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Author: Barriffe, William.
Title: Military discipline: or, the yong artillery man Wherein is discoursed and showne the postures both of musket and pike: the exactest way, &c. Together with the motions which are to be used, in the excercising of a foot-company. With divers and severall formes and figures of battell; with their reducements; very necessary for all such as are studious in the art military. By William Barriff.
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Print source: Military discipline: or, the yong artillery man Wherein is discoursed and showne the postures both of musket and pike: the exactest way, &c. Together with the motions which are to be used, in the excercising of a foot-company. With divers and severall formes and figures of battell; with their reducements; very necessary for all such as are studious in the art military. By William Barriff.
Barriffe, William.
London: Printed by Thomas Harper, for Ralph Mab, 1635.
Subject terms:
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Strategy -- Early works to 1800.
URL: http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A04919.0001.001
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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE
TO THE RIGHT VVorshipfull, Sir Ralph Bosvile, Knight, Captaine of a Select Company of Foot in the County of Kent.
TO THE WORTHY CAPTAINES, CAPTAINE EDVVARD DICHFIELD, and Captaine HENRY SANDERS, and to all the Gentlemen of the private and lo∣ving Societie of Cripplegate mee∣ting. W. B. wisheth all health and long continuance.
To all worthy Commanders, and brave Souldiers.
To Captaine Walter Neale, now Captaine of the Artillery Garden: and to all the rest of the Worthy Captaines, Lieftenants, Ensignes, Serjeants, and other Gentlemen of that noble Society: W. B. wisheth all increase of knowledge and continuance of Love and Vnity.
Faults escaped in the Printing.
To the Reader.
To my loving Friend, The Author.
To his much esteemed Friend, and fellow Souldier, the Author.
In Amicum Willielmum Barriff.
encomium
On his much esteemed friend, the Author.
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CHAP. I.
The Postures of the Musket.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
CHAP. XXIII.
CHAP. XXIV.
CHAP. XXV.
CHAP. XXVI.
CHAP. XXVII.
CHAP. XXVIII.
CHAP. XXIX.
CHAP. XXX.
CHAP. XXXI.
CHAP. XXXII.
Files, file to the Right and Left by Division.
CHAP. XXXIII.
CHAP. XXXIIII.
CHAP. XXXV.
CHAP. XXXVI.
CHAP. XXXVII.
CHAP. XXXVIII.
CHAP. XXXIX.
CHAP. XL.
CHAP. XLI.
The Command is.
Files to the left, Countermarch: every man turning after his Leader, on the ground he stands.
Bringers up, face about to the Right, the rest passe through to the Reere, and place your selues before your Bringers up.
CHAP. XLII.
The Command is, File-leader face about to the right, the rest passe through to the right, and place your selves behinde your Leaders.
File-leaders face to the Reere, the rest of the body passe through to the left, following your bringers up, pla∣cing your selves behinde your leaders.
CHAP. XLIII.
The Command is, File-leaders stand, the rest passe through to the right, and place your selves before your Leader.
File-leaders stand, the rest passe through to the right, placing your selves before your Leaders, following your bringers up.
CHAP. XLIV.
The Command is.
CHAP. XLV.
The Command is.
Right-hand-file, face to the right, the rest passe through to the right, and place your selves before your right-hand-men.
CHAP. XLVI.
The Command is: Right-hand-file face to the left, the rest passe through to the right, placing your selves behind your right-hand-men.
Right-hand-file stand, the rest passe through to the right, placing your selves, on the outside of your Right-hand-men.
CHAP. XLVII.
CHAP. XLVIII.
The Command is: File-leaders, and half-fileaders stand, the rest passe thorough to the right, and place your selves before your Leaders.
CHAP. XLIX.
The Command is, File-leaders, and Bringers up stand, the rest passe thorough to the right, and place your selves, before your Leaders, and Bringers up.
CHAP. L.
The Command is, File-leaders face about, Bringers up stand, the rest passe through to the Right, and place your selues behinde your file-leaders and Bringers up.
CHAP. LI.
The Command is, Front-halfe-files, interchange ground with the Reere, passing through to the Right.
CHAP. LII.
The Command is, Countermarch your flanks into the midst.
CHAP. LIII.
The Command is, The outermost file of each flanke, face outward, the rest passe through to the right and left, placing your selves before your out-side men.
CHAP. LIV.
The Command is, The outmost file of each Flanke face inward, the rest passe through to the Right, and Left, placing your selues behinde your outside men.
CHAP. LV.
The Command is, The outmost-file of each Flanke stand, the rest passe through to the right, and left, and place your selues on the outside, of your right and left-hand-men.
CHAP. LVI.
The Command is, Interchange Flanks.
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CHAP. LVII.
CHAP. LVIII.
The Command is, Wheele your battell to the right.
CHAP. LIX.
The Command is, Wheele your Battell to the right, on the same ground.
CHAP. LX.
The Command is, Wheele off your front by division.
CHAP. LXI.
The Command is, Wheele your Front inward to the Reere.
CHAP. LXII.
The Command is, Wheele your Flanks into the Front.
CHAP. LXIII.
The Command is, Wheele your Flanks into the Reere. The Direction is, Face all about to the Right.
CHAP. LXIIII.
The Command is, Wheele Front and Reere, into the right Flanke. The Direction is, Face all to the right.
CHAP. LXV.
The Command is, Wheele Front and Reere, into the left Flanke. The Direction is, Face all to the Left.
CHAP. LXVI.
The Command is, Wheele both Flanks into the Front and Reere. The Direction is, Halfe-files, face about to the Reere.
CHAP. LXVII.
The Command is, Wheele front and reere into both Flanks. The direction is, Face to the right and left.
CHAP. LXVIII.
CHAP. LXIX.
For to make sixe men, successively leaders, by sixe words of Command, besides Facings.
CHAP. LXX.
The Body drawne into a square: with the Officers in their places.
CHAP. LXXI.
CHAP. LXXII.
CHAP. LXXIII.
Pikes, stand; Muskettiers, march; untill the Bringers up, ranke with the front of Pikes.
CHAP. LXXIIII.
Pikes, stand, Muskettiers, advance before your Front of Pikes: and close your Divisions.
CHAP. LXXV.
Muskettiers, make ready to give fire by introduction to the right.
CHAP. LXXVI.
This being done, for to make the Figure, Command.
CHAP. LXXVII.
Wheele your Flanks into the Front: then face the Body to one of the Flanks: and wheele your Bat∣tell into a Convex Halfe Moone.
CHAP. LXXVIII.
This being performed, the Pikes are all in front, the Muskettiers in Reere.
CHAP. LXXIX.
The broad onted Battell.
CHAP. LXXX.
A firing in the Reere.
CHAP. LXXXI.
The Command is, Muskettiers, give fire to the right: and gather up your files.
CHAP. LXXXII.
Muskettiers, give fire in flanke: marching up betweene the Pikes and Muskets.
CHAP. LXXXIII.
Muskettiers, give fire to the Right: wheeling off, after your Bringers up; and placing your selues betweene your Divisions.
CHAP. LXXXIIII.
Muskettiers, give fire to the Right: placing your selues on the outside of the left Flanke of Pikes.
CHAP. LXXXV.
Muskettiers, give fire to the Right: Marching up betweene the midst of Pikes.
CHAP. LXXXVI.
Muskettiers, give fire to the front and reere: and flanke your Pikes.
CHAP. LXXXVII.
Muskettiers, give fire to the front and reere; placing your selves betweene your Divisions.
CHAP. LXXXVIII.
Muskettiers, give fire to the right and reere: placing your selves betweene the Pikes, and your owne divisions.
CHAP. LXXXIX.
Muskettiers, give fire to both flankes; marching up betweene the Pikes and your owne divisions.
CHAP. XC.
Advance your pikes, and stand. Face to the Right and Left. Muskettiers give fire; and flanke your Pikes.
CHAP. XCI.
Muskettiers of the Reere, double your front of Pikes, by Division.
CHAP. XCII.
Halfe rankes of the left, double your right flanke by division.
CHAP. XCIII.
These words of Command and direction being executed, perfect the Figure, as followeth.
CHAP. XCIIII.
CHAP. XCV.
CHAP. XCVI.
CHAP. XCVII.
CHAP. XCVIII.
CHAP. XCIX.
CHAP. C.
CHAP. CI.
CHAP. CII.
CHAP. CIII.
CHAP. CIIII.
CHAP. CV.
CHAP. CVI.
CHAP. CVII.
CHAP. CVIII.
CHAP. CIX.
CHAP. CX.
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