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legion. Now will be worth the feeing what exercises, and what recreations may beft agree, and become these ftudies.

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The courfe of ftudy hitherto briefly defcrib'd, is, what I can gueffe by reading, likeft to thofe ancient and famous fchools of Pythagoras, Plato, Ifocrates, Ariftotle, and fuch others, out of which were bred up fuch a number of renowned Philofophers, orators, Hiftorians, Poets and Princes all over Greece, Italy, and Afia, befides the flourishing ftudies of Cyrene and Alexandria. But herein it fhall exceed thein, and fupply a defect as great as that which Plato, noted in the commonwealth of Sparta; whereas

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that city train'd up their youth most for warre, and these in their Academies and Lyceum, all for the gown, this inftitu

tion of breeding which I here delineate, fhall be equally good both for

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warre. Therefore about an hour and a halfe ere they eat at noon fhould be allow'd them for exercife and due reft afterwards: but the time for this may be enlarg'd at pleasure, according as their rifing in the morning fhall be early. The exercise which I commend firft, is the exact use of their weapon; to guard and to ftrike fafely with edge, or point; this will keep them healthy, nimble, ftrong, and well in breath, is alfo the likelieft means to make them grow large, and tall, and to inspire them with a gal

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tant and fearleffe courage, which being temper'd with feasonable lectures and

precepts to them of true fortitude, and patience, will turn into a native and heroic valour, and make them hate the cowardife of doing wrong. They must be also practiz'd in all the locks and gripes of wraftling, wherein Englishmen were wont to excell, as need may often. be in fight to tugge, to grapple, and to clofe. And this perhaps will be anough, wherein to prove and heat their fingle ftrength. The interim of unfweating themselves regularly, and convenient rest before meat may both with profit and delight be taken up in recreating and compofing their travail'd fpirits with folemn and divine harmonies of mufick

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heard, or learnt; either while the skilful Organist plies his grave and fancied defcant in lofty fugues, or the whole fymphony with artfull and unimaginable touches adorn and grace the well-ftudied cords of fome choife compofer; fome times the Lute, or foft organ ftop waiting on elegant voices either to religious, martiall, or civill ditties; which if wife. men & prophets be not extremely out, have a great power over difpofitions and manners, to fmooth and make them gentle from ruftick harfhneffe and diftemper'd paffions. The like alfo would not be unexpedient after meat to affift and cherish nature in her first concoction, and fend their mindes backe to study in good tune and fatisfaction. Where hav

ing follow'd it clofe under vigilant eyes till about two hours before fupper, they are by a fudden alarum or watch word, to be call'd out to their military motions, under fkie or covert, according to the season, as was the Romane wont; first on foot, then as their age permits, on horse back, to all the art of cavalry; That having in fport, but with much exactneffe, and dayly mufter, ferv'd out the rudiments of their Souldierfhip in all the fkill of embattailing, marching, encamping, fortifying, befeiging and battering, with all the helps of ancient and modern ftratagems, Tactiks and warlike maxims, they may as it were out of a long warre come forth renowned and perfect Commanders in the fervice of their

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