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 shalbe 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 hād
      • 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 hād.
      • Cast off your files to the left hand;
      • Double your front to the right hād.
      • Double your front to the left hand.
      • Double your reare to the right hād.
      • Double your reare to the left hand.