The compleat body of the art military in three books : I. The postures of the pike and musket ..., II. Twelve exercises ..., III. The drawing up and exercising of regiments after the manner of private companies ... : also, the duties of all souldiers and officers ... / by Richard Elton ... ; to which is added a supplement comprehending these particulars, I. the duties and qualifications of all officers belonging to an army .., formerly written by Capt. Tho. Rudd ...

How the Quarters are to be laid out in the Field.

THe paper-design being approved on, the Quarter-master-General repairs to the Field, the several Quarter-masters of every Regiment accompanying him, each of them having four staves of nine or ten foot high, painted of the Co∣lour of their Regiment, with a Standard or Banner at the top thereof.

Then the Quarter-master-General coming to the Field with a Surveying In∣strument, pitcheth it down at one of the angular points of his Quarter, and ta∣king his sights, setteth off a right Angle from the point where his Instrument standeth, and measureth from thence with a Chain, the whole length of his Quarter; and at the end of that measure, he setteth up a Standard of the Colour o•• that Regiment that is to be quartered in that angle of the General Quar∣ters. Likewise from his Instrument at right angles, he measureth out the bredth of his Quarters; and at the end of that measure he causeth another Stan∣dard to be erected, of the Colour of that Regiment that is to be there quartered:

and going to his Instrument, he causeth another Standard to be erected there, of the Colour of the Regiment that is there to be quartered.

Then removing his Instrument from this first place, let him carry it to any of the other Standards, and there place it; laying his Index and sights upon the Diameter thereof, and turning it about till he see his Standard that was set up where his Instrument last stood; then fixing it there, turn the Index to a Right-angle, and looking through the sights, measure out the length or bredth of your Quarters that way, and at the end of that measure set up a fourth Standard, of the colour of the Regiment there to be quartered.

[illustration] layout of quarters

The Quarters laid out in the Field.

Example.

Let the Ground made choice of for the Quarters be Q; then the Quarter-ma∣ster coming into the Field, makes choice of the Point A for one of the Angles of his Quarters; and there erecting of his Instrument, the Index lying upon the Diameter thereof, he directs his sight to B; and because the length of his Quar∣ters are to be 3000 foot, he causeth so much to be measured out from A to B; and at the point B causeth a Standard to be rected of the Colours of that Regi∣ment which is to be quartered in that Angle. Then going to his Instrument, let him turn the Index about to a right Angle from the line A B, and looking through the sights towards C, let him cause 1700 foot (the breadth of his Quar∣ters) to be laid out upon the ground from A to D, and at D, let them cause an∣other Standard to be erected, of the Colours of the Regiment that is there to be quartered.

This done, let him remove his Instrument from A to D, and at the place where his Instrument stood, let there be erected another Standard. The Instru∣ment being placed at D, and the Index laid upon the Diameter thereof, let him turn the Instrument about, till through the sights he see the Standard at A, and then fixing it there, turn the Index about till it be removed a right Angle (or 90 deg.) from the Diameter; then looking through the sights, cause 3000 foot to measured from D to C. Lastly, remove your Instrument to C, and laying the Index on the Diameter thereof, turn it about, till through the sights you see the Standard at D, and fixing the Instrument there, remove the Index to a right Angle from the Diameter; and then looking through the sights (if you have

performed the former work truly) you shall exactly look upon the Standard which was first erected at B, and the distance between B and C being measured, shall be found to be exactly 1700 foot.

Thus are the four grand Angles of the Quarters found in the Field. Then be∣ginning with any of the Regiments that are to be quartered in any of the An∣gles, as with that at B, look in your Draught, and see how many foot in length is allotted for it, which is 676; then measure that out from A to O, and set up a Standard there; then see how many foot broad that Quarter is, viz. 300, and measure that out from B to K, and there also set up a Standard. Then the length 676, and the bredth 300, being measured both ways from K to S, and from O to S, then erecting a Standard also; these two last Standards at O and K, will finde the place where the fourth Standard at S is to be erected. So is the ground laid out for one of the Angular Regiments; the like must be done for the other three, and also for all the rest.

Assoon as any Quarter for a Regiment is laid out by the Quarter-master-Ge∣neral, the particular Quarter-master of that Regiment begins to subdivide his Quarter according to the number of his men, putting down a stick at each end of every row of Huts and Streets end.

Then the Serjeants of every Company presently fall a dividing the Souldi∣ers Huts, and set up four sticks at the corner of each Hut: then the two Souldiers that lodge together build their Huts; and so the rest.

In the Souldiers building of their Huts, the Serjants are to see that they build them regularly, and not incroach one upon another, but as their Ground is al∣lotted them. And to this the Superior Officers also are to have an eye.

What is hitherto delivered, I suppose, is plain enough to be understood with∣out a farther addition either of Words or Schemes; the Figures and Directions here delivered being sufficient (in my judgment) to give full satisfaction to the Reader.