An anatomical lecture of man, or, A map of the little world, delineated in essayes and characters by Samuell Person ...

A Souldier.

A Souldier is one of Mars's Cham∣pions, when he comes out of a fight, then the Almanacks red Anatomy of a man is his Picture, his body, is (as it were) all of Iron, saving his Face, which is a Face of Brass; In the Zodiack of the world, he is Leo, he is a vigilant man for he is oft upon his guard, and if at any time Morpheus lull him in the bed of security, he is quickly rouzed by thun∣dering alarums, he deserves to be in∣dicted in the high Court of Justice, for he vi & armis by force he takes away mens goods: King James calls great War∣riours and Conquerours splended Rob∣bers, for they gild their Robberies with golden pretences; A Souldiers chief Mu∣sick, is that of Drumes and Trumpets, that are of a Jonick and Dorick Dialect; yea, his voice imitates them, he thun∣ders with his voice, and lightens with his power, he is another Ʋulcan, this Souldiers, sides are Iron sides, yea a man

of Iron and money, is the Load-stone, that draws this Iron man, this Souldier is something like that Image of a man that Albertus Magnus made, that could go, and speak, but what he can do else, I know not, Experience knows, saving that he can fight, and that's the essence of a Souldier, he seems to have this motto put on him, pro aris & focis, but I think this is a truer motto that he should have (for my self) as the Proverb is, evere man for himself, and God for us all: He has the crimson Oath Wounds, as oft in his mouth, as he has bloody Wounds on his body; if his name be William he calls himself William the Conqueror; He loves to be cloathed with Iron Cap a pe, and then he is all a mode, he is Bellona's Son, and she often makes Anatomies of them, and then there is a feast for Canibals, yea, and their fresh is carved before with the sword, and there bodies are roasted in sulphu∣rious flames, This poor souldier is often weather beaten, for when the Cannons reare like devouring Leviathans swiming in an Ocean of blood, there Mars takes Neptunes place, and then Deaths gulph swallows them up; I wonder that when

a souldier goes amongst the men he has slaine, the dead bodies do not bleed at the sight of the Murderer; I have won∣dered why so many souldiers have scar∣let cloaks, but I have fancied one cause, it is because they dye and imbrue their cloaks in blood, or else because they have been brave Chirurgions of Mars, and have let many blood and killed ma∣ny, and therefore are made Captains, and bears the badge and sign of their Office.