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bullet_n forth_o of_o your_o bag_n or_o out_o of_o your_o mouth_n and_o then_o put_v it_o into_o the_o muzzle_n of_o your_o musket_n 26_o with_o your_o right_a hand_n turn_v the_o palm_n from_o you_o draw_v forth_o your_o scour_a stick_n bear_v your_o body_n and_o your_o left_a hand_n with_o your_o musket_n so_o far_o back_o as_o you_o can_v 27_o have_v draw_v forth_o your_o scouring-stick_n set_v the_o rammer_n head_n against_o your_o breast_n and_o slip_v your_o hand_n close_o to_o your_o rammer_n that_o you_o may_v the_o easy_o put_v it_o into_o the_o muzzle_n of_o your_o musket_n 28_o after_o your_o bullet_n lest_o it_o shall_v fall_v out_o again_o either_o in_o skirmish_v or_o upon_o a_o sloop_a trench_n put_v in_o some_o heart_n hair_n or_o some_o other_o stop_v and_o then_o with_o your_o scouring-stick_n ram_n home_n your_o powder_n bullet_n and_o stop_v twice_o or_o thrice_o 29_o with_o your_o right_a hand_n turn_v draw_v your_o scour_a stick_n out_o of_o your_o musket_n as_o 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figure_n 2_o take_v the_o match_n between_o the_o thumb_n and_o second_o finger_n as_o in_o the_o 16_o figure_n march_v 3_o turn_v a_o little_a with_o your_o head_n behind_o your_o pan_n and_o blow_v your_o match_n with_o a_o good_a blast_n 3_o hold_v your_o match_n between_o your_o thumb_n and_o second_o finger_n cok_n it_o as_o in_o the_o eight_o figure_n march_v 5_o your_o thumb_n and_o forefinger_n be_v upon_o the_o cock_n and_o your_o second_o and_o three_o finger_n under_o the_o eock_n pull_v your_o cock_n to_o the_o pan_n and_o raisiug_n or_o depress_v it_o look_v that_o it_o fall_v right_a into_o the_o pan_n 6_o hold_v the_o two_o finger_n of_o your_o right_a hand_n upon_o
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that_o do_v these_o posture_n follow_v as_o in_o the_o figure_n march_v viz_o clear_v your_o pan_n prime_a your_o pan_n and_o shut_v your_o pan_n as_o in_o the_o 17_o 18_o and_o 19_o posture_n march_v 11_o in_o take_v up_o the_o rest_n hold_v your_o musket_n right_o up_o cast_v off_o your_o loose_a corn_n and_o fall_v back_o with_o your_o left_a leg_n somewhat_o straddle_a bring_v up_o the_o pan_n even_o against_o your_o mouth_n 12_o first_o blow_v off_o your_o loose_a dust_n or_o corn_n with_o a_o stiff_a blast_n and_o then_o cast_v about_o your_o musket_n to_o your_o left_a side_n fall_v a_o little_a back_n with_o your_o left_a leg._n 13_o have_v forsake_v your_o rest_n hold_v the_o musket_n fast_o in_o your_o left_a hand_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o barrel_n so_o as_o the_o but_o end_n touch_v not_o the_o ground_n and_o bring_v forward_o the_o muzile_n of_o your_o musket_n to_o charge_n your_o right_a hand_n be_v at_o liberty_n do_v these_o posture_n follow_v namely_o open_v 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