both by Italians, French, Germanes, and other Ge∣nerals besides.You see then that all this is no crotchet of mine (as the pacing of the shot before euery battalion was no crotchet of the French Kings) but the vsuall custome of all Generals before and in his time.The ancient Romans did continually obserue it in pla∣cing their Velites before euery Maniple. Their Velites were their light Armed, such as vsed throwing wea∣pons (in Latine Massilia) as Bowes, Slings and Darts. To a popular Legion they allotted 1200. Velites. 1200. Hastalij, 1200 Principes, and 600. Triarij. These made vp a Legion. This Legion of 4200. foot was deuided into 30. Maniples; ten of the Hastatij, ten of the Prin∣cipes, and ten of the Triarij. The ten of the Hastatij made the first Battell, the ten of the Principes the second Bat∣tell, the ten of the Triarij the third Battell: if but one Legion were Embattailed. To each of these Battailes were allotted 400. Velites, fortie to a Maniple: the Bat∣tels containing 3000. of well armed men, besides the Velites which were but lightly armed. How these Ma∣niples were placed: how far distant each Battell stood one from another: the order of the Velites: the num∣ber of their Horse, and how ranged by Troopes, must not be passed ouer. Briefly thus.Thee ten Maniples of the Hastatij they set in an euen Front, leauing so much distance or void ground betwixt euery Maniple, as a Maniple it selfe tooke vp in stan∣ding. At a reasonable space behinde, were the Princi∣pes placed in as many Maniples; but so, that their Ma∣niples stood directly behinde the void places of the Ha∣statij. And against the bodies of the Hastatij, they left likewise spaces in the Principes, to the end the Hastatij0