one of the Artes
to him appertaining: And of the Grekes named

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#Taktike:#. "That is, the Skill of Ordring Souldiers in Battell ray
after the best maner to all purposes." This Art so much dependeth vppon
Numbers vse, and the Mathematicals, that _Aelianus_ (the best writer
therof,) in his worke, to the _Emperour Hadrianus_, by his perfection,
in the Mathematicals, (beyng greater, then other before him had,)
thinketh his booke to passe all other the excellent workes, written of
that Art, vnto his dayes. For, of it, had written _Aeneas_: _Cyneas_ of
_Thessaly_: _Pyrrhus Epirota_: and _Alexander_ his sonne: _Clearchus_:
_Pausanias_: _Euangelus_: _Polybius_, familier frende to _Scipio_:
_Eupolemus_: _Iphicrates_, _Possidonius_: and very many other worthy
Capitaines, Philosophers and Princes of Immortall fame and memory: Whose
fayrest floure of their garland (in this feat) was _Arithmetike_: and a
litle perceiuerance, in _Geometricall_ Figures. But in many other cases
doth _Arithmetike_ stand the Capitaine in great stede. As in
proportionyng of vittayles, for the Army, either remaining at a stay: or
suddenly to be encreased with a certaine number of Souldiers: and for a
certain tyme. Or by good Art to diminish his company, to make the
victuals, longer to serue the remanent, & for a certaine determined
tyme: if nede so require. And so in sundry his other accountes,
Reckeninges, Measurynges, and proportionynges, the wise, expert, and
Circumspect Capitaine will affirme the Science of _Arithmetike_, to be
one of his chief Counsaylors, directers and aiders. Which thing (by good
meanes) was euident to the Noble, the Couragious, the loyall, and
Curteous

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_Iohn_, late Earle of Warwicke. Who was a yong Gentleman, throughly
knowne to very few. Albeit his lusty valiantnes, force, and Skill in
Chiualrous feates and exercises: his humblenes, and frendelynes to all
men, were thinges, openly, of the world perceiued. But what rotes
(otherwise,) vertue had fastened in his brest, what Rules of godly and
honorable life he had framed to him selfe: what vices, (in some then
liuing) notable, he tooke great care to eschew: what manly vertues, in
other noble men, (florishing before his eyes,) he Sythingly aspired
after: what prowesses he purposed and ment to achieue: with what feats
and Artes, he began to furnish and fraught him selfe, for the better
seruice of his Kyng and Countrey, both in peace & warre. These (I s