St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-24
"MILITARIE DIsCIPLISE,
IN Old Book Presented to the Ancient aud
Honorable -4rttltery Company.
boston Globe.l

ercise OF the foot in their motions with much
variety: AS also; diverse and several forms
for the embattelling small or greater bodies,
demonstrated by the number of a single COM
pany, with their reducements; Very Neces-
sary for all such as are Studious In the Art
Military. Whereunto is also added the Pos
lures and beneficial use of the Half-Pike
joyned with the musket. With the way to
draw upthe Swedish Brigade On the lower
part Of the page is psalm cxliv., 4; 'Blessed
be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my
hands to ware, and my fingers to fight"
On the reverse of the title page is written:
Thomas Leonard his booke,'' followed by
Samuel Leonard his booke That was his
father's,' on one Of the leaves. In the back
OF the book, under date OF March 10, 1928,
is written: ssNow it is Samuel Leonardo
book"
The manuel for the fre-lock is as follows:
1. Take heed of your exercises and carry
your arms well.
2. Joyn your Right hand to your fire Lock.
8. Poise your fire Lock.
4. Joyn your Left hand to your fire Lock.
5. Cock your fire Lock.
6. Present
Z. Fire.
8. Recover your arms.
9. Half-bend your fire Lock.
10. Blow your pans.
II. Handle your primer.
10. Prime.
ID. Shut your pans.
IA. Change over to the Left.
10. Handle your cartradge.
16. Cap your cartradge.
II. Load with cartradge.
IS. Draw forth your ramrod.
10. Hold them up.
20. Shorten it att your Breast.
81. Fix them in the nozel.
%. Ram down your Charge.
%. Withdraw your Ramrods.
"a. Hold them up.
25. Shorten it to handful.
20. Return your Ramrod.
81. Joyn your Right hand under your
Lock.
%. Poise your fire Lock.
20. Shoulder your fire Lock.
30. Rest your fire Lock-
81. Order your arms.
80. Lay down your arms.
30. Take up your arms.
81. Rest your fire Lock.
80. Club your fire Lock.
SO. Rest your fire Lock-
81. Shoulder your fire Lock.
Then comes the exercise with the bayonet:
l. Take heed to your exercise
2. Joyn your right hand to your fire
lock.
3. Poise your fire lock-
4. Rest npon your arms.
5. Draw forth your baggonet.
8. Screw your baggonet.
Z. Charge with baggonet breast high.
8. Push your baggonet.
9. Shoulder, SC.
Then comes the grenadiers' exercise:
1. Take heed.
2. Joyn your right hand to your fire lock.
3. Poise your fire lock.
4. Handle your sings
5. Sling your fire lock-
6. Handle your mach.
Z. Draw forth your granada.
8. Capyour fuse.
9. Gard your fuse with your thumb.
10. Blow your mach.
II. Fire and deliver your granada.
II. Handle your sings.
IS. Poise your fire lock-
IA. Shoulder your fire lock-
The preceding manuals were found in
manuscript attached to the book, and were
undoubtedly intended for the use of some
commanding officer. In the body of the
book under the heading of 1.-THE Manner of
Aiming the Musketeer, and Pastures of the
husket," are some queer passages: Now,
II you please you may perform your saluting
posture" Cast off your loose corries',-
undoubtedly referring to kernels of powder.
"Bow your coale, COCKPIT your match,
Guard your pan, Blow the ash from your
coals, 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 we may observe order in
our proceeding, we will likewise conceive
their pixies to-lie in like manner before them
on the ground: And then, as be-
fore, the first command will be, stand to
their armes.
o oaSals your pixies your o SRss as Or
CAARGE FROM THE FOOT.
Which is TO charge with the bat-e,sd of your
pike at the inside of your right foot, your pike
in the left hand, drawing your s,cord over the
lett arme.