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A89907 The generall exercise ordered by his highness the Prince of Orange, to be punctually observed of all the infantry in service of the states general of the United Provinces Being a most vvorthy compendium, very useful for all persons concerned in that noble exercise of arms. 1689 (1689) Wing N483B; ESTC R230744 4,557 10

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Musketiers with a shoulder'd Musket viz that he stand straight upon his Limbs holding up his head looking-briskly with his Eye always turned-towards the Commanding Officer and making no other motions than the Commands do bear that he keep his Feet a small pace distant from each other his Heels in a straight Line his Toes turn'd outwardly and holding the Butt-end of the Pike-in his right hand stretched downwards along his Body to the full length so that the back of his hand be turn'd so much outwardly as his Arm in such posture can suffer without constraint and the Pike be kept close as well to his shoulder as the outside of his Thigh that it may stand straight upwards without inclining to either hand which posture must be always observed with an advanced Pike 1. Charge to the Front. 2. As you were 3. Charge to the right 4 To the left as you were 5. Charge to the left 6. To the right as you were 7. To the right about charge 8. To the left as you were 9. To the left about charge 10. To the right as you were 11. Shoulder your Pikes 12. Charge to the Front. 13. Shoulder as you were 14. Charge to the right 15. To the left as you were 16. Charge to the left 17. To the right as you were 18. To the right about charge 19. To the left as you were 20. To the left about charge 21. To the right as you were 22. Port your Pikes 23. Charge to the Front. 24. Trail your Pikes the Spear behind 25. Charge as you were 26. Push your Pikes 27. Trail your Pikes the Spear before 28. Present your Spears 29. Charge to the Front. 30. Advance your Pikes 31. Order your Pikes 32. Lay down your Pikes 33. Take up your Pikes 34. Plant your Pikes 35. Order your Pikes 36. Advance your Pikes Here follow the Evolutions General Words of Command 1. Take heed AT the pronouncing of this Word there must be great Silence observed throughout the whole Battalion the Souldiers doing no motions neither with their Heads Bodies Hands or Feet but such as shall be ordered and looking 〈◊〉 fastly to the commanding Officer as hath been said above concerning the Manual 2. Carry well your Arms. 3. Dress your Ranks and your Files Evolutions with Muskets and Pikes together 1. Present your Arms. 2. 1. To the right 2. To the right 3. To the right 4. To the right 3. To the right about 4. To the left as you were 5. 1. To the left 2. To the left 3 To the left 4 To the left 6. To the left about 7 To the right as you were 8. Poyse your Muskets and advance your pikes 9. Shoulder your Muskets Take heed to double your Ranks to the Front 10. To the eight double your Ranks to the Front. 11 March. HEre it must be observed as also by all other Marches that all the Souldiers of the same Rank make the first step with the left foot lifting all at the same time to the end that marching softly looking continually to the sides more especially to the right they may keep the Rank straight and come upon their places altogether stepping so that with four paces they may enter the Rank that is before them having special care to carry their Arms well hold up their Head keep their Bodies in a straight and unconstrained posture and look briskly 12. To the left as you were 13. March. 14. Halt 15. To the left double your Ranks to the Front. 16. March. 17. To the right as you were 18. March. 19. Halt Take heed to double your Ranks to the Rear 20. To the right about double your Ranks to the Rear 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 you were 24 March. 25 To the left about double your Ranks to the Rear 26. March. 27. Halt 28. As you were 29. March Take heed by half Files to double your Ranks to the Front. 30. To the right by half Files double your Ranks to the Front. 31. March. 32. To the left as you were 33. March. 34 Halt 35. To the left by half Files double your Ranks to the Front. 36. March. 37. To the right as you were 38. March. 39. Halt Take heed by half Files to double your Ranks to the Rear 40 To the right about by half Files double your Ranks to the Rear 41 March. 42. Halt 43. As you were 44. March. 45. To the left about by half Files double your Ranks to the Rear 46. March. 47. Halt 48. As you were 49. Halt Take heed to double your Files 50 To the right double your Files 51 March. 52. Halt 53. To the left as you were 54. March. 55. To the left double your Files 56. March 57. Halt 58. To the right as you were 59. March. Take heed to double your Files by half Ranks 60 By half Ranks to the right double your Files 61. March. 62. Halt 63. To the left as you were 64. March. 65. Halt 66. By half Ranks to the left double your Files 67 March. 68. Halt 69. To the right as you were 70. March. 71. Halt Every Division must double its Files in it self and the old File must stand on its ground Take heed to contre-march by Files 72. By Files to the right about contre march 73. March. 74 By Files to the left about contre-march 75. March. Take heed to contre-march by Ranks 76. By Ranks to the right contre-march 77. March. 78 Halt 79. By Ranks to the left contre-march 80 March 81 Halt Take heed to close your Files 82 From the right and left close your Files to the Center 83 March. 84. Halt Take heed to close your Ranks 85 Cluse your Ranks to the Front 86 March Take heed to the wheel 87. Wheel to the right 88 March. 89 Halt 90. Wheel to the right 91 March. 92. Halt 93 To the right about 94. March. 95 Halt 96. Wheel to the left 97 March. 98. Halt 99. Wheel to the left 100. March. 101 Halt 102 To the left about wheel 103 March. 104. Halt Take heed to put your Ranks and Files at their former distance 105. Files to the right and left take your former distances 106 March. 107. Halt Take heed to put your Ranks at the former distances 108 Ranks as you were 109 March. 110 Halt Take heed to lay down your Arms. 111. Rest your Muskers 112. Order you Arms. 113. Lay down your Arms. Take heed to quit your Arms. 114. For Straw 115. March. 116. To your Arms. 117. Put up your Swords 118. Take up your Arms. 119. Rest your Muskets 120. Poyse your Muskets and advance your Pikes 121 Shoulder your Muskets FINIS