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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01298	An abridgment of military discipline, for the use of His Majesties forces in the kingdom of Scotland. By His Majesties special command.		1686 (1686)	Wing A101; ESTC R170013	55,339	274

and the Pikes assoon as the outermost Files Face to the Flanks to present The next File of the Right and Left is to Make ready without any word of Command and to keep along with the Body till the outermost Files be clear of them that is Till they are bid Present which is the next word of Command the Commander in Chief is to give after he bids the Two first Files Make ready The Files that Fire are to fall back with their Right Feet and not step forwa●● with their Left In Exercise this way of Firi●● is to be continued till all the 〈◊〉 have fired Of Firing to the Rear This way of Firing is perfor●ed almost the same way as Fir● to the Front Retreating The Rear Rank of Mus●●tiers Make ready At which time the Rear Ra●● stands Cockt and Guarded Present Fi●● When they are bid Presen● they are to turn upon their 〈◊〉 Foot To the Right about 〈◊〉 cast their Right Leg backwards then Present Fire And immediately assoon as Fired without any word of Command They are to Recover their Arms and at a good round rate within three foot of the Body to the Right and Left outwards to March up into the Front and there place themselves Assoon as the last Rank is bid Present the next Rank of Musketiers is to make ready of course without any word of Command But not to Face to the Rear till they are bid Present Assoon as the first Rank is commanded to Present the Pikes are to march till the Rear Rank of Pikes come even with the next Rank of Musketiers which is standing Cockt and Guarded so that there will be room left in the Front for the Rank of Musketiers that Fire to come up a●● place themselves even with th● first Rank of Pikes and so every Rank successively is to do 〈◊〉 same by the same Method Th● Officers and Sargeants are to s● the Soldiers move away qui●● without noise which of a●● things is most to be avoided an● that they place themselves rig●● in the Files The word Make ready i● made use of but once after whic● as is said before when the Rea●● Rank is bid Present the next Rank is to Make ready Of Firing the Street-way If a Street or any way be to be defended against Horse where they can Charge onely in Front the best Method is this If there be fewer Pikes then Musketiers which most commonly happens the Rear Half-files of Pikes are to double the Front by these words of Command Rear Half-files of Pikes to the Right Hand double your Front March Then Musketiers to the Right about March As soon as they are clear of the Pikes Musketiers Face to the Right and Left Inwards March By which they are to joyn the Center of the Pikes Then Face to your Lead● The Officers must take care see that the Shot and the Pi●● Wing alike and that the Mu●●tiers be at no greater dista●● from the Pikes then onely to 〈◊〉 room for the Colours Dr●● and Hoboys to be between The Captains are to be in 〈◊〉 first Rank of Pikes and the Lie●tenants with the Musketiers 〈◊〉 the Body is greater or lesser Sargeant or more is to ca●● the two first Ranks of Mu●●tiers to Face to the Right or 〈◊〉 Assoon as the Officer 〈◊〉 Chief has given Command Port your Pikes The two first Ranks of Musketiers Make ready March At which Word the Sargeants are to bring up the two first Ranks either to the Right or Left as is Ordered before-hand who Filing two and two up into the Front March athwart it under the Pikes carrying the Muzzels of their Muskets so as they may neither knock against the Pikes nor yet do their Leaders any Mischief Being plac'd under the Pikes they are to face to the Proper Front without any word of Command and to make two Ranks That there may be alwa● some Fire reserved 't is best 〈◊〉 Fire but one Rank at a time t●● second standing Cockt an● Guarded both of them being 〈◊〉 close to the Pikes as they can w●● the conveniency to use their Ar●● First Rank of Musketier● Kneel Which they are to do by fall 〈◊〉 back with their Right Foot a●● not stepping forward with th● Left and to be sure to keep th● Arms streight upright befo●● them their Left Hands the heig●● of their mouths First Rank Present Fir●● Assoon as they have Fired th● are to Recover their Arms wit● out any word of Command and to File off to the contra●● hand they came up on as qui●● as 't is possible and are to be Led by a Sargeant close by the Body ●nto the Rear and there placed ●n their Right Files When the Musketiers are bid Present the Pikes are to Port ve●y low without a word of Command And as soon as they have ●ired the Pikes are to Raise their ●ikes again to the height they ●ere at without a word of Command which is to avoid be●●g shattered with the Shot The Subaltern Officers must ●●ke care that the next Rank of Musketiers be always ready just 〈◊〉 the Angle to March under the ●●kes in the room of the second ●ank which upon the Firing of ●●e first is to take the place of it If the Street to be Defended be ●●ry broad an Interval must be made besides the passages on t●● Flanks wide enough for t●● men on a Breast For otherwi●● the long intermission betwee● the Firings will give the Hors● opportunity to Attack them Reduction Musketiers Face to t●● Right and Left outward March As soon as they are clear of 〈◊〉 Pikes Musketiers to your prop●● Front March Till even with the first Rank 〈◊〉 Pikes Rear half Files of Pikes 〈◊〉 the Left about as y●● were March Which done the Officers ●lours Drums and Hoboys are be Commanded to their prop●● Posts Of Firing by a running Fire for Shew A Battalion being drawn up or Parade if they are to Fire by 〈◊〉 running Fire they are to take ●t either from the Right or from ●he Left but commonly 't is be●un on the Right The manner is thus After the Musketiers are Commanded to make Ready which 〈◊〉 Cockt and Guarded they are ●o be Ordered to Present in the ●●r giving Order to the Officer ●n the Right to make the first man after they are presented begin to Fire because if the Word be given aloud they 〈◊〉 all take it and Fire a Volley 〈◊〉 stead of a running Peal Every File-leader is to Fi●● a quick as 't is possible after 〈◊〉 Right-hand Man and ev●● File is to take care to Fire w●● their File-leader Words of Command for For●ing the Hollow Square The Battalion being draw up the Ranks at Twelve Fo● distance and the Files at Th●●● the Muskets Shouldered and 〈◊〉 Pikes Advanced the Comma●● is Colours Drums and H● boys to the Center of t● Pikes March Ranks close forward to O●der Which is three large feet March The three outward most Files of Pikes on the

to the Right they must always observe the● Left-hand men And when they open to the Left their Right hand Men. If they open to the Right the Second File from the Right first takes its distance by little Steps and letting his Leader go as far from him as the distance he is Ordered before he stir the rest of the Files do the like successively And the Left-hand File is not to move at all In opening of Files they are to move extream slowly and directly forward Doublings Ranks to the Right Double March Ranks as you were March Ranks to the Left Double March Ranks as you were March The Ranks that double are to observe their Right-hand Men to move at the same time with them They are to begin the Motions with the Foot next the Hand named and to come into this doubling the even Ranks are to double into the odd and if t●● odd Ranks are to double Fa●● the Body to the Rear and th● same Word of Command will perform it or else it may be do●● by this Word of Command Odd Ranks that stood T●● the Right about double t●● even Ranks To Reduce the Ranks The Ranks that double a● first to Face to the contra●● hand and then with the contrary Foot come into their form● Ground But they are not t● stir not so much as to alter the aspect till the Word of Co●mand March be first give● And 't is a constant Rule upo● all Doublings of Ranks or half Files That tho they are to turn to the contrary Hand they Doubled on from the Ground they Doubled to yet when they come to their own Ground they are always to turn to the Hand they doubled which brings them directly after their Leaders The doubling of Files is performed in the same manner and is the same thing with the Reduction of doubled Ranks Doubling of Front Half-Files by the Rear Half-files with the Reduction Rear Half-files to the Right hand Double your Front March Rear Half-files As you we● March Rear Half-files to the Le●● hand Double your Fron● March Rear Half-files As you we●● March If it be upon a March th● Rear Half-files are to move int● the Front with a quicker Motio● The Front Half-files still contin●ing theirs But all must observe their Right-hand men And for Reduction Let th● Rear Half-files without Facing about stand till the Front Half-files have passed by and then fall after their proper Leaders But if the Front Half-files are to be doubled by the Rear the Body standing still the Rear Half-files are to March extreme slow observing well their Right-hand men that every Rank may double at one time And in the Reducement As in the Doubling of single Ranks no man is to stir till the word of Command March be first given And then they are all to turn together to the contrary Hand they doubled on And when they come upon their own ground they are always to turn to the same Hand they Doubled to Doubling of Rear Half-files by the Front Half-files with the Reduction Front Half-files to the Right about Double your Rear Half-files March At which VVord of Command the Front half-files or the Three Front-ranks turn to the Right about and passing on the Right Hand of their followers or th● Rear half-files they are to Double into them and assoon as doubled to face to the Left about to their Leader without any VVord of Command Reduction Front half-files as you were March At which word The Front Half-files are to March slowly observing to keep Three foot from their Right-hand-men which makes them incline to the Left and brings them directly upon their former ground In Doubling to the Left about the same thing is to be done onely observing the contrary hand Of Firing to the Front Soldiers are to be Exercised to Fire all manner of ways In keeping of ground Gaining of ground and losing of ground To make them Fire in keepi●● of ground 't is necessary that 〈◊〉 Body be as close in Rank and F●● as can be conveniently with th● use of their Arms. One way is thus Musketiers make ready a●● At which time the Musketi●● are to be Cockt and Guarded an● their Arms streight before them the Pikes ported And when th● Musketiers Present The Pikes a● to be Charged The Five first Ranks Knee● The Rear Rank Present Fire Fifth Rank stand up Present Fire Fourth Rank stand up Present Fire And so of the rest And as they have Fired They are to Charge again and to be in a readiness against the First word of Command This way of Firing may be performed either by Two Ranks at a time or Three Ranks The first kneeling and the second stooping or the Two first stooping 'T is necessary also to exercise them to Fire gaining ground which is to be performed in this manner The Battalion Marching the Commander in Chief Orders The first Ranks of Musketers Make ready Halt At which time the whole ●●talion Halting He is to Co●mand the first Rank of Musktiers to Present and Fire When they have Fired they a to Recover their Arms witho● any word of Command and File off very quick to the Rig●● and Left into the Rear When t●● first Rank Presents the next Ra●● is to Make ready in course w●●● out any word of Command A●● as the first Rank Files off t●● next makes good the Front A●● so the Battalion is to march ●gain and every Rank to Fire 〈◊〉 this Method The Pikes are to Charge wh●● every Rank Presents without 〈◊〉 word of Command Firing to the Front Retreating If a Body of men or Battalion be prest in Front and forc'd to Retreat The most commodious way of Firing is by single Ranks in the same Method as in gaining ground only after every Rank has Fired and Filed off to the Right and Left into the Rear Instead of the next Rank Advancing to make good the Front of Pikes The Pikes are to Retreat to the Musketiers who stand still till the Pikes make an even Front with them and so every Rank of Shot is to Fire successively in the same manner as the first Of Firing to the Flanks If upon a March a Body o● men be forced to Fire to bo●● Flanks the way of doing it is th●● The Ranks being at six foot 〈◊〉 stance Intervals of about 〈◊〉 foot distance are to be left b●tween the Divisions of Mus●●tiers and the Pikes which the O●ficers must have a great Care 〈◊〉 keep open by causing the Musl●tiers to encline to the Right an● Left after every Firing to th● Flanks which is to be perform●● in this manner The Right and Left-han● Files of Musketiers Mak●● ready VVhich they are to do and keep along with the Body and not to Face to the Flanks till they are bid Present Assoon as they have Fired they are to Face to the Rear and so are by a Sargeant to be led athwart it very quick and so up between their own Divisions