Pallas armata The gentlemans armorie; wherein the right and genuine use of the rapier and of the sword, as well against the right handed as against the left handed man is displayed: and now set forth and first published for the commmon [sic] good by the author.

CHAP. XII. How thou art to behave thee against thine ad∣versaries Finda's or falsifying.

[ 1] IF thine adversary by falsefying doth strive to make thee doubt∣full of his thrust, and where thou shalt looke for his thrust, then let him not deceive thee, but goe straight in upon him, and thy right arme or Rapier doe not stirre, holding thy point streight forwards in a right line, then will thine adversary, when thou commest too neare him, be constrained to make a thrust at thee, or to put by thy Ra∣piers point; whither soever he then doth thrust, within or without, parere it accor∣ding to the rules prescribed in the seveuth and eighth Chapters precedent; and if he puts by thy point towards what side soe∣ver it be, then cavere instantly under his Rapier▪ and thrust either with a Secunde without, or with a Quarte within, accor∣ding as he puts by thy thrust towards his right or left side.

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Or else hold thy Rapier in alow Tertz with a streight arme downewards neare thy knee, then hee can doe thee no hurt with his findes, as soone as hee doth make a thrust at thee, then thrust Secunde contra∣tempo at the outside of his Rapier over his right arme.