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      of life。 They do not apply themselves to agriculture�察�nor do they 


      care either for their houses or their clothes。 Cattle is all that 


      they look after�察�and for the greatest part they live either by 


      hunting�察�or upon rapine�察�and are made�察�as it were�察�only for war。 


      They watch all opportunities of engaging in it�察�and very readily 


      embrace such as are offered them。 Great numbers of them will 


      frequently go out�察�and offer themselves for a very low pay�察�to 


      serve any that will employ them�此�they know none of the arts of 


      life�察�but those that lead to the taking it away�察�they serve those 


      that hire them�察�both with much courage and great fidelity�察�but 


      will not engage to serve for any determined time�察�and agree upon 


      such terms�察�that the next day they may go over to the enemies of 


      those whom they serve�察�if they offer them a greater encouragement�此�


      and will perhaps return to them the day after that�察�upon a higher 


      advance of their pay。





      There are few wars in which they make not a considerable part of 


      the armies of both sides�此�so it often falls out that they who are 


      related�察�and were hired in the same country�察�and so have lived 


      long and familiarly together�察�forgetting both their relations and 


      former friendship�察�kill one another upon no other consideration 


      than that of being hired to it for a little money�察�by princes of 


      different interests�察�and such a regard have they for money�察�that 


      they are easily wrought on by the difference of one penny a day to 


      change sides。 So entirely does their avarice influence them�察�and 


      yet this money�察�which they value so highly�察�is of little use to 


      them�察�for what they purchase thus with their blood�察�they quickly 


      waste on luxury�察�which among them is but of a poor and miserable 


      form。





      This nation serves the Utopians against all people whatsoever�察�for 


      they pay higher than any other。 The Utopians hold this for a 


      maxim�察�that as they seek out the best sort of men for their own 


      use at home�察�so they make use of this worst sort of men for the 


      consumption of war�察�and therefore they hire them with the offers 


      of vast rewards�察�to expose themselves to all sorts of hazards�察�out 


      of which the greater part never returns to claim their promises。 


      Yet they make them good most religiously to such as escape。 This 


      animates them to adventure again�察�whenever there is occasion for 


      it�察�for the Utopians are not at all troubled how many of these 


      happen to be killed�察�and reckon it a service done to mankind if 


      they could be a means to deliver the world from such a lewd and 


      vicious sort of people�察�that seem to have run together as to the 


      drain of human nature。 Next to these they are served in their wars 


      with those upon whose account they undertake them�察�and with the 


      auxiliary troops of their other friends�察�to whom they join a few 


      of their own people�察�and send some men of eminent and approved 


      virtue to command in chief。 There are two sent with him�察�who 


      during his command are but private men�察�but the first is to 


      succeed him if he should happen to be either killed or taken�察�and 


      in case of the like misfortune to him�察�the third comes in his 


      place�察�and thus they provide against ill events�察�that such 


      accidents as may befall their generals may not endanger their 


      armies。





      When they draw out troops of their own people�察�they take such out 


      of every city as freely offer themselves�察�for none are forced to 


      go against their wills�察�since they think that if any man is 


      pressed that wants courage�察�he will not only act faintly�察�but by 


      his cowardice dishearten others。 But if an invasion is made on 


      their country they make use of such men�察�if they have good bodies�察�


      though they are not brave�察�and either put them aboard their ships 


      or place them on the walls of their towns�察�that being so posted 


      they may find no opportunity of flying away�察�and thus either 


      shame�察�the heat of action�察�or the impossibility of flying�察�bears 


      down their cowardice�察�they often make a virtue of necessity and 


      behave themselves well�察�because nothing else is left them。 But as 


      they force no man to go into any foreign war against his will�察�so 


      they do not hinder those women who are willing to go along with 


      their husbands�察�on the contrary�察�they encourage and praise them�察�


      and they stand often next their husbands in the front of the army。 


      They also place together those who are related�察�parents and 


      children�察�kindred�察�and those that are mutually allied�察�near one 


      another�察�that those whom nature has inspired with the greatest 


      zeal for assisting one another�察�may be the nearest and readiest to 


      do it�察�and it is matter of great reproach if husband or wife 


      survive one another�察�or if a child survives his parents�察�and 


      therefore when they come to be engaged in action they continue to 


      fight to the last man�察�if their enemies stand before them。





      And as they use all prudent methods to avoid the endangering their 


      own men�察�and if it is possible let all the action and danger fall 


      upon the troops that they hire�察�so if it becomes necessary for 


      themselves to engage�察�they then charge with as much courage as 


      they avoided it before with prudence�此�nor is it a fierce charge at 


      first�察�but it increases by degrees�察�and as they continue in 


      action�察�they grow more obstinate and press harder upon the enemy�察�


      insomuch that they will much sooner die than give ground�察�for the 


      certainty that their children will be well looked after when they 


      are dead�察�frees them from all that anxiety concerning them which 


      often masters men of great courage�察�and thus they are animated by 


      a noble and invincible resolution。 Their skill in military affairs 


      increases their courage�察�and the wise sentiments which�察�according 


      to the laws of their country�察�are instilled into them in their 


      education�察�give additional vigor to their minds�此�for as they do 


      not undervalue life so as prodigally to throw it away�察�they are 


      not so indecently fond of it as to preserve it by base and 


      unbecoming methods。 In the greatest heat of action�察�the bravest of 


      their youth�察�who have devoted themselves to that service�察�single 


      out the general of their enemies�察�set on him either openly or by 


      ambuscade�察�pursue him everywhere�察�and when spent and wearied out�察�


      are relieved by others�察�who never give over the pursuit�察�either 


      attacking him with close weapons when they can get near him�察�or 


      with those which wound at a distance�察�when others get in between 


      them�察�so that unless he secures himself by flight�察�they seldom 


      fail at last to kill or to take him prisoner。





      When they have obtained a victory�察�they kill as few as possible�察�


      and are much more bent on taking many prisoners than on killing 


      those that fly before them�察�nor do they ever let their men so 


      loose in the pursuit of their enemies�察�as not to retain an entire 


      body still in order�察�so that if they have been forced to engage 


      the last of their battalions before they could gain the day�察�they 


      will rather let their enemies all escape than pursue them�察�when 


      their own army is in disorder�察�remembering well what has often 


      fallen out to themselves�察�that when the main body of their army 


      has been quite defeated and broken�察�when their enemies imagining 


      the victory obtained�察�have let themselves loose into an irregular 


      pursuit�察�a few of them that lay for a reserve�察�waiting a fit 


      opportunity�察�have fallen on them in their chase�察�and when 


      straggling in disorder and apprehensive of no danger�察�but counting 


      the day their own�察�have turned the whole action�察�and wrestling out 


      of their hands a victory that seemed certain and undoubted�察�while 


      the vanquished have suddenly become victorious。





      It is hard to tell whether they are more dexterous in laying or 


      avoiding ambushes。 They sometimes seem to fly when it is far from 


      their thoughts�察�and when they intend to give ground�察�they do it so 


      that it is very hard to find out their design。 If they see they 


      are ill posted�察�or are like to be overpowered by numbers�察�they 


      then either march off in the night with great silence�察�or by some 


      stratagem delude their enemies�此�if they retire in the daytime�察�


      they do it in such order�察�that it is no less dangerous to fall 


      upon them in a retreat than in a march。 They fortify their camps 


      with a deep and large trench�察�and throw up the earth that is dug 


      out of it for a wall�察�nor do they employ only their slaves in 


      this�察�but the whole army works at it�察�except those that are then 


      upon the guard�察�so that when so many hands are at work�察�a great 


      line and a strong fortification are finished in so short a time 


      that it is scarce credible。 Their armor is very strong for 


      defence�察�and yet is not so heavy as to make them uneasy in their 


      marches�察�they can even swim with it。 All that are trained up to 


      war practice swimming。 Both horse and foot make great use of 


      arrows�察�and are very expert。 They have no sw

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