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Quando pugna committenda est, instruitur Acies, & dividitur in Frontem, 1. Tergum, 2. & Alas (Cornua.) 3.
Peditatus 4. intermiscetur Equitatui. 5.
Ille distinguitur, in Centurias, hic, in Turmas.
illae. in medio ferunt, Vexilla; 6. hae, Labara. 7.
Eorum Praefecti sunt, Decuriones, Signiferi, Vicarii, Centuriones, 8. Magistri Equitum, 9. Tribuni, Chiliarchae, & omnium summus Imperator.
Tympanistae 10. & Tympanotribae 11. ut & Tubicines 12. ad arma vocant & militem inflammant.
Primo conflictu, exploduntur Bombardo 13. & Tormenta. 14.
Posteà cominùs pugnatur 15. Hastis & Gladiis.
Victi, trucidantur, 16. vel capiuntur, vel aufugiunt. 17.
Succenturiati, 18. superveniunt ex insidiis.
Impedimenta 19.
When the Battell is to be fought, the Army is set in order, and divided into the Front, 1. the Rere, 2. and the Wings. 3.
The Foot 4. are intermixed with the Horse 5.
That is divided into Companies, this into Troops.
These carry Banners; 6. these Flags 7. in the midst of them.
Their Officers are, Coporals, Ensignes, Lieutenants, Captains, 8. Commanders of the horse, 9 Lieutenant Coronels, Coronels, & he that is the chief of all, the Generes.
The Drummers 10. and the Drumslades 11. as also the Trumperers 12. call to Arms, and inflame the Souldier.
At the first onset the Muskets, 13. and Ordinance 14. are shot off.
Afterwards they fight 15. hand to hand with Pikes and Swords.
They that are overcome are slain, 16. or taken prisoners, or run away. 17.
They thar are for the reserve, 18. come upon them out of their places where they lay in wait.
The Carriages are 19.