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1 Pre| cursing, wants to make other men afraid: which makes such
2 Pre| sake of the common good of men, all those institutions
3 Pre| diligence is employed in keeping men loyal, peaceful, and full
4 1 | to have met among so many men whom I have known and worked
5 1 | and Luigi Alamanni, young men most ardent in the same
6 1 | in the presence of great men and those who have their
7 1 | much longer discussion. Men who want to do something,
8 1 | for I believe that young men will become more familiar
9 1 | the evil ways constrain men to live in such a fashion.
10 1 | being a profession by which men of every time were not able
11 1 | not make him good: nor can men who employ this as a profession,
12 1 | other than the existence of men who employ the practice
13 1 | acquired fame as valiant men, not as good men: but those
14 1 | valiant men, not as good men: but those who had lived
15 1 | glory as valiant and good men: which results from the
16 1 | possessions. But as these good men, who do not practice war
17 1 | their own profession. As to men of lower status and gregarious
18 1 | change, they changed the men, and kept turning men over
19 1 | the men, and kept turning men over in their legions so
20 1 | them: and thus they desired men in the flower of their age,
21 1 | now begun freely to permit men assigned to the army to
22 1 | soon resulted that these men became insolent, and they
23 1 | there resulted that many men were killed because of their
24 1 | their infantry composed of men, who, when it is necessary
25 1 | always happen if he selects men who know how to live by
26 1 | also see almost all the men at arms remaining in the
27 1 | for every man. As to the men at arms continued in their
28 1 | thing of keeping on the men at arms is a corrupt thing
29 1 | reason is this; as there are men who do not have any art (
30 1 | of this custom of keeping men at arms, both because it
31 1 | it is necessary to find men, arm them, organize them,
32 1 | therefore, first to find men, you must come to the Deletto (
33 1 | regulations for war want men to be chosen from temperate
34 1 | warm countries give rise to men who are prudent but not
35 1 | and cold (countries) to men who are spirited but not
36 1 | therefore permitted to draw men from those places that appear
37 1 | there are so many of such men offered to you that they
38 1 | introduced in an army of men put together by similar
39 1 | Countryside, as they are men accustomed to discomfort,
40 1 | necessary to select all those men who were more capable, as
41 1 | COSIMO: Because many wise men have censured it.~FABRIZIO:
42 1 | better in that of which those men are accused. These men say
43 1 | those men are accused. These men say thusly: either that
44 1 | learn anything from great men, and nothing good is ever
45 1 | that you mention are from men who are not far sighted,
46 1 | must understand that as men are brought to the army
47 1 | cannot be routed. These wise men of yours, therefore, ought
48 1 | readily as he has to oppress men who are disarmed. In addition
49 1 | combat with winds, water, and men, could more easily become
50 1 | where the combat is with men only, than a land Captain
51 1 | virtu cannot be found in men who are newly selected,
52 1 | mixture of new and veteran men ((because of the continuing
53 1 | regard to the old (veteran) men, and from conjecture with
54 1 | for the (selection of) new men, there are so many others
55 1 | the) soldiers, placed new men in charge over the soldiers,
56 1 | exercises where the young men were trained were in the
57 1 | had two legions of Roman men, who were the nerve (center)
58 1 | assembled all the Roman men adept at carrying arms,
59 1 | selected four of their best men, from whom one was selected
60 1 | this was done where the men were to be used immediately:
61 1 | and as it was formed of men of whom a good part were
62 1 | should be made where these men are not accustomed to fighting
63 1 | hardship imposed on the men, and some reward given them,
64 1 | desiring in the selection of men to judge them on the basis
65 1 | to see, if twenty young men of good physical appearance
66 1 | to the country and to the men, I say that the ordinance,
67 1 | this order does not take men away from their business,
68 1 | either to the country or the men; rather, to the young, it
69 1 | delightful to the young men. As to being able to pay (
70 1 | not sufficient to keep the men content and obligated to
71 1 | infinite impediments that men have; so that the small
72 1 | organization, in order to keep men trained, if you enroll a
73 1 | enroll a small number of men in many countries, and the
74 1 | such a multitude of armed men would cause confusion, trouble,
75 1 | there are not arms among its men, and so united that there
76 1 | more disunited, because men well organized, whether
77 1 | to unite them, for these men have arms and leaders for
78 1 | is not put in charge of men enrolled in another place,
79 1 | authority over the same men generates so much unity
80 1 | But the bad customs of men, whether from ignorance
81 1 | discuss the Deletto for men on horseback. This (selection)
82 1 | the age and quality of the men, selecting three hundred
83 1 | it be well to give these men some provision?~FABRIZIO:
84 2 | it is necessary, once the men are found, to arm them;
85 2 | for their defense. These men fought outside the regular
86 2 | the enemy. The arms for men on horseback in the original
87 2 | to have been defeated by men on foot because of some
88 2 | have had to combat with men on foot organized and as
89 2 | they are put together, the men go so that of necessity
90 2 | will it happen that the men will not be able to provide
91 2 | to the training (of the men), having armed this infantry
92 2 | way. They had the young men put on arms (armor) which
93 2 | against this pole, the young men were trained with the shield
94 2 | they reasoned that where men had to come hand to hand (
95 2 | than to have many of its men trained in arms; for it
96 2 | knowing how to fight makes men more audacious, as no one
97 2 | exercise, in addition to making men expert in throwing, also
98 2 | these things: so that when (men) were selected to go to
99 2 | arranged that the young men be trained on the field
100 2 | training to have hardened the men, made them strong, fast
101 2 | bold but undisciplined men are more weak than the timid
102 2 | discipline drives away fear from men, lack of discipline makes
103 2 | every nation has made its men train in the discipline
104 2 | little in the numbers of men involved, as all have comprised
105 2 | comprised six to eight thousand men. This number was called
106 2 | of five or six thousand men, in ten Cohorts, I want
107 2 | compose it of six thousand men on foot; and assign four
108 2 | assign four hundred fifty men to each Company, of whom
109 2 | Battalion of six thousand men; therefore it is necessary
110 2 | And although the number of men in each of them could not
111 2 | the armies: the one, what men ought to do in each Company:
112 2 | others in an army: and those men who carry out the first,
113 2 | army is not so because the men in it are courageous, but
114 2 | But in the armies of new men which you have to put together
115 2 | were eighty files and five (men) per file, they become forty
116 2 | become twenty files of twenty men per file. This makes almost
117 2 | although there are so many men on one side (of the square)
118 2 | side (of the square) the men are distant at least two
119 2 | you remember the number of men and the heads which compose
120 2 | of twenty files, twenty men per file, five files of
121 2 | each one is alongside his men, those who are on the left
122 2 | be recognized by its own men. Secondly, that the Constable
123 2 | assigned him in that file. The men, therefore, being thus countersigned (
124 2 | with difficulty; for new men are guided by the old, and
125 2 | the outside, and all the men in their places, the Centurions
126 2 | be occupied by) by ten men side by side. The Captain
127 2 | employed in training the men in these companies, but ((
128 2 | it)) to train their own men in these companies so that
129 2 | receive, laws from other men. But ((as I have told you))
130 2 | armies and among every ten men there is one of more life,
131 2 | each of them to have his men separate, lodge with them,
132 2 | or firm the spirits of men. And as the sounds were
133 2 | I think. You know of the men excellent in war there have
134 2 | number of Republics. And men become excellent, and show
135 2 | much power, many valiant men spring up, where there is
136 2 | Europe there are excellent men without number, and there
137 2 | other human passion. Few men, therefore, spring up in
138 2 | not give rise to excellent men in business (activity).
139 2 | did arise. More excellent men come out of Republics than
140 2 | results that in the former, men of virtu are raised, in
141 2 | and many most excellent men arose in each of them. In
142 2 | defeated, many excellent men should not have sprung up.
143 2 | commemorate in particular men, they commemorate generally
144 2 | many Empires, more valiant men spring up, and it follows,
145 2 | less reason which causes men to become virtuous. And
146 2 | Whence it resulted that men of virtu began to be few
147 2 | existed, in which at the time men, defeated in war, were either
148 2 | suffered every last misery. Men were terrified from the
149 2 | feared is a ransom; so that men do not want to subject themselves
150 2 | than twenty other armed men. And as to numbers, I say
151 3 | being an exercise for young men, I am persuaded that young
152 3 | am persuaded that young men are more adept at reasoning,
153 3 | greatest mistake that those men make who arrange an army
154 3 | infantry. These light armed men, therefore, enkindled the
155 3 | supposing they had placed fifty men per rank, when their front
156 3 | by thirty or sixty picked men, (and) who should know how
157 3 | a shield for the unarmed men, which would be about one
158 3 | least two hundred picked men, the greater portion on
159 3 | had about twenty thousand men in an Army, so too ought
160 3 | Battalions, or by as many men as are contained in them,
161 3 | see with what virtu our men fight, and with what discipline
162 3 | shoot again, and because the men are scattered, they can
163 3 | them. A band of organized men cannot do this, because
164 3 | with such fury, that his men did not have time to draw
165 3 | like to learn from those men for what reasons the soldiers
166 3 | should not harm its own men, must pass in a straight
167 3 | assigned more than six hundred men, you would have less doubt,
168 3 | this, it must abound in men, for few men would make
169 3 | must abound in men, for few men would make it weak both
170 3 | part has to receive more men, its spaces must be larger,
171 3 | flanks on the side consist of men and not walls, who, when
172 3 | would I care if they were men of equal grade, as long
173 3 | serves to encourage the men more. And, as I believe
174 4 | similarly, impeded by your own men, you cannot conveniently
175 4 | their rear closed by his men, they could not flee: so
176 4 | that this had dismayed his men, quickly caused it to be
177 4 | when he learned that his men were afraid of the Scythian
178 4 | anyone who fled; whence his men, preferring to die fighting
179 4 | a flight, as to give his men an occasion to exhibit greater
180 4 | cannot attempt, because men are often injured more when
181 4 | with a loss of many of his men, caused a good many of them
182 4 | withstood by firm and resolute men, and that fury which was
183 4 | nightfall, so that if their men were defeated, they might
184 4 | that he has about him, men loyal and most expert in
185 4 | the Army. Fabius kept his men in the encampments: and
186 4 | than the former, renders men obstinate in defense.~ZANOBI:
187 4 | evils that can be feared by men, but also by those that
188 5 | artillery and all the unarmed men, so that each one of those
189 5 | Captain would remain with his men around him. And as these
190 5 | The wagons and the unarmed men are placed in the plaza
191 5 | must have levellers and men with pick axes ahead who
192 5 | all the wagons and unarmed men issue forth and place themselves
193 5 | the wagons and unarmed men stationed at the openings,
194 5 | there would be fewer unarmed men and less impediments in
195 5 | cavalry and lightly armed men pursued him, unless there
196 5 | drawn into it ((which our men call being drawn into a
197 5 | the wagons and the unarmed men under the banners, and commanded
198 6 | had two Legions of Roman men in their consular armies,
199 6 | I would divide the armed men from the unarmed, and separate
200 6 | unarmed, and separate the men who carry burdens from the
201 6 | greater part of the armed men on the east side, and the
202 6 | the quarters of the armed men, I would employ this method.
203 6 | two battalions of your own men should begin to be designed;
204 6 | them composed of the same men)) I would quarter on each
205 6 | quarter all the unarmed men and all the baggage (impedimenta)
206 6 | designing these quarters, the men must be most experienced
207 6 | cannot be observed by those men who, seeking strong locations,
208 6 | predetermined number of men, it is an easy thing to
209 6 | to see if there are any men missing or if any are left
210 6 | ought to be rewards, so that men should fear and hope at
211 6 | since in restraining armed men, the fear of laws, or of
212 6 | the fear of laws, or of men, is not enough, the ancients
213 6 | had to fear the laws and men, but God; and they used
214 6 | impedimenta behind, the armed men on every side, placing the
215 6 | if I have more or less men, how should I quarter them:
216 6 | the parts of the disarmed men face each other. As to the
217 6 | great obedience which its men show to their King. But
218 6 | that with fifteen thousand men he would assail the world.~
219 6 | happen to you that many men or many peoples should do
220 6 | ambassadors, and with them men expert in war disguised
221 6 | making him suspicious of his men in whom he trusted, or by
222 6 | time, as much because our men are not as superstitious,
223 6 | which they called their own men, who, coming at the signal,
224 6 | have a signal made to his men indicating the coming of
225 6 | having sent some very robust men in the disguise of infirm
226 6 | provisions, and placed lowborn men in charge of the common
227 7 | into it, for the hope that men have (lose) when they abandon
228 7 | shutters, so as to allow your men to reenter, when, after
229 7 | in the ensuing mixing of men, the enemy does not enter
230 7 | assaulted ought to place brave men, who are not afraid of thoughts,
231 7 | castles, and allowed the men from them to take refuge
232 7 | Some have sent one of their men under the disguise of a
233 7 | with the game, placed his men inside with it, and killing
234 7 | safety and good will, who, as men of little caution, were
235 7 | besieged ought to look out for men whom they have among them
236 7 | and place there not only men, but dogs; and keep them
237 7 | else. Nature creates few men brave, industry and training
238 7 | the facility of thinking. Men, steel, money, and bread,
239 7 | are more necessary, for men and steel find find money
240 7 | money and bread do not find men and steel. The unarmed rich
241 7 | countryside, and accustom his men to make a round-up of fillies,
242 7 | so that the round-up men find a buyer)) I would prohibit
243 7 | to that I replied, that men who want to do something
244 7 | that no activity among men today is easier to restore
245 7 | or twenty thousand young men from among their own subjects.
246 7 | country, full of corrupt men, and not accustomed to sincere
247 7 | armies of foreigners, and men obligated to others and
248 7 | observe the promises to those men, for whom they show their
249 7 | God, have reverence for men? What good customs, therefore,
250 7 | today; and wars usually make men warlike and acquire reputations;
251 7 | custom can be instilled in men who are simple, rough, and
252 7 | and your own, but not to men who are malignant, have
253 7 | oracles; nor were these little men aware that they were preparing
254 7 | and all those excellent men and Princes, were the first
255 7 | to condemn, which makes men delicate and cowardly. If
256 7 | fault, and not of their men. And I affirm to now, that
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