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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	face_n	file_n	leader_n	4,495	5	12.8168	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38472	English military discipline, or, The way and method of exercising horse & foot according to the practice of this present time with a treatise of all sorts of arms and engines of war, of fire-works, ensigns, and other military instruments, both ancient and modern, enriched with many figures.	Harford, Robert, fl. 1677-1681.	1680 (1680)	Wing E3105A; ESTC R9992	10,464	49

requisite Men Arms and Fortifications So many able Men hath already treated of Fortifications that I thought it would be to no purpose to speak on that Subject unless I intended to be an Eccho and repeat what others have already said I have spoken of Men lately in a Book which I called The Art of War but if I mistake not no Man hath hitherto treated of Arms. And therefore that these Three Parts may be compleat I thought fit to publish this little Treatise wherein I shall explain as clearly and in as few words as possibly I can the use of all Arms which are at present to be found in Armies as well as of those that were heretofore in use among the Romans AN ADVERTISEMENT FOr the better understanding of all that is said in this Treatise concerning Arms you must know Reader that the French Pound contains two Marks the Mark Eight Ounces the Ounce Eight Gros or Drams the Dram three Deniers and the Denier Twenty four Grains The Fathom contains six Foot the Foot twelve Inches and the Inch twelve Lignes The Cubit of the Ancients consisted of two Hands and three Fingers breadth The Hand of twelve Fingers breadth and the Fingers breadth of eight Lignes The Talent weighs Threescore Pounds the Roman Pound ●●●tains twelve Ounces the Ounce eight Drams the Dram three Scruples the Scruple six Siliques and the Silique one Grain The small Sexterce weighed Twenty four Pounds The English MILITARY Discipline Of the Exercising of the FOOT WHen a Body of Men are drawn up to Exercise the distance of their Ranks must be at Six Foot and their Files at Three Foot that they may have liberty to use their Arms. The Officers of the Body he onely excepted that is to give the Words of Command are to draw off to the Right and Left forming a Rank on each Wing opposite the one to the other The Officer Commanding is to place himself before the middle of the Pikes about ten Foot distance from them the better to observe what is done and to be the more easily understood by the whole Body The Words of Command must be given leisurely that the Souldiers may perform their Postures without confusion The Officer must first command Silence and then proceed as followeth to the Exercise of the Musquet SHoulder your Musquet Lay your Right Hand on your Musquet Poise your Musquet Rest your Musquet Handle your Match Cock and try your Match Guard your Pan. Blow your Match Open your Pan. Present Give Fire Recover your Arms. Return your Match Clean your Pan with your Thumb Handle your Primer Prime your Pan. Shut your Pan with a full Hand Blow off your loose Corns Cast about to Charge Handle your Charger Open it with your Teeth Charge with Powder Draw forth your Scowrer Shorten it to an Inch against your right Breast Charge with Bullet Ram down Powder and Ball. Withdraw your Scowrer Shorten it to a Handful Return your Scowrer Poise your Musquet Shoulder your Musquet Order your Musquet Exercise of the Pikes ADvance your Pikes Charge to the Front To the Right To the Right To the Right To the Right To the Right about To the Left about as you were Charge to the Left To the Left To the Left To the Left To the Left about To the Right about as you were Advance your Pikes From Advance shoulder your Pikes From Shoulder Charge to the Front Shoulder as you were From your Shoulder Charge to the Right Shoulder as you were Charge to the Right about Shoulder as you were Charge to the Left Shoulder as you were To the Left about Shoulder as you were From your Shoulder Port. From your Port Comport From your Comport Charge to the Front From your Charge Trail Facing to the Right about Charge as you were Advance your Pikes Exercise of the Musquet and Pike together SHoulder your Musquet Musquetteers make ready At which time the Musquetteers must leisurely and distinctly perform every particular Posture of the Musquet together The Musquetteers being ready the Pikes are to Charge as the Musquetteers are Faced To the Right To the Right To the Right To the Right To the Right about To the Left about as you were To the Left To the Left To the Left To the Left To the Left about To the Right about as you were Advance your Pikes Return your Matches Shoulder your Musquets Order your Arms. Pikes to your Inside Order Lay down your Arms. Which Posture is to be performed with their left Legs and stooping all together their Arms being upon the Ground they must take care to Rise all together every one observing his Right-hand Man at the Word of Command Quit your Arms. Face all to the Right about March clear of your Arms. To the Left about to your Leader March to your Arms. Handle your Arms. Which must be done stepping forward with their Left-legs and stooping laying their Hands upon their Arms expecting the Word of Command Order your Arms. Pikes to your Out-side Order Poise your Musquets Advance your Pikes Shoulder your Musquets Musquets March This way of Exercise is not altogether the same with what hath been hitherto in use wherein it was thought fit to make some Alteration by leaving out some Words as Superfluous and Changing some of the Postures for others that are of greater Use and Readiness Closings and Openings Ranks Close forward to Order Ranks Close forward to Close Order March Ranks open backwards to Order March Ranks open backwards to open Order March Ranks open backwards to double Distance March The Ranks fall back without changing Aspect Files Close to the Right Files Close to the Left Files Close to the Center Files Open to the Right Files Open to the Left Files Open from the Center For performing of which the Body Faces to the Hand named and moves If to the Right the Second File from the Right first takes its Distance by moving slower than its Leader The rest of the Files do the like successively and the Left-hand File moves not at all Doublings Ranks to the Right-hand Double March Ranks to the Left-hand as you were March Ranks to the Left-hand Double March Ranks to the Right-hand as you were March The Ranks that Double are to observe their Right-hand Man to move at the same time with him They begin their Motion with the Foot next the Hand named and are to come into their Places at Three Steps In this Doubling the Even Ranks double into the Odd and if you would have the Odd Ranks also double Face the Body to the Rere and the same Words of Command will perform it To Reduce the Ranks The Ranks that Doubled are first to Face to the contrary Hand then begining with the contrary Foot at Three Steps to come into their former Ground Files Doubling is performed in the same manner and is the same thing with the Reduction of Doubled Ranks The Reduction of Doubled Files is the same thing with Doubling Ranks Doubling