ed of the Asiaticans, 137

Diverse examples of the antiquitie, 137

The prudence which the Capitaine ought to use, in the accidence that
chaunse in faightinge, 138

What a Capitaine ought to doo, that is the conqueror, or that is
conquered, 140

A Capitaine ought not to faighte the battaile, but with advauntage,
excepte he be constrained, 142

How to avoide the faightinge of the fielde, 144

Advertismentes that the Capitaine ought to have, 146

Speakyng to souldiers helpeth muche to make them to be curagious and
bolde, 146

Whether all the armie ought to bee spoken unto, or onely to the heddes
thereof, 147

IN THE FYVETH BOOKE

The manner how to leade an armie gowinge thorough suspected places, or
to incounter the enemie, 152

An example of Aniball, 156

Wether any thing oughte to bee commaunded with the voise or with the
trompet, 159

The occations why the warres made now a dayes, doo impoverish the
conquerors as well as the conquered, 162

Credite ought not to be given to thinges which stand nothinge with
reason, 164

The armie ought not to knowe what the Capitaine purposeth to doo, 165

Diverse examples, 167

IN THE SIXTE BOOKE

The maner how to incampe an armie, 175

How brode the spaces and the wayes ought to be within the campe, 182

What waye ought to be used when it is requiset to incampe nere the
enemie, 184

How the watche and warde ought to be apoincted in the campe, and what
punishmente they ought to have that doo not their dutie, 186

How the Romanies prohibited women to be in their armies and idell games
to be used, 188

How to incampe accordinge to the nomber of men, and what nomber of menne
maie suffise againste, what so ever enemie that wer, 191

How to doo to be assured, of the fideletie of those that are had in
suspition, 193

What a Capitaine ought to doo beinge beseged of his enemies, 194

Example of Coriliano and others, 195

It is requiset chiefly for a Capitain to kepe his souldiers punished and
payed, 197

Of aguries, 197

Moste excellent advertismentes and pollicies, 198

The occation of the overthrowe of the Frenchmen at Garigliano, 202

IN THE SEVENTH BOOKE

Cities are strong, either by nature or by industrie, 205

The maner of fortificacion, 205

Bulwarkes ought not to be made oute of a towne distante from the same,
207

Example of Genoa, 208

Of the Countes Catherin, 208

The fation of percullesies used in Almaine, 210

Howe the b