In the citie of Venice, no man may weare a weapon, except he be a souldier for the Seigniorie, or a scholler of Padua, or a gentleman of great countenance, and yet he may not do that without licence.

A Adds] and a Souldier like a termogant.

In December, 1633, Nicholas Vavasour entered the Noble Spanish Souldier on the Stationers' Registers as a work of Dekker's; and in the following year the same publisher brought out the Noble Soldier with the initials S.R. on the title-page.

Well, I believe there are better souldiers than I, that never saw two Princes fight in lists.

Shame light on him, that through so false illusion Doth turne the name of souldiers to abusion, 220 And that which is the noblest mysterie

His Province is disarm'd, my Lord; he hath No legion nor a souldier under him.

Though Parthenia reminds him that Mars did not wooe the Queen of Love in Armes, his fierce soul yet dwells on deeds of force: I'll bring on Well-manag'd troops of Souldiers to the fight, Draw big battaliaes, like a moving field Of standing Corne, blown one way by the wind Against the frighted enemy; (ib.)

Bellina and a company of Souldiers with him.