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sparingly with any auxiliary troops�此�for they are so tender of
their own people�察�that they would not willingly exchange one of
them�察�even with the prince of their enemies' country。
But as they keep their gold and silver only for such an occasion�察�
so when that offers itself they easily part with it�察�since it
would be no inconvenience to them though they should reserve
nothing of it to themselves。 For besides the wealth that they have
among them at home�察�they have a vast treasure abroad�察�many nations
round about them being deep in their debt�此�so that they hire
soldiers from all places for carrying on their wars�察�but chiefly
from the Zapolets�察�who live 500 miles east of Utopia。 They are a
rude�察�wild�察�and fierce nation�察�who delight in the woods and rocks�察�
among which they were born and bred up。 They are hardened both
against heat�察�cold�察�and labor�察�and know nothing of the delicacies
of life。 They do not apply themselves to agriculture�察�nor do they
care either for their houses or their clothes。 Cattle is all that
they look after�察�and for the greatest part they live either by
hunting�察�or upon rapine�察�and are made�察�as it were�察�only for war。
They watch all opportunities of engaging in it�察�and very readily
embrace such as are offered them。 Great numbers of them will
frequently go out�察�and offer themselves for a very low pay�察�to
serve any that will employ them�此�they know none of the arts of
life�察�but those that lead to the taking it away�察�they serve those
that hire them�察�both with much courage and great fidelity�察�but
will not engage to serve for any determined time�察�and agree upon
such terms�察�that the next day they may go over to the enemies of
those whom they serve�察�if they offer them a greater encouragement�此�
and will perhaps return to them the day after that�察�upon a higher
advance of their pay。
There are few wars in which they make not a considerable part of
the armies of both sides�此�so it often falls out that they who are
related�察�and were hired in the same country�察�and so have lived
long and familiarly together�察�forgetting both their relations and
former friendship�察�kill one another upon no other consideration
than that of being hired to it for a little money�察�by princes of
different interests�察�and such a regard have they for money�察�that
they are easily wrought on by the difference of one penny a day to
change sides。 So entirely does their avarice influence them�察�and
yet this money�察�which they value so highly�察�is of little use to
them�察�for what they purchase thus with their blood�察�they quickly
waste on luxury�察�which among them is but of a poor and miserable
form。
This nation serves the Utopians against all people whatsoever�察�for
they pay higher than any other。 The Utopians hold this for a
maxim�察�that as they seek out the best sort of men for their own
use at home�察�so they make use of this worst sort of men for the
consumption of war�察�and therefore they hire them with the offers
of vast rewards�察�to expose themselves to all sorts of hazards�察�out
of which the greater part never returns to claim their promises。
Yet they make them good most religiously to such as escape。 This
animates them to adventure again�察�whenever there is occasion for
it�察�for the Utopians are not at all troubled how many of these
happen to be killed�察�and reckon it a service done to mankind if
they could be a means to deliver the world from such a lewd and
vicious sort of people�察�that seem to have run together as to the
drain of human nature。 Next to these they are served in their wars
with those upon whose account they undertake them�察�and with the
auxiliary troops of their other friends�察�to whom they join a few
of their own people�察�and send some men of eminent and approved
virtue to command in chief。 There are two sent with him�察�who
during his command are but private men�察�but the first is to
succeed him if he should happen to be either killed or taken�察�and
in case of the like misfortune to him�察�the third comes in his
place�察�and thus they provide against ill events�察�that such
accidents as may befall their generals may not endanger their
armies。
When they draw out troops of their own people�察�they take such out
of every city as freely offer themselves�察�for none are forced to
go against their wills�察�since they think that if any man is
pressed that wants courage�察�he will not only act faintly�察�but by
his cowardice dishearten others。 But if an invasion is made on
their country they make use of such men�察�if they have good bodies�察�
though they are not brave�察�and either put them aboard their ships
or place them on the walls of their towns�察�that being so posted
they may find no opportunity of flying away�察�and thus either
shame�察�the heat of action�察�or the impossibility of flying�察�bears
down their cowardice�察�they often make a virtue of necessity and
behave themselves well�察�because nothing else is left them。 But as
they force no man to go into any foreign war against his will�察�so
they do not hinder those women who are willing to go along with
their husbands�察�on the contrary�察�they encourage and praise them�察�
and they stand often next their husbands in the front of the army。
They also place together those who are related�察�parents and
children�察�kindred�察�and those that are mutually allied�察�near one
another�察�that those whom nature has inspired with the greatest
zeal for assisting one another�察�may be the nearest and readiest to
do it�察�and it is matter of great reproach if husband or wife
survive one another�察�or if a child survives his parents�察�and
therefore when they come to be engaged in action they continue to
fight to the last man�察�if their enemies stand before them。
And as they use all prudent methods to avoid the endangering their
own men�察�and if it is possible let all the action and danger fall
upon the troops that they hire�察�so if it becomes necessary for
themselves to engage�察�they then charge with as much courage as
they avoided it before with prudence�此�nor is it a fierce charge at
first�察�but it increases by degrees�察�and as they continue in
action�察�they grow more obstinate and press harder upon the enemy�察�
insomuch that they will much sooner die than give ground�察�for the
certainty that their children will be well looked after when they
are dead�察�frees them from all that anxiety concerning them which
often masters men of great courage�察�and thus they are animated by
a noble and invincible resolution。 Their skill in military affairs
increases their courage�察�and the wise sentiments which�察�according
to the laws of their country�察�are instilled into them in their
education�察�give additional vigor to their minds�此�for as they do
not undervalue life so as prodigally to throw it away�察�they are
not so indecently fond of it as to preserve it by base and
unbecoming methods。 In the greatest heat of action�察�the bravest of
their youth�察�who have devoted themselves to that service�察�single
out the general of their enemies�察�set on him either openly or by
ambuscade�察�pursue him everywhere�察�and when spent and wearied out�察�
are relieved by others�察�who never give over the pursuit�察�either
attacking him with close weapons when they can get near him�察�or
with those which wound at a distance�察�when others get in between
them�察�so that unless he secures himself by flight�察�they seldom
fail at last to kill or to take him prisoner。
When they have obtained a victory�察�they kill as few as possible�察�
and are much more bent on taking many prisoners than on killing
those that fly before them�察�nor do they ever let their men so
loose in the pursuit of their enemies�察�as not to retain an entire
body still in order�察�so that if they have been forced to engage
the last of their battalions before they could gain the day�察�they
will rather let their enemies all escape than pursue them�察�when
their own army is in disorder�察�remembering well what has often
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