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When, after this, they are gone out of their camp, they all march
without noise, and in a decent manner, and every one keeps his own rank,
as if they were going to war. The footmen are armed with breastplates and
head-pieces, and have swords on each side; but the sword which is upon
their left side is much longer than the other, for that on the right side
is not longer than a span. Those foot-men also that are chosen out from
the rest to be about the general himself have a lance and a buckler, but
the rest of the foot soldiers have a spear and a long buckler, besides
a saw and a basket, a pick-axe and an axe, a thong of leather and a hook,
with provisions for three days, so that a footman hath no great need of
a mule to carry his burdens. The horsemen have a long sword on their right
sides, axed a long pole in their hand; a shield also lies by them obliquely
on one side of their horses, with three or more darts that are borne in
their quiver, having broad points, and not smaller than spears. They have
also head-pieces and breastplates, in like manner as have all the footmen.
And for those that are chosen to be about the general, their armor no way
differs from that of the horsemen belonging to other troops; and he always
leads the legions forth to whom the lot assigns that employment.
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