ORDERS TO BE OBSERVED IN THE Marching, Imbattelling, Fight, and Dismarching of the City Forces. May 23. 1644. LONDON: Printed 1644. Orders to be observed, etc. Six Regiments of the City Forces being then abroad upon the Public Service, there is now left of the Forces within the line of Communication only twelve Regiments. The six Regiments of the London Trained Bands, containing 40 Companies. Sir james harrington's Regiment, being the Trained Band of Westminster and that Liberty, containing 8 Compainies. Colonel Hudsons' Regiment, being that of Southwark, containing 8 Companies. 4 Regiments of Auxiliaries, containing 20 Companies. Colonel Willoubies Regiment being of the Hamblets, containing 8 Companies. In all 84. All the Companies of each several Regiment more than six Companies in a Regiment, are to be taken off for the guard of the City and Parliament as by order given, the rest being 12 Regiments, 6 Companies in a Regiment are to march to Hyde-park, where they are desired to be by 10 of the clock in the Morning, observing such orders as are formerly given in drawing up 72 Companies the other 12 are disposed of as followeth: Seven Companies to guard the Works and Forts upon the North side of the River. Two Companies to guard the Forts upon the South River. One Company for Westminster. The other two are appointed for the guard of the City, viz. one Company at the Exchange, the other Company half at the Tower-hill, the other half at Paul's. The Order given out for the march, were sent the 21 day to the Lieutenant Colonels of the Trained Bands for London, and the Colonels of the other Regiments, and are as followeth▪ Lieutenant Colonel Hooker, May 21. 1644. The March. YOu are hereby required to order the Captains of your Regiment to cause the Drummers to beat to morrow and by Proclamation warn all the Soldiers listed in their several Bands to attend their Colours on Thursday morning next, being the 23 of this instant May in their own persons by six of the clock at the furthest at their ordinary meeting place in their Ward, and from thence to march completely armed in single companies unto Tower-Hill, or some other convenient place and there drawing up into a Regiment in two divisions sending for your Colonel, and placing your Field Officers and Captains as is accustomed, you are to march directly to Hyde-park, not staying for any other Regiment: where you are to draw up into the ground that your Quartermaster shall have set out for you, and you are to be there by ten of the clock, that the rest of the work of the day may there be performed. The Imbattelling. Being come to Hyde-park, the ground assigned, let each Regiment reduce their two divisions into one in this manner: the Grand Reare-division standing in even Front with the other Grand Division, command the Pikes to stand fast, than face about all the Musquetiers, and march them clear of their Pikes, facing them again to the proper Front, then close all the Pikes of both Divisions two, three foot, close also the Musqueteers that march in the Van Grand Division to six foot, and let them face to the right, and march till they be clear of their Pikes, than face them to the Front proper, and Flank their Pikes, close also the Musqueteers of the Rear Grand Division in like manner, and let them draw up, and flank the left wing of the Pikes, let this be done near the ground where the Quartermaster for that Regiment hath placed their Banners, that they may immediately draw up to their ground, and so stand in even Front, as in the figure following. Lo. Major C. Harsnet C. Hudson C. Warner C. Pinder C. Adam's 1 12 8 5 9 4 3 10 6 7 11 2 C. Pennington C. Willoughby C. Towes C. Harrington C. Shepheard C. Atkins diagram for regiment formation This done, & the space of a 100 foot being left between Regiment & regiment, whilst the Regiments stand thus in two even Fronts, let the Ordnance, with a file of Musqueteers from each Company be drawn off to the Flanks, half to the right and half to the left, each guard of such Musqueteers to be commanded by a Captain a Lieutenant, and two Sergeants to be sent from these Regiments. After this when the Forces have stood a space thus to be viewed, let two Regiments in each battle, to wi●, in the upper ground, the Regiment next on the left my Lord Majors, and the other on the right of Alderman adam's, and their opposites which fall to be the four Auxiliaries face about, march 20 paces or more if there be ground below the rear of the standing Regiments, than face about to your Front proper, and so both battles to stand as in the figure following: diagram for regiment formation This done, the field being cleared of the spectators between the two Fronts, let the Colonel next unto the Ordinance on the upper side of the Field, upon both Flanks, give the Gunners order to fire their Ordnance once over: which the opposites must answer in like manner. The Fight. After this, the Colonel of each Regiment of the Auxiliaries, send forth 5 or six files of Musquetiers in a Division, with a Sergeant before the Battles of the Van, where their opposites are to meet them in like manner; and thus to continue skirmishing in small parties betwixt battle and battle, till all the Musquetiers of the Reserves, which are the 4 Regiments placed in the Rear have fired once over: and in all your firings, let order be given to present at the knee, and not breast-high: And so soon as all these are returned, let a signal be given to the Gunners to give fire again the second time. Immediately after the firing of the Ordnance, and the field cleared betwixt the Battles, let all the advanced Regiments give fire together as followeth: Having left intervailes betwixt every 4. and 5. Ranks to wheel off the Musquetiers, let the Sergeants of each Division lead forth two Ranks 10 paces before the body altogether, and having fired, then fall in the rear of their own men, the body moving slowly after. The second time to fire even in the front, and so cease altogether, and retreat to their first ground. Then let the 4 Regiments the Reserves, march up to have their Rear clear of them that fought, and observe the same Fight and Firings that the other did, and so fall back and take their places in even Front as at first. This done, and the people cleared, let all the Forces slowly moving forward, give fire in even front thrice over, and no more; but not come within 6 pikes lengths of their opposites; and so stand, making an even front, and display their Colours. Dismarching. The Fight being ended, let the Colonels take their own Drakes and Carts of Ammunition, placing them in the Van of the Regiment, as they marched forth: and then it it is desired, that pales may be taken down towards Tybourn-road, that the Regiments may march away as well through Holborn as the Strand. My Lord Major's Regiment begins First in Tibourne road; and those that joined with him, successively after: Colonel Atkins Regiment leading First forth at the other gate by the Park corner; and the other Regiments that joined with him, successively after him. FINIS.