RICHARD CHANCELOR ad. 



1553- 

 man & beast. Now what might be made of these men 



if they were trained & broken to order and knowledge 

 of civill wars ? If this Prince had within his countreys 

 such men as could make them to understand ye things 

 aforesaid, I do beleeve that 2 of the best or greatest 

 princes in Christendome were not wel able to match 

 with him, considering the greatnes of his power & the 

 hardnes of his people & straite living both of people 

 and horse, and the small charges which his warres stand 

 him in : for he giveth no wages, except to strangers. 

 They have a yerely stipend & not much. As for his 

 own countrey men every one serveth of his owne 

 proper costes and charges, saving that he giveth to his 

 Harcubusiers certaine allowance for powder & shot : or 

 else no man in all his countrey hath one pennie wages. [I. H°0 

 But if any man hath done very good service he giveth 

 him a ferme or a piece of lande ; for the which hee 

 is bound at all times to bee readie with so many men 

 as the Duke shall appoynt : who considereth in his 

 mind what that lande or ferme is well able to finde : 

 and so many shall he bee bound to furnish at all and 

 every such time as warres are holden in any of the 

 Dukes dominions. For there is no man of living, but 

 hee is bound likewise, whether the Duke call for either 

 souldier or labourer, to furnish them with all such 

 necessaries as to them belong. 



Also, if any gentleman or man of living do die without 

 issue male, immediately after his death the Duke entreth 

 his land, notwithstanding he have never so many daugh- 

 ters, and peradventure giveth it foorthwith to another 

 man, except a small portion that he spareth to marrie 

 the daughters with all. Also if there be a rich man, a 

 fermour, or man of living, which is striken in age or 

 by chance is maimed, and be not able to doe the Duke 

 service, some other gentleman that is not able to live 

 and more able to doe service, will come to the Duke 

 and complayne, saying, your Grace hath such an one, 

 which is unmeete to doe service to your Highnes, who 



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