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.

Title

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.

Author

G. A., fl. 1639.

Publication

Printed at London :: By I[ohn] D[awson] for Iohn Williams, at the signe of the Crane in S. Pauls Church-yard,

1639.

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Swordplay -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• epigraph
• Generosis Iuvenibus, & ad summa quaeque natis,

  R GRENVILE IACO▪ CLAVERING IOH: WOLSTENHOLME THO: NEWCE GVIL: WATS IO: SIMAND

  Verae amicitiae nulla finis, nullus terminus. Amicitiae vinculum potens & praev alidum, ne{que} ulla ex parte sanguinis vi∣ribus inferius.

  Amicis ac fautoribus aetatem suspiciendis, colendis, adamandis.
• Ad Lecturos Philathletas.
• To the Gentle Reader.
• encomia
  • In laudem operis & Authoris
  • To the deserving Author.
  • encomium
  • To his worthy, valourous, and ingenious friend the Author.
  • To his Friend.
  • To his Friend the Author.
  • encomium
  • To the Reader.
  • encomium
  • encomium
  • encomium
• Errata.
• LIB. I.
  • PARS PRIOR: The first part of the first Booke; Containing how a Right-handed man is to play against a Right-handed man at single Rapier.
    • CHAP. I. Treateth of things that must be knowne be∣fore we proceede to the subject it selfe.
    • CHAP. II. The forreigne termes of Art, that doe occurre in this Treatise, are unfolded.
    • CHAP. III. Concerning the Guards.
    • CHP. IV. How to make use of all the foure guards, and upon what occasion each of them may bee used, as being different from one another.
      • An example how thou shalt use the Prime.
      • Examples how to use the Secunde without.
      • How to Passere with the Secunde without.
      • How to use the Secunde within.
      • An example how to use the Tertz without.
      • An example how to use the Quarte within.
      • Another manner.
      • An example how to use the Quarte without.
    • CHAP. V. Treateth how to stringere right, and of other things that are to be observed here in strin∣gering.
      • If thine adversary will not suffer him∣selfe to be stringer'd, what thou art to doe.
      • How to avoyd thine adversaries Stringering.
      • As for Example,
      • How thou shalt make thy selfe loose againe when thou art stringered.
    • CHAP. VI. Treateth how and upon what occasion thou art to Cavere.
    • CHAP. VII. Treateth of divers wayes, how thou salt put by all sorts of thrusts that are made at thee, at the outside of thy Rapier.
    • CHAP. VIII. How to decline those thrusts that are made within.
    • CHAP. IX. How thou art to demeane thy selfe against ma∣ny sorts of guards.
      • Against the Secunde.
      • Against the Tertz.
      • Against the Quarte.
      • Against one that lies with a stretcht arme, and the point upwards.
      • If thine adversary holdeth his left hand behind his hilt for to parere thy thrusts, how thou art to de∣ceive his left hand.
    • CHP. X. How thou mayst escape the Passada.
    • CHAP. XI. Remedies for the Volte.
    • CHAP. XII. How thou art to behave thee against thine ad∣versaries Finda's or falsifying.
    • CHAP. XIII. How thou must prosecute thine adversaries Rapier when thou hast stringered him.
    • CHAP. XIV. Containing observations against the seventh precedent Chapter.
    • CHAP. XV. Containing observations against the eigthth preceden Chapter.
  • LIB. I. PARS POSTERIOR. The second part of the first Booke, shewing how a Right handed man must play with a Right handed man at single Sword.
    • CHAP. I. If thine adversary doth strike at the outside of thy Sword at thy head, how thou shalt pa∣rere it.
    • CHAP. II. How thou shalt put by and parere those blowes which thine adversary makes at thy head within.
    • CHAP. III. If thine adversary doth strike at thy right arme without, how to elude it.
    • CHAP. IV. If thine adversary doth ayme at thine arme within, how thou shalt elude him.
    • CHAP. V. How to parere and put by such blowes that are made at thy right legge without.
    • CHAP. VI. How to Parere those blowes that are made within at thy legge.
    • CHAP. VII. Treateth of five observations against the first Chapter of this second part.
    • CHAP. VIII. Containeth some lessons against the second Chapter precedent.
    • CHAP. IX. An observation against the fourth preceden Chapter.
    • CHAP. X. Against the fifth Chapter.
    • CHAP. XI. Observations against the sixth Chapter pre∣cedent.
    • CHAP. XII. How thou art to demeane thy selfe against such guards as doe occurre in Back-Sword play.
    • CHAP. XIII. Containeth some few offensive rules.
• LIB. II.
  • PARS PRIOR. The first part of the se∣cond Booke, shewing how a Right handed man is to play with a Left handed man at single Rapier.
    • CHAP. I. Containeth the use of the foure generall guards against the left handed.
    • CHAP. II. The use of the foure guards against the left handed man is particularized, how thou art to thrust with the Prime or Secunde at the outside over his left arme.
      • How to passere a left haded man with a Se∣cunde, at the outside of his Rapier under his left arme
      • How thou art to use the Secunde within at thy left handed adversary.
      • How the Tertz or Quarte is to be used with∣out, over the left handed mans arme.
      • How to thrust the Quarte within at thy left handed adversary.
    • CHAP. III. How thou art to put by those thrusts which thy left handed adversary makes at thee without, over thy right arme.
    • CHAP. IV. How to put by those thrusts which thy let handed adversary makes at thee at the in∣side of thy weapon.
    • CHAP. V. How thouart to demeane thy selfe against se∣verall guards which thine adversary might use.
      • Against the Secunde.
      • Against the middle Secunde.
      • Against the Tertz.
      • If thine adversary doth hold his right hand behind his hilt for to put by thy thrusts, what thou art then to doe.
    • CHAP. VI. How thou shalt elude thy left handed adver∣sary his Passada.
    • CHAP. VII. How to escape the left handed mans Volte.
  • LIB. II. PARS POSTERIOR The second part of the second Booke shewing how a right∣handed man is to play at single Sword with the left handed.
    • CHAP. I. If thy left handed adversary doth strike at thy head without.
    • CHAP. II. If thy left handed adversary doth strike at thy head within.
    • CHAP. III. If thine adversary doth strike at the outside of thy right arme.
    • CHAP. IV. If thine adversary would strike at the inside of thy right arme.
    • CHAP. V. If thine adversary doth strike at thy right legge without.
    • CHAP. VI. How to Parere those blowes that thy left han∣ded adversary makes at thy right legge within.
      • An advertisement to the Reader concerning the left handed.