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A54357	The perfection of military discipline after the newest method, as practised in England and Ireland, &c., or, The industrious souldiers golden treasury of knowledge in the art of making war containing instructions for the exercising the pike and musket in all their postures, with the signs of the drum, by its beating the several points of war, the exercise of granadeers, horse, and dragoons : the explanation of the words of command, and how to be put in practice ... : the several doublings, wheelings, and drawing up of battalions, squadrons of horse, &c. with the conduct of armies in open or inclosed countries, or upon any occasion or immergency ... the method to be observed in garrisons, and the manner of fortification, with that of besieging strong holds, &c. to which is added, as a second part, The art of gunnery, or, The compleat engineer : shewing the practice of the ordnance, mortars, &c. with the manner of making and using fire-works for war, at sea and land, and many other things necessary to be known for the improvement of souldiers.		1690 (1690)	Wing P1532; ESTC R18339	60,614	163

Barrel placing the great end of your Scowerer just at the Muzle of your Musket 22. Ram down Powder and Ball. Take a full grasp with your Thumb and Fore-finger from the Muzle your Thumb on the top of the Scowerer keeping a handful in your hand 23. Withdraw your Scowerer Your hand Thumb and Fore-finger being turned towards the Muzle clear your Scowerer at three motions and dart it as before 24. Shorten it to a Handful Clap the small end of your Scowerer to your Breast slip it to a Handful of the end holding it a little below your right Breast slooping 25. Return your Scowerer Upon this place it in its proper place without expecting any word grasp the Muzle of your Musket with the right hand your Thumb being extended upon the Scowerer keeping it half a foot clear from your Side the Muzles directly to front all of a height 26. Poise your Musket In this case with your left hand before you bring up your Musket grasp it with your right hand under the Cock falling with your right Leg to your left keeping it Poised directly before your Nose being faced to the Front let your right Elbow rest upon your Body 27. Shoulder your Muskets In doing this take the rule that has been mentioned 28. Poise your Muskets Do this as before has been shew'd 29. Order your Muskets In doing this sink your right hand a little take hold of the Stock with the left hand on the top of the Scowerer then suffering the left to sink take hold of the Muzle with the right hand the butt end easily sinking near the ground when after a little pause let them all come down together giving as it were but one thump then close to the right foot place the butt end about the middle of it the Lock outward and your right hand an Inch below the Muzle 30. Lay down your Musket Having turn'd it with the back upwards you step forwards with your left Leg and your right hand lay it on the ground that it may lie in a streight Line with the rest never laying it down with any other but the right hand 31. Quit your Musket Stand upright by raising your self with a fall back of your left Leg to your right 32. Handle your Musket Here observe to step forward with your left Leg and lay your righ● hand on the Muzle of your Musket 33. Order your Musket Upon this word raise the Muzle and fall back with your left Leg to your right turning the Lock outwards by the middle of your foot And thus in case of Fire-Arms the postures are little different as will hereafter appear Instructions for Exercising the Pike relating to the various Postures already mentioned in Command 1. Pike-men take heed Advance your Pikes IN this case move your Pike upward in a direct Line with your right hand near your side your right hand well near as high as you can reach depressing your left hand as low as you can your fingers streight out and raise your Pike till the butt end comes to your right hand at what time place it between your Breast and Shoulder keeping your butt end close that it may be more firmly uprigh● 2. To the Front Place your left hand on your Pike even with the top of your Shoulder casting your finger streight bringing your Pike right before you with a very swift motion drawing in your right Heel to your left Instep keeping the Pike streight 3. Charge In this posture fall back with your right Leg suffering the heel of your left foot to be against the middle of your right and bring down your Pike with a quick jerk support your Pike with your left elbow and Charge breast high bending your left Knee upon yeilding your Body forward to fix your self the firmer holding the butt end in the palm of your right hand your left Toe directly pointing with the spear of your Pike set your Feet at a moderate distance to stand the more firm and bring your Pike down a little beneath your breast beware of clattering close it to your breast when it is Charged 4. To the Right four times In this doing turn your left Toe to the right then make your left Heel come up with your left Instep with a quick motion recovering your Pike straight before you then having turned fall back with your right Leg Charge as before c. 5. To the Right-about Here you must by turning your left Toe bring it to the Right-about bringing up your right Heel your Pike recovered then Charge being turned with much quickness 6. As you were Bring up your left Toe by turning to the Left about then bringing your Pike recovered your left hand must never be higher than your Mouth your Feet in Order when being turn'd you must fall back with your right Leg and Charge bringing your Pike straight up without Clattering Do these as has been shewn in case of the Right only observing 8 left Motions c. 7. To the Left 4 times 8. To the Left-about 9. As you were 10. Advance your Pike In doing this make your right Hee l come up to your left Instep having your Pike before you fall out with your right Foot and bring your Pike to your right Thigh 11. Shoulder Your fingers of your left hand being extended lay that hand on your Pike even with your Shoulder then make your right Hee l come even with your left Instep your Pike right before you fall back with your right Leg and put back your right Arm as far as may be holding your Pike about half a foot from your side keeping your Eye upon the Spear and that directly to the Rear your Pike slooped when forsakeing it with your left hand bring in your right Leg laying your Pike on your right Shoulder keeping your Elbow to your Body the butt end about half a foot from the ground in the middle of the distance 12. Charge to the Front Here you must fall back with your right Leg putting back as much as may be your Arm keeping the Spear exactly to the Rear setting the Pike aslope at the same height as shouldering then bring the butt end backwards with your left hand turning the head with your right hand then quit it with that hand and take hold of the butt end and Charge breast high the palm of your hand against the butt end open and your left Elbow under the Pike the left Toe directly with the Spear and when you Charge let it be directly forward your left Heel being just against the middle of your right Foot 13. Shoulder as you were In the first place raise your Pike with both your hands then quit it with the right and with the left turn the head backwards the Spear directly with the Rear then seize it again with your right hand as high as you can reach without straining and stand with it from your Body aslope bring up your right Leg and forsaking your Pike

them and their Thumbs for the better security on the Cocks whereupon the Pikes are to be recovered before the Pikemen the butt ends in the palms of their hands and the Spears upright their left hands no more than the height of their Mouths When the word Charge is given then must they bring down the Muskets and Pikes at once being sure to turn the left Toes that way they Charge and the heel of the fame Foot directly against the middle of the right Foot in every Charge charging directly forward not at first charging the Pikes close to one anothers Breasts but charge a little way distant in bringing down the Pikes and when they are charged then is the time to close them The Charge is To the Right four times Then to the Right-about after that As you were Then to the Left Charge four times Then to the Left-about Charge Then as you were which you may plainly observe in what has been laid down in the former Exercise Here the Pike-men must turn as the Musketeers bringing up their right Heels to their left Insteps extending their Arms as they turn bringing their Muskets straight before them their left hand as high as their Mouths pulling back their Arms and when they are faced fall back with their right Legs nor must the Souldiers bring down their Arms till the word Charge is given doing it with a quick motion and not suffering the Pikes to clatter Then the word of Command is viz. Recover your Arms. Half bend your Muskets Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Musket As before is noted Hereupon the Muskets being Shouldered the Pikes that stood Recovered falling out with their right Legs the Pikes are brought to their Thighs to their Advance Poise your Muskets This Command given the Pike-men must fix their left hands to their Pikes about the height of their Shoulders Then Order your Arms. Pikes to your Inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. To the Right-about March These must be observed as is before directed in the Exercise which to repeat again would be Tautology only thus much when you are clear of your Arms you must disperse and upon the beat of Drum run thither again with a Huzza your Swords drawn and their points upwards Then these words of Command are given viz. Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Order your Arms. Pikes to your Out-side Order Advance These things ought to be duly considered and in this first place in ordering your Arms observe to make a little stop before the butt ends come to the ground that they may fall together at once after the Arms are laid down and quitted you must all stand up together as if it were but one motion Upon marching from your Arms step Front and Rear together with the left Feet and march but a little distance Your right hands being laid on your Swords you must take hold of your Scabbards with your left hands and your Swords being drawn you must hold them upright before you bringing them down at one motion and when by Command you have returned your Swords you must stand upright to your Arms looking to your proper Front As for the rest we refer you to the Exercise of the Pike and Musket distinctly Several things to be observed in Command and Exercise relating to the Match-Lock Musket c. THE Match-Lock Musket in all the material parts of Exercise is the same with the Fire-Lock but some other things being to be observed we shall lay them down for the ease of the Reader and this chiefly consists in keeping your Match well with a good Coal fastning it upon Command advantagiously in your Screw blowing the Coal and trying your Pan by false flashes laying it down at Command taking it up again shortening it to the Pan that it may give true Fire But more to the particulars 1. Lay down your Matches Do this at four Motions first by a little turning the butt end of your Musket easily slipping on your Shoulder lay then your right hand on your Match In the next place extend your right hand and foot before you and recover your Musket in its place Thirdly stoop and bring your Match near the right Foot within-side suffering your Ham to bend a little Lastly quit it and bring your Body upright and your right Foot even with your left 2. When the Command is given viz. Handle your Match then having recovered it bring it between your third and fourth Finger by the help of your Thumb and first Finger always using your right Hand then the Palm being turned from you you stretch your Arm towards your right hand Man 3. Blow your Match Hereupon bring your Match to your Mouth not stooping but turning your Head a little to the right when having given a strong Blast to carry off the Ashes cast off your Arm to the right 4. Cock and try your Match In this case fetching a compass with your Arm bring your Match to the Cock and supporting it with your two near Fingers press it down with your Thumb guiding i● with your middle Finger when keeping you● middle finger between it and the Pan pul● your Cock down as low as the Pan and sink or raise your Match that it may hit the middle of the Pan and having fired when you hear the word Return your Match Hold your Musket in your left hand the Barrel towards you suffering your left Elbow to rest on your Body then take your Match between your Thumb and Finger in the right hand placing your Thumb on the top of it the palm being turned from you placing one end of your Match between the third and fourth finger of your left hand and the other end press with the first and second fingers then with extended fingers place your right hand under the Pan. This is all that is material as to the Match the other postures of the Musket being the same with the Fire-Lock already mentioned Directions for the Exercise of Foot Granadiers THough the Granadiers in many things differ from the Musketiers in Exercise yet for the better part they do the same drawing up in the same Order Rank and File only they seldom draw up above three deep and supposing then to be shouldered The words of Command are Lay your right Hands on your Fire-Locks 1. Poise your Fire-Locks 2. Rest your Fire-Locks 3. Cock your Fire-Locks 4. Gaurd your Fire-Locks 5. Present 6. Fire 7. Recover your Arms. All these are to be done in the same manner as the Exercise of the Fire-Lock Musket 8. Cast over to the Left In doing this they are to lay their right hands on their Daggers 9. Draw your Daggers Here they must draw their Daggers and hold them upright in their hands before them 10. Screw it into the Muzle of your Fire-Lock Do this so that the flat side may be towards you when you have recovered 11. Return your Arms. 12. Charge to the Right four times 13. To the Right-about Charge

head of the Pikes in an equal Line each two paces distant from the Body the Captains to be divided on each Wing advanced two paces before the Lieutenants the Commander in Chief excepted none are to be before the Ensigns and he to be two paces advanced beyond the Captains unless it be when a Regiment makes but one Battalion and the Presence of the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel be had then the latter is to take his Post on the left hand of the former The Major who must be on Horse-back is to place himself in a direct Line before the Serjeants on the right Angle somewhat more advanced before the Line of the Captains and the Aid Major being likewise mounted in the left Angle after the same manner If the King be to be received then Pikes must be Advanced and Muskets Shouldered the same likewise to the Queen but to all others the Pikes are to Ordered If a Company of Granadiers belong to the Regiment it must be drawn up on the right of the Battalion at three deep about three paces being left between their Drums and those of the Battalion The Order and Manner of Salute As soon as it is observed the King approaches the Drums must beat a March and the Officers are to Salute in their Order as he passes by keeping the Spear of their Pikes exactly with the proper Front and not by any means turning their cross ways The Salute being made they without making a Leg or Bowing are immediately to pull off their Hats keeping them off with their bodies upright till the persons to be Saluted are passed by The manner of the Ensign's Saluting is with their Colours at one Motion bringing them near the ground directly before them raising them altogether at one Motion upon which they pull off their Hats as the former The Serjeants are to stand with their Hats off and their Halberts Ordered facing the same way with the Battalion and here it is to be noted That if the Person to be Saluted goes round the Battalion it must face as he moves without altering the Posts This must be observed upon the private review of a Battalion but if it so happen that it be to be done in the Field and the Army drawn up each Battalion must salute with Pikes and Muskets Charged The Musketiers upon the approach to be Shouldered and the Pikes Advanced when the Commander in Chief proceeds to give the Word c. Recover your Arms. Upon this bring your Pikes and Muskets directly before you the butt ends of your Pikes in the Palms of your Hands and the right Heel brought to the left Instep and when the Drum first strikes the March you must Charge with Pikes and Muskets at one Motion and keep your Arms in that posture till the person to be Saluted is passed by up which these words of Command ensue Recover your Arms. Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets At which time the Pikes are to be brought to the Advance but in case of Marching the Salute is somewhat different Of Marching and the Salute c. In marching a Battalion be sure in the first place to see the Files close to the right or left in their marching Order which is so much distant as they can conveniently have the use of their Arms without incumbering each other and greater Bodies in this case require more distance than the lesser as half a Foot and more from the right hand Man and so in Order to the rest when the Pikes being Advanced and Muskets Shoulder'd The words of Command are Files close to the Right or the Left To your close Order March Then each man is to turn to the hand named and consequently closes to the distances and hand mentioned and when this is performed the next word of Command is To your Leader Hereupon the Serjeants are to see the Ranks kept at their twelve large Feet distance and being thus disposed if it march in a Body the Lieutenants must be in the Rear at the same distance they were in the Front from the Souldiers the Serjeants that were in the Rear taking care of the Flanks that they keep even and well in Order and upon the word March they are in Front and Rear to step with their left Feet forward all at a time setting them down together marching very slowly the Pikes marching equal with the Wings of Shot not in the least pressing upon each other When the Body is marched as far as is intended then the Command to them must be Halt To the Right-about The Drums beating a Retreat the Lieutenants in the same Order and Method lead them back to their Ground as was before observed and there again the word of Command is Halt viz. To the Left-about To the Right-about As you were At this word the Lieutenants must quit the Rear and come to their station in the Front whilst the Serjeants in the Flank who were removed from the Rear take their places again To March in three Divisions the Method and Order IF you are to march a Battalion in three Divisions the Captains must divide the one half at the head of the first Division of Shot and the remaining half in the Rear of the last Division And again one half of the Lieutenants in the Rear of the first Division of shot and the remainder at the heard of the last Division of shot The Colours marching at the head of the Pikes which are to be Advanced the Commandant in Chief marching two paces before the Rank of Captains at the head of the first Division of Shot the Captains and other Officers exactly keeping the distance they were at first posted at when the Battalion was drawn up The Officers that are appointed in this case to march in the Rear of the Division are as they march off to fall after them and the Serjeants that were posted in the Rear are to take care of the Pikes upon their marching As for the Drums they are equally to be divided upon the Division marching between the second and third Ranks The Granadiers marching about twenty Yards before the Battalion the Equipage of the Officers of the Front must march somewhat on the left hand between the Battalion and Granadiers The Hoitboys marching in the middle distance between the Colonel or Commander in Chief and the Granadiers In marching the Colonel and all the o Officers must march with their Pikes underhand Comported not suffering the Spear to descend too much but keep it steady from swinging c. But if they have occasion to Salute they must as they approach Shoulder all together that is every Rank of Officers as they approach carrying them level upon their Shoulders performing the Salute as if it was the Action but of one Man not must the first Rank of Captains Salute till the Colonel or Commander in Chief has performed it not standing still or medning their Pace when they Salute The Officers pulling off their Hats as has been

Serjeants are present and if the Battalian contain eight or ten Companies or a bigger number and every Company two Serjeants and three Corporals designed to do the duty of Serjeants two must necessarily be placed on each Rank to the Right and Left and the others must have their Stations in the Rear but if the Serjeants be not so many then there will be allowed but one to each Rank to the Right and Left and the rest in the Rear making a Parallel Rank to the Souldiers keeping three paces distance from the Rank The Serjeants thus placed the Drums must stand one half on the Right and the other half on the Left that they may range directly with the first Rank of the Souldiers but if the Drums be more than usual and the ground be streight then they may be disposed in two Ranks on the Right and Left ranging with the two first Ranks of Souldiers ever slinging their Drums unless contrary Command be given The Hoitboys if there be any are to take the right of the Drums which are on the right of the Battalion ranging with them in the same Ranks The Commission Officers according to the English Military Discipline are to take their places at the head of the Battalion as the Colours are drawn but more of this hereafter In this close Order the Ranks by the care of the Serjeants are to have twelve large Feet distance between Rank and Rank which must be kept very even the Chief Commandant to place himself about forty paces distant from the Center of the Pikes As to the words of Command they must be given with deliberation least commanding too fast put the Souldiers beside their Exercise Silence being commanded the next word of Command is Files open to the Right or to the Left to your Order March At these words each Souldier turns to the hand mentioned and after a short stand the Flanking Searjeants lead the Ranks which by this means are Files marching slowly forward by short steps the Serjeants with advanced Halberts the Iron uppermost every man if they move to the Right observing the left-hand man if to the Left the contrary and as soon as the last man but one of the first Rank stirs the Command is to be given for them all to Halt And in proceeding to open Files after this manner no man ought to move till his Leader be at four foot distance and then to move with equal pace and keep the distance so that when faced to the proper Front there will be three foot space between them The word of Command to Halt being given the word of Command succeeding is To your Leader In this case the Captains and Lieutenants are to carry their Pikes comported ever when they move to the Right or Left the Ensigns being Advanced the Ranks must also be kept even at twelve feet distance which is the Serjeants Care the Files must be likewise at three feet distance each having regard to his right and left-hand man To draw the Officers from the Front of the Battalion to the Rear these words must be used viz. Have a care of the Exercise Upon this the Musqueteers are to draw off their right-hand Gloves and stick them in their Girdles The next words are viz. Officers take your Posts of Exercise in the Rear March Upon this the Officers must face to the right-about the Captains marching a pretty swift pace in the one Rank and the Lieutenants and Colours in another two paces behind Captains and Lieutenants carrying their Pikes Advanced being in the Rear the Lieutenants and Ensigns are to take their places in a Rank about twelve feet from the Serjeants the Captains ought to be thirteen paces from the last Rank of Souldiers and the Lieutenants and Colours eleven and at this word of Command or further signal from the Officers to take their Posts of Exercise in the Rear six Serjeants of the Rear must march thorough the Intervals of the Files posting themselves in the Front forty six paces from the first Rank of Souldiers being advanced six paces before the Chief Commandant making by their ranging a parallel Line with the Battalion keeping the Front free and undisordered This word being likewise given the Pike men must joyn their left-hands with their Pikes placing them even with their Shoulder We suppose the Musqueteers to have Shouldered and the Pikes Advanced none are to speak after Silence is Commanded but the Officer in Chief who thus proceeds 1. Order your Pikes 2. To the Right to the Right to the Right to the Right to the Right-about as you were To the Left to the Left to the Left to the Left to the Left-about as you were Words of Command for the Exercise of the Fire-Lock and Pike 1. MVsqueteers have a care of the Exercise and carry your Arms well 2. Lay your right hands on your Muskets 3. Poise your Muskets 4. Rest your Muskets 5. Cock your Muskets 6. Guard your Musket 7. Present 8. Fire 9. Recover your Arms. 10. Half bend your Muskets 11. Clean your Pans 12. Handle your Primers 13. Prime 14. Shut your Pans 15. Blow off your loose Corns 16. Cast about to Charge 17. Handle your Chargers 18. Open them with your Teeth 19. Charge with Powder 20. Draw forth your Scowerers 21. Shorten them to an Inch. 22. Charge with Bullet 23. Ram down Powder and Ball. 24. Withdraw your Scowerers 25. Shorten them to a Handfull 26. Return your Scowerers 27. Poise your Muskets 28. Shoulder your Muskets 29. Order your Musket 30. Pike-men take heed 31. Advance your Pikes to the Front Charge 32. To the Right Charge 33. To the Right Charge 34. To the Right Charge 35. To the Right Charge 36. To the Right-about Charge 37. As you were Charge 38. To the Left Charge 39. To the Left Charge 40. To the Left Charge 41. To the Left Charge 42. To the Left-about Charge 43. As you were Charge 44. Advance your Pikes 45. Shoulder your Pikes 46. Charge to the Front 47. As you were Charge to the Right as you were 84. Charge to the Right-about 49. As you were Charge to the Left as you were 50. Charge to the Left-about 51. As you were 52. Port. 53. Comport 54. Charge to the Front 55 Trail your Pike 56. Charge as you were 57. Advance your Pikes When you Exercise thus it must be done altogether and not one after another that a whole Battalion may seem to do but one and the same Action Then to proceed further viz. Musqueteers take heed Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets Musqueteers make Ready at which time all the Postures of the Musket are to be performed by the Musqueteers together which readiness imploys a Cocking which must be guarded with the Thumb least it should go off unseasonably and the Muskets brought streight before them with the left hands a little above the Chin. The Pike-men at the word Make Ready are likewise to bear their Pikes straight before them and recover

their left hands the height of their Ears both of them observing when they come to this Posture to recover their Arms before them that they bring their right Heels to their left Insteps and when the Pikes Charge and the Musqueteers rest to retire or fall back with the right Feet in a direct Line observing in all Chargings or Motions of the Pikes or Muskets to take care that they clatter not one against another An Explanation of the Words of Command or Postures in Exercising the Fire-Lock Musket and how they must be performed WHen you enter upon Exercise whether it be of Pike or Musket you must observe to keep your at Feet a moderate distance that you may upon occasion retain your full Force and Strength ever keeping the left Heel firm and set the right Feet But as to the Exercise 1. Lay your right Hand on your Musket In this Action the Lock being uppermost turn your Barrel towards you and your Fingers being extended lay your right Hand just behind the Lock then close the butt end of your Musket to your Shoulder so that it may in all parts be of an equal height 2. Poise your Musket Here you must hold your Musket with a hard grasp facing to the Right and turning with a quick motion upon your left Heel keeping your Musket exactly before you the height of it between your Shoulders your right Elbow on your side and your Feet at a moderate distance that turning about the point of your left Toe may be to the Front and that of your right as you face to the left Heel being directly against the middle your right Foot and so are you in a resting Posture c. 3. Rest your Musket In performing this let your Musket slide or sink down to your left hand letting down your Arm as low as possible without stooping receiving the Musket directly where the Scowerer enters into the Stock suffering your hand to touch no part of the Barrel let it be a little stooping from perpendicular about half a foot from your side keeping your right hand with your fingers extended behind the Lock 4. Cock your Musket In this doing place the Thumb of your right Hand and your Finger behind the Trigger and clapping it against your Thigh Cock keeping for the better security your Thumb upon the Cock. 5. Guard your Musket In Guarding your Musket bring it in the foregoing Posture with a very quick motion straight before you to the Recover your left hand equal with your Mouth but about half a foot distance not stooping nor suffering your Musket to sink observing in bringing up the Musket before which is a Recovering to make the right Heel come to the left Instep keeping your Musket right perpendicular 6. Present In this case fall back with your right Leg so that the left Hee l be against the middle of the right Foot suffering the butt end to rise to you Shoulder setting it fast your right Elbow even with the height of the Piece being ever ready to pull the Trigger with the fourth Finger of your right Hand bending the left Knee a little and keeping the right very steady levelling breast high 7. Fire Here you must keep true motion in drawing the Trigger doing it all together so that the Fire of a Battalion may give but one Report or appear to be no more than one Flash the body steady and the Musket close to the Shoulder till the next word of Command which is 8. Recover your Arms. Hereupon suffer the butt end of your Musket to sink in both hands till it be perpendicular the right under the Cock and the left as high as your Mouth always upon a Recovery bringing it up before you upon a very quick motion turning the right Heel so that it may come up with the left Instep 9. Half bend your Musket With your right Leg fall back let the Muskets rest at once the right Thumbs being upon their Cocks and the right Fingers behind their Triggers then closing to the Thighs half bend with your right hands placed behind the Lock keeping them rested with fingers extended 10. Clean your Pan. This you may do by pressing the ball of your Thumb into the Pan holding the right hand behind the Lock that the posture may the better appear 11. Handle your Primer In doing this take the little end between your Thumb and Finger turning the great end to the back of your Hand your Arm bearing backward 12. Prime Upon priming level your Piece exactly upon a Line and having Powder a little bruised strike it into the Pan as much as is convenient the left Toe being kept upon the Front 13. Shut your Pan. Here use your two first Fingers casting your Primer back and drawing up your right Heel to your left Instep your Musket streight up before you Recover with the Barrel towards you done with a quick Motion the Thumb of your right hand on the top of the Steel and the left hand as high as your Mouth 14. Blow off your loose Corns In this case bring your Pan within four Inches of your Mouth and blow with a strong blast observing to do it altogether standing upright without declining the Head casting out your Arms and suffering your Piece to sink from the posture it before was in 15. Cast about to Charge In doing this let your right Leg advance turning the Barrel of your Musket downwards bringing it to your left side somewhat backward in your left hand suffering none of your fingers to touch the Barrel the Toe of the right Foot being directly to the Front the right Heel over against the middle of the left Foot the Musket ballanced in the left Hand the Muzle to a proper Front of an equal height half a foot from your Body your right hand joyned to the Muzle of the Musket and your Thumb extended to the slde of the Barrel 16. Handle your Charger This must be done with a full gripe holding it even with the Muzle of the Musket underneath about an Inch from it 17. Open it with your Teeth Here bring it up to your Mouth without bowing your head then bring the Charger within an Inch of your Muzle underneath covering the Chargers Mouth with the ball of your Thumb 18. Charge with Powder Having put the Powder with a quick motion into the Barrel hold the Charger underneath as before 19. Draw forth your Scowerer Upon this word let fall your Charger and by turning your hand draw your Scowerer or Gun-stick at three motions holding it level the height of your Forehead your Arm extended as if you were about to dart it 20. Shorten it to an Inch. In this case turning the great end of your Scowerer towards you let it sink till within an Inch of the end resting it against your Body some-what below your right Breast stooping 21. Charge with Bullet Having a Bullet in your Mouth take it out with your right hand and put it into the

be recovered from the Charge the Granadiers must take their Posts as before they were divided Shoulder your Muskets The Pike-men at this word of Command must bring their Pikes to their Thighs to their Advance the Rank of Officers Advancing together before the head of the Battalion two paces Ranks open backward at twelve Foot distance March Rear half Files of Musketiers that doubled to the Right-about as you were March Officers Colours Drums and Hoitboys to your proper Posts March If it so happen that a Battalion be more than once to Fire in Exercise then before you fall on instead of Clubing your Muskets when the first Fireing is over the Musketiers as they March must make Ready and the Pike-men Port noting by the way that every right-hand Man being a Pike-man of each Company must ever march with the Ensign's Pike The Drums must beat the Preparative at what time the first Division draws up either in Battalion or single Company being the most ready way to give notice to the Rear to draw up likewise when the Preparative is beat the Pikes Shouldered are to Advance except the Command be given to the Musketiers to recover their Arms and then the Pikes are to Port but not otherways in drawing up but at the Advance neither must the Ranks close forward or mend their pace in Marching but to draw up as at other times except the Command be given to the Musketiers to recover their Arms or make Ready being the same posture then they are ever to march as has been before directed In Marching by Subdivision what is to be observed IF a long March be designed for a Battalion by Subdivision the Files must be counted and ordered according to the wideness or narrowness of the ways they are to March posting one half of the Captains at the head of the first Subdivision of Shot and the other in the Rear of the last dividing the Lieutenants to every Subdivision of Shot for their better care of them the Colours being likewise divided to march at the head of every Subdivision of Pikes and the Serjeants are always to march on the Flanks never leading or bringing up a Division except Commanded and those Serjeants that are placed at the Rere of a Battalion when drawn up are ever to take care of the Pikes in Marching and in this way of Marching they are to March shouldering in Files but not in such Order as to jostle or incroach upon one another and although at sometimes it may fall out that more Men may be in one Rank than in another yet the Spaces must not be Left but they are to file in Marching shoulder to shoulder the Captains and Officers ever to March with their Pikes under-hand unless it be when they pass by a General Officer or advance before a Guard which they are to Relieve or off the Parade in which Cases they are to shoulder Defiles their Management A Defile properly so termed is a mirey Lane or difficult Place of Passage if it happen withall to be narrow and to make good the Passage you would draw up as soon as you have passed it in order then make the Ranks Files and if the Right the Right-hand man is to File first and the rest of his Rank must follow him then are they to Rank again as they were which proves more advantagious than Files fileing for this Reason viz. Because it presently makes a Front to the Enemy and in case of great Ranks they may File two a Breast beginning with the outermost File-Leaders and if the space will admit that is in large Defiles the Commander may make a Front by Drawing off as appears best to his Discretion Wheeling what it is and how to b● observed c. WHeeling is a Motion in Military Exercise which by turning brings the Head of a Battalion to the Flank ground which is extremely necessary if the Wing of a Battalion be attacked or when you see it advantagious to attack the Enemy in the Flank and on many other occasions as the advantage or disadvantage of War offers But to the purpose The Battalion drawn up the Officer in chief gives the Word of Command March and when the Battalion wheels upon the first Head of the right hand File then it wheels to the Right and when it do's the like upon the Left it wheels to the Left A Quarter Wheeling is termed the first Wheeling as it happens when they take a Compass to possess their own or the Ground left by another Battalion and in all Wheelings such compasses of Ground must be taken as that they leave no gap nor press each other out and to avoid this every Man must take notice of his distance at File the Word of Command being given to Wheel and then if you are to Wheel to the Right be sure to keep that distance from your right-hand Man the Ranks taking great notice of their Leaders closing very quick to the Left in the Rear observing to do the like to the Right if the Battalion wheel to the Left The manner of Wheeling a Battalion or Body when they March in Division The Battalion being upon the March and commanded to Wheel when it is so so ordered to the Right the right hand Man keeps his ground only turning upon his heel whilst the left hand Man moves about with a swift pace till he makes an even Line with the right-hand Man and the Word be given to Stand the second Rank observing not to begin to Wheel till they have taken the ground of the first by which means every Rank is to March successively forward up to their Leader's ground before they attempt to wheel for therein lyes the dexterity of this way of Wheeling The Soldiers before they offer to Wheel must take notice of that hand in Marching to which they are to Wheel for as the Right hand Man is to be noted upon the March when they Wheel to the left so on the contrary the Left-hand Men when they are to Wheel to the Left If the Service requires Wheeling in single Ranks observe The Manner of Wheeling in single Ranks When it is requisite for the Service to wheel in single Ranks for lining or guarding The Words of Command are viz. Ranks to the Right or if to the Left then Ranks to the Left-hand Wheel March The Right or Left-hand Man to which the Wheeling is made being to keep his ground only turning till the Line comes direct the rest being all to Wheel together in one Rank and at the VVord of Command March the Colours must wheel in before the Ranks the Drums taking their Places on the right and left of the Ranks as must the Serjeants observing that they be closed to the right or left without leaving any unseemly Spaces and to Reduce again observe the following Order The manner of Reduction IN doing this the left-hand Man of each Rank must stand and keeping his Ground only turn about to the Left and at

always in this there is one Battery bigger than the rest called the Royal Battery which generally fronts the Town besieged and is frequently raised as high as the Walls and these Batteries must labour to dismount the Cannon of the besieged as well as batter the Walls for thereby the Enterprise will be facilitated but many times the Flankers are covered in a manner by the Counterscarp which must thereupon be laid open or possessed by the besiegers to gain a more uninterrupted Access and if the besieged Parly and send out to make terms Hostilities ought to cease till those that came out are returned unless the besiegers will refuse to hearken to any Parly which is not often observed unless the matter be carried so far that the breaches are laid open and there is no way or means for a longer Defence then instead of gaining Conditions they are forced to surrender upon Discretion If by Battery Mining throwing Bombs or a perpetual tiring the Enemy the Town is saultable and a general Storm be intended it must however be the General 's care as much as in him is to keep his intentions from the besieged but pretending one thing suddenly change the Order into another for by it the Enemy is accused and the Souldiers Spirits are kept up this Rule was observed by the Duke of Lorain in taking of Buda and proved very successful as it has done in the like upon other occasion The Court Martial or Council of War what is to be considered therein IT is necessary the young Souldiers should have some insight in this Affair to prevent his ignorantly incurring Danger and in this Case in an Army or Incampment the Council of War meet at the General 's Tent or Quarters and to this are called the Lieutenant-Generals the Major-Generals the Brigadiers as likewise the Collonels and Commanders of Bodies where it is requisite or that the Matter concerns their Regiment There are private Court-Martials or Councils of War frequently held in Garrisons and these may be held at the Governour 's House or in any other convenient place as the Governour shall appoint or if it be in a Camp it may be at the Collonel's Tent and he thereupon is to send notice to the Captains of his Regiment to be present those whose business it is to be there being assembled the Collonel or Governour or whose Right it is to be President takes place at the upper end of the Table and the Captains in their Degree and if there be no Judge-Advocate or he be absent the Town-Major Aid-Major or Quarter-Master discharges that Office and accordingly takes his place at the lower end of the Table As for the Lieutenants Sub-Lieutenants and Ensigns they have Priviledge to be there but only as Spectators with their Hats off and if the Matter be of consequence after it is opened by the President the youngest Officers gives first his Opinion and so the rest in Order the President being the last and being put all in Writing the Matter happens conform to the plurality of Votes and then is to be signed by the President if the matter is to be judged of by this Council or Court then the Party accused is brought before them and being informed of what he stands accused the Questions proper to the matter of his Accusations are asked him and then he has Liberty to reply as in case of civil Judicature when being withdrawn in the custody of the Marshal who is the Goaler of this Court the proof against him is considered and every one gives his opinion upon his Conscience and he stands or falls by the plurality of Voices and being called in and made acquainted with what has been determined the Sentence is pronounced by the President in the name of the Court c. and if he be guilty 't is the business of the Provost Martial to see it put in Execution and if the Punishment be publick the Regiment ought to be drawn up Spectators as a warning to them in offending c. but a Souldier for the Honour of the Profession is not to undergo any infamous Punishment before he be degraded of his Arms and his Coat in publick strip'd off and to frame this Court there must be no less than Seaven the President being one many times for want of a sufficient number of Superiour Officers Inferiour Officers are admitted but not often Of divers Figures in Battel-Array or for Fireing c. THere are various Figures wherein an Army or a Body of Men may be drawn up besides these we have named wherefore for the satisfaction of the more curious and for the greater variety it will be convenient to incert them by way of Prospect c. If you would draw up a cross Battle in the following Figure you may do it with a private Company or as many as you please and to bring them into form The words of Command are viz. The first two Ranks wheel your Front into the midst The two last Ranks wheel your Rear into the midst These words being given the next Command must be The rest of the Body Face to the right and left March The March must be continued till the Rear of the four Divisions make an even Hollow that may be square after that the Commander must go into the middle and give these words of Command viz. To the Center face all by which means he may give them directions what to do and then proceed further to say Face all about to the Right which makes the cross Battle Of the two Divisions one after the other Then Face all to the proper Front So you have all your Musketires in the midst flanked with Pikes Then Musketiers Face The Cross Battel Face to the right and left outward Pikes face to the right and left inward pass through and interchange ground So is your Body reduced to its first Front and Order If you would fire upon this Figure consider there are two ways in general and of these first it is to be noted when the Musketiers give Fire thereupon placing themselves in the Rear of their own Division the next Rank is after they have Fired place themselves in the Rear of the Pikes To Reduce the Cross Battle The Officers in the middle must give the Command viz. Face all to the Centre And then further proceed to Command those Divisions that were Flankers viz. Close to your Order The four fronted Battle called the Plynthium how to frame it by Command TO order this the Command must be viz. Half Files of Pikes Face to the Rear March This they must observe till clear of the Ranks of the Musketiers and then the Command is Half Files of Musketiers Face to the Right and Left March This must be done in marching between the Divisions of Pikes then the further word is Left half Ranks of the first Division of Musketiers Face to the Right and March between the Rear Division of Pikes In this case it is noted that

the Musketiers must be in the middst and the Pikes as Flankers The Figure of the four Fronted Battle c. To Fire upon this Figure the Musketiers must do it in Rank and after Fireing wheel off to the Right making their passage through the intervals and placing themselves in the Rear of their own Division successively maintaining the same Ground or if you would bring the Musketiers to the Angles and reduce the Pikes to the middle then must the Musketiers take place on the Flanks when you make the Figure To reduce this Figure The whole Body is commanded to Face to the proper Front And then Musketiers in the Rear March up on the Left of the Musketiers in the Front Musketiers in the Flank Face inward and close your Division These Commands given cause the Pikes to march up taking their places directly after their Leaders and by that means they will be brought into a sollid square The Commands are Musketiers Face to the Right and Left inward Pikes Face inward interchanging Ground The Hollow Fronted Cross Battle how to form it THE Files in this case being eight Men in depth the words of Command are thus to to be given The two first Ranks wheel your Front into the midst Two last Ranks wheel your Rear into the midst The rest Face to the Right and Left March Here they must move untill they have made the Cross then the Musketiers must Flank the Pikes as for example in the following Figure Proper Front Front of the Right Flank Front of the Rear Front of the left Flank If you come to Fire in this Figure it may be done every way as at Front Rear and Flanks the Fire made they must wheel off by Division and take their stations in the Rear of their own Division moving forward into the Leader's Ground that the form of the Figure may not be altered and when the second Fire is given the Pikes must move leisurely up Porting as they Advance till they make an even Front with the Musketiers the second Fireing being made those that fired are to wheel and place themselves in the Rear of that Division of Pikes which they Flanked which order all the Ranks must observe upon Fireing and by the Pikes Charging and Re-advancing the Figure will be preserved and the Reducement may be observed in what is directed for the Reducement of the cross Battel How to frame the hollow Square with Angles when required to be guarded with Pikes IN this case the Pikes being Advanced the Command must be Pikes close your Divisions before the Musketiers Pikes face all to the Right upon this they must Advance and move into the space between the Angles of the Musketiers by which means the following Figure will be formed c. Front In fireing upon this Figure you have your choice to fire either to the Rear Front or Flank as many Ranks as will stand with conveniency who upon fireing must wheel off and keep the ground or upon fireing they may retire into the Figure and charge for a second fireing How to form the Quintuple hollow Square c IN forming the following Figure the Musketiers having made Ready and taken their station in the middle make the hollow Front cross Battel by wheeling the Front of the two first Ranks into the middle which done the Rear of the two last Ranks must be wheeled into the midst likewise then the rest of the Body must Face to the Right and the Left and March till they have formed a Square whereupon the words of Command are Face to the Front Rear and Flanks This done the Pikes in the Front of the Musketiers must be Commanded viz. Open to the Right and Left Upon this the last Rank of Pikes must be even with the first Rank of Musketiers and then these words of Command follow viz. Two first Ranks of Musketiers of each Division move forward clear of the Pikes This done the following Figure will be produced In fireing upon this Figure the Command is Musketiers in the midst close to the Front Rear and Flanks Fire c. The Musketiers ought upon the first fireing to make good their Ground the second time fireing over they must Rank even with the Pikes and upon the third fireing the Pikes must move somewhat forward and the Musketiers loose Ground by which means a hollow Fronted Cross is formed and the Pikes must Port and Charge in the Angles whilst the Fire is made by the Musketiers The form of a hollow square Battle impaled with Shot TO bring this into Figure and Order the Serjeants must draw forth the odd Files on the right Flanks as well Muskets as Pikes then give Command to the odd Files of the left Flank Pikes and Musketiers viz. Face to the Rear This must be observed in wheeling to the left Cross the Rear following the Bringers up then the Command to the rest of the Body is Close to the Right and Left outward This must be till the Rear Angles of each Division be in opposition to each other then the Command is All Face to the Center Face all about to the Right By this means the following Figure is formed Noe In these Figures that C stands for Commander in Chief L for Lieutenant E for Ensign S for Serjeant and D for Drums P are Pikes and M Muskets To Fire upon this Figure when the Ranks of Musketiers have presented and fired they are to wheel off to the right and left through the Intervals that so they may be made in the middle of each Division as appears in the Figure and then they must place themselves in the Rear of their own Division the next Rank moving into their Ground or if any urgency require it the Musketiers having fired they may wheel off and take their station in the Rear of their following Division of Pikes which Division is to move forward and maintain the Musketiers Ground If you would reduce the Order the word of Command to the whole Body is Face to the left Angles of the Front Division Upon this they must March and even their Ranks and straighten their Files upon which the half Files must double their Ranks to the left forwards and the first Order will be regained Directions or general Observation in giving Battel THough there can no certain Rule be ascribed where the Contingencies are various yet it has been observed by experienced Commanders that Rules are necessary wherefore a Commander must avoid engaging against his Will as much as in him lies and take the happy moment to charge the Enemy when he sees an active Liveliness and sprightly Vigour in his Souldiers chosing the most advantageous Ground according to the quality and number of his Men sheltering for fear of being enclosed one of the Wings or Flanks to a place strong either by Nature or Art and bring on the Divisions of Horse and Foot at their ordinary distance placing the best Regiments of Horse and Foot on the Wings if