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
Author
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 1, 2024.

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196. ¶ To kepe close theyr counsayles.

Let the capitayne debate and discusse, wyth the wytty and experte warryours, nowe and agayne, what is to be done. But what he wyll do, let hym disclose, & to discouer that to fewe, depelye wayeng the thynge, wyth hym selfe, by whych po¦licie he shal neuer attēpte, ne enterpryse, anye matter voydelye, whan hys ende∣uours, and affayres be vnknowen, and conceled: but by all wayes he shall haue hys owne desyre.

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