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. IX. How thou art to demeane thy selfe against ma∣ny sorts of guards.

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.

Against the Tertz.

[ 7] If thine adversary doth lie in a high Tertz with a bended arme, so that the point of his Rapier doth stand upright, then make a finda at him within; when he doth intend to put by thy feigned thrust to∣wards his left side, let him not touch thy Rapier but cavere towards thy left side un∣der his Rapier and thrust with the Quarte without over his right arme, at his right breast: If he will not regard thy finda, then thrust with the Quarte at his right breast within; when hee doth parere thy thrust, then turne thy Quarte into a Secunde and passere him. In the interim observe (that if thou meanest to stringere him within) if hee doth towards his left side lift the point of his Rapier over thine to thrust

thee over thy right arme, thou then ••••∣verest towards thy right side under his Rapier and thrustest a Quarte at him with∣in.

[ 8] If thine adversary doth hold his weapon in the Tertz and with a streight arme, then stringere him within, and stringering him step towards thy left side, and goe about as it were in a circle, then he will bee forced to thrust at thee without; as soone as his thrust approacheth, bow thy body, and not touching his Rapier, passe behind him un∣der his right arme.

[ 9] Or when thou dost stringere him within, make a finda at his face with a Quarte up∣wards as soone as hee lifteth up his arme, then let thy point sinke downe under his right arme, and passe behind him.

[ 10] Or stringere him within, and make thy finda downewards at his belly, when hee doth catch after it downewards, then ca∣vere towards thy left side under his Ra∣pier and thrust with a Secunde over his right arme.

Against the Quarte.

[ 11] Is thine adversary doth hold his Rapier in a Quarte, so that the point of his Rapier doth looke towards his right side out, that he be open within, then hold thy Rapier in a Secunde, and direct the

point of thy Rapier towards his Hilt within, as soone as he doth thrust at thee within, then Voltere with thy Quarte at his right breast within.

Against one that lies with a stretcht arme, and the point upwards.

[ 12] If thine adversary doth lie with a stretcht arme, so that his point stan∣deth upright, as it were in a Triangle, then goe with a high Secunde and a stretched arme at the inside of his Rapier, and make him a finda at the outside of his Rapier, as if thou didst meane to thrust him at his right breast, over his arme; as soone as hee will put it by towards his right side out, then recall thy point towards thy right side under his Rapier, and changing thy Secunde into a Quarte, thrust with a Quarte at the inside of his Rapier, at his right breast.

[ 13] Or when thou art at the inside of his Rapier with thy Secunde, then make a Finda within at his face, as soone as he doth catch after thy finda towards his left side, then cavere towards thy left side under his Rapier and thrust him with a Secunde, or with a reverse (a Quarte so cal∣led because thrusted without, view the

fourth Chapter, the ninth number) at the outside of his Rapier over his right arme.

[ 14] Or if he lieth againe as formerly he did, then goe with the high Secunde and a stretched arme at the outside of his Rapier about as in a circle, and thy point hold to∣wards his right eye, doing thus thou shalt compell him to put by thy point upwards; when thou seest him lifting up his arme, then let thy point sinke in under his right arme, and bowing thy body passe behind him under his right arme.

If thine adversary holdeth his left hand behind his hilt for to parere thy thrusts, how thou art to de∣ceive his left hand.

[ 15] Make a thrust at thine adversary close to the outside of his Rapier over his right arme, when thine adversary doth endea∣vour to parere thy thrust towards his right side over his right arme with his left hand, then let him not touch thy Rapier with his hand, but just as hee is comming to∣wards thy weapon with his hand, lift the point of thy Rapier over his left hand to∣wards thy right side out, and thrust him with a Secunde over his left hand, and his right arme.

[ 16]

Or when he doth catch after thy Rapi∣er towards his right side, over his right arme with his left hand, then let him misse thy Rapier, letting thy point sinke in under his left arme, and thrusting him with a Secunde at his breast as before, and over his right arme.

[ 17] Thrust at him at the inside of his Rapier with a Quarte, as soone as hee holding his left hand behind his hilt, doth meane to parere thy thrust with his left hand to∣wards his left side out, then lift the point of thy Rapier towards thy left side over his left hand, and thrust him with a Quarte at the inside of his Rapier at his right breast.

[ 18] Or when he doth catch after thy thrust towards his left side, then cavere from thy right side towards thy left side under his left hand, and thrust him with a Quarte at the inside of his Rapier at his right breast.

[ 19] But if hee doth strive to put by thy in∣ward thrust with his left hand, towards his right side, under his right arme, then let him misse thy Rapier and cavere to∣wards thy right side under his left hand and thrust him with a Quarte over his left arme.

[ 20] Or when he doth meane to put by thy thrust under his right arme towards his

left side out, then let thy point sinke in un∣der his left arme, and thrust with the Quarte at his belly.