A discourse of military discipline devided into three boockes, declaringe the partes and sufficiencie ordained in a private souldier, and in each officer; servinge in the infantery, till the election and office of the captaine generall; and the laste booke treatinge of fire-wourckes of rare executiones by sea and lande, as alsoe of firtifasions [sic]. Composed by Captaine Gerat Barry Irish.

By the figure followinge youe see the saide divisiones fall oute of theire marche in to battell, and proporsionally lined on the two flankes with the 1260. mus∣ketes, as by the divisiones of the same, and the figure followinge youe may see as the table of the divisiones of the battell hire folowinge sheoweth.

YOue shall understande that in the division of the pikes there did remaine nothinge, and for bienge inescusable to guarinsh the culoures withe pikes and shott, i cutt of the fronte of the battell one ranke which containes 42. pikes and 30. musketes, of thies pikes 20. shall guarnishe the two flankes of the culoures and the other 22 pikes shall by imploied for other purposes, and the 30. mus∣ketes with other 30. that are to be taken oute of the battell shall gua∣rinsh the culoures, so for suche as for curiositie woulde confronte this rekoninge it is necessary they knowe the diference is that 60. mueketes are to by taken oute of the battell to guaruish the culoures as before declared. Which are to be rekoned but once for otherwise there shall by 30. musketes diference.

The pikes contained in the boddy of the battel.	1722. p.
The pikes that doth guarinsh the culours.	20. p.
Pikes employed in ocasiones of service.	22. p.
	1764. p.

• 1764 pikes.
• 1260 musketes.
• 3024 men.

Table of the battell.

• 210 musketes.
• 294 pikes.
• 294 pikes.
• 210 musketes.
• 294 pikes.
• 210 musketes.
• 210 musketes.
• 294 pikes.
• 294 pikes.
• 210 musketes.
• 294 pikes.
• 210 musketes.
• 3024 men.

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SQUARE OF MEN. 3024. men. FRONT OF THE BATTELL.

• 1764 pikes.
• 1260 musk.
• 3024.