Sweden, or the Kingdom of the Swedes

it has several, among whom the chief is the Rÿckſens Tÿghmeſter, that is, the prefect of fortifications, engines of war, armaments, machines, and in short all apparatus, instruments, and their artisans and workmen, to whom it is entrusted to ensure that everything of this kind is provided faithfully and at the proper time. He also has a Field Marshal, and the Colonels and Commanders of both cavalry and infantry, and their subordinates, with whose help he exercises the soldiers in every kind of weapon, so that they may become skillful and prepared, and so that each man knows what his duty is when it is necessary to advance into the battle line. To the tribunal of this college belong all cases in which there is an offense against the military or garrison constitutions, which we call Krÿgharticklar.

Since the condition of the Kingdom of Sweden is such that it requires not only terrestrial but also maritime or naval defense, they have considered that both wars cannot be conveniently managed by a single leader; especially in our own century, after engines of war, and for their more convenient use in naval warfare, larger ships were