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A19255	The character of vvarre, or The image of martiall discipline contayning many vsefull directions for musters & armes, and the very first principles in discipline, the ground postures, all the military motions now vsed ... By Edvvard Cooke.	Cooke, Edward, fl. 1626-1631.	1626 (1626)	STC 5668; ESTC S108654	60,094	84

the word is giuen This is the way to doe it and I will name no more All this variety of waies helpes such as would be exquisite in exercising I say would are not already I presume not to teach any that knowes more then my selfe Nor such as knowes lesse then my selfe yet scornes to be taught but such as knowes little it may be nothing yet haue a a desire to learne To such I that know some thing to others but little doe impart that little which I haue And in the next chapter will teach them how to exercise a company as I my selfe haue beene taught in the Artilery Garden or elsewhere for I haue attained nothing but by paines taking much cost and reading But first obserue my Method in Exercising My Method in Exercising is not at this time to Intermeddle with new formes of battells various fights sundry kindes of Inductions and the like But to apply my selfe somewhat to that which hath been deliuered practized in former times agreeing with our moderne discipline and at this time in vse beginning at the first principle of all to order a company of men into a battell that are at first confused one among another and to doe it by distinct words of Command whereby they may order themselues into a body without helpe of a Sergeant taking their first distance of six foot in square both in file and ranke in which we commonly vse at the first to exercise our Motions in All this I meane to doe and the Chapter following will shew it CHAP. XXVI This Chapter sheweth a young Commander how he should begin to order his Company How to command the same properly by seuerall distinct words of Command And to obserue true Distance in euery Motion Whether it be to Face to Wheele to Charge to Counter-march or double THus then he may Command when the Company is vnordered intermingled one with another parted from their Armes and lying in sundry places Separate your selues To your Armes File and Ranke your selues Euery File-leader know his place Aduance your Pikes Shoulder your Muskets Fall into a body and flanke your Pikes with Muskets Take your first distance six foot both in File and Ranke Order your Pikes Rest your Muskets Stand Right in your Files Stand right in your Rankes Marke your Directions Silence Face to the right hand as you were Face to the left hand as you were Face to the right hand about as you were Face to the left hand about as you were Rankes to the right hand double as you were Rankes to the left hand double as you were Files to the right hand double as you were Files to the left hand double as you were Middle men to the right hand Double your Front Middle men as you were Middle men to the left hand Double your Front Middle men as you were Middle men to the right hand Intire Double your Front Middle men as you were Middle men to the left hand Intire Double your Front Middle men as you were Middle men double your Front to the right and left hand by diuision Middle men as you were Bringers vp to the right hand Double your Front Bringers vp as you were Bringers vp to the left hand Double your Front Bringers vp as you were Now they must aduance their Pikes and so Counter-march Rankes to the right hand Counter-march Rankes to the left hand Counter-march Files to the right hand Counter-march Files to the left hand Counter-march a The second Distance is for Wheeling and charging Files close to your Order Three foot in File and Ranke Rankes close to your Order Three foot in File and Ranke Wheele to the right hand Wheele to the left hand Charging vpon a stand when their Pikes are aduanced Wheele to the right hand about Wheele to the left hand about Charge to the right hand As you were Charge to the left hand As you were Charge to both by diuision As you were Charge to the Front As you were Charge to the Reare As you were Charge to both by diuision As you were Charge Front Reare and Flankes As you were Open y●ur Files to your open Order Six foot Open your Rankes to your open Order Six foot Order your Pikes March Shoulder your Pikes March Charge to the right hand Marching and charging from the shoulder at o●●n then open O●de● Do all this by the beat of the Drumme As you were March Do all this by the beat of the Drumme Charge to the left hand Do all this by the beat of the Drumme As you were March Do all this by the beat of the Drumme Charge to the Reare Do all this by the beat of the Drumme As you were March Do all this by the beat of the Drumme Beare-vp your Pikes and Counter-march to the right hand This was done by Captaine Bingham in the Artillery Garden Beare-vp your Pikes and Counter-march to the left hand Aduance your Pikes marching Keepe your first Distance six foot in File Ranke Port your Pikes marching Keepe your first Distance six foot in File Ranke Traile your Pikes marching Keepe your first Distance six foot in File Ranke Cheeke your Pikes from the traile Keepe your first Distance six foot in File Ranke Make a stand Marke your Directions The right hand file lead forth the rest follow in sequence one after another Lay your Pikes on the outside one of another Recouer Marching and aduance your Pikes Stand. File-leaders bring vp your Files into a body Files open to the right hand Open order Six foot Files close to the left hand to your Order Three foot To the 〈…〉 A foot and a halfe In F●le R●nkes open backward to your double Distance Twelue foot Rankes File to the right hand Rankes as you were Rankes File to the left hand Rankes as you were Rankes File to the right and left hand Close your Rankes to six foot Open your Files to six foot Being reduced to your first Distance Order your Pikes Lay downe your Pikes Take vp your Pikes and order Thus much for Exercising and of the Postures of the Pike therein vsed The seuerall Postures of the Musket followeth in the next Chapter CHAP. XXVII Of the Postures of the Musket THe Postures of the Musket are sundry and many Some make 32. some 40. some 43. some more some lesse All which are for Military instruction in the time of Trayning and to make the Souldier most exquisite and perfect But in time of present seruice before the face of the enemy or in fight then all this great number of Postures they reduce into three only and no more viz. 1. Make ready 2. Present 3. Giue fire All the other they wittily and properly sort into foure kindes or orders To be performed Standing Marching Charging and Discharging as is to be seene in Captaine Pantons Table all which must be obserued Thus much of them The Postures or words of Command which we must vse in ordinary Training or daily exercising of Souldiers agreeing to the Prince of Orange forme and by order from his Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell are these March with your Musket shouldred and the Rest in your right hand March and with the Musket carry the Rest Sinke your Rest and vnshoulder your Musket Poyse it in your right hand and let it sinke into the left In your left hand hold your Musket and carry your Rest with it Take your Match in the right hand betweene the second finger and thombe Hold your Match fast and blow your coale Cocke your Match Try your Match Guard your pan and blow your match Open your pan Present Giue fire Dismount your Musket and carry it with your Rest Vncocke your match and returne it betweene your fingers Cleare your pan Prime your pan Shut your pan Cast off your loose powder Blow your pan Cast about your Musket Traile your Rest Open your charge Charge with powder Draw out your scowring sticke Shorten your sticke Ramme in your powder Draw out your sticke Charge with Bullet Ramme in your Bullet Draw out your sticke Shorten your sticke and put it vp Bring your Musket forward with your left hand Poyse it in your right hand and recouer your Rest Shoulder your Musket March and carry your Rest with your Musket Vnshoulder your Musket Lay your Musket in the Rest Stand Rested Your saluting Posture as you were In the right hand take your Match betweene the second finger and the thumbe Blow your Match Cocke your Match Try your Match Guard your pan and be ready This last is the Sentinell Posture Th●s I haue run ouer the Postures of the Musket after the Low Cou●t●y fo●me first marching then discharging then c●a●ging after standing Adding three more vn●o them because th● charging with the bullet was left out which I hope will giue oftence to none As for the gesture of the body hand and foot to grace the Posture I referre you to the booke expressing it by Figures Or to ●●e A●tillery Ga●den or Military Y●rd where it is done by some ●x●●●●●y bu● neuer to be obtained without practise You may likew●●●●egin whe●e you please for this forme is not so strictly ob er●●● 〈◊〉 the Artillery Garden B ca●●●ou had the Postures of the P●ke implicite and not disti●●● but mixt with other kindes of Motions different from th●m I will in the next Chapter shew them seuerall and concl●d● CHAP. XXVIII Of the seuerall Postures of the Pike THe seuerall Postures of the Pike saith Sargeant Trussell are in number twelue Three are to be done standing six marching ●●d three charging The three which are to be done standing he expresseth thus Lay d●w●● y●ur Pi●● T●k● vp y●ur Pike ●●der your Pik● The si● which are to be done Marching he expresseth thus A●●ance your Pike Shoulder your Pike Leuell your Pike Slope your Pike Cheeke your Pike Traile your Pike The three which are to be done charging he expresseth thus Po●t Charge ouer hand Charge at the right foot for Horse This is the briefe Epitome of the Postures which that Gentleman tooke from Captaine Pantons Table Captaine Panton from the Booke published by the most Excellent Prince the Count Maurice of Nassau and I from both So I end my Booke Let God haue the glory Amen Exodus 15 3. The LORD is a man of Warre His name is IEHOVAH FINIS

haue expressed fully both by precept and example Now it remaines that I shew you foure other things First by what words of Command it may be done Secondly in what order Thirdly with which Legge comming forward Fourthly how to reduce all this by way of document or obseruation shall be declared in the next Chapter following CHAP. XIX Obseruations for Facing shewing the manner how to performe the action with many other Circumstances appertaining to the precedent Chapter IN the precedent Chapter mention was made of Facing In this Chapter are certaine Obseruations positiuely set downe for the exact performance thereof They are in number foure The first obseruation is for the motion of the Legge The second for reducement to its first Posture The third for distance to grace the Action The fourth for words of Command either to Face and March or to Face and Stand expressing their vse Of these in order The first Obseruation First then obserue that in Facing vpon a stand the Motion must and ought to be performed with the right Legge that is the left Legge must stand firme The right must either remoue forward or backward Forward when you Face to the left hand Backward when you face to the right hand Be it to the right about or to the left about the left Leg stands firme only you moue the foot vpon the heele or toe But in the March it is to be done How to Face Marching sometimes with the right Legge sometimes with the left Legge With the right Legge when it is to the left hand With the left Legge when it is to the right hand for you must gaine ground and not lose The second Obseruation In the second place obserue or take notice how to reduce vnto the first Posture This must be thus performed When you Face to the right returne backe to the left hand How to reduce vnto your first Posture When you Face to the left returne backe to the right hand Hauing Fac'd about to the right returne about to the left Hauing Fac'd about to the left returne about to the right For still the contrary must be done Obserue it and forget it not The third Obseruation In the third place obserue or take notice of the Distances appropriated to Facing These Distances are of three sorts to wit Open Order Order Close Order The first for Exercise The two last for Seruice No Captaine must be so absurd as to Face vpon an Enemy in open Order the Enemy comming to push of Pike The Grecians would neuer Face to receiue the Charge of an Enemy but in their close Order Their close Order was a foot and a halfe from file to file and three foot from ranke to ranke This we commonly vse with Pikes But our Musketiers are neuer to be closer then the second Distance of three foot in square because they are to haue a free vse of their Armes If then they be at a closer Distance they will much throng and trouble one another and are subiect to firing In the last place obserue how to giue the words of Command The fourth Obseruation either to Face and March or to Face and stand That you may doe it orderly and properly I haue fitted them to your mouth thus Face to the right hand March Words of Command to Face and March Face to the left hand March Face to the right hand about March Face to the left hand about March Thus you may set vpon your Enemy as you see aduantage or preuent him where he would charge you to your disaduantage or shun a dangerous ground prepared for you as Alexander did when Darius would haue intrapped him Thus much to Face March and of the words of Command for it Now to face and stand with the words of Command for that Motion The words of proper direction for it are these Words of Command to Face stand Face to the right hand * If you restore to the first Posture you are to say As you were Thus if the Enemy haue encompassed your right Flanke you are ready for him Face to the left hand Thus if the Enemy haue encompassed your left Flanke you are ready for him Face to the right and left hand by diuision Thus if the Enemy hath encompassed both the Wings of your Battell being vnable to auoide it * They face to the right and left by diuision you Face thus to resist him Face to the right and about Thus if the Enemy haue suddenly made his Approach vpon your Reare you are ready for him and resist him in an instant Middle men to the right hand about This forme is called Phalange Amphistomus described by Aelian chap. 38. And is of excellent vse to resist the charge of the Enemy assaulting vs in Front and Reare Obserue the forme of this Face being ten in depth This is the P●inthium full of men The three last Rankes face about to the Right The three first Rankes in the Front stand as you doe The Rest in the midst to the Right and Left by diuision Thus if the Enemy haue enuironed you about on all sides On all sides you are ready to resist him Plutarch in the life of Paulus Aemilius This was the last remedy of the Macedonian Phalange opposed against Paulus Aemylius in his Battell with Perseus which distressed the Romanes and had gained the victory had it not beene broken for want of ground Thus much for Facing Now if in stead of Facing you would command Charging giue the words thus Charge to the right hand Charge to the left hand Charge both to the right and left hand Charge to the Front Charge to the Reare Charge both Front and Reare Charge euery way A Caution When you charge vpon a stand fall backe with the right Legg When you charge to goe on come forward with the left Legg This is to charge Marching Thus much for this Chapter CHAP. XX. Of the vse of Wheeling WHeeling is of the same vse with Facing both may be done vpon the sudden approach of the Enemy whether hee shew himselfe on the right or left Flanke or in the Reare of your Battell The excellency of Wheeling If he shew himselfe in the right or left Flanke Wheeling will haue the preheminence of Facing for it will oppose him with thy front which are thy best men If he shew himselfe in the Reare Wheeling will yet haue the preheminence and oppose him there with thy fileleaders or best men as it did before in the Flanke But * Of the prehemincie of Facing ouer Wheeling if the enemie shew himselfe in Front and Reare or in more then these places at once suddenly to charge thee Facing will then haue the preheminence and Wheeling will doe more harme then good Therefore being in this straight the best remedie is to turne faces and so receiue him But hauing sufficient place and fit occasion to wheele

your double distance The vse of this is twofold First to imploy a great deale of ground for your owne aduantage making your number seeme more then it is Secondly to make way for the Canon shot by which the enemy afar of would annoy your flanks Therefore you march at a double distance The depth of your Battell is doubled by number Doubling th● depth of a Battell by number when of ten in File it is made twenty of twenty forty and of sorry fourescore The doubling of the depth of your Battell may be done vpon fit occasion either in open order or in close order In open order by doubling of Files When Files double by Countermarch either to the right or left hand Or when halfe the Rankes double the right or left flanke When Ranks file by conuersion either to the right or left hand which is vsually done at a double distance In order or close order by aduancing of Files to the right or left hand By File-leaders drawing forth their Files into one or if you will both to the right and left hand by diuision Then both right and left hand File leads forth together so the body is drawne into two Files All these waies and more may the depth of your Battell be doubled in place and number not to change the forme thereof or if it be to alter the fashion whereby your Battell may bee made suteable to the ground vpon any occasion which is not the least thing to be taken notice of Obserue A large fronted Battell is vnfit for a narrow place A deepe narrow Battell for a Champion is not so suteable This the Romanes and Grecians knew full well and therefore they would order themselues accordingly making a politicke vse of either as they saw occasion It is reported of Manius Acilius the Romane Consul that being to fight with Antiochus the Great in the Straits of Thermopyles because therein he could march with his men no more then fiue in Front He ordered all his Legions into an * Orthiophala● is a deepe P●lange commo●ly called a Heirs hauing the Depth much exceedi●● the Length Ae●●an chap. 30. Appian in the war●es of the Rom●nes with S●●ians Orthiophalanx wich was a kinde of Battell in forme of a Heirse of far greater depth than length Thus being extended in depth and but fiue in Ranke he proceeded on appointing Marcus Cato one of his Tribunes with a selected band of men to fetch a compasse about to seeke some other passage If not to scale the Rocks and then to seize vpon Antiochus Campe. And likewise hee sent Lucius Valerius another of his Tribunes wi●h a like band of men to force the Aet●lians from the Rocks on the other side he being to passe vnder them that so hauing gained the Rocks they might further his passage and annoy Antiochus from thence wi●h missiue weapons He himselfe led his Army in Front against Antiochus in the manner before said Now Antiochus hauing fortified the Straits with a wall where it was broad stood there ready to receiue him with his Battell of Macedonians farre broader in Front than Acilius Armie was But when Marcus Cato had gained the Hills Antiochus was instantly strucke into amazement and Acilius taking courage thereby came brauely on and forced Antiochus to flight Thus suting his Battell to the nature of the place and yet making vse of his men for his best aduantage he obtained a glorious victory One example more out of Xenophons Historie and so I will conclude ●●nophon lib. 4. The Grecians which Cherisophus and Xenophon conducted out of Persia were in the Champaigne ordered into a square hollow Battell euery part of like strength with their baggage and loose multitude in the midst These Grecians when they came into the Country of the Carduchans and Colchans were otherwise ordered There was high Hilles huge steepe Mountaines and but narrow passage They must now be Imbattelled not in a hollow * The P●aesium a square bat●l of men ●ollow in the ●ddest Plaesium but in seuerall Companies and euery Company into a single File euery file hauing an hundred men a peece ascending those steepe Mountaines and beating the enemie from thence which stood thereon in battell aray doing more with ten thousand men than a King of Persia could doe with twelue Myriades that is twelue hundred thousand Thus the Grecians and Romanes Mirrours of Armes and learning did alwaies shape their battell according to the proportion of ground and being perfect in the art of Imbattelling did all things proper as they saw occasion The like must we And thus much shall suffice for the doubling of the Length and Depth of a Phalange or Battell Now followes the Distances to be obserued in them So the words of command shall follow for all in the fiue and twentieth Chapter CHAP. XXIIII Of the Distances to be obserued in Battell And of their vse DIsorder is the confusion of a Battell but good Order p●eu●nts ●●is confusion Therefore all Commanders as much as in them lies must studie to preuent this in time And this may be done by obseruing of Distance for Distance is the rule that squares all Distance is to the battell as the soule to the body The Battell may be called a body Now take away Distance from this body and it falls to ruine for want of a soule Iphicrates the Athenian said That in an Armie of men the light horse-men resembled the hands the men at Armes the feet the battell of foot-men the stomacke and brest and the Captaine the head of the body See here a Millitary body proportioned to the body of a man See how it receiues motion and life Distance being the soule that makes it moue Care then ought to be had in mouing now this care is effected by the obseruing of Distances Three kinds of distances are mentioned by Aelian Ae●●a● chap. ●● for the opening and shutting of a Phalange or Battell The first are large distances of foure Cubits which amount to six foot The second are lesse but of two Cubits which amount to three foot The third are of a lesser kinde but of a Cubit which amounteth at the most but to a foot and a halfe These are all one and the same with open Order Order and close Order Open Order is when euery Souldier in the battell taketh six foot both in File and Ranke and marcheth with their Pikes shouldered It is for ease in marching being likewise of great vse going against a Fort or strong place of the enemies for it giues way to the Cannon shot and is of singular vse to saue your men We vse to march thus when the enemy keepes aloofe off Order is when euery souldier in battell taketh three foot both in File and Ranke and marcheth with their Pikes either aduanced or Ported This is to prepare for skirmish when the enemie is neare Close Order is when euery Souldier in the battell taketh a foot and a halfe in File