Obseruations vpon the fiue first bookes of Cæsars commentaries setting fourth the practise of the art military in the time of the Roman Empire : wherein are handled all the chiefest point of their discipline, with the true reason of euery part, together with such instructions as may be drawn from their proceedings, for the better direction of our moderne warres / by Clement Edmunds.

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Title: Obseruations vpon the fiue first bookes of Cæsars commentaries setting fourth the practise of the art military in the time of the Roman Empire : wherein are handled all the chiefest point of their discipline, with the true reason of euery part, together with such instructions as may be drawn from their proceedings, for the better direction of our moderne warres / by Clement Edmunds.
Author: Edmondes, Clement, Sir, 1566 or 7-1622.
Publication: At London :: Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the signe of the Starre,; 1600.
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Subject terms: Caesar, Julius. -- De bello Gallico. -- English. -- Abridgments.; Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.; Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.; Gaul -- History -- Gallic Wars, 58-51 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.
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THE FIRST OBSERVATION.

IN the speech it selfe are presented many specialities, both concer∣ning their discipline and militarie instructions, which deserue exa∣mination; amongst which I note first, the extraordinarie number admitted to the Councell, Omnium ordinum ad id concilium adhibitis Centurionibus: Whereas there were vsually no more admitted to their councell of warre but the Legates, Questor, Tribunes, and the Centurions of the first or∣ders, which I vnderstand to be the first Hastate, the first Princeps, and the first Pi∣lum of euery legion. And this is manifestly proued out of the fift Commentarie where Cicero was besieged by Ambiorix, in which amongst other there were two valiant Centurions, Pulfio, and Varenus: betweene whom there was euerie yeare great emulation for place of preferment, & iam primis ordinibus appropin∣quabant, saith Caesar, that is, they had passed by degrees through the lower or∣ders of the legion, and were very neare the dignitie of the first cohort, wherein as in all the rest there were 3 maniples, and in euerie maniple two orders.