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A54357	The perfection of military discipline after the newest method, as practised in England and Ireland, &c., or, The industrious souldiers golden treasury of knowledge in the art of making war containing instructions for the exercising the pike and musket in all their postures, with the signs of the drum, by its beating the several points of war, the exercise of granadeers, horse, and dragoons : the explanation of the words of command, and how to be put in practice ... : the several doublings, wheelings, and drawing up of battalions, squadrons of horse, &c. with the conduct of armies in open or inclosed countries, or upon any occasion or immergency ... the method to be observed in garrisons, and the manner of fortification, with that of besieging strong holds, &c. to which is added, as a second part, The art of gunnery, or, The compleat engineer : shewing the practice of the ordnance, mortars, &c. with the manner of making and using fire-works for war, at sea and land, and many other things necessary to be known for the improvement of souldiers.		1690 (1690)	Wing P1532; ESTC R18339	60,614	163

their left hands the height of their Ears both of them observing when they come to this Posture to recover their Arms before them that they bring their right Heels to their left Insteps and when the Pikes Charge and the Musqueteers rest to retire or fall back with the right Feet in a direct Line observing in all Chargings or Motions of the Pikes or Muskets to take care that they clatter not one against another An Explanation of the Words of Command or Postures in Exercising the Fire-Lock Musket and how they must be performed WHen you enter upon Exercise whether it be of Pike or Musket you must observe to keep your at Feet a moderate distance that you may upon occasion retain your full Force and Strength ever keeping the left Heel firm and set the right Feet But as to the Exercise 1. Lay your right Hand on your Musket In this Action the Lock being uppermost turn your Barrel towards you and your Fingers being extended lay your right Hand just behind the Lock then close the butt end of your Musket to your Shoulder so that it may in all parts be of an equal height 2. Poise your Musket Here you must hold your Musket with a hard grasp facing to the Right and turning with a quick motion upon your left Heel keeping your Musket exactly before you the height of it between your Shoulders your right Elbow on your side and your Feet at a moderate distance that turning about the point of your left Toe may be to the Front and that of your right as you face to the left Heel being directly against the middle your right Foot and so are you in a resting Posture c. 3. Rest your Musket In performing this let your Musket slide or sink down to your left hand letting down your Arm as low as possible without stooping receiving the Musket directly where the Scowerer enters into the Stock suffering your hand to touch no part of the Barrel let it be a little stooping from perpendicular about half a foot from your side keeping your right hand with your fingers extended behind the Lock 4. Cock your Musket In this doing place the Thumb of your right Hand and your Finger behind the Trigger and clapping it against your Thigh Cock keeping for the better security your Thumb upon the Cock. 5. Guard your Musket In Guarding your Musket bring it in the foregoing Posture with a very quick motion straight before you to the Recover your left hand equal with your Mouth but about half a foot distance not stooping nor suffering your Musket to sink observing in bringing up the Musket before which is a Recovering to make the right Heel come to the left Instep keeping your Musket right perpendicular 6. Present In this case fall back with your right Leg so that the left Hee l be against the middle of the right Foot suffering the butt end to rise to you Shoulder setting it fast your right Elbow even with the height of the Piece being ever ready to pull the Trigger with the fourth Finger of your right Hand bending the left Knee a little and keeping the right very steady levelling breast high 7. Fire Here you must keep true motion in drawing the Trigger doing it all together so that the Fire of a Battalion may give but one Report or appear to be no more than one Flash the body steady and the Musket close to the Shoulder till the next word of Command which is 8. Recover your Arms. Hereupon suffer the butt end of your Musket to sink in both hands till it be perpendicular the right under the Cock and the left as high as your Mouth always upon a Recovery bringing it up before you upon a very quick motion turning the right Heel so that it may come up with the left Instep 9. Half bend your Musket With your right Leg fall back let the Muskets rest at once the right Thumbs being upon their Cocks and the right Fingers behind their Triggers then closing to the Thighs half bend with your right hands placed behind the Lock keeping them rested with fingers extended 10. Clean your Pan. This you may do by pressing the ball of your Thumb into the Pan holding the right hand behind the Lock that the posture may the better appear 11. Handle your Primer In doing this take the little end between your Thumb and Finger turning the great end to the back of your Hand your Arm bearing backward 12. Prime Upon priming level your Piece exactly upon a Line and having Powder a little bruised strike it into the Pan as much as is convenient the left Toe being kept upon the Front 13. Shut your Pan. Here use your two first Fingers casting your Primer back and drawing up your right Heel to your left Instep your Musket streight up before you Recover with the Barrel towards you done with a quick Motion the Thumb of your right hand on the top of the Steel and the left hand as high as your Mouth 14. Blow off your loose Corns In this case bring your Pan within four Inches of your Mouth and blow with a strong blast observing to do it altogether standing upright without declining the Head casting out your Arms and suffering your Piece to sink from the posture it before was in 15. Cast about to Charge In doing this let your right Leg advance turning the Barrel of your Musket downwards bringing it to your left side somewhat backward in your left hand suffering none of your fingers to touch the Barrel the Toe of the right Foot being directly to the Front the right Heel over against the middle of the left Foot the Musket ballanced in the left Hand the Muzle to a proper Front of an equal height half a foot from your Body your right hand joyned to the Muzle of the Musket and your Thumb extended to the slde of the Barrel 16. Handle your Charger This must be done with a full gripe holding it even with the Muzle of the Musket underneath about an Inch from it 17. Open it with your Teeth Here bring it up to your Mouth without bowing your head then bring the Charger within an Inch of your Muzle underneath covering the Chargers Mouth with the ball of your Thumb 18. Charge with Powder Having put the Powder with a quick motion into the Barrel hold the Charger underneath as before 19. Draw forth your Scowerer Upon this word let fall your Charger and by turning your hand draw your Scowerer or Gun-stick at three motions holding it level the height of your Forehead your Arm extended as if you were about to dart it 20. Shorten it to an Inch. In this case turning the great end of your Scowerer towards you let it sink till within an Inch of the end resting it against your Body some-what below your right Breast stooping 21. Charge with Bullet Having a Bullet in your Mouth take it out with your right hand and put it into the Barrel placing the great end of

your Scowerer just at the Muzle of your Musket 22. Ram down Powder and Ball. Take a full grasp with your Thumb and Fore-finger from the Muzle your Thumb on the top of the Scowerer keeping a handful in your hand 23. Withdraw your Scowerer Your hand Thumb and Fore-finger being turned towards the Muzle clear your Scowerer at three motions and dart it as before 24. Shorten it to a Handful Clap the small end of your Scowerer to your Breast slip it to a Handful of the end holding it a little below your right Breast slooping 25. Return your Scowerer Upon this place it in its proper place without expecting any word grasp the Muzle of your Musket with the right hand your Thumb being extended upon the Scowerer keeping it half a foot clear from your Side the Muzles directly to front all of a height 26. Poise your Musket In this case with your left hand before you bring up your Musket grasp it with your right hand under the Cock falling with your right Leg to your left keeping it Poised directly before your Nose being faced to the Front let your right Elbow rest upon your Body 27. Shoulder your Muskets In doing this take the rule that has been mentioned 28. Poise your Muskets Do this as before has been shew'd 29. Order your Muskets In doing this sink your right hand a little take hold of the Stock with the left hand on the top of the Scowerer then suffering the left to sink take hold of the Muzle with the right hand the butt end easily sinking near the ground when after a little pause let them all come down together giving as it were but one thump then close to the right foot place the butt end about the middle of it the Lock outward and your right hand an Inch below the Muzle 30. Lay down your Musket Having turn'd it with the back upwards you step forwards with your left Leg and your right hand lay it on the ground that it may lie in a streight Line with the rest never laying it down with any other but the right hand 31. Quit your Musket Stand upright by raising your self with a fall back of your left Leg to your right 32. Handle your Musket Here observe to step forward with your left Leg and lay your righ● hand on the Muzle of your Musket 33. Order your Musket Upon this word raise the Muzle and fall back with your left Leg to your right turning the Lock outwards by the middle of your foot And thus in case of Fire-Arms the postures are little different as will hereafter appear Instructions for Exercising the Pike relating to the various Postures already mentioned in Command 1. Pike-men take heed Advance your Pikes IN this case move your Pike upward in a direct Line with your right hand near your side your right hand well near as high as you can reach depressing your left hand as low as you can your fingers streight out and raise your Pike till the butt end comes to your right hand at what time place it between your Breast and Shoulder keeping your butt end close that it may be more firmly uprigh● 2. To the Front Place your left hand on your Pike even with the top of your Shoulder casting your finger streight bringing your Pike right before you with a very swift motion drawing in your right Heel to your left Instep keeping the Pike streight 3. Charge In this posture fall back with your right Leg suffering the heel of your left foot to be against the middle of your right and bring down your Pike with a quick jerk support your Pike with your left elbow and Charge breast high bending your left Knee upon yeilding your Body forward to fix your self the firmer holding the butt end in the palm of your right hand your left Toe directly pointing with the spear of your Pike set your Feet at a moderate distance to stand the more firm and bring your Pike down a little beneath your breast beware of clattering close it to your breast when it is Charged 4. To the Right four times In this doing turn your left Toe to the right then make your left Heel come up with your left Instep with a quick motion recovering your Pike straight before you then having turned fall back with your right Leg Charge as before c. 5. To the Right-about Here you must by turning your left Toe bring it to the Right-about bringing up your right Heel your Pike recovered then Charge being turned with much quickness 6. As you were Bring up your left Toe by turning to the Left about then bringing your Pike recovered your left hand must never be higher than your Mouth your Feet in Order when being turn'd you must fall back with your right Leg and Charge bringing your Pike straight up without Clattering Do these as has been shewn in case of the Right only observing 8 left Motions c. 7. To the Left 4 times 8. To the Left-about 9. As you were 10. Advance your Pike In doing this make your right Hee l come up to your left Instep having your Pike before you fall out with your right Foot and bring your Pike to your right Thigh 11. Shoulder Your fingers of your left hand being extended lay that hand on your Pike even with your Shoulder then make your right Hee l come even with your left Instep your Pike right before you fall back with your right Leg and put back your right Arm as far as may be holding your Pike about half a foot from your side keeping your Eye upon the Spear and that directly to the Rear your Pike slooped when forsakeing it with your left hand bring in your right Leg laying your Pike on your right Shoulder keeping your Elbow to your Body the butt end about half a foot from the ground in the middle of the distance 12. Charge to the Front Here you must fall back with your right Leg putting back as much as may be your Arm keeping the Spear exactly to the Rear setting the Pike aslope at the same height as shouldering then bring the butt end backwards with your left hand turning the head with your right hand then quit it with that hand and take hold of the butt end and Charge breast high the palm of your hand against the butt end open and your left Elbow under the Pike the left Toe directly with the Spear and when you Charge let it be directly forward your left Heel being just against the middle of your right Foot 13. Shoulder as you were In the first place raise your Pike with both your hands then quit it with the right and with the left turn the head backwards the Spear directly with the Rear then seize it again with your right hand as high as you can reach without straining and stand with it from your Body aslope bring up your right Leg and forsaking your Pike

with your left hand lay it on your Shoulder always keeping the Spear in a direct point to the Rear not any ways crossing others 14. Charge to the Right Here you must fall back with your right Arm and Leg keep the Spear in the Rear sloped at the height of shouldering turning your left Toe to the right let the right fall behind the left that the middle of your right Foot may be over against your left Heel and in this Action bring your Pike up and turn backwards the butt end by your right side then pressing it in the palm of your right hand Charge 15. Shoulder as you were Make your left Toe come to the left and the middle of your right Foot against your left Heel with your Pike up then turn the head of it to the right viz. directly to the Rear doing it at one motion then with your right hand take hold of your Pike so with both hands keep it a little distance from your Body slop'd as when you Shoulder then bring your right Leg up and lay your Pike on your Shoulder 17. Charge to the Right-about Here you must with your Hand and Leg give back and stand with your Pike a little distance from your side turn your left Toe to the Right-about bringing the butt end of your Pike to the right side falling back with your right Leg Chharge keeping the Spear of your Pike all the while to the Rear a shouldering height being careful not to mount the Spear of your Pike higher or lower and when you are to face to the Right-about level your Pike and Charge 17. As you were Upon this word of Command turn your left Toe to the Left-about causing your right Foot to advance a moderate step so that the middle of it be placed against your left Heel bring the butt end with your left hand by your left side observing the Spear to be exactly with the Rear the same height as in shouldering then as high as with ease you can reach lay on your right hand and stand with it in form after which bring up your right Leg and Shoulder 18. Charge to the Left In doing this posture fall back with your Leg and Arm as has been shewed in the former Chargings turn to the left Toe and turn the butt end of your Pike with your left hand to the Right then bring up your right Leg and Charge 19. As you were Here you must raise the Spear with both your hands turning the left Toe to the Right then fall back with your right Leg and Arm holding your Pike from your side the Spear directly to the Rear then bring up your right Leg and Shoulder 20. Charge to the Left-about In this case fall back with your Leg and Arm then bring the Pike over your head with both your hands keeping the Spear directly to the Rear at the height of shouldering turn your left Toe to the Left-about then bring up your right Foot so that the middle of it may come with your left Heel and Charge 21. Port. Do this as charging the Front but be cautions that you sink not the Spear of your Pike so low resting it instead of the Elbow between the Thumb and Fore-finger keeping the Elbow close to your side 22. Comport In this doing you must bring your left hand backward as far as you may stretching out the right making thereupon a step forward with the right Foot firmly grasping the Pike with the right hand as far as you can reach not tossing the Spear too high this done forsake it with your left hand bringing back your right Leg even with your Left then close the Pike to your side keeping the Spear about the height of your Head 23. Charge to the Front In performing this let your right Arm be extended at the same time advancing your right Leg putting back your left hand as far as you can bring your Pike forward upon which give a step back with your right Leg take hold of the butt end with your right hand then Charge Charging ever breast high 24. Fire Here you must face to the Right-about suffering the Spear of your Pike to fall behind you then let your right hand be quitted from the butt end without moving the Left take care likewise not to strike up the Spear 25. Charge as you were In this Exercise turn your self to the Left-about take the butt end of the Pike on the palm of your right hand and Charge keeping your Spear at an even height 26. Advance your Pikes Here you must observe to bring your right Heel to your left Instep as likewise your Pike before you to the Recovery then fall out with your right Foot till it come even with your Left and by this means bring your Pike to your right Thigh 27. Order your Pikes Raise your left hand even with the top of your shoulder and lay it upon your Pike your fingers stretched out then sink your left hand and raise your right and so raise the Pike that when the butt end is on the ground your right hand may be against your Eye setting the butt end to the Latchet of your Shoe and keeping the Pike near your Head and in this Exercise suffer all the butt ends to fall to the ground together 28. Pikes to your Inside Order In this doing you must fix the butt end of your Pike on the inside of your right Foot to the middle moving only your Pike and not your Foot 29. Lay down your Pikes Here step altogether with your right Legs stoop all together with a quick motion and lay them very straight with your right hands 30. Quit your Pikes With your left Leg fall back bringing it even with your right and stand up all together 31. Handle your Pikes In this doing step forward with your left Legs in a quick motion stoop all together and extending your right hands as far as you can reach grasp your Pike 32. Order your Pikes Raise the Pike with your right hand step back with your left Leg clapping the butt end for the more easie raising about the middle of your right Foot on the inside 33. Pikes to your Out-side Order To do this place the butt end of your Pike on the outside your Foot moving your Pike and not your Foot 34. Advance Do this as before And thus have we given the Practitioner in Arms The true Postures of the Musket and Pike distinctly which with a little use may perfect him in that which is so necessary to be understood by the Sons of Mars from which we proceed to give further Instructions of this kind Directions for the Exercise of the Pike and Musket together by a whole Battalion or single Company supposing the Pikes Advanced and Muskets Shouldered The word of Command given is 1. Musketeers make Ready IN this case they must perform all the postures and motions directly together till such time as they stand gaurded with their Muskets before

them and their Thumbs for the better security on the Cocks whereupon the Pikes are to be recovered before the Pikemen the butt ends in the palms of their hands and the Spears upright their left hands no more than the height of their Mouths When the word Charge is given then must they bring down the Muskets and Pikes at once being sure to turn the left Toes that way they Charge and the heel of the fame Foot directly against the middle of the right Foot in every Charge charging directly forward not at first charging the Pikes close to one anothers Breasts but charge a little way distant in bringing down the Pikes and when they are charged then is the time to close them The Charge is To the Right four times Then to the Right-about after that As you were Then to the Left Charge four times Then to the Left-about Charge Then as you were which you may plainly observe in what has been laid down in the former Exercise Here the Pike-men must turn as the Musketeers bringing up their right Heels to their left Insteps extending their Arms as they turn bringing their Muskets straight before them their left hand as high as their Mouths pulling back their Arms and when they are faced fall back with their right Legs nor must the Souldiers bring down their Arms till the word Charge is given doing it with a quick motion and not suffering the Pikes to clatter Then the word of Command is viz. Recover your Arms. Half bend your Muskets Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Musket As before is noted Hereupon the Muskets being Shouldered the Pikes that stood Recovered falling out with their right Legs the Pikes are brought to their Thighs to their Advance Poise your Muskets This Command given the Pike-men must fix their left hands to their Pikes about the height of their Shoulders Then Order your Arms. Pikes to your Inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. To the Right-about March These must be observed as is before directed in the Exercise which to repeat again would be Tautology only thus much when you are clear of your Arms you must disperse and upon the beat of Drum run thither again with a Huzza your Swords drawn and their points upwards Then these words of Command are given viz. Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Order your Arms. Pikes to your Out-side Order Advance These things ought to be duly considered and in this first place in ordering your Arms observe to make a little stop before the butt ends come to the ground that they may fall together at once after the Arms are laid down and quitted you must all stand up together as if it were but one motion Upon marching from your Arms step Front and Rear together with the left Feet and march but a little distance Your right hands being laid on your Swords you must take hold of your Scabbards with your left hands and your Swords being drawn you must hold them upright before you bringing them down at one motion and when by Command you have returned your Swords you must stand upright to your Arms looking to your proper Front As for the rest we refer you to the Exercise of the Pike and Musket distinctly Several things to be observed in Command and Exercise relating to the Match-Lock Musket c. THE Match-Lock Musket in all the material parts of Exercise is the same with the Fire-Lock but some other things being to be observed we shall lay them down for the ease of the Reader and this chiefly consists in keeping your Match well with a good Coal fastning it upon Command advantagiously in your Screw blowing the Coal and trying your Pan by false flashes laying it down at Command taking it up again shortening it to the Pan that it may give true Fire But more to the particulars 1. Lay down your Matches Do this at four Motions first by a little turning the butt end of your Musket easily slipping on your Shoulder lay then your right hand on your Match In the next place extend your right hand and foot before you and recover your Musket in its place Thirdly stoop and bring your Match near the right Foot within-side suffering your Ham to bend a little Lastly quit it and bring your Body upright and your right Foot even with your left 2. When the Command is given viz. Handle your Match then having recovered it bring it between your third and fourth Finger by the help of your Thumb and first Finger always using your right Hand then the Palm being turned from you you stretch your Arm towards your right hand Man 3. Blow your Match Hereupon bring your Match to your Mouth not stooping but turning your Head a little to the right when having given a strong Blast to carry off the Ashes cast off your Arm to the right 4. Cock and try your Match In this case fetching a compass with your Arm bring your Match to the Cock and supporting it with your two near Fingers press it down with your Thumb guiding i● with your middle Finger when keeping you● middle finger between it and the Pan pul● your Cock down as low as the Pan and sink or raise your Match that it may hit the middle of the Pan and having fired when you hear the word Return your Match Hold your Musket in your left hand the Barrel towards you suffering your left Elbow to rest on your Body then take your Match between your Thumb and Finger in the right hand placing your Thumb on the top of it the palm being turned from you placing one end of your Match between the third and fourth finger of your left hand and the other end press with the first and second fingers then with extended fingers place your right hand under the Pan. This is all that is material as to the Match the other postures of the Musket being the same with the Fire-Lock already mentioned Directions for the Exercise of Foot Granadiers THough the Granadiers in many things differ from the Musketiers in Exercise yet for the better part they do the same drawing up in the same Order Rank and File only they seldom draw up above three deep and supposing then to be shouldered The words of Command are Lay your right Hands on your Fire-Locks 1. Poise your Fire-Locks 2. Rest your Fire-Locks 3. Cock your Fire-Locks 4. Gaurd your Fire-Locks 5. Present 6. Fire 7. Recover your Arms. All these are to be done in the same manner as the Exercise of the Fire-Lock Musket 8. Cast over to the Left In doing this they are to lay their right hands on their Daggers 9. Draw your Daggers Here they must draw their Daggers and hold them upright in their hands before them 10. Screw it into the Muzle of your Fire-Lock Do this so that the flat side may be towards you when you have recovered 11. Return your Arms. 12. Charge to the Right four times 13. To the Right-about Charge