Military discipline: or, The young artillery man. Wherein is discoursed and showne the postures both of musket and pike: the exactest ways, & c. together with the motions which are to be used, in the exercising of a foot -company. With divers and severall formes and figures of battell .. (1635)
Barriffe, William · London, Printed by Thomas Harper · leaf 216
Chap. LXX. Of drawing the Files againeinto a Body: and preparingthemforaskirmijh, Y this time (me thinkes) 1 heare theDrums beat a Call: which fummonscachfile-lcader to his place: everyman obferving his order, both inranke 2nd fie. The Officers havingtaken their due places; the Captaineand Enfigne… … 184 Military Difcipltne, or Now the Drums beat a march, the Enfigne flying atthe head ef the Pikes ; the Pikes and Muskets moul-dered, marching at their dijlance border m file, at0M# order inr^»^ .• prefently byafigne from theCaptaine,the Drums beat a preparative: the Enfignefurl-up,retiring into…
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