Reader for thy better direction obserue the course of the figures as they stand in order .

To Captaines are referred two things . 1 Sorting of armes which should be 2 Halfe pikes , And halfe sho● And the shot : Halfe muskets , Halfe harquebusses . 3 Strongest for pikes , Squarest for muskets , Nimblest for harquebus . The armours they shall weare shal be these following ; 4 For the pike , a morian , curaces , gorget , pouldron , taces , sword , girdle , hanger and pike ; The musket , a morian , bandileir , sword girdle , hanger , bullet , bagge and rest ; The harquebus , a morian , bandileir sword , girdle , hanger , and bullet bagge : Or two parts muskets , and one part harquebus ; The men for the weapons , 5 Formes of trayning , dividing euery company into . 6 Squadrons , Files , Fellowships : and then teaching 7 Carriage of armes , which must be , 8 Most comely , euery seuerall weapon , learning these Postures following . Postures of the Pike 15 9 Order your pike , Aduance your pike , Set down your pike , Shoulder your pike , Leuel your pike , Slope your pike , Port your pike , Charge your pike , Check your pike , Traile your pike , Charge against the right foote and draw your sword , Charge your pike backeward . Right to your first order , Lay downe your pike , Take vp your pike . Postures of the Musket 40 March with the Musket-rest in the right hand . March , and with the Musket carry the rest . Sinke your rest , and vnshoulder your musket . Hold vp your musket with the right hand , and let it sincke in the left : In the left hand hold your musket , and carry your rest with it . Into the right hand take your march : Hold well your match between your fingers , and blow it : Cocke your match , Try your match : Blow your match , and open your panne : Hold vp your musket , and present : Giue fire , Take down your musket , and cary it with the rest : Vncocke your match , Ioyne your match againe betweene your fingers , Blow your pan : Proine your panne , Shut your panne : Cast off your pan , Blow off your panne : Cast about your musket : Traile your rest : Open your charges : Charge your musket : Your scowring-sticke draw out : Take your scowring sticke shorter : Ramme your powder , Your scowring sticke draw out , Take your scowring sticke shorter : Put vp your scowring sticke home : Bring forward your musket with the left hand , Hold vp your musket with the right hand , and recouer your rest : Shoulder your Musket , March and carry the Rest with it : Vnshoulder your musket : Lay your Musket on the Rest : Hold your Musket on the Rest : hold your Musket in the Rest , and with the left hand only balance . Take your match into the right hand : Guard your panne , and stand readie . Postures of the Harquebuse 42 Shoulder your piece and march : Vnshoulder your piece : With the right hand hold it vp : In the left hand take the piece : In the right hand take the match : Hold well your match and blowe it : Cocke your match : Trie your match : Blow your match : Open your panne : Present your piece : Giue fire : Take downe the piece , and in the left hand holde it : Vncock your match : Ioyne it againe twixe your fingers : Blow your panne : Proyne your panne : Shut your panne : Shake off your pan : Blowe off your loose cornes : Turne about your piece : To your left side let it sinke : Open your charges : Charge your piece : Your scowring sticke draw out : Take your scowring sticke shorter : Ram your powder : Your scowring sticke draw out : Take your scowring sticke shorter : Put vp your scowring sticke home : With the left hand bring forward the piece : With the right hand hold it vp : Shoulder your piece : Hold your piece well on your shoulder , and march : Vnshoulder your piece : In the left hand let it sincke : With the left hand alone holde the piece : In the right hand take the match : Cocke your match : Trie your match : Blow off your match : Guard your panne and stand ready . 10 Vse of armes , which must be the 11 Vse of the pike , in receiuing or giuing a charge , the first beeing pike against horse , the second , pike against pike ; vse of shot , is how to present his piece , take his leuell , and giue his vo●ce . 12 March , in which 13 Euery man shall obserue his Leader , and them of each hand , mouing as they moue : 14 Mo●ion is mouing 15 Without marching , 16 As turning on any hand , 17 Changing of place , 18 As doubling of rankes or Files . 19 All mouing , yet none marching , as 20 Opening or closing of Ranks or Files . 21 Sounds of the drumme , which is to know , 22 A march , A troope , A charge , A retreit , A call , The watch , going to the mine , ● 23 Words of direction which are , 24 Leaders , stand forward with your Files , Rankes , open forward , 5 paces : Faces to the right hand , turne , Faces to the left hand , turne , Faces about : turne , Open your files , Close your files , Open your files to the right hand , Open your files to the left hand ; Close your files to the right hand , Close your files to the left hand ; Double your file to the right hand Double your file to the left hand ; Double your ranks to the right hand Double your ranks to the left hand . As you were : Rancks from behinde close : Ranckes open backward , paces 5. Files on the right hand turne : Rancks on the right hand turne , Front passe thorow , Followers passe thorow , Front as you were , Files , as you were , Counter-march to the right hand , Counter-march to the left hand ; Cast off your files to the right hand . Cast off your files to the left hand ; Double your front to the right hand . Double your front to the left hand . Double your reare to the right hand . Double your reare to the left hand .