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


      arrows; and are very expert。 They have no swords; but fight with a 


      pole…axe that is both sharp and heavy; by which they thrust or 


      strike down an enemy。 They are very good at finding out warlike 


      machines; and disguise them so well; that the enemy does not 


      perceive them till he feels the use of them; so that he cannot 


      prepare such a defence as would render them useless; the chief 


      consideration had in the making them is that they may be easily 


      carried and managed。





      If they agree to a truce; they observe it so religiously that no 


      provocations will make them break it。 They never lay their 


      enemies' country waste nor burn their corn; and even in their 


      marches they take all possible care that neither horse nor foot 


      may tread it down; for they do not know but that they may have use 


      for it…themselves。 They hurt no man whom they find disarmed; 


      unless he is a spy。 When a town is surrendered to them; they take 


      it into their protection; and when they carry a place by storm; 


      they never plunder it; but put those only to the sword that 


      opposed the rendering of it up; and make the rest of the garrison 


      slaves; but for the other inhabitants; they do them no hurt; and 


      if any of them had advised a surrender; they give them good 


      rewards out of the estates of those that they condemn; and 


      distribute the rest among their auxiliary troops; but they 


      themselves take no share of the spoil。





      When a war is ended; they do not oblige their friends to reimburse 


      their expenses; but they obtain them of the conquered; either in 


      money; which they keep for the next occasion; or in lands; out of 


      which a constant revenue is to be paid them; by many increases; 


      the revenue which they draw out from several countries on such 


      occasions; is now risen to above 700;000 ducats a year。 They send 


      some of their own people to receive these revenues; who have 


      orders to live magnificently; and like princes; by which means 


      they consume much of it upon the place; and either bring over the 


      rest to Utopia; or lend it to that nation in which it lies。 This 


      they most commonly do; unless some great occasion; which falls out 


      but very seldom; should oblige them to call for it all。 It is out 


      of these lands that they assign rewards to such as they encourage 


      to adventure on desperate attempts。 If any prince that engages in 


      war with them is making preparations for invading their country; 


      they prevent him; and make his country the seat of the war; for 


      they do not willingly suffer any war to break in upon their 


      island; and if that should happen; they would only defend 


      themselves by their own people; but would not call for auxiliary 


      troops to their assistance。










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