The First Book.
- A Discourse of the Postures, and the handling of Arms. Pag. 1
- Several reasons why the Pike is the more hono∣rable arms. ibid
- The Postures of the Pike. Pag. 2
- The Postures of the Musket. Pag. 3
- The postures and charges of the Pike to be performed in a shorter way, all things acted in order, and nothing done twice. Pag. 4
- The Postures of the Musket collected in a brief way. Pag. 5
- There is also a conformity of posture with the Musket to those of the Pike, and words of command to be given, as may in many things be received by both arms. ibid.
- The use of the postures of the Pike. Pag. 6
- The use of the postures of the Musket. ibid.
- How a Muskettier shall perform the Sentinel-posture. Pag. 7
- The manner and way to do the Funeral-Posture ibid.
- The reducement of a Musket from the Funeral-po∣sture. ibid.
- The Souldiers desire to know every particular place of Dignity, as they stand in rank and file. ibid.
- Reasons for the places of dignity both in rank and file, for the first four in a file eight deep. Pag. 8
- Reasons of the place of the second four as they stand in rank and file, the file being eight deep. Pag. 9
- Other reasons to clear it further to the Souldier. ibid.
- Reasons given for the last Table of every particular place of Honour and Dignity as they stand. Pag. 10
- Reasons likewise to be given for the Table 12 abrest, and 12 deep. Pag. 11
- Brief reasons to be given of the Dignity of the places of a rank ten abrest, and of a file ten deep. ibid.
- What distance is, and the reasons for the first beginning of the same, with all their several uses. Pag. 12
- The several sorts of distances which are fit and proper for the Souldier to be exercised in. ibid.
- Words of command for the opening of ranks and files to all their distances, with their closings again. Pag. 13
- The use of each particular distance, and at what time to be used. ibid.
- Directions of the way and manner of drawing up a pri∣vate Company. Pag. 14
- Several reasons given for the placing of the Serjeants after this manner. Pag. 16
- Reasons given for the placing the Serjeants and Drums of lesser Companies. Pag. 17
- A description of a Body of men throughout, with all their several parts and kinds. Pag. 18
- Directions to all such as shall desire to exercise a Foot-Company, and admonitions to the Souldiers to be exer∣cised. Pag. 20
- Of the several kinds of Facings, and their use, with the words of Command to perform the same. Pag. 21
- The Words of Command for Facings. Pag. 23
- The varieties of Doublings, with their parts and uses. ib.
- The words of Command for Intire Doublings to the Front. Pag. 24
- Divisional Doublings to the Front. Pag. 26
- Intire Doublings to the Front by Wheelings. ibid.
- A divisional Doubling to the Front by Wheeling. Pag. 27
- Intire Doublings to the right Flank. ibid.
- Divisional Doublings to the right Flank. Pag. 30
- Intire Doublings to the right Flank by Wheeling ibid.
- A divisional Doubling to the right Flank by wheeling Pag. 31
- Of Inversion and Conversion. Pag. 32
- The words of Command for Ranks Ranking, and Files ranking to the Front, they being 12 abrest, & 6 deep. Pag. 33
- Ranks ranking into the Front by Countermarch. Pag. 35
- Files ranking into the Front by Wheeling. ibid.
- Ranks ranking, or Files ranking at one and the same time into Front, Reet, and Midst. Pag. 36
- Of Files ranking into Front, Reer, and Midst. Pag. 37
- Of Files ranking by Wheeling. ibid.
- Of Ranks filing, or of Files filing, or of Inversion, with their several sorts and kinds. Pag. 38
- Ranks wheeling into the Flanks. Pag. 40
- Of Files filing, or Ranks filing to both Flanks and the Midst at one and the same time. ibid.
- Of Ranks wheeling to both Flanks. Pag. 42
- Of Ranks wheeling to the midst of Files. ibid.
- Of Ranks wheeling to both Flanks and into the Midst at one and the same time. ibid.
- Of Countermarches, with their several sorts. Pag. 43
- Intire countermarching of Files. Pag. 44
- Divisional countermarching of Files Pag. 45
- Intire Countermarches of Ranks. Pag. 46
- Divisional Countermarches of the right and left half-ranks. Pag. 48
- Of Wheelings, with their several uses. Pag. 49
- Intire Wheelings. Pag. 50
- Divisional Wheelings. ibid.
- Of Filings either for delight or service. Pag. 51
- Several firings to be performed with any number of men. Pag. 52
- The way to make every man in a File six deep, accord∣ing to succession, a File-leader, by doublings, not using one word of command twice. Pag. 56
- The way to make every man in a file six deep, File-leader, according to dignity, by a doubling, not using one word of command twice, ibid.
- The way to make every man in a File eight deep File-leader by succession, and that by doubling, not using one word of command twice. ibid.
- The way to make every man in a File eight deep, a File-leader according unto dignity by doubling. Pag. 57
- Figures of Battail to be performed by single Files, with some admonitions to those that shall practise themselves herein. ibid.
- Military experiment upon a File six deep, branching forth eight several figures of Battail, with their reduce∣ment. Pag. 58
- Words of command to produce the first eight Figures of Battail, with their reducement. Pag. 59
- Words of command for the second eight Figures of Battail, with their reducement. Pag. 60
- Words of command for the third eight Figures of Bat∣tail, with their reducement. Pag. 61
- The way to make twelve several Figures of Battail with a File ten deep, with their reducement. Pag. 62
- Twelve several Figures of Battail with a File twelve deep, with their reducement. Pag. 64