122 STRATIOTICOS.ſtill kcepe their plates without viſoꝛdering their array)cloſe to the bodie ol the battaile, and pet ble their peꝛces asmuch to annop the Enimp, as ik they were in the kield loſeoe dilbanded, J would haue them trained and taught tohandle and vle their Pulkels as inſueth.

Thele Muskets are to be charged in two ſogts, the lirſtis with the bullet euen with his boꝛe to be thꝛuſt in withthe Scowꝛing ſkicke full home to the poboder, and not torole in ot it ſelle, as is accuſtomed, loꝛ ſo hall he reachboth farther o, and ſhote moꝛe lurelp karre then withthe leller bullet that rolleth in alone: neither would 3haue him to contend to charge duer ſperdilp but ſoundly,t to diſcharge his peꝛce ſurely: and in this ſoꝛt god mark-men will beate a troupe ot hoꝛſe oꝛ fte ſhꝛewolp, 16.020 ſcoꝛe of: whereas our common ſhot, ik they diſchargenot within an hundꝛed pace, they wil wall their powder,and do little oꝛ no hurt at all to their Enimies.

The ſecond maner ok Charging of a Musket is by Car-tage with a taſe of ſmaller ſhot, viz. 5.6.92 7. Harquebuzeoꝛ great Dagge ſhot to ſpoile hoꝛle oꝛ men neere at hand,but Muskets laden in this ſozt ſhould not be diſchargedbut within an hundꝛed pace at the fartheſt ol the Troupethey meane to ſpoile.

Mauing thereloꝛe appointed this my mallie battaile olPikes to be in this ſoꝛt impaled with 3 oz foure rankes atthe vtmoſt ol Puſkets, J would haue the two ſirſt oz vi-moſt rankes well charged with the entier bullet, and the05 inward ranke oꝛ rankes to be charged with this caſe

And ſohen the Enimies troupe(be it hoꝛſe oꝛ fote) ap-pꝛocheth to charge vs, whẽ they come within 12 02 16 ſcoꝛc,the kirſt ranke ſhal giue their volee, and pꝛeſently deliuertheir peece to the ſecond ranke to charge againe, takingtheirs that are readie charged, with the which they margiue another volee beloꝛe the troupe ot᷑ their Enimies can

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