The preceptes of warre, setforth [sic] by Iames the erle of Purlilia, and tra[n]slated into englysh by Peter Betham
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The preceptes of warre, setforth [sic] by Iames the erle of Purlilia, and tra[n]slated into englysh by Peter Betham
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Porcia, Jacopo di, conte, 15th cent.
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[Imprynted at London :: In the olde Iewery by Edwarde Whytchurche. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendu[m] solu[m] These bookes are to be solde at the weste dore of Pauls, by William Telotson],
1544.
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Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
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"The preceptes of warre, setforth [sic] by Iames the erle of Purlilia, and tra[n]slated into englysh by Peter Betham." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09851.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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188. ¶ In what place best it is to lodge thyne armye.
Campe thy souldyours so nere as thou canst, in places where fodder, water, and fewel is abundaunt, that thy souldiours maye haue plentye, withoute any stop or entercourse of theyr enemyes. Beware al so to pitche thy pauilyons and tentes vn∣der an hyll, lest thyne enemyes (vnwares to the) take and occupye the hylle, to thy greate discomfyture. Do thou also forsee that thyne armye, be not lodged in places whyche wyth raynes and brookes wyll be shortly ouerflowed, or where the ban∣kes maye be cutout to drowne thyne ar∣mye, or at the leest thy catall and other vi∣tayles.
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Prouyde therwyth not to tarye, and kepe the hoste, there where is al play∣nes, and champion grounde, for the daū∣ger of gūnes. But to be brieue I can gyue no sure rule where to lodge thyne armye. For the place and tyme must chaūge thy purpose, in which case the wittynesse of ye capitayn, & knowledge, is moch requyred
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