Op u pan polver do et 17. V pan toedoet 18. V pan affschut 19. V pan affblaest 20. V Roer omdraeyt 21. Ende neffens u lincker zijde sincken laet 22. V mate open do et 23. V Roer ladet 24. V laedtstock vvttrect 25. V laedtstock cort vat 26. V polver neer stampt 27. V laedt stock vvt u Roer trect 28. Ende cort vat 29. V laedt stock op steect 30. V Roer met de lincker hant voor brenght 31. Ende mette rechter hant om hooch hout 32. Op u schouder u Roer leght 33. Op u schouder u Roer vvel hout ende Marcheert nae de schiltvvacht 34. Van u schouder u Roer neemt 35. Ende inde lincker hant sincken laet 36. V Roer vvel hout 37. V Roer inde lincker hant alleen hout 38. V lont inde rechter hant vat 39. V lont affblaest 40. V lont opdruct 41. V lont versoect 42. V pan deckt ende ghereet staet Generael commandement V loop om hooch hout Hier op moet besonder een bevel hebber acht nemen dat hy altijt het oogh op zijn Soldaten hebbe ende hunluyden gevvenne t'Roer altijt met den loop om hooch te houden om alle ongelucken te verhoeden IDGheÿn in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 SHORTE INSTRVCTION FOR THE FIGVRES SO MVCH AS CONCERNETH THE RIGHT VSE OF MVSkett for the yonge or inexpert Souldier vvhich instruction doth orderly agree vvith the Cypher letters of eche figure And because there be some figures of stilstandinghe postures here after annexed as found fitt for sentinels to vse to shevv hovv a souldier in tyme of neede shall stand readie vvith his Musket in the Musket rest therefore are the sayd instructions follovving appropriated to euery figure according to theyr number MVSKETTIER FIrst of all is shevved to every Muskettier hovv he shall handsomely carye his Musket and his Musket rest That is to saye that he having the rest in his right hand shall at euery pace vvhen he goeth set it forevvard in the earth having a fore hand made a little string at it for to trayle the same if need be letting the Musket come vvith the skrue vvhich is fast by the Seer close to the shoulder the hand about the hollovve or thumplace and the matche burning or kindled at bothe endes betvveene the tvvoo smalest fingers of the same hand lettingh the same hange dovvne at the inside of the stock because he may put it vp at all occasions if need be and to vse the one and the other ende by changing shal also alvvayes besides flaske or charges haue a tutch boxe vvith tutch pouder to put onely out of the same the pouder in the panne In the 2. figure is shevved hovv he shall in an other maner carye his Musket rest vvhen he vvill make him readie to shoote that is to saye he shall carye the rest close to the Muskett in the left hand letting the rest so farre al 's the Iron is come aboue the hand like as this figure shevveth In the 3 hovv he shall vvhen he vvill take the Musket from his neck let the Musket rest sinke a little through the left hand vvithout help of the right hand and together vvith the right hand alone easelye take the Musket from his shoulder and take hold beyond the great skrue because the Musket is there in regard of his vveight lighter letting the same sinke a little in the left hand vvithout bending the bodye to it In the 4. hovv he shall hold vp the Musket vvith the right hand onely for to receiue the same vvith the rest in the left hand that is he shall not let the Musket fall in the other hand but shall meet it vvith the left hand and ioyne the same betvvixt the thumbe and the rest handsomelye In the 5. hovv he shall hold the Musket vvith the rest in the left hand onely and that the Musket be neither to highe nor to lovve but in ballance and haue his right hand free setting the elbovve for the more strenght against his hyppe vvithout trayling the Musket rest onles the souldier vveare to vveake or to vvearye In the 6. hovv he shall vvell and readily take the matche out of the left hand vvith the thumbe and the second finger holding euer the Musket in a due height In the 7. having taken the matche betvvixt the thumbe and second finger hovv he shall bring the match to the mouth and blovv it of vvithout bovvinge hym to much tovvardes it In the 8. hovv vvith the thumbe and second finger he shall orderly cocke the match and not skrue it in hauing before directed the vvideneffe of the cocke to the thicknesse of the matche In the 9. hovv he shall handsomely trye and gouerne the matche vvith the thumbe and second finger to the ende he maye presently set it higher lovver longer or shorter In the 10. hovv he shall blovv of the match and together vvith the tvvo fore fingers couer the pan lidde for feare of sparkes falling therin and also open the same handsomely In the 11. hovv having layde the Musket in the rest keeping alvvayes the mouth of it at a reasonable height setting the left legge before and the Musket rest so me vvhat forvvard he shall be then readie to present In the 12. hovv he shall present vvell and hold the Musket and the rest in the left hand bearing the right arme or elbovv somvvhat vp and turning a little the bodye to the left side the left knee bovved and the right legge straight and this not onely for fashions sake but also that the Muskett may be helde and shott of the surer Besides must be regarded that vvhen he vvill present he set the Musket hard not against the shoulder but against the brest for it is so more gracefull besides he shall not laye his cheeke to the stocke before he haue set the Musket to his brest because it hath other vvayes no grace much lesse can he shoote surely but to the contrarie for the most part slubbers it ouer in haste In the 13. hovv he having discharged shall trust the Musket a little forvvard take vp the rest and hold the same vvith the Musket in the same hand and not trayle it onles he vvere to vvearie holding alvvayes the Musket vp for feare of hurting any man if the Musket should chaunce not to haue gone of In the 14. hovv he shall oderley take the matche out of the cock vvith the same fingers he put it in not pluckinge or snatchinge it out for feare of deadinge the coale In the 15. hovv he shall ioyne againe the match betvvixt the fingers vvhere he hath taken it out and euer hold the Musket in a meet height In the 16. hovv he shall blovv of the sparkes if any be remayned in the
pann to the ende the tutch-boxe do not take fire vvhen he vvill put pouder in it vvhere by he might hurt him self having in the meane tyme the tutch-boxe in the right hand for to loose no tyme. In the 17. hovv he shall put pouder in the pann out of the tutch box and not out of the charges because the charges are dravvne to and fro in charginge and that is a great hinderance to the quicknes required in shooting In the 18. hovv he shall shutt the panne vvith the fore finger like as this figure shevveth In the 19. hovv he shall cast the tutch pouder from the pann lidde to the ende the Musket doe not go of vnadvisedlye vvhen he comes to trye the match In the 20. hovv he shall blovv the pouder of the pann lidde if any vvere remained there on for more assurance In the 21. hovv to charge againe he shall turne the Musket vvith the rest guydinge or as it vvere steeringe the same at the lovver part or end vvith the right hand tovvards the left side In the 22. hovv he having turned the Musket shall let the same sinke to the left side and trayle the rest and to doe it more convenientlye the right hand must presently succour the left In the 23. hovv he shall trust open the charges vvith the tumbe trayle the rest and hold the Musket from the ground if he be able In the 24. hovv he shall charge the Musket out of the charges letting the Musket rest yet trayle but no vvaye sufferinge the Musket to come to the ground if he be not to vvearie In the 25. hovv he shall vvith a turned hand dravv the skovvringstick out of the stock traylinge the rest but not the Musket In the 26. desirous to take shorter the skovvring-stick hovv he shall thrust the same turned against the bodye letting the hand slippe hastely to the neather ende for to bring it the surer in the Musket and if he vvill shoote vvith a bullet he shall vvith the same hand that tooke shorter the skovvring-stick take speedely the bullet out of his mouthe or place vvhere he vsually carrieth them and so let it fall or roule into the Musket In the 27. hovv he shall vvith the skovvring-stick ramme the pouder and bullet together in the Musket trayling still the rest but not the Musket if he be strong ynough In the 28. hovv he shall vvith a turned hand dravv the skovvring stick out of the Musket againe trayling the rest but the Musket from the ground if he be able In the 29. hovv to take the skovvring-stick shorter he shall set the same againe to the bodye as is sayd before In the 30. hovv having the skovvring-stick vnder at the ende he shall put the same surely and speedely againe in the stock In the 31. hovv desiring to take the Musket againe in the right hand he shall first bring it forvvard vvith the left hand like as this figure shevveth In the 32. hovv he shall take the Musket againe vvith the right hand at the great skrue and hold it vp letting the Muskett rest vvhich is yet trayling come forvvard the lenght off the string to make it come readely in the left hand In the 33. hovv he shall lightlye vvith one hand laye the Musket vpon the shoulder and yet in the meane tyme hold the rest In the 34. hovv he having layd the Musket vpon the shoulder shall againe carrye and hold the same as is alreadie sayd In the 35. hovv he desiringe to make him readye standing sentinell shall vvith one hand againe as is sayd take the Musket from the shoulder In the 36. hovv vvhen he is in his place of sentinell and vvill fashion him felfe to his posture or garde he shall laye the Musket in the rest like as this figure teatcheth In the 37. hovv being novv sentinell and the Musket laye in the rest he shall bear his right arme or elbovv from hym holding his hand at the Seer and keeping the stock of the peece close to his right hippe like as this figure shevveth In the 38. hovv he standing sentenell shall hold before hym the Musket in the rest so that he having the Musket in ballance maye governe the same vvith the left hand onely and haue free the right hand as this figure shevveth In the 39. hovv he standing sentinell shall take the match vvell and convenientlye vvith the thumbe and fore finger out of the left hand In the 40. hovv he standinge sentinell shall vvith the thumbe and fore finger bring the match to his mouth and blovv it of vnder the hand holdinge in the meane tyme the Musket in due ballance vpon the Rest and that vvith the lefte hand onelye In the 41. hovv he standing sentinell vvith the tumbe and fore finger shall cocke the matche vvithout skruyng the same in as is said before In the 42. hovv he standinge sentinell vvith the thumbe and fore finger shall guyde and trye the match handsomelye holding as is sayd the Musket still in ballance In the 43. hovv he standing sentinell to be readye in tyme of need shall stand vvith his matche cockte and the panne garded for feare of sparkes vvith the tvvo fore fingers The vvords of Command VVhere by the Capitaynes shall orderly comand theyr Souldiers all vvhat they have to do vvith theyr Musket and Musket rest vvhich vvords are also agreeing by ordre vvith every figure 1. Marche vvith the Musket rest in your hand 2. Marche and vvith the Musket carye the rest 3. Sinke your rest and vnshoulder your Musket 4. Hold vp your Musket vvith the right hand and let it sinke in the left 5. In the left hand hold your Musket and carye your rest vvith it 6. Take your match in the right hand 7. Blovv of your match and hold it vvell 8. Cock your match 9. Trye your match 10. Blovv of your match and open your pann 11. Hold vp your Musket and present 12. Give fire 13. Take dovvne your Musket and carye it vvith your rest 14. Vncock your match 15. And put it againe betvvixt your fingers 16. Blovv your pan 17. Proyme your pan 18. Shut your pan 19. Cast of your pan 20. Blovv your pan 21. Cast about your Musket 22. Trayle your rest 23. Open your charges 24. Charge your Musket 25. Dravv out your skovvring-stick 26. Shorten your skovvring-sticke 27. Ramme in your pouder 28. Dravv your skovvringe-sticke out of your Musket 29. Shorten your skovvringe-sticke 30. Put vp your skovvringe-sticke 31. Bring your Musket forvvard vvith the left hand 32. And hold it vp vvith the right hand and recouer your rest 33. Shoulder your Musket 34. March and carye your rest vvith your Musket 35. Vnshoulder your Musket 36. Lay your Musket in the rest 37. Hold your Musket on the rest 38. Hold your Musket in the rest and vvith the left hand onely in ballance 39. Take your match in the right hand 40. Blovv of your match 41. Cock your match 42. Try your match 43. Garde your pann and be readie Generall Command Hold vp your Musket And
reading of it No man shall finde it strange that wee in drawing of the Pikes onely set that which for the vse of the same is most necessarye omitting diverse maners of tossing of the pike by forme of recreation which in militarie exercise bringeth little benefite or profite Concerning the different or sutable apparell and armes of the figures there is to be considered that the shott with head peeces and the Muskettiers with hattes are drawne and differently appareled not that we holde it for necessarie but that such varietye might give the fuller ornament to the pictures and to showe to posteritie the manner of souldiers apparel vsed in these dayes Like as on the other side the Pikemen are all armed after onesorte or kinde for no other reason then to represent the right maner and fashon of the arminge of his Ex ces owne Garde as it is at this tyme. In the small shot and Musquettiers you shall also consider that the first figure showeth how a man shall holde a Musket or Caliver already charged vpon his shoulder and the other pictures followinge tell what is further to be done bothe for discharging and lykewyse for charging againe of the peece And because that every man standing still shall knowe how to behaue himself intyme of need there is properly set downe in the ende ech seuerall picture with his seuerall difference of stand or posture and that to give truer light to the iudgement of the obseruer But aboue all is to be well considered that which seemes here to require a leasurly and stow proceeding in the apprehension by reason of the smalenes of the sculpture which could not conveniently be otherwise formed that I say must the industrious learner with a diligent practise strive to bringe to a nimble and quicke readines of action Neuerthelesse so as that in the best fashon and with the most care and providence he make it appear that it is to offend the ennemy without hurting or anoynig him self or his fellowe the rest the written instructions and the pictures shall shewe SHORTE INSTRVCTION VPONTHE CONTREFAIC TINGES TOVCHING THE RIGHT VSE OF CALIVERS for the yonge or inexpert Shot vvhich instruction by Cypher letters is agreeing or ansvvering orderly vvith every picture And because here to are ioyned some pictures of standing still for sentenels to shevv hovv the souldier in tyme of need readie vvith his peece shall stand there fore doe the vvritinges also there of agree vvith every figure or picture according his number SHOT FIrst of al is in this figure shovved to euery Shot hovv he shall stand and Marche vvell and also hold and carye his Caliver Matche and Rapier That is to say he shall in laying on the peece ioyne the Seer close to the shoulder holding it vvith the left hand and that about the hollovve or thumb-hole of the stock and not at the end there of remembring alvvayes to cary it vvith the mouth vp least if by chaunce the peece vvent of he should hurt his fellovve he shall also hold the match burning or kindled at bothe the endes betvvixt the tvvo least fingers of the same left hand holding the same hanging dovvnevvards vvithin the stock to the end that he may lenghthen the same at all tymes and to vse and change one end after an other shall also besides his flaske or charges carye about him a tutchboxe vvith tutch pouder to put out of the same and not out of the flaske or charges the sayd pouder in to the pan In the 2. figure is taught hovv he going and preparing him self to shoote shall take the peece from the neck that is to say he shall not vvith the left hand pull the peece from the shoulder but shall take it vvith the right hand onely like as this figure shevveth beyond the great skrue because the peece fals there benig ballanced in the hand much lighter and shall take it of vvith one hand alone vvhereby shall be sene that he is mayster of his peece sinking it a little in the left hand vvithout bending or hanging his bodye tovvards it In the 3 hovv he shall hold and gouerne the peece before he take it in the left hand he shall vvith the right hand hold the peece in ballance vvith the mouth vpvvards vvithout tutching the bodye and haue readie the left hand to meete the peece and to receauce it in the same In the 4. hovv he shall carye the peece in the left hand standing and going not onely easely and vvell but also hold it in ballance in the same hand that it doe not lye to high nor to lovv and also not hurt his fellovve if the peece vvent of by chaunce setting for ease and suretye sake the elbovv against his hyppe like as this figure teatcheth In the 5. hovv he shall vvell and proprelye take the match out of the left hand vvith the tumb and second finger holding alvvayes the peece in a due hight asvvell for the ease as for not to hurt his fellovve vnadvisedlye and although that generally for some good respects vve have ordayned to take the matche betvvixt the thumb and second finger yet is it not our purpose so precisely to binde a man thereto as that he maye not take the same betvvixt the thumb and tvvo next fingers if that be easier for him In the 6. hovv he shall blovv of the match and hold it vvel betvvixt the thumb and second finger before he do put it vpon the Cock that is to saye he shall bring the match handsomely neare the mouth and blovv of the same vnder the hand vvithout bending himself to much thereto like as this figure shevveth In the 7. hovv he shall vvith the thumb and the second finger bring the match into the Cock and not skrue it in for to loose no tyme and is te be vnderstood that he alvvayes a fore hand shall direct the vvidenesse of the Cock to the thicknesse of the match for to be the sooner readie to shoote In the 8. hovv he shall hansomly trye his matche and vvith the thum and second finger gouerne the same to the end he may make it presently longer shorter as also higher and so set the same that the peece do not faile or refuse him In the 9. hovv he shall blovv of the match speedely and vvell and being vvell blovvne of finely vvith open armes and vvith the tvvo fore fingers couer the pan lid for the sparkes and shall open the same vvithout bending him selff tovvards it bringing handsomely the peece to his mouth like as this figure shevveth In the 10. hovv he shall present the peece from aboue dovvnevvards and not from beneath opvvards to the ende he doe no harme te his fellovve that goeth a fore him if by chaunce the peece vvent of and also that the bullet that can not alvvayes especially in tyme of haste be rammed in do not fall out In the 11. hovv he shall set the peece against his brest and present it bovve
his head hold vp the right elbovv and stand right and fast vvith his bodye and because the peece shall be set against the brest and not against the shoulder shall set the bodye to it moreouer hovv he shall bovv in the knee the left legge that must stand before and hold styf and strong the right legge that must stand behind to the end he may bothe the better gouerne and discharge his peece as also accomodate him selfe in the presentinge of it In the 12. hovv he shall having shott take the peece oderly from his cheeke and hold it vp least he should hurt his fellovve if the peece fayled before should chaunce then vnavvares to goe of In the 13. hovv vvith the same fingers vvhere vvith he set the match in the cock he shall handsomely take it againe avvaye not pluckinge or tvvitchinge it as also that by such vnheedynes he put not the coale of the matche out In the 14. hovv he shall ioyne the match againe betvvixt the fingers vvhere he hath had it out at the setting of it vp holding still the peece vp vvards In the 15. hovv he shall blovv out the panne standing yet open and having shot of the peece becanse if any sparck should be remayning therein the tutch-boxe doe not take fire at the putting in of neevv pouder and so hurt him self making to vvinne tyme in the meane vvhyle the tutch boxe readie In the 16. hovv he shall put the pouder in the panne out of the tutch-boxe and not out of the charges or flaske for not to loose tyme in dravving or turning of the same holding in the meane tyme the peece vpvvards for the reasons a fore said In the 17. hovv he shall put to the panne vvith his fore finger like as this figure shevveth In the 18. hovv he shall cast or shake the pouder or cornes of from the panne if any might lye vpon it because the peece shall not go of vvhen he shall come to trye the match In the 19. hovv he shall blovv of againe the pouder al thoug he haue shaked it of for more assurance In the 20. if he vvill charge againe hovv he shall turne the peece vvith the left hand vvich to do handsomely he shall convaye it vvith the right hand vnder tovvards the left side In the 21. hovv he shall lett the peece sincke by the left side and vvith the right hand take the flaske or bandelier In the 22. hovv he shall open the charge of the flaske or els if he doe vveare a bandolier he shall doe like as is shevved by the Musquettiers In the 23. hovv he shall put the pouder out of the greater flaske holding alvvayes the peece from the ground if he be able to doe it In the 24. hovv he shall vvith a turned hand dravv the skovvring stick out of the stock and hold the peece from the ground like as this figure shevves In the 25. hovv he desiring to take the skovvring stick shorter in his hand shall turne the end of the same vvhich is the end that furst he pulled out and thrust it to his bodye slippinge the hand quickly to the neather end to bringe it the better and the steadyer into the peece and if he vvill shoote vvith a bullet he shall take the bullet vvith the same hand vvherevvith he novv hath the skovvring stick shorter out of his mouth or from thence vvhere he carrieth his bullets and vvith like quicknes put it into the mouth of the peece In the 26. hovv he shall vvith the skovvring-stick ramme in the pouder and the bullet together holding alvvayes the peece from the ground like as this figure shevveth In the 27. hovv he shall vvith the in syde of his hand turned from hym dravv the skovvring stick out of the peece holding alvvayes the peece from the ground In the 28. hovv he shall to take shorter the skovvring-stick thrust the same againe to the bodye as is taught before In the 29. hovv he shall having the skovvring-stick vnder and the end surely and vvith speede put the same in the stock againe In the 30. hovv he desirous to take the peece againe in the right hand shall bring the same first vvith the left hand before him like as this figure shevveth In the 31. hovv he shall vvith the right hand take the peece belovve vnder at the great skrue and hold it vpvvards being readye to laye it againe vpon his shoulder In the 32. hovv he shall vvith one hand lay the peece againe vpon the shoulder being very readie vvith the other hand to hold it fast there vpon In the 33. hovv he having the peece vpon his shoulder going to be sentinel shall hold and carye it againe like as is sayd at the first figure In the 34. hovv he standing sentenell and vvill make him readie shall vvith one hand take the peece from the shoulder as is taught before In the 35. hovv he standing sentenell and having taken the peece from the shoulder shall receiue it in the left hand In the 36. hovv he standing sentenell having the peece in the left hand shall hold the right arme or elbovv somvvhat from hym vvith his hand at the Seer and the stock against the right hippe like as this figure teatcheth In the 37. hovv he standing sentenell shall hold and gouerne the peece in ballance in the left hand for to haue the right hand at libertye In the 38. hovv he standing sentenell shall vvell and orderly take the match out of the left hand vvith the thumb and second finger In the 36. hovv he standing sentenell shall bring the match vvith the thumbe and second finger tovvards the mouth and blovv it of holding in the meane time the peece in ballance in the left hand In the 40. hovv he standing sentenell shall vvith the thumbe and second finger Cock the match vvithout skruing the same in as is taught before In the 41. hovv he standing sentenell shall vvith the thumb and second finger guide and conveniently trye the match In the 42. hovv that he standing sentenell that vpon any sodeine occasion he maye be readye shall vvith the tvvo foremost fingers couer the panne to prevent the falling of any sparkes provided alvvayes that his match be light and Cockt ready to discharge The vvords of Command By vvhich the Captaynes shall command theyr Souldiers orderly all vvhat they haue to doe vvith the peece VVhich vvords also agree by order vpon every figure 1. Shoulder your Peece and marche 2. Vnshoulder your Peece 3. And vvith the right hand hold it vp 4. In the left hand take your Peece 5. In the right hand take your matche 6. Hold vvel your match and blovv it of 7. Cock your match 8. Try your match 9. Blovv your match and open your pann 10. Present your Peece 11. Give fire 12. Take dovvne your Peece and in the left hand hold it vvell 13. Vncock your matche 14. And ioyne it againe betvvixt your fingers 15. Blovv out your
pan 16. Proyme your pan 17. Shut your pan 18. Shake of your pan 19. Blovv of your pan 20. Turne about your peece 21. And to your left side let it sinke 22. Open your charges 23. Charge your peece 24. Your skovvring-stick dravv out 25. Your skovvring-stick take shorter 26. Ramme your pouder 27. Your skovvring-stick dravv out your peece 28. And take it shorter 29. Put vp your skovvring-sticke 30. VVith the left hand bring forvvard your Peece 31. And vvith the right hand hold it vp 32. Shoulder your Peece 33. Hold your Peece vvell vpon your shoulder and marche to the place of garde 34. Vnshoulder your peece 35. And in the left hand let it sinke 36. Hold your Peece vvell 37. VVith the left hand alone hold your Peece 38. In the right hand take your match 39. Blovv of your match 40. Cock your match 41. Try your match 42. Garde your pan and stand readie Generall Command Hold vp the mouth of the Peece Here to must a Comandour looke and alvvayes haue his eyes vpon his Souldiers and vse them to hold the Peece alvvayes vpvvards for to prevent all mischief CORTE ONDERVVYSINGHE OP DE FIGVERLIICKE AFBEELDINGHE BELANGHENDE t'rechte ghebruyck des Roers voor de jonghe ofte onervarene Schutten vvelcke onderrechtingh by syfer ghetal op elcke figure vervolghens is corresponderende Ende alsoo noch eenighe stilstaende figuren tot Schiltvvachten hier zijn by gheuoecht om te vvysen hoe den Soldaet in tijt van noot met zijn Roer al ghereet zijnde staen sal soo accorderen oock de schriften hier van op elcke figure achtervolghens hun ghetal SCHVTTEN EErstelijck vvort een yeder Schudt in dese figure ghevvesen hoe hy vvel staen ofte Marcheren sal met een zijn ghevveer al 's Roer lont ende rappier houden ende draghen sal namentlijcken sal hy t'Roer met de sleutel byde schouderen comen laten ende t'selfde met de lincker handt niet onder aent eynde vande lade maer ontrent het duym gadt houden draghende t'selfde altijt achter om hooch om soet Roer onversiens los gonghe zijn ghesel gheen schade te doen ende de lont die aen beyden enden branden moet tusschen de tvvee kleynste vingheren vande selfde handt voeghen ende die selfde binnen de lade nedervvaerts hanghen laten om die t'allen tijden langher te connen maecken ende het een deel om t'ander te moghen ghebruycken ende vervvisselen sal mede altijt behalven flessche oft laet maten een cleyn flesken met laedt poluer draghen omme daer vvt alleen ende niet vvt de flessche ofte maten het polver in de pan te doen. Ten 2. hoe hy in t voortagen al 's hy sich te schieten verdich maecken sal zijn Roer vanden hals afnemen moet te vveten hy en sal het Roer niet met de lincker handt vande schouderen trecken maer alleen met de rechter handt ghelijck dese figure bevvijst achter de groote schrouve midts het Roer aldaer gevvichts halven licht is aengrypen ende alsoo met een handt daer deur men sie dat hy des Roers machtich sy afnemen latende t'Roer een vveynich inde lincker handt sincken sonder t'lichaem daer nae te crommen ofte te buyghen Ten 3. hoe hy t'Roer regieren ende houden sal eer hy t'selfde inde lincker hant nemet te vveten hy sal t'Roer met de rechte handt om hooch in t ghevvichte houden sonder aen het lijf te gheraecken ende de lincker handt ghereet hebben om het Roer te ghemoet te comen ende t'selfde daer in te ontfanghen Ten 4. hoe hy t'Roer al 's hijt inde lincker hant heeft in t staē ende voort gaē niet alleen licht ende vvel draghen maer oock het selfde alsoo in t ghevvicht met de selfde hant houden sal dat het noch te hooch noch te leech en sy ende alsoo zijn ghesel indient Roer onversiens los ginghe gheen schade toe en voege settende om lichtheyt ende vasticheyt vville den ellenboghe tegen de heupe gelijck dese figure aenvvijst Ten 5. hoe hy de lont vvel ende met voordeel vvt de lincker handt met den duym ende den tvveeden vingher nemen sal houdende altijt t'Roer in een bequame hoochte soo vvel om de lichtheyt al 's ooc om zijn ghesel onversiens gheen schade te doen ende al ist soo datmen om redenen generalijcken seyt de lonte te vaetten tusschen den duym ende den tvveeden vingher men nochtans niet en vvil segghen dat een yeghelijck daer soo vast inghehouden sy oft hy en mach de selfde vvel tusschen den duym ende de tvvee voorste vinghers vatten indien hem sulckx ghemacklijcker viel Ten 6. hoe hy de lonte affblase ende tusschen den duym ende den tvveeden vingher vvel houden sal eer hy de selfde op den haen drucket te vveten hy sal bequamelijck de lont ontrent den mont brenghen ende de selfste onder de hant affblasen sonder daer nae seer te bocken ghelijck dese figure aenvvijst Ten 7. hoe hy de lonte op den haen met den duym ende den tvveeden vingher drucken ende niet in schroeven sal om gheen tijt te verliesen vvel verstaende dat hy altijt te voren de vvijdde vanden haen nae de dickte der lonte rechten moet ten eynde hy des te rasscher verdich sy ende schieten mach Ten 8. hoe hy de lonte met voordeel versoecken ende met den duym ende den tvveeden vingher de selfde regieren sal op dat hy de selve terstont langher corter al 's oock hoogher maecken can ende de selfde alsoo stellen dat hem zijn Roer in t schieten niet en vveyghere Ten 9. hoe hy t'seffens de lonte rasch ende vvel affblasen ende met een gheblasen hebbende vvel met openen armen ende mette tvvee voorste vinghers der panne decksel voorde voncken decken ende de selve opdoen sal sonder sich daer nae te crommen oft te buyghen brenghende t'Roer met bequaemheyt nae den mont toe ghelijck dese figure aenvvijst Ten 10. hoe hy van boven nedervvaerts ende niet van onderen opvvaerts aenleggen sal op dat hy zijn ghesel die voor hem sy soo t'Roer onversiens los ginghe gheen schade en doe oock om dat den coghel die altijt inder haest niet en kan ghevoedert vverden niet vvt en rolle Ten 11. hoe hy dat Roer teghen die borst setten ende aen legghen t'hooft sincken den rechten ellenboge om hooch houden ende met het lichaem recht ende kloeck staen ende op dat het Roer op de borst ende niet op de schouderen aengheleght vverde t'lichaem daer nae voeghen sal daer beneffens hoe hy het lincker been dat voorstaen moet buyghen ende t'rechter dat achter staen moet
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V pan deckt ende ghereet staet Generael commandement V loop om hooch hout Ende alsoo hier in seer veel is gheleghen soo moet besonder een bevelhebber hier op groote achtinghe nemen ende altijt zijn oogh op zijn Soldaten houden en deselve gevvennen t'Musquet altijt met den loop om hooch te houden om te verhoeden alle ongelucken IDGheÿn in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 BRIEF INSTRVCTION VPON THE CONTREFAIC TINGES CONCERNING THE RIGHT VSE OF ALL vvhat a Souldier needeth to knovv in handling of the Pike for the yonge or vntrayned Souldier vvhich instruction agreeth by nomber vvith every figure in order PIKEMEN IN the vsing of the Pike is first shevved vnto the Souldier hovv he standing still shall hold the Pike before him gouerne it against the thumbe and take it vp in three tymes That is to saye he shall not for comelynes set it vvith in or vvithout the right foote but iust before him in the same line vvell vnderstanding that he is not bound to set the right foote alvvayes before His arme he shall hold not stretcht out butt a little bended and his hand about the height of his eyes In the 2. figure is shevved hovv before the first changeinge of his holde he shall vvith the right hand lift the Pike a little from the ground and take it sodainely againe vvith the left hand tovvardes the neather ende leavinge so much lengthe belovve as he can afftervvardes reatch vvell vvith the right hand like as this figure doth teatche In the 3. hovv he before the second changeinge of hold shall lift vp the Pike vvith the left hand and quickely vvith the right hand take the same at the ende In the 4. hovv before the third changeinge of hold having ioyned the Pike vvith the left hand against the right arme he shall gouerne the same against the sayde arme and carry it vp or advanced In the 5. hovv havinge carried the Pike advanced he shall set the same dovvne vpon the ground againe in three tymes like as before that is he shall let the right hand vvith the Pike sinke a little together and for the first changeinge of handes vvith the left hand take the same vpvvards like as this figure teatchet In the 6. hovv to change the second hold he shall let the Pike sinke vvith the left hand and vvith the right hand quickely take the same heigher like as this figure shevveth In the 7. hovv at the third changeinge of holde he shall gouerne the Pike vvith the right hand onely and set it againe vpon the ground as is taught in the first figure and if he vvill then laye the Pike vpon the shoulder he shall doe that againe in three tymes as follovveth In the 8 place is shevved hovv before the first changeinge of holde havinge the Pike in the right hand he shall let the same fall ouer a little against the thumbe and presently take it vvith the left hand close to the right hand like as this figure shevveth In the 9. hovv he before the second changeinge of hold shall bringe the Pike forevvard vvith the left hand and vvith the right hand take hold backvvard the more handsomely and gracefully to lay the Pike on the shoulder In the 10. hovv he in the third changeinge of hold shall carye the Pike levell vpon the shoulder hold the right arme vp and the thumbe against the pike not onely for fashions sake but because he maye gouerne and carye the same the better In the 11. hovv he shall carye the Pike slopinghe to avoyd the danger of hurting on an other vvhen they marche close and in the next figure shall beshevved hovv he carrying the Pike levell or slopinge shall let the same sinke vvhen soever he vvill come to porte or othervvayes charge the pike and hovv he shall set the same at three tymes againe vpon the ground and desiring to laye the same vpon the shoulder shall doe it at three tymes as is taught before But vvhen he carrieth the Pike advanced he shall charge the same at one tyme. In the 12. hovv he before the first changeinge of hold shall take the Pike vvith the left hand speedely as farr as he standinge right can reatch liftinge the same vvith the left hand vp from the shoulder the better and vvith more ease to be able to cast the Pike ouer vvith the sharp ende before In the 13. hovv he before the second remoovinge of his hand having brought the Pike vvith the sharpe end before shall take the same vvith the right hand vnder at the end and lettinge it sinke handsomely dovvnevvards shall so the more conveniently passe through the porte In the 14. hovv he at the thirde tyme shall duely charge the Pike the right arme stretcht out havinge the same vvell in the right hand setting the left elbovve fast against the hippe and shall be taught hovv he shall set dovvne the Pike againe at three tymes or motions In the 15. hovv he before the first changeinge of hands vvith his right hand shall put dovvne the butt ende of the Pike the better and more easelye to rayse the sharp end of the same In the 16. hovv he before the second changeinge of hand shall take holde of the Pike vvith the right hand aboue the left so farr as hee easely can reache In the 17. hovv he shall at the thirde tyme sett the Pike dovvne to the ground guyde it against the thumbe and hold the same vvell as is sayd at the first figure and shall in the tvvo next figures be shevved hovv he carrying the Pike vp or advanced shall charge the same at one tyme onely but because in the former figures is sufficiently taught hovv he the Pike standing dovvne shall take it vp againe it shall therefore be needlesse to demonstrate it againe vvith the figures but thus much shall serue onely for remembrance In the 18. hovv havinge at three times as is sufficiently sayd heretofore taken the Pike from the ground and the but end in his hand he shall guyde and carrye the same advanced in the right hand against the same arme In the 19. hovv he havinge the Pike advanced shall take the same vvith the left hand higher and at the same tyme charge vvithall but if he desire to set the Pike dovvne againe he shall doe it as is taught by the figures before But if having charged the Pike he vvould carrye the same againe advanced he shall doe it in one posture or motion In the 20. hovv standing at a porte at the marchinge in or out of any men he shall hold the Pike at the point like as this figure shevveth In the 21. hovv he trayling the Pike shall hold the same close at the point and set the right hand aboue the hippe fast to the
bodye and if he vvill charge or other vvayes carrye the same then he must as it vvere measure the Pike by palmes handling it vvith convenient distance like as the tvvo next follovving figures shall shevv In the 22. hovv before the first changeinge of hands havinge first so farr as he could put forvvard the Pike vvith the right hand he shall bendinge him self a little palme or hand-on the same speedely takinge it still from beneath or belovve In the 23. hovv he palminge forvvard shall bringe the Pike vvith the left hand yet more forvvard havinge brought the right hand vvhich vvas the foremost before to be novv behynde vpon the second change of the hande In the 24. hovv havinge brought the Pike by palminge forvvard to the end and having the same sure in his hand he shall charge the same but if he vvould in the former manner that is traylinge carry the sayd Pike lett hym by the sayd manner of palminge bring the same backvvard againe Here is to be considered that although there be but tvvo palminge figures here set dovvne vvhich some might take as if it vvere sayd that iust in three remooves of the hande the Pike could be charged yet is not that our meaninge but that follovving the example of those tvvo palming figures the learner must knovv that he is to palme or hand the Pike by shifting hands so long till he haue recouered the lovver or butt end of the Pike into his right hand In the 25. hovv he expectingt horsemen shall set the Pike against the right foote and dravv his svvord ouer the left arme like as this figure shevveth In the 26. hovv marchinge vvith the Pike vpon the shoulder he shall conveniently turne hym self to the left hand if need be and charge the Pike backvvard in three motions or remooues of the hand In the 27. hovv he before the first changeinge his hold or remooue of his hand hauinge first vvith the right hand advanced the Pike from the shoulder shall at the same tyme take hold of it some vvhat forevvard vvith the left hand because in so doinge he maye more easely lifte the Pike ouer his head In the 28. hovv havinge the Pike ouer the head in the left hand and already turned hym selfe to the left side he shall for the second remooving of hold take the same vvith the right hand vnder at the end In the 29. hovv as is sayd before he shall the thirde tyme charge the Pike backvvard and stand turned about The three follovvinge figures shall shevve hovv he shall turne him selfe in three motions and also hovv he shall stand or marche like as is seene in the 26. figure In the 30. hovv he before the first remoovinge of the hand shall reach and take the Pike farther vvith the left hand and prepare him selfe to turne In the 31. hovv having already turned hym selfe to the right side he shall lift the Pike ouer his head vvith the left hand and receaue or take the same somevvhat more backvvard vvith the right hand In the 32. hovv he for the thirde tyme shall carry the Pike againe in the right hand vpon the shoulder sloped leuell or advanced if need be And seeing experience teatcheth that the souldier can not speedely nor hansomely change the ordre of his Pike but through knovvledge hovv to handle and hold the same vvell therefore are there for his better instruction certayne vvords of command hereby annexed together vvith the tymes of changeinge or remoovinge of the hands vvhich doe altogether agree both vvith the rules of instruction as also vvith the Cypher numbers alloted to ech seuerall picture to the ende that the Captaynes may shevv or theatch theyr neevv vntrayned Souldiers the handlinge of the Pike after this manner I meane so much as is necessary for theyr vse but havinge once obtayned the handling the Souldier shall be then exercised vvith the vvords of command onely vvich vvords are set here after apart and vvithout the distinctions of tymes such as here immediatly follovv The vvords of Command VVith the tyme of changeing of holde 1. Your Pike standing dovvne advaunce in three tymes or motions 2. the first Tyme or Motion 3. the second Tyme or Motion 4. the thirde Tyme or Motion 5. Order your Pike the first Motion 6. Order your Pike second Motion 7. Order your Pike thirde Motion 8. Shoulder your Pike and carrye it levell the first Tyme 9. Shoulder your Pike and carrye it levell second Tyme 10. Shoulder your Pike and carrye it levell thirde Tyme 11. Slope your Pike 12. Porte your Pike the first Tyme 13. Porte your Pike second Tyme 14. Porte your Pike thirde Tyme 15. Order your Pike the first Motion 16. Order your Pike second Motion 17. Order your Pike thirde Motion Advance your Pike in three Tymes or Motions 18. These three haue but one figure marked vvith the number 18. because the other tvvo are shevved before 19. Charge your Pike in one motion 20. Cheeke your Pike 21. Trayle your Pike And palming your Pike charge 22. Not bound to doe this in three motions 23. or tymes as is sayd in the instruction 24. numero 24. 25. Charge your Pike at the right foote and dravv your svvord 26. Your Pike being shouldered charge backvvard in three tymes 27. the first Tyme 28. second Tyme 29. thirde Tyme 30. Right to your order and your Pike slope the first Motion 31. Right to your order and your Pike slope second Motion 32. Right to your order and your Pike slope thirde Motion The vvords of command in generall after vvhich the Captaynes shall see theyr Souldiers exercised vvhen the Souldier is come so far that he can handle his Pike as becommeth it is then to be vnderstood that for orders sake these vvords follovvinge so farr as is needfull are set dovvne agreeinge to the former vvhich haue theyr reference to the Pikemen exceptinge some only vvhich in the order of the Pike doe the same action that hath bene shevved inough by the figures vvith theyr tymes or motions Also that at the first command vvhere is sayd advaunce your Pike it is spoken to the first figure that standeth still in order vvith his Pike sett dovvne and the better to prevent all confusion must be remembred that euery manner of carryinge or charginge of the Pike must be done apart and no other begonne or taken in hand till the first be done and the Pike set dovvne in order againe To vvhich purpose this generall command shall be vsed or observed Order your Pike Words of Command VVith out theyr tyme of changeinge holde Advaunce your Pike Set dovvne your Pike Shoulder your Pike Leuell your Pike Slope your Pike Porte your Pike Order your pike Advaunce your pike Charge your pike Order your pike Cheeke your pike Order your pike Trayle your pike Charge your pike Order your pike Charge your pike against the right foote and dravv your svvord Order your pike Shoulder your pike Charge your