Tact. c. 14. § 69. Leo and also beeing placed in the middle of the Battell or in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 described by (e) Aelian Tact. c. 8. Aelian or yet being inserted betweene the Files of the armed men as in the (f) Aeiian Tact. c. 30. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how could the light armed I say and chiefelie Archers doe anie seruice how could they doe any harme to their E nemies without endamnadging their own Phalanx or Maniples The doubt is alike and yet the Auncients many times were accustomed to use this forme of Embattelling There is no question then but our Pickmen with their Bowes may doe the same execution as did the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or velites yea in this respect they haue a great advantage aboue their Archers seeing they had to shoote their Arrowes ouer the heades of 16 deepe attour the deapth of their own Bodie but the last Rankes of your Pickemen hath to shoote ouer the heade of 9. deepe onelie Al. wayes yee shall consider that the Enemie must be at a farre distance when the whole Battell shootes off otherwayes when hee comes nigh to charge as seldome hee will doe if this weapon bee rightlie used they must shoote a straight shoote and then the last Rankes can hardlie let flee their Arrowes except the first rankes charge at footte as I said in which case the first Rankes recouers their picks fastens their Bows commeth vp to close order chargeth their pickes against the Enemie the last Rankes standing still at their shooting Posture This Bow is verie steadable in warlike service VVherein the Bow excelles the Musquet and although the use thereof is almost quite extinguished by the furious execution which the Musquet appeareth to make yet I will proue it to surpasse the Musquet in manie respects first in surenesse because an archer cannot misse to nock his arrow and to shoote off but an Musquetier may fail of his shot by sundrie accidentes as by rolling out of the bullet by an badde matche an matche not right cocked by euill powlder or wet powder in his Pan and suche like and I haue oftentimes seene an Ranke of Musquetiers hauing presented and given fyre that three or foure of ten hath failed of their shot ye must know that in service there is no time to prime againe or to right their matche for they must fall away with the rest of their Ranke and make place to the next Ranke to giue fire Againe it surpasses the Musquet in readinesse for an Archer shall shoote sixe arrowes at the least before a Musquetier haue dismounted his Musquet Vncocked his matche Blowne his Pan primed shoote his Pan cast off his loose Powlder cast about his Musquet charged drawne out his scourer shortened his scourer done all therest of the Posturs which are requisite for the right using of the Musquet Also the Musquet as all fierie wapons is dangerous to them who are Vnskilfull for an unexpert man may spoile himselfe and many about him which inconvenient is notsubject to the Bow Lastlie it excelleth the Musquet in execution and pluralitie of vollies for an whole Battallion of Archers or Pickmen with their Bowes may shoot off all together wheras one Rank only of Musquetiers can giue fire at once vnlesse the rest would either shoote at random or else kill their leaders so that in an Battallion of 200 men halfe Picks halfe Musquetiers the Pickmen shall shoote 100 arrowes for 10 shot of Musquet wherfore so manie flights of 100 arrowes following suddenly and continually after others vpon the enemies Battallion shall assuredly so terrifie and disorder them that they shall bee forced rather to saue themselves by flight than either follow or a abide the charge Of what esteeme the Bow was in ancient tymes and how serviceable in warres (g) Veget. de re milit lib. 1. c. 15. Vegetius citeth the Bookes of Cato de disciplinâ militari and showeth the example of Claudius and Scipio Africanus who by this weapon ouercame their enemies whome otherwise they could not haue matched His wordes ar those QuaÌ„tum autem utilitatis boni sagittarij in preliis habeant Cato in libris de disciplinâ militari evidenter ostendit Claudius pluribus jaculatoribus ante institutis atque perdoctis hestem cui prius impar faerat superavit Africanus quidem Scipio cum adversum Numantinos qui exercitum populi Romani sub jugum miseraÌ„t esset acie certaturus aliter superiorem se futurum esse non credidit nisi in omnibus centuriis lectos sagitarios miscuisset The Emperour (h) Leo. Tact. c. 11. â—ultimo Leo after hee hath giuen Command to renew the practise of Archerie hee subjuneth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 meaning 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the neglect of Archerie hath brought great skaith and damnage to the Roman armie and it is certaine that by this weapon the (i) Veget. de re milit lib. 1. cap. 20. Gothes did subdue the Romans exstirpat their Empire By this weapon in leate times the English did euer ouerthrow the French cavallery therby obtained many great and famous victories as those of Cressi Poictiers agin court and others The Souldiers of the militarie yarde at London are taught to use a Musqueton or demy Musquet with their Pick which hangs about their Neck in a Belt like a carabine beeing two foot in length and of full Musquet bore 12. bullets to a pound but hauing a snapwork it wil carie blanck as far as a Musquet which I haue sene This demy Musquet they charge and discharge with as great facilitie as if they had nothing to use but their peace making their Picks as it were a rest vnto it but the use heereof cannot be so well vnderstoode by discourse as by practise Yet it is certaine that the first or last two Ranks only can haue the benefite of this weapon whereas the whole Battell of Pickmen may shoote off their Arrowes altogether And thus much for the exercising of Pickmen with a Bow or halfe Musquet wherein I haue insisted longer then I intended because the matter is worthie of imitation for it hath oftentimes grieved my minde that the choisest men in the Battell should patiently stand as a marke to the enemies shotte and thereby fall to the ground before they come to hands OF the exercising of Musquetiers This exercise of Pickemen with the Bow and halfe Musquet I haue not else whereseene except in the fornamed places but the exercising of Musquetiers is ordinarie euerie-where The Musquetiers most commonlie are placed in the Flankes of the Battell although vpon occasron the Commander sometimes will place them in the Front sometimes in the Reare sometimes make plottons of them or troupes of reserue Musquetiers then are to bee exercised and taught to Giue fyre three manner of wayes In the Front in the Reare in the Flankes By the first they gine fyre advancing vpon
the enemie or receiuing his charge by the second reteiring from the enemie by the third marching by an enemie First then they are taught to Giue fire in the Front advancing vpon the enemie after this manner How to Giue fire in the Front A Sergeāt or some higher Officer if the body be great stands some 7 or 8 pace before the body commāds the first two Rankes of both winges to make readie and to come vp to him which when they haue done hee commands the first Ranke to present and giue fire and thereafter to fall away those of the right Flanke to the right hand those of the left Flanke to the left hand that is to marche away one after another in a File downe by the Flankes of the Battallion and joyne in the Reare euerie man behinde his owne File When the first Rank is fallen away the second presentes and giues fire and falles away as the first Immediatly as the first two Ranks doth moue to goe up and giue fire the next two Rankes must make ready and as soone as the first two Rankes are fallen away they goe vp to their place and giues fire and falles away in the like maner as they did So all the other Ranks by twoes are to doe the samine one after another vntill they haue all giuen fire when the first two Rankes are advanced the body moues vp to their place and the rest successively till the whole Rankes haue giuen fire and made way for the first Ranke to renew the volie ABCD Yee see in this Battell A B C D the first two Rankes of each wing are advanced before the body to giue fire and the first Ranke of both winges hath alreadie giuen fire and fallen away That of the right wing B D to the right hand that of the left wing A C to the left hand and both of them falleth downe to the Reare euerie man behinde his owne File The second Ranke of both winges hath presented to giue fire and thereafter falles away as the first did and so all the rest But if your Battallion cosist of any greater number as of 400 or 600 men so that ye haue 10 or 15 Musquetiers in Ranke on each wing then yee must observe to mak them fall away by diuisions that is they must divide themselues and fall away downe by the divisions or streetes which the Sergeant causes make to that purpose through the bodie of the Musquetiers those of the right wing falling to the right hand those of the lest wing falling to the left hand EFGHIKLMNO Yee see heere a Battallion of 400 men consisting of halfe Picks halfe Musquetiers hauing 10 Musquetiers in Ranke on each wing The right wing is G H M O The left wing E F I L The first Rank of both wings hath given fyre fallen away That of the right wing to the right hand the one halfe without the right Flanke H O the other halfe through the division N That of the left wing to the left hand the one halfe without the left Flanke E I the other through the diuision K. Or else ye may mak them fall away as I haue seene many doe on each wing to the right or left hand making those who fell away to the right hand through the division N to fall away to the left hand through the diuision G M betwixt the right wing of the Musquetiers and the body of the Pickes and those who fell away to the left hand through the division K to fall away to the right hand through the division F L betwixt the left wing of the Musquetiers and the body of the Pickes and by this meanes yee shall keep the body of your shotte whole and vndisioyned which many Commanders studie to doe But if your Battaillion be greater as consisting of 600 or 800 men so that yee haue 15 or 20 Musquetiers in Ranke on each VVinge then of necessitie yee muste make streetes or diuisiones through the body of your Musquetiers to them to fall away fiue fiue For good Commanders holds a maxime that more than fyue Musquetiers to make readie seruice ought not to fall away together and if the Front bee long then to make so many diuisiones as there is fiues to fall away because when the whole Ranke of Musquetiers if they bee many falles away together one after another they take a long time before they can all fall away and so hinders the next Ranke to come vp and giue fire whereas falling away by diuisions they doe it in an instant and makes present way for the next Ranke to giue fire as yee see in the figure following OPQRSTV O P Q V is the right wing of a Battell of 800. men containing 200. Musquetiers making 20 in Front yee see then the first Ranke O P hath giuen fire and divided it selfe in foure partes containing euerie one fyue falling all away to the right hand whereof the one is falling away by the right Flanke P V the next through the division T the third through the division S the fourth through the division R So that the whole twentie Musquetiers falleth away in as short time as fiue onelie would haue done whereas if they had fallen away altogether to either hand they would haue taken foure times as much time or had fallen away to the right and left they would haue taken twise so much time as they haue now takē in falling away by diuisions therfore makes ready way to the following Rankes to come vp giue fyre against the Enemie The like ye may vnderstand of the left wing of Musquetiers where they will all fall to the left hand as these hath done to the right This forme of falling away I haue found approued and haue seene practised by the most judicious and best experimented Commanders of our dayes Notwithstanding I know many Commanders who not considering this make all their Musquetiers fall off together or at the most to the right and left by division how manie so euer they bee For there are manie more curious to make vnlawfull gaines by their company then carefull to performe a duetie belonging to their charge I haue seene another maner of falling away used by the English which is by Counter march thus when the first Ranke hath giuen fyre all those of the ranke turneth together to the right hand and marcheth downe through the distances betweene the Files while they come to the Reare and likewise the second Ranke all the rest one after another And it is chiefelie used in a Phalanx amphistomus where the halfe of the Ranks of the Musquetiers giues fyre in the Front and the other halfe in the Reare when they Countermarch to the division which is made through the middle of the Rankes But to performe this the Files must bee at open order and they must bee verie expert Musquetiers They use another forme of giuing fyre in the Front without anie falling away thus when
the first ranke hath giuen fyre it standeth still the Ranke next it passeth vp through the same Ranke and presenteh in due distance before it and giueth fyre the third Ranke passeth through them both and giueth fyre before them and so the rest of the ranks successiuelie till the bringers-vp haue giuen fyre in the Front But I thinke this not so fit for seruice as to show the varietie of exercise If the Commander please to make more execution against the enemie hee may command the second Ranke to double the first and to giue fyre altogether so that for fiue shotte hee may shoote ten and for ten twentie The use of this exercise is to advance and to charge the Enemie if yee bee stronger than he and to gaine ground vpon him But if ye desire not to gaine ground as beeing more fite to defend then offend yee may make the Rankes giue fyre where they stand without advancing and fall away to the right or to the right and left as before If ye sustaine a charge both in Front and Reare then they who hath giuen fyre falleth away to either hand and joynes in the the division made through the middle of the Battell betweene the two middle rankes as in the figure following ABCD A B C D is a winge of 100 Musquetiers wherof the one halfe of the rankes giues fyre in the Front A B The other halfe of the Rankes giues fyre in the Reare C D and the Ranks that hath giuen fyre both of A B and C D to wit the first and the tenth falles away to the right and left hand and joynes in the division E euerie man toward his owne Front the Rankes next them presentes giues fyre and falles away as the former and so all the rest Or else they may fall away by Countermarch as I haue said before but in so doing they must bee expert Musquetiers and carie their Peeces aright otherwise they will disturbe the whole Ranks And it is a verie comelie sight to see this Battell when the pickes are charged both to the Front Reare the Musquetiers doing their duetie that is giuing fyre and falling away by Countermarch gracefullie and with readinesse as I haue seene the Souldiers of the Artillerie Garding doe it most exactlie How to Giue fire in the Reare The second way of Giuing fyre is in Reteiring from the Enemie and then they giue fire in the Reare which is in this manner The Captaine marching in the Reare for that is his place in a retreit from the Enemie honour beeing alwayes accompanied with danger commands the last Ranke to make ready and then to the right hand about and giue fire which they doe the body still continuing their marche and thereafter turnes off to the right hand or if they be many to the right left towardes both Flankes or else through the divisiones of the body which are made for that end and marches vp a good swift pace to the Front where euerie man falles in the Front of his own File As soone as the last Rank is turned to giue fire the next Rank makes ready and when the last Ranke is fallen off and marched away it turnes about giues fire falls off and doth all as the former did and so all the rest of the Rankes successiuelie one after another as in the figure following FGHI F G H I is a winge of an 100 Musquetiers Retireing from the enemie where yee see the 10 Ranke in the Reare hath giuen fire turned to the right hand divided it selfe and fallen away the on halfe through the division H F betwixt the Musquetiers and the Picks the other halfe through the division K and are marching away vp to the Front but if yee would keepe the bodie of your Musquetiers whole ye may make the Ranke which giues fyre divide it selfe and the one halfe fall away to the right hand the other to the left so that the halfe which falls away through the division K shall fall away by the Flanke I G. The ninth Ranke hath turned about and presented and after it giueth fyre divideth it selfe and marcheth away as the former and so doeth all the Rankes successiuelie one after another continueing still their march and giuing fyre vpon the Enemie If yee would make more execution vpon the Enemie yee may make the penult Ranke double the last as I show before in doubling the Front The use of Giuing fyre Reteiring is when the Enemie is stronger than you and followes you in the Reare yee beeing much weaker and not able to encounter him yee march away and makes haste to gaine your owne Quarters or Trenche or Forte from whence you sortied or to joyne with moe of your owne arme and yet ye skirmish with the Enemie giuing fyre vpon him and no wayes hindering your owne marche The third way of Giuing fyre is How to Giue fire on the Flankes Marching by an Enemie which is done vpon the Flanks after this maner The outmost File of the Flanke next the Enemie is commanded to make ready and to turne to the right or left hand according as the Enemie appeares vpon the right or left wing and to giue fire altogether thereafter they march not with the bodie but stands still and keepes their ground and charges their Musquets againe Now whensoeuer the foresaid File turnes to giue fire the next File vnto it makes readie keeping alwayes along with the Body till its bringer-up bee past a litle beyond the leader of the File that gaue last fyre and then the whole File must turne and giue fire and doe all as the former did Thereafter the first File marches up and joynes with the second File Assoone as the second File turnes to giue fyre the third File which is now outmost towards the Enemie makes ready turnes about giues fyre and doth all as the other two and so the rest one after another and then the first two Files marcheth vp to the third and those three to the fourth after it hath discharged and so foorth all the rest till the whole wing of shotte be gathered together and then they all marche vp and joyne in equall Front with the Pickes as yee see in the figure following KLMN K L M N is a winge of 100 Musquetiers marching by an Enemie who showes himselfe on the right Flanke of the Battallion L N Your first File P. towards him hath giuen fyre vpon him and hath charged their Musquets againe in the place they stood The next File hath also giuen fyre vpon him and are charging againe in the same ground also the third File hath turned to the right hand and so hath presented to giue fyre after which yee must imagine the first File P. to march vp and joyne with the second File O. and both of them to marche vp to the third File and so foorth till the whole wing gather and joyne together againe after they haue given fyre The like yee
may vnderstand if the Enemie appeare vpon your left wing for then the left hand File is to turne about to the left and to giue fyre vpon the Enemie and to doe all as the right hand File hath done and so the rest of the Files in the left wing doe after the like manner as those of the right observing only the diversitie of the hand Or if the Enemie bee on both your Flankes yee may make both your Flankes doe as one hath done Although this forme of Gathering together of the Files which I haue showne bee most usuall yet there is many good Commanders who dislike it and thinkes it better that the File which hath giuen fire doe not stand longer than they be free of the body but turning a little to the left marche immediately vp to the other side betweene the Picks and the wing of Musquetiers where there is a distance left for that effect QRSTV Heere yee see the first File V. hauing given fire and beeing free of the body is marching up the division Q. S. to joyne with the rest on the left side betweene the Picks and the Musquetiers the second File doth the like and so all the rest one after another but in this the whole wing in marching is to edge a litle to the right that it may keepe the diuision cleare and free to receiue the Files as they giue fyre This they thinke doth not so much dismember the body as the other nor yet oppose the Files so muche to the Enemies shotte for when three Files stands one before another they make a great proppe to the Enemie But I leaue euerie one to their owne opinion for Martiall Commanders differs amongst themselues in points of exercise euerie one following the custome of his owne Countrey If yee would Giue more fyre vpon the Enemy yee may make the second File to double the first and both to giue fire together and so through the rest of the Files as I shew before in giuing fire by doubling of Rankes in the Front or the Reare The use of Giuing fyre in the Flankes is when the Enemy appeareth on either of your Flankes to charge you and ye not able to sustaine his charge yee marche away by him in good order and giues fyre vpon him and if hee would continue his march with youres thinking to hasten and cut off your passage or come betwixt you and your retreete yee may make as much haste as he and yet sustaine skirmish with him A Collection of the VVords of Command which are most necessare in exercise and seruice Tit. 12. IN this treatise I haue set downe sundrie Motions with their wordes of Command more to show the varietie of exercise than to approue them as steadable in Service Therefore I haue made heere a collection of the words of Command which are most necessarie in the exercise of Motiones and usefull in Service Our Scotts words I haue set downe in the right hand Columne the English in the left But the wordes of Command for the Postures of the Picke and the Musquet I shew you (a) Supra Tit. 5. before Your Company then beeing orderlie drawne vp and standing at a due distance both in Rankes and Files which is open order The Captaine or other Officer after he hath commanded Silence hee begins Stand right in your Rankes and your Files As yee were To the right hand To the left hand To the right and left hand by division To the right hand about To the left hand about Half Files to the right or left hand about Ranks as yee were Rankes to the right hand double Rankes to the left hand double Bringers vp as yee were Bringers vp double your Front to the right hand Bringers vp double your Front to the left hand Halfe Files as ye were Middlemen or Half Files to the right hand double your Front Middlemen or Half Files to the left hand double your Front Halfe Files to the right double your Frōt enteare Halfe Files to the left double your Front enteare Halfe Files double your Front to the right and left by diuision Files as ye were Files to the right hand double Files to the left hand double File rāk as yee were Rankes file to the right hand Ranks file to the left hād Rankes file to the right and left by division Files Countermarch to the right hand Files Countermarch to the left hand Rankes Countermarch to the right Flanke Rankes Countermarch to the left Flanke To your order or close order Files close to the right hand Files close to the left hand Files close Close your Rankes to your order or close order To your open order or any order else Files Open to the right hand Files Open to the left hand Files Open Rankes Open to your open order or anie order else Wheele your Battell to the right hand VVheele your Battell to the left hād VVheele your Battell to the right hand about VVheele your Battell to the left hand about Stand right in your Ranks and your Stringes To your first order Right about Left about Right and left about Right round about Left round about Sixt Ranke right or left round about Rankes to your first order Double your Rankes to the right hand Double your Rankes to the left hand Tenth Rank to your first order Tenth ranke to the right hād aduance to the frōt Tenth ranke to the left hād advance to the Frōt Sixt rāk to your first order Sixt Ranke to the right hād advance to the Frōt Sixt Rank to the left hād advance to the Front Strings to your first order Double your Stringes to the right hand Double your Stringes to the left hand Strings to the right hand Countermarh Stringes to the left hand Countermarch Rankes to the right hand Countermarch Rankes to the left hand Countermarch To your second or third distance Close your Stringes to the right hand Close your Stringes to the left hand Close your Stringes Rankes close to your second or third distance To your first distance or any distance else Open your Strings to the right hand Open your Stringes to the left hand Open your Stringes Open your Ranks to your first distance or any distance else The great turne to the right about The great turne to the left about The great turne to the right round about The great turne to the left round about The wordes of Command for the exercise of Musquetiers The wordes for Giuing fire in the Front First Ranke make ready Advance before the Front sixe paces Present and giue fire Fall away orderly to the right or to the left hand or to both by division Next Ranke doe the like All the rest follow For Giuing Fire in the Reare Last Ranke make ready To the right about present and giue fire Fall off to the right or left hand or to both by diuision March vp to the Front Next last Ranke doe the like At the rest follow For Giuing fire in the Flanks Right or left hand File make ready To the right or left hand present giue fire Keepe your ground and charge your Musquets againe Next File to the right or left hand present and giue fire Keepe your ground and charge your Musquets againe The rest of the Files doe the like First File marche vp and ioyne with the second Marche vp both and ioyne with the third and so foorth AND this much for exercising of foote Companyes in their Postures and Motions I intended to haue spoken of the Duetie and Charge of euerie Officer of foot and of the Embattelling and Encamping of Foot-men if I had not beene pressed with shortnesse of time and diverted by sundrie distractiones besides the leevying of my Company and chiefly by a little praeparation which I haue made for the plantation of New Scotland in America A Worke so Noble so Glorious so conducible to the honour and commodity of this Kingdome that the like hitherto was neuer intended The Author wherof although his rare Vertues bee not now according to their hight acknowledged by vs yet ensueing times will approue them and proue him to haue beene the Glorie of his Age. If in this treatise I haue committed any errour I submitt my selfe to the judement and censure of the Learned and experimented Souldier whose amendation I craue As for the envious Thrasonicall Critick who will still be carping that which hee vnderstands not I disdaine him I defy him If in this I bring any profite to my Countrie men it shall encourage mee with the first opportunity God willing to proceed and set foorth somewhat of the exercise of Cavalerie and also of the forme of erecting any regular or irregular figure of Fortification with the manner of assayling and defending a Fort and that more to allure others of better vnderstanding to employ their pen and publish more perfectly in this subject then that I esteeme any thing of mine worthy of light avouching only this that in a true affection to my KING and my Country and in a firme resolution to spend the last drop of my Blood in their seruice I shall bee Inferiour to no Man liuing FINIS Printed at Edinburgh by the Heires of Andro Hart ANNO DOM. 1627.
make them fall backe with the right Legge and marching to set fordward the left Also they must know to charge to the right to the left to the Reare from beeing aduanced ordered or shouldered all alike readie and with alike promptitude For howsoeuer the Enemie appeare they must bee readie to charge from euerie Posture they stand in The Charging to the Reare by the left is the most easie and most commodious motion For the charging by the right although it bee much used by the French whē they commād La charge be a demytour a droit is verie troublesome and dangerous is discharged by the Law Countrie Discipline for they beeing at close order which is the distance wherein they Charge or receiue a Charge and turning to the right hand their Swordes doe chap and are entangled vpon their Side-men so that they annoy their Side-men and themselues are hindered to turne and therefore breedes a great embarras and confusion in the Battell This Posture Aduance or Mount your Picke which the French calleth Pique en haut the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is to bee used in a Troope and in exercising their motions In a march they must alwayes haue their Pickes Shouldered either Leuell or Sloppe as the word shal be giuen When they come through a gatē or porte they must porte their pickes that is carie them as as they were halfe charged Vpon an halt or stand they must order their Pickes vnlesse there bee command to the contraire When the whole Battell chargeth one way the first 5. Rankes must onelie charge they way commanded and the other 5. if they bee 10. deipth must onlie port their pickes carie them so ouer the heads of the Leaders that they no wayes empesh them either in charging or retiring When they lift their Pickes from their shoulders to charge let them take heede to lift them in a right Line and paralell with their owne File for otherwise by inclining of thē to either hand they shall trouble their next Files When Battelles commeth to push of picke good Commanders sayeth that your picke-men must not push by aduanceing and retireing their Arme as commonlie is done but onelie goe joyntlie on together in a Rout without moueing their Armes The charge at the foote against horse is not now used in the Low-Countries but they charge ouer hand aloft because say they they haue the picke more at command to turne where they will The Posturs of the Musquetier are those following our Scots in the right hand columme the English in the left 1. Take vp your Musquet and your Rest 2. Recouer your Musquet joyne your rest to your Musq 3. Draw out your match 4. Blow your match 5. Cocke your match 6. Try your match 7. Guarde your pan 8. Presēt by blowing your match and opening your pan 9. Giue fire 10. Dismount your Musquet carie it with your rest 11. Vncocke your match 12. Returne your match 13. Blow your pan 14. Prime your pan 15. Shoote your pan 16. Cast off your louse powlder 17 Blow your pan lidde 18. Cast about your Musquet and traill your staffe 19. Charge your Musquet 20. Draw out your Ram sticke 21. Shorten your Ram-sticke 22 Put in your Bullet and ram downe your powlder Bullet 23. Draw out your Ram sticke 24. Shorten your Ram sticke 25. Put vp your Ram sticke 26. Fetch your Musquet forward with the left hand and hold it vp in the right and recouer the staffe 27. Shoulder your Musquet and carie your staffe with it 28. March and carie your staffe in your right hand 29. Sinke your Musquet and vnshoulder your Musquet 30. Lay your Musq on your staffe 31. Stād to your Sētinell posture 32. Hold your Musquet in your staffe with the left hand onelie in ballance 33. Lay downe your Musquet 1. Take vp your Musqut and your staffe 2. Recouer your Musquet and joyne your staffe to your Mus 3. Take out your lunt 4. Blow your Lunt 5. Cocke your lunt 6. Try your lunt 7. Guarde your pan 8. Present or lay on by blowing your lunt opening your pan 9. Giue fire 10. Take downe your Musquet and carie it with your stâffe 11. Vncocke your lunt 12. Put your lunt betwene your fingers 13. Blow your pan 14. Morse your pan 15. Shoote your pan 16. Cast off your lowse powlder 17 Blow your pan 18. Cast about your Musquet and traill your rest 19. Charge your Musquet 20. Draw foorth your scourer 21. Shorten your scourer 22. Charge with bullet and ram downe your poulder bullet 23 Draw foorth your scourer 24 Shorten your scourer 25. Returne your scourer 26. Bring about your Musquet and paise it and recouer your rest 27. Shoulder your Musquet and carie your rest with it 28. March and carie your rest in your right hand 29. Slip your Musquet and vnshoulder your Musquet 30. Rest your Musquet 31. Stād to your Sētinell Posture 32. To your saluting Posture 33. Lay downe your Musquet Obserue that all this multitude of Postures in seruice are redacted to three Make readie present and giue fire The Musquetier vpon a March is alwayes to haue his Musquet shouldered and the Rest in his right hand his left vpon the Butte-end or head of the Musquet Although I haue seene many Souldiers and chiefelie the lazie Dutches to carie their Musquet with their hand vpon the Barrell and the mouth before them which is an vnseemelie Posture and verie vnreadie for seruice Vpon one halt or stand the Musquetier is alwayes to rest his Musquet vnlesse hee haue command to the contrarie The Musquetiers are to carie the mouth of their Musquet high as well when they are shouldered as when they prime or guarde their pan or come vp to giue fire And when they blow their Match they are to bring their Musquet to their mouth and not to stoope to it A Musquetier in making readie and in falling away through an diuision or by counter-march must take good heede to carie his Musquet in a evin straight line with his File for if he carie it crosse hee will disturbe his neighbour Files When they giue fire against the Enemie beeing in open Fielde they must aime no higher than the Girdle of a man But within a Trench or Parapet where perchance nothing shall bee discouered but the heade of the Enemie they must aime at that part which appeareth How those Postures as well of the Picke as Musquet are to bee performed may bee some-what vnderstood by the figures which are set downe in his Excellence Graue Maurice his Booke of postures but they are neuer to bee learned without action and practise Of Motions and first of Faceing Tit. 6. SOuldiers then beeing Armed and drawen vp in an orderlie Bodie and knowing their distances marches Postures The chiefe thing thereafter that they are to learne is their Motions which are the life of an Armie for as the Soule is to the bodie so is Motions to a