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In addition to mercenaries, the local militia system was in force on Candia. This was composed of different local classes - peasants,
citizens, and feudal vassals - each organised into its own militia or company.
The institution of the citizen militia dated back to the early sixteenth
century, while the organisation of the peasant militia originated in the 1570s.
Between the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century the number of
those in the militia numbered around 12,000 men. Two-thirds of these came from
campaigns, while the remaining third were placed in companies in
In exchange for tax exemptions, the 'cernide' were obliged to drill with arms at certain times of the year under the supervision of Italian and Greek officials. |
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