before Lay down your Arms. As before Quit your Arms. As before To the right about As before March When clear of their Arms they are to disperse and upon the Beat of Drum to run to their Arms with an Huzza Their Swords drawn and the points upwards Return your Swords As before Handle your Arms. As before Order your Arms. As before Pikes to your Out-side Order As before Poise your Musket As before Shoulder your Musket As before Advance your Pikes As before Take up your Matches Which is to be done at Four Motions First They advance their Right Foot and Hand without turning their Shoulders their Arms extended before them Secondly They seize the Match bending with the Right Knee Thirdly Raising themselves they bring their Right Foot into its place and slipping a little the Musket and turning the Butt-end a little they bring the Match to the left Hand Fourthly They quit the Match with their Right Hand and turn the Musket again into its Place with the Left For Drawing up a Battalion and placing the Officers for Parade to Receive the King or any Prince of the Blood or General WHen a Regiment is to draw up the foregoing Method of placing the Companies is to be Observed And the Ranks are to have twelve large feet distance and the Files three The Musketiers are to slope and carry their Arms well The Pikemen to Order their Pikes close to their bodies holding them near their heads and to the Latchet of their Shoes and not to their Toes The Sargeants are to be posted as is said before two or one on the Right and Left of every Rank and at the same distance the Soldiers are at in the File and the rest on the Rear Three paces distance from the last rank of Soldiers Their Halberts all Ordered and their Hatts off The Drums on the Right and Left ranging even with the Front Rank of the Soldiers and the same distance one from another as the Soldiers the Ho-boys on the Right of the Drums and the Drums on the Right in the same Rank For placing the Officers The Lieutenants are to be divided equally Half at the Head of the Right Wing of Shot and the other at the Left The Ensigns are to be at the Head of the Pikes upon the same Line with the Lieutenants and each of them Two paces distant from the Body The Captains like wise are to be divided equallie and placed on each Wing two paces before the Lieutenants None are to stand before the Ensigns but he onely who Commands in Chief who is to be Two Paces before the Captains that is Six paces from the Pikes unless when a Regiment makes but one Battalion and the Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel are both present Then the Lieutenant-Colonel is to be posted on the Left hand of the Colonel The Major who always is to be on Horse-back in a direct Line before the Sargeants on the Right Angle a little advanced before the Line of the Captains And the Aid-Major on the Left Angle in like manner on Horseâ— back To Receive the King or Queen the Pikes are to be Advanced and the Muskets Shouldered But to all others the Pikes are to be Ordered If there be a Company of Granadiers It is to be Drawn up on the Right of the Battalion Three deep about two or three paces distance between the Drums of the Battalion and that of the Granadiers Of Saluting When the King approaches The Drums are to Beat the March and the Officers to Salute one after another as the King passes by keeping the Spear of their Pikes directly forwards to the proper Front and not cross Assoon as ever they have Saluted They are to pull off their Hats without making a Leg but standing upright keeping their Hats off till the King or the Person they Salute be passed by them The Ensigns are to Salute with their Colours all together at one Motion bringing them down near the ground directly before them Then taking them up all together at one Motion They pull off their Hats in the same form the Captains and Lieutenants did keeping their Hats off without bowing till the Person whom they Salute be past The Sargeants as is faid before are to stand with their Halberts Ordered and their Hats off and to Face the same way the Battalion does as also the Drums and the Commission-Officers likewise For if the King or whatsoever Person is Received goes round the Battalion the Battalion is to Face towards him every one being to keep his Post onely as is said before Facing as he goes round This manner of Saluting the King or the General is meant for a private Review of a Battalion For if it be in the Field and the Army Drawn up every Battalion is to Salute with Pikeâ— and Muskets Charged which is to be performed in this manner The King or General approaching The Musketiers are to be Shouldered and the Pikes Advanced Then the Colonel or Commander in Chief gives the Word Recover your Arms. Which is as is said before to bring the Pikes and Muskets directly before them The butt-Butt-ends of the Pikes always in the Palm of the Hand and the Right Heel to the Left Instep And assoon as ever the Drums strike the March both Pikes and Musketiers are to Charge at one Motion quick and to keep their Arms so Charged till the King or General be past And then the word of Command is Recover your Arms. Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets At which time as is said before The Pikemen bring their Pikes to the Advance Of Marching and Posting the Officers and of Saluting Marching If the Battalion be to March The first thing is to make the Files Close either to the Right or Left to their Marching Order which is a Foot and a half or so near to one another that every Soldier may have the free use of his Arms and not to croud one another which is a thing of dangerous consequence The best way to avoid which is for every Man to keep Half a Foot from his Right-hand Man Single Companies may March Shoulder to Shoulder but in greater Bodies there must be more allowance The First Word of Command is the Pikes being Advanced and the Muskets Shouldered Files Close to the Right or to the Left To your Close Order March At which Word every Man turns to the Hand named and accordingly Closes to the Distances and Hand named Observing as is said before the Front That is either their Right or Left-hand-Men As soon as they are Closed to the Order you would have them The Word of Command is To your Leader The Sargeants at the same time are to be careful in keeping the Ranks at their Twelve large Feet distance As soon as the Battalion is thus disposed If it March in a Body all the Lieutenants are to be in the Rear at the same Distance from the Soldiers as they were at in the Front And the Sargeants which were
Fore-fingers guarding their Pans the height of their Mouths and bringing their Right Heels to their Left Insteps The Pikmen at the same word of Command Make ready are to bring their Pikes before them to their Recover Their Right Heels also to their Left Insteps the butt-But-end of their Pikes in the Palm of their Hands and are to Charge as the Muskettiers Rest their Arms and Face as the Musketiers Face Charge To the Right Charge Four times To the Right about Charge As you were Charge To the Left Charge Four times To the Left about Charge As you were Charge Recover your Arms. Return your Match Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets At which time the Pikemen bring their Pikes to the Advance from the Recover Poise your Muskets At which time the Pikemen joyn their Left Hands to their Pikes even with the top of their Shoulders Order your Arms. Pikes to your Inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. To the Right about March Assoon as clear of the Officers the Rere They are to disperse upon the Drums Beating the Preparative They are all to draw their Swords and run to their Arms with an Huzza Carrying the points of their Swords upright And when they come to their Arms they are to stand with their Swords Poised before them as they do their Muskets Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Order your Arms. Pikes to your Outside Order Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets Advance your Pikes Take up your Match Officers take your Posts at the Head of the Battalion March Directions for the Postures iâ— Exercising the Fire-Lock Musket In Exercise both of Pike anâ— Musket the feet are to be at 〈◊〉 moderate distance for if they aâ— too wide asunder or too near together it weakens And in theâ—â— Exercise they must be sure to keeâ— the left heel fast and to set theâ—â— feet right or else they can neveâ— handle their Arms as they ought Lay your right hand on your Musket Turn the Barrel toward you the Lock uppermost and lay your right hand your fingers extended just behind the lock close the Butt-end of your Musket to your shoulder that the Muzzels may be all of a height Poise your Musket Grasp your Musket hard facing to the Right with a quick motion upon your left heel keeping your Musket directly before you the height of your Crevat 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 your 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 pâ—sture to rest but when you inteâ—â— to Shoulder or Order from Poiâ— you keep faced to the Front At that the Soldiers may never mâ— take they are to take it for a gâ—neral Rule That they are neâ— to face to the Right in Poising 〈◊〉 when the Word of Command given before to lay their rigâ—â— hands on their Muskets At aâ— times when they Poise they aâ— to keep their Muskets direct before their noses but not 〈◊〉 arms end extended but to let the right elbows rest upon their bâ—dies which makes the Muskeâ— more on a direct Line and 〈◊〉 much easier for the men to hoâ—â— them Rest your Musket Let your Musket sink down to your left hand that arm hanging as low as may be without stooping with your body and receive the Musket into it just where the Scowrer enters into the Stock Be sure your hand touch no part of the barrel the Musket is to be held but a little sloping from perpendicular half a foot from your side Be sure to let your left arm hang down free as low as you can without stooping and not hugg your Musket up above your waste as was used formerly keeping the right hand upon your Musket behind the lock your singers extended Cock your Musket 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 Musket Keeping your Thumb upon the Cock and your fingers behind the Trigger you bring up your Musket 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 Let not your Musket sink but keep it at the height Always observing when they bring up their Muskets before which is Recovering the Musket to bring their right heels to their left insteps And be sure to have a care of tossing the Muzzel of the Musket backwards but keep it streight upright perpendicular Present Fall back with your Right foot so that the left heel be against the middle of it raising the Butt-end of your Musket to your shoulder That is between your breast and your right shoulder which locks it fast but little of the Butt-end to appear above the shoulder your right elbow not at all or very little higher then your Piece having your fingers ready to pull the Trigger yâ— must bend your left knee anâ— keep the right verie stiff youâ— Piece must be levelled breast high and no higher Fire Let them be sure to draw theâ—â— Trigger at one motion keeping their bodies verie steddie taâ—king aim and their Muskets faâ—â— to their shoulders till they have the Word of Command to Recover their Arms. Recover your Arms. Sink the Butt-end of your Musket till you hold it perpendicular in both hands the left hand as high as your mouth and the right under the Cock Bring up your Musket always when you recover it before you with a verie quick motion bringing up the right heel to the left instep Half-bend your Musket Falling back with the right legâ— Rest your Muskets together and laying their right Thumbs upon the Cock and their fingers behind their Triggers with the help of closing them to their thighs they Half-bend which done they place their right hands behind the Lock keeping them rested their fingers extended Clean your Pan. Pressing the ball of your thumb into your Pan you wiâ—â— it having done that you hoâ— your right hand behind the Loâ— again of your Musket that eveâ—â— Posture may appear the better Handle your Primer The great end of it to tâ—â— back of your hand between yoâ—â— thumb and fore-finger your anâ— backwards Prime At which time they level theâ—â— Muskets to be exactly upon aâ— Line not one Muzzel higheâ— then another putting in a proportionable quantity of Powder at the side of the Pan and not on the top keeping their left toes directly to the front Shut your Pan. With your two first fingers At this Word Casting back your Primer bring up your right heel to your left instep and your Musket streight up before you recovered with the
Barrel towards you your left hand always as high as your mouth and with a very quick motion your Thumb on the top of the steel Blow off your Loose Corns Be sure to blow all together at one strong blast bringing your Pan up to your mouth standing upright and not putting your mouth down to your Pan. Cast out your arms after your blast not letting your Muskeâ— sink from the Posture 't was iâ— before Cast about to Charge You advance with your Righâ— Leg turning your Musket thâ— Barrel downwards so bringing iâ— to your Left side a little back warâ— in your Left hand be sure none of your fingers touch the Barrel The Right foot is to have the Toâ— directly to the Front as if yoâ— were to Fence your Right heeâ— being over against the middle of the Left foot ballancing your Muskets in the Left hand the Muzzels directlie to the proper Front half a foot from your bodie all of a height and your Right hand joyned to the Muzzel of your Muskets your Thumb exâ—ended to the side of the Barrel Handle your Charger With a full Grip hold it even with the Muzzel of your Musket about an Inch from it underneath your Musket 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 Muzzel underneath as before and Cover the Mouth of your Charger with the Ball of your Thumb Charge with Powder When you have put the Powder into the Barrel you hold your Charger again underneath your Musket as before Draw forth your Scowrer You are to 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 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 without 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 Scowrer after it just into the Muzzel of the Piece and so stand till the next word of Command Ram down Powder and Ball. With a full Grasp your Thumb and Fore-finger from the Muzzel your Thumb on the top of the Scowrer keeping a handful of the Scowrer in your Hand Withdraw your Scowrer Turn your Hand your Thumbâ— and Fore-finger towards the Muzzel and when your Scowrer is clear which is to be done at Three Motions dart again as before Shorten it to a Handful Turn the small end of your Scowrer to your Breast and slip your Hand till within an Handful of the end of it holding it to your Body a little below your Right breast sloped till the word of Command Return your Scowrer Replace it in the Stock of your Musket pressing it down with your Thumb and then without any word of Command grasp the Muzzel of your Musket with your Right hand your Thumb streight out upon the Scowrer keeping your Musket clear from your side some half a foot the Muzzels all of a height directly to the Front Poise your Musket Bring up your Musket before you with your Left hand and falling with your Right Leg even to your Left grasp your Musket with your Right hand under the Cock and poise streight before your Nose keeping Faced to the Front letting your Right Elbow Rest upon your Body Shoulder your Musket 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 Muzzel with your Right Hand and let the Butt-End easily sink near the ground where you make a little stop so that the Muskets may come to the ground all together your Musket all this while perpendicular and your Thumb at last streight out on the Side of the Muzzel being set down to the ground all together that it seem but one Thump Place the Butt-End close to the Right Foot about the middle of it your Right Hand an Inch below the Muzzel the lock from your Body Lay down your Musket Turn your Musket with the Lock upwards and stepping forwards with your Left Leg and Right Hand lay it on the ground in a very streight Line You must never lay down or handle your Musket but with one hand viz. the Right Hand Quit your Musket Fall back with your Left Leg even to your Right and stand up Handle your Musket Stepping forward with your Left Leg lay your Right Hand near the Muzzel of your Musket Order your Musket Lift up the Muzzel of your Musket and fall back with your Left Leg even to your Right turning the Lock of your Musket outwards by the middle of your Foot Directions for the Postures in Exercising the Pike Pikemen take heed Advance your Pikes Lift up your Pike in a direct Line near your side with your Right Hand as high as you can well reach and take it with your Left Hand as low as you can your fingers streight out and with that Hand Raise it till the Butt-end comes into your Right Hand then place it between your Breast and your Shoulder And be sure to keep the Butt-end close to your Thigh which keeps your Pikes upright To the Front Lay your Left Hand on your Pike even with the top of your Shoulder your Fingers streight out and bring the Pike right before you with a quick motion at the same time drawing in your Right Heel to your Left Instep Be sure to keep your Pike streight upright which will be done best by putting your Right Hand well from you 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 extreme quick with a jerk as if you were to strike one with it and Charge Breast high your Left Elbow under your Pike to Support it yielding your Body forwards and bending your Left Knee that you may stand the firmer and with more ease always observing to hold the Butt-end of your Pike in the Palm of your hand and your Left Toe pointing directly with the Spear of your Pike your Feet at a convenient distance neither too far asunder nor too near that you may stand strong Of all things you must look that your Feet are set right or else you can never handle your Arms as you ought 'T is to be observed in charging your Pike to bring it down at some distance from one anothers Breast so to prevent Clattering And to Close it to your Breast after it is Charged To the Right Four times Turn your Left Toe to the Right Bring up your Right
Hand on your Muskets Poise your Muskets Rest your Muskets As in the Exercise of the Fire-lock Handle your Match Take your Match from between your Third and Fourth Finger with your Thumb and First Finger of your Right Hand the Palm turned from you extend your Right Arm towards your Right-Handman Blow your Match Bring up the Match to your Mouth without stooping to it turning your Head a little to the Right and having blown 〈◊〉 quick strong Blast Cast out you Arm again to the Right Cock and Try your Match Bring your Match to the Cocâ— with a Compass and press 〈◊〉 down with your Thumb Supporting it with your Two nexâ— Fingers of which the Middle Finger guides it and is to bâ— kept between it and the Pan. Pulâ— your Cock down to the Pan and Raise or sink so your Match that it may fall just in the middle of it Guard your Pan. Your Two first Fingers upon the Pan your Thumb behind it bringing up your Musket streight before you That Hand by which the Pan is guarded being even with your Mouth about half a foot from before it without stooping or letting your Muzzel of your Musket either hang backward or forward but keeping it streight upright perpendicular with your right heel to your Left Instep Blow your Match Bring your Match up to your Mouth without stooping then blow a quick strong blast after which extend your Arm streight forwards let not your Musket sink but keep it at the height you blow your Cravat in the middle of the space between your Two Hands Present and Open your Pan. Raise the Butt-end of your Musket to your Shoulder keeping your Fingers upon the Pan and let it lye level before you open your Pan which having done bring your Hand back to your Trigger raising a little your Right Foot And immediately letting it fall the Butt-end of your Musket is to be between your Breast and your Right Shoulder which locks it fast but little of the Butt-end to appear above the Shoulder your Right Elbow not at all or very little higher then your Piece you must bend your Left Knee a little and keep the Right very Stiff your Piece is to lie Breast-high Fire Be sure to draw the Trigger but once and keep your Body steddy taking Aim Recover your Arms. Sink the Butt-end of your Musket till you hold it perpendicular in both Hands the Right being behind the Pan your Fingers extended and the Left the height of your Mouth bring up the Right Heel to the Left Instep Return your Match Hold your Musket in your Left Hand the Barrel towards you your Left Elbow resting on your Body take your Match between your Thumb and Fore-finger of the Right Hand your Thumb on the top of it as when you Cock it and turning the Palm of your Hand from you place one end of it between the Third and Fourth Finger of your Left Hand and the other end between the First and Second Finger and then joyn your Right Hand again under the Pan of your Musket your Fingers extended Clean your Pan. With the Ball of your Thumb pressing it into your Pan you wipe it At this Word of Command you Rest your Musket falling back with your Right Leg and when you have wiped your Pan with your Thumb you lay your Right Hand again on your Musket behind the Pan on the Notch of your Musket your Fingers extended Handle your Primer Prime on the side of the Pan and not a top As the Fire-Lock Shut your Pan. With a full Hand that is with the Palm of it the Fingers extended at which Word casting back your Primer bring up your Right Heel to your Left Instep bringing your Musket streight up before you your Left Hand the height of your Mouth and your Right under the Pan. Blow off your Loose Corns As the Fire-lock Cast about to Charge Handle your Charger Open it with your teeth Charge with Powder Draw forth your Scowrer Shorten it to an Inch. Charge with Bullet Ram down Powder and Ball. Withdraw your scowrer Shorten it to a handfull Return your Scowrer As the Fire-Lock Poise your Musket Shoulder your Musket Poise your Musket As before Order your Musket Sink your Right Hand a little take hold of the Stock with the Left Hand where the Scowrer goes into the Stock then sinking that hand take hold of the Muzzel with your Right Hand and let the Butt-end easily sink near the Ground where you make a little stop so that the Muskets may all come to the ground together your Musket all this while perpendicular the Butt-end close to your Right Foot about the middle of it your Right Hand an Inch from the Muzzel and your Thumb streight up to it the Barrel of the Musket backward your Match one end between the first and second Finger of your Left Hand the other end between the Third and Fourth Finger a large Inch from the Cole The Exercise of the Pikes is to be as at other times with the Fire-Lock Directions for Exercising the Pike and Match-Lock-Musket together The Pikes being Advanced and Muskets Shouldered Musketiers make Ready At which Word of Command the Musketiers are to perform leisurely and distinctly every posture of the Musket together and being Ready they bring up their Muskets streight before them their Two first Fingers Guarding the Pans the height of their Mouths And bringing up their Right Heels to their Left Insteps The Pikemen at the same VVord of Command to Make Ready are to bring their Pikes before them to the Recover and their Right Heels also to their Left Insteps the Butt-end of the Pikes in the Palm of their Hands Charge Falling back with their Right Legs they all Rest their Muskets together their Two first Fingers Guarding the Pan they must be sure to keep the Mâ—zzels all of a height very well sloped and clear of their Bodies Resting directly to the proper Front with their Left Toes directly that way they Face their Left Heels being just against the middle of their Right Feet The Pikes at the same VVord of Command Charge are to fall back with their Right Feet bringing their Pikes down as quick as 't is possible or as if they were to strike with them They Charge Breast-high pointing their Left Toe with the Spear of the Pike directly to the Front the Left Elbow under the Pike to Support it c. As is mentioned in the Exercise of the Fire-Lock To the Right Four times Charge As with the Fire-lock To the Right about Charge As with the Fire-lock As you were Charge As with the Fire-lock To the Left Four times Charge As with the Fire-lock To the Left about Charge As with the Fire-lock As you were Charge As with the Fire-lock Recover your Arms. As before Return your Matches As before Poise your Muskets As before Shoulder your Muskets As before Poise your Muskets As before Order your Arms. As before Pikes to your Inside Order As
ready They are all to make the motion of Cocking and Guarding and at the same time the Pikemen to Port their Pikes very low as they stand faced without any word of Command as also the Officers You must fire onely the Two last Ranks together that is The second and third the first of which being to stoop the Front Rank or the first Rank of all is to kneel holding their Muskets so that the two other Ranks may Fire clear of them Assoon as ever the Second and Third Rank have Fired and Recovered their Arms the First Rank is to stand up without any other word of Command with their Muskets Cockt and Guarded ready to Present And at the same time the two other Ranks which have Fired Load their Arms again and Make ready The Pikes are to continue Ported very low all the while till all the three Ranks have Fired After the Front Rank stands up They are to be commanded to Present and Fire and after that to Recover their Arms the Pikemen at the same word of Command being to Recover their Pikes The Front Rank which Fired last and all the rest that have not Primed and Loaded their Arms are to do it or in Exercise to make the moâ—tion of it as they March and are afterwards to Shoulder The Granadiers are to be Ordered as is before mentioned The reason why the Pikes do not Charge when the Musketiers Present but continue Ported is That the Musketiers in firing may not shatter the ends of them with their Shot but when the Musketiers have fired if there be occasion the Pikes may be made to Charge from their Port in the twinkling of an eye Of the Saluting Posture standing An Officer is to stand in the same posture with his Pike Ordered as a private Soldier onely his Arm stretched out holding his Pike at Arms end the Buttend at the same distance from his Right Foot which keeps it upright To Salute standing The Officer is to fall back with the Right Arm and Leg keeping the Spear of his Pike directly 〈◊〉 the Rear sloped just about thâ— same height as a Soldiers Pike 〈◊〉 when it is Shouldered his Leâ—â— Toe to the Front and the middlâ— of his Right Foot against his Leâ—â— Heel his Left Hand stretched ouâ— streight before him he is to take hold of the Pike and turning iâ— with his Right Hand to quit that place he had hold of with his Right Hand and taking hold of the butt-But-end with his Right Hand he is to bring the Spear of the Pike close to the ground but not to touch it his Fingers of both Hands streight out assoon as ever he has brought the Spear so low he is to raise the Pike again and to bring the Spear backward directly to the Rear at the same Height 't was at and bringing up his Right Foot at the same time brings his Pike up to the Order 't was at and then he is to pull off his Hat without bowing and to keep it off till the Person be past whom he Salutes He must be sure to observe to do every Motion leisurely and not too quick And take Care to have his Salute timed so that he may be ready to pull off his Hat just as the person he Salutes comes right against him In Saluting he must take care always to stand Faced directly to the Front or that way the Soldiers Face and to Salute just so let the Person he Salutes come which way he will To Salute Marching Assoon as the Officers approach the Person they are to Salute They must be sure to Shoulder their Pikes from their Comport all together and to take great care that they do not swing them round but onely turn the Spears directly backwards and lay them as level as 't is possible to carry them on their Shoulders their Elbows out When they Salute they must take great care to do every Moâ—tion exactly together and leisurely And therefore 't would be necessary for One to give the Word to the rest And they are to take care that in Saluting they neither stand still nor mend their pace The first motion in Saluting is to dart their Pikes leisurely directly forward upon the same level as they are Shouldered stretching out their Right Hand as far as they can advancing at the same time with the Right Foot and then advancing with the Left Foot bringing the Right Hand back they turn their Pikes the Spear directly forward bringing them near the ground and then raising them again They bring them to their Shoulder upon a direct level as they were Which done They pull off their Hats without bowing and keep them off till they are past by the Person they Salute They must be sure to time their Salute so as to be ready to pull off their Hats just as they come over 〈◊〉 the Person they salute Of the Exercise of Horse THe Exercise of Horse consisting in fewer words of Command than that of Foot iâ— more generally known and there is little alteration to be made from former practice but what is rather for Shew than Use When a Troop or Squadron is to Exercise they must have their Carabines and Pistols Loaden and when the Corporals have been through the Ranks and seen that they are all ready the Officer in Chief Commands Silence and proceeds as followeth Words of Command Lay your Right Hands on your Swords Draw your Swords Put your Swords into your Bridle hands Lay your Hands on your Pistols Draw your Pistols Cock your Pistols Hold up your Hands Give Fire Note that after they have given Fire they must still keep their Hands up till the Word of Command be given to Return their Pistols Return your Pistols The same VVords of Command are given for the other Pistol And then as followeth Lay your Hands on your Carabines Advance your Carabines Cock your Carabines Present your Carabines Fire Let fall your Carabines Take your Swords from your Bridle Hands Return your Swords All which Motions the Officers are to see done exactly at the same time and therefore must not give the VVords of Command too fast VVhen a Body of Horse is Drawn up the Officers are to stand close to their Men onely he who Commands must be a Horse-length before the rest of the Officers and the same is to be observed in Marching for nothing is more unseemly than Officers to be at too great a distance from their Men. It is thought requisite to make an Alteration in the manner of VVheeling of Horse For whereas formerly when a Squadron of Horse was Commanded to VVheel if it were to the Right the Right-hand Men Closed to the Left by which the Ranks were apt to be put out of Order And therefore the Practice now is That the Right-hand Men keep their Ground onely Turning their Horse Heads to the Right whilst the Left comes about In which Motion they must observe their Left-hand Men. It is also necessary to practise Horse
your Right foot Grasp thâ— Pike with your Right Hand 〈◊〉 far as you can reach have a caâ— not to Toss the Spear too high then forsaking it with your Leâ—â— Hand and falling back wiâ—â— your Right Leg even with yoâ— Left Close the Pike to your Sidâ— the Spear of your Pike about tâ—â— height of your Head Charge to the Front Extend your Right Arm much as you can advancing yoâ— Right Leg at the same motion and putting your Left Hand far back as you can bring forwarâ— your Pike then stepping bacâ— with your Right Leg take holâ— of the Butt-end of it with yoâ— Right hand and Charge taking care not to throw the Spear of the Pike higher then it was when you went to Charge 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-end of it without stirring your Left you must take care not to bob up the Spear of your Pike which is very ungraceful Charge as you were Turn to the Left about and â—aking the Butt-end of the Pike on the Palm of your Right Hanâ— Charge as before always 〈◊〉 king care not to Toss your Speâ— higher than the Charge Advance your Pikes Bring up your Right Heel 〈◊〉 your Left Instep and your Pâ—â— before you to the Recover 〈◊〉 fall out with your Right Fooâ—ven with your Left and bâ—â— your Pike to your Right Thigh Order your Pikes Lay your Left Hand on yâ—â— Pike even with the top of yoâ— Shoulder your Fingers streiâ—â— out and sinking your Left Hanâ—â— and Raising your Right taâ—â— your Pike so that when the Buâ— â—nd is on the Ground your Right â—and may be against your Eye â—eeping your Pike near your Head the Butt-end to the Latchet of your Shoe When near the Ground hold a little while still that the butt-Butt-ends may all touch â—he Ground together and make put one Thump Pikes to your Inside Order Place the Butt-end of your â—ike on the Inside of your Right foot about the middle of it Be â—ure to move your Pike and not your Foot Lay down your Pikes Stepping forward quick with our Left Leg and stooping all together lay it down streight oâ—ly with your Right Hand Quit your Pikes Falling back with your Let 〈◊〉 even to your Right stand up all together Handle your Pikes Stepping forwards with yoâ— Left Leg quick and stooping together laying your Right Haâ—â— only on your Pike as far as you 〈◊〉 reach Order your Pikes Raise the Pike only with you Right Hand and fall back with your Left Leg You must 〈◊〉 sure when you are Commanded â—o Handle your Pikes to get the Butt-end within the middle of your Right Foot Pikes to your Outside Order Place the Butt-end of your Pike on the Outside of your Foot â—ust to the Latchet of your Shoe â—e fure to move your Pike and â—ot your Foor Advance As before Exercise of Pike and Musket together The Pikes being Advanced and the Muskets Shouldered The word of Command is Musketiers make ready They are to perform all their Postures and the Motions exactly together till they stand Guarded with their Muskets before them Their Thumbs on the Cocks at which time also the Pikes are to be Recovered before them the butt-Butt-ends in the Palms of their Hands and their Pikes upright Their Left Hands the Height of their Mouths and no higher At the Word Charge They are to bring down both Muskets and Pikes together at once And the Pikes with a jerk as if they were to strike one with them They must be sure to turn their Left Toes that way they Charge and their Left Heel directly against the middle of their Right Foot When they Charge they are to Charge directly forward But the Pikes are not to Charge close to one anothers Breasts at first because that makes a clattering but they are to Charge a little way from one anothers Breasts in bringing down their Pikes and after they are Charged then to close them to their Breasts To the Right Charge Four times To the Right about Charge As you Were Charge To the Left Charge Four times To the Left about Charge As you were Charge The Pikemen turn as the Musketiers bringing up their Right Heels to their Left Insteps As they turn they extend their Arms and hold their Muskets streight before them Their Left Hand as high as their Mouth pulling back their Arms and falling back with their Right Legs when they are Faced The Souldiers do not bring down their Arms till the word of Command Charge They must be sure to bring up their Pike and Musket as quick as they bring them down streight before them ere they turn or else the Pikes will clatter Recover your Arms As before Half-bend your Muskets As before Poise your-Muskets As before Shoulder your Muskets As before The Musketiers Shouldering The Pikemen who stood Recovered falling out with their Right Legs bring their Pikes to their Thighs to their Advance Poise your Muskets At which Word of Command the Pikemen are all to joyn their Left Hands to their Pikes the height of their Shoulders Order your Arms. Pikes to your Inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. Tothe Right about March When clear of their Arms they are to disperse and upon the Beat of Drum to run to their Arms with an Huzza their Swords drawn and the points upward Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Order your Arms. Pikes to your Outside Order Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets Advance your Pikes In Ordering their Arms They must be sure to make a little stop before the Butt-ends come to the ground that they may come down all at one Thump After laying down their Arms and quitting them they are all to stand up together and no man to stoop afterwards When they March from their Arms they must be sure to step all together Front and Rear with their Left Feet and to March close to their Arms. When they lay their Right Hands on their Swords they must take hold of the Scabbord with their Left Hand When they have drawn their Swords They must hold them up streight before them as they do their Muskets when poised When they return their Swords They must do it all at one Motion And assoon as they have put up their Swords they must all stand upright to their Arms looking to their proper Front The Pikemen must always when they stand to their Arms lying on the ground get the Butt-end of their Pikes to the middle of the inside of their Feet The easiest and readiest way to teach Soldiers the use of their Arms that they may do it exactly to the Drum Is to give every File-leader the Word of Command in writing of that part of the Exercise viz. The posture of the Pike and Musket only That every File-leader may instruct his File so as to do it exactly to the Drum EXERCISE OF
Ramparts and Rank them in two Ranks and make them stand with their Arms guarded whilst the Gates are Opening The Majors send a Sargeant with some Musketiers â—â—scout in the Suburbs and in the Hollow ways about the Town and draw the Bridge upon them untill they come back VVhen they bring an account that there is no Danger the rest of the Bridges are let down The Corporals place the Out-sentinels whom they iâ— form of what they have to dâ— The Majors and Captains of tâ—â— Gates carry back the Keys to the Governours House and the Offiâ—cers make the Soldiers set dowâ— their Arms. In Garrisons that are well provided with Horse The Govâ—nour places daily a Guard of Fâ—â—â— Troopers and sends every moâ—â—ing an Officer with some Horâ—â— men to Beat the Road a Mileâ— Two round the place Every Officer of a guard is to answer for his Post and no man not so much as his Colonell can Command him in any thing except the Governour of the Place or he who Commands in his absence All Governours or Commanders in Chief ought to have a Sentinel at their Door and as often as they passe by any Corps of guard the Officers are obliged to draw out their Soldiers before the guard in a Rank without Arms and stand at their Head If the Governour or commander of a Place be a Lieutenant-General he is to have a a Guard at his door consisting of a Lieutenant Sargeant and Thirty men who are to be under Arms as well as the other Corps of Guard every time he passes but the Drums are not to Beat the March. If the Commander of a Place be a General he is to have a Guard of Fifty men Commanded by a Captain a Lieutenant a Sub-Lieutenant or an Ensign and two Sargeants And all Corps of Guard are obliged to be under Arms when he passes and the Drums to beat the March. When any Prince of the Bloud or General of an Army passes through aâ— Garrison The Governour furnishes them with a Foot-Guard And at their Entry and Departure Salute them with Cannon Memorandum All Field-Officâ—â— and Commanders of Battalions 〈◊〉 exempted from mounting of Guards That the Regiments and Troops of Guards are never to Roule with any other Regiments or Troops but are always to choose their Posts That the Sargeants of the Regiments of Guards are never to receive Orders in the Ring with any other Sargeants but in a Ring separately General Directions THe Officers are to take great Care that their Soldiers keep themselves cleanly and handsome in their Cloaths as well as their Arms in good order It being as much the duty of an Officer to see that a Soldiers Cloaths and Shoes and Stockings be as they ought to be as their Arms especially upon Mounting of Guards or coming upon Dutie They are to see that tâ—â— have every thing in order The Captains of Foot Lieuâ—â—nants and Ensigns are to wear thâ—â— Gorgets whenever they are upâ—â— Duty or appear in Arms wâ—â— their Companies 'T is very necessary for all Captaiâ—â— and Commanders of Companies to practise their Musketiers to Exercise Pikes and their Pike-men Musketâ— As also to practise their men to Shâ—ot at a Mark which is extream useful 'T is to be observed that in Marchinâ— a Battalion in Three Divisions thâ— Distances between the Divisions bâ— neither too great nor too little The best Rule for which is the judgement of the Officers to keep just so much Distance between the Divisions as is necessary to Wheel a Division to make good the Front as if you were to draw up on a sudden In Marching by Subdivisions also the same Method is best for the distances between every Division No Sentinel or Soldier under Arms â—s to bowe or pull off his Hat It is likewise to be observed That when the Pikes or Muskets of a Body of men are all Ordered and that they be to Shoulder their Muskets and advance their Pikes The Musketiers to be Commanded to Poise and Shoulder their Muskets before the Pikes are to advance When Officers are at any time to be Divided and Posted It is to be done by the Odd and Even the most easie way Upon Detachments or partâ—â— all Officers of Horse are to command according to the Dates oâ— their Commissions and all Officers of Foot according to tâ—â— Ranks of their Regiments and not according to their Commissions But the Lieutenanâ— and Ensigns of the same Reâ—ment upon such Detachmenâ— or Parties are to command â—mong themselves according 〈◊〉 their commissions and not 〈◊〉 Rank of their Companies In Marching off any 〈◊〉 rade or Place where men a drawn up The Pikes are to coâ—tinue Advanced till they haâ—â— Marched clear off the Place Arms The like is to be observâ— when a Body of men are to draw up or that they March before any Person that comes to view them No Soldiers are to March with any Coats on their Arms or Sticks in their Hands or any thing to incumber them Of Councels of War or Courts-Martial IN an Army the Councel of War is always to meet at the Generals Quarters or Tent And none are called to it but the Lieutenant-Generals the Major-General the Brigadiers and the Colonells or Commanders of Bodies when the Matters concern their Regiments Private Councels of War or Couâ—â—â— Martial in a Garrison are either Held at the Governours House at 〈◊〉 Main-Guard or where the Governour orders In a Camp at the Colonels Tent who causes Notice 〈◊〉 be given to the Captains to be present When all are met The Goveâ—nour or Colonel or he who is 〈◊〉 Sit as President takes his place at the head of the Table the Captaiâ—â— Sit about according to their Seniority that is to say The First Captaiâ— on the Right Hand of him that Presides The Second on the Left aâ—â— so of the rest And the Town-Mâ—â—jor or the Aid-Major or Quarter Master of the Regiment who in the absence of the Judge-Advocat diâ—charges his Office is to Sit in 〈◊〉 Place at the lower end of Table The Lieutenants Sub-Lieutenants and Ensigns have right to Enter into the Room where the Councel of War or Court-Martial is held But they are to stand at the Captains backs with their Hats off and have no Vote If the Councel be Called to Deliberate on some Matter of Consequence The President having Opened it to the Court Asks their Opinions The Youngest Officer gives his Opinion first and the rest in order till it come to the President who speaks last The Opinions of every one being set down in Writing the Result is drawn conformable to the Plurality of Votes which is Signed by the Persident onely If the Councel of War or Court-Martial be Held to Judge a Criminal The President and Captains having takeâ— their places and the Prisoner being brought before them And the Informations read The President Interrogateâ— the Prisoner about all the facts whereof he is accused and having heard hâ— defence and the Proof made or aâ—â— ledged against him He is ordered to withdraw being remitted to the care of the Marshal or Jaylor Then every one Judges according to his Consâ—â—ence and the Ordinances or Articlâ— of War The Sentence is framed according to the plurality of Votes and the Criminal being brought in again The Sentence is Pronounced to him in the Name of the Councel of War or Court-Martial When the Criminal is Condemned to any Punishment the Provost-Marshal causes the Sentence to be put in Eexecution And if it be a publick Punishment the Regiment ought to be drawn together to see it that thereby the Soldiers may be deterred from offending Before a Soldier be punished for any infamous Crime he is to be publickly Degraded from his Arms and his Coat stript over his Ears A Councel of War or Court-Martial is to consist of Seven at least with the President when so many Officers can be brought together And if it so happen that there be not Captains enough to make up that Number the inferiour Officers may be called in FINIS