CHAPTER XII. 



I WISH also to set down how the man who 

 is to run the hazard of battle on horse- 

 back should be armed. To begin with the 

 cuirass. 59 This must always be made to fit 

 the body; for if it fits well, the body sup- 

 ports its weight, but if it is very loose, the 

 shoulders have to carry it all by themselves. 

 As for too tight a cuirass, it is a strait- 

 jacket and not a piece of armour. Next, 

 as the neck is one of the vital parts, I say 

 that a covering should be made for it rising 

 out of the cuirass itself to fit the neck.^° 

 This will at once be an ornament ; and if it 

 is made as it should be, it will cover the 

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