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A64864 The young horse-man, or, The honest plain-dealing cavalier Wherein is plainly demonstrated, by figures and other-wise, the exercise and discipline of the horse, very usefull for all those that desire the knowledge of warlike horse-man-ship. By John Vernon. Vernon, John, 17th cent. 1644 (1644) Wing V253; STC 24675; ESTC R210025 24,083 36

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to keepe him a little while in that motion as when you bid him stand to stand a while when you face to either hand to stand in that posture a while giving him sometimes as a reward when hee hath well done a piece of bread or the like for the voice you must use him to these words as advance hold turn stand or the like but it were farre better to use him chiefly to the motions of the hand and legs because the voice cannot always be heard as in the time of fight or the like now to teach him to go side-ways which is very usefull for closing of your Files you must lay his provender at a distance from him in the Manger keeping him from turning his head towards it you must use him to the smell of Gunpowder a sight of fire and armour hearing of Drums and Trumpets and shouting of Guns but by degrees when he is eating of his Oats you may fire a little traine of Gunpowder in the Manger at a little distance from him and so neerer by degrees In like manner you may fire a Pistoll at a little distance from him in the stable and so neerer by degrees and so likewise a Drum or Trumpet may be used to him in the stable the Groom may sometimes dresse him in armour using him sometimes to eat his Oats on the Drum head In the fields when you are on his back cause a Musquet and your selfe to fire on each other at a convenient distance thereupon riding up unto him with speed making a sodain stand also you may use to ride him up against a compleat armour set on a stack a purpose that hee may overthrow it and so trample it under his feet so that by these meanes the horse finding that hee receiveth no harme may become bold to approach any object you must use him to ride one Mountaines and on even ways and to be exercised to leap swim run and stop sodainly and the like The next thing in order to teach the Cavalier is the use of the Armie now for brevity sake I shall purposely omit the postures of the horseman it being of little use in service and only acquaint you with those things that are materiall Now if you use Cartrages you shall finde in your Crattreg case a turned wooden pin which you must take having cut lengths of white paper something broader then the pin is in length and roule the paper on the pin then twist one end of the paper and fill it almost full of powder then put the bullet on the top of the powder twisting that end also then put it into your Carttreg case now when you come to lade your Carbine or Pistols with these Cartreges you must bite off that end of the paper where the powder is powring it into your Carbine or Pistol then put in that bullet and some of that paper will serve for a wad after it and Ram home but alwayes observe that your bullet be not too big but that it may roule home to the Powder for if there be any distance between the bullet and the powder it is likely to breake the barrell of your Carbine or Pistoll But if you use a flaske which in my judgement is far better then Carttreges because that many times the trotting of your horse in long march shaketh out all the powder out of your Carttrages and thereby causes you to bee unprovided for the sodain charge of the enemie you must gage your flaske and so lade your Carbine or Pistol with powder and bullet as before but never prime before you have spand and never span before you have just need because many times the firelock pistols will nor goe off if they have stood long spand Now the quantity of powder usually required for the lading of either Carbine or Pistol is halfe the weight of the bullet but to avoid the cariage of either Cartrage case or flaske there is a new invented spanner which contains some sixe charges with priming powder which is more many times then is used in our skirmiges The next thing in order is to shew you the exercise of the horse in their motions wherein is to be understood the true distance betweene Horse and Horse which is to be six foot at their open order and three foot at their close order the distance being taken from the head and tail of the Horses in the File and the like distance in rank now the Motions for the Cavalrie are of foure kinds as Facings Doublings Countermarchings and Wheelings the use of Facings is to make the Troop perfect to be sodainly prepared for a Charge on either Flank or Reare Doublings of Ranks or by half Files or by Bringers up serveth to strengthen the Front Doubling the Files serveth to strengthen the Flanks Countermarching serveth to reduce the File-leaders into the place of the Bringers up that so the best men may be ready to receive the charge of the Enemy in the Reare the use of Wheelings is to bring the Front which commonly consists of best and ablest men to receive the charge of the Enemy in the Reare the use of Wheelings is to bring the Front which commonly consists of best and ablest men to receive the Charge of the Enemy on either Flank or Reare and also unexpected to Charge the Enemy on either Flanke or Reare these motions for the more easier apprehending of them as represented in Figures by a Troop of Horse consisting of 72 Horsmen the Fileleaders and Bringers up are distinguished by a different Letter but because it may be profitable unto some I shall first give you the proper words of Command together that belong unto the Excercising of a Troop of Horse and afterward insert the Figures with the words of Command and the Reasons of a very Motion First march into the field foure in Rank when you come into the Field command to double their Ranke which make eight in Ranke then command to open to the right and left as they they march to their open Order of six foot distance then command to stand and silently hearken unto the word of Command 1 To the right hand face To the left hand as you were 2 To the left hand face To the right hand as you were Silence and even your Ranks 3 To the right hand about face To the left hand about as you were 4 To the left hand about face To the right hand about as you were Silence and straighten your Files 5 Ranks to the right hand double Ranks to the left hand as you were 6 Ranks to the left hand double Ranks to the right hand as you were Silence and even your Ranks 7 Files to the right hand double Files to the left hand as you were 8 Files to the left hand double Files to the right hand as you were Silence and straighten your Files 9 Files to right and left outward double Files to right and left as you were 10 Files to the right
the Command is Files to the right hand as you were and a plain description how to performe this Motion is seene by this tenth Figure every even number passeth into the odd as the eighth into the seventh the sixt into the fifth and so all the rest successively Fig. 11. This motion is very usefull for the avoyding of Canon-shot or sometimes for the suffering of the enemy when he charges with full career to passe in between and so h●ve you the greater advantage of the enemie it is performed by commanding files to the right and left outwards double to reduce them the command is files to the right and left as you were The speculation of this 11 figure will shew you the usefulnesse of this motion and likewise how to performe it Fig. 12. This motion is usefull for the drawing of the Troope into a closer sentor then the former and is performed by commanding files to the right and left inwards double to reduce them the command is files to the right and left as you were let this 12 figure be your guid for the attaining of the usefulnesse and manner of performing of this motion Fig. 13. This motion as hath been formerly shown is usefull for the strengthening of the Front but performed differently from the o●ther the proper word of command is halfe files to the ri●●t han● double the front to reduce them the command is halfe files to the left hand as you were The best way to performe it for the hor●● is as hath beene formerly shown to command those halfe fil●● that stood to advance and those that advanced to stand this 〈◊〉 teenth figure will shew you how to performe it Fig. 14. The difference betwenne this and the former motion is only by advansing on the contrary hand the command being halfe files to the left hand double the front it being of the like use as the former to reduce them the word is halfe files to the right hand as you were all which is plainly shown by this 14 figure Fig. 15. This motion is of the same use as the former but performed differently from it here the bringers up advance into the front and the next ranke after them and so all the rest successively as the reere ranke figure one into the front ranke figure one and so likewise all the rest The command being bringers up to the right hand double the front reducing them as is formerly shown this 15 figure plainly demonstrates the manner how to performe it Fig. 16. This motion and the former is of one use all the difference being the advancing on the contrary hand being commanded bringers up to the left hand double the Front reduceing them as before let this 16 figure be your guid Fig. 17. The use of countermarching as hath been shown before is 〈◊〉 the sodain reducing of the file-leaders into the place of the bringers up so that by that means the best and ablest men which ought to be frontiers may be ready to receive the charge of the enemie in the reere the proper command being files to the right hand countermarch as is plainly demonstrated by this 17 figure to reduce them the command is files to the left hand countermarch as you were ●ig 18. he difference of this motion from the former as hath beene shown in all the left hand motions is only changeing of hands being of the same use as the former the manner of performing it is described by this 18 figure the command being files to the left hand countermarch reducing them by the right into their proper places as before Fig. 19. This motion is usefull for the drawing of the files into their close Order every mans right knee being close locked under his right-hand-mans left ham the command is files to the right and left close inwards to your close Order you may see the manner of performing it by this 19. figure Fig. 20 This motion is useful for the drawing up of the Rankes into their close Order the command being Rankes close forward to your close Order as is demonstrated by this 20 figure Fig. 21. These two motions differ from any of the former and is usefull for the drawing up of the Troop into the lesser batalia of 16 for there is the battalia consisting of 24 and three deep now when it shall fall out that this Troop shall be just in the midst between other two Troops it may be usefull to draw them up on either flanke as this 21 figure sheweth how the comand being half files to the right and left double the front by division and it may be performed by commanding reare halfe files to the right and left face outward the● command rear halfe files march cleere of either flanke then command rear halfe files advance even with the front to reduce them command Rear halfe files to the right and left as you were Fig. 22. This motion differeth from the former but is of the same use now if it shall fall out that this Troop shall bee placed on the left wing of the grosse body or that there be a scarcitie of ground on the right flanke it will be proper to command halfe files to the left hand double the front intire the manner of performing it being plainly shown by this 22 figure and it may be performed after the same manner as the former you may reduce them the best way by commanding front halfe files march off and rear halfe files fall into your places Fig. 23. The use of wheeling as hath been formerly shown is for the spedy bringing of the front which should always consist of the ablest souldiers to receive the charge of the enemie on either flanke or else sodainly to give the charge to the enemie on the Reare this motion is performed by commanding to the right hand wheele and close your files to the left right-hand-men move easily and let your left-hand-men come about all which is plainly demonstrated by this 23 figure Fig. 24 Now if it shall happen that the enemie shall come on the left it will be proper to command to the left hand wheele and close your files to the right left hand men move easily and let your right hand men come about this 24 figure sheweth the manner how to performe it The 〈◊〉 motion which may ●ometimes prove very usefull ●as the commander shall see fit occasion is to command Ranks File which is performed after this manner when the Troop is wheeling command to Troop on then sodainly comma●d Rankes file that is the right hand man of the Troope marches off his next left hand man marches after him and so all the rest of the Troop successively the whole Troope making but one entire file to reduce them command Rankes as you were This motion is usefull to fire all at once on a company of foot but it must be performed with much speed and agility The last motion is ro draw up into batalia now it is to
be supposed that the Troop stands in its marching posture with each Officer in his particular place as in the first figure and coming into a convenient field or place you are to command them to double their Rankes which is answerable to figure 2 then command the second Corporall to advance into the front with the second squadren which makes 16 in front then command the youngest Cotporall to advance into the Front with the youngest Squadren which makes a fair front in Batalia of 24 men and 3 deepe besides the Cornet and three Corporals to reduce them the command is March off eldest Squadren Every Troop of horse must be furnished with a Captain a Lievtenant a Cornet a Quartermaster three Corporals two Trumpeters a Clarke a sadler a Chirurgeon and a Farriar The next thing we are to treat of is the order of a horse Regiments marching which is after this manner the Colonels Troop marches first next them marches the eldest Captains Troop and so all the rest of the Troops in their degree the Serjetnt Major with his Troope brings up the Reere The Harquebuier and Carabiner in their ordinary marching is to cary their Carabines hanging at their backs in a belt by their right side as hath been shown before but when the Troop marcheth through a Town or City they must order their Carbines upon their right thigh In the day marches there ought to be a convenient distance between Troop and Troop but in the night they ought to march neer together behaving themselves very silently In all convenient places as they march the Serjeant Major ought to cause all the Troops to be drawn up into Battalia and likewise at the same time and at other times of there marching to send forth Scouts before the bodie and those of the nimblest horse to discover if haply they may either the Enemies Quarters the scituaion of the Countrey and ways whether straight or open passages either over Bridges or else thorow narrow Lanes or the like for the more convenient marching of the Waggons or other baggage which must be so litle as may conveniently serve turne the Waggons must not march amongst the Troops but in a convenient place by themselves being always guarded with a Squadron of horse if the Enemie be on your Front the Waggons must march in the Reere It is likewise requisite to have good and able Guides that are well acquainted with the Countrie wherein you march which you may take up of that Country Inhabitants and if you can entertain them into pay as Souldiers under your command if not for the better preventing of their running away which they will oftentimes do if they may have oportunitie are to ride between two Troopers of fidelitie and trust when the bodie is to march over a Bridge or narrow passage the first Troop being passed over is to make alto that is stand leaving a Souldier on the Bridge or passage that may give notice to the Commander and Leader in the Front when the Reere of the whole bodie is passed over When the bodie is within some four or six miles of the place where they should be quartered that night all the Quartermasters of the Regiment are to march speedily before the bodie to provide Quarter for all there Regiment each Quartermaster taking with him three or four of the nimblest horst troopers in his own troop who are to be sent back again when the Quarters are made to conduct each troop to its Quarters The Colonels troop ●s first to be provided of Quarter then the Serjeant Major next and so all the rest of the Troops in their degrees When the Troops come to the place where they should be quartered the Quartermasters are to cause each Troope to march alto before their particular Cornets lodging and there to deliver out to each Corporall each Squadrons billets so that the Troop may the better know if occasion happen of an Alarm and the like whereto repaired to their Standard or Colours It is likewise very requisite that the Quarters be very well and sufficiently guarded and that the Sentinels be placed in the most convenient places or passages the Officer shall thinke most advantagious for that purpose Now because it may prove sometimes very advantagious to take some of the Enemies Scouts or stragling Souldiers for the better gaining Intelligence a cunning stratagem might be very usefull for this purpose which may be performed after this manner or the like an Officer of good experience may be sent forth with a p●r●i● of some twentie of the best and nimblest mounted Souldiers wi●h one Trumpetter who are in the day time to repaire unto some Wood neere the Enemies Quarter placing some Sentinels on Trees and endevour to take if haply they can some of the Enemies stragling or disbauded souldiers in the night to approch the enemies sentinels surprising one or more of them now because it may so fall out that after the taking of a Sentinell or the like the Troope may be charged by the Enemie the Officer is to leave some four of these twentie with the Trumpetter neer the aforesaid Wood who are to have the nimblest horses giving them order that when they shall see the other sixteen coming charged by the Enemy they shew themselves to the Enemie and that the Trumpetter shall then sound now the Enemy preserving this usually will make a stand for feare of some Ambuscado which will give the more opportunitie for the sixteen to further their retreat the other foure with the Trumpetter may afterwards safely retreat either severally or together by reason of the speed of their Horses A Quartermaster usually performs this service after he hath provided Quarter having well refreshed both themselves and there hor●es that assist him in this stratagem If the Cavalrie lodgeth or incampeth in the fields there must be speciall care taken that it be in a convenient place for water and under som● shelter for one cold or rainy night doth more hurt unto the horses then any other thing and now if it so happen as it 〈◊〉 sometimes that the Cavalrey come late to their Quarters so that conv●●●ent places for the Sentinels cannot bee made choise of some Commanders will cause the Boutezelle to be sounded at midnight an● s●metimes make false Alarmes as though the enemie 〈…〉 to keep their Souldiers waking but the often using of 〈◊〉 ●●●●diers to this proves verie evill causing them to be secure an● carelesse it were far better in such a case to cause all the troops after two or three houres refreshment to goe forth into the Champaig●e every Trooper taking with him some Oates and other refreshment both for himself and his horse placing the Corps de Guard where it shall be thought fitting but if the weather be rainie and tempestuous which requires the Cavalrie to be under some shelter every Officer by turns shal visit the houses where the troops are quartered causing them to saddle their horses
cause them to expose themselves unto all hazards and dangers to give intelligence The next thing considerable is the embatteling of a Regiment of horse which is to be considered two wayes that is first by way of offence to assail a Quarter or to give the charge in fight Secondly by way of defence meeting the enemie in marching or the like ordering of the Troops in battalia by single combate or else united in a grosse body together The best and most advantageable way for the surprising of a Quarter is to be secretly and sodainly assailed which may be performed after this manner or the like The Regiment of horse consisting for the most part of seven Troops who are to be divided severally the first Troop marching secretly without any forerunner coming neer the enemies Quarters and perceiving themselves to be discovered by the enemies Sentinels shall sodainly without losing any time charge the Sentinels and enter the Quarters with them immediately surprising the Corps de gard the second Troop immediately following shall possesse themselves of the Alarme place the third Troop shall strait ways possesse themselves of the Market place the fourth Troop shall with speede run throvgh each street keeping the souldiers in and thereby hinder them from mounting on horseback or uniting of themselves together the fist Troop being entred and hearing where the greatest noise is shall immediately repair thither and alight entring the houses either put to the sword or take prisoners all whom they shall find to be enemies The rest of the body may place themselvs in the most convenient places on either side of the Town for the better surprising of those Souldiers that shall indeavour to escape through the gardens or other back waies by reason of the horses running through the Streets within the Town hindering them either to mount on horseback or unite themselves together Now although your enemie consists of twice so much strength as your selves which sometimes will cause them to be the more secure and negligent in their watches yet will they not be able by reason of this secret and sodain surprize to stand against you The next thing considerable is to charge the enemie in the field in a united or grosse body or else by single Troops In fighting with the enemie in a pitcht field with all your Forces united into one intire bodie these things are considerable as the place whether it be hilly or lev●l as also that there be sufficient rome behind you for a retreating place so that you be not straitned of ground which manie times proves a great disadvantage likewise you must always appoint troops of Reserve which are not by any means to engage themselves in fight till the first Troops have given the charge and are reasembled behind them to make readie again for the second charge your Curriassers if you have any are fit for Troopes of reserve which gives a great deal of courage unto the other Cavalrie this must always be observed either in grosse bodies or in single Troops In grosse bodies if you have field room enough all the Troops are to be drawn up into battalia each being not above three deepe likewise each troop must be at least a hundred paces distance behind each other for the better avoiding of disorder those troops that are to give the first charge being drawn up into battail as before are to be at their close order every left hand mans right knee must be close locked under his right hand mans left ha●● as hath bin shown before In this order they are to advance toward the Enemy with an easie pace firing their Carbines at a convenient distance always aiming at their Enemies brest or lower because that pouder is of an elevating nature then drawing neere the Enemy they are with their right hands to take forth one of their Pistols out of their houlsters and holding the lock up are most firing as before always reserving on Pistoll ready charged spann'd and primed in your houlsters in case of a retreat as I have shown before having thus fired the troops are to charge the Enemy in a full career but in good order with their swords fastned with a Riband or the like unto their wrists for feare of losing out of their hand if they should chance to misse their blow placing the pomel● on their thigh keeping still in their close order close locked as before Each single Troope or partie meeting an equall number of the Enemy are to use the ●ame method and order as before always appointing some of their horse for a partie of Reserve for the use as before but if the Enemy exceed in strength and you also being not farre from your grosse bodie it will ●e both save and honorable to retreat but if it be a great distance from your grosse body you must then resolve to charge the enemy with good courage couragious actions being oftentimes seconded with good successe If one single Troop met another your Enemy charging you in full career you are sodainly to divide your Troop in the middle on Flank from the other and so the Enemie being in his full career must either passe through and effect little or else stopping sodainly disorder his Troops and thereby give you a fit occasion to wheel both your Flanks inward to charge him in the Reer In full career and then in all probabilitie you will utterly ●out him If one sing●e Troop and the like are to encounter one Company of Foot the p●ace of encounter is chiefly to be marked that is that it be Champaigne ground cleere of Trees Hedges Ditches or the like and that there be roome enough for the ●ncounter or else the Cavalrie are by no meanes to encounter the Infantrie now if the foot be drawn up into compleat order it will be very necessary for the Cavalry to have some pretty stratageme in the charging of the Foote or else it will be very difficult rou●ing of the foot which may be performed after this manner or the like you are to divide your Troop or partie into three Squadrons each Squadron having an able souldier to lead them who are to charge in ful career all at one instant upon the Front Reer and Flank of the Foot The Officer that leads on the Squadron that charges the Front is to charg as the others in ful career til he comes close unto the Pikes heads and then sodainly stopping is sodainly to comand with an elevated voice close your file or the like which sodain command being loud will sometimes cause those Pikes that stand charged against the other two Squadrons either in the Flank or Reer to extend their bodies towards the Front which will give a fit advantage unto one of the Squadrons to slip in between and so make way for the other two Squadrons to charge in and utterly rout the Front but you must always observe that this stratagem must always be p●rformed sodainly altogether as at one
and left inward double Files to the right and left as you were 11 Halfe Files to the right hand double the Front Halfe Files to the left hand as you were 12 Halfe Files to the left hand double the Front Halfe Files to the right hand as you were Gentlemen take notice of this Rule Always observe your right hand man And your leader 13 Bringers up to the right hand double the Front Bringers up to the right hand as you were 14 Bringers up to the left hand double the Front Bringers up to the right hand as you were Silence and even your Ranks 15 Files to the right hand countermarch Files to the left hand as you were 16 Files to the left hand countermarch Files to the right hand as you were Silence and straighten your Files Gentlemen always in your countermarches observe this rule to come up to your Leaders ground before you wheele Silence and observe the word of command 17 Files close to the right and left to your close order 18 Ranks close forwards to your close order 19 Half Files to the right and left double the Front by division Half Files to the right and left as you were 20 Half Files to the left hand double the Front entire Half Files to the right hand as you were Silence 21 Close your Files with your right knee fast lockt Under your right hand mans left hamme Silence 22 To the right hand wheele close your Files to the Right hand men move easily and let Your left hand men come about To the left hand wheele close your Files to the right 23 Left hand men move easily and let your Right hand men come about Troop on and close your Files 24 Ranks File Rank as you were March e●sily Troop on Stand Now when the Troop lieth in Garrison or continueth long in any Town it should be their constant course if neither they nor their horses be overburthened with going forth upon parties to exercise twice a weeke at the least I shall therefore now according to my promise give you a plain demonstration by Figures with the reasons of each motion of the manner of exercising the Horse as for the common marching of a Troop through a Town or high way or straight passage or the like the first Figure sheweth how the second Figure sheweth the manner of their marching when they come into an open Field or Common or the like convenient place when the Troop is commanded forth to exercise marching into the field after that manner as is demonstrated by the two former Figures when they come into the field the Officers are to march forth from between the Divisions then they are to close the Divisions and stand at their open order of six foot distance as is represented by the third Figure It is proper in all commands to begin with the right first which is presented by this fourth Figure the first command in Facings is to the right hand face which serveth to receive the Charge of the Enemy comming on one the right Flank the Command to Reduc● them is to the left hand as you were Fig. 1. Fig. 2. If any shall seem to remain unsatisfied in the placing of my Officers as it seemeth some already have I shall presume to render them these reasons for it submitting my selfe unto the judgement of the learned 1 Each Officer in these figures assumeth no other then their proper places of honour or dignity peculiar unto each of them 2 Each Corporall is therefore appointed to march on the right of his perticular Squadron that they might with the more facility sometimes suffering the Troop to advance discerne any disorder or disproportion of the troops marching and thereby the eas●ier cause them to march in good order 3 It hath been the most ancient and moderne custom of the Netherlands thus to place the Quartermaster as in this figure during the time of his residing with the Troop and then in his absence the youngest Corporall assumeth the place as substitute Fig 3 Fig 4. Fig. 5. The next command is to the left hand face which is here presented by this fift Figure and differeth nothing from the 4 Figure but by the hand being usefull as the former to reduce them the command is to the right hand as you were Fig. 6. Now if the enemie come on the Reere som●●thing inclining to the Right you are to co●●mand to the right hand about face or if the ●●nemie come on the Reere something inclini●● to the left you are to command to the left 〈◊〉 about face which is both demonstrated by the sixth figure to reduce them you are to command to the right or left as you were Alway● note this that when they performe any motio● to the right you must reduce them by the lef● or to the left you must reduce them by the right reducing them alwayes by the contrarie hand they perfor●med that motion by Fig. 7. Rank to the right hand double to performe this Motion every ●n Rank passeth into the odde upon the right hand of his Leader the second Rank into the first and so all the rest successively as ●his seventh Figure is plainly demonstrated to reduce them the per word of Command is Ranks to the left hand as you were 〈◊〉 may be done the best way for the Horse by causing those 〈◊〉 that doubled to stand and those that stood to advance to the ●●per place and distance this Motion and likewise all the rest con●●●ning doubling of Ranks doubling by halfe Files and doubling Bringers up is usefull for the strengthening of the Front now ●●cause this Troope consists of 72 Horsmen which is an equall ●●mber to be divided into three equall Squadrons of 24 men a 〈◊〉 there will remain in all these doublings of Ranks on odde 〈◊〉 in the Reere which always is to stand in their proper places 〈◊〉 this Figure sheweth you may observe also the places from ●●ich the way by which those Ranks that double doe advance by 〈◊〉 round oes and small pricks ●●g 8. This Motion differeth nothing from the former but by the do●●bling one the contary hand being commanded Ranks to the 〈◊〉 hand double and is usefull as the former the proper word of co●mand to reduce them is Ranks to the right hand as you were the eighth Figure plainly sheweth the manner how to perform it Fig. 9. Doubling of Files is usefull for the strenthening of the Flanks the first Command by way of Exercise in doubling of Files 〈◊〉 Files to the right hand double which is plainly demonstrated by this ninth Figure to reduce them the Command is Files to the lef● hand as you were note this that 〈◊〉 man that moves must giv● place to him that stands ●ig 10. This motion differeth nothing from the former but by the doubling to the contrary hand it being of the same use as the other the proper word of Command is Files to the left hand Double and to Reduce them