Secondly, he ought for the better advancement and prosperity of the Army by the means of the Artillery, to be skillful not only in this, but also in the knowledge and use of all manner of Engines depending or belonging to the Ordnance, that there be no fault found in his skill or experience in the same; And he ought to be of an excellent spirit, and of a subtle-wit and good understanding, that he may as well maintain his defences, as offend the Enemy.

And during the said 15 days we make account for the Cannons 8 shot a day, 10 for the Demi-Cannon, 12 for the Culverin, and 14 shots a day for the Demi-Culverin and Saker; and that we are to Batter a Town or Castle or any other place to hinder the Enemy, or to impeach their reparations we ought in the beginning to account for 4 days, 32 shots for every Cannon, and after the proportion aforesaid to provide for every other Peeces; and these provisions ought to be provided, and had in readiness in the next magazines neerest to the design, which provisions by my advice is enough for the first address or beginning of the enterprise, until the time that other Provisions may be had, and this for sparing the pains and charge that many times falls out for want of men and money, or that the Prince or chief of the enterprise is not very rich, or strong, and that the thing may be carried on without suspition, I esteem if more convenient that the beginning be somewhat lessened, or less than the whole entire charge, as well of Munitions as Victuals for 6 months, whch is the longest time that men may abide in the Field, chiefly in these cold Countries; and beginning about the first of May, we shall scarce march for lack of forrage and other necessaries, and to stay in the Field till October, will also be much, by reason of cold and much rain and moisture.

But to return to our purpose of the provisions of 15 days:
9 cannons, 8 shots per day, equals 1080
powder, 20lb a shot, comes to 21,600lb that is 27 small barrels
8 demi-cannon, 10 shot, equals 1200
7 sakers, 14 shots per day = 1470 shots
powder 8,350lb
muskets and other small shot 49,830lb
for the mines 40,000lb
For the said muskets, and small shot, we ought to provide 600 hundred, which amounts to 60,000 weight, and lead shot for muskets 40,000lb weight.

The weight of all these amounts to 35,680 pounds, which will require 295 carriages or waggons, accounting to 1200lb to a carriage.

Moreover for 200 saddles or cushions for the waggoners, and 600 pairs of stirrups, 200 pairs of cords or traces for horse harness, 100 hundred spikes, nails and hooks of iron or anchors, hand-ropes, gynnes, barrels or pitch and tar, candles great, and other things necessary, these all will require 16 carriages; then for the carriage of the tents 5 carriages and for the rest of the baggage 50 carriages, the whole sum of carriages amounts to 356.

We ought necessarily to provide 1524 horses, and 588 carters or waggon-drivers, to wait always upon the conduct or guilling of the Artillery, and 986 for the other carts or waggons and if there be an occasion of carriage of Bridges, Boats and the like, we must allow ten more.

To draw a Peece, the cannon must have 23 horses at least; for the Demi-Cannon 15 or 17 horse; and for the quarter Demi-cannon 9 horses. If they prove ill or troublesome, extra horses must be allowed, 30 for the cannon, for the demi-cannon 23, and for the quarter 13. To draw another cart or waggon, 3 horses are required.

These are the principal officers, and are and are most commonly named or placed by the Prince or Chief General of the Army; and these ought to be not only honourable men, but men well experienced in the wars, and also with good credit and reputation with all the rest of the Trayn.

But these following are viewed and named by the General of the Artillery, viz. 15 Gentlemen well experienced in the Artillery, 12 Conductors for the Artillery, 4 Constables or Mr Gunners, 80 common Gunners, 30 Packbearers or labourers to carry burdens, two Surrers or surgeons to make fire, 2 marshals, 4 carpenters in ordinary and also their labourers and assistants; 50 miners with their chief Mr., 2 cartwrights, 2 coopers, 30 carpenters extraordinary, with their Mr. or Superior, 100 mariners. Chiefly such as use the rivers or streams, 2 engineers of artificial fire-works, 6 Petarders, 2 engineers of fortifications, one Provost with his Lieutenant and halberdiers; one Mr. Quartiller, one Doctor, 2 Chyrurgions, 2 Barbers, one Apothecary, one or two thousand pioneers as necessity requires; 2 Tenders with their Mr. and 1 Chaplain. And these are the most necessary officers that belong to the Army.

Also to command the Officers of the Pioneers to carry a gentle course in cutting of Faggots or such like necessaries, that they do not spoil or hurt the trees that are profitable, as fruit trees and the like, and that they be diligent to trim or dress the ways, when they are employed from the Camp for that purpose, and to spare the woods and trees as much as possible they can, and those that do make a default threin, to be discreetly punished.

And if it fall out that there be any hurt or damage done to the common people by the Souldiers, then to constrain the Captains, Camp-masters, and Serjeant-Majors, to make it good; and so much the more, as many times it falls out, that the Enemy may come in and join friendship in consideration of some good quarter to be observed and kept by them; so that the great spoil and hurt of the Wood, Fruit, Trees, Corn, and other things will prove hurtfull to the Common-wealth; and also the Army that shall march in that season by those ways may enjoy the fruits and commodities thereof, to the great refreshing themselves.

Moreover, that he declares to his Lieutenants that those that are under their charge and depend upon the services, as the Gentlemen of the Artillery, the Gunners and other Officers, to be content in their quarters to them ordained without mutiny or grudging, and that the Quartermasters ordained for that purpose, to be careful that every man be placed to his own content, and that in all these things there be not so much as any appearance of discontent, that the General thus carrying himself in his command, may be loved, honoured and well esteemed throughout the Army.

Then he is to view the place himself, with great care and diligence, with as great security as possible may be; accompanied with one of his Lieutenants and the Engineer for Fortifications, and that he may know and search all about where to lodge that night following certain peeces of Artillery, which shall serve to salute the Enemy by break of day, as well to prove their force, as also to encourage the asiegers, he ought also to see that the place or quarter be fit, and commodious, in such sort that the Enemy may not discover his Peeces, and if this cannot be, then let him chose the most convenient place he can, and there raise a shoulder or defence with earth and faggots for his Peeces, and this is to prevent the Cannon shot of the Enemy, about which business, must serve the Pioneers and labourers, which are appointed to that end, and that they may not trouble one another, they ought to be carefully divided, and every man appointed to his work or labour, as some to carry earth, some to carry Faggots, some to Romage, some to Gabions, and others to such matters as are requisit; others to place or lay all these things in their places; and also to place and appoint all things in good order and advantage.

On the night before the siege, we place certain Peeces of Artillery that may be most offensive to the besieged, and this is a rule more secure and of greater effect to impoverish the Enemy, and in this we may have better time to fortify ourselves, and give courage to the assiegants.

At the siege of any place in the Evening before he shall be present before the Tents of the Munitions and of all those things that order require for the Trenches and other covertures for the Artillery, and carefully and dilligently entreat or request the Master of the Hostile and the rest for such things as remains under their heads, and to visit the General and take his advice and council and direction in all things.

In the night he is to walk the round of the Trenches and batteries and inquire of the Gentlemen if there be any default concerning the munitions, fortifications or coverts for the Peeces, and if any be to give order for the present supply thereof, and to walk a turn in his lodgings, to see if he can devise any new stratagem or device, and presently to put the same in practice without any delay.

When the Trayn shall march, he shall make sure that there is no disorder or want of provision nor hinderence.

When the Trayn arrives he doth divide the Peeces among the Gents, and the Carriages and Waggons among the Conductors.

When there is the question of Foundry of any new peeces, he shall visit dilligently all Forms and Moulds of the same. And if he cannot be there, then the Mr. of the Hostile shall assist.

In the day of the battle they assist the Peeces to see how the shot fell and to amend the causes of any missed shot.

When the General shall advance to view and know the strength of any Town, the Gent shall accompany the General and shall go forward to observe themselves.