Pike Here extend your Fingers on the Left-hand and lay it on the Pike level with your Shoulder make your Right-heel come up even with your Left-instep your Pike right before you fall back with your Right-leg and as far as may be put back your Right-arm keeping your Pike about half a Foot from your Side your Eye fixed on the Spear directly to the Rear your Pike sloped Then forsake it with your Left-hand and bring in your Right-leg laying your Pike on your Right-Shoulder closing your Elbow to your Body the Butt of your Pike being about half a Foot from the Ground in the middle of the distance 12. Charge to the Front In doing this fall back with your Right-leg keeping as much as may be your Arm back and the Spear exactly to the Rear sloaping the Pike to the same height as Shouldering then bring with your Left-hand the butt-Butt-end backwards turning the Head with your Right so quit it with that Hand then taking hold on the butt-Butt-end Charge Breast high keeping the Palm of your Hand open against the butt-Butt-end your Left-Elbow under the Pike and your Left-toe in Line with the Spear and when you Charge it must be directly forward your Left-heel being just against the middle of your Right 13. Shoulder as you were Here raise your Pike with both Hands so quit it with the Right and with the Left turn the Head backwards the Spear even with the Rear so with your Right-hand seize it again as high as you can reach with little straining and stand with it from your Body aslope bring up your Right-leg and then forsake your Pike with your Left-hand and lay it on your Shoulder ever keeping the Spear in a direct Point to the Rear not crossing your Fellows 14. Charge to the Right In this Case fall back with you Right-Arm and Leg the Spear being kept in the Rear sloping at the height of Shouldering then turn your Left-Toe to the Right suffering the Right to fall behind the left-Left-foot so that the middle of your right-Right-foot may be over against your Left-heel then bring up your Pike in this Action and turn backwards the butt-Butt-end by your Right-side then pressing it in your Right-palm Charge 15. Shoulder as you were Make your Left-toe come to the Left and the middle of your right-Right-foot come also against your Left-heel with your Pike up and then turn the Head to the Right that is directly to the Rear doing it at one Motion So take hold of your Pike with your Right-hand and keep it sloped with both Hands a little distance from your Body as in Shouldering at what time bring up your Right-leg and lay your Pike on your Shoulder 16. Charge to the Right about In this Case give back with your Hand and Leg then stand with your Pike a little distant from your Side and turning your Left-toe to the Right about bring the butt-Butt-end of your Pike to the Right-side falling back with your Right-leg and Charge keeping the Spear all the while to the Rear a Shouldering height and when you are to Face to the Right about level your Pike and Charge 17. As you were In this turn your Left-toe to the Left about advancing your right-Right-foot a moderate Step that the middle of it may stand against your Left-heel then with your Left-hand bring the butt-Butt-end by your Left-side taking notice the Spear be exactly with the Rear a Shouldering height then lay on your Right-hand as high as you can easily reach and stand with it in Form after which bring up your Right-leg and Shoulder 18. Charge to the Left Here fall back with your Left-arm and Leg as in the former Chargings Turn the Left-toe and the butt-Butt-end of your Pike with your Left-hand to the Right after which bring up your Left-leg and Charge 19. As you were Raise the Spear with both your Hands turn the Left-toe to the Right and so fall back with your Left-leg and Arm keeping your Pike from your Side the Spear to the Rear then bring up your Left-leg and Shoulder 20. Charge to the Left about Here fall with your Arm and Leg back bringing the Pike over your Head with both your Hands the Spear directly to the Rear at a Shouldering height Turn your Left-toe to the Left about then bring up your Right-toe that the middle may come with your Left-heel and Charge 21. Port. Observe here as in Charging in the Front being wary that you sink not the Spear of your Pike rest it between the Thumb and Fore-finger keeping your Elbow close to your side 22. Comport As far as may be bring your Left-hand backward at the same time stretching out the Right make thereupon a step forward with the Right-foot grasping fast the Pike as high as you can reach with the Right-hand not tossing the Spear too high then forsake it with your Left-hand and bring back your Right-leg even with your Left then close it to your Side keeping the Spear the height of your Head 23. Charge to the Front Here extend your Right-arm advancing at the same time your Right-leg drawing back your Left-hand as far as may be and bringing your Pike forward give a step back with your Right-leg and take hold of the Butt with your Right-hand then Charge and in all Chargings observe it be done Breast high 24. Fire Herein face to the Right about suffering the Spear of your Pike to fall behind you after which quit your Right-hand from the butt-Butt-end without any motion of the Left and be cautious not to strike upon the Spear 25. Charge as you were Here turn to the Left about place the butt-Butt-end in the Palm of your Right-hand and Charge the Spear being kept an even height 26. Advance your Pike In this Exercise bring your Right-heel to your Left-Instep your Pike directly before you to the Recovery and so fall out with your Right-foot that it may come even with your Left and so bring the Pike to your Right-thigh 27. Order your Pikes Raise your Left-hand so that it may come even with the upper part of your Shoulder place it on your Pike stretching out your Fingers then sinking your Left-hand raise your Right and then raise the Pike that when the butt-Butt-end your Right-hand may be against your Eye keep the Pike near your Head by clapping the butt-Butt-end to the Latchet of your Shoe and here all the butt-Butt-ends of as many as are exercised must fall to the Ground at one and the same time 28. Pikes to your Inside Order Place the butt-Butt-end on the Inside your Right-foot to the middle not moving your Foot but only your Pike 29. Lay down your Pikes As many as exercise in this case must step altogether with their Right-legs stoop together with a very Quick Motion and Lay their Pikes down very strait with their Right-hands 30. Quit your Pikes Fall back with your Left-leg bringing it even with your Right Then quit your Pike absolutely and rise up with a quick Motion
31. Handle your Pikes Here you must step forward in a quick Motion with your Left-leg and then as many as exercise must stoop together and extend their Right-hands as far as they can reach and then grasp the Pike 32. Order your Pikes With your Right-hand raise the Pike and step back with your Left Leg with a swift Motion clapping the butt-Butt-end of the Pike to facilitate the raising of it on the Inside of your right-Right-foot about the middle 33. Pikes to your outsiide Order In this Exercise place the butt-Butt-end of your Pike on the out-side of your Foot not moving your Foot but the Pike 34. Advance your Pike This must be done as the fore-going and thus much for the Exercise of the Pike in particular by it self till I come to speak of its Exercise conjunctly with the Musquet in the general Exercising a Company or Battalion The words of Command in the Exercise of the Musquet and how they are to be Observed and Performed WHen you enter on this Exercise be sure to keep your Footing-firm your Feet at a moderate distance that at all Times and on all Occasions you may retain your full Strength Observe moreover to keep the Right-heel firm and set the Right foot steady and then attend to the Words of Command which you are summoned to do by this Expression of the Commander viz. Musketiers have a Care of the Exercise and carry your Arms well After which the proper Words of Command follow in their Order 1. Lay your Right-hand on your Musket Here the Lock being uppermost turn the Barrel towards you and extending your Fingers lay our Right-hand directly behind the Lock so close the Butt end to your Shoulder suffering the Musket to be in all parts of an equal height 2. Poise your Musket In doing this you must hold it with a hard Grasp facing to the Right and turning with a quick Motion on your Left-heel your Musket kept directly before you the height of it between your Shoulders your Right-elbow on your Side keeping your feet at a moderate distance that when you turn about your Left-toe may stand to the Front and your Right-toe as you Face to the Left let your Left-heel be against the middle of your Right-foot and by such means you will be in a resting posture 3. Rest your Musket Here slide your Musket down to your Left-hand bearing your Arm as low as possible without stooping and so receive your Musket where the Scowrer enters into the Stock touching with your hand no part of the Barrel keeping it about half a Foot from your side sloping your Right-hand with your Fingers extended being behind the Lock 4. Cock your Musket Place the Right-Thumb and your Finger behind the Trigger so clap your Musket against your Thigh and Cock keeping it that it slip not your Thumb now removed steady on the Head of the Cock. 5. Guard your Musket Bring it with a very swift Motion strait before you to recover your Left-hand even with your mouth about half a foot distance from it not suffering your Musket to sink nor stooping your Body observing in bringing up the Musket before which is a recovering that the Right-heel be brought to the Left-Instep your Musket being perpendicular 6. Present Here fall back with your Right-leg that the middle of the Right foot may be against the Left-heel cause the butt-Butt-end to rise to your Shoulder fixings it firm and keep your Right elbow even with the height of the Piece being in a readiness with the fourth Finger of your Right-hand to pull the Trigger bowing the Left-knee keeping the Right firm and steady and so level your Musket Breast high 7. Fire Keep here an exact Motion in drawing the Trigger every one drawing at once so that the whole Fire of a Company or Battalion may be as of one report Keep your Body steady and your Musket hard against your Shoulder after you have fired till the next Word of Command is given viz. 8. Recover your Arms. Here let the Butt-end sink in both your Hands and bringing it strait before you keep your right Hand under the Cock and the Left even with your Mouth 9. Half bend your Musket Fall back with your Right-leg and let the Musket at once rest placing the Right-thumb upon the Cock and the Fingers of that hand behind the Trigger then closing it to your Thigh half bend the Cock and keep it rested with your Fingers extended 10. Clean the Pan. Do this with the ball of your Thumb pressed into the Pan keeping your Fingers of the Right-hand behind the Lock 11. Handle your Primer Take the little end between your Finger and Thumb turning the other end to the back of your Hand your Arm bearing backwards 12. Prime Level your Piece and strike your bruised Powder into the Pan half full or some what more keeping your Left-toe to the Front 13. Shut your Pan. This do by using your two first Fingers casting back your Primer and bringing up your Right-heel to your Left-instep your Musket strait up before you as in the recovery with the Barrel towards you do it with a quick Motion with the Thumb of your Right-hand on the top of the Steel Levelling your Left with your Mouth 14. Blow off the loose Corns Bring your Mouth within four Inches of the Pan give a strong Blast without declining your Head casting out your Arm and suffering the Musket to sink from its former Posture 15. Cast about and Charge Advance your right Leg turn the Barrel of your Musket downwards bring it to your Left-side a little backward with your Left-hand not touching the Barrel with your Fingers place the Toes of your Right foot to the Front and the Right-heel against the middle of the Left-foot ballancing your Musket in the Left hand the Muzzle to the proper Front in an equal height half a Foot from you joining your Right-hand to the Muzzle your Thumb extended to the side of the Barrel 16. Handle your Charger Gripe fast your Bandilier or Charger hold it even with the Muzzle of the Musket underneath about an Inch distant 17. Open your Charger with your Teeth In this Case bring it up to your Mouth without declining your Head then being your Charger within an Inch of your Muzzle about an Inch from it covering your Chargers Mouth with the ball of your Thumb 18. Charge with Powder Put the Powder into the Barrel with a quick Motion and put the Charger underneath as before 19. Draw forth your Scowrer In this let fall your Charger and upon turning your Hand draw forth your Scowrer at three Motions holding it Level the height of your Forehead with an extended Arm as if you designed to dart it 20. Shorten it to an Inch. Turn the great end of your Scowrer towards you sinking it till within an Inch of your Hand rest it some what below your Right-breast bearing forward a little 21. Charge with Bullet Take the Bullet out of your
Mouth with your Right-hand put it into the Barrel with a swift Motion holding the big end of your Scowrer near the Muzzle of your Musket 22. Ram down Powder and Ball. Grasp full with your Thumb and Fore-finger from the Muzzle your Thumb on the Top of the Scowrer reserving a handful in your Hand 23. Withdraw your Scowrer Your Hand Thumb and Fore-finger turned towards the Muzzle clear your Scowrer at three Motions and hold it up even with your Forehead extending your Arm as if you were about to dart it 24. Shorten it to an Handful Turn the Butt-end of your Scowrer towards you sink it till within an Inch of the End letting it rest against your Body a little below your Right-breast the Scowrer sloping 25. Return your Scowrer Put it up in its proper place grasp the Muzzle of your Musket with your Right-hand extending your Thumb upon the Scowrer keep it half a foot distant from your Side 26. Poise your Musket Here before you bring up your Musket with your Left-hand Grasp it under the Cock with your Right falling with your Right-leg to your Left Keep it Poised against your Nose and when faced to the Front let your Right-elbow rest upon your Body 27. Shoulder your Musket In this do as has been taught in the like case before 28. Order your Musket Sink a little your Right-hand and take hold on the Stock on the top of the Scowrer with your Left-hand then suffer that Hand to sink and take hold on the Muzzle with the Right-hand letting the Butt-end easily sink near the Ground then let it after a little Pause come down As many as Exercise grounding them together then close to the right-Right-foot and place the butt-Butt-end about the middle of it your Right-hand an Inch below the Muzzle the Lock being outward 29. Lay down your Musket Turning it with the Back upwards step forwards with your Left-leg so with your Right-hand place it on the Ground that it may lye with the rest in a strait Line This some call grounding a Musket 30. Quit your Musket Here stand upright with a quick Motion rising with a falling back of your Left-leg to your Right 31. Handle your Musket With your Left-leg step forward and lay your Right-hand on the Muzzle 32. Order your Musket Raise the Muzzle and fall back with your Left-leg to your Right turning the Lock outwards by the middle of your Foot And thus much for the Exercise of the Musket by it self which may be much advantageous to young Trainers who have occasion to be called or sent out upon Duty in the City or Country and Country Militia of the Trained Bands or for any other who is desirous to be knowing in and entring upon Military Affairs from whence I shall proceed to the brief Exercise of the Pike and Musket jointly as they are Exercised in Companies Battalions c. The Exercise of Pike and Musket jointly We now supposing the Muskets shouldred and the Pikes advanced the Word next is 1. Musketiers make ready Hereupon you must perform all the Postures and Motions together till you stand Cock'd and guarded with your Musket before you and for the better Security your Thumb on the Cock whereupon the Pikes are to be recovered before the Pike-men The butt-Butt-ends in the Palms of their Hands and the Spear upright on their Left hands to the height of their Mouths when the Commander gives the Word Charge Then the Muskets and Pikes must be brought at once by turning the Left-toe that way the Charge is made and the Left-heel against the middle of the Right-foot in every Charge charging directly forward not at the first Charging closing the Pikes to your Breasts but in bringing down the Pike charge a little way distant and when they are brought down then close them The Charge is To the Right four times then to the Right about and so As you were Then to the Left Charge four times then to the Left about and so As you were Furthermore the Pike-men must turn as the Musketiers bearing up their Right-heels to their Left-insteps their Arms being extended as they turn so that they bring their Muskets straight before them carrying their Left-hands as high as their Mouths bearing back their Arms and when they Face fall back with their Right-legs not bringing down their Arms till the word Charge is given and then it must be done with a decent quick Motion not suffering the Pikes to clatter After this the Words of Command are viz. Recover your Arms. Half bend your Muskets Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets This Exercise is to be observ'd as is before laid down in the Exercise of the Musket The Musketiers upon this being at Shoulder and the Pikes that stood recovered falling out with their Right-legs whereupon the Pikes are brought to their Thighs in their Advance Then the next is Poise your Muskets Upon this the Pike-men with their Left hands must grasp their Pikes over against their Shoulders after which the Words are Order your Arms. Pikes to your inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. To the Right about March You must observe these as directed in the Exercise only over and above when you are clear of your Arms you must disperse and upon the beat of Drum close hastily together with a Huzza your Swords unsheathed with their Points upwards Then further observe the Words of Command viz. Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Order your Arms. Pikes to your out-side Order Advance In ordering your Arms observe you make a little stop before you let the Butt-ends come to the Ground so that each one may bear you company and they may fall together at once and after they are laid down and quitted you must stand up together so suddenly as all your Risings may appear as it were but one Motion When you March from your Arms step Front and Rear at once with the Left-feet Marching but a little distance Then lay your Right-hand on your Sword taking hold of your Scabbard with your Left and then drawing hold your Swords upright before you after you have held them there a while bring them down at one Motion and when by Command your Swords are returned stand upright to your Arms facing to your proper Front and if any thing is to be further known consider the Excercise of the Pike and Musket distinctly and you will be informed to your Satisfaction Of the Match-Lock These Locks were formerly in more use than Fire-Locks and at this day they are sometimes mixed among them wherefore I shall speak some what relating to the Words of Command that seem to differ from the Fire-lock viz. 1. Lay down your Match 2. Handle your Match 3. Blow your Match 4. Cock and try your Match 5. Return your Match All these chiefly consist in keeping your Match in order with a good hard and well lighted Coal fastning it on Command advantageous in your Skrew blowing the Coal and so by pulling
too and from you at the breast and Tail of the Drake put into the Eyes Mouth and Tail of it Rockets so fixed that they cannot fly out as you may put Wild-fire Rowled up hard and long in Paper Then fire that in the Eyes and Mouth first and draw it with Pullies from one end of the Line to the other then that in the Tail and draw it back and it will seem as retreating from danger with fire coming out of the Belly of it A Burning Castle and Dragon on the Water Make the Dragon of Paste-board and Wicker as before The bottom of the Castle of Light Wood and the work of Paste-board with Paper Turrets and Battlements of a foot height in the Portal of the Castle fasten a Line that it may come level with the Water and therefore some part of the Castle must be under Water this Line must be fastened to the other side of the Water or in the Water if it be broad and admit not the former on a Pole or Stake knocked down and pass in a hollow Trunk through the Belly of a Dragon that being in the Castle may upon fireing the Rockets placed advantageously in the Tail Eyes and Mouth come out of the Castle and move on the Line to meet which you may at the other end of the Line in the same manner prepare a Neptune in a Chariot or riding on a Sea-horse with a burning Trident or a Whale with a Rocket or Wild-fire in his Mouth which if it ly low by spouting out will make the Water fly about as if it spouted Fire and Water out of its Mouth then by a Train fire some little Paste-board Guns in the Castle which if the Composition of the Train be made of Wild-fire or Stouple will go off by degrees and coming to a Train of Brimstone Rosin and Powder make the whole frame expire in a terrible blaze A Wheel of Fire-works to run backwards and forwards on the Ground Procure a pair of Wheels being of Light Wood like that of a Spinning Wheel fasten them on an Axel-tree and place Rockets round them as bands are fastened round a Wheel and so primed at Tail and Head that when one Expires the other may take fire half of them placed with their Heads and Tails the contrary way to the first So that when the first are spent and the Wheels have run on plain Ground a great way the other firing will turn them again and bring them to the place where they first set out A Fire that will burn in the Water or Water-ball Sow up a Case of Canvas like that of a Foot-ball but lesser pitch or glue it over Then take one Pound of Powder eight ounces of Roch-alom four ounces of live Sulphur two ounces of Camphire Linseed-oyl and that of Retrolum each an Ounce and half an ounce of Oyl of Spike with two ounces of Colophonium bruis'd and well mixed together and stuff the Ball hard with it with a Stick pitch or glue it over again binding it with Marline on Pitch on that leave two Vents or Port-fires set it on fire trundle it on the Water and it will burn under it The exactest Military Discipline for the Exercise of Foot and Horse as in Vse at this day at Home and Abroad in all the Words of Command c. TO be well disciplin'd and train'd up in Military Affairs has been the study and pride of all Warlike Nations whereby they have acquired to themselves Fame and Riches by being able to defend themselves against Invaders and gain Conquests Abroad but above all other for many hundred Years past the English have excelled in this being much helped by their natural Courage But since I only at this time intended to write to the Learner to train him up in his Exercise by which means his own Industry and Experience may lead him forth to greater matters I shall not enumerate the many brave Men who from mean Conditions have rais'd themselves by Arms to the highest pitch of Honour and Preferment but shew our Youth what they are to do and observe in their first Training as to the Words of Command to order their Arms in their various Postures with Dexterity And first of Foot Exercise I shall speak of the Pike because it is the most Ancient to Train which many who are now great Commanders have taken it as an Honour The Exercise of the Pike by word of Command c. 1. Pikes take Advance your Pikes To do this as the first thing required move in a direct Line with your Pike upward with your Left-hand near your Side your Right-hand almost as high as you can reach keeping your Left by a Depression as low as you can your Fingers being strait out and so raise the Pike till the butt-Butt-end come to your Hand then place it between your Breast and Shoulder keeping the butt-Butt-end close that it may be the more steady and upright 2. To the Front To do this put your Left-hand on your Pike even with the Top of your Shoulder keeping your Fingers strait and bring your Pike right before you with a swift Motion drawing your Right-heel into your Left-instep and so keep the Pike strait 3. Charge Here you must fall back with your Right-leg placing the Heel of your left-Left-foot against the middle of your Right and bring down your Pike with a quick Motion support it with your Left-Elbow and charge Breast high and upon yielding your Body forward bend your Left-knee to fix your self firmer holding the Butt end of your Pike in the Palm of your Right-hand your Left-Toe pointing in a Line with the Spear of the Pike your Feet set at a moderate distance Then bring it down somewhat beneath your Breast be cautious of clattering and when it is charged close it to your Breast 4. To the Right four times Here turn your Left-toe to the Right then make your Left-heel come up to your Right-instep with a sudden Motion Recovering your Pike strait before you and having turn'd fall back with your Right-leg and Charge as before 5. To the Right about Now by turning your Left-toe bring it to the Right about bringing up your Right-heel your Pike being recovered Charge with much swiftness 6. As you were To do this by turning to the Left about bring up your Left-toe so bringing your Pike recovered observe that your Left hand be never higher than your Mouth your Feet placed in order and when turn'd you must fall back with your Right-leg and Charge bringing your Pike strait up without any clattering 7. To the Left four times 8. To the Left about 9. As you were 10. Advance your Pike These must be done as has been shewed in the Right only making your Observation of Eight Left Motions c. And the better to do this bring your Right-heel to your Left-instep your Pike being before you fall out with your Right-foot and so bring your Pike to your Right-Thigh 11. Shoulder your
shewn you the Defensive part I shall now proceed to the Offensive or how you may offend your Adversary when necessity requires it but before I directly enter upon it let me speak some thing of the Counter-caveating Parade though some there are who refuse to use it yet it is the safest of all The Counter caveating Parade c. When you observe your Adversaries Thrust coming home within your Sword then immediatly slope your Point and bring it up again with a quick Motion on the other side of your Adversaries and Parie his Thrust without your Sword that he intended to give within your Sword holding your Nails neither in Terce nor in Quart but so hold them as when you presented your Sword and observe further to do this Parade with a Spring and if you perceive he is about to give in his Thrust without your Sword instantly slope your Point and bring it up again with a quick Motion upon the inside of his Sword and so Parie his Thrust that was to be given without your Sword within your Sword and if you do this very quick you will rarely be hit with a home Thrust and in this Parade there is great advantage because by it all Feints which in other Parades cannot be so well noted or shunned are by this baffled and Confounded Lessons Offensive 1. Of Approaching or Advancing Observe here when you are standing to your Guard and your Adversary without your measure so that without Approaching you cannot reach him that you lift your right-Right-foot about a Foot forward and presently let your left-Left-foot follow close by the Ground your Left-knee a little bowed taking notice at the end of every step that your Feet be at the same equal distance as when you first presented your Sword or if in any thing you vary let it be in bringing them something nearer and so your Elong will come as much nearer to your Adversary as you brought your Left-foot nearer to your Right Always then remember to redouble this Step or any other that is to be used on this Occasion till you think your Adversary is within your measure This step must be always made on plain Ground lest you Trip and fall which is very dangerous but if it be on rugged uneven Ground there is another suitable to it called the Double Step after this manner In the first place throw your Left-foot before your Right which may be done by raising your Body a little on your Right-foot about a Foot then bring your Right-foot forward again as far before your Left as when you presented your Sword these two Motions must be done immediately after the other or else doing of this Step will appear ungraceful and here you must keep a thin Body as possible because the throwing your Left foot before your Right lays your Body open and so redouble this step as the former according to the distance you are from your Adversary till you approach within his measure Lesson 2. Of Retiring This may be done three ways first with the single Step the same way you approach with it only whereas in approaching with the single Step you lift your Right-foot first here you must lift your Left-foot first and the rest observe as in the Approach with the single Step. The second is that with the double Step and is done the same way as in the Advance only in approaching you throw your Left-foot before your Right when in retiring you must throw your Right-foot backward behind your Left and the rest is done as in Advancing with the double Step. The third is done by a sudden jump backwards on the strait Line with both your Feet in the Air at once but you must lift your Right-foot first and after your jump is done stand to your Guard again unless you find occasion to redouble your jump to be farther out of reach Lesson 3. Of giving in the Thrust To Thrust or make an Elong observe when you stand to your Guard and your Adversary be within your Measure that your Sword be as you please either within or without your Adversaries Sword and suppose within then stretch out your Right-arm and Step forward with your Right-foot as far as may be keeping the Point strait forwards and let the Motion of your Arm begin a thought before you move your Foot so that the Thrust may be given home before your Adversary can hear your Foot touch the Ground and when you are at your full stretch keep your Left-hand stretched and ever observe to keep a close Left-foot which must be done by keeping your Left-heel and broad side of your Foot close to the Ground without any drawing it after you for keeping a close Foot is one of the chiefest things to be observed in this Science When you give in your Thrust throw your Left-hand behind you or so place it on your Left-side that your Sword and both your Arms may make a strait Line from your Adversary This must be when you design not to make use of your Left-hand for a Parade but if you do then in the very time of giving in your Thrust throw your Left-arm forward as far as you can without putting the rest of your Body into disorder turning the Palm from you by turning your Thumb down and your little Fingers up and so Parie your Adversaries Thrust if you find he will Thrust upon the same time you make your Thrust always remembring when you Thrust within the Sword to do it with your Nails in Quart or upwards and Quart well your Hand and Shoulder but when a Thrust is made without the Sword then give it in with your Nails in Terce or downwards and keep your Hilt much lower than your Point and your Head as clear as may be from you Adversaries Sword Take notice in all Lessons in which you do not first secure or bind your Adversaries Sword that you are to Thrust close by the Feeble of his Sword with the Fort of yours But there is a difference when you first secure your Adversaries Sword for after your securing or binding you quit his Sword and give a strait home Thrust without touching it after it is bound In these Rules there is great advantage as in the Quarting of your Hand when you Thrust within the Sword preserves them from your Adversaries Counter-Temps Thrusts in the Face so likewise does your Thrusting close by the Feeble of the Sword and keeping your Hilt lower than the Point when you Thrust without the Sword as also the holding of your Head to the contrary side your Adversaries Sword is on preserve you from Counter-Temps ever observing as a general Rule to keep your Head on the contrary side of your Adversaries Sword on what side soever you Thrust for this will frequently preserve your Face from being hit Lesson 4. Of Caveating or Disengaging In this case when your Sword is presented within your Adversaries Sword and you would have it without keeping your Nails in
make up an Octave keeping in your Mind the distances as you Sing them in the former Examples and by this means you have the whole Octave or Eight Notes from G to G which must be practised down and up and when you are perfect in it so as to Sing your distances true with the Semitones in their right places the following directions will lead you through the rest of the Notes to Sing any other Octave begining at any other Letter 9 10 Begin at Le again in the Ninth Bar and begin the six Notes viz. Le D Ce B La G in proper order that done repeat the two last Notes viz. La G by themselves so proceed to the tenth Bar and Sing La G Fâ Le D Ce so that La and G may be the same in Tune as you found them in the former Six and if so be your Voice will not reach Ce at the pitch you began the first Bar then Sing as far as you can or begin at Le at the ninth Bar higher Singing these three last Bars distinctly from the Foregoing 11 In the Eleventh Bar you must Sing backward your six last Notes viz. Ce D Le Fâ G La. rising from Ce to La so going one step backward to G rise to Ce as in the foregoing fifth Bar which is an Octave to the lower Ce. And thus much may suffice for the Beginner to practice on which if well understood will bring him in to Sing Notes in any Tune Of COCK-FIGHTING HErein let us first observe the choice of a Cock of the Game directed by these four Characters following That he be 1. Of a strong Shape proud and upright and for this the Middle-sized neither too small or too large is best because most matchable strong and nimble His Head small like a Sparrow-Hawks his Eye large and quick Back strong crook't at the setting on and coloured as the Plume of his Feathers the Beam of his Leg very strong and colour'd as his Plume Spurs long rough and sharp hooking inward 2. Of a good Colour and herein the Gray Yellow or Red Pyle with a black Breast are to be preferred the Pyde rarely good and the White and Dun never A Scarlet Head is a demonstration of Courage but a Pale and wan of Faintness 3. Of Courage true which you shall observe by his proud stately upright standing and walking and his frequent Crowing in his Pen. 4. Of a sharp and ready Heel which in the Opinion of the best Cock-masters of high Estimation a Sharp-heel'd Cock tho' somewhat false is better as dispatching his business soonest than a true Cock with a dull Heel For Breeding the Best season is from the Moon 's encrease in February to her encrease in March. The March Bird is best And now first get a perfect Cock to a perfect Hen as the best Breeding and see the Hen be of an excellent Complexion i. e. rightly plumed as black brown speckt grey grissel or yellowish tufted on her Crown large bodied well poked and having Weapons are Demonstrations of Excellency and Courage Observe further her Comportment if Friendly to her Chickens and revengeful of Jnjuries from other Hens When the Cock and Hen-Chickins going till now promiscuously one with another begin to quarrel and peck each other part them and separate their Walks And the best for a Fighting Cock are private and undisturbed Walks as Wind-mills Water-mills Grange-houses Park-lodges c. and their Feeding-place on soft Ground or Boards and have for his meet white Corn or White-bread Tosts steept in Drink or Urine is good both to Scower and Cool them And do not debilitate and debauch his Courage and Strength by having too many Hens to walk with three Hens are enough for one Cock If before they be six Months Old any of your Chickens Crow clear and loud and unseasonable then to the Pot or Spit with them they are Cowards the true Cock is long ere he gets his Voice and when he has gotten it keeps good and judicious Time in Crowing Next observe your Roosting Perch for this makes or marrs a Cock for forming of which consult the best Cock-masters Feeding pens and the Perches there and accordingly proportion your own take care that the Ground underneath the Perch be soft for if it be rough and hard in leaping down he will hurt his Feet and make them Gouty and Knotty For the Dieting and Ordering of your Cock for Battle observe these Rules Let your Cock be full two years Old then in the latter end of August take up and Pen him it being now Cocking-time till the end of May and see that he be sound hard feather d and full summed The first four days after Penning Feed him with the Crumb of Old Manchet cut into square bits thrice a day and with the Coldest and Sweetest Spring-water that can be had And after you think by this time he is throughly purged of his Corn Worms Gravel and other course Feeding take him in the Morning out of the Pen and let him Sparr with another Cock some time to heat and chafe their Bodies break Fat and Glut and fit them for Purgation first having covered their Spurs with Hots of Leather to hinder their Wounding and drawing Blood of one another After they have sufficiently Sparred that they pant again take them up and remove their Hots and prepare them for a Sweating Bout thus Take Butter and Rosemary finely chopt and White-sugar-candy mixt together and give them the quantity of a Wallnut which will Scower strengthen and prolong Breath Then having purposely deep Straw Baskets fill them half way with Straw put in your Cock and cover him with Straw to the top lay the lid close and let him stove till the Evening At Five a Clock take him out and lick his Head and Eyes with your Tongue then Pen him and fill his Trough with Manchet and hot Vrine After this take a Gallon of Wheat and Oat-meal-flower and with Ale half a score Whites of Eggs and Butter work it into a stiff Past bake it into broad Cakes and when four days Old cut it into square Bits The Second day after Sparring bring your Cock into a Green-close and shew him in your Arms a Dung-hill-cock then run from him and allure him thus to follow suffering him now and then to strike the Dung-hill-Cock and so Chase him up and down for half an Hour till he pants again and thus Heated carry him home and scour him with half a Pound of Fresh-butter beaten with the Leaves of the Herb of Grace Hysop and Rosemary to the consistence of a Salve and give him the quantity of a Wallnut then Stove and Feed him as above And thus for the first Fortnight Spar or Chase him every other day The second Fortnight twice a Week will be enough to Chase or Spar your Cock Observing that you Stove and Scour him proportionable to his Heating The third and last Fortnight for six Weeks is long
Bushes Hedges Fruit-trees Flax and Hemp-Lands In Winter about Houses Hovelle Barns Stacks c. A Bird-call is here also necessary or your own industrious skill in the Notes of several Birds And because Gentlemen who have Fish-ponds wonder they lose so many Fish and are apt to Censure sometimes undeservedly their Neighbours when it is the insatiable Hern that is the true cause I shall next lay down the best and most approved way of taking the great Fish-devouring Hern whose Haunt having found observe this Method to take him Get three or four small Roaches or Dace take a strong Hook not too rank with Wyre to it and draw the Wyre just within the skin from the side of the Gills to the Tail of the said Fish and he will live four or five days If dead the Hern will not touch it Then have a strong Line of a dark Green-silk twisted with Wyre about three Yards long tie a round stone of a pound to it and lay three or four such hooks but not too deep in the Water out of the Herns wading and two or three Nights will answer your Expectation The several wayes of taking Pheasants You must learn and understand the several Notes of a Natural Pheasant-Call and how usefully to apply them In the Morning just before or at Sun-rising call them to feed and so at Sun-setting In the Fornoon and Afternoon your Note must be to Cluck them together to Brood or to chide them for straggling or to notify some danger at hand Thus skilled in their Notes and by the Darkness Solitaryness and strong undergrowth of the place assured of their Haunts closely lodge your self and softly at first call lest being near you a loud Note affright them and no Reply made raise your Note gradually to the highest and if there be a Pheasant in hearing he will answer you in as loud a Note Be sure it be Tunable As soon as you are answered creep nearer to it if far off and a single Fowl as you call and approach so will the Pheasant Having gotten sight of her on the Ground or Perch cease calling and with all silence possible spread your Net conveniently between the Pheasant and you one end of the Net fastned to the Ground and the other end hold by a long Line in your hand by which you may pull it together if strained then call again and as you see the Pheasant come under your Net rise and shew your self and affrighting her she will mount and so is taken Thus if on the contrary you have divers Answers from several Corners of the Coppice and you keep your place and not stir they will come to your Call and then having a pair of Nets spread one on each side and do as before Your Nets must be made of Green or Black double-twin'd Thread the Mesh about an inch square between Knot and Knot the whole Net about three Fathom long and Seven foot broad verged with strong small Cord on each side and ends to lye hollow and compass-wise The next way of taking Pheasant-Powts is by Driving thus Having found the Haunt of an Eye of Pheasants known by the Barrenness of the Place Mutings and loose Feathers then in the little Pads and Wayes like Sheep tracks they have made place your Nets taking the Wind with you a-cross these Paths hollow loose and circularly the nether part fixt to the Ground and the upper side hollow c. as aforesaid Then to their Haunt and there call them together if scattered then with a Driver an Instrument like that of Cloath-dressers rake gently the Bushes and Boughs about you the Powts will run and stop and listen then give another rake and so you will drive them like sheep into your Nets Observe in this Secrecy Time and Leisure or you spoil your Sport Secrecy in concealing your self from being seen by them and Time and Leisure by not being too hasty Lastly for taking Pheasants with the Lime-Bush or Rods order these as I have before prescribed your Rods about twelve inches long and your Bush containing not above eight Twigs with a pretty long Handle sharpned to stick in the Ground or Bushes Shrubs c. and let it be planted as near the Pheasants pearching Branch as may be Place your Rods on the Ground near the Bush for when some are taken below by they Rods the will scare up the others to get on the Bushes to seek what 's become of their Fellows and there become your Prey themselves For taking Partridge You must first find the Partridges Haunt Which is mostly in standing Corn-Fields where they breed as likewise in Stubble after the Corn is out especially Wheat-stubble till it is trodden and then they repair to Barley-stubble if fresh and the Furrows amongst the Clots Brambles and long Grass are sometimes their lurking places for Twenty and upward in a Covy In the Winter in up-land Meadows in the dead Grass or Fog under Hedges among Mole-hills or under the Roots of Trees c. Various and uncertain are their Haunts And tho' some by the Eye by distinguishing their Colour from the Ground others by the Ear by hearing the Cock call earnestly the Hen and the Hens answering and chattering with Joy at meeting do find Partridge yet the best easiest and safest way of finding them is as you do the Pheasant by the Call or Pipe Notes seasonable as before prescribed and they will come near to you and you may count their Numbers and to your sport Surround your Covy prepare your Nets and pricking a stick fast in the ground tye the one end to it and let your Nets fall as you walk briskly round without stopping and cover the Partridge then rush in upon them to frighten them and as they rise they are taken For taking them with Bird-Lime thus Call first near the Haunt if answered stick about your Lime-straws a-cross in ranks at some distance from you then call again and as they approach you they are intercepted by the Straws and so your Prey This way is used most successfully in Stubble-Fields from August to September And Rods in Woods Pastures c. as for the Pheasant The most pleasant way of taking Partridge is with a Setting-Dog who having set them use your Net and by these Rules and Method the Rails Quales Moorpoots c. are to be taken and are for Hawks flight too And here I must make an end of the most material part of Fowling Of FISHING IT has been the Method of this whole Treatise to divide the several distinct Heads of each Recreation into three Parts to render the Observations and Rules the more plain and easy for the prosecuting the Recreation we treat of 1. What it is we pursue 2. Where and When to find that we would delight our selves in 3. With what proper Mediums or Measures we may obtain the desired Effects of our endeavours therein First then What we pursue is Fish distinguish'd according to their