A Sentinel must be very vigilant, carefully casting his eyes about him, and harkning whether he heare the noyse or approach of any drawing neer him; which if he per∣ceive, he is presently to command them to stand, presenting his Musket or Pike to their brest, and after calling his Corporal for to take the word, unlesse he should be commanded to come in silently. He is not to come off until he be relieved by the Corporall or Lanspassadoe.
His proper posture being a Muskettier is to have his Musketrested, and loaded with pow∣der and bullet, his match cockt, and his pan guarded, being a pike-man, if he stand Senti∣nell in the night, he must have his pike check'd, if in the day, his pike ordered. Or it may be a very proper posture for a pikeman to stand sentinell with his pike in his left hand, holding it a little below the cheeks thereof, and with his sword drawn, being held in his right hand, which I leave to judge, or to be made use of according to discretion, and as occasion shall require.