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| <p>'''25. Withdraw your arms out of the braces of your Rotella.'''</p>
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| <p>'''Draw yo<sup>r</sup>. armed out of the braces of you<sup>r</sup> Buckler'''<br/><br/></p>
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<p>25. How he will withdraw his arms out of the braces of the Rotella. He will have to hold firmly the Rotella with the right hand.</p>
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| <p>'''Draw yo<sup>r</sup>. armed out of the braces of you<sup>r</sup> Buckler'''<br/></p>
  
 
<p>How when he shall draw his arme from out the braces of his Buckler he shall hold the Buckler firme with his right hand.</p>
 
<p>How when he shall draw his arme from out the braces of his Buckler he shall hold the Buckler firme with his right hand.</p>
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| <p>'''26. Put your Rotella back behind your back.'''</p>
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<p>26. How he will put back again the Rotella on the back: He will have to do this with his left arm as can be seen in the Figure.</p>
 
| <p>'''Put yo<sup>r</sup>. Buckler behind yo<sup>r</sup>. backe.'''</p>
 
| <p>'''Put yo<sup>r</sup>. Buckler behind yo<sup>r</sup>. backe.'''</p>
  
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| <p>27. How holding upright with his Rotella on the back, he will wait for another command.</p>
 
| <p>How the Soldier standing upright with the Buckler at his backe shall attend further Command.</p>
 
| <p>How the Soldier standing upright with the Buckler at his backe shall attend further Command.</p>
 
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| <p>'''28. Raise your Pike.'''</p>
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<p>How he will raise his Pike from the ground for the first time. He will have to lift it up with the hand as long as it is possible. And it will be necessary that he will hold his right foot firmly on the same place and pull the left foot back if it is forward, namely without forcing it, so that he may drop from the side towards the Pike in order to lift it or pick it up.</p>
 
| <p>'''Take up yo<sup>r</sup>. Pike.'''</p>
 
| <p>'''Take up yo<sup>r</sup>. Pike.'''</p>
  
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| <p>29. How he will grab the Pike again with the left hand for the second time in order to raise and straighten it.</p>
 
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| <p>'''30. Replant your Pike as before.'''</p>
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<p>30. How he will put the Pike bakc for the third and final time. And put it back again near the right foot, holding it in the right hand with the arms bent or curved, as taught in the first Figure.</p>
 
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| <p>31. Here are presented five Figures in order to demonstrate how close together they have to be to hold their order, namely, as close together as possible: And according to the Captain or the Officer will find it good and suitable depending on the occassion.</p>
 
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| <p>32. Here again is a single rank with the Rotella and the Sword in order to demonstrate how one can close themselves together again because the Pike is prevented: However, the Rotellas of the rank that are between two others will have to hold a suitable position so that everyone can draw his Sword conveniently and use it against the Enemy.</p>
 
| <p>Here also is represented a Ran[...]<br/>to showe how they maÿ shut their [...]<br/>no waies hindering them) ÿet so th[...]<br/>quisite place, to the end that ea[...]<br/>draw his sword and use it agai[...]<ref>The Bodleian Library copy, which was the basis of this transcription, is torn off at the fold, so half of the text is missing.</ref></p>
 
| <p>Here also is represented a Ran[...]<br/>to showe how they maÿ shut their [...]<br/>no waies hindering them) ÿet so th[...]<br/>quisite place, to the end that ea[...]<br/>draw his sword and use it agai[...]<ref>The Bodleian Library copy, which was the basis of this transcription, is torn off at the fold, so half of the text is missing.</ref></p>
 
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| <p>And if he will find that the Soldier cannot put his Pike back nor straighten with or without the Rotella well and promptly, that by the notice of the knowledge jointly hold and picks it up with the Rotella, one has placed in order below for their Instructions certain words of command with their time intervals of the instance, which are all corresponding to their numbers on the Figures and their Instruction for the Rotella with the Pike as long as they will need it. But after knowing how to wield it, the Soldiers can be trained following the words of command, which are afterwards written down without the notation of the time intervals.</p>
 
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| class="noline" | <p>The words of Command according to which the Captains will make their Soldiers train so that when they are in front, they can wield the Rotella. He will have to understand that in order to maintain order, one makes them follow the Figures as much as it is necessary. Apart from a few Figures where the Soldier presents being upright without action, at which point one can be served with general command instead.</p>
 
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Revision as of 04:30, 19 March 2022

Adam van Breen
Born 1585
Amsterdam
Died 1642
Norway
Spouse(s) Maria Gelle
Occupation
  • Painter
  • Engraver
Nationality Dutch
Genres Drill manual
Language
Notable work(s) De Nassavsche Wapen-Handelinge van
Schilt, Spies, Rappier end Targe (1618)
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Adam van Breen (Amsterdam, 1585 - Norway, after 1642) was a Dutch artist from the Golden Age. Van Breen was born in 1585, most likely in Amsterdam, and specialized in winter landscapes. He was married in The Hague on 13 February, 1611, to Maertje Castel. In 1612, he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke (the painter's guild), which membership lasted until 1621. After he went bankrupt in Amsterdam in 1624, he left for Oslo but returned to Amsterdam in 1628. In 1636, he left for Norway again, where he helped decorate the Akershus Castle among other things. He stayed in Norway until his death, some time after 1642. Van Breen was influenced by Hendrick Avercamp and David Vinckboons, he was possibly a pupil of one of them.

HEMA Contributions

In 1617, van Breen created a series of prints illustrating militia drill with the pike and shield, and the sword and shield. They were published in 1618 in the Hague, Netherlands, by Aert Meuris under the title De Nassavsche Wapen-Handelinge van Schilt, Spies, Rappier end Targe ("On the Weapon-Handling of Nassau with Shield, Spear, Rapier, and Target"); the first printing included Dutch, French, and German editions, with descriptions and commentary by an anonymous author. The structure and format of the treatise is strongly reminiscent of Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen by Jacob de Gheyn II, and could possibly have been intended as an addendum to Gheyn's work.

In this concordance, the text of 1625 English publication has been placed in the first transcription column, owing to the fact that a modernized English version has not yet been produced from one of the original languages. (Unfortunately, the Bodleian Library's copy, from which this transcription was made, is missing several pages.) The text of the other languages has been rearranged to match the English where applicable, but can be read in its original order on the transcription pages.

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ I do not yet know the abbreviation, but "Mat." is also used in the Dutch transciption and the trascriber typed out "Majesteit" or Majesty.
  2. ↑ I found several print references to an Arnoult Meuris in the 1600s at the Hague. I believe this is likely him
  3. ↑ Probably could be better read as "step" rather than "time."
  4. ↑ A specifically designed opening within the walls of a city to allow passage. Could also be translated as "gate" or "door".
  5. ↑ A type of 16th-17th century helmet.
  6. ↑ The Bodleian Library copy, which was the basis of this transcription, is torn off at the fold, so half of the text is missing.
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