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 ...

¶Remedye ayenst the myne / Capi^o· xxxvij

AYenst that other manere of sawtynge of a fortres that is to wite by waye of vndremynynge that ma¦de is vndre the erthe / may be suche remedyes had / Fyrst they of within muste alwayes sette a gode watche vpon the hy∣hest partyes of theyre towres / to take gode kepe whether they can see from eny where men beringe erthe or som signe wher¦by eny suspecion may be had / and with this they ought of∣ten to herken bothe daye & nyght doune of the walle yf they can here eny noyse or smytynge of hamers / & yf it happeth them to perceyue eny thinge / they ought soone to make a cō¦tremyne tyl that they come to the vndremyninge of theyre enemies / & there with gode sperys & demy lances shall kepe that they shal delue noo ferther / but first they shall haue redy at the entree of theire contremine grete tubbes & other vessel¦les full of water & of pisse / & thēne they shall make as they dyde flee & att theyre gooinge out they shall lightly spylle y^e watre castyng the tubbes & other vesselles dounward / & yf by the help of the women the watre might be sedīge bote hit were yet the bettre for / and by suche manere of waye diuers

myners haue be caughte & slayne / Item we putte cas that they of the ost shulde haue doo so muche that they had won∣ne the walles / the towres & the yates of the cyte / shall they of withīne let hem self be slayne therfore as bestes / & by buss¦hement & fere to be taken as men take the quayle vndre the sperhawke / Nay / but as valyaunt vasselles deffendyng al¦wayes to the dethe & hauynge styll a gode hope / they ought to moūte vp to the wyndowes of the houses & vpon y^e thak∣kes / & with grete stones & tyles / sedynge water / hote asshis & quyk lyme / they shall kylle & slee theyre enemyes as thei go here & there by grete hepes for to spoylle the towne / & as they shall trowe to sette the houses on a fyre thenne shall they of the towne brayne hem with stones whiche they shall caste doune / and so dere they ought to selle theyre flesshe that hit be not for theire enemyes avaylle / For in suche a cas a bolde co¦rage doubteth noo thinge / and by this manere of waye ma¦ny cytees & townes that were surprised of theyre enemyes haue be deliuered free fro them to theyre tryumphall victorie & to the shamefill rebuke of the enemyes / for it is an ouere grete a thīge for men of armes to entre in anothers towne so that hyt be wel garnysshed & the dwellers of the same bein¦ge of a gode corage for to deffende & naturally al man is bol¦de in fensinge of that / that is his owne / O what grete & a merueillable bronde of corage had they of the cyte of mayen¦ce ayenst theire enmyes whan they sawe that they myght nomore holde ayenst y^e romains that had kepte siege so lon∣ge bifore theyre cite / for as they y^e wolde rather deie & distro∣ie the yre cite & theire godes / than that theire enmyes shulde therof be mastres nor enioye theyre grete tresors / for sore ri∣che they were / they dide sett al theire cite on a fyre / that grete horroure was for to see al that there was in a flame where

as perysshed bothe women and chyldren / And a noone after yssued oute and full dere they solde theyre grete yre & they∣re deth vnto the rommayns theyre enemys / of whyche were many slayne or euer they coude brynge them at an ende / & nothynge they gat there / One thynge lerneth vegece / It is that yf thenhabytantes are come to this / late hem wel ke¦pe hem self that they shette not the yates of theyre towne / For he sayth / that in suche a caas men ought to gyue row∣me to hys enemye for to goo a waye yf it semeth hym gode by cause that yf he were kepte close / than myght hys streng¦the be doubled within hym self sayd that noo power he shul∣de haue to slee yf nede were / ¶Item it happeth oftentymes that they of the oost doo fayne by cawtelle that they departe awaye & with thys goo som what ferre as some tyme dyde they of Grece / byfore the grete Troye after the fayned peas But soone after whan they thoughte that they of wythin were as assured and that they made no grete force of noo watche nor kept not hem self vpon theyre warde / thenne the grekes all styl by nyght tyme retourned and dressed theyre ladders to the walles / and went vp where they fonde the wat¦chemen sore wery of longe watche doon in tyme past / that tro¦wed thenne to be sewre / a slepe and cowpled one to other and so lyghtly they slewe them all / And by this manere of wyle many cytees & townes haue be taken / Thus was the grete cyte of troye distroyed & semblably shulde the cite of rome ha∣ue be dystroyed that tyme that haniball of cartage was at sege byfore had not be the crye of the ghoos that by aduentu¦re awaked the watche / & bicause that suche thinges are comō¦ly att all owres / And lytell houses ought to be made vpon the walles for to kepe the watchemen from colde in wyn∣ter / and fro the Sonne in the somer / And in olde tyme

was an vsage to norrysshe grete mastyuys & sore bytynge dogges in the said lytel houses and wythin the towres / to thende that by them shulde be knowen by theyre smellyng the comynge of theyre enemyes / Wyth thees maners and wayes of deffences / techeth vegece to them that be beseged and closed to be curyouse and dylygent for to wite & kno¦we by spyes and other meanes the couyne of theyre enemy∣es / Nor nothynge is more helpynge For by thys they may the bettre appoynte theyre dooynges / Wherby yf they be of a gode corage and that they may knowe that theyre aduersa∣ryes be not vpon theyre warde / or that they be at theyre refec¦cyon takyng / or sportyng here and there / nor haue noo suspe¦cyon that they of within com out to be fyght hem / thenne shal they sodaynly attones renne without the towne vpon hem / Ane namely yf they can̄ yssue out of som fause dore or posterne at the bak syde it is the bettre / and they muste kepe wel that theyre couyne and entreprise be not accused nor kno¦wen / wherby som busshement myght be sett for them by they¦re aduersaryes that shulde slee hem as they sholde com oute / But yf they can / surpryse them by the forsaid manere of wa¦ye and that a hardy corage lede hem / they shall mowe make hem self quit at that tyme of them / & to thys purpos of a har¦dy corage of cytezeyns makynge deffence for theyre cyte / hit was seen full merueyllouse within the hertes of them of the cytee of munyence in hyspayne that tyme that the romains by dyuers bataylles / had brought hem so lowe that they durs¦te make nomore noon yssue out of theyre stronge cytee / Ne∣uerthelesse they delybered emong hem that they shulde rather d••ie all than to lyue as bōdmen / but first they wolde selle hem self fall dere fightyng with theyre ennemyes / ¶And therfore of suche a quantyte of corne as they had dide brewe

a drynke myxte withsuche manere of gere y^e astre they had taken hyt they were all dronken So yssued they oute thēne and so grete fayttes of armes they made / that or euere they coude be all dystroyed / they had slayne almost al theyre en∣myes / And yf that ony party had be equall in quantite to that othre party / not one Romayn shulde haue be lefte there alyue But to the fyrst purpos sayth vegece And yf it hap to fall so / that thys enterpryse be not fortunable for them / and that they be Robustly rechassed / they muste byfore haue ordeyned that the yate be redely open for them And yf the enmyes be so hardy that they come tyl vpon the brygge or namely wythin the gate folowyng the chasse / they muste be soone shet and closed wythinne / and that vpon the wallees be stones ynoughe / and gode shot for to cōueie them th••ns •• al manere of engyns so that they all nor noo grete ••ee••e re¦tourne not a lyue / so shal not the getyng be al togyder fo•• them / But yet it is a grete parell for to fyght vpon a brig¦ge / Exsample by a kynge of Gallya called Brenyus which wyth hys grete oste that he led ayenst the romma∣yns / he onercharged so sore the brygge that he had doo make of tymber vpon the ryuere of the rosne that hit brak and therfore were hys men peryssed there / ¶Item and yf it happe that by a manere of patysse or by som accorde or trea∣tee shulde be bespoken for to haue or delyuere afortresse men muste soueraynly be aduysed and wyly that the vntrouthe and trychery of som euyl and malycyouse folke may not de¦ceyue the innocencye of the symple / For it hath be seen ma∣ny tymes that euyl couenaunces and peas by fyctyon ma∣de vndre coloure of gode concordaunce haue letted moche mo¦re than hath doon strengthe of armes