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. VIII. How to decline those thrusts that are made within.

[ 1] IF thine adversary doth make a thrust at thee within close to the Prime of thy Rapier, then parere it with a Secunde downe towards thy left side, and at the same instant thou parerest change thy Se¦cunde into a Quarte close to thy adversa∣ries Rapier, and thrust at his right breast, at the inside of his weapon.

[ 2] Thou mayst likewise battiere him within upon his Rapier when his thrust commeth, and in the same moment thrust the Quarte at his right breast.

[ 3] But if he when he makes his thrust, doth thrust close to the Secunde or weakest part of thy Rapier, then cavere from thy right hand towards thy left hand under his Ra∣pier, and thrust with the Secunde over the weakest part of his Rapier, at the outside of his Rapier at his right breast.

[ 4] Or when his thrust approacheth, cavere

towards thy left side under his Rapier, and Passere under his weapon, or under his right arme with a Secunde.

[ 5] Or else when his thrust commeth, let the point of thy Rapier sinke downe into a Secunde at the outside of his Rapier, and parere it towards thy right side out, and having parered, passere with a Secunde with∣out at his right thigh; or when thou thus hast parered, then thrust a long thrust with a Secunde over his right arme, at his right breast.

[ 6] If thine adversary doth thrust at thee within close to the Secunde of thy Rapier, then stepping backe with thy left legge so that the weight of thy body come wholly to rest upon thy left thigh, draw thy Ra∣pier to thee, letting it slide along his Rapi∣er within towards his point, thus doing thou commest with the strongest part of thy Rapier close to his weaker part, and having this advantage make a long thrust at him within close to his Rapier with a Quarte at his right breast.

[ 7] But if thine adversary doth thrust lowly at thee, then let thy point sinke downe in∣to a Quarte, and thrust him with a Quarte at the inside of his weapon at his right thigh.