
it
for
this
cause
.
It
was
my
chaunce
at
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
,
and
the
yeelding
vp
of
the
towne
of
Lieth
,
to
méete
with
diuers
of
my
acquaintaunce
beeinge
French-men
:
amongest
the
rest
,
I
mette
with
a
Gentleman
and
an
olde
souldier
,
who
serued
in
the
same
company
that
I
was
off
,
amongest
the
footemen
in
Fraunce
,
whose
name
was
Mounsieur
de
Sentan
,
whose
vallour
and
honest
conditions
,
I
did
perfectlie
knowe
,
so
much
the
better
,
for
that
we
were
both
vnder
one
Corporall
,
and
lodged
together
,
and
frequented
at
meate
and
tablinge
long
togeather
:
in
so
much
that
in
respect
of
the
great
curtesie
,
that
I
found
at
his
handes
in
Fraunce
:
I
partlie
considered
of
at
Lieth
,
&
after
diuers
speeches
past
betwixt
him
and
me
,
I
demaunded
two
questions
of
him
.
The
first
was
to
know
how
many
of
our
souldiers
were
slaine
,
at
the
Skale
or
Saltie
by
vs
giuen
:
he
answered
that
there
were
slaine
448.
I
demaunded
448.
Slaine
at
Lieth
at
one
assaulte
howe
he
did
knowe
the
same
,
hee
aunswered
that
the
Gouernour
of
Lieth
dyd
commaunde
,
that
all
the
vppermost
garmentes
of
the
slaine
men
of
the
English
partie
,
shoulde
bée
brought
into
the
market
place
,
and
there
to
bée
counted
,
which
was
done
as
he
affirmed
,
and
there
were
found
sayd
he
so
many
as
aforesayd
.
Secondly
remembring
the
wordes
of
the
frenchmen
before
rehearsed
,
at
the
time
of
my
béeing
in
Fraunce
touchinge
archers
,
I
demaunded
of
this
Sentan
,
howe
manye
were
slaine
with
Arrowes
,
from
the
beginning
of
the
siedge
vnto
that
daye
,
he
answered
not
one
,
sauing
said
he
,
that
one
who
was
shot
betwixt
the
shoulder
and
the
bodie
,
and
that
Not
one
slaine
at
Lecth
with
archers
,
but
one
hurt
.
with
the
heat
of
his
body
when
the
arrow
was
pulled
foorth
,
the
head
stuck
behinde
,
and
came
not
forth
together
,
wherfore
the
Surgion
was
constrained
to
cut
the
man
to
recouer
the
head
of
the
arrow
,
and
so
the
man
still
lay
vpon
the
amendement
of
his
wound
.
It
dooth
appeare
that
feaw
or
none
hath
been
slaine
with
arrowes
,
but
great
numbers
by
the
fiery
shot
.
Now
by
this
and
other
before
rehearsed
,
and
héereafter
to
be
rehearsed
,
it
dooth
and
may
appéere
,
that
by
Harquebuzes
great
numbers
haue
come
to
their
deaths
,
and
either
fewe
or
none
with
arrowes
,
or
archery
.
And
now
touching
the
seruice
doon
at
that
time
that
New-hauen
was
kept
,
the
5.
yéere
of
her
Maiestie
,
by
the
Earle
of
Warwick
:
let
the
Cronicle
,
or
those
that
yet
doo
liue
,
make
account
who
were
there
slaine
,
with
the
force
or
dent
of
arrowes
.
And
albeit
that
it
was
so
,
that
in
the
skirmish
before
the
towne
It
is
to
be
thought
that
the
French
would
haue
retyred
,
if
the
Archers
had
not
come
at
al.
of
Newhauen
,
that
Sir
Iohn
Smith
speaketh
of
in
the
37.
leafe
of
his
discourse
:
it
may
be
supposed
,
that
the
French
hauing
continued
long
in
Skirmishe
,
whereby
their
pouder
and
bullets
were
spent
:
and
besides
being
néere
vnto
the
Towne
,
and
in
danger
of
the
great
Ordinance
,
were
of
themselues
willing
to
retire
,
if
the
fourescore
Archers
had
not
come
at
all
.
I
sée
no
reporte
in
the
histories
made
,
touching
The
longer
the
archers
be
continued
,
the
worse
.
the
same
,
or
any
to
any
purpose
of
late
time
,
and
spe
cially
since
the
Harquebuze
hath
been
rightly
known
,
and
the
longer
that
the
archers
be
continued
,
the
woorse
they
will
be
esteemed
.
The
9.
Discourse
.
ANd
now
to
answere
vnto
the
first
parte
of
Sir
Iohn
Smithes
argumentes
,
which
is
in
the
20
▪
Page
,
the
15.
line
.
I
will
now
saith
he
procéede
,
to
To
answere
vnto
Si●
10.
S.
his
3.
questions
.
the
consideration
and
examination
of
three
most
important
things
,
in
the
which
all
the
effectes
of
Muskettiers
,
Harquebuziers
,
and
Archers
and
their
wepons
doo
consist
.
And
that
is
whether
Musketiers
and
Harquebuziers
be
most
readiest
to
giue
vollies
,
&c.
The
second
is
,
whether
the
weapons
of
fire
,
or
the
bowe
doo
faile
,
in
discharging
and
shooting
,
&c.
The
third
is
,
whether
by
reason
and
common
experience
,
the
Bullets
or
the
arrowes
doo
annoy
the
enemies
most
,
be
they
horsemen
or
footmen
.
To
the
first
I
answer
thus
,
I
will
not
follow
sir
Sir
I.
S.
his
answere
not
followed
but
the
true
obseruation
.
Iohn
Smith
,
in
his
answere
vnto
the
same
,
but
rather
the
true
obseruation
,
which
by
all
good
Souldiers
is
not
forgotten
to
be
perfourmed
vpon
any
occasion
of
seruice
.
The
Harquebuzier
dooth
firste
charge
his
péece
in
good
order
,
as
to
a
Souldier
it
néeds
no
rehearsall
,
and
to
other
not
knowing
how
to
doo
it
,
it
is
but
folly
without
exercise
:
But
thus
,
hauing
charged
his
péece
,
he
goeth
towards
his
enemies
,
as
dooth
the
Archer
with
his
Bowe
bent
,
and
one
arrow
in
his
hand
:
the
Harquebuzier
hath
also
for
his
first
shot
,
all
thinges
in
more
readines
then
any
Archer
can
haue
:
for
wheras
the
Harquebuzier
against
the
time
that
his
officer
shall
commaund
him
to
shoote
,
his
match
of
a
yarde
in
length
is
fired
at
both
the
ends
,
&
ready
set
in
his
serpentine
:
that
doon
,
he
hath
nothing
to
doo
,
but
lay
his
péece
close
to
his
shoulder
,
and
marke
his
enemy
iust
.
The
Bowman
though
he
haue
his
arrowe
readye
nocked
,
yet
must
he
drawe
the
same
to
the
head
,
the
which
I
The
archer
dooth
require
more
time
then
dooth
the
firy
weapon
to
shoot
the
first
shoot
.
haue
seen
oftentimes
very
slenderly
perfourmed
:
and
the
drawing
of
that
to
the
head
,
dooth
require
more
time
then
the
fiery
weapon
doth
,
being
in
the
readines
as
is
aforesaide
.
But
this
is
the
effect
of
the
matter
.
If
it
must
be
as
Sir
Iohn
Smith
dooth
say
,
that
a
Harquebuze
may
not
discharge
but
within
8.
10.
or
12.
yardes
:
I
think
that
if
that
be
allowed
,
that
the
Harquebuzier
may
discharge
the
first
,
before
the
Archer
,
being
ready
as
afore
is
said
.
And
if
it
be
at
horsemen
and
the
horsemen
be
so
néer
as
within
10.
or
12.
yards
:
then
is
it
too
late
to
charge
again
,
or
to
shoot
,
for
the
horsmen
being
so
néer
as
aforsaid
,
wil
either
enter
or
els
immediatly
retire
,
with
that
they
haue
already
receiued
:
for
it
is
a
thing
most
certain
,
that
horsemen
in
their
charge
if
they
be
Souldiers
,
when
they
are
within
danger
of
the
shot
,
will
either
not
charge
at
all
,
or
else
being
neer
,
will
with
all
possible
speed
perfourme
their
charge
:
for
otherwaies
,
they
should
One
of
the
Tresmaines
slain
in
houering
in
his
charging
of
footmen
.
be
counted
but
simple
Souldiers
,
for
euen
so
was
one
of
the
Tresmains
(
in
houering
in
the
charging
of
footmen
)
slaine
at
Newhauen
:
and
as
for
shooting
4.
for
one
,
there
is
no
Archer
that
can
shoote
2.
for
one
,
if
the
Harquebuzier
be
perfect
and
well
trained
.
The
Harquebuzier
that
dooth
perfectlye
knowe
A
perfect
Harquebuzere
wil
dis
charge
more
Bul
lets
,
be
the
time
short
or
long
,
then
any
Bowman
can
doo
arrowes
.
how
to
vse
himselfe
and
his
weapon
:
will
discharge
more
Bullets
,
then
any
Archer
can
doo
Arrowes
:
and
by
this
way
and
meane
.
If
it
be
a
Musket
,
so
much
the
better
for
my
purpose
,
and
this
is
to
be
doone
in
great
incounters
,
whereas
armies
cannot
marche
but
easilye
,
for
that
the
numbers
are
great
,
and
being
a
Musket
,
I
would
firste
deliuer
a
single
Bullet
,
at
24.
score
off
or
there
abouts
,
by
that
time
they
had
marched
fourescore
neerer
,
I
would
deliuer
All
this
while
the
Bow
dooth
stand
without
dooing
any
hurt
.
another
Bullet
,
and
at
12
▪
score
two
,
and
at
eight
score
three
,
at
forescore
6.
Pistoll
Bullets
,
with
lesse
pouder
than
at
the
first
by
the
third
part
,
for
alwaies
the
more
lead
the
lesse
pouder
,
and
yet
shall
the
force
be
neuer
the
lesse
.
Now
consider
,
that
betwixt
eight
score
and
the
ioyning
of
the
battell
,
how
many
arrows
can
a
bow
well
deliuer
?
for
within
that
distance
,
both
the
battailes
dooth
come
on
with
great
speede
,
or
else
not
at
No
man
can
tel
how
to
fight
before
he
see
his
ground
and
numbers
.
all
.
But
no
man
can
tell
how
to
fight
,
but
as
the
time
,
the
ground
,
and
the
number
shall
either
giue
leaue
or
suffer
.
Now
euen
as
I
haue
declared
for
the
Musket
,
so
dooth
it
stand
with
the
Harquebuze
,
but
not
to
begin
so
farre
off
with
the
Harquebuze
,
as
with
the
Musket
:
and
take
this
for
most
certain
,
that
a
Musketiere
or
a
good
Harquebuzier
,
will
deliuer
more
bullets
,
&
of
greater
force
than
any
archer
can
do
arrowes
,
be
it
in
short
time
or
long
time
:
for
as
before
A
Musket
shoots
more
Bullets
then
a
Long
bow
doth
ar
rowes
.
is
declared
,
if
the
enemy
be
so
neere
that
the
Archer
can
shoot
but
one
,
then
maye
the
Harquebuzier
let
fall
another
Bullet
into
his
péece
,
and
shoot
two
for
the
archers
one
.
And
if
th'
enemy
be
far
of
,
then
may
it
be
perfourmed
as
afore
is
said
.
And
touching
the
second
point
,
that
is
,
whether
the
Archers
with
their
weapons
,
or
the
other
Souldiers
with
their
weapons
of
fire
,
doo
faile
least
,
to
shoot
,
discharge
and
giue
their
vollies
.
As
touching
this
second
point
and
question
,
I
answer
thus
,
that
touching
the
certainty
of
neere
shooting
,
or
failing
to
hit
th'
enemies
,
the
Bow
cannot
be
able
to
come
néer
the
Harquebuze
or
the
musket
,
for
the
firie
weapons
dooth
shoot
with
a
certain
Leuell
,
as
it
were
by
rule
,
and
the
Bowe
but
by
gesse
,
The
bowe
cannot
come
neere
the
fiery
weapon
in
neere
shooting
for
the
firy
weapon
shootes
by
rule
and
the
bowe
but
by
gesse
as
I
haue
sayde
before
sufficiently
touchinge
that
pointe
.
And
for
fayling
,
as
in
respect
of
dankishnes
of
powder
or
matche
:
with
a
good
souldier
it
is
neuer
to
be
founde
but
that
he
wyll
bée
as
carefull
thereof
as
of
his
lyfe
,
and
for
the
rest
that
maye
happen
in
fayling
,
it
is
nothing
to
bee
compared
to
the
fainte
drawing
that
the
archer
dooth
vse
,
in
not
drawinge
his
arrowe
to
the
heade
,
when
he
is
néere
his
enemies
,
as
by
many
yet
liuing
,
that
can
witnesse
the
same
,
as
well
as
my selfe
,
and
how
lewdlie
they
will
at
the
halfe
Arrowe
flirte
them
into
the
ayre
and
withall
stoope
,
as
though
euerye
shoote
of
Harquebuze
that
went
off
,
were
shot
at
them
.
And
where
as
it
is
set
downe
in
the
same
place
,
that
there
can
nothing
hinder
the
archer
,
but
the
breaking
of
his
Bowe
or
bow-string
,
yet
I
take
it
that
there
are
diuers
other
lettes
,
the
which
I
haue
séen
dyuers
archers
complaine
of
.
Fyrst
,
for
that
he
coulde
get
no
warme
meate
,
nor
his
thrée
meales
euery
daie
,
as
his
custome
was
to
haue
at
home
,
neyther
his
body
to
lye
warme
at
night
,
whereby
his
ioyntes
were
not
in
temper
,
so
that
being
sodainely
called
vpon
,
as
the
seruice
doth
often
fal
out
:
he
is
lyke
a
man
that
hath
the
Palsie
,
and
so
benommed
,
that
before
he
get
eyther
to
the
fire
,
or
to
a
warme
bedde
,
he
can
drawe
no
bowe
at
all
.
And
it
is
further
set
downe
in
the
saide
booke
,
that
neyther
Raine
,
Hayle
nor
Snowe
,
can
hinder
the
Archers
from
shootinge
,
but
I
am
not
of
that
minde
,
for
that
the
archer
lyinge
in
Campe
,
where
as
hee
maye
not
lye
foorth
of
his
appointed
place
,
and
hauing
not
to
couer
his
Bowe
nor
scantlie
his
heade
,
then
,
I
thinke
his
bowe
to
be
in
danger
to
dissolue
the
Glewe
in
the
hornes
of
the
bowe
,
and
something
hinder
his
stringe
and
sheffe
of
arrowes
,
Raine
doth
hinder
the
bowe
and
string
.
whereof
he
dooth
make
his
pillowe
:
but
to
conclude
in
this
pointe
,
howe
shall
a
man
make
a
stronge
argument
or
aunswer
,
vnto
a
matter
of
no
substance
?
except
he
haue
helpe
by
Logike
the
which
for
my
part
,
these
fewe
lines
may
witnesse
,
that
it
is
not
my
profession
.
Nowe
to
aunswere
the
thyrd
question
,
which
is
whether
the
Bullets
of
weapons
of
fyre
,
or
the
arrowes
of
archers
,
doo
annoy
the
enemie
most
,
which
question
is
friuolous
,
for
by
the
propounding
of
the
question
,
and
aunswered
by
the
authour
him selfe
,
it
dooth
carrie
a
showe
in
wordes
,
to
be
taken
as
a
thinge
most
certaine
,
with
such
especallye
,
as
dooth
not
vnderstand
to
the
contrarie
.
But
with
all
souldiers
,
Captaines
and
skilfull
Conductors
of
the
warres
,
it
is
euidently
and
manifestlie
knowen
,
that
where
as
there
hath
béene
one
slaine
with
arrowes
,
there
hath
béen
a
hundred
slaine
with
manual
wepons
of
fire
,
since
the
vse
of
the
same
A
100.
for
one
slaine
with
fiery
weapons
.
So
that
if
death
be
any
anoiance
let
that
suffice
.
hath
beene
practised
and
rightlie
knowen
.
Wherefore
if
death
be
annoyaunce
to
eyther
Horse-man
or
foote-man
,
let
this
suffise
:
for
it
is
not
woundes
or
small
hurtes
,
that
daunteth
the
souldiers
where
as
death
is
not
greatly
to
be
feared
,
as
before
is
declared
.
And
where
as
Sir
Iohn
Smith
dooth
saye
himselfe
,
that
the
archers
doo
hurte
and
wounde
,
as
in
the
face
and
places
vnarmed
▪
yet
dooth
hee
confesse
,
that
the
same
dooth
but
sometimes
kill
,
whereby
it
Bowes
doo
but
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
may
well
be
vnderstoode
to
be
a
thing
of
small
force
,
in
respect
of
the
weapons
of
fire
.
Againe
,
whereas
it
is
sette
downe
in
the
same
place
,
that
the
arrowe
heades
beeinge
rustie
,
is
the
cause
that
woundes
giuen
by
the
same
will
not
heale
,
whereby
some
will
imagine
,
that
it
is
for
the
beif
to
haue
their
arrow
heades
rustie
.
But
truelie
I
neuer
did
see
any
archer
in
the
warres
,
that
had
any
other
then
such
rustie
arrowe
heades
:
and
besides
I
did
not
at
any
time
see
,
anie
of
those
archers
goe
about
to
mende
them
,
and
to
make
them
cleane
and
smooth
,
that
thereby
the
same
might
the
better
enter
through
the
doubletes
,
or
garmentes
of
theyr
enemies
:
for
by
common
reason
and
dailie
proofe
,
any
thinge
that
is
rustie
,
be
it
Rust
ye
things
will
not
enter
in
to
any
mean
thing
with
great
force
.
Bodkin
or
Dagger
,
or
arrowe
heade
,
it
will
not
with
great
force
enter
through
any
meane
thing
if
it
were
but
a
meanely
bumbasted
doblet
.
And
I
am
of
that
opinion
,
that
the
doubletes
vsed
in
these
dayes
,
are
as
good
a
defence
against
a
rustie
arrowe
,
as
a
Target
of
the
best
proofe
:
and
as
touching
the
heades
of
the
archers
arrowes
beinge
barbed
,
and
broade
before
,
by
reason
whereof
,
it
can
not
enter
as
a
smooth
sharpe
heade
would
doo
therefore
it
must
of
necessitie
bee
that
the
same
heades
,
was
deuised
for
galling
of
naked
horses
.
And
doubtlesse
the
same
being
of
so
small
force
,
and
entring
so
little
waie
into
the
horse
,
should
immediatelie
fall
foorth
againe
,
whereas
by
reason
of
the
barbe
it
was
supposed
to
stay
,
&
trouble
the
horses
the
more
.
All
the
announces
that
arrows
can
giue
is
but
meane
stu●e
to
wardes
the
defence
of
a
kingdom
.
All
which
annoyaunces
are
but
meane
stuffe
towardes
the
defence
or
inuadinge
of
a
kingdome
,
as
by
some
other
argumentes
hereafter
shall
by
Gods
helpe
be
showed
and
prooued
.
But
first
to
conclude
with
these
our
archers
and
of
their
disabillitie
,
in
respect
of
the
seruice
of
these
dayes
:
true
it
is
,
that
before
the
weapons
of
fire
,
were
inuented
,
and
vnknowen
,
as
also
vntryed
,
to
be
weapons
of
great
force
and
effect
,
in
all
seruice
on
horse-backe
as
one
foote
,
as
before
is
declared
:
and
yet
but
of
late
dayes
that
the
same
haue
beene
This
nation
is
brought
vp
with
the
long
bowe
as
a
parcell
of
our
cheefest
pastime
made
publicke
in
armes
,
and
not
as
yet
throughlie
and
generallie
knowen
vnto
this
our
Nation
,
as
vnto
some
of
the
greater
calling
,
and
to
the
most
of
the
meaner
sorte
,
as
the
Long-bowe
or
archer
is
,
by
reason
that
we
are
brought
vp
therewith
,
euen
as
a
parcell
of
our
chéefe
pleasure
.
And
yet
good
hope
that
the
firy
weapons
shal
be
better
practised
in
time
,
for
without
practise
they
are
not
commodious
but
hurtful
.
But
yet
there
is
good
hope
,
that
by
reason
of
suche
good
prouisions
as
are
made
,
within
this
realme
,
that
in
some
conuenient
time
the
same
may
be
more
vsed
and
practised
then
it
is
,
and
speciallye
the
Musket
,
the
Harquebuze
and
the
Pistoll
:
the
which
without
exercise
can
not
bee
commodious
or
profitable
in
any
good
sorte
to
be
answerable
against
the
vsurping
enemies
the
Spaniards
,
who
are
wholy
and
fully
practised
therewith
,
and
specially
with
the
Musket
and
Harquebuze
:
And
would
it
pleased
God
The
Spaniards
are
fully
practised
in
the
fiery
weapons
.
our
Prince
and
Maiestrates
,
to
haue
our
able
men
in
England
,
to
be
vsed
and
trained
in
the
same
weapons
of
fire
:
it
would
not
onely
incourage
them
,
but
also
be
a
great
delight
to
theyr
Captaines
and
leaders
,
the
rather
to
incounter
with
those
wicked
enemies
or
any
other
.
And
also
it
wold
be
a
terror
to
al
our
enemies
,
that
should
chance
to
offer
any
iniurie
to
this
realme
of
England
or
Ireland
:
for
wee
may
assure
our selues
that
it
is
our
want
of
skill
,
that
maketh
these
forreine
enemies
the
more
bolde
to
inuade
vpon
vs
.
For
if
wee
were
practysed
in
our
weapons
as
The
Spaniards
are
but
peeuishe
weeds
in
respect
of
this
nation
,
if
we
were
trained
as
they
be
.
they
are
,
they
would
neuer
séeke
vs
in
England
nor
else
where
:
For
in
respecte
of
this
nation
,
the
Spanyardes
in
deede
are
but
péeuishe
wéedes
.
For
by
experience
I
doo
know
,
that
in
al
the
time
of
the
wars
,
continued
betwixt
the
Emperor
Charles
and
Henry
the
2.
French
king
:
the
Spaniards
were
the
least
accounted
off
in
the
field
,
of
any
other
nation
whatsoeuer
:
they
will
doo
wel
in
skirmishes
with
their
shot
,
or
in
defending
of
a
hold
,
or
assaulting
of
any
breach
:
but
for
any
other
great
incounters
,
you
shall
heare
little
of
their
dooings
to
any
great
purpose
.
For
the
ouerthrowes
that
were
at
Saint-quintins
and
at
Graueling
,
was
not
doon
by
them
(
though
King
Phillip
bare
the
name
)
but
by
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
and
the
Countie
Egmond
,
with
his
Wallons
,
and
by
the
Duke
of
Brunswick
and
those
Almaigns
,
We
are
not
able
to
incounter
with
them
without
exercising
of
our
weapons
,
but
to
our
losse
.
all
which
was
doone
with
horsemen
,
insomuch
that
without
exercise
of
our
weapons
,
we
shal
be
a
great
deale
woorse
able
to
encounter
with
them
,
but
to
our
great
gréefe
and
losse
.
The
10.
Discourse
.
THus
hauing
spoken
of
the
fierye
weapons
,
and
the
Long
bow
,
in
which
I
haue
partely
shewed
mine
opinion
:
yet
for
the
better
proofe
of
my
allegations
heerin
declared
,
for
that
the
contrarye
is
so
fixed
and
rooted
in
the
mindes
of
many
of
these
our
fréends
in
England
,
that
vnlesse
it
be
tried
,
and
with
action
in
their
sight
proued
,
they
will
in
no
wise
yet
be
perswaded
from
their
former
opinions
in
the
matter
.
Wherfore
I
haue
thought
it
my
part
,
in
respect
therof
to
set
downe
some
course
,
whereby
the
same
maye
by
action
be
made
manifest
vnto
all
that
are
doubtfull
in
that
behalfe
.
And
thus
,
if
it
may
please
our
Prince
and
state
to
allow
some
Gentleman
who
shall
haue
the
best
opinion
in
archerie
,
as
in
the
Long
bow
for
the
better
satisfying
of
all
parties
,
to
call
by
commission
foorth
of
any
one
hundred
or
weapon
take
in
all
England
,
To
make
a
h●rse
as
Sir
10.
S.
alloweth
.
so
many
Archers
as
shall
suffise
to
make
a
hearse
,
according
as
Sir
Iohn
Smith
hath
said
that
archers
should
be
,
let
them
be
twenty
rankes
or
more
,
and
euery
rank
to
containe
in
flanke
seauen
or
eight
,
as
by
him
is
set
downe
to
be
the
best
ordering
of
them
,
and
let
them
be
placed
in
the
plaine
fielde
to
the
best
aduauntage
,
so
that
there
be
no
impediment
to
let
horsemen
to
come
close
to
them
but
themselues
,
their
Bowes
and
sheafes
of
arrowes
,
and
so
being
set
in
their
best
order
,
I
will
be
one
if
it
may
be
permitted
that
shall
take
in
hand
to
charge
them
,
and
to
run
through
them
,
hauing
no
let
but
their
Bowes
and
One
horse
man
will
charge
7.
archers
,
and
take
noo
harme
,
nor
doo
none
to
them
but
run
throgh
their
ranks
.
arrowes
,
and
we
will
be
but
for
euerye
ranke
one
horseman
:
for
20.
rankes
of
7.
in
a
ranke
,
twentye
horsemen
:
and
we
shall
arme
our selues
and
our
Horses
▪
with
no
armours
of
Proofe
,
further
then
the
Pistoll
proofe
.
And
wheras
it
is
further
set
downe
in
the
same
Booke
,
that
Harquebuziers
may
not
giue
their
vollyes
of
shot
,
but
within
8.
10.
or
12.
yardes
,
and
not
8.
10.
or
12.
skores
:
&
that
archers
will
hurt
,
wound
,
Harquebuziers
may
not
giue
any
volley
of
shot
▪
saith
si●
I.
S.
but
within
8.
10.
or
12
,
yardes
.
gall
and
sometimes
kill
,
at
9.
10.
and
11.
skore
,
as
well
as
the
fiery
weapons
can
doo
.
To
this
I
say
,
that
for
triall
thereof
,
I
will
stand
at
six
score
yardes
distant
from
the
best
of
these
Archers
aforesaid
,
and
let
him
shoot
10.
arrows
one
after
another
at
me
,
and
if
I
doo
stir
from
the
place
,
let
me
be
punished
,
and
I
wil
be
armed
as
before
is
said
of
the
Pistoll
proofe
,
and
if
I
be
therwith
wounded
,
I
am
contented
to
take
my
mends
in
my
own
hands
:
and
againe
,
let
me
be
set
in
the
same
place
where
this
lustie
Archer
stood
to
shoot
his
ten
arrowes
,
and
let
there
be
a
whole
complete
armour
set
right
vp
where
I
did
stand
,
and
let
me
haue
but
two
shootes
with
a
Musket
or
Harquebuze
,
and
let
it
then
appéere
,
what
the
one
and
the
other
is
in
force
or
cunning
,
this
in
my
opinion
were
no
harm
:
and
it
were
Trials
to
be
made
touching
Hatquebuziers
and
ar
chers
,
without
harme
to
any
.
not
amisse
that
triall
were
made
,
for
it
is
supposed
by
many
that
haue
read
Sir
Iohn
Smiths
booke
,
that
there
néedeth
no
Pikes
to
garde
the
Archers
,
for
saith
he
,
they
are
Pykes
good
enough
of
themselues
.
And
again
it
seemeth
,
that
Sir
Iohn
Smith
dooth
commend
the
Long
bowes
and
the
Crosbowes
,
to
serue
on
horseback
,
to
be
better
wepons
then
either
the
Petronelliers
or
the
Pistolliers
,
as
in
the
same
booke
is
set
downe
,
where
also
he
affirmeth
,
that
the
same
weapons
doo
far
excéed
and
excell
,
all
weapons
of
fire
,
on
horsebacke
.
It
dooth
appéere
in
the
same
place
,
the
manner
how
that
he
would
haue
them
armed
for
the
fielde
,
the
which
arming
and
weaponing
in
my
slender
opinion
are
very
meane
.
For
the
Crosbowes
he
alloweth
to
be
of
●
.
pounds
and
a
halfe
,
and
the
Longbowes
all
men
know
them
:
And
for
armours
,
he
wisheth
the
Crosbower
to
haue
a
murrian
of
the
Spanish
fashion
,
collers
,
light
and
short
wasted
cuirasses
and
backs
,
with
sleeues
of
maile
or
cheined
sléeues
,
or
with
Brigandines
and
broade
Swoords
,
&c.
And
the
Archers
on
horseback
saith
he
would
be
armed
with
a
deepe
steele
Scull
,
with
a
narrow
brimbde
hat
,
well
stuffed
for
the
easines
of
his
head
,
and
either
Iacks
of
maile
according
to
antient
But
meane
arming
to
defend
the
fiery
shot
.
manner
,
when
they
were
called
Loricati
Sagittarii
,
or
else
light
and
easie
Brigandines
,
or
at
the
least
I
let
holed
dublets
very
easie
,
and
so
foorth
.
The
11.
Discourse
.
NOw
as
concerning
these
Souldiers
thus
armed
and
weaponed
as
afore
is
saide
,
I
thinke
with
men
of
experience
and
iudgement
,
both
are
but
meane
.
As
for
both
the
weapons
,
euery
man
that
hath
seen
a
Deere
killed
or
shot
,
dooth
understand
the
full
force
of
them
.
And
for
the
long
bow
,
it
standeth
in
the
like
estimation
that
other
Archers
on
foote
dooth
:
as
for
the
armours
,
the
best
is
the
Brigandine
,
the
which
M.
Ewry
doth
run
against
the
Lord
of
Grange
with
a
sharp
Speare
.
is
but
equall
with
a
coate
of
plate
of
the
best
making
,
which
M.
Euers
or
Ewry
was
armed
with
,
when
as
the
Lord
of
Grange
called
Kirkaudie
a
Scot
,
and
the
saide
M.
Ewry
did
runne
the
one
at
the
other
,
in
a
challenge
by
them
made
with
sharpe
Speares
:
but
how
fell
out
the
same
?
euen
like
to
M.
Ewry
is
run
throgh
the
body
for
want
of
good
ar
mour
.
haue
beene
the
death
of
that
good
and
valiant
Gentleman
M.
Ewrye
,
for
Kirkaudy
ranne
him
cleane
through
the
armour
,
as
in
at
the
brest
and
forth
at
the
back
,
through
both
:
them
to
what
purpose
is
that
arming
in
that
manner
?
For
shot
,
all
men
doth
know
3.
Seuerall
noble
men
slain
at
one
incounter
with
Pistoll
shot
at
Saint
quin
tins
in
Fraunce
.
that
the
like
armours
will
not
defend
the
force
therof
,
no
not
the
Pistoll
being
the
least
of
all
the
rest
.
For
example
,
was
not
the
Duke
of
Anieu
,
the
●icount
of
Tourain
,
the
Lord
of
Chandeuoir
,
slaine
with
Pistoll
shot
,
vpon
S.
Laurence
day
,
néer
vnto
Saint
quintins
in
Varmendoe
,
with
manye
thousands
of
mener
persons
?
and
likewise
the
Constable
of
Fraunce
The
Cun
stable
of
Fraunce
slaine
with
a
Pistoll
before
Paris
.
Memorancie
,
was
slaine
with
a
Pistoll
before
Paris
,
who
were
better
armed
then
any
Brigandine
can
be
of
,
as
by
the
Duke
Anieu
his
armour
,
yet
readye
to
be
shewed
in
England
,
it
may
be
witnessed
.
Why
then
should
such
meane
armors
be
allowed
,
with
men
▪
of
vnderstanding
and
knowledge
?
it
were
most
fit
that
our
enemies
were
so
armed
:
for
if
it
would
defend
against
any
thing
,
it
wold
serue
best
against
archers
,
whose
force
is
like
vnto
that
maner
of
arming
.
And
now
wil
I
by
Gods
helpe
shew
my
simple
Here
is
the
authors
maner
of
arming
opinion
touching
the
arming
of
light
horsemen
,
as
Hargolets
,
Petronels
,
and
Pistolliers
:
the
Hargolets
or
as
they
terme
them
Hargoletters
:
which
when
I
serued
in
Fraunce
against
Charles
the
5.
Hargolets
&
not
Hargolettiers
.
were
called
Hargolets
,
or
being
but
one
,
Hargolet
.
These
were
taken
into
pay
in
the
time
of
the
wars
,
for
to
be
guides
,
for
they
were
al
those
countrimen
wheras
they
were
in
Garrison
,
&
notwithstanding
that
the
other
bands
had
remooued
,
yet
these
Hargolets
remained
for
that
they
knew
the
passages
&
streights
,
through
all
néere
adioining
to
them
,
and
yet
good
lustie
soldiers
,
and
would
serue
well
.
And
in
my
opinion
these
soldiers
last
spoken
of
may
be
armed
all
after
one
sort
:
as
a
good
strong
burganet
,
a
coller
with
a
paire
of
good
Cuirasses
of
the
Pistoll
proofe
,
and
a
paire
of
well
arming
Poldrands
,
one
Gantlet
for
the
Bridle
hand
and
no
Uambraces
:
&
the
horse
with
a
good
strong
saddle
,
with
strong
furniture
,
with
two
rains
to
his
Bridle
wherof
one
should
be
with
a
prety
strong
chain
of
wier
,
and
the
head
part
also
of
the
Bridle
,
for
being
not
cut
in
sunder
with
the
blowe
of
a
sword
:
Then
a
good
sword
and
a
dagger
:
for
weapons
,
either
3.
Sorts
of
horsemen
armed
all
after
one
sort
.
a
Harquebuze
with
a
snaphance
,
or
a
Speare
and
one
Pistoll
,
or
else
thrée
Pistols
two
in
cases
and
one
at
his
girdle
,
or
at
the
hinder
part
of
his
saddle
:
I
do
account
the
Harquebuze
and
the
Petronels
all
as
one
,
and
these
should
be
for
these
kindes
of
Light
horsemen
.
And
if
that
I
were
well
and
strongly
mounted
,
and
thought
that
I
should
at
any
seruice
encounter
with
footmen
:
I
would
haue
a
placket
to
clap
A
Placket
.
vpon
my
brest
of
the
like
proofe
as
aforesaid
.
And
as
touching
men
at
armes
and
Launces
,
The
launce
being
broken
the
pistol
will
giue
a
deadlie
blowe
.
their
manner
of
arming
is
common
,
except
the
Launce
would
haue
as
some
will
a
Pistoll
of
a
meane
length
,
that
when
as
the
Launce
is
broken
and
he
entred
amongst
his
enimies
,
may
yet
therwith
giue
a
deadly
blowe
:
or
hauing
broken
his
Launce
,
and
shall
yet
be
put
to
retire
,
it
is
good
to
defend
himselfe
from
being
taken
:
as
for
example
,
the
Reister
who
in
retiring
,
wounded
the
late
Duke
of
Guise
in
the
face
,
in
the
chase
,
or
else
he
had
béen
slaine
or
taken
:
or
if
a
man
should
be
in
chase
either
following
or
retiring
,
for
the
better
spéed
of
both
,
the
Launce
is
a
great
hinderance
to
The
launce
a
trouble
in
flying
or
following
,
the
pistol
is
not
so
.
the
spéede
of
the
horse
,
where
the
Pistoll
is
none
:
but
either
to
the
defendant
a
preseruer
,
or
to
the
followers
to
mooue
his
aduersarie
to
yéeld
,
and
so
standeth
the
case
in
this
respect
.
The
12.
discourse
.
ANd
now
to
the
arming
of
footemen
,
I
would
wish
within
hir
Maiesties
store
,
in
Corselets
for
footmen
,
ouer
and
besides
all
those
common
and
priuate
armors
placed
in
shires
,
to
be
5000.
of
such
good
proofe
and
shape
,
as
no
nation
should
haue
better
,
with
good
and
strong
Burgonets
,
to
arme
close
to
a
mans
head
,
not
ouer
high
crested
,
a
good
coller
and
an
easie
,
wide
enough
with
Cuirasse
well
brested
,
and
not
too
flat
,
with
good
Taises
broad
aboue
and
narrow
downward
,
according
to
the
shape
of
a
Armors
fit
for
mens
bodies
and
not
for
great
hose
as
of
late
hath
been
vsed
.
mans
bodie
,
and
not
for
great
hose
as
of
late
daies
haue
béen
vsed
,
faire
Poldrands
with
the
turning
ioint
,
and
Uambrases
with
Gantlets
:
for
all
these
5000.
a
good
strong
sword
of
a
yarde
in
blade
,
and
no
hilts
but
crosse
onely
,
a
dagger
of
ten
or
twelue
inches
in
blade
and
the
like
crosse
hilt
:
for
weapons
a
faire
Pike
well
armed
with
chéekes
a
yard
déepe
,
of
eightéene
foote
in
length
and
a
Pistolet
at
his
girdle
.
All
these
armed
pikes
should
be
allowed
twelue
Armed
pikes
to
haue
12.
pence
by
day
.
pence
the
day
,
who
should
be
for
the
most
part
gentlemen
,
and
those
should
neuer
be
called
vpon
,
but
vpon
some
great
occasion
.
For
Halbards
or
Billes
For
short
weapons
,
meaner
arming
will
serue
.
meaner
arming
will
serue
,
as
burgonets
,
cuirats
with
Taises
and
Poldrands
,
and
no
Uambrases
,
he
shall
the
better
haue
his
armes
at
liberty
to
lay
about
him
:
and
to
haue
swords
and
daggers
as
the
armed
pykes
.
I
wish
no
Halbards
into
the
hands
Halbards
are
not
to
be
put
in
the
hands
of
an
ignorant
person
.
of
any
that
hath
no
skill
to
vse
the
same
,
for
it
is
a
weapon
that
can
abide
no
blowes
,
as
the
Bill
wil
do
,
but
yet
in
the
hands
of
officers
,
&
such
as
hath
skill
how
to
vse
the
same
,
it
is
a
very
good
weapon
,
but
the
same
must
be
handled
delicately
with
the
push
onely
,
and
quickly
drawne
backe
:
the
cause
that
the
French
officers
do
vse
them
with
such
long
staues
and
pykes
,
is
to
encounter
with
the
Lance-knights
,
who
do
vse
being
Sargiants
of
foote-bandes
,
to
carrie
verie
good
long
swordes
or
Slaugh
swordes
.
But
for
our
common
countrie
men
,
not
vsed
to
Strong
black
bils
for
our
plain
felowes
to
be
well
made
.
handle
a
halbard
as
aforesaid
:
I
woulde
wish
him
to
haue
a
good
strong
black
Bill
wide
in
the
socket
,
to
receiue
a
strong
Staffe
,
the
heade
thicke
in
the
backe
,
with
a
strong
pyke
in
the
backe
and
point
sharpe
edged
:
and
thus
much
touching
these
kinds
of
armed
men
,
I
thinke
them
in
my
opinion
to
be
sufficiently
armed
and
weaponed
for
the
seruice
if
occasion
be
offered
.
And
not
withstanding
that
I
haue
spoken
some
thing
touching
the
Harquebuziers
,
how
that
I
wish
them
to
be
furnished
:
yet
for
that
I
am
in
hand
with
the
same
,
I
will
set
downe
my
opinion
touching
the
fiery
weapons
.
The
13.
Discourse
.
THe
Muskets
are
weapons
of
great
force
and
effect
,
in
all
seruice
on
foote
whatsoeuer
:
they
will
helpe
to
great
purpose
.
And
whatsoeuer
numbers
be
furnished
into
the
shires
in
Englande
,
I
To
haue
in
hir
Maiesties
store
5000.
Muskets
.
would
wish
her
Maiesties
store
to
remaine
still
furnished
with
5000.
of
the
best
Muskets
that
could
be
made
,
and
rather
of
a
little
bigger
bore
then
these
common
Musquets
that
be
sold
in
the
countrie
:
and
so
being
well
prooued
and
tried
to
be
sure
,
and
not
ouer
churlish
in
recoyling
,
the
which
consisteth
much
in
making
the
vice
in
the
bréech
,
for
when
that
is
short
,
whereby
any
of
the
powder
doth
lie
behinde
the
tuch
hole
,
then
will
they
recoyle
very
much
,
but
being
well
made
and
also
furnished
,
they
will
not
.
I
would
wish
that
from
among
al
the
Captains
To
haue
the
best
trained
for
their
muskets
.
in
England
,
that
there
should
be
chosen
foorth
of
their
numbers
,
the
most
apte
and
able
,
both
in
strength
and
knowledge
5000.
men
,
that
by
the
said
captains
could
be
chosen
,
and
those
being
well
chosen
should
be
trained
fiue
daies
in
euery
month
For
training
54.
daies
in
one
yeere
.
in
the
yéere
,
sauing
December
,
Ianuarie
and
Februarie
,
to
that
ende
they
should
be
perfect
in
that
weapon
:
and
those
should
also
be
in
the
same
pay
,
and
to
the
same
effect
,
that
the
5000.
pykes
should
serue
for
.
And
for
Harquebuziers
,
I
would
wish
3000.
of
3000.
Harquebuziers
to
be
trained
as
the
muskets
.
those
to
be
as
wel
chosen
,
trained
and
furnished
,
as
the
Muskets
are
in
their
kinde
.
Now
do
we
yet
want
1500.
Pistolliers
,
to
be
well
mounted
and
furnished
,
and
as
perfectly
trained
as
the
Harquebuziers
or
Muskettiers
,
both
how
to
vse
their
horses
,
as
also
their
weapons
.
For
as
there
be
many
Few
can
vse
both
Pistoll
and
the
horse
wel
at
one
instant
.
that
can
ride
&
vse
a
horse
well
,
so
is
there
manie
that
can
shoote
a
Pistoll
,
and
yet
but
few
that
can
rightly
vse
both
togither
:
for
he
that
will
bée
a
Pistollier
,
must
vse
his
horse
to
know
it
,
whereby
he
do
not
feare
neither
the
cracke
nor
the
fire
:
and
that
doone
,
he
must
learne
to
occupie
his
bridle
hande
,
his
Pistoll
,
and
his
spurs
in
due
time
and
forme
,
all
at
one
instant
.
All
these
numbers
do
not
yet
amount
vnto
These
are
but
bulwarks
,
flanks
,
&
curteins
to
a
battell
.
15000.
for
these
are
but
as
it
were
Bulwarks
,
flanks
,
and
curtains
to
an
armie
,
and
yet
woulde
these
be
to
a
better
purpose
than
fortie
thousande
not
trained
,
and
the
matter
through
this
Realme
Pikes
,
Halberds
,
Launces
,
&
Spears
are
made
perfect
in
sixe
daies
,
better
than
fierie
weapons
are
in
60.
daies
.
were
no
great
charge
.
And
as
for
the
armed
pikes
and
halberds
,
launces
and
speares
,
are
better
to
be
made
perfect
in
sixe
daies
,
than
the
fiery
weapons
are
in
60.
daies
.
The
14.
Discourse
.
ANd
now
hauing
spoken
of
such
things
as
haue
come
to
my
memory
,
the
most
part
whereof
I
haue
had
the
vse
off
:
I
will
by
Gods
helpe
and
the
Touching
deuices
against
such
an
armie
as
Sir
Iohn
Smith
doth
speake
of
.
fauor
of
authority
,
procéed
a
little
further
touching
deuices
,
and
giue
my
opinion
,
as
concerning
the
defence
of
the
landing
of
such
an
armie
as
sir
Iohn
Smith
doth
speake
off
in
the
10.
11.
12.
and
13.
leafe
of
his
saide
discourse
,
where
he
doth
saie
in
this
maner
.
viz.
NOw
saith
he
for
answere
vnto
some
of
these
vnsoldierlike
opinions
,
I
saie
that
if
any
such
as
do
holde
that
woonderfull
opinion
of
the
effects
of
Muskettiers
,
how
good
Souldiers
soeuer
they
thinke
themselues
,
were
at
any
hauen
in
England
with
fiue
or
sixe
thousand
of
the
best
muskettiers
that
they
euer
sawe
of
our
English
nation
,
without
an
armie
of
horsemen
and
footemen
of
other
weapons
to
backe
them
,
I
thinke
they
would
worke
verie
small
effect
against
the
enimies
landing
,
although
they
had
insconced
themselues
,
&c.
I
will
omit
to
rehearse
the
whole
set
downe
by
sir
Iohn
Smith
,
but
the
principall
effects
as
thus
,
If
they
should
see
an
armie
of
thirtie
or
fortie
thousand
men
besides
sea
men
,
and
such
as
should
be
left
for
the
garding
of
the
ships
,
vnder
some
notable
and
sufficient
Generall
,
enter
into
any
capable
hauen
in
England
,
with
winde
and
weather
fit
for
the
purpose
,
with
intention
to
inuade
as
God
forbid
:
they
should
finde
themselues
,
&c.
For
vpon
the
discharging
of
the
third
Cannon
(
saith
he
)
all
the
longboates
and
vessels
of
oares
for
the
landing
of
men
,
do
rowe
with
all
furie
towards
the
land
,
A
woonderful
terrible
noise
of
Drums
&
Trumpers
.
with
a
woonderfull
terrible
noise
of
trumpets
&
drums
:
Now
if
our
such
men
of
warre
with
their
Muskettiers
,
would
giue
their
vollies
of
Musket
shot
vpon
these
ship-boates
full
of
men
,
with
intent
to
destroy
great
numbers
of
them
,
being
so
thicke
and
so
many
:
they
shall
finde
,
that
discharging
their
musket
shot
from
the
higher
grounds
downe
into
the
sea
,
which
by
the
Italians
are
called
Botti
di
ficco
,
accounted
of
all
other
the
most
vncertaine
,
&c.
That
insomuch
that
in
despite
of
this
insconcing
&
musquetiers
,
the
enemies
will
land
and
approch
their
indented
Sconce
,
not
with
any
crosse
trench
gabyons
nor
mounts
,
according
to
the
order
of
approching
and
battering
of
places
,
in
forme
fortified
:
but
with
other
inuentions
gardable
against
musket
shot
,
that
peraduenture
our
such
men
of
warre
are
ignorant
of
,
as
also
with
musket
shot
,
&c.
Insomuch
that
our
such
men
of
war
(
as
he
saith
)
would
not
scarcely
abide
the
landing
of
the
first
boate
ful
of
soldiers
,
without
abandoning
both
sconce
and
shore
vnto
the
enemies
.
Whereunto
I
say
,
that
if
any
such
forren
enimies
The
authors
answer
to
the
obiection
.
should
pretend
to
land
héere
in
England
,
as
of
late
the
Spaniards
would
haue
done
as
it
was
thought
,
the
which
by
Gods
prouidence
,
and
the
indeuour
of
our
valiant
Seamen
were
preuented
,
and
dispersed
to
their
losse
and
reproch
.
Wherefore
I
am
fully
perswaded
that
if
the
like
occasion
should
be
offered
,
although
that
they
were
more
in
number
than
is
spoken
of
,
with
the
most
sufficient
Generall
being
but
a
man
:
that
by
the
same
grace
and
helpe
aforesaid
,
and
with
the
supply
of
the
fiue
thousand
Muskettiers
and
Harquebuziers
,
with
500.
Pyoners
,
and
twelue
Fawcons
and
Fawconets
,
Pyoners
.
to
assist
our
Seamen
,
with
such
Gentlemen
as
would
accompany
the
same
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
it
would
suffise
to
be
such
a
barre
against
those
enemies
,
that
they
should
not
be
able
to
touch
our
A
meane
to
barre
the
landing
of
the
Spaniards
.
shoares
in
England
,
&
chiefely
if
it
should
so
come
to
passe
,
as
sir
Iohn
Smith
doth
alledge
,
that
the
banks
were
high
aboue
the
Sea
,
it
were
so
much
the
woorse
for
the
enemies
to
assaile
the
same
fiue
to
one
:
as
for
example
,
the
banks
being
high
as
aforesaid
,
the
enemies
must
either
haue
ladders
to
climb
foorth
of
their
tottering
boates
,
or
else
som
of
their
owne
friends
or
fellowes
,
to
drawe
them
vp
with
pykes
,
the
which
I
would
thinke
by
all
reason
,
that
our
muskettiers
,
harquebuziers
and
laborers
with
the
blacke
bill
,
should
right
well
serue
their
turne
in
that
behalfe
,
to
their
destruction
and
repulse
.
For
whereas
the
enemies
must
of
necessity
stand
vpright
in
their
vessels
of
oares
at
the
full
showe
,
to
their
great
annoiance
,
and
also
shall
not
be
able
to
giue
their
vollies
of
shot
,
with
any
such
certainty
as
shall
our
muskettiers
,
who
shall
lie
close
vpon
the
shoares
,
with
a
small
trench
before
them
,
and
shall
néede
to
shew
nothing
but
their
heads
and
weapons
aboue
the
same
,
which
trench
may
be
made
in
halfe
an
houre
,
with
the
pioners
aforesaid
.
And
againe
,
if
the
hauen
be
full
,
that
the
bankes
and
water
be
in
maner
equall
,
then
may
our
field
péeces
with
muskettiers
cleanse
the
hauen
,
at
the
verie
first
vollie
,
being
discréetly
deliuered
,
and
in
due
time
:
that
is
first
the
fielde
péeces
at
12.
score
yards
,
and
the
muskets
at
eight
score
,
the
harquebuziers
at
fower
score
,
and
so
by
these
dooings
,
euery
péece
both
great
and
small
,
should
haue
time
to
recharge
before
the
enemies
coulde
touch
the
shores
:
and
to
be
readie
againe
to
giue
them
their
welcome
to
their
faces
.
But
I
do
not
beléeue
,
that
the
enemies
would
abide
the
second
welcome
being
thus
vsed
.
And
besides
all
this
I
doubt
nothing
lesse
,
but
that
her
Maiesties
armie
by
sea
,
wil
be
as
readie
to
attend
vpon
them
as
aforetime
they
haue
done
,
and
with
a
greater
desire
to
deale
with
them
than
at
the
first
they
had
,
by
reason
of
some
wants
,
&c.
And
so
being
still
beating
at
the
buttocks
of
the
enimies
,
with
the
like
aduantage
as
before
they
did
.
So
that
our
Sea-men
kéeping
them
occupied
in
their
reregard
,
I
doubt
not
but
this
number
aforesaide
may
with
small
losse
stay
their
landing
.
Now
I
feare
nothing
of
this
to
be
performed
,
Nothing
to
be
feared
in
all
this
but
the
vncertaintie
of
the
enimies
landing
.
but
for
the
vncertainty
of
the
place
of
their
pretended
landing
:
for
otherwise
I
had
rather
be
one
of
the
defendants
vpon
the
land
,
of
the
5000.
shot
with
the
assistance
aforesaide
,
than
to
be
one
of
50000.
to
approch
the
shores
:
for
some
must
staie
to
defende
their
ships
against
our
Nauie
,
againe
some
are
so
Sea-sicke
,
that
they
are
for
a
space
Some
are
sea
sicke
vnfit
to
fight
.
vnfit
to
fight
:
and
for
the
vncertaine
taking
their
leuell
to
shoot
either
their
Base
or
Musquet
,
being
vpon
the
swelling
water
,
and
our
defendants
vpon
the
firme
land
,
where
they
may
shoote
with
the
best
aduantage
.
There
is
great
difference
in
diuers
respects
,
&c.
And
againe
,
whereas
Sir
Iohn
Smith
doth
further
alleadge
,
besides
all
which
before
is
alleaged
,
saieng
,
That
if
a
puisante
and
mightie
Enemie
,
that
in
the
time
of
Sommer
,
intendeth
the
inuasion
of
forraine
Dominions
by
Sea
,
to
the
intent
to
giue
battle
and
subdue
,
doth
not
alwaies
bende
himselfe
to
land
his
armie
in
a
hauen
,
but
sometime
vpon
an
open
coast
and
shoare
,
if
the
Sea
without
hidden
rockes
and
flattes
be
deepe
,
and
the
winde
and
weather
faire
,
hauing
commoditie
by
the
deepe
of
the
sea
to
approch
his
Nauie
,
and
to
cast
anker
in
open
rode
neere
vnto
a
commodious
shore
,
to
land
and
march
vpon
,
&c.
The
which
armie
saith
he
,
cannot
be
repulsed
neither
with
insconsing
of
sconces
,
nor
yet
with
any
well
ordered
fortification
,
but
onely
with
a
great
and
extraordinary
wisedome
,
and
with
the
valiant
hands
of
a
puisant
armie
and
a
campe
formed
.
Whereunto
I
saie
as
before
,
if
the
certaintie
of
their
landing
might
be
knowne
,
it
were
no
matter
:
for
in
my
opinion
they
should
be
as
well
letted
vpon
the
open
coast
as
in
the
hauen
.
And
let
it
fall
out
that
the
same
shoulde
be
at
a
dead
lowe
water
,
and
a
mile
distant
from
the
shore
,
I
would
wish
then
that
the
defendants
shoulde
bée
aduertised
where
the
most
méetest
place
for
their
vessels
were
,
for
the
landing
of
their
men
,
and
so
soone
as
the
first
boats
should
direct
their
course
towards
the
land
,
I
would
put
foorth
of
my
number
two
hundred
shotte
close
to
the
lowe
water
marke
,
and
there
attende
the
approch
as
néere
to
offende
them
as
could
be
,
all
as
loose
shot
abroad
vpon
the
sands
,
who
with
a
little
retiring
in
good
200.
Shot
put
forth
to
skirmish
whiles
the
laborers
do
make
the
trench
for
the
rest
.
order
should
kéepe
the
enemies
occupied
,
vntill
such
time
as
from
the
same
200.
shot
I
would
in
one
halfe
hower
,
cast
a
trench
in
the
Sands
towards
the
lande
,
into
which
the
rest
of
the
shot
should
descende
to
backe
the
two
hundred
first
,
and
with
some
of
the
labourers
aforesaid
,
drawe
downe
the
said
féelde-péeces
,
as
by
this
figure
may
be
séene
.
Thus
before
the
enemies
could
land
two
thousand
Al
this
would
be
don
before
that
the
enimies
could
land
2000.
men
.
men
,
I
would
not
doubt
but
all
this
would
be
performed
,
so
that
if
I
thought
good
to
breake
foorth
,
before
the
Boates
should
returne
for
moe
men
:
I
would
do
so
,
if
not
,
I
would
plie
the
skirmish
with
some
moe
fresh
shot
,
and
lie
close
with
the
whole
regiment
,
if
the
enemies
were
not
aboue
fower
thousand
,
vnto
that
they
were
6000.
or
8000.
and
then
would
I
take
the
vantage
of
Time
to
discharge
the
field
peeces
.
the
winde
from
before
the
féelde
péeces
,
so
that
so
soone
as
the
defendants
were
so
néere
,
that
their
vollie
of
shot
were
deliuered
:
euen
foorthwith
would
I
discharge
the
féeld
péeces
right
vpon
the
enemies
,
and
thereupon
would
I
run
vpon
them
with
Halberds
and
Swords
,
and
dispatch
those
against
the
rest
should
come
,
or
at
the
least
put
them
to
swimming
.
And
thus
vsing
the
matter
,
it
should
mooue
our
Sea-men
to
buckle
the
better
with
them
,
vpon
their
great
Bulworks
the
Galliasses
,
the
which
may
not
start
from
their
course
,
and
this
being
performed
in
this
sort
,
I
woulde
not
let
if
the
enemies
shoulde
lande
at
the
first
If
the
enimies
should
land
ten
thousand
,
this
would
serue
.
ten
thousand
of
their
best
men
,
(
the
which
I
thinke
is
as
manie
as
can
well
lande
at
one
vault
,
for
as
I
saide
before
they
will
haue
some
impediment
by
sickenesse
or
other
waies
:
)
There
is
no
doubt
but
these
aforesaid
defendants
cannot
bée
without
the
companie
of
some
Gentelmen
well
mounted
,
who
woulde
not
forbeare
to
put
forewarde
themselues
and
the
rest
,
séeing
so
great
A
cart
lode
of
bils
for
the
laborers
.
The
enimies
shall
be
terrified
after
an
other
maner
than
with
drums
or
trumpets
.
opportunitie
as
that
woulde
bée
:
and
the
labourers
hauing
perfourmed
their
workes
woulde
serue
with
a
Carte
loade
of
Bils
to
some
effect
:
in
so
much
that
wée
should
within
two
howers
terrifie
them
after
an
other
manner
then
they
should
do
vnto
vs
with
their
Drums
and
Trumpets
or
their
two
Bases
afore-ship
in
their
vessels
of
Oares
.
The
15.
Discourse
.
ANd
now
to
the
insconcing
,
as
it
is
termed
of
late
by
the
Lowe-countrie
men
,
with
manie
other
such
like
,
it
is
a
verie
bad
Sconce
,
that
cannot
The
sconces
would
not
be
kept
aboue
one
day
.
holde
foorth
a
péece
of
a
day
,
for
longer
I
would
not
wish
the
same
to
be
maintained
,
in
this
respect
,
but
for
the
daie
of
landing
,
and
in
the
night
to
leaue
the
same
,
and
to
drawe
all
to
one
force
there
to
abide
them
vpon
grounds
of
the
best
aduantage
,
if
our
first
attempt
should
not
preuaile
,
by
not
knowing
the
place
of
the
enemies
landing
,
or
other
waies
,
for
those
Sconces
are
but
to
defend
Sconces
are
but
for
a
time
to
be
kept
against
the
Cannon
.
some
straightes
,
or
passages
,
where
enemies
might
other
waies
come
vpon
the
sodaine
,
to
doe
some
exploite
and
so
retire
againe
:
but
against
the
Cannon
or
such
a
force
as
is
able
to
abide
the
féelde
they
are
to
small
purpose
:
there
were
the
like
betwixt
vs
and
the
French
Pale
,
néere
vnto
Arde
in
Fraunce
,
when
Callis
was
English
,
as
Anderne
bulwarcke
,
Iones
bulwarcke
,
Boyts
bulwarcke
,
Harrowe
bulwarcke
,
and
Henowayes
bulwarcke
,
apperteining
to
the
Flemings
néere
Anderwike
and
Graueling
.
But
as
concerning
Fortifications
to
be
rightlie
Fortification
.
made
,
vpon
such
situations
as
are
by
nature
strong
:
is
a
thing
most
necessarie
for
the
safetie
or
defence
of
any
kingdome
,
that
can
be
possible
,
as
by
proofe
sufficient
it
may
be
séene
in
the
Lowe
countrie
or
Fraunce
.
Some
may
alledge
that
it
is
dangerous
for
sundrie
causes
:
yet
were
it
better
to
put
it
vpon
that
hazard
than
into
the
hands
of
a
stranger
.
And
againe
,
this
Realme
is
so
little
a
thing
A
rebell
can
not
stand
against
the
prince
in
a
little
kingdome
.
that
a
rebell
can
not
stande
against
the
Prince
:
as
by
examples
a
great
manie
it
may
be
prooued
.
And
for
good
Scituations
,
we
haue
diuers
in
England
,
vpon
the
coast
most
in
danger
,
that
are
very
strong
by
nature
,
whereof
I
will
name
those
the
which
I
do
knowe
.
The
first
is
Hartlepoole
,
Skarborough
,
Kingston
vpon
Hull
,
Boston
,
Linne
,
Portsmouth
,
and
the
Isle
of
Dogs
néere
vnto
Greenwich
,
there
is
not
within
my
knowledge
,
any
such
parcell
of
ground
in
this
Realme
all
things
considered
,
being
well
fortified
,
it
were
sufficient
to
snub
the
greedie
desire
of
the
ambitious
Spaniards
,
To
snub
the
greedie
desire
of
the
Spaniard
,
and
to
make
them
fight
like
sheepe
.
and
to
make
them
fight
like
shéepe
,
whereas
at
Antwerpe
they
fought
like
Lions
:
for
no
doubt
a
poore
souldiers
manner
is
to
venter
ten
liues
if
it
might
be
,
for
gold
and
iewels
before
all
other
things
whatsoeuer
.
Now
hauing
roughly
run
ouer
some
part
of
the
discourse
of
Sir
Iohn
Smith
Knight
,
as
concerning
my
opinion
touching
armour
and
weapons
specially
,
and
with
some
other
small
matters
,
as
the
forme
of
the
said
discourse
hath
giuen
me
occasion
:
and
for
the
rest
I
haue
omitted
,
thinking
this
to
be
sufficient
as
concerning
the
vse
of
weapons
,
the
which
is
the
greatest
and
chiefe
cause
that
hath
mooued
me
héereunto
,
séeing
such
great
difference
of
opinions
in
the
beginning
of
this
treatise
is
something
touched
,
but
not
so
The
cause
of
sicknes
hath
hindred
his
discourse
.
largely
as
willingly
I
would
haue
done
,
if
my
health
would
haue
permitted
:
wherefore
againe
I
do
right
hartily
wish
,
that
al
true
English
harts
and
mindes
,
may
with
perfect
loue
and
curtesie
ioine
togither
and
confer
of
these
causes
of
so
great
importance
,
friendly
and
as
dutifull
and
naturall
subiects
best
can
deuise
,
and
rather
to
instruct
each
other
,
than
any
way
to
contend
,
considering
how
much
the
same
doth
concerne
the
safetie
of
our
déere
Soueraigne
,
Country
,
Commonwealth
and
our
owne
estates
:
and
let
the
end
trie
the
troth
of
all
parties
,
for
howsoeuer
we
do
flatter
our selues
or
be
supported
by
friends
,
the
end
will
iustly
trie
what
the
behauiour
hath
béene
,
either
in
vertue
and
vallor
,
or
in
vice
and
vanities
,
&c.
The
16.
discourse
.
ANd
now
to
remember
some
things
touching
Touching
the
discourse
of
sir
Roger
Williams
Knight
,
who
doth
declare
the
manners
of
the
Spanish
wars
.
the
discourse
of
Sir
Roger
Williams
Knight
,
who
doth
for
the
most
part
of
his
said
discourse
,
make
relation
of
the
manner
and
vse
of
the
Spanish
wars
,
as
touching
the
long
continuance
of
their
armies
,
and
how
they
do
diuide
the
same
,
and
how
they
do
diuide
their
horsemen
and
footemen
,
the
order
of
their
marching
and
besieging
of
holds
,
the
maner
of
their
assaulting
of
breaches
,
and
his
opinion
in
the
goodnes
of
diuers
sorts
of
horsemen
and
footemen
,
and
their
armours
and
weapons
:
and
the
difference
betwéene
the
goodnes
of
the
one
and
the
other
,
wherein
I
finde
no
new
deuise
,
either
in
gouernment
,
or
orders
,
but
in
times
past
and
before
that
euer
these
troubles
did
begin
in
the
Lowe
Countries
,
the
like
hath
béen
vsed
:
sauing
the
great
numbers
of
Musquets
,
and
one
other
point
of
seruice
,
which
is
also
set
downe
by
Sir
Roger
Williams
Knight
,
and
that
is
whereas
he
saith
in
the
38.
page
of
his
booke
in
this
manner
.
That
the
captaine
or
captains
,
saith
he
,
that
charge
either
with
troupe
or
troupes
,
do
not
care
whether
the
soldiers
do
breake
their
lances
or
not
,
but
to
enter
resolutely
and
keepe
togither
,
and
that
halfe
of
them
should
carrie
their
swoords
and
Pistols
in
their
bridle
hands
,
and
rather
than
faile
to
quit
their
launces
,
and
vse
their
swords
and
Pistols
.
I
am
fully
perswaded
,
that
there
is
no
furtherance
in
acquiting
of
any
weapon
,
but
as
I
haue
declared
in
my
11.
discourse
fol.
22.
of
this
Treatise
,
but
that
euery
weapon
may
be
in
as
great
readines
in
their
accustomed
places
,
as
in
both
their
hands
at
once
being
of
conuenient
length
,
for
long
swords
are
not
to
be
vsed
with
horsemen
and
footemen
.
But
as
touching
the
good
orders
of
incamping
,
marching
,
or
battering
,
with
most
excellent
iustice
both
in
Towne
and
Féeld
:
the
Spaniards
were
neuer
comparable
vnto
the
French
,
at
such
time
as
the
wars
was
continued
betwixt
Charles
the
fifth
,
and
Henry
the
second
French
king
,
the
which
did
continue
from
Anno
1551.
vnto
the
first
yéere
There
were
greater
matters
accomplished
in
the
wars
between
the
Emperor
Charles
the
5.
and
Henrie
the
2.
French
king
,
than
in
the
wars
between
subiects
and
subiects
,
can
be
.
of
the
Quéenes
Maiesties
most
happie
raigne
that
now
is
.
In
which
time
there
were
greater
armies
,
greater
matters
accomplished
than
these
broiles
betwixt
Subiects
and
Subiects
,
could
bée
by
any
waies
or
meanes
:
for
as
common
reason
may
allow
,
Charles
the
5.
had
as
many
fréends
as
king
Phillip
euer
had
:
againe
,
the
French
King
had
his
whole
Realme
of
Fraunce
in
such
quietnesse
and
replenished
with
such
aboundaunce
of
wealth
,
as
the
like
was
not
in
any
one
kingdome
in
Christendome
:
besides
,
he
had
all
Pidemount
,
and
Sauoy
,
with
the
Dutchie
of
Lorayne
and
the
Isle
of
Corceca
,
with
so
many
Almaynes
and
Swissers
,
as
he
would
require
:
I
haue
séene
in
one
armie
35000.
Strangers
in
the
French
Kings
seruice
,
besides
Frenchmen
.
And
as
touching
Iustice
,
I
will
héere
for
proofe
remember
a
matter
committed
by
a
Spaniard
vnder
the
charge
of
Iulian
Romero
,
done
in
the
Towne
of
Macklin
,
as
Sir
Roger
Williams
hath
set
the
same
downe
in
his
discourse
in
the
26.
page
,
and
thus
he
saith
,
That
the
Alfere
of
the
said
Iulian
Romero
,
being
An
euill
example
.
in
loue
with
a
Gentlewoman
,
could
not
obtaine
her
loue
:
on
a
Maie
day
he
and
his
companie
armed
,
came
vnto
her
Fathers
house
:
vnder
the
coulour
of
Maying
,
tooke
her
awaie
by
force
,
her
friends
and
kinsemen
doing
what
they
could
to
saue
her
:
with
the
disorder
of
the
Alfere
and
soldiers
diuers
were
slaine
:
complaint
being
made
,
Iustice
could
not
be
had
,
but
perswasions
to
the
friends
of
the
Gentlewoman
,
shewing
them
what
an
offence
it
was
to
stir
against
a
flying
Ensigne
of
the
king
their
lord
,
&c.
And
now
to
shewe
the
like
offence
committed
A
good
example
.
and
yet
in
my
opinion
not
so
hainons
as
that
was
,
it
fell
out
that
at
the
time
that
Callis
was
yéelded
to
the
Duke
of
Guize
:
one
of
the
chéefe
captaines
would
haue
taken
awaie
a
merchants
Daughter
of
the
Towne
,
but
the
Maiden
being
vnwilling
,
he
sought
meanes
to
force
her
:
wherevpon
,
the
Mayden
did
crie
with
a
lowde
voice
,
insomuch
that
one
of
her
friends
tolde
the
Duke
of
the
matter
,
vpon
which
aduertisement
,
the
duke
straightwaies
caused
the
said
Captaine
to
bée
hanged
for
th'
example
of
others
.
This
was
Iustice
.
At
manie
other
times
I
haue
knowne
the
like
Iustice
done
,
touching
manie
other
matters
:
and
againe
,
there
is
vsed
as
Sir
Roger
Williams
doth
set
downe
in
his
discourse
,
in
the
16.
page
,
as
touching
a
Secretary
of
greater
trust
then
either
Duke
or
Prince
,
who
hath
diuers
Blankes
signed
with
the
Kings
hand
,
it
would
make
some
Gouernors
thinke
much
,
hauing
his
large
commission
from
the
King
,
to
be
ouer
awed
with
a
Secretarie
,
&c.
These
two
points
are
differing
from
my
erperience
,
or
else
nothing
that
I
finde
set
downe
by
Sir
Roger
Williams
but
as
before
is
set
down
,
though
it
bée
supposed
by
Sir
Roger
otherwaies
:
for
whereas
he
speaketh
of
some
Fortifications
,
and
to
prooue
a
wette
ditch
stronger
then
a
drie
:
it
appéereth
also
in
the
49.
page
,
that
the
counter
scarffe
of
a
holde
,
should
bée
made
of
Lyme
and
Stone
,
which
I
do
thinke
not
to
be
the
best
course
to
fortifie
:
for
all
men
that
haue
séene
the
experience
of
the
Cannon
,
will
neuer
fortifie
with
stone
where
the
Cannon
may
batter
.
And
againe
,
he
wisheth
mynes
to
be
made
in
the
same
,
for
thus
he
saith
:
It
were
not
amisse
although
it
hath
beene
neuer
seene
before
(
saith
he
)
to
haue
mynes
like
vauts
ouerthwart
to
the
midst
of
the
counterscarffe
,
&c.
It
is
a
common
thing
in
the
frontyre
Townes
These
things
are
common
in
the
front
townes
in
France
.
in
Fraunce
,
both
in
their
Rampiers
and
counter
scarffes
to
haue
the
like
,
the
which
are
casemats
,
and
not
the
Flankers
,
for
as
there
be
Flankers
,
so
be
there
Casemats
:
and
a
Flanker
is
not
a
Casemat
,
nor
a
Casemat
is
not
a
Flanker
,
for
a
Casemat
may
be
made
of
timber
,
as
of
Plankes
:
this
I
speake
of
experience
for
that
I
haue
béene
,
and
did
serue
in
the
most
part
of
the
Frontier
Townes
betwixt
Callis
and
the
Duchie
of
Lorain
.
And
did
sée
diuers
of
the
same
amended
,
in
fortifieng
against
the
force
of
the
Cannon
and
mynes
.
And
also
after
the
conclusion
of
peace
,
betwixt
King
Phillip
and
Henry
the
second
of
Fraunce
,
I
by
extraordinarie
cause
was
prisoner
in
Fraunce
,
and
being
newly
deliuered
foorth
of
prison
,
and
my
horses
and
armour
lost
,
of
necessitie
I
went
with
one
Captaine
Sturton
,
Captaine
of
fiftie
myners
to
rase
Townes
fortified
,
the
which
by
composition
of
the
peace
was
to
bée
rased
and
laide
open
,
wherein
I
did
sée
the
secrets
of
diuers
thinges
,
Strange
matters
not
to
be
written
but
first
to
be
performed
.
which
I
had
,
nor
coulde
neuer
haue
knowen
,
but
for
the
same
rasing
,
the
which
were
verie
straunge
,
whereof
I
will
omit
to
write
for
two
causes
,
&c.
Notwithstanding
that
Nicholas
Machiauel
haue
set
foorth
his
whole
knowledge
,
as
touching
fortification
,
and
other
sundry
policies
,
the
which
if
he
had
béen
a
soldier
he
would
neuer
haue
done
.
As
in
his
booke
called
the
Art
of
war
is
to
be
séene
.
It
is
a
sport
to
heare
how
he
doth
by
himselfe
,
fight
a
battell
in
words
,
and
saith
,
that
if
he
had
béen
a
soldier
in
his
youth
,
he
would
either
haue
woon
the
field
with
valor
,
or
at
the
least
haue
lost
it
without
shame
.
Who
did
let
him
to
become
a
soldier
in
his
youth
?
And
thus
by
alteration
of
times
and
the
sundrie
opinions
of
men
,
diuers
matters
do
come
in
question
,
and
especially
with
such
as
do
least
vnderstand
the
iust
triall
of
the
thing
it selfe
,
whereof
Reasoning
without
knowledge
.
they
do
reason
:
for
as
I
haue
heard
at
manie
and
sundrie
times
,
that
such
Gentlemen
and
soldiers
,
the
which
haue
gotten
their
knowledge
and
experience
of
seruice
in
the
Low
Countries
and
other
places
where
ciuill
wars
haue
béen
,
do
hold
that
opinion
that
the
like
discipline
hath
not
béen
séene
neither
in
this
age
,
no
nor
at
any
time
before
,
and
thereupon
do
séeme
to
disgrace
some
of
good
calling
,
and
more
ancient
than
themselues
and
of
greater
experience
in
seruice
,
than
any
that
hath
béene
:
but
in
these
Low
Countries
seruice
,
or
ciuill
The
knowledge
gotten
in
the
wars
betweene
kings
and
emperors
are
more
worthie
than
ciuill
wars
,
and
more
to
be
learned
.
wars
in
France
,
can
or
may
haue
as
before
is
said
by
reason
of
greater
armies
,
of
Princes
whose
subiects
were
both
rich
and
loyall
,
vpon
both
the
parties
,
as
by
many
other
examples
I
could
prooue
but
for
breuities
sake
.
And
for
any
newe
matters
or
inuentions
there
is
not
any
woorthy
of
remembrance
but
the
musquets
onely
,
the
which
euerie
good
harquebuzier
may
vse
as
well
as
his
harquebuze
,
presently
.
And
therefore
the
thirde
time
,
I
wish
that
contentions
and
comparisons
to
anie
euill
ende
,
may
be
left
,
and
that
loue
and
vnitie
may
be
embraced
.
And
with
laudable
and
sounde
arguments
,
matters
may
be
decided
to
the
best
effect
,
that
by
age
or
youth
can
be
deuised
.
And
so
I
cease
touching
the
discourse
of
Sir
Roger
Williams
knight
.
And
now
hauing
set
downe
my
opinion
as
concerning
Armours
and
weapons
,
and
partly
the
vse
thereof
,
so
far
as
I
thinke
is
requisite
,
considering
that
the
perfect
knowledge
thereof
cannot
be
had
but
by
exercising
the
same
.
And
for
the
better
proofe
of
my
said
opinions
,
I
haue
made
rehearsall
of
diuers
parcels
of
seruice
,
the
which
haue
come
to
my
memorie
at
this
time
,
and
yet
for
that
I
would
not
séeme
tedious
,
I
haue
left
diuers
things
vntouched
both
of
my
owne
knowledge
and
of
others
,
the
which
I
do
know
to
be
true
and
to
good
effect
.
Neither
haue
I
taken
occasion
héerein
to
shew
wholy
that
I
could
in
action
performe
,
if
opportunitie
serued
:
neither
do
I
euer
intend
to
publish
the
same
but
by
action
.
And
whereas
some
may
peraduenture
imagin
that
I
haue
written
rather
to
set
foorth
my
owne
vaine
glorie
,
than
for
any
other
iust
cause
héerein
contained
:
for
answere
whereof
I
do
héerein
protest
,
that
the
onely
cause
which
mooued
mée
to
write
,
is
as
before
in
the
proheme
of
this
Treatise
I
haue
declared
,
to
giue
my
opinion
as
concerning
the
force
and
effect
,
difference
and
disabilitie
of
weapons
,
as
well
the
one
as
other
,
and
the
vse
thereof
,
whereof
I
could
not
shew
my
full
intent
,
except
I
should
make
rehearsall
partly
of
such
matters
as
I
haue
in
times
of
seruice
had
the
experience
of
.
And
notwithstanding
that
I
haue
not
set
down
things
done
in
France
or
Burgondie
as
they
were
performed
one
after
another
,
wherein
I
haue
rather
regarded
the
effect
of
the
matter
,
than
obseruing
of
the
time
:
yet
can
it
not
be
denied
,
but
all
the
same
is
most
true
.
The
17.
Discourse
.
ANd
for
that
I
haue
read
ouer
the
most
part
of
the
discourses
of
warre
lately
written
by
that
famous
Gentleman
and
woorthy
souldier
Mounsier
de
la
Now
.
Notwithstanding
that
I
am
not
woorthy
to
carie
his
Halbard
:
yet
I
will
shew
my
opinion
touching
his
rare
discourse
,
and
of
the
setting
his
two
Battelyons
,
To
march
three
French
leagues
ouer
plaine
grounds
with
fower
thousand
footemen
,
maugre
de
2000.
Launces
,
it
is
of
him
excellently
handled
and
especially
in
the
garding
of
the
flanks
of
the
saide
two
battelyons
,
it
is
both
new
&
good
,
the
like
I
did
neuer
sée
nor
heare
of
before
.
And
although
a
man
may
liue
in
warres
thréescore
yéeres
,
and
not
sée
any
such
thing
come
to
passe
,
yet
the
deuice
is
verie
good
,
neuerthelesse
my
opinion
is
that
in
two
points
he
hath
not
set
downe
the
best
course
.
The
one
is
in
the
setting
of
his
two
Le
Now
doth
mistake
two
points
in
his
discourse
.
Battelyons
,
and
the
other
is
in
holding
the
souldiers
pykes
:
but
it
is
better
and
easier
to
amende
then
to
make
.
Now
as
touching
the
forme
of
his
said
Battelyons
,
I
am
of
that
minde
,
that
there
is
yet
a
better
way
,
to
forme
the
said
Battelyons
with
the
same
numbers
by
him
set
downe
,
and
for
example
I
haue
héere
set
downe
the
manner
of
his
:
and
how
I
would
do
the
same
,
as
by
these
figures
may
be
séene
.
The
first
is
his
,
the
second
is
mine
,
and
let
it
be
considered
,
which
of
our
flanks
shall
be
more
noisome
vnto
these
Launcers
,
when
that
they
shall
charge
the
footemen
,
considering
vpon
which
side
of
the
Horse
the
Launce
doth
giue
his
blowe
,
and
withall
remember
the
placing
of
his
shot
vnder
the
armed
pykes
and
within
them
also
,
now
to
Mounsier
de
la
Now
,
his
battalyons
.
THE
LORD
DE
LA
NOWE
his
Battalyons
.
Behold
if
the
front
,
B.
may
not
be
charged
without
the
danger
of
any
flanke
or
not
,
and
to
come
foorth
at
C.
and
so
make
roome
for
the
next
troupe
to
enter
.
And
so
standeth
it
with
the
front
1.
and
to
come
foorth
at
the
figure
of
4.
in
euerie
point
.
Some
may
say
that
being
once
entered
,
they
may
go
through
,
but
that
is
not
the
way
:
for
if
the
first
troupe
can
take
away
the
corner
betwixt
1.
and
4.
they
haue
done
their
full
part
,
and
the
greatest
,
the
next
maye
enter
without
any
great
danger
.
And
now
ouerlooke
the
two
Battels
for
some
effect
set
downe
by
the
Author
,
who
is
not
to
be
adiudged
by
Scots
,
or
our
northern
Spearmen
,
for
then
I
should
be
condemned
,
but
by
men
at
arms
,
or
Launcers
such
as
the
Lord
la
Now
doth
meane
.
MArk
if
the
front
B.
can
any
way
be
charged
,
and
come
foorth
at
C.
but
to
be
in
danger
of
the
front
marked
2.
Some
wil
alledge
that
the
flank
marked
D.
may
bée
charged
and
to
come
foorth
at
B.
whereunto
I
answer
,
that
the
flanke
marked
4.
doth
succour
the
same
,
and
so
doth
the
second
battell
in
euery
point
for
the
first
,
and
the
first
for
the
second
.
COnsider
that
in
charging
,
men
must
come
in
by
right
line
,
wheras
at
their
comming
foorth
they
are
to
whéele
about
for
their
best
aduantage
,
hauing
performed
their
part
.
The
18.
Discourse
.
ANd
now
to
the
second
point
,
as
concerning
the
Souldiers
in
holding
their
Pykes
,
the
Lord
de
la
Nowe
doth
with
that
Souldiers
should
set
their
Pykes
in
the
ground
,
and
to
holde
the
same
about
the
middle
thereof
,
to
receiue
the
brunt
of
the
charge
of
Launcers
:
whereunto
I
answere
,
that
it
is
verie
dangerous
for
the
armed
Pykes
to
giue
the
horseman
that
aduantage
,
for
as
the
horsmans
intent
is
to
strike
the
footeman
vpon
the
brest
or
faces
,
so
is
it
for
the
footeman
to
direct
his
Pyke
point
,
right
vpon
the
brest
of
the
horse
:
now
if
the
Launce
be
longer
before
the
brest
of
the
horse
then
halfe
the
footmans
Pyke
,
then
doth
the
Pyke
no
seruice
at
all
:
for
so
soone
as
the
Launce
doth
hit
the
footeman
vpon
the
brest
or
face
,
and
the
footmans
Pyke
not
entred
into
the
horse
,
it
must
of
necessitie
come
to
passe
,
that
the
Souldier
giuing
backe
,
with
the
violence
of
the
blow
of
the
launce
,
must
either
let
fall
his
Pyke
,
or
other
waies
bée
constrained
to
pull
it
vp
:
so
that
the
point
of
his
Pyke
shall
be
aboue
the
horse
,
and
thereby
worke
no
effect
,
but
become
vnprofitable
:
I
would
wish
that
such
armed
Pykes
should
be
taught
to
holde
their
pykes
rather
two
parts
of
thrée
before
their
hands
,
&
to
set
them
in
the
ground
vnder
his
right
foot
,
and
to
hold
them
low
right
against
the
brest
of
the
horse
,
and
not
against
the
head
of
the
horse
,
nor
the
brest
of
the
man
,
for
the
horse
hauing
a
chieffront
,
and
also
the
man
well
armed
,
the
pyke
can
do
no
harme
at
all
.
Some
may
alledge
and
saie
,
that
if
the
horse
be
armed
vpon
the
front
,
he
is
also
armed
vpon
the
brest
,
but
I
saie
that
there
is
ten
to
one
armed
more
vpon
the
head
,
then
vpon
the
petron
,
and
if
it
be
that
the
horse
were
armed
vpon
the
brest
,
it
is
nothing
so
strong
as
the
chieffront
is
by
halfe
.
And
notwithstanding
that
I
haue
spoken
of
diuers
incounters
and
ouerthrowes
,
giuen
betwéen
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
,
and
Henrie
the
second
French
King
:
yet
haue
I
left
vnremembred
the
most
braue
battaile
offered
by
the
French
King
vnto
the
Emperour
néere
vnto
Valentian
,
where
the
saide
King
did
cause
all
his
footemen
to
bée
deuided
into
thrée
battailes
,
and
so
being
aranged
and
reduced
into
the
form
of
battails
,
the
Uauntgarde
being
led
by
the
Duke
of
Vandosme
accompanied
with
the
Counte
of
Ringraue
with
his
Almaines
for
the
bodie
of
his
battaile
.
The
King
himselfe
in
the
maine
,
being
all
French
,
the
Fronte
whereof
was
a
hundreth
and
fiftie
,
ninetie
in
flanke
besides
shot
,
the
forme
and
manner
whereof
was
in
other
sort
,
then
in
Machiauell
or
Stuard
,
or
any
other
Printed
battailes
as
yet
hath
béene
set
foorth
and
published
.
Then
was
there
in
the
Rearegard
ten
thousand
Swisers
,
conducted
by
the
constable
Memorance
:
the
footmen
were
in
number
35000.
in
horsemen
12000.
in
pyoners
6000.
with
30.
péeces
of
great
Ordinance
:
al
which
numbers
being
most
perfectly
imbattailed
in
a
plaine
field
of
thrée
miles
at
the
least
in
the
narrowest
place
without
either
hedge
or
ditch
,
woode
or
bushes
.
And
being
thus
placed
with
the
caualrie
vpon
their
left
hand
,
and
vpon
the
right
hand
a
strait
or
gill
,
and
betwéene
both
the
armies
a
faire
plaine
grounde
:
and
thus
being
placed
in
the
face
of
the
enemies
,
the
Canons
enterchangeably
did
go
and
come
through
both
the
armies
,
and
yet
no
great
matters
performed
,
by
reason
that
the
Emperors
campe
was
intrenched
with
huge
and
high
trenches
.
And
the
King
séeing
that
the
Emperour
would
not
come
foorth
of
his
inclosed
campe
,
caused
his
numbers
to
turne
their
faces
,
and
to
march
towards
his
campe
againe
,
after
diuers
skirmishes
doone
by
the
light
Horsemen
,
and
after
that
the
Kings
battailes
had
marched
a
myle
homewards
,
the
Harquebuziers
discharged
their
péeces
,
one
battaile
after
another
,
in
such
sort
,
that
with
the
gallant
soundes
of
the
Trumpets
and
Drums
being
such
,
and
the
voice
of
the
armie
calling
Battailie
,
Battailie
,
that
if
I
should
héere
make
report
what
I
heard
and
did
sée
,
it
would
not
with
the
most
séeme
credible
,
therefore
I
will
omit
.
Some
will
imagine
that
the
plot
that
I
haue
herein
made
,
wherein
there
is
placed
the
figure
of
twelue
féelde
péeces
,
that
it
is
some
skonce
or
forte
,
but
my
meaning
is
,
that
the
same
might
bée
as
a
trench
cast
with
pioners
for
the
safetie
of
the
fiue
thousand
shot
,
the
better
to
defend
them
from
the
danger
of
the
enemies
artillerie
,
the
which
might
otherwise
annoy
them
from
their
great
ships
:
and
also
to
be
néere
their
enemies
if
any
should
lande
,
as
I
trust
neuer
any
shall
do
to
offend
vs
.
I
haue
good
will
to
set
downe
the
manner
of
the
kings
battaile
aboue
spoken
of
in
forme
as
it
was
,
the
which
I
wil
omit
for
this
time
for
some
cause
:
it
was
the
onely
and
most
braue
thing
that
euer
I
did
sée
,
although
at
diuers
times
I
haue
séene
as
many
togither
and
more
,
and
whosoeuer
did
not
sée
the
same
,
I
dare
auouch
,
that
in
this
age
within
Europe
,
the
like
hath
not
béen
séene
of
any
.