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200 XVIII. SIR THOMAS ELYOT,ihem so asprely / that <strong>the</strong> capitaine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Romanes / calledLuctatius / mought easily take <strong>the</strong>m.Nowe beholde what excellent cowmoditie is in <strong>the</strong> feate<strong>of</strong> swymmyng / sensno kyng / be he neuer so puissauwt or \ 6cp^rfecte in <strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong> warres / may assm^e hym-selfe<strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> necessities / whiche fortune sowe<strong>the</strong> amonge menthat be mortall. And sens on <strong>the</strong> helth and saulfe garde <strong>of</strong>a noble capitayne / <strong>of</strong>ten tymes dependeth <strong>the</strong> weale <strong>of</strong> arealme / nothing shulde be kepte <strong>from</strong> his knowlege / wherby 16:his persone may be in euery ieoperdie preserued.Amonge <strong>the</strong>se exercises / it shall be conuenient <strong>to</strong> lerneDefence withwaipons.moste conuenient.<strong>to</strong> handle sondrye waipons / specially <strong>the</strong> sworde^^^ ^Y^^ batayle-axe : whiche be for a noble-manBut <strong>the</strong> moste honorable exercise in myne opinion / andRydynge audthat besemeth <strong>the</strong> astate <strong>of</strong> euery noble personevauntynge<strong>of</strong> is <strong>to</strong> rvdc sucrly & clene / on a o^reat'' •' ' o horse andhorsis.a roughe / whiche vndoubtedly nat onely importetha maiestie & drede <strong>to</strong> inferiour persones / beholding 1 75him aboue <strong>the</strong> co;;^mon course <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r men / dauntyng afierce and cruell beaste / but also is no litle socour / as wellin pursuete <strong>of</strong> enemies & co7/foundyng <strong>the</strong>m / as in escapyngimminent daunger / whan wisedome <strong>the</strong>r<strong>to</strong> exhorteth.Alsoa stronge and hardy horse do<strong>the</strong> some-tyme more domage 18cvnder his maister / than he with al his waipon : and alsosetteth forwarde <strong>the</strong> stroke / and cause<strong>the</strong> it <strong>to</strong> Hghte withmore violence.Bucephal / <strong>the</strong> horse <strong>of</strong> great kynge Alexander / whoBucephaLsufTred none on his backe saulfe onely his maister 18:;/ at <strong>the</strong> bataile <strong>of</strong> Thebes beinge sore wounded /wolde nat suffre <strong>the</strong> kinge <strong>to</strong> departe fronz hym <strong>to</strong> a-no<strong>the</strong>rhorse / but persistyng in his furiouse courage / wonderfullycontinued out <strong>the</strong> bataile / with his fete & te<strong>the</strong> betvn^'i;c

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