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A51540	An epitome of the whole art of war In two parts. The first of military discipline, containing the whole exercise of the pike and musquet, &c. with plain directions for the various postures. Also the drawing up of battalions, and way of forming them; with the art of doubling, wheeling, forming and drawing up an army into any figure. The way of conducting armies in hilly, woody or plain countries: of encampings, besiegings, giving of battle, &c. The second of fortification and gunnery, which shews the principles and practices of fortification, as now used, as well by the English, as several other European nations, (especially by Their Majesties army) at the late siege of Athlone, Galoway, Limerick, &c. ... Of casements, cittadels, crownworks, ravelins, &c. Of gunnery, ... morters, demy-cannon, &c. with the manner of batteries, &c. All illustrated and further explained by 18 copper-plates, curiously designed and engraven.	Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.; J. S., Capt. Military discipline.; J. S., Capt. Fortification and military discipline.	1692 (1692)	Wing M3002; ESTC R217907	42,745	122

about Charge As you were Charge Advance your Pikes Shoulder your Pikes Charge to the Front As you were Charge to the Right As you were Charge to the Right about As you were Charge to the Left As you were Charge to the left about As you were Port Comport Charge to the Front Traile Charge As you were Advance your Pikes Musquetiers take heed Poise your Musquets Shoulder your Musquets Musquetiers make ready The manner of the Exercise of the Pike and Musquet together MVsquetiers make ready At the pronouncing these words of Command the Pikes being advanced and the Musquets shouldred the Musquetiers are to perform distinctly every posture of the Musquet together and being ready which is understood to be Cock't they are to guard them with their thumbs on their Cocks and bring up their Musquets streight before them their left hands the height of their mouths Both Pike-men and Musquetiers always observing when ever they recover their arms before them to bring their right heels to their left insteeps and when the Pikes charge and the Musquets rest to fall back with their right feet in a direct line Then to the Right 4 times Charge To the Right about Charge As you were Charge To the left 4 times Charge To the left about Charge As you were Charge Recover your Arms. Half bend your Musquets Poise your Musquets Shoulder your Musquets Here the Pike-men are to bring their Pikes from their Recover to their Advance Poise your Musquets Here the Piekmen are to joyn their left hands to their Pikes even to their shoulders Then Order your Arms is the next word of command In ordering their Arms they must be sure to make a little stop before the butt-But-end comes to the ground that they may come down altogether at once Pikes to your inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. After laying down their Arms and quitting them they are all to stand up together To the right about March When the Soldiers have laid down their Arms and quitting them upon beat of Drum they are all to draw their Swords and run to their Arms observing always to keep the points of their Swords upright for fear of mischief When they lay their right hands on their Swords they must take hold of their Scabbards with their left hand Then the next word is Return you Swords When they return their Swords they must do it all at one motion Handle your Arms Pikes to your outside order Poise your Musquets Shoulder your Musquets Advance your Pikes Officers take your Posts at the head of the Battalion March Here all the Officers are to march back in the same method to the Front of the Batalion as they went from it Directions for the several Postures in exercising of the Musquet and Pike and first of the Musquet HE that designs to be a Soldier or become an Artist in Arms ought in the first place to learn and practise the Postures of his Arms a Posture being a Mode or Garb that we are used unto in the well-handling of our Arms. 1. Silence is an excellent Virtue and observe for all That in the Exercise both of Pike and Musquet the Feet are to be at a moderate distance for if they are too wide asunder or too near together it weakens and be sure to keep your left heel fast and to set your feet exactly or else you can never handle your Arms as you ought Lay your right hand on your Musquet Turn the Barrel toward you the Lock uppermost and lay your right hand the fingers extended just behind the Lock close the butt-but-end of your Musquet to your shoulder that the Muzzels may be all of a height Poise your Musquet Grasp your Musquet hard facing to the right with a quick motion upon your left heel keeping your Musquet directly before you the height of your Cravat your right elbow on your side your feet neither too near nor at too great a distance but so that by turning the point of the left toe to the Front and that of your right as you face your left heel being exactly against the middle of your right foot you are in the posture for resting which is the reason of facing to the right that you may be in a readier posture to rest Rest your Musquet Let your Musquet sink down to your left hand and receive the Musquet into it just where the Scowrer enters into the Stock not touching the Barrel keeping your right hand upon your Musquet behind the Lock let your Musquet be held a little sloping about half a foot from your side as low as you can without stooping Cock your Musquet Place your right thumb upon the Cock and your fingers behind the Trigger and with the help of closing it to your thigh you cock it keeping it still rested with your thumb upon the Cock. Guard your Musquet keeping your thumb upon the Cock and your fingers behind the Trigger you bring up your Musquet with a very quick motion streight before you to the Recover your left hand as high as your mouth about half a foot from it without stooping bringing your right heel to your left in step Present Fall back with your right foot so that the left heel be against the middle of it raising the butt-but-end of your Musquet to your shoulder your right elbow not higher than your Piece bending your left knee and keeping the right very stiff and your Musquet being level'd breast-high with your fingers upon the Trigger Fire Then be sure to draw the Trigger at one motion keeping your body steddy taking good aim and keeping your Musquet fast to your shoulder until you have the Word of Command Recover your Arms. Sink the but-end of your Musquet till you hold it upright in both hands the left hand alwaies as high as your mouth and the right under the Lock bring up your Musquet with a very quick motion and your right heel to your left instep Half bend your Musquet falling back with your right Leg bring your Musquet to the Rest laying your right Thumb upon the Cock and your Fingers behind the Trigger half bend it by putting it close to your Thigh and then keeping your Musquet rested Clean your Pan pressing the Ball of your Thumb into the Pan you wipe it having done that hold your Musquet in your right hand behind the Lock Handle your Primer Take hold of the great end of it between the Thumb and fore-finger of your right hand your Arm backward Prime At which time you must level your Musquet to be exactly upon a line and then put Powder into your pan Shut your Pan with your two first Fingers and casting back your Primer bring your Musquet to the Recover as there directed keeping your Thumb on the top of the Steel Blow off your loose Corns Be sure to blow all together bring your Pan up to your mouth standing upright blow off the loofe Corns then let your Musquet sink into the posture it was

in before Cast about to Charge you advance with your right leg turning your Musquet the barrel downwards bringing it to the left side a little backwards in your left hand keeping your right-foot-toe directly to the Front and your right heel over against the middle of the left foot ballancing your Musquet in the left hand the right hand joyned to the Muzzle which must be held directly to the front a foot from your body Handle your Charger Take it full in your hand and place it underneath your Musquet about an inch from the Muzzle Open it with your Teeth Bring it up to your mouth standing upright with your Head and not to bring your Head down to it Assoon as you have done this bring the Charger within an inch of the Muzzle underneath as before and cover the mouth of your Charger with the Ball of your Thumb Charge with Powder Put the Charge of powder into the barrel then hold your Charger again underneath your Musquet as before Draw forth your Scourer Now let fall your Charger and turn your hand your little-finger next the Muzzle and draw it at three motions being drawn dart it that is hold it level to the height of your Eye your Arm extended Shorten it to an inch Turn the great end of your Scowrer towards you and slip your hand till within an inch of the end letting it rest against your body a little below your right breast sloped all of a height Charge with Bullet Take the Bullet out of your mouth putting it into the barrel and then put the great end of the Scourer after it just into the Muzzle of the Piece and so stand till the next word of command Ram down Powder and Ball. Which is done by holding a handful of the Scowrer in your hand and your thumb on the top of it Withdraw your Scowrer Turn your hand your thumb and fore-finger towards the Muzzle and when your Scowrer is clear which is to be done at three motions dart again as before Shorten it to an handful Turn the small end of the Scowrer to your breast and slip your hand till within an handful of the end of it holding it to your body as before directed Return your Scowrer Re-place it in the Stock of your Musquet pressing it down with your thumb then alwaies remember to grasp the Muzzle of your Musquet with your right hand your thumb streight out upon the Scowrer keeping your Musquet clear from your side some half a foot the Muzzels all of a height directly to the front Poise your Musquet With your left hand bring up your Musquet before you and falling with your right leg even with your left grasp your Musquet under the Lock with your right hand and poise as before Shoulder your Musquet as formerly Poise as before Order Sink your right hand a little take hold of the Stock with your left hand upon the place where the Scowrer goes into the Stock then sinking that hand take hold of the Muzzle with your right hand and let the butt-but-end sink to the ground close to the right foot the Lock outwards Lay down your Musquet Turn your Musquet with the Lock upwards and step forwards with your left leg and right hand and lay it upon the ground in a streight line Quit your Musquet Fall back with your left leg even to the right and stand up Handle your Musquet Step forwards with your left leg and lay your right hand near the Muzzle of your Musquet Order your Musquet Lift up the Muzzle of your Musquet and fall back with your left leg even to the right turning the Lock of your Musquet outwards by the middle of your foot Directions for the several Postures in exercising of the PIKE ADvance your Pikes With your right hand lift upright your Pike as high as you can well reach and take it with your left hand as low as you can and raise it till the butt-but-end comes into the right hand then bring it between your breast and shoulder upright close to your thigh To the Front Lay your left hand on your Pike even with the top of your shoulder and bring the Pike streight upright before you with a quick motion drawing in your right heel to your left instep Charge Fall back with your right leg so that the heel of your left foot may be directly against the middle of your right foot Bring down your Pike extream quick with a jerk and charge Breast high your left Elbow under your Pike to support it yielding your body forwards and bending your left Knee with your feet at a convenient distance that you may stand strong always holding the butt-But-end of your Pike in the Palm of your right hand and your left foot pointing in a strait line with your Pike To the Right four times Turn your left Toe to the right Bring up your right heel to your left Insteps and your Pike recovered straight before you with as quick a motion as in Charging Then having turned fall back with your right leg as before Charge as before To the right about Turn your left Toe to the right about bringing your right Heel as before and your Pike recovered charge before As you were You turn your left Toe to the left about bringing up your Pike recovered your left hand never to be higher than your Mouth and your right Heel as before and being turned you fall back with your Right Leg and Charge You must be sure always to bring your Pike streight up and not to swing it about for then 't will clatter against the other Pikes To the Left Four times To the Left about As you were Advance your Pikes Bringing up your Right Heel to your Left Instep and your Pike first before you you fall out with your Right Foot even with your Left and bring your Pike to your Shoulder Shoulder Lay your Left Hand on your Pike even with your Shoulder fall back with your Right Leg and put back your Right Arm as far as you well can holding your Pike half a Foot from your side then taking off your Left Hand bring up your Right Leg and lay your Pike on your Right Shoulder your Elbow close to your Body the butt-butt-end half a Foot from the ground Charge to the Front Fall back with your Right Leg and put back your Right Arm as far as you can be sure to keep the Spear directly to the Reer and your Pike sloaped at the same heighth with the Spear as when it was Shouldered neither higher not lower Vide Charge Shoulder as you were You must now raise your Pike with both your Hands then leaving it with the Right Hand and turning the Head backwards with the Left take hold again with the Right as high as you can reach with ease bringing up your Right leg taking off your Left Hand from your Pike Shoulder as before Charge to the Right Bring your Pike up and turn the butt-butt-end backwards by your

Right side taking it in the Palm of your Right Hand turning your Body to the Right upon your Left Foot with your Right Leg behind your Left and Charge as before Shoulder as you were Raise your Pike with both Hands then turn about to the Left bringing your Feet as formerly directed then with your Left hand turn your head of the Pike to the Right Then taking hold of it with your Right Hand hold it in both hands at a little distance from your Body as before sloped at the same height as when Shouldered then bringing up your Right Leg lay it on your Shoulder Charge to the Right about Fall back with your Leg and Hand as before and stand with your Pike in the same Posture then upon your Left Foot turn to the Right about bring the butt-Butt-end of your Pike to the right side falling back with your right Leg level your Pike Breast high and Charge As you were Turn to the Left about and with your Left Hand bring the butt-Butt-end of your Pike by your left side keeping the Speer-point exactly to the Reer the same height as before then laying your Right Hand as high as you can well reach hold it from your Body as before then bring up your Right Leg and Shoulder Charge to the Left Fall back with your Leg and Arm as in the rest and turn to the Lest and with your Left Hand turn the butt-Butt-end of the Pike to the Right and bring up your Right Leg. Charge As you were Bring your Pike over your Head with your Left Hand falling back with your Right Leg and puting back your Right Arm as before bring up the Right Leg and Shoulder Port. As Charging to the Front but that you sink not the Spear of your Pike so low and instead of letting the Pike rest upon your Left Elbow 't is to rest between the Thumb and Fore-finger and your Elbow close to your side Comport You bring your Left Hand as far back as you can and stretching out the Right at the same time step forwards with your right Foot grasp your Pike with your Right Hand then leaving it with your Left Hand fall back with the Right Leg even with your Left close the Pike to your side the Spear of your Pike about the height of your Head Charge to the Front Extend your Right Arm as much as you can advancing your Right Leg at the same motion and putting your Left Hand as far back as you can bring forward your Pike then stepping back with your Right Leg take hold of the butt-butt-end of it with your Right hand when you Charge Charge always Breast high Trail Face to the Right about and let the Spear of your Pike fall behind you quit your Right Hand from the butt-butt-end of it without stirring your Left Charge as you were Turn to the Left about and taking the butt-butt-end of the Pike on the Palm of your Right Hand Charge Advance your Pikes Bring up your Right Heel to your Left Instep and your Pike before you to the Recover you fall out with your Right Foot even with your Left and bring your Pike to your Right Thigh Order your Pikes Lay your Left Hand on your Pike even with the top of your Shoulder then sinking your Left Hand take hold of it with your Right Hand so as when the butt-butt-end of it is upon the Ground your Right Hand may be against your Eye keeping your Pike near your Head and the butt-butt-end near the Latchet of your Shooe Pikes to your inside Order Move the butt-butt-end of your Pike on the inside of the middle of your Right Foot Lay down your Pike Step forward quick with your Left Leg lay it down strait with your Right Hand Quit your Pikes Bring back your Left Leg even to your Right and stand up altogether Handle your Pikes Step forward with your Left Leg quick placing the middle of your Right Foot against the butt-but-end of your Pike lay your Right Hand on your Pike as far as you can reach Order your Pikes Raise the Pike with your Right Hand only and fall back with your Left Leg. Pikes to your Outside Order Place the butt-butt-end of your Pike at the middle on the outside of your Foot Advance As before PLATE I. The Way and Method how to form and order Battalions of Foot THIS Excellent Art of forming the Foot instructs how to draw up a Body of them in such excellent order and with so much precaution beforehand that it may be able to withstand 〈…〉 another Body of Infantry though of a 〈◊〉 greater number or a Body of Cavalry alone or else a Body compos'd both of Cavalry and Infantry when attacked in a Plain Down or in an open Field where there are neither Defiles as Hedges nor Ditches nor any rising Grounds to defend them from the Enemy Now the Pike and Partisan being the only Arms proper to stop 〈◊〉 fury of the Cavalry and to prevent their breaking in upon the Battalion the first thing that is to be done in drawing up this Battalion must be to form a Body of all Pikes and it must be the chief care of the Officer that commands the Party to dispose his Men in such a form that they may be able not only to defend the Musqueteers but the Colours also and the Baggage if there should be occasion Plate I 1. The Men must be so ordered as to stand with their Arms presented every way and to make a Front on every side to the end that whatever of their Fronts be assailed or attacked they may be able to defend themselves 2. The Soldiers must be so ordered that the Angles of the Battalion may be very obtuse in such a manner that the two sides that form the Angle joyn together but with one right Line only For the Angle is the weakest part of the Battalion as being least strengthened by the Pikes For the Soldiers which are next the Angle present their Pikes in Front and not being able therefore to present lie open to the Enemy So that our Fore-Fathers with whom squ 〈…〉 Battalions were in great use flanked their Angles with little Bodies of Musqueteers marked ABCD which are small Bodies posted in the middle of the Fronts of the Battalion and with which sometimes they secur'd the Angles True it is that these little Bodies being easily cut off by the Horse and beaten off from the Body of the Battalion the farther use of them has been laid aside 3. You ought to leave void a space of Ground in the Center of the Battalion or middle of the Pikes sufficient to receive and secure the Musqueteers the Colours and Baggage The manner of ordering any number of Soldiers into any Square Form of Battel 1. These are to be considered either in respect of the Form of the Ground or of the Number of the Men. A Square Battel of Ground is that which hath the Rank as long as the File notwithstanding the Men in

the two right hand Files face to the right B. 3. The half File of the two left hand Files face to the left L. 4. Files of the Wings March Plate III Fig III Fig I Fig IV Fig II There remains afterwards upon the ground of the Battalion the six Files CD GH which must be opened by half Ranks and half Files to form the Cross of the third Figure and to clear the ground of the Center by a quarter Wheeling 5. The half File of the right hand half Rank C half turn to the Right Order your Pikes C makes a Front towards the Rear and keeps his ground 6. File-leader of the right hand half Rank to the right G. March Stand. The three Files G make a Front toward A upon the right Wing and advance on that side two or three Paces beyond their Ground and so thar which was a File is become a Rank 7. They that marched stand fast G to the Right a Quarter Wheeling The three Files G make a quarter turn to the right and wheel about the Soldier R in like manner as the right Wing TY of the first and became placed as you see the 2d Figure where the three Files G are marked with the same Letters as they are in the Body of the first Figure And because that after the Wheeling they make a Front toward VR to the end they may make the Front outward on the side of VXY The next Word of Command is 8. To the left Order your Pikes 9. File-leader of the left hand half Rank stand upon your Guard H. March Take notice in the 2d Figure of the three Files H marked with little Points These you cause to march forward along the Line marked PM QF to gain the ground H marked with three great Dots in the same Figure But to gain this ground they march beyond the ground of the Battalion till the second Rank pointed PN have advanced three Paces farther than the Flank YT of the three Files G which then make a Wheeling which will happen when the Soldier P shall be upon the ground Q and that the Soldier M shall come upon the ground F at what time the Word of Command 10. To the Right March To make a Front toward the three Files G and when they shall come to be three Paces from the Rear of the three Files G then Command them 11. To the Left Rest your Pikes Then they will make a Front outward and so shall keep their ground 12. The half File of the left hand half Rank stand fast D. March Stand. The half File D advances two Paces beyond its ground 13. To the Right A Quarter Wheeling The half File D makes a quarter Wheel about the Soldier Z and because that after the Wheeling they make a Front inward toward the Center therefore to change the Front outward the Word of Command is 14. They that made the Quarter Wheeling wheel by half Conversion to the Right The Cross being thus made you bring the four Files upon the Ground 4 5 7 8 and blunt the Angles according to the foregoing General Rule PLATE IV. The manner of drawing up a Battalion in a Hexagonal Figure with a void Space in the Center and the Front of the Battalion five times exceeding the Depth WE suppose the Battalion to consist of 720 Pikemen 12 Deep and 60 in Front which is to be drawn up into an Octogonal Figure like that marked ♂ The Battalion being drawn up in the large black Draught of the first figure to bring it to the Square marked with Points in thē same figure the following Words of Command are to be made use of 1. The twelve Files of the Right wing of the twelve Files of the left wing stand fast C. D. Q. P. A. B. 2. The six Right-hand files of the Right-wing and the six left hand files of the Left-wing C. D. A. B. 3. They that have advanced double their Files inward to the Front and Reer A Takes the Ground V. B. takes the Ground T. G. takes the Ground G O and D. possesses R. 4. They that had the word of Command and they that have doubled stand fast VPT OQR 5. Middle files stand fast ME. 6. Advance you Pikes Middle files EM 7. The half file of those that advanced their Pikes wheel by half Conversion to the Right M. 8. March those that advanced their Pikes till the first Rank be advanced one Pace further than the first of the files that doubled Front and Reer M and E move and change into the Ground marked with the points M and E and from the square represented by the same points which is afterwards to be considered in the figure K. 9. The six right-hand Files and the six left-hand Files that marched wheel by half Conversion into IF HH which done Face towards the Center of the Battalion 10. They that have wheeled by half Conversion to the Right march toward the Center till the last Rank be all entred I and F come upon the Ground Y and HH upon the Ground GG where as they stand they are caused to turn to the Right and Left to advance forward that is Y fronting Y. and G. fronting G by which means YY GG possess the Ground of NNNN The Ground IY and FY becomes void Then the word of Command is to be given to the two particular Battalions OQR VPT which in regard they make a front inward you must order the Battalion OQR to make a half wheel to the Right and the Battalion VPT to make a half wheeling to the left and by that means they will make a front inwards and you shall cause them to march to the Center and the O and V shall possess the ground Y Y and R and T shall possess the ground GG Then you must cut off eight fourths of the Ranks ORVTLLLL and reduce them into Triangles to blunt the four Angles that are next them and the Battalion shall be formed after an Octogonal figure as in the figure marked ♂ where you see the same letter made use of here they answer to the same letters in the two other figures You have 532 Musquetiers at 12 in depth and 44 in front there will remain 4. The 532 Musquetiers shall serve for the Flanks of the Battalion of Pikes and to that purpose you shall take 12 files of the right Wing which will make 144 Musquetiers and as they will be equal in front to the Body of the Pikes marked E you shall march them to the head of the said Body and cause them to enter into the Center through the Intervals of the Pikes When they are advanced towards the Center divide the Ranks into half so that one half Rank shall march towards the Body of Pikes marked Q and the other half Ranks towards the Body of Pikes marked P. After this take from the left Wing of the Musquetiers 12 files more which make 144 men and cause them to advance towards the

3 2 1 0 ☉ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 583 570 534 468 377 248 000 Now suppose the Mortar to be placed at ☉ the Pricks in the middle line representeth the several Randoms numbred with the Degrees of the Quadrant forward and backward unto which the several Randoms are set so you see that the Mortar being levelled point blank throweth the Bomb 100 Paces if the Mortar be mounted one Point it throws the Bomb 248 Paces c. until 't is monnted to the 6 th Point 583 Paces which is the utmost Random Now if the Mortar be mounted higher to 7 8 9. c. Points the Randoms decrease again as before they did increase as you see in the Table But in th●se latter Randoms there lieth a great mistake as shall be made appear For if as they are distant from the sixth Point you make them equal unto one another then the Random of the 0 Point or the Level Random which is 100 Paces from the Mortar Now it is contrary to all Art and Reason to think that if the Mortar be elevated to the 12 th Point i. e. bolt upright it should shoot the Bomb 100 Paces from the Mortar no it cannot be but according to all Reason the Bomb must fall down either on or near the Mortar and not 100 Paces distant as is most erroniously conceived The foregoing Rules and Precepts are necessary to be known by every Gunner who intends to be serviceable to his Prince and Country The Exercise of the Foot-Granadeer's and Explanation beginning with the Fire-Lock OBSERVATION OBserve that Granadeers standing in a Body with Musketeers must make only the same Motions as they do because they meddle not with their Granades or Bayonets The Facings are here omitted being the same with the Musketeers Granadeers take heed to Exercise your Fire-Locks 1. JOyn your right hand to your Fire-locks as in the Exercise of the Musket 2. Poise your Fire-locks as in the Musket 3. Rest your Fire locks as in the Musket 4. Cock your Fire-locks Guarding at the same time as in the Musket 5. Present as in the Musket 6. Fire as in the Musket 7. Recover your Arms as in the Musket 8. Handle your Slings With both hands turn the Fire-lock the lock outwards holding it with your right hand before your body the Thumb upwards draw with your left hand your Sling quickly in an equal line with your Fire-lock to the left side the Thumb upwards standing thus till the next Command 9. Sling your Fire-locks Bring your Sling with your left hand just above your right shoulder at the same time bring your Fire-lock with your right hand under your left elbow bring the Sling over your head draw the Sling with your left hand in letting loose the right that the Fire-lock hang upon your right shoulder with the muzzel up and the butt end downwards then let loose your left and let it hang down as the right hand 10. Handle your Matches Bring both hands readily with half outstretched Arms before your Body about the height of your shoulder at the same time take with your right hand the lowest end of the march your thumb under and the two foremost Fingers above then bring it over the back of your hand between your thumb and your two fore-fingers then thrust out the left hand with the match quickly forwards letting at the same time the right hand hang down upon the bag 11. Handle your Granades Keep your left hand as before nimbly facing on the left foot to the right at the same time lifting up the cover of the Granade Pouch with your right hand take the Granade and bring it with an out stretched arm in a straight line with your left hand your thumb against the Fuse standing in the same Posture 12. Open your Fuse Hold your left hand still bringing the Granade to your mouth with your right open the Fuse with your teeth and thrust it nimbly from you to its former place 13. Guard the Fuse with your Thumb 14. Blow your Matches Bring up the Match before your mouth blow it off hard and quick and thrust it at the same time to its former place 15. Fire and Deliver your Granades With the left hand meet the Granade a little downwards towards the right side unconstrained to which side your face and body must be a little turned fire the Fuse bringing back the right hand a little with the Granade deliver it with a stiff arm stepping forward with the right foot equal with the left bringing down the left hand with the match to the former place letting the right hand hang down by the Pouch so continuing till the next Command 16. Return your Matches Bring both your hands before your body as in Explanation 10. Take the match put it in its place then let both hands hang down by your body 17. Handle your Slings Take hold of the midst of the Sling with your right hand and with the left about a hands breadth from the Fire lock below lift up the Fire-lock with the left so that the elbow comes through under the Fire-lock lying on the arm and shoulder let go the left from the Sling and take hold of your Fire-lock about a hands breadth above the lock let the stock come to lie between the thumb and the two foremost fingers your arms stretched with the butt end before you 18. Poise your Fire-locks With the right hand bring the Sling over your head and with the left your Fire-lock and with half stretched arms mount it the barrel turned forwards let go your right hand from the Sling turn your Fire-lock with your left hand that the lock come outwards and at the same time put your right hand under the cock the thumb upwards then thrust the Fire-lock quickly from you let go your left hand and observe that your right hand be equal with your shoulder 19. Cast about to Charge Take the Fire lock with your left hand a hands breadth from the lock the thumb upwards turn it about that the barrel come outwards and proceed as in the musket 20. Draw forth your Bayonets Take your Bayonet with your right hand draw it and with an out stretched arm bring it before you in a right line with your shoulder holding the Bayonet the thumb upwards and the flat of the blade toward your body 21. Screw your Bayonets in the Muzzels Put your Bayonet in the barrel turning about the guard towards you that it may lie fast and flat take hold of the muzzel of your Fire-lock with your right hand the thumb upwards thrusting it with both arms nimbly from your body 22. Rest your Bayonets Mount your Bayonets with both hands turning at the same time without resting upon the left heel to the right as you face let go your right hand and bring it under the cock turning the barrel towards your body then fall back hand and foot and keep the posture shewn in resting your Musket 23.

Charge your Bayonets Bring your Bayonet nimbly up with both hands and bringing up of your right foot in which bringing up you bring your right hand under so that the butt rest on your fingers the the thumb outwards upon the but end fall back with your right foot charge your Bayonet breast high in which charging the butt end lies in a full right hand and the thumb upon it 24. Cast about your Bayonets to the left side Bring up your Fire-lock straight before you with the bringing up your right Foot letting loose at the same time your right hand from the butt and bring it under the cock turn your Fire-lock with both hands so that the barrel comes outwards then do as in casting about the Musket 25. Recover your Bayonets Bring your Bayonet with both hands to your body draw it out of the barrel hold it out with a stretched arm as before 26. Put up your Bayonets Put your Bayonet into the Scabbard then take hold of your Fire-lock with your right hand by the muzzel thrusting it from you as hath been shewn 27. Half cock your Fire-locks Bring your Fire-lock with both hands mounted before your body facing to the right upon the left heel in which turning you let go your right hand take hold of the cock with your right thumb and proceed as in the Musket 28. Blow your Pans as with the Musket 29. Handle your Prime●s as in the Musket only the muzzle held a little lower 30. Prime as with the Musket 31. Shut your Pan as with the Musket 32. Cast about to Charge as with the Musket 33. Handle your Cartridges as with the Musket 34. Open your Cartridges Bringing the Cartridge to your mouth bite of the top and bring it again to its place holding the Cartridge with the thumb upwards 35. Charge with your Cartridges Put it into the barrel keeping your two foremost fingers on the barrel till the next Command 36. Draw forth your Scourer as with the Musket 37. Shorten them to an Inch as with the Musket 38. Ram down Powder and Ball as with the Musket 39. Withdraw your Scourers as with the Musket 40. Shorten them to a handful as in the Musket 41. Return your Scouerers as with the Musket 42. Poise your Fire-locks as with the Musket 43. Shoulder your Fire-locks as with the Musket 44. Rest your Fire-locks as with the Musket 45. Order your Fire-locks as with the Musket 46. Laydown your Fire lock as with the Mus●et 47. Quit your Fire lock as with the Mus●et 48. Handle your Fire lock as with the Musket 49. Order your Fire-lock as with the Musket 50 Rest your Fire lock as with the Mus●et 51. Club your Fire locks Keep your Fire-lock f●rm in your left hand bring up the right foot at the same time that the butt-butt-end is upwards and the muzzel downwards at once ta●ing hold of it with the right hand about a foot from the muzzel that the right thumb come upwards and the left downwards then let loose the left hand and ta●e hold again at the same time with a full left hand an inch from the muzzel hold it with outstretched arms against the left shoulder and bring it upon your shoulder with the Lock upwards quit your right hand nimbly and let it hang down by your side 52. Rest your Firelock Turn the ●ire-l●c● with your left hand inwards and at the same time take hold with the right above the left the thumb upwards and the elbows in a streight line bring the same nimbly with both hands before your body then let loose your left hand sin●ing the right hand and Fire-lock a little and ta●ing it at the same time with the left hand turned both the thumbs turned one against another then loose your right hand and turning the Fire-lock bring the butt end down and rest your Fire-loc● 53. Shoulder your Fire-lock First poise your Fire lock bringing up your right foot at the same time then meeting it with your left lay it on your shoulder Take heed to make ready to give fire at three words of Command 1. Make Ready This is done as in the three first Explanations is shewn at large 2. Present This is done as in Explanation 4 and 5. 3. Fire This is done as in Explanation 6. and 7. Take heed to make ready to Fire and Deliver your Granades at three words of Command 1. Make Ready This is done as is shewn from Explanation 8. to 13. Inclusive 2. Blow your Matches This is done as in Explanation 14. 3. Fire and Deliver your Granades This is done as in Explanation 15. Take heed to make ready to use your Bayonets 1. Make Ready This is shewn as from Explanation 16. to 22. Inclusive 2. Charge your Bayonets This is done in Explanation 23. Take heed to make ready your Fire-locks again Make ready your Fire-locks This is done at large in this Exercise from Explanation 24. to Explanation 27. Inclusive FINIS