The School of Recreation (1696 edition) - Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, - Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science - of Defence by Robert Howlett
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8. =To the Left about.=
9. =As you were.= 10. =Advance your Pike.= These must be done, as has been shewed in the Right, only making your Observation of Eight Left Motions, &c. And the better to do this, bring your Right-heel to your Left-instep; your _Pike_ being before you, fall out with your Right-foot, and so bring your _Pike_ to your Right-Thigh. 11. =Shoulder your Pike.= Here extend your Fingers on the Left-hand, and lay it on the _Pike_ level with your Shoulder; make your Right-heel come up even with your Left-instep, your _Pike_ right before you, fall back with your Right-leg, and as far as may be put back your Right-arm, keeping your _Pike_ about half a Foot from your Side, your Eye fixed on the Spear directly to the Rear, your _Pike_ sloped: Then forsake it with your Left-hand, and bring in your Right-leg, laying your _Pike_ on your Right-Shoulder, closing your Elbow to your Body, the Butt of your _Pike_ being about half a Foot from the Ground, in the middle of the distance. 12. =Charge to the Front.= In doing this, fall back with your Right-leg, keeping as much as may be your Arm back, and the Spear exactly to the Rear, sloaping the _Pike_ to the same height as Shouldering; then bring with your Left-hand the Butt-end backwards, turning the Head with your Right; so quit it with that Hand, then taking hold on the Butt-end, Charge Breast high, keeping |
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