Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye whiche sayd boke is departyd in to foure partyes ...

¶Here speketh of the Lacedomyens / of Iulius Cesar / of Papyrius cursor & of Pompee / ¶Capitulo / vij /

THat tyme whan the Lacedomyens had werre to they me of the cyte of Messynes / they knewe ones by thei¦re espyes for certeyne that the Messynyens were so sore set∣te in yre vpon them that they shulde brynge to the bataylle bothe theyre wyues and theyre chyldren for to haue therby a gretter corage for to obteyne or ellis dye togider / For the whiche thinge the Lacedemonyens with drewe them self and differde the bataylle / Item Cesar had ones so brough¦te hys enemyes by takyng of water awaye fro them / that they dyeing for thruste were in dyspeyre of theyre lyffe / and as they that be forced with a grete rage yssued for to fyght with hym / but he wolde not at that owre / but wythdrewe fayre hys men awaye / For hym semed not good that they shulde fyght atte that tyme whan dysperacyon and wrath rewled the corage of the aduersaryes / ¶Item as Pa∣pyrius Cursor shulde ones fyght ayenst the Samytes and that he knewe by hys espyes that the more nombre of folke were hys enemyes / wherfore his men redoubted to deale wyth theym / he toke soone a certeyn of his folke that he mo∣ost trusted with hym / and secretly comaunded them to take a grete quantyte of bowes and of rede / and that they shul¦de drawe hit after theym from a hye hille where bothe the ostes might see hem / for to styre and moeue therwithall in to the ayer the pouldre & duste of the feldes / and that they shulde make the grettest noyse that they might with all / & as soone that this was doon soo and that Papyryus sawe them he bygan to make a scrye with a highe voyce so that hys folke & eke hys enemyes herde hit / and semblably made

to be cryed dyuerse tymes / that hit was his felawe of ar∣mes that he had lefte in to abusshement whyche had dyscom∣fyted a parte of hys enemues / and that they shuld doo so mu¦che that hys felawe hadd not al alone the glorye of the vic¦torye / And herof it happed as he thoughte for therby hys men were made hardy and bolde and lost all feere / And the Samytes that for the grete dust that they sawe flee aboue the erthe wende that it had be a thinge of trouthe / wherfore they torned theyre bakkis and fledd awaye ¶Item pom¦pee was in a doubte that a certeyne cyte shulde be more fauo¦rable to his enemyes / than to hym self / and that she gaffe them ayde and socoure by fore the stroke / And therfore he requyred the enhabytantes that they wolde receyue withyn hem dyuers syke men that might not folow h̄is oost vnto hys retourne ayen for to ease and heele hem self / And that bothe golde and syluere and goodes ynoughe they shulde be••re with theym for to rewarde wel theym that shuld receyue hem / And whan this thinge was graunted Pompee ma¦de to be putte in dyuers and many litteres of his best and moost hardy knyghtes bounde and bended as thoughe they had be sore woūded and syke / and in males / and other fardel¦lages he dyde theyre harneys to be caryed wyth theym as hyt had be theyre gownes and theyre hauoyre / For the whyche thynge whan thees knyghtes sawe theyre tyme ••ay rest they ranne vpon the comons and so muche they dyde that they had the maystry of the cyte and so kepte hit