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A06968	The second part of the soldiers grammar: or a schoole for young soldiers Especially for all such as are called to any place, or office, (how high or low soeuer) either in the citie, or countrey, for the training, and exercising of the trayned band, whether they be foote or horse. Together vvith perfect figures and demonstrations for attaining the knowledge of all manner of imbattailings, and other exercises. By G.M.; Souldiers grammar. Part 2	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1627 (1627)	STC 17392; ESTC S102645	21,943	51

the best and safest way yet then they are apt to be thronged vp together by the Pikes and the distance of place being taken from them the vse of their Weapons must fall and so consequently all things fall to ruine But suppose order be kept and these defects not found in the Battaile yet say the olde Souldiers that there is great impediment in this kinde of Imbattelling for in what manner soeuer the Short serue yet they will euer leaue a weakenesse in the and such open gaps and streets that the Horse may breake in at pleasure or any other new foote diuision may sally foorth and ouer throw the whole regiment as by the example of the figure following may easily be perceiued in a few companies as in this ensuing figure more plainely is showne The danger of this forme of Imbatelling Thus you see if the Battaile of Pikes stand and the Shot giue Fire into what damage they bring the whole Regiment whether they serue in countermarch or otherwise leauing so many open enterances that if one yet all can hardly be preuented Thus I haue shewed you the seuerall wayes of Imbattailing of a Regiment with the different opinions of Souldiers together with their arguments and strength of reason thereupon It resteth now that I deliuer my particular opinion touching the best election wherein although I know many oposites will rise vp against me yet freely and ingeniously thus I am perswaded That the first manner of Imbattelling by seuerall Companies and euery Captaine leading of his own men is excellent for shew at generall Musters or at any peaceful Triumph where the exercise of Armes is required because it is comly and beautifull to behold giueth great contentment to the spectators and continueth the Volley long though not in the best order But if it be to expresse true Marshall Discipline to bring hands to fight in good sadnes or to giue affright to a certaine enemy at all times both in strength and weaknesse then with out all doubt the latter forme of imbattailing where the Pikes are drawne into one body and winged on each hand with the Shotte is without all contradiction the onely best way for the Imbattailing of a regiment of one thousand men or more And thus much for the argument of Imbattailing a regiment wherein if any man rest vnsatisfied let him repaire to other Authors which are allowed for authority and comparing their Reasons together no doubt but he shall soone finde satisfaction Chap. 4 Of the Ioining of sundry Regiments together OF rankes and files are compounded small Squadrons of small Squadrons are compounded priuate Companies of priuate Companies are compounded Regiments and of Regiments are compounded maine Battailes of any extent whatsoeuer Now for the composition of a regiment together with the defects and perfections of the same I haue shewed sufficiently in the last Chapter It now therefore resteth that I speake some thing of the ioining or knitting togeather of many and sundry Regiments in one grosse body which is the greate substance of the Arte-Military for of these greate bodies doe Armies consist and according to the forme and proportion thereof being agreable with the ground and strength of Scituation whereon it is placed is the Army made euer stronger or weaker Now Armies doe neuer consist of one onely entire and maine body alone without seperation or distinction but of diuers great bodies as of Forlornes Vantguard Battaile and Reare of diuers greate bodies of Horse as of Gentlemen at Armes Curashiers Dragoones or else Carbines and euery one of these great bodies are compounded of sundry Regiments in the drawing of which togeather is principally to be regarded the dignity and preheminence of the place according to the vallue of the commanders or the lot when it is either cast or appointed wherein the principall obseruation is the hand so that whensoeuer Regiments are to be ioined togeather whether it be by the Lord Marshall or the Seriant-Maior of the fielde yet they must not neglect to giue to the best man the best place by drawing vp his Regiment first and placing it in the principall place and then the rest successiuely one after another bringing them vp on the left hand and not on the right till the body be formed according to commandment and answerable to this figure following Regiments Ioyned together in plaine Battaile Heere you see 5000 men diuided into fiue regiments how they are drawne vp into one body and may make either Vantguard Battaile or Reare as it shall please the supreame Officer to dispose of them And as thus they are drawne into plaine Battaile so may they also be drawne into any other forme of battaile which the Lord Marshall or Sergeant-Maior shall deuise for their wisdomes and Iudgements which they euer accomodate to the aduantage of the ground to the preuenting of the enemies designes is euer referred the forme and shape of all forts of battailes whence it comes that a man shall hardly in an age see two Battailes in two seuerall places of one and the selfe same forme and fashion because as grounds vary in their Situations so proportions change in their composures and that battaile which is strong and comely for the Plaine will proue but weake and illfauored for the Hill and that which is guarded with water will not agree with the guard of wood nor that which is fenced with a stone wall suite with the fence of a dry ditch for euery thing must be accomodated to the property of its owne proper Nature and therefore I will shewe you another forme of Imbattailing or ioining of Regiments together wherein although some Regiments are broken and diuided into parts yet they agree in one vniformity of body and may be reduced to their first naturall proportion at pleasure as by this figure following you may easily perceiue Regiments diuided yet brought vnto Vniforme Here you may behold two Regiments diuided into sixe triangles the Pikes in the midst and the Shotte on eache flanke but being drawne vp together in one body then the Pikes of themseues make a perfect Diamond and the foure Triangles of Shotte guarding euery corner Front Wing and Reare bring the whole mixt body into a quadrangle or perfeit square this is a stronge manner of imbattailing and hardly to be broke or entered and whosoeuer is ready in drawing vp and ioining of these bodies togeather in such forme as hath beene already specified may without dificulty or staggering draw vp any other body of what shape or forme soeuer it shall be commanded And thus much for the ioining of sundry Regiments together into one body Chap 5. The forming of maine Battailes of any extent or Number how great soeuer AFter the ioining of Regiments togeather must necessarily follow the composition of maine Battailes beyond which Spheare Souldiers doe neuer looke because it is the end and determination of warre These battailes as I haue formerly shewed are