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Were your Artillery exercises only for recreation, they are the best recreations that can be used. Were there at this time no need or use of them, they may be hereafter of absolute necessity. Delight in the things which men do, swalloweth up the pains that is taken about them, makes men the more diligent and constant in their exercises, and bringeth them to the greater experience & perfection therein. Not only expert soldiers, but experienced Captains also are made by Military recreations used in Artillery Gardens. So as if suddenly Armies were to be raised of more men then all the Military Companies can afford, yet might sufficient store of Captains, and other Commanders and Officers be taken out of your Companies to govern and guide, to instruct and encourage such as for want of former exercising were altogether inexperienced. Of the fifty thousand that out of Zebulun came to David in Hebron, by way of commendation, it is said that they could set a battle in array, and lead an ¹army. This implieth, that by their practising of Artillery exercises, they were all able to lead and order armies, to set them in array, and go before them. Besides the policy of other nations and ages, our Ancestors will discerned the need, use, and benefit of such recreations as might fit men for War: which moved them to make such strict Statute Laws for the exercise of shooting, as they did: For,

WEre your Artillery exercises onely for recreation, they are the best recreations that can be used. Were there at this time no need or use of them, they may be herafter of absolute necessity. Delight in the things which men do, swalloweth up the pains that is taken about them, makes men the more diligent and constant in their exercises, and bringeth them to the greater experience & perfection therein. Not only expert souldiers, but experienced Captains also are made by Military recreations used in Artillery Gardens. So as if suddenly Armies were to be raised of more men then all the Military Companies can afford, yet might sufficient store of Captains, and other Commanders and Officers be taken out of your Companies to governe and guide, to instruct and encourage such as for want of former exercising were altogether inexperienced. Of the fifty thousand that out of Zabulon came to David in Hebron, by way of commendation, it is said that they could set a battell in array, and lead an