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<DIV1 TYPE="title page">
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<P>THE EXERCISE OF THE FOOT WITH THE EVOLUTIONS, According to the
Words of Command, As they are Explained.</P>
<P>AS ALSO, <HI>The Forming of Battalions, With Directions to be
ob&s;erved by all Colonels, Captains, and other Officers in Their Maje&s;ties
Armies.</HI></P>
<P>Likewi&s;e, <HI>The EXERCISE of the</HI> DRAGOONS <HI>Both on
Hor&s;e-back and Foot.</HI></P>
<P><HI>With the Rules of WAR in the day of Battel, when
Encountering with the Enemy.</HI></P>
<P>Ordered by Sir THOMAS LIVINGSTON, <HI>Major General,</HI> and
Commander in Chief of Their <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Forces in
<HI>SCOTLAND.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Recommended to All (Officers as well as Souldiers) in Their
MAJESTIES Armies.</HI></P>
<P>Edinburgh, <HI>Prined by</HI> John Reid, <HI>and &s;old at his
Printing hou&s;e in</HI> Bell's-Wynd. 1693.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="to the reader">
<PB REF="4">
<PB REF="4">
<OPENER><SALUTE>READER,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THere is not &s;et down in this Book the Words of Command and no
more, as is done in mo&s;t of Military Books, Or &s;o ob&s;cure, that they are
not ea&s;ily under&s;tood, But in this, after the Word of Command is the
Explanation, in number and Order.</P>
<P>There is al&s;o joyned the Exerci&s;e of Dragoons both on
Hor&s;e back &amp; Foot, by Sir <HI>Thomas Living&s;ton,</HI> Major General,
and Commander in Chief of Their Maje&s;ties Forces in this Kingdom; Who hath
like|wi&s;e cau&s;ed Revi&s;e and Correct the faults pa&s;t in the Printing of
the Book at fir&s;t, entituled the Exerci&s;e of the Foot, &amp;c. Likewi&s;e,
Cau&s;ed Affix to the end of the Book Lieutenant General <HI>Mackays</HI> Rules
of War for the Infantry, to be Ob&s;erved when they are to Encounter with the
Enemie in the day of Battel.</P>
<P>Recommended to All, (Officers as well as Souldiers) of Their
Maje&s;ties Armies.</P>
<P>And for the ea&s;ier way to find out the Heads Treated of, The
following Index will direct.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="table of contents">
<PB REF="5">
<HEAD>The INDEX Of all the Heads Treated of.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM><HI>1&s;t,</HI> General Ob&s;ervations, <HI>3
page</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>2d.</HI> Orders and words of Command, for the
Exerci&s;e of the Musket, &amp;c. <HI>5 page</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>3d.</HI> The Words of Command, with the Explan|tion,
how a Souldier &s;hould Order his Mu&s;|ket, from page (in number) <HI>1.</HI>
to <HI>2<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>4th.</HI> The Exerci&s;e of the Granadeer, with the
Ex|planation, beginning when they are under Arms, <HI>viz.</HI> The Fire lock
&s;houldered: Be|ginning at page <HI>25,</HI> and ending at page
<HI>40</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>5th.</HI> The Exerci&s;e of the Pike, beginning from
the Advance: from page <HI>41.</HI> to page <HI>60.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>6th.</HI> General Words of Command for the Evolu|tions.
page <HI>60.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>7th.</HI> Evolution with Musketeers and Pikemen
to|gether, in Battalion<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
from page <HI>64</HI> to <HI>100</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>8th.</HI> Rules for the Forming of Battalions,
Po&s;ting of Officers, Salutes, &amp;c. from page <HI>100</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>9th. Al&s;o Affixt.</HI> The Exerci&s;e of Dragoon both
on Hor&s;e-back and Foot.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>10th. With,</HI> The Rules of War in the day of
Battel.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV1>
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<BODY>
<DIV1 TYPE="observations">
<PB REF="5">
<HEAD>GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<P>FIr&s;t, It is to be under&s;tood, That the Colonel, during
the time of the Exerci&s;e, remains at the Head of the Battalion, The
Lieutenant Colonel and the other Officers, at the fir&s;t Beat of Drum, Face to
the Right about, and at the &s;econd &s;ign by the Beat of Drum, Advance their
Arms, and march through the Battalion, placing them&s;elves in the Reer, in the
&s;ame order they were before in the Front; Excep|ting the Lieutenant Colonel,
who places him&s;elf in the Reer of the Captains, where they are to &s;tand
till the Exerci&s;e be done.</P>
<P>At the &s;ame time the Sergeants, who are po&s;ted on the
Wings, as al&s;o the Drum|mers of both Wings, are to place them|&s;elves behind
the Battalion, next, or in an equal Line with the other Sergeants, and the
Drummers that &s;tand in the Center be|fore the Pikes, are at the &s;ame time
to place them&s;elves behind the Major, that they may be always ready when any
Sign is to be gi|ven, for the Exerci&s;e by Beat of Drum.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<PB REF="6">
<HEAD>II.</HEAD>
<P>When Notice is given by Beat of Drum, after the Exerci&s;e is
done, the Officers Ad|vance their Arms again, and march through the Battalion;
and Place them&s;elves in their former Po&s;t at the Head of the Battalion. At
the &s;ame time the Sergeants of the Wings, as al&s;o the Drummers, return to
their form|er Po&s;ts.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>III.</HEAD>
<P>It mu&s;t be taken for a General Rule, That nothing be done,
nor any motion made, until the la&s;t word of every Com|mand be fully
delivered, then all is to be Performed with a graceful Readine&s;s and
Exactne&s;s.</P>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="shouldered muskets" TYPE="excercise">
<PB REF="6">
<HEAD>Orders, and Words of Command, for the Exer|ci&s;e of the
Musket, with the Explanation, the Musket being Shoulder'd.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<P>THe Souldier having his Musket Shoul|der'd, mu&s;t &s;tand
with &s;traight Body, holding up his Head without moving, al|wayes looking to
the Commanding Officer, and make no other Motion then what's Com|manded him.
This is to be ob&s;erved as a General Rule in Commands.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>II.</HEAD>
<P>The Feet are to be at one &s;tep di&s;tance, the Heels in a
&s;traight Line, the Toes a little turn'd outwards.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>III.</HEAD>
<P>The Musket mu&s;t lie upon the Left Shoul|der, and the Left
Hand upon the Butt-end, the Thumb in the Hollow thereof, pre&s;&s;ing the Guard
hard again&s;t the Brea&s;t, that the Muzzel of the Musket may be mounted; the
Lock mu&s;t be turn'd a'little outwards, &s;o that the under Part of the
Butt-end come &s;traight with the middle of the Body, that the Musket may more
ea&s;ily be born.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="4" TYPE="part">
<PB REF="7">
<HEAD>IV.</HEAD>
<P>The Match mu&s;t be in the Left Hand, the one End betwixt the
fir&s;t and &s;econd Fingers, and the other between the two la&s;t, both Ends
&s;tanding about a Fingers length out of the back of the hand; the re&s;t of
the match hangs down by the in&s;ide of the butt end of the Musket; and
becau&s;e the Match is not to be laid down in the ordinary Exerci&s;e, &s;o it
is not to be lighted, without expre&s;s Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="5" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>V.</HEAD>
<P>The Musket being &s;houldred, the Left El|bow mu&s;t be a
little turned upwards from the Body, but without con&s;traint of the arm, the
Right Arm hanging clo&s;s downward along the Body, with the Palm of the hand
turned to the Thigh.</P>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="muskets" TYPE="excercise">
<PB N="1" REF="7">
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>1. <HI>Ioyn your Right hand to your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>YOUR Musket being carried in the forementioned po&s;ture, upon
the Left Shoulder, you mu&s;t turn it inwards with the Left Hand, and at once
take hold with your Right Hand be|hind the Pan, that the Thumb of your Right
Hand come on the Stock upwards, and both Elbows in an equal Line, the Musket
&s;traight, and the Butt end a little mounted.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>2 <HI>Poi&s;e your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P><NOTE PLACE="marg">Note, That when the musket is put on, or
taken from the &s;houlder, you mu&s;t alwayee look towards the Left Hand, yet
without turning the Head</NOTE>At this Word of Command, with both your Hands
with a quick Motion you bring up the Mus|ket from your Shoulder, and at the
&s;ame time, without holding it &s;till, thru&s;t it from you with 
<PB N="2" REF="8"><NOTE PLACE="marg">It is to be ob|&s;erve&acirc;, that in all
Tellings, you never make th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
motio, till you come to the la&s;t Number, and that the telling the la&s;t
Number and the moti be done at one time.</NOTE>the Right Hand, (in doing which
let loo&s;e the Left Hand and let it fall down your &s;ide) &s;o that the Lock
be turned out|wards, the Thumb inwards a|gain&s;t your Face, your Feet &s;trait
again&s;t one another, un|con&s;trained, and &s;tanding &s;till.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>3. <HI>Ioyn your Left Hand to your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Let your Musket &s;ink quickly with your Right Hand, and at
the &s;ame time falling back with the Right Foot, take hold of it with the Left
Hand almo&s;t in an equal Bal|lance, about two Hands breadth above the the
Cock, that the Stock lie in the full Hand, and the Thumb upwards, and that the
Muzzel hang a little foreward, &s;o low as the Hands and Arms will permit
without con&s;traint, holding both Elbows a little turned outwards, the Right
Foot a little turned towards the Right side, the Left Knee a little Bending,
the Body &s;trait, you hold the Musket on the Right Side a little from the
Body, that the Body and Face pre|&s;ent <PB N="3" REF="8">it &s;elf as much
foreward as may be, and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">he
Hand remain uncon&s;trained under the Pan.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="4" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>4 <HI>Take your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take that end of the Match which is held between the two
la&s;t Fingers of your Left Hand, with your Thumb under, and your
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">wo foremo&s;t Fingers above
the &s;ame, and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ell 1, 2,
bring it quick out of your Left Hand, hold it a little lower then the Left
Hand, is and about a foot di&s;tance from the Pan with the Cole or end
downwards, and keep your Body in the &s;ame po&s;ture as be|fore.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>5 <HI>Blovv your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>In the Blowing of the Match, you mu&s;t hold your Head
&s;till, and bring with your Right Hand the lighted Match again&s;t your Mouth,
tell &s;lowly 1, 2, blow the Match quick and &s;trong, and bring the &s;ame
with a motion &s;omewhat quick to its former place with the Cole as before
downwards.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="6" TYPE="command">
<PB N="4" REF="9">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>6. <HI>Cock your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Put your two foremo&s;t Fingers a little a&s;|under, bringing
the Match above the Cock, thru&s;t in the &s;ame with your Thumb in &s;uch a
manner that the Cock comes between your two Fingers, and the Thumb upon it,
keep your hand thus till the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>7. <HI>Try your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Cockt Match to the Pan, if it be too low, you mu&s;t
rai&s;e it a little up|wards with your undermo&s;t Fingers, and if it be too
high, you bend it downwards with your foremo&s;t Finger and your thumb, till it
comes ju&s;t in the middle of your Pan, and being thus well fixt, you mu&s;t
bring it with the Cock back again, holding it fa&s;t till the following
Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="8" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>8. <HI>Guard your
Pans.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Let loo&s;e your hand from the Cockt <PB N="5" REF="9">Match,
and cover your Pan with your Two or three foremo&s;t Fingers (if the breadth of
the Pan Require it) placing your Thumb behind the Pan.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="9" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>9. <HI>Blow your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As before you move not your head, and bring the Musket with
both hands ju&s;t before the middle of your Body (at the &s;ame time bringing
up your Right Foot) the Cock mu&s;t come ju&s;t again&s;t the Mouth, tell
&s;lowly 1, 2, blow your Match hard, and thru&s;t|ing the Musket &s;uddenly
from you, hold it with out&s;treached Arms before you, &s;o as the Left Hand
comes no higher then your Left Shoulder, and &s;tand &s;till.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="10" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>10. <HI>Pre&s;ent.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>In pre&s;enting the Musket, it mu&s;t come from the former
Po&s;ture with the falling back of the Right Foot (though a little to the Right
Side, and not behind the Left <PB N="6" REF="10">Foot, that the body may the
better pre&s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> it &s;elf
forward) and &s;o brought to yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Brea&s;t and as &s;oon as it is brought to yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Brea&s;t; the Pan is to be opened; The Mus<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> is held with the Right Hand
under the Pa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;o that the
Thumb lies in the hollow of Butt; the foremo&s;t Finger before the Tric<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> (yet without touching the
Tricker) <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Three other
Fingers upon the Guard; Musket in Pre&s;enting mu&s;t not come too
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> on the Brea&s;t, but be
&s;et firm in the hollow the Right Shoulder; And mu&s;t be held &s;trong|ly,
you mu&s;t keep up your Body &s;trait,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="6 letters">|ly, pre&s;t down a little
again&s;t the Musket. Elbows as much as po&s;&s;ible in an equal L<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> with the Butt alittle below
the &s;trait Line, Brea&s;t high, the Head &s;trait upwards, the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Knee a little bent.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>11. <HI>Give Fire</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As &s;oon as this Command is given,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> draw the Tricker with the
Fir&s;t Fine which you held before the Tricker, draw the cockt Match quick and
&s;trong upon Pan. If it di&s;charge or not you mu&s;t ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;pecial care that you draw your Tricker
once.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="12" TYPE="command">
<PB N="7" REF="10">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>12. <HI>Recover your
Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring up your Musket quick again &s;traight before you,
together with your right Foot, and keep the po&s;ture; as in Explan: Nine is
&s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="13" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>13 <HI>Return your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take the Match with the right Thumb under, and the two fore
fingers above, and with a turn'd, or back hand, bring it out of the Cock, to
the two la&s;t Fingers from whence it was taken before, tell 1, 2, and joyn
your Right Hand again under your Pan</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="14" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>14 <HI>Blovv your
Pans.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Keep &s;till your head, and bring up the Musket with both
hands &s;traight before your Mouth, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, blow the Pan &s;trong
and quick, bringing the Musket again with a quick Motion before the Body.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="15" TYPE="command">
<PB N="8" REF="11">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>15 <HI>Handle your
Primers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Fall back quick with the Right Foot be|hind the Left, that the
Heels, come &s;traight behind one another, and bring down at the &s;ame time
with a nimble Motion your Musket with both hands, holding the muzzel a little
lower than was &s;hewn in Explain. 3. Tell 1, 2, upon that take hold of the
Primer; the Thumb upwards upon the cover, tell again 1, 2, and bring it
up|wards about a hands breadth from the Pan.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="16" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>16 <HI>Prime.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Hold your Musket &s;till, turn up your hand with the Primer,
and &s;hake out as much pow|der upon the Pan as is needful, tell 1, 2, bring it
again to its former place, and remain in that po&s;ture till the following word
of Com|mand.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="17" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>17 <HI>Shut your
pans.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Open your right hand, let fall the Primer <PB N="9" REF="11">then &s;hut the pan with a full hand, that your Fingers lie again&s;t
the undermo&s;t part of the Stock, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, bring up the musket with
both Hands before your Body, bring|ing up the Right Foot again at the &s;ame
time, in which bringing up, you put your right hand under the Pan, and with
out-&s;tretched Arms remain in that Po&s;ture, as in Explanation 9.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="18" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>18 <HI>Blow your
Pans</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Hold &s;till your Head, and bring the mu&s;|ket with both
Hands &s;traight before your mouth, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, blow off your loo&s;e
Corns from the cover of your pan hard and quick, and thru&s;ting your musket
with a quick motion from the Body, bring it to the former po&s;ture again.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="19" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>19 <HI>Ca&s;t about to
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn the musket with both Hands, &s;o that the Barrel come
outmo&s;t, and tell &s;lowly 1, 2, let go the Right Hand, bring down the musket
with the left, &s;tep one Pace for|ward <PB N="10" REF="12">with the Right
Foot, tho not directly before the Left, but placed a little to the Right
&s;ide, that the Body pre&s;ent it &s;elf the better forward, take hold of it
at the Muz|zel with your Right hand, that the bring|ing down of the Musket, the
putting down of the Right Foot, and the taking hold of the Muzzel, be done at
one time; hold you<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Thumb
upwards upon the Stock along the Rammer, and the Barrel downwards i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> your full Hand, keeping the
Body &s;traight only the Right Knee a little bent, which remains thus bent all
the time you Charge keep the musket &s;traight before your Body with both Hands
and out-&s;treached Arms the muzzel &s;tanding &s;traight forwards.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="20" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>20 <HI>Handle your
Chargers</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the musket with both hands &s;tra<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> to your Body; tell 1, 2; quit your musket with
your Right Hand holding it with your full left hand, about the middle in
ba|lance, with the Muzzel a little forwards and then take hold of one of your
Chargen or Bandeliers, telling again &s;lowly 1, 2, <PB N="11" REF="12">bringing the &s;ame forward a little higher, and about a hands breadth
&s;idewayes off from the Muzzel, the Thumb upwards upon the cover of the
Charger.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="21" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>21 <HI>Open them vvith your
Teeth</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Charger to your Mouth, pul|ling off the Cap with
your Teeth, and the help of your Thumb; Tell 1, 2, and bring it to its former
place, keeping your Thumb upwards upon the Charger.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="22" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>22 <HI>Charge vvith
Povvder</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Bring your Charger to the Muzzel, turn|ing it up; pouring the
Powder in the Bar|rel; Continue in this po&s;ture, till the follow|ing word of
Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="23" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command <HI>23 <HI>Charge vvith
Bullet</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<PB N="12" REF="13">
<P>Open your Hand, and drop your Charger; take the Bullet out of
your mouth with your Fingers; tell 1, 2, and with your Fingers bring it to the
muzzel; Let the Ball run down; keep your two foremo&s;t fingers upon the
muzzel, the re&s;t of the fingers hanging down the Barrel, till the following
word of Command be given.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="24" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command <HI>24 <HI>VVad from your
Hats.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Take with your Right hand &s;ome of the Wad that &s;ticks
between your Hatband and your Hat, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, and bring the &s;ame, as
you did the Bullet, to the muzzel, pre&s;&s;ing it in with your Fingers; leave
your two Fingers upon the muzzel, as before, the re&s;t hanging down by the
Barrel.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="25" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>25. <HI>Dravv forth your
Rammers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take your Rammers with the Fingers of the Right Hand, holding
the Thumb up|wards, draw out the &s;ame, &s;o far as your Arm can well reach,
then take hold of it a|gain <PB N="13" REF="13">turning the Right Hand, &s;o
that the Thumb comes downward to the upper end of the Stock, or about the
uppermo&s;t Ring; tell &s;lowly 1, 2, draw it then wholly out; at this &s;econd
drawing, hold it between the Thumb and the two foremo&s;t Fingers, the which,
with the re&s;t of the Fingers and the whole Arm, mu&s;t be &s;tretched out
even with the Right Shoulder, that the &s;mall end be towards the Body, and the
thick part out|ward in an even Line.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="26" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>26 <HI>Hold them up.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Move your middlemo&s;t Finger which &s;upport the Rammer, and
let the thick end &s;ink down, and hold it &s;o in your hand, with an
out&s;tretched Arm, the Thumb turned up|wards in the &s;ame height with your
Shoul|der.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="27" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>27 <HI>Shorten them again&s;t your
Brea&s;ts.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Set the thick end of the Rammer again&s;t the lower part of
your Right Brea&s;t in an e|qual <PB N="14" REF="14">Line with the Musket; tell
1, 2, and &s;lip your Hand down to a Hands breadth of the end, the Thumb always
upwards, and turning &s;he Elbow a little upwards from the Body.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="28" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>28 <HI>Put them in the
Barrels.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Rammer upwards before the Muzzel, tell 1, 2, then
place it upon the Wad, thru&s;ting it down &s;o far till your Hand touches the
Muzzel; then take it about the middle, tell 1, 2, thru&s;t down again your Wad,
till your Right Hand comes to the Muzzel; and then take hold of it at the top,
tell again 1, 2, and thru&s;t it fully down to the Charge, holding the Rammer
fa&s;t with the Fingers and Thumb.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="29" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>29 <HI>Ram dovvn your
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>You draw up your Rammer as fart as the Arm unforced will
permit, tell 1, 2, ram|ming down the Charge, with an ordinary force, and then
holding &s;till your Rammer; as before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="30" TYPE="command">
<PB N="15" REF="14">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>30 <HI>withdraw your
Rammers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>With a quick motion draw the Rammer with your Right Hand till
half of it be out of the Barrel, then take it with a turned hand the Thumb
downward, tell 1, 2, and then draw it wholly out of the Barrel, holding it with
the thick end turned towards the &s;houl|der; keeping the Po&s;ture you were
told in Explanation. 25.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="31" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>31 <HI>Hold them up.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Let the &s;mall end of your Rammer &s;ink down, and keep your
Po&s;ture, as in Expla|nation 26.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="32" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command <HI>32 <HI>Shorten them again&s;t your
Brea&s;ts.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Set the &s;mall end of the Rammer again&s;t your Brea&s;t, as
you did before the thick end as in Explan 27; the Hand not quite follow, but
about afoot from the end of the Ram|mer.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="33" TYPE="command">
<PB N="16" REF="15">
<HEAD>Words of Command <HI>33 <HI>Return your
Rammers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Return the Rammer giving it a gentle turn with the right hand
under the barrel tell 1, 2, put it in the &s;tock, thru&s;ting it in &s;o far
as you held it with your hand, then take hold of it again in the middle, tell
1, 2, thru&s;ting it downward &s;o far as your hand a|gain, then take hold
again at the top, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, and thru&s;t it now wholly down in
the&s;e three Motions, take hold immedi|atly of the muzzel of the musket, the
thumb upward, tell 1, 2, and thru&s;t the musket &s;ud|denly from your Body,
and keep the &s;ame Po&s;ture as in Explanation 19.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="34" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>34 <HI>Ioyn your Right hand to your
muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Hold the musket firm, as it was held in the left hand, ca&s;t
it out of the right hand, that with a very &s;mall motion it comes rea|dily
&s;traight up, then take hold of it with the right hand under the Pan, holding
the mus|ket from the body, the hands as low as the Arms uncon&s;trained will
&s;uffer.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="35" TYPE="command">
<PB N="17" REF="15">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>35. <HI>poi&s;e your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Face upon the Left Heel very quick to the Right, and bring at
the &s;ame time the Musket with both hands &s;traight before you, at which time
you let go your Left Hand, and pu&s;h it forwards &s;uddenly with the Right
Hand; &s;o that this thru&s;ting forwards the Musket, and the &s;etting down of
the right Foot, is done at one time, then keep in the Po&s;ture directed in
Eplanation 2.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="36" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>36. <HI>Shoulder your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn your Musket with the Right Hand, thath the Barrel comes
outwards, and the Guard inwards again&s;t the Left &s;houlder, take at the
&s;ame time the Butt end with the Left hand, laying your Thumb in the hol|low
of the &s;ame; tell &s;lowly 1, 2, and bring it then with both your Hands upon
your Left &s;houlder, not moving the Head; tell again 1, 2, quit the right
hand, and let it fall quickly down along the Right &s;ide, and ob&s;erve
further the Po&s;ture, as in Ex|plain.
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">. is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="37" TYPE="command">
<PB N="18" REF="16">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>37. <HI>Re&s;t your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan: 1. Tell then 1, 2, and quickly
Poi&s;e, as in Explan. 2. is &s;hewn. Tell again 1, 2, and do as is direct|ed
in Number 3. Let loo&s;e your Right Hand from behind the Pan, and with the two
or three foremo&s;t Fingers, according to the breadth of the Pan, cover the
&s;ame, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> your Thumb bebind
the Pan, and keep the Po&s;ture as in Explanation 3. is directed.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="38" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>38. <HI>Order your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e your Muskets with both hands &s;train upwards, without
bringing it higher or low|er; tell &s;lowly 1, 2, then let loo&s;e the Right
hand from the Pan, &s;inking the Musket with the left hand, taking at the
&s;ame moment the Musket with a full right hand near the muzzel, &s;o that the
thumb lies upwards again&s;t the Barrel, and reaches the end of the muzzel.
Tell again &s;lowly 1, 2, quit your left hand, &amp; &s;et down the Buttend of
the musket at the out&s;ide of your right foot, with a quickne<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> upon the ground, in &s;uch a
manner that the right foot &amp; musket come down at one time, 
<PB N="19" REF="16">the heels in a &s;traight line, the toes turned outwards,
letting your Arm hang from the Hand to the Elbow by the &s;ide of the Musket,
the left hand in which the match is,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">angs dow<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> by the left &s;ide, with the
Ends <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the match outwards.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="39" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>39. <HI>L<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">y dovvn your muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Lift up your right-foot, turning the mus|ket in ward at the
&s;ame time, that the barrel
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">me ju&s;t to your body,
&s;etting at the &s;ame <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">me
the right foot again&s;t the Flat of the butt-end, then &s;tep directly forward
a good <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> with the left foot,
lay down the Musket with a &s;tiff body) upon the ground, with
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">e Lock upward; before you
tell 1, 2, 3, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ife your
&s;elf up again, &s;tepping back with but left foot, on the heel over the
butt-end <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the in&s;ide of the
&s;ame, letting both Arms <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ang down by the Body.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="40" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>40. <HI>Take up your
muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn your right foot upon the heel again
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ver the butt-end of yowr
musket, and &s;et <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> down
behind the &s;ame; at the &s;ame time
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">rn the right hand with a
&s;mall motion to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">e right
&s;ide outward, over the right foot, <PB N="20" REF="17">and without
Intermi&s;&s;ion, &s;tep forward with the left foot a large &s;tep along the
Musket and at the &s;ame time bring the right hand with an out-&s;treached Arm
over the musket &s;trair forward &amp; as much as po&s;&s;ible with<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tiff body, taking hold of it
with the right hand, tell 1, 2, 3, rai&s;e up your &s;elf &amp; the mus|ket,
with the bringing back of the left foot then take up your right foot again, and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> at the in&s;ide of the butt,
turning at <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;ame time the
Butt end outward, that the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
Musket &amp; the whole body be in the &s;ame
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> ture as they were before the
laying down of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Musket, and
thus &s;tanding with your Musket ordered as in explanation 38 is &s;hewn.</P>
<P><HI>The Souldiers mu&s;t al&s;o ob&s;erve, that in laying
do<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> and taking up of the
Musket, not to keep their ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> above the Muzzel, but in the laying down of
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> musket to &s;ink their hands
as much as is nece&s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">
and at the taking up, to take hold of it at the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> place where their band was
at their laying it dow<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> then
&s;liding the hand upwards to the muzzel, by &s;o that it be done, with ea&s;e
and unfore'd.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Note,</HI> Is is further to be ob&s;erved. That the
grounding and taking up their Arm the Soldiers keep up their heads as much
po&s;&s;ible: And that all may be done more
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> actly, at one and the &s;ame
time, the Souldi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> that
&s;tand next one another in the Ran<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> <PB N="21" REF="17">mu&s;t look to the right
hand Man, yet with|out turning their Heads a&s;ide and tho&s;e that follow one
another in files, mu&s;t al&s;o ob&s;erve their Leaders.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="41" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>41. <HI>Re&s;t your
muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn your Thumb inwards, and let your hand &s;ink downwards as
far as the arm with|out con&s;traint will permit; tell &s;lowly 1, 2, rai&s;e
it with the Right Hand, take hold of it at the &s;ame time with the Left,
ju&s;t under the Right Hand, tell 1, 2, let go the Right hand and cover the Pan
at the &s;ame time falling back with the Right Foot, &s;o that the re&s;ting of
the musket, and the Falling back of the Right Foot be done at once hold then
the Musket, Body and Feet in the &s;ame po&s;ture as in Explan, 37 in
pre&s;enting of the mus|ket is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="42" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>42. <HI>Club your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Keep your Musket firm
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">n your left hand, ca&s;t
about the &s;ame with the Right Hand, bring up the Right Foot, at the &s;ame
time that the Butt-end is upwards, and the muzzel downwards, the Lock outwards;
at once taking hold of it with the Right Hand about <PB N="22" REF="18">a foot
from the Muzzel, that the Right Thumb come upwards, and the Left down wards,
tell 1, 2. Let loo&s;e the left hand,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> take hold again at the
&s;ame time with a <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> left
hand, an inch from the Muzzel,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> it with out&s;tretched Arms
again&s;t the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Shoulder, tell
1, 2, and bring it upon you Shoulder, with the Lock upwards, tell 1, 2, quit
your Right Hand nimbly, and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
hang down by your Side.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="43" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>43. <HI>Re&s;t your
muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn the Musket with your Left Hand inwards, and at the &s;ame
time take hold <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Right
above the Left, the Thumb up|wards, and the Elbows in a &s;trait Line,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> 1, 2, bring the &s;ame
nimbly with both hand before the Body, tell 1, 2, let loo&s;e your Left Hand,
&s;inking the Right Hand <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
Musket a little, and taking it at the &s;ame time with the Left Hand turned,
both Thumbs turned again&s;t one another, tell 1, 2, loo&s;e your Right Hand,
and turning the Musket bring the Butt-end down, and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> your Musket with the
&s;teping back of the Right Foot, and ob&s;erve further the Po&s;ture as has
been expre&s;&s;ed in the re&s;ting of the Musket.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="44" TYPE="command">
<PB N="23" REF="18">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>44 <HI>Shoulder your
muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring up your Musket with the bringing up of the Right Foot to
its Poi&s;e, with a &s;tretched out Arm &s;traight before you, and take hold of
it under the Pan, with your Right Hand, &s;o that the poy&s;ing of the Mus|ket,
and the &s;eeting down of the Right Foot, be done at the &s;ame time.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="making ready" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take heed to Make Ready at Three VVords of Command.</HEAD>
<DIV3 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>1. <HI>Make Ready.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is to be done, as hath been &s;hewn before at large in
the Exerci&s;e of the Musket, from Explan: 1, to Explan: 8, Inclu&s;ive.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>2. <HI>Pre&s;ent</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as has been &s;hewn in Ex: 9, 10.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>3. <HI>Give Fire.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan: 11. after which you go foreward
until you are again Ready Charged, and then Shoulder your Muskets.</P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="grenadiers" TYPE="excercise">
<PB N="24" REF="19">
<HEAD>Here follows the Exerci&s;e of a Granadeer, with the
Explanation, beginning when they are under Arms, <HI>viz.</HI> the Fire-lock
Shouldered.</HEAD>
<P>THE Po&s;ture, and what a Granadeer is further to ob&s;erve in
the Exerci&s;e of his Arms, is fully &s;hewn in the <HI>General
Ob&s;ervations,</HI> where the Musket is Treated of.</P>
<P>It is al&s;o to be Ob&s;erved, That when the Granadeers &s;tand
in a Body with the Mus|keteers, that they then mu&s;t make the &s;ame motions
as the musketeers, becau&s;e they do not then meddle with their Gra|nades or
Bayonets.</P>
<DIV2 N="excercising firelocks" TYPE="commands">
<PB N="25" REF="19">
<DIV3 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Take heed Granadeers, to Exerci&s;e
your Fire-locks.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD><HI><HI>1.</HI> Ioyn your Right hand to your
Fire-locks.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>THis is done the &s;ame way as that of the Musket,
Explanation. 1.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>2. <HI>Poi&s;e your
Fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done the &s;ame way as that of the Musket,
Explanation 2.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>3 <HI>Ioin your Left Hand to your
Fire-locks</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as that of the Musket, in Ex|plan: 3: except
that you are to take up the Sling and join it with your Left Hand under your
Fire-lock, and your right Thumb upon the Cock, and your forefinger upon the
tricker, and the other Fingers behind, or below the Guard.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="4" TYPE="command">
<PB N="26" REF="20">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>4. <HI>Cock your
Fire-locks</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Keep your Thumb upon the Cock, and bring up your Fire-lock
with both Hands &s;traight before you, at the &s;ame time bring|ing up your
Right Foot, your Arms half &s;tretched out, that you may the more ea&s;ily bend
the Cock, tell 1, 2, and then Cock, thru&s;ting your Fire-lock nimbly from you
with both hands, holding your Thumb u|pon the Cock, without touching the
Tricker with your Fingers, keep your arms out-&s;tret|ched before your
Body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>5. <HI>Pre&s;ent.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>In pre&s;enting, you take away your thumb from the Cock, and
do as is &s;hewn in Exp: 10. except that you are not to open your Pan.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="6" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>6, <HI>Give Fire.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This done as with the Musket, in Expla. 11</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>7. <HI>Recover your
Armes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This done as with the Musket in Explan. 12.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="8" TYPE="command">
<PB N="27" REF="20">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>8. <HI>Handle your
Slings.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn with both hands the Fire-lock, that your Lock come
outwards, holding it with your Right Hand before your Body, the thumb upwards,
draw with your Left Hand your Sling quickly in an equal line, with your
Fire-lock to the left &s;ide, the Thumb upwards, and &s;tand thus till the
following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="9" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>9. <HI>Sling your
Fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring your Sling with your left hand ju&s;t above your right
Shoulder, and at the lame time bring your Fire-lock with your Right Hand under
your Left Elbow, bring the &s;ling over your head, draw the &s;ling with your
left hand in the letting loo&s;e of the Right, that the Firelock hang upon your
right Shoulder, with the muzzel up, and the Buttend down|wards; tell 1, 2, let
loo&s;e your Left hand, and let it hang down as the Right Hand.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="10" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>10. <HI>Handle your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring both hands readily with half out-&s;tretched Arms
before your body, about the <PB N="28" REF="21">heighth of your Shoulder, take
it at the &s;ame time, with your right hand, the lowermo&s;t end of the match
your thumb under, and your two foremo&s;t above, tell 1, 2, and bring it over
the back of your hand between your thumb and your two fore fingers; tell 1, 2,
thru&s;t out the Je&s;t hand with the match quickly forwards, letting at the
&s;ame time the right hand hang down upon the bag.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>11. <HI>Handle your
Granades.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Keep your Left Hand in its former po&s;ture, face nimbly
upon the Left Foot to the Right, at the &s;ame time lifting up the cover of
your Granade, pouch with your Right Hand, take the Granade, tell 1, 2, bring it
with an out &s;treatched Arm, in a &s;traight Line with your Left Hand, your
Thumb again&s;t the Fu&s;e, and &s;tand in this po&s;ture.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="12" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>12. <HI>Open your
Fu&s;e.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Hold &s;till your Left Hand, and bring the Granade to your
mouth with your Right Hand, tell 1, 2, open the Fu&s;e with your Teeth, tell
again 1, 2, and thru&s;t it nimbly from you to its former place.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="13" TYPE="command">
<PB N="29" REF="21">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>13. <HI>Guard the Fu&s;e with your
Thumb.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Cover the Fu&s;e with your Thumb, with|out making any other
motion.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="14" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>14. <HI>Blovv your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring up the Match before your Mouth, tell 1, 2, blow it off
hard and quick, and thru&s;t it at the &s;ame time to its former place.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="15" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>15. <HI>Fire and throvv your
Granades</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Meet the Granade with your Left Hand, a little downwards
towards the Right Side, as the Arms will be&s;t permit, to which Side you turn
your Body and Face a little, fire the Fu&s;e, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, 3, in which
telling bring back the Right Hand a little, with the Granade, throw it with a
&s;tiff Arm, &s;tep|ping foreward with the Right Foot, in an equal Line with
the Left, bringing down the Left Hand with the Match to the former place,
letting the Right Hand hang down by the Pouch; remain in that po&s;ture, and
expect the following Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="16" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>16. <HI>Return your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="30" REF="22">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring again both Hands &s;traight before your Body, as in
Explan. 10. Take the Match, put it in its former place, in &s;uch a manner as
in the Exerci&s;e of the Musket, Explan: 13. tell 1, 2, and let both Arms hang
down by your Body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="17" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>17. <HI>Handle your
Slings.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take the middle of the Sling with your Right Hand, and with
the Left Hand below, about a Hands breadth from the Fire-lock, lift up the
Fire-lock with the Left Hand, &s;o that the Elbow comes through under the Fire
lock, lying upon the Arm and Shoul|der; let go your Left Hand from the Sling,
and take hold of your Fire-lock about a Hands breadth above the Lock; let the
Stock come to lie between the Thumb and the two formo&s;t Fingers, and hold it
&s;o with a &s;tretched Arm &s;o much as the Slings will permit, with the
Butt-end before you.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="18" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>18. <HI>Poi&s;e your
Fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Sling with your Right Hand o|ver your Head, and
your Fire-lock with your Left Hand, and mount it with half <PB N="31" REF="22">&s;tretched Arms, the Barrel turned forewards, let go your Right Hand
from the Sling, turn your Fire-lock with your Left Hand, that the Lock come
outwards, and put at the &s;ame time your Right Hand under the Cock, the Thumb
upwards, then thru&s;t the Fire-lock quickly from you, let go your Left Hand;
at the &s;ame time you mu&s;t ob&s;erve that your Right Hand mu&s;t be equal
with your Shoulder.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="19" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>19. <HI>Ca&s;t about to
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take the Fire-lock with your Left Hand, about a hands
breadth from the Lock, the Thumb upwards, turn it about that the bar|rel come
outwards, and do further as in the Exerci&s;e of the Musket, Explanation 19.
was directed.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="20" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of Command. <HI>20. <HI>Draw your
Bayonets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring your Fire-lock with both your hands to your Body, tell
1, 2, take your Bayonet with your Right Hand, tell again 1, 2, draw it, and
bring it with an out|&s;tretched arm &s;traight before your Body in a right
line with your &s;houlder, holding the bayonet, and the thumub upwards, and 
<PB N="32" REF="23">the flate of the blade towards your body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="21" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of command. <HI>21. <HI>Screvv your Bayoners in the
muzzels.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Put your Bayonets in the barrels, tell<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> 2, turning about the Guard towards you<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> that it mayly fa&s;t, and flat,
take hold of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> muzzel of your
Fire-lock with your Rig<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">
Hand, the thumb upwards, tell 1, 2, thr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|ing it with both Arms nimbly from you Body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="22" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of command. <HI>22. <HI>Re&s;t your
Bayonets</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Mount your Bayonet with both han<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> turning at the &s;ame time,
without re&s;ti<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> upon the
left heel, to the right; As y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Face let go your right hand, and bring<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> under the cock, that the barrel
be turned <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> wards your
Body, tell 1, 2, fall back han<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> and foot, and keep the po&s;ture &s;hewen you in the re&s;ting of
the Musket, Explan. 37.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="23" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of command. <HI>23. <HI>Charge your Bayonets
brea&s;t him</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring your Bayonet nimbly up with bo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> hands; and the bringing up of your righ<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> foot, in which bringing up,
you bring you<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> 
<PB N="33" REF="23">right hand under, &s;o that the Butt re&s;t upon your
Fingers, the thumb upwards to the butt|end, tell 1, 2, fall back with your
right foot charge your Bayonet brea&s;t high, in which charging the butt end
lies in a full right hand and the thumb upon it.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="24" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>24 <HI>Ca&s;t about your Bayonets to
the left &s;ide</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring up your Fire-lock &s;traight before you, with the
bringing up of your right foot; let|ting loo&s;e at the &s;ame time your right
hand from the Butt, and bring it under the Cock, turn your Fire-lock with both
your hands, &s;o that the Barrel comes outwards, tell 1, 2, then proceed
further as has been &s;hewn in the ca&s;ting about the musket, Explan: 19,
except that in &s;tepping forward with the Right foot, you lay your Right Hand
upon the guard of your Bayonet, and at once turn it from you, remaining thus
with out &s;tretched Arms till the following Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="25" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>25. <HI>Recover your
Bayonets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring your Bayonet with both hands to your Body, tell 1, 2,
draw it out of the bar|rel, hold it out with a &s;tretched Arm before 
<PB N="34" REF="24">your Body, as in Explan: 20 is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="26" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>26. <HI>Put up your
Bayonets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn your Bayonet with the Point down<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> wards on your left &s;ide; tell 1, 2, put it in
th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;eabbard, tell again
1, 2, take hold of you<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Fire
lock with your Right hand by the muz|zel, thru&s;ting it readily from you, with
ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;tretched Arms.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="27" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>27. <HI>Half cock your
Fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Bring your Fire-locks with both hand mounted before your
body, as in Explan. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the
barrel turned towards your body, facin<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> to the right upon the left heel, without in|termi&s;&s;ion; in
which turning you let go your right hand, take hold of the cock with the right
thumb, your fingers under again&s;t the Guard, as in Explan. 3: Tell 1, 2, and
ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> bend your cock, then
bring the &s;ame hand under the cock, holding your Fire-lock ex|actly and
readily before you, in &s;uch a po&s;|ture as often has been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="28" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>28. <HI>Blovv
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> pans.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Do this as with the Musket, Explan. 14.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="29" TYPE="command">
<PB N="35" REF="24">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>29. <HI>Handle your
Primers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket; Explan. 15. only the Muzzel
is held a little lower.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="30" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>30. <HI>Prime.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan. 16.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="31" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>31. <HI>Shut your
pans.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Let fall your Primer, take hold of the &s;ide of the Steel
with your thumb upwards, and your two foremo&s;t Fingers under, &s;hut your
Pan, tell &s;lowly 1, 2, and do further is in the Handling of the Musket in
Explan. 17. is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="32" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>32. <HI>Ca&s;t about to
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan. 19.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="33" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>33. <HI>Handle your
Cartridges.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan. 20.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="34" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>34. <HI>O<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">pen your Cartridges</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="36" REF="25">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Cartridge before your mouth bite off the top, tell
1, 2, and bring it again to its former place, holding the Cartridge with the
Thumb upwards.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="35" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of command <HI>35. <HI>Charge vvit
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> your
Cartridges.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Cartridge ju&s;t before the muzzel turn it up with
your hand, put it in the bar|rel, holding your two foremo&s;t fingers up<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the muzzel till the following
word of com|mand.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="36" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>36. <HI>Draw furth your
Rammers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Explan.
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="37" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>37. <HI>Hold them
up.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla:
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="38" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>38. <HI>shorten them again&s;t your
brea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla:
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="39" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>39. <HI>Put them in the
barrels.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Explan.
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="40" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>40. <HI>Ram dovvn your
charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Explan:
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="41" TYPE="command">
<PB N="37" REF="25">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>41. <HI>Recover your
Rammers.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla. 30.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="42" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>42. <HI>How them
up.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla: 31.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="43" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>43 <HI>Shorten them again&s;t your
brea&s;ts.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla: 32.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="44" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>44. <HI>Put them in their
places.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla: 33.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="45" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>45. <HI>Ioyn your right hand to your
Fire locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla: 34.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="46" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>46. <HI>poi&s;e your
Fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Expla: 35.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="47" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>47. <HI>Shoulder your Fire
locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan: 36.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="48" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>48. <HI>Re&s;t your Fire
locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, explanation 1, 2, Tell then
1, 2, and do further as with the Musket, Explan. 3. only putting your Thumb
upon the Cock, and the Fingers under, again&s;t the Guard.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="49" TYPE="command">
<PB N="38" REF="26">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>49. <HI>Order your Fire
locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This done as with the Musket, Explan 3<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="50" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>50. <HI>Lay down your Fire
locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan. 3<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="51" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>51. <HI>Take up your
Fire-locks</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan. 4<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="52" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>52. <HI>Re&s;t your
fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Expla<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> 41. But with the difference as here above
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Explain. 49.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="53" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>53. <HI>Club your
fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan. 4<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="54" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>54. <HI>Re&s;t your
fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the Musket, Explan&punc; 43. yet with
the difference afore&s;aid in Ex|plan. 48.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="55" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>55. <HI>&s;houlder your
fire-locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as with the musket, Explan. 44, only putting
your Right Hand under the Cock before the bringing up of your Fire-lock.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="56" TYPE="command">
<PB N="39" REF="26">
<HEAD>Take heed to make ready to give Fire at Three Word of
Command 56.</HEAD>
<DIV4 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>1.</HI> Make ready</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the fir&s;t Three Explana|tions is
largely &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>2 <HI>Pre&s;ent</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This done as in Explan. 4 and 5.</P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="3" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>3. <HI>Give fire.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This done as in Explan. 6 and 7.</P>
</DIV4>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="57" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take heed to make ready to Fire and threw your Granades
at Three Words of Command. 57.</HEAD>
<DIV4 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>1.</HI> Make Ready.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as is &s;hewn from Explan 8 to 13
inclu&s;ive.</P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>2. <HI>Blow your
Matches.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan. 14.</P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="3" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>3. <HI>Fire and Throvv your
Granades.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan. 15.</P>
</DIV4>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="58" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take heed to make ready to u&s;e your Bayonets.
58.</HEAD>
<DIV4 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>1. <HI>Make
Ready.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as hath been &s;hewn before 
<PB N="40" REF="27">in the Manual, from Explan. 16 to Ex|plan. 22
inclu&s;ive.</P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>2. <HI>Charge your Bayonets
Brea&s;t high.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan. 23.</P>
</DIV4>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="59" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take heed to make ready your Fire-locks again. VVord of
Command. <HI>59. <HI>Make Ready your fire locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>This is likewayes done as hath at large been &s;hewn in the
Exerci&s;e of the Granadee<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
from Explan. 24 to Explan. 47 inclu&s;ive.</P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="pike" TYPE="excercise">
<HEAD>The Exerci&s;e of the PIKE, beginning from the
Advance.</HEAD>
<P>THE Po&s;ture of a Pike-man, with his Rik<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Advanced, mu&s;t be the &s;ame with tha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> of a Musketeer with the Musket Shoulder|ed,
<HI>Viz.</HI> That he &s;tand with a &s;traight Body, hold up his head, look
lively, his eyes alwayes upon the Commanding Officer, make no other motion then
what he is Commanded, his Feet mu&s;t be
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> little Pace di&s;tant
from each other, his Heels <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
&s;traight line, his Toes turned a little ontwards, holding the Butt-end of the
Pike in his Right Hand, &s;tretched down along his Body, the back of his Hand
turned outwards, but without con&s;train<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the Pike mu&s;t be kept clo&s;e to his Shoulder, and 
<PB N="41" REF="27">the out &s;ide of his Thigh, that it may &s;tand &s;traight
upward, this mu&s;t he alwayes ob&s;erved with an Advanced Pike.</P>
<DIV2 TYPE="commands">
<HEAD>Pikes take heed to your Exerci&s;e.</HEAD>
<DIV3 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>1. <HI>To the Front,
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>THis as all other Chargings of the Pike, and likewayes
returning to the for|mer Po&s;ture, mu&s;t be done at three Motions; As Fir&s;t
take hold of the Pike; Secondly, bring it before your Body; Thirdly, Charge
your Pike, as is more largely to be &s;hewn in the following Pages.</P>
<P>Fir&s;t; You take hold of the Pike with your Left hand,
ju&s;t at the Right Shoulder.</P>
<P>Secondly, You tell 1, 2, and bring the &s;ame with both
hands and out&s;tretched arms with a nimble motion, &s;traight before your
body, at the &s;ame time turning your Hand, &s;o that the thumb which was under
comes up|permo&s;t, holding the pike in a full hand, you mu&s;t al&s;o at the
&s;ame time turn the Left foot upon your heel a little inwards, in the
bring|ing forwards of the pike, that the toes come forwards, and at the &s;ame
time lifting up the right foot a little, and turning it to the right &s;ide
outwards, that the heel come in a <PB N="42" REF="28">&s;traight line with the
hollow of the left foot.</P>
<P>Thirdly, Tell 1, 2, and &s;tep nimbly with the right foot
behind the left, that the hollow of the right &s;tand in a &s;traight line with
the heel of the left Foot, and pulling at the &s;ame time the Pike with both
hands backwards, Charging it at the height of a Mans Brea&s;t, and &s;o, that
at one time the right foot and the Pike come down together. You mu&s;t further
ob&s;erve this following po&s;ture, name|ly that the right arm &s;tretched out
back|wards lie ju&s;t along the pike, the right hand at the end of the Picke,
the pike between the thumb and foremo&s;t fingers of the left hand, and
again&s;t the body, and in a &s;traight line with the tight hand; the Left
Elbow mu&s;t be lifted a little from the Body, the head and Body kept
&s;traight, the right Knee &s;tiff and &s;traight, and the left a little bent
forwards, that the pike may no only be kept firm in this po&s;ture, but mu&s;t
lie with a flat &s;pear the afore&s;aid height of a Mans Brea&s;t; which
po&s;ture mu&s;t be ob&s;erved in all Charges of the pike.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>2. <HI>As ye were.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As the pike in the former Commands was Charged at three
motions, &s;o mu&s;t it be re|turned to your advance.</P>
<PB N="43" REF="28">
<P>As Fir&s;t, Pre&s;s the right hand &s;trongly down, bring
the left hand upwards, then bring the pike with both hands, and
out-&s;tret|ched arms, nimbly before the Middle of your body, at the &s;ame
time bringing the right foot forwards, and placing the Heel in a &s;traight
line with the hollow of the Left Foot.</P>
<P>Secondly, You tell 1, 2, bring the Pike with both hands to
your Shoulder, at the &s;ame time turning the hand and foot as a|bove is
&s;hewn, tell 1, 2, let loo&s;e your left hand, and let it hang down by the
body, ob|&s;erving further in this Po&s;ture what is direc|ted in Explan:
1.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>3: <HI>To the right
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold again of the pike with the left hand by your
Shoulder, tell 1, 2, bring it with out&s;tretched arms ju&s;t before you,
ob&s;erving the motion both with hand and foot as in Explan. 1. tell 1, 2,
turning nimbly upon the Left foot to the right, turning at the &s;ame time the
heel of the right foot the fourth part of a Circle, and again&s;t the hollow of
the left, ob&s;erving that the pike in your turning may alwayes be kept with
out-&s;tret|ched Arms upwards in a &s;traight line, tell 1, 2, 
<PB N="44" REF="29">&s;tep nimbly back with the right foot, charge your pike;
and further ob&s;erve to keep this po&s;ture, as in Explan. 1.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="4" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>4, <HI>To the Left as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e your pick with a quick motion, at the &s;ame time
bringing up your right foot, turn nimbly upon the left foot to the left,
bring|ing the Pike with out&s;tretched Arms ju&s;t be|fore the body, tell 1, 2,
bring it to your right Shoulder, ob&s;erving what is &s;hewn in Explan. 2.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>5. <HI>To the Left
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take of the pike with the left hand at your right
&s;houlder, as before, tell 1, 2, bring the &s;ame with &s;traight Arms nimbly
before the Body, tell 1, 2, turn nimbly upon the left foot to the left, that
the heel of the right foot come to &s;tand the fourth part of a circle
again&s;t the left foot, tell 1, 2, charge the pikes as before, Brea&s;t high,
and at the &s;ame time &s;tepping back with the right foot, keep the po&s;ture
&s;hewn in the former Chargings.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="6" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>6. <HI>To the right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<PB N="45" REF="29">
<P>This is done as before, the pike is rai&s;ed up readily with
the bringing up of the right foot, tell 1, 2, turn nimbly upon the left foot to
the right, tell again 1, 2, bring the pike to the right &s;houlder, ob&s;erving
what is &s;hewn in Explan. 2.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>7. <HI>To the Right about
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold of your pike with your left hand at the right
&s;houlder, as before, tell 1, 2, bring it then with out-&s;tretched arms
before the middle of your body, tell 1, 2, turn nimbly on the left heel to the
right about, turning the right heel an half circle a|gain&s;t the hollow of the
left foot, tell 1, 2, Charge brea&s;t high, as before, &s;tepping back with the
right foot, and ob&s;erve further as in Explan: 1.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="8" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>8. <HI>By the left as ye
vvere</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Pike, as before, &s;traight up, at the &s;ame time
bring up the Right Foot, tell 1, 2, turn nimbly upon the Left Foot to the left
about, and bring the Pike in turn|ing, with &s;traight Arms ju&s;t before the
mid|dle of the Body, tell 1, 2, and bring it to the Shoulder as before,
ob&s;erving what is &s;hewn in Explan. 2.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="9" TYPE="command">
<PB N="46" REF="30">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>9. <HI>To the left about
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold of the PIKE again at the Right Shoulder, tell 1,
2, and bring it with both hands, and out&s;tretched Arms &s;traight before the
middle of your Body, tell 1, 2, turn nimbly upon the Left Foot to the Left
about; tell again 1, 2, Charge the PIKE Brea&s;t high, at the &s;ame time bring
back the Right Foot, and keep in the Po&s;ture as before was told you.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="10" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>10. <HI>By the Right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>This is done as formerly, namely that you bring the Pike up
nimbly before you, with the bringing up of he Right foot, tell 1, 2, and turn
nimbly upon the Left Foot to the Right about, holding the Pike with
out|&s;tretched Arms ju&s;t before the middle of your Body; tell again 1, 2,
and bring the Pike again to your Shoulder, ob&s;erving what is &s;aid
before.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>11. <HI>Shoulder your
Pikes</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold of the PIKE with the Left Hand at the Right
Shoulder, tell 1, 2, and <PB N="47" REF="30">bring it with both hands ju&s;t
before the middle of your Body, tell again 1, 2, and &s;et your Right foot an
ordinary Pace back|wards, turning the Left foot upon the Heel, that both
fee<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tand in an equal
line, the Toes turned outwards; Let go the Pike with the Right Hand at the
&s;ame time as you tread back, and turning the Foot, let the Left hand and the
Spear &s;ink down back|wards, till the hand comes ju&s;t about the middle of
the Body; Take hold of the Pike again immediatly with the Right hand a|bout the
height of, and again&s;t the Shoulder, in &s;uch manner, that the &s;tepping
back of the Right Foot, and the taking hold of the Pike with the Right hand, is
done at one time, then hold the Pike thus with out|&s;tretched Arms; the Thumb
upwards along the Pike, turned inwards towards the Bo|dy, the Pike &s;loping in
&s;uch a manner, that the Butt end of the Pike come within a Foot of the
Ground, tell 1, 2, bring the Pike then upon the Right &s;houlder, and at the
&s;ame time bring up the Right Foot. Ob&s;erve, that bringing the Pike upon the
Shoulder, the &s;etting down of the right foot and letting loo&s;e of the left
hand, be done all at one time; In this po&s;ture the heels mu&s;t be in a
&s;traight line, the toes turned a little <PB N="48" REF="31">outwards, the
feet an ordinary pace afunde<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> you hold the pike thus upon the &s;houlde<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> with the Right hand, the thumb turn|ed upwards,
and outwards from the bo|dy, that the Pike may the better lie upon the
&s;houlder, the &s;pear mounted, and you mu&s;t take care that you keep the
Butt-en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> but a foot from the
Ground, exactly be|tween your two feet, &s;traight before your Body, letting
your left hand hang down by your Body as before is &s;hewn; Hold
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> your Head and Body
&s;traight, which po<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">|ture
mu&s;t alwayes be ob&s;erved with a Shoul|dered Pike.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="12" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>12. <HI>To the Front
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take the pike with your right hand fro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> your &s;houlder, turning at the &s;ame time
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|pon the left foot to the
Right, placing the left an ordinary &s;tep from the right, the heels in an
equal line, the toes turned ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> words, as before is directed; In this turning take hold of the
pike with the left hand a|gain&s;t the middle of your Body, with ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tretched Arms, a &s;traight
body, the Pike &s;loping, as before, the butt-end a foot from the ground, tell
1, 2, then bring the pike &s;traight upwards, with both hands before you 
<PB N="49" REF="31">and in this bringing up of the Pike, let go your right
hand, which is above, and take hold with it at the butt-end of the Pike, and at
the &s;ame time being the right foot for|wards, &s;o that the taking hold of
the butt, and the &s;etting down of the right foot be done at one time, tell 1,
2, upon which you &s;tep a good pace backwards, with the right foot, ju&s;t
behind the left, charge the Pike forwards brea&s;t high; &s;o that the charging
of the pike, and the putting down of your right foot, be done at one time;
ob&s;erve the po&s;ture &s;hewn in Explan. 1</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="13" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>13. <HI>Shoulder as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e up the Pike nimbly as in Explan&punc; 2. tell 1, 2.
and &s;tep back with the Right Foot, at the &s;ame time letting loo&s;e your
Right hand from the Butt-end, take hold of it again (in the &s;etting down of
your Right Foot,) above the Left Hand the heighth of your &s;houlder, Tell 1,
2, and ob&s;erve in the &s;houldering of the Pike, Ex|plain. 11.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="14" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>14. <HI>To the Right
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e the Pike with your Right Hand a|gain 
<PB N="50" REF="32">from your &s;houlder, take hold of it with your left hand,
&s;tepping back with the Right Foot, hold it &s;loping with &s;traight Arms
before your Body, as in explan. 11. Tell 1, 2, bring up the Pike right before
you, letting go your Right hand, and take hold of it again at the Butt-end,
placing a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the &s;ame time
the Heel of the Right, again&s;t the hollow of the Left Foot, tell 1, 2 and
then immediatly with the treading back
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Right Foot, Charge as
before Brea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> high.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="15" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command <HI>15. <HI>To the Left as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e the Pike again with the bringing up of your Right
Foot, tell 1, 2, let <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> your
Hand from the Butt-end of the Pike The Pike being in the Left Hand, let the
Spear end of the Pike &s;ink backwards, take hold of it with your Right Hand,
about the height of your &s;houlder, at the &s;ame time you remove your Right
Foot, hold the &s;ame &s;loping with ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tretched Arms, the Body &s;traight, tell 1, 2, bring the Pike
upon the &s;houlder, with the bringing up
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Right Foot, and
ob&s;erve further the Po&s;ture of a &s;houlder'd Pike.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="16" TYPE="command">
<PB N="51" REF="32">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>16. <HI>To the left
Charge</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring again the Pike &s;loping before your Body, as often
has been &s;aid, tell 1, 2, and rai&s;e it up &s;traight, tell again 1, 2, and
turn to the Left about upon the Left foot, and place at the &s;ame time the
Heel of the Right Foot again&s;t the hollow of the left, tell again 1, 2,
Charge again Brea&s;t high, as before.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="17" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>17. <HI>To the Right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e up the Pike again with the bring|ing up of the Right
Foot, tell 1, 2, and turn upon the left Foot to the Right about, tell again 1,
2, and bring the Pike (with the removing of the Right foot again) &s;lop|ing
before the Body, tell again 1, 2, bring the Pike upon the Shoulder with the
bring|ing up (as &s;aid before) of the Right Foot; Ob&s;erve further the
Po&s;ture &s;hewn before.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="18" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>16. <HI>To the Right about
charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Pike again &s;loping before your Body, tell 1, 2,
rai&s;e the &s;ame with the removing of the Feet nimbly, tell 1, 2, 
<PB N="52" REF="33">turn upon the Left Foot nimbly to the Right, holding the
Pike &s;trait up with out &s;tretched Arms, at the &s;ame time the heel of the
right foot mu&s;t &s;tand a|gain&s;t the hollow of the left, tell again 1, 2,
&amp; charge the pike brea&s;t high, as before has been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="19" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>19. <HI>By the left as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e up the pike with the bringing up
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the right foot, tell 1, 2,
turn upon the Left foot to the left, tell again 1, 2, let go the hand from the
butt-end, and bring it &s;loping be|fore your body with the removing of the
right foot, and out&s;tretched arms, tell 1, 2, and &s;houlder, as often as has
been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="20" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of command. <HI>20. <HI>To the Left about
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the pike again &s;loping before your Body, tell 1, 2,
and rai&s;e it &s;traight upward with the bringing up of the right foot, as in
Explan, 12. tell again 1, 2, turn upon the left foot to the left about, tell 1,
2, and nim|bly charge the pike with the &s;tepping back of the right foot
brea&s;t high.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="21" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>21. <HI>By the Right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<PB N="53" REF="33">
<P>Rai&s;e the pike &s;traight up nimbly tell 1, 2, turn upon
the left foot to the right a|bout, hold the pike with out &s;tretched Arms
&s;traight before the body, tell 1, 2, let go the right hand, and take hold of
the pike a|gain with the &s;etting back of the Right foot &s;o as in Explan,
31; tell 1, 2, lay the pike on the &s;houlder, with the bringing up of the
right foot; ob&s;erve further the po&s;ture of a &s;houlder'd Pike, as
before.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="22" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>22. <HI>port your
pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring the pike again before your body, and do as in
Explanation 12. is &s;hewn, excep|ting only, that the &s;pear of the pike do
not come &s;o low as to be brea&s;t high, but a little higher upon the
port.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="23" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>23 <HI>To the Front
Charge.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Sink the left Elbow with the Pike, &s;o that it be brea&s;t
high, and remain in the po&s;ture &s;hewn in a charged pike.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="24" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>24. <HI>Traii your Pikes vvith the
Spears behind.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Let go your Right Hand from the Butt-end, 
<PB N="54" REF="34">and at the &s;ame time (holding the Pike with the left Hand
betweeen the fore|mo&s;t Fingers and the Thumb) drop the Spear upon the Ground,
turning at the &s;ame time upon the Left Foot to the Right, that the Heels of
both Feet &s;tand in an e|qual Line, the Toes turned outward, and the Right
Hand hanging down by the &s;ide of the Body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="25" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>25. <HI>Charge as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Turn upon your Left Foot to the Left that the hollow of the
Right Foot come a|gain&s;t the heel of the Left, take hold at the &s;ame time
of the Butt-end of the Pike with the Right Hand; Charge your Pike Brea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> high.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="26" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>26. <HI>pu&s;h your
pikes</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Pike being thus held, you thru&s;t
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> out &s;trongly forward with
both Hands, not &s;tirring the feet, in &s;uch manner that the Right Hand come
to the Left Shoulder, o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> as
far as the Right Hand can reach, pulling it back again, and Charging Brea&s;t
high, as before.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="27" TYPE="command">
<PB N="55" REF="34">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>27. <HI>Trail your pikes the Spears
before.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Stand &s;till with both feet, take hold of the pike with the
left hand forwards as far as the arm can reach, let go the Right Hand, bring
back the pike with the left, take hold again with the Right as far as the Arm
can reach, bring the pike with the right Hand, take hold of it again with the
left as far as it can reach, bring the &s;ame back; And la&s;t|ly, take hold of
it with the Right Hand, (with the &s;tepping forward of the Right Foot,) about
a hands breadth from the Spear, in &s;uch manner, that the thumb and the flar
of the &s;pear lie upwards, hold the pike thus with the Right Hand, at the
Right Side, the Elbow turned outwards almo&s;t in an equal line with the Body,
the Left Hand hanging down by the &s;ide of the Body, the Feet and Heels in an
equal line, &s;tanding with the Toes turned outwards.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="28" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>28. <HI>pre&s;ent your
Spears.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold of the pike with the Left Hand ju&s;t above the
Right, the Thumb upwards, let go the Right Hand, take hold of the pike again
about a Foot backwards, layiing <PB N="56" REF="35">the pike with the Right
Hand to the &s;ide of the Body, and hold it thus with both hands the Elbows
turned outwards, the Spear flat, the left Knee a little bent, one foot behind
the other; that the hellow of the Right come in an equal line with the Heel of
the Left Foot.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="29" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>29. <HI>To the Front
Charge,</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Stand &s;till with both feet, let go the left hand, bring
the pike forwards as far as the Arm can reach, take hold of it with the Left,
let loo&s;e the Right, bring the pike forward with the Left, take the Pike
a|gain backward with the Right Hand, let loo&s;e the left, and bring the Pike
again with the Right hand forward, take it once more with the Left, let loo&s;e
the Right, and take hold of the Butt-end, and Charge again Brea&s;t high, as
before is &s;hewn.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>The thru&s;ting the Pike forward, and the taking
hold of it backward, mu&s;t be every time done as far as your Arms will
permit.</HI></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="30" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of command. <HI>30. <HI>Advance your
Pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e the Pike nimbly &s;traight before you, with the
bringing up of the right foot, <PB N="57" REF="35">tell 1, 2, bring it to the
Right &s;houlder, with the turning and removing the Feet &amp; Hands,
ob&s;erving further the po&s;ture as in Explan. 2d. is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="31" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of command. <HI>31. <HI>Order your
Pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold of the Pike at the Shoulder with the Left-hand,
bring the &s;ame nimbly with out &s;tretched Arms before your Body, tell 1, 2,
let loo&s;e the Right Hand, let the Pike with the left Hand &s;ink down as far
as the Arm (unforced) will &s;uffer, tell 1, 2, bring it to your &s;ide by the
Right foot, let loo&s;e the Left hand, hanging it down by the Body, in &s;uch a
manner, that the letting loo&s;e of the Left hand, and the &s;etting down of
the Pike, is done at one time, hold the Pike thus to the Ground by the
out&s;ide of the Right foot, the Thumb over again&s;t the Right eye, the Arm
from the Hand to the Elbow, hanging down by the Pike, &s;o that the &s;ame come
to &s;tand up &s;traight, the Feet with the Heels in a &s;traight line, the
Toes turned outwards, hold up the head, and the Body &s;traight, &s;o as in the
Po&s;ture of the Advanced Pike has often been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="32" TYPE="command">
<PB N="58" REF="36">
<HEAD>Word of Command <HI>32. <HI>Lay dovvn your
Pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done in the &s;ame manner as
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;hewn in the laying down
of the Muske<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Explan. 39.
<HI>Viz.</HI> That you take up your Right Foot, and &s;et the hollow of the
fo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> again&s;t the Butt-end
of the Pike; &s;tep <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> large
&s;tep forward with the left Foot leaning towards it, lay down your Pike with
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;traight a Body as
po&s;&s;ible, and remain<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">
that po&s;ture looking to your right ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Man, but without turning your head, hold|ing it up as much as
po&s;&s;ible, tell 1, 2, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
then rai&s;e your &s;elf up with the &s;tepping ba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> of your Left Foot, turn your Right foot in|ward
upon your Heel over the Pike, &s;etting it along by the Butt-end, both your
Ar<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> hanging down your Body,
and &s;tand with your Body in the &s;ame po&s;ture you did be|fore the laying
down of the Pike.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="33" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>33. <HI>Take up your
pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is al&s;o done as with the taking up
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Musket, Explan. 40. Turn
your right foot outwards upon the Heel over the Pike and &s;et the hollow of
your Foot again&s;t the <PB N="59" REF="36">But-end of the Pike; At the &s;ame
time turn your Right Hand with a &s;mall Motion outward to an&s;wer the Motion
of your Foot, as hath been &s;hewn in the taking up the Musket; Step foreward a
large &s;tep with the left foot along the pike, and come forward with a &s;tiff
Body, as hath been &s;aid; take the pike with your right Hand at the &s;ame
place where you held it at laying down, tell 1, 2, 3, rai&s;e your &s;elf up
with the Pike, with the &s;tepping back of the left foot take up your Right
foot, &amp; &s;et it inwards by the Butt-end; ob&s;erve the Po&s;ture as is
&s;hewn before the laying it down.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="34" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>34. <HI>Plant your
pikes</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take hold of the Pike with the Left hand again&s;t the Body,
as much downwards as the Arm unforced will permit; put back the Right Foot a
little; Thru&s;t then the Pike with both Hands fa&s;t into the ground; &s;et
your Right Foot forwards again; let both hands hang down by the Body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="35" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>35. <HI>Order your
pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Take the pike with both hands in the &s;ame place where it
was let loo&s;e; draw it out of the Earth, with the &s;etting back of the 
<PB N="60" REF="37">right foot and then in the bringing up of the right foot,
let go the left hand, put the pike down by the right foot, and further
ob&s;eru<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the po&s;ture as
in Explan. 31. is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="36" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>36. <HI>Advance your
pikes.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Bring up the pike with the right hand ju&s;t before the body
as far as the arm can reach<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
take hold of the pike with a full left hand, as much as the arm unforced will
permit, ju&s;t before the middle of the body, tell 1, 2, bring the pike with
your left hand (letting loo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the right) as high as your &s;houlder; then take hold of the pike
with the right hand at the Butt-end, tell 1, 2, bring the pike to the right
Shoulder, tell again 1, 2, let loo&s;e the Le<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Hand, which mu&s;t hang down by the Body a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> often in the advanced pike hath
been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="pikemen's evolutions" TYPE="commands">
<HEAD>General Words of Command for the Evolutions.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Take heed to do the Evolutions.
<HI>1.</HI> Take Heed.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>AS &s;oon as this Word of Command i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> given, there mu&s;t be great &s;ilence
ob|&s;erved throughout the whole <PB N="61" REF="37">Battalion, the Souldiers
doing no motions either with their Head, Body, Hands or Feet, but &s;uch as
&s;hall be ordered, looking &s;tedfa&s;tly to the Commanding Officer, who is to
exerci&s;e and give the Words of Com|mand, as was formerly &s;aid in the
Exerci&s;e.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>2. <HI>Carry vvell your
Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Musketeers and Pikemen mu&s;t carry their Arms as in the
exerci&s;e has been &s;hewn; namely the Musketeer mu&s;t carry his mu&s;|ket
even upon his &s;houlder, the muzzel even and high; the Pikeman holding his
pike firm and &s;traight up, as in the Exerci&s;e is &s;hewn; the whole Ranks
and Files carry their Arms in a &s;traight Line and high, that when one
&s;tands behind or before the File, or at the Wing, or End of a Rank, the pikes
and the Mutketeers &s;hew as if there was but one pike or Musket.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>3. <HI>Dre&s;s your Banks and
Files.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Tho&s;e that &s;tand next to one another in the Ranks, look to
the Right and to the Left <PB N="62" REF="38">Hand, and mu&s;t keep
them&s;elves in &s;uch <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
po&s;ture, that neither Head not Body is to
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;een before or after one
another, but that the Head, Shoulder and Heels, be in a &s;traight line; Al&s;o
tho&s;e in the Files mu&s;t alway<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tand with their face again&s;t the middle of the Neck of their
Leader; Further it is to be ob&s;erved at the parade, or when ye wi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Exerci&s;e, the Ranks mu&s;t
alwayes be fou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> ordinar
paces a&s;under, and the Files one &s;te<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> or the length of an out &s;treched Arm;
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the marching up, the Ranks
mu&s;t open <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the di&s;tance
which &s;hall be Commanded<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
either a whole &s;tep, or a half; Namely thus, the Right files &s;tands, and
tho&s;e of the Left Hand mu&s;t &s;tand each from his Right-Hand-Man an whole
Step, or as far as he can teach with an out-&s;tretched Arm<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> (or an half pace, which is the
half of an ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tretched
Arm, that is when the Hand is &s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> bent again&s;t the Side; which di&s;tance is al|ways to be
ob&s;erved when you Give Fire;) The Files in their Marching off mu&s;t clo&s;e
&s;o near, that their Shoulders almo&s;t touch, and the Ranks keep to their
former di&s;tance.</P>
<P>They mu&s;t begin their March always with the Left Foot, and
in their Facings mu&s;t al|ways turn upon the Left Foot, except in &s;ome
Commands in the following Evolu|tions.</P>
<PB N="64" REF="38">
<P>They mu&s;t March very &s;oftly, and with|out turning their
Heads look towards their Right and Left Hand, but mo&s;t to the right that the
whole Rank may march &s;traight, their Hats cockt, the Head upright, and car|ry
well their Arms.</P>
<P>When Arms is mentioned, it &s;ignifies both Musketeers and
Pikemen; You are not to charge with the Pikes when the Muskets are
pre&s;ented.</P>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="pikemen's and musketeers' evolutions" TYPE="commands">
<HEAD>EVOLUTION with MUSKETEERS and PIKEMEN together.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>Take heed the vvhole Battalion to
pre&s;ent your Arms. <HI>1.</HI> pre&s;ent your Arms.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>THE Musketeers mu&s;t re&s;t their Muskets, and the Pikemen
charge their pikes to the Front, the Spears in a line brea&s;t high; and
ob&s;erve, when they have brought up their Arms before their Body, to &s;tand
in that po&s;ture whil&s;t they &s;lowly tell 1, 2, (and after they have looked
upon their <PB N="64" REF="39">Right and Left-hand Man, and their Leaders, that
the Ranks and Files be &s;traight) they re&s;t their Muskets, and charge their
pikes al|together, and &s;tand in that po&s;ture as in the Exerci&s;e of the
Pike and Musket has been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>2. <HI>To the right. To the right. To
the right. To the right.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>In the&s;e Four Facings, both Musketeers and Pikemen mu&s;t
rai&s;e their Arms up be|fore their Bodies, at the &s;ame time bring|ing up the
Right foot, tell 1, 2, face four times upon the Left foot to the Right,
turn|ing at each time the fourth part of a Circle, in &s;uch a manner, that the
Heel of the right foot comes alwayes to &s;tand in the hollow of the left, and
every one to take heed to ob&s;erve his right and Left hand Man, and his
Leader, that the Ranks and Files alwayes remain &s;traight, Tell 1, 2, nimbly
re&s;t your Musket, and charge your Pike with the &s;tepping back of the Right
Foot, &s;o as before is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="command">
<PB N="65" REF="39">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>3. <HI>To the Right
about</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e your Arms at the &s;ame time, bringing nimbly up the
Right Foot, tell 1, 2, Face to the Right about upon the left Foot, holding out
your Arms as far as may be without con&s;traint before the Body, tell 1, 2,
Charge, and nimbly re&s;t your Arms with the &s;tepping back of the Right
Foot.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="4" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>4. <HI>By the left as you
were</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e your Arms at the &s;ame time with the bringing nimbly
up the right Foot, tell 1, 2, Face nimbly to the left about upon the left foot,
telling again 1, 2, Charge and re&s;t your Arms as before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>5. <HI>To the Left To the Left. To
the Left To the Left.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done like the facings of the right, only with the
difference, that you turn upon the left foot to the left, every time the fourth
part of a Circle.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="6" TYPE="command">
<PB N="66" REF="40">
<HEAD>Word of Command <HI>To the left about</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the facings and Char|gings and Re&s;tings
to the right about, has been &s;hewn, only with this difference, that you face
upon the left foot to the left about.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>7. <HI>by the right as you
vvere</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan. 1. is &s;hewn, tho with this
difference, that you face upon the left foot to the right about.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="8" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>8. <HI>Poi&s;e your Muskets and
advance your Pikes</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Rai&s;e youa Arms nimbly up with the bringing up of the Right
Foot, and &s;tand thus with out-&s;tretched Arms till the follow|ing Command,
<HI>Viz.</HI> As the Musket is in Explan. 44. and the Pike as in Explan. 2.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="9" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>9. <HI>Shoulder your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Bring the Musket upon the Shoulder, and the Pike to the
Shoulder, and keep in this Po&s;ture as in the Exerci&s;e of the Pike and
Musket Explan. 1. is &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="10" TYPE="command">
<PB N="67" REF="40">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Ranks take heed to double your Front
<HI>10.</HI> Ranks to the Right, double your Front.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The Second, Fourth, and &s;ixth Rank &s;tands ready to double
the other.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>11. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P><HI>The Second Marches, and doubles in the Fir&s;t, and the
Fourth in the Third, and the Sixth in the Fifth rank.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Note,</HI> That in this and all other Marchings and
Doublings, it is to be ob&s;erved, that the whole Rank is to &s;tep forward
with the Left Foot, Marching &s;lowly, always looking towards the Right and
left Hand, but principally to the right, that the whole Rank may March equal,
carrying their Arms with a &s;traight Body, holding up their Heads and every
one Marching in four Paces to be Right Hand of their Leader that &s;tood in the
Rank before him.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="12" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>12. <HI>To the left as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Tho&s;e Ranks which doubled, Face at once upon the Right foot
to the Left, and tread at the &s;ame time with the Left foot half a
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">ep backwards; in which
facing they carry <PB N="68" REF="41">their arms up high and &s;traight, that
th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> one do not touch the
other, nor make <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> clattering,
and &s;tand thus ready to march.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="13" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>13. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks which ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> made half a &s;tep backwards tread forwards with
the left foot, and march in four paces
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> their former places, the
right foot making the fourth pace, and mu&s;t be &s;et in his fo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">|mer place, the left foot after
it; and &s;tan<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> thus till
the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="14" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>14. <HI>Halt,</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As &s;oon as this word of Command is gi|ven, the Ranks which
marched, face at on<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> upon
the right foot to the right about, every|one taking heed that he &s;tand
&s;traight <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> rank and File as
before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="15" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>15. <HI>Ranks to the Left double your
From</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>Tho&s;e ranks which before Double to the right, &s;tand ready
to mach, and double to the left.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="16" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>16. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="69" REF="41">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid ranks &s;tep foreward with the Left Foot, and
March in four Paces in the ranks where they are to double, placing them&s;elves
on the left Side of the Man which &s;tood before them; and ob&s;erve further as
in the former Marches was &s;hewn</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="17" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>17. <HI>To the Right as you
were.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The ranks which Doubled, face at once upon the left Foot to
the right, &s;etting the right Foot half a Pace out back wards, carry|ing their
Arms high and &s;traight, as before has been &s;hewn.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="18" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>18. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks &s;tep half a pace Forwards with the
&s;ame right Foot, and March in four Paces to their former places; &s;o that
the left Foot makes the fourth Pace, and &s;tands in the former place, and
mu&s;t remain thus till the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="19" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>19. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The former Ranks face upon the left foot to the left about,
and take heed to even their Ranks and Files.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="20" TYPE="command">
<PB N="70" REF="42">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Ranks take heed to double your Reer
<HI>20.</HI> Ranks to the Right about double your Reer.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The ranks which before &s;tood &s;till, <HI>Viz.</HI> The
fir&s;t, the Third, and the fifth, mu&s;t now March and double, and turn upon
the right foot to the right about, &s;tanding thus ready to March.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="21" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>21; <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks &s;tep forward with the right foot,
and March in four Paces into the ranks which &s;tood behind them, the left foot
makes the fourth or La&s;t Pace, and comes to &s;tand clo&s;e to the right foot
of the man that &s;tood behind him, and &s;o to &s;tand till the next word of
Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="22" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>22. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks face on the left foot to the right
about, and every one doth &s;traighten him&s;elf with his right and left hand
Man, carrying the muzzel of the musket high, the pikes &s;traight, as hath been
&s;aid before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="23" TYPE="command">
<PB N="71" REF="42">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>23: <HI>As you vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>Tho&s;e Ranks which doubled, &s;tand ready to their former
places.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="24" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>24. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Ranks &s;tep at once with the Left Foot
forward, and march &s;lowly in four paces to their former Places, and
ob&s;erving al&s;o their Marching and &s;tan|ding, as is &s;hewn in Explan
11.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="25" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>25 <HI>ranks to the Left double your
rear.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The afore&s;aid ranks turn upon the left foot to the left
about, and &s;tand &s;o ready to March.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="26" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>26. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore named ranks &s;tep upon the Left foot at once
forward, and match in four pa|ces into the Ranks that &s;tood behind them, in
&s;uch a manner that their right foot comes to &s;tand in the fourth pace by
the left foot of the man that &s;tood behind them; and &s;tand thus till the
following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="27" TYPE="command">
<PB N="72" REF="43">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>27. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This done as in Explan: 22: except that you turn on the right
foot to the left about, &s;traightning your ranks and files, carrying your Arms
as before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="28" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>28. <HI>As you vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The for&s;aid ranks &s;tand ready to march.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="29" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>29. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The foremention'd ranks &s;tep at once with the left foot
forward, and march in four &s;teps to their former places, ob&s;erving all what
in Explan. 11, has been &s;aid, and the Note thereon.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="30" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>Reer half Files take heed to double your Front.</HI>
word of command. <HI>30, <HI>Reer half Files to the right double your
Front.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The three la&s;t ranks make ready to march and double.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="31" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>31. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="73" REF="43">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks &s;tep at once for|ward with the left
foot, and march &s;lowly and exactly, carrying their arms well; The fourth rank
marches into the fir&s;t, the fifth in the &s;econd, the &s;ixt in the third
rank, and place them&s;elves on the right &s;ide of the man that &s;tood before
them, ob&s;erving further as in Explan. 11.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="32" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>32. <HI>To the Left as ye
were.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done in the &s;ame manner as in Explanation. 12.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="33" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>33 <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid ranks &s;tep at once forward upon the Left
foot, and March thus &s;lowly to their former places, &s;o that the right foot
makes the La&s;t or Twelfth &s;tep, and is &s;et before the other.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="34" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>34. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid ranks face at once upon the right foot to the
right about, ob&s;erving fur|ther what in the former commands has been
&s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="35" TYPE="command">
<PB N="74" REF="44">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>35. <HI>reer half Files to the left
double your Front.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Reer half files &s;tand ready to March
forwards, and to double.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="36" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>36. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid ranks &s;tep at once with the Left foot, and
march &s;traight and &s;lowly forward; ob&s;erve further as in Explan. 31.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="37" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>37. <HI>To the right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>Do as in Explan. 17.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="38" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>38. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks &s;tep at once with the right foot
forward, Marching &s;low|ly to their former place, &s;o that the left foot
comes in the La&s;t or Twelfth Pace, and &s;tands forward, ob&s;erving what has
been further &s;aid of &s;traightning their ranks, and files and carrying their
Arms well.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="39" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>39. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>The forementioned ranks face at once upon the Left foot to the
left about; and ob&s;erve further what in the former Commands has been
&s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="40" TYPE="command">
<PB N="74" REF="44">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Front half Files take heed to double
your reer <HI>40.</HI> Front half Files to the right double your
reer.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Three foremo&s;t ranks face upon the right foot to the
right about, and &s;tand thus ready to March, and double.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="41" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>41. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The afore&s;aid ranks &s;tep at once with the right foot
forward, and March &s;lowly, <HI>Viz.</HI> The third rank in the &s;ixth, the
Second in the fifth, and the fir&s;t in the fourth, &s;o the left foot makes
the la&s;t and Twelfth Step, and mu&s;t &s;tand by the right foot of the man in
his file he is to Double, and &s;o remain, expecting the next Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="42" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command <HI>42. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid ranks face at once upon the right about,
&s;traightning their ranks and files, as formerly has been &s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="43" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Words of Command. <HI>43. <HI>Front half Files as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="76" REF="45">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Three ranks &s;tand ready to March as they
were.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="44" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>44. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Three ranks &s;tep at once with the Left
foot, and March &s;lowly forward, carrying their Arms high, &s;traight|ning
their ranks, and evening their files, when they come to their former
places.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="45" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>45. <HI>Front half files to the Left
double you reer.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Three ranks turn upon their left foot to the
left about and &s;tand thus ready to March, and double.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="46" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>46. <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid ranks &s;tep again at one time forward with the
left foot, and March &s;lowly into the ranks that &s;tood behind them, in
&s;uch a manner, that the right foot is the la&s;t and Twelfth Step, and
&s;tands next the left foot of the Man they are to Double, and &s;tand thus
till the following Com|mand.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="47" TYPE="command">
<PB N="77" REF="45">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>47. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Three Ranks turn upon the right foot to the
left about, and &s;traight|en their ranks and Files.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="48" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>48. <HI>Front half files as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Three ranks &s;tand again ready to March as
they were.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="49" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>49. <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid three ranks &s;tep at once for|ward with the
left foot, and March &s;lowly to their former places, carrying their Arms well
and high, and &s;tand &s;traight in their ranks and files, as formerly has been
&s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="50" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command <HI>Files take heed to double. <HI>50.</HI>
Files to the right double.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The files which are to double, turn at once upon the left foot
to the right; name|ly, the &s;econd, the fourth, the Sixth, and the Eighth,
reckoning from the right Hand, and &s;o through the whole Battalion; but the
uneven files mu&s;t &s;tand, <HI>Viz.</HI> The fir&s;t, the third, the fifth,
the &s;eventh, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> Through the whole Battalion.</P>
<PB N="78" REF="46">
<P>Note, <HI>That in this doubling of Files, the Pikes are never
mixt among&s;t the Musketeers, nor the Musketeers among&s;t the Pikes, but that
every di|vi&s;ion Doubles it &s;elf apart, and &s;o they mu&s;t have even
files; and in ca&s;e there be uneven Files, they are to &s;tand
&s;till.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="51" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>51. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned files thus faced, rea|dy to March and
Double, mu&s;t at once &s;tep forward with the left foot, and March &s;low|ly,
every one placing him&s;elf behind his Right hand Man, &s;o that the left foot
in the Third and la&s;t Pace comes ro &s;tand foremo&s;t; with the Heel behind
the left Heel of his Right-hand man he is to double, expecting the next
Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="52" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>52. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Marched Files turn at once upon the left foot
to the left, and &s;traight|en their Ranks and Files, carrying their Arms well,
as often harh been &s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="53" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>53. <HI>To the Left as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Files which Doubled, face <PB N="79" REF="46">at once upon the left Foot to the left, and &s;tand thus ready to
March as they were.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="54" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>54. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Files &s;tep at once with the left Foot
forward, and March in Three Paces to their former places, and &s;tand in their
Ranks and Files as before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="55" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>55. <HI>Files to the left
double.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The Files which before &s;tood &s;till, mu&s;t now upon the
Right Foot face to the left, and &s;tand ready to March and double.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="56" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>56. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Files &s;tanding thus Faced, ready to March
and double; namely, the fir&s;t, the Third, the fifth and the Seventh;
<HI>&amp;c.</HI> &s;tep at once with the Right Foot for|wards, and March in
Three paces &s;lowly be|hind the man that &s;tood on their left Hand, &s;o that
the Right Foot in the Third and la&s;t pace &s;tands foremo&s;t; with the Heel
behind the right heel of the left hand Man he is to double, expecting the
following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="57" TYPE="command">
<PB N="80" REF="47">
<HEAD>Word of command. <HI>57 <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The fore-mentioned files face at once up|on the right foot to
the right, &s;tanding eve<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
in their ranks and files, and do as before hath been &s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="58" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>58. <HI>To the Right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid files which have doubled, fa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> again at once upon the right
foot to the right and thus &s;tand ready to march as they we<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="59" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>59 <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forenamed files &s;tep forward at once with the right
foot, and march in three pace<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> to their former places, and &s;traighten their ranks and files as
formerly they &s;tood.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="60" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Half Ranks take heed to double your Files.</HEAD>
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>60. <HI>Half Ranks to the right double
your Files.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The half rakns of every divi&s;ion faces upon the left foot to
the Right, and &s;o &s;tand ready to march and double.</P>
<PB N="81" REF="47">
<P>Note, <HI>That this doubling is either by the half Ranks of
every divi&s;ion a part, or by the half of the Battalion.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="61" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>61. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Files that are Faced to double, &s;tep at
once with the left foot for|ward, and March &s;traight forward to the place
where the Fir&s;t Man of the Right hand &s;tood; where every one to the la&s;t
Man mu&s;t turn (ob&s;erving in this March, that the left foot mu&s;t never
come at the out&s;ide of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">he
line of the Front) and March thus in
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">he mid&s;t of the Ranks and
files wherein they are to double; &s;o that the Left Foot
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">u&s;t make the la&s;t
&s;tep, as in Explan. 51.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="62" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of command. <HI>62. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid half Ranks Face at once u|pon the Left Foot to
the Left, and &s;traighten their Ranks and Files.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="63" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>63. <HI>To the left as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Half Ranks face at once u|pon the left foot to
the left, and &s;o &s;tand <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">ady to March in their former places.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="64" TYPE="command">
<PB N="82" REF="48">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>64. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Half Ranks &s;tep at once forward with their
left foot, and March thus forward till they come to their former places
(ob&s;erving again, that the Right foot do not come without the &s;traight Line
of the front) expecting the following Com|mand.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="65" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of command. <HI>65. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid half Ranks face all together upon the Right
foot to the Right, &s;trait|ning their Ranks and files, carrying their Arms
well and high.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="66" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>66. <HI>Half ranks to the Left double
your files.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Half Ranks which &s;tood &s;till before, mu&s;t March now,
facing at once upon the Right foot to the Left; &s;tand thus ready to March and
double.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="67" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>67. <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Half Ranks begin their <PB N="83" REF="48">March with the Right foot, and March &s;traight forwards, every one
following his leader to the place where the fir&s;t left-hand Man &s;tood and
turned, where every one to the la&s;t man mu&s;t turn, and march thus forward
(ob&s;erving that the Right foot ne|ver comes without the front L&igrave;ne)
into the mid&s;t of the Ranks and files in which they are to double; The Right
foot makes the la&s;t &s;tep, and &s;tands forwards, as in Explan. 56. and thus
&s;tand expecting the next com|mand.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="68" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>68. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Half Ranks face at once u|pon the Right foot to
the Right, &s;traight|ning their Ranks and files carrying their Arms well,
&s;traight and high.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="69" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>69. <HI>To the right as you
vvere.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Ranks face at once upon the right foot to the
Right, &s;tanding thus ready to march to their former Places.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="70" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of command. <HI>70. <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>The forementioned Half Ranks &s;tep for|ward all together with
the Right foot, an <PB N="84" REF="49">March back to their former places
(ob&s;erv|ing again in their march, that the left foot does not come without
the line of the front) expecting the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="71" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>71. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid Ranks face all together u|pon the left foot to
the left, &s;traightning their Ranks and files, and carrying their Arms
&s;traight and high.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="72" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Files take heed to Counter march.
<HI>72.</HI> Files to the right about Counter|march.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The fir&s;t man of every file mu&s;t face u|pon the Right foot
to the Right about.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="73" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>73. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion &s;teps at once with the left foot
forward, and march every one &s;lowly to the right Side of the man that &s;tood
behind him, till the fir&s;t comes to the la&s;t, and the la&s;t to the fir&s;t
Mans place, (ob|&s;erve further, that in their march every one turns at the
&s;ame place to the right about, where the fir&s;t man turned; al&s;o that 
<PB N="85" REF="49">they carry their arms well, &s;traight and high; every one
ob&s;erving their di&s;tance in ranks and files, that they di&s;order not
ano|ther) expecting the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="74" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>74 <HI>Files to the left about
Counter|march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fir&s;t Man of every file mu&s;t turn upon the left foot
to the left about, and expect the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="75" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>75. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion &s;tep at once with the left foot forward,
marching &s;lowly by the left &s;ide of the man that &s;tood behind him, till
every one has come to his former place, ob&s;erving further all what has been
&s;hewn in Explan. 73.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="76" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Ranks take heed to counter march.
<HI>76</HI> Ranks to the right about Counter|march.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion turns at once upon the Right Foot to the
Right, and &s;tand thus ready to counter march.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="77" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>77 <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="86" REF="50">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fir&s;t Man of every divi&s;ion faces u|pon the right foot
to the right about, and Marches &s;traight in the middle between the Ranks (all
follow one another to the place where the fir&s;t Man faced to the right about,
and in the &s;ame place do likewayes face, and &s;o march forward till he
&s;tands upon the left hand that &s;tood upon the right, and he that &s;tood
upon the left &s;tands upon the right; In which March care is to be taken, that
as &s;oon as the fir&s;t Man is pa&s;t, the la&s;t to march in the &s;ame line,
Marching with his Right Foot where the la&s;t man marched with his Right Foot,
marching thus in the &s;traight line of the Front, and becau&s;e the
Souldie<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> come &s;ome thing
near each other in th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">
March, good care mu&s;t be taken to carry their Arms well, that they may not
touch or clatter; And likewi&s;e ob&s;erve the di&s;tance of ranks and files as
they were formerly.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>This Countermarch may be done by di|vi&s;ion, or by
the whole Battalion.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="78" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>78 <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion faces at once upon the Right foot to the
right, &s;traightning their Ranks and Files, carrying their Arms well.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="79" TYPE="command">
<PB N="87" REF="50">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>79. <HI>Ranks to the Left Counter
march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion faces upon the left foot to the Left; and
&s;tands thus ready to Countermarch.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="80" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command <HI>80. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fir&s;t Man of every Divi&s;ion faces upon the left foot
to the left about, and marches &s;traight in the middle of the two ranks, the
which all follow till they come to their fir&s;t place; In which March is to be
ob&s;erv|ed, that the fir&s;t man, as &s;oon as he is pa&s;t the la&s;t, tread
in the &s;ame Line with his left foot where the other did go with his Left
foot, and thus to March in the &s;traight line of the Front; and further to
ob&s;erve in the Countermarch what is &s;aid in Expla. 77.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="81" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>81. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion faces at once upon the left foot to the
left, &s;traightning their Rank and files, carrying their Arms well.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="82" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Take heed to clo&s;e your Files.
<HI>82.</HI> To the Right and Left clo&s;e your Files to the
Center.</HI></HEAD>
<PB N="88" REF="51">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion faces to the right and left inwards at the
Center; namely, the half raoks on the right face to the left upon the left
foot, and the other half on the left, face on the right foot to the right, that
they &s;tand with their faces and feet towards each other, &s;tanding thus
expecting the fol|lowing Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="83" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>83. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Right half Ranks &s;tep with the left foot, and the left
half ranks with the right foot, at one time forwards, and tho&s;e that &s;tand
in the middle make but half a Pace, and March thus again&s;t one anoterh to the
di&s;tance of half a Pace, carrying their Arms well and high, that they do not
come to touch, and &s;tand thus, expecting the next Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="84" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>84. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The half ranks of the right turn upon the Left foot to the
right, and tho&s;e of the left hand turn upon the right foot to the left.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>VVhen you clo&s;e your Files to the Right or left,
The whole Battalion mu&s;t face upon the <PB N="89" REF="51">left foot, and
march with the left Foot; and this is to be ob&s;erved in their former
returning to their Places.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="85" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command <HI>Take heed tocio&s;t your ranks.
<HI>85.</HI> Ranks clo&s;e to the Front.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The five la&s;t ranks &s;tand ready to March, and clo&s;e
forwards.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="86" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>86. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fir&s;t rank &s;tands, the five other &s;tep at once with
the left foot forward, Marching thus &s;lowly, and Clo&s;e within a pace of
each other.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="87" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Take heed to VVheel. <HI>87.</HI> To
the right VVheel.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The clo&s;ed ranks and files &s;tand ready to March and
Wheel.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="88" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>88. <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Whole Battalion Marches with the Left Foot at once
forwards, and march and Wheel the fourth part of a Circle, <HI>viz.</HI> the
fir&s;t man of the fir&s;t rank of the right hand,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">urns with his body and feet
&s;lowly; but &s;o, <PB N="90" REF="52">that the right foot doth not come out
of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> place, he only turning
upon the heel, the ther of the &s;ame rank al&s;o wheel with him and according
to proportion, as they are d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|tant from the right hand man, do man fa&s;ter or &s;lower, looking
carefully to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> left hand,
without turning the head, th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the whole rank may march even; the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> rank in their wheeling
mu&s;t keep clo&s;e the right, and not march &s;o quick as the ther, they
having a greater Circumference The other mu&s;t ob&s;erve the &s;ame order
their march, tho not to clo&s;e them&s;elver the right as the fir&s;t rank
doth, but to the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &amp; to
ob&s;erve their di&s;tance well in ranks files, carrying their Arms well, every
one <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;erving his Leader,
&amp; the right and left M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
Ranks as they are further from the Fro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;o in proportion they are to march fa&s;ter.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="89" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>89. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion having wheeled th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> fourth part of a circle &s;tands &s;traigth
ni<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> their Ranks &amp;
files, carrying their arms wr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> and expecting the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="90" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>90. <HI>To the Right
VVheel.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="91" REF="52">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion &s;tands again ready to march and
Wheel.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="91" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>91. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Battalion &s;teps again at once with the Left foot
forward, and Wheels the fourth part of a Circle, ob&s;erve further Explan.
88</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="92" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>92 <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;tand &s;till here, as was &s;hewn in Ex|plan. 89.
&s;traighten your ranks and files, and carry your Arms well and high.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="93" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>93. <HI>To the right about
vvheel.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>They &s;tand again ready to March and Wheel.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="94" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>94. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As the whole Battalion at twice did wheel at each time the
fourth part of a Circle, &s;o mu&s;t it now at once wheel half a Circle to the
right about; &s;o that every one comes to &s;tand in his former Place again,
oblerv|ing as in Explan, 88.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="95" TYPE="command">
<PB N="92" REF="53">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>95 <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion being come to their former place, &s;tand,
&s;traightning their rank and files, carrying their Arms well.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="96" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>96. <HI>To the left,
wheel.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion &s;tands ready again to march and
Wheel</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="97" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>97. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion Marches at one with the left foot forward,
and wheel to the left the fourth part of a Circle. The fir&s;t man of the left
turns in his place upon the left foot, as al&s;o the fir&s;t rank Clo&s;es to
the left, and the other ranks in their march clo&s;e to the right, without
turning their heads Ob&s;erve al&s;o what has been &s;aidof di&s;tance Ranks
and files, and carrying of Arms.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="98" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>98. <HI>Halt</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;tand &s;till as before, &s;traightning their Ranks and
files, carry their Arms well, and expect the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="99" TYPE="command">
<PB N="93" REF="53">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>99. <HI>To the left
wheel.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;tand again ready to March &amp; wheel.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="100" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>100. <HI>March</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>They wheel the Fourth part of a Circle the left, and ob&s;erve
all in the above-&s;aid Wheeling.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="101" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>101. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;tand thus, expecting the follow|ing Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="102" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>102. <HI>To the left about
VVheel.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;tand ready to March and Wheel</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="103" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word Command. <HI>103. <HI>march</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As the Whole Battalion did wheel at vice, each time the Foutth
part of a Cir|ce, &s;o mu&s;t it now at one time Wheel the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">alf of a Citcle to the Left
about, by which very one comes to his former place. Ob|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">rve al&s;o what hath been formerly &s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="104" TYPE="command">
<PB N="94" REF="54">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>104. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion being now come their former places, remain
thus &s;traight <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> their ranks
and files, carrying their An<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> well and high.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>That when you are to wheel with
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Ranks, the following Rank
mu&s;t not wheel ti<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> comes
to the place where the fir&s;t rank did Wheel; when you wheel to the right you
mu&s;t clo&s;e to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> right,
&amp; look to the Left; And when you wheel to Left, and look towards the
Right.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="105" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Files take heed to open your former
tance. <HI>105.</HI> Files to the right and Left o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> vvards, to your former di&s;tance.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The half ranks of the right Ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> turn upon the left foot to the right, and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> half ranks of the left hand
turn upon <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> right foot to the
left, and &s;tand now back back, as in Explant 82: they &s;tood face Face.
Above all, care mu&s;t be taken to c|ry their Arms &s;traight and high.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="106" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>106. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<PB N="95" REF="54">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The half ranks of the right &s;tep forward with the left, and
the half ranks of the Left &s;tep forward with the right Foot all at once, and
March to their former places, tho&s;e that &s;tand in the middle make but half
a pace</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="107" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>107 <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The right half ranks face upon the left foot to the left, and
the left half ranks face upon the right foot to the right, and &s;trait|ning
again their ranks and files, and carry their arms well, &s;traight and
high.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="108" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Ranks take heed to open to your former
di&s;tance. <HI>108.</HI> Ranks as you vvere.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The five ranks which in Explan. 85, did Clo&s;e forwards, turn
upon the left foot to the right about, &s;tanding thus ready to march as they
were, The fir&s;t rank of the five which turns, mu&s;t take &s;pecial care to
carry the Muzzels of their Arms high, that they may not touch the arms of the
fir&s;t rank that &s;tands &s;till.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="109" TYPE="command">
<PB N="96" REF="55">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>109. <HI>march.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The forementioned five ranks &s;tep at once with the left foot
forwards, marching &s;lowly to their former di&s;tance of four paces,
ob|&s;erving that the left foot comes down la&s;t, and &s;tands formo&s;t; and
expect the follow|ing command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="110" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>110. <HI>Halt.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The fore&s;aid five ranks face at once upon the left foot to
the left about, &s;traightning their ranks and files as before.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="111" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>Take heed to lay dovvn your Arms.
<HI>111.</HI> Re&s;t your muskets.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The Muskets are taken from the &s;houl|der and re&s;ted, as is
&s;hewn in the Exerci&s;e of the Musket in Explanation 37.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="112" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>112. <HI>Order your
Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the Exerci&s;e of the Mu&s;|ket, Explan.
38. and of the Pike, Expla. 31.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="113" TYPE="command">
<PB N="97" REF="55">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>113. <HI>Lay dovvn your
Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the Exerci&s;e of the Mus|ket, Expl. 39.
and that of the Pike Exp 32. has been &s;aid; and it mu&s;t be ob&s;erved, that
the Musketeers and Pikemen perform all their Motions at one time.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="114" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>Take heed to quite your Arms.
<HI>114.</HI> For Stravv.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>As &s;oon as this Command is given, the whole Battalion mu&s;t
face upon the left foot to the right about, and expect the follow|ing
Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="115" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>115. <HI>March.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion &s;tep with the left foot forwards, and
march &s;lowly between the Files of their Arms, and march &s;o far clear from
their Arms as the Commanding Of|ficer plea&s;es to order.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>VVhen the Soldiers are Marched be|yond their Arms,
they do not ob&s;erve Ranks and Files; which Marching and Returning may al&s;o
be done with the Drum, or with the Shot of a mus|ket, according as the
Commanding Officer plea&s;es to order.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="116" TYPE="command">
<PB N="98" REF="56">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>116. <HI>To your
Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>As &s;oon as this Command is given, they all draw their
Swords, and run together (holding their Swords in their right Hand even with
their Shoulders, the Points up|wards) to their Arms and &s;tand thus expect|ing
the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="117" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>117. <HI>Put up your
Svvords.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>The whole Battalion turn at once, the Points of their Swords
down, looking to wards the left Hand, and put them in the Scabbards; tell 1, 2,
let go the Right Hand &s;tanding thus, both Hands hanging do<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> by the Body, till the
following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="118" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>118. <HI>Take up your
Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the Exerci&s;e of the Mus|ket, Explan. 40.
and of the Pike, Explan&punc; 33. taking heed that every one ob&s;erve hi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> leader, and his Right hand man,
that they all ri&s;e at once.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="119" TYPE="command">
<PB N="99" REF="56">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>119. <HI>Re&s;t your
Muskets.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the Exerci&s;e of the Musket, Explan&punc;
41.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="120" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>word of command. <HI>120. <HI>Po&s;&s;e your Musket, and
ad|vance your Pikes</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation</HEAD>
<P>The Muskets and Pikes are brought up at one time, and held
before the Body; <HI>Viz.</HI> The Musketeers take their muskets with the Right
Hand under their Pans, and bring up their Muskets before the Body with both
Hands, (at the &s;ame time bringing up the Right Foot) in which Bringing up, he
lets go the left Hand, and hold his Musket with an out&s;tretched Arm before
the midle of his Body; The Pikemen do as in Explan. 36. and all &s;tand thus
expecting the following Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="121" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>VVord of Command. <HI>121. <HI>Soulder your
Muskets</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in Explan, 9. carrying your Arms well, as
often has been &s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="forming battalions" TYPE="rules">
<PB N="100" REF="57">
<HEAD>R&V;LSE for the Forming of Battalions, the Po&s;ting of
Officers, Salutes, &amp;c.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<P>FIr&s;t, the Companies which are to form a Battalion, &s;hall
place them&s;elves according to the date of their com|mi&s;&s;ion;
<HI>Viz.</HI> The Colonel, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> fir&s;t Company on the right Wing; The Second, or Lieutenant
Colonels Company, upon the Left Wing; The Majors o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Third Company, upon the Right Wing, next the
fir&s;t or Colonels Com|pany; The elde&s;t Captain, or fourth Com|pany upon the
left Wing, next the Lieu|tenant Colonels or Second Company. All the other
Companies after that manner mu&s;t place them&s;elves, till the younge&s;t
Compa|ny come to &s;tand in the Center.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>II.</HEAD>
<P>When the Companys are marching to the place where the
Battalion is to be formed, <PB N="101" REF="57">the Pikemen mu&s;t march with
their Pike advanced; they mu&s;t alwayes be placed on be Left Hand of the
Musketeers of their Companys.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>III.</HEAD>
<P>When all the Companys are come to the place where they are to
form the Battalion,</P>
<P>Drummer is to &s;tand before the Center of the Battalion, and
to be at a ruffle for war|ning; and the Musketeers of tho&s;e Compa|nys which
make the right Wing, &s;hall face to the Right, and the Pikes to the Left, the
Musketeers of the Left &s;hall face to the Left, and the pikes to the Right;
upon which all the Drummers &s;hall beat a Troop, and the Musketeers and
Pikemen march through and form the Battalion.</P>
<P>The Officers al&s;o at the &s;ame time when the Ruffle is
Beat, mu&s;t &s;tand with their fa|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">es towards the Battalion, their Pikes and
Partilans in their hands; and al&s;o when the Troop Beats, March and po&s;t
them&s;elves in their proper Places.</P>
<P>In the &s;ame manner is the Battalion to be Reduced again to
Companies, only with this difference, that all tho&s;e which in the for|ming
Battalion faced to the Right, mu&s;t then face to the Left; and tho&s;e that
faced to the Left, mu&s;t face to the Right.</P>
<PB N="102" REF="58">
<P>Here is al&s;o to be ob&s;erved, that wh<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> they March off by Companies, the Company on the
Right Wing &s;hall Marc<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">
fir&s;t, Beating a Troop, with their Musket Clubbed, &amp; their Pikes
advanced; And <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Company on
the left Wing follows, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;o
one after another, according to Senior
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"></P>
<P>Note, <HI>That when they Troop off, the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> March before the
Musketeers.</HI></P>
<P>The P<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">kes
mu&s;t always be Advanced wh<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> they march before the King.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="4" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>IV.</HEAD>
<P>The Battalion being formed, as is &s;aid be fore, the Colonel
places him&s;elf in the Cen|ter, before the Pikes and Colours;
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Lieutenant Colonel behind
him; the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> of the Captains, as
al&s;o of the Lieutenant in one line upon the Right Wing, the oth<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> half upon the left Wing of the
Musketeer And the En&s;igns before the Pikes, either
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Colours or Half
Pikes.</P>
<P>And that the Officers may not alter the places by their
continual Moving to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> fro, the
Captains, as al&s;o the Lieutenants &s;ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> remain upon that Wing where their
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> keteers are, and there
po&s;t them&s;elves <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> cording
to their Commi&s;&s;ions; that is,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> elde&s;t outwards, and the
younge&s;t towards Center; &s;o that tho&s;e that have their
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> keteers upon the Right Wing
mu&s;t rem<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> 
<PB N="103" REF="58">before them, though there &s;hould be found elder upon the
Left Wing. But in ca&s;e there &s;hould be a great many Officers more ab&s;ent
upon the one Wing then the other, the younge&s;t are alwayes to go over to the
other wing to make the number equal; Though upon Action every one &s;hall
remain and be left as near his own Company as po&s;&s;ible may be; Of which all
Colonels and Commanding Officers of Battalions are to take great care, and to
&s;ee that all be done for the be&s;t of the Service.</P>
<P>The Sergeants are to Rank them&s;eves in Reer of the
Battalion, except tho&s;e that are Commanded to &s;tand upon the Wings; tho&s;e
Battalions which have but &s;ew Compa|nies, and by con&s;equence but few
Sergeants, mu&s;t have three upon each Wing, that is, at the Fir&s;t, the
Fourth, and La&s;t Rank; but tho&s;e Battalions where there are Sergeants
enough, mu&s;t have one upon the Wing of each Rank, and this is to be ordered
accord|ing as there is more or fewer Companies in the Battalion.</P>
<P>And as to the Drummers, they mu&s;t be divided into Three
parts; The fir&s;t Third part &s;hall place them&s;elves upon the Right Wing of
the Musketeers, next to the Corpo|ral, or outmo&s;t Granadeer; The &s;econd
third part upon the Left Wing; And the other <PB N="104" REF="59">Third part
before the pikes, behind the co|lours, where the Hoboyes are al&s;o to place
them&s;elves.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="5" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>V.</HEAD>
<P>The Battalion being to exerci&s;e, no Offi|cer may be ab&s;ent
without leave, but al|wayes &s;tand by the Exerci&s;e, with his Arms in his
Hand upon the Po&s;t which in the rule of Exerci&s;e is a&s;&s;igned him,
&s;till expecting &s;uch Orders as may be given him; to ex|ercite the whole
Battalion, &s;ome part of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> or
a &s;ingle Company which they are al|wayes to perform with their Arms in their
Hands, and not to quite their Arms</P>
<P>No Officer &s;hall exerci&s;e on Hor&s;e Back, except the
Major, or tho&s;e that in his ab|&s;ence do perform Majors duty.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="6" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>VI.</HEAD>
<P>When the King is to be &s;aluted, &s;o &s;oon as he draws
near, all the Drummers are to Beat a march; and his Maje&s;ty being come pear
the Regiment, the Musketeers being Shoulder'<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">, they &s;hall re&s;t their muskets, and the
Pikeman having their Pikes advanced) &s;hall at the &s;ame time Charge their
Pikes with the Spears Brea&s;t high, and remain in this po&s;ture till his
Maje&s;ty &s;hall be pa&s;t the Regiment; In his Riding by the Officers &s;hall
Salute him, he being Three or four <PB N="105" REF="59">Paces di&s;tance from
them: And all tho&s;e that are of one Character, &s;hall &s;alute all in one
form.</P>
<P>Here is to be ob&s;erved, that in the ab&s;ence of the
En&s;ign, which otherwi&s;e being pre&s;ent mu&s;t carry the Colours before his
Brea&s;t when he is to &s;alute.</P>
<P>He that carrys the Colours being no En|&s;ign, as is commonly
done by the Free Cor|poral, may march and &s;tand in the En&s;igns place, but
not &s;alute.</P>
<P>When his Maje&s;ty pa&s;&s;es the Reer of the Battalion no
Officer nor Colours &s;hal go through the Battalion to the Reer, nor &s;alute
any further; but the Souldiers pre&s;ent their Arms to the Right about, as
before has been &s;hewn, the Pikes being charged, and the Muskets re&s;ted.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="7" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>VII.</HEAD>
<P>When a Battalion is to file off and march, the Colonel marches
foremo&s;t alone, or he that commands the Battalion, altho he were but a
Captain, upon which the half of the Captains in one Rank follow, and then the
Musketers; The other half of the Captains March in the Reer of the la&s;t
di|vi&s;ion of Musketeers, and behind them the Lieutenant Colonel; but the
Lieutenant Co|lonel being ab&s;ent, , or in the ab&s;ence of 
<PB N="106" REF="60">the Colonel, he leading the Regiment,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Captain &s;hall clo&s;e in
the Reer, to march in the Lieutenant Colonels place; but &s;hall march in the
&s;ame Rank with the re&s;t the Captains in the Reer.</P>
<P>No Captain is to march in the Lieuten|ant Colonels place.</P>
<P>The Lieutenants &s;hall lead the Divi&s;iong of the
Musketeers, and the En&s;igns the Di|vi&s;ions of the Pikes, but tho&s;e
En&s;igns that carry the Colours, &s;hall march together be|fore the middle
divi&s;ion of the Pikes, and wanting Lieutenants, &s;ome of the En&s;ignt
&s;hall be taken to lead the Divi&s;ions of Musketeers where the Lieutenants
are wan|ting.</P>
<P>The younge&s;t Captain &s;hall always march before the Pikes,
having one En&s;ign behind him, or more if there be any left when the
Divi&s;ions are provided.</P>
<P>It mu&s;t be ob&s;erved, that they mu&s;t not March with more
Divi&s;ions then there are Officers to lead them; and &s;ometimes fin|ding the
Way too Narrow to march with a &s;trong Front, then they mu&s;t March with Half
Ranks, or le&s;s Divi&s;ions, or doubling of files, as may be mo&s;t
convenient.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="8" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>VIII.</HEAD>
<P>The Drummers &s;hall in their March con|tinue 
<PB N="107" REF="60">divided in three parts, and a third part of them by each
Divi&s;ion of Musketeers on the Right Ving; and another Third Part by the
&s;econd Divi&s;ion of Musketeers on the Left Wing, and the other Third part by
the Pikes. They &s;hall always in their March, one of them Beat in each
Divi&s;ion, but when a Battalion Marches into a Town, or other publick places,
they mu&s;t all of them Bear.</P>
<P>It is to be ob&s;erved, that they mu&s;t al|wayes march
between the Third and fourth Rank of every Head or Chief divi&s;ion; that is,
one Third part by the Fir&s;t divi&s;ion.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="9" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>IX.</HEAD>
<P>The Officers in Marching &s;hall carry their Arms downwards,
till &s;uch time as they are to &s;alute, and then the Captains and the
En|&s;igns Shoulder them, and from thence fa|lute; But the En&s;igns that carry
the Colours, &s;hall in their march carry them upon their Shoulders, and only
take them before their brea&s;ts when they are going to Salute.</P>
<P>The Sergeants and under Officers are not to Salute, but carry
their Arms upon their left Shoulders, the Spears in their Hands downwards, and
only in marching by, take off their hats.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="10" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>X.</HEAD>
<P>His Maje&s;ty &s;hall not be &s;aluted by <PB N="108" REF="61">Guards, or otherwi&s;e, out once a day, ex|cept he finding a Regiment
or Company Po&s;ted, having afterward Commanded to &s;ee it March by; upon
which Occa&s;ion he mu&s;t be again &s;aluted.</P>
<P>It is to be noted, That a Battalion being Commanded to march
by the King in Companies, that then all Commanding Officers, the Colone
included, mu&s;t march at the Head of their Companies.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="11" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>XI.</HEAD>
<P>The further ceremonies to be performed to his Maje&s;ty, as
al&s;o to all others, do re|main as formerly, the General Officers hereafter
named included. The Lieutenent Generals, or tho&s;e that are in the &s;ame
qua|lity or degree, &s;hall for the future be Salut|ed by all Officers, the
Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and the Colours excepted.</P>
<P>In the Field or Camp &s;hall be given them three Ruffies,
al&s;o in Garri&s;on by the Main guard; but all other guards &s;hal beat a
march</P>
<P>Before their Door &s;hall be placed a Ser|geant and two
Sentinals.</P>
<P>The Major General &s;hall be &s;aluted by no Officer, and but
two Ruffles given him either in Camp or Gatri&s;on, and at his Door two
Sentinals.</P>
<P>For tho&s;e Governours that are no Gene|rals, there &s;hall in
all places where they are <PB N="109" REF="61">Governours, be given them one
Ruffle.</P>
<P>But for them that have no Commi&s;&s;ions as Governours, no
Drum &s;hall Beat.</P>
<P>The Main Guato &s;hall Re&s;t their Arms to the Governour, as
al&s;o every Sentinal, but if he continue Walking or Standing be|fore the
Guard, they may lay down their Arms.</P>
<P>The Colonels &s;hall have one Sentinel at their Doors, and
tho&s;e of the Garri&s;on one of their own Regiment. He that commands the
Regiment in ab&s;ence of the Colonel, &s;hall have that Sentinel at his
Door.</P>
<P>The main Guard &s;hall turn out, and &s;tand to their Arms for
a Colonel, tho but once a day; they may return into the Guard, if he continue
to &s;tand or walk near the Guard, but all other Guards &s;hall order their
Arms for him, the Sentinels of their own Regiment &s;hal re&s;t their Arms to
him, but tho&s;e of other Regiments &s;hall Remain Shoulder'd.</P>
<P>The Lieutenant Governours and Com|manders &s;hall be Treated
in their own Gar|ri&s;ons as Colonels, and the Major <HI>Comadants</HI> as the
Lieutenant Colonels, except by the ab&s;ence of the Commander they Command in
his Place, and then to be Treated as be|fore is &s;aid of the Commanders.</P>
<PB N="110" REF="62">
<P>For the Lieutenant Colonels and Majo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the Main Guard is to do nothing but
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> other Guard turn out and
&s;tand over th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Arms. The
Sentinels of their own Regi|ment mu&s;t re&s;t their Muskets to them,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> tho&s;e of other Regiments
keep their M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|kets
Shoulder'd.</P>
<P>For Captains and Subalterns; the Sen|nels &s;hall keep their
Arms Shoulder'd, c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|cept it
be in Place where they Command and then they are to Re&s;t their Arms, a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the Guards to turn out.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="12" TYPE="rule">
<HEAD>XII</HEAD>
<P>No Cannon &s;hall be fired for any Gener<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> mentioned in the Eleventh Article; that
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> to &s;ay, when they come in,
or go out of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Garri&s;on.</P>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
</BODY>
</TEXT>
<TEXT LANG="eng">
<FRONT>
<DIV1 TYPE="title page">
<PB REF="62">
<PB REF="63">
<PB REF="63">
<P>THE EXERCISE OF DRAGOONS Both on HORSE-BACK and FOOT.</P>
<P>ORDERED, By Sir THOMAS LIVINGSTON, Major General, and Commander
in Chief, of Their MAJESTIES Forces in the Kingdom of SCOTLAND.</P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>royal Scottish crown</FIGDESC>
</FIGURE></P>
<P>EDINBURGH, Printed by <HI>John Reid,</HI> and are to be &s;old
at his Printing-Hou&s;e in <HI>Bells-Wynd,</HI> 1693.</P>
</DIV1>
</FRONT>
<BODY>
<DIV1 N="dragoons" TYPE="excercise">
<PB REF="64">
<PB N="3" REF="64">
<HEAD>THE EXERCISE OF DRAGOONS Both on HORSE-Back and FOOT.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>A DRAGOON being on Hor&s;e-back, The fir&s;t Word of
Command &s;hall be, <HI>1. <HI>Handle your Arms.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>AT this Word of Command your Butt being in your Bucket, you
are to catch hold of your Fire-lock with your right Hand, &s;o that the back of
your hand be upwards, your Thumb hanging down by the in&s;ide of the Stock, an
hand breadth above the keeper, tell 1, 2, pull it from the Bucket, &s;o holding
it till the following Word of Command, in that &s;ame po&s;ture as when it was
in the Bucket.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="command">
<PB N="4" REF="65">
<HEAD>Word of Command. <HI>2. <HI>Advance your Fire
Locks.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Explanation.</HEAD>
<P>In that &s;ame po&s;ture as formerly expre&s;&s;ed the
Fire-lock is to be brought up with the Right hand, and at that &s;ame time, the
Le<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> hand is to be joyn'd to
it: Ju&s;t above th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> keeper;
The Thumb upwards on the in&s;ide of the Stock, tell 1, 2, take away the Right
hand, and at the &s;ame time turn it with th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Left, &s;o that its muzzle &s;tand &s;traight
upward<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> It is to be
ob&s;erved, that at the &s;ame time tha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the muzel &s;tand upwards, the right hand is
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> catch hold of the &s;mal end
of the Butt, tell 1, 2, take away the Left hand, bringing th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Butt with the Right hand to
the right thigh<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>3</HI> Ca&s;t about to the Sword-&s;ide.</HEAD>
<P>With your Right hand it is to be brough<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;martly up, &s;o as a poi&s;ed fire-lock, and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> further as is expre&s;&s;ed
in the Mannual of th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> foot,
by Number <HI>8th,</HI> excepting the motion<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> of Foot and Leg.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="4" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>4.</HI> Draw your Bagonets.</HEAD>
<P>This is to be done as by the Mannual<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the foot: Number 9.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>5</HI> Fix them in the Muzzel of your fire
locks.</HEAD>
<P>This done as in the mannual of the foot<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Number 10.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="6" TYPE="command">
<PB N="5" REF="65">
<HEAD><HI>6</HI> Advance your fire locks.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as by the Number 11 in the manual of the foot
facing without any in|termi&s;&s;ion, and in facing you are to take away your
right Hand, catching hold with it the &s;mall end of the Butt, holding the
Fire-lock as poi&s;ed, till you tell 1, 2, then bring it to your right Thigh as
formerly.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>7.</HI> Ca&s;t about to the Svvord-&s;ide.</HEAD>
<P>This is formerly expre&s;&s;ed in the Third word of Command of
the Mannual on Hor&s;e-back.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="8" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>8.</HI> Oravv furth your Bagonets.</HEAD>
<P>This is done, as in the Manual of the Foot, in Number 14.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="9" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>9.</HI> Put them in their places.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as in the Manual of the Foot, in Number 15.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="10" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>10</HI> Advance your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as formerly expre&s;&s;ed by Number 11, &s;o far
as is done on Hor&s;e-back.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>11.</HI> put back your Fire-lock</HEAD>
<P>The But end of the Fire-lock is to lean again&s;t your right
Thigh, as when Advanced, and with the help of the Carabin belt, the Fire-lock
is to be balanced, that it continue in its Advanced po&s;ture without holding,
tell 1, 2, 3, At the fir&s;t telling the Right Hand is to be taken away from
the &s;mall end of the Butt, <PB N="6" REF="66">catching hold of the Stock half
a foot above the Keeper, with that &s;ame hand; At the &s;econd, the Fire lock
is to be brought back with its Butt end behind the knee; And at the Third, it
is altogether to be taken away, &s;o that the Butt end hang down by the out
&s;ide of the foot.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="12" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>12.</HI> Loo&s;e your Links in order to
Di&s;mount</HEAD>
<P>At the performance of this motion, the left hand Man is to be
ob&s;erved, and all are care|fully to ob&s;erve that &s;o &s;oon as they &s;ee
the left hand man of the fir&s;t Rank begins his motion of &s;tooping, then it
is to be &s;tudied by Each, who &s;hal be fir&s;t down, &s;o as that their
&s;tooping with their body, &amp; joining their right hand to their link be all
at one time; &amp; &s;o to remain in that po&s;ture till the left hand man
begin to rai&s;e his body, which mo&s;t be as &s;mattly as when he
&s;tooped.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="13" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>13</HI> Your right foot from the Stirrup.</HEAD>
<P>It is carefully to be ob&s;erved, that your clearing the right
foot of the &s;tirrup, and joyn|ing the right hand to your fire lock be at the
&s;ame time, &s;o that the hand catch hold of the fire lock half a foot above
the keeper.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="14" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>14</HI> Di&s;mount.</HEAD>
<P>At the Performance of this motion, The right hand man is to be
ob&s;erved, carrying <PB N="7" REF="66">your bodys as &s;traight as
po&s;&s;ible, tell 1, 2, then you are to face on your Left heel to the right,
&s;o that your face be to the Reer.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="15" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>15.</HI> Link your Hor&s;es.</HEAD>
<P>At the performance of this Command, it is carefully to be
ob&s;erved, that you bring your Links from your hor&s;e necks with the Left, at
the &s;ame time you are to catch hold of your left hand hor&s;e, by the
head-&s;teel, with the right near by the ringe, then with your Left hand you
are to bring your link to the right, where you are to link your hor&s;es
together, and &s;o &s;tand till the following word of Command.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="16" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>16.</HI> To the right hand about</HEAD>
<P>On the left heel you are to face to the right hand about.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="17" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>17.</HI> Re&s;t your Fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>At this word of Command, You are to catch hold with your Right
Hand the firelock half a foot above the keeper, and &s;o forward as you will
find expre&s;&s;ed in the Advanced Fire-lock, only that the catching hold of
the &s;mall end, and the falling back of the Right Foot be ob&s;erved all at
the &s;ame time.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="18" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>18.</HI> Vn&s;pring your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>With the Right Hand you are to catch hold of your &s;pring,
tell 1, 2, pre&s;s it with your Thumb, &s;o that it come clear off the 
<PB N="8" REF="67">Ringe, tell 1, 2, Let your Carabin belt fall and with your
Right Hand catch hold of the &s;mall end of the Butt behind the Lock, keep|ing
the Fire-lock in that &s;ame po&s;ture a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Re&s;ted.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="19" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>19.</HI> poi&s;e your Fire-locks.</HEAD>
<P>This motion is to be performed by bringing up your Fire-lock
with your Right Hand, and upbringing of your Right foot &s;traight before your
face; &s;o as the lock, &s;tand out|ward.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="20" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>20.</HI> Shoulder your Fire-locks.</HEAD>
<P>This is to be done as is to be found by the number 36, in the
Mannual of the Foot.</P>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="firelocks" TYPE="commands">
<PB REF="67">
<HEAD>ORDERS and WORDS of COMMAND Teaching the Handling of
Fire-locks; As al&s;o the Explanation, beginning from a Shouldred
Fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P N="1"><HI>I.</HI></P>
<P>A Souldier having his firelock Shouldered, mu&s;t &s;tand
&s;traight, holding alwayes his head upwards, &s;tedfa&s;tly ob&s;erving, and
making no other motions than what &s;hall be Commanded by the Officer
Commanding.</P>
<P N="2"><HI>II.</HI> The Feet an ordinary Pace wide, his Heels in
a &s;traight line, his Toos outward.</P>
<P N="3"><HI>III.</HI> The Fire lock mu&s;t be carried on the left
Shoulder, holding it with the Left hand: The Thumb lying above in the hollow
part of the Butt, the keeper clo&s;s to the brea&s;t, that the Muzzel may the
better &s;tand upwards, the Lock turned a little outwards, &s;o that the lower
part of the Butt come oppo&s;ite to the Buttons of the Coat.</P>
<P N="4"><HI>IIII.</HI> The Left Elbow mu&s;t be a little upwards,
carried from the body, though no farther then the Arme will allow, without
con&s;traint; and the Right Arme mu&s;t hang &s;traight down, &s;o that the
Palm of the hand come neare&s;t the Bodie.</P>
<DIV2 N="firelocks" TYPE="excercise">
<PB N="10" REF="68">
<HEAD>Words of Command with their Explanation. Take Notice to
Exerci&s;e the Mannual.</HEAD>
<DIV3 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>1.</HI> Ioyn your Right hand to your Fire
lock.</HEAD>
<P>A Souldier having his Fire lock &s;houldered a formerly
expre&s;&s;ed, mu&s;t turn it inward with the left hand, and at the &s;ame
time, &s;match joining the right hand to it, the Lock outward the Thumb of the
right hand come upward on the Stock, both the Elbows equally high &s;o that the
Muzle &s;tand upward.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>2.</HI> po&s;&s;e your Fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>At this Command the Fire-lock mu&s;t be with both the hands
&s;martly poi&s;ed, and without any &s;top, with the right hand vigo|rou&s;ly
thru&s;t from you, at which thru&s;ting the left hand mu&s;t be taken away, and
hang &s;traight by the Body, &s;o that the lock be outwards, oppo&s;ite to the
face, the feer &s;traight together without moving.</P>
<P>Nota, <HI>At the Shouldering, the Left Hand Man is alwayes
to be ob&s;erved, and that without the lea&s;t moving of the head.</HI></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>3.</HI> Ioin your left hand to your Fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire lock mu&s;t be &s;martly brought down by the right
hand, and catched by the <PB N="11" REF="68">left hand, (at the &s;ame time
with the down|&s;etting of the Right foot,) about two hands breadth above the
lock, &s;o that the Stockily in your full hand, your thumb upwards, your Arms
as low as conveniently then can reach, holding both your Elbows a little
out|wards, but e&s;pecially your right elbow, the right foot backward a little
to the right &s;ide, the left Knee a little bended, the Body &s;traigth,
keeping the fire lock in that po&s;ture, a little outward from the right
&s;ide, but &s;o as the full Body be as much towards the Front as po&s;&s;ible,
your hand without con&s;traint behind the lock.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="4" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>4:</HI> Cock your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>The Thumb mu&s;t be laid on the Cock, and with both the
hands, and upbringing of the right foot with half out &s;tretched Armes, the
better, and with more ea&s;e, to cock your fire-lock, it mu&s;t be brought
&s;traight up, tell 1, 2, Cock, thru&s;t your fire-lock with both your hands
&s;martly from you, and keep your Thumb on it, without touching the Tricker,
with your fingers &s;traight before your bodie, with out &s;tretched Arms</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>5.</HI> pre&s;ent</HEAD>
<P>In Pre&s;enting of the fire-lock, you are to &s;tep back
with the right foot, but &s;o that it come not behind the left, but a little to
the <PB N="12" REF="69">right &s;ide placed; that they may the better bring
their full body to the front, &s;o taking the Thumb from the cock, and at the
&s;ame time of the down &s;etting of your foot, the butt end of your fire-lock
is to be at the hollow of your right &s;houlder, holding the butt end &s;o,
that the Thumb be in the hollow of the butt, your foremo&s;t finger at the
tricker, the 3d: finger clo&s;s to the keeper, the body mu&s;t be &s;traight,
tho a little inclining to the Butt-end, the Elbows as much as po&s;&s;ible in a
line with the Butt of the fire lock, the muzzel a little &s;loping, the hand
&s;traight up, the left knee a little bowed.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="6" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>6.</HI> Give Fire.</HEAD>
<P>As &s;oon as this word of Command is given; you are to draw
your Tricker, with your foremo&s;t finger as hard as po&s;&s;ible, remaining in
that po&s;ture till the following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>7.</HI> Recover your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>At this word of Command, the head is not to be moved; but
with both the hands and upbringing of the right foot, the firelock is to be
&s;martly brought up with out&s;tretched arms, the barrel right before the
middle of the face, the left hand equally high with the left &s;houlder.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="8" TYPE="command">
<PB N="13" REF="69">
<HEAD><HI>8.</HI> Ca&s;t about to the svvord &s;ide.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire lock is to be turned with both the hands, &s;o that
the Barrel turn outwards, and tell long&s;ome 1, 2, take away the right hand;
bring the fire lock with the left low, &s;tep with the right foot a &s;tep
forwards, tho not &s;traigth before the left, but a little to the right &s;ide,
that the full Body may &s;o much the better appear to the Front, and take it by
the muzzle with the right hand, &s;o that the down bringing of the fire-lock,
and the down &s;etting of the right foot, with the catching of the muzzle with
the right hand, may be all at the &s;ame time; the thumb mu&s;t be keep|ed
upwards upon the Stock; near the ram|rod, the Barrel downwards, in the full
hand, the Body &s;traight, but the right Knee a little bowed; and continue &s;o
bowed till the mo|tions of charging be fini&s;hed: It mu&s;t be keep|ed from
the Body, with both the hands alike &s;tretched out, the muzzle as high as the
right &s;houlder, till the following word of com|mand.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="9" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>9.</HI> Dravv your Bagonet.</HEAD>
<P>The Firelock mu&s;t be brought clo&s;e to the body with both
the hands, and tell 1, 2, take your bagonet with your right hand again, tell 1,
2, draw it out, &amp; with a &s;tretched out Arm bring it &s;martly before your
face, your right <PB N="14" REF="70">hand in an equal line with your right
Shoul|der, your Thumb upwards on the handle the blades broad&s;ide before your
face, the point upwards.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="10" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>10.</HI> Screvv it in the Muzzel of your
Fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>The handle of your Bagonets are to be put in the Muzzel of
your Fire-locks, turn|ing them inwards, &s;o as they both fa&s;ten, and Blades
broad&s;ide be upward at one turn, than with the Right hand the Muzzel is to be
catched hold of the Thumb upwards, tell 1, 2, thru&s;t it from your bodie
&s;martly, with out &s;tretched arms, the Muzzel as high as your left
Shoulder.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>11</HI> Re&s;t your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire-lock with the Bagonet in its Muzzel mu&s;t be with
both hands brought &s;traight up, and turn without any intermi&s;&s;ion on the
left heel to the right hand; And in turning you are to take away your right
hand, and with it catch hold under the Cock: Your Thumb on the Cock, &s;o as
the barrel be inwards to your bo|dy, drawing your Right hand &amp; Right foot
at one time back: Note, that the right foot be right after the heel of the
left, but a little &s;et to the right &s;ide, the left knee bow'd a little,
both your elbows turned out, though the right a little more than the left.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="12" TYPE="command">
<PB N="15" REF="70">
<HEAD><HI>12.</HI> Pre&s;ent to the Front.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire-lock, the bagonet, with both hands, and upbringing
of the right foot <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">u&s;t be
&s;martly brought up, and in bringing
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">p the right hand, mu&s;t
catch hold under the Butt; &s;o that the butt &s;tand on the fingers, the Thumb
outwards on the butt, tell 1, 2,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">hen with the right foot,
&s;tep backward, and pre&s;ent your bagonet to the Front, your left knee
bowed.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="13" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>13.</HI> Ca&s;t about to the &s;vvord &s;ide.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire-lock with both the hands and upbringing of the
right foot is to be &s;martly brought up, &s;o that in upbringing the right
hand is to Catch hold under the Lock, the barrel being inwards, then with both
the hands, the barrel is to be turned outwards: And &s;o forth as is in Number
8.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="14" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>14.</HI> Take your Bagonet from the Muzzel of your
Fire-locks.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire lock is to be brought clo&s;s to the body with both
the hands, tell 1, 2, &s;crew your Bagonets out of your Fire locks, and hold it
with an out&s;treatched arm, &s;traight before your face: as is in Number
9.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="15" TYPE="command">
<PB N="16" REF="71">
<HEAD><HI>15.</HI> Put up your Bagonets.</HEAD>
<P>The Bagonet is to be turned with
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> point downwards, pointing
towards the le<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;ide,
tell 1, 2, put it in its &s;cabbard, tell 1, 2, then catch with the right hand
the fir<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> lock by the
Muzzel, then with out&s;treatch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> arms, thru&s;t it &s;martly from you.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="16" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>16.</HI> Half Cock your Fire-locks.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire-lock mu&s;t be brought up wi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> both the hands, the barrel inwards, without any
&s;top, you are to turn upon your
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> foot to the right, in which
turning the right hand is to be taken away, and with the right Thumb catch hold
of the Cock, the finger behind the keeper, tell 1, 2, half Cock you<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Fire-lock, &amp; bring the
right hand behind th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Lock,
thru&s;ting the Fire-lock &s;martly from you, with out &s;treatched Arms.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="17" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>17.</HI> Clean your pan vvith your Thum<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></HEAD>
<P>At the back &s;tepping with the right foot &s;o as its heel
come ju&s;t oppo&s;it to that of the Left, the firelock is to be brought down
with both the hands, as &s;martly as po&s;&s;ible, that the down bringing of
the firelock, &amp; down &s;etting of the right foot be done at once, the
fire-lock mu&s;t be of an ju&s;t Level, then with your right Thumb, you are to
clean your pan at one motion, your Thumb kept by the out&s;ide of the pan, till
the following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="18" TYPE="command">
<PB N="17" REF="71">
<HEAD><HI>18</HI> Handle your Primer.</HEAD>
<P>The Primer mu&s;t be taken with the right hand, the Thumb
above its &s;mall end tell 1, 2, then bring it within a handbreadth of the pan
&s;martly, its head tending &s;omething towards the pan, and &s;o wait the
following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="19" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>19</HI> Prime.</HEAD>
<P>The firelock mu&s;t be keeped in that &s;ame po&s;ture as
formerly, turning the hand and the mouth of the Primer down|wards, beating it
twi&s;e again&s;t the Pan, as much time interveening betwix &s;troaks, as 1, 2,
can be telled, the third motion is to return to the place and po&s;ture from
whence it la&s;t came, till the following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="20" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>20</HI> shut your pa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">.</HEAD>
<P>Without any kind of motions you are to open your hand in
which the primer is that the Primer may fall, than you are to catch hold of the
Frizel with your Thumb, a|bove your two fir&s;t fingers behind, tell 1, 2,
&s;hut your pan, and than catch hold behind the lock with the right band, than
tell long|&s;ome, 1, 2, with upbringing of the Right foot, and with both your
hands, bring your Fire-lock &s;martly up, the Barrel in|ward, &s;traight before
your face, your arms half out&s;tretched, your elbows equal high.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="21" TYPE="command">
<PB N="18" REF="72">
<HEAD><HI>21.</HI> Ca&s;t about to Charge.</HEAD>
<P>The&s;e, &s;ame motions are to be ob&s;erve as you find
&s;et down by the number 8.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="22" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>22.</HI> Handle your Carthrage.</HEAD>
<P>The Fire-lock mu&s;t be brought clo&s;e
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the body with both the
hands, tell 1, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> quite the
fire-lock with the right hand, lea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">|ing it in the Left in ballance, &s;o that th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> muzzel be as high as the left &s;houlder; A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> with your right hand you are
to handle yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Carthrage,
tell long&s;ome 1, 2, pu&s;h it &s;ma<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> out within a little hand breadth of the Mu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> of the fire-lock, till the following wor<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="23" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>23.</HI> Open your Carthrage vvith your Teeth.</HEAD>
<P>The Carthrage mu&s;t be brought &s;ma<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> to the mouth where ye mu&s;t bite from the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|per end of it as much as
will allow the po<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> till it
fall in the barrel: The thumb imme<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">|atly covering it, and &s;martly carried to
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> po&s;ture from whence it
came.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="24" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>24.</HI> Charge vvith pouder and Ball</HEAD>
<P>The Carthrage mu&s;t be brought clo&s;e
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the barrel, as high as the
muzzel, than <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> end turned
down, &s;o that the Pouder <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
in, the re&s;t put in with the two forem<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> fingers, where they are to &s;tay above the
muzzel, till the following word of Com|mand.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="25" TYPE="command">
<PB N="19" REF="72">
<HEAD><HI>25.</HI> Dravv your &s;courer.</HEAD>
<P>The &s;courer is to be drawn with the fing|ers of the right
hand, keeping the Thumb upwards, and draw it &s;o far out as the arm will
allow, tell 1, 2, Catch it again turning the right hand, &s;o that the Thumb
come down|wards above the &s;tock, ju&s;t by the abovemo&s;t ring, tell
long&s;ome, 1, 2, and then draw, &s;o that in the &s;econd draught it be
brought out, keeping it &s;traight before your right &s;houlder, the &s;mall
end inward, &s;o that both ends be in an equal line, with a &s;tretched out
Arm.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="26" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>26.</HI> Hold up your &s;courer.</HEAD>
<P>The fingers are to be let go, &s;o that the butt-end of the
&s;courer turn down; the thumb &s;tand upward on the courer, holding it
&s;traight, the right hand as high as the &s;houlder.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="27" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>27.</HI> shorten to an handfull again&s;t your
brea&s;t.</HEAD>
<P>It mu&s;t be &s;et with its butt-end again&s;t the right
brea&s;t, keeping it in an equal line with the fire-lock, tell 1, 2: bring your
hand holding your thumb upwards, down till with|in a handfull of your Brea&s;t,
holding your elbow a little outwards from your body.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="28" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>28</HI> put it in the barrel</HEAD>
<P>The &s;courer mu&s;t be brought up to the muz|zel, tell 1,
2, then it mu&s;t be &s;et down one <PB N="20" REF="73">the Carthrage,
thru&s;ting it &s;o fat in the ba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> as your hand will allow, and then catch
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> it &s;martly by the middle,
tell 1, 2, th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the
Carthrage &s;o far as the hand will all
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> then catch hold of it by the
end, tell 1, 2, bring it as low as it can, holding the &s;m<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> end betwixt the Thumb and
fingers, till <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> following word
of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="29" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>29.</HI> Ram home your &s;hot.</HEAD>
<P>The Scourer is to be brought &s;o far
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the arms will allow without
con&s;traint, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> 1, 2,
thru&s;ting home your &s;hot indifference hard, keeping the &s;mall end in your
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> as formerly</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="30" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>30.</HI> VVithdravv your &s;courer.</HEAD>
<P>The Scourer is to be thrown out of
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> barrel with the right hand
half way, ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">|ing the
&s;ame with the hand &s;o turned,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Thumb come downwards,
near to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Muzzel, tell 1, 2,
then draw it altogether out of the barrel and keep it with it
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> end to your &s;houlder in
the &s;ame po&s;tur<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> was
&s;hown by number 26.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="31" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>31.</HI> Hold them up.</HEAD>
<P>The &s;mall end is to be let fall, keeping in that &s;ame
po&s;ture as was &s;hown by Num|ber 27.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="32" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>32.</HI> shorten to your brea&s;t.</HEAD>
<P>The &s;mall end is to be &s;et to your brea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> <PB N="21" REF="73"><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">o as the butt end; as is by
number 28. The Fire lock &s;o, as by that &s;ame number only,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">he hand mu&s;t be keeped a
handful and an half large from the &s;mall end, the better to bring it in its
place.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="33" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>33.</HI> put it in its place.</HEAD>
<P>It is to be brought by turning the hand a|bout the Muzzel,
above to the above-mo&s;t Ring, tell 1, 2, Than thru&s;t it in to your hand,
than take hold of it by the middle, bring it again low, as the hand will
al|low; then immediately catching it by the end: tell 1, 2, than it mu&s;t be
at the 3d: time brought to its place, where after the u&s;ual tel|ling, you are
to catch hold by the Muzzel, holding your Thumb upwards, and tell 1, 2,
Thru&s;t your Fire-lock Smartly from your bodie, holding that &s;ame po&s;ture
as was &s;hown by Number 10.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="34" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>34</HI> Ioyn your right hand to your fire lock</HEAD>
<P>The fire-lock is to be keeped fa&s;t by the left hand,
throwing the Muzzel &s;martly up, &s;o that the butt end be perpendicular with
it, tho with as little motion as po&s;&s;ible, catch it under the Cock with
your Right hand, it being free from your body, your arms as low as can be
allowed without con&s;traint.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="35" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>35.</HI> poi&s;e your fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>You are to wheel upon your left heel, and in the wheeling,
you are to bring your fire-lock <PB N="22" REF="74">with both your hands
&s;traight before your body, &amp; in upbringing you are to take away your left
hand, &amp; with the Right hand thru&s;t it &s;martly out, &s;o that the
down-&s;etting of the Right foot, and the thru&s;ting out
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the Right hand, be at one
time, keeping your &s;elf in that &s;ame po&s;ture as was &s;hown by Number
2.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="36" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>36</HI> &s;houlder your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>The fire-lock is to be turned with the right hand, &s;o that
the barrel be turned outward<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the keeper almo&s;t near the left &s;houlder:
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> is to be ob&s;erved, that
&s;o &s;oon as the fir&s;t motion of Turning is made, &s;o &s;oon m<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> the left hand be at the Butt
of the fire-lock with the Thumb in the hollow part of the Butt, tell 1, 2, Than
bring it with both the hands on the left &s;houlder, without moving the head,
tell 1, 2, take away the Right hand and let it &s;martly hang down by the Right
&s;ide, ob&s;erving that &s;ame po&s;ture as w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;hown by Number 1.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="37" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>37.</HI> Re&s;t your fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>This is done by number 1: tell 1, 2, bring &s;martly up from
your &s;houlder, as by Num|ber 2: Tell 1, 2, and do as by Number
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> only the Thumb mu&s;t be
on the cock, the fingers by the keeper.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="38" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>38.</HI> Order your fire lock.</HEAD>
<PB N="23" REF="74">
<P>Without bringing your hands higher or lower, you are to
bring your fire-lock right over end; tell 1, 2, free your Right hand from under
the Cock, &amp; at the &s;ame time you are to let your left hand &s;ink as low
as you can, Catching hold with your Right, near to the muzzel, your thumb
upwards, &s;o as the point of your Thumb be as high as the upper end of the
barrel, tell 1, 2, take away the left hand; with the Right hand bring your Butt
end to the ground, by the out&s;ide of the right foot, the lock outwards,
&s;martly, &s;o that the down letting of the Butt, &amp; the Right foot be at
one time, the heels in a line, the toes outwards; Let the arm of that hand hang
down by the barrel, the left hand hang down by the left &s;ide, &s;o that the
palm hang inward.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="39" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>39</HI> Ground your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>You are to lift your right foot, and at the &s;ame time you
are to turn your barrel in|wards, &s;o that it come near to the middle of your
body, then &s;et your foot down again&s;t the butt-end, &s;tep with your foot a
large &s;tep &s;traight forwards with a &s;traight body, holding the head
upwards, Let the fire lock be laid on the ground with its lock up|wards, tell
1, 2, 3, &amp; ri&s;e with the back&s;tep|ping of the left foot, then turn your
right foot on its heel inwards over the butt, letting <PB N="24" REF="75">both
the arms hing &s;traight down by the bo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="40" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>40</HI> Take up your fire lock</HEAD>
<P>You are to turn your right foot on its h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> over the butt, &s;etting its
broad-&s;ide again&s;t the butt-end, at that &s;ame time you are to ture the
palm of your right hand out a little
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the right &s;ide over the
toe of the right foo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> then
&s;tap with your left foot a large &s;tep for|wards without intermi&s;&s;ion,
&s;o that the le<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> foot and
right hand come both at once to their places, (the foot to the ground, the hand
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> the fire-lock) let the right
arm he &s;traight, the body as little bowed as po&s;&s;ible, tell 1, 2, 3, then
recover your &s;elf with the fire-lo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> by back falling of the left foot, then lift your right foot, and
&s;et it in its former po&s;ture, the barrel turned outwards, and placed al&s;o
a formerly it was laid down.</P>
<P>A Souldier in laying down and taking
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> a fire lock the better to
facilitate both <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> in down
laying he mu&s;t let his right hand
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> as far as conveniently it
can go down; before he &s;tep out with his left foot, and in uptak|ing grip it
in the &s;ame place again, and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> turning the right foot
inwards again, let the right hand &s;lip along the barrel, &s;o that the Thumb
&s;tand upwards at the muzzle.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>In down laying and uptaking of Ar<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the bead mu&s;t be keeped as
high as po&s;&s;ible, and the <PB N="25" REF="75">all may the better be done at
one time, each Souldier of the fir&s;t rank mu&s;t look to his Right hand man,
the re&s;t to his fyle leader.</HI></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="41" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>41.</HI> Re&s;t your fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>The Thumb is to be turned inwards, the right hand is to be
let &s;lip &s;o far down as the Arm will allow without con&s;traint, tell 1, 2,
lift the fire-lock up, the muzzle a little up|wards, but &s;o &s;oon as with
the right hand you free the butt end from the ground, at the &s;ame time your
left hand is to come along&s;t your body as laigh as you can to the right
&s;ide, where it is to catch hold by the Stock, the Thumb upwards a hands
breadth above the Stock, tell 1, 2, let your Right Hand go, and in back
&s;tepping with the right foot, you mu&s;t take care that your right hand be
behind the lock, your thumb on the Cock, and the &s;ame time keeping your
fire-lock, body and feet in that &s;ame po&s;ture, as was &s;hown by number
3.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="42" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>42.</HI> Club your firelock.</HEAD>
<P>The fire-lock is to be keeped by the left hand, thru&s;t it
with your right hand from you, with the upbringing of your right foot, &s;o
that the Butt-end turn &s;traight up, the lock outwards, and at the &s;ame time
catch hold of it within a foot of the muzzle, with your Thumb upwards, and that
of the left down|ward, <PB N="26" REF="76">tell 1, 2, take the left hand away,
and take hold with the full left hand within a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> inch of the muzzle, hold with out &s;tretched
Arms a little inclining to the Left &s;houlder, tell 1, 2, Lay it on your
&s;houlder (the cock upwards) tell 1, 2, quite your right Hand &s;martly,
bringing it down by your right &s;ide.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="43" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>43.</HI> Re&s;t your firelock.</HEAD>
<P>The fire-lock is with the left hand to be turned a little
inwards, catching hold of it at the &s;ame time with the right above the left
hand, the thumb upward, the elbows alike high, tell 1, 2, bring it &s;traight
before your face with both your hands, tell 1, 2, take your left hand away,
your Right hand &s;ink downwards, &amp; at the &s;ame time with your left hand
turned, &s;o as your Thumb come down|wards, catch hold of the Stock a foot from
the lock, &s;martly turning it, &s;o as that your right hand come behind the
Cock, your Thumb on it, and the back-&s;teping with your right foot, be all at
one time, &s;till ob&s;erving the &s;ame po&s;ture, as before hath been
&s;howen by a re&s;ted fire lock.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="44" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>44.</HI> &s;houlder your fire-lock.</HEAD>
<P>The Thumb is to be let go from the Cock, &amp; with your
full Hand, you are to catch hold of the Fire-lock, behind the Cock, and with
the upbringing of your Right Foot, the Fire-lock <PB N="27" REF="76">lock is to
be brought &s;martly before your Face, with your Right Hand, the Arm
&s;tretched out, and &s;o forth, as was &s;hewn by Number 37.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="45" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take Notice to make ready for firing at three Words of
Command. 45.</HEAD>
<DIV4 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>1.</HI> Make Ready.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as by the Mannual, from Number 1. to Number
3. <HI>Inclu&s;ive.</HI></P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>2.</HI> pre&s;ent.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as was &s;hewn by the num|ber 4 and 5.</P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="3" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>3.</HI> Give fire.</HEAD>
<P>This as by number 6. and 7.</P>
</DIV4>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="46" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take Notice to make ready your Bagonets at two Words of
Command. 46</HEAD>
<DIV4 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>1.</HI> Make Ready.</HEAD>
<P>This is done as will be found from Num|ber 8. to 11. both
<HI>Inclu&s;ive</HI></P>
</DIV4>
<DIV4 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD><HI>2.</HI> Pre&s;ent to the Front.</HEAD>
<P>This is done, as is &s;et down by number 12. in the
Mannual.</P>
</DIV4>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="47" TYPE="command">
<HEAD>Take Notice to Charge your Fire-lock again.
<HI><HI>47.</HI> Make ready your Fire-lock.</HI></HEAD>
<P>This is done, as is at large expre&s;&s;ed from number 13 to
37. both <HI>Inclu&s;ive.</HI></P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="horse" TYPE="excercise">
<PB N="28" REF="77">
<HEAD>When they are to March to their Hor&s;es, the Words of
Command are as followeth.</HEAD>
<DIV3 N="1" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>1.</HI> Poi&s;e your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>This is done, as is expre&s;&s;ed by the num|ber 1. and
2.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="2" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>2.</HI> Re&s;t your Fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>This to be done, as is expre&s;sed by the number 3. in the
Mannual of the Foot.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="3" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>3.</HI> Handle your Springs.</HEAD>
<P>Keeping your Fire-lock in that &s;ame po&s;|ture as
re&s;ted, take away your Right Hand, and with it catch hold of your Ca|rabine
belt by the Spring, tell 1, 2, bring your hand within a Hands breadeth of the
Ringe, in which the Spring goes, &s;o holding it till the following Word of
Command</P>
<P>Note, <HI>At the upbringing of your hand, the &s;pring is to
be made ready for the ringe.</HI></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="4" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>4</HI> Spring your fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>At the word of Command the &s;pring is to be put through the
ringe, tell 1, 2, then with your right hand you are to catch hold of the
&s;mall end of the butt &s;martly, &s;o holding it till the following word of
Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="5" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>5</HI> put back your fire lock.</HEAD>
<P>This is to be done by &s;tretching out your Butt with your
right hand, &s;o that the Muz|zel &s;tand &s;traight up, tell 1, 2, then with
your Right hand you are to Catch hold of <PB N="29" REF="77">the &s;tock, above
the left, &s;o that your Thumb &s;tand downward, tell 1, 2, bring the Butt
behind the knee, as low as your Arm will reatch without con&s;traint, tell 1,
2, quite your firelock, let your hand hang &s;traight by your body, &s;o that
the palm hang inwards.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="6" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>6</HI> March to your Hor&s;es.</HEAD>
<P>This is to be done to the right or left, ac|cording as the
ground will allow, faceing al|wayes on your left heel, and parting with your
left foot, punctually ob&s;erving your right hand man, and leader; in marching,
care is to be taken that each man halt at the the head of his Hor&s;e.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="7" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>7.</HI> Vnlink your Hor&s;es.</HEAD>
<P>At this word of Command, you are to fall to your hor&s;es,
if you have marched by the Right you are to face on the right heel to the
right, and if by the left, you are to face to the left, tell 1, 2, then you are
to catch hold of your Links and unlink: Holding your hands at your linking
po&s;ture, till the following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="8" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><NOTE PLACE="marg">This is left to the Di&s;cretion of
the Officer Commanding.</NOTE>Make Readie your Hor&s;e bridles; Your left foot
in the Stirrup. Mount your Hor&s;es. <HI>8.</HI> Fix your Butts in your
Buckets.</HEAD>
<P>At this word of Command, your fire-lock <PB N="30" REF="78">hanging with its Butt end down, by the o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;ide of the right Leg, you are to Catch hold
of it with the Right hand by the &s;tock, ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> a foot above the Keeper, tell 1, 2, bring the
Butt end tending that way as high as the Bucket, tell 1, 2, then thru&s;t the
Butt in the Bucket, keeping your bodies as &s;traight as po&s;&s;ible, tell 1,
2, take your right hand away, bringing it to the right thigh, &s;o that the
back of the finger Lean as high as the haunch.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="9" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>9.</HI> Handle your Sword.</HEAD>
<P>From the former po&s;ture of the Right hand you are to tell
1, 2, than you are to catch hold of the handle of your Sword with your Right
hand, &s;o holding it.</P>
<P>Note, <HI>Care is to be taken that the Sword be loo&s;ed,
and ready waiting for the following word of Command.</HI></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="10" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>10.</HI> Draw your Svvords.</HEAD>
<P>At this word of Command, Care is to he taken that the Sword
be pulled out at one pull, &s;o that the point &s;tand &s;traight upward, the
Blades broad-&s;ide outwards, the hand as high as the Gravatt, &s;o holding it
till the fol|lowing word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="11" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>11.</HI> Put up your Svvords.</HEAD>
<P>This is done by turning of the point of the Sword over the
left Arm, into the mouth of the &s;eal bard, &s;o that the &s;word be freely
en|tered; <PB N="31" REF="78">tell 1, 2, Thru&s;t it in to the bilt at one
thru&s;t, &s;o holding it till another Order be given, of putting up of the
&s;word; tell 1, 2, Let your Right hand go bringing it to the pomel of your
Saddle, waiting the following word of Command.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 N="12" TYPE="command">
<HEAD><HI>12.</HI> Loo&s;e your Butts from your Buckets.</HEAD>
<P>This is to be done, as by the fir&s;t Word of Command on
Hor&s;e-back, which is, Handle your Arms.</P>
<P>Then followeth, either Advance your Arms, as before hath
been expre&s;sed by the number 2, by the Mannual on Hor&s;e back, or
Di&s;mount, as it is formerly expre&s;sed by the number 14 in the fore&s;aid
Mannual, as the Officer Commanding &s;hall think fit.</P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="companies" TYPE="commands">
<HEAD>ORDERS for the COMMANDING OFFICER, of REGIMENTS, TROOPS, or
COMPANIES.</HEAD>
<P>EVery Officer is to An&s;wer for the good behaviour of the
Souldiers in his Re|giment, Troop, or Company.</P>
<P>If any Souldier commits a fault, that any Article of Warr can
reach, the Officer Com|manding the Troop or Company, is not to puni&s;h it
him&s;elf, nor &s;mooth it over, as many time is done.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="indiscipline" TYPE="reasons">
<PB N="32" REF="79">
<HEAD>Rea&s;ons why there are &s;o great Di&s;orders, and &s;o
little Di&s;cipline among&s;t the Regiments.</HEAD>
<P>But he is to Adverti&s;e his Collonel, at Commander in Chief
of it; If any Officer be found to neglect this hereafter, he is to be pur&s;ued
and puni&s;hed by a Coun&s;el of Wart, as if he had commited the Crime
him&s;elf.</P>
<P><HI>Magazins</HI> are to be erected, to which Of|ficers mu&s;t
give all the A&s;&s;i&s;tance they can, and make it as ea&s;ie to the
Commi&s;&s;aries as po&s;&s;ible may be; And take particular care that no
Di&s;orders be committed thereabout.</P>
<P>The <HI>Regiments</HI> being once compleat in all their Armes
and Mounting; the Captains mu&s;t an&s;wer to keep it &s;o; Which if
neglect|ed, the Major is hereby Ordered and Im|powered to &s;upply the Wants,
and &s;toop it out of the Captains pay: For which end he is every two Months,
to go with the Mu&s;ter-Ma&s;ter, and revieu every particular.</P>
<P>If any Souldier goes off the Troops or Companys, that hath
particularly payd for his Arms, he is to be repayed a|gain, and the Arms
alwayes to remain nompleat in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Troops or Companys.</P>
<P>No Officer or Souldier on a March, is to leave his Regi|ment,
Troop, or Company, without particular leave u|pon his highe&s;t peril, which
&s;hould not without great Rea|&s;on be granted.</P>
<P>Officers are to take more Notice of Souldiers Qu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="5 letters">|ling, as heretofore they have
done, being the Article <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> War,
do rea&s;onably mention the puni&s;hment due to
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">.</P>
</DIV2>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
</DIV1>
</BODY>
</TEXT>
<TEXT LANG="eng">
<FRONT>
<DIV1 TYPE="title page">
<PB REF="79">
<P>Rules of War FOR THE INFANTRY, Ordered to be Ob&s;erved by Their
MA|JESTIES Subjects Encountring with the Enemy upon the Day of BATTEL.</P>
<P>WRITTEN <HI>By Lieutenant General MACKAY, And Recom|mended to
All, (as well Officers as Soldiers,) of the</HI> Scots <HI>and</HI> Engli&s;h
<HI>Army.</HI></P>
<P><HI>In XXIII. ARTICLES.</HI></P>
<P>Publi&s;hed by his <HI>Excellencies</HI> Secretary.</P>
<P><HI>Licenced,</HI> EDM BOHUN.</P>
<P><HI>EDINB&V;RGH,</HI> Re Printed by <HI>John Reid,</HI> to be
&s;old at his hou&s;e in <HI>Bells-Wynd.</HI> 1693.</P>
</DIV1>
</FRONT>
<BODY>
<DIV1 N="infantry" TYPE="rules of war">
<PB REF="80">
<PB REF="80">
<HEAD>MACKAYS RULES To be Ob&s;erved by the Body of INFANTRY Of
Their MAJESTIES Subjects Encounter|ing with the Enemy in the day of
BATTEL.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">In Twenty three ARTICLES.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Fir&s;t.</HEAD>
<P N="1">THE Battalion, ordinarly marching and forming &s;ix deep,
being come upon the Field of Battel, &s;hall put three Files of Pikes to cover
the Flanks upon each Wing, and then by the Rear, half Files double their Front
to the Left, that the Corporals may fall to be the Right hand Man of their
re&s;|pective Companies.</P>
<P N="2">II. To the End this motion may be made &s;peedily, without
the encroaching upon the ju&s;t Intervals which are ordinarly left betwixt the
Battalions of the &s;ame Line, the Commanders and Majors &s;hall have a care,
when the Army is forming upon the field of Battel, to make their Men, in
march|ing to their ground, open their Files to the <PB REF="81">due di&s;tance
for doubling their Ranks, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
out further motion; whereto they ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> to be often accu&s;tomed-in Exerci&s;e &amp; oth<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> wayes, that they may be the
more capa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> to perform it,
when there is occa&s;ion for<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
<P N="3">III. If the Colonel be pre&s;ent, the Lie<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> tenant Colonel's po&s;t is in
the Rear of th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> Battalion in
the center of the Pikes, w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">
two En&s;igns and two Serjeants; with Orde<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> given, in the hearing of all the Regime<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> <HI>To Kill without Mercy,</HI> any that
&s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> offer to break their
Ranks, by falling <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> from the
Battalion. But if there be no <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> lonel by the Regiment, the Rear is the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> of the Elde&s;t Captain,
a&s;&s;i&s;ted by the for<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">
number of Officers; who, be&s;ide the k<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">|ing it up in advancing upon the Enemy,
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> charged with care to lead it
off in the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Order they can,
in ca&s;e of a Retreat.</P>
<P N="4">IV. The Officers of the Battalion
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> be po&s;ted as near as may
be, upon the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> of their own
Men, &s;uppo&s;ing them to ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> the mo&s;t influence upon, and more kn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">|ledge of them, than others;
&s;o that, in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> of Di&s;order,
they may call by name, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> as
they &s;uppo&s;e to be the Men of mo&s;t
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> pour and Re&s;olution.</P>
<P N="5">V. To avoid confu&s;ion and noi&s;e, t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> general motions of a
Battalion, in time <PB REF="81">Battel, As, <HI>Advancing, Halting,</HI> and
<HI>Return|ing,</HI> ought to be intimated by beat of Drum; and all Officers
and Souldiers, upon Exer|ci&s;e and upon Action, ought to be carefully
Adverti&s;ed to be <HI>Silent, Attentive,</HI> and <HI>Read to Obey,</HI> what
is commanded, either by Drum or Verbal Expre&s;&s;ion.</P>
<P N="6">VI. If the Regiment be compleat, every company may make a
Plotton, which makes &s;ix Plottons upon each Wing; but if con|&s;iderably
weakned, a Wing may be divid|ed into four Plottons, which ought to be the
lea&s;t number, to give time to charge again, and be ready by that time the
Fire is round, that the Battalion, if there be occa&s;ion, may entertain a
continual Fire.</P>
<P N="7">VII. The Officers commanding Plot|tons, &s;hall place
them&s;elves each in the cen|ter of his Plotton; that when the Battalion
advances they may march in a Rank two Paces before the Front of their Men. But
when the &s;ignal or Command to Halt, and make ready, is given, they &s;hall
enter the fir&s;t Rank of the Plottons; &s;o that the Muzzels of the la&s;t
rank may be advanced beyond their Bodies.</P>
<P N="8">VIII. To prevent di&s;orders, its fit the whole Battalion,
in advancing towards the Enemy, halt when &s;ome Plottons are order|ed 
<PB REF="82">to fire, rather than to command the Plattons out of the Battalion;
which is the mo&s;t u&s;ual vi&s;ible rea&s;on of the Defeat of the Troops; And
therefore above all things ought to be avoided with all po&s;&s;ible car<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> marching to an Enemy, who
under&s;tand his Trade, and will not fail to lay hold on the confu&s;ions which
tho&s;e, who come again&s;t him, do offer.</P>
<P N="9">IX. When the Battalion is ordered to Halt, that &s;ome
Plattons may fire according as (to the judgement of the Commander) they &s;tand
be&s;t for Execution; The fir&s;t Rank of the Plotton, which are to fire, kneek
and the other two Ranks, which are &s;uppo|&s;ed be&s;t (in the di&s;po&s;ition
made for fight|ing) to be at two paces di&s;tance, clo&s;es as (at the Wood the
fir&s;t Rank kneels with|out particular command to them for &s;o do|ing) to the
thru&s;ting of their left feet a|mong&s;t tho&s;e of their Leaders, that the
muz|zels of the la&s;t Rank may be advanced be|yond their Officers, and
&s;tanding upright &s;hall wait the command for fireing, the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> being no nece&s;&s;ity for the
&s;econd Rank &s;toop|ing, which is an unea&s;ie po&s;ture, and, by the
conclu&s;ion of &s;ome Souldiers judgement, may endanger the kneeling Rank.</P>
<PB REF="82">
<P N="10">X. As &s;oon as the Plotton &s;hall have fire the
&s;econd and third Rank opens withou furder command to them for &s;o doing, to
their paces di&s;tance, that they might have room to charge their Pikes
immediatly without expecting order for it, whether mo|ving to the Enemy,
Halting or Retiring, of which particulars a continual habit mu&s;t be given to
the Souldiers: So that there be no nece&s;&s;ity of a particular word of
Com|mand; the fir&s;t rank kneels, the other two clo&s;es up, levelling well
their Pieces, and taking Aim, by bringing up the butt-end of them nearer their
Shoulders than of late times is u&s;ual in Exerci&s;e, of not pre&s;enting
their Pieces though kneeling, and clo|&s;ed up, without a command of their
Officers, no more than of firing, tho already pre&s;en|ted, without his Orders,
becau&s;e that if the battalion be attacqued by hor&s;e, and the Commander, to
avoid confu&s;ion, cho&s;ing rather to keep his fire whole, till they be very
clo&s;e, and then to fire by Plottons, u|pon a mint of the enemies &s;quadron,
as break in upon his Battalion think fit to cau&s;e it pre|&s;ent without
de&s;ign of firing at that di&s;tance, &s;ometimes makes the fir&s;t rank of
the &s;qua|dron not only to &s;toop &s;hort, but fall in con|fu&s;ion 
<PB REF="83">upon tho&s;e that follow, but to bring the Souldiers to a cu&s;tom
of this la&s;t parti|cular, they mu&s;t in Exerci&s;e be often accu&s;|tomed,
&amp; commanded to pre&s;ent &amp; recover again their Arms without firing,
telling them at the &s;ame time the rea&s;on for i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">, par|ticularly at the &s;ame time of Action, and
a|gain&s;t Hor&s;e. The Commander judging it &s;afe&s;t to manage his fir&s;t
fire, lea&s;t their quick motion might prevent the &s;econd.</P>
<P N="11">XI. If the commanding Officer of a plot|ton, be not
altogether per&s;waded of his &s;oul|diers Patience, and exact Obedience, as to
the order of firing to prevent a confu&s;ed fire, he &s;hall march &s;oftly,
according to the mo|tions of the line, with &s;houldred Musquers, permitting
none to make ready, but &s;uch plottons as he intends immediatly &s;hall
fire.</P>
<P N="12">XII. When a whole Line of Foot matches in order of Battel
to the Enemy, the Com|manders of the re&s;pective Battalions &s;hall have a
&s;pecial care to regulate their pace according to the motions of the Line; it
be|ing apparent, that when both Armies are very near, the Battalion that
advances be|yond the Front of his line, will readily be flanked, and by its
defeat give the Enemy <PB REF="83">opportunity to flank the Battalion to the
right and left at the &s;ame time they are at|tack'd in the Front, which may
prove a dangerous Con&s;equence, this precaution is nece&s;&s;ary at all times,
but mo&s;t of all in clo&s;e and covered grounds when the Troops are hindered
(and &s;eparated) the &s;ight of each other, in which ca&s;e they ought to have
&s;ome Officer, or good Serjeants, on both the Flanks, to bring the Commander
con|tinual notice of the Motion of the Troops to his right and left, that he
may be found nei|ther too backward, nor too forward, at the approach of the
Enemy.</P>
<P N="13">XIII. All Officers, particulary comman|ders and Majors,
marching in the Line of Battel to the Enemy, ought to know the or|der in which
the Troops are Embattelled, at lea&s;t of their own Brigade, and of that which
they were to &s;u&s;tain, or is appointed to &s;u&s;tain them according as they
are Po&s;ted in the fir&s;t or &s;econd line, and know by &s;pe|cial remarks to
di&s;cern their own Troops from tho&s;e of the Enemys. To the End that in the
confu&s;ions, to which tho&s;e gene|tal Actions are &s;ubject, that they may
not take the one before the other, which is al&s;o mo&s;t of all to be
apprehended and prevented in clo&s;e and covered ground where the troops 
<PB REF="84">are &s;eparated; and it often falls out, that Men are deceived on
this Account.</P>
<P N="14">XIV. In cace a Battalion might be orde|red, or
otherwi&s;e obliged to retire without being put in confu&s;ion, or Beat, after
warning given not to be affrighted, and telling them the rea&s;on of &s;uch a
motion, whether to make place for Troops of the Second Line coming to relieve
it; or being di&s;advantageou&s;ly po&s;ted, or pre&s;&s; with number of
Enemies, to po&s;t it &s;elf behind in better ground, or that a whole Brigade,
or Line, who&s;e motion the Battalion were obliged to ob&s;erve, were Retiring,
the Commander and Officer com|manding plottons, &s;hall have a care it
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">he done in &s;uch an order,
that the Enemy brake not in upon them in their Retreat, being al|ways ready at
the command, or &s;ignal giv<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Halt, Face about and fire upon the Enemy; ob&s;erving, that in
this motion continues in way &s;lowly except the Brigade or Line &s;hould
happen to halt, only the plottons which are ordered to fire, &s;hall halt, face
about, and having made their fire, &s;hall gain their Intervals, which they
&s;hall have lo&s;t in the Battalions charging their Pieces as they march, and
&s;o of the re&s;t of the Plottons, as the Commanders &s;hall &s;ee
occa&s;ion.</P>
<PB REF="84">
<P N="15">XV. The Colonels, or the Commander of the Regiments
Po&s;t being the Head of the Pikes, be&s;ide a Captain to a&s;&s;i&s;t him, he
ought to have two re&s;olute Serjeants, Men of &s;ervice, by him to carry his
Orders to the right and left, either for firing &s;uch Plottons as he &s;hall
judge of be&s;t &s;ervice, according as they &s;tand to the Enemy, whether
advancing or retiring, or any Orders or Adverti&s;ements, which for pre&s;ent
&s;ervice, he might have to impart to his Officers.</P>
<P N="16">XVI. The Front of a Battalion on &s;uch occa&s;ions,
being an ill Po&s;t for Men on hor&s;e back, as Majors and Aid-Majors, who&s;e
po&s;t is the Flanks, to ob&s;erve how the Batta|lion marches, and upon
occa&s;ion of Di&s;order or Confu&s;ion, to keep up and rally &s;uch as break
off, or are &s;ent with the Adverti&s;e|ment of the &s;tate of Affairs, or for
new Or|ders relating thereto, to the Brigadier or next general Per&s;on.</P>
<P N="17">XVII. That &s;uch Regiments as are pro|vided of good
Bayonets, fixt without the muzzels of their Pieces, may in aproaching to the
due di&s;tance of firing, cau&s;e the fir&s;t rank of the whole Battalion, to
fix their <PB REF="85">Bayonets, and continuing their march till they be
clo&s;e upon the Enemy, make the fir&s;t rank kneel with the points of their
Bay<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">he<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> upon the Ground, and the other two Rank clo&s;ed
up, fire over their heads upon the E|nemy, who &s;uppo&s;ing readily all the
fire &s;pe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> if he happen to
&s;tand it, will come up the bolder upon your Battalion, who receiving him with
the fir&s;t Rank, &s;econd with the pu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> of pike and Bayonet, will readily break him whether hor&s;e or
Foot.</P>
<P N="18">XVIII. If by a Re&s;olute Continuan<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> and clo&s;e fire, the Battalion happen to
brea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the oppo&s;ite Enemy,
the Officers mu&s;t have a &s;pecial care their men do not break af<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> them, but content them&s;elves
to make th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> Granadeers fire
among&s;t them to augm<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">
their Terrour and Confu&s;ion, that they may receive in good order, &s;uch of
the E|nemy as &s;hall come up to &s;u&s;tain tho&s;e which you ought to have
Routed, This Article<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> the
more carefully to be ob&s;erved, that in the advancing of the Line you are
&s;ubject to be flanked by the Enemies Hor&s;e, po&s;ted betwixt the Lines for
that purpo&s;e.</P>
<P N="19">XIX. The Granadeers &s;hall be well po&s;ted into two
plottons upon the Right and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">
Wing without the pikes which cover the <PB REF="85">Flanks of the Battalion,
and two fire locks of each Compay; a Rank before the pikes, to be employed as
the Colonel, or commanding Officer &s;hall &s;ee occa&s;ion at the near
approach of the Enemy, Be&s;ide which it may be jud|ged u&s;eful, that the
commanding Officer of each plotton keep off his be&s;t Fire-Men for a &s;econd,
who &s;hall not fire with this plotton.</P>
<P N="20">XX. To make the&s;e Granadeers upon the Wings, and the
Fire-locks before the Pikes be the more effectual again&s;t the Enemy. I am of
the Opinion (&s;ince its always found, that unexpected Stratagems of Wars do
&s;ur|pri&s;e, and contribute much to the defeat of tho&s;e that are
&s;urprized therewith) that the Plottons of the Granadeers upon the Wings ought
rather to march behind, than to cover the Flanks till you be clo&s;e upon the
Enemy that he cannot have time to make the like Di&s;po&s;ition again&s;t you,
which if he did &s;ee them &s;o po&s;ted at a Di&s;tance, for the &s;ame
Rea&s;on I would have the fire-locks rather po&s;ted betwixt the fir&s;t and
&s;econd rank of the Pikes, then before the fir&s;t, till you be ve|ry
near.</P>
<P N="21">XXI. The Battalions which may happen to be put in
di&s;order by the Enemy, &s;hall <PB REF="86">retire to the intervals of the
&s;econd line: the Officer labouring to keep off the Enemy, by forming in the
Rear &s;ome plottons of the re|&s;olute&s;t men to fire upon till relief came
up, and then with all po&s;&s;ible diligence, &s;ee to get their Ten in order
and ready to &s;econd their &s;econds.</P>
<P N="22">XXII. When the Army is embattelled, and the Troops ready
to march towards the Enemy, all Commanders, Majors, &amp; Officers commanding
Plottons, ought to affect a chearfull Countenance, &s;peaking friendly to, and
encouraging the Soldiers in the mo&s;t touching Expre&s;&s;ions, and by the
mo&s;t per&s;uading Arguments, as Religion, Liberty, and Per&s;onal Honour and
Safety, humbly depending upon their good Behavi|our, the Ju&s;tice of the
Cau&s;e, the Obligati|on of our Con&s;cience to &s;erve our Ma&s;ter
faithfully, the Reputation of our Countrey, alledging the good Examples of our
Prede|ce&s;lours, and the like, which out of the Mouths of Officers, &s;hewing
good Examples of their own Per&s;ons particularly, it Ju&s;t to, and Beloved of
their Souldiers, will be good effect to Animate them to the Work.</P>
<P>LASTLY, When all Di&s;po&s;itions are made, and the Army waiting
for the &s;igna<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> 
<PB REF="86">to move towards the Enemy, both Officers and Souldiers, ought
&s;eriou&s;ly to recom|mend (together with their Souls and Bodys) the care and
protection of the cau&s;e for which they &s;o freely expo&s;e their Lives, to
GOD, Who over-ruleth the Deliberations and Councils, De&s;igns and
Enterpri&s;es of his Creatures, and of who&s;e ble&s;&s;ing alone the
&s;ucce&s;s of all Undertakings doth depend, which they may do in the&s;e or
the like words.</P>
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<P><HI>O</HI> Almighty KING of Kings, and LORD of Ho&s;ts,
which by thy Angels thereunto appoin|ted, do&s;t Mini&s;ter both <HI>War</HI>
and <HI>Peace;</HI> Thou rul|e&s;t and commande&s;t all things, and &s;itte&s;t
in the Throne judging right; And therefore we make our addre&s;&s;es to Thy
Divine <HI>MAJESTY</HI> in this our nece&s;&s;ity, that Thou woulde&s;t take us
and our Cau&s;e into Thine Own Hand, and judge between us and Our Enemies,
&s;tir up Thy Strength, O LORD, and come and help us, for Thou give&s;t not
alwayes the Battel to the Strong, but can&s;t &s;ave by Many or by Few. O let
not our &s;ins now cry again&s;t us for Vengeance, but hear us, Thy poor
&s;ervants, begging mercy, and imploring Thy help, and that Thou woulde&s;t be
a Defenes for us again&s;t the Enemy. Make it appear, that Thou art our
Saviour, and Mighty Deliverer, Through JES&V;S CHRIST Our LORD.
<HI>Amen.</HI></P>
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