especially in the night. The Provost (or rather the Waggon-master) sendeth one of his men to take notice of the place for the lodging of the baggage, who afterward conducteth him thither; where he then assigneth the Sutlers (or victuallers) their quarter, and causeth all carts or waggons to be removed out of the streets, left an alarm be given.CHAP. II. Of distributing the quarters.GReat discretion must be used in appointing to every one such quarter as isPro gradu le∣gionibus & auxi∣lus, equitibus & peditibus, loca deputantur in cas is. Veg. 3.8. fitting and con∣formable to the quality of his person, and convenience of the place. The best way to avoid suspicion of partialitie is, that such as be ill lodged now, be better accommodated the next time. The market-place (for the conveniency of all, and for safetie) is to be in the middle; but so as no streets run through it leading to the Rendezvous or place of arms.When the quarter is to be in some suspected place, it should (if possibly it could) be made in the day time, before the approch of the night, that so the fittest place for the alarm place might be made choise of, and also for the corps-du-guard; also the better to discover and observe the ap∣proches of the enemy, and to appoint the stands of the Sentinells; that so the souldiers finding all things ready, be not put to find out their lodgings in the dark with lighted straw, in danger to fire the houses: besides, a Lieutenant with 25 Harquebusiers useth to be sent out before, and to place themselves beyond the further side of the village where the quarter shall be, placing Sentinells a good distance before them, to prevent the enemies sudden approch on that part. The best house must be appointed for the Generall, as near the Corps-du-guard as may be; the rest of the officers are to be accommodated in their order. Every Captain must lodge among his souldiers. The troops, being come near to the quarter, make Alto; and receiving information by the Quarter∣master Generall, or one of the particular Quartermasters, that the quarters are ready, the Chief giveth license to the Captains to enter their quarters. They which have the guard are to be con∣ducted to the place by the Quartermaster Generall. But if the army be encamped in the field, the Cavallrie is to be quartered, according to theThe Romanes manner of quar∣tering or encam∣ping, is shewed in figure by Lipsius in his book De milit. Rom. lib. 5. dial. 4. Also by Sir H. Savile, in his annotations upon Tacitus. And by Sir Cl. Edmonds in his observa∣tions upon Cesars Commentaries, lib. 2. cap 9. And described by Vget. lib 3. cap. 8. manner of quartering of a regiment,For the modern quarterings, see S. Stevin his castrametation. Also D. de Solemne, and others. repre∣sented in figure 4. part 3. chap. 2. And of the whole army in Figure 5.CHAP. III. Of the necessitie of securing the quarters.NOthing sooner deceiveth an unexperienced Captain, then to perswade himself that he is su∣periour in forces, and in advantage of place, and so farre distant from his enemie as he cannot, or dare not assail him. Upon which supposition theMilitibus ad capiendum cibum occuparis, aut mu∣nera facienda di∣spersis, faciè ne∣ctuntur insidia. Noctis obscuruas, necessitas somni, pascentium equo∣rum dispersio, oc∣casionem superve∣nnu prastat. Veg. lib 3.8. surprisings of quarters are often grounded, it being no marvell that secure and disordered men should be assaulted by well ordered men and re∣solute; among the Cavallrie especially, where the souldier cannot arm himself without help: his horse-boy nor himself being scarce themselves, (as but newly rouzed out of their sleep by the al∣arm) can hardly tell where to find bridle or saddle, or light: so as the enemy is upon their jacks before they can mount, or at least unite themselves together.These things oftentimes happen, but are justly derided by good souldiers,Castrorum mu∣nitio curanta mi∣hil enequae tam salutare, ne{que} tam ncessarium in venitur in bello Idem lib. 1. c. 21. and therefore all di∣ligence must be used at all times as if the enemy were at hand, ready to set upon the quarters every moment.CHAP. IIII. Of the manner of securing the quarters.ALl the diligences used about securing of the quarters, seem onely to serve for the gaining of time,Subita conter∣rent hostes, usita∣ta vilescunt. and that the enemy may not charge you on the sudden, so as the souldiers have not convenient time to arm themselves, mount their horses, and assemble at the place of arms. To effect this, there is no better way then toThe Romanes manner of forti∣fications about their camps, for security, are ful∣ly described by Veget. lib. 1. c. 24. If the enemie were near, all the army stood ready for battell, to guard them which (behind them) wrought about the trenches. And this was done by every century by turns; every souldier becoming a pioner for the time. Ibid. cap. 25. make sure the enemies approches. If the quarter be in a suspected place, the companies of Harquebusiers are to be quartered in the advenues of the village, the Lances (if any be) and Cuirassiers in the middle.At the entrances of all the streets, either trees orFor a sudden defence of the quarter (if being in a champain countrey, destitute of any other) it hath been usu∣all to enclose the quarter with waggons and carts. So did the Helvetians (now called Swissers) as Cesar recordeth it, Communt. cap. 10. And to this pur∣pose, vide Veget. lib. 3. cap. 10. Persae (imitantes Romanos) ductis fossis castra constituunt; & quia arenosa sunt propt omnia, saccos quos ies pertavrant, pulverulenta (quae effoditur) terra complent, orúmque cnulo aggerem faciunt. Ibid. waggons are to be placed acrosse, giving order to the Harquebusiers to guard those passages, and that none of them mount on horseback without speciall order: that so, the rest may have time to assemble at the place of arms, if the enemy come 0