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A55190
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The character of a good commander together with a short commendation of the famous Artillery (more properly military) Company of London : also a brief encomium on the great duke and worthy prince, Elector of Brandenbourg : lastly plain dealing with treacherous dealers : whereunto [sic] is annexed the general exercise of the Prince of Orange's army / by Captain Tho. Plunket.
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Plunket, Thomas, b. 1625.
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1689
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Wing P2629; ESTC R15475
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time fit them to go into A marching Army some exploit to do By which they would almost immortal seem And time from base debauchery redeem As did the Youth of Rome in ancient days Which Crown'd their Temples with Triumphal Bays For by their skill and courage they acquir'd Renown and were by all the world admir'd Some spare hours in the School of Mars they spent Each week and muster'd in Bellona's Tent So that their manner seem'd a war indeed In which they weekly did their servants breed And all young Gentlemen by which you know They did great States and Kingdoms overthrow But Mars in London's cast behind the door Not Mars but Venus now young men adore O thou bewitching and debauching Devil Thou introducer of all sorts of evil Thou soul-destroying all-devouring vice That to the Devil so many doth entice That dost effeminate and pockifie Those Creatures called men both low and high Whose health and wealth and all dost overthrow Yea and at last into a lasting woe Had I but power to my will I would Torment thee till thy whorish heart grew cold Yea throw thee to the Devil from whence thou came And out of Britain blot thy cursed name And all thy Favourites in England tame And put them all by Law to open shame And in thy stead Mars and Minerva place And ransom vertue from a sordid race But wishing can do none of these old whore Therefore at present I shall say no more Ye Sons of Mars now I return again To you whom none I hope can justly stain Sith I have eas'd my mind in chiding those That to all Martial men are mortal foes And * Martialites not their foes among which your selves I must include In spite of the malicious multitude To you I say directly now I write And make you smile by what I shall endite Which shall be inoffensive every way Therefore be pleas'd to read me out I pray 'T is intermixt with mirth and seriousness And both as harmless as I could express I know ye can't be taught to exercise Sith divers things some of you can devise However after a new fashion I Will exercise you if ye please to try Through the five Vowels I shall briefly run In such a way as never yet was done Silence attention and obedience too But for this once I do request of you 1. A. DISTANCES 1. YOur closest order if you thought it fit inch-Inch-order might be call'd but I submit 2 Close order in your Pockets keep be sure For 't will them of a deep Consumption cure 3. Close order in your Speech cannot be blam'd For opening too wide hath many sham'd 4. Order your self affairs and family By reason and you 'll stand when others fly 5 Orders may not be orderly but sure Orderly Orders will disorders cure 6. Order your wits draw them in rank and file When you see crafty Knaves upon you smile 7. An open order needful is sometime But a foul mouth to open is a crime 8. An open order in House-keeping hath Broke many while good order kept the path 9. A double distance ever let there be Between your souls and every ill you see 10. At double distance Sirs stand from a Knave And from a fawning hollow hearted Slave 11. At double double distance always keep From Culleys or they towards you will creep 12. At the same distance keep if you be wise From those to Honesty are enemies 2. E. FACINGS 1 FAce to the Right and keep the right way still Face still about from any thing that 's ill 2 Face inward and examine well your hearts Try if like Christians ye have play'd your parts 3 Face where you will 't is two to one but ye A Knave before an honest Man may see 4 Face an opposition but to whom To France to Papists and the Man of Rome 5 Face not a shrew when she begins to scold For if you do her Tongue will never hold 6 Face to the Right and Left the Front and Rear When of disguised Knaves ye stand in fear 7 Face in good earnest them ye cannot shun For a good Face hath oft made braggers run 8 Face not thy Captain with a brazen face When he doth justly give thy Coat a Lace 9 Face from such Liquors as inflame the blood Yet Eleemosinary Wine is good 10 Face not a Brothel-House but turn your back Least Soul and Purse and Body go to wrack 11 Face from your Wives when they give urging Speeches Laugh at their folly but hold fast the Breeches 12 Face and outface the Devil and all his crew In any thing that 's honest just and true 3. I. DOVBLINGS 1 DOuble your diligence and watch for fear The World the Flesh and Devil should you ensnare 2 Double your Guards and Centinels sometimes Or you 'll be guilty thought of other crimes 3 Double Argentum in your Pockets take Though to your Father you a journey make 4 Double-tongu'd Hypocrites are double dealers And near a kin to Cheats and private Stealers 5 Double your confidence when money fails For to look sneakingly nothing avails 6 Double your courage when you see your Foes Begin upon all hands you to enclose 7 Double your patience in adversity And 't will at last crown you with Victory 8 Double your resolutions against Vice And stop your ears when any you entice 9 Double the number of your friends but yet Look to your self but do not them forget 10 Double your Prayers in a time of trouble For fear your trouble should be more than double 11 Double the fore-front of your Soul when you Are tempted any evil thing to do 12 Double your hopes when nothing else is left For hope hath Rocks of desperation cleft 4. O. Counter-Marchings Id est Contrary-Marchings 1 TO Countermarch before an enemy Is one way to the loss of Victory 2 To Countermarch your thoughts puts them into Confusion by which something you may do 3 As Countermarch gaining ground is the best So gaining ground of Vice brings Souls to rest 4 Counterfeit Counter-marches against Vice Makes vertue fade and zeal as cold as Ice 5 Counter-march from the Counter if in debt Lest Catchpols you into their clutches get 6 Counter-march evil actions what you can Let Reason and Religion lead the van 7 Countermarch well your Consciences and try What Counter-scuffles there do latent ly 8 Encounter Counter-marchers and they 'll soon Run Counter-Cross into confusion 9 Ran-counter to the counter-part and you Perchance some un-expected thing may do 10 To countermine a Knave that means to cheat Is honestly his projects to defeat 11 March Counter to the Counter if you be Plagu'd with that Devil whose name begins with D. 12 March Counter to the counter-mand of those Would hinder you from chasing of your Foes Or you in just and lawful things oppose 5. U. WHEELINGS 1 WHeel off from evil Company also From feigned friends as from a deadly foe 2 Wheel all your sinful