Soldier carrying his spear with both hands close together above his right shoulder, the point directed obliquely to the ground (no. 8), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, carrying a spear (lance) above his right shoulder, the point directed obliquely to the ground (no. 8), c. 1600. His hands close together around the spear. This is the first act of raising the spear to the shoulder and carrying it horizontally. Plate 8 in the instructions for handling the spear: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe belanghende trechte gebruck, van alle t'ghene een Soldaet int

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