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ground_n	distance_n	file_n	rank_n	1,730	5	11.1963	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44818	The school of recreation, or, A guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, fireworks, military discipline, the science of defence, [brace] [brace] hawking, tennis, bowling, ringing, singing, cock-fighting, fowling, angling by R.H.	Howlett, Robert.	1696 (1696)	Wing H3195; ESTC R41004	93,643	192

the Trigger trying your Pan with false Flashes laying it down at Command and by the same order taking it up again shortning it to the Pan that it may give true Fire and upon firing to return it and recover the Coal if it be shattered by the force of the Powder You must observe also to keep your Match dry that on occasion you may not be disappointed And this in brief is all materially relating to the Match-Lock the other Postures of the Musket are all ready described being sufficient to direct the Exercise yet seeing many lay much stress on the Beat of Drum Take that a long with you as it relates to Exercise and so I shall take Leave of the Foot and make a visit to the Horse Exercise by Beat of Drum relating to the Foot There are usually observed in this six Points which are called Points of War and are said to be semi-vocal because by them the Soldiers understand what is to be done and can distinguish their Duty and Exercise and of these in their order 1. The Call This is to Summon the Soldiers together to their Arms or upon any other occasion as to hear Proclamation or receive Directions c. from the Officers and are not without leave to Ramble especially in time of War beyond the hearing of it under great Penalties 2. The Troop When the Soldiers hear this they must Advance their Pikes Shoulder their Muskets and close their Ranks and Files to order following their Leaders or Commanders to the place of Rendezvous Quarters or elsewhere 3. The March When you hear this you must betake you to your open Orders in Ranks Shoulder both Musket and Pike and so as the Drum beats you March slower or quicker 4. The Preparative Is to warn you to close your proportionable or due distance when you are to prepare for Battle or Skirmish and to see every thing be in order that may turn to advantage 5. The Battle This is by some called the Charge or Signal to Charge the Enemy and is beat in the beginning of the Fight to animate the Soldiers Courage 6. The Retreat This is beat when being over-powered it is thought covenient to draw off and save a total Rout or sometimes when an Enemy you suppose stronger than your self advances towards you to engage but by Retreating you avoid him There are two more things on the Drum somewhat to our purpose viz. 1. The Tatto or Tapto This is used in a Rounds and Garisons to give notice to the Soldiers and Inhabitants when they ought to repair to their Quarters and Houses 2. Revalley Is to let them know when it is time to rise in the Morning and attend on their Duty also In Garisons to let the People know when its safe to go abroad the out Scouts being Relieved The Exercise of Horse in Troops or Squadrons c. The Exercise of the Horse is various from that of the Foot and therefore that I may not be wanting in what is necessary to the young Soldier in their Exercising in the County Troops or those that may enter the present Service Abroad I shall endeavour to give the Words of Command proper with their Explanation And first when a Troop or Squadron is drawn out to Exercise I suppose their Carbines and Pistols loaden and the Corporals passing through the Ranks to see they are all ready upon which observe the chief Officer Commands Silence and gives the following Words of Command viz. 1. Lay your Right Hands on your Swords 2. Draw your Swords 3. Put your Swords in your Bridle-hand 4. Lay your Hands on your Pistols 5. Hold up your Hands Give Fire When you have fired let not your Pistol-hand sink till the next Word of Command viz. 6. Return your Pistols And this you must observe in Firing to the Left and Right Then 7. Lay your Hands on your Carbines 8. Advance your Carbines 9. Cock your Carbines Fire 10. Let fall your Carbines 11. Take your Swords from your Bridle-hands These must be done with a swift and exact Motion all as near as may be doing it at one and the same time If a Squadron of Horse is to Wheel to the Right the Right-hand-man must not close to the Left as has in ancient times been for that many times disorders the Rank but you must keep your Ground suffering the Left to come about whilst you only turn your Horses Heads observing your Left-hand-man To close the File The Right Wing file stand 1. Close your files 2. To the Right 3. To the Left as you were 4. To the Left wing and stand 5. To the Left by Files close the Squadron 6. To the Right as you were 7. The Right and Left Wing Files stand 8. By half Ranks close Files to the Right and Left And by closing Files you may cleave or divide the Squadron The Order of closing Ranks 1. File-leader stand Or open on the Front 2. By Ranks close the Squadron to the Front Or the first distances 3. On the Front as you were And so be cautious in observing each Motion How doubling Ranks must be Ordered 1. By half Files to the Right double your Ranks to the Front 2. File-leaders advance your Ranks File-leaders take your Ground And in this manner Command likewise to the Left the Order being one and the same in the Words of Command Again 3. The first half Files stand 4. By half File-leaders on the Left-wing double your Rank to the Front Now to reduce this take the following Method 1. Right-wing half Ranks advance your Ranks 2. Half File-leader take your Ground 3. The first half File stand 4. By half File-leaders on the Right and Left-wings double your Ranks to the Front Carocoling to the Right and Left Then the last half File stand and the first half File by Carocol in the Right and Left on the wings then double yur Ranks to the Rear Here observe the first File must open the half Rank to the Right and Left the first half File by Carocol Then To the Right and Left double your Ranks to the Rear Here observe the last half File must open the half Rank to the Right and Left As for the word Carocol it signifies no more when you Wheel by it than that it is made by the depth of the Flank of the Squadron by which Order not the Files but the Ranks make the Motion There is an other Word which some may not well understand at the first setting out which is called Controversion and this in Wheeling is performed by the Front of the Squadron so that whilst the Rank makes the Motion the File remains Instructions for Wheeling with the proper words of Command When the Word is given viz. To the Right by Conversion understand that you must close your Right-leg to the Horse your Knee touching that of your Right-hand-mans and in like manner observe in the Word of Command to the Left as when it is said Close to the Left then

have at the same time a proper Bait on your Hook for such Fish as are in the place you Angle The Artificial Cod or Cad Bait. Make the Body of yellow Bees-wax and head of black Dubin and black Silk or you may make the Body of yellow washed Leather Shamey or Buff and the head all of black Silk and this is an Incomparable bait for Trout Salmon or Smelts and those that are natural are most Excellent baits for Trout Grayling Salmons Tench Roach Chub Dace Carp Tench Ruff Bream and Bleak but then you must Fish with it in clear Water only Rules and Considerations about Baits in general Fish in general take all such baits freely as nature at that season affords in or near the places where you Angle for being used to them they are not afraid of any deceit but take them as their common food And for flies in this case in a Morning or Evening when you go to Angle beat the bushes about the Rivers or Ponds and such Flies as you rouse there Fish with either Natural or imitate them by Art as also see what Worms or other Insects fit for baits stick on the Leaves Grass or are in the Water and in this Observation you cannot miss of good Sport and when you have struck gently the backway draw a little and be not too hasty to take up before the Fish has had her play and spent her strength lest she break your Tackle If your Fish be large you must use your Landing Net To take Fish in the Night with a Light This is an Admirable way to supply you with a sudden Dish viz. Take a Glass in the form of a Urinal very deep put as much Clay in the bottom of it as will sink the Mouth of it within an Inch of the Water floating on pieces of Cork tied about the Neck to keep it steadily upright then place a Candle in it by sticking it in the Clay-socket anointing the out side of the Glass with Oyl of Asper This Light will shine a great way in a still Water so that the Fish being amazed at so unusual a Sight will come out of their holes about it and be detained with the scent of the Oyl so long that with a Hoop-net you may take great store of them Flies proper for every Month. For February little red brow Palmer flies the Plain Hackle the Silver Hackle the Gold Hackle the great Dun the great blew Dun the dark brown For March the little whirling Dun the early bright Brown the whitish Dun the Thorn-tree fly the blue Dun the little black Gnat the little bright Brown For April the small bright Brown the little dark brown the great whirling Dun the Violet Fly the yellow Dun the Horse-flesh-fly For May the Dun-cout the Green-drake the Stone-fly the black May fly the little yellow May Fly the Gray-drake the Camlet fly the Turkey Fly the yellow Palmer the black-flat Fly the light-brown the little Dun the white Gnat the Peacock Fly the Cow-Lady the Cowturd-fly For June From the first to the 24th the Green Drake and Stone Fly the Owl fly the Barm fly the purple Hackle the purple Gold Hackle the flesh Fly the little flesh Fly the Peacock fly the Ant fly the brown Gnat the little black Gnat the Green-Grasshopper the Dun Grasshopper the Brown Hackle For July The Badger fly the Orange fly the little white Dun the Wasp fly the Black Hackle the Shell fly the black brown Dun. For August The late Ant fly the Fern fly the white Hackle the Harry-long-Legs For September The Cammel brown fly the late Badger fly For October The same Flies that were used in March The best time to Angle in 1. If in the hot Months cloudy Weather is best when a small Gale stirs the Water 2. When the Floods have carryed away the filth that sudden Showers Incumbered the Water withall and the River and Pond retains its usual bounds looking of a whitish Colour 3. When a violent Shower has troubled or muddied the River or a little before the Fish spawn at what time they come into the sandy Ground to loosen their Bellies 4. After Rains when the Rivers keep their bounds yet rise and run swiftly for then they seek shelter in Creeks and little Rivulets running into the River 5. Fish for Carp and Tench early that is before Sun rise till Eight in the Morning and from four in the Afternoon till after Sun set In March the beginning of April and the latter end of September and all Winter when there are no great Frosts the Fish bite in the warm of the day the wind being still but in Summer Months Morning and Evening is best 6. Fish rise best at the Fly after the shower has muddied or Clouded the Waters and Fish with Flies in generally March April May and the beginning of June is the best for Trout you may Angle in a clear star light Night for they are then roaving about for prey he bites best in muddy water and the best time of Fishing for him is from 8 to 10 in the Morning and from three till five in the Afternoon 7. The Salmon Fishery is best in May June July and August from three in the Afternoon till Sun set and in the Morning as before 8. The Barble bites best early in the Morning till Ten or Eleven in May June July and the beginning of August 9. The Pearch and Ruff bites best all day in cool Cloudy Weather 10. The Carp and Tench bite early and late in the still parts of the River June July and August as likewise do the Chevin whose chief bait is white Snails and small Lamperies 11. The Breem bites from Sun rise till nine or ten in the Morning in muddy Water especially the Wind blowing hard for the most part keeping in the Middle of the Pond or River in May June July and August 12. Angle for the Pike in clear Water when it is stirred by a gentle Gale in July August September and October and then he bites best about three in the Afternoon but all the day in Winter and in April May and the beginning of June early in the Morning and late at Evening 13. The Roach and Dace bite all the day long at the Top of the Water at flies natural and Arteficial also at Grass-hoppers and all sorts of Worms if the Water be shady 14. The Gudgeon bites best in April till she has Spawned in May or if the Weather be cold till Wasp time and at the end of the year all day long near to a gentle Stream Observe when you Angle for her to stir and rake the Ground and the Bait will be taken the better 15. The Flounder in April bites all day May June and July especially in swift Streams yet he will bite tho' not so freely in a still Deep Of Fish-ponds Grounds most fit and proper to be cast into a Pond are those which are Marshy or Boggy or full of Springs unfit for Grazing or to be put to any profitable use besides Of these the last full of Springs will yield the best Water that which is Marshy will feed Fish and what is Boggy is best for a Defence against Thieves First draw by small Trenches all the Springs into one place and so drain the rest of the Ground then mark out the Head of your Pond and make it the highest part of the ground in the Eye tho' it be the lowest in a Level Cut the Trench of your Flood-gate so that when the Water is let out it may have a swift fall On each side of which Trench drive in stakes of Oak Ash or Elm six foot long and six Inches square place these in Rows near four foot distance as broad and wide from the Floodgate as you intend the Head of your Pond shall go Dig it in as big and large a Compass as the Ground will permit throw your Earth amongst the said stakes and ram it down hard till you have covered the stakes Drive in as many new ones next the first stakes and ram more Earth above them with stakes above stakes till the head-sides be of a convenient heigth Taking care that the inside of your Banks be smooth even hard and strong that the Current of the Water may not wear off the Earth Having thus digged eight foot deep that so it may carry six foot Water pave the bottom and Banks of the Pond with Sods of Flot-Grass laying them closs together pin them down with stakes and windings This Grass is a great feeder of Fish and grows naturally under Water Stake to the bottom of one side of the Pond Bavens and Brush-Wood-Faggots into which the Fish may cast their spawn Lay Sods upon Sods to nourish and breed Eels The Pond being made let in Water and thus store it Put Carp Bream and Tench by themselves Pike Pearch Eel and Tench the Fishes Physician by themselves for Food of the greater Fishes put store of Roach Dace Loach and Menow and Lastly to one Melter put three Spawners and in three Years the increase will be great and in five Years with difficulty be destroyed In 3 Years Sue your Pond which you must continue to do for the Roach will increase in such abundance that eating up the sweet food will make other Fish as Carps c. be very lean Therefore every Year view your Pond and observe if any such Fry appears thin them To make Carps grow large c. About April when your Pond is low rake the sides where the Water is fallen with an Iron rake sow Hay-seeds there rake it well and at the end of Summer you shall have store of Grass In Winter the Water will over-top the Grass and being Water enough for them the Carps will resort to the sides and feed briskly and grow fat Thus do every Summer till you sue your Pond and no River Carp can surpass them FINIS