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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44818	The school of recreation, or, A guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, fireworks, military discipline, the science of defence, [brace] [brace] hawking, tennis, bowling, ringing, singing, cock-fighting, fowling, angling by R.H.	Howlett, Robert.	1696 (1696)	Wing H3195; ESTC R41004	93,643	192

the Trigger trying your Pan with false Flashes laying it down at Command and by the same order taking it up again shortning it to the Pan that it may give true Fire and upon firing to return it and recover the Coal if it be shattered by the force of the Powder You must observe also to keep your Match dry that on occasion you may not be disappointed And this in brief is all materially relating to the Match-Lock the other Postures of the Musket are all ready described being sufficient to direct the Exercise yet seeing many lay much stress on the Beat of Drum Take that a long with you as it relates to Exercise and so I shall take Leave of the Foot and make a visit to the Horse Exercise by Beat of Drum relating to the Foot There are usually observed in this six Points which are called Points of War and are said to be semi-vocal because by them the Soldiers understand what is to be done and can distinguish their Duty and Exercise and of these in their order 1. The Call This is to Summon the Soldiers together to their Arms or upon any other occasion as to hear Proclamation or receive Directions c. from the Officers and are not without leave to Ramble especially in time of War beyond the hearing of it under great Penalties 2. The Troop When the Soldiers hear this they must Advance their Pikes Shoulder their Muskets and close their Ranks and Files to order following their Leaders or Commanders to the place of Rendezvous Quarters or elsewhere 3. The March When you hear this you must betake you to your open Orders in Ranks Shoulder both Musket and Pike and so as the Drum beats you March slower or quicker 4. The Preparative Is to warn you to close your proportionable or due distance when you are to prepare for Battle or Skirmish and to see every thing be in order that may turn to advantage 5. The Battle This is by some called the Charge or Signal to Charge the Enemy and is beat in the beginning of the Fight to animate the Soldiers Courage 6. The Retreat This is beat when being over-powered it is thought covenient to draw off and save a total Rout or sometimes when an Enemy you suppose stronger than your self advances towards you to engage but by Retreating you avoid him There are two more things on the Drum somewhat to our purpose viz. 1. The Tatto or Tapto This is used in a Rounds and Garisons to give notice to the Soldiers and Inhabitants when they ought to repair to their Quarters and Houses 2. Revalley Is to let them know when it is time to rise in the Morning and attend on their Duty also In Garisons to let the People know when its safe to go abroad the out Scouts being Relieved The Exercise of Horse in Troops or Squadrons c. The Exercise of the Horse is various from that of the Foot and therefore that I may not be wanting in what is necessary to the young Soldier in their Exercising in the County Troops or those that may enter the present Service Abroad I shall endeavour to give the Words of Command proper with their Explanation And first when a Troop or Squadron is drawn out to Exercise I suppose their Carbines and Pistols loaden and the Corporals passing through the Ranks to see they are all ready upon which observe the chief Officer Commands Silence and gives the following Words of Command viz. 1. Lay your Right Hands on your Swords 2. Draw your Swords 3. Put your Swords in your Bridle-hand 4. Lay your Hands on your Pistols 5. Hold up your Hands Give Fire When you have fired let not your Pistol-hand sink till the next Word of Command viz. 6. Return your Pistols And this you must observe in Firing to the Left and Right Then 7. Lay your Hands on your Carbines 8. Advance your Carbines 9. Cock your Carbines Fire 10. Let fall your Carbines 11. Take your Swords from your Bridle-hands These must be done with a swift and exact Motion all as near as may be doing it at one and the same time If a Squadron of Horse is to Wheel to the Right the Right-hand-man must not close to the Left as has in ancient times been for that many times disorders the Rank but you must keep your Ground suffering the Left to come about whilst you only turn your Horses Heads observing your Left-hand-man To close the File The Right Wing file stand 1. Close your files 2. To the Right 3. To the Left as you were 4. To the Left wing and stand 5. To the Left by Files close the Squadron 6. To the Right as you were 7. The Right and Left Wing Files stand 8. By half Ranks close Files to the Right and Left And by closing Files you may cleave or divide the Squadron The Order of closing Ranks 1. File-leader stand Or open on the Front 2. By Ranks close the Squadron to the Front Or the first distances 3. On the Front as you were And so be cautious in observing each Motion How doubling Ranks must be Ordered 1. By half Files to the Right double your Ranks to the Front 2. File-leaders advance your Ranks File-leaders take your Ground And in this manner Command likewise to the Left the Order being one and the same in the Words of Command Again 3. The first half Files stand 4. By half File-leaders on the Left-wing double your Rank to the Front Now to reduce this take the following Method 1. Right-wing half Ranks advance your Ranks 2. Half File-leader take your Ground 3. The first half File stand 4. By half File-leaders on the Right and Left-wings double your Ranks to the Front Carocoling to the Right and Left Then the last half File stand and the first half File by Carocol in the Right and Left on the wings then double yur Ranks to the Rear Here observe the first File must open the half Rank to the Right and Left the first half File by Carocol Then To the Right and Left double your Ranks to the Rear Here observe the last half File must open the half Rank to the Right and Left As for the word Carocol it signifies no more when you Wheel by it than that it is made by the depth of the Flank of the Squadron by which Order not the Files but the Ranks make the Motion There is an other Word which some may not well understand at the first setting out which is called Controversion and this in Wheeling is performed by the Front of the Squadron so that whilst the Rank makes the Motion the File remains Instructions for Wheeling with the proper words of Command When the Word is given viz. To the Right by Conversion understand that you must close your Right-leg to the Horse your Knee touching that of your Right-hand-mans and in like manner observe in the Word of Command to the Left as when it is said Close to the Left then

must the Leg be Closed By half Ranks and Conversion divide the Squadron into two Troops If you would reduce the Squadron the Word of Command is By Controversion The Squadron into one Troop else the Left-wing advance by Conversion When you Wheel by Carocol observe the Word of Command as follows The Right-wing to the Left by Carocol Face about to the Rear Or it may be done by half Ranks in this manner By Quarter Ranks and by Carocol divide the Squadron into three Troops Then if you would reduce them order Quarter Ranks and Troops into Squadrons If the Volt Face or facing about be required observe thus Face about to the Right Face to the Right by Controversion Face about by Carocol to the Right Face about to the Left by half Files Fac about to the Right and Left And thus much may serve for Wheeling The manner of Filing off In this case observe To File by Ranks on the Right-wing from the Squadron File off by Ranks on the Left-wing from the Squadron on the Right File off by three Files from the Squadron the Left-wing And this is found the most Expedient way though some have used to File off by Ranks In Hay what Order is to be considered in drawing up Do this by half Ranks to the Right To the Right and Left drawing in Hay To the Front And if it requires to be reduced again then proceed by Carocol viz. To the Right and Left as you were By half Ranks and by Carocol to the Right and Left Then draw up in Hay to the Rear In Reduction the Command is To the Front as you were By half Ranks to the Right and Left and draw up in Hay Reduction by Carocol To the Right draw up in Hay Reduction by Carocol To the Left as you were Of doublings Doublings are very useful especially in strengthening any Party that needs Succour in the Battle and is to be noted under these general Heads 1. Doubling of length Front and Rear 2. Doubling of Depth both Flanks But all the particular they are numbred six that is to say first of Ranks when every Rank double into the odd and if it so fall out that the odd Ranks are to double then must the Body Face to the Rear without any Word of Command expected 3. Half Files Here they are held to double when the Rear is doubled into the Front 4. Bringers up Here they are held to double when the Rear is doubled into the Front 5. In doubling the Rear observe it done when the half Files double the Rear 6. Here take notice that doubling of half Ranks must be by one Rank doubling the other The Noble Science of Defence in all its Vseful Particulars for Defending and Offending with the Rapier or final Sword after the exactest Method now in Vse THis Science if well understood as to the fining and using it is not only a noble Exercise but of great importance to the saving our lives on emergent Occasions if it extend not to Vain-glory and Presumption by too much relying on our Skill to carry us into quarrels which we may reasonably and without loss of Honour or Reputation avoid Wherefore I have thought it convenient to lay down such Rules as may enable the learner to proceed in the Practice The first thing to be considered in this Case is the Sword it self understanding only in this the small Sword or Rapier which is divided into two Parts viz. The Hilt and the Blade The Hilt is again divided into three Parts viz. the Pommel or Ball at the far end sometimes Round and sometimes Oval in Shape This keeps the Hilt fast by being well riveted and by its poise makes the Sword well mounted or light before the Hand The next is that part on which you grasp your Hand commonly called the Handle and then the Shell which is that part of the Hilt next the Blade to preserve your Hand if you are any thing weary in managing it from a Thrust or Blow The Blade is divided into two Parts only The first next to the Hilt being termed the strong Part or Fort. The other which is the extream is termed the Feeble or they are otherways termed the Prime and the Second The strong Fort or Prime of the Blade is measured from the Shell to the middle of the Blade and being the strongest is made use of in Parying or to put by Thrusts or Blows The Feeble weak or second part is accounted from the Middle to the Point and is properly made use of in Offending or giving Thrusts or Blows and thus much may serve for the Description of the Sword Now I proceed to the Explaination of the Terms fit to be known by a Practitioner A Guard This is a proper Posture you must place your self in for the better defending your self from the Thrusts or Blows of those you Fence with or defend your self from To Parie Observe that this is to put by a Blow or Thrust that it may not touch you but be cast off without hurt or danger Quart Here you must hold the Nails of your Sword-hand upwards with a steady Arm and then it is said to be held in quart Terce This is the contrary to the former for the Nails of your Hand must be held downwards and then the Sword is held in Terce Within the Sword This is that part of your Body which having your Right-side towards your Adversary is between your Sword and Left-breast Within the Sword This is the part of the Body that when you hold your Sword towards your Left-side is above it the breadth of your Body The Approach or Advance This is done when being out of your Adversaries reach or at a pretty distance from him you make your Approach or Advance towards him To Retire or Retreat This is when you are within your Adversaries reach that you get out of it by stepping or Jumping backwards which you must observe to do on a strait Line Measure This is only a distance between you and your Adversary which must be cautiously and exactly observed when he is Thrusting at you so that you may be without his measure or reach and that taking the Advantage of this it may be so that when you Thrust your Thrusts may be home To break Measure Observe here just as your Adversary is Thrusting at you at his full Elonge he may come short of you because you are or escape out of his Measure or reach and so break his Measure of which I shall say somewhat more hereafter To Elonge This is to Streach forward your Right Arm and Leg and keep a close Left-foot and this you do when you give in a Thrust and when you do it you are said to make an Elonge Respost This is when you give in a Thrust before you recover your Body receiving a Thrust after your Adversary hath Paried your Sword Then is it said to be a Thrust on the Respost or back of the Parade which