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 middle Secunde.

[ 5] If thine adversary doth hold his Rapier in a middle secunde with a bended arme, so that the point of his Rapier lookes quite towards his right side out, then string••re him at the outside of his Rapier, and stringering goe about towards thy left side; thus thou dost constraine him to thrust at thee; as soone as his thrust ap∣proacheth at the outside over thy right arme, then put by his thrust towards thy right side with a Quarte, and instantly changing thy Quarte into a secunde, thrust him at the inside of his Rapier at his left breast.

[ 6] Or if hee doth lye in a middle secunde, as before, then stringere him likewise at

the outside of his Rapier, upon a suddaine make a Finda at his face upwards with a Tertz, not stirring thy whole arme, but onely thy wrist; as soone as hee lifteth up his arme for to defend his face with his Rapier, then let thy point sinke downe into a secunde under his left arme, and passe behinde him: But if he parereth thy finda with a Quarte towards thy left side, then cavere in one motion towards thy left side under his Rapier, and thrust him with a secunde at the inside of his Rapier, at his right breast.