Turn the butt ends of your Muskets to the right 2 Raise up your Muskets with the help of your Rests 3 Sever Muskets and Rests and Poise 2 SHOULDER YOUR MUSKETS 2 1 Slip your left hands down from the heads of your Rests 2 Bring Muskets and Rests before you placing your Rests crosse the stocks of your Muskets 3 Lay your Muskets properly on your shoulders 3 UNSHOULDER YOUR MUSKETS 3 1 Slip and turn 2 Place your right hands behinde the Scutcheons of your Muskets 3 Sever your Muskets and Rests and poise 4 JOYNE YOUR RESTS TO THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR MUSKETS 4 1 Slip your left hands up to the head of your Rests 2 Ioyn your Rests to your Muskets 3 Sink your Muskets and Rests by your right sides 5 OPEN YOUR PANS AND CLEER 5 1 Open your Pans 2 Raise your Muskets 3 Cleer your Pans by blowing 6 PRIME YOUR PANS 6 1 Take your Primers into your right hand 2 Put powder into your pans 3 Return your touchboxes 7 SHUT AND CLEER YOUR PANS 7 1 Shut your Pans 2 Cast off your loose corns 3 Blow off your loose corns 8 BRING ABOUT YOUR MUSKETS TO CHARGE 8 1 Step forwards with your right legs and poise by your left sides 2 Trail your Rests between your bodies and your Muskets 3 Ballance your Muskets in your left hands 9 CHARGE WITH POWDER 9 1 Take your chargers into your right hands and slip off the caps with your thumbes 2 Put powder into your Muskets 3 Return back your charges 10 CHARGE WITH BULLET 10 1 Take your Bullets out of your mouthes 2 Slip up your hands by the barrels of your Muskets and put in your Bullets 3 Clap your hands on your Muskets to shake them down 11 DRAW FORTH YOUR SCOURING STICKS 11 1 Lay hands on your Scowring sticks and draw them a little 2 Take lower hold and draw them past the middle 3 Draw them forth and hold up the Rammer ends 12 SHORTEN YOUR SCOURING STICKS 12 1 Turn the Rammer ends towards your bodies 2 Set the Rammer ends under your right paps 3 Slip down your hands within an inch of the ends 13 PUT YOUR STICKS INTO YOUR MUSKETS 13 1 Put the Rammer ends into your Muskets 2 Take higher hold and put them further in 3 Take higher hold and put them home 14 RAM HOME YOUR CHARGERS 14 1 Ram home 2 With three 3 Stroakes 15 WITHDRAW YOUR SCOURING-STICKS 15 1 Draw forth your sticks a little 2 Take lower hold and draw them further 3 Draw them forth and hold up the screw-ends 16 SHORTEN YOUR SCOURING-STICKS 16 1 Turn the screw-ends towards your bodies 2 Set the ends under your left paps 3 Shorten your sticks to an handfull 17 Return your Scouring-sticks 17 1 Put their ends into the grooves sliding them a little down with your thumbes 2 Take higher hold and thrust them further in 3 Lay your middle fingers on their ends and thrust them home 18 Recover your Muskets and Rests 18 1 Bring forwards your Muskets with your left hands 2 Poise your Muskets in your right hands 3 Recover your Rests 19 Ioyne your Rests to the outside of your Muskets 19 1 Slip your left hands to the heads of your Rests 2 Ioyne your Rests to your Muskets before you 3 Sink your Muskets and Rests by your right sides 20 Cock your Matches 20 1 Draw forth one of the ends of your Matches 2 Blow your coals together 3 Place your Matches in your Cocks 21 Try your Matches and guard your Pans 21 1 Draw down your Cocks and fit your Matches 2 Let your Cocks flie back 3 Guard your Pans 22 Present upon your Rests 22 1 Blow your Coals 2 Open your Pans 3 Present keeping the Muzels of your Muskets mounted 23 Give fire Brest high 23 1 Levell your Muskets on your Rests 2 Set the butt-ends to your shoulders 3 Draw your Trickers and give fire 24 Vncock your Matches 24 1 Mount the muzels of your Muskets 2 Vncock and return your Matches 3 Shut your Pans Having thus performed their postures the Phife and Drum play the falling of Tune in the interim whereof the Muskettiers perform their Saluting posture and wheel of by division two to the right and two to the left placing themselves in the reere of the Pikes After this maner the Tune is playd once over to every Rank The Falling of Tune At 3 Advance At 3 Shoulder At 3 Comport 3 Shoulder 3 Advance 3 Shoulder 3 Order 3 Shoulder 3 Comport 3 Advance 3 Charge Front 3 Charge Front 3 Charge to Front 3 Shoulder 3 Comport 3 Advance 3 Charge Reere 3 Charge Reere 3 Charge to Reer 3 Shoulder 3 Comport 3 Order 3 Order 3 Order The Postures as aforesaid were first done with the Muskettiers in the Front the Pikes at the same instant performing their Postures in the Reere of the Muskettiers the body then standing as the figure under A when the Muskettiers gave fire they stood as figure B. When the Pikes did their postures in the Van then the body stood as under figure C. Â A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C Â M M M M Â Â Â Â Â Â P P P P M M M M Â Â B Â Â P P P P M M M M Â M M M M Â P P P P M M M M M Â Â Â Â M P P P P P P P P M Â Â Â Â M M M M M P P P P M Â Â Â Â M M M M M P P P P M Â Â Â Â M M M M M P P P P Â M M M M Â M M M M The Muskettiers having performed their postures and wheeled off as abovesaid Then the Captain and Ensigne the Drums beating a troop lead up the Pikes towards the upper end of the Hall into the place where formerly the Muskettiers stood then the Drums strike an Alt. The Captain and other Officers as formerly quit the body And the second time that the Posture Almayn is playd over the Pikes begun their Postures The Muskettiers at the same time doing their postures in the reere of the Pikes as formerly in the Front Note that the first strein of the posture Almayne was playd twice over and the last streyn twice over after this manner the whole tune was doubly plaied twice over wherewith consorted and ended both the postures of Muskets and Pikes together The Pikemen having performed their Postures the Captain and Ensigne move to the head of the Pikes the Lieutenant to the reere of the Muskettiers the other Officers to their severall places the Drums beat a troop the Pikes advance the Muskettiers face to the right and left outward and march to the Angles of their Pikes then face as before The Pikemen in the interim doing their obeysance and countermarching to the right every rank saluting as they come into the Front and so countermarch to the right untill the File-leaders of the pikes are
Simon Hacket T  George Laws Lieutenant  Russell Pipe   Beebe Drum These Sarracens marched into the Hall in form of a Herse as in the figure 1. entring in at the skreene and so marching about the Hall and being again come to the lower end thereof they there made an Alt and without any directions drew up their divisions to the right of each other forming a Grecian Phalanx as in figure 2. In this form he moved them some few paces and then faced about again supervising them with a stately survay they in the interim moving into an uneven fronted battaile as in figure 3. This done he moved forwards some few paces and again made Alt. And his Sarracens without any present directions although according to his former order drew up into the form of a decressant as in figure 4. In like maner observing a stately garb in his march he made the Cressant form as in figure 5. still keeping the same order as well in the making as in the marching on them all successively C stands for Captain L for Lieutenant E for Ensigne S for Sergeant P for Pipe D for Drum C for Carbines or Barbary guns and T for Targettiers Having made and marched upon al these figures on each of them demonstrating the dexteritie of his men the Captain by a signe drew them into the second figure They then being at the upper end of the Hall made an Alt The Captain then drawing off his divisions from the left wheeled about the front of his body to the right the rest of the divisions falling into their places successively which reduced them into the first figure again in which form he marched about the Hall And being come to the upper end the Captain first and the rest by Ranks successively made their obeysance to the Nobilitie and Aldermen after the Persian maner putting their left hands upon the tops of their Turbants and Shashes bowing their bodies forward and so passed out at the garden doore Lastly Captain Iohn Ven led in the Moderne Armes his Drums beating a lofty English march his souldiers being but 32. in number he could march but 2. a brest and to that end he doubled half files to the left so that the right hand file of Muskettiers made the first division the right hand file of pikes made the second division the left file of pikes made the third division and the left file of Muskettiers made the Reere division In this maner they marched once about the Hall in proper order both for posture and distance The second time of their coming from the lower end of the Hall the Drums beat a Troop the Pikes advance and Ranks close forwards to their distance of order This done the divisions are drawn up to the left then the pikes stand and the Muskettiers march untill their reere range even with the front of pikes then all stand and order Arms. When after some small pause the Captain and Lieutenant take out the third Muskettier of the right hand file trooping him up between them neer to the upper end of the Hall where being at a distance convenient they make a stand and the Drums strike an Alt and are silent The Captain and Lieutenant do their obeisance to the Nobility and Aldermen then march off The Muskettier in the interim of their Salute unshoulders and sets the butt end of his Musket to the ground then in a gracefull maner laying down his Musket he doth his obeisance to the Nobility Aldermen and Gentry turning himself half round after a pretty pause the spectators being very silent begins as followeth The Speech Grave Fathers of the Citie that are come Like the fam'd Senators of ancient Rome From seats of Justice and the publike cause To hear Bellona's Drum beat loud applause To warre and victory Much honour'd men Behold the Souldier and the Citizen Make but one man these to Mars encline And though like fiery Comets now they shine Threatning prodigious ruine to their foes Each man can gain a Conquest without blows For these are Starres of milder temper when In their own sphears they do appeare to men Not one of these but can instruct a Band But each Commander discipline a Land These were not made in haste Nature has lent To each just mixture of each Element And such are made for Souldiers else they are But severall Instruments ordain'd for warre The truly valiant must be all if not 'T were happy that such valour were forgot Who onely fights is but a sword or gunne Which onely executes and so has done Wisedome discretion judgement courage art Makes up the wreath that crowns a Souldiers heart And such are these and these are yours that can Govern a little world in every man The time has been the rugged mayne was crost To both the Germanies with care and cost To finde a Souldier whose experience might Teach our Commanders how to form a fight But now that trouble 's sav'd these are asham'd That so much cost or dulnesse should be nam'd To soil their predecessors fair Repute These would deny should such a one make sute To give his labour scorning t' have it thought They have not all that may be learn'd or bought And thus resolv'd they are prepar'd to show To your lov'd Honors what they have or know Not doubting when your judgements shall descry Their love their care their skill their industry The Kings lent honors that your merits crown'd Will give your Souldiers one small piece of ground To shew their Arms in else in heaps of dust Their glories will be hid their bright Arms rust   Captain Iohn Ven.     Ensigne Richard Gould     Front   Sargeant Salter Lieut. Gooday Lieut. Hacket Lieut. Allen Lieut. Barriff 〈…〉 Lieut. Wolleston Walter Bosvile Iohn Birkenhed Tho. Levingston Rich. Bennet Thomas Head Thomas Hart Ric. Lacy speaker George Simcocks Richard Finch Will. Coleson Edward Wallis Left flank Lieutenant Gwin Iohn Alford Iohn Bowker Iohn Davies 〈…〉 Thom. Wardley Sam. Clerrige Raph Long Thomas Clark Lieut. Stackhouse Iohn Smart Matt. Andrews Iohn Povey Charles Fowke L. Drinkwater Iohn Smart sen Iohn Ashley  Lieutenant Matthew Shepheard   The speech being ended obeisance done his Armes recovered and shouldred the Captain and Lieutenant on each side of him for his more honour the Drums beating a Troop move down with him to his place and so leave him This done the Muskettiers face in opposition and close their division before the pikes After some small respite the Captain and other Officers quit the body and the phife and drumme play the posture tune once over When the musick began the second time the Muskettiers in the front and pikes in the reere begun the postures as followeth The Muskettiers stand rested The Pikes ordered The Posture tune The postures divided into 3. to make them fit to keep time with the Drum and Phife 1 POISE YOUR MUSKETS 1 1
together and order Armes with the end of the Tune Half-files double your Front by devision In the first streyn of the tune the half-files advance their Armes face to the right and left moving untill they are cleere off the standing part of the Body With the beginning of the second streine they face all to the Front and march forwards untill they have evened the Front then order Armes with the end of the tune For Reducement Half files face about inward and march into your places With the beginning of the first streyne the half-files face about and move down to the Reere of the Front half-files In the second part of the tune the front half-files open to the right and left to their open Order the Reere half files in the meane time placing themselves directly after their Leaders all facing to the Front and ordering Armes with the end of the Tune COVNTERMARCHES Files to the right hand Countermarch At the Close of the first streyne of the Tune the File-leaders must be even in rank with the Bringers up the rest of the ranks even one with another With the beginning of the second streyne they all move forwards and finish the Countermarch keeping their Aspects to the Reere and order Armes with the end of the Tune Files to the left hand Countermarch In this Countermarching Files to the left they are to observe the former directions both for time and posture Ranks to the right hand Countermarch With the beginning of the first streyne the whole Body faceth to the right the right hand File turning off together and moving even a-brest towards the left untill the right hand file of Muskettiers be all met even in rank with the left hand file the Pikes in like manner being inserted one file within the other where-with ends the first streyne of the tune With the beginning of the second streyne the Countermarch is continued and perfected all facing to the front and ordering Armes with the end of the Tune For Reducement Ranks to the left hand Countermarch With the beginning of the first streyne the whole body faceth to the left and performes the Countermarch according to the former directions only differing in the hand Front and Reer Half-files interchange ground With the first streyne of the musick the whole body advanceth their Armes the front half-files facing about to the right each division passing forwards to the right between each others Intervalls or files untill the File-leaders become even with the Reer Ranke then stand with the Close of the first streyne With the beginning of the second streyne the divisions move forwards that division that moveth towards the bottome of the Hall must have an eye to their followers that so they may face all about to the left together and Order their Armes with the Close of the Musick For Reducement Front and Reer half-files interchange ground This second interchanging of ground is for the reducement of the former wherein you are punctually to observe the former directions Half-files double your Front to the left With the beginning of the first streyne the Reere half-files advance their Armes moving forwards into the Front-half-files until the half-file leaders are even in Rank with the File-leaders the other Ranks being even one with another then all order Armes with the Close of the first streyne With the beginning of the second streyne the whole Body advance their Armes and face about to the right marching down towards the Skreene untill the proper File-leaders be in the middle of the Hall Then all face about to the right and order Armes with the end of the Tune WHEELINGS Wheele your battell to the right upon the same ground This Wheeling is to be performed on the first streyne of the Tune and in the Motion the right Flank is to face to the left using a reasonable quick Motion The left Flank wheele slowly to the right being come to their ground all order Armes with the end of the first streyne For Reducement Wheele your Battell to the left on the same ground Now the left Flank is to face to the right the rest to performe in like manner according to the former directions This wheeling is but the Reducement of the other and to be done to the second streyne of the Tune Wheele your Front into the midst With the beginning of the Musick the two middlemost File-leaders are to move very slowly the Muskettiers on the Wings must use a swifter motion being Wheeled together all are to face to the proper Front and Order their Armes with the Close of the first streyne For Reducement Wheele your Reer into the midst With the beginning of the second streyne of the Musick all face about to the right then wheele together as before Lastly face all to the proper Front and order Armes with the end of the Tune Wheele Front and Reere into both Flanks With the beginning of the Tune the Body faceth to the right and left outward and then Wheele together as formerly facing to the proper Front and ordering Armes with the end of the first streyne With the second streyne Advance Armes face in opposition Close your divisions face to the Front and order Armes with the end of the Tune Reducement Wheele both Flanks into the Front and Reere With the beginning of the Musick all advance Armes and the half-files Face about to the Right then wheel together as formerly Lastly face all to the proper Front and order Armes with the close of the first streyne With the second streyne face all in opposition close your divisions face to your proper front and Order your Armes with the end of the musick The end of the motions THE motions of the body thus ended the Captain Lieu t. Ensigne and other officers take their severall places the drums trooping them thither The Captain having saluted his Company The drums beat a lofty English March and the Captain leads the company forth in divisions once about the Hall each officer marching in his due place Being at the lower end by the skreene the drums beat a troop the Pikes advance the Ranks close forwards to their Order and each officer leads up his division to the left Then all together in a faire brest they troop forwards into the middle of the Hall and there make an Alt all ordering their Armes This being done the Captain Lieutenant Sergeants phife and drums quit the Body again the Ensigne onely remaining with the company After some small pause the phife and drum begin the Almain once over both streynes the body standing as the Figure under E. Here begin the Firings To make the first Figure Vpon the second time of the musicks playing over with the beginning of the first    E    M M P P P P M M M M P P P P M M M M P P P P M M M M P P P P M M streyn the Muskettiers