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A45383	The old English officer, being a necessary looking-glass for a Christian army, or, A fit companion for young souldiers wherein you may behold a perfect, easy, and speedy path to obtain the exercise and discipline of foot, and make soldiers fit for present service ... : with plain directions and good instructions out of sacred and moral histories of worthy commanders, how they should behave themselves in time of peace and war ... / written by Charles Hammond ...	Hammond, Charles, 17th cent.	1679 (1679)	Wing H497; ESTC R10512	25,488	62

disorder only of three or four soldiers which rob'd the Merchants and Victualle●s which came and went from the Camp but those were hang'd and then plenty was brought in the punishing of this sin in Tamberlains Camp made his mighty Army of many hundred thousands for to be plentifully served These are those sinful evils which principally in an Army are to be suppressed and punished for by suppressing disorders God is honoured the Army strengthned the Enemy dishartned neighbours and friends secure and incouraged to abide constant but where sin doth reign and disorders suffered there all things fall out clean contrary misery and want will follow to their ruine and overthrow God will be against them and friends will abandon them as unworthy of aid CHAP. VI. Directions and Instructions for the Discipline of Foot Soldiers Six chief things a Soldier ought to be instructed in when he first enters himself to be under Command FIrst to make choice of a civil comrade and an able Soldier if he can that he may instruct him to handle his Arms. 2. to keep his Arms clean and fixt 3. To keep his Arms by him in a reddiness if sudden occasion should happen to be called to them 4. To behave himself civilly in his Quarters and to be in them in due time and not to be out after the Taptow is beat 5. To keep himself clean in his linnen and clothes 6. And Lastly to give respect to his superiour and inferiour Officers and not to dispute their commands and to be civil to the Corporal of your Squadron that he may teach you at leisure times to handle your Arms compleatly Now there is six necessary motions and postures belongs to the Exercise of a foot Company 1. Orders 2. Faceings 3. Doublings 4. Countermarchings 5. Wheelings 6. Firings There is six Orders 1. The Closest Order which is not a Foot between Files it is only necessary for a Stand of Pikes to keep off the Horse from entring a Port or Auenew Piles at this closest and the Ranks at Order or closest Order which is 3 Foot or a Foot and half in this posture they may keep off a party of Horse 2. Is Close Order which is a foot and half this is necessary when Pikes and shot are interlin'd to charge horse when they have fired to fall off to the Right and Left from their Center the Pikes Ported while they fall off a close Order is fit for Firings and Wheelings 3. Is Order that is three foot which is a fit distance between File and File either Marching or in the Field 4. Open Order which is six foot that is commonly between Rank and Rank either marching or in the Field but in a March between Open Order and Distance which may be about nine foot is very convenient for Pikes when they march in a Body by themselves if the Officer thinks fit 5. Is Distance which is twelve Foot which is a very fit space in time of Service to run up Field pieces opening from the center to the Right and Left either in the Flanks of Musqueteers or in the Body of Pikes and when they have fired to run them back in the Reer and the Files to close again as they were 6. Is Double Distance which is twenty four foot this may be used when any great person is coming to view the Company to make a guard for Ranks to open backwards to double Distance or what distance the Officer sees fit according to the fulness of his Company then for half Ranks double your Right and Left hand Files from your center every man upon the Right from the center fall behind his right hand man and so doubles the Right I and File so every man upon the Left from the center doth the like so you make but two files but when you make your guard you face to the Right and Left inwards and make two Ranks no other word for Reducing but Files Rank off as you were Now take notice these Orders or Distances are to be observed as your Officers gives the Word of Command either for Ranks or Files for Ranks o open backwards or advance forward or Files to open from the Right or from the Left or from the Right and Left as your Officer pleases to Exercise only observe your word of Command when your Officer gives it and not mistake Ranks for Files Now your File-leaders your Bringers up and your Right and Left hand Files must be sure to know their Distances for the File-leaders and the Right hand File guides the whole body so doth the Bringers up and Left-hand File when they face about the Rear is made the Front for a Souldier hath but two men to observe in Marching Opening Closing and Countermarching that is his Right hand man and his File-leader File-leaders are to take their distance from the Right hand man or from the Left if Commanded now to keep an even Rank let every man be sure to keep his right hee ll even with his Right-hand mans left hee ll and Files every man to keep right behind his Leader upon Service he will find it a good security one man standing amiss spoyls either Rank or File which is the credit of a Company either Marching or in the Field so much for the first fow Orders 2. Now your second is Facings which I have brought into six which are necessary and serviceable 1. FAcing either Right or Left as occasion serves 2. Facing to the Reer 3. Facing to Front and Reer 4. Facing to the Right and Left from your center 5. Facing to the Right and Left inward to your center 6. Facing to either Angles or to all your Angles Now let Soldiers observe in all their Facings to turn upon the right hee ll and then they shall keep their Ranks and Files even Five of these Facings are necessary for f●●ings but facing to the right and left inward to your center The word of Command is March and intercharge ground then your Body of Pikes are Hanks and your Musqueteers are in the body which may charge the Horse if the Horse should Flank them and if you have a good stand of Pikes you may interline Musqueteers and Pikes The word of Command is Pikes face to your Right and Left inwards Musqueteers face to your Right and Left outwards from your center then March when your Pikes and Musqueteers are joyn'd face to your Leader then you you have a Rank of Musqueteers and a Rank of Pikes then Ranks to the Right or left hand double take notice this must be it your stand of Pikes be equal with your Musqueteers if not let the odd Files of Musqueteers that are over above be in the Flanks 3. Is Doublings 1. DOubling Ranks either to the Right or Left 2. Doubling Files either Right or Left 3. Half Files double your Front 4. Bringers up double your Front 5. Half Ranks of the Left face to the Right March and double your right half Ranks face

to your Leader then face to the Left Reduce them So likewise half Ranks of the Right face to the Left March and double your Left half Ranks face to your Leader face to the Right and reduce them Directions RAnks Doubling every even Rank 1 doubles the 2 the 4 and the 6 movers if you be never so deep if you face about them that mo●ed before stands and they that stood double if you double to the Right then move with your right foot first to the right hand of your Leader at 3 steps or motions as you were fall off with your left foot first and at three motions it brings you in your right ground again Likewise if you double to the Left you step with the left foot first and fall back with your right Now for Files you that are File-Leaders tell from your right hand File whether you are even or odd if even you must double to the Right if commanded move we with your right foot and at three motions fall behind your right hand man as you were advance up with your left foot first in your place again Now if you be an odd File from the right hand you must double to the lef● with your left foot fall beind your left hand man and with your right foot ad●ance in your place again when commanded take notice that the File-leaders and tight hand File guides Ranks and Files for the Ranks move not till their right hand man moves nor the Files till the File-Leader moves when you double rank or file move altogether not before your right hand men and File-Leaders Now for your half Files doubling your Front the half Files is the 4. Ranks if you be six deep if you double to the Right you March up of the right hand of your Leaders keeping your distance then facing about to the left you March and fall into your places so if to the left you March on the left hand of your Leaders you face about to the right and fall into your places Now Bringers up to the Right or Left hand double your Front you move with that foot first as the word of Command is the Bringers up Marches passeth the 5th Rank then they March falls into the second Rank next the Front and the half files in the third Rank reducing face about on the contrary hand march and fall into your places Now the six doubling is Half Files face to your right and left from your center the center is the midst of your files if you be even files if not you cannot Exercise handsomly if you be twelve files you face six to the right and six to the left the word of Command is as I take it March clear your Body and double your Front to the right and left intire this posture drawing up at the brink of a hill you may seem three Bodies being three stands of Pikes now you may be reduced two wayes face about clear your Body face to the right and left inwards March joyn and face to your Leader 2. Reducement Half Files face to your right and left inwards March and double your Front half files then face to your Leader then face about March and take your places 4. Is Countermarches There is but three Countermarches Gaining Maintaining and Losing ground in your Coun-Marches your Files to be at your Open Order your Musquets Poys'd and your Pikes advanc'd 1. Gaining ground to your right hand advance three steps face about to your right March easily observing your right hand men which was your left hand men before let your Serjeant be in the Rear and shew them their ground where they shall stand face to your Leader then the Front is the Rear and the Rear the Front then countermarch them to the left then they have gain'd six steps of ground in the Front 2. Maintaining ground they step one step and fall off either to the Right or Left 3. Losing ground every man falls off the ground he stands on and follows his Leader so you lose your whole ground Countermarches Maintaining and Losing are very necessary for quick firing they all make ready then they fire and countermarch off very quick countermarch losing upon a Retreat is good Service they Fire and every man falls of upon the ground he stands on upon a countermarch you may make your half files your Rear and your Front half File the Front thus Hal● Files to your Right hand about then to the righ● and left hand countermarch your Front Half Files countermarch to the Right and your Rea● to the Left then to your Leader Reduce Fro● and Rear half Files to your Right and Left countermarch then your Front half Files to yo● Left and your Rear to the Right they have 〈◊〉 same ground and the same places facing to 〈◊〉 Leader then Half Ranks countermarching fa● to your Right and Left from your center th● countermarch to the Right and Left outward then your Pikes are Flanks and your flanks the Body to your Leader Reduc't Face to your Right and left from your center then countermarch to your Right and Left inwards to your Leader 5. Is Wheelings 1. Wheeling to the Right 2. Wheeling to the Lef● 3. Wheele to the Right hand about 4. To the Left hand about 5. Wheel to the Right and Left inwards to your center 6. Wheell is face about Then Wheell to the right and left inwards to the center Directions YOu must close your Files to your close Order and Ranks to their Order slope your Musquets and advance your Pikes if you wheel to the Right your Right hand man stands still only ●s a hinge moves as the Body comes about upon is right hee ll and the Left hand man moves the Body and must observe a distance in the ground ●hat he may neither close nor open his Files in ●heelings now the F●e-leaders must observe ●eir Left hand men in wheeling to the Right and ●e Right in wheeling to the Left and if File●eaders observe their distance in their Files the Left hand men must move fastest it will ask Officers great care to teach them to wheell handsomely which is a very necessary and commendable motion if well done either to the Right or Left or Right hand about or Left hand about the Right hand men and Left hand men in the Front be●ng the chief guides in their wheelings it is necessary in gaining the wind of an Enemy or in altring your Pikes and Musqueteers either to the Front or Rear or to your Flanks As for Example Wheell to your Right and left inwards to your center then your Musqueteers are in the Front and your Pikes in the Rear when you have wheel'd facing to your Leader Reducing wheell to your Right and Left outwards from your center so to the Rear face about and wheell to the Right and Left inwards to the center then your Pikes are in the Front and your Musqueteers are in the Rear Reduce them as before Then Half