Obiections
against
the
vse
of
the
Bow
with
the
Pike
:
And
the
Answers
thereunto
.
The
Bow
is
an
incumbrance
vnto
the
Pike
,
in
-
Weight
,
-
Tangling
,
for
-
Close
order
,
-
Counter-marching
,
-
Wheeling
.
FFrst
,
The
weight
of
the
Bow
,
as
it
is
placed
,
is
of
no
moment
;
as
is
explained
in
the
Booke
intituled
The
double
armed
man
.
Secondly
,
for
Intangling
,
either
in
Close
order
,
in
Counter-marching
,
or
in
Wheeling
:
In
all
which
,
the
Pikeman
doth
cary
his
Pike
aduanced
,
and
then
is
the
bow
directly
ouer
his
head
:
so
that
the
Bow
can
be
no
more
incumbrance
then
his
owne
body
,
either
to
his
leader
,
his
follower
,
his
right
hand
man
,
or
his
left
hand
man
.
The
Bow
will
be
troublesome
when
you
cheeke
or
trayle
your
Pike
.
The
Bow
is
so
placed
vpon
the
Pike
with
the
Engine
,
that
if
any
such
seruice
be
required
,
(
which
is
very
seldome
)
then
may
the
Bow
very
readily
be
slipped
off
the
Pike
,
and
so
trailed
therewith
;
and
with
as
great
readinesse
slipt
on
againe
:
And
also
cheeking
may
be
done
with
great
agility
.
What
vse
is
for
the
Bow
,
when
you
come
to
close
order
.
It
is
obseruable
,
that
when
you
draw
to
close
order
,
it
is
to
receiue
the
enemy
at
the
push
of
Pike
,
which
when
you
so
close
your
rankes
,
yet
in
file
you
allow
so
much
distance
one
from
the
other
,
which
may
giue
your
armes
liberty
for
to
push
with
your
Pike
;
which
the
bow
doth
no
way
hinder
,
for
it
is
placed
so
fast
vnto
the
Pike
,
that
no
trouble
is
therewith
.
Besides
,
when
your
front
stands
so
charged
,
your
middle
men
,
and
your
reere
,
may
doe
good
seruice
with
their
arrowes
vpon
many
occasions
,
for
in
such
close
order
,
you
may
vse
your
bow
either
against
horse
or
foot
.
Men
are
not
now
of
that
strength
to
mannage
the
bow
,
as
heretofore
they
were
,
and
therefore
they
cannot
now
doe
execution
as
formerly
they
did
.
What
we
want
in
strength
of
our
predecessors
,
〈◇〉
●e
good
by
our
ingeniousnesse
:
For
first
,
wee
haue
the
helpe
of
the
Pike
,
which
serueth
for
a
Rest
for
the
bow
arme
,
wherby
we
draw
a
very
strong
bow
,
as
the
Booke
formerly
noted
doth
specific
.
Secondly
,
we
haue
now
more
exact
skill
in
making
both
bowes
and
arrowes
,
and
thereby
we
can
against
:
〈…〉
may
be
done
with
great
aginity
.
What
vse
is
for
the
Bow
,
when
you
come
to
close
order
.
It
is
obseruable
,
that
when
you
draw
to
close
order
,
it
is
to
receiue
the
enemy
at
the
push
of
Pike
,
which
when
you
so
close
your
rankes
,
yet
in
file
you
allow
so
much
distance
one
from
the
other
,
which
may
giue
your
armes
liberty
for
to
push
with
your
Pike
;
which
the
bow
doth
no
way
hinder
,
for
it
is
placed
so
fast
vnto
the
Pike
,
that
no
trouble
is
therewith
.
Besides
,
when
your
front
stands
so
charged
,
your
middle
men
,
and
your
reere
,
may
doe
good
seruice
with
their
arrowes
vpon
many
occasions
,
for
in
such
close
order
,
you
may
vse
your
bow
either
against
horse
or
foot
.
Men
are
not
now
of
that
strength
to
mannage
the
bow
,
as
heretofore
they
were
,
and
therefore
they
cannot
now
doe
execution
as
formerly
they
did
.
What
we
want
in
strength
of
our
predecessors
,
we
make
good
by
our
ingeniousnesse
:
For
first
,
wee
haue
the
helpe
of
the
Pike
,
which
serueth
for
a
Rest
for
the
bow
arme
,
wherby
we
draw
a
very
strong
bow
,
as
the
Booke
formerly
noted
doth
specifie
.
Secondly
,
we
haue
now
more
exact
skill
in
making
both
bowes
and
arrowes
;
and
thereby
we
can
shoot
further
,
and
more
piercing
,
by
reason
of
the
aduantage
that
we
haue
in
our
arrowes
,
which
are
both
nimble
and
flighty
;
whereby
we
are
enabled
to
doe
execution
at
the
distance
of
16.18
.
or
20.
score
yards
off
.
Thirdly
,
wee
doe
hereby
double
seruice
,
both
with
the
Pike
and
with
the
Bow
also
,
whereas
without
the
Bow
,
the
pikeman
stands
but
as
a
marke
for
the
muskettiers
and
horsemen
,
as
is
explained
in
the
booke
formerly
named
.
What
hurt
can
the
arrowes
doe
against
armed
men
?
There
is
neither
man
nor
horse
that
can
be
so
armed
,
as
to
free
himselfe
from
the
showers
of
arrowes
,
for
euery
bowman
may
haue
two
or
three
arrowes
still
flying
,
and
therefore
no
part
of
the
body
is
free
from
the
arrow
;
for
in
the
descending
,
it
must
hit
either
the
head
,
face
,
armes
,
body
,
thighes
,
legs
,
or
feet
,
both
of
the
leaders
and
followers
,
and
so
both
the
middle
and
the
reere
of
the
enemies
battell
are
subiect
to
the
arrowes
,
as
well
as
the
front
;
and
likewise
both
Horsemen
,
Pikemen
,
Muskettiers
,
and
also
Cannoniers
,
euen
all
and
euery
of
these
will
be
so
terrified
with
the
obiect
,
as
wel
as
with
the
hurt
of
the
showers
of
arrowes
,
that
the
enemy
thereby
will
be
made
vncapable
of
doing
any
seruice
.
There
are
not
now
set
battels
fought
,
as
formerly
were
,
and
therefore
the
Bow
is
not
seruiceable
as
heretofore
it
was
.
Wheresoeuer
the
Pike
or
the
Musket
are
seruiceable
,
there
will
the
Bow
be
seruiceable
also
.
Besides
,
in
raine
or
moist
weather
the
Bow
is
vsefull
:
Also
with
our
showers
of
arrowes
we
can
shoot
into
any
Towne
,
Castle
,
Fort
,
or
Trench
;
as
likewise
to
shoot
fire-workes
,
as
the
aforesaid
Booke
mentioneth
.
And
now
to
cleare
all
other
difficulties
which
may
be
obiected
against
the
vse
of
the
Bow
in
seruice
by
this
inuention
;
and
also
to
giue
further
satisfaction
vnto
this
Honourable
Assembly
,
If
it
may
seeme
requisite
vnto
this
Honourable
House
,
to
giue
order
that
a
selected
company
of
Archers
may
be
admitted
to
performe
such
seruice
as
hath
beene
specified
,
and
also
time
and
place
conuenient
for
such
spectators
,
as
your
wisedomes
shall
thinke
meet
for
censure
thereof
,
we
doubt
not
,
by
Gods
assistance
,
but
to
giue
such
ample
satisfaction
,
that
all
honourable
Commanders
and
worthy
Captaines
and
Souldiers
shall
approue
thereo
.
FINIS
.
THE
DOVBLE-ARMED
MAN
.
GOD
Almighty
,
who
is
the
author
of
al
good
vnto
Man
,
putteth
into
his
minde
good
motions
,
inuentions
,
and
actions
,
for
his
helpe
and
preseruation
.
As
he
did
vnto
Noah
when
he
built
the
Arke
,
whereby
both
hee
and
his
family
were
preserued
from
the
Flood
.
At
which
time
also
,
the
Lord
made
his
Couenant
with
them
,
for
their
comfort
,
and
set
his
Bow
in
the
Cloud
for
confirmation
thereof
:
and
afterward
,
it
pleased
God
to
inspire
into
man
such
wisdome
,
and
policy
,
to
imitate
and
make
materiall
Bowes
,
for
their
vse
and
defence
,
against
the
wilde
beasts
of
the
field
,
which
otherwise
might
haue
deuoured
them
:
and
likewise
when
enuie
and
strife
grew
betwixt
man
and
man
,
it
serued
for
a
chiefe
weapon
amongst
them
,
to
maintaine
their
rights
,
and
to
defend
themselues
one
against
the
other
,
&
so
by
vse
the
Bow
became
the
best
weapon
of
all
others
vnto
succeeding
ages
.
And
after
this
began
the
name
of
Archer
;
for
it
is
said
of
Ismael
,
the
sonne
of
Abraham
,
that
God
was
with
him
,
and
he
dwelt
in
the
wildernesse
,
and
was
an
Archer
.
So
likewise
were
the
two
sonnes
of
Izhac
,
for
Esau
was
an
Archer
,
and
he
vsed
his
Bow
for
Hunting
.
But
Iacob
vsed
it
for
Warres
,
for
hee
saith
vnto
his
sonne
Ioseph
,
I
haue
giuen
thee
one
portion
of
ground
,
which
I
got
from
the
Amorite
with
my
Sword
,
and
with
my
Bow
.
And
so
successiuely
it
was
vsed
amongst
the
Israelites
,
and
of
great
estimation
,
for
King
Dauid
he
saith
,
that
the
Lord
he
teacheth
the
vse
thereof
,
and
likewise
inableth
a
man
therevnto
in
these
words
,
The
Lord
,
saith
he
,
teacheth
my
hands
to
Warre
,
so
that
a
Bow
of
Steele
is
broken
by
mee
:
and
all
King
Dauids
Worthies
and
chiefe
men
of
Ware
,
were
armed
with
Bowes
and
Arrowes
.
King
David
also
,
hee
commanded
that
the
children
should
be
taught
to
shoot
,
&
to
learne
the
vse
of
the
Bow
,
&
so
to
succeeding
ages
it
continued
,
and
was
accounted
of
amongst
all
the
famous
Nations
in
the
world
,
to
be
the
best
Weapon
.
It
is
recorded
in
holy
Writ
,
that
the
Assyrians
they
vsed
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
,
in
all
their
warres
against
the
Israelites
.
The
Persians
;
their
Kings
were
admirable
Bowmen
,
and
they
accounted
of
it
as
their
best
weapon
for
warres
,
and
still
it
is
in
vse
with
them
.
And
likewise
the
Romanes
in
all
their
conquests
,
they
esteemed
of
the
Bowmen
to
bee
the
best
and
surest
souldiers
.
The
Parthians
with
their
Bowes
and
Arrowes
,
vanquished
the
famous
Romane
Captaine
,
Crassus
,
with
all
his
Legions
(
which
came
into
their
countrey
to
conquer
it
)
and
slew
them
all
.
The
Turkes
,
they
haue
vsed
this
weapon
in
all
their
conquests
,
and
doe
still
vse
it
,
so
that
by
their
continuall
vse
and
perfect
skill
therein
,
together
with
their
innumerable
multitude
of
Arrowes
flying
in
the
sight
of
their
enemies
,
when
they
goe
to
warres
,
they
are
a
terrour
vnto
all
their
Christian
neighbours
that
inhabit
about
them
,
and
what
King
or
Potentate
is
of
that
force
and
power
,
as
is
the
Turke
now
at
this
day
.
But
of
all
the
Nations
in
the
world
,
our
Brittish
Nation
were
most
excellent
and
famous
,
in
this
weapon
the
long
Bow
and
Arrowes
,
before
wee
were
so
variable
in
neglecting
the
vse
thereof
.
And
certainly
,
if
we
of
all
other
Nations
,
being
so
expert
in
the
vse
thereof
;
and
also
by
agilitie
so
inabled
,
I
say
if
we
had
exercised
and
vsed
the
long
Bow
and
Arrowes
in
the
Warres
,
as
heretofore
our
Predecessors
haue
done
,
we
had
been
famous
thereby
as
they
were
.
For
then
our
Brittish
Nation
were
accounted
the
absolute
best
warriours
in
the
world
,
and
got
by
the
vse
of
the
Bow
,
victorious
battailes
,
and
conquests
,
to
their
immortall
fame
and
honour
,
as
in
our
Chronicle-Histories
it
is
recorded
,
whereof
I
will
set
downe
some
few
,
omitting
many
more
for
brevitie
.
I
will
first
begin
with
King
William
the
Conqueror
,
for
he
conquered
this
Land
by
the
vse
of
the
Bow
,
as
is
recorded
by
Sr
Iohn
Haward
,
in
his
book
of
the
History
of
the
three
first
Norman
Kings
.
Also
King
Edward
the
third
,
who
hauing
title
to
the
Crowne
of
France
,
inuaded
it
,
and
in
a
set
battell
at
Cresse
,
he
subdued
the
French
,
so
that
most
of
the
Nobilitie
were
either
slain
,
or
taken
;
and
also
conquered
the
strong
towne
of
Callis
,
all
which
was
accomplished
by
the
seruice
of
the
Bowmen
.
After
that
,
his
sonne
the
famous
Prince
Edward
called
the
Blacke
Prince
,
hee
in
a
set
battell
at
Poytiers
,
tooke
the
French
King
prisoner
,
and
withall
most
of
the
Nobilitie
were
either
slaine
or
taken
:
and
all
these
battels
and
Victories
were
gotten
by
the
Bowmens
seruice
.
So
likewise
King
Henry
the
fift
,
in
the
battaile
at
Agincourt
,
obtained
a
glorious
Victory
:
In
which
battaile
,
as
the
story
saith
,
were
taken
and
slaine
,
the
flower
of
all
the
Nobilitie
of
France
,
notwithstanding
the
vnequalitie
of
the
number
in
all
these
battels
,
for
it
is
Recorded
,
that
the
French
exceeded
the
Brittons
in
number
ten
for
one
,
and
this
was
atchieued
by
the
seruice
of
the
Bowmen
.
After
this
,
in
the
time
of
King
Henry
the
sixt
,
what
famous
battels
were
gotten
vnder
the
leading
of
the
Duke
of
Bedford
,
then
Regent
in
France
,
by
his
valiant
Bowmen
.
I
will
forbeare
to
speake
of
the
ciuill
Warres
here
in
our
owne
Land
,
for
they
were
vnnaturall
warres
,
therefore
let
them
die
in
obliuion
.
But
after
this
,
King
Edward
the
fourth
made
a
iourney
into
France
with
his
Bowmen
,
where
hee
obtained
of
the
French
King
,
a
Peace
according
to
his
desire
.
Likewise
when
King
Henry
the
seventh
came
in
against
Richard
the
murderous
vsurper
,
&
subdued
him
:
in
all
which
Warres
,
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
were
altogether
their
chiefest
and
best
weapons
.
And
likewise
King
Henry
the
eight
,
when
hee
made
his
journeys
into
France
,
&
like
a
conqueror
won
the
Cities
of
Turwin
,
and
of
Tourney
,
and
afterward
of
Bullen
;
in
all
which
journeys
,
hee
was
furnished
with
his
valiant
Bowmen
,
which
still
were
a
terrour
vnto
their
enemies
,
the
showers
of
Arrowes
which
they
shot
,
did
euen
darken
the
skies
,
and
did
so
amaze
the
enemy
,
that
the
very
object
thereof
,
was
as
grieuous
vnto
them
,
as
death
it selfe
,
for
they
are
vnauoidable
,
as
did
appeare
by
the
many
wounds
which
they
gaue
vnto
all
either
horse
,
or
foot
,
for
no
part
of
the
body
,
the
very
eye
is
not
free
from
the
Arrow
.
And
this
is
certaine
,
that
if
either
man
or
horse
be
wounded
with
a
sheafe
Arrow
,
with
a
Barb'd
head
thereon
,
let
it
be
in
what
part
of
the
body
so
euer
,
if
it
doth
not
deadly
execution
,
it
makes
him
vncapable
of
doing
any
seruice
,
for
either
they
must
pull
out
the
Arrow
,
and
so
mortifie
and
rend
the
flesh
,
veynes
,
&
sinews
,
and
sometimes
in
so
pulling
of
the
Arrow
out
,
to
leaue
the
head
behind
,
or
else
cut
out
the
piece
,
in
what
place
so
euer
it
sticketh
.
But
especially
for
horse
it
is
acknowledged
by
all
Commanders
,
that
it
is
the
absolute
best
weapon
of
all
others
,
for
no
horse
will
endure
the
hurt
of
an
Arrow
,
but
with
the
smart
thereof
hee
will
disorder
all
those
about
him
,
and
both
spoile
himselfe
and
his
Rider
.
But
now
,
by
new
Inuentions
and
Stratagems
,
the
old
Militarie
discipline
in
the
Warres
is
altered
;
and
therefore
the
Bow
is
cast
by
as
altogether
vnseruiceable
in
these
times
.
True
it
is
,
that
many
are
the
Inuentions
of
man
,
and
haue
been
from
the
beginning
,
some
good
and
well-pleasing
to
God
,
and
some
againe
wicked
and
offensiue
both
to
God
,
and
all
good
men
.
Amongst
all
which
,
Bartholdus
Swart
the
Franciscan
Fryer
,
with
his
most
diuellish
Inuention
of
Gunpowder
,
is
the
most
damnable
,
and
from
hell
it selfe
inuented
.
But
it
is
now
of
that
estimation
,
that
many
other
both
Inuentions
and
Weapons
,
formerly
in
great
account
,
are
quite
laid
aside
as
altogether
vnnecessary
,
especially
with
vs
,
this
ancient
famous
weapon
,
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
is
quite
extinguished
.
Other
Nations
notwithstanding
they
make
vse
of
new
Inuentions
;
yet
doe
they
not
leaue
off
these
famous
ancient
Weapons
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
,
as
we
haue
done
these
many
yeares
.
And
because
now
in
these
later
variable
times
,
since
these
sulphurious
Inuentions
haue
beene
discouered
,
and
thereby
the
vse
of
Hand-guns
and
Muskets
haue
been
in
request
,
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
haue
been
altogether
neglected
by
our
Nation
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
because
they
are
thought
to
be
vneffectuall
,
and
not
of
force
to
do
that
execution
which
the
fiery
weapons
doe
.
Yet
notwithstanding
,
if
the
Premises
before
spoken
of
be
well
considered
,
(
viz.
)
the
number
of
Arrowes
still
flying
,
(
for
euery
Archer
may
shoot
sixe
Arrowes
within
the
time
of
the
charging
,
and
discharging
of
one
Musket
)
and
the
number
of
Bowmen
stil
shooting
,
(
for
how
many
so
euer
they
be
,
they
may
all
shoot
together
)
also
the
many
wounds
which
the
Arrowes
doe
giue
,
(
for
few
of
them
fly
in
vaine
amongst
a
multitude
)
together
with
the
terrour
of
the
Obiect
,
and
sight
of
so
many
voleys
of
Arrowes
still
flying
vpon
the
enemy
:
It
cannot
bee
denied
but
it
must
needs
disorder
them
,
whether
they
be
horse
or
foot
.
Besides
,
in
the
raine
or
moist
weather
,
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
are
seruiceable
,
vpon
all
advantages
,
when
the
fiery
weapons
cannot
be
vsed
.
But
there
is
an
Obiection
to
bee
made
,
that
it
would
bee
double
charges
to
maintaine
Bowmen
in
the
Warres
,
and
the
effects
that
may
be
done
thereby
,
will
not
counteruaile
it
.
Besides
,
to
haue
Bowmen
with
others
in
the
Warres
,
according
to
the
Martiall
discipline
now
vsed
,
This
obiection
is
answered
by
the
chiefe
subiect
of
this
Discourse
,
which
shewes
that
the
Pikeman
now
is
made
a
Bowman
also
by
this
new
Invention
practised
.
they
would
be
troublesome
vnto
the
rest
,
and
cannot
be
placed
to
doe
seruice
,
as
in
former
times
they
haue
done
,
by
reason
there
are
not
in
these
times
,
set
battailes
fought
in
the
field
,
as
in
former
times
haue
been
:
and
in
those
set
battels
the
Bowmen
were
placed
and
barricadoed
in
,
whereby
the
horsemen
could
not
breake
in
vpon
them
;
and
being
so
conueniently
placed
,
to
shoot
their
voleys
of
Arrowes
,
thereby
to
gall
and
wound
the
horse
,
and
therewithall
to
disorder
them
,
and
this
is
said
to
be
the
most
materiall
seruice
that
the
Bowmen
did
.
I
will
not
now
further
dilate
vpon
the
many
good
seruices
,
which
the
Bowmen
haue
done
in
former
times
,
ancient
Histories
relate
sufficiently
thereof
,
as
before
I
haue
shewed
.
But
it
is
apparent
by
Record
,
that
it
was
a
conquering
weapon
:
for
I
finde
in
those
battels
formerly
spoken
of
,
that
the
Bowmen
did
so
wound
&
anoy
the
enemy
with
Arrows
,
that
they
could
neither
fight
nor
fly
,
and
that
the
English
like
conquerors
,
did
kill
and
take
prisoners
whom
they
listed
;
so
that
euery
English
souldier
had
two
,
three
,
or
foure
prisoners
;
and
I
thinke
I
may
say
without
offence
,
that
it
is
a
weapon
well
pleasing
to
God
:
But
sure
I
am
,
it
is
the
cheapest
weapon
of
all
others
,
and
the
easiest
both
to
be
had
,
and
to
be
practised
.
Besides
,
it
was
a
good
Common-wealths
handy
Trade
,
and
employed
many
thousands
at
worke
,
which
liued
well
thereby
;
for
in
euery
City
and
Towne
in
euery
Shire
throughout
the
Land
,
yea
in
euery
Country
Parish
,
there
were
of
Bowyers
,
Fletchers
,
String-makers
,
and
Arrow-head
makers
,
or
some
others
thereunto
depending
,
that
liued
by
their
imployment
therein
.
And
for
recreation
and
exercise
it
exceedeth
all
,
it
makes
vs
apt
and
fit
to
doe
our
Prince
seruice
vpon
all
sudden
occasions
,
it
encreaseth
strength
and
agility
,
it
maintaines
health
,
and
expels
diseases
,
It
procures
a
stomack
,
and
causeth
good
digesture
,
and
being
moderately
vsed
,
the
exercise
thereof
is
maintained
with
verie
small
charges
,
Much
more
besides
may
be
spoken
of
this
laudable
Exercise
of
Shooting
,
for
the
exercise
thereof
expels
drunkennesse
,
swearing
,
dicing
,
carding
,
quoyting
,
cat-playing
,
besides
many
other
vaine
and
vngodly
vices
.
Besides
,
the
Sabbath
day
was
not
so
prophaned
when
this
exercise
was
vsed
,
for
then
the
country
Famers
and
Yeomen
,
with
others
likewise
,
with
their
sonnes
and
men
seruants
,
notwithstanding
they
dwelt
farre
from
their
Parish
Churches
,
yet
would
they
take
their
Bowes
and
Arrowes
for
their
recreation
and
exercise
,
and
so
shoot
to
their
Parish
Churches
and
goe
to
diuine
Seruice
,
both
morning
and
euening
;
whereas
now
,
there
are
many
that
spend
their
time
much
worse
vpon
the
Sabbath
day
,
either
in
some
of
these
vnlawfull
games
or
vices
before
spoken
of
,
or
some
others
as
bad
,
or
else
sitting
in
the
Alehouse
drinking
,
swearing
,
sucking
Tobacco
,
and
so
spending
their
time
and
patrimony
also
,
and
scarce
go
to
Church
,
especially
to
euening
Prayer
once
in
a
quarter
of
a
yeare
.
All
these
premises
considered
,
(
obliged
mee
)
both
for
the
honour
of
God
,
my
bounden
duty
and
allegiance
vnto
my
gracious
Soueraigne
,
with
my
naturall
loue
to
my
country
,
for
the
honour
and
preseruation
of
the
same
,
both
to
study
and
practise
how
I
might
be
seruiceable
thereunto
.
And
thereupon
,
being
an
Archer
,
I
practised
how
to
bring
that
famous
ancient
weapon
,
the
Long-bow
and
Arrowes
into
the
field
againe
,
to
doe
seruice
for
my
Prince
and
Country
,
as
in
former
times
they
haue
done
.
To
this
end
and
purpose
I
endeauored
my selfe
many
yeares
,
practising
with
many
inuentions
,
vntill
at
last
it
pleased
God
to
perfect
me
therein
:
So
that
now
I
doe
constantly
affirme
,
not
onely
by
my
owne
perfect
experience
and
practice
,
but
by
the
practice
of
the
worthy
Society
of
the
traind
Band
,
in
the
Artillerie
Garden
in
London
,
it
being
practised
there
this
twelue
months
,
and
approued
of
,
not
onely
by
that
worthy
Society
,
and
the
ancient
experienced
Captaine
thereof
,
Captaine
Bingham
;
but
by
the
approbation
of
many
other
honourable
Commanders
,
That
the
Souldier
with
his
Corslet
and
his
Pike
may
be
a
Bowman
also
,
with
great
ease
and
readinesse
,
with
great
strength
and
aduantage
,
and
without
incumbrance
,
and
therewith
to
encounter
his
enemy
in
the
open
field
,
with
the
Muskettiers
and
others
;
whereas
without
the
Bow
the
Pikemen
are
but
as
a
marke
for
the
Muskettiers
and
Horsemen
to
play
vpon
,
doing
no
seruice
vntill
they
come
to
the
push
or
charge
.
But
now
being
armed
with
the
Bow
,
The
former
Obiection
answered
.
they
are
ready
to
come
on
vpon
all
aduantages
,
his
Pike
being
his
barricadoe
,
and
with
his
Arrowes
he
shall
offend
his
enemy
from
18
or
20
score
yards
,
vnto
sixe
score
yards
,
as
well
as
the
Muskettiers
,
whether
his
enemy
be
horse
or
foot
,
vntill
they
come
to
close
,
which
they
will
hardly
do
,
as
many
Commanders
doe
verifie
,
if
these
weapons
were
well
exercised
and
practised
together
,
and
men
made
perfect
therein
,
according
as
is
requisite
in
all
other
weapons
.
But
some
haue
obiected
,
that
the
weight
of
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
will
be
too
much
for
the
Pikeman
to
carie
.
But
it
is
easily
answered
,
for
it
is
very
probable
,
that
the
weight
is
of
no
moment
,
for
the
Bow
being
fastned
vnto
the
Pike
in
the
place
where
they
shoulder
the
Pike
,
it
is
thereby
caried
with
great
ease
:
And
likewise
the
Pike
is
a
Rest
for
the
Bowarme
for
drawing
of
his
Bow
,
being
made
fast
in
the
place
aforesaid
with
the
Engin
;
for
he
chargeth
not
his
Bow-arme
with
any
strength
by
drawing
,
but
onely
to
guide
his
Arrow
towards
his
marke
,
by
which
helpe
,
he
may
draw
a
Bow
much
stronger
then
otherwise
he
could
doe
.
I
reade
also
,
that
in
former
times
when
Bowmen
had
continued
long
in
the
Field
,
by
reason
of
their
lying
on
the
ground
,
or
by
some
other
inconueniences
,
that
thereby
they
grew
weake
,
so
that
they
were
not
able
to
draw
their
Bowes
.
But
now
by
this
Inuention
,
with
the
helpe
of
the
Pike
,
being
a
Rest
for
the
Bow-arme
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
the
Bowman
is
inabled
to
vse
his
Bow
,
and
to
shoot
,
notwithstanding
these
inconueniences
.
For
it
is
probable
,
that
any
Archer
may
draw
his
Bow
with
his
right
arme
,
which
is
his
drawing
arme
,
when
hee
cannot
beare
it
out
with
his
left
arme
,
which
is
his
holding-out
,
or
Bow-arme
.
I
haue
had
conference
with
some
Commanders
,
debating
vpon
seruices
which
may
bee
done
with
the
Bow
and
Arrowes
,
and
some
are
opinioned
,
that
they
wil
be
seruiceable
for
to
shoot
fire-works
vpon
some
occasion
;
and
I
know
by
experience
,
that
an
Archer
may
shoot
an
ounce
of
fire-worke
vpon
an
Arrow
twelue
score
yards
.
But
they
all
doe
approue
,
that
the
Pikemen
being
armed
with
Bowes
and
Arrowes
,
according
to
this
Inuention
practised
,
they
are
thereby
enabled
to
doe
very
materiall
seruice
,
for
the
guard
of
conuoyes
,
which
for
the
most
part
are
assaulted
by
the
horse
.
And
although
now
in
these
times
,
there
are
many
stratagems
vsed
in
the
Warres
,
which
in
former
times
were
not
;
yet
notwithstanding
I
presume
,
that
Bowes
and
Arrowes
vsed
by
this
Inuention
,
will
be
found
very
seruiceable
many
wayes
as
yet
vndiscouered
.
And
therefore
I
conclude
,
that
by
this
Inuention
,
the
Bow
man
may
performe
that
seruice
many
wayes
,
which
in
former
times
hee
could
not
doe
,
being
armed
with
his
Corslet
,
and
barrocadoed
with
his
Pike
,
and
thereby
imboldened
to
come
on
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
or
if
occasion
be
,
vpon
any
seruice
,
he
may
take
his
Bow
from
his
Pike
,
and
so
be
a
Bowman
,
or
Pikeman
alone
.
Now
the
perfection
of
this
exercise
if
they
haue
been
Bowmen
,
may
be
attained
vnto
by
practice
without
any
great
difficultie
,
and
thereby
hee
is
a
Double-Armed
man
:
And
for
the
order
and
postures
belonging
to
the
Pike
and
Bow
,
for
the
true
vse
thereof
,
is
as
followeth
.
First
,
the
whole
body
of
Pikes
must
keepe
their
fyles
of
Pikes
straight
by
line
,
for
in
so
doing
they
may
all
shoot
,
as
well
the
middle
and
the
Reare
,
as
the
Front
,
without
offending
one
another
.
Secondly
,
euery
follower
must
shoot
right
ouer
his
Leaders
head
,
and
so
shoot
thorow
his
own
fyle
of
Pikes
,
for
that
must
be
his
true
direction
to
make
his
shoot
.
Thirdly
,
if
the
enemy
comes
on
,
and
that
the
leaders
doe
shoot
brest
high
,
then
are
the
followers
to
beare
their
Bowhand
euen
with
the
top
of
his
leaders
head
,
for
that
is
the
lowest
and
shortest
distance
,
that
they
can
shoot
,
standing
in
their
order
,
and
square
body
.
Fourthly
,
after
your
last
shoot
,
which
is
about
sixescore
yards
,
you
must
fasten
your
Bow
,
and
come
vp
to
your
close
order
for
the
charge
,
and
if
it
be
for
horse
,
while
the
fiue
or
sixe
first
Ranges
stand
charged
with
their
Pikes
,
rested
at
the
foot
,
and
their
Swords
drawne
,
the
middle
&
the
reare
may
shoot
their
voleys
of
Arrowes
,
and
doe
good
seruice
,
whereas
without
their
Bowes
they
can
doe
nothing
,
but
stand
with
their
Pikes
sloapt
,
or
ported
These
obseruations
for
the
practice
of
this
exercise
,
I
haue
here
set
downe
for
instruction
vnto
all
those
,
that
hereafter
shall
endeuour
to
practise
the
same
.
Here
followeth
the
proper
words
of
command
,
belonging
to
this
exercise
for
the
Pike
and
Bow
,
according
as
it
hath
beene
practised
by
the
worthy
Societie
in
the
Artilerie
Garden
in
London
.
The
proper
words
of
command
for
this
exercise
,
are
as
followeth
.
-
Order
your
Pike
.
-
Slope
your
Pike
.
-
Vnfasten
your
Bow
.
-
Draw
out
your
Arrow
.
-
Nock
your
Arrow
.
-
Shoot
wholly
together
.
-
Port
your
Pike
and
March
.
-
Port
and
Retire
.
-
Fasten
your
Bow
.
-
Recouer
your
Pike
.
-
Aduance
your
Pike
.
-
Come
vp
to
your
close
Order
.
-
Charge
your
Pike
.
-
Recouer
your
Pike
.
-
Shoulder
your
Pike
and
March
.
-
Comport
your
Pike
and
March
.
Here
followeth
also
:
Sixe
severall
Portraitures
,
most
proper
for
this
exercise
with
the
Pike
and
Bow
,
by
this
Invention
,
with
the
Observations
,
and
words
of
command
,
properly
belonging
to
each
severall
posture
.