FROM Weapons offensive and defensive, we come now to Military persons themselves, and shew how they were armed, both to offend and defend, and also how the said warlike Heroes have both in part and in the whole bine cognizans and badges of honor and Armes.
Armed soldiers Book III, Chapter 19, Section 1a
Man armed with truncheon
1. He beareth a Man in compleat Armer, the Bever open, in his right hand a Truncheon, and his left vpon the handle of his sword.
Man armed with forked club
2. He beareth a Demy man in compleat Armour garnished and studed, his Bever open, holding in both his hands a forked club.
Man in coat of mail
3. He beareth a demy man in full aspect clad in a coate of male, in his right hand a Trunchon, sword by his side, gird about the midle, and
a belt ouer his shoulder.
Man with scottish fauchon
4. He beareth a Demy man in compleat armer, the Bever open, and a feather in his crest, in his right hand a Scotish fauchion; and a
sheild on his left Arme.
Man in coat of buff
5. He beareth a Demy man in a coate of Buffe, a belt ouer his shoulder and a scarfe about his midle ... with his ladyes scarfe on his left Arme.
Roman centurion
6. He beareth a Demy man in the Roman habit ... and this ... may be termed a Roman Centurian or a Roman captaine.
Baron in armour
7. He beareth a Demy Baron Armed and a scarfe about his midle, [and] a mantle or robe of state.
Apollo in armour
8. He beareth Apollo all in Armour.
Moor or negro
9. He beareth a More, or Negro in full aspect clad in a cordirobbe garbe and star tops.
Morocco king
10. He beareth a Morroco King.
Man at arms
11. He beareth a man at Armes or a Man Armed at all points: or a Man Armed cap a pee, with a casting dart in his hand, ready to cast away.
Stone slinger
12. He beareth a Stone Slinger, Armed with his sling and ston, and scrip by his side.
Roman soldier
13. He beareth a Roman souldier, or a Legion souldier.
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Train band captain
14. In a field vert, a captaine of a Traine band: in his proper habilment ... Thus a captaine is in his cap a pee, for a foot company, or Artillery or Traine bands when exercised: but for battle then to haue a pike in his hand.
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Man with griffin
15. He beareth a man completely Armed the Bever open: Assaulted by a griffin and a serpent biteing at his right elbow.
Pikeman
16. He beareth a Pike-man in his compleat Armes, ordering his pike, or standing at his open Order. This is the supporter to the coate
of Armes belonging to the royall company, or society of the Artillery yard in the citty of London.
The Armes of a pikeman, is an head peece with a plume in it, a Gorgett, a paire of curasses, (that is) back and breast peece with skirts, a sword and belt, and picks 18. foote long, with a strong head vpon it (in old tyme all pikes had little penocills of silk at the top) and a pistall at his girdle.
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Musketeer
17. He beareth a Muskettier armed at all points for that service. Some call it a souldier with his sword and belt and Bandelaro's crosse his
Brest, muskett on his shoulder, and rest in his hand. This is the other supporter for the Royall companyes Armes of the Artillery yard in London.
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Drummer
18. He beareth a Drummer beating of his drume. The Drummer hath no other millitary weapons but a sword and belt
except his drume and sticks be armes.
In euery company there is to be two drums at the least, and ouer them all a Drum Major, in each regiment.
The Drum Major is to be lodged neere or in the Sergeant Majors Lodgings; it being his place to giue instructions to the rest, and to take into his custodie the enimyes drumes that enter the campe, or garrison, and may with his staffe correct the drums which faile of their duty.
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