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A51540	An epitome of the whole art of war In two parts. The first of military discipline, containing the whole exercise of the pike and musquet, &c. with plain directions for the various postures. Also the drawing up of battalions, and way of forming them; with the art of doubling, wheeling, forming and drawing up an army into any figure. The way of conducting armies in hilly, woody or plain countries: of encampings, besiegings, giving of battle, &c. The second of fortification and gunnery, which shews the principles and practices of fortification, as now used, as well by the English, as several other European nations, (especially by Their Majesties army) at the late siege of Athlone, Galoway, Limerick, &c. ... Of casements, cittadels, crownworks, ravelins, &c. Of gunnery, ... morters, demy-cannon, &c. with the manner of batteries, &c. All illustrated and further explained by 18 copper-plates, curiously designed and engraven.	Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.; J. S., Capt. Military discipline.; J. S., Capt. Fortification and military discipline.	1692 (1692)	Wing M3002; ESTC R217907	42,745	122

Center through the Intervals of the Pikes E and then divide them by half files One half File shall advance toward M and the other half File shall stand their ground behind the Pikes E. For the 304 Musquetiers that remain they shall make the two Files that surround the whole Body PLATE V. The way and manner of reducing a Battalion with a void space in the Center YOU begin with the Musquetiers which you command from the Center through the several fronts MPEQ which together with those that surrounded the Body you cause to rank and file themselves as they were As for the Pikes that form the Octogonal Body you give them the following words of Command 1. They that stand in the Angles to your Places O and R. resume their distances and make the same front at Q. The files V and I do the same in respect of P and the files LL observe the same order in regard of the Pikes ME. 2. The twelve files of the right wing and the twelve files of the left wing that doubled Front and Reer stand fast OQR VPT 3. March files of the wings that have received the word of command OQR and VPT move off and march forward Plate IV Fig 1. 5. The Files that marched toward the Center to their places the four small Squares NNNN return to the Front of M. and E. 6. The middle Files stand upon your Guard E. M. 7. The half File of the middle Files half a Turn to the Right M makes a Front towards the same Center 8. File-Leader of the middle Files half a Turn to the Right E makes a Front towards the same Center 9. March middle Files E and M move forward till they come upon the Front CDQ and PAB of the first Figure 10. File-Leader of those that marched half a Turn to the Right E returns to its first Front and the Battalion is reduced Directions for Firing 1. In keeping of Ground This way of Firing may be performed either by two Ranks at a time or three Ranks The first Kneeling and the second Stooping or the two first Stooping or else thus Musketeers make ready all at which time the Musketeers are to be Cocked and Guarded and their Arms strait before them the Pikes Ported and when the Musketeers Present the Pikes are to be charged Then The five first Ranks Kneel The Reer Rank Present Fire Fifth Rank stand up Present Fire Fourth Rank Stand up Present Fire And so of the rest And as they have fired they are to charge again and to be in a readiness against the next Word of Command 2. For Fire gaining Ground the Command is First Rank and Musketeers make ready Halt Then Present and Fire Here they are to recover their Arms without any command and to file off to the Right and Left into the Reer When the first Rank presents the next Rank is to make ready without any Command and as the first Rank files off the next make good the Front and so the Battalion is to March again and every Rank to Fire in this order And when every Rank presents the Pikes are to charge without any command 3. Of Firing to the Front retreating The best way is to Fire by single Ranks in the same method as in gaining Ground only after every Rank has fired and filed off to the Right and Left into the Rear instead of the next Rank advancing to make good the Front of Pikes the Pikes are to retreat to the Musketeers who stand still till the Pikes make an even Front with them PLATE VI. The best Way and Method of Marching an Army in a Flat and Plain Country Plate V. A Regiment of 12 Companies Encamped Officer in Cheif Captains Saba●terns Souldiers Serjeants Muskets Pikes Profile for Trenches Profile for Redoubts All the Companies being drawn up they shall begin to March and must range themselves in Squadrons and Battalions to be afterwards embattel'd in the Ground marked out by the Marshal of the Camp or his Assistants The Marshal of the Camp ought in the first place to be exactly informed of the condition of the Country through which the Army is to march taking his Instructions from the general and particular Maps of the Country or from the Information of the Country People He shall draw up his Men in Battel-Array according as he thinks most convenient or as the General shall have given him Order If it be through a plain and open Country which is convenient for the Cavalry the Artillery and Waggons then let him extend the Wings of the Army and observe the following Order He shall divide his Army into three Bodies that in the middle must consist of three Thirds of the whole Infantry drawn up in great Bodies and Battalions each consisting of two or three Regiments Upon the Wings or Flank of this Infantry must be placed the great Artillery guarded by some Battalion of the Infantry Upon the Right and Left Wing of this middle Line shall the Cavalry march in little Squadrons each consisting of two Cornets The rest of the Infantry marching in little Bodies shall enclose between it and the Cavalry the Baggage and Ammunition of the Army with some Field Pieces as may be observed by the March represented in the Figure PLATE VII Of the March of an Army through an Enemies Country IF there be a Necessity to carry the War into the Enemies Country either to Besiege some place therein or else for the Relief of some place already besieged whether the Enemy be beaten in the Field or whether he still keep the Field to put new Supplies of Men and Provision into the Garrison or hinder Provision from being brought to the Enemies Camp Upon all these Occasions whether he encamp in the Field or Quarter in Villages the General must take care that the Commissary General of the Victuals and the Treasurers at War be diligent and faithful in their Charge in providing and furnishing the Army with Victuals If the Enemy has been routed and be not in a condition to recruit then you may march as in the preceeding Pages whether the Country be open or streighter Plate VI. Plate VIII The Cavalry must be placed upon the Wings in Front and in the Reer of the Bodies The Infantry must march in the middle and in a gross Battalion The Artillery upon one side guarded by some old Regiments as you see in the Plate PLATE VIII General Directions for Encamping an Army WHEN the Camp-Master General or Major-General hath read the Number of the Horse and Foot that are in the Army he must proportion and cast up what space of Ground will suffice to encamp them with all their Provision Carriages and so that neither for due Room the Soldiers be pestered nor by over large Spaces the Camp not sufficiently fortified This being of great Importance it will be requisite for him to understand well Arithmetick and Geometry and to have in readiness sundry Plats and Models and Forms of

Numb III. teaching the Art of Smithing The second Three viz. Numb IV. Numb V. Numb VI. teaching the Art of Joynery The third Three viz. Numb VII Numb VIII Numb IX teaching the Art of House-Carpentery Accommodated with suitable Engraved Figures by Joseph Moxon c. Price of each Monthly Exercise 6 d. Mechanick Dialling Teaching any man though of an ordinary Capacity and unlearned in the Mathematicks to draw a true Sun-Dial on any Given Plain however situated only with the help of a streight Rule and a pair of Compasses and without any Arithmetical Calculation by Joseph Moxon c. Price 1 s. 6 d. At the place aforesaid you may have also all manner of Maps Sea-Plats Drafts Mathematical Books Instruments c. at the lowest Prizes There is Invented by the Right Honourable the Earl of Castlemain a new kind of Globe call'd for distinction sake the English Globe being a fix'd and immovable one performing what the Ordinary ones do and much more even without their usual Appendancies as Wooden Horizons Brazen Meridians Vertical Circles c. For it Composes it self to the Site and Position of the World without the Mariner's Compass or the like Forreign help and besides other useful and surprising Operations relating both to the Sun and Moon and perform'd by the Shade alone we have by it not only the constant proportion of Perpendiculars to their Shade with several Corollaries thence arising but also an easie new and most compendious way of describing Dials on all Plains as well Geometrically as Mechanically most of which may be taught any one in few Hours though never so unacquainted with Mathematicks To this is added on the Pedestal a Projection of all the appearing Constellations in this Horizon with their Figures and Shapes And besides several new things in it differing from the Common Astrolabe tending to a clearer and quicker way of Operating the very Principles of all Steriographical Projections are laid down and Mathematically demonstrated as is of every thing else of moment throughout the whole Treatise AN EPITOME Of the whole ART of WAR c. In two Parts THE extraordinary Benefit of the Noble Science called Military Discipline with that Mathematical Art called Fortification or Military Architecture is so well known that it stands not in need of my commendation and therefore to speak any thing thereto were but to light a Candle before the Sun In the managing of these Subjects I shall endeavour to be very plain and easie calculating them so as to be understood even by the meanest Capacities And first Of Exercising AS soon as the Regiment is drawn into Battalia the Commander in Chief is to place himself before the Centre of the Pikes about six Paces from them that he may be more easily understood by the whole Body and that he may the better observe what is done he is to be on Horse-back The Serjeants are to be placed two on each Rank the Right and Left The remainder always to be in the Rere making a Rank parallel to the Souldiers at three Paces distant from the last Rank The Drums are to be disposed of one half on the Right and the other on the Left ranging directly with the first Rank of the Soldiers The H●boys to be on the Right of the Drums The Commission-Officers are to take their Posts at the head of the Battalions as the Colours are drawn The words of Command ought to be given very leisurely and distinctly and silence is to be kept very strictly And in order thereunto the first word of Command before you begin the Exercise is Silence The next word of Command is Files open to the Right or to the Left to your Order March At which word every Man turns to the hand named and the Serjeants on the Flank lead the Ranks which are then Files directly forward with their Halberts advanced In this order no Man is to stir till his Leader be at least four foot from him and then to move keeping at that distance when the Officer sees the Files are opened enough the next word of Command is Halt as you were or to your Leader The Captains and Lieutenants always carry their Pikes Comported when they move to the Right or Left and the Colours are advanced The Serjeants are to be very mindful to keep the Ranks even and at 12 large feet distance and the Files at three The next thing is the Chief Officer gives this word of command to the Officers at the Head of the Battalion Have a care of the Exercise at which word of command the Musquetiers are to pull off their right-hand Gloves and put them under their Girdles and the Pike-men are to joyn their lest hands to their Pikes even with their Shoulders Then Officers take your Post of Exercise in the Rear March The Officers facing to the right about the Captains marching in one Rank and the Lieutenants and Ensigns in another till they come into the Rear and place themselves in Ranks the first thirteen and the other eleven Paces from the Souldiers And at the same time six of the Serjeants at the Rear march through the intervals of the Files into the Front and post themselves six paces advanced before the chief Officer where they are to range themselves into a parallel Line with the Battalion to keep the Front clear The Musquetiers being shouldred the Pikes advanced and silence commanded the Officer in chief proceeds as followeth Viz. Order your Pikes to the Right to the Right to the Right to the Right to the Right about as you were To the left to the left to the left to the left To the left about as you were Rules for the Exercise of the Fire-Lock THE Soldiers must take care of the carrying their Arms and be sure that they make no motion until the word of command be given and ended Musquetiers have a care of the Exercise carry your Arms well Here you must note that if it be a single Exercise the Command is 1. Soulder your Musquets 2. Lay your right-hand to your Musquets 3. Poise your Musquets 4. Rest your Musquets 5. Cock your Musquets 6. Guard your Musquets 7. Present 8. Fire 9. Recover your Musquets 10. Half bend or half cock your Musquets 11. Clean your Pans 12. Handle your Primers 13. Prime 14. Shut your Pans 15. Blow of your loose Corns 16. Cast about to Charge 17. Handle your Chargers 18. Open them with your Teeth 19. Charge with Powder 20. Draw forth your Scowrers 21. Shorten them to an inch 22. Charge with Bullet 23. Ram down Powder and Ball. 24. Withdraw your Scowrers 25. Shorten them to a Handful 26. Return your Scowrers 27. Poise your Musquets 28. Shoulder your Musquets 29. Poise your Musquets 30. Order your Musquets Rules for the Exercise of the Pike PIke-men take heed Advance your Pikes To the Front Charge To the Right 4 times Charge To the Right-about Charge As you were To the left 4 times Charge To the Left

Right side taking it in the Palm of your Right Hand turning your Body to the Right upon your Left Foot with your Right Leg behind your Left and Charge as before Shoulder as you were Raise your Pike with both Hands then turn about to the Left bringing your Feet as formerly directed then with your Left hand turn your head of the Pike to the Right Then taking hold of it with your Right Hand hold it in both hands at a little distance from your Body as before sloped at the same height as when Shouldered then bringing up your Right Leg lay it on your Shoulder Charge to the Right about Fall back with your Leg and Hand as before and stand with your Pike in the same Posture then upon your Left Foot turn to the Right about bring the Butt-end of your Pike to the right side falling back with your right Leg level your Pike Breast high and Charge As you were Turn to the Left about and with your Left Hand bring the Butt-end of your Pike by your left side keeping the Speer-point exactly to the Reer the same height as before then laying your Right Hand as high as you can well reach hold it from your Body as before then bring up your Right Leg and Shoulder Charge to the Left Fall back with your Leg and Arm as in the rest and turn to the Lest and with your Left Hand turn the Butt-end of the Pike to the Right and bring up your Right Leg. Charge As you were Bring your Pike over your Head with your Left Hand falling back with your Right Leg and puting back your Right Arm as before bring up the Right Leg and Shoulder Port. As Charging to the Front but that you sink not the Spear of your Pike so low and instead of letting the Pike rest upon your Left Elbow 't is to rest between the Thumb and Fore-finger and your Elbow close to your side Comport You bring your Left Hand as far back as you can and stretching out the Right at the same time step forwards with your right Foot grasp your Pike with your Right Hand then leaving it with your Left Hand fall back with the Right Leg even with your Left close the Pike to your side the Spear of your Pike about the height of your Head Charge to the Front Extend your Right Arm as much as you can advancing your Right Leg at the same motion and putting your Left Hand as far back as you can bring forward your Pike then stepping back with your Right Leg take hold of the butt-end of it with your Right hand when you Charge Charge always Breast high Trail Face to the Right about and let the Spear of your Pike fall behind you quit your Right Hand from the butt-end of it without stirring your Left Charge as you were Turn to the Left about and taking the butt-end of the Pike on the Palm of your Right Hand Charge Advance your Pikes Bring up your Right Heel to your Left Instep and your Pike before you to the Recover you fall out with your Right Foot even with your Left and bring your Pike to your Right Thigh Order your Pikes Lay your Left Hand on your Pike even with the top of your Shoulder then sinking your Left Hand take hold of it with your Right Hand so as when the butt-end of it is upon the Ground your Right Hand may be against your Eye keeping your Pike near your Head and the butt-end near the Latchet of your Shooe Pikes to your inside Order Move the butt-end of your Pike on the inside of the middle of your Right Foot Lay down your Pike Step forward quick with your Left Leg lay it down strait with your Right Hand Quit your Pikes Bring back your Left Leg even to your Right and stand up altogether Handle your Pikes Step forward with your Left Leg quick placing the middle of your Right Foot against the but-end of your Pike lay your Right Hand on your Pike as far as you can reach Order your Pikes Raise the Pike with your Right Hand only and fall back with your Left Leg. Pikes to your Outside Order Place the butt-end of your Pike at the middle on the outside of your Foot Advance As before PLATE I. The Way and Method how to form and order Battalions of Foot THIS Excellent Art of forming the Foot instructs how to draw up a Body of them in such excellent order and with so much precaution beforehand that it may be able to withstand 〈…〉 another Body of Infantry though of a 〈◊〉 greater number or a Body of Cavalry alone or else a Body compos'd both of Cavalry and Infantry when attacked in a Plain Down or in an open Field where there are neither Defiles as Hedges nor Ditches nor any rising Grounds to defend them from the Enemy Now the Pike and Partisan being the only Arms proper to stop 〈◊〉 fury of the Cavalry and to prevent their breaking in upon the Battalion the first thing that is to be done in drawing up this Battalion must be to form a Body of all Pikes and it must be the chief care of the Officer that commands the Party to dispose his Men in such a form that they may be able not only to defend the Musqueteers but the Colours also and the Baggage if there should be occasion Plate I 1. The Men must be so ordered as to stand with their Arms presented every way and to make a Front on every side to the end that whatever of their Fronts be assailed or attacked they may be able to defend themselves 2. The Soldiers must be so ordered that the Angles of the Battalion may be very obtuse in such a manner that the two sides that form the Angle joyn together but with one right Line only For the Angle is the weakest part of the Battalion as being least strengthened by the Pikes For the Soldiers which are next the Angle present their Pikes in Front and not being able therefore to present lie open to the Enemy So that our Fore-Fathers with whom squ 〈…〉 Battalions were in great use flanked their Angles with little Bodies of Musqueteers marked ABCD which are small Bodies posted in the middle of the Fronts of the Battalion and with which sometimes they secur'd the Angles True it is that these little Bodies being easily cut off by the Horse and beaten off from the Body of the Battalion the farther use of them has been laid aside 3. You ought to leave void a space of Ground in the Center of the Battalion or middle of the Pikes sufficient to receive and secure the Musqueteers the Colours and Baggage The manner of ordering any number of Soldiers into any Square Form of Battel 1. These are to be considered either in respect of the Form of the Ground or of the Number of the Men. A Square Battel of Ground is that which hath the Rank as long as the File notwithstanding the Men in