Soldier carrying his spear with both hands horizontally at shoulder height (no. 19), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, carrying a spear (lance) with both hands horizontally at shoulder height (no. 19), c. 1600. Plate 19 in the instructions for handling the spear: Brief instruction upon the contrefaictinges, concerning the right use, of all what a Souldier needeth to know in handling of the Pike. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after the ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, The

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