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The character of a good commander together with a short commendation of the famous Artillery (more properly military) Company of London : also a brief encomium on the great duke and worthy prince, Elector of Brandenbourg : lastly plain dealing with treacherous dealers : whereunto [sic] is annexed the general exercise of the Prince of Orange's army / by Captain Tho. Plunket.
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Plunket, Thomas, b. 1625.
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their Places upon the Flanks till the Exercise be done and the Officers shall have taken their former Post upon the Front at the forementioned Advertisement by tuck of Drum at which time the said Sergeants shall also return to the Rear as before II. The Drummers shall stay upon the Wings of the Battalion during the Exercise excepting those that are in the Center before the Pikes who in the time that the Officers march through to the Rear shall range themselves behind the Major to be always ready either for giving Advertisements or in case the Battalion might be exercised by tuck of Drum. III. No man shall offer to stir or make the least motion till the Word of Command be fully pronounced and then to perform what shall be commanded with a graceful readiness and quick motion all at the same time IV. The Souldier having his Musket shoulder'd must stand straight up on his Limbs hold up his Head and look always to the commanding Officer making no Motion but such as shall be ordered which must be observed as a general Rule in all Commands V. The Souldiers must keep their Feet a small pace distant from each other their Heels straight in a line and their Toes turned outwardly holding their Muskets with their left hand upon their left Shoulder the Thumb in the hollow above the Butt holding the Iron which covers the Drawer close to the Shoulder that the Muzzel of the Musket behind may stand somewhat high turning the Lock a little outward so that the Butt may come to the Buttons or middle of the Breast and the Muskets over all be the more equally carried VI. The Match must be holden in the left hand one end betwixt the first and second finger and the other betwixt the two last both the ends a fingers length without the back of the hand so that the rest thereof may hang betwixt the hand and the Butt of the Musket and because in exercising the Match is to be laid down no more it must never be kindled without express Order VII With a shoulder'd Musket the left Elbow ought to be turned a little outwards from the Body but without constraint of the Arm and the right Arm hanging loose downwards along the Body with the Palm of the hand turned to the Thigh The Manual of the Muskets 1. JOyn your right hand to your Muskets 2. Poise your Muskets 3. Joyn your left hand to your Muskets 4. Take your Matches 5. Blow your Matches 6. Cock your Matches 7. Try your Matches 8. Guard your Pans 9. Blow your Matches 10. Open your Pans in presenting 11. Give Fire 12. Recover your Arms. 13. Return your Matches 14. Blow your Pans 15. Handle your Primers 16. Prime 17. Shut your Pans 18 Blow off your loose Corns 19. Cast about to charge 20. Handle your Chargers 21. Open them with your Teeth 22. Charge with Powder 23. Charge with Bullet 24. Wadd from your Hats 25. Draw forth your Scowrers 26. Hold them up 27. Shorten them to your Breasts 28. Put them in the Barrels 29. Ram down your Shot 30 Withdraw your Scowrers 31. Hold them up 32. Shorten them to your Breasts 33. Put them up in their places 34. Joyn your right hand to your Muskets 35. Poise your Muskets 36. Shoulder your Muskets 37. Rest your Muskets 38. Order your Muskets 39. Lay down your Muskets 40. Take up your Muskets 41. Rest your Muskets 42. Club your Muskets 43. Rest your Muskets 44. Shoulder your Muskets Take heed to make ready by three Words of Command 1. Make ready 2. Present 3. Give Fire Here follows the Manual of a Grenadier beginning from a shoulder'd Fire-lock 1. JOyn your right hand to your Fire-locks 2. Poise your Fire-locks 3. Joyn your left hand to your Fire-locks 4. Bend your Fire-locks 5. Present 6. Give Fire 7. Recover your Arms. 8. Handle your Slings 9. Sling your Fire-locks upon your Shoulders 10. Take your Matches 11. Take your Grenades 12. Open the Grenade Fuse 13. Guard the Grenade Fuse with your Thumbs 14. Blow your Matches 15. Fire and deliver your Grenades 16. Return your Matches 17. Handle your Slings 18. Poyse your Fire-locks 19. Cast about your Fire-locks to left side 20. Draw your Daggers 21. Screw your Daggers in the Muzzle of your Fire-locks 22. Rest your Daggers 23. Charge your Daggers the butt to the right knee 24. Stand up again and rest your Daggers 25. Cast about your Daggers to the left side 26. Withdraw your Daggers 27. Put up your Daggers 28. Half-bend your Fire-locks 29. Blow your Pans 30. Handle your Primers 31. Prime 32. Shut your Pans 33. Cast about to charge 34. Handle your Cartridges 35. Open your Cartridges 36. Charge your Cartridges 37. Draw forth your Scowrers 38. Hold them up 39. Shorten them to your Breasts 40. Put them in the Barrels 41. Ram down your Shot 42. Withdraw your Scowrers 43. Hold them up 44. Shorten them to your Breasts 45. Put them up in their places 46. Joyn your right hand to your Fire-locks 47. Poise your Fire-locks 48. Shoulder your Fire-locks 49. Rest your Fire locks 50. Order your Fire-locks 51. Lay down your Fire-locks 52. Take up your Fire-locks 53. Rest your Fire-locks 54. Club your Fire-locks 55. Rest your Fire-locks 56. Shoulder your Fire-locks Take heed you be ready to give fire by three Words of Command 57 1. Make ready 2. Present 3. Give Fire Take heed ye be ready to fire your Grenades by three Words of Command 58 1. Make ready 2. Blow your Match 3. Fire and deliver your Grenades Take heed ye be ready to use your Daggers by three Words of Command 59 1. Make ready 2. Charge your Daggers the Butt against the right Knee 3. Rest your Daggers Take heed to make your Fire-locks ready again 60 Make ready your Fire-locks Here follows the Manual of the Pike beginning from the Advance THE Posture of a Pike-man with his Pike advanced must be the same as the Musketiers with a shoulder'd Musket viz. that he stand straight upon his Limbs holding up his Head looking briskly wirh his Eye always turned towards the Commanding Officer and making no other motions than the Commands do bear that he keep his Feet a small pace distant from each other his Heels in a straight Line his Toes turn'd outwardly and holding the Butt end of the Pike in his right hand stretched downwards along his Body to the full length so that the back of his hand be turn'd so much outwardly as his Arm in such posture can suffer without constraint and the Pike be kept close as well to his shoulder as the outside of his Thigh that it may stand straight upwards without inclining to either hand which Posture must be always observed with an advanced Pike 1. Charge to the Front. 2. As you were 3. Charge to the right 4. To the left as you were 5. Charge to the left 6. To the right as you were 7. To the right about charge 8. To the
Arms which lay in Rank and File Five Hundred Yards from whence they were Mean while Three friendly Horse-men running a full speed Came to our Major bidding him take heed For certainly those Troops had an intent Forthwith to fall upon our Regiment Now scatter'd and to seize our Colours too Therefore consider quickly what to do Said they to White which was our Majors Name A daring brave bold Spirit ' sever came Into a Field Our Drums a larum beat Arm Arm we cry our men all in a sweat In order plac'd themselves immediately Whereat most of the Horse began to fly The rest amazed stood a while at last They also several ways did flee as fast Their Hearts did fail them as themselves confess'd Or they had that brave Regiment distress'd While they were scattered upon the Moor Without their Arms as you were told before Some of those Horse to Langdale fled a pace In Cumberland and told him what a Race They had been at This Langdale was a brave Commander solid valiant wise and grave No hot-spur no but wary in each thing And but a few such Heroes had the King Not to be match'd by any other side Except old Oliver as had been try'd If Langdale had not strove against the stream The stream of Providence and things supream He had done more than Rupert and the rest He Hopton Astly were adjudg'd the best For prudent conduct in those blust'ring days On the King's side yet could not win the Bays By Hunting Matches too on purpose made Some have been circumvented and betrayd At Drinking-matches Weddings Bowlings nay At Church and also Troopers making Hay Many have been surprized un-aware Young Captains learn by this to have a care Such as you have of many been the Loss And oft returned home by weeping Cross To these and all such projects of this kind Our Hero is no stranger you may find But is a stranger and always hath been To what in many Gallants he hath seen With whom and such he cares not to converse Yet seldom their misdoings will reherse His Thoughts on vertuous deeds are daily bent His time is not in Courting Ladies spent No but is vigilant and circumspect That he no opportunity neglect T'anoy his Enemy whom he doth watch That he might him at some advantage catch He 's careful all disasters to prevent In fore-casting most of his time is spent Experience taught him dangers to foresee In every corner of the Camp he 'll be He 's still at work when others are asleep A watchful eye on every hand doth keep And in the Field He will be last and first He 'll die before he will betray his trust High Enterprizes He will undertake His Life doth very often lie at stake He knows that Valour is the mean between Temerity Fear Fury Gall and Spleen And as He scorns to flinch or shun his foe So He 'll not rashly run himself into Unnecessary dangers that He may which ought in every Captain to bear sway To God King Country be more serviceable Which to be Rashness might him quite disable His Souldiers of Him stand so much in awe That every word he speaks to them 's Law Yea which is rare they love and fear him too Without which Captains little good can do He 'll do more with a frown from his stern brows Than many other Chieftains with their blows He brings not all his Men at once to fight Without constraint But some keeps out of sight For a Reserve and when the Battle 's ended He 's careful lest the rest should be offended Not to praise any Man more than another Winks at small faults and greater sometimes smother Yet bears in mind or notes it with his Pen Still to preferr the most deserving Men. He hates rapacity so do not some Which slaves a Captains place did ne'er become Covetousness He knows incurreth hate And would his Souldiers love to him abate But He gives every Man his right and due Which to his Honour greatly doth accrue His Groom nor he that Weds his Chambermaid c. No Captain nor Lieutenant shall be made Which hath been much in fashion and is still But to such dirty Deeds he hath no will. He 's not greedy after trash and pelf He cannot act so much beneath himself No He 's more noble spirited than so As they can witness that his Vertues know And as the Romans fear'd the Policies Tricks Stratagems and other Mysteries Of Hannibal more than his Army though They once gave them a dismal overthrow So is our Hero's Conduct dreaded more Than all his Forces for he hath in store What non-experience cannot apprehend And yet to know great matters will pretend If he perceives th'encamped Enemy Scout and keep watch but somewhat carelesly He 'll with all speed march towards them that Night Keeping his Army close and out of sight Then with a Guard his Drums and Trumpets he Will send to th' other side of th' enemy And there to sound and beat alarums which Th'encamped Foe will startle very much Also their Guards shall at some distance fire As oft as well they can and so retire This makes the Foe bend all his thoughts that way So he go's onward to begin the Fray Thinking the adverse Army all is there When they just then are falling on the Reer Where must be slaughter and much mischief done And peradventure a great Vict'ry won Which to our Hero's Honour doth redound For few such Good Commanders can be found False News he knows are dangerous also Counterfeit Letters work an overthrow And when the Foe 's misrepresented too c. But in such cases he knows what to do Nay perhaps too some Traitor may be hir'd Or some curst Villain like a friend attir'd To poison stab or pistol him by Night In which he can more safely take his flight Yet the all-seeing providence prevents With care and guard such cursed Instruments As oft it hath by a discovery Of their intended devilish Treachery But hark the Trumpet sounds I must be gone To see what by our Hero will be done He hath some Stratagems in hand I see And I can partly tell you what they be He 'll scatter many Caltraps in the way Or powder cover'd with Straw or Hay The one will make their Horses halt but th' other Will them amaze confound disperse and smother Then he falls on and wins the Field no doubt The Prince of Orange by this trick did rout The Spanish Army then commanded by Proud Spinola who threatned vauntingly That he before his Wife did shift her would England Invade which every where was told And perhaps he had done as he intended Had not the Prince of Orange him prevented For Spain was the ascendant in those days And clouded France with its Meridian Rays Making her Monsieurs stoop and hang the Head Yea and her Lilies under foot did tread But France since that of Spain has got the start And like a bloody Nero