The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-17
aMILITARIE DISCIPLINE"
An Ola Beok Presented to the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery Company.
fRoator, GloAs

through Col. John l.. Stevenson, Chairman of
the Committee on Museum and Library book
entitled "Militzrie Discipline; or the Young
Artillery Man." published in London in l647.
1t is described on the title page as book
wherein is discoursed and shown the POST
ures both of Musket and Pike the Exactest
way, etc, Together with the Exercise of the
Foot in their motions with much variety; As
also, Diverse and several Forms for the EN-
battelliug small or greater Bodies. demonstrated
by. the number of single Company, with their
Reducements; Very Necessary for all such as
are Studious in the Art Military. Whereunto
is also added the Pastures and Beneficial use of
the Half Pike joyned with the musket. With
the way 70 draw up the Swedish Brigade" On
the lower part of the page is Psalm cxliv, /
Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teach
eth nay hands TO warre, and my fingers to fight"
On the reverse Of the title page is written:
Thomas Leonard his booke," followed by:
Samuel Leonard his book That was his
fathers on one of the leaves In the back Of
the book, under date of March 19. IT'S, is
written: "Now it is Samuel Leonard's book"
The manual for the fre-loek is as follows:
l. Take heed of your exercises and carry
your arms well.
9. Joyn your Right hand to your fire Lock.
3. Poise your fire Lock.
4. Joyn your Left hand TO your fire Lcck.
8. Cock your FIRE Lock.
6. Present.
2. fire.
8. Recover your arms.
9. half bend your fire Lock.
> 10. blow your pans
II. handle your primer.
IL. prime.
13. shut your pans
Ii. Change Over to the Left.
Is. handle your cartradge.
16 Cap your cartradge.
IL. Load with cartradge.
18. Draw forth your ranrod.
10. hold them up.
20. Shorten it att your Breast.
21. fix them in the noZel.
22 Ram down your Charge.
3D. withdraw your R2mrods.
"a hold them up.
%. shorten it to a handful.
26 Return your Ramrod.
27 Joyn your Right hand under your Lock.
%. poise your fire Lock.
%. Shoulder your fire Lock.
30. Rest your fire Lock.
81. order your arms.
81 Lay down your arms.
33. take up your arms.
81. Rest your fire Lock.
35. Club yonr fire Lock.
30. Rest your IRE Lock.
81. shoulder your Ere Lock
Then comes the exercise with the bayones:
1. Take heed to your exercise
X 4.
3. poi5e your IRE Lock.
4. Rest upon your arms.
5. Draw forth your Baggonet.
8. screw your Baggonet
z. Charge with Baggonet breast high.
8. push your Baggonet.
9. shoulder, &c.
Then comes the grenadiers exercise:
i. Take heed
2. Joyn your right hand to your fire Lssk.
3. poise your IRE Lock.
4. handle your siings.
5. sling your fire Lock.
6. handle your mach.
2. draw forth your granada.
8. Cap your fuse.
9. gard your fuse with yo1r thuzh.
10. Blew your mach.
IL. fire and deliver your granade.
II. handle your slings.
13. poise your fire Lock.
IA. shoulder your fire Lock.
The preceding manuals were found in manu-
script attached TO the book, and were undoubt-
edly intended for the use of some commanding
officer. In the body of the book, under the
heading of ".Fhe Manner OF Arming the Mas
keteer and Pastures Of the Mnskee." are some
queer passages :" Now, if you please, you may
perform your saluting Posture" Cast eff
your loose Corries undoubtedly referring 70
kernels of powder Blow your GOALS, cock
ft your match, Guard your pan, Blow the ash
from your coale, Open your pan, Present upon
your Rest, Give FIRE breast high" etc.
In a chapter entitled " OF the Pastures of the
Pike" it says.
Wherefore, that wee may observe Order in
our proceeding, we viii likewise conceive their
Pixies to lie in like manner before them on the
ground; And then, as before, the first command
viii be- to stand TO their armes.
64ssl asRal' your Pike. To your SRss 9fss. Order
CHARGE FROM TIE FOOT.
Which is to charge with the Bat-s4d of your
FEe at the iasids of your right foot. your Pike
in the lefs hand, drawing your SUOrd over the
left Grpse.
fright
Charge to the Left
Order your Pixies, and put up your Swords-
Note that these charges at the Foot. are 70