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-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
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
perceived upon a stand that then the Pike-man le ts slip his Pike from the shoulder untill the Butt end rest upon the ground then laying his right arme over it he stands in an il-favour'd lazit way Such Postures as these are not fit to be ranged among the former but rather to be condemned in regard the Souldier will be apt enough to finde out such Postures as these of himselfe if not prevented by the discretion of the carefull Officers for upon a stand the Souldiers properest Posture is to Order his Pike And thus much in briefe concerning the Postures of the Pike CHAP. VI. The Postures of the Musket collected in a briefe way ACcording to my former promise I shall endeavour to give the best satisfaction I can to the Muskettiers as well as to the Pikes that there is an answerablenesse of number in the proper Postures of the Musket to them of the Pike and they are eight as I conceive and may be proceeded on in order from the taking up to the laying down of the Musket and nothing acted twice the words of command for the Postures followeth The Musket lying on the ground the words of command will be as afore Stand to your Arms Handle your Arms. Now you are to take notice that in taking up the Bandiliers putting them on taking up the Rest putting the string about the left wrist the taking up of the Match placing of it the taking up of the Musket these or the like are no Postures but motions to the first Posture Therefore I will proceed upon them all in order as they lie leaving out the words of command tending to the Motions 1 Order your Musket 2 Rest your Musket 3 Poyse your Musket 4 Shoulder your Musket 5 Ballance your Musket and Rest on the right with the barrell upwards 6 Trail your Rest and ballance your Musket on the left side with the barrell downwards 7 Recover your Musket and performe your Sentinell Posture 8 Frō this perform your Funerall Posture This being ended a man may recover his Musket and Rest that knows how to perform this last Posture without bringing him again upon the Rest and may lay down his Armes again observing the former Rule where the Pestures of the Musket are set down at large CHAP. VII There is also a conformity of Posture with the Musket to those of the Pike and Words of Command to be given as may in many things be received by both Arms. THe Musket and Pike lying on the ground these words of Command may properly be imployed to both That is to say Stand to your Arms. Handle your Arms. The But-end of the Musket standing or resting on the ground at the out side of the right foot is conformable to the Pike ordered The Musket poysed to the Pike advanced The Musket shouldered to the Pike shouldered The Musket porting to the Pike porting The Musket reverst as in the Funerall Posture to the Pike trailing The Musket rested to the Pike cheeked which is his proper Sentinell Posture The Musket presented to the Pike charged As for the Motions of Posture which conduce to the lading and priming of the Musket as to cast about trail recover and the like they are all included in that generall Word of Command properly to the Muskettiers belonging which is to make ready Now me thinks I hear some ingenious Souldier begin to aske me what are the the use of these Postures so fully laid down by you To whom I shall be so courteous as to satisfie them according to my former Method beginning with the Pike as followeth CHAP. VIII The use of the Postures of the Pike THe Pike being ordered is the proper Posture of a Souldier upon a stand which he The use of Ordering the Pike ought ever to minde upon any such occasion so to make use of it And I have likewise seen in many places in the day time this Posture to be used by the Souldier standing Sentinell The Pike advanced is usefull for the Souldier upon a Troop when they are to march The use of advancing the Pike swiftly either for the relieving of some Court of Guard or to repair to their place of Randezvous or upon some suddain approaching to an Enemy to make a Charge for then he will be in a fit capacity to clap down quickly his Pike upon the breast of the Enemy It is likewise very usefull in the time of excercise to the half-files and bringers up upon any doubling to the Front for then they are alwayes to be advanced in respect of a longer march in their doublings then those that double Ranks and Files but having doubled they must always conforme in Posture to the part doubled The use of Porting was invented for the ease of the Reare half-Files upon a Charge for the Front half-Files are only for to charge the Rear haf Files in the mean time are to The use of Porting port It is likewise very usefull at such times when the Souldiers are marching through a Gate or Sally-Port from whence I conceive it doth derive its name porting The use of shouldering the Pike is only properest upon the March and in some kinde very usefull upon a Stand in time of Fight provided they are at convenient distance from The use of Shouldering the Enemy For it much preserveth the Pikes and Pikemen from the danger of the shot the bullets then gliding off from their Arms which if they stood at such times either ordered or advanced the bullets would make such a clattering amongst the Pikes that what with breaking of them and the shivers flying from them may much endanger the Souldiers which shall carry them The comporting of the Pike is only usefull to the Souldier marching up a hill for if then The use of Comporting he should be shoudered the But-end of the Pike would always be touching of the ground to hinder him in his March and much endanger his fellow-souldiers that shall come after him Neither can he march advanced for if there should be any winde it would be ready to blow him down Therefore as above that which is most commodious for the Souldiers marching up a hill is to comport his Pike The trailing of the Pike is seldome used but when the Souldier shall march straight The use of Trailing forward through a Wood the File-leader before he enters in trails his Pike and consequently all the rest in his File then stooping down they take up the But-end of their Leaders Pikes which they may easily gripe with their own in their right hands and after march forward through the busling leaves in a straight line every file single by himselfe but as neare each other as possible they can march for more securitie sake that when they are cleare they may finde each other and be in a condition to rally up againe as occasion shall require The trailing of the Pike may also be of excellent use in a Trench that at
may be sufficient for to instruct them to continue their charge retreat or else to charge home Secondly that the Serjeants be carefull in time of Battail that their Souldiers be at their due distance of order both in rank and file and that upon their firings whether they be by forlorns either of files or ranks drawn forth or otherwise by Divisions they see them neatly and handsomly perform'd by cocking their matches and presenting something lower then brest-high and after uncocking and returning them wheeling off either to the right left or both falling in the Reer of themselves or else where as shall be appointed in an orderly manner whereby they may decently come up again to fire against the Enemy Thirdly that the Souldiers present and give fire upon their Rests not using that slovenly posture of popping their Matches into the Pan their Muskets being on their left sides which is not only hurtfull unto themselves but much endangers their fellow-Souldiers and by so doing they scarce or ever do any execution against an Enemy But here I meet with an objection framed by the Souldiers after this manner our Rests are of little or no use unto us in time of skirmishing fit they are we confesse in the Military Gardens but in time of Battail both troublesome and cumbersome unto us to whom I reply what if they be a little cumbersome at the first must they therefore be rejected and carelesly thrown away nay rather they ought frequently to practise themselves in the use thereof which if they did they would finde the same very serviceable unto them in time of skirmishing wherewith they fire better and in a more comely and gracefull way far more securing both themselves and fellow-souldiers from danger and likewise upon their March it is both a help and support unto them Fourthly their eyes ought likewise in time of Battail to be fixed stedfastly upon their Captain always conforming to him in Posture when he shall prepare to charge or retreat and likewise they ought to be knowing and well verst in the severall beats of the Drum which if well observed by all there would not be so much confusion in time of Battail amongst them as many times by sad experience hath been found when disregarding their Officers commands and the beating of the Drums they ignorantly and rashly run on in a disorderly manner by which means they have cut off their own Officers and fellow-souldiers many times more then they have dangered the enemy Thus you see what great necessity there is of instructing and training up the Souldiers in their Postures and how requisite it is to conforme themselves to their Officers in time of Battail performing thereby better execution against their Enemies and by their decent and comely array preserve themselves from imminent dangers and perils The Souldiers having now all the ground-worke of the exercising a body of men laid down before them in the next place he labours to make experiment thereof but being no Officer he cannot attein thereunto without speciall leave from his Superiours and therefore being a File-leader he craves leave for to exercise his single File both in their Postures and Motions contenting himselfe for present with that small number whereby he is able to run through many plain things of Distances Facings Doublings Countermarchings and Wheelings But being not fully satisfied he presumes upon the former favour had from his Superiours to goe on to make every man in his File a File-leader first by succession and after being not called away by the beat of the Drum or by his Officers to lead up his File and to joyne into a Body according unto Dignity and after endeavours to reduce them again by proper words of command This liberty being granted at convenient times unto a File-leader much indeers the Souldiers good affections unto their Officers and is a means whereby many others are brought in to be true lovers of Military Exercises as being much taken and well pleased with the sight of the former things And therefore I could wish that they were not hereafter prevented as formerly I have observed by the malice of some who have had places of command bestowed upon them more through favour or by reason of their riches then for any worth or desert found in them They perhaps hold it a great disparagement unto them to be eclipsed but a judicious and discreet Captain accounts it a great honour to lead such gallant men that are as able and as well knowing as himself CHAP. LX. The way to make every man in a File six deepe according to succession a File-leader by doublings not The File 1 2 3 4 5 6 using one word of command twice 2 Command FIles rank two to the left Files to the left double Brings the second man into the Front 3 Command Halfe-files double your Front to the left Files double your depth to the left 4 Command Bringers-up double your Front to the right Double your Files to the left intire advancing 5 Command Bringers-up double your Front to the left Double your Files to the right intire advancing 6 Command File rank two to the right Files to the right double Reducement File rank to the left into the Front Rank file six to the left CHAP. LXI The way to make every man in a File six deep File-leader according to dignity by a doubling not using one Word of command twice The Dignity of the File 1 6 4 3 5 2 2 Command HAlf-files double your front to the left Files double to the right intire advancing every man placing himselfe before his Leader 3 Command Front half-file double the reer to the left Files double to the left intire advancing every man placing himselfe before his Leader 4 Command Bringer-up double your Front to the right Files double your depth to the right every man falling behind his bringer-up 5 Command Half-files double your Front to the right Files double to the left intire advancing Files ranke two to the right Files to the right double 6 Command Bringer-up double your Front to the left Files double your depth to the left every man falling behind his bringer-up Reducement File ranke two to the left Files to the left double CHAP. LXII The File 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The way to make every man in a File eight deep File-leader by succession and that by doubling not using one Word of command twice 2 Command FIle ranke two to the left Ranks invert to the left 3 Command Half-file double your front to the right Double your files to the right intire advancing every man placing himself before his Leader 4 Command Files ranke two to the right Files to the right double 5 Command Front half-files double your reer to the right Double your files to the left intire advancing 6 Command Files ranke two to the right into the reer Ranks invert to the right 7 Command Half-files double your Front to the left Double your files
Guards which shall relate unto these severall Camps both in regard of the severall and most convenient places for securing the Camp by Sentinels and Per-dues they are to be primarily appointed and ordered according the discretion and command of the Masters of the Field whether Generals or Majors of Brigades and afterwards the Serjeant Majors and Captains of Regiments according to their commands and relieved order are to designe them for the aforesaid place The enlarge the severall Arguments and Disputes that might further arise in point of Field-duties relating hereunto would be too tedious and to little purpose in regard that whosoever shall but diligently observe what hath before been set down concerning the duty of Watches in Garrisons and Fortresses may sufficiently be able to apprehend and performe all manner of duties that shall concern this Field Service provided that he be carefull to adhere to the directions of the Field-Officers in all points and diligent to observe the manner of managing of all things according to their instructions And therefore to avoid prolixity and fruitlesse disputes I referre the Reader to what hath been above related CHAP. XXV The ordering of a private Company unto a Funerall Occasion WHen any Commander or Souldier of worth shall be deceased a private Captain that would shew respect and honour by marching a long with his Company attending the Corps to the place of buriall must order his Souldiers after this manner They being summon'd by beat of the Drum to meet at their usually place of Randezvous they may be drawn up according to the usuall manner having a Van-guard Battail and Reer-guard being thus ordered and each of the Souldiers having either in his hat a black feather or ribbin the Captain may draw them off and order them to their long-march moving them away in an orderly manner unto the place of him that is deceased and there make Alt. After which he may command the Muskettiers in the Van to open to the right and left outward to such convenient distance as the Pikes may move up between them and take possession of their first ground and those Muskettiers may face about and move down cleer of the Pikes and after close their files inward to order and face to their Leader Now being in two divisions let them so continue with their Arms ordered untill such time as they shall perceive the Corps to be brought forth into the Street then the Captain may face them all about and move them some three Pikes length before the Corps after which he may command his Muskettiers to performe their Funerall Posture which is to have their Muskets under their left arme with the But-end upward their Rests likewise on that side trailing After which the Pikes are to face again to their first Front and to lay the narrow end of their Pikes down upon the ground after facing about to the left and and bringing up the But-end of their Pikes on their right side conforming themselves with the Muskettiers in their Funerall Postures In the next place the Ensigne strips his colours off from his Staffe and ties them about his right Wast putting a black Ribbon towards the very end of his Staffe he after faceth to the Body of Pikes standing in the Reer of them and trailing his Staffe in the same Posture next followeth the Captain having in his hand a half-pike or leading-staffe conforming himselfe likewise to his Funerall Posture Thus being all ready to march and rightly faced toward that place where the Corps are to be interred are after this manner following to lead and to bring up The first division of Muskettiers which was the Reer-guard is led by the Lieutenant the next division of Muskettiers that was formerly the Van-guard is led by the second Serjeant the Body of Pikes is led by the eldest Serjeant he trailing a half-pike upon the head of them the Ensigne bringing it up and the Captain 12 foot short of him bringing up the Reer of the whole Company And after him the Ministers marching just before the coffin and in the Reer and next unto it the neerest kindred and after them those that are invited to the Funeral Having thus stated the manner and order of the Military Part with all others belonging thereunto for any ordinary Funerall Occasion I shall in the next place proceed to shew their order upon the March and how each Arms ought to be disposed before the Corps enter into the Church with the rest of the Train All persons being ordered as before expressed the Drums being covered with black-bays and placed betwixt the second and third ranks in each division and all being ready to move the Drums may begin to beat their Funerall March and the Lieutenant leading them away with the But-end of his Pattison upward and comported the rest following and marching in a leasurable and slow way a long together untill they come within a hundred foot of the Church-doore or place where the Corps are to be interred there making Alt. After which let the Muskettiers in their ranks file to the right and left not advancing ground and face in opposition making a Guard for the rest to passe through and resting their Muskets or putting the But-end thereof to the ground with the barrel towards them which is a conformity to the Pikes being ordered In the mean time let the Pikes advance their Arms and immediately after move forward betwixt the Guard of Muskettiers and let their ranks afterward file to the right and left making also a Guard their Pikes being ordered and they as the rest facing in opposition Then let the Captain who bring up the Reer of all his whole Body move forward with the rest to the Church-doore then falling off in respect of ordering his Company the rest of the Train marching into the Church After which the Captain may cause them all to face to the Church or to their Leader he standing then before the Church-doore commanding them to rank again as they were After every Leader may draw off his file and set their Arms a part in each file by themselves and go in to hear part of the Sermon if there should be any such order before-hand from their Captain placing Sentinels to look to their Arms. And when Sermon is almost done they ought to go forth of the Church and draw forth the files by some little warning of the Drums to be in readinesse to answer such directions as they shall receive from their Captain Who may if he have conveniency of room draw all his Muskettiers into a Ring and the Pikes in like manner on the out-side of them and as soon as the Souldiers have notice being all ready and presented that the Body is laid down in the grave they may upon warning of the Drum give one volley of shot altogether and after make ready again performing the same twice over more After which the Ensigne may put his colours upon his staffe and furle them up