chased him farre of, for he would haue it to bee so. Wherevpon the ambush put fire vnto the wood, the smoake whereof was so great, that the Agregentins thinking that it was their towne that was set on fire by some mishappe, returned to saue their towne who best might fastest: wherevpon the ambush presen∣ting themselues before them, and Himilco following them neere, they got the townes men betwixt them, and ouerthrewe them.The Children of Israel vsed once this policie against the line of Beniamin. To make short, if all these subtilties can bring foorth no fruite, the Generall may assay to ouercome them by making shewe to leaue them quite, remoouing his hoast: for in so doing, perhappes the townes men will thinke themselues so sure, that they will keepe but little watch or none at all: where∣vpon the sayd Generall may returne with all speede to assault them, trauailing as much ground in one night as he did before in foure daies. I had forgotten to tell, that in pretending to be∣siege one towne, a Generall may make shew to besiege another: to the intent that the towne that doth doubt nothing, might vn∣furnish it selfe of garrison for to helpe the other: wherevpon that may be left which is furnished, & the other besieged that is vnar∣med: as the Lord of Lautrec did when as he approached néere vnto Milan, who fayned that he cared not for Pauie, (although it was the towne that he sought) for after that he was aduerti∣sed that the Countie of Belleioyense had sent part of his people vnto the succour of Milan, and thereby to haue disarmed Pauie which he ought to haue better furnished and armed: the said Lord of Lautrec placed his siege before Pauie, & tooke it easie enough. But for to get out of this matter, leauing all these subtilties a part, I say that a Lieutenant Generall ought neuer to keepe the field, nor an assiege so long as winter lasteth: for it will be a great chaunge if it do not happen ill in the ende: for that a win∣ter siege wasteth, and consumeth an armie; whereas those with∣in a towne are well lodged, and do take no more care then they neede. Moreouer, the besiegers are at the mercie of the colde, snowes, raines, and a thousand other persecutions: so that there néedeth no other enemie but the wether it selfe to ouerthrowe 0