ABSTRACT
THEREFORE it is the habit of the stoutest warriors to ride out, or to fight a naval action, at daybreak, and to fear no harm from hail, fogs, frost, snow, cold, or the enemy. This stems not only from love of their prince but from the rivalry among brave men to endure every hardship and to swear and confirm on oath never to give way to panic and desert their post, an act which also carries a penalty.
