Soldier carrying his spear with both hands far apart above his right shoulder, the point directed obliquely to the ground (no. 12), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, carrying a spear (lance) above his right shoulder, the point directed obliquely to the ground (no. 12), c. 1600. His hands far apart around the spear. This is the first act of lowering the spear to pass under a crosier. Plate 12 in the instructions for handling the spear: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe belanghende trechte gebruck, van alle t'ghene een Soldaet int handelen vande Spies noodich is. Part of the

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