Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	front_n	pike_n	rank_n	4,529	5	10.8000	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06824	Count Mansfields directions of vvarre Giuen to all his officers and souldiers in generall.	Mansfeld, Ernst, graf von, 1585-1626.; W. G., fl. 1624.	1624 (1624)	STC 17260; ESTC S120073	29,412	64

the same manner they did before them and so all the other Rankes by twoes one after another When they haue presented no man must be suffered to Discharge his Musquet till the word Giue Fire bee giuen and then the whole Ranke must be taught to Discharge hansomely and altogether no man being permitted to take his ayme higher then the Girdle or the Middle of a man When you will acquaint them to giue Fire retyring from an Enemy you must do it in this manner As the Troupe marcheth the last Ranke makes ready and beeing ready turneth at an instant to the right hand Presents and giues Fire which being performed they March one after another a good round pace towards the Front and there place themselues together before the Souldiers as soone as the aforesaid first Ranke is turned to Discharge the Ranke next it makes ready and when the formost is Marched away the second comes vp after the same manner the former did Presenting giuing Fire falling away and performing all thinges in the same sort the former did so successiuely the rest one after another We giue fire by Flankes thus The outmost Fyle next you must be Cōmanded to make ready Marching still along with the body till such time as they be ready then they are to turne at the Signall giuen vpon the Enemy giue Fire altogether at one time when they haue Discharged they stirre not but stand firme keeping their Ground and Charging their Musquets againe Now assoone as the foresaid Fyle turnes to giue Fire the outmost next it must make ready alwayes Marching along with the Body till the Bringer vp bee past a little beyond the Leader of the Fyle that gaue fire last and then the second outmost Fyle must turne altogether and giue fire doing as the first did and so all the rest of the Fyles successiuely one after another A Sergeant or if the Troupe bee great some better qualified Officer shall stand at the head of the first fyle and as soone as the second fyle hath giuen fire he is to lead forwards the first fyle and so the rest one after another till he hath gathered vp the whole wing of Shotte and then hee shall ioyne them againe in equall front with the Pykes Another way of skirmishing is this all the whole wing of Musketiers makes ready altogether and the first ranke without aduancing giues fire in the place it stands in and speedily as it may yet orderly falls away all the ranks doing the same one after another successiuely Now last of all we will repeate the termes of directions which are these Motions standing and Marching Fyles right your Selues Ranks right your Selues Silence To the right hand As you were To the left hand As you were By the right hand to the Reere As you were By the left hand to the Reere As you were Rankes to the right hand Double As you were Ranks to the left hand Double As you were Middle-men to the right hand Double the Front As you were Middle-men to the Left hand double the Front As you were Bringers vp to the Right hand Double your Front As you were Bringers vp to the Left hand Double your Front As you were Middle-men by Deuision Double your Front to the right hand As you were Middle-men by Deuision Double the Front to the left hand As you were Middle-men to the Pyke or to the Sword Double the Body As you were Ranks by the Flankes Double the Body to the right hand to the left hand As you were Halfe Ranks by the Flanks Double the Front As you were To the right or left hand Counter-march As you were This is for the Ranks but when you will Counter-march your Flanks or Fyles you must first bid them to the right or left hand vpon which directions they will turne their faces to the flanke you desire to haue them turned and then say as you did before in the Countermarching the Ranks To the right or to the left hand Counter-march The same also is to be losed in the other Counter-marches which are these viz. To the right hand Countermarch and stand As you were Before you wheele the Body you shall vse these words Fyles close to your meane order or to 3. foot Ranks close to your meane order or to 3. foot Aduance your Pykes Slope your Musquets To the right hand Whele To the left hand Whele To the Reere Whele After you haue wheeled to the right hand to wheele backe againe must be euer to the contrary hand you wheeled first Front as you were Ranks open backward Fyles open If before the first wheeling they closed co the right hand then they must open to the left hand and so the contrary Front as you were FJNIS

Bringers vp get the places the Leaders marched from the Leaders the places where the Bringers vp stood The words of direction To the right or left hand Coūtermarch and stand The very same is done otherwise thus Assoone as you haue giuen the word Countermarch and the Leaders begin to turne at the same time and instant all the Body shall mooue forward and the Ranckes aduance successiuely one after another still turning after their Leaders as they come vp to the place from whence they mooued and following them till the Leaders haue taken the place of the Bringers vp and the Bringers vp bee come into the places of the Leaders The words are to the right or left hand Counter-march Counter-march by Fyles The Counter-marching of Fyles for the manner of it is nothing different from the former of Rankes Onely when you will Counter-march your Fyles you must first bid them to the right hand or left hand and when they are turned towards that flancke from whence you meant to Counter-march you must say To the right or left hand Counter-march The vse is when you will passe your Musquetiers all to one flancke or any Maniple or Maniples to any other Quarter of the Army either from the right hand to the left or to the middle Battell or any contrary When you will Wheele the body or Maniple to the right hand you must command the right hand Fyle to stand firme Wheeling the Body then Command them to the right hand and all of them shall turne their faces that way so as the whole Body will front towards the right flancke Then say Fyles to your order and all of them shall close forward toward the right fyle at the distance of 3. foot and this perforformed bid them Front as they were Then say Rankes to your Order and all the Rankes shall close forward to 3. foot And this being effected Command the right Leader to stand firme like the fixed foot of a Compasse and all the rest plumpe together to Wheele to the right hand about him as the Center which will bring the Front from the vsuall aspect to the right flanke Now as the body Wheeles so the right Leader must obserue to turne his body by Discretion in his place keeping his aspect euen with the aspect of the rest of the Leaders as they winde themselues and thus your Directions will bee accomplished The same thinges to the contrary must bee likewise obserued when you will wheele to the best Flancke If you will bring the aspect of the Front towards the Reere then you must giue them the halfe turne by wheeling one quarter turne more then you did before If you will returne the Body into his place againe you may wheele it round by giuing it one halfe turne more hauing once already had an halfe turne which will bring that Aspect backe againe that way from whence it was first mooued But if the Body haue made but a quarter turne to the right hand then before you wheele them backe you must say To the right hand And all of them will turne their faces that way then bid the Leader who was the right hand Leader and is now become the left to stand firme And the rest to wheele backe againe about him the quarter turne then let them Front as they were and so your first Ranke of Leaders hath gotten the place from whence at first it wheeled Then say Rankes open backward And when the Rankes haue taken their first places and Distances then say Fyles to the left hand open so all the Fyles turning their Aspect towards the left flanke march from the right hand Leader who hath his place already and therefore is to stand firme till they haue taken all the first places and Distances and then they must Front againe as they were And thus they are restored to their first Ground and Order When you intend to wheele a single Company you must Double their Rankes before they wheele in regard the Body is but small but in a Diuision or greater Body you close both Ranke and Fyle to the Order of three foot omitting to Double The same Precepts are to bee vsed to the contrary hand if you bee wheeled to the left flanke Now wee will say somewhat of Exercising the Pyke before we come to the Musquetier The punctuall handling of the Pyke which euery man is to bee practised in because it is common wee will omit and proceed to the tearmes of Direction which are these viz. Aduance your Pykes Order your Pykes Shoulder your Pykes and slope them Charge your Pykes Order your Pykes Trayle your Pykes Cheeke your Pykes These following Motions are to bee performed both Standing and Marching When you Charge and March your Body must stand still a while till you see your Pykes are all couched ouer their Leaders shoulders then March forwards CHarge your Pykes Shoulder your Pykes To the right hand Charge Shoulder your Pykes To the left hand Charge Shoulder your Pykes To the Reere Charge Shoulder your Pykes Stand. Order your Pykes They must obserue when they Charge standing to fall backe with the right leg and Marching to set forward the left When you Charge to the left hand stand firme with the right leg only turne a litle on your left heele Now for the Musquetiers because some Motions there are proper and belonging to them onely For the handling the Musquet and the Postures wee will omit them and onely tye you in the Exercise to these three tearmes of Directions which include all the other particularities Make ready Present Giue Fire Your Musquetiers must obserue in all their Actions to turne to the Right hand and that they carry the mouthes of their Musquets high as well when they are Shouldered as in Priming as also when they hold their Pannes guarded and come vp to giue fire All Skirmishes and Fights are performed one of these three wayes either by Aduancing or Retiring or by the Flanke In Aduancing towards an Enemy if they Skirmish not disbanded they giue fire by Ranke after this manner Two Rankes must alwayes make ready together and aduance tenne paces before the Body at which distance a Sergeant or when the body is great some better quallified Officer is to stand euen with whom the Musquetiers are to come vp which they are to performe one Ranke still one after another the second Ranke obseruing still to keepe their Musquets vpon their Rests and to guard their Pannes till the first haue discharged and be fallen away then presently after them the second Ranke is to giue fire and fall away after the first Ranke falling euen behind the other Rankes in the Reere and falling vp after them whilest the first two Rankes come vp and giue Fire the two next are to make ready and to aduance forwards as farre as the afore mentioned Officer and no further assoone as euer the two first are falne away and they are to doe all thinges in