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to annoy mé, people have asserted that 
my faculties were considerably decayed. 
It was once strong enough to prevent me 
from dying of vexation, as my friend Prince 
Louis of Baden did aboug thirty years 
aso. I shrugged my shoulders at it, 
and kept on my usual course. For in- 
stance, if I were to interfere in public 
affairs, I would say to the Emperor; 
s¢Fake all possible precautions respecting 
your succession; it will be involved in 
dreadful confusion. Two or three pow- 
ers will lay claim to it. Prevené all 
this in your life-time. Here is an occa- 
sion for driving about ss i in my 
Scarce Tracts, Ke. 
[Nov. I, 
time to Munich, Berlin, London, the 
Hague,” &c. The army and artillery 
are neglécted. We shall not be capable 
of resistance,’ unless we contrive to. 
prevent all that is likely to happen; — 
and unless, above all things, on the death 
of Charles VI. we refuse to go to war 
with the Turks. I wish prosperity to 
the house of Austria, and Tope that 16. 
will extricate itself from this embarrass- 
ment. I have written enough to day, 
and will now mount my horse to go and 
look at a lion which has just arrived 
at my menagerie, on the road te Schweis 
kelt. > + sl 
SCARCE TRACTS, WITH EXTRACTS AND ANALYSES OF | 
"SCARCE BOOKS. | 
Zi is proposed in future to devote a few Pages of the Monthly Magazine to the 
Insertion of such Scarce Tracts as are of an interesting Nature, with the Use 
of which we may be favoured by our Correspondents; and under the same Head ta 
entroduce also the Analyses of Scurce and Curious Books. 
—ee Ra 
« The Arte of Warre; by William Gar- 
rard, Gentleman; corrected and finished 
-by Captaine Hichcock.” Anno 1591, 
6, bl. 4to. 1591. 
HE author, who dedicates his work 
to the famous earl of Essex, was a 
relative of sir Thomas Garrard, and in 
the service of the king of Spain fourteen 
years. The work is a posthumous pub- 
lication, consigned to sir Thomas Gar- 
yard, who caused captain Hichcock to 
edite it. ghee 
The first extract which I shall give, 
shows the severity of the ancient billet, 
and the habits of the soldier in camp, 
huts, (not tents) being anciently, or at 
least, more usual. 
« A souldier in garrison being furrierd* 
in a house, is allowed the best bed and 
chaurber save one, faire sheets, board, 
clothes, plates, napkins, towels, dressing 
of his meate, seruice at the table, oile, 
&c. 
“¢ Whillst a souldier ts in the campe, hee 
ought never to lye out of his clothes, his 
peece ready charged must /ye by his side, 
his furniture at his girdle, which is his 
flaske, match, and tutchbore, his rapier 
very ready, and his poynado likewise at 
his girdle, which if they should be so 
monstrous daggers, or such acutler’s shop 
as our English fésérs are accustomed to 
* Billeted. 
vineger, salt, mustard, candle-light, fire, 
wear, they would he both combrous im * 
‘carriage, and troublesome to his com- 
panicns, and to himselfe, specially when — 
they lye in their cabbines. 
A souldier in campe must make choise 
of two, or three, or more camerades, © 
such as for experienee, fidelity, and con- 
ditions, do best agree with his nature, 
that be tryed souldiers and trustie friends, ° 
to the intent that like louing brethren ~ 
they may support one another jn all 
aduerce fortune, and supply each other’s ~ 
wants. Asforexample, having marched, 
all day, and comming at night to the 
place where they must encampe, one of ° 
them chooseth cut the dryest and warme 
est plot of ground he can get in the quars © 
ter, which is appointed to his band for 
lodging place, doth keepe all their clukes, 
armes, and baggage, whilest another -_ 
makes provision with one of their boyes _ 
in some adjoyning village, Gf time and 
safety from the enemie doth permit) for 
long straw, both to couer their cabbin, 
and make their bedd of; during the time — 
that another with a litt! het, which, 
with a lether bottel for drinke, a little | 
kettle co seeth meat in, and a bagge of 
salt, which are to be borne of the boyes 
amongst other baggage, and are most ‘ 
necesserie things for encamping, doth 
cut downe forked bowes and long poales — 
to frame and reare up their cabbin with 
all, and to provide timber or firewood, 
_ if it be mn winter, or when neede requires, — 
whilsg 
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