The third part of the principles of the art military practised in the warres of the United Provinces vnder the Lords the States Generall and His Highnesse the Prince of Orange : treating of severall peeces of ordnance ... : together with a list of all necessary preparations appertaining to an armie ... / written and composed by Henry Hexham.

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The third part of the principles of the art military practised in the warres of the United Provinces vnder the Lords the States Generall and His Highnesse the Prince of Orange : treating of severall peeces of ordnance ... : together with a list of all necessary preparations appertaining to an armie ... / written and composed by Henry Hexham.
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Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?
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Rotterdam :: Printed by James Moxon,
1643.
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The Demonstration for the Quartering of the Generall, or Master of the Ordnance, and all Subordinate Officers marching vnder the Traine of the Artillerie.

FIrst this Quarter is in breadth, or Front from A. to B. 600. foote, and from B. to C. is 300. foote in Depth, which never takes vp any more ground in Depth, but onely the Ordinary measure, for all the streets in yt, are but 20. foote broade, and are marked D. E, & is the Parke or empalement of the Generall of the Ordnance is ground, with his Attendants, men, and Horses, as yon maye evidently see in the raized Figure.

Num. 1. is here a Parke or a square of 100. foote: In which parke his Tents, and Measures are sett vp as the first is as followeth, a Hall or place of 12 foote in square, and a Gallerie beyound that, and the great Hall of 6 foote long, and 6 foote broade. The great Hall or dyning roome is 24. foote broade, and 12 foote deepe. The two Pavillions are 12 foote square. The Gallerie reaching from the one Pavillon to the other is 20 foote long, and 6 foote broade. The Gallerie from the great Hall to the gallerie of the two Pavillions is 10 foote long, and 6 foote broade. The Curtaines of the Tents are all of them sixe foote deepe, and the two first Pavillions are likewise 12 foote square, and the Kitchin is 24 foote long, and 12 foote broade.

F. Is the parke, or quarter of the Lieutenant Generall of the Artillerie, and for the Master Gunners, and Gentlemen of the Ordnance, their servants, & Horses, which park is 100 foote broade, and 40 foote in depth. The Tents of the Lieut. Generall, are of this Measure following. The great Hall is 16 foote in depth, & 10. foote broade. The Gallerie 6 foote long, & 6 foote broade. The Pavillions are 8 foote in square.

G. Is the parke for the Matterials of Amunition, as spades, showelles, Hatches, Billes, Axes, Pickaxses, Mattocks. planckes, beddings for Ordnances, beames, wheele barrowes, and diverse other things. This parke is 140 foote in depth & 130 foote broad.

Number 5. is the Hutt, or a Tent for the Clarke of the Matterials.

Number 6, is a Hutt, into which all things are layd, which must not take wett. As Match, candles, and otherthings.

Number 7. is a Common Kitchin for all the Conductours, to dresse their victualls in, and made there to keepe the quarter from fyring.

Number 8 are the Conductours Hutts, some 8 or 10 foote in square.

H. Is the parke into which are layd, all the materialls; instruments, & tooles belonging to the Ordnance, as also anc∣kours, powder, and bullets, & diverse other things, which parke is 140 foote in depth, and 130 foote in bredth.

Number 1. is the Tent or Hutt of the Clark of the Ordnance.

Number 2. is a Hutt with all manner of Amunition, belonging to the Ordnance, which ought not to receiue wett.

Number 3. is the Common Kitchin.

Number 4. is a Cave, or Sellar to laye in Gun-powder.

Number 8 are Hutts for the Conductours of the Traine.

I. Is the park or quarter for the Master Gunners, or Gentlemen of the Ordnance the ordinarie Gunners, & Canoniers whose depth is 70 foote, & 40 foote broade.

K. Is the parke or lodging of the Master of the fire workes, with his Conductours, & men, whose parke likewise is 70 foote in depth, & 40 foote in breath.

L. Is the parke, or quarter of the Petardiers, and their men, which is also 70 foote in depth, & 40 foote in breath.

M. Is the parke of the Master of the Batteries, & his men of the same greatnesse.

N. Are three tents, or hutts for the Captaines of the Saylours, & marriners to attend vpon the Ordnance, the Atti∣ralls, & drawing harnasses for the Ordnance and for the Mineurs.

O. Are all hutts 8 foote in square, each for two Saylours, and two Mineurs, The sreetes alsoo betweene every row of hutts is 8 foote broade.

Their quarter is 140 foote in depth & 90 foote in breath.

P. Is the parke, or quarter of the Clarke of the Fortifications, and his Conductours, being 60 foote in square.

Q. Is the parke and quarter of the Inginiers, & their Conductours, being 80 foote in depth, & 60 foote in breath.

R. Is the quarter-master of this traine his quarter, or lodging being 60 foote in square.

S. Is the parke or quarter of the Captaine of the Canon, or drawing Horses, and his Conductours, being also 80 foote in depth, & 60 foote in breath.

T. Is the quarter, or parke for the makers of Gabions, or Canon baskets, & Musket baskets, being 40 foote in bredth & 60 foote in depth.

V. Is the Armourers parke, & the quarter for the General of the Ordnance, with their workemen. Farriers, & Smiths belonging to this Traine, being 60 foote in depth, and 30 foote in bredth.

W. Is the Chirurgians parke of this Traine, 60 foote in depth, and 20 foote broad.

X. Is the Provost Marshall of this Traine, 60 foote in depth, & 30 foote broade.

Y. Is the Farriers, or Master Smith his parke 80 foote in depth, & 25. foote in bredth.

Z. Is the Carters or Waggon mens and labourers, 80 foote deepe, and 35 foote broade.

a. Is the Coopers parke 80 foote in depth, & 25. foote in breath.

b. Is three Hutts or Tents for the three Captaines of the Pionniers, a. are the Hutts of the Pionniers with their Lieu∣tenants, whose hutts, are in the front of the rows, and each Hutt is 8 foote in square, whose parke is 90 foote in breath, & 140 foote in depth.

6. Is the parke, where in is sett the carriages of Waggons, & drawing Horses for the Ordnance, which is to be vnder∣stood such as are to passe vpon the watch, and Canon for any suddaine peece of service, & to thend, the horses maye not be then to seeke. The two Hutts within the parke marked 9. are for the Conductours & waggon Men. This parke is 140. foote in depth, & 80. foote in breath.

Thus much for the Geometricall modell of a quarter for the Artillerie.

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