st goings out to
invade the King's Coasts, the King's Soldiers knowing the adverse
Forces are at first wary and vigilant, as also well provided with all
Necessaries. But their usual practice is to way lay them, and stop up
the wayes before them: there being convenient places in all the Roads,
which they have contrived for such purposes. And at these places the
Woods are not suffered to be felled, but kept to shelter them from
the fight of their enemies. Here they lye lurking, and plant their
Guns between the Rocks and Trees, with which they do great damage to
their Enemies before they are aware. Nor can they then suddenly rush
in upon them, being so well guarded with Bushes and Rocks before
them, thro which before their Enemies can get, they flee carrying
their great Guns upon their Shoulders and are gone into the Woods,
where it is impossible to find them, until they come them selves to
meet them after the former manner.

Likewise they prepare against the enemies coming great bushy Trees,
having them ready cut hanging only by withs which grow in the Wood;
these as they march along they let fall among them with many shot
and Arrows.

Being sent upon any design they are very circumspect to keep it
hidden from the Enemies knowledg; by suffering only those to pass,
who may make for their Benefit and advantage; their great endeavour
being to take their Enemies unprovided and at unawares.

[They understand the manner of Christian Armies.] By the long wars
first between them and the Portugueze, and since with the Hollander,
they have had such ample experience, as hath much improved them
in the art of War above what they were formerly. And many of the
chief Commanders and Leaders of their Armies are men which formerly
served the Portugueze against them. By which they come to know the
disposition and discipline of Christian Armies. Insomuch as they
have given the Dutch several overthrows, and taken Forts from them,
which they had up in the Countrey.

[They seldom hazzard a battel.] Heretofore for bringing the head of
an Enemy, the King used to gratify them with some reward, but now the
fashion is almost out of use. The ordering of their battel is with
great security, there being very few lost in Fight. For if they be
not almost sure to win the battel, they had rather not fight, than
run any hazzard of loosing it.

[If they prove unsuccessful, how he punishes them.] If his men do
not successfully accomplish the design he