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Title:  Certain discourses, vvritten by Sir Iohn Smythe, Knight: concerning the formes and effects of diuers sorts of weapons, and other verie important matters militarie, greatlie mistaken by diuers of our men of warre in these daies; and chiefly, of the mosquet, the caliuer and the long-bow; as also, of the great sufficiencie, excellencie, and wonderful effects of archers: with many notable examples and other particularities, by him presented to the nobilitie of this realme, & published for the benefite of this his natiue countrie of England
Author: Smythe, John, Sir, ca. 1534-1607.
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And last of all, their Regiments to bee of three thousand, and so their bands to bee of three hundred to euerie Companie, which doth at this present con∣tinue, vnles it bee in the publique seruices of the Em∣pire against the common Enemie the Turke, or in their owne priuate seruices, as is before declared.Now, if our such perswaders before mentioned were of so great consideration and iudgement, as they would seeme to be, they would verie well know that great Regiments of fiue, foure, or three thousands that doo consist of great bands of fiue, foure, or three hun∣dreds, are a great deale more readie to be commaun∣ded and gouerned, and therewithall to performe all actions Militarie, with a great deale more celeritie and dexteritie, than if they were reduced into little Regiments of thousands, & small bands of hundreds and fifties. And that may be with great facilitie consi∣dered by the like comparisons and reasons, which I haue before alleaged, that great bands of fiue hun∣dreds, and so consequentlie by the like reasons of foure or three hundreds are more readie to bee redu∣ced into forme, and imployed in all important serui∣ces with more celeritie & dexteritie, than small bands of hundreds and fifties, or two hundreds are: Besides all which, by forming of such small Regiments of one thousand, the Prince doth consume a farre grea∣ter pay, than by forming of great Regiments of fiue, foure, or three thousand, by reason of the great num∣ber of officers, which are encreased by such great nū∣bers of little Regiments. And for further proofe and confirmation of euerie forementioned particularitie, I were able to alleadge manie more reasons, if it were 0