Military Discipline

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MILITARY
DISCIPLINE:
OR, THE
YONG ARTILLERY MAN.
Wherein is and fliownethc Po-
difepurfed
fturcs both of sSMusfyt and Tif^
the exadteft way, &c.
Together with the Motions which are to be

ofa Foot-compa-
ufed, in the exercifing
ny. With divers and Jeverall formes
and figures of Battell; with their
reduccmenrs; very necefTary
for all fuch as are ftu-
diousinthcArt
Military.
By William Ba r r i f f.
PsAL. I44. I.
Blejfedbe the Lordmyflrength which tcacheth my hands

to warre, and my fingers to fight.
4>
LONDON,
Printed by Thomas Harper, for Ralph Mab, 1635.
w.R..
:
TO THE RIGHT
HO NOVRABLE.
<lA Igernonne^ ,
Earle of Northumberland\ Lord of

the Honours of Qockgr mouth and
Petworth : Lord Percy , Z#ry Poymngs
,
,
Fitz-pain,Bryanand Lattimer.-Lovd Lieu

tenant of his M a i h s t i e s For-
ces in the Counties of Northum-
berland'and Cumberland-^nd
Knight of the mod No-
ble Order of the
Garter.
%ight Honorable
[He Qlory of the Meridian
Sun y isthemorerefplen-
dently fet off; by xhzfoile
and darfyieffe ofa Shadow:
Mhz which
ibt Efiftle
which is a perpetuall/oZ/o^r of his

Light; as my ambition in all humble
fervice is, to be unto your Lordfhip:
The memory of fo many Heroicall
dAnce/lorSyOS (in all ages} have en-
nobliz'd your potent Family • toge-
ther with their <*5\4artiall and ^-*
nowned (tAtchievements : doe for e-
<
ver ftand recorded, in the Boofe of
Honour and of Famt~>. And that
(wereoccafion fairly offered) your
Honour hath Spirit and bravery z+
nough, in a <*5\dilitary emulation, to
arriv® up to the heighth of their (jlo*
ry : your conftant and Noble T>e*
portment (as well in your private^
carriage • as of late dayes in your
publikg Triumph^when you were in*
Hailed into thatmoft ZJSfoble Order
of the (jarter) doe moft evidently
preJage of you. T his as it hath attra-
&L,. i ded
Dedicatory.
died all eyes and expe8ations:So hath

it incouraged my low ambition (a-
mong the reft) to efteeme your Ho^
ncur a fit Patrone for a Boofy of this
JsQtture, your innate and inbred ver*
tues 3
together with that Qourte(ie~>,
3ôbleneJfe y and Ajfabilttie^ (the in*
feperable Companions of anciently de*
fcended Honour) fpeak you fo eafie,of
rfca^thatmy Yong Artillery-
Man defpaireth not of acceptance <3c
admifsion , to kifle the hands of your

great Lord/hip. ThzjirH- fruits, it is,
of my weak endeyours : and a Collect

tion, meerly of my private ob/ervati*
ons. Such as it is,my humble requeft
unto your good Lord/hip is, that out
ofthe accuftomedy^/om and good*
neffe of your nature you would be
•
pleafed to deigne acceptance of it.
5*> 4. And
27990
The EpiftU
And I withall befeech your Honour,

to give pardon unto that prefumption,
which hath proceeded from devotion.
I confeffe it an ambition in mee , to
foare fo loftily in my Dedication.

But as Alexander (fometimes^) refu^
fed not a mean T?refentoifruit, from
the hands ofa fimple (jard'werSo my
hope is your Honour will hold mee
,
excufed for offering fo northlejfe and

meane a *5\4 ite to togreat and ^000-
r *£/* a Ter/bnage. But confidering
that the fubieH of my Difcourje is in-
tended for the bettering oftheSouldu
ers \noitoledge of the trained Bands ^
'
and that your Lordjhip is one of his

MajeHies Lieutenants it may prove
:
a good inducement to your Honours

liking (who are known to be fb great
& lover ofyour Country*) toyouebjafe
the
the protection and patronage of thefe
my firft endeveurs , whereby I (hall
for ever ftand obliged in all hwriditie,

and'remayne,
Year Honours .-W0i0
^«w£/e? W cfmted
ferpAM,
ILL l AM BARR IFF,

TO THE RIGHT
VVorfhipfiill, Sir %alph <BofYite,
Knighr, Captainc of a Sclcd Gompany
of Foot in the County of Kent.
Ou may be plcafed to remember

(Noble Sir) how often you have
Import undeme to write fomething(by
way of inftru&ion) for the bettering
of the judgements of fuch young Gen-
tlemen andSouldiers rvhofe mindesjl and this way affe-
cled. And although (for my own part) I can better
mannage the Pike then the Pcn-^ytt that I might net
be wanting in allacknowledgement, I have taken
upon me to fatisfie your requeft; which flnll ever
carry the authority of a Command with it. Expect
not (I befeech you Sir) to finde my Booke fet forth
with fine phrafes, nor to be deckt with hifioncalldf
( ourfes , orforraine fought Battels : this being the
onely thing by me intended in it; to fet forth the
exact grounds of this our modcrnc difcipline, for the
exercifing of afoot Company. Nor is it to be eftee-
med a fmall advancement to the knowledge of the
art Military ; even to have Taught this littlefteing
it muft be confeffed to have beene one of the chie-
feft
feftmeanes to make Philip from a poor e Prince, to
become aporvcrfuR Monarch-, and his Sonne Akx^
ander a mighty Conquerer. I meane his exact obfer,
vance of the true grounds of military Difciplme ,
which beginneth with the infirucJion of a private
Company.
Adde hereunto (which I have alfo toucht upon)
his frequent praclifi and inuring of his Souldiers to
the ufe of Armes: together with his well ordering
and contriving the feverall/tfrww andfigures of his
battels. Aiwaics (by the way) obferving how to
make his advantage, either from the */*«?, the num.
or the place, or fome other fuch like oportunity.
her,
But not to cloy your quainter eares with impertinent
difcourjes: who are not onely a Mafier of Armes,
but of Artsy alfo a Gentleman that hath beene
Captaine cither over horfe orfoot-, for the fpace of
thefe \ai\forty yeeres : and from your very infancy
brought up in the very bofome ofthe, Mufes. So that
you are now become a iV^n for Counfell, an A-
polio for Muficke, and a J/w for the /»/</. But left
by acknowledging y our worthy parts, (your native

modejly being fuel), that you never love to hearc
your owne due defervedpraifes) I purchafe afrowne
for a recompeme ,: I forbeare. My humble defire
now is 5 that your Worjhip will be pleafcd to accept
of my well meaning: and although I be wanting in
artfull exprefions, yet to reft afTured, that I am
yours in all humble and heartie affeclton, and mail
Jtill continue
Tour , though unworthy, ytt
obedient Lievetenant,
Wiui^m Barriff.
fflPi ?^S ^pi &&i C^&i £*&$ i^&i i^^ ?®^ ?^p$ ?32^ t*^ ?^S
TO THE WORTHY
CAPTAINES, CAPTAiNE
Edward Dichfield, and
Captaine Henry Sanders, and to
all the Gentlemen of the private and lo-
iw7<r Societie of Cripplegate mee-

ting. W. B wifheth all health and
.
long continuance.
Right Worthy
Aptaines, it is now fomething
more then feven yeares, fince
the beginning of that private
and commendable exerctfe of
Armes by your two Companies
together * how much experi-
ence it hath begot in you r Soul-
diers, your felues be the htdges. This muft be con-
feiTed, that it is fo orderly contrived , as to become
no hinderance to mens more necejfary callings. Yea
it rather calls them the earlier unto it for that the
:
Exerctfe continueth onely one houre the Thurfday of

every weeke; and in the Summer time, ending at/r-
ven of the clocke in the Morning. Some there have
been notwithstanding, that have held uprejudicatc
opinion ofthis meeting conceiving that it would
:
prove an hinder ance to the Artillery ground. Never-

thelcflc
The Epiflle
theleffethe proofchath reported the quite con-

trarie:forthatit hath become a great meanes to-
wards the advancement thereof. And that by fend-
ing divers Gentlemen thither to enter themfelues
therein, who before had not theleafi conceit or purpofc
that way. As for the Souldiersof that meetings they
neither beat Drumme, difplay Enfigne, nor dtfchargt
Musket : But onely exercifc their Poftttres, Motions,
and formes of Battel/, with falfe fire in their pannes.
Which is the caufc, that the Souldiers having at-
tained fome little skill in the handling of their
Armes: prefently defre,to exerctfe with more liberty,
and fo enter upon the Artillery Garden. Wherefore
(moft worthy Captains) you fhall do well to che-
rifh your diligent and indufiriom Souldiers : that fo
they may be heartened to perfift, in fo honourable
and commendable an entendment. It being fuch an
exercife whereby God may gaine glory, the King
and Kingdome, honour', youvfelues, credit', and your
Souldiers, skill: Vox my ownepart, I profefTcand ac-
knowledge my felfe to be one of the firjl; beginners
ofit : and do ftill continue a member of the fame.
And this maketit me the more filent, though ftill I
ivijl) in heart the continuance offo friendly a focietie.
And therefore ( fellow Souldiers)! pray you accept
of'my good will for the deed ; for were I as able as I
am willing; I then, with the Poet,
Would confecr ate your Memories to time,
That yours might Livejcvhenl am turndtoflime.
Yours in all fervice, .
William Ba r r i f f.
liSSISSSillllil
To all worthy Commanders,
and brave Souldiers.
GAlIant brave Sonnes of Mats you muft not looke

That here's ought worth your reading in this Boot^,
Since I intend not further for to goe
Then to the Letters of our Chrt/l-croffe-row :
To fhewthe Vowels, or to lea»ri to jpell

In Difciptineshigh ftrains I will not mell.
But if, perhaps, you have a mind to (can
Or i pie faults in the Ton? Artittery-mAnt
I pray you for your credits as mine owne
You'l picke no fault till you be (ure'tis one
And then (perh ip>) when Reafon taking place*
Opinion muft retreit with Foule difgrace.
Yet if you truly (hall an Errour fpie
Tell me my faulty Tie not in Err$r die.
Then worthy Followers in qreat Mars his traine.
That to perufe my worthlejfe worê will deigne,
Judge but the bed, and you, perhaps, {ball fee
The next 1 write (hall zfarre better bee
In the, mean time, this is the 6eft I have
Frrttad approve. AadmoicI will not *«*.
W. B.
;
To Captainc Walter 3êale> now

Captaine ofthe Ârtillery (garden:
and to all the of the Worthy Captaines,
reft
Lie/tenants, Enfignes, Serjeants^ and other
Gentlemen of that noble Society
W. B. wifheth all increafe ot
knowledge and continuance
ofLove and Vnitj.
Right -worthy Souldiers of th* Artillery ,
Me thinkes I fee feme of you looke awry,

Telling me Vve done §ur Garden wrong
And that in Souldier-Jhip I am toojong :
T hat the worfi SouUier of three hundred men
Should dare in Difcip/tne to life his Ten ,
And he thatth'other day fcarce knew a Ranks
To write a Book* fhoulci now be growne fo cranke:
But (pare your ssfnger for this Booke you fee
Can neither bring reprochxoyon nor mee:
If tor meane matter 1 fhall be detected
From zyong Souldier much is not expelled:
Jf any fay Ihavedone/»vyn><7/
They needs muft thinke fhouldj^* write 'twould exceUy
Like LadsiX JVafiers I but lead the way
That better Gameflers may come in to plaj.
Therefore be pleas'd if any fault be found
*NoJbame*x. all can unto^** redound.
y
Ifought bej^With' Garden twas mefbowne
If ought be ill the Errour is mine ownc.
Then as I from amongftjo* learnt my skill,
So grant me l«ve your favour and good will.
Yours ever William Barrif.

To the%eadcr.
Ourteous Redder, although I have

fet forth this fmall Treatife, princi-
pally ayming at the benefit of my
Country, yet I know that lomc will
not be wanting, to difpar age both
the workman and the workejhc mat-
ter and the manner. F©r fuch is the mifcry of the
times f and the malice of men-, that the frothy Defra-
iY/",fliall found (info me men,) an opinion or his
worth, by detracting and undervaluing other w<w
ments: For mine own part,I ingenuoufly confefle,
that amongft many in our owne Ground, I was the
meanejl both for skill and fchollerjhip, to have un-
dertaken a nwfo of this nature; but being continu-
ally/*?/? by my acquaintance :fome for the Pojlnres,
others fbrthe &tf/#jv, and by fome againe for /7-
gures, I being alwaies willing to further men this
way afFe&ed; granted and gave to fome men Co-
pes, and 1 uffered others to perufc my Notes, which
I had placed in an old wafte Paper- fooke. But at
length, time and mens tongues together, had begot
an opinion, that I had writ a boike. Which was fo
freely divulged, that I was requeftcd by fome, to
know when it would comeforth of the Preffewthtn
as yet I had not the leaft conceit^ to put/** to paper
A tending
tending to this purpofe. So that being engaged fome-
thing in my credit, and withall requefted by a right
worthy Knight, my Captaine, who lpd power to
command: And laftly , being thrufi on by the impor-
of fome of my familiarfriends I haue
tunity : put
my Card amongft the reft into the Bunch to bee
fluffed: not much caring where it be dealt, fo it be
not mixt with the If any carpc at the
plaineneffe ofihcfttle,! conceiue that it fits heft with
the fubiecf: workes of this nature,chiefly requiring
it. Iffitch, whom opinion hath made proud, and cu-
ftome, captions-^ fhj.ll happen to be my Supervifors,

to them I fay, that it is eafier to finde faults, then
mend them-) and to mendBookes, then to make them.
But to the Courteous and skilfull, whofe better parts
willyeeld betterfruits , I ihall requeft theirfavou-
rable cenfure, and that with their judgements, they
will mend what by over-fight I have mift Far
which their loves, I mail ever Hand engaged: and
remaine
Their thwkefullfriend and'Servant,
William Barri f *
.
4^|^^^l4^l^l4Ai.|i^$4fliî
To my loving Friend, The Author.

y>mer eterniz'd is for writing what
Achilles and his Myrmidons did at
The Siege ofTroy.
I envie not his fame,
But needs muft future Ages greatly
blame,
If they forget to Memorife thee too,
That fhow'ft not what was done, but how to doo.
Rowland Qwy*.
To his much cftcemed Friend, and fellow

Souldier,the dutbor.
\Ritticke, obferve thy dijtance, cenfure not,

Nor fpend thy judgement like an ideot
That nothing knows -jfknowing, know thou
then,
Thou mufi be rank' t amongjl the Envious men.
Ifonce thou dofi attempt to contradict
The matter that this Booke conteins in it:
The Methods ylaine-jiot dec kt with complements ,
Thofe frivolous^ idle, necdlejfe Supplements
A2 The
e
Thefubftance ponderous is ; nofond conceit

Affronts thee ^friend. Withflame theyJhaH retreiti .
Andfo retrit, as not to charge againe

In Fronts in Reere^r Flanks, Thoufbalt difdaine
All Formaltjtsy thatfaine would Souldiers feeme-y
Who much exfrefiive are, in judgement greene. .
Andrew Wbeatley.
ExHeJpitioGray.
In Amicum Willielmum Barriff.

\Oung,-andfo old in Martiall Difcipline?
i
Dijlrufi willfay, This work is none of thine.
BntJ, that know it, will averre thefame
To be thine owm, and not anothersfame*
A noble Souldierfcorns to befo bafe
£y others Worth topurchafe his owne Grace.
Audfuch is Barriff. What his Cooke doth Jpeak i
jtjshisowne: Let Envie (well and break?.
Amicus H.P.
The
*&* J&t tt£i? £&( r&* ii^lg .^ VKif
THe Is
Art Military (how c're fuppos'dj
hard like other Arts, yet here difclo'd,
In fiich a manner that who he be e're
That hath in it but learn'd his ABC.
Without difficulty, with little paine,
Such knowledge in this nobleft Art may gainc:
That he may fay, and do as much as fome,
That for this Art, have travel'd Chriftendome.
All by the learned hclpc of B a r r i f f s skill,
Learned, I fay; fay others what they will.
But fpeake 'gainft this he hath put forth,
if they
They will betray in them there's no fuch wortfi:
For this in him there is no fault at all.
Except in this,to teach this Ait to all.
Pcrfift then noble Friend, to th' wo rid defcry
What worth lyes hid in our Artillery.
And we that long to learne this Art fhall fay,
Thanks be to Bar r i f f, he hath ihowne the way.
Rich, Clement.
A 3 On
:
On his much efteemed friend, ,
) the Author.
S London, Englands fane famd

Emperie,
In her brave Garden of Artillery,
With Reafon glory may: becaufe tbtrin
'Is exercis'dexacJer Difcipline,
By motions and apt firings-\ than is done
In any other Place ^Chriftendome.
So maythat Garden as deservedly,
(Accomplijht Barriff) joy and boafi in thee:
WhoJUL'ft thyfelfe The young Artillery-Man,
of thy abounding modefty Jet can
.
Thy knorvne experience thereby vailed be

No more than Sun-beames by a Tyflanie
Why young < Is't caufechou'ltftilla Learner &r 1
u Evenfo
muft all that ayme at Excellencie.
New Accidents, and expert mens direction,
Brings th'arte of Warre ftill neerer to perfection.
'Tisfaid, great Alexander wept, for that
He no more worlds could finde to fub jugate.
And yet ijr Hee before Oftend hadbeene^
He might have eafier wept, than gotten in.
Thy pradfcicke^rf ^/Drilling:/ approve,
As meriting thy Countries thankes^Wlove.
The
\ .
The rather j that loft havefeene thee doe

A Captaines Office, and a Souldiers too.
fVithfuch exacl: dexterity, as none
Cotddfay thou cam'Ji fhort in perfection.
To forraine Difcipliners (mere orfarre,)
Though daily train d up in the Schoole tf/'Warre.
Yet as in thy aiTum'd Title :fo,
f
Th'art modeft in thy aire expreflions too.
Forthou adorn Jl not thy book's Frontifpiece,
With glorious Titles, *<? endeere its Price.
As Th'art of Warre ••
Academy.
or Souldiers
But thee confrift within a Company,
Or Squadrons exercife. Andyet a way
Tofet a greater Body in Array,
Thereby difcover'ft. Onwards then, and (lead
Thy Âmonforfupplying at her need.
Thy Country with large Troupes well-difciflin'd,
For which, occafion will hereafterfinde,
A mcane to crowne thy merit. Whilft thy friends
Wijh thy Dcfigncs, acquire their hofdfor ends.
la. Hay ward ex Hofpitio Graienfij

-
Chap. I.
Concerning Tojlures and hand-

ling zdrmes.
He fir ft rudiments for
the Difciplinc of Infan-

try ought to be an In
ftruction , for the well
mannaging of their
Armes ; whereby they
•may be brought, to ufe
them with eafe and de-
light whereas to the
:
contrary (without exerci'e) both forts of Armes,

wil become a troublefom burden,unto the unskil-
full Bearers. No man is borne a Souldier, neither
can any attain , to be -kilfull in the Art Military
without practice. But by practice is gained know-
ledge,knowledge begetscourage and confidence;
few or none being fearefull to execute what by
B fre-
Military Difc/plme, or
frequent practice they have throughly learned.

Wherefore it is neceftary for every one that in-
tends any proficiency in this part or the Art mili-
tary, to be inftrucfed in the Poftures and well
handling of their Armes ; a thing much to be de-
/ired in our Trained Bands, though firiali hope of
amendment. Seeing the Souldiers are fcarce cal-
led forth to exercife either Pofture, or Motion
once in foure or five yeares. Whole the fault is I
know noc,onlyl pray God that it may beameded,
leftifiame and infamy be the leaft of euils which
our careleffe fecurity may bring upon us: Yet par-
don this digreflion,formy zeale to my Countries
good had almoft tranfported mee beyond the
bounds of my intent, but of this no more. I will
now come to the poftures of the Musket and Pike:
which,! conceive, are fitteft to begin from the ta-
kingup of their Armes, and arming the Souldiers
concluding them with the -laying down of their
Armes,or difarming them. But before I begin the
Poftures Mee thinks I heare fome already inqui-
:
ring what is a Pofture. Wherefore that I may fa-

tisfTethem, and not be troubleforne to others. In
briefethus.
Pofture in a SouldSer is the garbe or figure, that
he ufeth in die handling of his Armes, confifting
of feverall Motions for atchieving of each Po-
fture. The Motion being the working part , the
Pofture the alteration or acl: , either in circum-
ftanceor matter. As to reft your Musket being
one Pofture,to fhoulder your Musket another , fo
likewife for the reft,howbeit fome perchance will
ob-
The young Artillery Man.
objedt,(as formerly hath bin to one of Athcnsjnz-

king a long Oration in the praife of Hercules his
valour) who ever doubted of it. So to me who
ever queftioned thefe for Poftures yet I have
:
known them not only queftioned, but written a-

gainft,peremptOfily concluding that there are but
three Poftures to be ufed for the Musket , whofe
errours I dial eafily confnte.But more of this after
the Poftures of the Musket. Wherefore for the
more orderly proceeding conceive their Armes
to lie before them on the ground , and then the
firft command will be, to ftand to their Armes.
The Poftures ofthe Musket.
'
Ake up your Bandeliers.
Put on your Bandeliers,
Take up your Match.
Place your Match.
Take up your Musket and Reft.
Reft yoir Musket.
"Now if you pleafe you may performe ybur falu-
ting Pofturc*.
Poyle your Musket.
Shoulder your Musket.
Take your Reft into your right hand, and you are.
armed ready to March.
Now to begin to make resdy,which may be done
either (landing or marching.
Take your Match between the fingers of your
right hand.
Put your Reft ftring about your left Wrift , and
carry your Reft in your left hand.
B 2 Re-
<
Military Difcipltnc, or
Return your Match between the fingers of your

left hand.
Unfhoulder your Musket and Poy fe.
Ioyn your Reft to the outfide of your Musket, t
Open "^
Cleer C r>
Prime >y ourPan -
Shut J
Caft off your loofe Corns.
Blow offyour loofe Corns., and bring about your
Musket to the left fide.
Treileyour Reft,& ballance your Musket in your
left hand.
C Powder.
Charge with «v
CBulIet.
Draw forth .*
Syour Scowring ftick.
Shorten J
Put your fcowring ftick into your Musket,
Ram home your Charge.
Withdraw
^
Shorten > your fcowring ftick.
Return i>
Brine forward your Musket and Reft.

Poyle your Musket and recover your Reft.
Ioyn your Reft to the outfide of your Musket. *
Draw forth your Match.

Blow your Coale.
Cockp
> your Match.
Fit !>
Guard your Pan.

Blow the Am from your Coale. Open
Ihevonne Artillery Man.
Open your Pan.

Piefcnt upon your Reft.
Give h'rebreft high.
Difmount your Muster, joynmg your Reft to the
outlide of your Musket.
Uncock and return your Match*
Cleer>
S your Pan.
Shut 5
Poife p
>your Musket.
Shoulder )
Take your Match between the ringers ofthe right
hand.
Take your Reft into your right hand , cleeiing
youi ftring from your wrift
Return your Reft into the left hand 3 the ftring
loofe.
Return your Match into your left hand.
Unfhoulder your Musket and Poyfe.
Reft your Musket.
Set the But-end of your Musket on the ground.
CMusket and Reft.
Lay down your Z
C Match.
Take off p
>your Bandelicrs.
Lay down j
March from your Armcs.
There is likewife the Sentinell Pofture,
which is , The Muskettier having his Musket
charred with Bullet , his Match cockt , his Paa
guarded > ftands wiili his Musket refted to per-
B 5 forme
Military Difiiplinc, or
forme fuch duty as fhall be commanded or given

him in charge. Some have likewife taught to make
ready on, or from the Sentinell Pofture: But note
that as none comes to ftand Sentinell but comes
ready charged So if any occafion happen that he
:
muit give fire in the time of his {landing Sentinel,

it cauleth a generall Alarme. So that he will have
no fit time to make ready upon his Reft Where- :
fore, I conceive it fuperfluous; but will ever con-

forme to better judgement.
We have alfo the Funerall Pofture, which from
the Reft is to be performed at 3 . Motions , which
cannot fo well be expreft in writing, as it will ex-
prefle it felfe in Action. Wherefore feeing that it
is rather an Ornament toObfequies,than truly ne-
ceftary for Armies I will not fpend more time a-
bout it, but come to the Poftures of the Pike. Yet
before I paffe upon them,give me leave to anfwer
fome , which out of a Cnticall humour will al-
waycs be carping at others , condemning thefe
Poftures, faying, There are more by halfe , then
are either good or ufefull 5 and that there are no
morePoftures to be ufed,butMake ready,Prefent,
Give fire. The which wee will not deny that in
Service there are any other ufcfull: notwithstand-
ing I would have them to know, that Make ready
is no Pofture, but a word of Command,including
all Poftures, from the firft Arming of the Soul-

dier to the prefent or if the Muskettier be char-
:
ged , Shouldered or both , then the word (Make

ready) commands theprofecutionof the reft of
your Poftures which are between the Pofture
you
you then immediatly are at, when the word is gi-

ven, and the other Pofture , Prefent : for which
reafon when wee teach Muskettiers at firft it is
mod neceflary to inftruct them punctually, from
Pofture to Pofture: Which being once attained,
he manageth his Armes more furcly,more comc-
ly,with more celerity, and with better execution:
and at the firft may aseafily be taught the belt
way. But if he have got an habit of doing ill there
wil be as much or more pains fpent in reclayming
his errours, as at firft to teach him the beft, fareft,
and rcadicft way.
Chap. II.
Of the Poftures of the Pike.
jHat which followcth nextofcourfe

is the Pofture of the Pike: Where-
fore that we may obferve order in

our proceeding; wee will likewife
conceive their Pikes to lie in like
mannerT)efore them on the ground: And then, as
before, the firft Command will be , To ftand to
their Armes.
Handle
•your Pikes.
Order
B 4 To
"g Military Vifcijtlwe, or
,
Copen y
ToyourC ?Order..
Cclofe j
Charge with the But-end of your Pike at the ift-
fide of your right Foot, your Pike in the left
hand, drawing your Sword over the left Anne.
rRight,
Charge to the < Left,
XRcere.
Order your Pikes, and put up your Swords*
Note that thefe Charges at trie Foot are to re-
ceive a defperate Enemy on Horfe,upon a ftand in
fome flrait , or other place of advantage , the
Muskettiersto give fire over the Pikemens heads,
or elfe-where, at the difcretion of the Comman-
der.
Port
Comport
Cheelce ^ your Pikes..
Treilt-
Order
Charge to the
Recrcisrobc _,
f Front
^t, . ,
andcrftoodal. ChargelRlght
wayeitotbe totnejLeft £ Order as you were;
Jcfc about,be. fDp^n' »
caufeitisa. .^ «m
times a nearer ShoulderyOUrPifceS^
way then char- A - _
Advance
gingtotbe
ligfe abort Port
^
CmiwPiW*
urPite9
Comportry°
Cheeic j
Trilc
TheyOiWg Artillery Man.
Treile your Fikes ^

f Front A
K Advancc * $ y° u werc
Charge ,o the«
-
|
£Reere J
Shoulder \
Port /
Comport^your Pikes,
Checke
\
Treile )
Shoulder your Pikes "\
C Front /
~, .
Charge to the A^
1 Right /Shoulder as you were.
\
£Reere J
From Comport, Cheeke, or Treile , the Pike-
man may at the dncretion of the Commander
charge either to the Front, Reere,or both Flanks,
as fhSl be necefTary or thought expedient. Wher-
fore we /hall ijot need to do it but once over, for
the Charges will be all alike, whether you Com-
port from Order , from Advance, or Shoulder.
And fo likewife for Cheek and Treile,&c.
C Front "3
From Comport j Right f^^^. •
wAM _i_i.._
Chargetothe SLeft > Comport as you were.
£Reere j
Cheek your Pikes.
r Front "2
From the Cheek jRight f ^, ,
Cbargctothe >cl > Cheek as you were.

£Recre J
Trrilc
I© Military Difciplitie, or
Treilc your Pikes.

C Front 2
From the Treilc 1 Right C-r m~
>Treileas you were.
Charge to the <Left
£Reere j
Order p
> your Pikes.
Lay down J>
I fhallundergo the cenfure of fome , for that
they will finde more Poftures of the Pike here
then formerly they knew of, and fo by their con-
clufion more then there is any need of for novv-
-,
a-dayes there are fuch that will limit difcipline,to

the verge of their owne knowledge ; and whatso-
ever elie they fhall fee either acled or written by
others that is without the lifts of their kenning,
they will peremptorily conclude for fuperfluous
and improper, howfoever I fhall alwayes referre
my felfe to the judgment of the more judicious.
The charges of the Pike are twofold either for
defenfe or offence. Charges underhand or over-
hand: but divers and different they are from their
feverall wayes and Poftures from which they are
or may be done,although they are not all alwayes
ufefulL yet at fometimes they may be ufefullând
therefore very requifite to be known to all fuch as
either are, or at left would be accounted for good
Soulciiers.
As I have ki down the Poftures themfelvcs
both of Musket and Pike , fo it were not much a-
mifTe^f thnt the Motions of Pofture were likewife
here expreft. But becaufe they will take up too
much
Tbeyottfig ArtiUtrj Man. 1
much time,& fill too much paper,and the Subject

it not pleafing unto many;I will fpare my la-
felfc
bour, and my booke the lines, rather iuffering the
cenfurt of curtail'd brevity ,thcn tedious prolixity.
************
Chap. III.
Ofthe Drum.
igggg^VrSouldiers being fufficiently inftru-

"
the Poftures of fuch Armes as
<fted in
they carry, or are appointed to life :
the next thing they are to learn, is the
knowledge of the feverall beats of the
Drum, which is as requifite to be learnt of the
Souldier, as any thing elfe in this way. For the

Drum is the voice of the Commander, the fpurre
of the valiant, the heart of the coward, and by it
they muft receive their directions when the roring
Canon,the clafhing of armes,the neighing of hor-
fes, and other conf ufed noife caufeth, that neither
Captaine nor other Officer can be heard. Where-
fore it will be moft neceffary for him to learne
thefe fixe feverall Beats, viz.
i A Call. 3 A March. 5 A Battaile.
2 A Troope. 4 A Preparative. 6 A Retreit.
t By a Call, you muft underftand to prepare to
heare prefent Proclamation, or elfe torepaireto
your Enfigne.
a By
12 Military DifctplirtCy or
2 By a Troope underftand to fhoulder your

Muskets, to advance your Pikes, to clofe your
Rankes and Files to their order, and to troope
along with for follow,) your Officer to the place
of Randefvous or elfewhere.
3 By a March you are to underftand to take your
open order in ranke, to fhoulder both Muskets
and Pikes, and to direct your March either quick-
er or flower, according to the beat of the Drum.
4 By a Preparative you are to understand to
clofe to your due diftance, for skirraifh both for
ranke and file, and to make ready,that fo you may
execute upon the firft command.
5 By the Battaile or charge, under/tend the con-
tinuation or preffing forward in order of battaile
without lagging behind, rather boldly ftepping
forward into the place of him that fals dead,or
wounded before thee.
6 By a Retreit underftand an orderly retiring
backward, either for reliefe, for advantage of
ground, or for fome other politicall end, as to
draw the enemy into fome ambufhment, or fuch
like. Much more might be written concerning the
Drum, but this may fuflice for the prefent.
HAP.
The young Artillery Mm i $
Chap. IV.
OfRankes and Files , their places and dignities,
Ow that our Souldiers arcfome-

what managing of their
skilfull in
amies, and no leflc capable of the
feverall beats of the Drum, it is
high time for them to know the dif-
ference between a Ranke, and a File. Wherefore ^^
lsa
know that a Ranke is a row of men, fometimes Ranke.
more, fometimes fewer, (landing, moving, or
marching even a breaft, or (as fome writcj poul-
dron to pouldron, or moulder to moulder. A File
is a fequence of men, (landing one behinde ano-
File?"*
ther, backe to belly in a ftraight line from Front
to Reere, confiding (bmetimes of 6.8. or 10. men.
on fome occafions the Spaniards make them 12.
deepe. But when any one would flicw much varie-
ty of exercife, then 8. will be the more pliant and
dividual number,yet for fervice in the field,whcre
men are not altogether fo expert (as I could wifh
our Country-men were,) 10. men is the fitteft
number, hot onely for the caufc aforefaid, but al-
fobecaufethat io.isthefquarerootof a 1 00. and
is a better number to draw Companies into grof-
fer bodies.
And now I thinke it would not be much amiffe
if I fhould here infert the feverall places of digni-
nity and precedency in Ranke, as alfo in File.
Wherefore
14 Military DifciplinCjOr
Wherfore becaufc that Files are finl to be drawn

forth, and that by adding or joyning of Files to-
gether, Rankes are made; we will begin firft with
Files. Wherefore conceive their honour accor-
ding to the figures or numbers hereunder placed,
firft in File,then of Rank,laftly of both cojoyned.
Front.
Front. Number or dignity. Number of digniric.
Z l *- l
-gi 67348 51 2.6.7.3 4.8.,. 1.0.
i nt &
g-3-p- 8 -p
P .p.p.p.p.p.p.p
8.7.5.5.4.3.2.1
§p
^Hi*
p, p- p- p-
5 p-p-'-f
p I*!-
«4.p.4'0 ,--, Nuberofplace.3.p 8. g^
^.p.?.5
5"6.p.7.cro"
K1 ,
Numberof P Iace -
24 Hi
& < .p. 3 B:
B7.M.I §"*P-7 3
8.p.2.p *
oj p 6. 5."
Reere. *SL8.p.2.
It will not be of it ielfe fufficient that I have both

marked and figured the places and dignities to
each particular man in his File and Ranke, but it
will be looked for of fome,that I mould backe
my
opinions either with found and good reafons of
mineowne,or at theleaft with the opinions of
fome others: as for fuch as have employed th< m-
felves upon this fubjetf:, they have been as divers
in theirjudgements, as their number, each man
having a fancie to his owne way. And if it were
.
muchmateriall, I might have here demonftrated

unto you the fevrrall opinions of Leo,Robertellus,
Count Mansfield, Sir Thomas KelLe, and many o-
thers: whofe workes being extant, I will fpare the
labour.
Thcyowg Artillery Man. 15
labour.But above all read,Cap-

the reft that ever I
taine lohn Bingham hath in my judgement beft de-

livered himfclre in this p.irticulanwhich although
he have expreft by way of Tetarchies and Mirrar-
chies, yet the fame may be undevftood as well by
Rankes and Files. His words are thefe * Every * j, hcT3 C :
t
"Tetarch is over foure Files, in all which the neb of Mian

<c
Commander that hath the right, hath the firft NoKi^f rfw
"place; he that hath the point of the left, the fe- 10. chapter,
"cond place; he that (landeth on the right hand
M next to him, the third place. The laft place is his
"that ftandeth next to the Commander of the
" right point on the left hand He demonft rates it
:
"by way of figure thus.

p. m.m. m.m.p. p. m.m. m.m. p.
Right 1.5. 1. 4.8.4. 3. 7. 3. 2.6.1. Left
wing • • wing.
The Middle.
n»S^r*^ r*?sa§r -•"* *^* ^ Sff
><J>v--*5»j
*'* *** *^* ®* *** ***
CH A P. V.
Rctfons for yrecedetKy ofdignity in Rankes and Files.
Shall now endevour togivefome

^gjp reafons for thefe feverall places of
%M?' E^§ a?1

S ninc * n Rankeand Fi'e. And
JvgV^ firft for that Geometricall propor-
i5&& tion gives both life and being to
orderly
15 Military Difcipl'me f ox.
orderly difcipline, confider that all parts of the

body oi/ght to be anfwerable. Wherefore feeing
that the jovniflg of Filers and Rarikes produccth
greater Bodies; it is neceffary that a true proporti-
on fhould be kept from the beginning : and that in
drawing forth of Files they obferve to make the
Reere halfe files anfwerable in skill and worth to
the Front halfe file. And that the file-leaders,and
halfe-rankesofthe left flanke, mould be equiva-
lent in worth, skill, and valour to the right flanke,
that the Reere diviiion hold like proportion with
the Front diviiion, and that all parts of the body
be ballanced with true proportion, fo
neere as the knowledge of the Souldi-
ers,andthe number of the men will
give you leave; and that there may be
correfpondency in their worth, place,
and dignity, you may obferve by ad-
ding the figures of number together,
M
which arc in the argent, where you
flial findc that the dignity being added
together ofthe Front halfe file, makes

the number of 1 8. And the worth of
the Reere divifion being in like man-
ner added, makes the like number. So
likewife flial you findethe dignity and
worth of the File leaders of the left
flanke, to paralell the worth of thoic
on the right flanke by the fame rule.
If you will have it yet more cleere, obferve that
the file leader is the chiefe in his File, the bringer
up the fecond, the halfe File leader the third, the
laft:
The young Artillery Man. l
-
lait man of the front halfc file the fourth. Now

nctc thatas the worth of the firfl: precedes the fe-
cond,fo the worth of the third exceeds the fourth.
Now addc the firfl worth to the fourth worth,and
that makes five. And the fecond worth to the
third, and it makes the fame number^ fo that there
is equalitie throughout the Battel! both in Front,
Reere, and Flankes: for it were unreafonable, that
allthe chiefc men ihould be on the right Flanke,
and all the word on the left. For the left rauft be
oppofed to the enemies right. The File leader
ought to be worthieft, becaufe he hath the com-
mand of his File, and marcheth the firfl: againft his
enemy. The b ringer up ought to be the fecond,
becaufe his place of march is in the Reere, and is
in molt danger, fhould the enemy charge on that

part. The halfc file leader is the third in honour,
becaufe that when the halfe taken oft upon
file is
any occafion, he is the leader (unleffe they be

commanded to. fice about) the laft man of the
front halfe file is the fourth man in dignitie, for
when the Reere divifion is taken off, then he is the
Bringer up. The next man to the file-leader hath
the fift place of honour, for that one doubling
brings him into the front. The next man before
the Bringer-up hath the fixt place of honour, for
that if thebody be faced about, one doubling
brings him into the Front accidentall, or keeping
the proper front by once doublingfof rankes, he
becomes Bringer-up to his File-leader. The fe-
venth place of honour is his that marcheth next
after the halfe-filc leader, for that when the halfe
C files
1 8 Military Difcifline, or
filesdouble the Front,or marcheth forth,then one

doubling, ranks him even with the Front. The
eight and lafl place of honour, is his that is the
third from the Front, the File being but 8. deepe,
which may alfo be made a File-leader, though
with more trouble than the reft for by counter-
:
marching Front and Reere into the middeft, and

then facing to the former front, & after doubling
of ranks, makes him likcwife a file-leader. Now
as every mans dignitie is more or lcfle in his File,
fo is all his ranke with him. Wherefore this that
hath already beene laid, may fuffice to demon-
ftrate unto thofe which as yet are ignorant of the
feverall places of dignity, both in Ranke and File.
I might have enforced many other reafons con-
cerning the dignity of number and place but I :
have infilled longer upon this fubjeft, then at firft

I intended, which -makes me the more willing,
though fomewhat abruptly to breake from it,

and come to mew the manner of joyning or .draw-
ing up of Files into forme of battell. And there-
fore this may ferve
for all, the Serjeant that hath
order to place them, is to lead them up according
to their worth and honour. As firft the right hand
files then the left hand file; and fo the other files
fuccemvely within them according to their feve-
rall worths and places. As by the following figure
you may more pkinely perceive.
Dignity
The j Bang Artillery M>w I $
Dignity of place.
0267 348510
1m m m m m m in m 1
«j 2mm in m m m m ra C 5
C m m in m m m m m 8 ? 5
-g^ 3
c 4 m m m m in m m m 4 -§ a^-
<+*
£ £ 5 in m m m m m m m 3 ^Z,
-g
<-E m m m m m m m 7 "2- £f
(5 111
H-; 7 m m mm m
=3 m 1116 Q £" 111
^ 8 in m m in m m m m 2
087^543210
Number of place.
Reere.
a
If there he any that (liall fay thefe are nicities,

and of no repute amongft Souldicrs, I dare fay
they have been well reputed of by good Souldi^
crs, no difparagement unto the fault-finders ( if
'
there happen to be any fuch.) As for the noble,

worthy, and well-knowing Sduldiers,I amalmoft
confident that out of their true-fpeaking judge-
ments, they will eyther conclude that it is fo ufed,
or at the leaft that it ought fo to bejbut if this can
worke no effect with the • 1 leave
«
'
every man freely to his owne judgement, defuing

the judicious, alwaies to hold a favourable opini-
on ofmy well-meaning.
C2 Ch ap»
20 Military Difciplwe, or
v * * v v
Chap. VI.
Ofthefeverall dtflmccs
3 Ow that our Souldiers have attained
fome knowledge in the ufc of
fmall
their Armes (me thjnkes like fome
of our little-knowing fouldiers of
the trained Bands) they already
begin to be ambitious of File-lea-
ders places ; therefore that their owne weakenef-
fes may light them to read e their cwne .follies, we
will fee how they will behave themfelves exer- m
cife amongft the Companie.. Wherein the firft
thing we are to inftruft them in, is their diftances.
But becaufe it is held,by fome a matter difputable,
whether diftance be one of, the motions or no:
We will firft declare ,what is diftance. To which I
anfwer, that indeed Diftance it felfe is no. motion,
but there is motionin producing fucfr diftance; for
Diftanceis the fpace of ground between man and
man^ either in File or Ranke,. having relation pne-
ly to the place
;
between each partie, All the reft of
the motions having not onely relation to the one,
but the other. Wherefore not to fpend more time
in a matter fo apparant, we will fay that the difci-
plineofa foot-companie confifts chiefly in di-
stance an4 motion. And therefore feeing that
diftance
7heyoung Artillery Man, i r
difhince is the ground of motion, and that no mo-

tion can be performed without diftance, wee w ill
leave to difcourfeit, and fall to the matter it fclfe,
and Blew how many forts of Diftance is ordinari-
ly ufed in our moderne difcipline, which are theft
foure here under named^/^,
Clofe O rder, 1 which is f One foot and a halfe.
Order, f both in ^ Three foot.
Open Order, £ Rank & SSixe foot.
Double diftace, 3 File £ Twelve foot.
hath been the opinion of fome ancient Com-
It
manders, that the diftance of Ranke, was ahvaies
double the diftance of File, although they went
both under one and the fame denomination. As
that order in File was three foot, order in Ranke
fixe foot, open order in file fixe foot, open order
in ranke twelve foot,and Co of other diftances.But
the beft received opinions hold them to be alike
both in ranke and file.
There is to be confidered in diftance thefc three
efpecially, that is,
<wFor March.
Diftance < For Motion.
cForSkirmim.
Yoc are to obferve, that your diftance for march
is be three foot between file and file, and fixe
to
foot between ranke and ranker diftance for moti-
on fixe foot both in ranke and file, diftance for
wheelings end skirmifh three foot in ranke and
file. Onelyifyou wercto
receive a charge from
the horfe,it is neceftary for your files of Pike-men
to be at clofe order. Wherefore we will rehearfe
C3 all
22 Military DifcifUne, or
all the ordinary wayes for the opening, and" do-

ling both of files and rankes. But in the fir/1 place
command them to even their Rankes, and /heigh-
ten thsir Files, to be iilent & attend to their words
of command and direction, &c .
Rankes and files to your clofe order.

In motion of
Fil-svouarc Files open to the right? ,
55K" Rankesopenforward J
to your order-
your Leader, j^ ^
^ ^ fa j t0
Rankes open forward $ y our °P cn ***•
in motion of Files open to the right 7
fretTifcrfe
113 ^ ^
50 forward S y ° Ur
Files clofe to the right 7
t0 Mancc.
vow right ,
K5 «* R ank es clofe forward $

t0 y our °P en ordcr '
Files clofe to the right ? ,

t0 >' our ordcr -
Rankes clofe forward <,
Files clofe to the rieht ? , r ,
t0 ou r clofe ordcr
Rankes clofe forward 5 y -
Files open to the left ? .

ro y our order
Rankes open backward J <
Files open to the left 7

Rankesopenbackward \
t0 Y™
open order.
Files open to the left 1 t
... . ,
Ranks open backwards S t0 y our double dlftance -
Files clofe to the left 1

Ranks clofe backward
ô your open order, ,
Files clofe to the left ? »

our 0rden
Ranks clofe backward V° y
SfdSkwL^toyourclofeorder,
Ss&ii^êS-yourorder.
Files
Tkyotwg Artillery Ifo*.
Files ? open and left £ to your open or-

right
J
RanksS to the £ front and rccreS der.
Files ; open 5 right and left 7 to your double
Ranks S" to the £ front and recre £ diftanee.
Files ^ clofe c right and left inward 5 to your o-
Ranks^totheiniiddcil: ^
pen order.
Note that when Files open to the right,the left-
hand hie mull: ftand raft, every file taking his di-
ftanee from the file next his left hand And when ;
they open to the lett , then the right hand file

ftands, every file taking hbdiitanee from the file
next his right hand/ Obferue alio that when
Ranks open forwards, theu the lad ranke ftands
every Ranke taking his diftanee from the Ranke
next behinde him : And when
they open back-
wards, then the firft Ranke is to ftand,every Rank
to take his diftanee from the Ranke next before
him. You are likewife to take nonce in the action,
that you are either to face to the right , or to the
right about.
*Note alio that in clofing of Files, ifitbetothc
Right, then contrary to the opening, the right
hand file ftands; the reft clofing to the Right , ta-
*
king their diftanee from their next right hand file.
If you clofe to the left , then the left hand file
ftands;thercftof the files clofing to the left, ta-
king their diftanee in like manner. When Files
clofe to the right and left,then they clofe inward,
taking their diftanee from the files within them,
neerer to the middeft of the bodie. Alfo note,that
when Files are commanded to open to the right
and left (or by divifion)it muft be outward. If
C 4 Ranks
24 Military Diftipline, or
Ranks clofe to Front and Reere, then the fTrft and

laft Ranke ftand , the others taking their diftances
from them. If they clofe Ranks towards the cen-
ter or midft, then they clofe towards their two
middlemoft Ranks.
It is not required that every Captaine or other
Officer that fball exercife a Company,fh:ill ufe all
thefe feveral openings,and clofings which are here
expreft, but rather that he make ufe of fo ma-
fliall
ny of them,as he fhall thinke fit for his prefent oc-

cafion or exercife. Although they all may be ufe-
full at fome time or other. I may fpare examples,
for it muft needs be apparant to the meaneft capa-
cities.
Chap.
F*ont.
C
m m m m S 4* Chap. VII.
mmmm
mmmm Of marching the Company in Bivifions At lengthy the
order and viae es of the Officers, and acaiticdravpinv them
mmmm
mmmm
tntofor J Jof B (/
,
- *
m in m ui 0\v that our Souklicrs

arefomewhat expert
mmmm "
in th.irdiftances, wewill nc\c draw them
m m m ai forth into a long March. Wherefore note,
£
_ that our files muft be .it order, and our Ranks
P P P P at open order: The Musketticrs of the right flankcjarc- to
P P P P make the Van,and to march next after the Captains The :
P P P P Pikes are to make the battell, and to march after the En-
D i
fignc, either in one or two divifions, nccordingto theit
P P P P number. '! he Musketticrs of the left flankc fo~iiHtimes
t
P P P P called die fecond divifion of Muskets ) make the Retre

P P P P Guard, which is led commonly by the kcond Ser/e.nr.
P P P P Howbei: if there be but one divifion of Pikes then the ,
'
P P P P
5 i
eluclt (or chiefefl) Serjeant leads the fecond divifion of
Musket ievs. If the Company be butfmall,then it is beft
P P P P
to make but two Divifions, one of the Muskettiers, ano-
P P P P
ther of the Pikes ; For the placing of the reft of the Offi-
P P P P
D cers, you may perceive by the figure in the rnargent:
P P P P Wherefore note that M. fhnds for Muskets, p. for Pikes,

P P P P D. for Drummes, S. for Serjeants, E. for Enligne, L. for
P P P P Lieutenant, and C. for Captaine.
P P P P Note,.if you have but three Drummes, then let the
P P P P Drumme in the fecond divifion of Pikes be wanting : If
3 2 onely two, then upon a March,thefirftbetweene the
mmm m third and fourth ranke of the front divifion of Musket-
mm mm tiers. 7 he fecond betweenethe third and fourth ranke of
mmmm the fecond divifion of Pikes,
D i Note that betweene each Divifion in March there
mmm m ought to be 1 2. foot diftance; 6. foot betweenethe Offi-
,
mmmm cer, and 6\foot behinde him.

mm mm
m m mm
3 S m m m*m
L ClfAF.
Kecrc
25 Military D ijapline, or
Chap. VIII. C.
mmmm S 4
Of drawing the divifions up into afymre* m m mm
mm mm
p Hen you would bring your body againe into D.
'
Battalia , commai d your front divifion to mmmm
to your
make Alt or Stand; then give order tn m m m
Enfigne either by a Serjeant, or by (ome mm mm
figne to leade up the firft divifion E. mmmm
of pikes on the left of the firft divifion of Muf- pppp mm mm
kectiers., with his colours flying, and the Pikes pppp A.
to continue fhouldered, fo long as the Drumme pppp
beats a March. But if it beat a Troope, then the D.
1 ikes are to advance, and clofe their Ranks for- pppp
ward to their o:der,and fo the Enfigne to troop pppp
them up with his colours fierfcL 1 he eldeft Ser- pppp
jeant to lcade up the fecond divifion
is S.i. pppp
j The fecond Serjeant in like
o T ikes pppp pppp
manner is tp leade up the fecond or pppp B.
reere Divifion of Muskettiers ; each di- pppp
vrfion ftill marching up to the left of D.
tha t divifion next before it. The man- pppp
neryou may plainly fee in the figure; pppp *
where the front divifion is marked pppp

in the Reere with the letter A. The pppp
fir ft Divifion of Pikes S.2. pppp
with the letter B. .The fe- mm mm C.
cond Divifion of pikes mm mm
with C, The fecond mm mm
Divifion of Muskettiers D.
hath in the Reere the let- mm mm
ter D. T he other figure mmmm
on the other Jeafe iri form m mmm
of a (quart fhewes their mmmm
nding, aftei the Divifi- s
'1
3
mmmm
oas are led up. All the file- L. D.
ksAea ftandiiig even in front togctVet making one Ranke.
B.
The. young Artillery M#f. ±7
E C
2673 4851
2 67348 51
S2immmmD. ppppppp pD. mm mm 1 S 1
2 mmmm p pp pp p p p m mmm 5
3 m m m m p ppppp p p mmmm 8
4m m mm p p ppp p p p mmmm4
jrammm p ppppp p p mmmm 3
6 mmm m p pppppp p mmmm 7
7 m m m m p ppppp pp mmmm 6
S3 8 m m m m D. p p p p p p p p D. m mmm 2 S4
L
The difcipline of the Art Militarie may rightly
be divided into thefe five general 1 heads,(viz.)X>/-
fiance , Facings , Doublings , Countermarches , and
Wheelings, which have beene not unaptly compa-
red to the five vowelsrFor as without one or more
of the vowels, no word can be fpelled, fo without
one or more of thefe,neithcr forrnc 3 nor action can
be performed.
Chap.
28 Military Difeiplwe> or
**n§$
M hat is Facing , and the ufe ofthe word; whether

to be ufed or refttfed.
Efore we come to mew the varietie

Jfa of'Facings in the action , I thinke it
i
will not be amilfe to fpeakea word

or two in the way of definition: awd
therefore what is Facing''. To whic h
I anfwer , That Facing is a particular turning of
the Afpecl: from one part to another, whereby the
Front proper becomes a Front accidentall And a :
Front accidentall, may be reduced to his proper

Front. There are fome likewife that by no meanes
will allow of the word Face Concluding it alto-:
gether unnecefTarie ; And no other word muft be

given, but, To the Right, To the left, &c. Yet I
wonder that men will ftumble at fo fmall a ftraw,
which cannot chufe but be better ufed than refil-
led. For the word Face is but one fyllable, and
quickly pronounced, and gives fo cleare an expref-
fionofthe intent of the Commander that it con •
eludes it As for example , Should you

neceffary.
command Company to double Rankes to the
a
Right, and then command them as they were, and
then fay,To the Left,it might puzzle a good Soul-
dier at the firft, to difcerne whether he mould face
or
2p
or double The like miftake might bee amon^
:
Countermarches.'Wherefore I conceive that none

can juftly taxe it for fuperrluous, feeing the eafie/t
exprefTion hath alwayes beene accounted for the
bed. Yet fpare me, for my intent is not to over-
fway any man in his opinion, but rather to deliver
mine; leaving all men freely to their owne likings.
If my intent
were to make a great booke with a
little matter might then here infert figures for
, I
every particular Facing, and their Inducements to

their firft Pofture , which would take up divers
meets of paper,andto little purpofe. For I fuppofe
that every man that knows any thing , may eafily
conceive the idea, of any ordinary Facing in his
minde. Wherefore I will but fhew one or two of
the hardeft. You are to note that in the Motion of
Facings every man turnes on the Center, or Ball
of the left foot, moving onely the right, the other
being the keeper both of ranke and file.
f
Right Li tbecseittft
of the motion
Left
offacing»,yoa
Right and left a re to be at
Rightabout open or dt r in
Ranke and
Face to the. ^ Lett about >As you were. File
| Right and left inward
When you
face to any
hand in the
Rcduceraenr,
^Foure Angles
The front halfe files (tending, it will be requi- £!£$&'
nte for the halfe files to thereere, «° ntrary'
to do as much
by themfelues: whereby ,they will the more aptly
perceive, how that the fubtfivifiongoeth under
the .
2 Military Difiiplitu, or
the denomination of the halfe fiies,&c.

f Right.
Lett.
Halfe files Right and left.
Sho Âs you were.
facetothe<R|ht^ .
aboutj
L R ight and left inward j

There is another word which is ordinarily ufcd
and proper, for reducements of Facings, which is,
To your Leader.
There is another Facing fometimes ufed, which
is, Face to the center, and is when the body ftands
in fome circular form, or elfe in an hollow fquare.

There is alfo a Facing, which caufeth the Body
to face to the front, reere, and flanks, which fome
call, Facing fquare.
sn.sru
Ch a P. X.
Of Facing fquare j and how to performe it, the ufefuL

n€(fe of facings, and thefeverallparts thereof
;Hen we inftrucl: our Souldiers how

to face fquare (if the' Body be but
8* deepe) command, the two firft
ranks ftand fait, the two laft Ranks
faceabout, the reft of the Body face
to the right and left. If the Body be deeper we
command more Ranks to the Front , and 10 like-
wife to the Reere. It is very neceffary for ybun
Souldiers
Theyowg Artillery Man. 3r
Souldicrstomovc 10. or 12. paces upon every

motion of facings, whether they are entire, or di-
vifionall. Now I will pricke two feverall figures
of facing, which will be fufficient to demonftratc
all the reft.
Face fquare and march.
Proper Front.
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The words of Command, commonly

to. produce this figure, are thefe as followeth.
ufed
^^J^^
icuhem^tn™'
icn
The two firft ranks ftand « heir Arme »-

Thctwolaftranksfaceabout.
The reft of the body face to the right ana left, performed
IMCr their mo.
(then) march all.
ISaS^"**
To
3i Military 'Difcipl/M, or
To reduce them to their firft order.

Face all about to the right, march and clofe your
divifions.
Face all to your Leader (who then (lands at his
front proper.)
Facing fquare another way,& marchingupon it.
The Front proper.
C
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pppppppp
pppppppp
pppppppp
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d d d d d d d d
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The
The young Artillery Man, ;
The words of command cuftomarily ufed to

produce this figure are thefe ns followeth,
Muskcttiers race to the right and left.
Halfe files of Pikes face about to the right

(then) march all.
To reduce them to their former o rder,
Face all about to the right, march and clofe
yourdivifions.
Face all to your Leader.
Facings are Co ullfull and neceflary, that you
may as well difpenfc with any one of the grounds
of Difcipline, as with them; for they are ufefull
almoft upon all occafions, and not oncly fooncr
executed than any other of the motions, but may
beneedfull when Wheelings and Countermar-
ches cannot be ufed, as in a ftrait. There are no
more then foure facings mtire, befides Angular;
as for Divifionall, there be divers, and indeed ve-
ry neceflary many of them be,as occaiion may of-
fer it fclfe for their fcverallufes; howfoever per-
emptorily to fay, there be fo many and no more,
I conceive,hath beene concluded by none; but it
/till refts at the difcretion of the Commander, to
exercife more or fewer of them, as he beftliketh,
and the ncceflity requircth either for action or ex-
ercife.
Intire facings are fo called when the afpe& of Iatirc -
fche whole Company are directed one way

Divifionall facings are fo called, when the. at DhrifionalL
peel:ofthe Souldiers is at one & the fame time di-
rected divers and fevcrall waies as to the front
:
andreerc, the right and left, or to all foure at

pnce,&c. D
Angular
Military Diftiplinc, or
34
Anguhr. Angular facings arc fo called, when the afpeft
of the Company is directed to the right corner
man, which is the right Angle, or to the left cor-
ner man, which is the left Angle; or to thefoure
corner men,which are the foure Angles.
Angular facings were of great ufc among the an-
cients, for their figures called the Diamond, the
wedge, the Sheeres, the Saw, and fuch like, when
they made ufc of fuch formes of battell. But
for the ufe of them in our moderne Difcipline, I
conceive there is little or none, onely thus, wee
honour the memory of the Ancients in their ufe.
And fome lay they are very fit for exercifc; for
that by their ufe the fouldier is made more apt
and perfect in the other. Therefore let this fuffice
to be fpoken concerning facings,and now be plea-
fed to turne your afpect, and take a view how our
young fouldiers will behave themlelves, in the
performance of the doublings.
Chap. XI.
OfDoublings, their ufc andparts.
Oublings are of moft excellent and
lingular good ufe for the ftrengthe-
ning of any part of the battell, ac-
cording to the occafion or difcreti-
on ofthe Comin.ander,and coniifts
ofthefe two generals,I)oub]ings of
length, and Doublings ofdeptrâll times in quan-
tity,
Theyowg Artillery Man. \,
tity of number, fometimes both in number and

place, both forts having this reitnction,to
be dau
blings of rankes or flanks; every particular dou-
blings pointing at one of thefe, although there be
fundry and divers waies for the doing of them,
each of them being to very good purpofe, for
fome cenfideration or other. Doublings of Ranks,
from what rorme foever it be don^ doth make'
the number double fo much as was before, and
fometimes doth extend the length ofthe battel! to
double the proportion of ground, as well as num-
ber.
Doublings of files for flankes; doe alfo double
rhe number in depth, and fometimes becomes a
doubling both or number and place. Wherefore
for the better undemanding ofthe doublings, ob-
ftrve with me thefe fixe ufuall waies following
The feverall parts or branches ofDoublings
"i Ranks.
2 Halfe-files.
5 Files.
\6 Halfe-rankes.
The flrfl is the doubling of rankes, and is
when
every even ranke doubleth into the
odde; the fe-
condis when the halfe-files double
their ranks
forwards into the Front: the
third, when the
Bnngers-up double their ranks
forwards into the
Front.The fourth when the
Front-haifefiles dou-
D* bleth
2 6 Military Diftipline, or
blcththe Reere. Thefe firft foure being doublings

of ranks, the length of the battell being by them
extended either (imply in number, or both in
number and place. The next two are doublings of
flanks: the firft whereofis the ordinary doublings
of files, every one of the even files being inferted
into the oddc files, accounting from the hand na-
med. The next is the doubling of halfe-rankcs,
which is to be. underftood when one flanke dou-
bleth the other, cither by parting through, coun-
termarch, doubling intire, or-divifionall.
You are to note in this motion of doubling, that
as there is one part of the body ftands, fo the o-
ther part moves the Handing part is to be dou-
:
Thsdmance bled, the part moving, arc thofe that double, as

for part icul»r you may perceive by the figures, which fhewthe
11
J^!^^ manner of each doubling. That which next foi-

opca ordain lowes are the words of command, and direction
Rmke and for doublings with their leverall inducements f61-
'
>Jo t e t h»thc lowing next after them.

crdina»y dou-
bimgaof The words *f command for Doublings
Rinkesand . - _
^S h Rankstoth 4i
Rankes as
r
si d ^bk
you were.
-
KlehTpt,
%
ilnhS Files to the
<|^t > double.
which is next Files as you were.

umo the Brineers up double your tanks forward to the
Sasr* «ght.
rdiweoMw, Bringers up face about to the left, march forth
SSSZ ""your places,

h»ad. Bring-
Theyoung Artillery Man. 3
7
Bringcrs up double your ranks forward to the

left.
Bringcrs up face about to the right, march forth

into your places.
Files to iUc right C outward, } M
Flks as Y ou
and left double i inward, j TO!* Nore.hnia
Halfe riles double your rankes forward to the Af 6 *?" ,
ngnt. aruficî y« u
Halfe face about to the left, do,,M< ,3nkf '
files march fo th in-
to youi places. doubling of
Halfe tiles double your ranks forward to the fi:c3 ">the
cemrar^rccfu-
j c pr
Halfe files face about to the right, march forth iy«fcnW«gW

into your places. -j & kt *° «»>y
r and double the reere to the ohaiifcttothl

Front halfe files face j right, contrary w.n
reducc lhon '
about to the left Smarch forth into your pla-
X ces.
Cand double the reere to the
Front halfe files face]) left,
about to the right Smarch forth into your biai
C ces «
Front halfe-files double the reere to the right
by counter-march.
Front halfe-files face about to the left, march
forth into your places
Front halfe-files double the reere to the left by
counter-march.
Front halfe-files face about to the right, march
forth into your places.
Halfe-rankes to the right by counter-march,
double yqm-kftflaake.
D 3 Halfe-
7g Military DifctpHne, or
Halfe-rankes that doubled face to the right,

march forth into your places.
Halfe-rankes to the left by counter-march, dou-
ble your right flanke.
Halfe ranks that doubled face to the left,march
Halfe-ranks of the right,double your left flank.
Halfe-ranks that doubled, face to the right,
march forth into your places.
Halfe-ranks of the left, double your right flank.
Halfe-ranks that doubled face to the left, march
forth into your right places!
Now that up. Halfe-files double your front to the right intire.
on ail motions Halfe-files face about to the left, march foith
ofdoubimgs,
that they that
int0 your
*iuv yv places.
f , .
arctodouble Hal fe-files double your front to the lertintire.

bcfoic they Halfe-files face about to the right, march forth
*"
mote from .". •
.
their pUccs, into your places.

are to advance Halfe-files double y our front inward intire
Halfe-files face about to the right, march forth

wherfthe"'
barcpeitoi- into your places.
med their Halfe-files double your frfcnt by diuifion.
Ub X
t°c tocon Halfe-files face about to the right and left,march
fWroetothc forth intoyourplaces.
fholewhom
frontiialfe-files double your reere iw divifion.
Ihey double, Front halfe-files face about to the fight and left
hC C bC
o dcr Ad ^ward, march forth into your places
vancel'or " Front halfe-files double your reere to the right
sbouMci. iftdrea
Front halfe-files face about to the left, march
ibrth into your places.
Front halfe-files double yoaf reer to the left fn-
? (I tire.
Theyotwg Artillery Man.
39
Front halfe-files face about to the right, march

Halfe -ranks of the right, double your left flank
intire to the right.
Halfe-rankes that doubled, race about to the
left, march forth into your places.
Halfe-ranks of the left, double your right flankc
inure to the left;
Halfe-ranks that doubled, fdee about to the
right, march into your places.
Halre-ranks of the right, double your left flanke
by divifion.
Halfe-rankes that doubled, face about the right
and left inward,march forth into your places.
Oouble your ranks to the right intire. Note th* «n

Ranks that doubled face to the left, march forth '«*•*•
intO your places. be ^formed
Double your ranks to t he left intire. « order both
aj,ke and
Ranks that doubled face to the right, march
££
Double your ranks by divifion.
Ranks that doubled, face to the right and left
inward, march forth into your placesr
Double your files to the right intire, advancing.
Files that doubled, face about to the kk^ march
Double your files to the left intire, advancing.
Files that doubled,face about to the right, march
forth into your places
Files double your C right } files that doubled, as
depth intire to the {left Syouwere.
Files double your depth to the right, every man
D4 falling
Military Difcif line, or
4°
fallingbehinde his bringer-up.
Files that doubled, as yoa were.
Chap. XII.
ofinverfwn and converfion^ and ofdoubling Ranks.
Here is yet another doubling of the

depth, which is called Inverfion.
But becaufe fome out of their igno-
rance make little or no difference
betwixt Inverfion and conversion.
Give me leave for the clearing of the doubt, to
place Converfion and Inverfion together, that by
their contrary effects, the difference -may be the
more perfpicuous tofuchas fhall be defirous to
know it. Yet before I either enter upon figure, or
command for Inverfion or Converfion, I hold it
necefiary to fhew fome of the figures of thofe
doublings, for which I have already given the
words of command and reducements. And then
next after them, I will pkice both the words of
Command,-and the figures belonging to Inverfi-
on and Converfion.
This figure next following, is a doubling of
rankes to the right,where you may perceive how
the even rankes arc irtferted into the odde rankes •
the pricks denotatingthc places they flood in, be-

fore the doubling began, the little line or ftr6kc
drawne-from the pricks, mewing the manner of
the
The young Artillery Man. 4
the doubling: I thinke it would be needlefle to Noieihaun
,
make another figure, to fhew the doubling of ofR«£ T&
f
rankes to the left; for the mcaneft judgement may even Rani« arc
by this figure eafily apprehend what the other
\^^f^°
Would be. ginning a].
waict to
reckon from
Rankes to the right double. ftc fim Rank.
Front.
\6 1 $ 14 13 12 11 10 p 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
mmmmmmmmpp ppp p pppppp pppp mmmmmmmm
1
«3 mmmmmmmm pppppppppppppppp mrnminmmmmjs-

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^S
mmmmmmmm pppppp PPPppppppp mmmmmmmm
S- =T
X ^ ^ S S ^^^^^^^^^^^^
g 5 i?
6 g.
mmmmmmmmpp pppp pppp
7 ppmmmmmmmm^
8 s\f. S ^ <S S ^^ S- ^pp ^pp S ^ t^ ^ ^
Reere.
Rankes as y ou were>
Chap-
1
4* Military Diftiflm, or
Chap. XIII.
Ofdoublings of Files,
N this doubling of Files, you may
perceive, that eachof the even files
doubleth into the odde files,begin-
ning from the hand named: as in
this doubling of files to the left j
the left hand file ftands raft, the fecond
dou- file
bleth into it, the fourth file and fo

into the third,
for the reft. If your command be to double your
the right, thencontrariwife the right hand
files, to
file ftands faft, the reft of the even

files doubling
into the odde, accounting from the righr,as before

from the left. Thus much may fumceforthe dou-
bling of files, onely take this by way of admoni-
tions that as in doubling of ranks any way,youare
to obferve your right hand leader fo in doubling :
of files, you are to obferve your file-leader; fo

that as neere as poflibly may be, you may either
(
Tn doubling o in ranke or file,be altogether in one motion. If you
fhtdoubim/ pleafe further to obferve with me, that this dou-

betothcicfr, bling is a doubling of number, and not of place,
rwe r
hi
?hen
^ depth of thebattell not being thereby exten-
c»« y man 'of ^d^ for further fatisfa&ion obferve this figure.
the e»cn Filcs s
ftcps behinde
his IcTc hand F'tlcs
roan a r three
^double. flcps, eveiv
.F/Y« ft? /^tf left
c»cn File
doubling into
Front. the oddc files
beginning
i I 4 5 6 7 8 9 l© II 12 i; 14 15 i* your sec cunt
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m rn P P P P m have foimci!.
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J'kc nuue,
they that are
to morc,are to
* Files as you were.
advance their
Armcs. But if
the Comman-
der plcaic, it
will be bed for

Chap. XIV. the cafe of the
Musket tiers,! o
Of doublings by bringers-up. befliouldcrcd.
And upon all
which next iblloweth, fhall doubling of

(His doubling "
1
be a doubling by Bnngers-up, of which Scw.lc*
forgone figure will be fufficient3 which I thcmbefuio
hold moft neceflfary to demonflrate in manner of
mouon,The figure followeth.
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Bring*
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hai*) men.
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Military Difcipline,ot
44
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Brinfers up face about to the left jnarch forth into yourplaces.
This doubling of Ranks by Bringers up, diflfe-
reth from the other doubling. of ranks, firft done,

both in quantity and quality. In quantity it dirfe-
reth, in regard the other leaves a large diftance
betweene Rarike and Ranke, being doubletfte di-
ftance they formerly flood at : this contrariwife
continuing and pre crying the fame diftance they
1
formerly ftood at betweene each Ranke.In quali-

tyit alfodirTereth', in regard that it brings the Bel!
and fecond fort of Souldicrs, together into the

Front. The- manner of this doubling you tfey
plainely
45
plaincly perceive by the figure, where it is perfor-
med as followeth. The eight or laft ranke, whicl^
arc the bringers up, paffe forwards even in ranke,
through or betweene the intervales, to the right of
them that ftand before them,until they come even
in ranke with the Front; The feventh rank follow-
ing thofc which marched from behinde them,
placingthemfelvesinthefecondRank, the fixth
in the third, the fifth ranke or halfe file in the
fourth or recre of the front halfe file. This dou-
bling maketh a very able Front,in b ringing all the
heft Souldiers together. And although it hath di-
minifhed the number, in regard of the depth, yet
it hath doubled the number in the length. This
doubling is in quantity 01'number, not of ground*

When you march into your places, remember
this,that theRank which laft tooke his place in the
execution of this motion, muft firft march into his
place in the way of reducement. For as they are
led forth by their Bringers up, contrariwife they
are led off by their halfe file leaders.
In t he doubling of the Front to the left by Brin-
gers up, it is the lame, onely differing in this, that
whereas befote it was to the Right, this is to the
Left. Wherefore let thi&fuffice for doublings by
Bringers up.
Ghai,
4* Military Difiiplm y ov
Chap. XV,
Doublings of Files outward and inward.
Henextdoubling, is a doubling of
Files outward, which workes the
fame erfec~t, as to double Files to
the right and left. For the right
ml- flanke is to double to the right, the
left flanke to the left. As you may plainely per-
ceive by the following Figure.
Files to the right and left double outward.
Front.
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49
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Files as you were*
This
Thcyotwg Artitkry Mw, 47
This doubling of Files to the right and lcfcour.
ward, flrengthneth both the Flanks at once, by
doubling theit numbers in depth Butit weaknah
:
the Inward part, where it taketh two Files cleane

away, leaving a large Interuale in the midft. Some
fay good when a Commander will grace any,
it is
to bring them through the center or midft of the

Battalia. But you muft note, if you have an odde
File you cannot Co punctually perform e it,as when
the number of your Files be even. The manner of
the doubling you may perceive by the Figure;
,
The motion, by the little lines drawen from the

Pricks. The performance is as followeth.
The outmoft File of each Flanke ftands The fe-;
cond Files double into them The third File from

;
each Flanke ftands The fourth File double into

;
the third ; The fixt into the fift,and fo likewife for

the reft.
If you would double Files to the right and left
inward , it is to be done the contrary way For :
whereas in this Figure of doubling laft performed;

the outmoft Files ftand , the other doubling out-
ward into them Contrary wife the two inmoft
:
Files fhould ftand, the reft doubling to them in-

ward. And whereas in this there is a larger diftance
in the midft, then is in any other part ; The other
part Contra would bee clofeft in that part. Some
men doe not approove of either of thefe doublings.
I leave every man to his owne choice. The practife
of it makes perfection, and he that can doe much
may doc leffe when he iifteth.
Chap*
48 Military Difcipline, or
Chap, XVI.
Of doubling by Halfe-files.
He next doubling is a doubling by Halfe-
files 5 whereby the length of the Battaile is

extended to double the former proporti-
on of number,the depth being extenuated
both in number and place. This Figure will demon-
strate unto you the manner of the motion , which is
as followeth.
Halfc -files double your Rankes forward to the right.
Front.
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into your places,
.1 This
Tbejeufig Jtrti&ry Man,
This doubling our Rankes fonvai J by our H .
a Motio generally approved of by all roi

files,is
viceable,ifit be done with convenience. Itdirrereth

from the other doubling by Bringers up,m quality,
not in quantity, (for therein they kcepe one propor-
tion:) In quality it difreretluhus: The doubling by
Bringei s up I rought the beft and fecond fort of foul-
diers together into the Front 5 The fourth and third
fort into the Reerc : So that the Reerewas*
worfe
then the Front This doubling by Halre-files brings
:
thebefiand the third together into the Front, and

leaves the fecond and fourth in the Reere:So
that
the Front is made more able,then the Reere,byJ.
It
difiereth likewifein
Motion thus; For whereas in the
other doubling, by Bringers up, the Motion was
be-
gun,by the laft Ranke, every Ranke following
the
Rankc which came from behind him: This contrary-
wifeis direftly led foorth by the fife
Ranke from the
Front, (if they be but eight dcepc) and fo is
executed
more furely and fuddenly ; the fift Rankc palling in-
to the firft ; the fixth Ranke into the fecond*
the fe-
venth into the third, and fo for the reft. For the re-
ducement,when they are commanded to face about
to the left,and march forth into their places;
Then as
the Motion was led on by the Halfe-ffle-leaders/o
in
thereducement,theyare led off by the Bringers up-
Doubling of halfe^files to the Jeft produceth
the
fameeffeclrs onely the contrary hand.
E Chap.
5 o Military Difciftinc, or
Chap. X V 1 1.
Ofdoubling the Reerc by Front Hdfe -files;
He doubling; of the Recrc by Front halfe—
from the doubling laftfhew-
files D is differing,
en,more in maner then matter; Both concur-

ring in fubftance, although differing in circumftance.
To fay more ofit, were more then needed; only per^
uft the Figure which prefents it felfe unto you (as it.;
is in motion) as folio weth.
Front halfe-flis y Face about to the Lefts a #d

double your Reere to the Right.
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The young Artillery Man. 7^
This doubling ofthe Reere, by the Front halfe-
files,i$ to bee performed after this manner. The
command being firft given,the Front halfe-filcs face

about to the lert, (the Pikes being all aduanccd,thc
Muskets all either poy fed or mould red )and fo beine
led by the Halfe-hle-leaders to the Reere, which are
thofethat hold the foutth place of honour, they
march directly forwards to the Right of the other
part of the. Body, which flood faced in opposition;
untill the leaders of the doubling have ranked, even
in Ranke with the Bringers up , the reft ranking
even with the other (landing Rankes , according to
their places : If it be for fervice that this doubling is
ufed, then the whole body is to face about to the
Reere being the part to be doubled If onely foi
, .
exercife , then the Commander may ( if he pleafe)
keepe his place, and the doubling being perfor-

med , and the whole Body faced to the Leader,
command for the reducement; Files to the Right,
double intirc advancing 5 every man filling before
his leader i which reduceth each man to his firft
place,
Ch A P.
56 Military Difripti*€,0£
Chap. XVIII.
Of donblingthc Keen by Countermarch.
Here is another manner , of doubling

of the Reere,by the Front halfe-files,
contrary to that fhewen in the prece-
dent Chapter 5 which is done by the
way of the Lacedemon Counter-
march s which fome would ranke amongft the
Countermarches. Becaufe ( fay they) the Motion
is a Countermarch. But the act intended ? or thing
wrought,is a doubling ; and if it were, to have the
denomination of a Countermarch, then it ought rot
to mixe with any other part of the Body , onely to
Countermarch the Front into the midft,and thereto
ftand,without pairing forwards to the Reere; (which
makes it a doubling) and then it might be accounted
A part Coon* for a part-Countermarch. But as it is here comman-
tcrraarch is ded,and performed, it is a doubling. Obferuethe
whencncMo
Figure following.
ny,or part of
cue Body
countermarcbetb, thereby, not altering the number of the lengtb,or de^th of the Figures
butoncly transferring one part into another*
Note that if the Recre be doubled totbc Righr, the Countermarch mull be to the
Left: if the doubling be to the Left, the Countermarch muft be totbc Right.
It hat the discretion of the Commander, tofacethcGompany,which way be. pica*
fcth, either for Mouon,or Rcduecmcnt ©f any Motion formerly performed.
from-
The young Artillery Man. 5 3
Frmt halfc files ^double your Reere to the- Right

by Countermarch.
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Front Halfe -files face about to the Left, marchforth

into your places
This Figure of doubling the Reere by Coun-

termarch, produceth the dime effedt to the Reere,
as doubling the Front by Bringers up doth unto
the Front. The Countermarch by which it is per-
formed , Countermarch of lofle of ground,
is a
We will fpeakc more of it amongft the Counter-
The command to reduce it is ( if the
marches.
Commander ftand, at the head ofthat part that is
doubled. ) Front halfe-files , face about to the
Right, march forth into your places If hekeepe :
his firft ftand, having faced them to him j Then,

E s Front
Military Difciplwe, or
54
Front halfe-files, march forth into your places.
To double the Reere to the Left , by Counter-
marches the fame, differing onely in the hand. I
will next (hew a doubling of the left Flanke , by
way of Countermarch.
Chap. XIX.
of Doubling Flankes byway of Countermarch.
Alfe-rankes (or flankes)are then laid

to be doubled , when the depth of
your Battalia,is increafed to double,
their former proportion; of Num-
f ber, or Place, or both which may

:
be done divers wayes. But this Chapter, and

Figure , is onely to demonftrate unto you , the
doubling of the left Flanke, by way of Counter-
march. The Figure followeth and Hands as the
:
doubling is in Motion.
Halfe-files
The young Artillery Man. jj
Halfe-rankcs to the Right by Countermarch, double

your left ftanke.
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face to the Right. March foorth
tnto your places.
This doubling of Halfe-rankcs by Counter-

marches a doubling of Number, not of Place: for
the depth ftill retairies, the fame proportion 5 one-
ly augmented by one man, the length of your
Battalia, being diminifhed , both in Number and
Place 5 The right Hanke being wholly infertcd,
into the left Hanke, as you may perceive by the
E4 Figure
6 Military Difcifdine, or
5
Figure;The Motion is to be performed on this

manner The halfe-rankes of the Right , Face to
:
the Right,and then Even in ranke together, Coun-

termarch betweene the Intervales , untill the out-
moft fileto the Right , which is marked with the
figure i, be come into the outmoft File of the left
Flanke,which is marked with the number 1 6: The
fecond into the fifteenth; the third into the four-
teenth j The fourth into the thirteenth and the
:
reft in like manner. The ufe of this doubling is,to

ftrengthen one of the Flankes, by bringing more
hands,to doe prefent execution ; the other Flanke
being in more furety. The way for the Reduce
ment of this Motion is, after tnis manner ; The
halfe-ranks laft doubled, being faced to the Right,
then they which were the laft, which tooke their
places in theMotion , now are the firft , which
take their places in, the Reducement; orderly
marching in Ranke together , untill they come to
their places: Then facing to their Leader, they
become The left flanke may in like
Files againe.
manner,doublethe Right by Countermarch;The
difference is this The right Flanke ftands, the left
:
Flanke is inferted into the Right, as before the

Right was into the Left. To fhew another Figure
foritjwould be altogether needleffe.
H A. P.
Chap. XX.
Doubling half e files to the rjght intire to accomodate
the doubling ofhalfe Rankes.
Should now come to fhew another

manner of doubling of flanks, by
inferring the one flankc into the o-
ther, a different way from that Lift
„ fhewen. But if I mould performe
it, as the body ftands, in the ordinary fquare, flan-
ked with Muskettiers: then it would produce a
mixture of A rmes. To avoid which, before you
enter upon this doubling, of palling in, through
or betweene your halfe rankes ; Caufe your halfc
files to double the Front to the right intire, which
being performed, you may then proceed to the

doubling of your flanks ,any way without mixture
of Armes. If I fliould have fhewen this motion
with Pikes or Muskettiers alone, this firft dou-
bling of halfe files intire, might have beene fpa-
red: but I defire not toleave any thing obfeure or
difficult, but to render it as eafie and apparant as I
may, to the capacity of the meaneft reader and if :
any place in this fmall Treatife of mine (hall feem

ambiguous, I mall intreate the courteous to im-
pute it to my lacke of language to exprefTe my
fdfe, rather than any will in me to conceale, or
obnubi-
5 8 Military Difciplwe, or
obnubilate the fenfe, whereby to deprive them of

the true meaning of any thing in this Booke con-
tained. But left by doubling of words, I prove tar-
dvinmy worke, I will forbeare further drcurrr-
ftance, and come to the profecution of the matter:
which in the firft place, will be a doubling ofhalfe
tiles to the right intire, whereby the next dou-
bling may be the more commodioufly accompli-

shed. The figure folio weth.
Halfe'files\double your front to the right intire.
Front,
Thefe are the halfe which have ilou-

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This doubling of halfe files to the right intire,

I have fully expreft in the figure, as the body
ftands, the motion being ended: becaufe we are to
adde another doubling,before wee reduce them.
This figure next following, will be bed fhewen in
the
~^_
:
—^ 59
the motion or aftion, not fully performed: that

thereby the manner may be the more eafily dif-
cerned.Butbytheway obferve, that this dou-
bling of halfc both of number
tiles, is a doubling
and place; for the length of the Battalia is not on -
ly double fo many a bread: as they were before,

but they alfo have extended ther length to dou-
ble their proportion of ground, which formerly
they did occupie. I forbeare to fpeake more of this
doubling, untill we come to fhew it in motion: and
now proceed to the next doubling upon this. The
command is as folio weth.
Halfc rankes ofthe right, double your left flanke.
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Halfc rankes that doubled, face to the right\ march forth

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60 Military Difciplwe ,0V.
This doubling of halfe rankes is a morefpeedy

and fure doubling, then the doubling of h«ife
ranks by countermarch, but is raoft commonly
ufed when the body confifts but of one fort of
Armes, being either all Muskettiers, or all Pikes.
Butbecaufeinmy figures I have as well Musket-
tiers as Pikes, I have made ufe of a Doubling in •
tire, and from that have doubled my left flanke,to
prevent the mixture of Armes However mixture

:
of Armes upon fome occasion maybe necefTary.

The manner to performethe motion, is this. The
left flanke (lands, the halfe ranks of the right, face
to the left; and then the inmoft file of the right
flmke, (all the files of the right flanke, being by
this facing become ranks) is the leader of this mo-
tion, marching forth right to their left hands, be-
tween the intervales of the rankes of the left flank,
untill that the fixteenth file which now is become
aranke, have placed themfelves orderly in the
two and thirtieth file, f which is the outmoft file
-of the left. flanke.) The fifteenth in the one and
thirtieth, the fourteenth in the thirtieth: the
thirteenth in the 'nine and twentieths and
fo likewife of all the reft. The places may be per-
ceived by the figure. The doubling is of number,
and not of place. For reducement to both thef e
doublings, firft caufe the halfe rankes which laft
doubled, to face to the right, and fo to march into
their places. They that laft tooke their places in
the motion, are the firft that take their places in
the reducement. The doubling of halfe ranks be-
ing thus reduced,next for the reducing ofthe halfe
files,
\
TbejfungArtitlarjM**; 61
(which were doubled before, fortheacco- Or*H«

files,
modating of the doubling of halfe-ratiks) coin- f/j- VhT*
mand the halfc files to face about to the left, and cift Jn ccr;q.ii-
to march forth into their places Wherewith I 5 dfor im,rc
:
l
[
will conclude thefe fort of doublings, which re-
quire open order in Ranke and File, and come
next to mew intire doublings, which clairne a clo-
fer diftance for their true performance. And ther-
fore conceive them clofed to their order, both in
Ranke and File.
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Chap.XXI.
The difference letrveene intire and divifwnall doit,
blings^ and ofdottbli ng halfe-fles mttre
Aving clofed our Souldiers to their

due diftance, I will next proceed, to
mew doublings intire. But me
thinkes,! heare fome already inqui-
ring, what is meant,by intire dou-
blings^ and therefore without offence tothecuri-
ous,'give me leave to be focourteous(to the Igno-
rant; to tell them, that all Doublings, are either
intireor divifionalL Intire Doublings being thefe,. wfm intire
or fuch like,as when the files or halfe-rrles,rankes, DouMingiarc
or halfe-rankes, (according as the command may
be) doe march forth joyntly together, without
divifionor diflipation, to double the part com-
manded.
61 Military Difcipiitte, or]
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ant man(kd. Particleand divifionall Doublings be-
if p
andd[v!diuU ingfuch,as I have formerly me wn; as when the
Doubling!, files or halfe-files, rankes or halfe- rankes, are dif-
ranked and divided into more parts or places than

one. This may ferve for way of diftin&ion: I will
now fhew intire doublings, as they are in action:
and firft beginne with doubling halfe-files. The
Figure followeth.
Halfe-files double yourfront to the left intire.
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tfalfe-flcsjace about to the rights march forth into yourplacet.
This doubling of halfc- files intire, hath beene

held a better doubling; then either the ordinary
doubling of Ranks, or the ufuall way of doubling
by halfe-files or Brineers up fomeof the caufes
:
are thefe. Firft makes no difturbance to the o-

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great
Theyoung Artillery Man. 6$
great di (heartening of any enemy. Thirdly, it is

very apt for over- fronting; being a doubling both
of number and place. The way to performe the
motion, is this. The halfe-files face to the lefr,and
march till they are quite clcere of that part of the
body, which (lands; then they face to their Lea-
der, and fo march up, untill they are become e-
ven in ranke with thole which ft and upon the
right flankc: and then the Figure will be perfect.
Forthe reducement; the word of command is.
Half Files face about to the right, march forth into
your places .-having faced about,they march ftraight
forth, untill they be cleere of the front halfe-files
then they face to the left, and march ftraight
forth, untill every man hath his right place, and
then face ri^ht after their Leaders. The doubling
of halfe-files to the right performed af-
intire, is
ter the fame manner, onely diSering in the hand.
Chap. XXII.
Ofdoubling the Front inward intire,
»
gg3<^n O ubling ofthe Front inward intire,

hath beene a doubling as ufefull, as
ancient: notwithftanding , moil
commonly ufed by greater bodies,
as when one Regiment, Diviflon,
or Maniple, moveth forward, bc-
tweene two others^thereby feconding or relieving
them: whereby the Front ofall the three divisions
become
6\ Military Vifciftmc, Of
became ranged in an even line; but 1 have on&ly

taken upon me, to fhew the morion, in a private
Company. The Figure whereof followeth, as it
is in the execution.
Halfe~FHe*, double your Front irmardintire.
Front,
1*15 hi; i* 1 1 to 9 8 7 { ? 4 3 t f
mmmmpppp ppppmmmmi
mmmmpppp ppppnimmms
mmmmpppp .
ppppmmmmj
mmmmpppp The halfe Files in Motion. ppppmmmm4
mmmmppppppppmmmmj
mmmmppppppppmmmmd
mmmmppppppppmmmm7
mmmmppppppppmmmm8
Reere.
Halfe-files face about, and march, Front halfe-files, clofeyour

divifion. Face a/l to your Leader.
hath beene the cuftome amongft ancient Soul-

It
diers and great Commanders, that in the matter
of Exercife, they, mew fome things which are
moft apt for a private Company i fome for a Re-
giment; other fome moft ufefull for compleat
arms j fo in like manner,it muft be the difcretion of
every 'Reader, (whether he reade for apprehenfi-
onor repreheniion) to fuit and fit each motion t o.
histrue end & jpurpofe,& with the wife rx#to3 wher
readt
The young Artillery Man . 6J
reade twif t th/in judge once: md then perhaps-, when

the intent of 'the Author is perceived, his opinions
may be received; yet what need I, or any other
apologize ought, in the behalf e of 'this Figure, or
any other fuch like: fiththey are but the exprelli-
ons of the various figures which proceed of the
words of command, ufed almoft by every ordina-
ry Exercifer of afoot Company c'Neverthelcfle if
Mfops long ear'd bead: palling by, fhould peepe
into this Druggifts mop, and quarrell with the
Compounds, I (liallnot ftudiefbr a further an-
fwcr,thenT/W the excellent and sk, Iftill Phyfoian,
can convert that into an Antidote, which the unlearned
foole will make his poyfon.
But left I be taxt for di-
greffion, the motion of this doubling is thus per-
formed. Thehalfe files of the Front, ficeth to the
right and left; and march till they have left a di~
fiance between them fufficient to receive the halfe
files of the Reere, and then ftand and face to their
Leader. Then the halfe files march up, and even

their Front. For the reducement of this Figure,
there are(as there are for all the reftj divers waies.
But becaufe that it is neceflary to (hew one, let the
halfe files face about to the Reere, and march un-
they are cleere of the Front halfe files, then
til!
ftand and face to their Leader; then the other

halfe files of the Front, clofe their divifion, and
they are reduced.
Ch AF<
A A * * A A A * A A
Chap, XX I IT.
of^hale-files^doubling the Front by divifion.
His doubling hath beene very well

approved of by Count Mansfield-,
)
l
Sir Thomas Kelly, Captaine Ring*
ham^ and divers other fouldiers o£
good efteeme, who preferre. thefe
forts of-doublings before any other: becaufe thefe
doublings may beufed in time of fight, without
difturbance to the other part of the BattelL Thn
Figure ftands as it is in motion.
M-aife-files ^double your Front by Divifion,
Front.
iV
if 4$ 14 i] ttino 9 8 7 * 5 4 J * f
mmmmppppppppmmmmi:
mm m mpppppppp-mmmm 2
odht left
mmra mpppppppp mmm g
"""rrrrrrrr in , ,. „ .,
half«-fil«t of the right-
..
5aok mmmmpppppppjpmaimm^;
%>\(e,&\t*
flank.
'••••;•• -V •'
snmmmpppp .••••••••- ppppmmmm ?
' * '
5
immmmpppp • • ppppmmmm 6
mmmmpppp- • • • • •
'.
....•-• ppppmmmm 7
mmmmpppp \ :
e
'
1
•/'!'•: \ \
" !
ppppmmmm 8,
Reert.
ffrffc-flfltfat (^miÂYi.Hmhforth into yourfkces.

-The young Artillery Mar,. 6*7
The way to pcrforme this motion, is as folio w-

and left,
eth: the halfe-frles are to face to the right
and to march, untill rhey are cleere or the Reere
part of the Front divifion; then they face to their
Leader, and march up, untill they be come even
in ranke, with the Front, and (b ftand: which per-
fects this doubling. The way to reduce them is, as
followeth. The halfe-files are to face about to the
Rcrcre, and to march forth-right untill they are
clccre of the Front hulfe-riles; and then they are
to face to the right and left inward; and fo to
march and clofe their di virion; Then being faced
to their Leader, they are reduced, as at firft.
Chap. XXIV.
Ofdoubling the Reere, by Divifton.
^ SK2&£ His next doubling, mall be a dou-
&!??$ Wing of the Reere by the Front
i^Jgi, halfe-rlles, which will worke the
;
fame effect to the Reere, as the laft

doubling, by diviiion, did to the
Front. It may be ufefullinthe palling of a River,
when the enemy chargeth or perfueth in the
reere. The Front-divifion either opening, as you
may perceive by the Figure (next following) and
fuffcring theReere halfe-files to pafle through
them, they maintaining the Skirmifh, untill the
Fz other
46 Military Difeiplwe, or
other have attained the further banke of the River^

Or elfe the Front-halfe- files , .being opened to the
Right and Left , and Faced upon the Enemy
March gallantly Vp, and receive the Charge.
whileft the others provide for themfelves. This
Motion may alfo be ufefull^vvhen you have gained
fom e place of aduantage For then by this Doub- .,
ling of the Reere , your Battaile will bee both

Lengthened and Strengthened And fo by the -,
fuddaine bringing of thcfe Supplies into, the Reere

you may not onely relieve your owne,but happily
overfront your Enemy . The Figure followeth.
Front rhalf"e-files double your Reere by Divifion,
This w« the Front before the

Motion begin.
• »•*.*•• • c
in mm urdddd • • • • ' •• \~" • •• ' dddduiuituui i

tuininiudddd .-• • • - • • • • • * ddddiuinuiui2
mmmmddddmmmmppppppppmmmrn^dddduiuiaiujj
inuiiouidddd mmmmppppppppmmmmrfddddiuuiiuuj 4
mmrnmppppppppnimmmy
mm mmppppppppmmmmS.
Reere.
Mronuhalfe-fUi , Face about to the Right and Left , inward.

Marchforth into your km,
.
_
The young Artillery Mdn. 69
I For the manner or way of this Motion , it may-
be thus performed The Front halfe-files Face to
:
the Right, and Left, and march untill they are

cleercofthe other halfe-files of the Reere ; Then
1 they Face to the Reere, and March on, untill they
have attained to bee Even in Rhnke with them,
whom they had Command to Double $ which
perfects the Doubling. The way to Reduce them,
is as followeth: If yoakeepe your place of the
firft Front, Then let your Halfe-files Face about,
(according to former directions, ) and Match un-

till they are cleere of the Reere Halfe-files, which
fland ; Then Face to the Right and Left inward,

and clofe their Divifions ; And being Faced all to
their Leader, they are Reduced. Sundry, and di-
vers ways there are,for Reducement both of this
and moft other Figures. Neuerthelefle I conceive,
if I give one Reducement to each Figure , it may
thofe that know little; As for fuch which
fuffice to
know better,they know more wayesto the Wood
then one And iurely, mould I inlarge my fdfe,
:
but halfe fo much as I might, (and indeed in fome

things, no more then were necdfull) I mould then
bring my Volume into too great a Bulke,and by
the price,hinder fome of the profit But I am wil-
:
lingly filent in fome things , whereby others may

be the better encouraged by my weaknefTes y to
take notice of their owne worths , which may in-
duce them to put Pen to paper, and thereby pro-
duce fome worthy worke,which may tend to their
Crcdits,and their Councreys good.
V$ Chap,
7o Military Difciplw, or
C*feJ k^3^ tjmvj C^teO kô^ >>*fljrt iifflfei^ Vj^mk?

XHP* 0*W* OTW^ tHW^t I'SHF* sJSfc5 d*BF6 ^HP'*
/*ft£j?^> ?0&^ p^ftflOs y <!!/*?<» yjjffi?^ J^j[s?% y^wyv Jwiffw.
&&& ^fe eJWfe e$t?& £$& 5S&5 #i&S>5©$
Ghap, XXV.
&f Doubling the Reere intire,by the

Front-hdfe-files.
His next doubling, {kn\\ be a doubling of

the £<we to the Right intire,by the />*/#
balfe-jiles-y which I intend not fully to
exprefTe ; But to deliver the Figure as

the Body fandsin Motion. For I conceive it better
to fhevv fome Figures in the manner of the Motion,
then to fhew them as they would appeare. The
Motion being perfected for the way of the work-
ing,gives a great deale more light to the Learner,
then to ihew the thing abfolutely wrought. Nei-
ther would I have any thinke , although I (hew
thefe varieties of Doublings , and acknowledge,
them to be of lingular good ufe for the extenfion
of the Length or JDepth of any Battailc $ but that
the wife. conduct and skill of the Commander
mud; Co. order them, that the extending of the
Length,doenot too much weaken the c P c h 5 nor D
that the firengthening of the Deptji , be not too
gxczxzwtekentng to the Front or Length of your
Battaile. I might give examples how divcrs.grât
Comanders, either by good fore%ht, or iUow-
fight5 havc gained to themfelues and their Coun~
treys,
tryes,Honor and Viclory,orloflTe and flaveiy. Bur

others have beene very plentifull in examples of
this nature which makes me the more fparing
, :
For my intent is not to write a Hiftory of t he acti-

ons of others ; but rather to ihew to fuch as are
not fo skilful!, The Poftures>Mottons,m<& fome few
Formes or Figures of Battaile 9 with their feverall
Reducemcnts. The Figure of this prefent Doubling
folio weth.
Front-hnlfefUsJouhkyotut Reere to the right inure.
The foft Fr«nt,

!
g EE E6 c.xA.a.h&o,o<EE8g * i • •• l
|
5 E S E 8 cl a. a. «. & o. a« GB iB
ft. 2
S 6B28*e.o,a.o,o.ewa.888B 3
« BBB&a.A.a.a.a.a>o«a.EBBE 4
ig mmmmppppppppmoiBmc
£
o
onn m p p pp p p p p n-mmai^
£ itmmm p p p p p p p p raaimm 7
£ am mm p p p p p p p p mat mm 8
Rec/c.
FWt>h*lfefiUs , /*<* <*&»* to the Left. March forth

into your fla^.^.
:r>
F 4 The
72 Military Qiftiplwe, or
The manner of this motion ( or doubling ) is
thus to be performed. The Front~kalfe -files, Face to

the lefiyznd March untill they areclecre of the
Feere-halfc-jiles ; Then Fmc againe to the Left
(which is the Kefre) and Af4ôutright,untilI they
Fanke even with the Jaftraitke of the Reere-divifionr,
which gives conclufionto the Doubling,
For the reduccment. Let your From-hdfe-fiks y
Face about to the Lefty znd March right foorth untill

they arc cleere of the Reere-halfi-files Then Face :
them to the Right , and let them March into their

places. Then if the Commander goe to his firft
Fronted i^ttthemallto him ; they are reduced

asatfirft. To double the Reere to the Left wtire y
may be done after the fame manner : onely diffe-
ring in the hand. .
z*j£* ?%BR 2^$ tî &§% && ?lF* 2*©5 ?W: 2®$ 1W$ ?®S ?^£S
Ghap. XXVI.
of doublings by ffalfe-rankej mire.

Avingfhewed the Farticle doublings
\ and the Doubltngsof Front and Reere >
and by di<vifw> I will next

yntire,
f
Ijfhew the doublings of Flankes after
rfthe fame manner, and will flrft be-
gin with a doubling of the leftFlankey
by advancing the right Flmke , and placing it be-
ford
**>•
73
fore the Leaders of the left FUnkc: which is a doub-
ling both of Number and Place, and may ferve to
lingular good ufe for thefrengthening ofznyJlank,
where it may be needful] For it makes the Battaile
:
defenftble on every part. The Figure^ it is in J/*~

r/jpfolloweth«
HAlfe-rankes ofthe right, double your leftflanke

intire to the Right.
FroK of he right FUnkc

i
mm m m
mm m m
m mm m
m m m m
m m m m
m m m m 5"
m m m m
Front. m m m m
m in mm P P P P » • • » • • •
m m in m
m m m m
m m m m % • . • • • •
01 m m si
m m m m * • • • • e •
m m m • » • •
• *
in mm p* • • • -1 • . •
Keere.
H*lfc*r**ke$ that doubled , fue about U thtltft>

MArch fofrth intd ym facts >
If
Military Difcipli#e,ot
74.
If you would have yoxuMvskettiers,to double even,

with the Muskettters of the contrary Flanke ; Then
it is no more but thus ; caufe the halfe Ranks of the
right Flanke , to a*4r^ forth- right (as you may
perceive by the Figure) untill the Reere Rankeo£

the right FUnke be advanced about three yW be-
fore the Front of the /*// Flanke , and then caufe
that Flan he fo advanced, to Countermarch their
i?^Z'^ to the >7££/. And then all your Musket-
tiers and the Pikes likewifc by
will be together ,
them felves. The Redticement wil be after the fame

manner. But for inftru&ion for the Motion ,by this
figure intended according to the command former-
ly given. The left Flanke , fiands ; the right Flanke
marcheth forth right, untill the Reere of the right
Flanke be advanced before the Front of the left
Flanke, as aforefaid : Then face them to the left ;
and caufe them to march, untill the Pikes are even
in Ranke with the Mmkettiers , which perfects the
doubling.
For the Reducement .-let the halfc Rankes that deu-
bled,face about to the left: and march,\mtll they arc
cleere of the left Flanke ( or (landing part of the
Battaile) then caufe them to faceto the right 5 and
to march {trait downe into their places. Then the
Leader being at his firfi Front fateth them all to
him , which reduceth them asTherignt
at firft.
Flanke may alfo double tlie «/^ Flanke, to theZ/2

wtire.-And then as the r/>& .F/4/^ in this doubling,
came ot^ the Front ofthe /<?/*•• contrariwife they
will come a-^ the iton. The /*/* Flanke may
double the ri^ht Flanke intirej to either handin
like
Theytung Artillery Mm.
75
likemanner. But by this that hath already been
fhown^the others may be underftood. Wherefore
Ifparcthe/7f*ra.
Chap. XXVII.
Of doubling of Flankcs, by Divifon.
His next doubling , is a doubling

o{flanks by divijion, and with-
out queftion , a ferviceablc
doubling, and very ufcfull, for
For if youfome occafions :
note the figure and conceive ,
rightly, what it will produce ,

(the motion being ended ) it makes a ftrong forme
ofbattailc, to give fire three feverall wayesat
once. The figure folio weth.
Half
i 1 1 . . < . ». i.ii
Military Difcijdme, or
7$
. flalfranksoftheleft, double your tight

FlankebyVivifton.
. This t*as the Fronfcf

the left Flanke.
3 3 3 3 *o T3 *o *t>~
3 3 3 B'W*
"
Front ofthe right
"~
3 3 3 3^3-0^*^ FUnke.
3 3 3 B>w*o*Q
i ppppmmmm
% ..ppppmmmm
3 , . ppppmmmm o^-
4 . ., ppppmmmm^"
5 ppppmmmm^.
6 ppppmmmm g.
7 ppppmmmm**
S . ... < . .« ppppmmmm
3 3 3 Bô-oôtj
*«>*•
3 3 3 3*0*0*0*0
3 3 3 B*w*o^
3 3 3 Bô-a-oô
Half ranks that doubled, face about inward.

Marchforth into y our f laces.
The motion of this doubling, is thus to,be perfor-

med. The Reere-halffiles ofthe /<r/f Flanke,hce a-
bout to the right: a nd then both thefront, half-files,
and Reere-half-files jmzxch forth-right; untill they
are clecre ofthat part ofthe body ythdxfiands .-Then
e^ch^/v//fa*,faceth that way , which theyareto
dtu&le,
Theyoung Artillery Man.
77
double, (which the Front muft doc to t he
half.files
right, the Rem half-files, to the left.) And
lb march
forth-right, untill the doubling be performed. For
the Reducement you are to conceive , it may bee
-,
diverfly performed If the Leader, be at the right

:
flanke, (which is the part that was doubled.) Then,

the Reducement is , as folio weth The half runites :
that doubled,/**:? about, inward-, and march forth-

right untill they are cleere of the right flank ,which
/lands Then, the Front halffiles , face to the left
\ .•
the Re erc-halfifiles to the right, and then clofc their

divtfion. The Leader going to hisfirfl front, and fa-
cing the whole body to him, they arc reduced as at
flrftIf that the rightflanke , would double the left
;
Flanke, by divifion ; The matter is the fame dif-

.
:
fering onely in the hand.
Chap. XXVIII.
of doubling Rankes intire.
Oubling of ranks to the right in

a doubling , both of
tire, is - mm
her, andplace : and mfomefort,
merketh 'the fame ejfefl -, as the
doubling of half-pies to the right
intire. I}ut difFereth flrft in re-
gard oftheparties ; which art.

the doublets, and fccondly, ia the diflome left af-
y
ter
78 Military- Difcif line, or
'
terthe doubling. For the frfi , (which matter ofis
dignitie.) The fift and firftin honour, are ranked to-

gether in the Vnwf ; the fecond, andfixt in dignity,
make the /<*/? rW<? in the Reere : So that the
From 3 precedes the Reere , Jin worth: where-
as, in the doubling by half-files ,the Pjwtf exceeded
'
the i^r<?, by \ Secondly ,
: it differeth for the di-
by leaving of en order
ftance-, the left, betweene
', at
all the ranks. Tor further fatisfaction, obferve this
figure following.
Double jour Ranks to the right intire*

Front.
.1 mmmmppppppppmmmm
,i
^ 8^ 5mmmmppppppppmmmm £
V*V 4 ••333 3 T3 -a ^3 T3 ^T3 T3 T3 T3 3333 S
^3^5 mmmmppppppppmmmm
£ 7^ 6 ' *
3 3 9 3 *o -o tj to *b hs^ •« 3 -3 3 S S"
.V>^ §7 mmmmppppp pp pmmmra f

<5 2 §^ 3333"o*o 0'onot3T3tJ3
>
2gg f'
Reere.
Ranks that doubled, face to the left. Marchfirth intoyourplaces.
The motionofthis doubling, ought to be perfor-

med, as followeth, namely, if the doubling be to
ther^f, as is above exptefTed by thisj^«re.- Eve-
ry even ranke,faccth to the right. The right hand
man of each ranke, beCOmming the leader of his
ranke file-wife: leading them forth, and in their
march ox movingfotmxdS} a little bending to the
left:
left: when the lift hand man of each ranke,
that
( which are the bringers-up of the motion) are cleerc
of the Jfanding part of the Wjy, by ondy facing to
thefont, they may ftand aw ill nw/v, with the
reft of the company.
For reducement of this doubling: it may he as fol- n 01Ci ibn the
loweth. Command the ranks that doubled, toface it it. ham mm
to the left; and march forth, right into their pfa-
S'Sfi'*"'
ces. Or for variety, command halfe-ranks of the Ztionfinilc -
right, to face to the left, and </ft<£/f the leftflanke. "d«cwe»r.
and the fame effect. The /<?//

ranke, being the /&**&?/ of the motion,
W
Both which, as the company now ftand, worke one
w^ of each
in the reduce-
ment. To <2W/£/i rankes to
the Uftinihre\ is to be
done fame manners onely obferving the
after the
difference of the hand. This doubling, may alio be
done by divifion. But I fpare the figures.
Chap. XXIX.
Ofdoubling Files intire, advancing-
Oubling offites.totheright intire, ad-

vancing > is (alfo)a doubling both of
number zndplace for it increafeth
:
the depth,, to double, theirformer pro-

portion-, of number,, as from eight,to
fixteene; from ten to twenty, dec.
It alfo gaineth fo much more groundbdbrc the
fmt, as formerly trie *4W# did contains: by
Military DifcifUnt, or
transferring the evenfiles the of the body, into

ground, before thefront of the edde files : but this
doubling, diminijheth the ntmber of the /?#£/£ of
your battel^ although it preferves their place, I
fpare to fpeake further of it, onely thus. Let the
antiquity ofthis doubling, plead for it's excellen-

ciesand ifthat may hold for a rule, .then this may
be ranked amongft the belt. For further directi-
ons, obferve the following Figure.
Doubleyour Files to the right intire, advancing.

Front,
mmpp
16
m m
14 12 to 8
p
p
6
p
p
m
4
mm m
s
p p
m m m
mm
m m
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p m
in
m
jj
J
mmppppmm
mmppppmm^
p p p P m m
M . m.m.p.p.p.p, ra-mj S*
. m m . .
p . p .
p . p .. m rn 3
. JS*
• m m . .
p . ,p .
p . p . m m4 •
[ m to . . p .
p •
p . p . m m5 .
• m m . . p .
p •
p .
p . m m6 .
'
m m . •
p • p •
p .
p . m m7 .
-
in • m. p » p * p . P • m mS
Reere*
fiksfat dorittd, fmdmmht left. Jttttfifr

-
forth into yourplates.
The
Theyoung Artillery Man. $j
The motion of this doublingy ought to be perfor-

med after this manner. The odde files are tofiand,
beginning your account from the outmofi file, 10
the hand, named. The Musketeers, and frkts,o£
the even files t are to advance their Amies, and fol-
low theixfile-leaders^ every file-leader leading his
file forth rights before his nextfile to the right, un-
til] the hungers up of the evenfiles are orderly pla-
ced 3 before the leaders of'the odde files: as you may

perceive by the Figure. For reducementi £t the
files that doubled^face about to the left : the hungers
up of eachfile leading them forth, right d&wne the
Intervales, which are on the left handy unrill, j&ey
are come even, with the Reere: and then jland^nd
face to their leader, and they are reduced, as at firft.
The doubling offiles to the leffimire, advancing; is
after thefame manner It onely dhfereth in the
:
/;W:wherefore I fp>are the figure. They that love

to be curious, may likewife doublefiles , by divifion,
advancing.
i .
G Ghap.
S2 Military Difciplm, or
Chap. XXX.
OfFiles, doubling their depth*
His next doubling, is a doubling of the
depth, to the right inure : and is like-
wile, a doubling offibs, as the other
fhewen in the precedent Chap-
laft,
iter. Being alike, both for number

ma place: notwithstanding, it differed &om the*-
ther, both in manner
of executing, and in forae
fort of the matter executed. For whereas the other
doubling, by advancing of-files, did transfern all the
even-files into the ground before the Front*
Contrariwife, this doubling doth transferre them
into tht ground next behind the Reer. And as in the
ft^r doubling, you may perceive halfe the file-lea,
ders, to remaine in the Front-, the other halfe to be
halfe-file leaders.This doubling, hath halfe the file- .
leaders ill thefiont t the other halfe being the laft

ranke, of the Itor*. Thofe which were the Former
Bringersuf) being become the two inmrmojt, or*
middlemofi ranks . The figure followeth, being dc-
mpnftrated as the bodyfotndsi the motion being
ended;,
Ida i
Thtjmmg Artillery M/m, M
Files, double your detth to the Right : every mw fAi-
ling behinde his bringer up,
Front.
16 if 14 I? I2lt 10 9 8 7 4 J 4 i » t
m m
. .
p -
p •
p . p • m . m 1
• m m
• .
f"
p- p- p m . m2
•
m m •
P p-
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p- p m •
m3
• m* m •
P p-
'
p
•
p m •
m4
,
• m in
•
•
P
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p. p
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p m •
m5
•
m m
• •
P
*
p* p
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p m '
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p: p* p; p m j
"
m7
• m m
'
•
p p p p m
S m m p p p p m mft fc
m m p p p p m m7 >
m m p p p p m m6
m m p p p p ra my
m m p p p p m R14
ra m p p p p m mj
m m p p p p m m2
m m p p p p m mi
Reere,
Files as you were, or
Bringers up, doubleyour Ranksforward, to the left,
The manner ohhc motion for this doubling; is is

followeth.The command being given; files, double
pur depth to the right intirc : every man falling be-
hinde his bringer uf: then the evenfiles (accounting
from the£W named immediately face about to
the right, and the bringers uf of each of the even
C2 files.
84 Military Difcipline ,or
behinde the Bringers up of the oddefiles,

files , turnc
thixjland. And fo every man, as he commeth
down to the P.eere, mmcth to the left bchinde him,
that marcheth downe the next before him; until!
thofe that were the leaders of the evert files arc be-
',
come the bringers up to thofe which were the edde

files.Thereducement is as followeth. Bringers up
thatnow are., double your ranks forward to the left.
Which being performed, they arc, as at the fir ft.
If you would be inftrucled" in the manner, turne
backe and fee it: where the bringers up double their
ranks forward, into thefront. It is the fourteenth
Chapter.
I have willingly paft over another doubling of
the depth, becaufc it is much" after the manner of
that, which is done by advancingfile uponfile$which
is the doubling o fthe hft. Chapter. It differeth one-
ly thus. In the laft figure, the even files marched

forth; placing the'mfejves before the odde files.
And in this which I have omitted, the even files
are to face about, and march forth right towards the
reere; untill the file-leaders of the even files, have
placed thcmfelves, juftbehindethe bringers up of
the oddefiles: and then every man to face to his
leader. Some have a doubling of the depth by
countermarch.Which I conceive fcarce worth pen-
ning, yet willing to leave every man to his owne
likings &
as I donothing in it,fo Tie fay nothing of
it.There are others that have written concerning
doublings of place, neverthelesbecaufe they areno-
thing,but the opening of ranks defiles P wherby length
or depth of your battellis extended, and foj doubled
in
in place,and not in number. I forbeare to write fur-

ther of them, defiring not to treate of fuch riiings,
which are more cur torn then neceffary.
Chap. XXXI.
Of Converjion and Inverfion, with their words of
Command, andRcduccments.
Ccording to my promife, I will

next (hew the difference, betweene
Inverfion and Converjion : the very
names whereof is fuch a puzzling
unto many, that they are more
troubled with the words, then the worke.Some are
of opinion, that they are both one; differing in let-
ter not in matter. Others would have a difference,
if they could tell how, or where. But generally,
they are fo chopt and changed, one for the others
that the Souldier cannot in truth tell which is ei-
ther. But that you may not be deceived, take this

for a rule: that Inverfion doth alwaies produce, fie, or
files; and Convcrfion,ranke, or rankes Inverfion con-
.
fifts of'thefilesfiling, or of rankes filing. Converjion

of'ranks ranking, to the right or left. Or by mcreafe
ofpies, rankinghy evenôr uneven parts: and of
ranks wheeling, to the right or left. I (hall fpeake
further of them in their feverall places. But by the
way,youaretoobferve, that Inverfion and Con-
G3 verfiori,
II.
te Military Difciplwe, or
vcrfwn, require larger diftances of Ground , then

any other Motions ^ which mull: be, the Officers
care, to open the ranks or //fj , to fuch dtftance as
,
fhall be neceffary , to containe the rankes or files ,fo

to be Inverted or Converted^, whethe r it be double,
diftance , or twice double-diftance for any other lef-
fer, or larger quantity of ground. The words of
Command, with their feverall Reducemems, are as
followed].
Inversion.
CRight^
Files, file one, to the< ^File-leaders, lead
cLeft, % up your files as
Files,file to the right and left \ you were,
by divifion. J)
C Right, ?Files rankeas

Ranks, file to the< Left, , rn ,'
y° uwere,-* > '
<?Right,&left.i
Conversion.
^5^7, or p, to the right

4,6,8,or i o, to theleft
by increafe 2.4.6.8.&c.tothe right
~Li - ^ by increafe 1.3,5.7.80:^0 the
theleft
It
(intire to the right into the front Ranks, ranke as

intire into the left into the front > you were.
^by divifion into the front
cRight
Ranks, whecle to the^Left
^Right and Left
Filc%
SMa . _— .
m
~3,5,7,ors>- to the right

4,<5,8,or 10. to the left
byincrearctotheright,i,3,5 5 7 3 &c
Fiks,rank< by increafe to the R ,
>K> anks > nicas
fil
left, 2 ,4,6 ? 8,&c.
7 , . ,
' '"' 3 ' von we re.
you were,
to the right -p
£into the front,

'^to the left S
To avoid the words oflnverfion,3.nd Convcrfion,
I have delivered the directions,witb once naming
either of them. Onely I have expreft the/* firit
words of Command, to be Inverfion and thefe laft ,
fixtccn, to be Converfion. For I conceive it* not to

be fo necefliny , to adde to every word of Com-
mand, Inverjion, or Conversion. For by lo doing,
the unlearned , and ignorant Souldtcr will be fo
tranfported, with the ftrangneffeof the word-, that
he will fcarcc , by any meanes be made, capable
of the matter : For my own part,I have ever held
this opinion ••
that the eaiieft exprefiions , are ever
to be preferred in theway of injlrutfion ,to young
might have much inlarged my lc\i\in
Souldiers. I
the words of direclion,concerning this fubje<5t:but
thefe being perfectly attained ôthers by practice,
wil be gained. I at the firft inteded,to have drawn
{<gure, for every one of thefe words, of Command:
>ut I have better conlidered , that fome of them
wiil require, fomuchroome: and againe are fo
eafietobe underftood without theiry^w; that I
conceive,Imay both fparethe pains,andcoft;and
onely deliver thefigures of fome few of them,
which will be the moft neceflTary. And for the o-
G 4 thers
thcrs I will expreffe in words, what they will pro-

due?, in figure.
Chap. XXXII.
Of Files , fling infeqtience.
The Command is,
Files , fie on to the right.
SSfetfSmo performe this tvordof Com-

mand ,or Direction. The right
hand file, marc heth away Jin-
gle 5 The fecond file from the
right, falleth into the Reere of

the/fry?. The third,bchind the
fecond^Thcfourth,bchindthc
third. And fo confequently , all the reft of the
files ; fall into the Reere of their next right-hand-
files , untill all the whole Company , become one
file. It may bee ufefull, to paffe fome narrow

bridge, or thicket,or elfewhere , where but one,
at once can pafle : the Commander being willing,
to preferve hisfiles , intire, and whole. The way
for the Reducement, may be after this manner. The
place being convenient, cyeryfileJeadcrîs to lead
up his file, to the left of him , that marc heth before
him ; untill all thefile-leader^,are even in ranke to-
gether their
: files orderly following them. The
word
Theyoung Artillery Man. 8p
jy^ for the Reducement $ is, File-leaders , Lead up

your files as yon were : For files , to//? o» Infequence,
to the left jinay be perfo rmed, after the lame man-
ner but difTereth in the handset works the fame
:
eftecljonly , the right-hand-file-leadcr Jed'the flffcr.-

and the elft -hand-file, fell laft of all into the itaTr
T/'tf , contrariwiic , is /^ forth by the left-hand-
fie : and the right -hand-fie, isthc daft , that taketh
place, in the Reere o? the extendedfile
Files , //c /* r/tf Eight and Left by

Divifon.
Thisfiles filing by divifon ; is wrought after the

fame manner but d>ffereth in this ; That the right-
:
hand-file ofthe Company , andthe left-hand-file of the

fame, begm to leadforth at one , andthefame time in
theirfevera//places The files of the right flanke fal-
.
ling likewife, behind the Right-hand-file :thc files of the

leftflank,falling in like manner ^behind the left -han d-
file.So, that if the body beflankt with Muskettiers;

then thisfling by divifon^br'mgeth all the Musket-
tiers into the front- divifon : and the Pikes in the
Re ere of them If there be an oddefile, it moft com -
.
monly fallcth to the right. The word for Reduce-

ment is ; File-leaders , leadup your files as you were.
This of Inverfion, is called filing in fequence. I
fort
will now fhew another fort of Inverfion, which is
by' Ranks filing. The which I will demonftrate un-
to you, by two figures, which will be lufficient, to
inrtru&thedefirous.
Chap.
\
Military Difciplwe, or
P
Chap. XXXIII.
ofinverting Rankes ; or Rankes filing.
>His following figure oflnverfion, is

of Ranks ? filing to the right ; where aH
the Ranks are to be inverted , into the
For the do-
out-mofi-file to the rights
ing whereof, let ally our files, be
clofed to their order , or clofe order ; as mall bee
thought raoft neceflary the ranks opened , either

:
forwarder backward,to douhle~diftace,ox. twice d$u-

ble-difiance ,(raore or lelfe) as the Commander fhall
fee moil: convenient , according to his number.
Having clofed'y ourfiles, and opened your ranks, un-
to their due difiance; then, let every ranke , move
after his right-hand-man, untill every ranke Hand
right mfile, after the right -hand-leader ofhis rank.
In this figure , I have onely opened the foure firfi
ranks to their diftance,and inverted but two of the
foure.By which it may ealily be perceived , both
the manner of the n^rând the matter which is to
be wrought. But ifthe Commander will performe it
Mpon a March then they /hall not need to open to
-,
any difiance, but to take their difiance, in the execu-

tion: which is the eafieft way, and will be thus
performed. The right-hand-man of'the firfi: ranke,
marcheth forth right ; all his ranke facing to the
right9 znd marching file-wife after _him. The right-
hand-
,
Ranks fie to the right.
Front.
hand-man ?pi the Se- 8 76 f4 T i

cond ranke , falling im-
mediately after the left
hand-man of the Firft
ranke , all his ranke in
manner following
like
of him. The right-
hand-man of the Third
ranke , after the left-
hand-man of the Se-
cond 5 his ranke like-
wife following of him.
And fo for all the
reft they are all
, untill
become one fie.
mm PPPP mi m«5
m m p p p p m m 4*
This Rankes fleingjs

fooner performed,and
reduced:, then Tiles file-
ing : and in the Reduce-
ment will prefently be mmppppmm?';
ready to make refi- mmppppmmtf.
ftance, againft any op- mmppppmm7.
pofition in the Front. mmppppmmS.
VVhereas i£ Pilesfit- Reere.
it will be a great while
Files, Ranke as
before the File-leaders I
Will be able to make ye were.
good
'Place this Figure in ffiapter
3 3'
htweene folia 90, and pi,
Theyoung Artillery Mart. 9 1
;
good the Front: The manner of the Rtdftcmwof
thisfigurCyis as folio weth. If they were Eight men,
before in ranke, then the firft Bight men , r4#^ to
the Left îmo the />wtf The next Eight mai,rankc
.
next after them, which makes the recond ranke,

The third Eight men, ranking to the t$ft, make the
third r4/ffo. And fo forward for the reft, untilj
they are reduced^ at the firft. But it may be,tl\u
fomc will object ; That in this /rgv/rL',there is mix-
tureofArwes-, which if they will avoy J,they may
either March forwards their Musketuers or each
divifion^nd clofe them before the Pikes and invert
-^
them firft. Or they may March forwards their

Pikes firft , and leave their Musketuers to come in
the Reere. Or ifthey pleafe, they may upon a long
March^ firft of Musketuers
invert thefront -division \
then their Pikes Â the Reere-dtvifion of Mus-

laft
ketuers -, which vvay fo ever it be done. The
Word fat the reducement will be, Files, ranke as yon,
were,
Rankesyfile to the Leftîs performed after the fame
manner. It diffemh from thr: laft done,but onely
in the ha, d. Apdwfa reasthi Right-hand-file-Led-
der>was the Leader o£ the In , this would be led
by the left-hand f.le- Leader The left-hand- Leader
of each ranked ead ng { ^ nis rankefle-rvife^ be-
i
fore it was performed j but to the contrary hand. I

fpare the figure,
Chaj.
pz Military Difcifline, or
*-
sn. in &. st r* n jet sn n. sn ri ri m. m. ra. et stjl n ri ii n. nszt.

e7$JS> efc&S <5$fcS <?$& &&£> 5$j5 dSls <•?&&? S3BRI 31&S S^cfiife&Zjfeo
Chap. XXXIIII.
of Rankesfiling by divifion : and how<vfefull\
THis next figure oflnvcrfion,

by divifion is a doubling of the defth
is Rankesfiling
, by un-
For whereas in moit of
equall proportion.
all other doublings^ the Number of the Lengthy or
Depth is augmented, but to double their former
proportion of Number this doubling of Inverfion^
:
makes their Depth fo many times more in num-

ber, as there are files to double. Or halfefo many
times,if it be done by Divifion , as in the next Fol-
lowing figure. It hathbeene, of ancient ufe , a-
mongft the old Grecians: and in thefe our latter
times, it hath beene held of fpeciall ufe , to avoyd
the fhot of the great Ordnance, when of neceflity
we aretowÂagainftanyitatf^. It hath alfo
been held good, to prevent the eminent danger of
fome great /hower oifmallfhot^ likely to be powred
out upon the Front oF your Battalia. It may alfo
feme for an Honourable pajfage, large interualle,
Jlreetôx gallery ,(as fome call it) for any great Perfo-
nagejdx commander to paffe through. It is alfo of
common ufe,for the lodging of the Colours^ or En-
figne. And many other fuch like.
For
imhSyfltUtk tight and Left 5 ly divijiw.
Front.
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Reere.
Files, rdnke at you were;
^his Figure in Chapter 34,-

'
I
Theyoung Artillery Man: 93
For inftru&ion howto performethis Motion ,

It isthe fame with the laft figure 3 differing oncly
-
in this ; That as. in .the other figure , all the whole
rahkes tur'rfed to the right, behind their rjgJjt-hand-

men In this Motion jhc left-flanke, ( or halfe-rankes
:
to the left ) fall into the outmoftfile to the left. -The

halfe-rankes to the r/g/tf, behind their fevcrallr/^/'-
hand-men as you may perceive in part by the
:
figure. I have fhewen the figure , in the manne r ot

the aclion, not fully performed > The pricks rankc-
rvife ^denoting the places, from whence they came:
The Quarter-circles mewing the way of the Mo-
,
tionThe prickes file-wife directing or mewing

:
, ,
their Places they are going too.

'
For reduccment to the figure : it is no mo re then
this. TheRankes which before inverted intofiles,
now againe convert into rankes^s they were. The
word of Command for it, is, Files, ranke to the right
and left inward\as you were.
I hope,this that hath already been fhewen, will
be f ufficient , (at leaft in fome f mall meafure ) to
give fatisfa&ion to thofe, which as yet have not
knowrie what is meant by Inverfion. Yet I could
wifh,that fuch asexerciie the Companies of the
Trained- Bands of this Kingdome; would rather
make ufe of the plainer word of dcmonflratton ;
which is, Rankes file, or Files,file and leave out the
:
word Inverfion^s a word not futable with the Ca-

pacity of divers of our Souldiers of the Trained-
Bands. Efpecially of this City, where Porters,
Colliars, Water-bearers, andBroomemen, are
thruft
*4 Military DifciflinCy or
thruft into the roomes

of men, of better quality,
as though they themfelves were too good, to doe
the King and Country fervice.
9 *^fcft «"*t ' >' f
Chap. XXXV.
OfthcftvcraUparts ofConvtrfton ; mdhm they an
tobetmderfiood.
He next branch otvifciplim which I offer

to your view, (hall be of Converfton
and :
ofits feverall parts wherein if there be :
any thatthinke me tedious* let them turne it oyer,

and fettle on fome other part, which may be to
them more delegable : whileft I, in the meane
time,mall endeavour to give content to all,neither
ftuffcng out my booh with medlejfe difiourfesj nor
yet too much abbreviating the matter, whereby to
render it too obfeure unto the commoneft ca-
pacity. Wherefore take their parts as they hereaf-
ter follow.
/in equall parts 1
Ranks \
in »nc q« ali P^ s *
I
l4lluuu
t>yby divifion into the Front
thefc < 4
{by wheeling to the Flanks 5
parts,
by equall parts
viz. Of Files 1
by unequall parts 7
ranking
\ inttre into the Front. 8
Firfo
The young Artillery Man, 55
Firft of ranks ranking, in even or equall parts.
Which is to be underftood, when there arc twelve,
it twenty, (more or left) marching abreafi, and the
Commander (eitherfor the narrownefie of apaffagc, 0*
forfome other intern) caufcth hit rankes to ranke three
or fixe abreafi or five, ten, or any other number, ci-
',
ther according to theplace, or occafion; every ranke hoi-

ding equality ofnumber.
Secondly, rankes thenranke by unequal/ parts .-
when they ranke by increafe or deer cafe. As when

the firft ranke fhall be three, the next five, then fe-
vcn,nine,&c. which is commonly ufed, for the
making of Diamond, and Triangularfigures
Thirdly, ranks then ranke inure, into the front .*
when the firfi rankefiands : thefecond ranke placeth

it [elfe on the right or left ofthe firft : the third by the
fecOnd, the fourth by the third, and fo fonvard for all
therefiyUmi\\\ aU the rankes, (cither to the right or
left) according to dire&ion are become one ranke tn
thefront.
YOYirthly^rankes then ranke by divrfion into the
front > when thefecond ranke, and all the reft of the
rankes behinde, open to the right and left : the one
part going to the right, the other to the lefe^ rank-
wgeven with thefirfi , as before, and aB together
making one ranke*
Fiftly, Ranks then ranke to the flankeoxfiankesi,
when either thertght hand man ofeach ranke, or the
left hand man (or both together) are m it were the
Hjudge of the motion ,t he reft of each raphe wheeling
about them, to the right or left, or each hand by divi-
Tion)unttll that every nmke be br*t§b mto the ek-
p6 Military Difcifline, or
fiance which was before the ranker between* the right

hand-man, of the ranke next before, and the right
hand man ofthtfarmranke youfiand in. If it be to
the left, tfcen they whedektio the dtfiance between
the left- ban d-lcaders-o£ each, ranke. Ifit be by dtvi-
Jim, then half the rankewheeleth to the right.-the
other half to the left, and produceth t\y&rankes.
Sixthly, Files, then rankesby equallparts : when
they rank three,fbure,orr7ve,abreit(more or lefle)
ftill keeping the number of men in ranke
5 of due
proportion. Ifyou ranke three abreft (either to>
the light or left) and y outfiles be but eight deepe;
then the firft fixe men make two rankes, the third
ranke muft be made up by the leader of thefecond
file. And fo for all the reft. If you ranke foure,and
the files be eight deepe, then every file makes two
r
rartkes.f you ranke five,the files being 8 *&<^,then
the five men make a ranke and the firft two
flrft :
men the fecond file from the hand named, make

of
up thefecond'ranke. Five of the other fixe,make up
the thrrdrhake. And fo forward forthe reft. If the
depth of'the file
were ten men, then it would make
twoevenr^wkw.
Seventhly^ Files then ranke by unequall parts
when they either ranke by progreffionall increafej
or by'.cTecreafe. As when every ranke exceeds
the rdnke before ityby two, three, or foiire, be it
more or leffe. Or elfe that each ranke decreafeth,
after the fame manner.
Rightly y Filet then ranke intire into the front;
when there is/0 much difianct between*file andfile,
tiwill somamwh fiky rarike-mfe: every man in
the
the file marching forwards to the right or left, as Jhall
be commanded^ heft and tven:nranVe, with the
ttnti 11
leader of his pie, which brings the body into me ranVe.
Chap. XXXVI.
ofRankes wheeling by Convcrfion ..
#F I would ftrive to bee curious, I

% iTiould need no other fubjeel: to
^ lengthen my difcourfe, but onely

of Inversion and Conversion,
this,
which of it felfe would yeeld mat-
ter fumcient to make a Booke of. But I have taken
a large taske. And therefore like the Artifts in Ge-
ogrnphy ,who fometimes by zjpot, prefent a Town,
and by a wrincVled line, a large River : fo muft I
crave of the favourable Reader, that in this fmall
TreatifeofDifcipline,he will not expect chat I
mould inlarge my felfe fo amply, as I might,upon
every part. For then my booke would grow be-
yond his hounds, and I beyond mypromifc; but
left I be taxed for digreflion, th is that hath : 1
.
rea-
dy becne flicwnc, may fuffice for Conversion. But

becaufeit may be expected, that- 1 fhonld fK\v
Conversion in Figure,as well as the other Motions,
\hereforetogratifiefuch, I {hall deraotaftrai e two
H Figures
$g Mtiitarj Difciflint, or
Figures unto them.* which may ferve for all the

reft. The one (hall be ofrdnkeswkcelingfy Conver-
sion: the other of files ranking, foure to the left,
Thewordof iww^tf^forthefirll, /tends placed

right over thefigure.
Rmkes } whe eh to the right andkfi by dhipt^
The Firft Front,
ppppmmmmm mmmp ppp

PPPpmmmm mmmmp p pp
ppppmmmmmmmmpppp
Ppppmmmmmmmmpppp
Reere.
i>Uce this Figure in Chapter tf.

bttvreencfolio p 8, ana pp.
ZMktStwhtdetQtherigkdHdlefibj&rifoift
The Firfi From
•"j
Theyoung At t tilery Han. 99
Tliis toregoingjigtire of Conversion, is of RJnkcs,
wheeling and left ftt ranks ranking to each

to the right
Jianke by wheeling. It dilfereth from ranks filings

both in manner and matter* In the manner tht» 3
Whereas in ranks filing to the right and left 3 the
rightand left-hand file- leaders, preferve and conti-
nue their places; and with that, their honours. Jn
this wheeling by Converfion to the right and left, con-
tranwile : the innermofl file-Udders, become the
outmofi men in that part where the -front floods the
other file- leaders ranking even within them. Some
men have called this, RanVes, filing by Converfion
and left , but corruptly, fox converfion
to the right
alwaies produccth rankes^ as I formerly faid "and :
invcrfion, But their miftake groweth from

files.
this, that when ranVes whteleto the right, or riaht

and left, then (fay they) they by wheelings become
file, or files which is a palpable m;Jl*\e ."For when
',
we have any command for wheeling, it is a maxime

for us, to wheele ourafpefts tmto the hand or tart na-
med. By which doing, we either become ranke or
rankes: and not files, as fome have fought former-
ly to rnaintaine. One ufe, among many, for this
motion is. It is the fpeedieft way for a great body
(if they have their due diftancej to givefire to one
or bothfianh, that as yet I know of. The way to
performethiszw//<w, is as followeth. The right
and /eft-band-men, of every ranke > became the
Hindges ofthe motion : the reft ofeach ranke,n>^.
lingbyequalldivifion, to the right and left about,
and above their right and left-hand Leaders,untill
they become ranks to the flanks. As you may per-
il 2 ceive
i oo Military Difcipline, or
perceive by the Figure, where the pricks denote

unto you, theplaces they ftood in before the moti-
on: the quarter ctrdes^ mewing the way of their mo-
'
tion : themfelves being converted into two ranks,

fheweth the motion executed. I have onely conver-
ted three of the rankes; for it would have taken
too much roome, to have wheeled all the ranks.
And it is eafie by this that is lhewne, to conceive
the reft. If you would avoid mixture ofArmps, then
place all your itokett/^, either in Front, ox Reere:
or elfe whtele onely your Muskettiers^ and leave
youv Pikes, {landing. Orelfeit may be done; the
body marching at length : the Muskettiers being in
the/rwtf,and reere Divifions. The word for the re-
ducement is 5 rankes, rankeasyou were.
The eafieft way for the reducement, will be firft
for to face to the reere, and then to wheele backe into
their places. Then, face to their leader $ and they
will be reduced as at firft. Now we will come to
mew the nextfigure of Converfion, which is offiles
converted into ranks by equallproportion.
; Chap,
':
I
85
%8&\ £€©< ?€2?* ?^S ?^^ ?Sf ;
>i ?^ £W- >S&« ?€$?< ?€j£<i >&^ &§p
Chap. XXXVII.
(9/ J/7« ranking in equal!parts.
N this Chapter,! intend to fliew

the manner , flfj£/« ranking by
Converfion , /» <^W/ />*m 5
which Motion, I have feene u-
icd by fome Commanders , at
fuch times as their Companies
have been butfmall , having
not had above two or three files of Mmketticrs,
upon afianke ; and being willing , to march forth
their Companies in divtfions : And this, becaufe,
that two a £;v/? would be fomwhat improper (un-
leffe itwere upon neceflity , in fome narrow />*/-
fage) and that three a £rf/?, is alio fomewhat with
thcthinneft. Therefore to augment the front of
their march, they hzvtjhmned fomewhat of their
depths, in each divifion bycaufing their files, to
:
ranke foure, or five, according as their depth may

be, when the Command ft\a\\ be given. This Motion
of Converfion,may alfo be ufefull for larger bodies.
For if upon a March , you are to paffe thorough
fome ftreight , where not above foure or five, can
W4r^ a&v^ 5 and that being part thorough, you
are to direct your courfe , to the right, or left If
H 3 your
"
l 2 Military D iftiptinc, or
your way be to the right , then caufe your files to
nnke to the left : If to the left , then let the files
ranke.to the contrary hand. For by io doing 5 ha-
ving paft thcfireight,zndfaced your body ilut way,
which yon intend your March, by commanding
the File-leaders xo march jand the half-files toftand,
and take their places your body
: will be led again
by their properfile-leaders, all a brejl-^xht Musketiers
becomming again the Flankers, which in the paf-
fage of thefreight , were in the Front andXeere.
ôrthe better underftanding the manner of the
Mmony oWerve the following figure.
Files
'
.
Theyoung Artillery Man. ots
Files, rtnkefouretotbeleft.
Front,
r File
mm mm f.
\ m m m m h.
2 File
mmmm f m
mm mm h.
File
5mmmm /.
C m m m m h.
{ m m m m /,
File
This was the < 1 m m m m h.
5 File PPPP /•
£P P P P A.
SFile^PPPP/'
C P P P p h.
7' File \ P P P P f;
c p p p p h.
8 File \PP P P /•
C P P p p k.
P/
P
P P
mmrampppp
mmmmpppp
mmmmp p p
mmtnitippp
mtnmtnppp
mmmmppp
m m m m pp p
mmmm ppp
AON. H The
j a Military Difciplme, o r
The way to performe this Motion is as follow- ,
ed!. The Command being firftgiven(as abovefaid)

the right-hand-file-leader , leadeth forth his file:
& the three next men behind him, move forwards
to the left of each other ; untill they ranke even a
hrefi with theirfile -leader. The nextfour e , in like
manner ranking to the left , make thefecond ranke.
Thefile-leader o£ thefecondfile, placeth himfelfe,
next after him, that was the halffile-leader of the
which now is become the right-hand-man of
firfi,
the fecond ranke ^ the three next men behind him,
making up of his rank, in like manner. And fo for-

ward for all the reft,untill the Motion be fully per-
fected. This converts each /?/^,into two ranks&nd
brings all theproper file-leaders ,and halffile-leaders,
to make the outmoftfile to the right : the Bringers-
up, both ofthe Front ,andMeere-half-files-,makc the
outer mofi file to the left,. The figures of Number,
which are onthd leftJlJnke of the^^^, in which,
the word file added to each of them, demonftrate
^/<artt o£ the firft,fecond,tyird,axidfourthfile, and fo
confequently for all the refl ; according to their

former ftanding , ana* the places they now occupy,
being converted into ranks. "J^Jepters fij and h,
which are placed on the right '£kn<keih\ fljewesthe
(
1
places o? thofe, which were jthe fi/edeatjers, and
half-file-leaders : each of the properfil$*le$ders * sha-
ving now his half-file-leader ,qexi afte* him. I have
fhownethis/gw* partly perfahtqd& $&\$»y perfor-
ming, and partly/anding,ns b$ £<jp$ tjie iftf^^be
gan.
For
L_
For reducement, of this Motion of files ranking,

foureto the left : One way is, to caufe yonr ranks
tofile, (or invert) to the right , which being done,
Command'every File-leader , to lead ftp his file to the
left : and fo every man will have his place i For
another way , Face the whole body to the right , and
command the File- leaders to march , and half-files to
ftand, and take their places : and then they are all
reduced, onely the file-leaders ofthcrighr-fianke.ivc
on the left ; and the file-leaders of tlie left-flanke,
are on the right : which k reduced^ by arty entire
Countermarch, of ranke, orfile.
Chap. XXXVIII.
The conclufion of doublings
|
Here are yet another fort of
Doublings , both of length and
depth, which are performed by
diyifionall wheelings. , Which
becaufe they have ever been
accounted fbxwheeiings, I will
notdifplace thertt;but ftij rank
them in their' former places: although in troth
they are ^//to^.Th^
Zrzrpbut the intent ,or t Mttg wrought, is Doubling. I
•
will fpeake further of them, when I come to (hew
ihem
io5 Military Difciflinc, or
them, in their feve rail places. And here I mean to

feta Period to our Doublings. Concluding,. that
thofe Sonldurs, who can put every one of thefe to
bis right uie; as alio give to each his right reduce-
rnent, muft needs be skilfull , and expert, in this
part, of the ^jl/////^. And contrariwife, they
.that are ignorant in thefe Doublings \qzxl never tru-
ly attain, to the right managing ofa Foot-company,
cither for exercife,ovfervice.¥or doublings, indeed^
are the only Motions, for variety and alteration of
figures >oi' formes ofbattaile : No other Motions do-
ing the like. And therefore Doublings, muft needs
be accounted the mod exec/lent amorigft all the
Motions. .......
You that have eyes read,and

to judge
skill to
And have perus'd thefe doublings I have done

;
Though I have tedious been^yet do notgrudge

For you know well,! have shpt overfeme.
But marvellnot : the caufe / do not jhorv themt
It is not much raateriall for to know them.
Thofe that are skilfull in the Art of War-re,

.And take delight to exercife their men .•
Shallfind more fleafure in thefe doublings farre,

if that they intermixe tbem now and then.
Andfo contrive their doublings in thefe cafes,
That.laflly one word brings them to their places.
Why
7he young Art. llery Mart. i o7
Why Country do we Captains chafe,

in our
That have no skill nor artful! inclination i
Tim do themft foes and Country much abxfi .-
Thm to deceive them in their expec tit ion.

Ithinkethe Caufc of this fault in our Nation
Is, that our Gentry holds it not in faOiion.
Butfome perhaps , willfay, I am too bold ;

There s nofuchneedfor Captains to have skill.
The Mufter-mafters have enough (fome hold)
The Captains and the Countksfortofil/.
So whi left the MufttY-mafcv doth the labour.
The Officers may play upon a Tabour.
Hutfay ! me thinks, one puis me by thefleeve*

Andtels me that I have my ft Ife forgot.
Wherefore of doublings, here J take my leave t
Intreating thofe thatxedd, miftake me not*
Let Mufter-mafters take their money ^ then 5
But let the Captains exerciie their men. .
Ch A?,
1 ' !
'
io8 Military Difcipline, or
•9«
?f <gp-
Chap. XXXIX.
of Countermarches. Their Antiquity , 4#a?
words of direction.
He next branch of Dtfcqlme which

offers it felfe to your perufall, are Coun-
termarches: which are of three kinds . To

vtixfihorcafljLacedAtnonidfriMacecfattian
which is,Maintaining,Loofing,and Gaining. Each
of them are to be performed two manner otwaies*
One by File the other by Rattkh
:
There zxe&foôuMef-ftikwkeiylntire and X)'ivi-

fionall.But divers men , are divers for their opini-
ons concerning the Macedonian and Lacedemonian
Counter-marches. Some will have the Macedoni-
an^ A Counter-march of gaining of ground > be-
caufe that it transfers the Battalia , into the ground
before trie Front. Others will have it, A
Coun-
ter-march of loffe of ground 5 becaufe (Tay theyJ
the Enemy being in the Reere^ it makes a femblance
of flying. Some will have the Lacedemonian , A
Counter-march of gaining of ground becaufe the
:
Enemy appearing in the Reerejx. makes a femblance

of Charging or falling on. Others call it, A
Coun-
termarch of lolfe of ground becaufe it loofeth all
:
that
The young Artillery Man. x g^
thatground the Battalia flood upon; taking in ftead

thereof,the ground behind the Recre. There are
others of opinion, That there are Counter-
marches of lofle and gaine, in either of their. All
thefe are furnifhed with reafons, to backe their opi-
nions. But if I ihould Hand to fhcw.iheir many and
feverall reafons , I might well be thought to be
without reafon my fclre. My opinion is ; That
taking the ground before the Front , is gaining
ground and that to leave the ground we flood on,
:
to take the ground next behind the Reerc, is lofle of

ground And yet to take either , whereby there is
:
advantage gotten , muft needs be gaining. But

where the matter it fclfe isfo indifferent , it were
fbndnefle to fpend longer time about it. Where-
fore note, That Countermarches were of ancient life
amongft the Greekes many hundred of yeercs
fince,& from them learned and pra<5lifed,by many
other Nations and fo flill continued unto this day.
->
But as the Snow-ball by much rowling, becomes

the greater So , in like manner , thefe Counter-
:
marches have received addition in all ages. So that

the three originall ones arc now become more
then thirty accounting thofe divtfionall. And yet
are all of them fathered upon one or other , of the
three kinds. Though fome of them will Icarcely
be owned or acknowledged ,as you fhall perceive,
when I come to lliew them in their feverall places.
But amongft all the Motions, might be the be/t
this
fpared as being leaft beneficially this our mederne
:
Difctpline. But becaufe that knowledge u no burthen \

and that at fome times they may be ufefull: There-
fore
no Military Difciptine, or
for efirft take the words o& command or dirdiwn,

xv hich are as followeth.
Intire Countermarches, byfile.
Caorun. Files
< \% £hand countermarch,
to the £ left 5
Laccdtmon. Files bright? countermarch, every man turning
tothe£left S on the ground he ftands.
Macedon.
pil e -leaders,f ace 5 right ? the reft parte C right, 7
about to the \k&S through to the I left, £
and place your felues behind your Leaders.
Baftard Goon- File- leaders (land 5 the reft S r ig nt ? placing your
tcrmarch.
paffc through to the cfcft 5 felues before
your Leaders.
Baft.counc
pile-leade rs ftand, the reft 5 right ? placing your
paflTe through to the £left 5 felues before
U — E Br
your Leaders^
,.
t° rh
tn<
t
P
following
o thf
c right?
S1*e
your Bringers up.
and place your

reft pal* through
felues before your
7Iert £ bringers up.
Laccd««aon. Bringers up , ftand : the reft of the Body paffe
through c right? placing your felues behinde your
to the ftm £ bringers up.
Intire Countermarches by Ranks,
Cretan er
Chorcan,
LlcedcmOBi * n
Ke^K Countermarch.
Ranks^ right? countermarch, every man turning
to the 1 left i on the ground he ftands.
This
Tin young Artillery Man. Ill
This right hand file, face to the left the reft pafle hkc6 JiiUil.
:
through to the right: placing your fclues behind

your right hand men.
This left hand filejnay face to the right, and do as
much.
right? hand file ftand; the reft r ri^hO ** Counter-
lIUS 5
Thfc
^
ni ' I<h *
ikh S pafte through to the 2 left, S
placing your felues on c right
the out iide or you r £ left S
r right ? hand file c right, 7 the reft pafle Lrccderoo&a.
T j-
^ left £ face to the £ left, $ through to
r nt ph cmg yourfelues c right ? hand
the J *6 ' Z
{left, S before your cleft £men.
DivifionallCotwternurches^ by Files.
Countermarch front and rcere into the raidft.

chSSm!
File-leaders, and halfe-file-leaders, ftand^ the reft Bairco'ur.trr.
palTe through to the right,and place your fclues nmcb »
before your Leaders.
File-leaders, and Bringers up, ftand; the reft pafTe La*c<ferr.onii,
through to the right: and place your felues be-
fore your Leaders and Bringers up.
File-leaders, face about $ Bringers. up , ft and ; the MaccdoaUru
reft paffe through to the Right $ and place your
felues behinde your Leaders and Bringers up.
Front-halfe-iilcs , interchange ground with theBaA-Coua*'
Recre.<
D'ivtfanAllCounUmArthesby ranks,
Countermarch your (wings or) Flanks into the chor«o or

rcMn '
midft
112 Military Di[ciplwe> or
middeft(oi Center). :
Ucedcmoou. The out-moft-fileoreach Flanke, face outward:

the reft pane through to the right and left 5 pla-
cing your fclues bchinde your out -fide men.
Macedonian*
The out-moft file of each Flanke, face inward: the
reft pafte through to the right and left ; placing
your fclues bchinde your outfide men.
The ouc-moft rile of each flanke, ftand the reft :
Bift.Cobnccr, paffe through to the right and left, and place

your felues on the outfide of your outfide men.
Interchange your Flanks.
Note, what is done by the out mofi files , may be
reduced by converting the commAnd to the innermoft
files 5 butmuft be done before they have clofed
their divifions,8cc.
Chap. XL.
;
Of the Chorean Countermarch : and tht

i
way toperforme it.
Could willingly have pnch a Ft-

gure^fpr each of theft feveiall e.oun- '
j
The difhnce termarches , but that they vvill take
forConn ret
march is, fixe nptoo much roome. And therefore
fjot, or open I will onely fricke fome few of the
ord crin ranke
and
them^d for the reft, I will endeavour
hardcft of
bywords to make them as facile as I it
may that fo :
they may be apprehended by themeaneft capafci-

tie
The young Artillery Man. i T ^
tic And firft I will begin with the (Perfan, Cretan,

or) Chorean Countermarch. The word of'Command or
Direction is,
/•//« wtAtf £/£& AW, Countermarch.
This C/^rw/; CtontartMrch, is by fome called the Mote, tb«

Modern* L*:intcrmarcb. I conceive their * ,,f " h rc
reafonto 1J
be becaufethat it is more in ufe than any

of the l£3 «»«
other: Or elfe, for antiquitie, it might claime
ma- " J,d ii *" h -
ny ages. It is a Countermarch for maintaining '" y

ofZ' 't*
ground: fovit vorkethkseffea,onthe
: famegrLd « ."T
Jw yts
itftands ; neither /W/% nor gaining. But ii f/^/1 " ,,c dcH
-
Chorea* courv
firrcs the file-leaders, mio the place of the bringers ur^'h
up .-and the
brwgers up, into the place of the
file,
leaders: withall turning the afpecJ of
the or Wy
£W/<r,to theReere. The way to performe this
wtf/'<w, is as folio weth. Aflbone as the
word ofcom
mand is given, if it be to the right, then all the file-
leaders hey forwards with their right leoges and
face about to the right every file-leader with his
:
file following him, parting <J

0Wne towards the
K cere, through the interval on his right hand ftili
obferving, to keepe even in ranke
with his \i*ht
hand man. But by the way, note that no
manmuft
*ri* ,untill he come to theground where
at firft his
file-leader begin the Countermarch.
This motion is
thenperformed,whenthe^/^r/«^,haveattained
unto the place where before their
file-leaders flood-*
b5 ln&/ 4^nghtarterthem
5 /'//(?J , countermarch to
theleft.
To countermarch to the left, workcth the fame
I effc<%
!ra Military Difeiplitte, or
cffed; and is done after the fame manner : onely

differing in the hand.
For reducementj if you countermarch to the r/>Af;
do as much to the left and they will be as they
:
were. ¥or any intire c owner marc h of files, will be

ra/#£ft/(ofwhatkinde foevcr)by making another
mire countermarch, to what hand foever
cfijfo c3w& cH^fe tR$fo cTHSKs e7eE5 *?WS> eTWfc «7!S& 5w5 ^5 e
Chap. X LI.
4fCountermarching to loofe Ground,

The Command is.
Files to the Right, Countermarch : every man
turning after his Leader, on the Ground

hejtands.
2.4««d«noeiu£. HB»g-4M His Lacedemonian countermarch, is a

Countermarch of loffe of ground-, for
*&#-/* /awi> all the ground the Batta-
liaformerly did conteine, and in lieu or
place thereoftaketh the ground behinde
the Reert. This Countermarch is to be
performed, when the Bodie is upon a/ And as W.
the Chorum, turnes the ^f#
towards the Reere .The
Creekes werewont with this Countermarch, to bring
their fiUMaders to oppofe any enemie 3 appearing
>m the Recrr. thereby gallantly bearding their ene-
mies
The young Artillery Man. r j j
mies in the teeth .• Jieicher poUtickly maicirtgfhew

offlight, whereby to bring xhcetwwe into dfarray;
nor over providently cardfull, or the advantage of
ground. The motion of this Countermarch^ is to be .
performed asfolloweth. The fie- Leaders of each

fie, are to ftep fide w;iycs to the right , and there-
withall toface about to.the reere-, and fo march even
in ranke together downe betweene the * IntervaKs^ * An iiuerroH
no man advancing pfoot forwards , but turning in mbefpaceof
c
d
like manner after their leaders , when they are paft fw n cl l T
by them; ""I obferving to keep their due d.Jtance. file, or nnkc
And fo a whole rank together, ftill turning off to
the each Rank fucceflively doing the Eke, IntcndeYduf
right,
Jî^
untill the Countermarch be fully performed. Any 'P* ce of
wtire countermarch of files y will ra//«* this. But for
£^j£ Jh C
order fake, take one of the fame fort t o the contra- Acs.
ry hand, which is . ^
Files to the left, Countermarch : every man turning
after his Leader, on the ground he fiands.
I /hall not need to fpeake furt her,concernine this

Countermarch of IoflTc of ground to the left, feeing
that it differs from the other onely in the alteration
ofthe hand.Thc fubftance and effeifi of both,being
one and the fame onely I will now fpeake to i fe-
:
cundTort of Countermarch , which is of the feme

kinde. The Commandis.
JWgC:
1 1 £ Military Difciplinc, or
Bringitsup,face about. to the Right, the reftpajfe

through to the Reere, andplace yourfelues
beforeyour Bringers up.
This Lacedemonian Countermarch doth alfo loofc

Lae"kmoBu.
the ground, whereon it formerly flood , and takes
the ground behinde the Reerc, the manner of the
motion is as fblloweth: The laft ranke or Bringers up
face to the Reere, and ftand the reft of the Bodyfa-
:
cing about in like manner ,. and pacing through or

betweene their bringers up, and placing themfelues
even in ranke before them. The motion is begun,by
the ranke, next the bringers #p, andfo continued;
fuceeffively.by the reft, untill the Countermarch be
ended. It may be reduced , by doing the. fame to
the contrary hand\ Nevertheleffe for brevity fake,
I will make ufe of a fprigg^/rom the fame bough,
and reduce this Lacedemon countermarch , by ano-
ther of the fame kinde. The Commandis,
Bringers up y ftand, the refi paffe through to the Right,

andplaceyourfelues behindyour Bringers up.
ucedtmoHu*. This Lacedemonian countermarch , is thus to be

performed , the laft ranke for bringers up) are to
Jfand'y and .the reft of the body, toface to the Reere,
andpnffe throigh tothcR/gv^.and place them-
felues behinde their bringers up, contrary to the
countermarch laft fhowne,where they placed them-
felues before. The motion is alfo begun, by the fe-
cond ranke from the veere, the reft following fuc-
become the
ceffivtly, untill the file-leaders are
Bringers up Then face
:
them about aftertheir pro-
pcxfile-leaders, and they arc reduced.
Chap.
Theyoung Artillery Man. 1 1
Chap. X LII.
*of Countermarches to game ground, or the
Macedonian Counter -march.
The Command is,
File- leader fare about to the right she re/lpaffe through

. to the right, andplace your fehes hchindeyour
Leaders.
His Macedonian Counter -march, is for Macedonian.

gainingground, for that it leaues the
ground, the Battalia formerly flood
upon, taking in lieu thereof, the
ground next before the front. \i
alfo turncs the ajpefi towards the reere. The moti-
on of this Counter -march is from the reere to the
front, contrary to the Lacedtmon, whofe motion is
from thefront to the reere : This Ma:edoman Coun-
ter-march, makes femblance in the reere of fight,
butprefently producethan orderly fettled front,
when perhaps the enemy^with a too early purfuit,
hath broken the order of their array.
The way to performe this Counter -march, accor-
ding to the directions formerly given, is as fol-
loweth: Xhefile-leaders orfrrjl ranke, face about tb
the right; the reftof the body pafle throngh,&e-
tweenc the Intermiles, Cor diftance of £ks)r o the
1 3 left:
j 3 Military Difciplijte, or
left:and place themfclves behinde their leaders^

every ranke (beginning with that next thefile lea*
ders) pafljng through fuccem*vcly,and taking their
places, untill theC punter r m arch be fully executed »
It may be reduced as the reft, by doing the fame

to the contrary hand, or as I have formerly faid, by
any intire counter-march ot'file-,and therefore I will
reduce it by another Macedonian counter -march.
The command is, as folio weth ,
File-leaders face to the Reere, the refi of the body 'fajfe

through to the left,following your bringers uf,fla-
cmgyourfelves behinde your leaders,
iUcfdoniin. This Macedonian counter-march is rather remerr:-

bred for its antiquity, then cxcellencie, (as fome
more of them be) nevertheleffe if any will be curi
ous to obferve the motion, it may be performed as
followeth: The firfi ranke (ox -file-leaders) face to
the, reere , then the loft ranke begin the counter- .
mprch, palling forwarde betweene the Intervalls,

the feventh ranke following the eighth, thefixt fol-
lowing thefeventh, and fo likewue the reft, untill
the whole body be transferred, into the ground be-
fore thefiont, and then joy ntly togethei^facing to
the right about, after their leaders, thecounter mar-
the is ended. I?or reducement, obferve this for all
that any intire countermarch of file, maybe redu-
ced, by another intire counter-march by file, of
what kinde, or to what hand foever.
Thefe three hft Chapters of counter-mashes, are
the originall grounds of all the reft, yet I ihall
tfhew
The young Artillery Man, up
/hew one in the infuing Chapter, which time hath
begotten out of the latter two, which takes part
with either, being abfolute in neither.
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Chap. XLIII.
0/j/tf Baftard counter -march.
The Command is,
Jilc-leadersftand, the reft pajfe through to the right,

andplace y ourftlves before your Leader.
[His patfing through, (or baftard counter- Biftarj

Counter
is partly Macedonian, and partly
march)
Lacedemonian-, for firft with the Macedon,
it takes the ground before thefront, themotionbe-
ing from thcrw* forward: it is partly Lacedemoni-

an, for that they pafle through, and place them-
selves before their Leaders, and for that it makes
femblance of.falling on, or charging the enemy :
neverthelefle the Macedonian difclaimes it, for that

it alters not his aJpecJ ; The Lacedemonian refufeth
it, for that it takes the ground before the front, and
not that behrnde the reere: or with the Qhorean, ft
holds affinitie . And many there be that will not
allow it for a countermarch, for indeed the word it
felfe will not beare it;notwithftanding feeing that
it hath beene long ranged amongfi: them, I will
not be he that fhall difplace it, but will pane for-
wards, to (hew the manner of the motion, which is
14 c°
120 Military Difcij>line,ot
to be performed as followeth. The fie -leaders

ftand, according to the former direction, the reft
of the body , advance their armes the fecond ranke
-,
firft parting. through to the right, and placing

themfelves before the firft ranke, the third ranke
before thefecond', thefourth before the third, and
fo forwards for. the. reft , until! the Jaft
ranke (or Inngers uf) are. become the foremoft,
which perfects the motion* It may be feverally life-
full, as to j&r/w/fagainftan enemy, advancing by

way oi.introducJion, or upon occasion, to bring the
men to march infront, and fuch like. For the
r eere, .
reducement ,yo\xmd.y dot, as much to the contrary

hand, onely for oflder fake, I will reduce it, by ano-
ther like it felfe, . The Command is,
FHe- leadersftand, the reft paffe through to the right >
plaang your [elves before your Leaders following
your bringers up ,
B*ft.Coufli«», This motion may be done, either to the right or

°*rcha
left, and is nothing differing from that lajl fhewne;
but that, whereas the other, began with thefecond
ranke, this contrari wife begins with the loft ranke,
(or Iringers up) every ranke fucceflively, following
which came. from behinde them, <untill
the. ranke,
they which werc.the leaders; are become the loft
in the reere. If this countermarch be. firft done, it
may be reduced by any of thofe formerly (hewn,

<8cc.
Chap. X L I V.
Ofcountermarching ranks, to maintaine ground, '
The Command is.
Ranks to the right hand countermarch.
THis Qhorean
alteringor
counter -march of rankes y
changing ofonefan kefor the other,
ts an cboteac ,,.
the Bati alt afill keeping thefame ground, one-

ly the rightfianke becomes the left, and the left, be-
comes the right ; The way.to perrbrme this motion.
is as fblloweth: thecommand being given,then the
whole body f teeth hand named, and every
to the
man in the outmofifie, to the right: (files by this
facing, being become ranker Jtu rnes down through
the Jnfcrval/e, (or dfiance betweene ranke and
ranke) marching forth right unto the part, which
was the leftflanke, with their rankes, file-wife fol-
lowing them, being come unto theirground, they
face as before;, and the counter-march is performed:
forxhereducement, let rankes countermarch to the
icft, after the fame manner, differing onelyinthe .
hand, and they are as at fir/t.
Chap..
122 Military Difiiflm 9 w
Chap. XLV.
of Countermarching Rankes tolofe Ground.
The Command is.
Rankes to the right-hand Countermarch, every

man turning after his right-hand-man,
on the ground heflands*
LacadtmonUn.
His Lacedemonian-Countermarch
ef Rankes, is afaffing on upon the
left Flanke : the Motion hetng
begun by the right ; It leaves
the ground , the Battalia
all
flood oh , and takes in place
therof the ground beftde the left
Flanke, turning the AJ]?ec~l to the left : The manner
or way, to performe this Motion , is as fblloweth:
The whole Bodiefaceth to the right $ and then the
beingfaced, (becomes a Ranke) be-
right -hand-file
gins the Countermarch, turning downethe Inter-
vals of the Ranks, (which by xk\s facing , is made
the difiance between the Files) and fo marcheth
beyond the left Flanke, every man fol-
forth-right,
lowing him that was his right-hand-man(bui not
ftepping forwards one foot of ground) untillthe
Countermarch be performed.For the reducement of
this
Theyoung Artillery Man. j 23
this Countermarch, do as much to the left, and they

will be as at firft : Or( if you pleafe) take another
of the fame kindjThc word (^Command, or dire-
ction is. .
Right-hand-file , face to the right the reft paffe

,
through to the right , and place your elves

f
before your right-hand-men.
'His Lacedemonian Countermarch ofranks ^makes UrnkmonUn.

afalling on upon the right Flanke, the Motion be-
ing from the left Flanke , to the right , leaving all
the ground whereon the Battalia ftood,and taking
in lieu thereof the ground befide the right Flanke.
In thofe dayes, when
Countermarches were more
ufefull for their Btfctpline, then now they are for
ours i the Lacedemonian Countermarches were of

chiefe repute, afwellamongft the Macedonians ,
as the Spartans and others the way to pet forme :
this Motion is as followeth. The right-hand-file ft.

ceth to the right, and pafifeth through the Intervals
or fpaces, to the right: placing themfelves,before
their right-hand-men , untill the left -hand-file, be-
come the foremoft ranke-, If you doe this Counter-
march by it tel ft , then for reducement^ firft face
them to their Front proper , then let the left-hand-
files, face to the left,ini do as much to the left&nd
then they will be as atfrft.
Ch a p
I2 4 Military Disciplines
Chap. XL VI.
Of the Macedonian Countermarch
. by Ranke.
The Command is:
Right -band-file face to the left , the reft pajfe through

to the rght, placing y ourfelves behind
your right-ha»d-men.
Maccdon. |Lf <cn^p* **s**l&£ His Macedonian Countermarch

of ranks, contrary to the Spar- ^
tan, difmarchetbfrom the ene-

my upon that Flanke where hee
appear-es, and prefents the con-
trary Flanhe , to receive the
Charge. It is performed after
manner.The out-moft-file
this
to the right, faceth to the left. The reft of theîy,
or Battalia, faceth to the right 5 every man pafling
thorough to the right and placing themfelves., be-
hind their right-hand-men : For the reducement of
this Countermarch, as all the reft , there aredivers,
and waves ; but performe as much to the
feverall
left, asyou have done to the right, and they will
.be xifrft : Or if you pleafe^this following Baftard
Coun-
The young Artillery Man. 12j
Countermand, will do the famc.Thc word of Com-

mand or direction is,
Right-hand-filefiand, the rejipajfe through to the

right placing your[elves, on the ouijide
ofyour Right-hand-men.
THis parting thorough, or Baftard Countermarch Blft Count*

of Banks, doth bothground, and flanke
alter -,
*
(ftill refcrving the AjpeeJy without alteration.) Ic
is to be performed as followeth. The out-moft
or right- handle , ftands ; the reft of the body,

facing to the right , paflc thorough to the right, e-
very man placing hunfelfe,. on the right tide of his
right-hand-man, and fo /landing euen in Ranke,xhc
Motion continuing, untill the left-hand-file , is.
ftill
become the right-, the right, the contrary. If this
Countermarch be done alone,for the rcducemcnt;\tz

the left-hand-file ftand, and do as much to the left,
as before to the right-, and they will be as at firfi.
Chap, XLVIL
OfCountermarching Front andReere
tothemiddefi.
Or the Intift Countermarches , I have indea- of <tivIfionfl ^
F vouredto cxprefTe them , as well as I could S«?

in words, but for the diviftonail Countermar-
ches
termai
:
Milittn p.j .\-y t&K, &t
<, I -iisccnd to tsprafic , hattikt wrdrndfigar^
whereby they may be the moreeafilyappridicn-.

dcd by Rich as fhall be defirous to know them
notwithstanding before I enter upon the divtfio-
nall Countermarches^ I would willingly cleere one
thing which by Tome will be carped at ; which is,
the ufing of the word Middefijin&ccd ofthe word
Center; The word Center (IconfeiTe) hath been
the more ufuall word amongft us; and yctit is aot
altogether fo proper to our ufe as the other;
wherefore give me leave, without offence , to ufe
thofe words,which are not only more proper, but
more fignificant. The Midfi ofthe Sattaiie/is to be
uiider(l:ood,either from the Front>& Reere\ot from
both Flanks (or wings:) If between From and Reere%
the Midfi muft be betweene the half^file-ieaders^
and the Reere ranke of the Front half'files , exten-
ding it felfe from Flanke to Flanke: The midfi be-
tweene the Flankcs, is betweene the two inmrmofi
files ^ continuing the whole depth ; from Front to
Reere ; Our firfi Countermarch mail ibe Chorion ?
the word of commando* direction is.
;
Theyoung Artittery Man. 127
Countermarch Front andRecrc, into the midft.
Chorea*.
From.
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This diviftonall\chort'an countermarch, brings our

File-leaders, and Bringers up together in the midft y
and the ranks were in the midft in the Front &
that
Reere It is a countermarch mayntayning ground
. 5
for every man marcheth #/>,into his leaders ground

before he facet h about to countermarch : The way
to performe the Motion, is as followeth. The com- Notc % |hat for Ceuntcr .
«4#*/ being given to countermarch, either let the marching Frcnc and Recrein-
«• thc midft » the F^"«-h»if«-
commander or fome other of the officers
,. , com-
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ders fteppina forwards, with the right legee,* and the Left, which being study
rJT. u
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D l ri / obferved,' they will a wayes
face about to the r/^/,paffing downe the Intervals mcet efC n io/the middJ / t
on the »vg£* hand, the reft of the Front-halfe- files, theBauaile, where ro me
followingthcirZ^, and not («,»„%, wfflJRKViKSi-
they lometo the ground, where their Le*dm*tur- ytx doe the Ce.umw-m.rcri
*
ncd bu * wrong.
ned down before them : The bringers up with the
Reere-balf-files , at the fameinftant turning downe

their Intervales,on the left hand , the reft of their
divifion following them , untill the file-leaders and
bringers up, meet together in the midft of the Bat-
taile îndthen having faced all to their Leader,the
Motion \s performed* For the reducement , of this
figure , doing the fame thing over againe , will re-
duce it. Or any other divifionatt countermarch of
File.
^^ss^
Chap. XLVIII.
Ofbringing Front and Reere together, into the midftp
by the Baftard Countermarch.
The Command is.
File-leaders^nd half-fileadersftand,the reft pajfe

thorough to the right, and place your
{elves before your Leaders.
Iift.Countcr,
His Baftard Countermarch , doth
bring the Leaders , and bringers
Mh t0get ber, into the midft7 and
Javes two facings , andisquick-
lier performed, then the other laft
done : or any other in the prece-
dent Chapters : The way to per-
forms
Theyoung Artillery Man. 1 2$
forme the Motion , is as followeth Thcfirft ranke * No « lia a$

: * *
Rands-, and the half-file-leaders ftmd, then thofc J-]"/™ *££

of tKe From -half-files , paffe thorough their Inter- the fâee of
vals to the right ,

placing themfelves before their * round b *
File-leaders : The fecond ranke before the firfi, the iM^'wand'
thirdbefore the fecond,the fourth before the f/W; h»lfc.6Ic4ea-
The Reere-halffiles at the fame inftant , doing the £jjl!£; \« !
like, and placing themfelves , before-their * half, the ground be

he &<>«'»
file-leaders, as the other did, before their File-lea- |° [
r <
dp™.- This Mot/on may be either reduced by doing ^"ne Le

the fame over againe to the contrary hand, or elfe thcir pHe&are
by countermarchingfiont andReere into the midfiôv 3f!SJu|£ r
by any other of the dwifionall countermarches of of tbc Rccrc
*!(e fi,cs
"
^F/tt .The next fhal be a Lacedemonian countermarch,

fc
the word of command , or direction, isasfhallbe up'andXp'piy

expreft in the enfuing Chapter. their room«.
K Chap,
b — 1
UT DJ
i;o Military Difiiplme,ot
Chap. X LIX«
Of Countermarching to make a. large Intervale be-
tween the Jrjt, and loft Ranks.
The Command is,
File-leaders^ and Bringers up fand, the reft paffe

thorough to the right3 andplace your (elves,
before your Leaden > and
Wringers up.
Lacedemonian,
Front.
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The young Artillery Man. r 3
THis
makes
Lacedemonian Countermarch^
divifionall
feinblance of falling on, or charging,
both to the Front and Reere , and leaves all
the ground,which was occupied by the Souldiers,
which flood betweene thtfiont and reere, transferring
. them into the ground, before the front, and bchindc
the reere ^ the ground (or place) of their former
(binding, being vacant, onely demonftratedin this
The Motion may be thus per-
figure by the pricks.
formed. The Reere- halfe-files are commanded to
face to the Reere ^ and then the front-halfe-files^ p j/Ic
through to the right : placing themlelvcs bn
their Leaders j Thefecond Rarfke^bcfovc the firfl jdk'
third^before the fecond; the fourth, before the thirds
the Reere-halfe-filcs at the fame inftant , pailin ;
through to the itor?, after the fame maiinirr and >
placing themfelues before their trhigirs-jip. Vou

may perceive by the/F^m of umber , placed OnX
the Flanks of the figure of bait ell, both how themen
(food, before the Motion began, as alio how and in
noplace they ftand, the Motion being ended; For
the reducementjfyou have nor clofed their djlance,
you may y«a? them A/// , and fo letthem pafle a-
gainc into their places: Or elfe, by doing the lame if you reduce
Countermarch over againe or to the contrary hand, & cm}y i0 °'
,
-
oranyfuch like way, will reduce them. This next nmch.Va^

following Countermarch will alfo reduce them, or c ofe xhtlx Ci !
nClQn *'
this will reduce that. Thc»WfortheC0/w#W,or
direction is, as you ftiall iiiide it placed, over the
front of the figure.
K 2 Chap.
.
132 Military Discipline, or
mmm
C H A P. L.
ofmaking a large lntcrvaUe,betweene thefirfi and I aft

ranks, by. the Macedonian Countermarch
His divifionall Macedonian Coun.

Macedonian,
termarch, is little different from
that, next before it , onely the
other, turned the AJpecl outward,
to thefront, andReere 5 this Coun*
termarch turnes the Afpefif in-
wards, towards the midfi. It may
be ufefuiyf the Commander would fhew,or publifh
ought, before his beft Souldiers, for that it not
onely leaves a large difiance, but that it brings the
beft Souldiers into the midfr , with their Afpecls di-
re<5ted inwards : It may alio ferueto condutt any
,
great perfonage , croffe the length of your battel^

whereby to mew them, the braverie of your Soul •
diers, &c. Thefgure folio weth.
This
The young Artillery Man, j ^
The Command is, •
-File- leadersface about, Bringcrs up fland, the rcfl paffe

through to the Right, andplace yourfelnes behind:
yourfie -leaders and Bringcrs up.
Front.
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This motion may be thus performed : The firjt
ranke (ovfle-leaders)face about the loft rankeflands,

the Reere -halflc-filcs^ face about, and fo the front -di-
vifionjpSfe fbrwards,and place themfeJues behind Noretbat when tbc
K c h u fi fac€
the file-leaders, the reere-halfe-files , behinde their ,"' ? L !5*
Bnngersup. The manner, you may perceive the which *• the bring,
plainer, you note the jigures, o£ number, which
it' trsupwcftUJcêp
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are placed, on theflanks ofthefyure, their number
K 3 (hewing
(hewing the places, they had,from thefrom, before

the motion began. T\i\sfgure may be rediicedxither
by the fame word of command, which produced it,
erelfebyanyof the foregoing d.vifionall counter-
marches. Our next, (hall be a counter march of ex-
change of ground. The words for command,ot dire
clion, are as folio weth.
Chap. LI.
of Interchanging GroundJ
The Command is,
JFront-halfe-flesy interchange ground with the Reerey m
fafing through to the Right.

Maft. Countermarch.
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This Bafiard Countermarch, may not rightly be

faid, tobe derived from any one of the particular
grounds of'Countermarch>$ but rather, participating
of them all And yet confidering it,as it is to be, it
:
is different'from them all for whereas the other

.•
countermarches y of files in divifion , although they

bring the Front and Recrc into the middefl , yet the
continue mil, on the fame part, and
fir ont-halfe files
the Recre halfe files do not alter into the places of

the other. But this, contrary to any other, of the
divifionall countermarches\ transferres the front -halfe-
files into the ground^ or place of the Recr e -halfe- files y
and them, into the contrary part, bringing the file-lea
ders, andbnngcrs up, together into the midfl. The way
to performc this Motion, is as fblloweth.The/r<W-
halfe filesface about, pafling forwards to the right
{ being led by the bringers */>,of"the f>ont-halfe files)
betweene the Intervalles towards the recrc : The
Reere-halfefiks at the fame inftant in like manner
marching forwards , betweene the Intervalles on
their right hands into the Front ûniiM the Front-di.
vifion, have attained the places of the Rcere , and
they contrariwif e, die places of the Front. For the
reducement of this countermarch ,.do as much backc
agarne ; Or if you would reduce it fome other way,
you may firft make an intire countermarch of files,
and then countermarchfront ,and reerc, into the midft$
for under two countermarches ,it will not be reduced.
Now I will paflfe, to (hew dcvifionalt countermarches
of Ranks, or Flanks ; The firft fhallbe Chore m, as
in the Chapter following.
K 4 Cha».
l%6 Military Difcipline, or
Chap. LII/
of counter -marching theflanks {or wings) into the
midfl ofthe BattelL
The Command is,

Countermarch yourflanks into themdjt.
-; \n.
Front.
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be,Cv performed on the fame
ground,
7he young Artillery Man. $37
ground, and is as followcth. The command being
given, the whole body faceth to the right and left, by N otc
r
that n
divifion-, the outer mofi files, by thisfacing, becowm/ng on the Couu-
rankes, every man in the right hand file, being a lea. """"filing
dcr in his halfe ranke ple-ivje, ana Jo tikavije in the

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ht fl,ntc
<:ft hand file the fame, then they countermarch the "S
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r'ghtflanketotherigkjbeleftflanktotheleft, which 2™Z™«

you muft alvvaies obferve to doe, and your flan - to the rh.br,
quers will meet juft in the midfi of your Battalia.

Jo^f^^'Jlor
Laffly, having/anthem to their frfi.front, the tfther&ooti
counter -march ended.
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To reduce them, they may either ufe the fame .[hcy wiin!ler
Counter-march againe, or any of thefe following meet tight i-
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[^{^"'"hY
thztofinterchangwgotgxound.) The next fh ill be Mr, will be it
Lacedemonian, the Command, or words of dire&i- « bad «
on, are, as in the Chapter following..
CBap,
i38 Military Difeifli»e,ot
Chap. LIU.
of Countermarching, to take the ground before the
flanks.
The Command is,

The outermoft file ofeachflanke, face outward, the reft
fajfe through to the right and left, placing your
fehes before your out-fide men.
ucaemonian.
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His Lacedemonian Countermarch
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^both flanks, but leaves anufta'r
-fiance of ground unoccupied be
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b
tweene the two outmoft- files , or

jtmidfl of the battctl. The way to
perfbrmc this Motion is as followeth. The right-
hand-file faceth to the right, the left -hand-file to the

left; the reft of the body faceth to the right and left,
the right flanke palling through to the right , and
placing themfelues, before their right-hand-men.
Thcfecondfile from the right, begins the Motion on
the right-flankc 5 the leftflankc in like manner, pal-
ling through to the left y zx\& placing themfelues be-
fore their left-hand-men-, thcfecondfile accounting,
from the left, begins the Motion on the left-flanke:
But you muft-note,that the files become ranks with
the facing.
For the reduccment of this figure, if you will firfl
face them, to their properfront, you may then com-
mand the two inmofi-filesfland, the refipa/fe through
to the right, and left inward, and take their places : Oi
if you make ufe, either ofaCborean y or a
pleafe,
Macedonian Countermarch of Ranks by divifion, and
with afacing, and cloftng their divifiom , they will
ke perfectly reduced,
C HA".
140 Military Difciplme, or
Chap. LIV.
of Countermarching to take the ground on the outfide
ofthe Flanks, and to direct their
AfpecJs inwards.
The Command is,

Macedonian*
The otitmojl fie of each Flankeface inward, the reft
pajfe through to the Right, and Left,placing
your f elites behinde your outfide men.
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His Macedonian Countermarch , differeth

nothing from that lafi (hewed, but oncly in
the turning of the afpeft inwards : whereas
the other , directed their afpecJ outwards : •
The Motion is thus performed The : outermofl-files,

of each F lank e, face inward: the of the body,fia
reft
to the right, and left, outward; thofe of the right
flank*, palling through to the right and placing
,
themlelues behinde their right-hand-men. Thofe ol

the leftflan ke palling through to the left , and pla-
cing themfelues behinde their left-hand-men The .-
Motion is begun, by thefecond file, from each flank.

I might here fhew thefe Countermarches, beginning
their Motion from their mi ddlemofl -files ; But I am
willingly filent, hoping that thefe, may fufrice to
the courteous, not much forcing my felfetogive
fatisfaCtion to the curious. Tor the reducement of
this Countermarch, having faced them to their fir/:
front, you may if you pleafe, command the two

nermoft files toface outward, the reft paffe through to
the right, and left inward : placing themfelues behinde
their right, and left-hand-men ; which being d6ne,
the whole body will ftandfaced to the right, and left
outward-. Then being fac edto their Leader, they ai %
rcduced.\fyow\yio\Ac\reduce ir, by fome other vyav,
you may make ufe , either of the Countermarch,
which is nextbefore,or of that,which next follow-
eth Or of any other dinjifionall Countermarch of
:
Ranks ; (which doth not interchange ground). Our

next two which follow, will be Bafiard Counter,
marches, with the which, we will conclude this our
fourth branch ofDifciplwe.
Chap.
14a Military Vifiipline, or
Chap. LV.
Oftaking the ground on the outfide oftheflanks 5 not
altering the Afpecls.
The Command is,

TheouMoft-fleofeach Flankefiand, the reftpajfe
through to the right, and left^ and place
yourfelues on the outfide, ofyour
right and left-hand-men.
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This
His Diviflona/l bajlard countermarch^

produceth the lame effect, which
the other two next before it
wrought 5 onely differing in the Af-

pefi : for the Lacedemonian , turned
the Afpctf outward t The Macedonian , turned the
Affcci inward-, And keeps the Afpcfi Hill dire-
this,
cted the fame way. He that knows every way, may
when time ferveth,make ufe of thofe wayes,whic'h
are moft neceilarie and futable to his prefent occa-
sion The Proverbe faith, Knowledge u no burthen.
:
The way to performe this Countermarch is as fol-

loweth (according to the Command) the out moft-fie
of each flanke Jlands ; the reft of the Body facet h to
the right and left outward, the right flanke palling
through to the right, the leftflanke to the left -,thofc
o f the right-flanke, placing themfelues, on the out-
fide of their right-hand-men . in like manner, thofe
on the leftflanke ^ placing themfelues, on the outfide
of their left-hand-men.
It may be reducedêixherby any,of the foregoing
divifionall Countermarches ofRanks, ox elfebeing/rf-
ced y to any of the flanks, then the rankes become
fiks. And by divifionall Countermarches offiles', you
may reduce, divifionall Countermarches of Ranks, or
by ranks, files; onely you mult obferve fomefa-
cwgs: Yet forthisjfigwrfjif you pleafe ,Command the
two inner moft -files, ftand;the reft, face to the right, and
left The next
inward, and fo march into their places.
mall be a Countermarch, oUnHrc hanging of Flanks,
i~,~ Oh a p.
i Military Difcipline,ov
44
Chap. L V I.
®fInterchanging Ground by the Flanks, and bringing

the innermofi -files ofPikes, to become the
ontmofi-ranks.
The Command is,

Interchange Flanks.
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| His ex'changing of Flanks, or BajUrd

L
Countermarch, is differing from ail

the other divifionallCoiintcrmarche,
of Ranks? for this transferret the
right -jiankc into the place ofthe (:'.
^ndd^left^flanke, into the place o^" the right. It i

-
very apt, for to receive a fudden charge, trom the

horfe, for as fooneas they iliali be commanded r« i
interchange their flanks, theyface to the /v^yfo, and

inward, and then the tnnerwofl.files ofthe f/£fj
left
begin the Motion ; the reft of eacJ \flankc fqllowing
orderly file -wife, the pikes porting Jo foone as they
begin to ww, and flfarc as they iee occjfion If p!«rlv *,»
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need be, the pikes may charge at the foot, the -A/a/- may paff< the
1
tenters giving/*?, over their jfoMrs Ifanyob-

fj^J^'nd
.
je&, that the^Pikes have too large a d'jhnee, they ktihfun*

may clofe at their ownepleafures,a$ fooneas they ke!ticr> ,nd fl - *
have paft through. ^V

For the redueemmt ,you may, it you pkafc,/;^- d<fbnce be-
wound againe nevertheleiie if you would ™ ': nei i,a
,
change : .
reduce it, by lome other way , Countermarch your ncaâ

flanks into the «i/^#, and then an yntire Counter-
march, either otWanke, orfie, will y^/^ them.
I might have further enlarged my felfe,upon this
fubject, both in Command, and /V?*r£ ^ but it may
be, that foroe will fade fault witfi thefe , which I
have ahcady penned, concluding them tor mvitits,
and for no iervice j because they cannot prefently
apprehend,for what ufe,or fervice they
may be fit,
wouidiawu fuchOf my iuch
Notwithftanding X
happcato be wy ovwlooJkcrsJ Uiac^y would
fiifpendthdr cenfiurc^wntilt tli^yto^ fully *n-
L formed
1 46 * Military Difeiflixe, or
formed their judgements. Yet thus much I* will

conclude with them, that Countermarches might the
beft be fpared, of all the Motions, as being lead be-
nericiall, to this our Moderne dsfc/pl/ne. And yet to
very good ufe, many of them might fcrve, if our
Souldiers were well pra&ifed in them. Neverthc-
IcfTcfuch is the wilfull ftupidity of the times, that
many good, and ufefull things are difreputed, an<l
accounted of no ufe, becaufe the Souldier wanting
skill, cannot performe them, as they ought which :
would the Officers take more paine$,by often in-

ftrudling their Souldiers, thehardeft Motions would
become facile and eafie. And to fay truth,the grea -
reft fault is, want of skill inthofe, which mould

give inftruclion to others; and yet they will not
fticke,to carpe at fuchâs mall mew more, than
they, concluding fuch things foriuperfluous, and
improper, which they them felues do not rightly
underftand: But left I be taxed for digreilionj will
conclude this branch of Discipline with theiefew
lines following.
C Ome bttrthened are with more command than skilL \
^ Which had they power fitting to their mindey

Ton thenjhouldfee Reafon inthral'd to will,
'
Nor any 'bove their knowledge- fhou Idyou finde:
For rather than theylefludy to learne better,
They wijball wanting^ none tfcknow a letter.
So be there many officers in Bands ;.
That neither know themselves, nor carefor thofe

Thatskflfidarew Fojlures, and Commands'pi
The young Artillery Man. i 47
Nor are they carefull which endfor moft gees

They thinke, to dice Jo drabbe, tofweare, andfwiU,
Is skill enoughfor them ; Lcarne more that will.
And if that any man more forward be

For to inftrucl the Souldier (as is ft)
With fuch a fellow they cannot agree
fie is v awe -glorious Jlrives to /hew his wit.
They will bef/tre to quarrelland deprave him,
And in their cup perhaps they'll
Such honeft hearts as jj end both meancs and time

Topraclife others for tteir Countries good
Why flwuld this good be countedfor a crime,
To thofc that for their Prince wouldfpend their bloudt
That Countrey fure will befl be kept from harmes
Whofc Subjects pleafure take topraclife Amies
But on this Subject Vie no longer bide,

of Countermarches Here tie take my leave,
.
To flew the Wheelings, next I [ball provide ^

Whichfollows nextofcourfe^ as I conceive.
And though with verfe my Countermarches clofe,
Beginning Wheelings, I returne to Profe.
L z Ch AP,
Military Difiipline, or
148
Ch A p. lvii.-
ofwheelings > their kindes, andufes with their fever all
words ofCommand.
He next Branch fp ringing from this

root of Difcipline, are wheelings;
which are of two kindes, viz,, whee-
lings Angular, and wheelings onth* .
Center, 2$ alfothey are tobe con-

ceived, in manner of atlion, either
int ire or divifionall: the ufe otintire wheelings, is to
turne the afpett of the front proper; to the right, to the
left, or reere; either for the gaming of the Winde,
Simne, orfomefuchlike advantage-., or to confront the

enemy with their heflfonldiers Moll: ofthe divifionall
•'.
\
wheelings being indeed more properly doublings, zi-

ther extending the length, or depth of the Battell :
notwithftanding,becaufe I wold not be taxed with

innovation, or alteration, I have,according unto the
ufuall received way, placed them amongft the
wheelings; and now I will mew their words of
command, or dire&ion. But before I enter upon
Wo«e that *he them, give me leave to lay downe an obfervation
aftance for or tw o 5 for the better inftru<5tion of the Souldiers
ougbiwbe in their wheelings . The firft is, That before you enter
three loot upon your wheelings y you dofe both Rankes and Files to
their order^ whithis thrufoot3 both in ranke and file .\
RankfaU
FHc The
The other, that upon all wheelings,you mufi befure,to Note that upj
obferveyonr leader , andfollow hint, keepngyour due thctxeicift of
the motion 1
diftance^your Muskettiers being all, either poy zed, or
wheth.r it be
Jhouldcred: your Pikes ought to be advanced. The Jiftoncr, fa-
words of Commands, are as followcth. cing«, di>ub»

ling^Coua'
'Right, termarchct, or
Left, wl\celingt t the
Muskettiers
Right?
p ,
ought to be)]]
Wheele your ^ > about,
Left Dpon one and
Battell to the S Right, the Time po>
dure either
Left. on the fame po.'acd or
Right grounds lhouidered-'tht
about piket in like
,Lefc
r manner either
Toffyour Front by diviHon. fii'juldcrrd or
your Front inward to the Recre. adranccd.
Front and Reerc $ Right > ,, ,
Wheele<
into the ihdt S flanke '
i
your flankesinto C Front,
the l Reere,
both flankes into the front and reere.
(your front and reere into both flanks.
Obferve that the firftfoure wheelings are angu-
lar,the next foure are wheelings on the center, ot
more properly, on the midft of the front. But all
the firft eight be intire, the latter eight, are o\\di-
vifwnall.You may alfo obferve,that every follow-
ing wheeling is a reducement untothat,which is pla-
ced next before it, and the wheeling next before,,
may reduce that next following as to wheele your
:
flankes into the fiont, if you wheels -you ^^f^; into

t^c reere,
it \% reduced^ or to wheele front andretre
into both flankestf you wheele both flaxkes into the

L3 font
150 Military Difciplinc, or
font mdreere, they arc likewife reduced, as before

For the loft eight wheelings, which are <uwfio~,
nall7 1 will pricke for each of them, his figure. As
foi the fir ft eight, which are inure, I conceive .
themfoeafietobe underilood, that I mayfpare

the labour, yet I will endeavour to expreftc them
as well as I can in words: and firft I willbeginne
with the wheelings anguler, and then with the reft,
according to their places: and therefore note, that
when you are Commanded, to wheele to the right
or left, &c. and no other command added, it is to
be underftood, an. anguler wheeling , and fo to be
performed.
Chap. LVIII.
Ofwheelings Anguler,
The Command is,
WheelejOhr batteUtothe right,
iMis is ztwnguUr wheeling,whkh transfirres

the ajjtecJ or countenance of thefront proper,
-**• into that part which was the right jlanke:
removes the Battalia from ihcground, wher-
It alfo
oo formerly it flood, and placeth it on that part,
before thefront, the hindge or Jxelttreeof the mo,

itmy is the right cortKrmafljQX right handfle-leade'^
who
Theyottttg Artillery Mjn. 151
who with a fmall motion, movcth to ther/g/>/,eve-

ry man, the more his place is remote from the
right Angle,the more fwift muft be his motien^bc-
caufe his arch-quadrant, or femi -circle, is la rger in
proportion: wherefore it muft be the difcretion of"
the officers, fotoinftrud their Souldiers, that when
they tvhe cle to any hand, they may fo moderate
their motion, that they on the contrary flanke, be
not forced to runnc, but fo orderly to containe
themfelves, that they may (till preferve an order-
ly and even front .For there dueement, wheele your
N ° tc r ' ie di '
Battailetothe/tyr. in the like manner, as it was gu u r nhte-

wheeled to the right , nevertheleffe you muft then »"£»•
note,that it will not bring you backe into the fame
ground you formerly ftood on; for it hath advtn-

cedyou, the length of your Battalia, before the
place of your firjlfront But if you would be redu-
. 2
ced into the fame place, or plot you firft ftood onj
then face your Battailetothejv^r, and being fo
faced, wheele your Battaile to the left, which be-
ing performed,/*^ to the left, and then they are
com xAzatly reduced, both forajpett and place. The
next Command is,
Wheele your Battaile to the right about ,
This is alfo zrxanguler wheelings and transferns 3

the aJpeeJ of'thefront, trover, towards the reert : It
ilto be performed mtnc fame manner, as the
wheeling to the right was j onely the motion is twice
fo much; Wherefore there ought to be the more
care had,that foihe moth* may be orderly perfor-
in 4 nied
152 1 Military Difcipline, or
med: by fo much as every man is nearer, or fur-

wbetjiog to tntr °^5 ^rom tnc r/£^ ^w m an, ky f° much the
f
thenghcabout more fwifier oxflower muft he continue his motion,
bC
duced° b ^ tnat ^° ^ e may N
Ûre ' t0 ^ ee P e ^-* CVen * n ra*k*
1
wheeling back with his right hand man. This motion being thus
aînetothc performed, your Battaile will be removed from
ab Ut
!mo h°e
J
jin e 1
ltsformer/4f/w,taking m
lieu thereof,the ground
ground.if the Diagonally oppofite in the right Angle
wheeling be -j reduce thefe to their former affect; wheele
C
wiifbeTwife y°ur Battell to the left about, notwithftanding the
ihc length of ground you formerly did poflefTe, will be twice
the len th of y° ur Battflle t0 the lef*> of y° ur ufi
1
lHovcT'd "e g
right of your flanke, if you would reduce them, as well to their
,crftand
their mHaJpecl; face them to the
i\ri\ ground, 2ls
inT
ing
and then wheele them to the left about, which
right,
being done, face them to the left, and they are
perfectly reduced, as at firft.
Chap. LIX.
ofwheeling o» the Center.
The Command is, .
Wheele your Battell to the right, on thefame ground.
>His wheeling, by fome called a wheeling

is
•
on the Center: by others, ^wheeling on tfy
_J fame ground.! cannot abfolutely maintain
it to be either, for that it onely wheeles about the
midftofthefrfiranke. Neither may it rightly bee

* " tur-
Theyoung Artillery Man* 153
termed a. wheeling on the fame ground, becaufeir Io-

feth \. o£xhc ground it formerly ftood upon. This
wheeling is quicker perfoimed, then the angulcr
wheelings: and may be done in farre leflTe ground.
For the leftflanke advanceth forward, (till whee-
ling to the right, the rightflanke contrariwife, fa-
cing to the left-, and fo tailing backward. It' you
have an odde file, then the middle fie- leader muft
be the center or axel/tree of the motion^ if you have
an even number of files, then the miadlemoft file-
leader from the left. But ifyour wheeling be to the
left, then the contrary. This by fome is called the
Prince of Oranges wheeling. For the reducement,
wheele your Battell to the left, on the fame ground:
and they are reduced as at firft. Our next Com-
mand is, to
Wheele your Battaile to the right about, on thefame
ground.
This wheeling is alfo a wheeling on the center, or
midjl ofthefront and transfers the afpe<5fc of the
.••
from proper, towards the reere, removing the Bat-

taile from the ground whereon it formerly flood,
and placing it on the ground before thefiont. It is
performed after the fame manner, as the laft: one-
ly the motion is double fo much as the other.In this
motion, on the leftflanke, every man is to obferve
his righthand man-, and the right flanke muft
keepe even and ftraight after their left hand
man , which become their leaders file-wife ,
untill they have attained their ground: after
which, they face as before making an evenfront.
.•
For
154 Military BifiifkiK) or
Pot the rcdttcemem, vthecle your JJaitaiie t0 tae ieft

dbm^ upon the fame ground; and they will here-
dtxedzs at firft. I will next mew
the divfiomll
wheelings , and intend to giue to each of them his
figure: whereby they may appearc the moreeafie
to fuch as doe not yet rightly underftand them.
The firft (hall be a wheeling offby divifion: as in the
next Chapter.
Chap. L X,
OfwfoeUngtff, by divifion.
The Command is,

Wheeleoff yourfront by divifion.
Firfi Front.
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rt,n\?VP Putin.
Rem*
This
Theywng AHiUtry Man. g$y
THis
may be
ivhtelnigoff, by divifim in greater bodies,
ufctull ro meete feverall wcmirs at
one and the fame time, with the front of
your Battalia: and fo confequently with your beft
Souldiers.But ifyou will wkcele of your Sattaile by
diV,fion,md ipyne them againe when they be in the
>w*;then it brings all your Muskemers from the
flankes to the midjl of your Battaliarand your Pikes
on the otafide oxflankes. Ifauy queftion the depth
of the number oi this figure, T have doubled files to
make the fig-ire more perlecl. The way to perform
tLis^f'/;^. iseafie; for all the file-leaders of the
rightfiarikt -ileelc about to the right: the reft of each
,
fletoilov ing their leaders : the file- leaders alfo of

the leftflanke, wheeling about to the left, in the fame
manner; and thewjoyne or clofe their divifions .This
being done, if you would then reduce them, mheele '
themoffagaine by divifion^ftci the fame manner*
and they will be as before. But if you would- doc
it fome other way, make ufe of this rvheelingncxt
following which will-alfb bring them as they /

:
were . Tlie word of Command or direction fol-

loweth, as in the next Chapter.
156 Military Discipline, or
£-t ra n. ft ftAft n. ft A A n ft at* JKygP- A A nn. ft£*
Chap. LXI.
ofwheeling the Front inward, towards the Rccrc.
The Command is,
Wheeleyour Front inward to the Reere.
The Front.
'4U04J 3qs &at fttfz
THis divifiomllwheeling ofpurfront inwards

here placed as a reducement
to the reere, is
unto the other foregoing wheelings: and

fo it brings the Muskettiers to mcflankes againe.
But ifyou will doe it, the Company being firft redu-
ced; then it brings the Pikes to tne fankes. Some
fay it may be good, if you be annoyd with horfe'm
the Reere y upon a march % and that you have gained
iornc
The young Artillery Man x 5*
feme fide ofa hill or other place of advantage .
then to wheele your front inward'to the Jieerc , to the
^f^J will make mew ofdisbandomng oxflight. But

contrariwiie,you w^f/» toward him with a fettled
and orderly body: your Muskettiers being all in the
midfi, and fo firing upon their <wwy
: the 2V/(tj be-
ing theirflanhrs, thereby defending the /hot from

the fury of the horfe. This motion will hardly be
well done,if your body hold too large an cxtenfion
of length. But at what depth foever,it is eafie. The
motion is to be performed as followeth. The right
hand file -Icadtr, with all the leaders of the right
flwke, advance forwards, and fo rvheele about to
the left: every file frill keeping clofe to their right
hand file. The left handfile-leader^ likewife,with ali
the leaders of the leftflankc, advance forwards, and
wheel about to the right: every file ofthe leftflanke^
clofing clofe to the left. Thus the outmoft files of
eachjlanke, will meete and become the inner mojl .-
thefront falling perpendicularly to the reere.For the

reduccment of this figure, you may if you pleafc, ei-
ther wheele them off to the right and left, by <£y4£-
on: or eifc wheele your front inward againe to the
reere. Thefe two laft wheelings ,have beene demon-
doubled .-whereby they^//rf/
ftrated with their files
might be the n. ore perfect, but with men,itwoul4
have beene needlefle wherefore double rankes to
:
the contrary hand, and they will be as at the firfi.
Ch A P.
I5 g Military Difcif Urn >ot
Chap. L X 1 1.
Ofbringing the Flanks into the Front oftheBatteH.
The Command is,
Wkeeleyour Flanks into the Front.
Front.
' *.**
Keerc.
| ^Wings/P u ^ Front,
r)Front
Front
V s jBarrell,
f § JMidft,
Front ^ '" ^Centc.
Rccfc-^ ^- Flanks
The young Artillery Mart. rTi
His divifion all wheeling of the

Flanks into the Fronts is, pro-
perly , a doubling performed
by whcclmg. It brings nil your
Mmketticrs , fioni the flankss
into tbicjhritti So that whereas
this fodic^hd'oiv, could do ex-
ecution, but with 8. Miisket-
tiers at once; by this Motion they may powrc on
i6.flot together. If they were deeper before the Mo.
uon. began, then it would bring the more hands to
imployment. If upon fome pa/ft, you mould be
dialed in the Recre by horfe ;by this motion of wheel-
ing your flanks into the front, you not onely fecure
your Mmkcttiers^ but alfo bamcado up the paile
with youx pikes; if it be not above fifty foot over.
Some call this,a wheeling on the center.,-becaufe they
wheele about-the middle-men of thefront. But I rather
conceive an angular \ becaufe upon thefirftj/^-
it
t ion of dividing , every divifwn whceleth about his
owne ^^/^, until 1 the outmofl-file-leaders"of each

flanke, meet together in the a?/^. You may per-
ceive how, by thejfjgwrx of number , where the {7-
g//r? i. meets the number 16: i with 1 5, 3 with 14.
and fo for all the reft. Then being faced to their
leader , every twofiles that met being now joyned,
make one ranke. There muft be the like order and
decorum kept, in the motion of wheeling ezchflanke:
as I fhewed in the inftru&ion of inure angular whee
lings. For reducement of this Motion, wheele your
flanks into the Reere. Or elfe foure times the fame,as

I have fecne iome dor ahhough fomewhat the fur-
ther
1 60 Military &ipflin$i&*
the? way about. Divers men are diverfly.opinio-

nated; concerning the bell word o£ Commando? di-
rection, for this Motion, Thefe I have known ufe4
which I have placed in the Margent, by the figure.
And ifany man like one better then the otherôe it
at his owne choice, either to

ufe or rcfufey while 1
pafle to ftew the nex£ wheeling.
Vvtt Ac*
The young Artillery Man. i6x
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Chap, LXIII.
Ofwhetting the Reere into the midfi. ofthe Zmcll
The Command is,
Wheek your Flwks into theRecr*
The Direction is
Face a/Uhout to the Right,
firfi Front,
H«nk«,
»
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if </ <? r
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M
l6z Military Difcipline, or
His diviftonall wheeling of the

Flanks into the Keen, is alfo a
Vpon al whee- doublings and performed as the
lingljyou muft other. And whatfoever might
obfcrue to fol-
low your lea- be laid, in the behalfe of the
der*, which of the front into the
wheeling
muft be under
floodjafwcJl of
middefl ; the fame may be alfo
thofe which fpoken, concerning the wheeling of the Reere into
b c ad e r '
"
•T !f , b the middefl. For this wheeling, brings your two */tf-
y
JSonôf fi moft-flesio be xhefirftranke ; the Rringers up of the
dogs.) a« of* ^/^ and left- hwd-files, meeting together : the £?*/#-
r ,
th? j?r/? and

bC
^ rjr'*/ °* tne le
fi.fi
a ^ Meeting face to
e /*ft? with
/w;er Uaitru the Bringers up of the left-flanke. And fo being faced
A* '" tb s
-
which before were complete

to their /<w/tr, they
f °r
cample) J^'* are now become halfe-ranks : either to the
wivcrc the right or left. But you mull note, that before you
become Oie" b eg* n t0 ^heele,^ you mutt /*£•£ your £^ ^m* to

leader* of the the Reere: and then the action will be all one, as if
Mouen.
y 0U wheeled yourflanks into.the front. Wherefore
not need further to explaine it having fpo-
I (h all :
it in the precedent Chapter

ken fully to . .
N «tc th.u the For the reducement of this wheeling, the Comman-
e vo midUmoft der being at his Front accidentally may command
tTSf) of them to wheele their wings into the Reere, and fo

»hu rvhsning. paffe through to that part, where his proper file-lea-
ders arc: and thenface them to him, and they are
reduced. Or elfe, when he hath paft through to the
reere, and faced liis Company, to him 3 then his pikes
being formoft, let him wheele his flanks into the
/r<w£, who being /aras? to their lender, they are r**
dnccd. For this motion* there are aifo divers and fe-
veratl
Tht)9Mg Artillery Man. j $*
verall wordsof Command. And becaufe it may be,

that fome will better approve ofTome ofthe other
words of Command, then of tills' that I have made
ufe of: therefore I have placed others in in the
margent, That fo any that will , may take their
choice while I pafTe to (hew the next wheelwg.
:
Whofe word of Command and direction , you fhail

finde over the'figure of the next Chapter.
-.
M2 Chap.
^ ..--
1^4 Miliury Difeiflm, or
5&£<
Chan LXIIII.
Ofwheeling the rightfidnke, inttthe midftof
the Bmell^
The Command is y .
Wheele fmt dnd Reereînto the right TUnki.

TheDircdionis,
Ftce ditto the right*
.frost end -*
R,ere / >"»»• V f .
k
[theltft V ( Fl«iik«.
t t t
WbH,, <
Ybe right/" the Reere. • t • •
FIink«V /Midft.
.
• • • t t • • .« *
This
theyoung Artillery Man. 1 6J
His diviftonall wheeling of the Front

and Reere, into the right -flanker, doth Net*. *!>« if ihe
quadruple xht depth : as may appearc '"£{ b <>*>*«' bWVi

by this y^*^ 5 which before the Mo- dtyvmAfth^* in
^Ka*n#r-«"" //^ began , contained but */>>&* in this figure thmiWi
*pA, But this whaling being perfected, makes £&£&£*
tflem^. namely, if you dire<a the^_//>«?of thefc///?.i4<.<i<=.h «.,-
iW/c, either to the right or /c/} : after the Motion is d "f" ll"='' fo ™='
ended. If you obferue this nhalmg , it doth divide
theMm kettiers on iheleft-Janh the one /*»^ of*"
S^JSj
1 <M>;<h<n bjr
them, n,^ to the ^«; the other

:
to the /,„//,, St^.

neere: all the Mtuketticrs of the right-flanke, wheel- if the »««rtw of your
^together into the w^<?/?.The*/fc arelikewife fa*f M«
cdmofc
divided, thofe that were the Front -halfe-flles^rc in
yt ^t S
the middefl of the Front-divifion otMmkettiers^ and a,ore wiU lhc c * /fR*
hc
»
t
thofewhi^^
the middeft of the mr<r- <//ivyfa# of Mutkcttiers. This *c.
wheeling may be to lingular ôodufe, for the
ma-
king of ibmc/tfrw^ o^Battdl. But I fbrbeare now
to treat conctrning/^m md
formes ot Battel!, re-
ferring them to be ipoken of in theirdue places:
and come now to mew the way how to performe
the Motion. The Command therefore being
îven,
to wheele Front and Reere into the right
-flanke, then
thefirft thing the Wafo™ are to do, is to face to
the right. That done, they wheele together
about
the fourth and fift men in the right-hand-file:
which
is the halfe-flle- leader to thc
front, and halfe-filc-lca-
der to the ww. You may eafily perceive how, by
the figure: where the Reere-divifion wheeleth
to the
left, and xhcfront-divtfwn, to the r/g-yfc
untill the
.•
brwger-uf of thc right-hand-file, meets in

the »/4?
M 3 with
with hisfile-leader: ihefecond^vith thefeventh-, the

third, with the fixth-, thefourth, with thefifi. &c.
For the reducement of this figure of Wheeling,
there are many wayes : according as the Body may
befaced. Hut firftconceive,asifthey ftmdfaced the
fame way as they were before this Motion began.
And then the wheeling offront and reere into the
left'flanke will reduce them; when they are faced'to
their /<?4dfo\ Or if you will, /*« them that way
which they wheeled in the Motion-, which was to the

right: then wheele y ourflanke into the reere 5 when
being faced to their proper front, they are reduced.
And fo, in like manner, mould you /#* them to
fome other part 5 they might be otherwayes redu-
ced. The next wheeling will be the fame to the left,
as this is, to the right where notwithstanding that
:•
the Motion be all one , yet it mail differ in the pla-

cing ofthe men. For before I begin the wheeling, I
will paflfe through all the Mmkettiers, from the left
flanke to the r/f£r by which meanes the Body will
.•
ftand, as appeareth by the fquare figure following.

From whence I will begin the next wheeling.
Chap,
The young Artillery Man. 16 j
Chap. LXV.
Ofwheeling the left Flanke, into the midjkof
the Battel/,
The Command is,

Whctlt Front andReere, into the left Flanke.
The Dire&ion is,

Face a£1 to the Left.
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! 6S Military Difcipline y or
His divifionall wheeling, of the

Front and Reere into the left-
flanke, is, in like manner, a don- .
bltngof the depth. For the nature

of the Motion^ it is altogether
unto the wheeling next be-
like
fore : differing onely in the
flanker and after that the body is faced'to the/^r,the
^heeling is to be performed , as wheeling theflanks
into thc/vwtf .But by reafon that before the Motion

began, all the Mmkettiers were on the right-flanke:
by this wheeling, they are brought to the front and
mr<?. Io r the ^#7 being directed the fame way,
it was before the Command was given, the depth
willbe 3 2, as in the other/?£/^.

Yoxrcducement, the ordinary way is to tvheele the
jfawf and reere into the rtght-flanke. Or if upon any
occa(ion,you have/k edyout -Body to the fame way
they have wheeled (which was to the left -flanke)znd
would give your Commandfrom thence ; Then let
them wheele.t^xflanks into the £##,, This done,
the Commander puffing to his firft front, and /**/;*£
them to him they are as when this laft wheeling
:
began Then caufe thefour e files of Muskctiiers> to

.
face to the left -,and to paffe through to their places.

Laftly,do but clofe them to their due diflance, in
r<f»fo, and//?.- and they are perfectly reduced.
Ch AP,
- <vJHw> <xjJEcw mSB^.'- kA

SfifeeJKSeTJws
Cha». lxvi.
ofwheeling Front andReere, into the midfi
ofthcBattell.
The Command is,
Wheele both Flanks into the Front and Reerc.
TheDire&ionis,
Balfe-files,face about to the Reerc.
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This
Military Difcipline, or
! 7
of both flanks into
THis dwifionall wheeling
the front and mrtf; doth double the depth :
making them from 8 deepe, 1 6. It doth
likewife transferrcthe Musketttcrs, from theflanks

into thefront and reere: making a division between
the front halfe files, md reere
halfe files. So that of
one body ,flankt with Muskettiers, itraaketh two,
each having their Muskettiers infront.
This figure, (as moft others, as wellfacings, dou-
blings, counter-marches and wheelings) is here fet
forth as the motion of each prefentsit felfein the
executions few of them being fhewne, as they
be when they are executed. And I conceive it the

better way, as well for expreflion, as apprehenfi-
on: to fhew the worke as it is in doing, rather then
ifofolxxtely performed.
For the way how to performe this wheeling,idkc
thefe directions following. The Command being
hr(fgiven, (as aforefaid)the firft thing the Souldi-
ers iiave to doe, for the halfe-files to face about,
is
and then the front halfefiles, and reere halfc files,

whede at one and the fame time: Thefront d/vifion-,
wheeling about their two innermoft file-leaders x
which are figured with the numbers of 8 and p.
untill the file-leaders of the rightflanke meete toge-
ther in the midft, with the file-leaders of the left
flaake: as you may eafily perceive by the figure
ihewing the motion; the reft of their divifions, or-
derly following them. The halfe-files, alfo being
faced about; the bringers up, in like manner, wbeele
together: being now the leaders of the motion, in
the reere, as you may perceive. This being done,
if
The young Artillery Man. L -ji
if you pleafc you mayface them all to their leader,

(whom fuppofe to be at the place of his fcbfront)
and then command them to dole their divifions :
which being performed, all your fie- leaders are in
the two innermoft files of'thefront dtviftonfle-w/ft,
and all the Bringers up, in therarr divifwn of the
[amcflles.
For the reducentent ofthis figure, if you will face
them to either oftheflankes, and command them
to tvheele bothflanks into thefront and reere, when
facing them againe to their proper/wtf, and do-
ling their divifwn , they will be as at firft. But if
you would make ufe of fome other wheeling, to
reduce it, then take this in the following Chapter.
Chap*
1 2 Military Difciptitte, or
Chap. LXVII.
Ofwheelingtheflanks into the midfi ofthe BattaileT
The Command is,

¥ v Wheelefont andreere'wto both Flanks.
Thedire<5tionis,
Face to the right and left.
if - •
.V
>.
Reer e- ^ %a
%> ^
>
•o
.^
Theyoung ArtHUfj Man. iy$
THis dsvifionall wheeling

recre into both flankes,
o£ the front
may aifo be termed
and
by reaibn diac fiftm

a doubling of the depth:
8 e/^tf, maketh them ^//£/e numbers, by tfiis
it
«wf/>#,thc Muskettters which before wire flanker.^

a re now transferred into the w/^/, benvcencthc;
/'<W and retreioi the JV&4. And whereas in the i
ther figure, the wheeling was about the two middle -
mop and Bringers np\ this wheeling con*

file- leaders,
tr.mwife 5 is about the two halfefile-le,iders of rlr

outmojrfles of each fianke. In the other *4*t&rt£,tftc
pie -leaders and iringers up, made the wncrmojt file :
in this, the tnnermojifile ofeach flanke, as you may
eahly perceive by the figure. This motion being
performed, it leaves a large Interialle for ^ w/&*)
from from to r^r*, betweene the flanke s : winch if
the Commander paffe into the w/^?, betweeue
each divijion, and face them all to him, .caufino
them march forth in-
to clofe their dtvifions, and to
to his firft place, (directing their afpefts the fame
way) then will the Pikes be in thefront and reere.
Forthereducementofthis Figure (of wheeling }
to its former pofture-, you may face the body to one
of theflanks. Which being done, command them

againeto wheele-front and reere into both flankes y °
when being faced to their former front, and ha-

ving <:/<?/?</ their dtvifion, they are reduced. But if
you would make ufe of fome other wheeling, for
reducement; then n^tf/* both jftwls into thefront
and rttr* ; and they are as at firft: havingfaced to
their leader, and clofed their divifton. And thus as
briefly andas plainely as I could; have I runne
through
1 74 Military DifcipUnt, or
through the kvctdWrnouons and grounds', for the

difiiffining of a foot-company And although! nei-
.
ther can, nor hope to give fatisfa&ion to all; *yet I

fhall intreat the better qualified, that where I am
wanting, there they will fupply my defects with
their goodneffe. Or if it fo happen, that I under-
goe the cenfure of needlefTe fuperftuifrie I would
:
havefuch to make ufe of fo much of it, as they

fhall thinke fit for their owne turnes: and to leave
the refidue unto fuch as may have opportunity for
to ufe it.
"I Hus Courteous Reader have Ipaft the grounds

•* And various motions
ofthe Infantry ^
Where thou maift gaine the skilly cofl others wounds,
Thoughfrom a young one of"th Artillery .
Reade andconfider, ifthou nothing gaine

laske as littlefrom theefor mypaine.
ifthou the diftances doft wellperufe,

The feverallfacings and the doublings too,
The Counter. marches which ofcourfe enfues,
Andthen our wheelings which we laftly doe.
Thefe being prac7/s'd> learn 'd, and underftood,
ifhe benefit turnes to thy Countries good,
Thefe, like the vowels, are in number five,

With which wefpcll all words that canfa mnid:
So with thefe motions m
Mfotmetimtrivt,
Andfrom thefe gwwds} at a/lour figures jram'd.
rhm
— — -— - —— — » i i ——mm———^m
Tkyvuwg Artillery Ma». i 75
Then frame thoti no excufe, but learn to know them,
Andwitkasjtee *n hfart #r Jtiocjberv them.
Now next of all Jjhouldfomefirings jhow

But left perhaps I holdyou over long,
J thinke itfitjbmt rejpite to befiow,
Left that our Souldiers thinke J doe them wrong.
So pie aft the Reader but topaufe the whiles.
Andfee our Leaders exercife their files.
For now each Leader isfo courteous growne,

Befir. ves to bring another to his place.
But they as ntodefily would keepe their owne,
And each prefers hisfollower to the (Trace.
Soplc.ijcyon then but winke at tie
d/grefsion,
And you ft illfee each Leader by fuccefsion.
Chap,
Military J)ifcifline,ot
Chap. L XV III.
of making menfile-leadersfuccefiively , thefiles being
eight deepe.
iN the making every man mfile 3 fHC-

\cepvely leader accoiding to their
^rftfianding may as well and eafi*
.•
Jy be done in great Mies, as byfw-

>gle files. Yea and with the fame
words of Command and dtreftion,as you may per.
ceive by the Table^ where the figures of number
fhew the fucceflion of each mans leading. The
words of Command which produce each leader.*
being placed in the Columes beneath. In the Hrft
Colume of the Tabic, the fileftands as at firfts with
iiis froper file4eader infront .•
each man having his
rig* place* The reft of the files, demonftrating the
places of the men 5 according to zhdtfianding ûpon
the making of every leverall file-leader* The Com
jtands are figures, which produce the like leaders
The
Theyoung Artillery Mm. 177
Thefront ofeachfile^ at they come to be Filer leaders ;
fuccefively
.4 8
5f
__7
5 5
2
y 6
1 8 6 7
6 _
8 1 2
__8 f 7 2 I 1
1
5
4-V
The fever all words ofCommand^ w hich produce each'File-leader.
This
1 7S Military Difcipline, or
The firft, arc the prefer leaders of the file's. For co

make the fecond leade y if there be but one file', then
fileranke two to the right t if there be movefiles,
thznrankes to the right, double, and files to the
right, double. By which meanes, the fecond man is
become leader of'hisfile : every man being drfpo-
fed, as you may perceive by thatfie, whofe leader
is thefigure of 2 * To make him
that was the third
man, Leader, let file-leaders , and halfe -file leaders
ftand: & &
the reft pafle through to the right, place
themfelves before their leaders. Thus will the file
ftand like that, led by thefigure of 3 For to make
.
him that was the fourth man leader; Rankes to the

double; and )f/mo the left, double whereby
left, :
the file ledby the figure of 4.

will ftand like that>
For to makehim that was the fift man, leader, let
thefirfi ranke ftand; the reft pafle through to the

right, and place themfelves before their leaders .-by
which meanes the file will ftand like thztjed by
thefigure 5. For to make him that was the fixt
man, leader; double your rankes to the left, and
files, to the left, doubld: and then thefile will ftand,
like thefile led by thefigure of 6. Fortamake him

that was the feventh man, leader of thefile; Coun,
termarchfront and reere into the midft, and face them
to the formerfront: whereby thefile will ftand like
thatledbythej^«reof7. For to make him that
was the eighth man,.leade thefikiranks to the left,
double; and files to the double; and thefile
left,
vrill ftand like that, led by the figure of 8. For to

reduce
Theymng Artillery Han, 119
firft ranke tofland; the reft
reduce them, cau'fe the
to Advance forwards to the ng&t* placing them-
felves before their leaders.
Chap. LXIX. '
Ofmaking men file-leader s,fuccefitvely : thefiles

being butfixe deepe.
Ome will be inquifitive to know for

what ufe the making ofleaders by
fa.
cefion, fcrvethf or whether it be
not ameere Curiofity < to which I
thus anfwer.That it is not onlypfat-
fant, butprofitable.? leafant to the lea-
der o£afle ; who having fufficiently exercifed his
file in Pofttres, to give fome time of refpite, or
delectation, for the^recreating of their almoft ty-
red fpirits, brings each man, fucccfsively^ to leadc
thefile by proper words of Command. And laftly, re~
dttceth each man to his former fiandtng. It mud
needs be profitable and much available in <#/«-
flim, when the skilfull Commander can thereby
(with muchcafej change and interchange : brino
whatr4#fo/ hcpleafeth to lead in front-, and ex-
change them afterwards for othersj yca,and laftly,
athisowne pleafure, bring the proper file-leaders
N* againe
I go Military Dtfeif toe, or
againc into their places. This following table,

fhewes each mans ieveralty/4^ as they ftandj ftill
being altered > according to their various Leaders,
By the figures of number (which are placed over
the heads of thofe Columcs, wherein arc writ
the words of Command) under ftand that thofe
words under the figure of 2. are to make the ye-
cond mm, file-leader* Thofe mrds y under the figure
of 3 make the third mm^ leader. And fo forward
.
for the reft. .
Chap*
181
Thefront of eachflc, as they come

to be Leaders,
3 4 _* 6
2 5 5
6 i 3 4
I 6 _4
6 _5 2 i 2
5 2 I
The w$rds ofCommand , which produce each

feverall Leader.
j g2
Military D ijcipline, or
The/JW? ^, is the leader of the jffc. For to
Command, file .ranke,
make thefceond man, leader;
trvo to the left. Ifthere be movefiles then one; ranks

and files to the left, double-, which
to the left, double;
makes thefecond man, leader; every man in the file
being difpofed, as you may perceive by that//*,
led by the figure of 2. For to make
him that was
the third man, leader; command halfe files, double
the front to the right and files to the right, double; by

,
which meanes, the file will ftand like that, ledby

the figure of 3. For to make him that was the
reere, and thenhee
fourth man, leader: Facetothe
leads. But if you will keepe
the fame front; com-
mand ranke toftand, the reft to paffe through
thefirft
to the left .-placing your felves before your leaders.
Thus will thefile ftand like that, led by the figure
of 4. For to make the fift man, leader command, :
rankes to the right, double; and fibs to double

their
depthtotherightintire: by which meanes thefile
willftandlikethat,ledbythe figureof*. For to

make the fixttnan, file-leader: caife rankes to the
left, double; and files to
the left, double; and then
thefile ml ftand like that,led by the figure of £,For
to reduce them, there needs no more but face
to
the reere: notwithstanding if you would have the

front the fame way, the Command \s,thefirfi
ranki
the r\gbt: plating your
ftand; the reft paffe forwards to
felves before your leaders.
For
Theyoung Artillery Man. is?
For to makefixe men, fuccefsively leaders, by fixe

moras of Command, befides Facings.
The firft is leader; for the fecond f\\c,Ranke 2 .to

the left, and files to the left, double. For the third,
Countermarchfront andreere into thewdft t andface
to thatfart which was the reere. For the fourth, face
about to the right. For the fift, countermarchfront and
reere into the midfi, and face to that which was the
reere. For the (ixt, ranke two to the right; and files to
the right, double iface them about, and thcym are rc~
ducea.
Chap. LXX.
Ofdrawing the Files againeinto a Body: andpreparing
themforaskirmijh,
Y this time (me thinkes) 1 heare the

Drums beat a Call: which fummons
cachfile-lcader to his place
every :
man obferving his order, both in

ranke 2nd fie. The Officers having
"taken their due places; the Captaine
and Enfigne in thefront of Pikes, the Lievetenant
in the reere; the Serjeant on the flanks, the Drums
on thefront and reere Angle sot the Pikes : as you
may perceive by the fquare figure next following,
N4 Now
1 84 Military Difcipltne, or
Now the Drums beat a march, the Enfigne flying at

the head ef the Pikes ; the Pikes and Muskets moul-
dered, marching at their dijlance border m file, at
0M# r^»^ prefently byafigne from the
order in .•
Captaine,the Drums beat a preparative: the Enfigne

furl-up retiring into the w/^ betweene the Pikes;
the Pikes advance, thtrankes clofeforwards to their
orders the Muskettiers makes ready,and every man
prepares hirafelfe for Battell or Skirmijh. And here
the Eyes of the Drum muft be very vigilant, to ob«
fe rve his Captaine or Commander that by the leaflr
->
J%#e, either of his hand, leading-ftaffe, or whatfbV

ever elfe he carries, hee may either continue his
charge , retreat, or elfe r&wg* ^0/#f and every Soul-
.•
dier ought to be fo well trayned and pra£ifed,that

in the time of Battell, he may receive ample inftru-
dions from the found of the Drum,
The Body drawne.intQ afquare: with the officers in

their places..
Front.
C
Sr. E Sr.
m m m m I>p p p p p p p pD m mmhi
mm m m pp mmmm
j
p p-pp p p
mm mm ppppPPPp mmmm
mmmm pppPPPPP mmmm
mmmm pppPPPPP mmmm
mmmm p p p,p p p p p mmmm
mmmm pp pppppp mmmm
Sr, m m m mDp p p p p p P pD m m m m Srv
Reere*
Thus
j g5
Thus many Officers may feme for a larger Com.

pany, if the faultier* be expert and skilful! and ro :
tjic contrary, they are all too few, if they be raw
and unexperienced. I have feene fome Companies ,

which have been Co abfolutely ignorant, that each
man would have needed an officer, to have kept
him orderly in his place. NeverthelefTe I make no
doubt, but that by the carefull pverfighc of the
Lord Lieutenants, the good afliftance of their De-
puties, and the diligence ofthe Captains, and thcir
Orficers, this fault will quickly be amended. And
this might cafily enough be done, if that thofe
which are owners of Armes, would but meet one
houre or two in a fortnight (at their bell: leifures)
and praclife the pofiures of the Pike &Mwket firft,
and the motions, and firings, when they are more
expert. If any mall objeft , That however this
may be done in Townes and Cities, yet it cannot be
in the Countrey Villages. I anfwer, That if they
meete not above foure, fixe, or eight in a placeâl-
though they have no officer to initnufi them, yet
by conferring, and trying, and often pra&ifing,
they will begin to carry their Atmes with more
eafe; and to ufe them with more delight. Neither
need they to be altogether ignorant, feeing there
are divers printed portraitures of the pofiures of
each Armes: as alfo &wfo, whereby they may have
very ample inftru&ion. By which having attained
fome little skill; they will not be contented, untill
they have better improved it by the inftruction of
their officers after which they will proue better
;
proficients in one houre, then as they were before,,,

in a yeare. '
Chap.
iS6 Military Vifcipline ,or
Illliliii
Chap. LXXI.
offringby fir lome files. The manner, and ufe.
(
Efore I enter uponformes zndfigures
o?Battel,be pleafedto obferve with
me, that all firings, are either direct
or oblique: notwithstanding that the
i formes
are full enough o£varietie y
occafiohed (moft times )by the/tax-
ation of the place the order
-> of the enemy, and the
number of men : with other Politicall observations,
for the gaining ofmnde and Sunne. "For the manner
offrings, they are fometimes «^?/4flff?0gagainft an
i0f#?y : fometimes receiving the enemies charge up- ^
on zftand; or elfe retreiting. Otherwhiles,we£*i/tf

/Win the Reere, marching hovcv the Enemy : or in
Flanke, marching by an arc/py : and it may fo fall
out, that the ?#ft»y may r^wge in feverall places at

once; as in Front, and ifctrij or in Front, Reerey and
Flanke. Of which particulars,! will feverally treat,
defiring to give content to alI,not making the leaft
queftion but that benefit may accrue unto fome.
And therefore hoping that the courteous and beft
qualified, will accept of my good meaning ; and
not refufe my cates
5
although prefented unto them
in earthen veffels .-whereby I mail be induced with
more willingneffe, to proceed in my intended dif-
courfes, fo you be pleafed to favour me with your
better
better opinions', neither rafhly condemning me of

prodigalitie, for eHterp riling a worke of fuch confe.
quence as this nor too fudaenly accuiing my fan.
;
plicitie, for preferringmy nljh-light before the

Sunne-, when others fuffer their Torches toburnc
out in darke lanternesrwhom I confcfTe to be farrc
more able ("were they but halfe fo willing) to have
imparted of their Talents îo the benefit of their
Countrey But feeing that they will not vouchfafc
.
it,and that \Jhke bold bay ardj\ave adventured thus

farre$Imall (with your good favour) proceed.
And firft I will begin with firings infront ; advan-
cing, andJlanding : and fo to the reft" And for the
more cleare expreffion of each fringe I will deli-
ver them both in words andfigures. 1 he firjl where-
of, fhalJ be a firing by forlorne pies : which com-
monly is ufed in ourexercifejwo manner of waies:
One way is , for the two
outermojl-files of each
flank of Musketiersjio march forth,being led on by
the two junior Serjeants , fo farre as by the fuperior
Commander mail be thought fit ; who bein° there
toflandytheformojt' ranks are to give fire 'wheeling
off, both to the right, or to the right and left (if it
be fo commanded) and to place themfelues iiuhe
Keen oftheir pwney&^the reft qfthe ranks fringe
and doing.ofthe like,untill they have fired once or
twice over, according to their directions. This
done, the next two outmofl -files of each/fartk, arc
to march forwards unto thepAuâflTigned \ land to
do the like thofefiles which formerly faced, in the
:
meanetime trooping backe, and placing themfelues

next the pikes 3 on the infide of the divisions of
Musket-
x fl 8 Military Difcipline, or
Muskettiers the reft of the Muskettiers (in like

:
manner) marching «/>,and firing: ftill placing them-

felnes next the/>/*«,as aforeiaid. When they have
fired z\\ over, and placed themfelues according to
thefe directions : they arc reduced^ at firft. A fe-
cond way offiring by firiornefiles ,may be after this
maner.The ontermofifiles of each/fa*£,are led forth
by the Serjeants âccording to the charge untill they
have brought them unto a ft place tor execution:
and then they command their files to KiMfc inward,
and to prefcnt, and /r* all together as you may :
plainly perceive by thefigure following.
S mmm mmmmmmmmmmmmm S
m m
m m
m m
*m m
m m
m C m
m E m
S mmm Dppppp-p p p Dmmm S
. mm ppppp pp-p mm.
. .
« mm P PPPP PPP mm
. .. .
. mm PP PPPP PP mm
. i .
o mm PPPP PPPP mm
• .
>
. mm PPP PPPPP mm
.
. .
« .mm pp ppppp p mm. .
* mm D pppp pp p pDmm
•
. .
The
Theyeung Artillery Mm. i %9
The raft twofiles, having ranked inward, prcfen.

Hi and fired, are to wheeleoffto the ami /*/*
r/*/&f .•
following their leaders in finglefile, and placing

thcmfclvcs on thcwfide of their di'vifions ofMuf.
ketttw next the P/>f /; the ^m outmofi files , which
followed the raft in the rw^ in the meane time
ranking imvar'd, firing and rvbeekngoff, as before,
and placing themfelves next the P/itw. And fo for-
wards for all the reft of thefiles : ft ill marching up,
and doing the like, fo long as the Captaine or
Commander (hall fee fitting. Thefe kinde of fi-
rings (and all fuch like) are either for the begin.
ning ofskirmifies, before the Bodies come within
(hot one of another, or to provoke the enemy to
battaile, to draw them from their Trenches, into
fome ambujhmcnt, and other fuch political 1 ends,
the number of men which march forth upon fuch.
defignes,nor the manner arc not alwayes certaine,
but confifts fometimes of more, fometimes of
fewer, according to die number jime, and place*
Chap# .
' • — ;
s <?o Military Difiifline } or
Cw& «^BB &3&S 8$Ss c$&5 5$fe fl7$S «ra8Si 5K5 «»&» £3£5 30
Chap. LXXII.
Offirings by two Ranks , ten paces advanced before the
front: Next, even with the fronts and laftly , even
with the halfefiles,
ADvaming of two rankcs to ten paces

moft commonly
fire j
before thefrom\ is ufed,

when one or both Battailes march againft
each other the Muskettiers being led forth by two
:
rankes together, ten or twenty faces , before the

from of the body\ that fothey may come neerc e-
nough to doe certahe execution, A Serjeant from
each flan fa Ming uy the twoforcmoft rankes, (ac-
cording as they mall have order) the fir/ft wfo of
eachjto^ is to prefent mdgivefre, wheeling either
all ^f to the r/>^ § or to the r/fw and left, as you
may perceive oy the following Figure.
S m mmm mm ro hi id
w u*
w w
w C w
§{iimwwmDpppp ppppDmmmmws
friwqim pppp pppp wwnro
inminm pppp PPPP mwwro
pirowm ppppgPPPp mwwm
mpirow pppp pppp mromro
ipp^nini pppp pppp romairo
«
»pppp PPPP
» « * * *
i Bpppp pppp 8
i t
! ! »
;
*WWi The
The young Artillery Man. i $i
The firft frefented, fired, and whee-

ranks having
led off, (as afore/aidj arc to march clofedowne in
Jinglefie, within three foot of their owneflankes,
untill they come to the Keere of their owne divifi-
or/s. where every man is to place himfelfein the
reereof his ownefie. The fecond ranke being at

the diftance of three foot, behinde the firft ranke,
when they^firft tooke their ground they : likevvifc
are to reft' their Muskets , mounting their muzzles
cleere of their Leaders, and fo to itand with their
matches cockt, and pans guarded, that fo they may
levelland fire as ibone as their Leaders arc cleere
of them, and whecle off, in like manner placing
themfclves as they were before. The next two
rankesarctobeginneto4^4«^ forwards, when
they fee the loft ofthe two former ranks, pref en-
ted ready to fire. And they alfo having/^ wheele
cjf as the others did before them. And fo, fuccef
Jively the reft of the ranks advancing, fire and
wheeling off againe,placing themfclves according
to former directions. This way, they may give
fire, once or oftnerover, as the enemy doth ad-
vance, or the Commander fhall fee fitting. All this
while that the Muskettier s advance fo farre before
the front, (ifthe body he upon march) the Pikes may
bejhouldered : but when the bodies come within
twelve fcore, or le(Te,then it is fit that the Musket-
tiersgivefire even with thefront of the Pikes, and
that the Pikemen, advance their Pikes, and clofe
forwards to their diftance of three foot, that fo they
may be even in ranke with their Muskettiers, as -
you may perceive by the following Figure.

Fr*m
ip 2 Military Difcif line t oi
Front.
C
mmmmD pppp ppppDmmsnm
mmmm PPPP PPPP mmmm
mmmm pppp pppp mmmm
UI m mm m PPPP PPPP mmmm UI
in mmmm PPPP E PPPP mmmm UI
ur mmmm PPPP PPPP mmmm UI
UI mmmm PPPP PPPP _ mmmm UI
S «
Dpppp pppp D
• • • • • •
S
L
Reere.
Now thePikes being advanced, and the rankes

clofedforwards to their due difiance of order, the
Muskettiers are toprefent,even with thefront, every
ranke fucceflively moving forward^ untill they
come to be even in ranke with the firlt ranke of
Pikes, there to give fire, and to jp^ti/f 0^*to the right
and /^, trooping, file-wife, downe dofe to their
owne divifions and taking their places in the
:
* 1YiC *w*,asinthe former figures. The firft ranke of

n%lxe
Bbwyour coll Muskettiers having fired, and wheeled away, the
y
open yo»' p**> next ranks are to move forwards at three ^motions,
vrtjiiit Bretfi
i nto their places j and there to give fire after the
You arc to fame manner: wheeling away againe, and placing

ttemfelves according to former direftiom, every
ctTJ topping
fuw'ards with ranke ftill making good their Leaders ground* In
joutl^ft foot.
Opmyour Panne, topping forwards with your right foot, prefent, topping forward*
with your left root. Tbcfe Matiwzrc to be performed, hand and foot together* by
every one that advtncetb gro^rf, t p |jyf jfa, without ejpefting any d««3ionain time
o($l(iTmJh,
this
this fort the battell maybe continued, untill they
havefired once, twice, or oftner overhand that the
Bodies become fo clofe together, that the Pikes be-
gin to forte , and fo at length come to pujh of Pike,
Which done, the Muskettiers are to give fire , ci-
ther retreiting, or elfe not to advance further, then
the halfe files of Pikes. For in that place (the bodies
being come fo neere together) they will doe as
much execution's if they were even with thefront.
The manner oftheftanding, you may perceive by
the following Figure.
Front.
C
Dpp ppp pp pD
pppppppp
pp pppppp
P PP P P P P P
Smmmm pppppPPP mmmmb E
mmmm pppppPPP mmmm

mmmm pppppPPP mmmm
ttimmmmDpppPPpPpD mmmmtu
uimmmm L mmmmui
uimmmm mmmmui
ui mmmm mmm m ui
S • • • • • • * • S
fieerc.
The Pikes being now come to pujh, the Musket-

no further than the halfe files of
tiers are to advance
Pikes that (fo they may doe execution with their
:
O fat,
ij?4 Military Difcipline, or
Jheiy and be out of danger of the Pikes. This ha-

ving attained, they are there to prefent, and rive
fire; every ranke (till moving forwards, and main-
taining his \ezdets ground. After they have perfor-
med their firings they are to ftheeleojf by divifion y
as in the former Figures: ftill placing themfelves
in the run oftheir ownefiles, alwaies taking their
directions from the Drum, either for charging or
rctreiting, &c.
The battellot charge being ended, the reduce-
mentis ealie. The leader of each file, being in his
place at the head of his file-, command the Musket-
tiers to march up, even with thefont ofpikes $ and
then they will be as at firft.
Obferue withall that when the firing is to be
performed, even with thefront; then the Musket-
tiers are ftil to make good their leaders ground.The
want to be in the place of moft fecurity (which is

the Reere) as you may perceive by thepricks, which
I have defigned, for noting out the empty roomes of
fuch,whohavec/^^/wW.fto make good the
ground in the front: the others thatlaft fired are
wheeled off, and trooping dorvne into their places.
When the firingis even with the -halfe-files, they
are to do the likerunlefle the Drumme beat a retreat'
for then, the Muskcttiers neither advance, nor re-
treat .-but every rank giving fire on the fame ground,
theyjland:and then rvheele ^"againe,that their fel-
lows may do as much. Neverthelefle when the
forlorne filesmarch forth, or that two ranks march
forth, ten paces (or more; before the fiont : then
they are to givefire, as upon artfw>.-unIefTethc
enemy
Theyoung Artillery Man. *
;
195
enemy flye. I will now fliew fome other wayes of

fring mjront ; before I fhew thejirings in the rcere .
The firft whereof, fliall be the home Battel! : as in

the Chapter following.
Chap. LXXIII.
OfthtHorne-battelli how to make it : andts
reduce tt byfiring.
\fffl!fafy&3$$foi He Horn-battell may be forthe

fame occafion and ufe, as the
firing by two ranks ten / «
advancing before the front:
and is by fome held more fer-
viceable,becaufe that the muf
kettiers do their execution mo re
roundly without any intermifllon of time and
, :
keepe themfelucs without ftragling from their bo.

dies. Befides, the wings of Mtukettiers being fo ad~
vanced, are more apt for over-fronting , and more
eafily to be wheeled; whereby to charge the enemy
mflanke; each ofthefe wings, or divifions, are to be
led up by a SerjeanKot fome otherfuperiour officer)
unto theplace appointed by the Chiefe. But becaufe
that it may be performed in time otexercife,by the
intelligible Souldier >ob[cwe ihcCommdnd which
produceth this following figure.
2 fiku
igS \
Military Difciflinet ox
Pikes , ftand ; Muskettiers ,

march ; untill the
Bringers up , ranke with the front
ofPikes.
The Horm-battell.
£ E 3 £
S. mmnimmz 2mmmmtuS.
uimmmm^ Frsnt. 3m mm mm
mmmm4 4mmmm
mmmmj 5 mm mm
mmmmd 6mm mm
mmmm7 7mmmm
mmmmS C 8mm mm
S, • • • 'Dpppp ppppD- • • • S.
pppp ppp p
PPPP PPPP
PPPPpPPPP
PPPP PPPP
PPPP PPPP
PPPP PPPP
Dpppp ppp pd
X-*
The figure being perfect, the firft ranke of Muf-

kettiersjrefent magive fire wheeling off, either all
-
to the right or to the right and left (according as

5
they (hall have dire&ionj and placing themfelucs,

©rderly,inthe#m?ofthekowne//a. The next
ranke
ranke (after the fame manner) firing and wheeling
tffy and placing themfelues
behinde thofe , which
were the ir leaders. Thus is eveiy r4»£,fucceflively,
to do the like: untill they have all givenfire. If the
Commander would (till preferve, and continue the
fame figure; then let the Mmkettiers ftill move for-
wards, into theground (ox place) of them thatfired
before them and theforme will be ftill the fame.
:
And if by the chiefetain it be found neceffary,that

after once or twicefiring over, the jhot faouldfianke
their pikes ; then the Mmkettiers, muft not advance
into their leaders ground-, but,to the contrary ,every
ranke is to prefent and fire on the fame ground they
ftand: and that (b foone as they are cleere of their
leaders. Or if need be , the ^//r« may advance and
awrafr up, to make their j9wtf ;/?/7/Y ; which being
done, the file-leaders of Mutkittiers being in from,
they are rediited.
O 3 Chap,
ip8 Military Difcipline, or
Chap. LXXIIII.
of the Dcmie-hearfe Battell The nfe ofthe fgure-Jjow
:
<
to make it, and to reduce it by firing.
>He ncxtfring in Front which I prefent un-

to you, is the Demie Hearfe : which is a fi-
gure moft firme, raoft follid, and mod fta-
£/<r 3 yea, and doth as much execution, as any of the
former and that with halfe the danger. For the

:
pikes in the former figure , they either rankeeven

with the front of Muskets or clfe, the divifion of
:
Muskettiers being open, they become liable to the

danger of the enemies Jhot : themfclues not being
able to do any thing 3 either offenfive or defenfive.
But,to the contrary >in thisfigure, they are fecurely
covered by their owne Muskettiers: untill they ap-
p roach nearer to the enemy. Whereby they may
be able to do fomefervice-, either by fending their
jhorvres of arrows amongft them, for bringing their
array out of order, or elle, by c Ufing neerer ^come to
theJhpcke, and lo try thefortune of the day. But not
to hold you longer in ctrcumfiance, take the words
of command: which: produce thefigure, as follow-
ah*
Pikes.
Theyoung Artillery '.Man, 199
.Pikes, fiand, Mmkettters, advance before your

Front of Pikes : and c loft your
Divisions,
The Demic-hcarfe.
Front.
& S 3^
Suimram m^m mmmuiS
uimmram m m m m tu
m m m m mmmm
mmmm mmmm
mmmm mmmm
S, mmmmDpppp ppppDmmmmS.
mmmm pppp PPpp mmmm
pppp pppp
p p p p E P p pp
pppp pppp
PPPP PPPP
pppp pppp
Dp p p p p p p pD
I*
For the firings on this figure, they may be divers;

yet I mall content my felfe onely to mew two of
them The firfi is, that the Muskettiers may at the
:
difcretion of the Commander ^give fire in front: and

fo wheele off'by divifion (or all to the right, as mall
beft pleafe him that commands in Chiefe) placing
themfelues in the Reereoi their owne divtfions and
files oijhot^ which is juft before the front of pikes.
O 4 The
The next ranks then moving forwards into their lea*

ders ground, are to prefent,fire, yvbcele off, and place
themfelues after the lame manner the reft of the
:
ranks of Mmkettiers , doing the like, untill they

have all given fire: which firings doth nothing alter i
the forme or figure of hattell. Having fired once or

twice over this way, the fecond firing mail feme
for reducement: which is indeed the firing intended
to be expreftby this figure. And that I may by
words, the more clearly explaine the worke, take
thefe directions following.
"the.firft ranke having givenfire, are to wheele e-
qually off by divifion : each part falling fikrwife
downe } c\ofeby theirflanks of Mtfskcttiers :unii\\ the
leaders of the ranks ofMuskets come downe as low
as thefirft ranke ofpikes-, which being performed,
they are to face outwards , and to move fo farre
forth in zjlrait line, untill they have ranked even
with the firft ranke of pikes. But herewithallare
they to obferve, that they mull: leave an Interval!
betweene the innermoft -musket of eachflank e ; and
the outermoft -file-leader ofthepikes. So foonc as the
firft
ranke-hath given fire and wheeled away y thefe-
cond ranke is to give fire, wheeling off,as before, and
pafting downe betweene'the Intervals on theflanks i
placing themfelues after their leaders.The fame is
every ranke fuccefiively to d« ? untill: all the Muf-
kettiers aredrawne from before the front, and pla-
ced on theflan\e\ofti\e\tptkes. But when there are
not above two ranks o^Mmkettiers to give fire,then \
the pikes may port $ and when the Mtsskettiers have
;w, and are wheeled Amy , they may charge. Arid
laftly,
jheyoung ArtilUry Man. a oi
laftly, the jukes being reâdvanced, the bodyflands

reduced^ as at firft.
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Chap. LXXV.
ofgiving Fire, advancing, by way ofIntroduction:
with the beneficial! ufe ofthe Bow and Pike.
|| Shall next offer to your pcrufall, a

urc °£ Introduction : which \sz faf-
>J! g
fing through ox betweene : Being a fi-
ring by way of advancing againft
w the enemy, and of gaining ground.

i I
will not difpute fepw ulefull it is j but Aire I am, it
is over-ballanced with danger. As for fuch whom

I haue feene to praff/fe it, they have rather ufed it
•for var/ctify in a well experienced Company, then
for any knowne excellency it hath in it felfe. But if
thele lineshappen to be over-lookt by any , that
preferues a better opinion of i\\is firing by introdu-
ction, then I do-: I fhall be willing to leave them to
their owne liking, while I in the meane time pro-
ceed to fhew the manner of the execution, which is
ufually one of thefetwo wayes. The firft, when
the Motrin is begun by thefecondrankefrom thefront.
The other, when it is begun by the Brmgers up. Ne-
verthelefle you muft note, that your files ofMuf-
kettiers muft be opened to their open order $ before
thefiring begin that fo, the Mttskettiers may pafle
:
betweene the Intervals of each file, to give fire in

the
202 Military Difcifline&x.
the from. And

therefore take the words of
Command and Direction ; which will produce
this Figure following.
Mmkettiers^ make ready to give fire by introduction

to the right.
Files ofMwkettiers, open by Divifion-toyour
open order.
Smmmm
mmmmmmmm C
m m
mmmmmmmm
m m S
mm mm m mmmDpppp ppppDmmmmmm mm
mmmmmmmm pppp PPPP mmmmmm mm
Sm m m m ppppppppm *n m m S
PPPP E PPPP
PPPP PPPP
PPPP PPPP
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This^Wagby introduction may be thus perfor-

med. The Pikes being flank with their Musket-
tiers, the ranke of each Rankc^prefent andgtve
firft
fire: having fred, iheyfiand and make ready againe

inthe fame place. The fecond ranke pafling for-
wards before the firft, doe therefire andfiand: the
third tank then patting forwards after the fecorid,
and
203
and (landing even in ranke with them thatfirfty?-
rcd; chat ib [bone as the iecond ranke hath find,
they may quickly ftep before them, and fire in like
manner. In tins //>/#£, ft ill the ranke winch is next
to/frr, ftands even 111 ranke with them which lad
jlrfdf; until 1 thole which Jl and prcfented, have like-

wife given fire : after which they then pafte
fore them; the Ranke which was their next to 1
lowers, palling forwards and ranking with thole
which Lift fired: every man following his Leader
iuccciTi\\l/,iintill the Bringers up £\x zfire,<k find.,
and then the figure will become a Home Lit tell '.
All the while that this firi/zg by Introduction^ con

tin tied, the Pikes may be lhouldered (if there be
no feare oihoifcjoc otherwife at difcretion.If yoa
continue this firing twice over; the Muskettiers
will have their right places : which being done,
march up your Pikes, to ranke even with your
Muskettiers in front, and they are reduced. For the
other way o£firing by introduction^ the fir ft ranke
{oxfile-leaders) are to givefire as before, and to
ftand,the laft ranke (ox bringers up) in the interim
of their firing; marching up, and ranking even with
the fecond ranke: the reft following their Bringers
up; as they do when Bringers up double their front,
Thefirft ranke having frcd, the Bringers up ftep
immediately before them; prefent, and give firey
the reft ftil,iuccefiively,doing the like,untill every
rank h&vegiven fire once over.Obferve withal that
the file-leaders are iogivefire twice over: being the
firil & the laft; & then toJlandjhz Pikes marching
up
2 04 Military Difcrpline, er
up, even with their front of Muskettiers. And thus

they are reduced, as at firft. The Pikemen, all the
time of thisfiring, doe no fervice Notwithstan-
:
ding, if one halfe ofthem hzdhowes fattened unto

their Pikes (being able and well pra&ifed men)
they might, whileftthe Muskettiers are in firing,
be dealing of their doles about rand although their
arrows did not happen to wound mortally, yet
the whifteling noyfe, the terrour of the fight, and
the feverall hurts (which could not chufe but be
many) would be a great abatement to the ftouteft
courages. And great pitty it is to fee, thelufty
Pike-man poorely to droppe downe by the Mus-
ket-jlmr, himfelfe not being able to hurt his enemy
at that diftance, nor defend himfelfe.
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Chap. LXXVI.
The way to make the Diamond Battell : feverall waics
tofire upon it: with divers other figures and
firings, which are thereby produced.
jHe Diamond Battell is alfb afiring in

*
front ^ though more fovjhew, then
moderne fervice $ yzt becaufe that
Tome hold it in venerable refpcc\ I
thought fit to place it amongft the
reft; leavingfevery man to his liking, either toufe
it
itor refufe it. It may be that Tome will looke, that

Ifhould make the Sheere Battel!-, the Wedge ^ the
Saw, and many fuch like which might be made
:
cither hollow oxfollid. But I flia.ll intreate fuch to

fpare me; for I would not willingly fpend time to
fo fmall purpoiej chufing rather to infift- on Fi-
gures; more profitable for them , and commen-
dable for mee. Yet if any man have a minde to
pra&ife any of them, by obfervation of this Dia-
mond Battell, he may eaiily make them. But not to
hold you longer with circumftance, the words of
Command, and direction, which a re for the ma-
king of this Diamond Batt ell, areas follow.
Firjlcaufeyour Muskettiers ofthe right flanke, to open

to the right, to afufficient difiance : for receiving
the Muskets ofthe leftflanke.
Then command the Muskettiers of the left flanke, to
fajfe through into thejf ace ofground on the right.
us
Tlii
Zo6 Military Difeij>lifle y or
This being done, for to make the Figure, j
Command.
Files of MuskettierS) ranke 1.3.5.7. ejrcby tttcreafe,
to the left.
Fibs ofPiku, ranke by decmfe after ym

Muskettiers.
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m
S mmm S
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mmmmmmm
mmmmmDmmmm
mmmmm m mmmmm
mm mm mm m mm mm mm
mm mmm mmmmm mmmmm
p p pop p p p pep p p p D p p p
ppppppppppppp
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PPPP PP P
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Theyoung Artittfrf&ah. 207
TheMuskettiers mayfire on this figure, divers
waies: though I onely intend to fpeake unto two
of them. The firft,is the mod: ufuall way: and that
is, the giving fire in ranke; the firft man (orpoym of
the Diamond) Rift giving fire: then wheeling oflfto

the right, and placing himfelfe juft behinde the
Then, the next ranke
Jingle Pikeman, in the reere.
being three men^givefire^ wheeling off by divijion:
and placing themfelves inranke, behinde theJingle
Mnskettiers, as they were before thefiring began.
This done, the ranke of five Mnskettiers,givesfire-^
wheelingoff, in like manner, by divijion ; ever ob-
ferving,that where the number is odde,& they com-
mand to tpheele off by divifiony there the greateft
number, alwaies goes to the right. And fo, in like
manner, the rankes give fire, fucceffively$and place
themfelves after their leaders, as before. When all
the Mmkettiers have givenfire, and are wheeled offy
ihencharge Pikes, which will be fifteene in thefirft
ranker, the reft decreafing. Having advanced your
Pikes 1 your figure will ftand like two wedges, with
their yoynts iojned, as you may perceive by this
Figure next following.
Front,
oS Military Diftipline, or
From.
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PPPPPPPPPPPPP- >
PPPPPPPPPPP •
DpppppEppppD
PPPPPPP
P P P P P
PPP •
p
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mmm
mmmmm
mmmmmmm
DmmmmmDmmmmD
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S mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm S
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Reere.
If you would reducey our men from this Figure,
without firing, (your men being fufficiently ex-
pert) let the Muskettiersfiand, and Pikes face to the
reere : and fo the wedges will ftand faced in oppofiti-
on. NcxtyCommandthcmio interchange ground: the
Mnskettiers advancing forwards, into the groundo£
the Pikes, and the Pikes, moving into the ground of
the Mutkettiers; and then by facing the Pikes to the
formerfront, the body will ftand in forme of a Z>/<*-
wâgaine.
Ifyou would give fire from this Figure (all the
Musket-
Muskettieis being in the recre) the body mutt fare
about.-and To the firing will be contrary to the for-
mer. But tfyouivhcele them about, they mvf give
the fame way. Howfoever, they having ^
fire
fire, are to w/w/:' tf/f by divifion^zwd to place tnem -
/elves in the rare of the Pik » in ranke agairs

as they were when they gave fire. Thus having al I
fired owet^ and w^/^^w^jthe Pikes miy charge

and being ogaine advanced, the body will ft mi in
forme of a Diamond: and this I pray you to con-
ceive, for I intend not to remake the Figure.
The fecond'way ok firing on the Diamond'figure ,is
by way of Countermarch : and is an oblique firing.
For whereas in the other firtrgby ranks (in the
Diamond Batlell) each rankefiredby tnereafe o f two
{beginning with *wr, and endtPgwttb fifteene in a
ranke) thisfringe contrariwifc, begins with 1 5 and .
<Wj- with 1. ftill decreafing z. For this firing, your

/fi#j muft be at 0p#* wdkr becaulc the Musket tiers
,
muit countermarch downc bctweene the Intervals

ofxheivowne files to the rglfc.' every Muskctticr
that hndes himfelfe without a leader, being io/tt-
/£#/• and give fire : and then to countermarch to the
r/gv&f, and to place himfelfe in the Reere of his own
file, behinde the pikes. When the firft 15. have fi-
red, then the next 13. prefent,fire, and countermarch ',
uMll placing themfelues in the reere of their owne

files. Next there fireth 11. then p. &c. for ftill
there fires lo many,as are cleereof any leaders. And
in this manner of/r/^they that fre togetherJiafid
neither in ronke nor fie, but obliquely. When all the
Muskettiersbase fired\tmd are cotntterm^rcbt into
p the
21o Military DiftipUnt, or
the Reereof their owne files; let the pikes charge:

and fo theforme of your batted , will be like a /^
wedge: as you may perceive by the fol lowing fi-
gure, where now your Ranks, are become 2 . and 2
of a number*
Front,
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Dmp p p p p P pp p p ppp mD^
mppppppppppprn
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mmmp p pmmm
m mm nip mm mm
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mmmmm
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Reerti
s
Your men ftandmgin/«meaf©re-mewed 5 ifyoir

pleafe yet to be more curious, face them all to the
Reere : andemmofid y our Muskettiers to march ten
or twelue paces. Youxpikes toJ?W,andyour Muf
kfttiers will prefent you with an Mow wedge, and
your.
The young Artillery Man. 2 II
^yoxxpikes with zfoWid wedge. Laftly, to reduce all

thefe lev erall formes into thejfr/? proper fquare bat-
telt: firft, let the folltd wedge, clofc forward^ into the
.jMw of the other then, : let the Muskettiers wake
ready jrefent^ and fire, as before. That is to fay , e-
vcry Muskettier that finds himfclfc without a lea-
der ^ is to give fire, and to countermarch to the irwre
of his ownc file, the reft doing the like, fuccefuve-
ly. When they have all fired , and are counter-
march cleere, let the pikes charge : and then your
body will havethe/flrw of a 2>/<twWagaine.Next,
face them all to the Reere ,and command, Ranks, file
8. to the right. Which being done, pafle through
the Muskettiers which belong to the left-flanke, in-
to their places ; and clofe the Mmskettiers of the
rightflanke to their due dtfiance : and fo they will
ftand, all properly reduced.
Chap. LXXVII.
of the Convex Halfe Mocne The -,
ufe of the Figure:
and offever all wayes offring upon it.
He Convex halfe-moone, or femi-

circular BatteU , is a forme both
good and ufefull ; which the
timejhe number, and ptace(vfkh
other circumftjtnces) may make
either beneficial/ or prejudicial}.
Wife Captains and Commanders
P 2 ever
212 Military DifcipHne} ox
ever forefceing with providence , what formes or

figures may be moft profitable and available, for the
prefent fervice. This Convex figure may be ufefull,
either at the landing oifouldiers in an enemies Coun-
trey, or for necessity (the enemy being more able in
horfe) making uie either of hedge ,ditch, wood, creeke
or River i iofecure the Reere. For the figure it felfe,
it may be made many wayes; either with the Muf-
kettiers outermofl, or mnermoflôr lined,&c. as plea-

fest he Commander. It may alio be made in a Regi-
mentall way ,or after the way of a fmall and private
Company :Bm becaufe I have onely in this my final
Treatife, taken upon me to fhew the pofiures, moti-
ons, and figures j which are moft ufually done in a
fmall Company ("although many of them, yea the
more part 3 may be very fit for larger Bodies) I
fhall content my felf to faile in fo fmall a botrome,
not defiring to put on more faile then will fufHce
for the bearing of fo fmall a burthen. Wherefore
my requeft fhall be,that every courteous and skilful
Pilot that fhall come aboard this fmall Barke; will be
pleafed neither to launch it into the maine,\ei\ it be
fwallowedin the Surges ^nor to expofelt to the dan-
ger ofJhelueS) rocks, and fands ; left it fuffer jhip-
wracke for want of good guidance , but fo to fleere
\
it, that it may fafely arrive at itsdefired Harbour:

wherein they will both honour themfelves, in ex-
preffing their verrues r and g ratine me , by apply-
ing each motion, figure,andfirme , to his right uie,
and true intention. I will now fhew, how thefigure
is to be made, which is as followeth; If your Bat-
teltbe in forme of an Hemfe, then rvheele them to

the
the right or left about ûnuM they haventteined this

figure. But if in a fqnare , then obfervethefe fol-
lowing awafr; which will produce the figure.
s
Wbeele your Flanks into the Front: then face the Body
to one oft he Flanks: and rvheeleyour Eat-
tell into a Convex Halfe Moone.
The Convex Halfe Moone.
*;**v ******* ^>^\S\

Gartaqe, \d'^î
Having brought your Souldiers into this Convex

forme , you may face them all inward, forjpeecb', or
outward fotfight. Then let the officers make /fcttr-
Wj for the MtukettUrs > and let the outermofi Arc y
P 3 . or
2 Military Difiiffot, or
1
^
oxfirft rAitke
of each divifion,frefent, and £n/e jfo.-
thofe of the right fianke, wheeling off to tne r/££/;

the left-flanke y \o the /<?/h placing themfelues ill the
of
Recrc their owne divifions of Muskettiers 5 (till
making ^W their leaders ground. The reft of the

ranks are to do the fame- : they have all given
untill
fire. NevertheleiTe ifyour enemy be too potent for

?
you by reafon of his horfeôm Borv-pke-mcn need

not ftand idle ; although they ftand behinde their
Muskettiers for that they may plie them fafter
:
with their jhafts , then the others can with their

jh&t. But if the horfe be fo violent that the Musket-
•,
tiers may not abide them 5 then let them give firey
and tvheele ojf'by divifion, as before rpaflmg quite
through their Intervals, and placing themfelues in
the Reere of their pikes: every ranke making;
goodthdv leaders ground. Thus alfo are the reft of
the Muskettiers to give fire, placing themfelues in
the concave part of the Body, as aforefaid .-following
the pikes which now make good the Muskettiers
ground. If need be,the pikes may charge over-hand:
or if occafion ferves , at the foot, drawing forth
their[words fiver their left armesând couching dorvne
their heads : by which meanes the Muskettiers may
givefire, over their moulders. For the firfi ranke
having fired, may kneele dOvvne on the ground, and
charge zgzmz: and fo thefecond ranke may give fire,
and kneele in likemanner making ready againe.
:
And fo in like manner for all the reft all giving :
fire, and kneeling on the ground ; that fo the next

ranke behinde may give fire over them. Thus con-
tinuing the/r/*£,unt^^ Mwkmiers have gi-
ven
Milttdry Difcipltne, or 215
ven fire. NevertheleiTe if need be , the firfl rtnke

may rife with the reft, zndgivefirt over again , as
before. And fothe Battell'may be continued j the
Pikes ftill keeping off the horfc
For the reduccment of this figure to bring every &
man to his place:let your Mwkettiers (either firing,
or pa/wg through) be brought into the places they
were in, before they Ri'it gave fire. Then face the
whole 2?0<fy t0 one of thefla#kes ; and march them
until 1 they baveee&la/ afar ran kes , and ftraitned
their files. This done , then if all your Pikes be 0:1
the right flanker rvheele your right flanke into the
midfi ; if on the leftflank jvhecle front and reere into
the lefi flanke. This bein^ done, let the Commander
palTe to his proper fileJcaders ; and /^ the whole
^^ to him, and they are reduced is at rirft.
:$
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Chap. L X X V 1 1 1.
of Extraduclion : the fever all ufes , firings ,
and Reducements.
He next //>/#£ which I fhall take

upon me to demon ft rate, mall be
by way of Extraduclion : which is
alfo a firing in Front. It may be to
lingular good ufe, in ajlrait or paf.
P 4 [age
'
2 6 The young Artillery Man.
fage where your Wings and Reerc may be fecured:

your enemy being fuppofed to be too povverfull
for you, either in Horfe or Foot, or both. Having
gotten into fome fir ait , there fill the mouth of the
paffage with your Pikes : and if the length of your
Company be not fufficient to do it, then double your
ranks (as in this following figure)and let y Gur pikes
either order, advance ^port^ or charge : according to
theoccafion; your Muskettters being intheic^w,
may march up into the Front , and fire. But before I
mew the firing, obferve thefe following directions,
which produce the Figure.
Pikes Jl and, Muskettiers face to the Reere, and March

uutillyou are cleere ofyour body of Pikes ->
Then face inward, and clofe your divifion : that being

done face to your Leader, and double your Rankes.
^This being performed, the Pikes are all in front ^

the Muskettiers in Reere.
Afiring by Extraduclion.
Front*
S m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m S
P P P P P P P pep P P P P P P P m
P P P P P P P PdP P P P P P P P m
P P P P P P P p Ep P P P P P P P m
*>V P P P P P P pDp P P P P P P P mD
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3. 3 3 3
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•3M3U Ha-
217
Having ordered your bditell in this manner, lee

the firft ranke of Muskettiers( which arc thofe that
follow next after the Pikes) face to the right, and
march forth (file-wife) to clofe by the right jLwVe of
Pikes, untill he that is the leader of them, be cpme
mxoxhe front of Pikes, thenhee is to hade them
quite croffe thefront of Pikes; untill he have attai-
ned the further part of xhc front to the Uft$ which
being done, they are all xofiand, -prefent, and give
fire. You muft note withall, in this firings that hee
which was the wj^f hand man of the Ranke, and
was the leader of the motion, now becomes flic left
hand man, when hegives fire; and that having fired,
they are to rvheele off to the left, clofe to the left
flanke of Pikes, and fo to fall in the rccre of the
Muskettiers. In the interim, whileft that the ranker
which firft fired, is wheeling away, the fecond rank
is marching into their places to give fire. And in this

manner they may maintaine their Battaile, fo long
as they pleafe: the Pikes either porting or charging
all the whiles. The Muskettiers in the time of their
crofting thefront, are to couch, orJloopc under their
Pikes; that fo they may be no impediment to the
Pikes in their charge. There is another way offiring
by Extraduftion, which is, that the right hand leader
ofMuskettiers, placeth himfe Ife before the right file-
leader of PiVes : the reft all falling beyond him .«
neverthelefTe becaufe I conceive it not to be fb

good a way as that already fhewne , I will not
trouble you with it: but come immediately to the
redueement ofthis, which is as followeth. Com-
mand your Pikes to ftand, and your Muskets to
double
2 1 Military Difcifline> or
double theirfront by divifion: but if you want room

to doc it, thenyour files to the contrary
firft double
bandohhat, which you doubled your rankesj and
fo hauing doubled by divifion, as aforefaid, they
will be reduced, as at raft,
ofthe Broad-fronted Bat-tell: with the wayes of

frwguponit.
Wc broad-fronted battel!y muft needs

be or fpeciall ufej for many occaii-
ons, either offenfive or defenfive.
Which became it is fo apparant to
all j I mall not need to ftand to rea-

fon with any ; rather defiring to
me w the manner of making and reducing it:which
is . s followeth. Caufe your Pikes to/0%/, and
your Muskettiers to march: untill the reere ranke of
Muskettiers be advanced a little before the firft
ran ke of Pikes ; then let the Muskettiers facetn-
ward) (or in oppofition) and clofe their divtfions, and
thenface to their leader. And
would bring if you
more hands to/j-/tf,double rankes to any hand,md
thebody (forforme and number) will ftand like the
rigure here next following. But the Jpeediejl way,
and (I thinke the belt) I am fure with expert Soul-
diers, is to wheelehoth flanks into thefronts which
is the way intended by this Figure. For the man-
ner
ner of thefiring it felfe, you may partly perceive

that there are mterval/es made
for each divtfion, to
they may cither fall
ivheele off to the r/gkt, that Co
inthc reer of the Muskettiers,& there continue tic
firings elfe fall in ther^r of the pikes,& be thcr-
by lecured from the horfe. It may be done, one or
both wayes: according to the occafton or dtfcretwn
of the Commander . Ncvertheleffe, before I flitw
the firing, obferve thefe words of Command,
which produce the Figure.
Whccle yourflanks into the front,

Slice to your leader.
ThtJ#6Adfronted Battel!.
Front,
S m m m in S mmmm mmmmSmmmm S
mmmm in mmmm tn mmmm m mm mm m
mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm
"*
D wO E^C Dm D m
PPPPPPPP PPPP m PPPP "
PPPP^PPPP^PPPPPPPP 1
PPPPuiPPPPmPP^tuPPPPu,
PPPP PPPPPPPP PPPP
The firft ranke having prefented, and givenfire,

let them wheele ofFto the r/r^?.* all palling down the
Intcrualles to the right, and placing themfelves in
tbicreere of their owne divifions of Muskettiers.
The Muskettiers making good their leaders ground^
and the next rankesfiring, wheeling offend placing
them-
themfelves as before. Having fired once or twice

over this way, a fecond way may be, to place
themfelves in the rare of their Pikes; either Jlan-
dmgyOx. advancing: the Pikemen in themeane
time, clouding the cleere skie , with their ayrie
Armorie. The Muskettiers having all given jire? md
placed themfelves in the reere : if need bee> the
Pikes may clofe their divifions, and charge over hand:
and if the enemy fhall (till preiTe forwards, the
Pikes may charge at thefoot : the Muskettiers gi-
vine fire over them, &c.
For reducement, there are divers waies byfirings^
but becaufe I would make every thing fo plaine
and eafie, that thofe that reade for inftruttion, may
receive benefit,it hath cauied rrkrto reduce each fi-
gure by it felfe.-and not to multiply one upon ano-

ther, whereby to make them too ambiguous. And
therefore, if you make this Figure by wheeling your
* Nn fiankes into thefront \ and thenjferf, as aforefaid: the
h
ihc iecond fi
reducement may be, either * to fire them over a-
ring will caufc gaine, and fo tofall into their former places : and
h
c l^Zl?.r then to tvheele your flankes into the front againe,
whjch then and laitly, face about to and they will be
the right :
becomes a
as before. Or elfe,ifyou would reduce them with-
rail, and is the out giving n re over againe, then command your
caufe tim the
Muskettiers to double yourfront by divifion : that
rXechtTc^ donc^vheelebot/jfankesmto the reere: thztxfaceto
fiaure which your leader, and command your Muskettiers to
firft made it.
'dou yie y own front by divifion againe and they are :
as at firft. If I fhould proceed to fhew the many

and fundry wayes o£firings, which, may be done
infont, my Bopjce had need to have as many
:
leaves
The young Artillery Man. 2 2 1
leaves, as lines ; and yet all too little. But that I

may keepe my felfeto my promrfc, and my Booh
to its compaffe: I will ncî come to mew fome fi-
rings in the reercand amongft my divifionatt firings,
I (hall infert fome other (bits or" front fir/t.g^
which here I have omitted.
Chat. L X X X.
Ofdtfmarching, orfiring in the Recre': the fever all
rv ayes , and how they ought to be performed.
Aving
fo long maintained Battaile in
the front, I will now face them a-
jA
boui^md fee how they will behave
themfelvcs upon their firings the m
reere. Which kinde of firings, may
be very bcneficiaHandfervice/ible, many wayes.For
by keeping an orderly march, zx\d firing in the
reere,the eager enemy J by a too hafty purfuit)may
bcdifordered. Or ifitfo happen (as many timesit
doth; that yon have a difadvantagious place to im-
battell on; by thisfiring you may march away : {till
preferving your order and array, untill you have
brought your adverfary into fome ambumment,
or fuch like inconvenience. For the manner of
comming to the firing, it muft either be by facing
About, wheeling about ,or countermarching: the Pikes
aretobefhouldered. The figure followeth.
A
222 Military Difiifli#c> or
AfinpginthtRecre.
lu m mm mad d d,d ddddammmmui

uiiuiuui dddddddd ui ui ui ui
m
uimuiui dddddddd uiuiuiui
m
^mtuuiiu dddddddd ui m m ui
uiuiLuiuiu dddddddd uiwwva m
tuuiiuui dddddddd uituuiui
muiiuui dddddddd uiuiuiui
• • * •
ad d d d d d d da • • • •
'twig
The Bodie being upon a march , if the enemy ap-

; peare in the Reere ; let the lajl ranke ofMuskett/ers,
face about ,and give fire , wheeling off\ by divifion,
file-wife marching up toward the Front, and there
placing themfelues before the foremofi ranke of
Mmkettiers: (the* outmofi man of each r4/z££, being
the /ftw&r «/> of thofe which have fired) where firft
Note upon all ta vi n o their places on the outfide^ the reft wheeling
R«r* '"eLw <^<w them, and ranking even with them on the in-
your pft; ftep fide 5 ever obferving, that they ranke even with the
t\^wlîfemdrAnke °fyfos The reft ofthe Mmkettiers al-

-
JooJopen fo doing the like and in this

: manner te continue
your pa n ,ftcp- \hc firings as occafion (hall require. Neverthelefle,
*hu youTfcr! of all the figures and firings, that ever I have feene,
f.ot rrtft*r this hath beene the worft performed in all places $
famt'™-
w -^c ^ m ig^ c c ^ty ^ c amended, if the Sonldiers
wards with would obferve this following order in their execu-
youtri^htfuot tion; namely when the /*»/? rrftfke of Mmkettiers
s
have
The young Artifary Mm, 223
hweprcfcnted to the Reere, and are giving of f, re

the rankc which marched'next before them,do then
£/0rv, open,md prcfent ,3.1 three motions, ftill keeping
along e*i/«* m/>^ Mr £0^ , untill that, (laftly) they
prefent to the Reere, by which time, the ranke that
lajt fired, will be wheeled way . The next jwzta, fo
ioone as the other hath prefented, is likewife at 3.
/notions, to do the fame: and fo, fucccfiively,for all
the reft; every ranke obferving , upon each ranks
firing, to /^
one; and to march one ranke neerer,
to the reere of the Battell : that fo that part, may
fHUbekept4^//tf<r.
This^/^/^-of^^'towardsthe reere for fer vice,
is to be continued; according to the qualitie ofthe
place, the occafion faxfight; and the dfcretion of the
Commander. In exercife , we commonly do it bur
once over ; and then ( if you pleafe you may make
A he) md face y out Bod e about, giving fire overa-
1
game and charging your pikes upon it if need Co

: :
requireth. Notwithstanding, if the horfe mill ftill
continue to purfue you in the reere , you having

gained fomeflrait or place of advantage, may wheele
yourflanks into the Front, then face to the reere,3.nd
with your charged pikes, defend your Mmhttiers:
which (the body being fo wheeled) \vi\Y be in the
The ^^/y (landing in this forme, the Mwsketr
reere .
may ^foi^ «p by way of Extraduclion. The
tiers
manner, you may perceive in the Chapter whkh
treats of that figure. If the horfe ftill prefife for-
wards, caufe the pikes to charge ztthefootythe-Muf-
kettiers giving fire over them^ as in the Convex halfe
Moone. Laftly, to reduce them , having thusfired,

eomnund
2.o4 Military Difcipline, or
command them to wheele their flanks into the fir on

and to face about after their proper file-leaders > and
they are reduced.
Sometimes 5 we g/'z;£ fire in the reere: having all our
v
Muskeitiers marching in the reere of the pikes. For

die manner of the motion, it isasbefore:but for pla-
cing of the men, after they have fired, it may be
different. As, to rvheele off by divifion,phcing them-
felues in the font of the Muskettiers, next behinde
the rare of pikes. Or if the body be large, to
rvheele all off to the right, through Intervals: and fo to
march into thefront ofpikes. Oi elfe,they may rvheele
off by divifion, flanke their pikes , and Co fire over
agawe, as before. If you have brought your Mufi
keitiers (byfiring) to the Reere , before the front of
pikes $ then to reduce them , you may either rvheele
the body about, and givefire infront, caufing your
Mmkettiers tofall off by divifion, and toflanke their
pikes, as you may perceive by the figure of the
Demie-hearfcQv elfe,if you will reduce them with-
out a firing, caule your Muskettiers to open to the
right and left: and the pikes to march up in the miafl:
after which, facing all to your Leader, they are as
at firft.
I might have fhewne of thefe

a Figure for each
feverall firings in the reere: which would have de-
livered them with more variety : but I conceive
that this here already expreft, may fuffice : efpeci-
ally this beirig the ground of what may be fpoken.
Concerrung/r/^ irtchis nature, many men are of
many niindes, about thisfiring inthe.reere. Some
wiU have it, that the loft ranke, (hall at one motion,
face
: and there prefent, and give

face to the reere fire.
Others will have it at two motions , but cither of
them have their inconveniences. For however
they pretend a more fudden execution, they arc de-
ceived: for would they make tryall, by caufing the
Muskettiers of one of the flanks, to give fire at one
motion; and the Muskettiers of the otherflank, at
three motions, (as I have here let downe) they
iliould loone finde, thatthejfovw- upon three moti-
ons were the befb and that the othc r would be call
io farre behinde their bod), that they would be in
fome danger to be cut ojf. Jklides this, they are
longer in c leering them 1 elves from their owne men,
which all the whilft muRJtay, untill they are mar-
ched
off
' : orelfeXv^them, in Head of the enemy,
whereas in this otherfiring upon three motions, they
ftill keepe along with their Body, doing their executi-
on more fuddenly and more lately. NeverthelefFe,
there be many Co much wedded to their own wil-
full opinion, that they will more willingly perfi ft
in knowne errour, then be feene to alter what they
have feemed to maintaine. But leaving fuch to
by their owne compaffe, I will here conclude
fleer e
my firing in the reere And the next I fhew,fhall be
.
which purpofe, I pajfle all my

firings inflanks : to
Muskettiers to the rightflanke. The words of dire
clion for it, are thefe.
Muskettiers ofthe right flanke, open to the right, or
face to the right, an a march. When they have ope-
ned too,fuffictent difiance, then/land.
Musktttiers ofthe leftflanke, paffe through between e
your rankes ofBikes, to the inter valle on the right
flanke: thenfl and, andface all to your leader.
CL Chap.
226 Military Difcifline,QX
G hap. LXXXL
Of firings inflanke, in generattend more particularly,
of the gathering firing.
He Muskettiers being all on the

rightflanke y (as in the laft Chapter
is directed) itwould be necdlefle to
make a Figure, whereby to demon-
ftrate theflanding of the body : fee-
ing that none can be fo ignorant, but muft needs
know that all the Muskettiers being upon the
right, the Pikes muft be u ppn the left Neverthe-
IdTe, I mail endeavour to (hew what is meant by
firing in flankes* Which (for the generally are of
theie two kindes. Thefirfl is, when the enemy skir-
mifteth with us inflank as we march .-the other,when
as by fome fudden attempt oxambuflment, the whole
body is engaged, and fo forced to fland^ and to face
to the right, or left; or both. By which facings, the
flanks become fronts accident all, and their firings
wil be after the fame manner of the firings infont.
Wherefore feeing I .have already fpoken fuffi-
cientlv of them, I will now foew firings in flanke
marching.: the particulars whereof-, areasfol-
loweth.. The firft is for the outmoft fileto.give
firi\ and ftand until the next file have fired, which
1
by fomeis called the gathering firing. Secondly,

firings in flanke, and leading them up, between the
Muskettiers and Pikes firings mflanke, being led off
by
by the bringers up .firings

in flanke, (leevwg up on
the contvavyfianke of Pikes '-firing in fiarike, and
drawing them up bervveene the wnermojt files of
Pikes All thefefirings in fl anke, a re to be perfor-
.
upon a march y the Pikes are to be JJwuldered.

in e'd
Our ftvdfiring mflanke^ followeth.
The Command is,
Mwketticrs, givefire to the right : andgat her up
your files.
front ofthe march.

S E C
DppppppppDmmmmmS V
p p p p p p p p m m mm m
pppppppp mmmmnit,
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22 8 Military Difcifline, or
Thiskindcof firing on the flanke, I havefeene

and knowne ufed, by many good and able fouldi-
ers . Neverthelefle, in my opinion, the men ftand
in a great deale of danger, when having given fire,
they can doe no good; but ftand like to many
. markes for their enemies fhot. N
otwithftanding, it
may be that Inch whom I have frequently feene
to uie it in their pra&ife, may be able to render
good reafons fox thefervice-, though as yet I can-
not conceive it. I will therefore furceafe any fur-
ther profecution my opinions, and fhew the man-
ner of execution: which is to be performed as fol-
loweth. The Command being, to give, fi re to the
right, prefently the outermost file to the right ^faccth
outward, and frcfents the reft of the body, ftill
:
marching forwards. Then the prefentedfile, gives

fire^ andjlandsfacing againe to their firft front. By
thattime, the body will be marched clecreof the
Jlandingfile,t\)crithc next outer mofifile, prefents and
manner: the body marching as before.
fires \ in like
Having fired, they in like manner/if* to their firft
front, zndjland-, a Serjeant leading up the file, that
firft fired on the out fide of the file that laft fired.
Then they bothfiand together, untill the third file

hath, riven fire after the fame manner. And then
the Serjeant leads up the two files, even with the
third, which laft fired. And after this manner, the
filesof Muskettiers/tfi-tQ the fianke.-arid give fire,
fucceffi vely and ftand, untill the Serjeant le ads up
t
the reft ofthe files which fired, even with the front
©fthe file., which laft fired. Thus having all fired
over.
over, they are to march up againc, even with the
front of Pikes, and this reduceth them, as at firft.
Chap. LXXXII.
rhefecond manner ofgiving fire to theflange.
J o <
be full dsferviceablc, for mat-

fliall
ter of'execution, and mall far re pre-

,
cede it, in way of preservation ; both in fecurino-

the Muskettiers (after they, have fired) from the
danger or their enemies /hot : as alfo in continuing
the body inure, without reparation. It is efpecially
ufefull, when two enemies arc divided by a River, ov
by fome fuch like meanes fecured from the incurfi-
ons ofthe horfe . For then, by this way of drawing
the Mmkettters up hetweene the innermofifle
ofMuf-
ketttcrss and the omermoft fie of Pikes to the right :
yourBattai/emaybc continued, according to the
occafion or the Commanders difcretion. The Figure
followeth. The Command is,
&$ mf-
3^ Military DifiifliHeyOX
MuAetuers, give fire infltnVfi: marching uf betweem

thtftkcsandMuActs,
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ppp-ppppp- '
m mm m mm ^ .
PPPPPPPP '
m mmm m.m p
PPPPPPPP ' m mm m mm ***>
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PPPPPPPP ' m mm m mm .
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PPP PP P PP * mmm m mm |
PPPPPPPP' 'm mm in mm
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3
p p p p p p p p Di* m m m mm m 3
Sv S Ll b
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Thtfwaytoperformethis^^/^ of firing, is as
follOweth. The outetmofi file being commanded to
fact to the fight, and /r^«/ the reft of the body
.•
mmhethswzy (as. in the other Figure) and the

(landing file, gives fire. Thi$ done, and that the
body is marched cteere of theftanding file; the next
fil£frefcqtsmherigkti& the file that firft gave fire,
fwth\o\\£frJlfr$»t&TAl% kdby*Serfe4M,crofe
the
Theyoung Artillery Man. :;:
the reere oFMuskettiers,and up betweene the Muf-

kets and Pikes; the Muskettiers are open CO ftill to
the right ^ as they marcb,that Co there may be room
for one file to march up betweene them, and the
pikes. And
fo(fucceflively) each file having fired
marcheth up next unto the right flanke of pikes.
When all your Muskettiers have given fire once-
over, they arc reduced as at the fir it. The battcll
maybe continued, at difcretion. The next firing
in flankeffor the matter of firing it fclfc) will be
all one with this :but for the manner of the wheel?
tngoff, and placing them, it will differ.
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tf&i tt&& aife d&£ 38^ *$s && fiaK arcs s&i tffci $te a&s
Chap. LXXXIII.
Afiring in FUnite, led off by the Brtngers up.
\f&fc&&5d0&fr He next firing in fianke, which

I propound to your perufall,
will be nothing differing for
manner o£ execution, from the
•firmgs in flanke ; formerly
wed. Theoncly difference flic
^
arifing betweene them,is # that
the other files of Muskettiers, after that they had gi-
ven fire^ were led off by their proper file-leaders; and
this,to the contrary, muft be led 'by their J*r//?j-
*ff
#\f *«/>. And this, indeed, if the body be upon a /tor
mnrch, k xhc readiejt $nd qtuckcjt way :and doth
Q^. more
23 2 Military Dtfcipllnc, or
more fyeedilyfecure the Mmkettier*,after that they

have given fire. The words of Command'and dire-
tfion, which produce the/r/^, are as folio weth.
Mmkettiers^givefireto the Right: wheeling oJf\ after-

your Brwgers up ; and placing yourfelucs
hetweeneyour Vivifwns,
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For the manner of execution, or way to

perfbrme
this/&v*£,it is as followeth. The body
muft becon-
ceived to he marching; upon all'thefe
firmvs in
flanke:and that with xhdrpkesjhouldcred
This be
ing prefuppofed, the Command being
given the
outmoft-filejrefents tothenght, znd gives
fire :\hen
faceth to the*gfc, after their dingers up
.who /«-
4r*them */, ^J ftfe fefc cfMMcttiers, march-
ing
7 be young Artillery Man .
233
in? them up betweene the divifions , the bri .vers i<p

faf plying UK file -Udders pL.cc 5 a-i.d mqrcfrfrgevw
\nrankc\nthe jfo/4 y \\\ih the Jilc -leaders;, the /?/*-
lou/cr of the {dwefilc, becomming the hinge?- up\\\

the &#Tj The files ofM nskei tiers, .01:/V/'w (accor-
ding as the command lhall be given) are a$ they
march to, 0/><t?; thereby giving way tp the Musket-
tiers, after they have fired, to <ta»* «p betweene the

divifions, and lb {bone as the /&^ //'/r chat /?W, is
c/<w* fro.in the right flank e; the fee ond file^prcfcns
and fires: in like manner wheeling offy xs before, and
marching.Hp betweene the Pikes and Muskettiers;
evevyfile, lucceifively, giving fire, and wheeling off
as aforefaid. This tiring may be performed, *we,
Og#ft oic oftenerovtr. : according to the difcrction,
ofdie Commander. Neverthcleffe^f it be twice pcr-

formed^ the men are reduced as at firft everv rridn
-,
hauing his r/g/tf place. If you fire them but owe, or

ftfa^fc (or any odde number of times) over, then
you mult countermarch. our yf/f/ of Muskettiers to
r#*W< them. There is another way for the hrngers
up to wh'eeleojf : and each of them to /<v«sfc
$/<r; untill he Comes to the ifwf of the divifion
his ^
which is betweene the Muskets and the Pikes ; and
there he is to /land, and /v*»fo with the Wringers up,
the ren\ that follow, fafing on forwards , by way
oflMroJutfionând every man ranking before him,
that was his leader in'thc wheeling of; untill the pro-
per fi/e4eader be come into his place againe; And
after this way, they may give
*
fire ;cach firing being
.'
his owne reducement.
Gh'a'p,
2 34 Military Vifciflint, or
Chap. LXXXIIII.
The difference hetweene Firings in Flanke^ marching:
and ofbringing the Muskettiers On the
outfideofthe Pikes.
LL,or the moft part of the firings in

t flankc, which arc performed march-
wg-fm point of execution, are the
fame the efpeciall difference be-
:
tweene them , being either in the

manner of the wheeling off, after they
have fired, or in the material! placingthcm, where-
by to make them more ofenfive or definfive. And
all this appearcth by this next following firing:
which is to be ufed at fuch time and place , when
as there may be doubt of the enemies horfe : And,
therefore/or the more fecuritieofthe Muskettiers
having fired; they are to be drawne up on the outer-
fide of the left flank* j if haply there may be fome
hedge y ditch, river, hill, marijh^wosd, or fuch like
convenient fafeguard\ whereby to fliroud them
from the fur te and vtolenceoftht horfe ; that fo the
pikes making Alt , and facmg to the enemy [ may
charge, and with armed points (ftrongly and
their
doiely coucht) receive and abate the furie of the
firftjhockc. And if need be, the pikes may all charge
at the foot , clofely ferried together , with' their
fmrds drawne, and the Mushcm&s may give fire
over. them. The manner, you may perceive in the
figure
TheyOnng Artillery Man,
235
figure of the Convex halfe-moone. But left I anticu
fate my fclfe/in (hewing the ufe : I will returne to
Jhewthew4wwof the hring, intended by this fol-
lowing Figure, Onely firft take the words of com-
mand and direction, which are as followeth
— 1
, <
Hmkettiers, givefire to the Right : placing yourfe/ues

on the on t fide oft he left l-Lnkt of Pikes .
Fr$m.
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the reft ofthcWj^contmueth the march,
^^ T^zT'
n
ing done,
m P**Kfi"' Which
and
thefe* «&»,
while/t.
be-
mcrmojl the text
file,
2 j6 Military Bifcipltne^ or
prefects, xhe file that loft fired, in the interim, facing

to the left .tfter their proper file-leader; who leadetb
them cro(Je the recre both of Muskets and Pikes) a
{
pretty round p^ce; jleeving up on the out fide .of

the leftfankeofPikts. The next'file having, in like
manner, '/&?*$ doth on the.mtjide of
alio troupe up
the file, led off bcfoix c\xiyfkygiving fire, and do-
i ig the like. When all have givenfre, and are c/^-
r<v?away, then- the Pikes may charge. Which is
very neceffiry; if but to accuftome the Souldiers
unto in times otexerafe, 6 oth for charging on, and
for retreiring, as alio to. pufh with their Pikes, that
lb by praclife they may be able to doe it, orderly,
cither way; ftill keeping their order and array. -Ha-
ving (riven firs upon the right fianke y and dratvne all
your Muskettiers in this .manner to the leftflankc,
if you will caufe them to give fire on the leftfanke^
them backe againe to the right fflankc ?

arid fctfef
they will.be reduced. Or.if you would W/«r? them
without -^firing, then either pajfe your Muskettiers
throupi between your rankes of Pikes, or elfe, lee
your whole divifwn of Muskettiers, bee drawne
I ^//> either the front or mw of Pikes, into their
pLces: or by d.vifion {'if you pleafe) your Musket-
tiers, alfo; may give'fire mflankc : the firjtfre, fee-
•ringon the leftflanke: the reft of the files, ftill fal-
ling betweene the Pikes: and the Muskettiers
\\rxh wheeled off the faff before them. And this
An very p)od \iring and may be reduced with
:i y
tng the like b:ickeagaine:and many other waies 5

7
,v^nay;iUpjf^ /ftf'afkr the manner of the figure
J$# \?mk m [bytf^MnpM tf; Either
into
Theyoung Artillery Han. 237
into the front, or elfc after the manner as is difcour-
fed in the latter end of the laft Chapter. But I en-
deavour, all I may, to contract my matter, left my
volume iliould exceed my intent. And therefore I
will mew but one firing more in fianke , upon a
march .-wherewith I will conclude thefe forts of
firings.
MMk%%MMMM.
Chap. LXXXV.
OfFiring in Fianke : and placing the Muskettiers in
the midfiofthe Battell of Pikes : with other
firings from thence proceeding.
Iring in Flanke T znd bringing them off

betweenethe midft ofpikes-, is to be
ufed at fuch time , when as you
would feenre your Muskettiers : the
place ( otherwife) affoording no na.
tur Ml convenienceof fuccour,fuch as I have former-
ly fpoken of: and therefore by this manner offal-
ling off, where we want naturall afllftance in the
fotuation; there, art ought to fupply us,namely,by
contriving to bring up the Mutkettiers betweene
the pikes ;and fo to defend them from the furie of
the horfe.. And, if need be, you may draw 3 or 4. .
files ofpikes (more or lefleyiccording to your num-
ber or the danger) croffe the Mtakets, both in front

and reerey which are in the midft betweenethe
pikes, which will as wellprefeive the Mtukctuers
in
2^8 Military Discipline t or
ivifiont and reere, as in flanks. But leaving further to

diicouffe, what may be done ; I will now fhcw
how this is to be done. Onelyfirfl: take the words
of'Command and dire&ion for the firing, as fol-
io weth.
Muskettiers,give fire to the Right : Marching up

betweene the midjl of Pikes.
Front.
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The command being given, for the outermofi-fiU

to'fnfent to the right(as formerly in the otherfi-
rings mflanke) the reft ofthe body dUlmarchethon'
untill that the outcrmojl-filchath fired, and is faced
to the left againe: following their leader. He now
leading them off to the kfc marcheth up betweene
She mMlemoJhfiles of pirn : who are then to optn
to
to the rightand left . fo to give them roomc, to

W4>v^ /^> bet weene them. In the meane time, the
nextfile'having given fire, wheeleth off: in like man-
ner marching up on the left of the files, which
fired
Lift before them. And fo, fucceffively, for
all the
left of the files ot'Muskettiers, all which arc to
give
fre,and to wheelc off, as before: placing themfeJues
ftiM on the /*// of the/f/w which laft fired. Wherein
to be noted, that the files are frill to open to
is ftill
the right and left : and that for the receiving ofthe
Muskettiers, after that they have given fire.
This
firing (as; 11 other the firings \nflanke) may as well
be led off by their Bringersup,^ by thefile-leaders:
and then the reducements will be anfwerable. The
Musketticrs having zMfired; the pikes may charge ^t
difcretion. The
Bcw-pike-men, which arc in the
«Wf of the Muskettiers, in the meane time not fpa-
ring to fend their flowers of arrows, amongft
the
thickeft of their enemies, and
if need require, the
front ok pikes charging at thefoot, with their fwords
drawnej the Mmketticrs may give fire over them
ranke after rmke\ for the formoji ranks having
fired,
may kneelc upon the ground ; and there make ready
againe 1 the other ranks behinde them, have
untill
likewife given fire. After this manner, the Batted
may be continued according as occafion mall re-
:
quire. For reducement, and to bring the Mmketticrs

into both flanks againe, as they were before I be-
gan thefefirings -m flank, command your pikes to face
inward; and your Mmketticrs to the right and
left
outward, and fo to pafTe through and interchange
ground', then facing them to their leader, they will
be :
aty o
be reduced, as at the firft. I would have the inge-

nious Reader to conceive , that all thefc firings in
flanke, may
as eafily be performed to the left : and
with the Tame words. Otiely the words ofr/g^muft
be changed for left: and left tor right. I might have
further enlarged my felfe upon Firings in flank e:
but thefe already expreft, may luffice for to in-
ftrud the ignorant. As for the skilfull and experter
fort ot'Souldiers, I mall rather requeft their appro-
bation, then prefume to write ought, which may
feeme to pafle me with the leaft conceit, tending
to their inftru&ions. Wherefore, for the further
profecution of my intended difcoufe , I will next
ihew fome divifionaU firings And( for methods Hike)
.
I will firft begin with Firings in Iront and Reere:

which may be performed either upon a march, or
fiand. And to that end, fuppofe your Muskettiers
to march all in fronts and reere. Nevertheleffe, be-
caufe it will not be amiffe,to fhew with what words
of command, or dire ftion the Muskettiers may be
brought thither .-therefore take notice from what
part of the body they are brought. And if they be
in the midft (as in this laft figure ofFirir/g'mflank)
then command the halfe-files of the Muskettiers, to
face about: which done, let the pikesJland^ and the
Muskettiers march-, untill they are clearebotho£
front and reere ofp/"k«;then let them ftand', andface
to their leader: which being done, your battell will
ft and in forme of an hollow fquare. In which hollow,
may be conveyed any carriage, or fuch like. But if

you will not have your battell hollow-then command
your pikes to dofc their dwifions 3 and the Musket-
tiers
- - p —, — . __
Theyoung Artillery Man. 1 4r
tiers willbe all in front and reere If your Musket-

.
tiers be on the flanke^ and you would bring them

into thefont and reere ; then after the fame manner
let the halfe-fles of Muskettiers face to the reere:
and then both of thefont & reere , march
balfe-files
untill they are cleare of the Angular pi kemen. This
done, let them face in oppo(ition,md clofc their divi~
fons : after which, hvxmofaced all to thejr leader,
they will be rightly placed: namely, the front -halfe-
fles o$ Muskettiers before thefront of'pikes ând the
reere -halfe-fles of Mif<kctticrs behinde the reere of
//Jy/ .Thus will the figure ofbattcllbe informe of an
Hearfe \ and the Muskettiers, be ready to give fire
to thefront zndreerc: either marching, oxfanding.
But before I begin my divifonall firings , I would
intreatyou not to expect, that I fcould reduce eve-
ry particular firing, lo foone as it is performed $ as
I have done by thefe hitherto fliewed , but rather
be futable to your likings, that I reduce firings

let it
by firings : fometimes giving fire upon a march;
fometimes uponay?<*ffi.* fometimes, to thefront

and reere; fometimes, to both flanks. I do the ra-
ther deilre to eo on in this way , becaufe thereby
I may expreite farre more matter, in fewer lines
and (horter time.
R Chap*
Military Difcifline,ox
242
Chap. LXXXVI.
offiringto thefront andreere, upon a march.
He Muskettiers being all placed in

the front and reerey f according to
the directions in the laft Chapter) I
will now fhew the manner offiring
to the front and r*#?, upon a march.
Which however that it may bee
rare, and feldome ufefull mfervice ; yet it muft
needs be excellent for pra&ife. For by the often
ufino- it, the Sotddter may be made capable of any
firing: The
Pikes, (you are to underftandj arc to
hzfioiddered. The Command for thefiring is.
Musket
Mtakettiers^ give fire to thefront and reere : And

flankeyonr Fikes.
Front.
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PPPPPPPP
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Reere.
The Command being given (as above laid) to

givefire to thefront and reere ;thefrfirankefrefentSy
the loft ranke, facet h about to the rare, and doth the
like: and fo bothgivtngfire together, wheele off by
divijion. The one half c of the rahke, following at
ter the right hand man of the fame ranke; the other
half e,after the left hand man, who leads them clofe
downe by the fide or flanke of the Muskettiers,
imtillthey come to the Pikes. The firfl rankeof
Muskettiers, now ranking even with the firft rank
of Pikes, the laft ranke of Muskets, with thelaft
ranke of Pikes, leaving a fufficient intervalle be-
ll 2 twixt
244 Military Difcipline, ox
twixt them and their Pikes, for the other Musket-

tier's xo march betweene. And here yon miift note,
that he that was outermoft when they^^yfr-^muft

likewife be outermoft, when they have taken their
places on the flanke. The flrft and laft rankes ha-
ving fired, and wheeled off, the next rankes, (the bo-
dy marching on, three or foure fteps ) are in like
manner toprefent, and give fire : wheeling off by di-
vifivn->anapaftngbc-t\veerie th£ divifions y 'there
placing themfelvess they of thefront divifion, be-
hinde thofe whkhfired laft before them; and they
ofthe reere divifion, before them which fired laft,
behindethem. And fo thqyqrrjay continue 10 give
/rafter the fame manned imtillthey^ haveall^/-
y
venfireôhce over. Then may the body make a
ftand, and the

Pikes charge to the front mdreere, if
need be. Or if the Commander would continue
his firingtothefront and ree/e, Rill upon the fame
figure: Then let the Miiskettiers ofthe front, place
themfelves (after they have given fire) behinde
the Miiskettiers of their -owne divifion : tjiofeof
the reere divifion placing' themfelves betwixV the
reere of Pikes, and the Muskets of ihtiv owne divi-
fion.- andfo the body moving but flowly forwards,

they may continue the firing. Having givenfire to
thefront and reere ^ and flanked their Pikes: if the
occafion offer, or the Commander pleafe they:
may give fire to the front and rar^ upon that Fi-
gure which indeed I hold the better, as you may
perceive in .the enfuiag Chapter.
Chap,
Chap. LXXX VII.

Afecond way offiring to the front and r cere
[His fecond way of firing to the

front and rcere upon a march ',
may eafily be performed,if the

Souldiers bee well and often
inftru&cd. Without which, all
matters in the Art militarte will
feeme difficult : and by which,
all things will be made facile and eafte. I could in~
ftance in divers motions and figures, by fome repu-
tcdfuperjluous niceties, which were the true ufes
knowne to the Commander, and the way to exe-
cute,to the Souldier, would be found to be offingu.
lar good fervice. Nevertheleffe, becaufe to the
ignorant nothing beyond their capacities may
feeme excellent many good and ferviceable moti-
-,
and not accounted fit for fervice.

ons are flighted,
But I could well wifh, that fome good courfe
might be taken, that the Souldiers of our tray ned
Bands might have a little oftenet fratttfe that Co •
they might be able (at leaft in fome reafonable

way) to underftand and exercife, what fhal] bee
commanded them. But I have ftrayed from the
matter. And therefore takethefe words o£ Com-
mand and direction: which being orderly executed,
produce this followingjSrag.
*3 Muf
246 Miliury\Difeiplme,ov
Mwkettiers>give fire to the front and reere facing

-j
yeurfelves betwceneyour Divifions.
From,
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Reere.
The way to performe this fringes as followeth

the Command being given, the firjt ranke prefents
to thefront , the lajlranke of Muskettiers,/^//?^ a-
boyt, and doing the like, towards the reere : This
done, they both give fire $ wheeling off by divifion^
and place themfelves betweene the Musketticrs of
their divifions. Thofe, namely, which were of the
front halfe files, falling into the reere o£ their owne
divifion; thofe of the reere halfe files (contrariwife;
falling before their halfe file leaders, and ranking e.
ven with the halfe file leaders of Pikes; the next ,.
rankes,(ucc€ffivc\y j firings and wheeling ojfjitter the

fame manner. Having fired, once over y they arc re-
duced j every man to his place; Thefe two hi\fi-
rings
rinrs to be performed upon a march, would feeme

very difficult to unexperienced Souldicrs : bur
often cxercifwg, they may be made capable of
thefe, or of any other.
Chap. LXXXVIII.
A firing to the Reere and rightflarke, marching.
Aving (liewed firings tn front reere, y
Iandjianke, ( fome marching, fome

\JlanMng)l will (hew one firing to the
reere and right flanke, upon a march,
1
which( without queftion)muft needs

1
be'very fcrv ice able at fuch times, as the enemy mall

skirmifl) with the îy, to annoy them in their/^/-
/*g*, \r\flanke and raw at
one time. I mall not need
with arguments to inforce the ufefulneile of the
firing, tor none that knowes

any thing in the Art
military, but will ingeniously confeife that for
fbjHcicrviccs, it rauft needs be neceffary. You
may (if you pleafe^/ve/Gr* to theflanke and reere:
your Muskettiers being in their ordinary places,
of their Pikes.NevertheleiTe,a fecu-
011 the flankes
rer way for the Pikes, will be to draw the Musket-
tiers from that flanke, which is in leaft danger
^/e thereof Pike-men. And this fliallbethe
way I will obferve in this firing. The words of

Command and direction for this firing, are as fol •
loweth.
R 4 M »l-r
244 Military Difcipline^ or
Muskettiers, give pre to the right and reere: placing

your [elves betweene the Pikes, andyour owne
divijions.
Front.
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PP P P PP P P mmm •
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Reere.
•
The Command being given, to fre to the reere \
and rightflanke^ the outermofi fie of fyfuskettiers,

prefcnts to thtrighr.and thelaft rank of Muskettiers
'trefents to the reere, and fo both give fire. The reft
of the Body, in the meane time ^marching a reafona-
ble pace. The right handW\t, and loft ranke having
fired; the filefacet h to the left, after their file-lea-
der and fomarcheth up between the Muskettiers
'>
ofthe fame divifion,znd the Pikes; the ranke whee-

ling
The young Artillery Man . 249
and placing
ling off'to the right, ltfelfe next after
therein of Pikes,and before the firft rank ofMuf-
kettiers of the lame If you pleafe, you
division.
may make an Intervalle betwecne the Muskettiers:
that Co part may wheele off to the right, on the out
fide, and the other part wheele off to the right, and
march up betweene the Intervalle into then* places.
The firft file and rankethat^/i#^,having given
fire,and wheeled cleere off the body, the next rile and
Yznke,j>refent and give fire after the fame man-
:
ner, wheeling off, and taking their places, as afore-

faid; and Co fucceflively, the reft (both files and
rankes) give fire, observing the fame order. And
having given fat, once, twice, on ojtner over, they
areftillm/tfttJtovhebme they were before the
firing began. Then draw your Muskcniers from
thermr, to the left fianke againcj and they will
have their places as at firft.
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Chap. LXXXIX.
Offring to bothfiankes, marching,
» O give fire to both
flankes, upon a march;
muit needs bezferviceable firing, without
exception: the time, number, place, and
ftrength of the enemy, being alwaies to be confide-
red. which may fometimes caufe the Muskettiers
(having fired) to march up betweene their owne di-
vifons, and the Pikes,as in this Figure. Of (fome-
times) betweene the midfi of the Pikes, the better
to
250 Military Difcipline,ox
to fccure them. Divers other fuch like waies there

likewifc be, at the difcretion of the Commander
and as the preient occafion fhall require them. But
becauie I infifted(fomevvhat largely) upon the
firings on the right fianke^ I fhall not need to mew
them againe, by divifion on boxhflankes ; but will
conclude them all in this one.The words of Com-
mand which produce the Figure, areas follow.
Mmkettiers^ give fire to bothflankes-, marching up

betweene the Pikes and your owne divifims.
Front.
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g
mmm ppp p p p p p mmm
mmm ppppp p p p ra m m
^mmm pppppppp mmm ^
§ m m m pppppppp mmm 2
^ m m m ppp pp p p p m m m g
2 m m m Dp p p p p p p pom m m ^
Reere.
The Command being given, the outermoffl filel (on
czchjtanke) prefents outward : the reft of the body
continuing the march. The prefented files (m
ft ill
the interim) giving fire; xhen facing after their pro-

per file-leaders who ledihem up betweene the Muf-
kets of their owne divijtem, and the Pikes,) in the
time of their wheeling away) the next two outermofi
files
The young Artillery Han, 251
filesprefent, firing after the fame manner, and lea-

ding up as before. The reft (Tucceflively^ doing the
like, untillthey have fired all over which brings
:
them to their former places. The firing may be

continued at difcretion, each firing being its ovvne
reducemem. NeverthelefTe it may fo fall out, that
either through the fury of the enemy, advantage,
ox difadvantage ofground (orfome fuch like acci-
dent) the body may be forced to make Alt, and to
face to both flanks ; and fo with fronts accidental!
to maintaine the fight, flanding. To which end, the
firing in the fuCcceding chapter, (\ia\be of that fort.
There fore fuppofe the hay facedzo the right and
left, preparing to givefire.
[
3g3sp3gj
G HAT xc.
A firing to both Flanks, {landing.
Iring to both flanks , upon a
fland,is a good and ferviccable
firing. And although it fhew
but thinne, in the figure, yet it
may be fubfl^ntiall and ufefull

for the field: cfpccially if there
be a larger proportion of number,
then I have made ufe of in my
firmes^nd figures ofBattell. The words of command
and dlredion, which produce thefigure^rc as fol-
loweth.
Advance
2$ 2 Military Difcipli»e ) or
Advance your pikes, andfiand. Face to the Right and

Lejt. Muskettiers give fire > andflanke
your Pikes.
from of the March.
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Thefodte being faced to the right and /f/9 the

5
formofi ranks of Muskettiers (which were the outer-
moft-jilcs)prefemm<l give fires and then wheeleoff
by
by division % ranking even with thtformojl ranks of

pikes, and leaving iufticicnt Intervals for
the reft of
the Muskettiers to march bctweene them and the
Pikes, The !it,\t ritokcjrcji'rfwg'mdpu^-:
the lame manner*, ""Hut not advancing rorwa
onely firing upon the fame ground ; and wheeling
off by divifion.- afterwards jM/Sw downe betweene
the Intervals , and lb f^kâftev their leaders. It is
herewithall to be noted, that they that were outer
f
moft, when they gave re j are likewifc to be fo,
when they have taken their places. If thefe inftru-
fttons be notfutficient, utrne backe to the figure of
the t>emie-h?drfe' .-'where the manner of the execii
tirtris all dnewithV/;//. AH the fcitfkj of Muskettiers
fh.vmgfired, and wheeled of, as before ; the pikes

(if need be) may charge, and the Muskettiers gte*
/h^WefagaTrie r to?Mxflbgyf outw\trd, and placing
th'ernfeîes in the ?fer* of their jiw divifionf- Ha"
ving advanced your pikes., and
jfSflfag yout to Wy
xhejirjlfront , allyour Milskcttiers will be itt /raw
audrf^j; And then \f\H>wfate vonf halfefiks abokt
and^>^ after the ta^riL- rttatit^fte th&frvni aWd
rcf>6' ;H;tvihg ^fiP the-iti aqaine to their firfi firm y
they will be>iv/r^c^(asat'firh:) into their ordinary

fanare. Nevertheleffc^ I wiMredrfce it by aiiothei
which waStfr'ft itiven^'a-fld'Aêd us, 'W
firing, :
thatwortln%^'i^,^ n ^ eêttehWîrf^-, Cap-

taine Hetirj if\ifcnfto\v deeeHflJcl It is tffiYtJg *k
*
fiont^hel^tiêhicrr of the MrWk>ifofr,wppnv<?

"to f he rigKHndieft^nd ^v*v>>| rf/> ÂljjfMvf
p/krc, ittSll'tê' fc^j oftfce r^^/^^('âo>nt
then d.rc the balfe-fit^le.idcrs) r'anVe even with -rhe
/ra./
ZJ4 Military Difcipline,or
front ofy/k«. The words of direction that pro-

duce the figure, follow in the next Chapter.
Cm a p. XCI.
CapAim Wallers Triplefiring to the Front.
His Triflefiring to the Front y hzxh had

the approbation of good andyvell
experienced Souldiers: who have all
acknowledged it to be both jG&i
v
ahdfcrviceable. Bringing many hands

tofight, in very good order : thepikes beingfecurely co^
<vered by their Muskettters, in front. Neither need
they be idle in time ofbatte/l, ifthey have any Borv-
pike-men amongft them for that they may fend
:
rheir vthifiling Archery over their Mt*skettiers heads 5

without offence to their friends : though not with-
out dammage to their enemies. If any carpe at the
depth of the Mmkettiers /either in this figure^ or in
any other in this booke) I mall requeft them to fuf-
pend their cenfures , and wifely to, conceive by a
little, what a great deale rneaneth. My intent not
being-, to' make my ho.oke rnonfiro»$, by having little

leaveSjZnd large figures . Onely I defire with this
fmall number , to mew the nature of SawcxdW formes
and figures of'battell 5 the manner of thcivfirings and
^heelings -^j their orderly placings and feverall
,
tvayesof reducement: not having the leaft conceit,

to induce any to beleeve, ?/"tf men are able long to
continue
The young Artillery M an. 255
continue battell\ at foure deepealthough at (fome-
;
times,and for jlratagems ) they may be reduced ini^

zleffer number. But left by dgrefsio.i I too Jarre
,
trefpafle upon your patience ; I will icturnc to

(hew the manner of the firing. Onely firft obferue,
the words of command and direction; which pro-
duce the following J^/wr.
Mmkettiers of the Reere^ double yourfront of

Pikes } by Divifion.
Front.
mmmmpmmmm:S
mmmm mmmm:
mmmm mmm m :
;nunnim mmmm.
D E D.
mm mm PPPPPPPP • mmmm
mmmm p pp p p p p p ; mmmm
mm mm pppppppp ; mmmm
mmmm PPPPPPPP ;
mmmm
PPPPPPPP •• • • •
•
PPPPPPPP
PP PPPP PP
D PPPPPPPP D
Metre.
The Cimmand being given, the firft ranke of

Umkettlers (both offr$nt and flanks) prefent to the
frm and give fire: wheeling of to the right and left
by dvijfon. The Mutkettiers o£ \befr$nt~divijh»
being
256 Military Difiiplwe, or
being wheeled off (as aforefaid) clofe by the flanks

of their owne Mutkctticrs , parte directly downe be-
tweene the Intervals : and place themfelues even
in ranke behindethe Muskettiers ot the reere divi-
fion^ which are upon the flanks. This you may per-
ceive by the pricks, that come downe betweene the
Intervals the Muskettiers, alfo,thatjfr«/ at the
:
fame time on the flanks y wheels alfo off?, (the right

flanke, to the rights the leftflanke, to the left) mar-
ching directly downe, even with the reere ranke of
pikes j and there place themfelues againe even in
ranke with the laft ranke o£ pikes. This done, the
reft of the ranks ((uccetfively) give fire, and do the
like every Ranke taking his place, after the ranke
:
which firedhft. before them ; the other ranks mo-

ving one ranke forwarder. The Jtfusketticrshav'mg
given fire once over ;and falling off according to
this direction, they will be reduced to the flanks
againe, as they were at thefirft". The-firing may
be continued, or the pikes may chargejx. difcretion
ofthe Commander.
€ HAP*
.
**7
SSfcS
Chap. XCII.
Afiringtripartite, doing execution to the front, reere,
and rightflanke.
>Iguresand formes ofBattell, may bee

infinite; according to the judge-
ments of the Commanders and the
•,
various workings of the divers mo-

tions : no 4r/enor jlience yeelding
more content, unto the ftudious practitioners

;
none more honourable and btneficiall, for
the good of our Ctuntrie .-none more neglected
and
lefTe countenanced, then die Pra&fersôfxhc
Art
miliurie, nor none more fcrewed up in the
places
of their abiding, then thofe men this way affected.
The rich cubb'dgorvne men, holding it as a maxime
that Souldicrs (though never fo poore yet they
) mufi be
taxed in thepartjl) bookes like Gentlemm. Thus
much
incouragement we have, for (pending our monev
and our time for out Countries good, and this (in
good time) I hope will be amended: but of this no
more.Thc next /fm^ being a firing 'Tripartite .doth
execution to thefront, mre, and rightflanke, at
one
and the fame time. Forthea/*, I (kill referreitto
the judgement of the Iudicious; for the inftru&i-
cn, how it is to be made, the words of Command
and direction fhew it, which are as followeth.
S Half,
258 Military Difcipli»e> or
Hdferwkesof the left , double your rightjLanke

by divlfion.
Frontfroftr.
Sin mm *n~ p p p p
mm mm p p p
mmmm ppppp
mmmm pppp
"<o-o*o*o 3 3 5 9 $
•o^^hq 3333^,
"o *o -o ^ 3 3 3 3
t-» w o S-
ns-ra^"© 3 3 3 3 °S
*OT3»T3»-tf
•73*0^^3
3333 St
3 3 3 3
*o no.ti *o d3 3 3 g
oiuiuiui dddd
murium dddd
mtuuiui dddd
S m m m m CI d d d d
For the dire&ion, lookc backe to the 27. Chap-

ter which treats of this doubling, Onely remem-
:
ber to face the divipm that way which you intend

they (hall give fire.
For
Theyoung ArtiUtrj Man. 2p %
For the manner of thefiring, it is ordinary: the

forcmoftRarkcof Muskctticrs (on each part) ha-
vingfired,they tvheele off to the right ,or to the right
and /eft: (according as directions (hall be given)
placing themfelves in the reerc oftheir owne dtvifi-
ons; the next ranks, in the meane time,moving for-
wards into their leaders ground-, there, in like man-
ner, firing, wheeling off^ and placing themfelves as
before the reft of the rankes, fucceflively, doing
:
the like. This firing may be continued, at pleafure

of the Commander. The Pikemen (as advantage
may be given) in the interim either porting, char-
ging^ ox fending their fatail fhmers amongft the
thickeft of their enemies. Laftly, for redttccment,
face them all to thzixfront proper, then Command,
halfe rankes that doubled, toface to the left, and fo to
march into their places. For further dire&ions,turnc
backetothe 27. Chapter, which lliewes the r<r-
ducement ofthe aforegoing Figure, &c.
Chap. XCIII.
Of"the Sconce Battel!.
THe fit
Sconce Battel! \s a Figure moft properly
for a whole Regiment-, at leaft for a lar -
ger proportion oi number^ then is here ex-
preftît neither bcinggood norfife to divide a fmal
Company, into fo many divifions and Maniples. And
yet to give fatisfaclion unto fome, I have placed
S2 it
2 So & 1Hitdry Difcipline,ox
it here amongft my Figures; yea and fhewne the
.way, how to make it with a private Company. For

the manner or way how to fire upon it, may be di-
vers. The Muskettiers being fo placed, that they
may givefire to thefront zcidreere, to the right and
left, or to all our e together, at the difcretion of
the Commander. Ii your Muskettiers give fire to the
front and reare^ (every ranke making good his lea-
ders ground) then the Figure will ftill continue the
fame. If'they give fin without advancing into their
leaders ground^thcn the Muskettiers will ranke
even
againe with their Pikes: and the Figure will be-
come an hollow croffe^ the Muskettiers making the
The words of Command and direction,
Singles.
which produce the Figure, are as followeth. ... ,
Halfefiles ofMuskettiers, face to the Rcere.

That being done,
Command all the Muskettiers to march to the Angles
oftheir Pikes.
Nextcauie
The twofirft and two lafl rankes of Pikes tofond.
The reft to face to the right and left-, and march, un-
til! they are cleere of the other pikes, then and.
ft
Laftly Command
The trvofirft and laft rankes of Pikes, which did not
movc^ to double their Files to the right.
Thefe words of Command and direction b<

executed, perfect the Figure, as followeth.
The
Theyoung Artillery Man. "
JgJ
The Sconce Battailc.
C
Sminmm mmmm S
mmmm mmmm
mmmm mmmm
mmmm p p p p mmmm
D PPPP D
PPPP
PPPPPPPPPPPP
PPPP £ PPPP
P PPP PPPP
PPPPPPPPPPPP
D PPPP D
PPPP
mmmm p p p p mmmm
mmmm mmmm
mmmm mmmm
Smmmm mmmmS
L
'
Many and fcverall are the firings, which ( with
fome little alteration)may be drawne from this Fi-
gure. NeverthelefTe not to fpin out time with dif-
courfe, the firing now intended to be mewne, is to
be performed to thefront zndreere. To which pur-
pofe, the one halfeibotk of Muskettiers and Pikes)
axe to face about to the right \ there prefenting and
giving fire : thofe ofthe rightjUnkc, wheeling off to
the right-, the leftflunk to the left y and placing them-
felves in the reere of their owne divifions .The next
ranke ftill moving forwards into their leaders
ground-, the other rmks (fucceflive-ly) doing the
S 7,
Hkc.
like. After this manner,the firing mzty be continu-

ed, and the Figure ftill preferved.
Yorreducement. Firft, face them all after their
proper fle-leaders. Secondly, caufe the front and :
reere divifions of Pikes, to double their rankes to the

left. Thirdly, command the Pikes of the flankes,
toface, in oppofitiony clofe their divifions ,and then to
j^re after their leaders. Next, comand the Musketv
tiers of thefront divifion, toface to the reere.LMy,
command the Muskettiers(both offrom and reere)
to clofe their divifions. And then beingfaced to their
/£4*&r, they are perfectly reduced, as at firnV
A A A* AAA A AAA A A
Chap. XCIIII.
offring by three files at once-9 two ofthemfianding
oblique, the other direct. ,
•
Hen I began the formes and figures of
'
Battelly \ noted allfirings to be either
oblique or direct $ and now for fatif-
fadtion to the curious, I mall infert
two or three oblique formes amongft
the reft. The firft whereof, fliali be a Firing to^the
Front by drawingforth the outermofi file on each flank,
obliquely (or the innermoft, as fhall feeme beftto?
the Commander) untill the bringers up of the files ,
fiand even with the r/jT&f and left angle-men , over
the ??wtf ofpikes. They may alfo leadezfile ofMuf-
'
keniers,cro(fethefront ofpikes-, when having placed

zndfacedxhem (as they ought) for execution, they
willa
Theyoung Artillery Man. 2 6x
willjlandm manner of this followingj^we.
Front.
«U *?
<> &
mm m m m mm m
c
Smmm.Dpppp ppppD.mmmS
m m m .
p p p p p p P P . ni inm
in m m .
p p p p p p p p . m in m
mm m .
p p p pE p p p p . m m m
mmm. pppPPPPP -mmm
m m
in pppPPPPP -mmm
.
mmm. pppPPPPP •mmm

m m m Dp .
p p p p p p p D mmm
.
The two files ofMuskettiers which were led forth ,

having obliquely prefentedinwardsâd the file drawn
croffe the font oi'pikes,
being prefented direft Rank-
are all to give
wife upon the firft Commana, they
.-
fire together,and then toface after their bringers up ;

who leade their files diredly into their places.This
done, they face to their proper front againe; the
other files (in the meane time) leading forth after
the fame manner. Thcfe having done their execu-

tion^ are to returne into thch places: being led off
by
their brinrers up (as is aforefaid). The reft
or the
* r
S 4 files
2 64 Military Difciplme, or
files, after the fame manner ^firing and returning:

untillthey have all given fire $ and then they will
be all reduced ', as at nrft.
Chap. XCV.
A ftr'tngoblique, byfourefiles together m f
forme ofa W.
LL the commendations, that may

begivenofthefe^/^f Figures , is
that they poweout a great deaie rf
jhot at once $ and may quickly be redu-
s
ced to their places. Notwithstanding,

they are a great weakening to the bodie, if any fud-
den accident mould happen before they are fetled
in their former ftations. Neverthelefle I mall leave
them to themfelues 5 and if they be found to hold
out weight, I mall not grudge that I have given
them roome amongft the reft. But if they prove
too light , let them be as lightly refpe&ed, yet
beare fomewhat with them, for their amiquitie.
The way to make the figure, is as followeth. The
tvpo innermofi of Muskettiers on each ftanke,
files
march forth (each of them being led by an Officer)
untillthey have taken their places* Then the(>^/-
the two middlemofi files, are to re-
cers that led forth
turneto their places againe 3 the Serjeants that led
forth the outermofifiles y (landing to fee them do
their execution. Yet before the yLttskettters have
order
Order to givefire, obferue the manner of their flan
ding,by the following Figure.
The W. oblique
\ *
&
\ /
Sm^^DPPPPPPPPD^îtvttvS
mm.. PPPppppp m rr
mm.. PPPppppp mm
mm., p p p p p p p p mm
mm., p p p pkp p p p mm
mm., pppppppp mm
mm., pppppppp mm
mm..Dpppp ppppD mm
The Mutkettiers having prefented, according to
their directions $ they give fire all together 3 and
-
then fuddenly facing after their Wringers up ; march

downe into their places the next two files of each
;
fianke, in the interim of their marching away ,are to

move forwards to their ground : where they are, in
like manner to give fire: and then to take their pla-
ces, asaforefaid.The reft of thefiles of Mutkettiers
(if you have more ) rauft then move forwards,and
do the like. And in this fort , may the Mutkettiers
give fire, once, twice, or eftner ov«r czchfiring, be-
:
ing a rtdusemem to it felfe.
Chap.
266 Military Difciflint, or
Chap. X-CVI.
of the Fort Battel^ the way to make ^ and to
reduce it,
THe figure of the Fort-battell^ is

ring: and taketh its
an oblique
denomination rather
fi-
homthsfm^md^ t&an rhe ftcength of a

Fort. Its chiefe ufe,is for the entertainment of fome
grertperfonage or Commander in xh^ field: who be-
ing received into the w/a^ ofthe divifims o? Pikes;
the Muskettiers may frefent and£i^f/fr<?,altogether
inoneW//>. Or if they would have the Musket-
tiers give fire, one after another; then the i>*#/>.f by
fuccepon (which fome call the Peak) will be the

beft. If there be more Muskettiers^ then will ferve
to make up the figure finglejthey may alfo givefire
with the reft iprefenting obliquely'betweene the di-
ftance of their leaders. The way to make this figure,
is as followeth. Firft, draw forth the outmoft files (of
Muskettiers) on each flanke, in forme of an hollow
?
wedge, before the front of pikes. Then, caufe the
nest two outmoft files , to face about ; and to follow
their bringers up, in the lame forme to the Rcere.
Then, let thtlafi two files of Muskettiers (on each
flanke) be drawne after their file-leaders, in the fame
manner md forme ^ to the flanks. The Muskettiers
being thus ordered, and all prefented obliquely out-
wards^ command the two firft ^ and two loft ranks of
Pikes, to ftand; the reft ofthe Pikes, to face to the
right
The young Artillery M*n. 261
right and left; and fo to march, until 1 they are clear

o$Yhe other pikes which fiand. Then, command
the Pikes which moved, to double their files to the
right. Laftly, command all the Pike-men to face
outward ; each divtfionot Pikes y after their hollow
wedge c fMuskettiers O
r e 1 fe , let them face all in-
.
ward to the Center; and then the Body will ftand in

forme of the following/r^wr.
The Fort -hat tell.
/
./
s
\
^ dddddddd ^>
/^2d c d ££ %.
^ V* ** ^
PPPPPPPP
^J\PPPPPPPP ^#
^
\ / S
%J
Having
268 Military Difciplint, or
Having fired upon this figure, there is no man-

ner ofwheeling off: becaufe the forme to be
is ftill
continued. But when you come to reducement, firft
face all the Pikes to their roper from, (that is, unto
f
the place, where you findethe proper file-leaders.
Secondly, let the Pikes which are flankers, double.
their rankes to the left: arid fo clofe their divifions.
Then the Pikes will be reduced* For the Musket-
tiers, firft command thofcon the flanke, to /**<&
up theirfiles in their due places, clofe to the Pikes.
Next, command the Muskettiers of the reere, to
^1/ûponeachflanke by divifton. Laftly, com-
mand the Muskettiers before thefrom of Pikes, to
face after their bringers up, and to march downe in-
to their places. Laftly facing to their leader> they
are all reduced, as at firft.
Chap. XCVII.
the way to make it with a private
Of the crojfe BatteH;
Company. How tofire upon it: and to reduce it.
THe CroJfeBatteU,though it muft needs fliew

thinne, fin regard that the number is not fu£
fkient,to expreffe the worth ofthe Figure)
yet may xhe forme be very ufefull, with a larger bo-
dy, and the Muskettiers may give fire, two, three,
or foure waies at once upon it.- Yea, if the number
were as opulent, as>he Figure is excellent, then they
might
might fire twelve feverall waves together. This

notwithftanding,I fparetofpeake further to what
may he done; and come to fhew what I intend in
it. Concerning this Figure, the waies to fire upon
it, are ordinarily two. The firft,when the Musket-
tiers give fire, and then place themfelves in the
reere of their otvne divifions of Muskets. The fecond
way is, after that they have fired, to place them in
the reere of their Pikes: the Pikes maintaining the
Muskettiers ground. The words of Command
which produce the Figure, are as followeth.
»Tbe twofrft ranVesjvheele yourfrom into the midft.

The two laft ranVsjtvheeUyour reere into the midft.
The reft ofthe body, face to the right and left : and
fo march ^ tmtillthc reere- Angles meete.
Then let the Commander got into the midft ^ ( or
Center) andface the whole Company to him : giving
tm fuch direc~tion,as is meete.
Laftly, being allfaced about to the right, the body will
ftandltke the following Figure.
The
270 Military Difcifline^ or
The Crojfe Battel
Front, o
Note, that a* mmmm
men Hand in mmmm
ranke wh«n
they give fire,
mmmm m
1 "
foihc-yareto
place them,
PP PP m
fclres againe, PP PP
when they PP PP
havered The
PP PP
outer mo ft men,
raking the ^ 3 333
cutfidt places
the reft, in
. E E 6
E
Cu Cl. Cl, Q«
dcq *"0 T7 *T3 Ô
3
like manner, I E 3
E Cu.c- a, Cu, •"O '"O 'T3 "°0
3
orderly pla-
cing them- E Cu Cm 0, C-. 3lO 3 if
felvei within S S £
them. ad dd
dd dd
md d d d
md d dd
mmujiuiu
m ujinuiui
ujihuiui
This crojfe Batte/l beingfaced to the front, reere,

zn&jlanVes, and the Musketticrs commanded to
give one way ofplacing them, is^ in the reere
fire:
oftheir own diviftons ofMusketticrs; for that here-
by, the Muskettiers will ftill continue their places.
For the fecond way, after that the firft rankes have
given fire, let them rvheele all off to the right (or to
the right and left, if the number be large) and place
them-
The young Artillery Man. *7
themfelves in thcreereof their Pikes, each rankc

moving forwards, and maintaining their leaders
ground. The fecond ranke, in like manners to fire,
«md to take their places after the Muskettiers,
which fired and wheeled off laft before them The .
reft, fucceflivcly, are to doe the like, untill all the
Jhot have fired, and are wheeled away againc.

Then
let the Pikes charge, 6cc. If any object, that it is
dangerous to havefo large difiance betweene thefronts

t>f each firing:
then,if you have files enow,yo u may
draw two or three files of each Arme; crojfe the
divisions from the Angle of one front to the other
ancTfo facing of them outward, they will make rea-
fonable good defence on thofe parts, &c.
Having given fire upon the crojfe battel/, and
brought your Muskets to the reere of the Pikes if :
you would reduce them^pajfe into the midji 01 Cen-

of the Figure, mdface all (both Muskettiers
ter
and Pikemen) to you; and caufe thofe which were
thefiankers, to clofe their divifions.
Ncxtjvheele the
fronts into the mid/l ofthe two
other divifions: then
move to the front proper, mdface the whole body
your Muskettiers
to you, and fo you mail have
all
with Pikes. If you would r^-

in the midfti flanked
duce them into their right places, command the
Muskettiers toface to the right and left outward,t\\Q

Pikes to face to the right and left
inward and fo to
:
through, and interchange ground: thus being

faffe
rightly/*^ they are reduced.
Cha p.
Chap. XCVIII.
Ofthe hollow -fronted Croffe Battell,how to make it with
aprivate Company and the way
: to fire upon it^&c.
THis next Figure, mall be ofthe hollow-fron-

ted Croffe-, which is a ftronger forme , than
that laft fhewne, and yet thus much let me
warne you of, that there can be but little expecta-
tion o£ftrength to be perceived, in Battels formed
with fo fmall a number. This notwithftanding,the
ingenious Martialifis can eafily difcerne thofe
things,which in warre may prove moft nfefullfox
his owne, and his Countries benefit; although they
are here expreflfed to the publique view, in fo
meane array, andinfuch thinne numbers. Where-
fore, fetting afide all Apologies and excufes, I
will briefly mew the words of Command and dire-
ction, which will produce the following Figure.
The two firjlrankes,whecle yourfront into the midft.

The two laft ranks, wheeleyour reere into the midfi.
The reft\ face to the right and left: and march nnttll
they have made the perfed Croffe.
Laftiy^canfe the Mttikettiers to Jlanke their Pikes :
according to this following figure.
The
The hollow fronted Crojfc.
front proper.
mm C m m S
m
tn mm
mmpppp mm
^ mmpppp mm ^
I EE S E D
PPPP D 3 3 3 3 §
"2 SEEEO- PPPP "O 3523
</>
CX-
*-^°-
&h CU
E
T3
^^ ^3 "T3
^
^ EEEE'dddd3333
^0.^0- ^ *T3 Ô T3 55^
S D
s,
I SEES dddd 3333 §*

luiuddddraw ST
iu iu d d d d ui lu
ujui mm
5 iulu >j mui
*unx jqsjtmug
The feverall directions for fring upon this Fi-
gure, may be divers. But to avoyd dijlraftion, I
will (hew oncly one way; and that directed to the
front; reere, arid^4/*foj.NeverthelelTe(for varieties
fake) you may caufc them to give fire, once over,
wheeling off by divifion, and placing themfelves m
the reere oftheir o wne dtvifions ; (till moving for-
wards into their leaders gronnd thereby to preierve
the Figure in the fame order.
At the fecond time offiring, caufethe Pikes
T to
to move foftly up, even with the front of Musket-

tiers: porting as they advance forwards. The Muf-
ketticrs having fired, and wheeled off, are to place

themfclves in the reere of their diviflons of Pikes,
(whom before theyflanked) every ragik of Mufl
ketticr s/zW#£, wheeling off, and placing themfelv es,
as afbreiaid. Laftly, the Pikes having charged, md
againe readvanced, the £0^ will fland in the Figure
of a perfect C>^.
For the reducement, it is the fame with the O^-
Battell, delivered in the 91 Chapter. Wherefore I
lliall need to adde no further

directions in this
place, for the laid reducement, then, that theflankt

divifions are to be clofed, and the front and re ere di-
viflons to be wheeled:
that the body may be againe
returned into zfquare, with 'the Musketiiers in the
middle. All this being here taught, I now proceed
to mew one firing with the ,Musketries in that
order..
Chap. XCIX.
w:th Pikes,
offiring upon thefquare Batte/l^flanked
He.fquare battell flank^ with Pikes,
mult needs bee very fafe for the
Muskettiers:as being a very able de-
fence for the flankes , aga nft the w>
i
curfions oivthe enemies ho?- fe.Jke

Figm-efolLowahîifias tl)e Musters are in mo.
Hon, rbe
The Square Battellflanked with Pikes.
Front.
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The wayes or manners of giving fire upon this
figure, are ordinarily three. 1 hefirfl firing is, with

the AJpctf being directed to the front the Musket- -,
tiers wheeling, either all off to the right ; or to the

right and left, as you perceive by this figure The .
Jccond'is, for the Mwskettiers to give fire to the rare,

upon a march\\\\\\c\\ they may eafily do,from this
The third is^to %tvefirc to the front and rm^,
figure
upon a ftand-, xhehalfe-files being faced about.
If the firing be performed to thc/r<w,then every
to march up into their leaders ground.
r<ztffo is
lithe firing be to the .K^tt , upon a march , then

the ranks (contrariwife) clofe backwards towards
the Reere: to make good the Battel!, on that part.
If it be to the front and reere, upon a jland; then
the Mmkttttcrs match tip into their leaders ground-,
zkd tjioic which laêjte/, annate wheeled off,
;
T 2 place
27 6 Military Difapline, or
pbce themfelues in the Reere of their owne divi- -
fio.is.
To write further of thisfiring, were more then-
necedarie,jno one of theCe firings, any w? yes alter-
ing the figure, but the Afteft onely. Neverthelefle,
it the Commander pleafe, he may after the firing in
front, rvheele bothflanks into thefront, and fo charge

tikes', and from thence, proceed to other fir/ngs.
]f the firing were in the reere, he may rvheele the
flanks into the Reere 5 and caufe his pikes to charge
that way.
If the firing were to the front and reere , he may
rvheele both flanks into the /5-0/tf and reere ; and fo
f/wg^ with his pikes,both way es. Which by Cap-
tnne Bingham is called Ampbiflomm.
Before I come to reducement, I fhall proceed to
thenext firing in the enfuing Chapter,
Chap. C. .
ofthe Plinth/urn, orfour e-front ed-battcll by us called

-,
the Croffe ofMuskets ,flanked with Pikes.
He Foure-fronted Battell, is a figure

bothfteady and ferviccable : being
uiefull as well for a march (thereby
fecuring the carriage , and all other
fuch like neceflaries) as for fight.
For if it mould i o happen ( as it
often doth) that you mould be charged in front,

reere, and flanks, all at one and the fame time : then
arc there both MnsVets and J»/kfJ?f6. placed > that

each
TkcpWg ArtiUxrj Ma,n. 277
cadi Arwes i§ the othcv.I or fusing that

ajiiftiw" to
:
neither' M'uskettiefs nor rikemen alone, can be

iingly furfeicntof them follies to withftand the
,
able and refolute horfeman (without great ad\.i 1
t;igc of ground) onthc contrary , the Muskettiers

and Pikes brittle jonjoyned into one body, and be-
ing well ordered, they are not onely able to deiciid
themfclues againft their furie; but alfo to put them
to the wori! r. Yet this nmft not be imdciftood, of
raw and uvsVdfull Souldiers , whole ignorance is
caufe of diffidence ; but of hardy, experienced, and
well exerafed men, fuch as know well how to dc-
meane themfelucs couragiouily,in time of %ht.
The words of Command and dire&ion , which
produce thefigure, are asfbllowethj.
Halfe-files of Pikes, face to the Reere,and march w-
^X\mVz\
till they are clear e ofthe loft ranke of Muskettiers
.
C r> ir urt Win
Secondly, command, themidft, and
Halfe-fles ofMutkeiucrsjacctothe right and left, tulc^hcl

(then) march betweene the divifions ofPiês. you begin to
Thirdly, command, »»£ mf
Left hdfe-ranks of the firft divifion of Muskets, SaskeJtr?
face to the Reere, and march betweene the Recre divt- ** on tl>€
Lairly, then the croflc

Having evened their ranks, firajtened their files, and "'1^ p k "; !
clofed their dwifiws to an email dijtance^ and being Muskeuicn,

xigbxiy fitted ; the body will ftand like the follow- &c>
T 3 The
2y 3 Military Difcipline, or
The Plinthium, orfottre-fronted Batted• .
Front proper.
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is a hollow
Square Battellj '9X99% 7Cfl Jo }U0XJ
fronted foure r . . .
waies; Ae n»#. The manner or the jfrv/sg, may eafily be appre-

bereqttaU/m hended by the figure-, the Mwkettiers giving fire in
Another kmd >^#^ 3 and wfaeling all ^fto the Wg^/.-do then pane
ot pUntbittm,\% downe their Intervals 3 under the favour of their
j°
S^llJfi #'£«" ; and placing themfelues in the reere of their
the length; the owne aivijions 01 Miukettms y the ^/m charging at
ugbt Ames to difcretion. Having ^Wi 0/^, *n?/V ^
3 ovoftener over,
riwwX* ofihe and ftill maintaining the fame ^jwwa^the figure wil
ioffow patt. continue to be the fame.
llVof 2/»» ^
tne mr * P art °f tne battell, were by any means
the ftcond ' fecured; fo that
you need give fire but three wayes,
.
*"*jte n * ta then\hefrom-halftMes oiMutkettters,might have
of the forty , r i •
'Hocbpter. °ecne prefer ved inure. .
This
This Plinthiumôr four e -fronted Battel!, may as
well be made with the Mtukettters in the Angles:
the fjkes making the croff'e; this kindc of Command,
alwayes making the trojfe of the Armcsjn the midfi
of the Battel/,
After that you h^xt given fire at difcretion, up
on this figure, and charged your pikes, if you would
reduce them to the nrfi fq&re, command the whole
body to face to thefront proper.
Secondly, command the Muskettiers in the «flfe,
to «wr$ //p on the left of the Muskettiers in /bra*.*
the^/^ being firft opened, to give them plac\.\
1 hirdly, caufe the Muskettiers in flanke , to yOa'

inward: and to c7<?/£ their divifions.
Laftly,caufe the^/£mo march up; placing them--
fclues right after their leaders.
This being done,the £0^ will be brought againc
into a folltd fquare, flanked with pikes. I forbeare
further to reduce them, untill I fhew the nextfigure.
Yet, for further fatisfaction to any that mall re-
quire it : command your Muskettiers to
face to the
right and /(/? outward; the pikes, to face inward^ and
fo to interchange ground; and then being rightly/rf-
*a(, they are reduced.
T4 Chap,
2 8o Military Difripline, or
CttAP. CI.
Ofthe Hollow Square for March,
IVndry jto^fr there be which go under

the denominammxfi the hollow Square -,znd
J
very diverfly they may be framed.

'Some arc hollow, impalled with fikes 5 the
pikes, againe, girdled wlthjhdt Other Squares, are
.•
made mthjhd't,and they impalled whhpiies. Some,

againe, with diviftons ofMuskettiers and pikes : or-
derly mixt with an hollow in the midfi. A fourth
fort is , when each Xrmts are divided by them-
felues as when the pikes make the front and r#r*,
:
and the MuAettiers the ^'^. A fifth way is,when

the MuAettiers leade infront and reerc , and the/>/ke/
make both thejfo/?fo. All thefe wayes aire very'n'e-
ceffary and ufefull 5 as tie tim?,occafion, or feZJjfe
mall give caufe; or the judgement ofthe Comman-
der mail fee fitting. Nevertheleffe,the hollow hattell
Which I riow intend to demonstrate unto you, is
specially ufefull for a march :vhiefe^y tofeCureihe

carriage, as likewife to preferve the ficke and woun-
ded*, it may alfo ferue,for the Commander to confult
with his officers or to make any jpeech or Oration,

to the-Souldiers. Or the Enfigne may in figne oftri-
umph, difplay his Colours inline midfi: upon & march .
after SVirmtjh.
The way to make this/jfw* (the MnsVettitrs be-
ing in the »?/^) is as followeth. Firft command the
Halfe-
Theytuag Artillery M*n. 2 8
Halfe-fks ofM usket tters> t$face to the retre:

Then command all the
MuAetfttrs to march ^ and the Vh.es tofiand.
When tliey are dearevhbefroHt and retre of the
Pikes, kt them ftand^nd face all to the fitnt pro.
per: and it produced* tliis follovringJSgm.
The hollow Squarefor March.
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If yon would give fire upon this figure , to the
from and reere, it may Be done marching. But^morc
piopcxly ^ftandmg^by facing the halfe-files (both
Muske^tiers and Pikes) to the reere. Then the c*m-
mand
mand being given, to prefent, and give fire ; they

rvhtekoff by divifion: placing themfelues in the
recre of their owne divifrons of Mmkettiers $ each
ranke moving forwards into their leaders ground >and
doing the like. If you fhould give fire , and not
woveforwards into your, leaders ground jthen the
Muskettiers would fi/l the hollow in the middefi\ be
tweene the Pikes. NeverthelefTe, fuppofe the fi-
gure ftill to continue to be the fame.Becaufe I will
now come to the reducement : and the rather, for
that I have not done it,fince I began with the Hol-
low-fronted Cr offe. But now (To pleafeyou) I will
reduce all, by a firing. And to that end, firft clofe
your divifions of Pikes ; and then the Musket tiers

will be all in the front and reere
M
Secondly ,caufe the halfe fries (both. its kettiers
and pikes) to face to the J^>r.Then,caufe the Muf
kettiers{both okfront and reere)to givefreewheeling
off by divifion, andflanking their pikes. When they

have fired all over, the Pikes may charge : who be-
ing againe advanced, and all faced to thefront pro-
per, they are all reduced(K as at firftj into the ordinary
Square Ranked with Muskets,
Chap*
Theyoung Artillery M*n. 283
Chap. CI I.
Ofthe hollow Hearfe, and the Crojfe.
He Hearfe-Battell, by the Greckcs

called Orthophalanx, (as in ALlian)
»
is, iv hen the depth doth manifold ex-
cecdc the length, thrice at the leaf. It
maybe made, either follid or hol-
of the Com-
low, at the difcretion
mander. And notwithstanding that this Figure
((imply -oîp'fcjrej hath ever bcene accounted
weake ( as bringing but few hands to fight) never-
chelcfhV being conjoyned with the Crojfe, it may
iprovefcr vice able. True it is, that being expiefr by
fofmall a number, the ftrength oi it cannot To evi-
dently be difcerned which, were the number
:
more, each divifwn would appeare to be- thefiron-

ger, both fox offence and defence. But I have onely
taken upon me, to (hew the ftverall formes and fi-
gures ofbattell,which may beformed, andpraclifed
by a private Company : as having limited my (elfe,
not to exceed the number of 128 men. Wherefore
my requcft muft be, that the Courteous Reader,
when he mall findethat any Figure for want of
number, mall looke thinne, (or poore) he will there
be pleafed to c lothe it in a larger number: for that
thereby the BattellwiW appeare the motcfo/lid^nd
the beholder become the betterfat isfed.
This
s 84 Military J>ifcipt>#*, or
This Figure may be ufefull upon a march, for a

Convoy : the hollow pans thereof, being very com-
: the men alfo are ve-
modtius, zofecure the carriage
ry well difpofed to helpe and afift each other, in
whatfoever part it mould happen them to be aifai-
Jed.
The words of Command and dire&ion which
produce the Figure, are as follow.
Wheelefront and recre into the leftfanke.
That donc^face them as before, and the Musket-
tiers will be in fronts midfi, zndreere.
Next, open the Muskettiersin the midfi, to the
right and left, and caufe them to double their rankes
to the left.
Then caufe thefront-halfe filet vEihefront divifi-

on of'Pikes, to open to the «g#* and left: and the
r<? ere halfe-files of the re<?>r divifion of Pikes to doe
lifelike.
r
Then, having evened their rankes , andJlraighte-

ned their files, and being /4£ft/ to their leader > the
foajjl will ftznd'mforme, like this Figure.
The
I
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I
The young Artillery Mart. 2 8>
The Mow Hearfe andCroJfe.

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If
2 $£ Military Difcifline, or
If{bbe,youwill£/x>e^ upon this Figure, you

may doe it any way, or every way. I£ you give fire to
thefont, reere^ -mdflankes^ then let your Musket-
tiers wheele all off to the right, and place themfelves
in the reere oftneir own divifions. If you would ftill
preferve the Figure, then let every ranke ("before
they give fire) march up into their leaders ground.
Having either marched, or skirmzfhed upon this
Figure, (or both) and then would come to induce-
ment, VMfficccAl th&mme My
to the proper
front,and cauiethe Pikes that are flankers, to face
inwards, and to clofe their divifons. This being
clone, caufe the Muskettiers which are in the mid-
dle ^xt or the Buttaile, to double tWw files 10 the
r/£&. Secondly., them face inward, and clofe
let
their divifion. Next, kt them/i^ all to their /w-
^r,and rv.bcelc front and reere into the rightflanke-^
which being dp lt.ard d cy faced^m to the front
proper $they will be reduced into the ord'.nary fquare\
the Pikes hdng flanked with the Muskettiers, as at
firft.
%
Chap. CHI.
£>/M<? Hollow Square, girdled withJht.
THe #0//<w S#/$$t Girdled with /hot, is a Fi-

gure to be uied *rt Rich times of necetfity,
as the Commander ihall fee occafion : .
who well knowing, ihathte ihall be enforced to

7 beyoufig Art dltry Man .
287
fgtst-, waving found fbaw commocio'as aclvulrtaê

u\ ground, drives forth his hai tell into ibh$fbr»M! and
arjrayulthcxjs whereof is, tlrt within the hollow
part? of it, he may convey fuch or hh carnage^ or
wbatfoever eile may not prove ufefuil for the
jlr.ngthemng of ionic part of the haitcli. I Li.;
dravvnc his men fpecdily into this forme, Icfu
theenemvihould take the advantage, to biv
by entring at any of the Arglcs, i!v.
their order
a. re fpeedily to caft np a Rampart ofttath, m each M
thole parts of the Angles* Or if they have no:
time, (ufl ground he not fit)
that the truy m;:y (pti
ply that defect by placing fome ofthtir Wigiw]
Carts, or othe r of their Carriage, fo orderly, tl a.
it may be fufHcient to fbrtiric thofe parts, which
1
are the weakeft. This Figure,may be is \\ e l made

with the 'ikes foremoftlbutbecaufe that the Mi f-
l
..
keticrsmay more commodioufly //£/'/ beforethur

Pikes, and with hffe danger to their owne body :
therefore I conceive it fitted:, at fir A: to place them
in front of their Pikes. And if the enemy flrall too
hotly preflethem with his horfe; then, at the dif-
cretionoi the C&mmander, they may fafely re- #
treate behinde their Pikes; the Pikemen making
^Wthe^mWofthcMuskettiers. For better fe- omhc
t (^^^ right
usf action, obferve the direction to e make ,a e

^ kK^
» £j
lowing Figure. Firit, command a,Serjeant ta draw- ^thcrigbf,

forth all thc*cdde files of the right flank,(,both Miif- thc jj""
kettiers and Pikes) and which them to the left, ScVcvemlf«
fn forward for the tcrt, if the Itedybe larger ; beginning >our account
from the o««r-
w\hct kbt. Notc,ihat ibcfide fijci em ihclc,t flatlet, arc t!ic lift band
mefifi.c }
jf/rfthcthi.d,<lie"n tb,thefcvcQt^&c.lv>n.'IlaccountiiVgihco^cj5/f, beginning inch
!
the euttrvtififilt to \\\clcft.

crojfe
j 88 Military Difciflint^ or
crcfje the front. That being done, command the

Ootde files oi the left flaake, (as well Muskettiers as
pikesjto/ke to the reere ,and let them in like man-
ner be wheeled to the left^ croffe the reere , following
their Bnngers up.
For the reft of the body, that remaines undrawne
forth: Jetthemf/tf/eto the right and /*/* outward^
imtill the Reere-Jngles of each divifion , (tend
diagonally oppoftte to each other. Then, let them be
all commanded to face to theC«ffw or midjl of the
follow fquarc; where the Commander is to give
them fuch tncouragement &
direclios^zs fhalbe meet,
Laftly, let aWface about to the right, zndprefent.
The hollow fquare Girdled with Muskettiers.
Front.
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For the manner tffiring upon this Figure,
it is as
tollowcth. The/^M***ofMusketticrs
(to each
front) having frefentedmd given
fire, they are to
wheele all off to the ngbt.And becaufe
chat eight or
tennemcn,ai-ctoow^ to wheele downeonc%ter~
valle, (for thac they wiJi bee ib
can <-/ w /<>*$, beforc'they
the front) therefore you may caufc
W/wtobcmace,bctweenc thenudft of each d:-
W-
vfron, as you may perceive in the
Figure. The
firjlravke having /r>c</, and wheeled
off the way
3
ranks arc to move forwards into
then ground: thev
which wheeled off,m the meane time placing
theml
iclves in the rar* of their »f divifions of Musket-
tiers. The way rrfflfc of Muskettiers haVift^jr^/jn
like manner, are to wheele off, and to place them-
felves, as aforefaid :ihe
r^ */ >w rttrftt of Musket-
tiers, Uuccefli velyj are to doe the
like, untiil they
have all g.ven fire, (once or oftner ovcr)that
WaV
according to the occaiion.And in this interim
may
tne Bow-pikemen be bointifnll in beftowine
their
flowers of arrows, amongft the thicken; of their
enem.es.
It the horfe prevaile fo much,that the Muskettiers
may not endure to beare the brunt of them : then
let the Mwkctti&s (after they have
fired)wheelt off,
and place themfelues in the reere of their follow-
ing divifions of pikes : they moving forwards, and
maintaining the Muskettiers ground ; charging with
their />/*« (as they fee occafion) for
/>^v«f the
^
Muskettiers, in the
the om»/a
w'^. This notwithstanding if
(hall
their /bet mall continue to
Mljrrefe forwards ; and with
*#wj the £^/y (the p/*«
V on
2p o Military Difcipline, or
onth's figure being cfpecially defenftve) then caufe

the Ptkemzn to f%f at the foot y and your Mitsket-
tiers, to £/i^ /fr* over them according to former

:
directions, on the Convex halfe-moone. After this

manner, the battell may be continued to the lafl
ranke. When you have given fire-in this orderly our
Muskcttiers being all in thereere of your pikes y and
that you be minded to ra/gfi them , into the /fr/2
orderly fquare, this is one way for it. Paffe through
your Mtukeuiers ,before yourfrom o£pikes, as they
were before the firing .-that being done , let the
Commander face the w^/I? ^^
to the left Angle, of
ihefront-divifion, by which meanes he mail there
findethc halfe of hisfile-leaders. This being per-
formed, let them march : and foeven their ranks,
and fir aiten thei r jfe ; the reere divifion of jl///^ t-
tiers and Pikes, orderly following after the front
divifion of the like Armes. After this, let the halfe-

files which then are (which indeed are the refiduc
of the file-leaders) double their ranksforwards to the
left: which being performed, the men are reduced
asatfirft.
If you would reduce them fome other way,
without pafiing through your Muskettiers (as I hav e
formerly faid) then nrft let the whole body face to
the left Angle, ofthefront -divifion, and march, eve-
ning their ranks and files, as aforefaid. Which be-
ing done, caufe the halfe-files ( which then are) to
double their front to the left, which being in like
manner performed, your Muskettiers are ftill
all
in the midfi. Your next worke, is, to caufe your
M&sket tiers to face to the right and left outward: and

your
Theyoung Artillery Man. ~ Y91
yourpikes, conti ariwife, to fact inward and
; To to
fafe through, and interchange ground. Thus beincr
faced to their front proper, they will be reduced,** &
at
nrft.
If any will be pracJifmg of this forme of
with zfmaffcr number of *w? (as with 64. oy
W#
fewer)
whereby they will be conftrained to double their
halfe-files: then they will be r^r^the fame
way
onely they mall not rn^M double their
halfe -files
againe,in the'r reducement: as they mult
needs do
were the mmbt r larger.
Chap. C IIII.
ofthe SoUid Square , with Mmkettiers in Center and
Angles. The way to make the figure with a private
Companre.how to fire upon it, and to
reduce H.
>.Nfmite are the formes and figures

of
Ban ell, which may be made; yet all
differing, either in areumfiances or
in matter. Some of them are Sollid,
others Hollow: fome ofthem,again,
being Trines, Squares, Hearfes, Cirtes, Crojfes, Dia-
monds, Plinthiums, Piefirms, Paramekcs, and
infinite
others. Some of them taking their denomination
from the nature of their numbers. Otlie rs, accor-
ding tothe/Z^/ôfeach^m^. A
f/W forsa-
king their names from things they moit refcmble,
all of them being necetfarieto be
knowne, to fuch
V 2 which
2 g2 Military Difcipline% or
which would be accounted skilfull Serjeant -Ma. -

with ?A\ numbers, upon all occafons, they
jors .-that
may readily bring their Souldiers into any forme or
figure of battell (according as the time, the number
and place will give them leave) for oppofitwn of
bexfetftot^ or both together.
lint to returne backe to our fingle Company , the
workeofthisC^w/>;«*, being to mew the Plefium,
oxlongfquare. In whicHffc Musket tiers are ^^ in
the «?«^ of the Pikes ; and the other halfe equally
divided, and placed on the /^.Angles of the battell:
xhtp:kes making 4. divifions; as being placed upon
thefront,reere, andflanke. Yet not to hold you with
longer circumftance, take thefe jpWt of command
and direftion^which produce the following/r^r*
Halfe-fles, double yourfont to the left entire:
Onely do not clofe them, to make one Body.
That being done, your Body will be but ^. deepe*.
Next, command the 2. outmoftflanks ofeach Body-,
to double inward, by divifton.
For better fatisfa<5tion, obferve thefe directions. r
Firft, fee the halfe-ranks of the outmoftflanks, fa-

ted'to thefront and reere : and that they march, un-
till they are clear e ofthe ftanding part of the battell.
Secondly ,caufe the halfe-ranks ofthe right flank,

and the halfe-ranks , of the left-flanke , to face in
ofpofition, and to tf/0/i their divifions : the two /fry?
ratfjfo of each flanke, moving croffe the ^#/ of the
ftanding part of"the £<^y; and the two /<*/? ri^b of

eachftanke moving croffe the rmr.Then, the whole
body facing to the front, they will ftand as in this.
figure.
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If you would give fire upon this figure, it may be

performed cither to the from andm/v, to ihc r.ght
andA//, orto dljo.tre togcther.But which way ib-
ever the firing be, let the Afpecl of the Muskettiers
in the midjl, be turned the lame way,and caufe the
pikes whic h ftand before them, to charge at thefoot,
and the Muskettiers in the Center, to give fire over
them. The firftranVe having fired^let them kneele
(or fn?#^ low) upon the ground, making ready a-
gaine : whileft the next ranks behindethem , give
fire^ and do the like: and fo forwards, for the reft.
Having zWfiredonce over, this way , let them rife
up: and (if need be)give fire over againe, after the
fame manner. The Muskettiers on the Angles (in
the interim )
giving fire after the ordinary way,
wheeling off, and falling in the reere of the Musket-
tiersortheir own divifions-, the others in the meane
time moving forwards, and making good their lea-
V 3 ders
2p 6 A Military Difcipline, or
ders ground. This being done, and the pikes having

charged; the figure will ftil continue to be the fame,
without alteration. And that as well in men as mat-

ter: if fo be the firing be performed, according to
the former direction.
For reducement ,command the two firfi ranks, and
two lafi ranks, to face to the right and left : all mar-
ching forth, untill they are t7? ere ohhefianding part
of the bodie.
Next, command them tofiand: then^ face them to
the r/^/ and /<?/*$ and r/tf/e their divifions. This be-
ing done, let them face all to their leader. Laftly,
by commanding the halfe-files to /rfrt 4^00/ to the
right; and to march forth into thek places : you ihali
fee them fully to be reduced.
I might have further enlarged my felfe, upon
thisfubjecJ offirings, and figures of Battel/: yea and
mewed varieties enow otTrine Battels found battels,
the £7<^ and roundy m one; thefollid-fquare impaled,
befides infinite other kindes. But I have already
advanced further, then I at firit. intended : though
(well I hope) no further then will be freely and
lovingly accepted. Which if it be, I mail conceive
myfelfe to have received a grateful and molt ample
fatisfaclion.The hope whereof, doth ibmewhat
encourage me to proceed a little further. And as I
have already fliewed divers and ftverall Motions,
with their formes and figures of Battell: yea and in
all (or the moft part of them) as I have not onely
given the words of command and direclion,io produce
them from the ordinary fquare , but al Co together
with the demonfiration of the figure, and direction
for
for the firing: I have, in like manner,given direction

for the reducemtnts againc into the ordinary fquare:
So now, for the fatisTadion of fomc of the quain-
of Souldtcrs give me leave to multiply one
ter fort ,
figure upon another, tint: 11 that by firings, I reduce fi-

rings.For the performance whereof, that I may
obferve fome method, I will digcjl them into the
rvay of Exercife, Sec.
Chap. C V.
* Ic is Vfty
Thefirft daies Exercife. nceeflT.ry, fliJJ,
Co rficn as
Aving brought your Company into a time

v
wil! per.
mit; to inftrucl
J! place convenient, where you intend the Souldiers,
* to exercife them; if you have time e- in the pollutes
and the well
ft nough 3 you may caufe the file lea— hmdling
of
F* ders, Corporals 01 Seneants, to inftrucl: t ieir «Atmci,
* Each file-
them in the * Poffarcs and trueufing oftheir Armes. leader to lead
Wherein having fpent fome time,to the benefit of up his file up-
the Company ;Upon the * (irdfummons ofthe Drum, on the hi ft
Summon* ef
each file-leader with his file y is to »wrf>& into his the Drum.
p/4rt. The Captatne ( Oi other Commander) being at * Ever to ob-
the/ftu/of his Company, commands them to" ^^<?« ferve to bee-
1 *" .
rcninRmke,
their rankes, and toJlraitcn the r Pikes, andftandw and ftrait in
their order Lo;h in ranke and file. *
If your Enfignc file, andftand
a* the true di-
be not already in the field, but in fome place neere fiance.
at handjthen caufe your two innermofi files ofpikes * Fe-cbing the
Enfignc to the
to advance: commanding a Serjeant with a Drum, he»d o' the
V 4 to Company.
296 Military Difcipline,ov
them along to the place of Redezvouz, there

to troop
to fetch their Colours, If the place be not nigh at
hand, take as many files of Mmkettiers. Having
* Souldiers brought the Enfigne to the head of the Pikes, each
ought to be file returnes into his place; the officers likewife,
vcryfiienr.
withdrawing
P their fevcrallJStations,* Silence beine
Firft, the fcul- . . . \,B .
dicn ought to commanded, the Ca.pa.in (or other Commander )be-

havc theu due gins *
firft to inftruft the Souldiers in the feverall
them" with d? aifiances, betwixt ranke and file, with the waies to
rcaiom how them And if hee thinke fit, to in-
open and clofe to .
ft
P y ftru<51 them in the revera]1 u es of each diftance.
tTp er fo1me! f
Facing?, Next after dfiance, they are robe inft rucked in
'
Doublings, the t facings, then in the doublings; next, in the

n
chc$ &whee- ^0untcrmarc ^b
an d iaftly,inthe»^Zw£. In each
Imgs wherein of which they are to be inftru&ed, according to
outhmeata
z^c
°PP 0rtumt y of the time and place but, efpe- :
*
bi/to be in. eially is the capacity of the Souldier to be obier-
uftcd hc'
*
ved. Wherein, the Captaine may doe very well, in
J
always obfer e2cn °f triC m otions to lay downe fome fpeciall
ving,whathi» by which the Souldier may
rnlesmdobfervations-y
h« hat"to° the better undcrftand what he is to doe, and how

desk withal!, (the beft way) to performe it.
S VC h *
'
* After tne motions ended, let them prepare for
dh*,?
cording?/. Nc- skirmifb. And firft you may caufe them to givefire
with forlome files, marching forth twenty paces (or
vcrfttiving to
ffeSlhcn hereabouts) before the/^^. HivmgtfLfiredover

Kcancoa»e- that way, they may givefire once over, by advan-
nientiy hold
* Oblerrcto
f
^P ^
w0 rankes together, ten paces before the front*
t
. .
Jnenletthem^/^/fo?, ^f» with the
/• ^ •
i_' i_ /» t
wwrcJb between front ^ and
each & then with the halfe files the Pikes porting or
^
firing, :
^Vhim>y?
beconrenicnt. mg
^ h in g^cor todifcrct
advanced, and the Muskettiers marched upêven
!
0n The Pikesbe "
-
with
with theirfront-, you may either *face about, wheele * p«uabmitt ot

about, oi Countermarch >, zndTo give fire in the reere. "^J^tr
Your Pikes then be ingjhouldered, and your Muf- manb
if any
ketticrshavingjfra/tfx'tt-inthe reere, you may (iff" »r b e nrtr»

W2£ "
you plcafe) * jv/^/e your flankes ir 13 the front, and ^' y *
fo charge Pikes to the rmr. Which done, jv/7^ * wbcelcyoar

your/rwwinto the midft; paffcinto your place, and p^^„-
face them to you. Then (if you will) you may souldicrs have
piflcyour Muskettiers of the left flanke, through uw enough,
betweene the rankes of Pikes, and place them next Îvc 7?««*
> to the right flanke of Pikes,opening the right flanke a »J dm^c
of Muskettiers, to give them way. Then let the Twh^nbe
*
Vn\:sjl:oulder, and Muskettiers give pre to the vâ fcauWtc
y/g-^/, upon a w.or/7 : their leaders leading them up
t,ie £''?&''*"
betweene the Pikes and their owne div flow of to yJ?I ^ evcn
Muskettiers. Having fired once over, in this way,let withtiuir.
them continue their firing to the rght, each leader
leading up his file on the outfide ot the left flanke of
Pikes. Then* let the Pikes advance, evenwhileft* Vpomhie
the \xi\file is giving of firerind fo i oon as the Pikes p^hen^
arecleereofthe Muskettiers, let them face all to there is hut one
el ° fe
the right, and charge .Having advanced your Pikes, £^"4
and/4f^ your £0^ againe to the /f/f, you may ihcdiftanceof
then whecle your Batte 11 about to the rght, and then ordcr »
facing the n>/W? £*</y to the left, the Muskettiers

will be all in front. Then letyour Muskettiers^/?^ *
Jfr*, and either n^tt/<? all ^f to the r#k, thereby f
making * an Intervalle for the leftflanke, or elfe let
^^ c
l/
«ught to coa-
nd
them n^/e off by divifion, placing themfelves in "' afi * foor in

11
the reere of their owne divifions of Muskettiers. rome"^"^
Having givenfre once (or oftoer) oiw that way, let occafion*, w
»eccf-
xhemgivefire againe, and rvheele off by divifion j** » ..
ranking
3 oo
ranking even with their Pikes. That being done,

caufe the Pikes to charge: the Muskectiers giving
fire once over y on that Figure. The Pikes being ad-
vanced, face the whole body to the right : and caufe
the Muskettiers toftand, and the Pikes to open to
the right and left, and fo to make the hollowJ quart,
The hollow
SqualcT" Then you may (if you pleafej command the En-
figne to difplay hi* Colours in the w/^2 of the hollow^
in figne of'triumph the Wy, either fiandmg or
':
marching. After which, command the Pikes to

clofe their divifions: Which being pcrformed,com-
mand the reere dwifton of Muskettiers, to double
theirfront of Pikes,by divifion; and then they will
Csptaio wai. ftand informe of Captaine Wallers Triple firing
Urs firing. tncm g^g jjre upon that Figure, andfall off z-
j^ ct
gaine,according to the directions upon that Figure.

Which being performed, and the Pikes charged,
and readvancedithc body will be abfolutely reduced^
as at the firft it was before you began yomfirings.
ThefeyJ rings, may (with the motions) be fufticient
for the firft dates Exercife. Wherefore, for this
time, we will lodge our Colours .-untillby the fnm.
mons of the Drum^ve are called forth to the fecond
daicspratfife.
Chap.
?££k ?$©* *f?< ?v&< Y

3&B ffiffe isfcs asfo 0!
Chap. C V I.
Thcfeconddayes Exerctfe.
Aving brought youx Souldiers the fe-

'
cond time, into thcfield^ the body

being drarvne up into the ordinary
fquare, and every 0/Jfor vigilant in
_ J*3F his //*f* the Captaine comman-
••
deth (Hence , with fome other generall termes

ofobfervation, both for the leaders and r/^r /><W Silence
men. Having thus commanded them fas before,) to
even their rankes^ and toflraitcntheix files: he pro- vponaiirro-
ceedstofhew fas formerly ) the difiances^ thefa. tions be fun
«»£*, the doublings, the Countermarches, and the ?
vi,1
a
S
T 1
"
wheelings : therewithal! inftru&ing them either in crcnin r**«

orfo «m»j! of them, as the time will permit,
all, and file »
and he thinkes convenient. Ever fby the way J ob-

ferving that in the Proverbe,v4 thing once well done,
is twice done. That Commander, that exerctfeth his
G ood words
Souldiers with good language, and with follid rea- moreavsibbie
fens; (hall make them better proficients then he that

(hall ufc rigid termes, and rough hands. After the
^
'
bkwrt -
or
fofiures, dtftancesj and fcverall motions; that which

next followes for this */<*/>/ exercife, axe firings and
/£*w ofbattel!. So foone, therefore, as the Drum
begins to beat a preparative the Muskettiers are to The Mu$w.
',
begin to make ready. tc make

!
And fire.
2 o Military Difapline, or
And firft you may caufe them to givefire on the

,
Home Battel/, ftill marching up into their leaders

ground: by that meanes preserving their Figure.
Secondly, let the Muskettiers V/<?/* their diuifions
before their Pikes, and then give fire upon the
. demie-Hearfe-Battell: falling ^prefently, either all
fiTnôutT t0 tne rigk^ ( tae onc halfe/4/?/'»f downe zwlnter-

your body to wa/Ie) or to the right and left by divifion\ and ^>/^-
n'forme'e" & c m
'
themfelves in the rare of their orvne divifions of

so te/w,ext«i= Muskettiers.
dedm length:
The third time of their /zWg, let them rr^/? off
a
other j%« >e! *by ^' ?>{//0#, and flanke their Pikes and when they :
«,h :re u may hwefred over that way, let the Pikes charge,
dc don e w th- ;
ôr tne foun\\ firing, let them give fire even with
out difJrdsr. thefront of Pikes, wheeling off to the r/^f and /</?,
and placing themfelves in the reere of their owne
divifions.
Then let them fire even with the halfe-files,
wheeling off by divifion, and placing themfelves in
the rare of the Pikes. The Pikesfyou are to under-
ftandj ought to charge all the time of thelaft firing:
who being advanced, you are to whee le your Battell
about to the right o r left.
Then, your Muskettiers being in the reere of
your Pikes, let your fixt firing be to the reere : the
Muskettiers wheeling off by divifwn^ and placing
themfelves before thefront of their owne divifions
of Muskettiers; and next behinde the reere of Pikes.
Having fired once over, that way, let them give
fire ouer againe, and flanke their Pikes: which be-
ing in like manner performed, Command them to
w/Waheir flankes into the/rw, and then/*** to
the'
the reere, and charge pikes, at the infide of the right

foot } with their frvords drawnc \r\ their rjg$t hands.
Let the liventh firing be difcharged over their
pikemen, whcelingîxh^v :\\\ off, to the right through
Intervals, or el/e by divifion, and placing thcmfelucs
in the reere of their owne files. Othrrwiie, (for want
of room) the firfi ranke of Mutkctucrs ,h#vipg given
'
them kneel ,01* crouch low upon the ground:

fire,\et
and make ready againe^ the fecond rankc,in like
manner,firing and kneeling and fo for the
: reft.
Having all fired once over, m that manner , let the

Pikes advance, and put up their /words : the Mufi
kett/ers, in like manner, are to rife, then to even
k
their rjnVs, andjhcighten theirfiles.

Tor the eight,!) fix&g, you may face the bvdy to
the reere (or if you will continue your firing the
lame way ) then wheele your batte 11 about, and ha-
ving opened'your Intervals, y owe forme will be the
broadfronted Phalangeal' broad fronted Battell. Let
the fe givefire, the firfi t\rr\e, falling (or wheeling) all
^to the right and placing themfelues in the r^re
of their w« divifions o f Muskettiers . The /^r <v*^
time offiring, let them the right, {as
n»&«:/<? all off to
before,) and place themfelues in the reere of the

pikes, whichfellew next after their owne divifions. In.
the interim ofthe loft two ranks firing, caufe your
Pikes to port : but when the Muskettiers we cleered
away ? the Pikes may charge.
When the pikes are advanced, for the ninth yf-
rmg,face them to one of the flanks, and wheele
them into a Semicircle or Convex half- moone ; where
the Muskettiers being outermoft, givefire upon that
figure;
3 o2 Military Difcipline,or
figure: thefirfi time, falling behinde the Muskettiers

of their wrw divifions : ThefecondtimeofjJr/^,
caufe them to />/4^themfelues behinde their ^/jbj.
For further directions, looke backe upon the 77.
Chapter 3 which difcourfeth of the Convex halfe-
moone. Thcpkes may alfo charge, and the Musket-
tiersgive fire over againe according to discretion.
:
The Pikes being readvanced, face the whole Wy

to one of the flanks, and »w?r^ them 0/** horfewife.
Then command them to aW/f their ranks to the
r/£^ .-which being done,^w^4»^that ftank which
are Muskettiers, to double the contraryflanYe by *&-
w/fotf.* which being performed,all the Muskettiers
will be in front and reere. Then caufe the reere-di-

vifion of Muskettiers to doubkthh front of Pikes.by
dwifton.
Then let them givefire on thatfigure ,2s they may
fee further directions in the Chapter JXheîVes
having charged, and advawedagaxrie.
For the eleventh /Tr/jerg- , firft /tothe whole £0*^
to the r/g^f : then caufe the halfe-files that then-are,
toface to the ran? ; and fo let the Muskettiers give
fire to thefront and reere .'wheeling off by divifion,
and flanking their pikes. The pikes may 3.K0 charge
to thefront and reere , which being performed,/^?
them all againe, to their leader.
For th£ twelfth firing, make the Plinthium or
foure-fronted battel!: the Angles whereof being filled
with Muskettiers. For further fatisfaclion, looke
upon Chapter 100. which gives direction, both for
the motion and reducing thereof. Next /Sm* the
whole Wy to that part which was the/wz^before
the
The young Artillery Man -
2
the /^yfovtfg- began. Then, if you would have your

En(igne to difplay, man hollow Square, caufe your
Muslettiers to ft and, and halfe-filcs ofpikes, to /ace
to the Reerc: and fo both d/vi/ions ofpikes to march,
untill their laftranVs are w» with the front and
Reere of M its kettiers. Then face 3.M to their leader.
If you pleafe, the Muskettiers may give fire upon
this hollow fquare, as they march y to bothflanks .•
ftifl
leading up theiryf/w, on the //*/&& of their <?n>w <£-
vifions, and this will make the *$• firing.
But by this time, outpowder being fpent, our men
weary, and «£& approaching We
will come to
:
reducement. Wherefore, firft caufe the Pikes to t7o/£

their divifions^ and the Muskettiers to march up,e<ven
with theirfront ofpikes. Then letthe whole &v/y,
*>£ft& their/Kwkf into the r^rc, which being done,
allthe Muskettiers will be in the £«>?. Then (if
youwill)/ar<? to the Jtarând givefire; caufing
your Muskettiers to n>£«?/«? off by djvifion , and to
flanke their pikes. Or elfe, caufe your Muskettiers
to open to the r/^ and left; and 4/00M? your front of
pikes ^by divifion. Which being done /double files to
the /^* 5 and" they will be all reduced as at firft.
Wherefbre,we will now lodge our Colours and con- }
elude outfeconddayes Exercife, Sec.
Ch AP,
Military Difciplinc, or
3°4
rr
X U ^ V£ Y£. e|.
Chap. C VI I.
7"A<? Third day es Excrcife.
Aving the third time ( ;is formerly)
Who'oerer
be that t<*ch
it
ir ft
brought your Souldicrs into the Field-,
it is very neccilane, in the firft- place,
eth the po-
ftureiorthe
Jjitf^J tnnt tne Y ^ c taught the Pofiures of each
Mus<;et: ought Armcs: either by the file-leaders, or ibme other of
tube very eil-
the officers. Wherein they mult be careful 1, to in-
gene, in his ir-
ihruttion, con- ftru(5t them in the firings, both to jf9w#, reere, and
cerning tlie
/&*»&. Asto^w /fr* to the front, advancing yto
well managing
cf their aimes:
give fire to the /nw/-, upon afiand: to give fire to the
that they tray ito/v, upon a /»4^ r to/fo? to i/;£ir fianie, march-
only
n~>t fire
ing orftanding. As alio toinftruct them in d;fiance,
to
the Front reeie
andflank rBut facings, doublings , countermarches, and wheelings:
ih t they ob- that ib,they may be the more *p; and capable, when
fcrve order in
th motior,
ir
they be brought into a Wjr. Having fpent
(hall
whicn willber. fome time, in the exerafwg offiles, lei the Dmmme
ter their exe- file-leader, to his
place the Enfigne
cution.
frmmon each :
The fik-lttder be fetcht to the bead of the Company the Captainc-,
if he have time command y?/pw* ; and the Smldiers tender obedi-

m-iy inftrud
ence. The ranks being evened,md the filesfireitened,
his file in the
dift.'.nce J and the Captaine (according to his accuftomed manner)
tnt feverall
begins to mftruft them in the Difiances and Moti-
morions.
ons. And after the performance of fo many of
them, as he fhall thinke fit for the prefent exercife,
he commands the Drummes to beat, and Mmkettiers
to make ready ; and fo caufeth them to give fire,
three
Thcyoung Artillery Man.
^ ^
* three or fourc feverall wayes,
after theTrdinarie *eydr aw5 n
8
manner otfiring in the from, fouh eff joofe
Then caufe your Muskettiers of the leftflanke ° ,hcr *
to Ufo*
givefire to the rwr; and the Muskettiers
of the
right ftanke y io givefire to ther/^f.
This /fr/*? is
to be performed upon* march, the Pikes moulde-
red.
For tlxfecondfiring, Jet them give fire to both
/rfflfox The gathering firing.
For the *W, let them nre to both
flankes, drarv-
tngxhcmup betweencthe Mwftens of
Muskettiers
and Pikes.
aJ°J L
th €
fi; m^ ^M rthem give fire againe,to
bothflankes, leading them up after they have fired
betwetne the midft of Pikes.
When the laft files
are firing, advance your
Pikes, and clofe your
ranka forwards to their order.
Then, face to the
right md left and charge
Pikes. Your Pikes beine
advanced and faced ag-Anc to
the/fow proper all •
your Muskettiers will be in the

midft.
rhen, open them fome h*ervalles\md
let the
nrt firing be to thefront
wheeling all
and//4f/^themfcJves in thereof their
«f to the r/^/
owned/
vifi0*s.Thcnan& the Pikes to charge, and
when
your Pikes are 4^^âgai n
c,letvourhalfe-fiIes
face about to the right.
And fn the fixth firing,
i
may be to the Wand

TêMusk™^
^tothe^.- thole of the rccre divifion, wheeling
off to the left: either of them
placing themfelvesin
tnewreofthekowncdivifms. The Muskettiers
"Mnghredtocc or twice*va<^ ivhceie vour
flankes
into
2 6 Mthtary Difciflim, or
into thefront, and caufe

your Pikes to charge to the
being againe advanced,
The Pikes
front zndreere.
wheele//wtf and
and z\\faced to their former/^?,
r^rnntoboth/W^.
make the Pltntbium, or
For the feventh firing,
fouxcfronted batte/l, the ^/«

being filled with
charge their Pikes,
Pikesrand let them giue fire,and
that Figure. As like-
according to dire&ions for
the menbacke
wife the firing being ended, reduce
places, as they were before
this firing.
into their
divifion , which
youx front by
Then,»>We off
brings your Muskettiers upon
the/wkwjbut doth
their places,if your
not reduce your men juftly into
number be any thing great.
From thence, make them a perfect croffe batte//,
wAttto*g all *jf
and let your Muskettiers give fire,
the reerc of their
to the replacing themfelves in
omic divifions of Muskettiers.
let before ;
them giue fire as
For the ninth firing,
Pikes
but place themfelves in the reere of their
into their ground, and
the Pikes moving forwards
charring. Having advanced your
Pikes, command
youx fianke divifions to face about to the r/g^, and
to clofe their divifions. Then
command the front
and r^r* divifions to n^tf/tf their _/&»*« into the
reere which being done,/**? them to the front
•
the right file-leader.

proper, (that is) after
being Itill
For the tenthfiring, (your Muskettiers
let your Muskettiers give fire by /*-
mthemidfi)
troduclion (beginning with the fecond ranke) the
Pikes moving ioftly forward.
Vox the eleventhfiriftgM them gtve fire
by In-
troduction,
The young Artillery Man. i
j
troduclion, (beginning with the Bnngersup) The

Pikes may charge at di( cretio i then let the Mu£-
:
kettiers ftand, and the P&esntarch forwards.- clo-

sing their diviftons before the Muskettiers.
And Co let the be by way ot'Extra.
twelfth firing
ducfion. Let the PiVcs charge; which being perfor-
med* command the /fry? and loft foure rankesto
ftand; and the reft of the body to face to the rivht
and left: and fo to march, untill they are cleere of
theftanding rankes. Then let the whole body facea-
bout to the right, and let the Enfigne difplay his Co-
lours'in the mid ft.
Tor the next, let the Muskettiers givefire being
foremoft, both in front and fianke, which will make
the thirteeenth firing. Let them rvheele offby divifi-
on; placing themfelves in the reere of their ownc di-
vifionsot Muskettiers. Which being done, next
caufe thofe which opened to the right and left, to
face in oppofit/on: and to clofe their divifion. Then
rvheele off y our fiontby divifion, or elfe, rvheele your
front inward to the reere. Then let the Commander
march at the head of his Pikes, all the Muskettiers
being in the reere
Then for the fourteenthfiring, let the Muskettiers
give fire in the reere-, wheeling off by divifion, and
flanking their Pikes, which doth reduce every man
to his place he had, when the Exercife firft began.
Aud herewith we will conclude our third dayes
Exercife, and lodge our Colours, untill that the bel-
lowing Drum call us the fourth time into the field,
to give an account of our proficiency. Till when,
we will leave our Souldiersiix their feverail Hurts
X2 or
5 g J* Military Bifcifline, or
or Cabines, there to reft their limbs, refrefh their

fpirits, and replenifh their Bandelters.
Chap. CVIIL
Thefourth dates Exercife.
Aving, the fourth time , brought

your Souldiers into the field, and ( as
formerly) caufed them to be inftru -
ded in the Pofiures^ (both of'Musket

and Pike) that fo they may be capa-
1
ble to ufe them both with agility, and withfafety.

As likewife taught them their divers wayes @f di-
ftance^ with the feverall and various motions not :
forgetting, particularly to inftrucft them with rules

andpertwent reafons to every one of them: that fo
they may, not onely learne to doe,but like rational!
menûnderftmd what they doe. Which being deli-
berately performed, and each Officer difpofed to
his feverall place^ the rankes being evened, and the
filesflraitened: the Captaine commands,the Drum
beats, and the Muskettiers make ready for skir-
mifh, &c.
You rr ay ci-
being by drawingforth the inner-
jfc firfi firing,
LnH thefa- meft files ofeachflanke of Muskettiers, to the right
neimoft-or and left, obliquely before thefront, and fo to ftand
dTSoo" and givefire. Having given fire, let the Bhngers up
hade them back into their /laces. And, in themeane
time,
Theyoung Artillery Man. 3 op
time, the next innermofi files , leade forth and re,

let
f
after the fame manner; and fo likewife the reft,
untill all the Muskettiers have fired once over\hat
way.
For thefecond firing, let them give fire obliquely,
and fr#î? theJront, both at on ce.
For the third, let them give fire obliquely the :
Muskettiers ftanding before the Pikes, in forrne or"

an hollow wedge. Vpon this firing, the Muskettiers
fire outwards whereas in the other, they fire in-
:
ward*
Forthe fourth firing, let them fire upon the ob.
liquefV.Totthc manner otthcic firings, with the
waies both how to make them&ra//w*them;I refer
you to their feverall />/&?/, where I havefhewnc
them plainely.
For thefiftfiring, let them fire to eachflanke ob-
liquely y the Muskettiers making on each flanke, the
formes of hollow wedges: and fo they may performe
as much to each flanke, (or bothflankes) as hath
beenetothe/?wtf.
For the fixtfiring, let them fire over the firft^-
lique firing, tofront and reere.
For the feventhy£r//^,lct them fire obliquely, and
and reere .
erojfe thefront
For the eighth firing, let them fire to the front
and reere, obliquely: in the formes of the hollow
wedges.
For the ninth firing, let them fire to the front and
the forme of the W.
reere, obliquely, in
And for the tenth firing, let them give fire ob-
X $ liquely,
3 1 q Hilitdr) Difciflme, Or
liptlj, on the Fortfigm, which il lb front , rem,
In all tbeCe firths 9 xhefikis never come to charge,

butftdftdia m
2. fquare battel, clanger or the enemies
fhot : themfelues neither being able to iffend the
enemy, nor to defend themfefoes. And yet if by fre-
quent fra&ife, they were mired to the ufe of the
long how,faflened to thtitfikescl make no quefHort,
but that, when they mould become expert in the
ufe of the Bow and Pike , they would not Onely be
afwftwtotheir enemies, by the continualiyfc&ttff jr
of Arrows which they would fend amOn^ft them;

but alfo that they would be a great meanes to nut
their enemies fa utterly to bnm thei r order. On the
contrary, if rncn mould be put to /t/tr. the Uw.and
Pike , and have not firft well learned the ft/* of the
fjfcjtfrita they would be foaunfarfime to them-

felues> ansl fo tr&t&l*$omt\& others < til at infteadbf
fpyling their enemies, they Would r-out them fellies.
But pardon this digrtpM: whildt I proceed to the
refto£ this dayes exerafe.
The eleventh firing, being in forme of a tomane
T; is to be made as foltovrtth. Let iht ftfos,ftand,
and thtfimks of Mmkmim wkeele intdihtftmt:
then let them give fire, making an InteYvM upon
cochflartkei the Mmhttters ofthe rightjflanke ivbec-
Iivgvjfio the n^f; the Mmhttim SFthc leftflank,
to the /<?/£ ; and flaring themfelues in the rtere of
their «w«? dfvipns. Whtti the Mxshttitrs have £-
redy onceox twice over, let the />/£# ^«^Jr through,
and jwfee/f their /w#r into the mm^?, am * tntn J*"
«^to the/ratf, let them fy&jrg* their //&j and .•
from
7'fa young Artillery Man. 31 j
from thence having advanced their pikes, let the

Commander pajfe to the right flanke ; and face the
whole body to the right. 1 [\en rvheele the battell a-
}
bout to the /f/r, umill the Wj» be brought into a

round battell: from whence we will begin the
twelfth firing.
The figure being nude, face the whole body to the
Center, and ^/'v* them their directions , what they
have to do. When they have received their inflrn-
cltons, let them all face about to the right ;prcfent,
and give fire. The/fry? time of their firing , placing
themfelucs in the reere of" their Mwkcttiers j The
fecond firing, countermarching to the right , and 0/4-
*•/«£ themielues mthc reere of their pjkes :The pjkes
at the fame time, are to move forwards into the

Muskettiers ground where they may charge over
:
head; and (if need be) at the foot the Muskettiers .•
gtviPg fire over them, as in the Convex halfe-moone.

The firing being ended, and the pikes advanced, kt
the Commander march forth of the round Battell : at
that part, where he lhall fmde all his proper file-lea-
dtrs. Then let the whole body, be faced to that part,
and the file-leaders caufed to march forth, even a.
breaft the Muskettiers and pikemen following their
:
leaders j nnd marchings until! the body have atteined

their orderly fquare aâine. But note, that all your
Muskettiers are in the midfi of the battell.
For the thirteenth firing, make the impaledfollid
fquare : theway to performe it is as followeth.
Your pikes being now the flankers > draw forth the
moitie of the files ofpikemett, from the right flanVey
crofle thefiom of the body (taking the mmoft-files)
X 4 kt
-
x 2 J $#?#7 Vifcipline,ot
let halfe the fries of ptkemin of the left Ranke ^ be

îjp/k Wj^ the >w*, following their irmgers up.
Then, /*** all your Musketticrs to the /r<w, /wrr,
and flanks. The pikes may charge, all overhand:
and (if need be) at the/fltf,with their fwords drawn?
the Muskettiers firing over them. Having/ra/^w-
£<^/5 and advanced their Pikes, drrfn>
<^f the Pikes,
againe, from the front and reere> into their places.
For the fourteenth//?'/^, (the Muskettiers being

ftill in the middle)make the hollow fronted-crojfe*
battell j the Pikcmen making the hollow , upon the
flanks of the Muskettiers. For the making whereof
wheele thefront offthe 2. firjl ranks , into the midfl.
That being done, wheele the reer of the 2 /g? ranks^
after the fame manner: and thenface the reft of the
body to the wgvk and left ; and caufe them to march
untill there be afquare hollow, in the middefl of the

hattell. Then command them to/rfrt to the front
reere,andflanks : which being in like manner per-
formed , caufe the Pikes (who arc now in thefront
of the Muskettiers) to <?/** to the r/g^f and &/*; the
Ufl ranke of P/&J, ranking even with thefirjl ranke
ofMuskettiers. The Muskettiers may givefire upon
this forc , wheeling all ^f to the r^/ and placing
.•
themlelues in the rare of their owne divifions of

Muskettiers. If need be, the Pikes may clofe their
divifions before their Muskettiers; andcharge their
Pikes. Which being done, and the Pikes againe
advanced: we will come to the reducement. For
which purpoie,/*^ the whole body about to the
Center : and caufe the flanke-divifions to clofe to
their M&r.Thisbeing executed, let thefront-divi-
fron
fion rvheele together their front , into the midjl(as

they now hand faced) the reere-divtfion
doing the
like.That being in like manner performed, faee the
.whole body to the front proper then rvheele of the
:
hatteU to the right and left: after which having do.

fed their divifions ,they are perfectly reduced as at
firft. And herewith we will conclude this dayes ex-
and leave our Souldters to r*/?.- untill that the
trctfe,
morrows Sttnne ,and the thundering Drumme, fhall
<T4#us forth againe into the Field.
fc t?fifc &?fe e7«&3 e7!>tfS 5«Jfe efifco
Chap. CIX.
The fifth dayes Excrcife.
Aving the fift time brought your

Souldters into the Field, if you
have
leafure, itbe amifTc for to
will not
caufe them to be intruded (in the
fTrft place) in the Poflures of the
fVfoand Musket. For thofe Souldiers which by

often practiceof their Pojiures are growne perfecl^
will manage their Armes with eafe, furety, and cele-
rity : when, on the contrary, the unpraftifedSottl-
dier , be a trouble to himfelfe , a danger to his
will
fellowes, and a Dormant to his Enemies.
After the Pojiures, each file being drgnwemio his
place y and the Enjigne (according to former di-
rections^
T 1
'
— i , i
re&ions) brought to the headoi' t*he Pikes ; the

Ratikes evened, and the files ftreitned ; the Laptaint
(having commanded filence , and delivered him-
felfein fuch tcarmes,as the prefent occafion doth
require, ever preferring the indufirions and pain-
full; and,on the contrary,blaming the careleffe and
the flothfull) he next proceeds to inftruft them in
their feveraS difances andthefe, indeed, are the
:
grounds of all motion : feeing that without diflance,

the motion cannot be executed. Next to the diftan-
ces, they are to be inftru&ed in the motions : ever
obferving to each motion, its due dfiance.
Next after Poftures, diflance, and motions 3 let the
reft of the dayes Exercife.be fpent in firings and
fi-
gures of Battade. Each officer, having now recei •
ved his feverall Charge : The Captaine commands ;

the Drums, beat, and the Mm
kettiers, make ready.
Thefirfl firing being performed by leading forth

the outmojl file of each Flanke twenty paces (or
thereabout) before the Front-, and now come to
the place of firing let thefecond men, ranke to the
*
right and left inward, even with their Leaders and .-
Co give fire, together, wheeling off'by H*vifien : the

right Flanke to the right, the left flanke to the left $
placing themfelves on the inftde of their ownedivi-

of Muskettiers next the Pikes file-wife, as they
(fons
were when they marchedforth So foon as the firjl
.
two men of their files, have after this manner ran-

ked, fired, and wheeled the next fecond men,
off ;
ranke even with their Leaders, as before : giving
fire,and wheeling away to place themfelves, file-
wife, aftertheir Leaders. The refidiie of their frfi
files
Theymng Artillery Man. 3 \ 5
files are to do ; the likeând fo /till the outer mofi files

leading forth, doing in like manner, and ftilliZl-
cirg thcmlelvcs, fiu-wfc, next to the Pikes.
lôrthe iecond firing , cauic the oittermoftfiles to
marchforth to the former d:fiance before the front:
And whereas in the Ufl firing, they ranked but two
and two , and fo gavefire : now, let them ranke
foure. That is to lay, the three men next behind
the right-band-file-leader, mall ranke inward to the
lefty even with their File-leaders : the three next
men, after the Itft -hand-file-leader yanking inward^
to the right j even ahreft with the leader of their
file : the refidueof each file, keeping themselves
infile-y and cUfing forwards to the difiance of order,
juft after their FiU4eaders. The firft foure of each

file, hav ing prefented, fired , and wheeled away ; the
Iaft foure wen (being the Reere -half-files) in the in-
terim of their wheeling off, ranke to the right and
(eft inward: prefenung ,and wheeling off (as
fir trig,
arbrefaid)and/>^7^-them(clvcs in the /facr* of
the former part of their ^"/w which wheeled away
,
before them. The fecond Files are then to lead

forth, and to doe the like* and Co fuccemVcly , the
reft , until they have all fired over, this way.
I
For the third firing, let the eutermoft files lead

forth to the lame diftance before the Front y whi-
ther being come , as to the place wherein to doe
their execution > let the files rvtke to the right and
left inward y and Co fire all together wktlirigoff :
and placing themfelvts as in theformer firings .The

refidue of the other Files of Muskettiersy at riie
fame time, marchingforth , giving fire , and ft ill
placing
î6 Military Vifcip line ,or
placing themfelves file-wife, on the tnnermofipart

of their own divisions of Muskettiers; and next to
the outfide of Pikes.
For the fourth firing, caufe your Muskettiers to
ranke to the right and left, into thefront; and fo the
whole Wy of Muskettiers give fire at once: which
being performed, let them/4^ to the right and left
inward, and fo march into their places.
They may (if you pleafe) open the files of Muf-
kettiers, to double difiance^ and fo caufe the files to
ranke to the right into thefronts by Converfion gi- .•
ving fire after that manner, which (if it be done)

will make the fift firing.
After this,let themfall backe into their//4^/,and
having made ready againe, before you clofe their
dfiance, caufe the halfc- files toface about; and then
let thefiles ranke into thefront and raw ,and f o give
fire: which will make thefin t firing. Having thus
fired,and hcingfa/len backe into their places, let the
halfe R\es,face againe to their leader; zndthefiles
of Muskettiers clofe againe to their order.
For thefeventh firing, let the rankes of Musket-
tiers open backe to their double difiavce^ and the
3/uskettiers, wheele to ther/^r and left by Conver-
sion: and fo give fire to both/ftwifcr.
The men being returned to theirplaces, and ha-
ving againe clofed their ™»/kj to their order : after
fomelittlepaufe, by marching, (or otherwife,) the
Muskettiers being all againe ready; fommand your
'files of Pikes to open to the r/g^fand /^f, to their
^0#£/f dfiance. Then command, rankes both of

Jl/uf-
Muskets and-Pikes, to open backward'to their *W/^

dtjlance. Which being done, command'the Muskets
to tfwtf / to the right and /<f// outward; and then to
1
face outward, and prefent; and let the halfe-files of

Pikes/rfar 4^0/tf. Then caufe your files of Pikes, to
ranke to the front and reereby converfton : and let
the Muskettiers^/wpV*?, and the Pikes charge.
This figure will take up a great quantity of
ground, becaufc that all the Muskettiers are now
become two to fay, to each flanke
rankes: that is
one, all the Pikes being likewife brought into two

rankes,one to thejront^ and the other to the reere .
This being performed, the body will ftand in form

ofa great hollow Square.
The Jl/uskettiers haumg fired, the Pikes being
advanced, and each Souldicr returned to his place ',
and all faced to their leader : let them clofe their

rankes and files to their order. Then caufe the ninth
firing, to be performed to both flankes^ upon a
y?4»5: facing the whole Wy to the right and /£/*,
there /r;^ and wheeling off by dwifion^ andflank-
tng their Pikes. Whileft the two laft rankes are gi-
vingfire, let the Pikes port, and when the Musket-
tiers havefred, and wheeled off, let them charge.
Having advanced their Pikes,/4mhe whole ^^
to that part where you lliall finde your file-leaders
of Muskettiers: then will all your ji/uskettiers, be
infront and reere. Next, command your halfe-files
that then are, to double yourfront to the left entire .
which being done, let them face to the right and

left, the Mmkettiers giving fire, and wheeling ofj
cq
the /<//, and />/rf^ themfelves in the of theiiw«

owne
3
ovvne divifions. The Pikes may alfo fort, and

charge, at difcretion. ThePikes being advanced,
and the whole Company ,
faced to theirformerfront,
command the halfe-rankes o£ the right, ("both J/uf-
kettiers and PikesJ to march, and the halfe-rankes
of the leftflanke to follow in the rare
Having given them fome time of breathing;
then for the eleventhfiring, caufe the halfe-files that
then are, (ATuskettiers and Pikes,) to face to the
reere. Which being done, let the ^/uskettiers
give fire to thefront and reere, upon zftand, whee-
ling off'by divifion, and placing themferves in the
reere of their Pikes ; they moving forwards, and
maintaining the Mus kettiers ground. Ihe Pikes are
then to charge, when they are cleeredof their it/#/I
Yettiers. Which being done, and they againe ad-
vanced, face them all to theirformerfront.
For the welfthfirwg, command halfe-files to dou-
ble the front inward, inure. To which purpofe, open
the front halfe-files (both Muskettiers and Pikes j
to the right and /</f 5 for receiving the halfe-files of
both Armes, within them which being executed,
:
each Armes will ft and in three divifions .Then com-

mand^ front halfe-files, to face about to the reere,
and to prefent The Reere halfe-files keeping M[
:
faced to thefront-, and there in like manner prefen-

ting, and both giving fire together. The firft time
of their firing over, they may fall in the Reere of
their otvne divifions of MttsVettiers $ wheeling off to
the right and left . The fecond time of giving fire
upon this figure, let them wheeleoff, as before ; and
place themfeluesin the Rtere of mdxfollowing divi-
fions
fions of Pikes, Which being in like manner perfor-

med, let the Pikes, charge. Being againe advanced
face the My to the former front ;and commandjialfc-
files that doubledeface to the Reere,md march into
their places. The being
halfe-filcs /a^
4^/tf, and
marched cleare off, then arc the />'0#/ halfc-files to
c/fl/e their divifions. Thus being all rightly /4<r^,
the Mus kettiers will be in thefront and rar*.

For the thirteenth firing, male the horned battell
to the front and reere. For the which , caufe the
halfe-fles of Muskettiers and Pikes, to face to the
reere. Thencaufe the Muskettiers to open to the
right and (both in front and /wrc) and fo to
left,
givefire? wheeling off"by divifion, and flanking their

Pikes. The Pikes may alfo ^473? Having advan. •
ccd, let them all/ia? to their /<w</<r at the proper

front.
Laftly, for the fourteenth //Wtf£,make the Sconce
Battell. For further directions wherein,turne backe
to the 93. Chapter where you may finde tnftrucJi-
r,
ins, as well for the making, giving of fire ^nd redu-

cing thereof. And if you pleafe,your Enfigne may
dfplay his Colours, in the hollow part of the mtdfi of
the Pikes.
Suppofing now,that by this time, the night hath
almoft overtaken us; we will prepare to lodge our
Colours, with our accuftomed Bene-vale: and here-
with we will conclude this ou r fifth dayes Exercife-,
fufFering our Souldiers to depart to their fevcrall
habitations. There leaving them to clenfe their arms y
and to refrejb their bodies, unt ill the morrows clamou-
ring Drum, doth invite us forth to our fixth dayes
Exercife. Chap.
32. Military Vifcifline, or
> #&&£ safe «afe ^5^5 #$te <s$te 3$& srife $$& a^s s$&
Chap. CX.
The fixt dayes Exercifc.
Aving the fixth time brought

your Souldiers into the Field,
according to the accuftomed
manner: let each File-leader,
exercife his File, in the
Poftures
of fuch Armes, as they carry.
Which being performed, and
,
the Files againe re]oymd into one

the £#_
figne being at the £*wf of the Pikes, and the reft
of
^ .•
the officers in their fevcrall place >: The

C4/>/^
hiving commandedfdence, attention,
m&obeaience
(three efpeciall w/*tfy moft neceffarily requisite
to every common Souldier) hee proceeds to
die fe-
vcrall diftances ; inftru<5Hng them in the ufes of
each of them. Next after the diftmces, he
teaches
them the Facings, the Doublings , the Countermar-
and the Wheelings, with 1 everall
ches,
observations
upon each of the Motions. After which
(having f
commanded) The Brums, beat; and the
MmVettiers
make ready for J>* r»/^ , Then (if you
plcafc) you
maycaufe thrceorfoureof the
fir/l firing tobe
performed by %&
shmmjbmg before the /><w .
a id that with loofe teJ^qr Files, or both cither

;
forae of thole, (or fuch like) as I have formerly
fpolcen
ipokcn off in the preceding Fxercifes.AftQv which,

for your next firing ; cauieyour Half-files to ope#
to the right and left, by cqudlld<vJion : untillthc
teen Dnvifions of Pikcsftimds right after the Muf-
ketticrs of the Front-divifion. Now the Muske:-
tiers (landing in foure Divifwns , let them all^r<r,
fenr, and give fire to the From : wheeling all off to

the righ, and placing themfelves in the Rcere of
their own divijions or like Armes : each Ranke, frill
making good the Leaders ground. Having given
pre, once or twice over on this Figure : For the fe-
c:oi id fir/tig caufc the Front-divijion to give fire to
. the/yw* 5 and the two Reere divijions t to each
Flanke'm a March. The From-divijion with yfiw in
Itdhke.whcelc all offto the right; pUcing themfelves
in the A'mr of their ww Divijions oiMmkettiers:
the other Divifions with fire injlanke, leading up
their files hetweene their wvw divifions of Musket-
tiers and the P/to.
Hnvinggivcn fire once or oftnerover , according
co difci etion this way the third firing be per-
; let
formed upon a /?4W. For the which , caufe your
rcere-divifions to /rf<tf to the right and A/? outward:
thefront -divifion, ftill to continue the fameafpefl.
Then, the Muskcttiers give fire , thole of the

let
£^
r/ flanke, wheeling off to the r/gv&/; and the fl»»-
traryflanke, to the contrary hand\ the MmYettiers of
the /w;f divifion, placing themfelues in the iww of
their orw divifions of Muskets $ the MusVettitrs of
the r<r #? divijions
s placing themfelues in the ra/^
of the rm*<r divifions of Pikes each rank* of Muf-
:
kettiers, ftill makingsoodhls leaders ground, When
Y they
1
22 Mt litdry Difcipline, -or
they havefired all over,let the Pikes charge, to front

andhothflanVs
Having advanced your Pikes againe, and. faced
your £0^ to the front proper, each Armes ftill ftand-
eth in three divifions. Then let the fourthfiring, be
to the >W£, and hothflanVs upon a march. And to
that end, open your front -divifions of Muskettiers
to the right and left, untill they are fto* of the
reere-divifions of Pikes: that fo they be not trouble.
Come unto them, in their awr^.Thenlet your^/k«
Jhoulder-, and the Muskettiers, give fire : the front
divtfions of Muskettiers ^firing in flanke,and leading
np on the infide of their owne divifions. The Muf-
kettiers of the reere divifwn,giving fire'm the reere
in r*»ite wheeling off by divifion, and placing them-
felves in thefront of their owne divifions of ,A//^
kettiers. Having fired once over, and the Pikes char-
ged , let your fifthfiring be to the Reere , and &#£
flankcsuyona/land. In the which, let the half-files
(both Muskettiers and P/fo^ /2tf* to the JCm*? ; the
Front-divijion to the right and /e/£ , and fo give fire
one each part? thofethat fire to theflankes wheeling
off, and
placing themfelves in the Reere of their di-
vifions of Pikes,and the Muskets of the Reere divi-
fions, wheeling off to the right and /f/f , and placing
themfelves in the Reere of their owne divifions of
Musketries each Ranke moving forward into their
:
Leaders ground. Having fired over , let the Pikes

charge. The Pikes being againe advanced ; /k<? the
whole body to the proper front .-and then all the Muf-
ketriers will be in the midft,and the Pikemen on the
fiankes.
For
The young Artillery Man. $2 1
For the your half ranhes ofthe

fixth firing, caufc
left, doubleycur right flanke by divifion.Yor further
direfitons, looke back to the tripartitcfiring : which
you mail find, Chap. 92. Having fired over that
way -,charged,2nd re-advanced your pikes : face the
whole:^y to theirformerfront.
For yourfeventhfiring, caufe the /mi* and >w<r
divifions of Muskettiers and Pikes, to /ke to the
right: therefl ofthe Wy (both Muskets and Pikes)
to the Let the Muskettiers give fire,and rvheele
left.
all#/f, either to the right or left, and />/*<* them-

felves in the reere of their following divifions of
Pikesj each ranke ftill moving up imo their leaders
ground. When there reft but two rankes of each di-
vi[ton, tofive, let the Pikes/w/. Having all fired,
and wheeled away 5 let the Pikes charge. Then, /^
the whole Wjy to their firfi front-, and command
thefirft and /*/? foure r4#foj to/*** to the /e/*v and
to march, untill they are *"/^re of the fiandingpart
otthe Body. Then, caufe thefront halfe-files, toface
to the /<?/9, the rare halfe-files , to the r/^/tf and fo
.•
to clofe their divifions : and after that to face to-

wards their leader.
For the eight firing, make the foil; d Square girdled
with Muskettiers. For the which, draw halfe the
files of the right flanke of Muskettiers, croffe the
front, andhalfe the files of Muskettiers of the left
flanke, crojfe the reere. Then /4tt the whole body
Cboth Muskets and Pikes ( to the front, reere,
andflankes. This done, let the Muskettiers give
fire, zndwheele offby divtfion: placing themfelv.es
ui the reere of their owne divifions of Muskettiers.
Y 2 All
All the time of this fringe the Pikemen, being in

the middle ofthe«Wuskettiers,havegood opportu-
nity (if the enemy be neerej to gall them with their
thickeJhowers of feathereaIjhot. The M
uskettiers 3
in the meane time, having fired once, twice, or oftner
over ,on this Figure, draw your files of -fl/uskettiers
backe againe into their places.
Then basing faced the whole body to the proper
from, let your ninthfringes. Captaine Wallers dou-
ble firing to thefront and reere, after this manner.
¥ivi}^ wheelefront and reere into the right flanke .
then face them allthe/<MW£ way they were before.-

which done,caufe the halfe-files toface to the reere,
M
and command the uskettiers which are in the /we
of each divifion of Pikes, to double their from of
Pikes by divifion. Then, let them/ar* about arid
clofe iheix divfrons : andfo having refaccd them as
they n>>r^ let themgivefire, wheele offy -and charge^
according to dire&ions on Captaine Wallers Fi-
gure. .
For the tenth firingjet themface to the right and

/^//, and give fire to both fankes upon a Jland;
wheeling off'by divifion^ and flanking their IVfo/.
When the P/iw. have charged^ and are againe <*</-
vanced, let the Captaine pane to thefront aceidem all
of the left flanke ^ and face the reil: of the &>*/y to
him, and in the next place wheele their franks into
the/ratf , and fo all the M uskettiers will be in the
/ratf : and byfacing the whole ^^ to the /*/* 5 all
the Muskettiers will be on the rightflanke.
Lei the eleventh figure be the Diamond Battel/.
Having givenfire two or three feverall wayes, ac# .
cording
The young Artillery Man. ^2$
cording to the directions upon that figure ; charged

Pikes , and reduced them againe into the Square:
face the body about to the right j and paffe the <M>//'-
kettnrs which belong to the right flan fee, betweenc
the ranks of pikes into their places. Then, the Muf-
kcttiers of the leftfianke^bemgclofed to their #&•/,
the £0^ willftand at their fir/l order.
For the twelfth /frwg, make the hollow Square
girdled with JJiot: let them givefire upon that /™*
(.both without and within) according to the direcii^-
ons for that/frv/^. Let the Pikes, charge ; and re^ce
them in the fame manner as I have difcourfed upon
that^wy!
For the thirteenth firing, Make the Plefiumas
you fhall finde directions in the 104. Chapter.
Having made ir,jw^ j&$ upon it, and reduced it
as at fir ft.
Let the fourteenth and lafi: firing for this cxercife,

be the Hollow Hcarfe and 00//?. Turne backe to the
103. chapter, where you may finde ample inflru*
clions for the making, firing, and reducing o f it. And
laftly, that you may conclude'with triumph , caufe
your Enfigne to be di[played in the middle of the
//0//W 00//^ ^nd then having /foraf, charged pikes ,
••
and reduced your men, according to the directions

on that /fewff, your t»w will be as at firft. And
therefore feeing that by this time night is come ;and
our powder gonejwe will here give conclafion to our
/forifi
<&J<?j
Exercife.
Wherefore, that you may obferve fo me forme in
the lodging of our Colours; caufe your MusVetf.ers
to wm7; in the front of your pikes. Then,as as they
Y 3 march,
^£ ••/
32tf Military Difciplme, or &c.
march, them invert to the right and left : which

let
isj when the Ranks file to the right and
,
/0, by di-
vifton. Then, caufe all your Muskettiers to face in
to cocke their Matches, guard their Fans,
ofpofttion;
and r^ their Muskets. In the meane time, let the
pikes advance^ and cUfe-their ranks and files to their
3
^r. Which being done, the Captaine, Lieutenant,
Enfigne, and Drummes beating a Troope, at the /£*W
ofrhe pikes : pajfe through t\\is Guard'into the appoin-
ted place for the allodgement of the Enfigne. Then
the Serjeants caufe the Muskettterito face all *£*«*
to the r/g£*, andprefent and upon the /fry? £«/ of
:
the Drumme, they^xW givefirein one JV/^. And

now having performed ourfixth day es Exercifejhe
Drumme heats a CV*// an d makes proclamation , that
.•
ftta^t man may depart unto his feverall home, until/ his
next Summons into the Field.
FINIS.
•"IT"**
The Contents of eveiy Chapter
contained inrhisBooke.
Chap, i, page i
#
Oncerning Pojlures and handling of

Armes.
The Pojlures of the Musket. pace;
2 Ofthe Pofnres if the Pike, pasje 7
; ofthe Brum, page 1 t
4 ofRankes and Files, their places

and dignities, p. 1 >
5 Rc.ifons for precedency of dignity in Raukcs and

Files. page 1
6 Offe*v erall Difiances, page 20
7 of marching a Company in divifions at length f he
orderand places of the officers, and againe dratvtn*
them intoforme ofbat tell, P* 2
8 Of drawing the Dtvifwns up int$afquare, p.26
9 What is facing, andthe ufc of the tvordjvhetber to
be ufedor refufed, p. 2 8
10 of facing fquarc, and horv to performe it, the
ufefulnejfc of Facings, and the fever all parts thereof
page 30
11 of"Doublings, the ufe andparts, p. 24
12 of inverfm and Converfion^ andof doubling
Rankes. p'4°
74 n°f
The Contents.
Chap. page
1 of"doublings of Flies', p. 4
14 of doublings by Bringers up, p. 43
1 Of doublings of Fifes outward and inward,
page 45
16 Of doubling by halfe Files, p. 48
17 of doublings the Reere by Front halfe Files,
page 50
1 Ofdoubling the Reere by Countermarch, p. 5 3
ip of doubling Flankes by wayes of Countermarch,
page 54
2 o Of doubling halfe Files to the right intire, to ac".
commodate the doubling of halfe Rankes V'5'l
21 The difference betweene intire and divijionall
doublings, and ofdoubling halfe Files intire, p. 6 1
2 2 ofdoubling the Front inward intire, p. 63
23 ofhalfe Filer, doubling the Front by divifion,
page 66
24 ofdoubling the Reere by divifion, p. 67
25 ofdoubling the Reere intire, by th e front halfe
Files, p. 70
26 Of doubling by halfe ranke intire, p 72
.
27 ofdoublingof Flankes by divifion, p- 75

28 ofdoubling Rankes mtire^ p. 77
2£>. ofdoubling Files inure, advancing, p. 7 c?
3 o ofFiles doubling their depth, p. g2
3 <5/° Converfion and Inverfion, with their words
fcZommandj and reduce?nents p. 8 5
32 Of"Files filinginfequcnce, ^ v p. 8
33 Ofinverting Ranks, or Ranks filing, p. go
34 OfRanksfling by divifion,and how ufef till,
page p 2
35 0/
The Contents.
Chap. page
35 Of the fever. ill farts of Converfion, And how
they are to be underfood,
P 5? 4
•
56 of Rankes wheeling by convcrft p 97 •
37 Of Files ranking in equallpart, p. 1 c 1
38 The conclufton of Doublings , JSloy

55? 0/ Counter man hes.The antiquity, and words of
direction, p. jo8
40 c/V^ Chorean Countermarch and the way :
to performe it y p.112
41 of Countermarching. to loofe ground , p. 114
42 Of Countermarches to game ground , <?rr^
Macedonian Countermarch, P« 1 1
45 0/ ^
Baftard Countermarch, p. 1 ^
44 Of Countermarching Rankes # ,
to mainta/ne
ground^ p. 1 2
45 ^/Countermarching Rankes /<? loofe ground,
p. 122
46 o/^c Macedonian Countermarch £y Rank,
"
p.124
47 of Countermarching Front and Recre to
the middefl, p . 1 2 5
48 of bringing Front <zW Reere , together into

the mtddeft by the Baftard Countermarch, p. 1 2 8
49 Of Countermarching , to make a large inter-
val/, between the firfl andlaft Ranke, p. 1 3 o
5 o Of making a large Inter vail, between the frft ^
Ufb Rankes, by the Macedonian Countermarch, p. 1 } 2
Si ofinterchanging ground. p. 124
5 2 Of countermarching the flank s(or wings) into the
midfi of the Battel/. p. 1 5 6
53
The Contents.
Chap. page
53 ofcountermarching, to take the ground before the
fiankes, P-i3$
54 ofCountermarching to take the ground on the
out fide of the Fiankes. and to direct thetr AJpeffs in-
wards* p. 140
55 oftaking the grmnd on the outfidetf theftanks;

not altering the AJpecJs, p. 142
56 of Interchanging Ground by the Flanks, and
bringing the innerrnoji files ofPikes, to become'the oat-
moflrankes. p. 144
5 7 of wheeling, their kindes, andufes with their fe-
verail words ofCommand. p 148 . >
58 ofwheelings Anguler, p. 150

5P Of wheeling on the Center. >p. 152
60 of wheeling off, by divifion . \p. 1 5
4
6\ of wheeling the Front inward, towards the
Recre. p. 156
62 Of bringing the Flanks into the Front of the
Battel/, p. 158
63 ofwheeling the Reere intot/jemidjlcfthe Bat-
telly p. ,161
64 of wheeling the right fan ke, into the midfl of
the Battel!, >p.tf £4
6 5 Ofwheeling the left Flanke into the midfiofthe
Battel/, \ip.167
66 ofwheeling Fr^nt and Reere, into the midfiof
theBattell, P«i6p
67 of wheeling theflanks into the midfiofthe Bat-
tell, p. 172
68 ofmaking men file-leaders fucceflively , the files
being eight deepe, p. 1 76
69 Of
The Come-nts.
Chap. p-o C
69 of making men file-led ders fuccef vdy tin files t .-
bang but fixe deepe, p. 179

70 of drawing tin Files ^WK into a Body : and
pr eparing t hem for s hrm/fh. 1

, p j8 .
71 Offiring by for lornefiles. The manner, andufe y
pa<?c 1S6
72 offirings by two Ranks, ten paces advanced be-
fore t Ik front : Next, even with the fronts and.lafily,
even with the halfe files p 190 .
73 Of the Hornc-battcll; how to make it : and to re-

duce it b y firings p . 7 9>
74 Ofthe Demte-hearfe Batteli.The ufe ofwefigHrc\
how to make it, and to reduce it by firing, p. 198
75 Of giving fire, advancing, by way oflntroducii-

on: with the beneficial/ ufc of the Bow and, Pike,
page 2 o 1
J 6 The way to make the Diamond Bat tell fever all .
wayes to fire upon it : with divers other figures and

fi-
rings, which are t hereby produced, p . 2 o4
77 Of the Convex Halfe Moone; ih ufe ofthe Fi-
gure: and offever all way es offiring upon it. p 21 .
780/ Extraduct, 6n. : thefeverall ufes, firings, arid

Reducements .
p« 2 1
79 Ofthe Broad-fronted Battell ; with the wayes of

firing upon it. p. 218
80 Ofdifmarching, orfirmg in the Reere: thefeve-
r all w Ayes, and how they ought to be performed, p. 2 2 r
8 1 Of firings inftanke,tngenerall , and more parti-
cularly, of the gathering fir ing. p. 2 2 6
82 Thefecond manner ofgiving fire to the flanVc.
P-229
83 A
The Contents.
Chap. page
83 A firing in flanke, led off'by the Bringers up. p.
84 The difference betweene Firings in F UnVe^mar-

ching : and of bringing the Mttskettiers on theoutftde
of the Pikes. P« 2 34
85 Of Firing in Flanke : Aud placing the Mmket-
tiersin the midft ofthe Battell of Pikes : with other fi-
rings from thence proceeding. P- 2 37
86 of firing to thefront and reere , upon a march.
p.242
87 Afecond way offiring to the front and reere. p.
$8 A firing to the reere and rightflanke, marching.

p.247
89 offir ingto bothflanks, marching, p«24p
9 o A firing to both Flanks, Jlanding. p. 2 5
9 1 Captaine Wal lers Triple firing to the Front
p.254
92 A firing tripartite, doing execution to the front,
reere, and rightflanke. p.12 5 7
9 3 Ofthe Sconce Battell. p-2^9

94 Offiring by three files at once; two ofthemflang-
ing oblique, the other dirtcl. p. 2 62
95A firing oblique, by foure files together, in forme
ofaW. p.264
96 Ofthe Fort Battell; the way to make, and to re-
duceit. p.266
9 j Of the croffe Battell ; the way to make it with a
private Company How to fire upon it: and to reduce it.
.
p.268
9 S of the hollow-fronted Croffe Battell, how to ?nake
it
iJ^'.W
The Contents.
it with a private Company : and the way tofire upon tt y

&C n -272
99 offiring upon the fquare Eattell, flanked with
Pikes.
P- 2 74
too of the P lint hiurn }
or four c -fronted- battell ; by
ut called the Croffe ofMnskets^flankedwith Pikes.
p.276
01 Of the Hollow Square for march.
1 p. 2 80
102 Ofthe hollow Hearfe, and the Croffe. p. 2 83
103 Ofthe Hollow Square girdled with foot. p. 286
104 Ofthe S oil; d Square, with Muskcttiers in Cen-
ter and Angles. The way to make thefigure with a pri-
vate Compame : how tofire upon it, and to reduce it.
P-2j?I
105 Thefirfi dayes Exercife. p. 29 7
106 Thefecond dayes Exerafe. P*99
107 The third Dayes Exerafe. P«?04
108 Thefourth dayes Exerafe* .
P«3o8
109 The fifth dayes Exerafe. P- 3 1
no Thefixth dayes Exercife. .
V'3 2 °
FINIS.
tilitttttltlil
Ftults cfcapedw the Printing.
p Age 17 « line j.fot and, readc ad, p.a 5.1,3a. r.bcfore, p,3 4-firft line
ofthen.Ghap.r.to,p36. in the margcm, r. particle, p. 64.1.1$.
r.armies, p,74,l«9.r.all, p.78 1.8. r. leaft, p.*6.1.6.r.or, p.SS.l.i 9-r.to,

p.87.1.8.r.without, p.87.1 ij.r« drawne a figure, p 89.1$. r.left,p,89 t
l.i7.r. file-wife, p. 97 .l.thelafr,r.fatisfie, p.io6.1.3.r.one, p.ioS.l.j,
r. in ,
p.i 1 2.I.5. r > before, p. 1 17.1.4. r. file-leaders, p. 1 19. l.i 9. & 10.
r. and with the Chorean no affinity, p. 114, thelaft line, r.bi
it holds
as atflrft. p.i27.theimm which ftand for the outmoft file-leaders to
the right, ftand quite contrary, p. 137- 1. j.r. to-p.140.the figure fee
wrong.p 15a too p.!* 6.1. 11. r.flanks. p.173. Li^.r. outcrmoft.
1.8. r.
p. 1 76.I. 3*. r. ugurcd. p.»Q7. 1.14 r. commanded, p.217.14. r.up. p.

150.1.8. t. firing, p. 269. 1 i8.r. them. p 4 i72.1. n.r. armcs.pagt.
Li j.r. flanks p. 19 3. the title of the figure, r. Plefiurr.p. 296. 1.6. r,
to her fererall, &c.p,»97. the roarginallnoteoppofitc tothca vline,
r.inQead of one file and elofc. One file of Mu&kettiersto giyefire,and
clofe, p. 30i I.the 9. for bo if wife, r herfwife.p. 306.1.17. for Leader, r.
Leaders, p 3 1 1.I.1 7 for oterkcad, r, overhand*
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DUKE

Together with the Motions which are to be

Blejfedbe the Lordmyflrength which tcacheth my hands

Earle of Northumberland\ Lord of

Fitz-pain,Bryanand Lattimer.-Lovd Lieu

which is a perpetuall/oZ/o^r of his

died all eyes and expe8ations:So hath

admifsion , to kifle the hands of your

of my weak endeyours : and a Collect

pleafed to deigne acceptance of it.

And I withall befeech your Honour,

foare fo loftily in my Dedication.

excufed for offering fo northlejfe and

and that your Lordjhip is one of his

a good inducement to your Honours

for ever ftand obliged in all hwriditie,

Year Honours .-W0i0

ILL l AM BARR IFF,

Ou may be plcafed to remember

by acknowledging y our worthy parts, (your native

iw7<r Societie of Cripplegate mee-

Exerctfe continueth onely one houre the Thurfday of

prove an hinder ance to the Artillery ground. Never-

theleffethe proofchath reported the quite con-

Yours in all fervice, .

GAlIant brave Sonnes of Mats you muft not looke

To fhewthe Vowels, or to lea»ri to jpell

To Captainc Walter 3^eale> now

Right -worthy Souldiers of th* Artillery ,

Me thinkes I fee feme of you looke awry,

Yours ever William Barrif.

Ourteous Redder, although I have

ftome, captions-^ fhj.ll happen to be my Supervifors,

Their thwkefullfriend and'Servant,

To my loving Friend, The Author.

To his much cftcemed Friend, and fellow

\Ritticke, obferve thy dijtance, cenfure not,

Thefubftance ponderous is ; nofond conceit

Andfo retrit, as not to charge againe

In Amicum Willielmum Barriff.

On his much efteemed friend, ,

S London, Englands fane famd

Thy knorvne experience thereby vailed be

The rather j that loft havefeene thee doe

la. Hay ward ex Hofpitio Graienfij

Concerning Tojlures and hand-

He fir ft rudiments for

the Difciplinc of Infan-

contrary (without exerci'e) both forts of Armes,

frequent practice they have throughly learned.

ring what is a Pofture. Wherefore that I may fa-

objedt,(as formerly hath bin to one of Athcnsjnz-

known them not only queftioned, but written a-

The Poftures ofthe Musket.

Return your Match between the fingers of your

Brine forward your Musket and Reft.

Draw forth your Match.

Guard your Pan.

Open your Pan.

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