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A06968	The second part of the soldiers grammar: or a schoole for young soldiers Especially for all such as are called to any place, or office, (how high or low soeuer) either in the citie, or countrey, for the training, and exercising of the trayned band, whether they be foote or horse. Together vvith perfect figures and demonstrations for attaining the knowledge of all manner of imbattailings, and other exercises. By G.M.; Souldiers grammar. Part 2	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1627 (1627)	STC 17392; ESTC S102645	21,943	51

Iudge-Marshall or Comissarie generall who ought to be a learned Gentleman and skillfull in the ciuill and Marshall Lawes For he expoundeth them to the Souldier and giueeth sentence vpon all Offenders and Offences as they are decreed by a Marshall Court Next this Officer is Randged the Scout-Master Generall who amongst the Romans was an Officer vnknowne because they neuer lodged their Horse without the verge of the Campe or the walls of the Towne as in our moderne warres now we doe yet had the Romans their discouerers which they called Scultators or Speculators or indeed Campiductores who differed little or nothing in their charge and Office from these which we call Scoutes or Scoute-Master this Officer hath command ouer all Scouts maketh ellection of places of danger where to place them and giueth them all directions which they are to obserue his dependance is vpon the Lord Marshall and he is a principall Councellor in disposing of the Campe and informeth the manner of the Horse Parado when the watch is to be set Next this officer is Ranged the Liuetenant of the Ordnance who hath his generall dependance on the Master of the Ordnance hauing vnder his charge the command of all the small Ordnance and Munition and in the absence of the Master commandeth as the Master both ouer the great and lesser Artillery and ouer all sorts of Officers depending vpon the Masters commandment The last and greatest of this second range is the Muster master Generall or Controuler of the Musters being an high and most necessary Officer in all royall Armies his Office extendeth to the numbring of men to the well Arming ordering and disposing of bodies to the preuenting of all manner of frauds and deceits in the Captains and their inferiour Officers he hath the list of euery mans band preuents alterations hath the Controle of all inferiour Comisaries vnder him he appeaseth differences betwene Captaines and his Ministers giueth out all the warrants for full pay Checketh all grosse defaults and is euermore one of the Counsell of warre Thus I haue shewed you a true range of all Officers in the warres from the lowest to the highest as also those which haue a Colatterall dependance by which it is easily for any man to vnderstand how they be ioyned and linckt together I will now descend to matters of other Importance CHAP. II. Of the seuerall Imbattalings of a priuate Company of 200. or otherwise THere hath bene and is at this day much disputation and Arguments amongst old and new Soldiers touching the composition or Number of a priuate Captains company some allowing more as 200 or 250 300 nay at this day 500 in a priuate Captaines Command others allow lesse as but 50. or 100 or 150 at the most But in both these there are extreamities as 250 300 and 500 are more then any priuate man can well gouerne for neither can his eye or voice extend either to instruction or correction the front will be so dilated and spread for 500 men must euer carry 50 in brest so likewise the number of 50 in the whole body is too few and neither sorteth with dicipline nor is an equall aduancment for a well deseruing Captain for if the Captaine of 100 men haue but 4s per diem entertinement then the Ceptaine of 50 can expect but 2s per diem which is to little eyther to support his place or maintaine the Ranke where vnto he is called It is true that the ancient Romans allowed their Captaines but 100 and ther vpon called them Centurions and it is true also that this is an wholsome preportion both in respect of the entertainement and easinesse of gouernement and the forme of the Body which being a true square they are euer most ready and proper for the forming and fashioning of any grosse body or Battell what soeuer but notwithstanding the aptnesse and readinesse of this body yet the necessity of affaires the diligence and desert of well deseruing Spirits compells our Generalls to allow other numbers and as 100 men is thought sufficient for a Captaine at his first begining so an 150 or 200 men to him that hath excellently deserued is but a competent aduancement and by the ayd of sufficient Officers may be gouerned and instructed in all perfecton but to exceede this number of 200 there will be euer errour found and aduancement will proue an hurt and Burthen Sure then it must fall out in the Conclusion that 200 men is the only perfect number whereon to compound a priuate company I will therefore take that number in hand and shew you the seuerall Imbattalings or formes of Battaile wherevnto they can be reducted wherein you are first to conceiue that according to our present discipline this number of 200 men is deuided into two bodies equall or two distinct and seuerall weapons that is to say 100 Pyks and 100 Shott or Muskets the Pyks I doe expresse vnder this carracter p and the Shott or Musquetts vnder this carracter s The First imbattalling then of a Company of 200 men is to draw them into a forme or kind of Square Body according to the forme of this figure following The First Forme of Imbattalling of two hundred men This Battayll you see allmost drawne to a Square by reason of the distance for it is to be supposed that now this body standeth at order in Files which is three foote and at open order in Rankes which is Sixe foote and so by extending the length the file is made as large as the front and of all Battailes this is the strongest and the best being ablest to bring most hands to fight without disorder and the soonest repaired and amended whensoeuer it shall come to any ruine for now it standeth ready for all motions what soeuer There is an other manner of Imbattailing of this number when they shall encounter with a Troope of Horse the order and proportion whereof is Contained in this figure following The second forme of Imbattailing being against Horse Here in this Bataile you see how the ranks of Shott are drawne within the Ranks of Pikes and so couered and safeguarded that the Horsemen cannot charge or breake vpon or through them but with most eminent and certaine danger for the vollyes lie rrady prepard and the Pykes stand so that they cannot be enforced to any rout or disorder And here you shall take a principall obseruation that if the horse which shall charge this Battell of foote be Gentlemen at Armes Armed Cap a pe from head to foote with strong Launces in their hands and Pistolls at the Saddle bow and the Horse Armed also both with defensiue offensiue Armor then shall all the Pikes charge at the right foote and draw their swords ouer arme euery man with his former foote linking in his leaders hinder foote But if the Horse be but Curashieirs Armed from the head to knee with long Pystols and vnarmed Horses

then shall all the Pykes charge aboue hand and not at the right foote and shall also aduance forward in their charge and offer to encounter with the Horse for their strength is such that it cannot be broken by vnarmed Horses nor can they be ruin'd but by the vtter losse of the Horse Troope Now for the manner of the Salley of this inclosed Shotte and how they shall giue their volley to the most anoiance of the enemy you shall perceiue it in the forme of this next figure following The manuer of gining Volleis against the Horse Heere you see that in this Salley or giuing of the volly against the horse one halfe of the Musquets vpon the first appearance or approch of the Troope and before they come within distance to deliuer their pistols Issueth fourth by the flanke which by wheele or otherwise by turning of faces you shall euer make the front and being aduanced some small distance they presently spread foorth themselues into one single file and so deliuer their volly alltogeather whilst the other haulfe of the Shotte ascend into their places and make ready then that parte of the Shot which did Issue foorth and haue giuen their volly shall with all conuenient speede retire themselues againe betwene the rankes and Passe behind the Shot which filleth their roomes and there lade thire Musquets againe whilest the Pikes charge either to the right foote or alloft according to the nature of the Horse Troope which chargeth them then the Horse wheeling about to recouer the second Pistoll the other halfe of the Shotte shall Issue out and deliuer their volly as the former Now if the Horse Troope shall happen to deuide it selfe and so charge the foote Battell on both sides or if they shall range themselues and charge euery way both before behind and on both sides then shall the Shotte Issue out both wayes and girdle the Battaille round about according to the forme and fashion of this figure following Volleis when the foote Battaile is charged euery way Thus you see the Shotte issueth fourth equally on on both sides and girdleth the foote Battalia round about so that the volly is giuen entirely and without impeachment or trouble one of another whereas to shoote ouer one anothers Shoulder or by making the First man kneele the Second stoope the Third bend his body the Fourth leane forward and the Fifte to stand vpright and so to deliuer their volly were both rude and disorderly bringing great danger to the Souldier and placing them in such a lame and vncomely Posture that all Agillity and aptnesse to doe seruice would be taken away and the enemy taking aduantage thereof would be much more ready and apte to breake in vpon them and driue them to rout and confusion There is an other forme of Imbattaling this company of 200 men and it is excellent either against foote or Horse hath so many seuerall waies to fight and that with such strength and safety that on which hand soeuer the Battaile shall be assailed yet it will stand impregnable the Shot so seconding the Pikes and the Pikes so garding the Shot that euery way it will giue a certaine and Infallibe repulse vnto the enemy This Battaile is a square Battaile as the rest before shewed yet it is compounded of diuers squares or Maniples which amongst the best experienced Souldiers is held the best and safest way of fighting the forme of which Battaile is contained in this figure following The Imbattelling of many Squares in one Square Heere you see eight seuerall squares brought into one square and the ninth reserued voyd for the entertainement of the Ensigne such short weapons as shall attend it which howsoeuer they be out of vse in the Low-Countries where groose Bodies seldome or neuer Ioyne yet with vs where hand Battaile must continually be expected they are not vnnecessary nor to be neglected This forme of Battaile carrieth the front euery way and vpon the allteration of the face is ready to receiue the charge foure seuerall wayes at once with equall strength and oppositions for euery square is a seuerall Manuple and one so answering to another that nothing but multitudes can subdue it There is againe another forme of Imbattailling these 200 men which howsoeuer it carry an imaginary face of weaknesse yet it is strong and substantiall and was indeede inuented through the false shew to draw and bring the enemy on who being once ingadged in the open and weake places the Maniples or small squares at an instant retire and Ioyne them selues togeather so strongly that it is impossible for the enemy to come off without great losse or vtter subuersion This Battaile as the former is compounded of nine squares fullfilled and supplied and of sixe empty and vnsupplied which may draw on and intice the enemy to charge but afterward by closing and Ioining together frustrateth that hope and leaues the euent to the hazard of fortune The forme of this politike and deceiuing Battaile is expressd in this figure following The Politique or deceiuing Battaile Heere you see that though these empty places in the Battaile are reserued whereby to entice the enemy yet they are so slanked on either hand and before both with Pikes and Shotte that no approach can be made without danger no if the Horse should attempt to charge and breake in thinking to cut the Shot from the Pikes as in outward shew it seemeth likely yet haue the Shotte such safe and seuerall places to retire into and the Pikes standing so apt and ready to couer and entertaine them that the assault is to no purpose and the Battaile standeth still stronger and stronger The difference betwixt this Battaile and the former is only the breach and seperation of Manuples which being aduanced one from another yet within the distance of guard haue more liberty to fight and may alter their proportions or distances as they please There is another forme of imbattailing these 200 men and it is principally vsed against the Horse especially when they charge in the forme of a wedge or Triangular of which wedge I haue spoken more largely in the former part of this Grammer and this Battaile also is drawne from a maine square onely the weapons are altered and the opposition of the Pikes are made strongest in the bottome of the Battaile This Battaile was of greate vse amongst the Grecians before fire or powder was knowne and many famous votaries and Triumphs gotten by the vse thereof and therefore hauing now fire and Shotte to assist the naturall strength thereof it must needes be more acceptable and worthier of imitation This Battaile is drawne by diuision betweene the Middle men to the front and the Middlemen to the reare and betweene the Middle men to the right flanke and the Middle men to the left leauing the Shotte within the Pikes in such manner that vpon all assaults they may haue free vse of their Armes and yet notwithstanding abide in