第8部分(第4/7 頁)

；　he　had　them　all　cut　to　pieces；and　afterwards　made　war　with　his　own　forces　and　not　with　aliens。I　wish　also　to　recall　to　memory　an　instance　from　the　Old　Testamentapplicable　to　this　subject。　David　offered　himself　to　Saul　to　fight　withGoliath；　the　Philistine　champion；　and；　to　give　him　courage；　Saul　armedhim　with　his　own　weapons；　which　David　rejected　as　soon　as　he　had　them　onhis　back；　saying　he　could　make　no　use　of　them；　and　that　he　wished　tomeet　the　enemy　with　his　sling　and　his　knife。　In　conclusion；　the　arms　ofothers　either　fall　from　your　back；　or　they　weigh　you　down；　or　they　bindyou　fast。Charles　VII；　the　father　of　King　Louis　XI；　having　by　good　fortune　andvalour　liberated　France　from　the　English；　recognized　the　necessity　ofbeing　armed　with　forces　of　his　own；　and　he　established　in　his　kingdomordinances　concerning　men…at…arms　and　infantry。　Afterwards　his　son；　KingLouis；　abolished　the　infantry　and　began　to　enlist　the　Switzers；　whichmistake；　followed　by　others；　is；　as　is　now　seen；　a　source　of　peril　tothat　kingdom；　because；　having　raised　the　reputation　of　the　Switzers；　hehas　entirely　diminished　the　value　of　his　own　arms；　for　he　has　destroyedthe　infantry　altogether；　and　his　men…at…arms　he　has　subordinated　toothers；　for；　being　as　they　are　so　accustomed　to　fight　along　withSwitzers；　it　does　not　appear　that　they　can　no。Hence　it　arises　that　the　French　cannot　stand　against　the　Switzers；　andwithout　the　Switzers　they　do　not　e　off　well　against　others。　Thearmies　of　the　French　have　thus　bee　mixed；　partly　mercenary　and　partlynational；　both　of　which　arms　together　are　much　better　than　mercenariesalone　or　auxiliaries　alone；　yet　much　inferior　to　one's　own　forces。　Andthis　example　proves　it；　the　kingdom　of　France　would　be　unconquerable　ifthe　ordinance　of　Charles　had　been　enlarged　or　maintained。B