Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	face_n	left_a	rear_n	2,525	5	12.9005	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85755	The grounds of military discipline or, Certain brief rules for the exercising of a company or squadron.		1642 (1642)	Wing G2140; Thomason 669.f.6[45]; ESTC R212404	1,024	1

THE GROUNDS OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE Or Certain brief Rules for the Exercising of a Company or Squadron IN March in Motion troop or stand Observe both Leader and right hand With silence note in what degree You in the Body placed be That so you may without more trouble Know where to stand and when to double True distance keep in files in ranks Open close to the front reare flanks Backward forward to the right left or either Backward and forward both together To the right left outward or in According to directions given To order close open double Distance distance double double For this alone prevents distraction And giveth lustre to the action Face to the right or to the left both wayes to the reare Inward outward and as you were To the front reare flanks and peradventure To every Angle and to the Center To bring more hands in the front to fight Double Ranks unto the right Or left or both if need require Direct divisionall or Intire By doubling files accordingly Your flanks will strengthened be thereby Halfe files and bringers up likewise To the front may double none denies Nor would it very strange appear For th'front half files or double the reare The one half Ranks to double the other Thereby to strengthen one the other But lest I should seem troublesome To Countermarch next I come Which though they many seem to be Are all included in these three Maintaining gaining loosing ground And severall wayes to each is found By which their proper motions guided In files in ranks in both divided Wheel your battell e're you fight For better advantage to the right Or left or round about To either Angle or where you doubt Your Enemie will first oppose you And therefore unto their Foot close you Divisionall wheeling I have seen In sundrie places practis'd been To alter either form or figure By wheeling severall wayes together And had I time to stand upon 't I 'de wheele my wings into the front By wheeling flanks into the reare They 'le soon reduce them as they were Besides it seems a pretty thing To wheel front and reare to either wing Wheele both wings to thereare and front Face to the reare and having don 't Close your Devisions even your Ranks Wheel front and reare into both flanks And thus much know cause note I 'le smother The one wheeling doth reduce the other One thing more and I have done Let files rank by Conversion To th'Right to th'Left to both and then Ranks by Conversion fill again Troop for the Colours march prepare for fight Behave your selves like men and so goodnight The summe of all that hath been spoken may be comprised thus Open close face double countermarch wheel charge retire Invert Convert Reduce Trope March Make readie Fire FINIS Observed by all Distance Facings Doublings Countermarches Wheeling Conversion and Inversion