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 Tertz.

[ 7] If thine adversary holdeth his Rapier in a high Tertz with a bended arme, so that the point of his Rapier standeth upright, and he be open within, then make a finda at him within, as soone as he doth catch after thy finda with his Rapier towards his right side out, then lift the point of thy Rapier towards thy right side over his Rapier, and thrust with a Quarte at the outside of his Rapier over his left arme, at his left breast.

[ 8] Or when hee doth catch after thy finda towards his right side, then let thy point sinke in under his left arme, and thrust

him with a Quarte at his left side.

[ 9] If he doth not catch after thy finda, then thrust home at the inside at his weapon with a secunde at his left breast.

[ 10] And if thou wilt stringere him within thou must observe well that (if hee lifteth the point of his Rapier towards his right side, at the inside over thy Rapier) thou thrustest Quarte, the selfe same time his thrust approacheth, at the outside of his Rapier at his left breast.

[ 11] If thine adversary holdeth his Rapier in a Tertz with a stretched arme, so that the point of his Rapier be lineally answerable to his left shoulder, then stringere him without, and when thou dost stringere him goe about towards thy left side as it were in a circle, not stirring▪ from his Rapier the meane while thou goest about, then he will be forced to thrust at thee, at the outside of thy Rapier over thy right arme, then just when he is turning his point under thy Rapier for to thrust thee without over thy right arme at thy right breast, bow thy body, and thrusting him with a Secunde un∣der his left arme passe behind him.

[ 12] But if thy left handed adversary when thou Stringerest him without, will per∣force put by thy point with his Quarte to∣wards his left side, then yeeld to him by

degrees, and letting thy point sinke downe suddainly in a Secunde, passere him at the outside of his Rapier at his left thigh.

[ 13] Or when thou dost stringere him with∣out, upon a suddaine battiere him at the outside of his weapon, and thrust him with a Quarte at the outside of his Rapier, at his left breast.

[ 14] If thy left handed adversary doth hold his Rapier in a low Tertz, with a stretch∣ed arme downewards, so that the hilt of his Rapier doth equallize his knee in height, then stringere him at the inside of his Rapier with a hanging secunde, as soone as he doth thrust at the outside of thy Ra∣pier, over thy right arme nigh thy hilt, then put his thrust by with a Quarte to∣wards thy right side, and thrust him with a Secunde at the inside of his weapon, at his left shoulder.

[ 15] But if hee doth thrust over the weakest part of thy Rapier, then changing thy Se∣cunde into a Quarte thrust contra-tempo at the outside of his Rapier, over his left arme at his left breast.

[ 16] Or if he doth holde his Rapier in a low Tertz as before, then let the point of thy Rapier sinke downe into a hanging Se∣cunde, and direct thy point towards his hilt, as soone as hee doth thrust at thee on

eyther side, then thrust Quarte at the out∣side of his Rapier over his left arme and at his left breast.