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A13057 For the colony in Virginea Britannia. Lavves diuine, morall and martiall, &c. Virginia.; Strachey, William, 1572?-1621. 1612 (1612) STC 23350; ESTC S111283 56,375 108

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time as his Corporall shall relieue him and to let no man passe nor come vp to him but to force him stand and then to call his Corporall He must harken diligently and looke well about him from his place of Centinell for the approch of any about the Camp Towne or Fort or the dich thereof or if he heare any noyse to call his Corporall to aduertise him of the same He must haue a speciall care that he sleepe not vpon his Centinell nor set his armes out of his hands for therein he maketh himselfe subiect for any passenger by to take away his life beside the generall inconuenience that may come vpon the Camp Towne or Fort. His Corporall hauing releiued him and brought him to the guard he shall do well to read the Lawes and ordinances for the gouernment of the Camp Towne or Fort constituted and prescribed by the Marshall the better to enable his memory for the exact obseruance of those lawes whereby he shall not only auoyd the trespassing against the same but also get the reputation of a well ordered and gouerned soldier Such gentlemen or others as are appointed by their Captaine for rounders and approoued by the Serjeant Major or Captaine of the watch amongst them those rounders that are appointed to attend the Captaine of the watch on his guard are to receiue their directions from him as Likewise those of the companies vpon the guards for their order of rounding according to the time of the night in what hower they shal make their Rounds The Rounders from the guard from the Captaine of the watch are to visit the Centinells and Courts of guards making their rounds vpon the rampart harkning and listening and looking ouer into the ditches if they can heare or see or discouer any troopes or men neere the town taking care besides that there be good watch kept both by the Centinells and vpon the court of guard and if any noyse or tumult be neere the rampart they may step downe and informe themselues of it and bring the trespassers to the next guard committing them there vntill after the round made they haue acquainted the Capt. of the watch of such disorders The rounds frō the Ports are to round the streets to take in charge that no disorders breaking vp or fiering of houses of y c store or roberies magazin riots or tumult in Taphouses or in the streetes or in priuat houses at houres vntimely be committed and the offenders to bring to the next guard and to informe the Captaine of the watch All rounders are to be subiect and obedient vnto the Captaine of the watch and his commands during his time of watch Two houres before day he must be ready in arms with his peice charged prouided a match a light at both ends and bullets in mouth there to attend the command of the Corporall vntill further directions be giuen and at the time appoynted for the exercise of his armes he shall be tractable and obedient to his officers executing such commands as they shall impose vpon him that he may be the better trained and inhabled to offend his enemy and to defend himselfe He shal be carefull to obserue al words of command postures and actions according to the order of training published by the marshall The exercise being ended and the prisewon and lost he shall pose his armes at the court of Guard and ther giue diligent atendance that he be at no time absent from his Guard aboue one houre without leaue from his Officer and that not without leaue of his Officer The watch being relieued and he free from the guard he is to dispose of the rest of the time for his owne perticular vse vntill next morning at the discharge of the watch when at the call of the drumme he shall attend at his corporalls lodging ther to receiue such instrument or toole as the busines of that day shall require from whence he shall march to the place of armes or maine court of guard there to be disposed of by the captaine of the watch for that day seruice of the Colonies in which he shall doe his best indeauour like a painfull and industrious seruant of the Colonies to discharge his duty for the furtherance of his worke and incouragment of such who shall be the more stirred vp by his example of goodnes to the imitation of the like and thus doing he shall giue cause vnto the Generall vnto his Captaine and chiefe officers to take notice of his painfulnesse who may according to his desert in time giue him aduancement for the same He shall continue at his worke vntill the drumme beate and that his Captaine his officers or ouerseers of the worke giue order unto a cessation for the time and for the same purpose attendeth to lead him in whom he shall orderly and comely follow into the Camp Towne or Fort by his said Captaine officer or ouerseer him meeting to be conducted vnto the church to heare diuine seruice after which he may repayre to his house or lodging to prepare for his dinner and to repose him vntill the drumme shall call him forth againe in the afternoone when so as before he shall acompany his chiefe officer vnto the field or where els the work lieth and there to follow his easie taske vntill againe the drumme beat to returne home at which time according as in the forenoone he shall follow his cheife officer vnto the church to heare diuine seruice and after dispose of himselfe as he shall best please and as his owne businesse shall require with this caution carefully to preserue the toole or Instrument with which he wrought to serue his turne againe the next day as he will answere the contrary vpon the perill prescribed Concerning his order of march and carriage in the field when occasion shall present it selfe he will easily acquire and learne the same by experience prouided that he be carefull to march ranke and file and not straggle or be disobedient vnto proclamations of the General for therin consisteth the princicipall part of his duty vntill when I leaue him with this caueat that he diligently marke consider and remember the orders which the higher officers do obserue in ordering their files and rankes and surueying their squadrons of footmen and to the placing of the great Artillery in the march and setled campe and the plot of the quartering according to the disposition of the ground where the campe shall then be with the manner of entrenching placing of Ordinances Guards for the defence of the same that in the knowledge and execution of these duties the Generall hauing vnderstanding of his promptitude and diligence may conferre vpon him and call him vnto place of preferment and commaund That there be no neglect found in him in his marching to the Guard or Field and that in the same he doe not forget or leaue behinde him any peece or parcell of his Armes appointed him by
both conduct them to their Captaine at the beating of the Drum whither for any manuall labour and worke for the Colony or whither to bee lead vnto the Church at any time to heare diuine seruice He is to visit the armes of the Company and at the setting of the watch to take care and so at all time that they be not vnseruiceable and if any want bee then of ma●ch poulder or bullet or what else defect hee is to aduertise his Superior Officers that they may then and at all other times bee supplied and amended To bee breefe hee is an assistant to the Lieftenant in the same nature that the Lieftenant is to the Captaine and may not by any meanes intrude into the command of the one or other they being present In the absence of the Captaine and Lieftenant when hee is then to bee Captaine of the watch I referre him to the duty of the sayd Captayne of the watch For his Order of march and flying of his collours and his carriage in the field and vpon seruice he shal bee ordred and instructed by word of mouth from the Marshall when occasion shal be offered Thus mutch is needfull for him to know touching his command and his carriage to his officers and company so far forth as hee and they are soldiers and as the necessity of this present state and condition which we are in doth require But concerning the publike and dayly manuall businesse which appertaine to our setling there as Planters of a Col●nie he is to make it his duty to be a diligent not onely ou●r-seer but labourer himselfe accompanying therein and seconding the example of his Captaine and industrious Lieutenant that the necessary and daily taskes of such workes and husbandry without which we cannot here keepe footing nor possibly subsist may be in due time accomplisht and brought to passe Instructions of the Marshall for the better enabling of a Serjeant to the executing of his charge in this present Colonie Iune the 22. 1611. THat Captaine who shall dispose of a H●lbert by vertue whereof a Serjeant is knowne ought to make choise of a man well approoued that hath passed the inferior grades of a resolute spirit quick apprehension and actiue body for it is a place of great paines and promptitude and that Serjeant who will be able to execute his duty in sinceritie and vprightnesse must not be slack to punish where it is deserued nor ouer rash to abuse his authority vnbefitting an officer of such moment This officer hath in the absence of his superior officers the command of the company to see them doe their duties and obserue lawes and orders in all things and punishment of them by his Halbert or otherwise in his discretion for defect or negligence in any part of order This officer is to attend vpon the Serjeant Major for the word vpon the shutting in of the Ports at the Gouernors lodging or place of armes according as the Serjeant Major shall appoint then he is to giue the word to his Captaine Lieftenant and Ensigne and vnto his corporall or corporalls hauing the guard Hee must see the Soldiers of his company furnished and prouided with munition as shotte poulder and match at the setting of the watch Hee is to call or cause to bee called the Corporalls roule to see who are absent or negligent in the discharge of their duties Hee is to see each souldiers armes cleanly kept and seruiceable and if default be he is to reprooue the corporall for his negligence in the ouer-sight of that dutie and to punish the souldier Hee must see the souldiers practise their armes and therefore it is requisite that he know the vse of all sorts of armes himselfe If the watch be set by squadrons he shall leade that squadron that is to watch to the Parado and there draw Billets for his guard and from thence lead them to the guard He shall see the setting out of the Centinels and after shall haue care that silence and good order be kept vpon the guard and that no man depart from the guard without the leaue of him or his corporall and that no man be absent aboue one halfe houre hauing a special regard that hee weaken not his guard by giuing leaue vnto aboue two at a time to be absent least he disable himselfe in the performance of that duty of trust and charge which is committed vnto him of the guard Hee shall see that his corporall or corporals do put his or their squadrons into armes two houres before the relieuing of the watch who shall so abide in armes at least one whole houre after If the watch be set by whole companies it is his duty to place euery souldier in his order and to see them march in ranke and file and himselfe being eldest Serjeant to march vpon the right point in the vaunt-guard if he be the yongest he is to march vpon the left point in the rere-ward each taking care of halfe of the company vnlesse when more companies march together they be appointed any other place by a superior officer When the Serjeant is appointed to lead out any shot he shall goe vpon the side of the vtmost ranke and see that they take their leuell giue fier and do all things with comlinesse and leisure so likewise in the retrait A Serjeant of each company presently after the discharge of the watch shall bee in the place of armes or market place to attend the Captaine of the watch to the opening of the Ports that they may be imploied by him for the discouery without the forts of any ambushes or attempts of the enemy with such guard as hee shall appoint them the Captaine of the watch hauing caused all those of the towne about to go forth to forbeare and stay vntill the said Serjeants returne which Serjeants are to command those that are comming in to stay vntill those in the towne are comming forth then they shal discouer right forth before the Port and to both sides of the Port so farre vntill the discouerers of the other forts meete where they end the discouerers being returned those of the towne shall be suffered to passe out leisurely after those being without shal come in as leisurely without throng or crowd that they be the better discerned by the guard what they are The Ports beeing open the Serjeants shall returne to their guards where they shall instruct their souldiers in the practise of their armes and shall shew them the ready vse of them and doe their indeauours by their best meanes to incourage the towardly and instruct the ignorant If vpon his guard in the absence of his superior officer any soldier of his guard shall offend hee shall eyther punish him by his Halbert or if the qualitie of the offence so deserue he shall disarme him and keepe him prisoner vpon the guard vntill the watch bee releiued and then hee shall bring him to his superior