foregoing, but more of your sword, you may make use of either, according to your Fancy. See Plat. 10. Fig. 2.Sch.Which is your Fifth Guard?Fifthly, Of a Guard, in which a Man is to hold his sword, with both hands.Ma.To my Fifth and last Guard I have no proper Name,
How the 5. kind of Guard, is to be keept, pursued, and de∣fended. but as I told you in the beginning of this Treatise, Page-15-you are to hold your sword with both your hands, and you are to do it thus, keep your body Exactlie in the posture of the Quart Guard, with a streight point, but for your sword, you are to join your left hand to it, about 8. or 10. Inches from the Hilt, and hold the Blade betwixt your formest finger and thumb, just as you do, when you are going to beat your Adversa∣ries sword with both hands, as in page 7, and Plat. 11. Fig. 2. and secure your self within your sword immediatly when you present it, that is, present your swords point towards your Adversaries right thigh, and a thought without it, with your point slop∣ing, a little towards the ground For to Pur∣sue0
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