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.

THE THIRD OBSERVATION.

THirdly we may obserue, the discreete or moderate temper of his valour, and the meanes he vsed to make his souldiers confident in his directions: for notwithstanding the Britaines had exceedingly vrged him, to make hazard of a present reuenge; yet finding it an vnfit time, (inasmuch as his men had beene somewhat troubled, with the furie of the Britaines) hee thought it best to expect some other oportunitie. And a∣gaine, to auoid the inconueniences of a fearefull retrait, he continued a while in the same place, to imbolden his men with the sight of the enemie. And this manner of proceeding wrought a full perswasion in his souldiers, that his acti∣ons were directed with knowledge, and with a carefull respect of their safetie; which gaue his mē resolution when they were caried vpon seruice, being assured that what seruice soeuer they were imploied vpon, was most diligently to bee performed, as a matter much importing the fortunate issue of that warre: wher∣as if they had perceiued that headstrong furie, which carrieth men on with a de∣sire of victorie, and neuer looketh into the meanes wherby it may be obtained, had directed the course of their proceedinges, they might with reason haue drawne backe from such imploiments, and valewed their safetie aboue the issue of such an enterprise. And hence ariseth that confident opinion, which the sol∣diers haue of a good Generall; which is a matter of great importance in the course of a warre.