Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	flank_n	let_v	rear_n	2,783	5	12.9639	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38472	English military discipline, or, The way and method of exercising horse & foot according to the practice of this present time with a treatise of all sorts of arms and engines of war, of fire-works, ensigns, and other military instruments, both ancient and modern, enriched with many figures.	Harford, Robert, fl. 1677-1681.	1680 (1680)	Wing E3105A; ESTC R9992	10,464	49

of Half-Files with the Reduction REre Half-Files to the Right double your Front March To the Left about as you were March Rere Half-Files to the Left double your Front March To the Right about as you were March If you do it upon a March let your Rere Half-Files move into the Front with a quicker Motion the Front Half-Files still continuing theirs And for Reduction let the Rere Half-Files without Facing about stand till the Front Half-Files have passed them and then fall after their proper Leaders Firings by Two Ranks Advanced THe Commander in Chief gives no Command nor Direction besides Make Ready Present Give Fire And the First of these he uses but once The Souldiers are to be Instructed and Minded by Subaltern Officers that when the Two first Ranks make Ready and Advance forward The Body of the Musquettiers is to make good the Front of Pikes and the Two next Ranks Unshoulder and make Ready without any Word of Command And when the last Rank Presents or both if both Fire together to Advance and this also without any Word of Command If the Ranks be at Six Foot they are also at their Advancing to close forward to Three Foot without any Word of Command If you Fire by single Ranks the First presents at three Motions begining with his Left-foot which as he Advances he Blows his Match At advancing his Right he opens his Pan presenting at the Third Step. Afterwards they File into the Rere within Three Foot of the Body Every Souldier is to be careful to place himself in his own File which is also taken care of by the Officers in the Rere Firing to the Flanks TO the Right and Left Present falling off after your Bringers up For this you leave Six Foot between your Divisions of Musquetteers and your Pikes which the Officers must have a great care to keep open by causing the Musquetteers to incline to the Right and Left after every Firing to the Flank the Two outermost Files are to make Ready keeping along with the Body and not to Present nor Face to the Flank till ready as soon as they have Fired they A Souldier on his Guard The Efpadon or two Handed Sword The Shable The Cimeter The Bayonet The Ponyard Face to the Rere and are by an Officer led athwart it and so up between their own Division and the Pikes As soon as the Outermost Files face to the Flanks the Two next Files are to make ready without any Word of Command and keep along with the Body till the Outermost Files be Wheeled clear off them The Files that Fire to the Left are to Blow Advancing with their right Leg. Firing to the Rere LAst Rank make ready To the Rear present The last Rank makes ready keeping along with the Body the Musquetteers Advancing with their right Legs Blow Advancing with the left Open their Pans then turning upon the Ball of their left Foot to the right about cast their right Leg backward and Fire then immediately at a good round rate within Three Foot of their Body March up into the Front As soon as the last Rank faces about to Present every other Rank of Musquetteers falls back to the Rank of Pikes that marched behind it so to keep the Rere full and leave a Vacancy of one Rank in the Front of the Musquetteers for the Rank that fired to place it self The Word Make Ready is made use of but once afterwards when the last Rank faces about the next to it is to make ready keeping along with the Body Firing the Street-way WE that have fewer Pikes should cause the Half Files of Pikes to double that they may Cover the Musquetteers The Colours and Drums are to be between the Pikes and Musquetteers the Captains with the Pikes and the Lieutenants with the Musquetteers Lieutenants or Serjeants cause the two first Ranks of the Musquetteers to Face to the Right or Left and make ready then Two and Two to File up to the Front and March athwart it then to Present The Pikes ought to be Charged and the Musquetteers to stoop very low and be careful to carry the Muzzles of their Musquets low When they have Fired they pass away still stooping to the contrary Flank and within three Foot of it into the Rere of the Musquetteers As they move away by the left Flank the next by the right succeed them If the Horse give you time let the Pikes Port or Advance to ease themselves That you may always reserve some Fire it is best to fire but one Rank at a time as soon as that Wheels off the Second steps into its place and a Third Rank comes in between it and the Pikes If the Street you are to defend be very broad you must of necessity make an Interval besides those on the Flanks wide enough for Two Men A-breast One to March up the other down for otherwise the long Intermission between the Firings will give the Horse opportunity to Attaque you The Musquetteers in presenting are to fall back with their right Legs and by no means to Advance Swedes Way REre Half-Files of Musquetteers to the Right or Left Double your Front Then divide them into equal Sub-divisions to Rank even with the Front of the hinder-most the Rere of the hinder-most with the Front one Half Advancing Interchangeably Great Care is to be taken that they return well their Rammers lest they hurt those that stand before them Presenting either all Three Ranks or Two onely and One standing Guarded they which have Fired rise up and make ready on their Ground and the Rere Sub-divisions passing through the Intervals fire in like manner The Intervals to be very little wider then to permit passage to the Subdivision of the Rere They are also to fall back with their right Legs without Advancing Swords of all Sorts Reduction MUsquetteers to the Right a-about March all till even with your Rere of Pikes To the Left about all Front Half-Files March till even with your Front of Pikes A Solid Square TO draw a Solid Square make it first Equal on all Sides by the Square Root then Girdle it with Shot which is speedily performed by these Words of Command Rere Half-Files of Shot to the Right about Musquetteers March all till clear of the Pikes Face Inwards and March till you Close in the Center Musquetteers that are Clear of Front and Rere Wheel into the Flanks Reduction MUsquetteers that Wheel'd into the Flanks Wheel into Front and Rere Face all Outwards and March till clear of the Pikes then Face in Opposition and Close To make a Square PIkes Face to your Four Angles The Intervals between the Half Ranks and Half Files divide the Body into Four Parts if there be an odd File it Faces with the Right Half Ranks To your proper Front In all Facings the Souldiers are to keep their left Foot fixed turning round on the Ball of it and bringing about their right The Armiture of a Musketeer