The military garden, or instructions for all young souldiers and such who are disposed to learne, and have knowledge of the militarie discipline. ... Observed and set in order according to the best military practice by Iames Achesone gentleman at armes, burges of Edinburgh

Title

The military garden, or instructions for all young souldiers and such who are disposed to learne, and have knowledge of the militarie discipline. ... Observed and set in order according to the best military practice by Iames Achesone gentleman at armes, burges of Edinburgh

Author

Achesone, James.

Publication

Edinburgh :: Printed by Iohn Wreittoun,

anno Dom. 1629.

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Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT VER∣TVOVS AND WORSHIPFVL DAVID AKENHEAD, PROVEST, IOHN SINCLAIRE, ARCHBALD TOD, EDWARD FORKER, ALEXANDER HERIOT BALLIES; IOHN MAKNATH Dane of Guild; DAVID MAKALL Treasurer: and to all the remnant of the Councell of the Towne of EDINBVRGH.
• THE MILITARIE GARDEN.
  • A CAPTAINE.
  • LEIVETENANT.
  • THE HANDSIGNE.
  • THE SERGEANT.
  • THE CORPORALL.
  • The order how a com∣pany should march of 200 men, 100 Picks, and 100 Musquets.
  • The Company brought vp in bat∣tell for the exercising.
  • The words for the Musquet. The Musquet shouldered.
  • The postures of the Picke.
    • The Front.
    • The Reare.
    • A String.
    • A Ranke.
    • Leaders of Strings.
    • Bringers vp.
    • Reare division, half strings, or sixt rank, all these three names may bee given to this division.
    • The wing.
  • Heereafter followeth certaine ge∣nerall observations.
  • The words of Command following.
  • The company standing in battell orderly, both in ranks and strings, and true distance in both the words of exercising are these, viz.
  • THE GENERALL.
  • THE CROWNER.
  • THE SERGEANT MAIOR.
  • Admonitions for a Souldier
  • A company drawne vp in forme of a triangle battell.
  • A company drawne vp with the picks vpon the right hand.
  • A company drawne vp and win∣ged vpon both the wings with Musquetiers.
  • This company having their Mus∣quetiers vpon the left wing, hath now doubled the right division of Pickes.
  • A Company presenting to all quarters, being 200. 100 Picks, 100 Musquetiers.
  • Heere is placed the handling of Picke and Musquet, with your left hand because there is sundrie of this Towne who are left handed and de∣sirous to learne to handle both Pickes and Musquets therewith.
  • The words for the handling of the Musquet for a left handed man.
  • A Company drawne vp with the Musque∣tiers in the front.
  • Heere the reare division of Pickes, hath doubled the front division of Mus∣quetiers to the right hand.
  • A Souldiers resolution to brauo Souldiers.