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he Pan half full, or some what more, keeping your Left-toe to the Front. 13. =Shut your Pan.= This do by using your two first Fingers, casting back your Primer and bringing up your Right-heel to your Left-instep, your _Musket_ strait up before you, as in the recovery, with the Barrel towards you; do it with a quick Motion with the Thumb of your Right-hand on the top of the Steel, Levelling your Left with your Mouth. 14. =Blow off the loose Corns.= Bring your Mouth within four Inches of the Pan, give a strong Blast without declining your Head, casting out your Arm, and suffering the _Musket_ to sink from its former Posture. 15. =Cast about and Charge.= Advance your right Leg, turn the Barrel of your _Musket_ downwards, bring it to your Left-side a little backward, with your Left-hand, not touching the Barrel with your Fingers; place the Toes of your Right foot to the Front and the Right-heel against the middle of the Left-foot, ballancing your _Musket_ in the Left hand, the Muzzle to the proper Front, in an equal height, half a Foot from you, joining your Right-hand to the Muzzle, your Thumb extended to the side of the Barrel. 16. =Handle your Charger.= Gripe fast your Bandilier or Charger, hold it even with the Muzzle of the _Musket_ underneath, about an Inch distant. 17. =Open your Charger with your Teeth.= In this Case, bring it up to your Mouth without declining your Head, then bring your Charger within an Inch of your Muzzle, about an Inch from it, covering your Chargers Mouth with the ball of your Thumb. 18. =Charge with Powder.= Pat the Powder into the Barrel with a quick Motion, and put the Charger underneath as before. 19. =Draw forth your Scowrer.= In this let fall your Charger, and upon turning your Hand, draw forth your Scowrer at three Motions, holding it Level the height of your Forehead, with an extended Arm, as if you designed to dart it. 20. =Shorten it to an Inch.= Turn the great end of your Scowrer towards you, sinking it till within an Inch of your Hand, rest it some what below your Right-breast, bearing forward a little. 21. =Charge with Bullet.= Take the Bullet out of your Mouth with your Right-hand, put it into the Barrel with a swift Motion, holding the big end of your Scowrer near the Muzzle of your Musket. 22. =Ram down Powder and Ball.= Grasp full with your Thumb and Fore-finger from the Muzzle, your Thumb on the Top of the Scowrer reserving a hand
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