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.

Against the Secunde.

[ 1] IF thine adversary doth lie in a high Secunde with a stretched arme and is open within, then stringere him within; as soone as he will thrust at thee without over thy right arme, then thrust the Tertz at the same time his thrust approacheth, over the Secunde of his Rapier without, at his right breast, and with thy hilt goe some∣thing low, when thy thrust is now arri∣ved at his breast, that hee may not be able to cavere.

[ 2] If he doth lie againe in a high Secunde as before, and is open within, then Stringere him within, in the midst of his Rapier with a bended Arme in a Tertz, so that the point of thy Rapier stands upwards, and thy hilt low; as soone as hee will thrust at thee without, over thine arme, then changing thy Tertz into a Secunde Passere under his right arme, not touching his Rapier.

[ 3] But if hee lie open without then strin∣gere

him without, as soone as he doth thrust at thee within, then let the point of thy Rapier sinke downe into a Secunde, close to the outside of thy adversaries Ra∣pier, and Passere him with the Secunde at his right thigh.

[ 4] If he lie againe in a high secunde with a straight arme, but doth open himselfe on both sides of his Rapier, then goe with the Tertz just under his Rapier, that the point of thy Rapier bee directed towards his hilt, whether soever he doth thrust at thee, thrust Secunde contra-tempo at the out∣side of his Rapier over his right arme, and at his right breast.

[ 5] If he doth lie in the middle Secunde, and the point of his Rapier doth looke quite towards his right side out, then Stringere him at the outside of his Rapier, and strin∣gering goe towards thy right side about like in a Circle, thus thou wilt force thine adversary to make a thrust at thee within, when his thrust approacheth▪ then Voltere with the Quarte at the inside of his Rapier at his right breast.

[ 6] If he doth lie in a middle Secunde againe, then stringere him at the outside of his Ra∣pier, and suddenly make a finda at his face upwards with a Tertz, if he lifteth up his arme to defend his face, then passere him

under his right arme: but if hee doth put it by with a Quarte toward•• his right side, let him not touch thy Rapier, but lift thy point over his point, and thrust him with a Quarte within, at his right breast: Or if he will put it by with a Quarte towards his right side, then let him not touch thy Rapier, but cavere towards thy right side under his Rapier, and thrust the Quarte at the inside of his Rapier at his right breast.