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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	cock_n	match_n	musket_n	2,251	5	14.5201	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03797	A militarie rudiment, or Observations of the form of militarie exercise, according to His Excellens Guard in Holland. With the ranges and number of officers in an armie, from the lowest to the highest, and their dueties, in short. As also is added a little anent the composition of an armie. And finallie, some few principalls, in the art of fortification. / By George Innes.	Innes, George, fl. 1644.	1644 (1644)	Wing I192; ESTC R178673	15,508	41

vsuall are Make readie the first two Ranks Turn to the right hand and giue fyre And the Instruction of thus giving fyre is that alwayes two ranks make readie together and advance ten paces forwards before the bodie At which instance a Sergeant or when the bodie is greater some other Officer must stand to whom the Musquetiers are to come vp before they present and giue fyre And the second rank keep their Musquets closs to their Rests And the pan-guarded and as soon as the first are fallen away the second immediatelie presenteth and giue fyre two more are to make readie And so one after another making the advancement of ten paces still by which yee mayntayn at least your own ground if otherwayes yee loss ground And the reason is they being ten in deepness The Rear men be consequence ten paces behynd Which ten they advancing they stand in the self same place of these that were first in the Front The vse hereof is in there is the ordinarie form in Battell and when they do not Skirmish but rather advanceth towards the Enemie Make readie the first two ranks in the Rear Turn to the right hand and giue fyre and fall vp to the Front And so to the last This is done when you command the whole bodie right about And thus your Front the Rear the Rear your Front And then maketh that which is Rear now giue fyre by commanding them right about and after fyre to fall away and place themselues in the Front And so one after another The vse is When you are charged in the Rear And whyle you thus giue fyre you march forwards to your intended place whether it bee for Relief of that place or for your own safetie or for advantage in preocupying the Enemie in a Pass or when you haue charged the Enemie and there-after intendeth to make a safe Retreat Because you haue the worss or other respectivè Left about Note That this a Commandement to all the Companie The string on the right hand make readie and giue fyre to the right hand and stand firm The other two strings march vp The second and third turn to the right hand and giue fyre All three thus beeing in on Front the Sergeant bringeth vp the first to the second vpon the right hand Then leadeth vp the strings to the Front of the left string Here-in you may see and perceaue so manie distinct particulars that the instruction in performing this practise is clear And the vse for the most is when with a few you would occupie the length of a lyne of a Wall or of a Ditch or anie other sutable Advantage And thus giue fyre vpon the Enemie as hee passeth All the forsayds which is vsuall onlie by the Musquetiers are most observable in exercising and that for teaching and trayning the vnlearned But in practise you must vse onlie these Commandements Make readie by ranks present and giue fyre and stand firm and fall about to the right hand to the Rear or rather Make readie Present Giue fyre Note As the Captayn exerciseth the Musquetiers particularlie So the Lieuetenant exerciseth the pike-men making a Charge with Touck of Drum in presenting their Arms to the right and left hand in the Van-guard and in the Rear marching and retiring answering to the Touck of Drum which vpon service are a March and Trouping a Charge and a Retreat And thus much of the foresayd Motions wherein a young Souldiour may bee trayned and in some measure before hee haue the occasion of Arms. But now of the Motiones of your Postures in handling your Arms. To wit Of Pike and Musquet And first of the Postures of the Pike of whose number some are performed standing which you shall discern by this letter S. And some are exercised both standing and marching which you shall distinguish by these letters S. and M. For in the position heere I keep onlie the Method according to the Order of the Exercise it self in trayning Lift your pikes S. Mount your pikes S. Set down your pikes S. Shoulder your pikes S. and M. Charge your pikes S. and M. Set down your pikes S. Palm to the point your pikes S. Cheek your pikes S. VVhich is done when by palming you hold your right hand vpon your syde with your pike and your left hand vpon the point thereof is done when you present your pike by palming Recover your pikes S. Which is done when you present your pike by palming Charge your pikes S. and M. Shoulder your pikes S. and M. To the right or left hand charge S. and M. Shoulder your pikes S. and M. Charge to the Rear S. and M. Port your pikes S. and M. Stand.   Set down your pikes S. Obserue in charging that half the ranks onlie must charge their pikes And that they carrie them so couched over the heads of the formost as may giue no offence eyther in charging or retiring And the reason is In that this way pikes are not so subject to bee broken by the shot of the Enemie Next Of the Postures of the Musquet And the words of Command vsuall in the handling thereof And these first your Musquet beeing charged March with your Musquet in your hand Sink your rest and vnshoulder your Musquet Hold vp your Musquet in the right hand and let her sink in the rest In your left hand hold your Musquet carrie your rest with it In your right hand take your Lunt or Match and hold it well Blow your Lunt Cock your Lunt Try your Lunt Blow your Lunt and try your pan Hold your Musquet and present Giue fyre Now Having discharged your Musquet you must charge agayn after the manner following Take down your Musquet and carrie your Rest with it Uncock your Lunt Blow your Lunt Put it agayn betwixt your fingers Blow your pan Morss your pan Cloze your pan Cast off your pan Cast about your Musquet Trayll your Rest Open your Charges Charge your Musquets Draw out your Ramsticks Shorten your Ramsticks Fetch your Musquet forward with the left hand and hold it vp in the right hand and recover the Rest Shoulder your Musquet And having thus way charged your Musquet you must agayn make readie as followeth Lay your Musquet in your Rest Hold your Musquet in your Rest with the left hand onlie in ballance Take your Lunt in your right hand Blow your Lunt Cock your Lunt Try your Lunt Guard your pan and bee readie The Ranges of Officers from the lowest to the highest THE lowest Range and meanest Officer is Lanspresado the Leader of half a string called a Middle-man or Captayn over four the Corporalls Deputie Next is the Corporall Hee is the Leader of astring and Commander of a Squadre in their Watch and Centrie Next is the Sergeant An Officer of great vse for rectifying of ranks and strings of necesirie hee should bee Skilfull Next should the Drummer bee at least the Drummer Major whose Place is Gentile hee should