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for the Right use of the same. To be exercised in Musters By order from ye Lords of his Mat most Hoble Privy Counsaile. Are to be sould by Roger Daniell, at the Angell in Lumbard streete." The book is made up of copper-plate impressions, and contains forty-three figures of "muskettiers," shewing the positions of the soldiers during drill as follows-" March with yr Rest in your Right Hand; march and with your musket cary your Rest; unshoulder your musket; Hold up the musket wth ye right hand and let ye Rest sinke in ye left; In the left hand carry the musket with the Rest; Take your match in the Right hand; Hold your match fast and blow it well; Cocke yor match; Try your match; Garde yor Panne and blow yo' match; Hold up yo' musket and Present; Give fire; Dismount your musket and carry it wth your Rest; uncocke your match and put it againe betweene yo' fingers; cleare youre Panne; Prime your Panne; Shut your Panne; Cast of yor Panne; Blow your Panne; Cast about yor musket; Trayle your Rest; open your charges; Charge your musket; Draw out yo' scourer (ramrod); shorten yor scouring sticke; Ramme in yor Pouder; Draw your scourer out of your musket; shorten your scourer; Returne yo' scourer; Bring your musket forward wth the left hand; Hold ye musket with ye Right hand and recover yo Rest; shoulder yor musket; March and wth yo' musket carry ye Rest; unshoulder your musket; Lay your Musket in ye Rest; Hold yor musket in ye Rest; Hold ye musket with ye Rest in ye left hand onely in ballance; Take yo' match in the Right hand; Blow of your match; Cocke yor match; Try your match; Garde yor Panne and be ready." Then follow the instructions for the exercise of the Pike as follows-" Order your Pike; advance your Pike, &c.; " with thirty-two figures of postures, with descriptions, all engraved on copper.

The other is a small pamphlet entitled "Instructions for Musters and Armes, and the use thereof: By order from the Lords of his Majestie's most Honorable Privy Counsayle. Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majestie, 1623." It is divided into two parts, the first relating to pikemen, giving instructions for the use of that weapon; and the second part is " For the musket, with instructions how to advance, with orders as to firing, &c; at the end of which I find the following-

"The arms of a Pikeman are Gorget, Curats, Headpeece, Sword, Girdle and Hangers.

The arms of a Musketier, are a Musket, a Rest, Bandeliers, Headpeece, Sword, Girdle and Hangers.

It is required, that the muskets be all of a Bore, the Pikes of a length : But to the end this course may not by a suddain alteration turne to a generall charge and burthen upon the people, the Lords Lieuttenants, and the Deputy Lieutenants are rather to use the way of advice and encouragement, as a matter which will be very acceptable to his Majestie, who will take notice of the affection of such as shall most readily provide arms according to this order, then to inforce a present generall observation thereof. But in case where the armes shall be decayed, and must be renewed, this order is to be strictly observed.

The armes of Horsemen, Cuirassiers, are a Gorget, Curats, Cutases, Pouldrons, Vambraces, a left-hand Gauntlet, Taces, Cuisses, a Caske, a Sword, Girdle and Hangers, a case of Pistols, Firelockes, Saddle, Bridle, Belt, Petrel, Crooper, with the leathers belonging to fasten his Pistols, and his necessary sacke of carriage, and a good horse to mount on.

The armes of a Hargo-buzier or Dragon, which hath succceded in the place of light horsemen (and are indeed of singular use almost in all the actions of warre), the armes are a good Hargobus or Dragon, fitted with an iron worke to be carried in a Belte; a Belte with a Flaske, Priming-box, Key and Bullet-bag, an open Headpiece with cheekes, a good Buffe Coat with deep skirts, Sword, Girdle and Hangers, a Saddle, Bridle, Bitt, Petrell, Crooper, with strappes for his sacke of necessaries, and a horse of lesse force and lesse price than a Cuirassier.

In the exercise of the foot troupes, the companies are to be of hundreds onely, besides officers, that they may bee so much the nearer together to be trayned and exercised with lesse paines to the souldiers, and lesse losse of time, when they shall be called together by their captaine.

********For it is not intended that the whole Companies should be drawne together to be exercised: But that upon Sundays after Evening prayer and upon Holidays (as it hath beene formerly used for Bow), **** &c.

A special care and order must be taken that all those that find a man to serve on Horsebacke, whether they find the horse or the man, or both, must not change the horse or man at their pleasure; for so it would be

every day to practice a new man or a new horse, and the exercise be made vaine, &c.

A principal care is to be taken for the provision of the armes that they may be provided at such rates as they are truely worth, that the people be not subject to the abuse of undertakers for these businesses and also for the furnishing of every shire with a competent proportion of Match, Powder and Bullets, to which purpose directions have beene heretofore already given. Neverthelesse it is not held necessary, until the souldiers bee perfect in their postures, and ready managing of the Pike when they are armed, and the Musket together with the Rest, that there should bee any expense at all: and then to be exercised with some false fires, which is onely a little powder in the pan: nor at any time to blow away their powder in vaine; but that powder which should be allowed by the country for trayning, be bestowed only at marks: In which case, it is to be wisht, that little small prizes might be provided at the cost of the country, to be shot for at marks, which would give an ambition to men to carry them away, and would save the country more in powder than their value: And a desire in men to render themselves perfect, would make them to finde themselves powder with that money, which on those daies and in those times, would be worse spent in an Alehouse."

The accompanying wood-cuts are drawn after those in the book, and as much in fac-simile as can be done in wood and copper: opposite to them are placed some of the designs taken from the windows at Tranmere Hall, an account of which was published in the Society's Proceedings (see vol. III page 107), which I feel convinced were copied from the copper engravings. Their execution may be assigned to about the year 1627, or soon afterwards.