A bibliography of English military books up to 1642 and of ...

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Black letter.
Quarto.
Collation. Tp., *i, enclosed in woodcut.—Three deds., the first to Sir
Christopher Hatton, *2-4.—Verses, **i-**4.—Col.: "IF Imprinted at London
by Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes Maiestie."— R.H. :
"Of
warre", "Of Souldiers", "Of the time", and "The Decay on Martiall
discipline."—No pag.—Sigs. in 4% *, **, A-K2. — 36 11. to p.
Copies. B.M.
Another ed. of this year (1578), with a narrower ornamental border to tp.,
and Col. :
"IT Imprinted at London, by Henrie Middleton, for C[hristopher]
B[arker]."—Sigs. in 4% *, **, A-L3.— 34 11. to p.
Copies. B.M.
Contents.
Rich, like so many other writers, laments the decay of martial
discipline in England ;
yet it was only necessary, he says, " to look into the
Tower of London to see that neither ordnance, shot, powder, pike, caliver,
armour, nor any other furniture convenient for the wars were one whit
lacking " j but these things would avail little if men were not exercised in
their use. The corrupt practices of the officers and the manner of recruiting
were at the root of the evil. A chief Constable of a county had the power
of enlisting whomsoever he chose, and he often made use of it for the purpose
of getting rid of any person obnoxious to him :
" but if Maister Constable
be in love and charitie with his neighbours, then some odd fellow must
be picked out that doth least good in the parish, it is no matter for his condition,
they thinke he can not be too ill to make a souldier of."
toryes, or martyall affayres,
23. Fifteen-seventy-eight. P[ro6ler] T[homas].
Of the knowledge
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and condu6te of warres, two bookes,
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latelye wrytten and sett foorth, profi- table for suche as delight
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in Hys-
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this present tyme.
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IF
Virtuti pariter cundtis contendite neruis
Ignaua (vt scopulos) otia difFugite.
Seeke vertue, noble youth betymes,
Which breadeth honour true :
Base idlenesse, and all her baytes,
Euen as a rocke eschue.
f In cedibus Richardi Tottelli. vij. die lunij. Anno Domini.
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dum solum.
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Quarto.
Collation. Tp., ITi.— Profter's arms, Hi.—Pref., 13-5.— Err., IF52, shows
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