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will_v undertake_v such_o a_o enterprise_n in_o these_o day_n and_o not_o forecast_v that_o a_o power_n and_o force_v assemble_v can_v long_o stand_v without_o rich_a and_o strong_a town_n to_o supply_v their_o want_n or_o at_o leastwise_o without_o so_o much_o as_o be_v requisite_a to_o retain_v and_o keep_v a_o army_n together_o in_o due_a order_n and_o obedience_n without_o which_o there_o can_v grow_v nothing_o but_o confusion_n and_o ruin_n be_v their_o number_n never_o so_o great_a the_o content_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o horse_n chapt._n 1_o introductive_a collection_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o young_a soldier_n in_o the_o art_n military_n folio_fw-la 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o soldier_n and_o officer_n in_o general_n 4_o chap._n 3._o of_o arm_v the_o cavalry_n 7_o chap._n 4._o of_o military_a sign_n 9_o chap._n 5._o of_o march_v and_o draw_v up_o of_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n 10_o chap._n 6._o of_o exercise_v a_o troop_n as_o arm_v with_o carabine_n and_o pistol_n 13_o chap._n 7._o of_o distance_n 15_o chap._n 8._o of_o motion_n 16_o chap._n 9_o of_o firing_n 21_o chap._n 10._o the_o conlusion_n for_o the_o horse_n service_n 23_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o foot_n chap._n 1._o by_o way_n of_o introduction_n 33_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o posture_n of_o the_o pike_n and_o of_o the_o musket_n 34_o 37_o chap._n 3._o of_o place_n and_o dignity_n both_o of_o file_n and_o rank_n some_o objection_n answer_v in_o dignity_n etc._n etc._n 40_o 43_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o drum_n 45_o chap._n 5._o of_o distance_n ibid._n read_v chap._n 7._o for_o the_o horse_n service_n chap._n 6._o of_o march_v and_o draw_v up_o of_o a_o company_n decipher_n their_o dignity_n in_o place_n 48_o 49_o chap._n 6._o of_o face_n 50_o chap_n 7._o of_o doubling_n 53_o how_o the_o front_n be_v strengthen_v 1._o by_o entire_a doubling_n of_o rank_n 54_o 2._o by_o bringer_n up_o 57_o 3._o by_o half_a file_n 58_o 4._o by_o divisional_a wheeling_n 61_o chap._n 8._o show_v that_o several_a command_n produce_v one_o and_o the_o same_o figure_n 63_o chap._n 9_o how_o the_o rear_n may_v be_v strengthen_v 65_o chap._n 10._o how_o the_o flank_n be_v to_o be_v strengthen_v 1._o by_o file_n 67_o 2._o by_o half_a rank_n 72_o 3._o by_o divisional_a doubling_n 77_o 4._o by_o wheeling_n 78_o chap._n 11._o show_v how_o that_o several_a command_n produce_v one_o and_o the_o same_o figure_n 81_o chap._n 12._o treat_v of_o inversion_n 1._o of_o file_n file_v 84_o 2._o of_o rank_n file_v 90_o chap._n 13._o of_o conversion_n etc._n etc._n 93_o chap._n 14._o show_v also_o their_o several_a command_n produce_v one_o and_o the_o same_o figure_n 106_o chap._n 15._o of_o countermarche_n 110_o 1._o of_o maintain_v ground_n 111_o 2._o of_o lose_v ground_n 115_o 3._o of_o gain_v ground_n 122_o chap._n 16._o of_o wheeling_n 127_o chap._n 17._o of_o file_n leader_n to_o be_v make_v successive_o six_o deep_a 136_o chap._n 18._o of_o firing_n and_o fire_v in_o the_o front_n 137_o chap._n 19_o of_o fire_v in_o the_o front_n and_o rear_n and_o rear_v alone_o 151_o chap._n 20._o of_o firing_n in_o the_o flank_n 153_o chap._n 21._o of_o divisional_a firing_n 160_o chap._n 22._o a_o excuse_n for_o not_o proceed_v far_o 169_o chap._n 23._o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o exercise_n of_o arm_n with_o their_o antiquity_n ibid._n chap._n 24._o the_o conclusion_n 174_o chap._n 1._o the_o original_a and_o be_v of_o ensign_n and_o colour_n 175_o chap._n 2._o the_o definition_n of_o ensign_n 177_o chap._n 3._o of_o horse_n and_o horse_n colour_n 179_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o ensign_n 180_o chap._n 5._o the_o disgrace_n to_o the_o ensign_n 182_o chap._n 6._o the_o use_n of_o the_o ensign_n with_o the_o posture_n and_o flourish_n 184_o sir_n francis_n