The theorike and practike of moderne vvarres discoursed in dialogue vvise. VVherein is declared the neglect of martiall discipline: the inconuenience thereof: the imperfections of manie training captaines: a redresse by due regard had: the fittest weapons for our moderne vvarre: the vse of the same: the parts of a perfect souldier in generall and in particular: the officers in degrees, with their seuerall duties: the imbattailing of men in formes now most in vse: with figures and tables to the same: with sundrie other martiall points. VVritten by Robert Barret. Comprehended in sixe bookes.

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The theorike and practike of moderne vvarres discoursed in dialogue vvise. VVherein is declared the neglect of martiall discipline: the inconuenience thereof: the imperfections of manie training captaines: a redresse by due regard had: the fittest weapons for our moderne vvarre: the vse of the same: the parts of a perfect souldier in generall and in particular: the officers in degrees, with their seuerall duties: the imbattailing of men in formes now most in vse: with figures and tables to the same: with sundrie other martiall points. VVritten by Robert Barret. Comprehended in sixe bookes.

Author

Barret, Robert, fl. 1600.

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London :: Printed [by R. Field] for VVilliam Posonby,

1598.

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Contents

• title page
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• TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY SINGVLAR GOOD LORD, HENRIE EARLE OF PEMBROKE, LORD HARBERT OF Cardiffe, Marmion, and Saint Quintin, Lord President of her Ma∣iesties Councell established in the Principalitie and dominions of VVales, and the Marches of the same; of the most noble order of the Garter, knight; Lord Lieutenant within the Principalitie and dominions of South VVales and North VVales, and the Marches thereto adioyning; and of the Counties of VVilt and Sommerset, &c.
• TO THE RIGHT NOBLE YOVNG LORD, VVILLIAM, LORD HARBERT of Cardiffe, sonne and Heyre apparant to the right Honorable Earle of Pembroke. Robert Barret wisheth increase of all Honour and vertue.
• TO ALL MEN OF WARRE IN GENERALL.
• TO ALL GALLANT MINDED GENTLEMEN, and my good countrie men in generall.
• William Sa. in praise of the Author and his worke.
• THE FIRST BOOKE OF WARRE DISCOVRSES AND MARTIAL DISCIPLINE.
  • The first Dialogue:
  • THE SECOND DIALOGVE; WHEREIN IS declared the generall parts, wished to be in a Souldier.
• THE SECOND BOOKE OF WARRE DISCOVRSES AND MARTIAL DISCIPLINE.
  • The first Dialogue:
    • The Caporall his election and office.
    • The Sergeant of a Band, his election and office.
    • The Ensigne-bearer or Alferes, his election and office.
    • The Lieutenant his office and duty.
    • The Captaine of Infanterie, his election and office.
• THE THIRD BOOKE OF WARRE DISCOVRSES AND MARTIAL DISCIPLINE.
  • The first Dialogue:
  • THE SECOND DIALOGVE.
  • The second Dialogue, wherein is declared the order of many ancient formes of imbattailing.
• THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF WARRE DISCOVRSES AND MARTIAL DISCIPLINE.
  • The first Dialogue:
    • The election and office of a Sergeant Maior.
  • THE SECOND DIALOGVE.
  • THE THIRD DIALOGVE.
  • THE FOWERTH DIALOGVE.
  • THE FIRST DIALOGVE.
    • The Camp-maister or Colonell, his Election and Office.
• THE FIFTH BOOKE OF WARRE DISCOVRSES AND MARTIAL DISCIPLINE.
  • The first Dialogue:
    • The Generall of the Artillerie, or Maister of the Ordinance, his election and office.
      • The Cauallero within side, adioyning to the Curtine.
      • Cauallere a Cauallo, called a Platforme or bastard.
      • The Caualleres within side, and distant from the Curtines.
      • The Tenazas, or
      • The Tizeras, Dientes, and Casamats.
      • The gates of the City, or Fortresse.
      • The Terraplene, and place or broade way behind the same; and the spaces of Retreats.
      • The ditch small or great.
      • The Campania raza, or plaine Champain, without the towne.
  • THE SECOND DIALOGVE.
    • Annotations of the out situations.
    • Annotations of the seate within the Citie, Fort, or Castell.
    • Remedie and defence of a place, annoyed with diuerse altitudes.
  • THE THIRD DIALOGVE.
    • The Officers which do assist the Maister of the Ordinance, are these.
    • Boates and Bridges.
    • The Artillery more or lesse, that is vsed to be conducted with an Army.
  • THE FOVRTH DIALOGVE.
    • The Captaine Generall of the Cauallery his Ele∣ction, charge, and office.
      • THE FIRST DIALOGVE.
      • THE SECOND DIALOGVE.
    • The Campe-maister Generall or high Marshall, his Election, charge, and office.
      • THE FIRST DIALOGVE.
      • THE FOVRTH DIALOGVE.
      • THE FIFT DIALOGVE.
    • The Election, office, charge and dutie of the High treasurer of an Armie.
    • The Office and parts of the Lord High Generall of the Armie.
      • THE FIRST DIALOGVE.
      • THE SECOND DIALOGVE.
      • THE THIRD DIALOGVE.
• THE SIXT BOOKE OF WARRE DISCOVRSES AND MARTIAL DISCIPLINE.
  • The first Dialogue:
    • A declaration of the tables of battels and battallions with the arith∣meticall rules to worke the same.
      • Hereafter ensueth the Tables and figures of two fold Battels; called broad squares or hearst Battels: with the Battallions of that kinde.
    • Hereafter shall follow the figures and tables of sundry euen Battallions, to sundry vses, &c.
    • The figures and tables of sundry Battallions for Crosse battels.
  • THE SECOND DIALOGVE.
    • The Election, charge, office and dutie of a Castellano, or Captaine of a Citadell, Castell, Fortresse, or fortified towne, or any other such place of defence.
      • THE THIRD DIALOGVE.
      • THE FOVRTH DIALOGVE.
        • The guardes and order of watches obserued in the Castell of Millan.
    • The Conclusion.
• A Table, shevving the signification of sundry forraine words, vsed in these discourses.
  • part - A
  • part - B
  • part - C
  • part - D E
  • part - F
  • part - G
  • part - H
  • part - I
  • part - K L
  • part - M
  • part - N O
  • part - P
  • part - Q
  • part - R
  • part - S
  • part - T
  • part - V
  • part - W
• illustration