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A06824
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Count Mansfields directions of vvarre Giuen to all his officers and souldiers in generall.
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Mansfeld, Ernst, graf von, 1585-1626.; W. G., fl. 1624.
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STC 17260; ESTC S120073
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his guard he is to take directions of the Sergeant Maior of the Regiment for placing of his Corps-de Guard setting his Centinels and sending forth his Round and to see the directions giuen him performed Hee is not to abandon his guard till he be releeued and whatsoeuer is discouered or brought to that Corp-de guard where he is shall by him bee sent to the Captaine of the Watch and hee shall still make good his guard if hee be not commanded by a superior Officer to retyre If he heare of any muteny or discontented humour tending to muteny outrage or any disorder committed by any of his company within his quarter he shall forthwith aduertise his Colonell or if hee be not in the way some publike Officer of the Army and that he arrest and bring forth the partie offending with such witnesses and proofes as are to be produced of which if he faile and know it hee shall be held very faulty and if such things escape him he shall be held vnworthy of his place He shall see on the other side to those of his Company that doe better then their fellowes aduanced to place and incouraged accordingly and doe right to all of them both in the pay and in all things else that are due vnto them and shall as farre as in him lyeth take care of the sicke and hurt men In matter of seruice he shall doe all that is commanded him by any superiour officer that hath authority in the best sort he can without either exceeding his Commission or doing lesse Lastly when he is alone with his Company hee shall be very vigilant and carefull both in marching and lodging and if he be put to any extremity yet he must looke to make accompt and therefore hee shall doe the vtmost both by iudgement and valour to free his Troopes The Office of the Leiftenant of a Company WHen the Company is present he shall be an assistant to his Captaine in seeing all directions performed that are commanded by a superiour Officer all such as his Captaine hath authority to command and in the absence of the Captaine he shall haue the same authority the Captaine hath In Marching if there bee no company but his owne he shall be at the one end of his company when the Captaine is at the other end and if the company march with the Regiment he shall take such place as the superiour Officers that haue authority shall assigne him In lodging he shall be placed on the right hand of his Captaine as neere the end of the quarter as conueniently may be and shall in all seruices and at all times helpe to keepe the Souldiers in Discipline and obedience and shall performe all things commanded him which are necessary to bee done by him with valour and iudgement The Office of an Ensigne WHen his Captaine or Leiftenant are present he shall be assistant to them or either of them and in their absence haue the same authority the Captaine hath In Marching he is to catry his Ensigne and take such place as shall be assigned him and if his Company be alone hee shall either vpon entering his quarter going out of his quarter going vpon his guard or vpon sight of the Enemie carry his Ensigne aduanced and flying and if he march with a Regiment hee and all the other Ensignes of the Regiment shall doe as the Ensigne Colonell doth In Fight he shall euer carry his Ensigne aduanced and flying without offering to vse it in any kinde of offence being the signe for the Company to gather by and therefore to be preserued for which cause for his defence he is to vse his Sword If he march with other Ensignes he shall take such place as shall be assigned him The Ensigne shall neuer turne his face out of his order start from any danger nor forsake his Ensigne vpon paine of death Whensoeuer the Drumme shall beate for the gathering of the Company together he shall be in the place and shall see the Ensigne well guarded and be ready to march or doe any thing for the seruice The Office of the Sergiant of a Company IF all the three fore-named Officers be out of the way by any accident then the eldest Sergiant is to command the Company as next in place In assembling the Company he shall set euery man in his place and if any be missing hee shall seeke them out and haue power to correct them and if any be defectiue and not to be found he is to acquaint his Captaine or Officer with it When the Company is assembled and set in order he shall march in the out side where he may best see the order of march obserued and to make the places of Sergiants more certaine the eldest Sergiant shall march in the right Flancke and take care from the Ensigne forward and the youngest Sergiant on the left Flancke and take care from the Ensigne backward Though he is to vnderstand the vse of all Armes vsually carryed and all things else that belongs to a Souldier yet he is especially to make himselfe able to direct and lead Shott because if his Company be alone and haue any fight he is by custome to conduct the Shott in which case he is to follow the directions giuen him by his Captaine or in his Captaines absence by any of his superiour Officers And for his more perticular directions how to lead his Shotte after that he hath brought them vp to that ground and in that number and order that his Captaine or superiour Officer hath directed him he shall haue euery man come vp close to him and see him take his leuell and discharge to a good purpose as also he shall fee the Shotte keepe their order as well in going on as in retyring if he be found with other Troopes he shall follow the directions of him that commands the Troope and carefully looke to the order of that part on which he is assigned to attend The eldest Sergeant shall lodge in the skirt of the Quarter right behind the Captayne and the other Sergeant in the same sort right beyond the Lieutenant and in the Quarter they are both to visite the Souldiers lodgings and to see them orderly and quiet He is also to setch the Word from the Sergeant Maior of the Regiment and deliuer it to his Captaine Lieutenant and Ensigne and to the Corporall that is of the Watch if the whole company watch he is to attend and to see the places where the Centenels are put out and to visite them all if they watch by Squadrons then hee shall lead the squadrons to bring them to their Guard where hee shal attend vpon any extraordinary occasion by the appointment of the Captaine of the Watch and whilst hee is there he is to aduertise the Captaine of the watch of any extrordinary discouery or accident of any importance He shall deliuer such Munitions either of victuals or of warre to the Corporals of the Company as