History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sokolow, Nahum
History
History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Sokolow, Nahum
Jews -- Restoration; Zionism -- History
First of all a Jew, of verie great stature, of a fleshlie colour,
more red then otherwise, with broad eyes, called _Zoroam_, is Captaine
generall of all the Armies, hee leadeth under his Ensigne twelue
thousand horse, and twenty thousand footmen. The horsemen are armed
after a light sort, but very good Harnes, almost after our fashion:
they carrie Launces of long Reedes, very hard and light, yet so sharpe
pointed, that they passe thorowe a thing with incredible lightnesse:
they carrie also shields or targets of bone, and in steede of swords,
they use certaine Courtilaxes.
They are apparrelled with the colour of their Ensigne, and all clothed
with silke: the foote-men carrie Pikes of the same sort, with Helmet
and Habergin: their Ensigne is of blacke silke and blew, with a dog
following a Hart, or Bucke, and a saying written in it, which is in our
language thus: _Either quick or dead_.
2. _Of the Armie of Don Phares._
There is one called _Phares_, which is an Earle, yong and valiant, not
regarding this present life: this man hath under his commaund fifteene
hundred horsemen armed lightly, onely on the fore-part and head-peece:
yet this Armour is so well tempered and wrought, that it keepeth out a
Launce and Harquebush shot.
This manner of arming themselues, is to the intent they may neuer turne
their backe to runne awaie: they have also fierce and light horses:
there are eighteene thousand footemen, apparrelled with a kinde of
sodden leather, made of the skinne of a certaine beast, so that no pike
nor harquebush can pearse it. These men are beastlie people, & will
neuer flie for any thing, they are very obedient and subiect unto
their Prince, and their ordinarie apparell is silke. The Ensigne that
they beare, is a falcon pecking or billing with another bird, with a
sentence that saith, _Either thine or mine shall breake_.
3. _Of the Marquesse of Galair._
There is a Marquesse of _Galair_ called _Goes_, this man leadeth
fifteen hūdred men of armes, which be all exceeding well armed & stout,
strong, and rebust men: their horses are moriskes, the greatest, the
strongest, the fairest, and the best that bee in the world: there are
also seuenteene thousand souldiers, very wel appointed with Launce
and harquebush: theyr Ensigne or armes is a redde field, with a maid
clothed in greene, holding a Lion in her hand, with these words _I hope
to subdue a greater thing_.
4. _Of the Duke of Falach._
There is a Duke of _Falach_, called _Obeth_, who hath under his conduct
xx. thousand footemen, armed with a certaine mettall like yron, but it
is light and hard, they have many good swords, launces, and other force,
harquebushes, and wiflers: their Ensigne or armes, is a mermaid in a
blacke field, and the deuise thus, _My singing shall not cease untill
the end_.
_The description of the Armie conducted by Captaine Nauison._
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