Words of command.
“Traverse.”[34]—“Prime.”—“Point.”—“Elevate.”—“Ready.”—“Fire.”— “Stop the vent.”—“Sponge.”—“Load.”—“Run out.”
Exercise with 17 men.
No.
1. The Captain; commands, attends the breeching, bed, and quoin, primes, points, fires, and stops the vent.
2. Second Captain; assists No. 1, casts loose, runs out, attends the apron, cocks the lock, and attends rear bolt.
3. Takes out the tompeon, loads, rams home, runs out, attends fighting bolt, shackles, and unshackles breeching, if necessary.
4. Takes out the tompeon, worms, sponges, rams home, runs out, attends stop-handspike, shackles, and unshackles breeching, if necessary.
5. Casts loose, runs out, traverses, and spans the breeching.
6. Casts loose, gives sponge, rammer, and worm to No. 4, runs out, traverses, and spans the breeching.