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A10820	Great Yarmouths exercise In a very compleat and martiall manner performed by their artillery men, upon the twenty second of May last, to the great commendations and applause of the whole town, according to the modern discipline of this our age. 1638. Written by Iohn Roberts of Weston, neere Bathe, Gent.	Roberts, John, of Weston.	1638 (1638)	STC 21093; ESTC S101924	10,040	18

men attending to carry their Pikes and Targets which were accommodated like Commanders and men known both expert and judicious their names were Captain Warren Captain Mantrop and Captain Carter the first for the field the two last for the Fort. The Lieutenants were armed with Head-pieces Plun●'de faire and large gilt Partizans Buffe Coats Gorgets with rich embroydered Belts and Swords with Pistols taking their proper places according to their Captains seniority whose names were these Israel Ingram Nicholas Cutting Iohn Roe Henry Lunne the two first were in the Fort the other two in the Field The Ensignes were gorgeously suted being proper men of person with their Head-pieces plumed their Colours advanced tucked and richly apparelled in every thing compleat for those places observing when there was a March beaten their Colours were shouldred their names as followeth Daniel Wilgrace Edward Denny for the Fort and Iohn Darset and Iohn Lucas for the Field The assistants to both the Serjant Majors were Commander-like suted and armed their names were Iohn Mallam Thomas Godfrey The Quarter-masters of the field in like nature provided their names Iohn Wish Iohn Robins for the Field and Robert Gower for the Fort. The Captain of the Horse was wondrous well mounted and not any thing interiour in Armes for whatsoever else became a Commander to be prepared and provided with his name was Captain Thomson his Lieutenant Iohn Bucknam the Cornet Robert Austin his Corporall Thomas Wood all men of good qualitie and well respected and those which did performe their parts exceeding well who deserved commendations for their seemly order and warlike behaviour The Cannoneers habited correspondent to their places with Field-linstocks in their hands The Serjants compleatly fitted and thus was every man properly accommodated In the morning the Drums of both parts went about the Town beating a Call to summon every Officer and Souldier to their Colours And when the Governours Clarke and the Captains had called them by their Lists over and found appearance in them all then they drew them up in a body thus having two Ensignes caused them to advance to the heads of the Pikes where they made a stand their Colours advanced turked one Ensigne took the right hand the other the left according to their senioritie and due place every Officer did the like the Governour tooke his about six foot from the Pikes in the Centre his Serjeant Major upon his left hand the Captains one on the right hand and the other on the left betweene the File-leaders of the Pikes and Musketeers on both Flanks after which they marched by Squadrons into the Fort in every way answerable to them were those of the Field as you shall understand in its due place In the Artillery Yard was the first Randevouze of those of the Field where after the said Call beaten abroad in the Town and also every man upon that Summons found ready some small time spent thereafter the word of Command was given the Drum beat a troop they all advanc't and shouldred and so troopt into the Market place where their Cannon Horse Ammunition and Waggons were ready to attend them there they drew them into a mayn body Having a sparious place for the ordering of their Companies and Troops in a warlike maner marcht into the Field in this order the Pioners being prepared there before First a Cornet of Horse troopt into the Field next a Squadron of Musquetiers with a Drum in the third ranke of Captain Meadowes Company being eldest Colonell in the Reare of whom the Colonell in person very laudably and commander-like attended marcht the Colours and a Squadron of Pikes and a Drum following then the eldest Serjant in the front of the second Squadron of Pikes after them the second Serjeant and second Squadron of Musquetiers with a Drum and finally the Lieutenant in the Reare After whom marcht the Company of Captain Warrens in every point correspondent to the other and in one and the self-same uniforme At the Reare of which two Companies marcht the Cannon and Baggage and another Cornet of Horse to secure the Reare Thus in this martiall manner they marcht into the Field in which march they made three severall Alts and at the last Alt they were all drawne into forme of battaile the Pikes in the Centre flanckt with Musketiers with the Ordnance Horse and Baggage upon the Wings Being upon the last Alt and thus marching a party of Pikes and Musketiers issued from out of the North Sally Port and fired upon the Army presently a Squadron of Pikes and Musketiers advanc't from the Army and fir'd upon the Defendants Squadron after whom instantly a troop from the Army also seconded the assaylants Squadron to re-inforce these of the Fort but they were as soon repeld by their Ambuscado who routed the Assailants and retreated them to the Army at which time those of the Fort took two prisoners from them of the Field The while this was in agitation the Assaylants sate downe and raysed their Tents made their Huts and setled their Ordnance they of the Fort firing their Ordnance all the while on them which was answered after a short time by the Cannon of the field shot for shot But speedily the aforesaid two prisoners were mist wherupon the Drum Major beat a parley which being answered by a Drum of the Fort made their demand which was imbrac'd the Drum of the Field blinded about ten paces from the Fort was led into the Governours Tent and laying down a months pay for captives was led out and so ransom'd them both again The Army martially setled in the field in their severall quarters were presently disturbed by the Ordnance of the Fort those of the Field answered them by their Cannon and set forth their Sentinels with severall Guards for the Ordnance At this instant hapned a sudden fire in the quarters which was done by a traytor from the Fort for the finding out of whom it was ordered that by the beating of a Drum and word of mouth a Proclamation was made that upon pain of death every Officer and private Souldier should repaire presently to his owne private Hut and proper quarter which being done and the traytour found alone without a Hut instantly was apprehended and committed to the custody of the Provost Marshall And when there was a cessation of Armes he was to undergo the penalty of the Law which was to be bound to a stake and Muskateer'd Then the Pioners were drawne up to the Front of the Army where they were divided into three parts two thirds for the Trenches in the Quarters and one third for the battery to draw the Cannon neerer to the Fort and to raise platformes upon severall occasions to advantage the Assaylants The Cannon were drawn up by the out-wings of the Front of the Army and their mettall plac'd in a Horizontall Line of levell towards the work of the Fort where the breach should be made to do execution After which the

GREAT YARMOVTHS EXERCISE In a very compleat and martiall manner performed by their Artillery men upon the twenty second of May last to the great commendations and applause of the whole Town according to the modern Discipline of this our Age. 1638. Non solum nobis sed patriae Written by Iohn Roberts of Weston neere Bathe Gent. LONDON Printed by THOMAS HARPER and are to be sold by Ellis Morgan at his shop in Little Brittain 1638. To the Right Worshipfull Henry Davie President of the Artillery Yard and Iohn Robins Esquires both Bailiffs and to the worshipfull Company of Aldermen of the Town of Great Yarmouth Also to the worshipfull Captain Meadows Captain de Engain Captain Call Captain Man●rop Captain Warren Captain Bennet and Captain Carter and to the rest of the assistants and Company of the Artillery Men. THe principall and chiefest things Right Worshipfull worshipful that emboldens men to dedicate their labours unto any personage is the affinitie between the matter of the worke offered and the mindes of them to whom it is presented And as in ancient times the Comicall Poets pend such Enterludes as they imagined would be plausibly heard of the auditory so our modern Writers do fashion and shape the subject of which they intreat according to the affection of him or them whose patronage they require in countenancing their work These I make my presidents for observing your diligence and furtherance towards the expence and putting in execution these Military and laudable exercises in so compleat and martiall forme found by it you were the fittest to patronize this Treatise which is both excellent for imitation in generall and very necessary for divers in particular And al●hough it is not so highly esteemed amongst the common sort of people by reason of their igno●ance in Sciences yet for the generall good that accrew and come therby to a Common-wealth is nothing inferiour to the best especially where their study tendeth to good and vertuous exercises or the practice and contemplation to laudable Arts of which the Art Military being a principall member as having participation with all the rest or to say the truth the quintessence nay the very proofe and triall of them for though we heare and read never so much yet without practice and experience is still imperfect and how can perfection be attained but by action which was compleatly performed according to our modern Discipline which following in order I make bold to present to your Worships Thus praying the Almighty to lengthen and protract your lives beyond your fatall periods and give you a will to live and a desire still to further what may be available to both King and Common-weale with these all good successe in this World and eternall happinesse in his Kingdome I conclude and will remayn Your Worships humblest Iohn Roberts To the Towne AT Honours Altar and the Shrine of Fame I offer up this Trophee to thy Name For good desert should Titles great inherit And ever correspondent be in merit Such manlike actions martiall-like were shown By thee th' applause deservedly is blown Ore Court and Country which doth canonize In golden lines Great Yarmouths Exercise Great Yarmouths Exercise The whole scope of the exercise from the first Randevouze troop and march with the three severall Alts together with the first skirmish and setting downe in the Field as also the intrenching with the advantages and disadvantages both of those of the Field and Fort with the raising re enforcing and recovery of every severall Work Lastly the Summons Surrendring and Conditions between them with many more remarkable matters performed by those of the Artillery of great Yarmouth BEfore I enter into the proceedings of this Exercise I will relate the willing and forward mindes of the Artillery men who with a generall and unanimous consent upon the first proposition liberally laid down their monies for the furtherance of the intended purpose so that nothing was either wanting or any way scanting to forward the said Designe Insomuch that there was made a plentifull and large provision of all Materials whatsoever and the Field and Fort made answerable to either store They were made and fortified with Ramparts Ditch Counterscarffe Pallisadoes Baracadoes Sally Ports Parrapets Redoubts and Raveling with Larum Bels Centre Bels and Beacons upon which was spacious platformes for the Ordnance which were mounted to doe execution upon the Assailants and in which were erected two severall Tents one for Captain Call then Governour and the other for Captain Mantrop attended with good Fire-men and warlike Souldiers fitly appointed for that purpose with Lieutenants Ensignes Sergeants and Corporalls in a correspondent way accontred In all points answerable to them were those of the Field fitted with Materials necessary for Assailants to be provided of as Commanders Officers Canon-carriages Linstocks Ladles Spunges Badge-barrels Pioners Scaling-ladders Horse-tents Suttlers Forage-masters Scout-masters and whatsoever else was needfull And let mee not forget to speake something of that worthy Gentleman Captaine de Engaine who was Sergeant Major for that day of the Field and Captaine of the Artillery-yard a man well practiced in Military Discipline and the only man laid the ground-plot for this Exercise from whom sprung all the directions for the managing thereof to his great applause credit and commendations In so much I verily believe if such Exercises were oftner practised in the Counties Cities and Towns of this Kingdome so exactly and martiall like it would adde a great applause to our Nation and strike as great a terrour in our enemies to heare and see every man so expert in Armes and the Commanders and Officers so solid sound sufficient and ready upon all occasions to doe both King and Country able service Now I will fall up●n the subject I am to treat of and trouble you no more with what is impertinent to my intended purpose And first of the Generall Governour Captains and Officers of bo●h field and Fort. There being choice Commanders elected the one to be Generall of the Field the other Governour of the Fort every way correspondent to noble valiant judicious and trusty Martialists were thu Commander-like accoutred Who having for their proper Arms a Truncheon in their right h●nds coloured and waved sutable to their severall colours faire Helmets on their heads garnished with great plumes of feathers th●y were compleatly armed for their bodies with rich Scarffs on there right arms fair Swords and Belts embroydered and guilded with Pistols correspondent to the rest at their girdles Captain Meadows was Generall of the Field and Captain Call Governour of the Fort. The Serjant Majors were chosen by the like advice had Truncheons three foot long some thing differing from the former but of the same colours not waved fair Head-peeces gorgeously plumed and compleatly armed with all things fitting as before Captain de Engain was Serjant Major of the Field and Captain Bennet of the Fort. The Captains had their leading staves with their

and so neer the Bulwarks of the Fort that they dismounted their Cannon and fired so much upon that part where the breach was to be made that the said breach was thereupon made accessable Those of the Fort in despight of danger mount the inside of the breach and repayreth it with Sand-bags c. Neverthelesse the battery continued made a sufficient breach in the Rampart though their Ordnance are dismounted yet they continue their firings out of the Fort fiercely upon the Assaylants The Cannon of the Field having made an accessible breach there presently choice Commanders sent from the quarters presently to view it during which time the Cannon silenc't themselves and barter'd not during the time the viewers were upon that service Who returne and signifie that the breach is accessible whereupon the Counsell of Warre presently determined of the assault Lots were drawne for the avoyding of exceptions amongst the Commanders by which meanes it was instantly knowne who should mount the breach first who second and who last and the means how consulted likewise of The first Assaylants were couragiously beaten backe by those of the Fort the second advanc'd and joyn'd with the first and as manfully repeld with threshing styles and clubs from behinde their Sand-bags The third time the breach mounted by all three parties which did force back the defendants and lodge themselves neere the top of the breach During their assault the small shot in the Trenches did not fire at all upon that part for feare of annoying the Assaylants Those of the Fort being shrewdly gauled by the Musketiers of the neighbouring Trenches of the Field keeps close within for feare of further danger Vpon this there was a generall cessation of Arms during which it was ordered that the Assailants were drawn off frō the breach and stand at the foot therof as it was a guard divided into two equall parts on either side the breach and a Fugitive taken and hargubasted and the Traitor that fir'd one of the quarters This was no sooner effected but that the Drum Major by command beat a Summons to surrender the Fort. The Fort returned no other answer but by a Musket shot made full at him from the Rampart The Drumme returneth and certifieth the truth hereof to the Counsell and Commanders of the Field hereupon the battery is renewed and a generall assault given by the whole Forces of the Field who were drawne down from their quarters of purpose and invironeth the Fort round assaulteth it on all parts at once and a fresh assault made to enter the breach Which generall allarum and assault did cause them in the Fort to ring out their larum Bell therupon the Burgers flockt about the Governours and perswaded a yielding The Governour entring into the resolution of the Souldiers and Townsmen consented to their desire and with the chief of his Officers mounts the Rampart and sends a Drum to another part to beat a parley upon the top of the Rampart Lastly the parley was assured and agreed upon by the Assaylants conditions propounded and consented unto by Field and Fort and ordred thus INprimis that they should march out of the Fort in a compleat martiall manner Item that they might depart the Fort with bag and baggage without impediment Item that the Souldiers should march out with their Muskets loaden and shouldred matches lighted at both ends bullets in their mouthes their rest in their right hands head-piece upon their heads and swords by their sides Pikes in compleat Arms shouldred Colours flying and Drums beating like men of Honour And thus those of the Fort are in a Souldier-like manner provided according to the aforesaid Conditions marched out of the Fort all which was compleatly performed in a very seemly and martial manner who marcht out at the North Pallisado wheeld their march towards the Southeast betwixt the Field Forces and the Raveling somthing aloof from the Counterscarff until they arrived at the South Port of the Town where they marcht in and after a volley given at their Commanders doores lodged their Colours and past to their severall chambers The Fort thus rendred unto the dispose of the Conquerour a counsell is cald by whom it is appointed that the Serjeant Major and his assistance with twenty of the primest Pikes and twentie choice Musketiers were selected out of both the bands and being placed in a martiall order the Musketiers in Front and Pikes in the Reare with a large space left for the Colours to march and thus they advanced and marcht into the Fort. At the North Sally Port rounding the Fort within under the covert of the walls continuing so privatly conceald to view search and finde out whether there had been any treacherous practices left behind by them that last issued out but assured themselves that all was secure and no danger to be feared Then the eight Majors commanded his two Assistants to draw their Companies into two distinct Files Pikes in Front and Musketiers in the Reare then w●● held them off to the right and left this done the right hand File mounted close by the North Pallisado to the top of that part of the Rampart The left hand File mounted the Rampart by the South Pallisado then both marcht upon the top of the Work and meet upon the midst of the breach where the Serjeant Major took his stand and presently in a short space marcht down before them through the said breach and so continued their march to their proper places This being done in forme as aforesaid the Colonell Serjeant Major and the principall Officers the Lieutenants only excepted who in the interim attended the Army guarded with Squadrons both of Pikes and Musketiers entred the French and possest themselves solely of the Fort after leaving a sufficient strength to fortifie it marcht in a seemly and military manner into the Town Notwithstanding this Exercise thus in every particular performed and a world of Spectators in every place and neer both Cannon and small shot God be glorified there was not either man woman or child had the least hurt done at all such was the providence of the Almighty and such the care of the Commanders and Officers as also the expert Musketiers were so respective among themselves that not one Bandeleer took fire to annoy the other or to endanger the unruly multitude in the least This Exercise was performed with a great deale of charge and care to the great honour and applause of the Artillery men and Town And if I should forget one Alderman that is worthy the memory one Master Owner I should do him apparant injury for hee was the motive and principall benefactor who did forward this exercise not only with his own servants and cattle but liberally with his purse and painfully with his own hands in so much that he was seldome from the work while it was in action setting forward what might be the furthering therof sparing no charge nor horse-flesh upon the prefixed day but rode well mounted here and there to keep the concourse of people from danger would there were more of his noble and worthy disposition which Gentleman hath done many good deeds besides for the good of the said Town to his credit and applause It was my fortune to be present when this plausible Exercise was put in execution and although I have seene good service in the Netherlands and other places yet never saw a thing better performed and more Souldier-like imitated And this I say more they are very expert in Armes and doe performe all their Postures and Motions with judgement and dexterity I could wish that others in this Kingdome were so well disciplined and were able to do such service as these can or might if occasion did importune them therunto To conclude when all was thus finished and brought punctually to a period that noble and free minded Gentlemen Captaine Meadows invited his Officers and Souldiers to Supper where I was my self in person and there found great store of diversitie of dishes and I am sure plenty of Wine in a very liberall well beseeming way bestowed on them In the same manner did Captain Warren provide and gave free entertainment together with the rest of the Captains FINIS