[To prevent the Soldiers from Plotting.] The Soldiers of the High Lands called Cande Uda, are dispersed all over the Land; so that one scarcely knows the other, the King not suffering many Neighbours and Townsmen to be in one Company; which hath always heretofore been so ordered for fear of Conspiracies.

[The manner of sending them out on Expeditions.] When the King sends any of these Commanders with their Armies abroad to War or otherwise, sometimes they see not his face, but he sends out their Orders to them by a Messenger; sometimes admits them into his Presence, and gives them their Orders with his own mouth, but nothing in Writing.  And when several of them are sent together upon any Design, there is not any one appointed to be Chief Commander or General over the whole Army; but each one as being Chief over his own Men, disposeth and ordereth them according to his pleasure; the others do the like.  Which sometimes begets disagreement among themselves, and by that means their Designs are frustrated.  Neither doth he like or approve, that the great Commanders of his Soldiers should be very intimate or good Friends, lest they should conspire against him, nor will he allow them to disagree in such a degree that it be publickly known and observed.

[The King requires all the Captains singly to send him intelligence of their Affairs.] And when there is any tidings to send the King, they do not send in general together by consent, but each one sends particularly by himself.  And there common custom and practice is to inform what they can one against another, thinking thereby to obtain the most favour and good will from the King.  By this means there can nothing, be done or said, but he hath notice thereof.

[When the War is finished they may not return without order.] Being in this manner sent forth, they dare not return, altho they have performed and finished the Business they were sent upon, until he send a special Order and Command to recall them.

[The Condition of the common Soldiers.] When the Armies are sent abroad, as he doth send them very often against the Dutch, it goeth very hard with the Soldiers; who must carry their victuals and Pots to dress it in upon their Backs, besides their Arms, which are Swords, Pikes, Bows and Arrows, and good Guns.  As for Tents, for their Armies alwayes ly in the Fields, they carry Tallipat leaves, which are very light and convenient, along with them.  With these they make their Tents:  Fixing sticks into the ground, and laying other pieces of Wood overthwart, after the manner of the roof of an House, and so lay their leaves overall, to shoot the Rains off.  Making these Tents stronger or slighter, according to the time of their tarriance.  And having spent what Provisions they carried out with them, they go home to fetch more.  So that after a Month or two a great part of the Army is always absent.