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A04919	Military discipline: or, the yong artillery man Wherein is discoursed and showne the postures both of musket and pike: the exactest way, &c. Together with the motions which are to be used, in the excercising of a foot-company. With divers and severall formes and figures of battell; with their reducements; very necessary for all such as are studious in the art military. By William Barriff.	Barriffe, William.	1635 (1635)	STC 1506; ESTC S101043	138,225	348

onely differing in the Aspect for the Lacedemonian turned the Aspect outward The Macedonian turned the Aspect inward And this keeps the Aspect still directed the same way He that knows every way may when time serveth make use of those wayes which are most necessarie and sutable to his present occasion The Proverbe saith Knowledge is no burthen The way to performe this Countermarch is as followeth according to the Command the outmost-file of each flanke stands the rest of the Body faceth to the right and left outward the right flanke passing through to the right the left flanke to the left those of the right-flanke placing themselues on the outside of their right-hand-men in like manner those on the left flanke placing themselues on the outside of their left-hand-men If may be reduced either by any of the foregoing divisionall Countermarches of Ranks or else being faced to any of the flanks then the rankes become files And by divisionall Countermarches of files you may reduce divisionall Countermarches of Ranks or by ranks files onely you must observe some facings Yet for this figure if you please Command the two innermost-files stand the rest face to the right and left inward and so march into their places The next shall be a Countermarch of interchanging of Flanks CHAP. LVI Of Interchanging Ground by the Flanks and bringing the innermost-files of Pikes to become the outmost-ranks The Command is Interchange Flanks THis exchanging of Flanks or Bastard Countermarch is differing from all the other divisionall Countermarches of Ranks for this transferres the right-flanke into the place of the left and the left-flanke into the place of the right It is very apt for to receive a sudden charge from the horse for as soone as they shall be commanded to interchange their flanks they face to the right and left inward and then the innermost-files of the pikes begin the Motion the rest of each flanke following orderly file-wise the pikes porting so soone as they begin to move and charge as they see occasion If need be the pikes may charge at the foot the Muskettiers giving fire over their shoulders If any object that the Pikes have too large a distance they may close at their owne pleasures as soone as they have past through For the reducement you may if you please interchange ground againe neverthelesse if you would reduce it by some other way Countermarch your Flanks into the midst and then an intire Countermarch either of ranke or file will reduce them I might have further enlarged my selfe upon this subject both in Command and Figure but it may be that some will finde fault with these which I have already penned concluding them for nicities and for no service because they cannot presently apprehend for what use or service they may be fit Notwithstanding I would intreat such if any such happen to be my overlookers that they would suspend their censures untill they have fully enformed their judgements Yet thus much I will conclude with them that Countermarches might the best be spared of all the Motions as being least beneficiall to this our Moderne discipline And yet to very good use many of them might serve if our Souldiers were well practised in them Neverthelesse such is the wilfull stupidity of the times that many good and usefull things are disreputed and accounted of no use because the Souldier wanting skill cannot performe them as they ought which would the Officers take more paines by often instructing their Souldiers the hardest Motions would become facile and easie And to say truth the greatest fault is want of skill in those which should give instruction to others and yet they will not sticke to carpe at such as shall shew more than they concluding such things for superfluous and improper which they themselues do not rightly understand But lest I be taxed for digression I will conclude this branch of Discipline with these few lines following SOme burthened are with more command than skill Which had they power suting to their minde You then should see Reason inthral'd to will Nor any 'bove their knowledge should you finde For rather than they 'le study to learne better They wish all wanting none to know a letter So be there many Officers in Bands That neither know themselves nor care for those That skilfull are in Postures and Commands Nor are they carefull which end formost goes They thinke to dice to drabbe to sweare and swill Is skill enough for them Learne more that will And if that any man more forward be For to instruct the Souldier as is fit With such a fellow they cannot agree He is vaine-glorious strives to shew his wit They will be sure to quarrell and deprave him And in their cups perhaps they 'll Such honest hearts as spend both meanes and time To practise others for their Countries good Why should this good be counted for a crime To those that for their Prince would spend their bloud That Countrey sure will best be kept from harmes Whose Subjects pleasure take to practise Armes But on this Subject I 'le no longer bide Of Countermarches Here I 'le take my leave To shew the Wheelings next I shall provide Which follows next of course as I conceive And though with verse my Countermarches close Beginning Wheelings I returne to Prose CHAP. LVII Of wheelings their kindes and uses with their severall words of Command THe next Branch springing from this root of Discipline are wheelings which are of two kindes viz. wheelings Angular and wheelings on the Center as also they are to be conceived in manner of action either intire or divisionall the use of intire wheelings is to turne the aspect of the front proper to the right to the left or reere either for the gaining of the Winde Sunne or some such like advantage or to confront the enemy with their best souldiers Most of the divisionall wheelings being indeed more properly doublings either extending the length or depth of the Battell notwithstanding because I wold not be taxed with innovation or alteration I have according unto the usuall received way placed them amongst the wheelings and now I will shew their words of command or direction But before I enter upon them give me leave to lay downe an observation or two for the better instruction of the Souldiers in their wheelings The first is That before you enter upon your wheelings you close both Rankes and Files to their order which is three foot both in ranke and file The other that upon all wheelings you must be sure to observe your leader and follow him keeping your due distance your Muskettiers being all either poyzed or shouldered your Pikes ought to be advanced The words of Commands are as followeth Wheele your Battell to the Right     Left     Right about   Left   Right   on the same ground Left   Right about Left Wheele off your Front by division     your Front

left then say they they by wheeling become file or files which is a palpable mistake For when we have any command for wheeling it is a maxime for us to wheele our aspects unto the hand or part named By which doing we either become ranke or rankes and not files as some have sought formerly to maintaine One use among many for this motion is It is the speediest way for a great body if they have their due distance to give fire to one or both flanks that as yet I know of The way to performe this motion is as followeth The right and left-hand-men of every ranke became the Hindges of the motion the rest of each ranke wheeling by equall division to the right and left about and above their right and left-hand Leaders untill they become ranks to the flanks As you may perceive by the Figure where the pricks denote unto you the places they stood in before the motion the quarter circles shewing the way of their motion themselves being converted into two ranks sheweth the motion executed I have onely converted three of the rankes for it would have taken too much roome to have wheeled all the ranks And it is easie by this that is shewne to conceive the rest If you would avoid mixture of Armes then place all your Muskettiers either in Front or Reere or else wheele onely your Muskettiers and leave your Pikes standing Or else it may be done the body marching at length the Muskettiers being in the front and reere Divisions The word for the reducement is rankes ranke as you were The easiest way for the reducement will be first for to face to the reere and then to wheele backe into their places Then face to their leader and they will be reduced as at first Now we will come to shew the next figure of Conversion which is of files converted into ranks by equall proportion CHAP. XXXVII Of Files ranking in equall parts IN this Chapter I intend to shew the manner of files ranking by Conversion in equall parts which Motion I have seene used by some Commanders at such times as their Companies have been but small having not had above two or three files of Muskettiers upon a flanke and being willing to march forth their Companies in divisions And this because that two a brest would be somwhat improper unlesse it were upon necessity in some narrow passage and that three a brest is also somewhat with the thinnest Therefore to augment the front of their march they have shartned somewhat of their depths in each division by causing their files to ranke foure or five according as their depth may be when the Command shall be given This Motion of Conversion may also be usefull for larger bodies For if upon a March you are to passe thorough some streight where not above foure or five can march a brest and that being past thorough you are to direct your course to the right or left If your way be to the right then cause your files to ranke to the left If to the left then let the files ranke to the contrary hand For by so doing having past the streight and faced your body that way which you intend your March by commanding the File-leaders to march and the half-files to stand and take their places your body will be led again by their proper file-leaders all a brest the Musketiers becomming again the Flankers which in the passage of the streight were in the Front and Reere For the better understanding the manner of the Motion observe the following figure The way to performe this Motion is as followeth The Command being first given as abovesaid the right-hand-file-leader leadeth forth his file the three next men behind him move forwards to the left of each other untill they ranke even a brest with their file-leader The next foure in like manner ranking to the left make the second ranke The file-leader of the second file placeth himselfe next after him that was the half-file-leader of the first which now is become the right-hand-man of the second ranke the three next men behind him making up of his rank in like manner And so forward for all the rest untill the Motion be fully perfected This converts each file into two ranks and brings all the proper file-leaders and half-file-leaders to make the outmost file to the right the Bringers-up both of the Front and Reere-half-files make the outermost file to the left The figures of Number which are on the left flanke of the figure in which the word file added to each of them demonstrate places of the first second third and fourth file and so consequently for all the rest according to their former standing and the places they now occupy being converted into ranks The letters f and h which are placed on the right flanke shewes the places of those which were the file-leaders and half-file-leaders each of the propex file-leaders having now his half-file-leader next after him I have showne this figure partly performed partly performing and partly standing as before the Motion began For reducement of this Motion of files ranking foure to the left One way is to cause your ranks to file or invert to the right which being done Command every File-leader to lead up his file to the left and so every man will have his place For another way Face the whole body to the right and command the File-leaders to march and half-files to stand and take their places and then they are all reduced onely the file-leaders of the right-flanke are on the left and the file-leaders of the left-flanke are on the right which is reduced by any entire Countermarch of ranke or file CHAP. XXXVIII The conclusion of doublings THere are yet another sort of Doublings both of length and depth which are performed by divisionall wheelings Which because they have ever been accounted for wheelings I will not displace them but stil rank them in their former places although in truth they are doublings The working part indeed is wheeling but the intent or thing wrought is Doubling I will speake further of them when I come to shew them in their severall places And here I mean to set a Period to our Doublings Concluding that those Souldiers who can put every one of these to his right use as also give to each his right reducement must needs be skilfull and expert in this part of the Art Military And contrariwise they that are ignorant in these Doublings can never truly attain to the right managing of a Foot-company either for exercise or service For doublings indeed are the only Motions for varicty and alteration of figures or formes of battaile No other Motions doing the like And therefore Doublings must needs be accounted the most excellent amongst all the Motions You that have eyes to read and skill to judge And have perus'd these doublings I have done Though I have tedious been yet do not grudge For you know well I have skipt