POSTURES
OF
THE
MUSQUET
.
1.
TAke
up
your
Musquet
,
and
your
Rest
,
Recover
your
Musquet
,
and
joine
it
to
your
rest
.
2.
Take
out
your
match
,
blow
your
match
.
3.
Cock
your
match
,
try
your
match
,
guarde
your
Pan.
4.
Advance
three
steps
,
with
blowing
your
match
,
Present
,
Open
your
Pan
,
and
give
fire
.
5.
Joine
your
Musquet
to
your
rest
againe
.
6.
Recover
your
match
,
blow
your
Pan
and
prime
it
,
Put
of
your
louse
powlder
.
7.
Cast
about
your
Musquet
and
your
rest
.
8.
Charge
with
poulder
,
chape
the
Musquet
a
little
against
the
earth
.
9.
Charge
with
Bullet
,
Chape
it
a
little
against
the
earth
.
10.
Recover
your
Musquet
,
and
Joine
it
againe
to
your
rest
.
Cocke
your
match
,
&c.
Againe
as
before
,
making
readie
for
service
.
When
yee
have
done
with
service
,
weigh
your
Musquet
with
your
right
hand
,
Lay
it
on
your
left
shoulder
,
holding
the
butt
with
your
left
hand
,
and
the
rest
also
.
Nota.
¶
It
is
to
bee
remembered
that
the
mouth
of
the
Musket
be
alwayes
upward
in
exercise
,
for
being
low
,
if
a
sparke
of
fire
should
goe
in
the
Pan
,
it
might
shoote
your
neighbour
:
Also
when
your
Musket
is
shouldered
in
marching
,
hold
the
mouth
of
your
Musquet
high
,
for
the
reason
foresaid
,
and
for
disturbing
your
follower
.
Postures
of
the
Pike
.
-
TAke
up
your
Pike
.
-
Overend
,
or
order
your
pike
.
-
Shoulder
your
pike
.
-
Mount
your
pike
.
-
Charge
to
the
front
.
-
Charge
to
the
right
hand
.
-
Charge
to
the
left
hand
.
-
Right
about
to
the
reer
.
-
Left
about
to
the
reer
.
-
March
,
and
charge
.
-
Lay
down
your
pike
.
Nota.
¶
All
your
exercises
both
of
Musket
and
Pike
would
be
at
open
order
,
that
is
,
six
foot
distant
between
every
man
in
the
Ranke
,
and
between
each
Ranke
,
and
that
for
doubling
of
Rankes
.
Also
when
yee
come
either
to
be
expert
;
or
comes
upon
service
,
the
ordinare
distance
is
three
foot
,
which
is
called
order
:
And
sometime
may
come
to
clo●e
order
;
when
sidemen
close
shoulder
to
shoulder
,
and
the
R●st
of
the
Rankes
close
up
to
the
sword
point
,
specially
Pickemen
against
horse
.
Motiones
.
MOtiones
are
either
in
keeping
ground
,
or
changeing
ground
,
and
are
either
of
the
whole
or
of
a
part
:
Keeping
ground
,
when
everie
one
move
in
his
proper
place
,
as
in
faceing
:
Changeing
ground
,
as
in
Countermarch
and
wheeling
:
The
motion
of
a
part
is
as
in
doubleing
,
closeing
,
and
opening
files
and
rankes
,
where
some
move
and
some
stand
still
,
And
first
of
keeping
ground
and
faceing
being
standing
in
order
.
Of
Faceing
.
WHen
yee
are
commanded
To
face
to
the
right
hand
,
stand
firme
with
the
left
legge
,
and
fall
backe
with
the
right
legge
,
and
so
yee
are
faced
to
the
right
hand
,
As
yee
were
,
bring
forward
againe
that
same
right
legge
,
and
place
it
where
it
stood
first
.
When
yee
are
commanded
to
Face
to
the
left
hand
,
bring
forward
the
right
leg
,
and
so
your
face
will
be
to
the
left
hand
,
As
you
were
,
bring
your
right
leg
to
the
former
situation
.
When
you
are
commanded
to
face
to
the
right
and
left
hand
by
division
,
the
halfe
of
the
files
to
the
right
hand
faceth
to
the
right
,
as
is
before
set
downe
,
and
the
halfe
of
the
files
to
the
left
hand
,
as
is
before
set
downe
:
As
you
were
.
When
you
are
commanded
to
face
to
the
reere
by
the
right
hand
,
hold
firme
your
left
legge
,
turning
upon
your
left
heele
:
Draw
back
your
right
legge
,
till
your
face
bee
to
the
reer
.
As
you
were
.
Turn
upon
your
left
heele
,
and
bring
about
your
right
legge
.
When
you
are
commanded
to
face
to
the
reere
by
the
left
hand
,
turne
on
your
left
heele
,
and
bring
forward
your
right
legge
,
till
your
face
bee
to
the
reere
:
As
you
were
;
Turne
on
your
heele
,
and
bring
back
your
right
legge
.
The
motion
of
a
part
is
doubling
ranks
and
files
,
&c.
Doubling
of
rankes
serve
to
enlarge
and
strengthen
the
length
of
the
battell
,
doubling
of
files
to
strengthen
the
deepe
of
the
battell
.
Of
doubleing
of
Rankes
.
WHen
you
are
commanded
to
double
your
ranks
to
the
right
hand
,
the
second
rank
doubleth
to
the
first
,
the
fourth
to
the
third
,
the
sext
to
the
fift
,
and
so
foorth
every
one
of
these
stepping
up
to
the
right
side
of
his
leader
,
with
three
steppes
beginning
with
the
left
legge
,
stepping
up
on
the
right
hand
,
with
the
right
legge
,
and
then
bringing
up
the
left
legge
:
As
you
were
,
returning
by
the
left
hand
;
Also
with
three
steppes
to
your
owne
place
.
When
you
are
commanded
to
double
your
rankes
to
the
left
hand
,
step
foreward
as
to
the
right
:
As
you
were
,
but
returne
by
the
right
hand
.
Next
,
ranks
are
doubled
by
bringers
up
,
when
men
are
more
perfectly
trained
;
that
is
,
being
ten
rankes
:
the
left
rank
doubleth
by
the
right
or
left
hand
to
the
first
rank
,
the
ninth
to
the
second
,
the
eight
to
the
third
,
&c.
Or
ranks
are
doubled
by
middle-men
,
when
the
last
five
rankes
of
ten
double
up
to
the
first
five
through
the
voide
that
is
betweene
the
files
:
And
being
commanded
againe
As
you
were
,
returne
againe
to
their
owne
place
.
Of
doubling
files
,
or
strings
.
WHen
you
are
commanded
to
double
your
files
to
the
right
hand
,
the
right
hand
file
standeth
still
,
and
the
next
file
unto
it
,
each
man
steppeth
in
behinde
his
side-man
:
first
,
turning
about
the
face
to
the
right
hand
,
setting
foreward
the
right
legge
steppes
foreward
,
with
their
left
legge
behinde
their
side-men
on
the
right
hand
,
bringeth
up
their
legge
,
placing
their
bodie
in
a
right
line
behinde
their
leader
,
As
you
were
,
They
must
turne
about
their
face
,
moving
first
their
left
legge
,
and
thus
with
three
steps
recover
their
station
.
When
yee
are
commanded
to
double
your
files
to
the
left
hand
,
the
files
that
formerly
moved
,
stand
,
and
the
other
come
in
behinde
them
,
turning
your
face
about
,
beginning
your
motion
with
their
left
legge
with
three
steppes
,
and
being
commanded
,
As
you
were
,
returnes
by
the
right
legge
.
Of
Counter-march
.
WHen
yee
are
commanded
Files
to
the
right
hand
counter
march
,
then
all
the
file-leaders
together
at
one
instant
steppe
forward
with
the
right
legge
,
and
bringing
about
their
left
legge
,
turne
their
bodie
to
the
right
hand
,
and
so
marche
down
thorow
the
files
,
till
they
come
to
the
place
of
the
bringers
up
or
last
ranke
,
all
that
follow
the
file-leader
,
must
not
offer
to
turn
,
before
they
have
come
up
to
the
place
of
the
file
leaders
,
and
every
follower
must
remarke
and
keep
that
distance
with
his
leader
which
hee
had
before
they
began
to
counter-march
:
As
you
were
:
steppe
forward
with
the
right
legge
,
and
cast
about
the
left
legge
to
the
right
hand
,
and
so
march
back
to
your
place
.
Files
Counter-march
to
the
left
hand
,
steppe
forward
with
the
left
legge
,
bringing
about
the
right
legge
,
turning
your
body
to
the
left
hand
,
and
march
down
as
the
former
.
As
you
were
,
step
forward
with
your
left
legge
,
cast
about
the
right
legge
to
the
left
hand
,
and
so
march
back
to
your
place
:
Other
kindes
of
counter-march
is
not
fitte
.
Closeing
,
and
opening
of
Rankes
.
WHen
yee
are
commanded
to
close
your
rankes
;
the
first
ranke
standeth
still
:
the
second
cometh
up
,
and
closeth
to
the
distance
commanded
,
either
three
foote
,
or
close
order
:
the
rest
of
the
ranks
move
up
,
and
close
to
the
same
distance
.
When
yee
are
commanded
to
open
your
rankes
,
the
first
ranke
standeth
still
,
the
rest
fall
backe
towards
the
reere
:
the
second
taketh
its
distance
,
and
standeth
still
,
so
the
third
till
all
have
got
their
places
.
Closeing
,
and
opening
of
Files
.
WHen
yee
are
commanded
to
close
your
files
to
the
right
hand
,
the
right
hand
file
standeth
,
the
second
file
to
it
faceth
about
to
it
,
and
steppeth
forward
,
till
it
have
taken
the
distance
commanded
,
so
doth
the
rest
in
order
,
each
after
other
.
If
yee
be
commanded
to
close
your
files
to
the
left
hand
,
the
left
hand
file
standeth
still
,
and
the
rest
close
to
it
,
as
they
did
to
the
right
hand
.
If
yee
be
commanded
to
close
your
files
to
the
middle
,
if
yee
be
ten
or
six
in
ranke
,
the
two
middle
files
take
their
distance
,
the
rest
face
to
them
,
and
the
nearest
to
them
take
first
their
distance
,
and
so
the
rest
in
order
:
But
this
is
little
needfull
;
the
other
two
may
serve
.
When
yee
are
commanded
to
open
your
files
to
the
right
hand
,
the
left
hand
file
standeth
still
,
the
second
to
it
openeth
,
and
all
the
rest
in
order
,
till
yee
come
to
the
right
hand
.
When
yee
are
commanded
to
open
your
files
to
the
left
hand
,
the
right
hand
file
standeth
still
,
and
openeth
as
formerly
to
the
left
hand
.
When
yee
are
commanded
to
open
files
to
both
the
hands
,
the
two
middle
files
open
to
their
just
distances
,
so
presse
on
the
rest
neerest
to
them
,
till
all
have
opened
to
the
distance
commanded
,
and
open
by
stepping
side-wayes
,
pressing
with
their
shoulder
their
sideman
.
Of
wheeling
,
or
the
great
turne
.
WHen
ye
are
commanded
the
great
turne
to
the
right
hand
,
yee
must
first
close
your
files
to
that
hand
,
whereto
yee
are
to
turne
,
even
to
closse
order
,
and
close
up
your
rankes
to
the
same
order
:
Then
the
Corner-file-leader
on
the
right
hand
standeth
still
in
his
place
,
as
the
fixed
foote
of
a
Compasse
,
moving
with
the
left
legge
about
,
turning
on
the
right
foot
fixed
,
his
sideman
moveth
more
,
and
so
alwayes
the
more
,
the
further
they
are
removed
from
him
,
every
follower
keeping
his
leader
,
and
in
every
ranke
their
sideman
,
The
further
they
are
from
the
right
side
,
they
will
make
the
larger
turne
,
untill
the
front
be
where
the
right
flanke
was
:
And
being
commanded
the
great
turne
to
the
reere
by
the
right
hand
,
haveing
now
your
front
where
your
right
flank
was
,
may
keepe
the
same
order
as
at
first
,
till
your
faces
be
at
the
reere
.
When
yee
would
reduce
them
:
As
they
were
,
even
to
the
place
where
they
were
first
,
yee
must
wheele
them
just
about
to
the
said
first
place
:
Then
opening
their
files
and
rankes
,
they
are
just
as
they
were
:
yee
may
do
just
so
when
yee
are
commanded
to
make
the
great
turne
to
the
left
hand
,
onlie
they
do
at
the
left
hand
,
as
the
other
did
at
the
right
hand
before
;
but
this
motion
is
seldome
used
,
and
would
be
performed
when
your
men
are
perfite
in
all
their
other
motions
.
FINIS
.