of what armours thei are armed, then the facion, that
this battaile ought to have, is (as I have saied)
of twentie rankes, twentie men to a ranke, five rankes
of Pikes in the front, and fiftene rankes of Targaettes
on the backe, twoo Centurions standying in the fronte,
twoo behinde on the backe, who shall execute the office
of those, whiche the antiquitie called Tergiductori.
The Conestable with the Ansigne, and with the Drumme,
shall stande in thesame space, that is betwene the
five rankes of the Pikes, and the fiftene of the Targeaettes.
Of the Peticapitaines, there shall stande one upon
every side of the ranckes, so that every one, maie
have on his side his men, those peticapitaines, whiche
shalbe on the left hande, to have their men on the
right hand, those Peticapitaines, whiche shall be
on the right hand, to have their menne on the left
hande: The fiftie Veliti, muste stande a long
the flankes, and on the backe of the battaile.
To mynde now, that this battaile maie be set together
in this facion, the men goyng ordinarily, it is convenient
to order them thus. Make the men to be brought
into lxxx. rankes, five to a ranke, as a little afore
we have said, leavyng the Veliti either at the hedde,
or at the taile, so that thei stande out of this order:
and it ought to be ordeined, that every Centurion
have behinde his back twentie rankes, and to bee nexte
behinde every Centurion, five rankes of Pikes, and
the reste Targaettes. The Conestable shall stande
with the Drum, and the Ansigne, in thesame space,
whiche is betwene the Pikes, and the Targaettes of
the seconde Centurion, and to occupie the places of
three Targaette men. Of the Peticapitaines, twentie
shall stand on the sides of the rankes, of the first
Centurion, on the lefte hande, and twentie shall stande
on the sides of the rankes, of the last Centurion on
the right hande. And you muste understande, that
the Peticapitaine, whiche hath to leade the Pikes,
ought to have a Pike, and those that leade the Targaettes,
ought to have like weapons. Then the rankes beyng
brought into this order, and mindyng in marchyng,
to bryng them into battaile, for to make the hedde,
the first Centurion must be caused to stande still,
with the firste twentie rankes, and the seconde to
proceade marchyng, and tournyng on the right hand,
he must go a long the sides of the twentie rankes
that stande still, till he come to bee even with the
other Centurion, where he must also stande still, and
the thirde Centurion to procede marchyng, likewise
tournyng on the right hand, and a long the sides of
the rankes that stande still, must go so farre, that
he be even with the other twoo Centurions, and he also
standyng still, the other Centurion must folowe with
his rankes, likewise tournyng on the right hande,
a longe the sides of the rankes that stande still,
so farre that he come to the hed of the other, and
then to stand still, and straight waie twoo Centurions
onely, shall depart from the front, and go to the
backe of the battaile, the whiche cometh to bee made