[He conceals his purpose, when he sends out his Army.] Whensoever the King sends his Armies abroad upon any Expedition, the Watches beyond them are all secured immediately, to prevent any from passing to carry Intelligence to the Enemy.  The Soldiers themselves do not know the Design they are sent upon, until they come there.  None can know his intentions or meaning by his actions.  For sometimes he sends Commanders with their Soldiers to ly in certain places in the Woods until farther order, or until he send Ammunition to them.  And perhaps when they have laid there long enough, he sends for them back again.  And after this manner oftentimes he catches the Hollanders before they be aware, to their great prejudice and dammage.  He cares not that his great Men should be free-spirited or Valiant; if there be any better than the rest, them to be sure suddenly he cuts off, lest they might do him any mischief.

[Great exploits done, and but little Courage.] In their War there is but little valour used, altho they do accomplish many notable Exploits.  For all they do is by crafty Stratagems.  They will never meet their Enemies in the Field, to give them a repulse by Battel, and force of Arms:  [They work chiefly by Stratagems.] neither is the Enemy like to meet with any opposition at their first goings out to invade the King’s Coasts, the King’s Soldiers knowing the adverse Forces are at first wary and vigilant, as also well provided with all Necessaries.  But their usual practice is to way lay them, and stop up the wayes before them:  there being convenient places in all the Roads, which they have contrived for such purposes.  And at these places the Woods are not suffered to be felled, but kept to shelter them from the fight of their enemies.  Here they lye lurking, and plant their Guns between the Rocks and Trees, with which they do great damage to their Enemies before they are aware.  Nor can they then suddenly rush in upon them, being so well guarded with Bushes and Rocks before them, thro which before their Enemies can get, they flee carrying their great Guns upon their Shoulders and are gone into the Woods, where it is impossible to find them, until they come them selves to meet them after the former manner.

Likewise they prepare against the enemies coming great bushy Trees, having them ready cut hanging only by withs which grow in the Wood; these as they march along they let fall among them with many shot and Arrows.

Being sent upon any design they are very circumspect to keep it hidden from the Enemies knowledg; by suffering only those to pass, who may make for their Benefit and advantage; their great endeavour being to take their Enemies unprovided and at unawares.

[They understand the manner of Christian Armies.] By the long wars first between them and the Portugueze, and since with the Hollander, they have had such ample experience, as hath much improved them in the art of War above what they were formerly.  And many of the chief Commanders and Leaders of their Armies are men which formerly served the Portugueze against them.  By which they come to know the disposition and discipline of Christian Armies.  Insomuch as they have given the Dutch several overthrows, and taken Forts from them, which they had up in the Countrey.