extending your Arm as if you were about to dart it.

24. =Shorten it to an Handful.=

Turn the Butt-end of your Scowrer towards you; sink it till within an
Inch of the End, letting it rest against your Body a little below your
Right-breast, the Scowrer sloping.

25. =Return your Scowrer.=

Put it up in its proper place; grasp the Muzzle of your _Musket_ with
your Right-hand, extending your Thumb upon the Scowrer, keep it half a
foot distant from your Side.

26. =Poise your Musket.=

Here before you bring up your _Musket_ with your Left-hand, Grasp it
under the Cock with your Right, falling with your Right-leg to your
Left: Keep it Poised against your Nose, and when faced to the Front, let
your Right-elbow rest upon your Body.

27. =Shoulder your Musket.=

In this do as has been taught in the like case before.

28. =Order your Musket.=

Sink a little your Right-hand, and take hold on the Stock on the top of
the Scowrer with your Left-hand, then suffer that Hand to sink, and take
hold on the Muzzle with the Right-hand, letting the Butt-end easily sink