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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

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

the two right hand Files face to the right B. 3. The half File of the two left hand Files face to the left L. 4. Files of the Wings March Plate III Fig III Fig I Fig IV Fig II There remains afterwards upon the ground of the Battalion the six Files CD GH which must be opened by half Ranks and half Files to form the Cross of the third Figure and to clear the ground of the Center by a quarter Wheeling 5. The half File of the right hand half Rank C half turn to the Right Order your Pikes C makes a Front towards the Rear and keeps his ground 6. File-leader of the right hand half Rank to the right G. March Stand. The three Files G make a Front toward A upon the right Wing and advance on that side two or three Paces beyond their Ground and so thar which was a File is become a Rank 7. They that marched stand fast G to the Right a Quarter Wheeling The three Files G make a quarter turn to the right and wheel about the Soldier R in like manner as the right Wing TY of the first and became placed as you see the 2d Figure where the three Files G are marked with the same Letters as they are in the Body of the first Figure And because that after the Wheeling they make a Front toward VR to the end they may make the Front outward on the side of VXY The next Word of Command is 8. To the left Order your Pikes 9. File-leader of the left hand half Rank stand upon your Guard H. March Take notice in the 2d Figure of the three Files H marked with little Points These you cause to march forward along the Line marked PM QF to gain the ground H marked with three great Dots in the same Figure But to gain this ground they march beyond the ground of the Battalion till the second Rank pointed PN have advanced three Paces farther than the Flank YT of the three Files G which then make a Wheeling which will happen when the Soldier P shall be upon the ground Q and that the Soldier M shall come upon the ground F at what time the Word of Command 10. To the Right March To make a Front toward the three Files G and when they shall come to be three Paces from the Rear of the three Files G then Command them 11. To the Left Rest your Pikes Then they will make a Front outward and so shall keep their ground 12. The half File of the left hand half Rank stand fast D. March Stand. The half File D advances two Paces beyond its ground 13. To the Right A Quarter Wheeling The half File D makes a quarter Wheel about the Soldier Z and because that after the Wheeling they make a Front inward toward the Center therefore to change the Front outward the Word of Command is 14. They that made the Quarter Wheeling wheel by half Conversion to the Right The Cross being thus made you bring the four Files upon the Ground 4 5 7 8 and blunt the Angles according to the foregoing General Rule PLATE IV. The manner of drawing up a Battalion in a Hexagonal Figure with a void Space in the Center and the Front of the Battalion five times exceeding the Depth WE suppose the Battalion to consist of 720 Pikemen 12 Deep and 60 in Front which is to be drawn up into an Octogonal Figure like that marked ♂ The Battalion being drawn up in the large black Draught of the first figure to bring it to the Square marked with Points in thē same figure the following Words of Command are to be made use of 1. The twelve Files of the Right wing of the twelve Files of the left wing stand fast C. D. Q. P. A. B. 2. The six Right-hand files of the Right-wing and the six left hand files of the Left-wing C. D. A. B. 3. They that have advanced double their Files inward to the Front and Reer A Takes the Ground V. B. takes the Ground T. G. takes the Ground G O and D. possesses R. 4. They that had the word of Command and they that have doubled stand fast VPT OQR 5. Middle files stand fast ME. 6. Advance you Pikes Middle files EM 7. The half file of those that advanced their Pikes wheel by half Conversion to the Right M. 8. March those that advanced their Pikes till the first Rank be advanced one Pace further than the first of the files that doubled Front and Reer M and E move and change into the Ground marked with the points M and E and from the square represented by the same points which is afterwards to be considered in the figure K. 9. The six right-hand Files and the six left-hand Files that marched wheel by half Conversion into IF HH which done Face towards the Center of the Battalion 10. They that have wheeled by half Conversion to the Right march toward the Center till the last Rank be all entred I and F come upon the Ground Y and HH upon the Ground GG where as they stand they are caused to turn to the Right and Left to advance forward that is Y fronting Y. and G. fronting G by which means YY GG possess the Ground of NNNN The Ground IY and FY becomes void Then the word of Command is to be given to the two particular Battalions OQR VPT which in regard they make a front inward you must order the Battalion OQR to make a half wheel to the Right and the Battalion VPT to make a half wheeling to the left and by that means they will make a front inwards and you shall cause them to march to the Center and the O and V shall possess the ground Y Y and R and T shall possess the ground GG Then you must cut off eight fourths of the Ranks ORVTLLLL and reduce them into Triangles to blunt the four Angles that are next them and the Battalion shall be formed after an Octogonal figure as in the figure marked ♂ where you see the same letter made use of here they answer to the same letters in the two other figures You have 532 Musquetiers at 12 in depth and 44 in front there will remain 4. The 532 Musquetiers shall serve for the Flanks of the Battalion of Pikes and to that purpose you shall take 12 files of the right Wing which will make 144 Musquetiers and as they will be equal in front to the Body of the Pikes marked E you shall march them to the head of the said Body and cause them to enter into the Center through the Intervals of the Pikes When they are advanced towards the Center divide the Ranks into half so that one half Rank shall march towards the Body of Pikes marked Q and the other half Ranks towards the Body of Pikes marked P. After this take from the left Wing of the Musquetiers 12 files more which make 144 men and cause them to advance towards the

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