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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

gently dress and feed him well This Course in few dayes will bring him to Trot by following some other Horse-man stop him now and then gently and forward not forgetting seasonable Cherishings and Corrections by Voice Bridle Rod Spurs Being thus brought to some certainty of Rein and Trotting forth-right then to the treading forth of the large Rings And here first examine your Horses Nature before you choose your Ground for if his Nature be dull and sloathful yet strong then New-Plow'd-Field is best if Active Quick and Fiery then sandy-Sandy-ground is to be preferred in the most proper of which mark out a large Ring of a Hundred paces circumference Walk about it on the right seven or eight times then by a little straightning your right Rein and laying your left leg calf to his side make a half Circle within the Ring upon your right down to its Center then by straightning a little your left Rein and laying your right Leg Calf to his side make a half Circle to your left hand from the Center to the outmost Verge and these you see contrary turned make a Roman S. Now to your first large Compass walk him about on your left hand as oft as before on the right and change to your right within your Ring then Trot him first on the right-hand then on the left as long as you judge fit and as often Mornings and Evenings as the Nature of your Horse shall require In the same manner you may make him to Gallop the same Rings though you must not enter it all at once but by degrees first a Quarter then a Half-quarter and the Lightness and Cheerfulness of your Body not the Spur must induce him to it The next Lesson is to Stop Fair Comely and without Danger First see that the Ground be hard and firm then having cherisht your Horse bring him to a swift Trot about Fifty Paces and then straightly suddenly draw in your Bridle hand then ease a little your hand to make him give backward and in so doing give him liberty and cherish him then drawing in your Bridle hand make him retire and go back if he strike ease your hand if he refuse let some by-stander put him back that he may learn your intention and thus he may learn these two Lessons at once To Advance before when he stoppeth is thus taught When you stop your Horse without easing your hand lay close and hard to his sides both Calves of your Legs and shaking your Rod cry Vp Vp which he will understand by frequent Repetition and Practice This is a Gracefull and Comely Motion makes a Horse Agile and Nimble and ready to turn and therefore be careful in it That he take up his Legs Even together and bending to his Body not too high for fear of his coming over not sprawling or pawing or for his own pleasure in these faults correct him with Spur and Rod. To Yerk out behind is the next Lesson thus learnt Presently upon your making him stop give him a good brisk jerk near his Flank which will make him soon understand you When he does it cherish him and see he does it comely for to yerk out his hinder Legs till his Forelegs be above Ground is not graceful or one Leg yerk't farther out than the other or one Leg out while the other is on the Ground in this case a single Spur on the faulty side is best But to help him in Yerking staying his Mouth on the Bridle striking your Rod under his Belly or touching him on the Rump with it To Turn readily on both hands thus Bring his large Rings narrower and therein gently walk him till acquainted Then carry your Bridle-hand steady and straight the outmost rather straighter than the inmost Rein to look from rather than to the Ring trot him thus about on one side and the other sucessively as aforesaid After some time stop and make him advance twice or more and retire in an even Line then stop and cherish him To it again after the same manner making him lap his outmost Leg above a foot over his Inner And thus the Terra a Terra Incavalere Chambletta are all taught together Perfect your Horse in the large Ring and the straight Ring is easily learnt Your Horse being brought thus far to perfection with the Musrole and Trench now let a gentle Cavezan take their place with a smooth Cannon-Bit in his Mouth and a plain watering Chain Cheek large and the Kirble thick round and big loosely hanging on his nether Lip and thus mount him and perfect your Horse with the Bit in all the aforesaid Lessons as you did with the Snaffle which indeed is the easier to be done of the two To teach your Horse To go a side as a necessary Motion for shunning a blow from an Enemy is thus Draw up your Bridle hand somewhat straight and if you would have him go on the Right lay your left Rein close to his Ncek and your left Calf likewise close to his side as in the Incavalere before making him lap his left Leg over his Right then turning your Rod backward jerking him on the left hinder Thigh gently make him to bring to the right side his Hinder parts and stand as at first in an even direct Line Then make him remove his Fore parts more that he may stand as it were Cross over the even Line and then bring his hinder parts after and stand in an even Line again And thus you must do if you would have him go on the Left hand using your Corrections and Cherishings on the right Use it and you may be sure of Perfection For the Carreere only take this Let it not extend in length above six score yards give your Horse warning before you start him by the Bridle hand and running full speed stop him suddenly firm and close on his Buttock For the Horse of Pleasure these following Lessons are to be learnt As first to bound aloft to do which Trot him some sixteen yards then stop and make him twice advance then straighten your Bridle-hand then clap briskly both your Spurs even together to him and he will rise tho' it may at first amaze him if he does it cherish him and repeat it often every day till perfect Next to Corvet and Capriole are Motions of the same nature and in short are thus taught Hollow the ground between two joyning Walls a Horses length by the side of which put a strong smooth Post of the same length from the Wall and fasten at the Wall an Iron Ring over against the Post Thus done ride into the hollow place and fasten one of the Cavezan Reins to the Post and the other to the Ring then cherish him and by the help of the Calves of your Legs make him advance two or three times then pause and Cherish him make him advance again a dozen times more and then rest double your Advancings and repeat them till it becomes