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Title:  The A, B, C, of armes, or, An introduction directorie whereby the order of militarie exercises may easily bee vnderstood, and readily practised, where, when, and howsoeuer occasion is offered / by I.T. ...
Author: I. T.
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that from the Leader, to the Bringer vp, the whole distance be∣tweene is called the breadth and Depth of Ranke and File.It is requisite that in your martch and stand, you regard your Leader, and Side-men, such as in Ranke shall be placed on your right & left hands, so that alwaies in File and Ranke you may bee found in the same Distance, wherein you are commanded.It is to be obserued, that by these wordes (as you were) it is intended to reduce the Souldier to the same place of order, wherin he stood before.It is likewise to bee remembred, that when you double your Files to any hand, by doubling your Rankes to the contrary hand, they are as they were, and so of Rankes, vt supra.It is further to be remembred, that in chargeing with Pikes, only the first fiue Ranks doe charge: for the length of the longest Pike being but eigh∣teene 0