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A06824 Count Mansfields directions of vvarre Giuen to all his officers and souldiers in generall. Mansfeld, Ernst, graf von, 1585-1626.; W. G., fl. 1624. 1624 (1624) STC 17260; ESTC S120073 29,412 64

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Bringers vp get the places the Leaders marched from the Leaders the places where the Bringers vp stood The words of direction To the right or left hand Coūtermarch and stand The very same is done otherwise thus Assoone as you haue giuen the word Countermarch and the Leaders begin to turne at the same time and instant all the Body shall mooue forward and the Ranckes aduance successiuely one after another still turning after their Leaders as they come vp to the place from whence they mooued and following them till the Leaders haue taken the place of the Bringers vp and the Bringers vp bee come into the places of the Leaders The words are to the right or left hand Counter-march Counter-march by Fyles The Counter-marching of Fyles for the manner of it is nothing different from the former of Rankes Onely when you will Counter-march your Fyles you must first bid them to the right hand or left hand and when they are turned towards that flancke from whence you meant to Counter-march you must say To the right or left hand Counter-march The vse is when you will passe your Musquetiers all to one flancke or any Maniple or Maniples to any other Quarter of the Army either from the right hand to the left or to the middle Battell or any contrary When you will Wheele the body or Maniple to the right hand you must command the right hand Fyle to stand firme Wheeling the Body then Command them to the right hand and all of them shall turne their faces that way so as the whole Body will front towards the right flancke Then say Fyles to your order and all of them shall close forward toward the right fyle at the distance of 3. foot and this perforformed bid them Front as they were Then say Rankes to your Order and all the Rankes shall close forward to 3. foot And this being effected Command the right Leader to stand firme like the fixed foot of a Compasse and all the rest plumpe together to Wheele to the right hand about him as the Center which will bring the Front from the vsuall aspect to the right flanke Now as the body Wheeles so the right Leader must obserue to turne his body by Discretion in his place keeping his aspect euen with the aspect of the rest of the Leaders as they winde themselues and thus your Directions will bee accomplished The same thinges to the contrary must bee likewise obserued when you will wheele to the best Flancke If you will bring the aspect of the Front towards the Reere then you must giue them the halfe turne by wheeling one quarter turne more then you did before If you will returne the Body into his place againe you may wheele it round by giuing it one halfe turne more hauing once already had an halfe turne which will bring that Aspect backe againe that way from whence it was first mooued But if the Body haue made but a quarter turne to the right hand then before you wheele them backe you must say To the right hand And all of them will turne their faces that way then bid the Leader who was the right hand Leader and is now become the left to stand firme And the rest to wheele backe againe about him the quarter turne then let them Front as they were and so your first Ranke of Leaders hath gotten the place from whence at first it wheeled Then say Rankes open backward And when the Rankes haue taken their first places and Distances then say Fyles to the left hand open so all the Fyles turning their Aspect towards the left flanke march from the right hand Leader who hath his place already and therefore is to stand firme till they haue taken all the first places and Distances and then they must Front againe as they were And thus they are restored to their first Ground and Order When you intend to wheele a single Company you must Double their Rankes before they wheele in regard the Body is but small but in a Diuision or greater Body you close both Ranke and Fyle to the Order of three foot omitting to Double The same Precepts are to bee vsed to the contrary hand if you bee wheeled to the left flanke Now wee will say somewhat of Exercising the Pyke before we come to the Musquetier The punctuall handling of the Pyke which euery man is to bee practised in because it is common wee will omit and proceed to the tearmes of Direction which are these viz. Aduance your Pykes Order your Pykes Shoulder your Pykes and slope them Charge your Pykes Order your Pykes Trayle your Pykes Cheeke your Pykes These following Motions are to bee performed both Standing and Marching When you Charge and March your Body must stand still a while till you see your Pykes are all couched ouer their Leaders shoulders then March forwards CHarge your Pykes Shoulder your Pykes To the right hand Charge Shoulder your Pykes To the left hand Charge Shoulder your Pykes To the Reere Charge Shoulder your Pykes Stand. Order your Pykes They must obserue when they Charge standing to fall backe with the right leg and Marching to set forward the left When you Charge to the left hand stand firme with the right leg only turne a litle on your left heele Now for the Musquetiers because some Motions there are proper and belonging to them onely For the handling the Musquet and the Postures wee will omit them and onely tye you in the Exercise to these three tearmes of Directions which include all the other particularities Make ready Present Giue Fire Your Musquetiers must obserue in all their Actions to turne to the Right hand and that they carry the mouthes of their Musquets high as well when they are Shouldered as in Priming as also when they hold their Pannes guarded and come vp to giue fire All Skirmishes and Fights are performed one of these three wayes either by Aduancing or Retiring or by the Flanke In Aduancing towards an Enemy if they Skirmish not disbanded they giue fire by Ranke after this manner Two Rankes must alwayes make ready together and aduance tenne paces before the Body at which distance a Sergeant or when the body is great some better quallified Officer is to stand euen with whom the Musquetiers are to come vp which they are to performe one Ranke still one after another the second Ranke obseruing still to keepe their Musquets vpon their Rests and to guard their Pannes till the first haue discharged and be fallen away then presently after them the second Ranke is to giue fire and fall away after the first Ranke falling euen behind the other Rankes in the Reere and falling vp after them whilest the first two Rankes come vp and giue Fire the two next are to make ready and to aduance forwards as farre as the afore mentioned Officer and no further assoone as euer the two first are falne away and they are to doe all thinges in
his guard he is to take directions of the Sergeant Maior of the Regiment for placing of his Corps-de Guard setting his Centinels and sending forth his Round and to see the directions giuen him performed Hee is not to abandon his guard till he be releeued and whatsoeuer is discouered or brought to that Corp-de guard where he is shall by him bee sent to the Captaine of the Watch and hee shall still make good his guard if hee be not commanded by a superior Officer to retyre If he heare of any muteny or discontented humour tending to muteny outrage or any disorder committed by any of his company within his quarter he shall forthwith aduertise his Colonell or if hee be not in the way some publike Officer of the Army and that he arrest and bring forth the partie offending with such witnesses and proofes as are to be produced of which if he faile and know it hee shall be held very faulty and if such things escape him he shall be held vnworthy of his place He shall see on the other side to those of his Company that doe better then their fellowes aduanced to place and incouraged accordingly and doe right to all of them both in the pay and in all things else that are due vnto them and shall as farre as in him lyeth take care of the sicke and hurt men In matter of seruice he shall doe all that is commanded him by any superiour officer that hath authority in the best sort he can without either exceeding his Commission or doing lesse Lastly when he is alone with his Company hee shall be very vigilant and carefull both in marching and lodging and if he be put to any extremity yet he must looke to make accompt and therefore hee shall doe the vtmost both by iudgement and valour to free his Troopes The Office of the Leiftenant of a Company WHen the Company is present he shall be an assistant to his Captaine in seeing all directions performed that are commanded by a superiour Officer all such as his Captaine hath authority to command and in the absence of the Captaine he shall haue the same authority the Captaine hath In Marching if there bee no company but his owne he shall be at the one end of his company when the Captaine is at the other end and if the company march with the Regiment he shall take such place as the superiour Officers that haue authority shall assigne him In lodging he shall be placed on the right hand of his Captaine as neere the end of the quarter as conueniently may be and shall in all seruices and at all times helpe to keepe the Souldiers in Discipline and obedience and shall performe all things commanded him which are necessary to bee done by him with valour and iudgement The Office of an Ensigne WHen his Captaine or Leiftenant are present he shall be assistant to them or either of them and in their absence haue the same authority the Captaine hath In Marching he is to catry his Ensigne and take such place as shall be assigned him and if his Company be alone hee shall either vpon entering his quarter going out of his quarter going vpon his guard or vpon sight of the Enemie carry his Ensigne aduanced and flying and if he march with a Regiment hee and all the other Ensignes of the Regiment shall doe as the Ensigne Colonell doth In Fight he shall euer carry his Ensigne aduanced and flying without offering to vse it in any kinde of offence being the signe for the Company to gather by and therefore to be preserued for which cause for his defence he is to vse his Sword If he march with other Ensignes he shall take such place as shall be assigned him The Ensigne shall neuer turne his face out of his order start from any danger nor forsake his Ensigne vpon paine of death Whensoeuer the Drumme shall beate for the gathering of the Company together he shall be in the place and shall see the Ensigne well guarded and be ready to march or doe any thing for the seruice The Office of the Sergiant of a Company IF all the three fore-named Officers be out of the way by any accident then the eldest Sergiant is to command the Company as next in place In assembling the Company he shall set euery man in his place and if any be missing hee shall seeke them out and haue power to correct them and if any be defectiue and not to be found he is to acquaint his Captaine or Officer with it When the Company is assembled and set in order he shall march in the out side where he may best see the order of march obserued and to make the places of Sergiants more certaine the eldest Sergiant shall march in the right Flancke and take care from the Ensigne forward and the youngest Sergiant on the left Flancke and take care from the Ensigne backward Though he is to vnderstand the vse of all Armes vsually carryed and all things else that belongs to a Souldier yet he is especially to make himselfe able to direct and lead Shott because if his Company be alone and haue any fight he is by custome to conduct the Shott in which case he is to follow the directions giuen him by his Captaine or in his Captaines absence by any of his superiour Officers And for his more perticular directions how to lead his Shotte after that he hath brought them vp to that ground and in that number and order that his Captaine or superiour Officer hath directed him he shall haue euery man come vp close to him and see him take his leuell and discharge to a good purpose as also he shall fee the Shotte keepe their order as well in going on as in retyring if he be found with other Troopes he shall follow the directions of him that commands the Troope and carefully looke to the order of that part on which he is assigned to attend The eldest Sergeant shall lodge in the skirt of the Quarter right behind the Captayne and the other Sergeant in the same sort right beyond the Lieutenant and in the Quarter they are both to visite the Souldiers lodgings and to see them orderly and quiet He is also to setch the Word from the Sergeant Maior of the Regiment and deliuer it to his Captaine Lieutenant and Ensigne and to the Corporall that is of the Watch if the whole company watch he is to attend and to see the places where the Centenels are put out and to visite them all if they watch by Squadrons then hee shall lead the squadrons to bring them to their Guard where hee shal attend vpon any extraordinary occasion by the appointment of the Captaine of the Watch and whilst hee is there he is to aduertise the Captaine of the watch of any extrordinary discouery or accident of any importance He shall deliuer such Munitions either of victuals or of warre to the Corporals of the Company as
any expresse mention to which hand they should open or close Then the whole Troupe is to edge indifferently and at an instant to both hands towards or from the middle space betweene the two middlemost Leaders The words of commandment are Fyles close Fyles open Fyles open There be two sorts of doubling The one by Ranks the other by Fyles and both these are performed diuers wayes as shall be shewed When an Enemie goeth about to disclose you with the ouer-breadth of his body it will bee necessary for you then to increase or double your Front which may be done either by Rankes when euery second ranke commeth betweene the distances of the Ranke before it and that either to the right or to the left hand Doubling of Ranks to the right or left hand The word of Directions are Ranks to the right or left hand double Middle-men to double their Ranks or Front to right or left hand Or by the Middle-man when the last fiue Rankes doe march vp through the spaces betweene the Fyles till the bringers vp middle-men be euen in front with the Leaders The words of command are Middle-men to the right or left hand Double your front Or by the bringers vp by Induction which is when the bringers vp doe aduance through the distances betweene the Fyles and next after them the next last Ranke and so the rest successiuely till the bringers vp bee in the ranke with the Leaders and their Middle-men with the Leaders middle-men and so the second third Bringers vp to double their Rankes on the Fronts and fourth ranks from the front The words of direction are Bringers vp to the right or left hand double the front Or by deuision when the last fiue Rankes doe turne their faces the one halfe in their fyles to the right hand and the other halfe to the left hand and so march forth from both the flancks till they haue gotten such a proportion of ground or distance as is answerable to the order the first fiue Ranks doe stand in and then presently without attending any further commandement they turne their faces againe towards the front and march vpon both flanckes till they come euen with the front Middle-men by Deuision double the Front The words of command Middle-men by deuision double the front Middle-men double the body This also may be performed to either hand without deuiding of the ranks by the marching forth onely of the whole fiue rankes together But in this case the Shott on both flanks or on either must edge outward till they haue giuen the Pikes a full distance to come vp betweene them and the formost fiue rankes of Pykes The words are Middle-men double the body Double the Front by the Hankes Or by ranke to either flanke which is when the second ranke is drawne out euen with the ranke before it The words are Double the front by the flanks Or by halfe rankes when euery second ranke diuideth it selfe and increaseth the former vpon each side Doubling of Fyles When you will haue the Body of greater depth then you must cause the one fyle to mingle with the fiue other either to the righ hand or to the left which is termed doubling of fyles and is performed after this manner Doubling of Fyles to the right or left hand If to the right hand then is the outermost fyle to the right hand to stand and the Leader of the second fyle shall side behinde the Leader of the first fyle and so of all the rest of the second fyle behinde those of the outmost fyle successiuely so as the bringer vp of the second fyle shall come to stand behinde the bringer vp of the first fyle and so likewise all the other fyles by euery second fyle So that the second fourth sixt eigth and tenth shall stand within or goe into the first third fifth seauenth and ninth all which in a knowne number of fyles may be done at once without confusion or disorder But because this manner of Doubling in the very orderliest best performance cannot but breake the Body by reason of the disioyning of Fyles I would rather put the one halfe of the Fyles behinde the other halfe which may bee speedily performed either by the aduancing of falling backe of the one halfe part of the Fyles the wordes of Direction are Fyle vpon fyle But if you desire to keepe the same ground then let the one halfe part of the fyle in the Body which is to Double close their Ranckes forwards towards the Leaders to halfe the Distance they were in before the Commandement was giuen And the other halfe part of the fyles in the Body to shorten their Distances toward the Reere or Bringers vp to halfe that they held backwards By which meanes it will fall out that the Leaders of the halfe which is to double will stand a little beyond the Bringers vp of the other halfe and by Edging of their fyles behind the other halfe may easily performe your Direction The wordes of Command are these Fyles double the Body to the right or left hand Counter-March COunter-Marches are two-fold for either wee Counter-march the Ranckes or the Fyles and these either by changing your ground or keeping still the same ground But though to shew the diuersitie of them the kindes are distinguished by Rankes and Fyles yet in the practice you are to nominate neither but are to say To the right or to the left hand Counter-march Counter-march and loose ground Counter-marching of Ranckes and altering of Ground are thus affected When the Command is deliuered the Leaders turne and passe through the Distances betweene thc fyles and when they are passed as farre beyond the next Ranke turnes after them and so successiuely the rest in due distance Marching out after their Leaders till they haue taken another like place from the Bringers vp equall to that they did possesse or otherwise passe on further at the discretion of the Commander The vse is when the Enemy shewes himselfe vpon your Reere and you desire to confront him with your best men the wordes of Direction are To the right or left hand Counter-march and passe if you will keepe the same Ground then thus The Leaders vpon the Word giuen must turne as before and March through the Distances of the fyles till they come betweene thc Distances where the Bringers vp stand and so the rest successiuely After them the Middle-men the ranckes of the second Middle-men standing firme till the fiue first Ranckes haue possessed the place betweene the last fiue and doe by that meanes double them Then the Middle-men to the Bringers vp without attending any further Command shall march till they haue gotten the distance of the Rancks which done they shall take their place right behind the Leaders Middle-men so the rest likewise successiuely Marching out after one another to the same distance shal turne take their places till the