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The compleat body of the art military ... divided into three books, the first containing the postures of the pike and musket ... the second comprehending twelve exercises ... the third setting forth the drawing up and exercising of regiments ... illustrated with varietie of figures of battail ... / by Richard Elton.
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Elton, Richard, fl. 1650.
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such time when they shall have intelligence where the Enemy are preparing to make a Breach they may then move forwards unto that place undiscovered and may defend the same The cheeking of the Pike is the proper Sentinell posture and then to be used The use of Cheeking CHAP. IX The use of the Postures of the Musket I Conceive it will not be materiall to go over every posture of the Musket to describe the use of them in respect the greater part of them hath conformity to the Pike Those that shall remaine and of the chiefest consequence I shall not be wanting to satisfie the Souldier in The ballancing the Musket and Rest on the right side with the Barrell upward is one The use of ballancing the Musket on the right side of the chiefest Postures belonging to the Musket from thence he begins to make ready as to open cleare and prime the pan all being motions to this Posture To traile the Rest and Ballance the Musket on the left side with the barrell downward The use of ballancing the Musket on the left side is a Posture likewise of as great consequence for there are severall motions belonging also to this Posture as to finde out the charge to open it to charge with powder to take bullet out of the bag and to charge with bullet with divers other motions before you can recover your Musket and Rest againe How a Musketier shall performe the Sentinell Posture THe Sentinell Posture is to be performed after this manner first the Musket is to be laded with powder and bullet afterwards he is to cock his match and to stand with his pan guarded his Musket being upon the Rest untillsuch time that he is relieved but as concerning him I shall more fully set forth his duty treating upon the duty of the Sentinell CHAP. X. The manner and way to do the Funerall Posture NExt followeth to shew how to do the Funeral Posture the properest and the best way to begin this Posture is when the Musket is rested and is to be performed after this manner You must first slip up you your Musket upon the Rest so high untill the Fork of the Rest be within a handfull of the cock after you must bring your right hand under the barrell of the Musket close to the Fork of the Rest and then lift him off and after cast your Rest backward trailing him on the left side and bring your Musket under your left arme with the barrell downwards bearing the But-end upward with your two fore-fingers and your thumb holding off the pan and that with the left hand Now if you begin to be weary in the March by reason of the weight of the Musket you may to ease your selfe bring your right hand backward and there take hold of the Musket keeping still your left hand in it's first place untill you shall reduce him to the Rest again The reducement of the Musket from the Funerall Posture FIrst raise up your Musket a litle with your two fingers thumb of the left hand as you formerly held him then turn the Musket untill you perceive the barrell to be upward after lay your right hand upon the barrell much about the lazie â—in and then taking him bring him up forward on the out-side of the Rest recover your Rest fall back with the right legge you may with ease bring your Musket again upon the Rest as at first This Posture being so seldome used makes the Souldier much to seek in performance of the same but he that takes pleasure in handling of the Musket and shall exercise himselfe therein cannot chuse but finde it very easie and much delightfull to him And I know no Posture more becoming a Muskettier then this if it be neat and well performed by him And here I shall conclude and end discoursing of the Postures CHAP. XI The Souldiers desire to know every perticuler place of Dignity as they stand in Rank and File THe Souldier now having obteined some pretty knowledge skill and ready aptnesse in the managing and performing the Postures begins to look about himself what next is needfull for to fasten upon to make a further progresse in this Art And straight he meets with some that whispers to him that it were a gallant thing to know the Dignity of a File true and rightly stated to which he answers but where can it be found the opinions of Souldiers are so various and differing therein that none knows where for to atteine it My Captains eye saith he is upon me because I do the Postures well which causeth the Serjeants to make me a File-leader and that I know to be the chiefest and first place of Honour in the File the second place to be the Bringer up the third the half File leader the fourth the Bringer up of the Front half-Files Thus far no Souldier of any known judgment can deny but now a days our Files being drawn up six deep makes me altogether ignorant of the honour of the Rest Neither know I the Dignity of a File eight or ten deep which still in some places they do reteine drawing them up so deep If my ambition were but now fully satisfied herein I should in time come for to know the Dignity of the Captains as they are drawn up all in a Regiment by which Rule I am informed they walk And in my judgment there cannot be a truer stating the Dignity of a Rank and File then that which shall conforme to the Dignities of the Captaines as they are drawn up a Brest all in a Regiment Now for as much as many Regiments consist of severall Numbers of Captaines and Companies in them as some six Companies others eight some greater as ten and twelve Companies It is expedient therefore not only for my selfe but for every Souldier that will be truly knowing to be resolved herein concerning those severall numbers and as occasion shall alter to any other they may informe themselves by these how to fit their purpose And therefore not to keep the apt and forward Souldier longer in suspence but that he may proceed I shall amongst the rest declare my thoughts therein and set it forth unto their view everhoping from my fellow-souldiers a favourable censure of my good meaning to them and to my Countrey for to imploy that little talent which lately my endeavours hath obteined to do them service And shall forthwith set down unto them four Tables of Dignity both of Ranks and Files which shall be first of twelve a Brest and twelve deep Secondly ten a Brest and ten deep Thirdly eight a Brest and eight deep And lastly six a Brest and six deep wherein every ingenious Souldier shall easily know his perticuler place of honour and dignity both in Rank and File wherein he stands The Table being thus set forth unto the Souldiers view as is before expresâ— methinks I hear some say Sir we like the drawing forth and the manner of
Flank Reer Order your Pikes and put up your Swords This way of charging to the Horse I have set down as being practised somtimes amongst us in our private meetings but I conceive it to be of little use to receive a desperate charge of the Horse for by these charges the Souldiers are in so lame and weake a posture that the Horse cannot choose if they come on with a full career but beare the Pikes and Pike-men down to the ground Therefore in my opinion the best way of opposing the Horse charge is that which we learned of our ever honoured Captain Major Henry Tillier in the Military Garden which was Files closing to the midst to their closest Order insomuch that there was not above half a foot intervall of ground between File and File the Pikes Porting and after closing their Ranks forwards so close that they locked themselves one within another and then charged on Which in my judgement is so secure a way from routing that it is impossible for any Body of Horse to enter therein and farther to my best remembrance I never could meet with any Souldier that hath been abroad upon any service that ever saw any charging of the Pikes at the Foot therefore I will further proceed From Order Advance Your Pike Shoulder Your Pike Port Your Pike Comport Your Pike Cheek Your Pike Trail Your Pike Order as you were From your Order charge to the Front Right Left Reere Order as you were Advance your Pike Shoulder Your Pike Port Your Pike Comport Your Pike Cheek Your Pike Trail Your Pike Advance as you were From your Advance charge to the Front Right Left Reer Advance as you were Shoulder your Pike Port Your Pike Comport Your Pike Cheek Your Pike Trail Your Pike Shoulder as you were From the Shoulder charge to the Front Right Left Reere Shoulder as you were Port your Pikes Comport your Pikes Cheek your Pikes Trail your Pikes Comport as you were From the Comport Charge to the Front Right Left Reer Comport as you were Cheek your Pikes Trail your Pikes Cheek as you were From the Cheek charge to the Front Right Left Reer Cheek as you were Trail your Pikes from your Trail charge to the Front Right Left Reer Trail as you were Order your Pikes Lay down your Pikes Here is to be observed by this Method an endeavouring to performe all the postures of the Pike from each particular posture only shortning it by degrees leaving out what was before commanded untill we come unto the Trail Yet notwithstanding I spared not the charges but have shewn them from every posture in their due order Next followeth the postures of the Musket wherein in answerablenesse to the Pike I shall lay them down in full and afterwards contract them in a shorter way CHAP. IV. The Postures of the Musket THE Musket lying on the ground the first word of command will be as to the Pike Stand to your Arms Take up your Bandiliers Put on your Bâ—ndilieres Take up your Rest Put the string of your Rest about your left wrist Take up your Match Place your Match Take up your Musket Rest your Musket Here the Souldier may perform the Saluting Posture if he shall finde any occasion so to doe for the honouring of his friend or any Gentleman of worth Poyse your Musket Shoulder your Musket Un-shoulder your Musket and Poyse Joyne your Rest to the outside of your Musket Open your pan Cleer your pan Prime your pan Shut your pan Cast off your loose Corns Blow off your loose corns and bring about your Musket to the left side Trail your Rest Ballance your Musket in your left hand Finde out your Charge Open your Charge Charge with powder Draw forth your Scouring-stick Turn and shorten him to an Inch. Charge with Bullet Put your Scouring-stick into your Musket Ram home your Charge Withdraw your Scouring-stick Turn and shorten him to a handfull Return your Scouring-stick Bring forward your Musket and Rest Poyse your Musket recover your Rest Joyn your Rest to the outside of your Musket Draw forth your Match Blow your Cole Cock Your Match Fit Your Match Guard your Pan Blow the ashes from your Cole Open your Pan Present upon your Rest Give fire brest high Dismount your Musket joyning the Rest to the outside of your Musket Un-cock and return your Match Cleere your Pan Shut your Pan. Poyse your Musket Rest your Musket Take your Musket off the Rest and set the Butt end to the ground Lay down your Musket Lay down your Match Take your Rest into your right hand cleering the string from your left wrist Lay down your Rest Take off your Bandiliers Lay down your Bandiliers Here endeth the Postures of the Musket from the taking of them up from the ground to make ready and the proceeding in them to the laying of them down again Now if the Souldier will take his Rest into his right hand for to be a support and help to him in his march he must observe the following words of command Lay your right hand upon the Butt end of your Musket Lay your left arme over your Musket The Musket being shouldered you may proceed in these words of command to recover the Rest into the right hand Shift your match between the fingers of your right hand Take your Rest into your right hand cleering the string from your left wrist Return your match and take your Rest into your right hand 't will cause you to be in a fit capacity for to march CHAP. V. The Postures and charges of the Pike to be performed in a shorter way all things acted in order and nothing done twice THE Pike lying on the ground the first word of Command will be Stand to your Arms Handle your Arms. Raise up your Pikes to your open Order Raise up your Pikes to your Order Raise up your Pikes to your close Order From your close Order charge to the Horse Front Right Left Reer Recover your Pikes and put up your Swords Advance your Pikes Port your Pikes Charge to the Front Shoulder your Pikes Charge to the right Comport your Pikes Charge to the left Cheeke your Pikes Trail your Pikes Charge to the Reer After lay the narrow end of the Pike to the ground face about to the left to your first Front and move forward with the Butt end of your Pike on your right side in your Funerall Posture After face about to the right raise up your Pike face then again to your first Front you may lay down the Pike to the ground and march from your Arms having ended all the Postures and Charges in their due courses And here Fellow Souldier whoever thou art thou maist perceive that there are no more then eight Postures of the Pike and foure Charges that is to say to the Front Reer and both Flanks There are some would fain have another Posture added to these which they call the Lazie Posture which somtimes I have