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 ...

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