. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . teen demi-lances,-six-teen archers on horsbalc, and sixty archers on fote, of gciodand liable persons for tlie ware, horsed, armed, garnished, andarrayed, suthciently in all peces, and in everything as afterthe custome of ware ought to appertayne. This indenture isexactly similar to the businessdike agreenients by wliii-hHenry X. had raised his troops eighty j-ears before. To payfor the maintenance of an ar
. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . teen demi-lances,-six-teen archers on horsbalc, and sixty archers on fote, of gciodand liable persons for tlie ware, horsed, armed, garnished, andarrayed, suthciently in all peces, and in everything as afterthe custome of ware ought to appertayne. This indenture isexactly similar to the businessdike agreenients by wliii-hHenry X. had raised his troops eighty j-ears before. To payfor the maintenance of an army raised for the defence ofBrittanv in 14!)(t, and tur the expedition to France in 14!)2, [ Servants: so called because armed with daggers (Lat. ciilteUuxyl[- Light horse, armed with a short, light spoar.] THE TliAXSFORMATIOX OF THE ARMY. 1509] (5b5 Henry VII. secured gi-ants of money from his Parliaments. Thepeople were heavily taxed for what was really not a war, andthe unquiet spirits at home did not appreciate the fact thatpeace had been gained without a battle. The contracts made always expired at the end of the wars,and the armies were disbanded. The rehabilitation of cavalry. A ISCEXE IN CAMl (MS. Key. is I). n,|. had not jet begun in England, though on the Continent thehorseman was again in favour. lint in Henrys time theknights and squiics still descended from their horses to fighton foot, as their fathers had done at TowtdU and therefore tind that although light hors( were used forraiding and for scouting, yd during the early Tudor ])rriodthe conniion infantrv formed the real fighting .stiTugtli of the GtiO THE BEGINNINGS OF MODEUN ENGLANlK army, and were commanded liy officers who had no personalconnection with the men. UwinL;- to the absence of a com-missariat, to the inethciency of the officers, and to the (hs-oro-anisation of forces, unaccustomed to discipHne, unused to conunand, and bniuoht at hap-liazard from tlie plough, theperformances of the Tu
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