TH E WO R KS OF

GE O RGE SI L V E R
C OMPR S N G II
PA R A DO X E S OF DE F E N C E
[ w r ep n ni ed ]
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P r i nted i n 1599 a nd no

AN D

BR E F I N S TR UC TI O N S VPO MY PRA DOX E S O F

DE F E N C E
[ Me firs tti me fr om tlze M S i n Me Bfltzs lz Mus eum]
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n nt .

ED IT ED WITH AN I TN R OD UC TIO N BY

C Y RI L G . R . MA TTH E Y
“ ru m wnnou mm
, : a nte nna ; ME MBE R o r m: w uno u r s uc mc
r c w »: AND

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c um s o n va c u um

W IT EI T
H GH COL L OTYP E EPR ODUCTION S
R F R OM TH E MS . IN
TH E BR ITI S H MUS EUM

L O N DO N

G E O RGE BE L L A N D SO N S , YO R K STRE E T
C O VE N T G A R D E N
 I N TR O D U C T I O N .

N 1599 a certa i n G e org e S i lve r

p ubli s hed

a work e nti te d l Pa ra d ox es o f D e fe nce ,

wh ere in is p r ov ed th e trve g rou nd s o f F ig h t

to b e i n th e sh o rt a unci e nt wea p ons , a nd

th a t th e s h ort S word h a th a d ua nta g e o f th e long o

S w rd
or long R a p ier. A nd th e wea ke nes s e a nd i mp e r f ctio n
e

of th e R a p i er -
fig h ts d is p a ye d . l
T g e th e r wi th a n o
Ad monition to th e n obl
e, a nci e nt , v o o vl
i ct r i u s , a i a nt ,

a nd mos t b ra ue n ti on o f E ng l i h me n to b ewa e f fa l
a s , r o se

te a ch e rs of De f n
e a nd h ow th y fo a k e th i
ce , o wn e rs e r e

na tura ] fig h tsl : wi th a b i fe omm nd tion o f th nobl

r e c e a e e

s cie nce or e x e rcis i ng of A r mes . By Georg e S zl uer

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Gentl ema n . L
on Pri nted f E d w ard Blount
o nd , or . I

d d ica te d
e To th R ig h t H onora ble my S i ng l
e G oo d , v ar

Lo d R ob rt E l of E s e nd E w E l M s h ll f
r , e ar e s x a e, ar e ar a o

E ng l nd V i ount H efo d Lo d F e
a , sc rs f C h tl y er r , r rre o ar e ,

Bo urchi e r a nd L o ua i ne, Ma is ter o f th e Q ue e nes Ma i es

ti es h o rs e , of th e Ord ena nce, C ha nce llo f th e
r o

V niue rs iti e of Cam b id g er , K nig h t of th e mos t noble

o rd e r o f th e G a r ter , a nd o ne of her H ig h n s mo te se s

4 3 x 4 8 5
vi I N T R ODUCTIO N .

h onora bl P i uy Co un el]
e r h i book i s s s m ll 4t o s a a
T .
’

vol me of viii nd 72 pag s conta i ni ng three wood cuts

u a e ,

a wo k but l i ttle k no wn to ny sa v a ntiqua ies nd co l

r a e r a

l e ét s ; yet f
or ll th t it i a wo k wh ich mus t h a ve
or a a s r

p o s s es ed sco ns i d e bl e v a l u
ra
e t the ti m e i t was w i t
t en a r ,

wh en d u ll ing nd b a wl ing wer e ma tte s o f eve yda y

e a r r r

occu rence r .

I tw i n ll p ob b il ity ve y h ortly a fter ward th a t

as a r a r s s

G o g e S ilve w ot
e r r B ef I n tr uct
r e i o ns v p fi my p ra
r s

d o xe s of D efe nce fo r th e tr ue h a nd l yng of a l l Ma nn ’

of

wea p ons og eth

t er w ‘
th e o
f wer g r ownd s th e f wer o
g o u
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nor s w g ouer no urs
ch
l o
a re e ft o uti n my p ra d o x es w ut
‘

th e k nowle d g e o f w no Ma n ca n fig h t s a f
“
Th is as i ts
”
. ,

ti tl e i nd i ca tes be ar s ve r y ma ter ia lly upo n th e earl i er

,

work s o much s o i n fa ét tha t th e , P ara d oxes

, wi th
o ut th e Bre f I ns truét io ns ca nnot be co ns id e red a com

p l e te w o rk i n t h e s e n s e th a t was e v i d ent l y i nte n d ed b y

th e a uth or wh e n h e wrote th e la te r p a rt Th e Bref I n .

s truc tio ns h owever s o fa r a s ca n be a s certa ine d we re

, , ,

nev e r p ubl is h e d ; a nd th e re i s o nly th e MS to s h ow tha t .

th i s s e co nd a nd comp le ti ng p orti o n o f th e work was eve r

co nt e mp la ted much les s und e r t

, a k e n by t h e a uth or Th e .

r eas o n wh y th i s was not p ubl is h ed will p roba bl n e v

y er

be k no wn b ut i t mus t h a ve be e n a ma tter o f cons id era bl e

,

mo me nt to h a ve h i nd ered th e comp letion o f a wo rk

to wh i ch h e e vi d e ntly a tt a ch e d th e very g rea t es t i m

po r ta nce .

Be th a t a s i t ma y , th e MS . of th e
“
Bref I ns tructi ns o
 I N T R ODUC T IO N .

in ques tion exis ted but rema ined unknown excep t to ,

v y
er fe w e
p po l e up to a bo u t t h e y e a r 18 90 a t w h i ch ti m e ,

i t was d i covere d i n th e MS D p a rtment of th e B i tis h

s . e r

Mus eum by the l te Mr W Lond on H e was w ned a . . . ar

a t th e Mu eum to be wa re o f as s umi ng th e work to be

s

a ut og rap h buthe a fterwa rd s s ta ted in a lette to Cap ta i n

, r

Hutton th t he found th ed u ted but careles s nd

a e ca a

corrup t s p elli n ra ct ri tic o f S ilve r l ”

g t o be ch a e a n d a s o s ,

tha th e co ns i d red i tt o be th e old es t E ng li s h trea t

e i s e on
ar ms with th e e ep tion o f th a ton th e two h and s word i n
, xc -

th e H a rlei n MS ( 3 a wh i ch d a te from th e fiftee nth

. s

The B ef I ns t uct i o ns co n is t o f th i r t
”
ce ntury . r y r s

four clos ely written p ag - i n v y g ood p es erv ti on es er r a

th re be i ng but fe w p l
e a nd t h ose o f comp a ces , ti ve a ra

i ns ig ni fica nce, whe re th e ha nd wri ti ng is too fa d ed to be

leg ible ; i n s uch ca s es th e c nte x t, o o ve
h we r, c ea r l ly con
v ey s th e mea ning . I t i s i nteres ti ng to n te tha t th e o
MS .
‘ of the P ara d oxes is a s l o in the Lib ra ry o f the

Br i tis h Mus eum , v b

h a i ng ee n p urchas e d i n 1892 a t th e
l
s a e of th e MSS . o f E d wi n H . a ure nce , L ot 603 a t a L ,

c os t o f 1 I .

F m th e time th a t the
ro MS of Bref I ns tr uction
. s

firs t b eca me k nown to Mr Lond on h appea rs to ha ve

. e

s tud ied i t wi th o n id e
c s ra ble care a nd al thoug h no t h im
, ,

se lf a fe ncer, he bec me a at once onvi n ed of the p e

so c c ra

MS . 47 pa egs . No . 1
34, 92 . With E p is tl e Ded eca tori e ( 4 )
B -
6
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[
to R obert Devereux, ] E r l of E s s ex.
a nd
a P roba bl y t
h e a ct
u a l p re ent
a s
tion copy, &c.
” “
g
V id e Th i mm s Bibli o ra ph y of F enci n and Duell in .
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g g
6
vii i I N T R ODUC T I ON .

l value to s word s men of its contents tha t h e mad e a

tica

comp le te tra nscri p tof i t by no mea ns a l ig h t und erta k i ng

‘
—

when th e ca lig rap hy and s pel l ing a re ta ken into a ccount .

K no wi ng C p ta in A lfred H utton by rep uta ti on as one

a

he
oft mos tunivers all yr eco g nize d a uth orities o nall ma tters
res pect i ng the s word a nd i ts emp loyment it occurred ,

to Mr. Lond o n a fte r co mp le ti ng th e tra ns crip t tha t

Ca p ta i n H utto n was of a l l o th ers th e o ne bes t qua lified
by h i s p ra ctica l knowled g e a nd exp e rie nce to p ronounce
d efinitely up on th e meri ts o f th e MS H e a ccord i ng ly .

o bta ined an intr d ucto

i on, a nd , a fter s ome co rres po nd e nce ,

le ft th e tra ns cri p t for p er us al . Thi s occurred in 1894.

I n d ue co urs e i t wa s . re tur ned , a nd the n onl y C a p ta i n

H ut l
ton ea rne d o f th e ra th er s ud d e n d ea th of l
the e nd e r,
wh o ita p pea red h a d s ome s h ort time p re vi ous ly ex p re s s ed
a wis h t ha t th e tra ns crip t mig h t be a llowed to r emai n i n
Ca p ta in H utton s ma g ni ficent collection of fe ncing a nd
’

ll l
d ue i ng i te ra ture .
Thus i twas in 1895, tha t th e
, Bref I ns truct
i ons , by
fa r th e more v lua ble pa rt of Geo g e S il ve s work fir t
a r r
’

, s

ca me und e my no tice r .

Re li i ng the v lu e of thi unpubli s hed work Ca p ta in

a z a s

Hutton ev entu lly extra cted f om M Lond on tr a n

a r r.
'
s

s crip t o f i t th e ma t e ri l upo n whi h h e ba s ed a mo t

a c s

i nt res ti ng arti le in Th e I ndi n F enci ng R view

e c a f e o

J a nu ar
y 1897
, o n S
, w o r d F ig
“
h ti ng nd S wo d Pl y a r a ,
”

co ns ti tuti ng i n i ts el f h ig h l y p ct a ica l l ittle wo k a nd

ra r ,

l ikely to p rove o f much as s i ta nce to th e i nfa ntry ffi er

s o c
 I N T R O D U C TI O N ix .

d es i rous of r end eri ng hi ms elf as h a nd y a s p oss ible

with h is s word a t clos e More recently s till . .

na mel y o n S ep tember 2 5 1897 Ca p t

, a i n H ut to n g a v e
, ,

p ra c t i cal i ll u s tr a ti on o f t h e r
g p i s m e n t i o ned by h“
im i n
th t a rt
a i cl e t a n exh ibiti on of s word s ma ns h ip a t the
a

Wh itton Park Club a nd th is d is pl y following upon th e

, a

p u bl i c
a ti o n o f hi s p p e r i m m e diaa te l y re ca ll ed to m y m i n d
th e o ig ina l MS
r tthe Bri ti sh Mus eum
.a I took a ne a rly .

opportuni ty of cons ulti ng this i n o d er to make a clos er r

a cqua i nt a nce wi t h S ilver l ter a nd more irnp orta ntwo k

’
s a r ,

wh i ch i p o ba bly th e ea rlies t( i n E ng li s h .a t a ny ra te) to

s r

tea h wh t i s no w c o n
c a s id e e d t o be t h e mos ttelli ng nd
r a

cl a s ic s tyle of f nce vi
s e Par y a nd Ri p os t
, z., r e.

Much imp es s ed by wha t I s a wa nd a fte rward s ea d

r .
r ,

i t truck me th a ta wo rk s o p ecul ia ly E ng li h conta i ni ng

s r s ,

s o mu h ma tte of va lue t
c r o a l l s wo d men a nd to i nfant y r s , r

o fii cers i n p a rti cula r oug h t not to rema i n buri d but , e ,

s h ould ra th er be p ubl is h ed for th e u of t h os e wh o se

ca r e t o rea d a nd learn I th erefore d ete mined to. r

c ompl t th wo k s o nea ly finis hed by Geo g e S ilve

e e e r r r r,

by p ubli h i ng h i MS B ef I ns truction
”
s f s . o Ca pta i n
r s.

Hutton nd C pta i n Th imm whom I cons ulted on this

a a ,

id ea g ve me e v e y ncoura g e me nt th e forme m os t
, a r e , r

k i nd ly pl a ci ng a t my d i s p os a l the tra ns cri p t ma d e by M r.

Lond on fo compa is on wh en my own transcrip t was

r r

c ompleted .

After ea d ing the B ef I ns tructions ca refully throug h

r r

i n co njunct i o n wi th th e I d termined to
”
P r d o es a a x , e
x I N T R ODUCTIO N .

ma ke th e work real ly comp lete as G eorg e , S il ver ha d

evi d e nty l i ntend ed it to be, by rep ri nti ng th e Pa ra
d o
x es l
as nea r y a s p oss i e in t bl
h e i r orig i na form, with l
th e Bref I ns tructi ns o followi ng l i ter ati »: et ver ba ti m
i n accorda nce wi th th e MS ., a nd i n th e sa me sty e asl the
oxes
P a rad
”
.

Thes e l tte a r al one contain much to interes tth e s word s

man a nd the a nti quar y but i t i s not s o much to this por ,

tio n of th e wor k as to th e Bref I ns truct ions th a t I

d e s ire to d ir ect a ttentio n owi ng to th e r ema rka bly clea r ,

a nd concis e ma nne r i n which much ex cellent a nd s ervi ce

a ble a d v ice u po n t h e ha nd li ng of th e s word i s g i ven.

Ta king into cons id e ra ti on th e fa ct th a t th e wea p on te
c omme nd ed by S ilver as t h e mos t s er vicea ble nearly 300
y ea rs a o
g , th oug h s lig h tly long er nd d oubl g ed was a e ed
-
,

fo a ll p ctica l p urpo es s i milar a s reg ar d s the bla d e to

r ra s , ,

th e eg ul ti on wea p on o f to d a y much i f no t a l l tha t h e

r a , , ,

h as wri tte n up on th e h a nd li ng o f i t i n h i ti me ma y wel l s

p ro v e o f i mme n e v i e to th os se w h o e l i
s er v es a c
r e t ti m e s s a

d ep end e ntup o n th e more o l es s ea d y us e of th e i s word s r r r .

Th f cttha t s o l ittle d i s ti nct

e a i o n is now ma d e between
th e wo d s ma ns h ip of th e d u ll is t a nd th t o f th e s ol d ie
s r e a r

mu t be i ncomp eh ens i ble to th e majority of f ncers wh o

s r e

h a ve gi ven ny con id era tion to th e ma tt as th u d efined

a s er s .

Fe nci ng as no w ta ug ht th oug hout E u ope i ma d e nd r r s , a

a lwa y has b ee n e nti rely s ubs er v ie nt t

s , o th equi e ment s e r r

of t h d u l with l l its ttend a nt ti quette

e e , a Th i s d is tinc
a e .

ti on i s d e mons trated by a l mos t a ny wo k ( wheth er of r

 I N T R ODUC T IO N .

a nci ent or of mod er n d a te) up on th e word fe nci ng a rto f s -

,

a nd i ti s m oreover a rule to wh i ch th e re a re fewex cepti o ns .

ion
Th a t th is d is tinct s h ou ld ex i s t am ong conti nenta l
na ti ons ca nnot be al tog eth er a ma tter of s urpris e to us ,

s eei ng th a t th e p os s i bility , a nd e ven , i n certa i n countries ,

th e p ro b bility
a o f a d uel
ommon to bo th civil a nd is c

mil i ta ry s oci ety al ike but tha t th is meth od s h ould be

, ,

a d op t ed i n t hi s country wh r e d uell i ng is a ltog ether

, e a

th i ng of th e pas t i t i not quite s o eas y to und ers ta nd

, s .

A a mea ns s imply of p omoting h al th a nd as a re

s r e ,

crea t ion fenci ng o f th e cl s s ic s ch ools wh eth e F ench o

,
a , r r r

I ta l ia n ca nnot be too h ig h ly commend ed a nd with s i mply

, ,

s uch obj ec t as th es i n vi ew a l l th e s tring nte ti quette of

s e e

th e d uel a nd th e extr eme ni ceties of th e a rt of fence

s h ould be s t ro ngl y i ns i s ted up on i n th e fen i ng room It c -

.

is ge nera lly a d mi tted th t th e true ba s is of al l s ie ntific

a c

s wo d s ma n h i p is foil pla y
r s mea ning th ereby tha t m n
- — a a

wh o i s f i ly e pe rt with th e fo il will very s oon re nd e r

a r x

h i m elf equa lly o wi th th e s a bre ; a lthoug h I d o not

s s

s ug g es t t h a t a ma n ca nnot be come a g ood s a bre fence r

wi th outth e g ound wo k of foil fencing I merely s a y tha t
r — r -

h e is inva ri bly th e better for i t

a .

N ow in a ll p ob bil ity th e o nly E ng li s h men to wh om

r a

s wo d s ma ns h ip ca n eve be a ma t
r ter of rea l neces s ity a re
r

office rs i n H e M j es ty 8 N a vy nd Army of who m it i s

’
r a a ,

p er h a p s th e i nfa ntry officer ra th er tha n a ny oth er th a t

s h ou ld be cons id ered on th is a ccount, a nd who i n pa rti

cul ar s hou ld be cl early ins truct
ed i n th e vas t dis ti nction
 xii IN T R ODUCT I O N .

tha t ex is t
s between the bre d ue! and the s a bre fig ht
sa ,

s h oru of a l l formal it a nd r ules as h e woul d find i t o n

y ,

s e rvice wh et , h er ag a ins t a s a va g e o ci vil i e d enemy r a z .

Th e me th od of i ns tr uct i o n a s a t p es ent a uth ori ed for r z

h is use is so cl os el y a lli ed to th e d uell ing s ys tem as to be

p ra cti ca ll y i n d i s t i n g u i s ha b l e fro m i t a n d to s u ch a n, e t en t x

i s th i s tr ue th a tth e a uthority es p ons i ble fo its i nv ention r r

a nd a d op tio n h as s e en fit not o nl y to neg lec ta l l i ns truc

tio n es p ect
r i ng ei the th e ttack or d efence f th e lower
r a o

li mbs but has a ctua lly g one s o fa r as a bs olutely to pro

,
.

b ibi t th e a tta k o d ef nce of a ny p rt of th e bod y b l ow

c r e a e

th e h ip . F om this and f om ma ny other ins ta n es of a

r , r c

more o r les s s i mila r na tu e it is evi d ent beyo nd d is p ute

r ,

tha t t he s ys tem a nd etiquette of th e d uel ha ve bee n

ri i d l y d h e d t o t h r o u g h o u t a n d t hi s too i n a t e t bo o k
g r e x -
a ,

p r es u m b
a ly c o m p i led to t ea ch f e a b fig fi t zn
r e s
g s uc h a s r
e
’

would be en ountered o n a ctive ervi ce

c Clea ly in th e
s . r ,

p l a ce o f t h i s a s i mp l
, s ys t
e e m h ould h ve b een d ra wn up
s a

t tea ch n o fficer h o w to d ef nd h i ms elf th oroug h l y a nd

o a e ,

h ow to a tta ck a n a d v e rs a ry with o ut p u ling hi m wi th a , zz

number f co mp li ca te d pa rties a nd movements which

o , ,

e v n if p
e ract i ble with a f a th er weig ht d uelli ng s a bre
ca e -
,

a nd i n t h fe ncing oom be come utte ly i mpo s ibl e with

e r
-
, r s

th e re
g u l a t i o n s w o rd a nd i n
, fi g h t o f thae ro u g h a n d
tu mble ord er . G iven th e p res e nt i nfa ntry regula tion
s word weig ht a nd s treng th to re nd er i t a
of s uffici ent

real l s er vi e b l e we n i t wo ul d be i m o ibl e f a n
y c a a p o p s s , o r y
ma n to put i nto p ra ctice the p ri ncip le s wh ich h e i s now
 I N T R OD UCT IO N .

s up pos ed to be taug ht. Why not, therefore, ha ving d e

ci d ed up on t h e p a ttern o f th e r eg ula ti on s word , ha ve
d ra wn up , or ha ve ca us ed to be dr a wn up by one or m ore ,

o f our well known s words men compe tent from experi

'

-
,

e nce t o j ud g e wha t is rea ll y re quis i te for th e p urp os e a ,

s i mp le common s ens e met

- h od of s wor d fig /tti ng s ui ta ble
for vice requirements
s er ld eas ily be ta ug ht and
. Thi s cou ,

d evoi d of a g rea t d eal of th a t p el imi nary fenci ng room r -

d r ud g e y tha t s o freque ntly p roves to be th e rea l ba r to

r

furth er i nteres ta nd i mp rovement ex c p ti n the cas e o f th e e

e nt h us ias t a s ys tem i n fact of s uch

— , d es crip ti on tha t
, a

the a d va nced h e s word is as fa r as pos s i ble

“
of t
”
s ci e nce

el imi na t ed from it i n o d er t ,o ma k e wa y fo
r th e s i mp le r

d ev elopmentof i nd i vi d ua l coolnes s a nd quick nes s by s uch

means as ca n wi th out d i ffi ulty be p ra ct i s ed by officers
c

amo n t h ems elves a t a ny tim e

g .

Tha t s uch a s ys te m ca n b e d ra wn up , a nd th a tth e re

a re th os e wh o a re t o
h ro ug h ly qualified to d itwell th e o , er

is no d ou b
t— th e ma in p o i nt to b e bo rne i n mi nd be i ng
from th e outs e tt
o d i s mis s al l tha t to a ny unne ces s a ry ex
te nts a vours of th e ll
d ue ing s ch , a nd th e n t ool
o te a ch the
sma lles t number l ll
a nd th e s i mp es t o f p ar ri e s th a t wi p ro

tecta ma nf r om h ea d to f oot, a nd th e em ee? a nd greates t

may of d eli ve ri ng a cut or th rus t, coup le d with ca reful
o j ud ici ous us e of th e l ft ha nd i n d efen e
i nstructi n i n th e e c ,

whi ch is now a nd h s lo ng been total ly ig nored S o s oo n

a “

as a n officer i n t uct d upon s uch s i mp l e l i nes as t h es e

”

s r e

finds tha t he ca n a l wa ys s top d elibera te a ttacks d eli vered

x iv I N T R ODUCT IO N .

without fei nts (a s th ey mig h t us ua lly be expected ) a nd ,

ca n mak e h i s ripo s t h tolera ble h op e of s ucces s h e

es wi t ,

will t o nce beg i n to a cquire confid ence in h i ms e lf a nd in

a

hi s s word t clo e qua rte s a nd before lo ng i t i s not nu

a s r ,

reas o na bl e to be li e ve th t o u officers g e nera lly would

a r

le rn p ope ly t und ers ta nd a nd to fo m a mo e correct

a r r o , r r

es ti m te of th e val ue of th e wea p on th ey wea r a s a

a s

fig hti ng arm tha n with certa i n a l mo t rare excep ti ons i

, s s

a t p res entth e ca s e .
Th e wh ole ma tter pra ctica lly the n amounts to th is : I n
ord er to ma ke a ma n a fe ncer i t re qui res a n exp e nd i t
u re

o f much ti me , p a tie nce , a nd la bou r on the p a rto f i ns truct r o

a nd u
p p i l a l i ke . Why therefore e nd ea vou r v
to a ch ie e s o

much whi ch a tthe bes t ca n o n y l o

be d ne i n compa ra ti v l y e

fe w cas es , wh ereas fa r more p ra ctica l res u lts ca n be

atta i ne d , a nd tha t i n a much la rg e r num er b o f ca s es , with
l l
i nfinite y es s tr u o ble t o a l l conc e rne d ?
S ure y , if a n l
officer a fte r p ra ctica l ex p e ri e nce found th a th e c u d h o d o l l
h is o wn a nd rend e r a g ood a cco unt o f l
h ims e f i n a h a nd
to -
h a nd o
e nc unter o n s uch li nes as al rea d y s ugg es ted , is
i t not a lo s r ea s on bl a e to s up p os e tha tth is o f i ts e lf would
p r ove s uffici e nt ince nti v e to h im to look i nto th e rea l

s cie nce of th e a r t of h is o wn a ccord a nd th us ev entu

,

a lly to a s s is t, th oug h in a wa y uni nte ntiona lly in th e ,

re es t
-
abli h ment of th t of fen e i n th i ount y upon
s e ar c s c r

an e v e n be tte nd e rta i nl y upo n mo

r, a ju tifi ble bas i
c a re s a s

tha n th a t up o n wh ich i t e i ts i n o th e ountries x s r c

To th e i nfa ntry office th e n wh eth e he be a fenc r or

r, , r e
x vi I N T R ODUCTIO N .

a l mos t i nt o a s i ng le ction ; a nd th ere i s moreo ver a

a , ,

g e
r a t p o i nt i n f vo u r o fat h i s i n m uch as i t is h ard ly
, as

p o s s ibl e f o a n y
r d efe n c e t o b e b r o u g h t a g a in s t a r i p o te s

o f this ki nd i n ti m to p o ve u ces ful e Th e mo re

r s c s .

furi ous nd d e te rmined th e o n l ug h t th e s impl er a nd

a s a

mo e effective th e pa y nd
r ip os te rea lly becom
rr a r e.

S i lver gi ves th e g ryp “

o r s e i u e s fo s u e t o m et z r r s e

va ri ou tta cks wi th ripos te o f th i d es crip ti on ( in many

s a s s

cas es with t h e al terna ti ve of us ing th p oint) wh ich ca n e ,

mos teff ctively be ma d e f om the m nd th es e i t is wh i h

e r , a c

a pp e a r o f u h
s p ccti ca l v ral u e t w ar a nta t h p u bl
asi ca o r e

tio n of th e m a fte s o ma ny y ars of obli v io n

r e .

I t is true th a t th y ha d g one o ut o f vog ue be fo e h is

e r

ti me as i s s h own b y h is s t a teme nt i n t Pa ra d o es
”
, he x ,

th ta th e e a re n w i n th e s e d y
r o no g i p es clos e s a es r , ,

w es tl ing s s tri ki ng wi th th h ilt d a g g e

r , o r b u kle
e s, rs , c rs ,

i n F ence h ool b ut which t th e s me tim

”
vs ed -s c s, a a e

p o
r v e s t h e m t o h e b e e n avp r e v i o us l y co g n i e d ta u g h t re z , ,

a nd us ed a nd t , o h a ve s i rnp l y be e n los t s ig h t of as t i mes

a nd wea p o ns ch a ng ed .

Iti s uffici nt
s ly remarka ble th a t f om the very com
e r

men e m nt S ilver l ys g ea t s tres s up on d efe n e ; ve y

c e a r c e r

a rg umenth e ma kes u s e o f po i nt s t th e bs o l ut e nec e ity

o a ss

o f th i s i n t h e fi t i ns ta nce nd i t i only when i n s a fety

rs , a s

th t h e a d v i es counte a tta ck or i p o te
a s r -
r s .

Th e s ound nes s of h is v i w in th i i s a mp ly j us ti fied e s s

by th e fa ctth t th e mos t clas ic fe nce of th e p e nt d y

a s r se a

i s a d mitted b y ch ool of fe nce o f al l na tio ns to ons i t f

s s c s o
 I N T R OD UCTIO N xv u .

th e co rrec tly formed p arry follow d by a n i ns t

-
a nta neo us e

rip o s te H d ra ws pa r ti ul
. e tte nti on to th e fa ctth a t c ar a

fo y ear s p e iou to h i s ti me a l l ha d be en s a c i ficed to

r r v s r

at ta ck a nd t , ha t d efence h d be e n al mos t if not e nti rel y a

neg lect ed fo r t h e s a k of ttack by th os e wh o ma d e it e a

th e i r bu nes s to teac t e us e o f th e s word

i s h h — a fa ctwhi ch
h e j us tly ond emns c Th is e ma i n th e p oint o f p rima ry
. r s

i mp ortance th roug h out S ilve s work a nd fo ms the ver y

’
r , r

es se nce o f his teachi ng .

Much th a t we can rea d i n th e P a ra d ox es a p pea rs

to ha ve be en , a nd d ou btles s wa s wri tten i n a feeli ng

, of

i ntens e irri ta ti on j ea lous y of S a viol o (the

a
g a i ns t a nd

wri te on th e ra p ie ) a nd h is s ch ool but the ma nner

r ‘ r ,

in wh ich h e trea ts h is own me th od o f d f nce nd tta ck e e a a

”
in h i s Bref I ns truct
ions , as op p o s ed to tha t of th e

l s hool of h is d a y clearly p oves th at h e ha d

I ta i a n c , r

th oroug h ly th oug h t out th e s ys tem wh i ch h e a d voca ted ,

a nd t h t h e h d ed uced i t to a s ci ence p ra ct
a a r ica lly of h i s

own crea t io n wh ich is re ma rka ble a t a ny ra te for much

,

commo n s ens e a nd i n s o me es p ects ; p e h a p s for t

, each r r ,

ing f unique k i nd
o a H is B ef I ns truct i ons. ca n b e r

sti ll us e d with g rea t effect al mos t with out mod i fication , ,

to s uit o ur mod e rn s word , a nd i t is on th is a ccount tha t

I ha ve b oug h tth em forwa rd

r , s upp res s i ng or a d d i ng ~
no

V incenti o Sa vi ol o. is e, in two bookes

H i s P ra ct : s
he fir ttrea t
t
i ng Use of th e R a pi er
he
of t and Da gg
er, he
t s econd of H onour
and H onoura bl e Quarrel . s r 595. L ond on : P ri nted by J ohn

Wolfe .
xv m I N T R ODUC TI O N .

o s h o w h ow wi d e a s cop e t
th i ng , i n o r d er t hey s ti ll poss e ss

for p r ovi d ing a p o we rful meth od of d efe nce a g a i ns t a l l

wea pons me s imple th oug h telli ng r ip os tes for us e

, a nd s o

i n ha nd to h a nd fig h ti ng . S i lve r, too, full y rea lized th e

- -

fa ctth a t th e h ilto r p ommel of th e s word ( or th e butt o f

a ny a r m) cons tituted a n effecti e v ly offens ive p o rti o n o f
th e wea p on if prop erly h a nd le d A few mod ern a uthors , .

who h a v e wri tten upo n ba yonet fig h ting h a ve ta ug h t th e ,

us e of th e ri fl e b utt b ut S i lv e r was s o fa r as I ha v e bee n

-
, ,

a ble to a s cer ta i n, th e firs t wri ter to a tta ch a ny i mp o rta nce

to th e offe ns i ve po s s i bil i ti e s o f th e s word hi lt Tha ti n i t -

.

h e ind ica tes a wea p o n of g rea t po wer wh e n us ed as a n ,

a uxi liar y to the po int nd ed g t clos e qua rters th e a e a , er

ca n be n d oubt for wherea s ma ny a ma n ca n d o much

o ,

d ma g e to h is Op pone nt a fte bei ng run th roug h th e

a r

bod y es p eci ally if bl for th e moment to etai n the

, a e r

bla d e i n hims elf (a nd th us rend er h is enemy moment

ar i l y p o we l es s ) few i f a ny wo ld be a ble t
r , o st a nd up u

a g ai ns t a b k ha nd ed blow i n th e fa ce with the p ommel

ac -

o f a reg ul ti on s wo d a r .

I s ug g es t tha t s word fig lzti ng i not ta ug h t a nd tha t s ,

i t oug h t to be Fenci ng s hould be encourag ed to the

.

utmo t b ut fig h ti ng
s , h o uld be reg ard ed as i t was b y
s ,

S ilver as a d is ti nct ubj ect a nd of much g rea t r i mpo rt

, s , e

a nce i n t h e maj ori ty of cas es .

My a d vi ce to eve ry i nfa ntry offic is to s tud y thes e er

g pir s cl os e l y a nd to th o ,o u h
g yl m t e r th e s i mp l i i
r ti es f as c o

s word fig h ti ng nd o n n a ccountto try to p e rs u d e h im

, a o a
 I N T R ODUCTIO N .

s elf th a t a n intri ca te a nd p o ibly f ulty d uelling s ch ool

ss a

will keep h is ki n wh ol i n ha nd to h nd fig h ti ng unl es s

s e - - a ,

h be a lrea d y a n exper tfe nce r

e .

Cvmr G R M A TTH EY
. . . .
T O T H E R I G H T
H ON O R A BL M Y S I N GV L A R
E ,

G O O D L O R D R O BE R T E A R L E O F
,

E ffe x a nd E we E a rl e Mar fh a l l O fE ng l a nd V i f
, ,
co unt H e refo rd L o rd F e rrors of C h artl e y Bo u rch i e r
, ,

a nd L oua i ne, M o i/fer of tbe Queen“ Ma ir/fie: "

[tor/e O
of the O rd ena nce C ha nce l o r l of th e V ni ucrfiti e o f Cam
br i dg e, Knig lxtqf tbe n o} noble or der of tbe Go r
er , a nd one o ber [ 1 : a
t f 3 n ]
o ? bo
nor obl e P r i a] Coa t/ell .

E (
N C !N GRi gh t h o no r a bl e
)
i n th is newfa ngl e d a ge i s l ike
,

o ur fa fh i o ns c u or ie d a e a
y
c f mbli ng th e Os
ha nge re e

mel i o n, wh o a l tere th hi mfc lfe

i nto a l l c olou rs fa ue wh ite : fO
F enc ing changeth into al l wa r ds fa ue th e r igh t .

T ha ti ti s {O ex pe rience tea ch eth vs why i ti s

( O I d ou btno t but yo u r wi fe d o me do th c o n
c e i u e T he r e i s no th i ng pe r ma ne nt tha t i s no t
.

tr ue , wha tca n be tr ue th a ti s vnc erta i ne ? h o w

ca n t hat be c erta ine , tha tltand s vpo n vnccrtai n
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gro und s ? The mind o f ma na greed ie hu nter a f

te r tr u th find i ng the l e e mi ng tru th b u tC ha u n
,

i ng no tal wa e s o ne bu ta l wa e s d iu e r fe fo r
g , y , y ,

fa ke s the fuppo fe d to find o u tth e all ured c er

,

tai ntl e a nd fe a rc hi ng one r wh ere fa u e where

y
i t fh o u l d mee te s wi th a ll fa u e wh at i t wo u ld
, .

V V hO fce kes 85 find s no t fe eke s i n vaine ; wh o

,

fc eke s i n va i ne , mu fti f he wil find fee ke a ga i ne

a nd foc ke h e ma a a i ne a nd a a i ne , etall i n
y g g y
va ine V V h O feekes notwha the wou ld a s he
.

lh o ul d , a nd whe re h e fh o u ld a s i n a ll o ther
th i ngs ( Ri ghth o no u r a bl e ) l o i n F e nc i ng : th e
mind d e fir o u s o f tr u th , hu nts after i t,a nd ha ting
fa l fh o o d , fli es fr o m i t, and th er fo re h a u i ng mif
fed i to nce , i ta lfa ye s the fec o nd time : i f the n h e
th r i ue s no t, h e tr ies a no th e r wa w h e th a tha th
y
fai l ed h e a d u e ntur es o n the th ird : 85 i f al l th efe
fai l e h i m ye the ne ucr fa il e th to c hau ngc hi s
weapo n, hi s fight, h i s ward , ifb a ny mea nes he
’’
may c o mpafie wha the mo lta fle cts : fo r b
'

men d e fire to find o uta tr ue defe nc e fo r th e m

fclu cs in th eir figh t th e re fo re they fe cko i td il i
ge ntly, na ture ha u i ng ta ugh tvs to de fend o ur
felu e s , a nd A rt tea chi ng h ow a nd be ca u fc we
mi fle i ti n o ne wa y we c ha u nge to a no th er But
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i
ta ne i n tho fe wea po ns whi ch they tea ch . TO
p ro u e thi s , I haue fctfo r th th efe my P a ra d o xe s ,
d ifferent I c o nfeife fro m th e mai ns c urrento f
o u r o ut l a nd i fh teac hers , bu ta gre e ing I a m wel l
a ffure d t o t h e tru th , a nd te nd i ng as I h o pe to the
h o no r o f o ur E ngl i fh na tio n. The rcafo nwh ic h
mo ued me to a d ue nture fo gre a ta ta s k e i s the
d c fire I hau e to b ri ng th e tru th to l i ght, wh i c h
h a th lo ng ti me l ye n h idde n i n the c ane o f c o n
te mp t, wh il e we li ke d e gene ra te fo nne s ha ue
fo rfa ke n o ur fo re fa thers vertue s wi th the ir wea
o ns , a nd h a ue l u ll e d l ik e me n fic ke O fa it ra n c
p g
a gu e , a ft e r th e ftra n e v i ce s a nd d e u i fe s o f I t
a
g
li a n, Fre nc h a nd S pa ni fh F encer s , l i tl e reme m
bring tha t thofe A pi lh to yes c ou l d no t free
Ro me fro m Brenni us fa cke , nor P r a unc e fr o m
K ing H enr ie th e fifth i s c o nq ue ft T o thi s d e fire
’
.

to find o u ttr u th th e da ugh te r O fti m e , beg o tten

O f Be ll o na I wa s a l fo mo u ed , tha tb i t I migh t
y
re m o ue th e g r e a t l o ffe o f o u r E n l i fh ga l l a nt
g s,

whic h we dail y fu ffer by the fe i mp erfe ctfights ,

wh ere in no ne vnd er ta ke th e c o mba t be h i s
ca ufe neu er fo go o d h is c fini n neu er fo mu c h ,
g
h i s ftre n th a nd a i l i t i e neu er fo g rea t, bu th i s
g g
ve r tue was tied to for tune happi e ma n, ha ppie
do a l e,
 D s nrc a r o nr a .

doa le ki ll or be k i ll e d i s th e d rea d fu ll iffuc o f

t h is d i ucll ifh impe rfectfigh t I f th a tma n were
.

no w a l i ue , wh ic h b ea tth e Mai lt et fo r the febo

l ers fau l t, beca ufe he ha d no be tter i nft ruficd

h i m , th cfc I ta lia n Fe ncer s c o u l d no te fc a pc h i s

c enfu r e , wh o t eac h vs O ffe nce , no t D e fenc e ,

a nd to figh t, as D io ge nes fc h o l cr s we re t a ught

to d a uncc , to br i ng the i r l i nes to a n e nd b A rt.

y
V V as A i a x a co war d becau fc h e fo ughtwi th a
fe neu fo u l d ed Buc kl cr , o r ar e we ma d to go na
ked i nto the fiel d to trie o ur fo rtunes , no t o ur
vertue s ? V vs s Achil l es a r un away who ware
-

th a twe ll tem p er ed a r mo ur o r a re we d e f e ra t,
p
who c a re fo r no th i ng butto figh t, and l earnlike
th e P ig me s , to fightwith bo d k ins , or wea po ns
y
o fl 1ke de fe nc e ? I s 1tv al o ur fo r a man to g o na
ked a ga infth is cnemi e ? wh y the n di d the L a
c e d cm o ni a ns u ni fh hi m as d c f cra te , who m
p p
th e r ewa rd ed fo r h i s val l o u r wi th a L a wte l l
y
cro wne ? Bu tt ha twh ich i s mo l tfha mcful l , th ey
b efi l { bat is
’

te a c h me to bu tc he r o ne a no th e r he re a t ho me
a e

i n pc a ce ,wherewith they ca nno th urtthe ir ene

mic s a bro d e l n warre . F o r , yo ur H o no ur well p m s m a r. .

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r
e w o er e.
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t

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c o me t o the ch arge , there i s no ro o ms fo r the m 16a th be“ae

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,

a S t m jbn o r o th er fuc h li k e té c lt uo u s te r m e s ?
ra
p
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,

no thc fe to e s are fitfo r c hil dre n no tfo r me n

g fz
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y, , ,

fo r ft r a l i n bo e s o f t
g g y h e C a mp e to mu rd e r

p l
o u tr i e , no tfo r me n o f H o no ur to tr e th e ba t
i
tel l wi th t e r foes .
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l ines o f o u r E ngli fh ga ll a nts wh o ar e fe nt to
" f “
f W ce rta i ne d ea th b th e ir vnc er tai ne figh ts 8c fo r
y
a ba ndo ni ng o f tha t mi fch ie u o u s a nd im perfe c t
wea po n,whic h fer u c s to kill o u r fiicd s i n ea c e , '

bu tca nno tmuc h hu rto u r fo e s in warre au e I h

a tt h is ti me giue n fo rth thefc Para d o xes to th e
V i ew o f th e wor l d A nd be c a ufc I k no we fuc h
itra u nge o pinio ns ha d ne e d o f ft o u td e fe nc e , I

humbly c ra ue yo ur H o no ra bl e Pr o tc ctio n a s
o ne i n wh o m t h e true no b i li ty o f o u r vi cto ri o u s
A u nce lt o r s ha th ta ken vp h is r cfid ence I twill .

fute to the rc fto f yo ur H o nou r s mo ltno b le c o

l cme nt to ma i nt ai ne th e de fe nc e o f the i r
p s

we a p o ns
 D E D I CATOR Y .
we a po ns wh o fe v ertues yo u po lfeffe I ta gree s
.

with o u r H o no ura bl e d i fpo fiti on to rec ei ue

with a u o u r wha t13 prc fc ntc d wi th l o ue I tfo rts
.

wi th yo ur L o rd fh i ps h igh a u tho r i ty to we igh

with roufo u , wha t1s fit fo r ma rlh a ll men. I t1s a n
vfua l l po into f o u r H o nor , wh ic h wi nnes o ur
y y
d f ip l o u c i n yo ur c o untrey to de fe nd the
L or
h
tr u th 1n wh o mfocu e r : a nd 1ta dd eth a fuppl y to
th a tw h i c h o ur L o rd fh i h a ue o f l a te be gun
y p
to o u r vnfpc a kca bl c ho no r a nd ou r i ne ft i m a
y
bl e benefite , to re d u c e the w eari ng o f fwo rd cs
vvi t h h il ts o u cr th e h and s , to the R o mano d i fc i
pl ine , no l o nge r then th ey mightdrawthem vn u rea/rm an
d cr the ir a rmc s , o r ou cr th eir fh o u l d er s I n a ll
.

o r a n o f the fe r e f e c s , I refta ffu rc d tha t o ur

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)
L o r d fh i p vvi ll vo uc h fa fe to r c ce iu e vv1th tu o r nee d e d,a !

a nd mai nt a ine vvi th h o no ur t hofe Par a d o xes o f s re /or i n

o c

ffx m l,
”
m i ne , w hi ch 1fth ey be fh rou d ed vnd er l o fa fe a fi fi
’

JM M “
fh ie l d , I w ill no t do u btbu tto ma i nta i ne vvi th M

rea fo n a mo n ftt h e w i fe a nd pr o ne i t b n m h
fim
fi
g yp ra e

cti fc Vpo n the 1g no ra nt, th atth er e 1s no c ertai ne

defenc e l n th e Ra pier , a nd tha tth er e 1s great
a d u a nt a c 1n t h e ib o r t Swo r d a a i nftt h e l o ng
g g
Rapier , o r a ll ma nor o f Ra piers m ge nera l l , o f
w ha tl e ngth fo oner A nd tha t the fbort Staffe
.
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hath the v aunta ge a l a i nlt t

o ng St a ffe o f
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to be p refer red ne x tto D i u i ni ti c ; fo r as Di ui ni ti c p re

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th en fu c h as i n th ei r tri al ] th e y {h a ll find .

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4 G eo rg e S i l ve r hi t

of th ei r h eft fch ol e rs d o ne ue r figh t, but t h ey are

m oi t c6mo nl y fore h u rt, o r o ne o r bo th o f th e m flai ne
’
.

Th e th i rd mark e i s , th ey neuer teach th e i r fch ol e rs ,

nor fe t d o wne i n th ei r bo o kes ani e pe rfeétl ength es o f
th ei r weap o ns , wi th o u tth e wh i ch no m anc an by na ture
fig afe , fo r b e ing to o
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g
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p g h h t f
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th ei r d efence , and b e i ng to o l o ng th e wi l be v p o n c u e
y ,

ri e c r o fle th a t {b a ll h a ppe n t o be m ad e , wh e th e r i t be
'

d one by s k i ] o r ch ance i n g rea td anger of d ea th ; beca ufe

,

th e R a p i er b e i ng too l o ng , th e c rc fle ca nno t be v nd o ne
'

i n d ue ti me, b ut may be d o ne by g oi ng b ack e wi th th e

fe ete ; bu t th a t ti me i s a l wai es to o l o ng to anfwe re
th e ti me of th e h a nd , th e rfo re e ue r y m an o ug h tto h a ue
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, ,

o f m e ane fia tu re m ufl : h a u e hi s wea po n l o n e r t h e n th e
g
man o f fina l fia tu re o r el s e h e h a th wro ng i n h i s d efe nce;
,

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h i mfel f wi th th i s v a i ne coce i pt, th a th e wi l h a u e h i s wea

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o n lo n t o r ea c h as fa r re as th e ta ll m a n fo r th e ri n h e
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.
,

c o nu eni e nt to a cco r d wi th th e tr ue fia tu res of m e n, a re

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feétl e ngth , th e wh i c h b ei ng m ad e by th e s ki l fu l l o u tof

a n o f th e fo u re t rue ti m es , v o n a n o f t h e fo u re c h i e fe
y p y
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i n any o f th efe ti mes, th ey ar e i n g rea td anger of a bl ow,

o r of a th r ufti n th e h and , a rme , h ea d , b od y , o r fa ce , 6: i n

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i n , i n rea td an er of a
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a nd b e i ng tak en i n th a tt i m e 6: pl ace , th e firftmo ner i n
i ng fp ee d eth th e R ap i e r man of i mp e rfectl ég th ,
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v nc r o fi

wh eth e r i tbe too l o ng, too t h o rto r too bea ni e, a nd g o

e th fr ee h i mfe l fe by th e d i re éti on of h i s go uerno urs .
Th e fo ur th m a rk e i s , th e cro fles of th ei r R ap i ers for
'

true d efe nc e of th e i r h a nd s are i m pe rfe ét, fo r th e true

c a ri a e o f th e g u a r d ant fi g h t, wi t h o u t th e wh i ch a l l
g
fig h ts are i mpe rfeét .

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1 ca n E r, tha t ma ny v a l i a nt men thinhing
them/El ite:by their f r a i l t y}: to 1
1i n their
weapons , a r e yet ma nic time: fore

hur t, a nd ma nte time: jl a ine by men of

'

[ m a i l s ki l l , or none a t a ll .

H e firfi and c h i efefl: ca ufe i s , th e l acke of th e 3

fo u re G o ue rno urs , wi th o u t th e wh i ch i t i s
bl e to fi g h t fafe , al th o ug h a ma n
ou ld p ra étife m ofi: pai nfully and moi t di ’

l i g e ntl y a l l th e d a i es of h i s l i fe .
T h e fecond c a ufe i s , th e l ack e o f k no wl ed g e i n th e d ue
o bfe ru a nce o f th e fo u re A ét i ons , th e wh i ch we cal b e nt,
fpe nt, ly i ng fp ent, a nd d rawi n b ack e : th efe A ét i o ns e
u cri e m a n fig h teth vp o n, wh et er th ey be s k i l ful l o r v n

sk i l full , h e th a t o bferue th th e m i s fafe , h e th a t o bfe r

u e th th E no t , i s i n c6 ti nu a l l d a ng er o f e u c r i e th ru fi th at
fh al be firo ngl y ma d e a g ai nfi h i m .
6 Georg e S il ver his
Th e th i rd caufe is , they are v np raétifed i n th e foure
true ti mes , nei th er d o th ey k now th e true ti mes fro th e
'

falfe : th erefo re th e tr ue ch oife of th ei r ti mes a r e molt

com monly tak e n by c h a nce , and fel d o me o t h e rwi fe .
T h e fo u rth caufe i s th ey ar e vnacq ua i nted o ut o f
,

wh atfigh t, or i n wh a tmaner th ey are to anfwer th e va

ri abl e figh t: a nd th e refore beca ufe th e v ari abl e fig h ti s

th e m ofteafiefi figh t of a l l o th er , moi t c6m o nl y d o an

’

fwer th e var i abl e fi g h t wi th th e v ari a bl e fi g h t, wh ic h

ough t ne ue r to be but i n th e firfi d i ft ance, o r wi th th e

fb o rt S word ag ai nfi th e l ong , beca ufe i f bo th o r o ne of

th e m {h a ll h ap p en to p refe, and th at i n d ue ti me of ne i
th e r fid e fig h tbe ch ang e d , th e d i ftanc e , by reas o n o f na r
’

rownefle of f ace , i s b roke n, t e pl ac e i s wo n a nd l o fto f

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p h
b oth fid es , th en h e th a tth rufte th fir flz, fpe ed eth : i f bo th
h appe nto th ruftto g eth er , th e y are b o th i n d Zi er Th efe .

th i ngs fometi mes by tr ue ti mes , by c h ang e 0 figh t s , by

ch ance a re a uo i d ed .

Th e fift c a nfo i s , th ei r wea po ns are m o ltc o mmo nly

too l ong to v nc ro ffe wi th o ut go i ng b a ck e wi th th e fee t .

Th e fi xt ca ufe i s , th ei r wea po ns a re m o fi c omm o nly

too b e a ni e b o th to d efend a nd o ffend i n d ue ti me , 8: b
y
th efe two l a l tca ufes many v al i i tm8 h a ue l oftth ei r l i ues .
'
’

H ere a re fo ure ca ufes : th e firfi, th e i r sch o o l mai fie rs

a r e i m e rfeét : th e feco nd i s , th a t wh a t fo e ue r th ey
p
teach , i s b o th tr ue fal fe ; true i n th ei r d emoftra ti o ns ,
'
’

acco rd i ng wi th th ei r fore mti m e i n gé tl e p l a , & i n th e i r

y
a éti ons
8 G eorg e S ilaer bi t
th a tfirltth r ufie th i s i n g reatd ang e r of h i s l i fe th ere
fore wi th al l f c ed e d o p utth e mfcl ues i n wa rd or S to
f
c a ta , th e furef g a rd o f al l o th e r, as Vzncentio fa i th , a nd
'

th erevpon th ey fiand fa i ng th e o ne to th e oth er ,

th rufi a nd th o u d are ; and ai th th e o th er , th r uft and
th o u d a re , or [t ri ke o r th rufi a nd t h o u d are , fa i th th e o
th e r : th en fai th th e o th er, ft r i ke o r th r ufi and th o u d a re

fo r thy l ife . Th efe two cunni ng g entl e men fiand i n

l ong ti me to geth er, vp o n thi s wo rth i e ward th ey b o t h
d epar t i n peace, accord i ng to th e o l d p ro uerbe : I t i s
ood fl e e i ng i n a wh o le s ki nne . A g a i ne i f two {h al l
p
fi h
g , t th e o n e o f o p i n i o n, th a t h e th a t th r u ft
e th h a th th e

v antage , and th e o th er of opi ni on, th atth e ward er h ath

th e vanta ge th en m os t co mmonly th e th ru ficr b ei ng
val i ant, wi th a l l fpeed thrufieth h o me , and by reafo n
o f th e t im e and fwi ftmo ti o n of h i s h and th ey ar e moft
c o mmo nl y wi t h th e poi nts of th ei r rap i e rs , or d a gg ers ,
o r bot h , o ne o r b o th of th e m h ur t o r fl ai ne ; beca ufc
th ei r fp aces o f d efe nc e i n th a tk i nd of fi g h t a r e too wi d e
,

i n d ue ti me to d efend , and th e pl ace b ei ng wo nne, th e

e e o f th e P a ti ent by t h e fwi ft mo t i on o f th e A ent
g s
y
h and , i s d ecei ued . A noth er refol uti on th e y {l and fure
v o n fo r th ei r l i ues , to ki ll th ei r enemi es , i n th e wh i ch
f
tl ey a re mol tco mm only n ai ne th emfel u es : t h a ti s th i s :
W h en th ey find th e po i nt of th ei r enemi es ra pi er out
o f th e ri gh tl i ne, th ey fay, t h ey may b o l d l y make h o me a
th r ufiwi th a P aj ota , th e wh i ch th ey obfe r ue , and d o a c
'

co rd i ng l y : bu tth e o th er h a ni ng a fh o r ter ti m e wi th h i s
h and , as na ture m ani c ti mes te ach eth h i m , fo d ai nl y tur
w , w by
neth h i s r i fi h e r e h e m e e te h
t th e th er i n h i s
o
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fa g e i ufi: wi th th e p o i ntof h i s rapi er i n th e fa ce or b od y .

A nd th i s fal fe refo l uti on h a th cofl : ma ni c a l i fe.

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.

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for e hur t i n
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/ of
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their da ng er ous thr u r nor ounnin ne e f tha t
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T i s mofl: ce rtai ne, th a t men may wi th

ib o rt fwor d s bo th firi k e , th rufi, fa lfe and
d o ubl e by reafo n of th e i r d i ftance a nd
ni m bl e neiT e t h e reof m o r e d a ng e r o ufly
th en th e c an wi th l o n R a p i e r s : and t
g
h y e

wh en two fig h twi th l o r tfwo rd es h a ui ng tr uc fig h t,

th e r e i s no h u rtd o ne znc i th e r i s i tp o fli bl e i n a ni c re afo n,
th a t a ni c h u rt ih o ul d be d o ne b e twi x t th e m of e i th e r
fid c and th i s i s well k nowne to al l fuc h as h a ue th e p er
feétion of tru e fi g h t By th i s i tp l ai nel y a pp ea re th , th at
th e ca u fc o f th e g rea tfla ug h ter , a nd fund r i e h urts d o ne
by l ong R api e rs, co nfifteth not i n long R eac h d ang e
r o us th r uft es , no r c unni ng nefl h e I tal i a n fi g h t, b ut
'

e of t

i n th e i nconueni ent le ngth , and vnwei l d i ncfle of th e i r

'

long R a p i ers : wh ereby i tcommonly fal l eth o ut th ati n

al l t h e i r A étio ns a pp er ta i ni ng to th ei r d efe nce, th ey a re
v nabl e , i n d ue ti m e to e rfo r m e , and co nt i n u al ly i n d a n
p
e r of eu eri c c roiT e , th a t (h a ll h appe n to be m ad e wi t h
g
th ei r rap i e r bl ad e s , wh i c h b e i ng d o ne wi th i n th e h al fe
r a p i er; v ul c fl e b o th be of o ne m i nd wi th al l f ee d to d e
'

( p
p a rt, wh i ch feld omc o r neuer h appneth betweene men
o f v a l i antd i f o fiti o n t i s i mp o fl o vncrofl
'

p i i bl e t e, o r
g et

o u t o r to a u o i d th e fiabbcs o f t he D a g ers
g A n d th i s

h a th fal ne ou t m ani c ti m es a mongfi v al ia nt men a t

th ofe weap ons .
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a nd in
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ha th the va ntag e.

F val i ant men d o figh t be i ng b oth c un

two
ni ng i n r u nni ng fi tt h atth ey b o th vfe th e fa me
, .

a t one i nft a nt th i r c o u rfe i s d o ubl e d

e th e
pl ace i s wonne of bo th fid cs and o ne o r b o th of th em ,

wi ll commonly bc (l ai nc o r fo re h u rt: a nd i f o ne o f th e m
(h all r u nne a nd th e o th e r ft
, a nd faitv o n th e I mb acata
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wo nne o f ne fid e and g ai ne d of th o th er and o ne o r

o , e ,

both of th em wi l be h urt or (l ai ne : i f both (h all prefe

h a rd V p o n th e g u rd h e th a tfirltth ruft
a , c th h o me i n tru e

pl ace h urte th th e oth er : 65 i f both th ruittog eth er th ey

, ,

a re bo th h u rt: e t fo m e v ant a ge th e r u nne r h th be a

y ,

c a u fe h e i s an v nce rtai nc mar ke, a nd i n h i s mo ti on: th e

o th e r i s a ce rta i ne m a r k e a nd i n a d e a d m o ti o n : and by
,

r ea fo n th e re of m a ni c ti m es th e vns k i l fu l l m an tak e t h
vantag e h e k noweth no t h ow a gai nft h i m th at lyeth
wa tch i ng vp o n h i s ward or S toea ta g u ard .

Offir ihing a nd th r z i
g/ gin both tog ether .

I t i s ( tro ngl y h ol d cn of mani c , th a t i f i n

fi gh t th ey find th ei r e nemy to h a ue more
s k i ll th en t h cmfcl ucs , th e y p refentl y wi l l
co nti nuall (tr i k e, 6c th r u fti nitwi t h h i m
y ,

wh e reby th ey wi ll mak e th ei r fig h t as
g o o d as h i s , a nd th ere b
y h a u e a s
g oo d a d u a nta
g c as t h e

o th er wi th al l h i s ski ll : but i f th ei r fword es be lo ng er

th e n th e o th e r, th en th e i r ad u anta c i s g re a t; fo r i t i s
g
c er ta i ne
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a i ne fa th ey ) th at an i nch wi ll ki l l a man: b ut i f
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( y
th e i r fwo r d es be m uch lo ng er th en th e o th er, th en th ei r
a d ua nta c i s ( 0 g re a t th a tth ey wi l be fu r e by t h r uft i n
g g
and ( t r i k i ng i nitwi th t h e o th e r , th a tth ey wi ll al wa i es
h urth i m th ath a th th e (h o r t( word , and go cl ea re th em
fcl ues , be ca ufe th ey wi ll reach h i m , wh en h e (h a ll no t
r eac h th em T h efe m e n f eak e l i k e fuch as ta l k e of R o
p
bi n R oo d e , th a t ne uer (h o t i n h i s bow; fo r to ( trik e o r
th ruiti uitto g e th er wi th a man o f s ki ll , l yeth no ti n th e
wi ll of th e i gno rant, beca ufe th e sk i l ful l m an al wai es
fig h te th v p on th e tr ue ti mes , by th e wh i ch th e vns ki l fixl ]
i s (t i ll d ifa p po i nte d of b o th p l ace a nd ti me and th ere
,

fo re d ri u cn of neccfii ti e ( till to wa tc h th e o th e r , wh en 6:
wh a th e wi ll d o c; th a ti s , wh eth er h e wi ll (tri k e th ruft,
o r fal fc : i f t h e vnsk i l ful l (tri k e or th r u(ti n th e ti m e of fal
fing th e rei n h e nei th er (tri ke th no r th r ufte th i u( t
wi th th e o th er : h e m ay fai c h e h a th (troke o r th ruitbe
fo re h i m , butno ti uftwi th h i m, no r to ani c good p u r
pofe ; fo r i n th e ti me of fal fing , i f h e (tri ke or th ru(t, h e
(tri k e th o r th ruft et h too ( h o rt: for i n th a tti me h e h a th
nei th e r ti me no r pl ace to (t r i k e h o me , and as i t i s fa i d ,

th e v ns ki l ful l m an th a twi ll tak e v o n h i m to ( t ri k e o r

th r ufti uftwi th th e s ki l fu l ] , m uft ri tb eh o l d wh a t th e

m an o f s k i ] wi ll d oc , and wh en h e wi ll d oc i t and th e r
fo re o f ncc cfii ti e i s d ri nen to ( ut te r th e s ki lful ] m an to be
th e firit m o uer , a nd e ntred i nto h i s A ct i o n, wh e th er i t
be bl o w o r th r uit, th e tru th th e rof i n re afon cannotbe
d eni ed N o w i ud ge wh eth er i tbe p of fibl c for an vnsk i l
.

full ma n to ( tri k e or th rult i ufttog eth er wi th a man of

s ki ll ; butth e s k i l ful ] m an ca n moitcertai nly (t ri k e and

th r uiti nitto g e th er wi th th e v ns k i l ful l b eca ufe th e v n

s k i l ful l fi h t th n f al fe ti m s , wh i ch b ei n too l o ng
g e V
p o e g
C a
i 2 Georg e S il aer his
to a nfwer e th e true t im es , th e sk i l ful l figh ti ng V p on th e
tr ue ti m es , a l th o ugh th e v ns k i l fi s l l be th e firftmo ne r ,

8c c utted i nto h i s ct A i on wh eth e r i t be blo w or th r uft;

etth e (h ortnefl e o f th e tr ue ti m es m a ke t a tth e pl e a
'

y h
fu re of th e sk il ful l a i n(tm eeti ng tog e th e r : i n perfeét
fi gh t two neuer (tr i ke or th r uittogeth er, beca ufe th ey
ne uer fufier pl a ce no r ti me to pe r fo rme i t
'

Two vnsk i l ful l m en mani c ti mes by ch ance (tr i k e

and th r uft e t o et h er , c h ance v u t th m b f th y
g o e , eca u e e

k now no twh atth ey d oe or h ow i t comm eth to pafle : '

but th e re afo ns o r ca ufes be th efe S o m eti m es two fal fe

.

ti mes m eet65 ma k e a i nitti m e to g eth e r 6: fo m eti mes a

tru e ti me and a fal fe ti me m ee te th and m ak e th a i u(t
ti m e tog e th e r , a nd fome ti m es two tr ue ti mes m eet and
m ake a i n( tti me tog e th er . A nd a l l th i s h a pneth beca ufc
th e true ti m e a nd pl ace i s vnk no wne vnto th em .

Geor g e S i luer his r e/b l a tion vpon tha t hid den or doubt
i
f q e/
s ll u tian w h o h a th the a d a a nta e
g of the

he ad uanta i (tr on l h o l d en o f m a ny
g c s
g y
to be i n th e o ffe nd e r , ea i n fo m uch , th a t
y
two m i nd i ng to ofiend i n th ei r fi h t, i t
'

g
th o ugh t to be i n h i m th a t firit(t ri k e th

o r th r uftcth O th ers (tr ong l y h ol d p i ni O

o n th a tth e war d r a bfo l u tel
y h at h (ti l l th e a d ua nta g c , b ut

O
th efe p i ni ons as th ey a re c ontrary th e o ne to th e o th e r
( 0 are th ey c ontr ar i e to tr ue figh t, as may well be fech e
by th efe (h o rtex amfles . I f th e a d uantag c be i n th e war
d e r, th en i t i s no t g ood ani c ti me to (tr ik e o r th r uit: i f
th e a d uanta g c be i n th e (t ri k e r o r t h ruft er, th e n we re i t

a fr i uo l o us
 P a r a doxes o f efD ence. 1 3
a fri uol o us t h i ng to l ear ne to ward , or a t a ni c ti me to
fcek e to war d fince i n wa rd i ng l i eth d i fa d uanta gc .

N o w may i t pl a i n y by th efe exa m pl es appea re th a ti f

th ere be a ni c p e r eét l i on i n figh t, th a t b oth ( i d es ar e
d ece i u ed i n th ei r opi ni o ns beca ufe i f th e ( t ri ker o r

th ru(t e r h au e th e a d uanta g c , th en i s th e wa rd e r (t i ll i n
d ang e r of wo und s o r d eath . A nd a gaine , i f th e wa rd e r
h a th th e a d uantag c , th e n i s th e ( tri k er or th ru (te r i n a s
re a t d a u n er to d efend h i mfel fe a ai n(t th e wa rd e r,
g g g
b ec a ufe th e wa rd e r fro m h i s war d s ta k e th a d ua nta g c
o f th e (t ri ke r or th ru (t e r v on e u c ri e bl o w o r t h ru(t
p ,

th a t ( b a l l be m a d e a g a i n(th i m Th e n th us I c o nc l u d e ,
th a t i f th e re be p crfe ét i o n i n th e S ci ence of D e
O
fe nce , th ey ar e al l i n th e i r p i no ns d e cei ued ; a nd th a t
th e tru th m a y a pp ear e fo r th e fa ti sfa ft i o n of al l m e n,
th i s i s my refo l uti o n: th e re i s no a d u a nta g c a bfo l u te
l nor d ifad uantag e i n (tri ker, th ru(ter, or ward er: a nd
h
t ere i s a g r e a ta d u anta gc i n th e (t r i ker t h ru (te r 8: war
d e r : buti n th i s mane r , i n th e pe rfe ét i o n of figh t th e a d
u ant a c co nfi
g ft eth i n fi g h t betwe e ne p a rti e a nd p a r ti e

th a ti s , wh ofo e u cr wi nne th or g ai ne th th e pl a c e i n true

a c e , ( a ce and t
p i m e , h a th th e a d uanta c
g w h e th e r

p e be (t r i k er , t h r u(t e r o r war d e r A nd th a t i s my re
fo l u ti o n.

Of Spa ni s bfig htw ith the R apier .

H e Spa nia r d i s no w th o ug h t to be a be tte r 9

m an wi th h i s R ap i er th en i s th e I ta l i a n,
F r ench man, h i g h Al m ai ne , o r a ni c o th e r
co u nt r i e m an wh a tfoeu er , beca ufe th ey i n
R ap i er fig h t(tand vp on ( o m a ni c i ntri c ate tri ckes ,
-

C s
14 Georg e S il ver bis
th a t i n al l th e co urfe of a mans l i fe i t ( h all be h ar d to
l e arne th e m, a nd i f th ey m i fle i n d oi ng th e l e afto f th em
'

i n th ei r figh t, th ey are i n d ange r of d e a th . But th e Spa

nia r d i n h is fig h t, bo th fafel y to d efend h i mfe lfc a nd to
e nd a n e r h i s cne mi c , h a th buto ne o ne ly l yi ng , a nd t w o
g
wa rd s to l earne , wh erei n a man wi th ( mall p raétife i n a
veri c (h ortti me may become perfeét .

Th i s i s th e m aner of S p ani flmfi g h t, th ey (tand as

bra ue as th ey can wi th th ei r bo d i es (tr ai g h t V p ri gh t,
na rro w ( p aced , wi th th e i r fe etco nti nua ll y m o ui ng , as i f
th e y we re i n a d a nce , h o l d i ng fo rth th e i r a rm es a nd R a
p i ers v eri c ( trai g h tag ai n(tth e face o r bodi es of th ei r e~
nemi es : 65 th is is th e o nly ] i ng to ac co mp l i fh th at k i nd
o f fi gh t. A nd th i s not e, a t as l o n
g a s a n m an ( h a ll
y
l i e i n th atm ane r wi th h i s ar me , and p o i ntof h i s R a pi er
(t ra i h t, i t ( h al l be i m o fl i bl e fo r h i s a d u e r fa ri e to h u rt
g p
h i m , becaufe i n th at(t ra i h t h ol d i n fo rth o f h i s a rm e,
g g
wh i c h way focucr a b l ow (h al l be ma d e a ga i n( th i m, by
re a fo n th a th i s R a p i e r h i l t l eth fo fa r re b efo re h i m, h e
y
h ath b uta veri e l i tl e way to m oue, to ma ke h i s wa rd p er
fe ét, i n th is ma ner. I f a bl ow be mad e a tth e r i gh tfid e
o f th e h e ad , a v eri c l i t l e m o ui ng of th e h and wi th th e
k nuck l es v a rd d cfe nd eth th atfid c of th e h ead or bo
d i e , and th e poi ntb ei ng (t i ll o ut( t r ai h t
g , g r e a tl y en d an
e re th th e (t ri k e r : and ( o l i k ewi fe , i f a blo w b e m a d e a t
g
th e l eft ( i d e of th e h e a d a ve ri e fm a ll tu rni n
g of t h e

wri ftwi th th e k nuck l es d ownwar d , d cfend eth th at( i d e o f

th e h e a d and b od i e , and th e o i ntof t h e R ap i e r m uch
jd
i nd ang e re th th e h and , arme ce o r b od i e o f th e (tri k e r :

a nd i f a ni c t h ru(tbe m a d e th e wa rd s , by r ea fo n of th e
i nd i reétions i n mo ui ng th e fee t i n mane r of d aunci ng,
as aforefa i d , ma keth a p erfeétwa rd , a nd ( t il l wi th al ] th e
poi nt
l 6 Georg e S i luer his
d i ng , i n c o mmend a ti o n of outl and i fh figh t. Th ere was
a n I ta l i a n tea c h er of Defe nce i n m
y t i m e , wh o was ( 0

e xce ll ent i n h i s fig h t, t h at h e wo ul d h a u e h i tani c E n

g l i fh m an wi th a th r u( t,
i u(tv
p o n a ny b ut to n i n h i s d o u

ble t, a nd th i s was muc h fp ok en of.

A lfo th ere was anoth er cu nni ng man i n ca tch i ng of
wi l d ge efe, h e wo ul d h aue m a d e no m ore ad o wh en h e
h ad h ea rd th em c ri e, as th e m aner of wi l d ge e( e i s , flyi ng
o ne a ft er a no th er i n r owes , bu t
p refe nt l y l o o k i ng v ,
p
wo ul d tell th em , i f th e re h ad be ne a d ofen, fixte ene, t
ti e o r m o re , h e wo ul d h a ue ta k en e ucri e o ne. A nd th i s
ta l e was mani c ti m es to ld by m e n o f goo d cre d i t, a nd
m uch maruel l e d atby th e h ear e rs : 6: th e man th a two l d
h a ue take n th e wil d geefe, was o f g ood cred i te h i m( e] fe:
mar i e they ( ai d , i nd eed h e d i d neuer tak e ani c bu ta ta
ni c ti me wh en h e h a d l o ok ed v a nd feene th em (l i e i n

th a t mane r, h e wo ul d wi th a l l is h eart h a ue ta k en th E,
b uth e co ul d no m o re te ll h o w to d o i t, th en c o ul d th e
c u nni n I ta l ia n F enc er te ll h ow to h i t a n E n l i fh m a n,
g g
wi th a th r u(ti u(tvp on a ny o ne of h i s bu ttons , wh en h e
li fted .
I I la/i ons for the ma intena nce o f p fl
i m er b l w
’
eapons 6? f a l e

fgi ht t fl r e or di/Z our a e the vns hi full i n

l
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a
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weapons , f r om ta king a tr ue tour/é or
h r efi hnaw
f i i p f
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or at ta n ng to t e e

ledg e of tr ue
fg h t.

I rft
,
fo r th e R a p i e r
( ( ai th t h e I ta l ia n , o r fa l fe

tea c h er) I h ol d i t to bc a pe rfectg o od we a

l
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6
p , b e ca u fe th e c r o fl e h i nd re t h n o t to h o d
th e h and l e i n th e h a nd , to th ru(tbo th far 8:
(t
r a i h t,
g 6: to v ( e a l l maner of a d ua nta g es i n th e war d s ,
or
 P ar a doxes o f ef
D ence. I
7
or ( o d ai nl t o caftth e fa me a t th e ad uer( ar i e , b u twi th
y
th e S wo rd o u a re d r i u cn wi t h al l t h e ft r en th of t h
y g e

h a nd to h o ld faftth e h a nd l e A nd i n th e wa rres I wo uld

.

wi fh no fri end o f m i ne to weare S word s wi th h i l ts , be

ca ufe wh en th e ar e ( o d a i nl fe tv o n, for h a ft e th ey fe t
y y p
th ei r h and s V on th ei r h i l t s i n (teed of th ei r h a nd l es i n
p
wh i ch ti m e i t h ap neth m a ni c ti mes before th ey can Th fe “m a fia
p m ”
d ra w th ei r ( wo rd s , th ey ar e fl ai ne by thei r enemi es A nd .
: " W
fo r S wor d and Buck l er figh t, i ti s i mp e rfect beca ufe th e
b uckl er bl i nd eth th e figh t nei th er wo uld I h au e ani c y’ figm fi ” bf h
z
ma n l i e a loft wi th h i s h and a b oue h i s h ead , to (t ri k e
fi f 9“
found bl owes . S trong bl o wes a re na ug h t, efpeci al l y be
i ng fe t a b o ue th e h ead beca ufe th erei n a l l th e face and
d d w m’ a “
.

b o di e is d ifco uered . Y e tI confefle i n ol d ti m es wh enPm g m p m

'

bl owes were o nly v( ed wi th fh ortS wo rd s 6c a ffl i ’m efi

‘

back Sword , th efe ki nd of figh ts were g ood 65 moftmi

] y butnow i n th efe d a i es figh ti s a l tered R api e rs are 1
. 6 e

a e th E ( wo r ds were wotto be : wh E bl o wes

'

er fo r ad ui t
g g g g
were v( ed , men were ( 0 fimpl e i n th ei r figh t th at th ey
th o ug h th i m to be a co war d , th a twol d make a th r ufto r
(tri k e a blo w b eneath th e g i rd l e . A g ai ne , i f th ei r weap os
'

were fh ort as i n ti mm pa ftth ey were , yetfigh ti s b ette r

l oo ked i nto i n th efe d ayes , th an th en i twas W h o is i ti n .

th efe d al es feeth no tth atth e bl o w cSp afl eth round l i k e

'

a wh ee l e wh er eby i t h ath a l ong er wa to g o butth e

y
th r uftp afle th i n a ft ra i h tl i ne , a nd t h e re fo re co mme th
'

g
a near er wa , and d one i n a ( h o r t er tim e th ei s th e bl ow,
y
1 ‘3 difm m d
a nd i s mo re d ead ly th en i s th e bl ow? Th erefo re th ere i s 1
:

and t ha t m s the
no wi fe man th a t wi ll ( t ri k e vnl efl e h e be wea ri e m , k W h m
'
-
y ,

o f h i s l i fe I t i s c e rta i ne
. th at th e p o i nt fo r a d u a nta g c
e uc ri e wa i n fi h t i s to be v(ed th e bl o w i s v tterl y
y g
na ugh t, a nd no t to be v( ed . H e th at l g h teth vp on th e for l a te qf s hi ll
I g ,
 I 8 Georg e S il uer his
blow efpeci al l y W i th a ( h ort ( word , wi l be ( ore h urt or
(l a i ne T h e d euil l can fa y no more fo r th e m ai ntenanc e
.

of e rro rs

$3 m !
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/,
p f
r e ently ba ne nea r er , r an er
g ,

mor efiot
f ter a nd i s aouer

done.

H e bl ow by r eaf6 th at i t com p afleth round

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l i ke a wh eel e, wh e re by i t hath a longer way

to c o me , a s th e I tal i a n F enfe r fa i th , 6: th at
th e th r uftp a fii ng i n a ( t r ai h t l i ne , co mme t h
g
a neare r wa , and t h e re fo re i s foo ner d o ne th en a bl o w
y
i s no ttru e : these be th e p roofes .

L e t two l i e i n th ei r p erfeétft
'

ren th s and re a d i nefl e

g
wh e rei nth e bl ad es o f th e i r R ap i e rs by th e m oti onof th e
b o dy , may no tbe crofl ed Of e i th e r fi d e th e one to (tri ke,
'

a nd th e o t h er to th ru ft Th en meafu re th e d i ft
. a nce o r

c o u r( e wh ere i n th e h and a nd h i l t afl o fini fh t h

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p et h t e

blow of th e o ne, and th e th ruftof th e o th e r and you

(h al l find th e m both by me afure , i n d i ft ance a l l o ne

A nd l et ani c m an of i ud g e me nt b ei ng feene i n th e ex
e rc i fe o f we a po ns , no t b ei n mo r e a d d i ét ed v uto no ue l
g
ti es o f fig h t, th en v uto truth i t( el fe , p uti n m eafur e , and

p ra c ti ( e th efe th ree fi g h t s v a r i abl e O p en a nd

g u ar

d ant, and h e (h a ll fee , th a twh enfo euer a ni c man l yeth a t

th e th ruftvpo n th e v ar i a bl e fig h t, ( wh er e o f nece fli ti e
moftcommonly h e l yeth o r o th e rwi fc no t p of fibl i e to
k ee e h i s R api er fro m c rofli ng a tth e blo w 6: th ru(t, v p
h
o n t e op e n or
g a rd antfigh t, ) th a tt h e b l o wes B a th r uftes

fro m th efe two fig h tes , c om e a nea rer way , and a mo re

(tro n e r
g
 P a r a doxes o D
f ef enc e I.
9
( tr ongcr and ( wi fter cour( e th en d o th th e th ru(t, outof
th e vari abl e fi g h t A nd th us fo r a g enera l ] rul e wh ere
.

foeuer th e Th r ufter l yeth , o r o ut o f wh a t fi g h t ( oe uer

h e figh teth, wi th h i s R api e r , o r R api e r and Dag ger th e
b l ow i n h i s cour( e comme th as h eare , and nearer , and
mo re fwiftand (tro ng cr th en d o th th e th ruft.

P erflfl fig htfia ndeth vpon both blow a nd thr ufi ther e

or e the thr u is notone y to be v d .
f fi l fi
H a t th ere is no fi gh t perfeétwi thout both 12
blow and th ruft: ne i th er i s th ere ani c cer
l
ta i ne r u e to be ( ct d owne for th e v( e of th e
93} M
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th e re a re nani e m o t o ns wi th th e h a nd
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odie ud g
o pl
fe et, and i n eucri e m oti n th e a ce o f th e h and i s a te l
re d , be ca ufe by th e mot i ons of th e h and th e a teri ng l
of t pl
h e a ces of th e h and , th e ch a ng es of i n s , wa rd s, ly g
a nd b re ak i n o f th r u(t
g es , t h e h and wi l ( o met l i rne s be i n

pl ace to (t ri ke, ( o m e ti mes to t h ru(t, fo me ti m es after a

blo w to th ruft and fo meti mes after a th ruftto (tri e, h: k
pl
fom eti m es i n ace wh ere yo u may ( tri k e, and cannot
th r uftwi th o ut l ofl e o f ti me and ( o me ti m es i n pl
'

a ce

wh e re yo u may th r uft w k l
'

, a n d ca nn o t ( tr i e i th o u t l of e o f
ti m e and fo meti m es i n pl
ace wh e re
y o u can nei t h er

(t h ruft, vnl efl e yo u fig h tvp on bo th l ow and b

'

r i k e no r t

bl
th r uft nor a e to d e fend
y l
o u r ( e fe b ward o r
y g oin
g
b ack e bec a ufe o u r ( a ce wi l be t
y p o o wi d e, and o ur d i
y
ftance l oft A nd fo me ti mes wh en yo u h aue m ad e a
b k
th ruft a war d or r ea i ng i s ta k en i n ( uch ( o rtwi th th e
bl
D ag ge r o r ad e Of th e S wo rd , th a tyo u ca nei th e r th ruft
a ai ne , nor d efend y el fe vnl efl k
e , wh i ch
'

( e o u d o (t i
g o u r y r

D 2
20 George Siluer his
o u ma ( o und l d o c , a nd o fre e, and fo met i m es wh e n
y y y g
o u (tri k e a wa rd wil be t akcn i n ( uch ( o rt, t h a t o u c an
y
y ,

o r d efe nd yo u r ( e l fe vnl cfl
'

no t (tr i k e a a i ne
g n e
y ou

th r u(t
, w h i ch y o u m a
y ( a fel y d oc a nd g oe f ree S O to

c oncl ud e t h e re is no pc rfeétion i n th e true fi g h t, wi th

o u t bo t h bl ow a nd th ruft nor ce rtai ne rul e to be ( ct
d owne fo r th e p oi ntone ly .

Tha t the blow is mor e da ng er ous a nd dea d b infig ht then a

‘ '

o
ther e f to be mad e a ccor d ing with A r t,
holdeth a rg umentag a in /I a nI ta l ia n .

H i ch i s m o re d angero us or d ead ly i n
figh tof a bl ow or a th ruft?
E ng l i sh ma n .

Th i s q ueftion i s no t p ropo und ed ac

cord i ng to a rt bec a ufe th e re i s no fi g h t

wi th o utboth bl ow and th ruft.

L e t i t be ( 0, yet op i ni ons a re o th erwi ( e h ol d en th a t

th e th r ufti s one ly to be v( e d , beca ufc i tc o m meth a nea
rer wa , a nd i s m o r e d a n e rou s and d e ad ly for t h efe
y g
h e bl ow co mp aficth r o u nd l i k e a wh eel e ,
'

r c a fo ns : firftt

butth e th r uftpafleth i n a ftrai g h tl i ne, th e rfo re th e bl ow

'

by rcafo n of th e co mpafTe , h ath a long er way to go th en

.

th e th r u(t , 6c i s th e r e fo re lo ng e r i n d oi ng,b ut th e t h r uft

afl cth i n a (t r ai h tl i ne th erfore h a th ( h o r tcr wa
'

p g ,
y to
g o

th é b a th th e bl o w, 65 i s th e rfo re d o ne i n a fh o rte r ti me , 65
'

i s th e rfo r e m uch b etter th en th e bl ow he mo re d a ng e

,

ro us a nd d e ad ly , be c a ufe i f a th r uftd o h i tth e fa ce o r bo

d i e i t i nd a ng ereth l i fe , and moftco mmo nly d eath e n

,

( ue th : b uti f th e blo w h i tth e bo d i c , i ti s no t( 0 d a e ro us .

g
E ng l i s hma n.
 P a r a doxes o
f f
D e ence.

y be wh a tth ey wil , butth atth e th ruft

'

L et o ur opi ni Os

c6meth a ne a rer wa 6: i s fo one r d o ne th en th e bl ow i s

y ,

no ttru e : 6: fo r p roofe th e reof re ad e th e twel fth P arad ox .

A nd now wi ll I ( et d owne ro babl e reafons th at th e The blew more
'

bl ow is better th en th e th r and more d ange rous and the thru '.

m
d ead ly F i rft, th e bl o w co meth as neare a way , 6L moft
.
fi

c6monl ne are r th en d o t h th e t h r u(t 6 : i s th e r fore d o n e

y ,

i n a (h o rter ti me th en i s th e th ruft: th erfore in refp cétof

ti me, wh er up o n ( t i d eth th e p e rfcétion of fi gh t, th e bl ow
i s much bette r th en th e th ruft . A
g a i ne , t h e for ce o f t h e

rai h t th erefo re a n crofl e b e i ng i ndi

' '

th ruft afl e th (t g
p y
reét l y mad e , th e fo rce o f a ch i l d m ay p uti t by : b ut th e
fo rce Of a blow p afic th i nd i reétly , th erefo re m us t be d i
'

r eét l y ward ed i n th e c o unterch eck e Of h i s fo r ce : wh i ch

c i no tbe d o ne b utby th e c6ueni cntft r en t h of a m an, 6:
g
wi th tr u e crofle i n true ti me, or elfe wi ll no t( afel y d efé d
' '

h i m: a nd i s th erfo re m uch b e tte r, 81 : mo re d i g er ous t

'

hé
th e th ruft and a a i ne, th e t h ruftbe i ng m ad e t h ro ug h
g
th e h and , ar me, o r l e , o r i n many pl aces Of th e b o d y a nd
g
face, are no td ead ly , nei th er are th e mai mes , o r l ofl e of
'

l i mmes o r l i fe , nei th er i s h e much i nd red for th e ti me

i n h i s fig h t, as long as th e bl o nd i s h o tzfor exam p l e .
I h aue k nowne a G Etl emi h urti n R api er fig h t, i n ni ne
'

o r ten p l a ces t h roug h th e b od i e, a rm es , and l e gg es , and

eth a th c o nti nue d i n h i s fi h t 8c a fte rwa rd h a th (l ai nc
y g
th e oth er , and co m e h o me a nd h a th b ene c ur ed of al l h i s n, um u m ,
wofid s wi th o utmai m e , 6: is yetl i ui ng .Butth e blow be he b a d .the
t

i ng (t rfi l
gy m a d e , tak e t h f o mti mes cl e ane awa y t

fro m th e a rme h a th m ani c ti m es bene ( ee ne A g ai ne, .

h
mg
e h a nd
f " c f
‘

f
” 1

a fu ll bl o w v o n th e h ea d o r fa c e wi t h a (h o rt (h ar e
p
S word , i s moftcom monly d ea th . A fu ll b l o w vpon t e h
D 3
 aa
nec k e, ( bo ul d er, arm e , o r l e gge, ind a ngereth l i fe cut
teth Off th e v ei nes m u( e l es a nd finewcs , p eri fh e th th e
b ones th efe wounds mad e by th e blow, i n refpeétOf
e rfe éth eal i n , are th e l ofl e of l i mmes , o r ma i mes l n
'

p g
c ura bl e for e uer .

A nd yetmo re for th e bl ow: a ful bl owvpon the h ead ,

face, arme , l eg, or l egs , i s d eath , or th e p a rti e so woun
d e d i n th e merci e o f h i m th at(h al l ( 0 wound h i m. F o r
wh at man ( h a ll be abl e lo ng i n figh tto (tand vp ei th er
to re ucnge, or d efend h i m fel fc , h a ui ng th e ve i nes , mu
( c l es , and finewes of h i s h and , arme or l eg c l ea ne cuta
fu nd er ? or b ei ng d i fmembred by fuch wo und v o n the
fa ce o r h ead but(h al l be enforced th erby, and
57"M“ Km“ th e l ofie O bl o ud th e o h r l i e
& ro ugh

y w m
'

f , t e a tl d a l l i ng i th h i , to

ee l d h i mfcl f o r l ca ue h i s l i fe i n h i s m erc i e?
y
b1m .com a ” A nd fo r pl a i ner d eci di ng th i s c6troue rfie be tweene
th e blo w and th e th r uft co nfid e r th i s (h o rt no te. Th e
blowcommeth ma ni c wayes , th e th ruftd oth not( 0.Th e
bl ow comm eth a nearer way th en a th r uftmoftcom
mo nl y, and i s th erefo re fo oner d o ne Th e bl ow re ui
. q
r et h th e ftreng th Of a man to be ward ed ; butth e th r uft
m ay be put by , by th e fo rc e of a chi ld A blo wvponth e
.

h and , a r me, or l eg g e i s a mai me i nc ura bl e ; buta th r uft

i n th e h and arme, or l e g ge i s to be re co uere d . Th e
blow h a th mani c ar ts to wound and i n eucri e of
th e m com ma und th e l i fe ; but th e th rufth a th but a
few, a s the bod i e or fa ce and no t i n e uc ri e part of
th em nei t h er .
 24
. George S iluer hi t
Th a t i s th i s atth e (i ngl e S word Sword and D a gge r,
,

Swo rd and Buck l er , th ey for bi d th e th ru(t , 6 : a t th e ( i n

g l e R a p i e r , a nd R api er 6: D a g e r , th e y for bid th e bl o w

g .

E i th e r th ey ar e bo th to geth er heft, o r the th ruftal tog e

th e r b eft, o r th e bl o w a l to ge th er beft . I f t h e th r uftbe
bei t, why do we notv( e i tatth e (i ng l e Swo rd , Sword 6:
D a
gg er , 65 S wo rd and Buck l er I f th e b l owbe beft
. , w h y
d o we no tv( e i tatth e (i ng l e R api e r, R api er éc P Oi nya rd ?
Butk nowi ng by th e A rtof A rm e s , th a tno fi g h ti s p er
fed : wi th o ut b o th bl o w a nd th ruft wh y d o we notvfe
a nd t e a ch b o t h bl o w and th ruft? But h o wfocuer th i s we
d a yl y fee, th a twh E two m ee ti n fi g h t, wh e th e r th ey h a ue
s k i ll o r no ne, vnl efl c fu c h a s h a ue ti e d th efe l u es to th a t
'

bo yi fh , I ta l ia n, weake, i mp erfeétfigh t, th ey both ( trik e

a nd th r uft , a n d h o w ( h a ll h e t h e n d o , th a t b e i ng m u c h
ta u gh t in ( th oo l e , ne ue r l earne d to (t ri k e no r h o w t o

d e fend a (t ro n bl o w? 6: h o w (h al l h e t o , th a t b ei ng
'

g h é d
b rough tvp i n Fac e fch ool e , th atneue r learned to th r uft
-

D
wi th th e (i ng l e S wo rd , Sword and ag g er , and S word
and Buck l er , no r h ow a tt h efe weap6s to bre ak e a th r uft?
'

S urely , I th inke a d owne ri g h tfell o w, th atneuer came

i n fch oo l e, v(i ng fuch s ki l l as na ture yeel d eth o u tof h i s
co u ra e , ft ren th , and a il i t i e , wi th o o d d o wne ri gh t
g g g g
bl o wes and th ru ft s a mo ng a s (h a ll h eftfr am e i n h i s

h a nds , (h ol d p ut o ne o f th efe i mpe rfeétfch ol l ers g rea t

l y to h i s (h ifts Bcfid es th e re are now i n th efe d a yes no
.

gri pes , cl ofes, wrcftli ngs (trik i ng wi th th e h i l ts, d ag

e rs , or b uck l e rs , v( ed i n F ence ( ch oo l es O ur pl o u h
g g
-
.

m en by na ture wi l d o al l th efe th i ngs wi th g rea t(t ré th

g
6c a gi li ty : bu tth e S c h oo l eman i s a l tog eth e r vnacq uai n
te d wi th th efe th i ngs H e b e i ng faftty ed to fuch fc h o o l
.

play as h e h ath l earned h ath l oftth ereby th e bencfite

of
 P a r ad oxes o f ef
D é n
. c e a 5
Of nat ur e, and t h e p l owman i s no w by na ture wi th o u t
arta fa r re b e tte r man th en h e Th er e fo re i n m o p i ni o n,

h
.

as lon as we b arre a ni c m a ner o f pl ay i n fc oo l e, we

g
( h a ll h a rd ly ma ke a g ood fch o l l e r : th e re i s no mane r of
tea c hi ng c o mp a ra b l e to th e Ol d a nc i ent teach i n , th a t
g
q
i s , firftth ei r uarters , th e n th ei r war d es bl owes , th r ufts ,
,

a nd b re a k i n es , th e n th e i r C l o fes a nd G ri p es ,
o f th r u( t
g
(tri k i ng wi th th e h i l ts , ag ge rs , Buckl ers , W raftli ng s ,
D
( tri k i ng wi th th e foo te or k nee i n th e C o d d es , a nd al l
th efe a re ( afe l d e fe nd e d i n l ea r ni n crfe étl of t h e
y g p y
G ri p es A nd th i s i s th e anci e ntteac h i ng, th e p erfeétcft l k
fa ?
”
. y
6c m oftbeftteac h i ng ; a nd wi th o utth i s te ac h i ng , th e re
( h all neu e r fc h ol l er be m a d e a bl e d oe h i s vttermoft tat.I mbtmw.
no r fi g h t fa fe . A g ai ne th ei r fwo rd es i n fc h o o l es a re to o
lo ng by al mofth al fe a foo te to vncrofl e, wi th o ut goi ng
'

ba cke wi th th e feete wi th i n d iftance o r p erfectly to

q
(tri k e o r th ruftwi th i n th e h al fe o r ua rter ( word A nd
i n ( erui ng of th e P r i nce, wh en m en d o m eettog eth e r i n
q
p ubl i ue fi gh t are vtterl na ugh t and vnferui ceabl e
'

l
Th e h eftl ength es fo r p cri eétteac h i ng Of th e true figh t{M s weapon:
to be v( e d a nd conti nue d i n F enc e fch oo l es to a c c o r d M
”" fia
’

wi th the true (ta tures of all men, are th efe Th e bl ad e to.

b e a yard and a n i nch for mea ne (ta tu res , and fo r men

of t a l l (ta tu res , a y a rd and th ree or fo ure i nch es , and no

m o re A nd I wo ul d h a ue th e R api e r co nti nued i n

fc h oo l es , a l wai es re ad i e for fuch as (h a ll th i nke th e m
( c l ues c unni ng , o r ( h al l h a ue d el i g h t to pl ay wi th th a t
i mperfeétweapo n P ro ui d ed a l wa i es th a tth e S ch o ol e
. ,

ma i fter or t er pl ay wi th h i m wi th h i s (h ort Swo rd ,

plyi ng h i m wi th al l maner of fi gh t accord i ng to th e
tru e a r t: th i s b ei ng c onti nued th e truth (h al l fl o uri fh ,

th e l ye (h al be b eaten d owne a nd a l l nati ons no t h a

E
26 Georg e S i luer hi s
h e true fc i ence , (h a ll co m e wi th al l a d nefl
'

ui n t
g g l c to »

th e va l i ant and moftb ra ue E ng l i fh ma is ters of D efence

to l ear ne th e tr ue fi g h tfo r th ei r d efence .

The g r ounds or f
P r inciples o tr ue
fig ht wi th a ll

ma ner

I ritI u d g ement L y i ngs D i fta nce D i reéti

, , ,

o n F afe
, ,Space P la ce Ti m e I nd i re éti
, , ,

o n M o ti o n A c
, , tio n g e neral ] a nd c onti
,

nual ] M o ti on P ro g re fii o n R eg refli o n
Tra ucrfing , and T read i ng o f g ro und es ,
Bl o wcs , iTh ruft es , F a u lfes , o ubl es , S l i pes , W ardes ,
D
b reak i ng s of Th rufts , C l ofi ngs , G ri pes, he W raftli ngs ,
G u a r d ant fi g h t, Op en fi g h t, V a ri a bl e fi g h t, and C l ofe
fig h t, a nd fo ure G o uerno urs .
The wa r des o m w apons
f l l f
‘
a ner e
a
o .

L fing l e weap o ns h aue fo ure ward es , and

al l d o u bl e wea p o ns h a u e e i h t wa rd es
g .

Th e (i ng l e ( wo rd h a th two wi th th e p o i nt
v , a nd t w o wi th th e i nt d o wne Th e
p p .

S ta fie a nd a l l ma ne r Of w
'

o eapons to be v
fe d wi th bo th b and es h a u e th e l i k e .
T h e S wo rd and Bu ck l er, and S word and D a gg er are

d o ubl e weapo ns a nd h a u e ei g h t ward es two wi th th e

po i nt vp ; and two wi th th e po i nt d owne and two for
th e l e g g e s wi th th e p o i ntd o wne , th e po i ntto be ca ri e d
fo r bo th (i d es o f th e le g ges , wi th th e k nuck l es d owne
D
ward and two war d es wi th th e agg e r o r Buckl er fo r
th e h e a d . Th e F o rreftb i ll i s a d o ubl e weap on by rea fon
of
 P a r adoxes o D
f f e ence. 2 7
o f th e h ea d a nd th e refo re h ath ei g h tward es , ( cure wi th
,

th e S ta ffe , fo u re wi t h th e he ad , fo ur e of th e m to be vfed
a s wi th th e ft e , and th e oth e r fo u re wi th t
'

aft h e h ead , th e
o ne v , th e ot h er d owne, and th e o th e r (i d ewai es
p .

both tr ue

H er e a re ei
g h t ti m es w h ereof fou re are 13
tr ue and fo u r e a re fa l fe : th e tr ue ti mes
be th efe.
Th e ti me of th e h and .
Th e ti me of th e h and and bo d i e .
Th e ti me o f th e h and , b o d i c and foo te .
Th e ti me of th e h and , bo d i c and feete .
Thefa l/é times be the/e.
Th e ti me of th e fo ote .
Th e ti me of th e foo te and b odie.
Th e ti me of th e foo te, b od i e and h a nd .
Th e ti me of th e fee te , b od i e a nd h and .
Th us h a ue I th o ugh t good to fcpara te and mak e
k nowne th e tr ue ti mes fro m th e fal fc wi th th e tru e
ward es th ere to b elongi ng, th a t th ereby th e ra th er i n
raét i fi n o f weap ons a true c o u r( e ma b e ta ke n fo r
p g y
th e a uoi d i n Of erro urs a nd c ui ll c uft o mes , a nd f ee d i e
8 p
at tai ni ng o f g oo d h abi t or pe r feét be i ng i n th e tr ue vfe
a nd knowl ed ge o f a l l m ane r Of we apo ns .

Of the leng th of weapons , a nd how euer ie ma n

i s weapon,
the per/56? leng th o
:
f h
d ing to his ownefia tur e with br ief e r ea
jb ns w her
efor e the ou
y g h t to be h .
j
E 2
 0 kno w th e perfeét length of your Swo rd,
o u ( h all (tand wi th yo ur ( wo rd a nd d a er
y gg
d rawn as yo u fee th i s p i éturc k ee p i ng o ut
, ,

(tr a i g ht yo u r d a r ar m e d ra wi n e b ac k e
gg e ,
g
y o ur ( word as fa r as co nueni entl y yo u can not openi ng
,

th e elb o w o yntOf yo u r ( wo rd a rm e : and l oo k e wh atyo u

i

c an d r aw wi th i n y o u r d a gger , th a t15 th e i u( tl e ngth Of

yo u r ( wo rd to be ma d e acco rd ing to yo u r owne (tature
, .

the w
[ or d be

wi thoutg oing

p utti ni n Jyour
g
fi ,
et h
t e w hith

to a n wer tbe
f
 P a r a doxes JD e fi’
n ce . 2 9
Th e perfeét l eng th o f o ur two h and ( wo rd i s, th e
h
bl ad e to be th e l eng th Of t e bl ad e ofyou r fingl e ( wo rd .
To k no w th e p e r feét l e ng th o f yo ur (h o rt(t affe , o r

h a l f Pi k e , F o r reftbi ] , P artifan, o r G l eue , or fu ch l i ke wea

pons o fv antag e and p erfeétl eng th s , you (h al l (tand vp
ri g h t, h o l d i n th e (t a fie v ri h tcl o fe b y o ur bo d , wi th
'

g p g y y
yo ur l efth i d , reach i ng wi th your ri gh th and yo ur (taffe
as h i h as
g y o u can , a n d th e n a l l o w t o t h a t l e ng t h a ( p ac e

to fe tb o th y o u r h and s , wh e n yo u c o me to fi g h t, wh ere
i n you may conueni entl y ft r i ke, th ruft , a n d w a rd , h e t h a t
i s th e i u (tl eng th to be mad e accord i ng to y o u r ( tature .
A nd th i s note , th atth efe l e ngth s wi l l commo nly fa ll o ut
to be ei g h tor ni ne foo t l o ng , and wi ll fit, a l th o ug h no t
i u(t, th e (t at ures o f al l men, wi th o u ta n h i nd ra nce a tal l
y
vnt o th e m i n th ei r fi g h t, bec aufe i n a n weapo n wh er i n
y
th e h a nds ma y be re mo u ed , and at l i be rti e, to mak e th e
weap on l Oger o r fh o rter i n fi g h ta th i s p ] eafure, a foo tof
'

th e (t afie beh i nd t h e back mofth and d oth no h arme

'

A nd wh e rfo re th efe wea p ons o ug h tto be o f th e l ength s

afo refai d , and no fh o rte r th efe ar e th e reafons : I f th e y
(h o ul d be fh orter, th en th e lo ng ( t e, M o rri s Pi ke , and
'

aft

fuch l i ke weap o ns o u c r a nd a b o ue th e p erfeétl ength ,

(h o ul d h aue grea tv a ntag e ag ai n(tth em , bec aufe h e may
c o me bo l d ly a nd fafe wi t h o ut ani e g ar d or wa rd to th e
l ace wh ere h e may th rufth ome, and ateuery th ruftpu t
p i m i n d ang er of h i s l i fe : b uti f th efe wea p ons be of th ei r
p e rfeét l en th s
g t h en can th e l on
g ( b i te, t h e M o rri s

P i ke , o r ani c o th e r lo ng er weapo n l y no wh ere i n tr ue

( p ace, but ( h al l be ( ti ll wi th i n c omp afl e o f th e c ro ffe , to
‘

c r ofl e a nd vnc r o fl e , wh e rb h e m a ( afe l p affe h o m e to

' '

y y y
th e l a ce , wh e re h e ma (t ri k e o r t h r uft h i m th a th a th th e
p y
l o ng weapon, i n th e h ea d , fa ce, or bo d y a th i s pl eafure .
E 3
30 Georg e S il uer his

Of the leng ths of the Ba ttel a xe H a lba r d , or bla che Bi ll ,

or juch l ihe v vea ons f wei ht, apper t a inin
p o g g
v nto a r d or ba ttel l
g .

N . ani e f th efe we apo ns th ere need eth

o

no i u( tl e ngth , but co mmo nly th ey are , o r

o u h t to be fiue o r fix e foo t lo n , 6: m a
g g y
no t we ll be v( ed m uch l o ng er , beca ufe of
th e i r we i g h ts : a nd bei ng we a p o ns fo r th e
war rcs o r ba ttcl l , wh en men are i oyned cl ofe togeth er,
m ay th ru(t, & (tr i ke fo und bl owes , wi th g reatfo rc e bo th
(tro ng a nd q ui ck e : and fina lly fo r th e i u(tl e ng th s O f al l
ot h e r fh o rter or l ong e r weap o ns to be g o uerned wi th
both h ands , th ere i s none : nei th er i s th ere a ni c certai ne
l eng th es i n ani c m aner o f weapo ns to be v( ed wi th o ne
h and , o ucr o r vnd er th e i u(tl e ngth o f th e (i ng l e ( word .

Thus endeth the leng th of

f
Of the va ntag e: o w n 63 times ,
ea
po s

both inpr tua te a nd

I f ft I wi ll beg i n wi thwo rftwea po n,

th e
an i m e rfe ét and i nfuffi ci e nt we a po n,
p
and no t wo rth th e ( p eak i ng o f bu t no w
bei ng h i gh l y efteemed th erefore not to
be l eft vnrem e m b re d ; th at i s th e ( i ng l e
R ap i er a nd R a p i er and P o i ni a rd
, .

Th e fingl e S wo rd b ath th e v antage a g a i n( tth e ( i n

l e R a p i er
g .

Th e Swo rd and D a gg er h ath th e va ntag e ag ai n(tth e

R ap i er and P oi ni ar d .
32 Georg e S il uer hi s
Y etvnd erft a nd , th a t i n b a ttel s , a nd wh e re va r i eti e o f

wea po ns be, amo ngftmul ti tud es of m en a nd h orfes , th e

Swo rd and Targ et, th e two h a nd Swo rd , th e Battel axe , -

th e Bl c ke b i ll , and H a l ba r d , ar e b etter we ap ons

a - and

m o re d ange ro us i n th e i r Ofic nce and fo rces th e n i s th e

'

S wo r d and Buc k l er , ( h ort ( tafie l ong (taffe , o r Fo rreft

'

bi ll . Th e Sword and Ta rge t l ead eth vpon S h ot and i n

tro up es d cfend e th th ru ft s a nd bl o we s i u en by b a tt el
g
a xe , H a l ba rds , Bl ac ke b i ll , o r t
— wo h and fwo rd s , far bet
te r th e n c an th e S wo r d a nd Buckl er .
Th e M o r ri s P ik e d cfe nd eth th e battel l fro m bo th

h orfe and m an muc h be tte r th en ca n th e ( h o rt ft

'

afie ,

l ong (tafie , o r F orreftb i ll A g ai ne, th e Battel axe th e

'

.
-

H a l h a r d , th e Bl ac ke bi ll , th e t wo h and fwo rd , a nd Sword

Gr. Ta rg e t; a mo ngftarme d m e n a nd tro opes , wh e n men
a re co m e to geth er by rea fo n o f th ei r we i g h ts , (h o rt
neffe , and re a t fo rce s d o mu ch mo re o ffe nd th e e ne
g
m i e , 6e a re th en m u c h b ette r wea p o ns , th en i s th e ( h o rt
(taffe , th e l ong S taffe , o r F o rreftb i ll .

Of the i nfitfi iciencie a nd d a dua nt

i/ a es f the
g o
R apier s fig htin Ba ttel l
- .

Or th e (i ng l e R a pi e r , o r R ap i e r hc P o i ni a rd ,
th ey a r e i mp e rfeétht . i nfu fii c i ent weapons
a nd ef ec i al l i n th e fe r ni ce of t h e P ri nce ,
p y
wh e n m en ( h a ll i o yne tog eth e r , wh a tfe r
ni c e c a n a fo ul d i er d o wi th a R a p i e r , a ch i l
d i fh to y wh e rwi th a ma n c an d o noth i ng bu tth ru ( t , no r

th a t ne i th e r, by re afon o f th e l ength , a nd i n e u cri e mo

u i n wh en bl o wes a r e a d ea l i ng , fo r l ack e o f a h i l t i s i n
g
d a ung e r to h aue h i s h and o r a rme c utoff, o r h i s h e ad
c l o uen P
 P a r adoxes o D
f f e ence.
33
cl o ue n A nd for W ard es and G r i pes , th ey h aue none ,
nei th e r ca n any of th efe fine R a p i er me n, fo r l ack e Of v( e ,
tel l h o we to (trik e 9 fo und blo w.
.

va nta es a nd
g fifie ciencie
f
o the s hor t
S wor dfig ht i n ba ttel l .
H e (h o rt S wo rd , and S wo rd and Da
gg er , 2
3
are e rfeét o o d we a p o ns a nd ef e ci al l
p g p y
i n ferni c e of th e Pr i nc e . W h ata b raue wea
on i s a (h o rt(h a rpe l i g h tS word , t o cari e,
p
to d ra w, to be ni mbl e wi th a l l , to (t rik e , to c ut,
to th ru ft
q
both (trong and ui eke . A nd wh ata g oo d ly d efence i s a
(t r o ng (i n l e h i l t wh en men a re cl uft ri ng and h ur l i ng
g e

tog eth er ef eci al l wh er e v a ri e ti e o f wea p o ns be i n

p y
th e i r m o ti o ns to d efend th e h and h ead , face, and bo
d i es fr om bl o wes , th a t( h al b e g i uen fo me ti mes wi th
S word es , fome ti mes wi th two h and ed S wo rd es , b a tte l ]
A xe, H a l bard es or bl ac ke Bi l l es and fometi mes men
( h albe fo neare tog eth e r th atth ey ( h a l l h a ue no ( p ace ,
( carce to vfe th e bl ad es Of th ei r S wo rd es b el owo th e i r
waftes , th en th e ir hi l ts (th e i r h and es b ei ng a loft) d efeu
d e th fio m th e bl owes , th ei r h and e s, ar mes , h ea d s , faces ,
'

and b o d i es th en th ey l a o n, h a ui ng th e v( e o f bl o wes
a nd G ri p es by force 0 th ei r armes wi th th ei r h i l ts ,
(t r ong bl o wes , a tt h e h e a d face a rmes b od i es and
( b oul d ers , a nd m ani c ti mes i n h url i ng to g e th er ( co pe
i s g i uen to turne d owne th ei r poi nts , wi th vi ol entth ruft s

a t th ei r fa ces , a nd bo d i es , b reafo n o f t
'

y h e (h o rtnefl e

of th ei r b la d es , to t h e mi g h ti e a nnoy ance d i fcomfo rt

a nd grea td eft r u éti on o f th ei r eni mi es O ne va l i antman
.

wi th a Swo rd i n h i s h and wi l l d oe be tter fe rni c e th en

ten I ta l ia ns , o r I tali enated wi t h th e R api ers .
F
 G eor e S i l uer his
34.
g
Tha t a ll ma ner o d oubl e weapons or weapons
f
with both ha ndes , ha ue a d ua ntag e ag a i n] ? thefin
le R ap ier or fing le S wor d , ther e i s no
g
ue ion to be ma de
q fi .

Tha tthe S wor d a nd Buehler ha th the va ntag e a

a in the S wor d a nd D agg er
g fl .

He D a ge r i s an i m erfeét wa rd
g p al

th o u gh b o rne o u t (t rai h t to m ak e th e
g
Sp ace nar ro w, wh e r eby by a l i tl e mo u i ng
o f th e h a nd , m a be fufl i ci c ntto fa u e b o th
y
(id es of th e h ead o r to br ea k e th e th r uft
fro m th e face o r bod y, ye tfo r l a ck e o f th e ci rcumfe r ence
h i s h and wi ll l i e too h i g h or too l o w, o r to o wea ke , to d e
fe nd b o th bl o wa nd th ru ft: i fh e l ye (tr ai g h twi th na rrow
( pace , wh i ch i s h eftto br eak e th e th ruft, th e nh e l i eth too
we a ke , a nd too lo we to d efe nd h i s h ea d fro m a (tro ng
blo w i f h e l ye h i gh th a ti s (trong to d efend h i s h ea d ,
bu t th e n h i s ( p a ce wi l be too wi d e to b re ake th e th ruft
D
fro m h i s b o d i e Th e a gg er ( er ucth well a tl e ng th to
u t by a th r u ft and a t th e h al fe S wo r d to c rofl e th e
'

p
A
S wo rd bl a d e to d r i ue o ut th e g e nt, and p u t h i m i n
d a ng e r o f h i s l i fe , and ( afel y i n ani c of th efe two aétio ns
to d efend h i m fel fe Bu tth e Bu ckl e r, by re afon o f h i s ci r
.

c u mfe r ence a nd we i h t, b e i n we ll c a r i ed , d cfe nd eth

g g
( a fel y i n al l ti mes a nd pl aces wh eth e r i tbe a tth e p o i nt,
h al fe Sword , th e h ead , b o d i e , and face , from al l m ane r
o f bl owes and th ruft es wh atfoe ue r , c tI h a u e h eard m a
’

y
ni c h ol d o p i ni o n, th a t th e S wo rd a nd D a
gg e r h ath ad

u anta c o f t h e S wo r d a nd Buck l e r , a tth e C l o fe , by

( on O th e l eng th and p o i nt of th e Dagger : and at th e
poi nt
 P a r a dox es o D
f e/ é nc e.
35
po i nt of th e Sword th ey can be tte r fee to ward th en
wi th a Buck l er Bu tI neuer knew a ni c , th atwanne th e
C l ofe wi th th e D a
gg er v on t
p h e S wo rd and Bu dk l c r

b u td i d wi fh h i mfel fc o u tagaine zfo r d ift a ncc b e i n bro

g
k en, i ud g em entfa i l e th , fo r l a ck e o f ti m e to i ud g e a nd
th e ei c is d ece i ue d by th e fwi ft m o ti o n o f th e h and , a nd
for l ac k e o f tru e Sp ace wi th th e d ag g e r h a nd , wh i c h c a n
no tbc o th e r wi ( e fo r l acke o f th e ci r cu mference to d e
fend b oth bl o w and th ruft i ti s i m po f fibl e for l a ck e o f
true S p a ce i n i u(t ti m e th e a g e nth a ui ng g o tten t he
tr ue pl a c e , to d e fe nd o ne th r ufto r bl o w of a n h und re d
A nd i t i s m oftce rta i ne , wh o foe uc r cl o feth wi th S wo r d
a nd D a
gg e r , a a i n(tt
g h e S wo rd a nd Bu ck l e r i s i n g r ea t

d a nge r to be ( l ai nc L i k ewi fe at th e po i nt wi th i n d i
ft anc e, i f h e (t a nd to d efe nd b o th bl o w and t h r uftwi th
h is D a
gg er fo r l ack e o f tr ue ( p ace a nd d i ft ance i f h e

h ad th e he fteye o f ani c m an, and co ul d fee p erfeétly

wh i ch way th e th r ufto r blo w co mmeth and wh en i t
co mm eth as i t i s no tto be d e ni ed b ut h e m a , e th i s
y y
( p ace b ei ng to o l a rge , i th e lp eth h i m no th i ng , bec aufe
o ne m a ns h a nd b e i n as fwi ft as anoth e r m ans h a nd
g
b o th be i ng wi th i n d i fta nce , h e th at(tri keth o r th rufteth ,
A
h u r teth th e ward e r: th e reafo n i s th i s th e g entb ei ng
i n th e firftmo ti o n al th o ug h i n h i s offe nce fu rth e r to g o
th e n th e wa rd e r to d efend e t th e ward e rs ( p ac e b ei n
y g
to o l a r g e , th e b l ow o r th r uftwi l be p e rfo rm e d h o m e , be
fo re th e ward e r can co m e to th e tr ue pl a c e to d efe nd
h i mfel fc, and a l th oug h th e wa rd e r d oe p c rfe étly fee th e
blo wo r th ruftcommi ng , fo ( h all h e ( ee h i s o wne wa rd fo
fa rre fro m th e tr ue pl a ce of h i s d efence th a t al th o ug h
h e d o e atth a ti nftant ti me , pl a i nl y fee th e b l ow o r th ruft
co m m i n , i t ( h a lb e i m of fibl e fo r h i m t o rec o u e r t h e
g p
F 2
 36 George S il uer his
tr ue pl ace o f h i s wa rd , ti ll h e be wounde d . But l et the
wa rd er wi th th e d a gg er fay th ati ti s not tr ue wh i ch l
h a ue fa i d , fo r as h e h a th e i e s to beh ol d th e bl o w or th ruft
cO mi ng , fo h ath h e as g o o d ti me to d efend h i mfelf H ere .

i n he ( h al find h i mfclf d ece i ued to ; th i s i s th e rea fon: th e

h and i s th e fwi fteftmo ti on, the footi s the (l oweft , w i th
o u tdi ft ance th e h a nd i s ti ed to t h e m oti on of th e feet,
wh e rb th e ti me of th e h and i s mad e as (l o w as th e foo t,
bec an c th ereby we red ccme eucri e ti me l oftvpon h i s
co m i ng by the ( l o w mo ti o n of th e foo t, 61 : h a ue ti me
th e rby to i ud ge wh E 8: h o w h e can p erfo rme any aét , i6
wh atfoe uer and ( O h aue we th e ti me of th e h a nd to th e
ti me o f th e fe et.N o w i s th e b i d i n h i s o wne co u r( e mo re
( wi fte r th e n th e foo to r cye, thcrforc wi th i n d i ft a nce the

e e i s d ecei ue d , 6t i ud eme nt i s l oft a n d t h a t i s a n o th e r

y g ;
c a ufe th a tth e wa rd er wi th th e d a e r, al th o u h h e h a ue
g
gg
e rfe éte y es , i s ( ti l w i th i n d i ftance d ece i ue d . F o r r oo fe
ued by the[ sw t p p
if
th a tth e h and i s more ( wi fte r th en th e e ye, & th er eby d e
ce i u c th th e ey es t l ettwo (t a nd wi t hi n l etone
O f th E fl and (t i ll to d e fend h i mfel fi ae l etth e o th e r flori fh
6: fal fc wi th h i s h and , and h e ( h all c o ntinual ly wi th th e
fwi ftmo ti o ns of h i s h a nd , d ecei ue th e eye s of h i m th a t
(tand eth watch i ng to d e fend h i mfel fc , 6; (h al co nti nual
l y (trik e h i m i n d i ue rfe p l a ces wi th h i s h and A g ai ne, ta ke
.

th i s fo r an ex a m pl e , th at th e e y es b fwi ft mo ti ons a re
d e ce ued tu rne a tu rne whee l e fwi
i : o u ( h all no tbe
y
-

a bl e t o d ifc erne wi t h y o u r he ftei es h o w ma ny ( pokes be

f

i n th e wh e el e, no no r wh e th er th er e be any ( po kes atal l ,

o r wh ereo f th e wh ee l e i s m a d e, a nd e t o u ( ee wh e n t h e
y y
wh ee l e (tand e th (till th ere i s a l ar ge di ftance betweene
e u c r i e f o k e .H e t h atwi ll no tbel ee ue th a tth e fwi ftmo
p
ti o n o f th e h and i n fi h twi ll d ec ei ue t h e e e , ( h al ( t a re a
g y
b ro ad
 P a r adoxes o f efl
D n ce .
37
b road wi th h is eyes , & feel e h i mfel f found l y h urt, befo re
h e ( h all e rfeétly fee h ow to d efend h i mfel fe . SO th o fe
th a ttr u to th ei r fig h t, th c excel l éc y of a g o od eyc th ei r ,

g rea tc unni ng, 6c perfeétwa rds of the d ag gers, th a tth ey

can b e tte r fee to war d t h en wi th a buckl e r, fh a l l e ue r be
d ecei ued A nd wbcth ey be wo und ed , th ey fay th e A g et
' ''

was a l i tl e too q ui ck e fo r th em ;fometi mes th ey fay th ey

bare th ei r d agg er a l i tl e too l o w fometi mes th ey are
th ruftvnder th e d a g g er , th en th ey ( a , th ey ba re i ta l i tl e
l
too h i gh : ( o me ti m es a th r uftb e i ng ( rong l y m a d e th ey
bei ng fo und l y pa i d th erewi th , fay th ey were a l i tl e too
,

(lo w, & fo meti mes th ey be fo u nd l y p a i d wi th a th ru(t& ,

th ey th i nk e th ey were a l i tl e too q ui c k S o th ey th a tp ra
.

n’ “a m
étife o r th i nke to be c unni ng i n th e d a g ger war d , a re all ”

th e d ayes Of th ei r l i ues l ear ni ng , and a re ne uer tau g h t.

Tha tthe S wor d a nd Buchler ha th the va ntag e
ag a i ns tthe Swor d a n d Ta rg et.
H e S wo rd 6c T a rg et to g e th er h ath but two 2 5
figh ts ; th ati s , th e vari abl e fi g h t, 6: th e cl ofe
fig h t, fo r th e cl o fe fi g h t, th e nube r Of h i s fee t
'

ar e to o m an to t a k e a a i n(tan m5 o f ski l l
y g y
b aui n th e S wo rd 6: fo r th e va ri abl e fig h t al
h
th oug not( 0 m any i n number ye tto o m any to wi n th e
,

pl ace wi th h i s foo tto ( tri ke o r th r uftho me .Th e fwo rd ht

b uck l e r-man c an o uto f h i s var i abl e, Op E 6: g ard iit fi gh t,
co m e b r auel OH 6: o n fal fc and d ou bl e , ( t r i k e 6: th r uft
y
h ome he make a tr ue c ro fl e vpon c uery occ afi on a th i s
'

l ea fu rezi f th e S word 66 Targ e tm5 wi ll (l i e to h i s g a rd i t

p g ,h t t h e b re d th o f h i s T ar
g e t w i ll n o t( u ffe r i t i f to h i s

0 e n fi h t, th é h a t e S wo rd 6: Bu ck l e r man i n efieft
’
g h t h
f
fi e ( wo rd and Buckl e r to th e (i ng l e fo r i n th a tfi g h tby
reafo n of t h e b red th , th e ta rg etcan d o l i tl e g ood or no ne
a tall . F 3
3 8 Georg e S il uer hi s

The s hor tS ttm

f t .

Ow fo r th e vanta ge of th e (h o rt S tafte a
'

a i n(t t h e S wor d a nd Buc kl e r S w o r d 6:

g
T a r g e t, two h and ( wo rd fingl e S wo rd
Swo rd a nd D a
gg er o r R ap i e r a nd P o i

ni a r d , th e re i s no g rea t q ue ft i on to be
m a d e i n a ni c of th efe we ap ons : wh enfo e uer ani c blo w
m a d e wi th t
'

or th r uft( h a l ] be ( t ro n l
g y h e (t af te th e a re
,
y
e uer i n fal fc pl ace , i n th e c a ri a e o f th e wa r d s , fo r i ta ta
g
ny o f th efe fix e wea p o ns h e c a r i e h i s ward h i g h 61 : (t r6
g
fo r h i s h ea d as of neccf fiti e h e m uftc ar i e i t ve ri e h i g h ,
o th erwi ( e i t wi ll be t oo we ak e to d efe nd a blo w b ei n
g
(tro n l
g y m ad e a t th e h ea d th e n w i ll h i s ( p a ce b e to o

wi d e, i n d ue ti m e to break e th e th ruftfro m h i s bo d i c .

A g ai ne , i f h e cari e h i s ward lowe r th ereby to be i n e

q u al ] ( pa ce fo r rea d i neffe to b r eak e bo th bl o w 61 : th r uft ,

th e n i n th a t pl ac e h i s wa r d i s to o l o w and to o we ak e to
,

d efe nd th e blo w ofth e ( t a ffe : fo r t h e blow b ei ng (t ro n l

gy
m ad e a t th e he a d vp o n th a twa rd wi l l be ate d o wne th e
wa rd a nd h i s h e ad to g e th er, a nd p ut h i m i n g rea t d an
e r o f h i s l i fe A n d h e re i s t o be no ted , th ati f h e fi h t
g .
g
well th e fta fie m an neu er (tri k e th bu ta tth e h ea d a nd
'

th ru ft e th refe nt l v nd e r a tt h e b o d y : a nd i f a blo w be
p y
firftm a d e a th r uftfo llowe th
, i f a th r uftbe firftm a d e,
a blo w follo we t h and i n d oi ng o f a ny o f th e m th e o ne
b ree d c th th e o th er ( 0 th a th o wfo c ue r ani c of th efe fix c
we a po ns (h a ll ca ri e h i s wa rd (tr o ngl y to d e fend th e firft,
h e ( h all be to o fa rre i n ( p ace to d efe nd th e fecond , wh e
th e r i tbe bl o w o r th r uft .

Y e ta g ai ne fo r th e ( h o r t (t a ffe : th e (h o r t (t affe h a th

th e vanta g e a a i n(tth e Ba tte l ax e , bl ack e- b i ll , o r H al

g
-

b a rd ,
 Geor ge S iluer his
‘

40
we re vpon th e vttermoftpa rt o r ci rcl e of th e wh eel e
al l th s w i l e th e S t e m an i s ve ri c we ll . Th en i tc om
'

i h a fi -

me th th us to p afl e, wh eth e r th ey bo th l abo ur to getbe

'

h i nd h i m, Or one k eepe d i reétly b efo re h i m wh il eftth e

o th er
g e t b e h i nd h i m y e t b ef o r e th a t b e b ro u h t t
g o

a l e , th e y (h al ei t h r be b ot h b f o re h i m o r i u(ta ai n(t
p e e g
b oth (i d es of h i m: a twh i ch ti me ( o euer the Staffe man -

findi ng ei th er of th em wi th i n d ifta nce , h e prefé ntl y i n

m a k i ng o fh i s pl ay , (l ayc th wi th bl o w o r th r ufto ne of
th é , o r a tth e l eaftp utte th h i m i n g reatd a ng er of h i s l i fe .
'

I f th e S taffe man take h i s ti me wh e n th ey a re b oth

-

befo re h i m th a ti s to fa before th ey come to th e h al f

ri n , i u(ta ai n( tb o t h (3 of t h S t f
f m n th n h
‘

g s -
g e e a e a , e e
th a ti s nea r eftwi th i n d i ft a nce i s (l ai n by b l ow o r th ruft

or u t i n grea td an e r o f h i s l i fe But i f th e S wo rd a nd
p g .

D a
gg er m en d o k ee e th ei r d i ft
p a n c e v n ti l l th e c o m e to

th e i u(th al fe ri ng r i g h t a g ai n(tth e (i d es o f t e 8
m a n a nd th en bre ak e d i ftance , th atman th atfirftb re a
k eth d i ftance i s (l ai ne wi th bl ow or th ru(t, or ( o re h ur t,
and i n g r ea td a n e r of d e a t afie m an i n ma
'

g h : and t h e S t
k i ng th atpl ay atth a ti nft ant, m uftt urne wi th o ne l a rge

p a c e, t h e wh i c h h e ma e afil
y y d o b efo r e t h e o th er can

o offend h i m by
'

e t neate eno ug h t reafo n th at h e

g
h a th to make wi th h i s fee t bu t one l a rge pace butth e
ot h e r h a th at th e l eaftth ree p aces . But i f th e S wo rd
and D
a ge r me n wi l l i n th e t
g
- i m e th a t t h e y b e b e fo re

h i m k eep th ei r d i ft ance i n th e t i me of th ei r b ei ng vpon

’

th e m i d d l e a r tof th e o u tfi d e of th e ci rcl e, r i g h t ag ai n(t

both (i d es o h i m, & wi ll l ab o r wi th al l h eed 6c d il i ence
to be b o th or o ne o f th e b eh i nd h i m tha ttr o ubl e t th e
''

S tafle m an no th i ng a tal l , fo r i n th atve ry ti me, wh en h e

'

find eth th em p aftth e mi dd l e p artof th e c i rcl e , be p re

fentl y
 P a r a doxes o D
f fi e nce. 4 x .

fea tl y turne th , by th e wh i ch h e (h al l natural l y fet h i m

( e lfe as i t wer e i n a tri ang l e and bo th th e ( wo rd and
d a ge r men, (h a ll th ereby (ta nd bo th b efo re h i m i n true
-

d i ance of th ree p aces fr o m o ffend i ng of h i m at th e

l ea ft as a t th e firftth ey d i d . A nd take th i s fo r a tr ue
r o u nd , th ere i s no man ab l e to ward a fo u nd bl o w
g
D
wi th th e Sword a nd agg er, no r R api er, P o i nya rd , and
G antl et, b ei ng (t ro n ]
g m a d e a t th e h ea d w i th th e
S tafie , and run i n wi t al l , th e fo rce o f bo th band es i s
'

fuc h , b ei ng i n h i s ful l mo ti o n and co ur( e, th atal th o ug h

th e o th er d o c a ri e h i s wa rd h i gh and (t r o ng wi t h both
h a nd es ye t h i s fee te b ei ng mo ui ng fro m th e g ro und
th e g r ea tfo rc e o f th e bl o wwi ll (t ri k e h i m wi t h h i s ward ,
a nd a l l d o wne fl a t to g ro und . But i f h e ( t and faftwi t h
h i s feete, h e m ay wi th b oth weapo ns to geth er, (t ro n l
g y
d efe nd h i s h ead fro m th e bl ow, butth en yo u a re ( ufii ci
ently i nft ru éted , th e th r uftb e i ng p refentl m ad e a fter
y
th e blo w ful l a tth e b o d i e, i ti s i m po fli bl e i n d u e ti me to
brea ke i t, by reafon of th e l a rg enefl e of h i s ( p ace.
'

The s hor t S h e
] ? ha th t h e v a nta e a a ins t the lon
g fim fi, '
g g
a nd Mor r is P i he, a nd the F or r e bi ll a a i fla ll
fi g n
s.

Th e fh o rt S tat
'

H e re afons are th efe te 2

7
b ath th e v a nta ge of th e l o ng S tafie and
'

M o rri s P i ke i n h i s ftr en th he na r ro wnes

g
of ( pa ce i n h i s fo ure ward es of d e fe nc e .

A nd th e F o rreftbi l l h ath th e v anta ge of

a l l maner o f we a p o ns i n h i s ft ren th and na rro wnes o f
g
( p ace i n h i s ei g h tward es of d efe nce : and th e rath e r be
c a us e th e Bi l l h ath two war d es for o ne a gai n(tth e S taff:
G
 Georg e S il uer his
or M orri s P i k e, t h a ti s to fay, fo ure wi th th e Staffe , and
fou re wi th th e h ead , and i s m o re Ofienfi ue th en i s th e
'

S ta ffe o r Mo rri s P i ke :
y eta ueft
q
'

i O m a
y be m ad e b t
y h e
’

v ns k i l ful l , conce r ni n t h e fig h t b e t w een th e l o n S tafie

g g
and t h e ( h o rt i n th i s fo rt: W h y ( h oul d no t th e l o ng
‘

' '

S tafie h a ue ad u anta gc a g ai n(tfh o rtS tafie, fi ncc th a tth e

l ong S ta ffe ma n, b e i ng at l i be rti e wi th h i s h and es , m
-

ma ke h i s l o ng S taftc b o th l o ng a nd fh o rt fo r h i s h efta
'

a
y
ua nta c w h en h e ( h a ll th i nke i t good a nd t h e refo re
g
wh e n h e (h al ] find h i mfel fc o uc rma tch ed i n the length
o f h i s S taffe, by th e ft r en th o f t h fh o r tS taffe , and na r
g e

r owne fl e o f ( pace i n h i s fo u re wa rd es o f d efence , h e c an

'

p refent l y by d rawi n
g b ac k e o f h i s S taffe i n h i s h and es

m ak e h i s Stafie as fh o rt as th e o th ers and ( 0 be read i e

'

to figh twi th h i m ath i s o wne l e ng th . TO th i s I anfwe re,

tha twh e n th e l o ng S ta ffe m a n i s d ri nen th ere to l ye , th e
—

l e ngth o f h i s S taffe th a twi ll l ye beh i nd h i m , wi l ] h i nd er

h i m to (t ri k e , th r uft wa rd o r g o e b ack e i n d u e ti me .
N ei th er c an h e turne the contrar i e end of h i s S taffe to
keep e o utth e fh o rt Stafie ma n fro m th e C l ofe, no r ( afe
'

l y to d efend h i mfel fc ath i s commi ng i n.

A g a ine o
f the v a nta
g o
es f weap ons .

A ke th i s fo r a g e neral rul e, al l l o ng S taues ,

M o rri s P i kes , F o rreft bi ls I a nol i ns o r
fuch l ike l o ng wea po ns, o f wh a t fo rt fo e
ner be i ng a boue th e true le ng th es th e
( h o rtc fth a ue th e a d uantag c bec a ufe th ey can crofl e
'

a nd v nc ro fl e i n fh o rte r ti me th e n ca n th e l o n e r: and a l l
'

g
m aner o f fh o rtweapo ns to be v( ed wi th bo th b and es , as
flame s, a nd fuc h li k e , b ei ng vnd er th e pe rfeétl eng th es ,
th e
 P a r adoxes o D
f ef en ce.
43
th e l o nge fth a ue th e ad uantagc and al l maner of wea
o ns to be v( ed wi th o ne h and , th at a re ab o ue t h
p e p e r

feét l ength Of th e ( mg l e S word , th e ( ho rtcfth aue th e

v a nta ge and all maner of wea o ns vnd e r th e i u(tl e n t h
,
p g
of t h e fh ort S wo rd , as F a uch i o ns, Skai nes, or ang e rs ,
. H
W oodk ni ues , ag gers , and fuch l i ke fh ortwea pons of
D
i mperfect l e ng th es , th e l ong eft h aue th e ad uantagc,
becaufe th e figh t of th efe wea pons confi ftwi th i n th e
q
h a l fe o r uarte r Swor d , wh e re i n by th e fwi ftmo ti o ns of
th e i r b and es , th ei r ey es are d ecei ue d and i n th ofe wea
ons , co mmo nl y fo r th e i r h and es l i et h n d efence. A nd
p o
i f two (h al ] fi g h t wi th (t a ues o r S wo rd es , o r wh a twe a

pons foeuer, th e one of them haui ng h i s weapon longer

th en th e p e rfeétl ength , and th e oth er h i s we a p on fh o r
ter th en th e p e rfe ét l ength h e th at h ath th e l o ngeft
h a th th e vantage, bec a ufe th e (h ortcftcan make no true
C rofle i ntru e ti me . Th e ib ortS taffe or h al fe P i ke, F or
'

reftb i l l Par tifan or G l e ne or fuch l i ke weapons of

e rfe ét l eng th to be v( ed wi th bo th b and es h a ue th e
p
a d uant agc a a i n(t t w o S wo rd es a nd Da gge rs or t w
g o
R a pi e rs , P oi ni a rd es , and G antl e ts , and a g ai n(tal l o th er
weapons wh a tfo euer, th e F o rreftb i l l ex cep ted .

Ag a inef or the s hor tS ta] ha lfir P ike.

‘

e ? or

H e fh o rt Staffe i s mo it co mmonly th e
heft weapon of al l oth er a l th o ug h oth er
weapons ma y be mo re Offenfi ue, and efpe
c i al l a a i n( t mani c wea p o ns to g e th er, by
y g
r ea fo n o f h i s ni mbl eneffe and fwi ftm o tio ns and i s no t

m uch i nferi o u r to th e F o rr eftb i ll, a l th o ugh th e F orreft

bi l l be more offenfiue, a nd b ath mo re wa rd es beca ufe
G 2
 44 G eor
g e S il uer hi s
th e S tafie i s ve ri e vncerta i nc butth e Bi l l i s a mo re cer
'

tai ne mark e, b reafo n o f th e b rea d th Of th e h ead , wh e r

by as th e Bi l l a th ad uanta gc i n h i s ward es i n th e head ,
'

( O th erefo re h a th th e S taft e t h e l ik e d e fence, o r rath er

mo re, to pl ay V po n th e h ead o f th e Bi l l no t o nely to
mak e a pe rfeétgood war d , b utth ere by , th e ra th e r to caft
th e Bi ll outof th e ri gh t l i ne , wh e r e by th e S taft e m an
'

m ay th ruft( afe, and end ange r th e Bi ll ma n and th e ra

-

th er beca ufe th e re i n h e i s th e firftmo uer wh eri n th ere

i s greatv anta g e, bo th i n ti me and fo rce A nd i f th e Bi ]
m an be no tvery ski l ful l (al l v antag es a nd d i fad u antag es
o f bo t h (i d es co nfi d ered , ) th e fh ort S tafie wil l pro ue th e
'

better weapon L aftly note th is, th atl ong S taues , Mo r

.

r i s P i k e s , a nd fuch l i k e wea pons of i m e rfeét l en th es ,

p g
be i ng to be v( ed wi th b o th h and s , notwi th ftand i ng th ei r
i mperfeétl ength es , a re p e rfeétwe a po ns to be v( e d , th e
o ne a a i n( tth e o t h er a nd th ei r fig h tes th e re i n p erfect
g ,

be caufe i n d rawi ng o f th e m b acke b e twi x tth ei r b a nd es ,

th ei r mo ti ons a re ( wi fte r back e wa rd c s , th e n i s th e ti m e
o f th e A g e n ts fee tfo rwa rd es , by th e wh i c h al l t h ei r l o ft

ti m es a re re d eeme d : th e refo re th efe weapo ns i n th e i r

fig h tes, th e one ag ai n(tth e o th e r a re p erfcét. A nd th efe
weap o ns i n th e ni g h ta re th e heftwe a o ns of al l oth er,
a nd h a u e
g g g ; p
r ea t ad uanta c a ai n(tth e o rreftBi ll fh o rt

S ta fic , o r a ni c ma ner o f fh o rt wea po ns wh a tfo eue r : fo r

’

th e fe c a ufes , th e y bol d ly mak e h o me t h ei r fig h tes and

i f need e be ag ai n(t d efp e ra te men th at wi ll ventu re
th emfe l ues to run i n, th ey red eeme th e i r l o ftti m es . But
th e o th er wi th fh orter weap o ns fo r l ack e of li g h t, can
mak e no true d e fence.Th us end e th th e vantages of urea
pons .

Qu/(ei ons
 f /
P a r adoxes o D e énce.

9i d an oer s betw hol ler a nd the Ma i

Q u
e/ ons an
fi eene the S c

e va nta es a nd d /s ua nta es betweene a

fi er ,
f
o th g i g
r e, ha uin
g

H o h ath th e a d ua ntagc i n figh t, o f a ta ll 30

m an, o r a m an o f m e ane (t
a ture ?

Th e ta ll
m a n b a th th e vantage fo r
th e fe ca ufes h i s reach b e i n lo ng er and
h
weapon vnto h i s (tature acco rd i ng ly h e a th th e re by a
fh o rter co ur ( e wi th h i s fee tto wi n th e true pl ace , wh e t
i n by th e fwi ft m o ti on o f h i s h a nd h e may ( t ri k e o r m at " m
th rufth o m e : i n th e wh i c h ti m e a man of meane
c a nno t re a c h h i m , 6: by h i s l a r e p ace i n h i s tr ue p a ce
g
i n h i s reg ref fi rth er fe tte th h i mfel f o utof al l d an
er & th e fe a r e t h e va nta e s th a ta t all man h ath a a i n( t
g , g g
a ni c m an o f fh o r te r reac h th en h i m fel fe .

W h a t vantag e h ath a man of meane ( t

ature a a i n( t
g
a ta l l m a n?

H e h ath no ne beca ufe th e true ti mes i n figh t, and a

i o ns a ccord i ng ly , ar e to be obferued and d one , as wel l
ét
by a tal l man, as by a man of meane (tature .
W h y th en i f th i s be true th a ttall men h aue th e van
g
ta e a g ain(tme of meane (tature , i t(h o l d ( eeme i n fig h t
''

G 3
 Georg e Si luethis '

th ere i s no p e rfeft i on, o th er th en th i s wh e n men of l i ke

,

(ta ture, reach , he l ength Of we a pon, ( h all figh tto eth e r,

g
th e wh i ch wi l l ( el d ome o r neuer h a pp en, butei th e r i n
th e l ength of th eir weapons, ( t ature s or re ach es (i f th e i r
( words (h o ul d be of i u(tl ength ) ( o me d i fference moft
commonl y th e re wi l l be i n th ei r reac h e s .

Y es ve ri ly , th e tal l m an h a th (t
i l l th e v anta g e, and ye t
th e fi h ti s p e rfe ét al th o ugh th e men th a t(h al ] h appe n
to fig t, (h a ll h ap to be vne q ual l i n th ei r (tatures , r ea

c h es , o r l ength s o ft
h ei r weap ons .

Th a tcan I h ar d ly bel eeu e, vnl effe yo u c an tel l me by

A rth ow to au oi d o r ( afel y d efend my ( e l fe b ei ng but a
man of mea ne (tature, a a i nfta tall man.
i
a d /t er .

I wi l l tel l yo u : th ere bel ongeth vnto th is A rtof d e

fence o nel y to be v( e d wi th th e feet, p ro g refli on, reg ref
(i o n, tr a ue rfin a nd tre ad i ng o f gro und s : i n any of th efe
o u pl ay i ng t e p a rt of th e P ati ent o r P a t i entAgent,
y
o u r fee t e ar e ( wi fte r i n th e i r m o ti o ns th e n a re th e A
y
gents , beca ufe h i s wei gh t and numb er o f h i s feetin h i s
c o m mi n t o wi n t h e tru e pl ac e to (t ri k e o r th rufth o me,
g
a re greate r th e n and th e refor e t h e true ti m e i s
'

o urs
y
yours to auoi d h i m, o r ( afely to d efend yo ur ( elfe : ( o th e
A rti s (t i ll true , and th e ta l l man h ath (t i l l th e vantage .

Y etI am not fu l l y fa ti sfied h erei n bec a ufe you tel l

me ( t i ll th atth e tall man h ath th e v antag e, and no twi th
ftand i n o u fa th e A rti s tr ue wh e rei n th e n h a th th
gy y e

tall manth e v anta ge, wh en by y o ur A rt o u ca n d efend

y
y o ur ( elfe aga i n(th i m.
 Georg e S il uer hi s
th e cl ofe but h aui ng b o th s k i ll no t wi th o ut fpec i a l l
e wh i ch t m a ( a fel y
'

c a re o f th e i r ard o r c ro fl e, th h e
g y
d o , by reafon o f th e le ngth o f th e i r R api e rs uth apni ngb
b oth of one mi nd the rath e r d o b ri ng th cmfel ues tog e
th er : th a tb ei ng d o ne , no s ki l wi th R a pi e rs a ua i l eth , th ey
re fentl ra ppl e ( aftth ei r h i l t w ri ft s , a rmes b o d i es
p yg s

o r neck es , a s i n l uft ri n
g ,w raft l i n g ,
o r ( tri u i ng to
g e th e r ,

th ey ma h eftfind fo r th ei r a d u anta g e s : wh erby i tmo ft

y
co mmo nly fa ll e t h o ut, th ath e th a t i s th e heftwraft l e r,
o r (t ro n eftma n i f ne i th er Of th em c an wra ft l )
g ( e o uc r

c o mme th , wrcft i ng by ftreng th o r fine s ki l l i n wraft

l i ng , th e R a p i er fro m h i s ad uc rfa ri c o r c aft
'

i ng h i m frO
h i m, ei th e r to th e g ro und , or to fuch d iftance , th a t h e
m by reafon th ero f, v( e th e ed ge or po i ntof h i s r ap i e r,
a
y
to ri k e o r th rufth i m l ea ni ng h i m d ead o r a l i ue ath i s
m erc i e Buti f buto ne o f th efe va l i antm en ( h al ] fee ke to
.

run i nt o th e cl o fe a nd th a tt h e o th er (h al] v( e h i s s k i ll
i n tra ue rfing o f h i s gro und or o th e r wi( e by ( t a nd i n
g
V on h is a r d o r S toca ta wa rd t o ta ke a l l m ane r o f a d u a
p g
ta ges a th i s cOmi n , eta ll a u ai l eth h i m no t, bec a ufe th e
'

g y
R a p i e rs bei ng lo ng , th e c ro f fing o f th e bl ad es canno t
be a uoi d e d : th a t be i ng mad e th e o pp reffo r runneth
( after fo rward s th e n can th e d efend ant b ackwa rd s and
( o a re b ro ug h tto geth e r , as i n th e firftaffa ul tth ey we re,
65 euc r i e aét i on th e re i n a cco rd i ng ly p erformed .

Of the R apier P oi nia r d-

a nd
fig htb e twix tva l ia nt

men, ha uing both s hill .

F two val i antm en d o figh ta tR api er a nd P o i
ni a rd h a ui ng b o th s k i ll , o ne o r b o th o f th em
wi l l prefentl y p reffe h ard to wi nne th e pl ace,
h i s i ud g ementh e may th rufth o me. I f bo th
be
 f ef
P a r a doxes o D enc e .
49
be of one mi nd th e ti m e i s d oubl ed i n wi nni ng th e
fam e : wh ere by i t co mm eth to p afl e th a tth en h e th a t
'

firftth rufte th , end ang ereth , ki ll e th or h ur teth th e o th er

and i f th ey bo th t h rufttog eth er as th ey ma d o by th e
'

q
e ual ] t l
i m e o f th ei r feet th en th ey a re mof co mmon
l y b oth flai ne or both h urt. A nd th i s i s wel l k nowne
vnto a ll m en of sk i ll th a tth e pl ac e b e i n once o tten,
g g
th ere i s ne i th e r i ud g cmcnt, ( p a ce , p ace, no r ti m e, ei th er
by ward s wi th th ei r R api er blad es, or by break i ng wi th
th e i r P o i ni a rd s o r flyi ng b acke th a t c an p r efe r ue o r
d efend th em Buti f buto ne of th em wi ll feek e to wi n
by afia g e , h ard p refli ng , o r o th e rwi ( e th e pl a ce , wh e ri n
'

h
i n i s i ud g ement h e m ay th rufth o m e i t i s i mp o fi i bl e
fo r th e oth e r to d eni e h i m th e fa m e beca ufe th e l e ngth
of th e R api e rs wi nneth h i m th e e toffe ; th e e toffe b e i n

ta k e n, th e l ac e i s h a d th e pl ace b ei ng h a d , h e th a tfi
th ruft eth , rit( peed eth i f bo th th r uftto geth er, th ey a re
both i n d ang er : th e prefentl foll oweth (vnl effe i tpl eafe
''

G od o th erwi ( e to h a ue i t) t e ( tab s wi th th ei r d a g gers ,

wh erei n th e re l i e th no d efence .

Of the long R apier 89 P oi nia r dfig ht betweene two va lia nt

”
-

men, the one ha uing s hil , the other none tha the tha t
ha th no s hill ha th the va ntag e .

H e n two va l i a nt men ( h al fi g h t wi th l 6g 3
R api er s a nd P o i ni a rd s th e o ne h a ui ng
s k i ll a nd th e o th e r no ne , h e th a t h a th no

s k i ll m o ft c o mm O l y p r o ueth h i mfel f th e
'

be tte r m5, fo r th efe ca ufes or reafons fol

F i rftth e s k i l ful l m an as k nowi ng th e oth er to
s k i ll , o r fi nd i n i t to be ( O by h i s (h ape o r
g
H
50 Georg e S i luer his
m aner o f commi ng to wa rd es h i m wi ll prefe ntl y yeel d
to tak e th e a d uantag c o f h i s co m m i ng o r e l fe wi th a ll
fp e ed p u th i mfel fc i nto h i s fh o rt ward to be read i e at
h i s co m m i ng to m ak e o uta (trong S toca ta ( a s th e I ta li
a ns ca ll i t e o th e r k nowi n h m rfcét
:
) th g i s i p e i on i n

fi gh t afl ureth h i mfel fc th e re c an be no g reatgoo d for

'

hi m to fta nd l ong o ut a tth e p oi nt, p refentl r ed o u bl e th

y
o r r eui ue th h i s f i r i ts wi th e rfectrefo l ut1o n to m ak e
p p
fh o rtwo rke, co ura g i o ufl y wi th ( o me ofle nfiue aétio n
‘

fuc h as na ture (h a l ] h eftyeel d vnto h i m , fli e th i n wi th al l

fo rce and a gi li ti e th e sk i l ful l man (t and e th wa t c h i n to
g
tak e fuch a d ua nta g es as h i s fc h o ol em ai ft er h a th ta u h t
g
h i m i n th e wh i ch ti m e mani c ti m es i tfall eth out h e i s
ta u g h t a ne w ti me , e uen by an v ns k i l full m an th a tne ue r
fo ug h tb efore i s fo re h ur to r (l ai nc a nd i f i t h a p en
p
th ey b o th mi ffe i n th e i r o ft i o ns th en by re a
'

enfiu e a ct

fon th e reof and of th e i m p erfeét l eng th Of th e i r R a

p i e rs , th ey come to ( tabb i ng wi th th ei r P oi ni ard s , wh e t
i n th e re l yeth no d efence beca ufe d i ft a nc e b e i n b ro
g
k e n, i ud g e m entfa i l e th ti m e i s l oft, a nd th ei r e i es (by th e
fwi ftm o ti ons of th e i r h a nd es) are d ece i ued .

Of the long fing le R apier R apier a nd P oinia r d -fig htbe

, ar

tweene two v ns hilfull men bei n v a l ia nt

g .

H en two vns ki l fis l ] m en b e i ng v al i ant)

( h all fi g h twi th l o ng (i ngl e R a p i e rs th e re
i s l cfi e d ang e r i n th a tki nd of fi g h t, by re a
'

fon of th e i r d ift a nc e i n c o nueni e nt l e n t h

g ,
wai g h t, and vnweil d i neffe , th en i s wi th fh ort R ap i ers
wh e reby i tco mm e th to pafl e, th a twh ath u r t(h al l h ap
'

en to be d one i f ani c wi th th e ed ge o r p o i ntOf th ei r

p
R a p i e rs
 P a r a doxes o D
f ef enc e.
5 t
R ap i ers is d o ne i n a m oment a nd prefentl y wi l l g ra
p l e and wraft l e to eth e r, wh er i n moft c o m mo nl y tl e
g p
(tron eft o r h e ft W r aft l m m th nd th l i k
g c r o ue rc o c , a e e

figh tfal leth o utbetweene th em atth e lo ng R api er and

P oi ni ard bu tmuch mo re d ead ly beca ufe i n (t e ad o f

C l ofe and W raftli ng , th ey fa ll moftco mmonly to (ta b

b i ng wi th th ei r Poi ni ar d es. ‘

Of the imperflhtion a nd in i
/fis i cie nci e f
o R ap ier s i n g ene

r a ll f
o wha tlen g f
th ocucr the
y b e .

35
fl
m
fi fi
f
F two fi g h t wi th lo ng R a p ie rs vpo n e ucri e g
C roffe m a d e wi th i n th e h a lfe R a p ie r, i f th ey with their Dag
h a u e P o i ni ard e s th ey moftc o m mo nl y (ta bb e I f fl h fl w fi ffi
eac h oth e r, wh i ch cannot be a uo i d ed b ec ause th e R a h ce a d t h n
p ,

p i e rs bei ng l ong , th e C roffe ca nnotbe vnd one of ei th er / M 6 1m " .h r

fid e wi th o utg o i ng b a ck e wi th th e i r fee te th e wh i c h z i fif f
f fig g
’ z

l i k ewife i n d ue ti m e ca nno t be d one beca ufé th e h a nd fer encetif botb

'

i s more ( wi fter th en th e feete, and th e fee te mo re ( wi fter

i n th e i r c our( e for ward es th en ba ckwa rd es ne i th er c an[ tea m s/e
th e C roffe be r e uente d beca ufe th e p o i nto f ne cefii ti e “ f i r St m " !
p
l ye th too farre off i n h i s ofiencc, o r e lfe wi th i n comp affe i z zf zxi z
'

of t h e true ti me o f th e h and and bo d i e , by reafon o f h i s the ti me gf tbe

'

i mp erfeétl eng th : and ( O by th e l i k e re afons i f two figh t W

,

wi th l ong fing l e R a p i e rs V po n eucri e C roffe m ad e z z

‘

fzg zy
th e ewi th , wi th i n th e h l fe R a p i e r , th e C
r a l o fe ca nno tbe {H M 47m “
f /m 1
af
"
a uoi d ed , wh e r b i t co mme t to afie m oft co mm o n
g
'

y h
l y th a t th e ( trong eftm an or be W raftler O uerco m Thefeete ix
‘M f ‘ W /‘ 5“
meth N o w i f two d o fi gh twi th fh o rtR a p i e rs , or R a s

pi ers of conu cni entl eng th fuch R api ers be inco nueni
c uta nd i nfu fi i ci ental fo for l a cke of an h i l tto d efend th e mt fi
e r t he a
“ d“! ‘f g m"
h a nd and h ea d fro m th e bl ow; fo r no ei c ( i n m ak i ng a
H 2
5 2 ( h m qy d fl h w r hfi
'

e rfcétwar d fo r t h e h ea d t o d efend a b l ow, can d i f

p
cerne to tak e t h e fame wi th i n th ree o r fo ure i nch es
wh erb i tm ay as well and as Often fall vpon th e h and , as
v o nt e bl ad e o f th e R a p i e r A ai ne , th e h i l tas we l l fe r
p .
g
ue t h to d efend th e h ead as th e h and a nd i s a mo re ( ure
and ( t ron ward th en i s th e b l ad e o f t h e R ap i e r A nd
g .

furth e r, vnd e rfta nd th i s for truth , th at i n gard antand O

cn fi h t t h e h and wi th o u t a n h i l t l i eth o p en to m oft
p g
A
bl o wes th a t(h alb e (trok en by th e g e nt, ou to f th e g ar
d anto r o pe n fi g h t beca ufe i n th e true ca ri ag e of th e
a r d antfi h t, th e h and m uftl i e a bo u e t h e h e a d , i n fuc h
g g
ftrai g h tnes and na rrownes o f f ac e , th a t wh i ch wa y fo e
ne r th e A g ent(h all (t ri ke or t rufta tth e h e a d f ace, o r

bod i e th e remo ui ng of two or fo ure i nch es ( h all faue

a l l A nd no w fo m ewh a t mo re fo r th e fh o r t
'

. nefie o r co n
ue ni entl eng th of R a i e rs
p .

R api ers h a ui ng no h i l ts to d efend th e h e ad , th e R a

pier m an i s d ri nen of necefii ti e to li e at th e va ri able
-

fi gh to r l owward , a nd bei ng th ere h e can nei th e r d efend

i n d ue ti m e h ead face no r b od i e from th e bl o we s o r
th ru ft es of h i m, th a t(h all fi h t o u to f th e a rd ant o r 0
g g
en fi h t, bu ti s cont i n ual l i n g re a t d an er o f th e A
p g y g
g ent , f or t h efe c a ufe s fo ll o w i ng . F i rft, be c a u fe h i s ( p a ce

i s too wi d e to d efe nd h i s h ead from b l o w or th ruft S e .

c o nd l h i s P a ce (t and i n v on t h atfi h t wi l be O f ne
y g p g
cefli t i e too g r e a t o r too narro wzi f to o narro w, to o we ak
i f too l arg e , h i s we i g h tand numb er o f h i s feet a re too
re a tto e nd a nge r h i m , th a ti s v on h i s ar d ant o r ope n
g p g
-

figh t
 P ar adoxes o D
f efence.

m
Of the i perjt hfion a nd in
'

fifl i ciencie f t
o h e h
fig of
t the

le R apier , R apier a nd P oinia r d R a

fign
ier a nd Buckler , R apier a nd
p
Clohc a nd R api er a nd

H e R a p i er fi g h t wh eth er i t be fingl e or ac
c6 ani ed wi th P o i ni ard , Buckl e r, cl ok e, o r
p
o f mal e , i s (t i ll by reafon o f th e i nfuf
c i enci e o r i m e rfe ét i on o f t h e R api e r an
p
i mp e rfeft fi g h t vnp erfeét i nft ru m ents can m ake no

p e rfe étm ufick e , ne i t h e r c an v n p e r fe ét w e a po n s m a k e

e rfe ét fi h t: l e t th e m en th at h and l e th em h au e
p g
al l t h e k no wl ed g e th a tm a be i n al l maner of weapons ,
e a th e full h ei h t r ét i n n d t h b i t by h i
y g , o e r e o , a r u e a e s
re a t l ab o ur and i nd n i t w n t l l y f
f
g , c u e as e r e a u r a e e

éted i n h i m yet if th e we a p ons th a t th e (h al l figh t

wi th al l be i mp erfe éto r i nfufii ci e ntto p er o rme wh at y
foe ue r a pper tai neth vnto true fi g h t as concerni ng th e
p e rfeét i o n o f th e i r ( afe ti e i t a u ai l e th t h e m n o th i n g .

W h at(h all we th en fay fo r th e R a pi e r ? I s th e R api er

an i m e rfeét o r i nfufi
p i c i en t w e ap o n to
p e rfo u rm e

wh atfoeu er appe rtai ne th vnto th e true fi g h t? Y e a

W h erefore ? Beca ufe vnto th e tr ue fi g h t th ere appe t
tai ne th fo ure fi g h ts , G ard antfi g h t, Open fi g h t, V a ri a
bl e fig h t and C l ofe figh t: wi th o ut al l fo u re of th efe
fi g h ts i t i s i mp ofii bl e to figh t fafe : but th e R api er fo r
l ack e of an h i l t i s an vnp erfeétweapo n and th erefore
i nfufii ci ent to fi g h t fa fe vpon th efe fo ur e figh ts th e
re a fo ns a re al rea d i e fe t d owne i n th e P arad o xe be

fo re, buti ti s i nferred to l oofe th e b enefitof two of th e

H 3
54 . G eor
g e S i l uer h is

h eftfi g h ts , gard ant and open fig h t, and to t h e fro m th E,

and tr uftonly vnto v ar i a bl e fi h t, and cl ofe fig h t N o w
g .

h a ni ng p ro ued th ro u gh th e i mp e rfeétion o r i nfufii ci en

c i e o f th e R ap i e r, t h e i mp e r feétion of th e R ap i e r figh t,
i t re m ai neth th at I fpea ke of th e reftof th e wea po ns , or
i nftr ume nts appertai ni ng vnto R api er fi g h t .

Th e R a pi er and P o ini a rd fig h t, th e R a pi er 6e Buckl e r

figh t, th e R api er a nd cl o ke figh t, & th e R api er he gl oue
of m al e fi h t: a ll th efe fi h ts by r ea fon o f th e i
g g
étion of th e R a p i e r, and R a p i er fi g h t, are a l l alfo i mp e r
feetfigh ts and fo r p roofe o f th e vnce rtai nti e and i m
ofii bil i ti es Of fafe ti e i n a n of th e fe fi h ts th us i t(t an
p y g
d eth . Th e fe figh ts d epend al to ge th er vpti va ri a bl e figh t
'

and cl ofc fi h t: i n ani c o f th efe figh ts i ti s i m ofli bl e i n

g
tr ue ( p ace of Ofience to k e ep e th e bl ad es 0 th ei r R a
'

pi ers from crofii ng , o r fr6 b reaki ng wi th th e P oi ni ards ,

b uckl er, cloke, o r b reak i ng or catch i n wi th th e l one
o f m al e ; bec a ufe i n ani c of t h efe two gh ts , th e i g e nt f
h ath ( ti l l i n true ( p a ce th e bl a d e of th e P a ti ents R ap i e r
to wo rk e vpon Th efe th i ngs by l e tte rs ca nno tbe m ad e
.

more l ai ne nei th er i s i tvnk no wne to th e s k i l ful l or

i n fig t b anie me anes to be a uoi d ed th e wea p o n
‘

h
b ei ng too f rre in true ( pace to be wrough tvpon, th e
pl ac e cannotbe d eni ed d o th e p atient gentwh at h e A
can fo r h i s l i fe to th e co nt ra r i e, e i th e r b bl o wes , th ru(t s,
y
fa l fmg, or d o ubl i ng of th rufts , go i ng b ack e , i nd ireét i o ns ,
o r tu rni n s of th e bod y , o r wh at e lfe foe u er m a i n t h
g y e

h i g h eftto uch of wi to r ft r en th o r a i l i ti e o f bo d i c be
g g
d eui fed or d one , to k eep e o u tth e Age nt: b ut(t i ll th e A
ent by na rr owne fi e o f ( pa ce b ri ng e th h i mfel f by (t
'

rO
g g
g a rd to th e
p l ace, wh e re b e i n bro u g h t, i t i s as i m o f fi
g p
ble to figh t fafe , as i ti s fo r two d efperate men fet tog e
th er
 56 Geor g e S iluer his
a l l ma ner o f wea p ons o r i nft ru me nt s t h e reto ap pe rtai
ni ng , wi th th e i r i mp e rfeéti ons , th ro u g h th e tru e g r ofid s
a nd r ul es of th e A rtof a r mes , tr ul y d i fp l ayed & b ro ugh t
to l i g h t.

A ll la ud be vnto the A lmig ht y G od .

Tha t the j i
j y
r ea b ns d b
v th e I ta l ia n F encer s in commen

h api er a nd P oi nia r d , beca u 2 it

ding the vfi of t
'
e R /
ma keth peace, ma keth ag a in /t
them jé l ues .

T h ath bi n co m m only h e l d th at( i nce th e

I ta li ans h a ue ta ug h t th e R a p i er fi g h t, b
re afo n o f th e d an e r o u s vfe t
g h h
e ro f, i t h at

rea t c i u i l i ti e am o n ft o u r E n l i fh
g g g
n, th ey wi ll notno w g i u e th e l ye , no r
fr osts . hotmore wi th fuc h fo u l e fp ccc h es ab ufe th emfel ues th erefo re
“ I ’m Gm ” :
th er e are fe we r fr a es i n th efe ti m es th e n we r e wo nt to
y
” m m ,
be: i tc annotbe d eni ed butth i s i s true, th a twe are m o re
c i r c umf e ét o f o u r wo rd s , and m o re fcar eful l to fi h t,
p g
th e n h ere tofo re we h a ue b e ne But wh ere of comm e th
.

i t? I s i t fro m th i s , th a tth e R a p i er make th p eace i n o ur

m i nd s ; o r fro m h ence , th a ti t i s no t ( O fufli c i cntd efence
fo r o u r b od i e s i n o ur fi gh t? H e th a twi ll fi g h twh en h e i s
a r med wi ll no t fi g h t wh en h e i s nak ed i s i tth erefore
oo d to o na k e d to k ee e pe a ce ? h e th at wo ul d fi g h t
g g p
wi th h i s S wo rd and Buckl e r, o r S word a nd D ag g er , be
i ng we a po ns o f tr ue d efe nc e , wi ll notfi g h twi th h i s R a
i er a nd P o i ni ar d w h e re i n no tru e d e fence o r fi h t i s
p g
c i ét we a é s th e rfo re th e b e tte r,
'

e rfeét za re th e fe i nfufi i
p p
bec a u fe no tb ei ng ( uffic i Etto d ctE d va i n fi g h t th ey fo rce
,

vs vuto p eace ? W h a tel fe i s i t b ut to fa i ti s

g o o d fo r
, y,

fubi eéts
 57
fubtea s to be p oore, th a tt notgo to l aw: o r to
l acke muni ti on th at th ey may not figh t, nor g o to th e
warres : and to co ncl ud e , wh a tmo re foll oweth th ro ugh
th e i m perfectwo rk es o f th efe I t a li a n pe acem ak ers i Th e
y
h au e m ad e many a firo ng man i n h i s fi gh tweake, many
a val i antman fea reful l , mani c a wort h i e man trui ti ng to
’

th e i r i mpe rfectfig h t, h a th b ene n ai ne, a nd mani e of o ur

d efpera te boy es a nd yo ung y o uth es , to b eco me i n th a t

R a pi er fig h t, as g ood men as E ng la nd yeeld e th , and th e
-

tal l efi men i n th i s l and , i n th a t figh t as veri c boyes as

th ey and no be tte r Th i s good h aue th e I ta l ia n teach ers
.

o f O ffence d one vs , th ey h aue t ra ns fo rmed ou r boyes i n

to m e n, a nd o ur men i nto boyee, o u r firo ng men i nto

weakene fle , o ur vali antmen d o ubtfixl l , and ma ni e wor
'

th i e m en refol ui ng th e mfel ues vpo n th e i r fal fc r efol u

ti o ns , h aue m o ftwi lful ] i n th e fi e l d , wi th th e i r R a p i e rs
e nd e d th ei r l i u es . A n l al tl , h aue l eft t o re mai ne a
’
y
m o ng fi vs afte r th ei r d eath es , th efe i nconueni cnces be
h i nd th em, fal fe F ence-bookes , i mp e rfeétweapons, falfc
figh tee, and cui l l c ufiomes wh ereby fo r l acke of vfe and
ra é ti fe in erfe étwe ap o ns and t ru e figh t, we a re d i fa
p p
bl ed fo r th e ferni ce of our P ri nce, d efence of our coun ~

trey , and fafe ti e of o ur l i ues i n p ri ua te fi g h t.

Tha tthe : hor t Swor d ha th the a dua ntage aga in

] ?
the long Swor d or long R apier .

H e re as for th e mofi p art o pi ni ons are 38

en e ral ly h ol d en, th a tth e l ong S wo rd ,
g
l on R api er , h ath th e vantag e i nfigh t
ai n th e ib o r tSword , wh i ch th e I t a li

a n tea ch ers o f D efonce, b t h ei r fa l fc d e

y
I
 8 G r e S i l uer his
5 eo
g
mo nfira ti os h aue b rou g h tvs to bel eeue I h a ue th ou gh t.

g o od th a t th e t r uth m a
y pp
a ea re wh i c h h ath t h e v an

ta ge , to a d d e my h e lp e v u to th e reafo ns th e y vfe i n th e i r
o wne beh al fe , fo r t h a t yet I co ul d ne uer h eare th e m
m ak e a found re a fon fo r th e fam e Th efe are th e reafons .
.

Fi rfi wi th my l ong R ap ie r, I wi ll p utmy felfe into my

gard or S toca ta , h ol d i ng my h i ltbacke by th e o utfid e of
my r i g h tth i g h , k eepi ng i n fh o rtth e po i ntof my R a pi er,
( 0 as h e th a t h a th th e ib ort S word , ( h al l no tbe a bl e to
reach th e oi nt o f m R a i e r , to m a k e h i s wa rd o r
y p
C rofle wi
'

his D a
gg e r , Buck l e r , S word o r C l oke ,

wi th o ut fiep p i ng i n of h i s fo ote , th e whi ch ti m e i s too

lo ng to anfwere th e ti me of th e h and , by reafon of my
d i ftance . I c an th e re fiand fafe wi th ou t d ang e r of blow
o r th r ufi pl ay i n th e P a t i ents p a r t: i f o u {t i k e or th r uft
, g y r

o u d o i tt o o fh o rt, by re afon o f m d i ft ance : i f o u fec k

y y y
to c om e near er , yo u m u fi d o i t wi th th e ti me o f y o u r
foo te , i n th e wh i ch ti m e I m ay fa fely th rufi h om e : i f i n
th a t d i ft ance o u b reak e i tno t, o u are fl ai ne : i f ou d o
y y y
b re a k e i t, yetyo u d o m e no h arme , by reafon of my d i
fia nce , and I m ay fiand fa ftand th r uft ag a i ne , o r fli e
b ack e atmy pl eafure fo h a ue yo u p utyour fel fe i n d an
e r o f yo u r l i fe, and h a ui n h a rd ly efca e d , are d ri uc n a
g g p
ai ne t o b e i n a new bo u h t, as a tth e firfi ou di d A
g g g
K
.

a i ne , i f I efl h
'

g p l eafe , I can be th e o
pp r o ur , e e
p gi n t e

fa m e g ar d and my po i nt i n i b ort as I d i d b efore , and

,

p refii n
g ( tron l
g y yb p u tt i ng i n by l i tl e an d l i tl e of m
y
fecto, va ti l l th e pl a ce wi th m y fo o te be go tten, wh erein
m u d e me nt I m a th rufth ome , th e wh i ch I ma
(i n y i g ) y y
bol d ly and fafel y d o , wi th outrefpeétof ani e ward atal l ,
'

by reafo n o f my di ftance, i nwh i ch ti me of my co mmi ng

h e m u ft( tr i k e, th ruft, ward , o r go b acke : i f h e g o b acke ,
It
 P a r a doxes of fiD e n ee .
59
i ti s a grea td i fg race : i f h e {trik e o r th ruft, i ti s too fh ort:
i f h e ( l and to d efe nd th e pl a ce b ei ng al re a d i e gotte n
,

wh ere I may th rufi h o me, th e th ruftbe i ng v eri c ui ek e q

65 firong l y mad e , fuch i s th e force and fwi ftnefle th e re
'

o f, th at i t i s i m ofii bl e by natu re o r a rt fo r a ni e m an to
p ,

break e one th ruftof an h und red Th efe re afo ns i n my 0

.

pi ni on may fufii ce to co nfirme th e wi fe , th at th ere is

no q ueft i o n to be m a d e butth atth e l ong R api e r h a th
,

th e a d uanta c a ai nfi th e fb o rtS wo r d .
g g
S i r yo u h a ue p reti ly h and l ed yo u r d ifcou rfe , concer i faifih z
t ’ '
i
ni ng th e v antag e s o f th e l o ng R ap i e r a g ai n(tth e fh ort/m .

S wo rd efp eci al l y at th e firfi t

, h ew , a nd acco rd i ng to
c o m mo n fenc e , but fo r th e fu bft ance and tr u th o f th e

true fi gh t, o u h a ue fa i d no th i ng be caufe fo r th e p e r
y ,

fo rm anc e of a ni e of yo ur al l eg a ti ons , yo u h a ue nei th er

tr ue P a ce P l a ce , T i m e nor S p a c e : th efe a re th e rea
, ,

fo ns Y o u r P a ce of necefli ti e mufi be to o l a rge , bec a ufe

.

ot h erwi fe yo u ca nno t k eep e fafe th e poi nto f y o u r l o ng

R api e r , from th e C rofle of th e fb o rt Swo r d , v nl efle
' '

o u wi ll wi t h a nar row P ace k ee e b ac k e y o u r h i l tfo

y p
fa rre , th at th e fp a ce o f y o ur ofie nce wi l be to o l a rge o r
'

too l o ng i n d i ft ance a nd y o ur b o d i e vna tto moue and

, p
to th ruftb oth {t ro n a nd
g q
ui ek e i n d ue ti m e , no r ap tly
to k e ep e y o u r d i ft ance , to wi n t h e pl a ce wi th y our fecto,
to th ruft h o m e S o no w ou m a l ai nel fee , i f ou
.
y yp y y
D
h aue sk i ll i n th e a rto r fci ence of efence, th atto p e r
forme ani e th i ng wh i ch yo u h a ue a l l ead g ed you h a ue
nei th er tr ue P ac e P l ace ti me nor S p ace But
i f yo u wi ll (l and vp o n th e l a rg enefle o f yo ur P a ce , to
'

k eep e b ack e or fine th e po i ntof y o ur l ong R ap i er from

th e war d o r C rofie of th e fh o rt S wo rd , o r V o n y ou r
'

p
P afi tor , i n al l th efe yo u h a ue great d i fa d uanta ges : a nd
I z
60 Georg e S il uer his
th efe ar e my reafo ns : Yo ur nu m ber wi ll be too grea t,
as th us : wh enfo eue r yo u meane o ut of y o u r l arge p ace
to th ru fth o me , you mufi of necefii ti e ma ke fo u re ti mes
wi th yo ur feet, and one wi th yo ur h and , o r two ti mes
wi th y o ur feet, and o ne wi th yo ur h and atth e l e aft: and
wh enfoe uer you make any of y o ur paflages , th e mi ber of
' '

yo ur feet are g reate r th en th e g rea teftof any of th efe

ti mes d o ne o utof th e l a rge p ace : butth e p a ti entwi th h i s
fh o rtfwo rd , to a uo yd you , o r d i fappo i nt yo u of you r
th r uft h ath b uto ne ti me wi th h i s foo t, a tor befo re th e
wh i ch ti m e , as h e i n h i s i ud g emét( h all find yo u i n yo ur
m oti on, h a th by th e flo w a nd greatnumb er o f y o ur mo
ti o ns o r ti mes , fufli ci entti me fafe l y o utof a l l d a nger to
m ak e h i mfel fc rea d i e to ta ke h i s crofle wi th h i s fh o rt
'

d .N ow Si r , wh e th er ,o n th ruftor no tth ruft w h e

) ,

th er yo u pl ay th e p a rt o f an A g e nt, o r P a ti ent, i th el
pe th yo u no th i ng , fo r h e th ath a th th e fb ortfwo rd h ath
fo ure ti mes o r mo tio ns ag ai n(tth e long R a pi er, nam e
l y, be nt, fp e nt, l yi ng fp ent, and d rawi ng back e , i n al l
m ane r of fi g h ts th efe a re to be o bferue d bo th by th e
P a ti ent and A ent N ow no te , h e th a t b a th th e l ong
g .

R ap i er mufi o f necefli ti e pl ay vpo n o ne of th efe fo ure

mo ti ons , o r be P ati ent, wh i c h fo euer h e {h all d o , h e
i s fri ll i n rea td a nger o f th e ero t
’
i c o f th e fh o r t fword ,
8
beca ufe 11h e be A g e nt, h i s num be r i s too
g rea t, h e

fal l e th i nto one of th e foure moti ons , th e P a ti ent wi th

hi s fh ortfword , h auing but th e ti me of th e h and , o r h ad
65 fo ot, fa fel y v n th efe a étions o r ti m es taketh h i s
c rc fl
’

e wi t
'
ir
h th e f m S word : th at b ei ng d one , h e p re
fentl y vncrofie th and (t rik e th o r th ruft et h a th i s pl e afure
h i m th a th a th th e l ong R ap i e r, i n th e h ea d , fa ce, or bo
d i e.N o w h ere i s ag a i ne to be no ted , th a twh en th e c ro fic
'

ls
 61
i s mad e , i f h e th ath a th th e l ong R a pi er fiand faft, h e i s
wound ed p refentl y i n th e vncr ofli ng o f th e fb o rtfword ,
i f h e fiep o r l eap e back e to faue h i mfelfc yetth e ti me
o f th e h and be i n fwi fte r t h en t h e t i m e o f th e foo t, o ue r
g
taket h h i m , wi th b l o w o r th rufti n th e ar m e, h and , h ead ,
-

face and b od i e . N ow i f h e th a t b a th th e l o ng R ap i er
wi l l be pa ti ent6: ma ke no pl a butl i e [ till watch i ng to
m ak e h is th rufto r S toca ta i in th e co mmi ng o r mo
u i ng o f th e A ent s fe ote wi t h h i s fh or tfwo rd , t h en h e
g
h ath as grea t d i fad uantage as h e h ad wh en h e was P a
ti ent, beca ufe th E th e A gentwi th h i s fh ort Sword h a th
b uth and and fo o tto m a k e h i s crofle : wh i ch i s moltfafe
'

l y to be d one i n th atti me, wh i ch we cal l Bent and i s as

i mp o fii bl e fo t
r h e R a pi e r man to p reuent, as i ti s fo r an
-

v ns ki l full t o {tri ke o r th rufti ulttog e th er wi th a man of

s k i l l T h en th us I co ncl ud e , th a th e th a tfi h te t
.
g h w i th a

l o ng R a p i er , aga i nft hi m th a t fig h teth wi th a fh o rt

Swo rd , can d o no thi ng i n d ue ti me to d efend h i mfel fc,
o r h urt th e o t h er , but i s {t il l in d aunger of h i s l i fe , o r
at th e merci e of h i m th a t b ath th e fh o rt Swo rd , or

elfe h ath no fafe wa to h el pe h i mfel fc, bu tone ly Coh:

y
Trauerfe Th i s Coh was a g re at q uar ell e r , and di d d o
l i g h t i n g reat bra uer i e to gi ue foul e wo rd s to h i s bet
ters , and wo ul d not refufe to g o i nto th e fi el d t o fi ht
g
wi th any man, and wh en h e came i nto th e fiel d , woul d
d raw h i s S wo rd to figh t, fo r h e was fure by th e cun
ni ng o f h i s Tra ue rfe , no t to be h ur t by a ni e man : fo r
a t a ni c ti me find i ng h i mfe l fc o u cr m atch ed wo u l d fud

d enl y turne h i s b a cke and runne away wi th fiJch fwi ft

nefie th at i t was th ough t a g oo d h orfe wo ul d fcarce
'

ta ke h i m A nd th i s wh en I was a y o ung ma n, was ve

ri e much f ok en of by many G ent
p lme en o f h
t e I n ne s o f
13
62 Georg e S i luer hi:
th e C ourt a nd was ca ll e d Coh: T ra ue rfe and th ofe t h at
h ad fee ne ani e o b ac ke to o fafi i n h i s fi g h t, would fay,
g
h e d i d tread Co Trauerfe .

Geor g e lyfet
the P erfeflion a nd I m erfiét i on
f fig h i ni n
p o t g
f fl jg
ha nd l ing o the a r e i ht r : w her ei n tr ue eo
nfifi e th
the whole fiernrne a nd f ul l perf eflion o f the

tr uefi ht
g , w i th a l l rna ner
of w ea

pons , with a ninnieihle

Ard ant figh t {ta eth putteth b ack e or ,

beateth g ard ant ght .

Op en fi g h t fiayeth p utte th b ack e o r ,

bea teth open fi gh t .

V ar i abl e fi g h t anfwereth v ar i abl e fi g h t

i n th e firftd i ftance a nd no to th erwi fe ex cep ti t be wi th
’
, ,

th e pe rfe étl eng th a ga i nftth e i m pe rfeét .

C l ofe fi g h ti s b eate n by gar d antfig h t .

V a r i abl e cl ofe 65 g ard antfigh t b ea teth g ard antfi gh t

, ,

o pe n fi h t va ri able fi h t and c l ofe fi h t

g , g , g .

G ard ant fig h t i n th e i m p erfeétion o f th e A g ent or

P a ti ent wi nneth th e h a lfe fword a nd p re uente th th e
, ,

cl ofe , and wh ofoe ucr firfi ventu reth th e cl ofe l oofe th ,

i t, and is i n g rea t d ang er of d ea th , a nd no t pofli bl e to

efc a e o r eto u ta ai ne wi t h o u t re ath urt
p g g g .

Th ere attend e th m oft d i l i gently v p on th efe fo ure

fig h ts fo ure ofienfiue aftions , wh i ch we call certai ne,
'

vnce rt a i nc, firfi, b efo r e , i nft ,

an d a fter wa rd s : th e y a re

to be p erfo rmed th ro ug h i nd ement, ti me, m e afu r e ,

numb er and wai gh t, by wh i o i al l mane r o f bl o wes ,

th r ufts,
 BR I E F E N O TE OF T HRE E I TA
l ia n Tea cher : f fi
o O nce.

H e re were th ree I tal i an Teachers of Of

fence i n my ti me Th e firft was S ig nior
R ocha : th e feco nd was I er onirna, th a t was
S ig nior R ocha h is boy th at ta ug h t G en
tl emen i n th e Bl ack F yer s , as t er fo r
-
r
h i s mai ft e r i n Ree d of a ma n Th e th i r d was Vincentia.
.

Th i s S ig ni or R ocha c am e i nto E ng l a nd ab o ut fo m e th i r
ti e e a res p alt : h e ta u h tth e N o bl eme n 6c G entl em en
g
o f t e C o u rt; h e c a ufe d fo me o f th em to wea re l e a d en

bewa re gfhad I
'
foal es i n th e i r lh oes , th e b etter to b ri ng th em to ni mbl e
nefle o f fe eti n th e i r fig h t H e d i s burfed a g rea t fumme
'

o f mo n fo r th e l e a fe o f a fai r e h o ufe i n Wa r wiche l ane,

wh i ch e cal l ed h is C oll ed ge , fo r h e th o ug h t i tg rea t

d i fg rac e fo r h i m t k eep e a Fe nce fch oo l e , h e b ei ng
o -

th en th o ug h tto be th e o nely fam o us M a i ft er o f th e A rt

o f a rmes i n t h e wh ol e wo rl d . H e c a ufed to be fa i rel y

d ra wne and fet ro und abo u t h i s Sch oo l e a ll th e Nobl e
mens a nd G entl emens ar mes th at were h i s S ch o ll ers ,
a nd h an i n r i h tv nd er th e i r a rmes th ei r R ap i e rs , d a g
g g
gers , gl o ues 0 m al e and g antl ets . Alfo , h e h ad b ench es
h e r oome be ing veri e l a rg e, for G entl emé
'

a nd fioo l es, t

to fit ro und a bo ut h i s S ch oo l e to b eh o l d h i s tea c h i ng .

H e ta ug h t none com mo nly v nd er twenti e, fo rti c ,

o r an h und red p o u nd s . A nd bec a ufe al l th i ngs 1 11o
be veri e neceffary fo r th e N obl emé 6c g entl eme, h e h ad
' ’ '

I n
 6s
i n h i s fch oo l e a l arge fq uare ta bl e, wi th a gree ne c ar
et, d o ne ro und wi t h v i b r od e ri ch fri nge of go ld ,
p a e r c
a l wai es ( l a nd i n v o n i ta veri c fa i re S t n d i lh d
g p a co u e r e
wi th C ri mfo n V el uet, wi th i nke, pens , pi n- d a ft, and
waxe , and ni ers of ve ri c excell ent fine pa per
h
read i e fo r t e N o bl e men 6c G ent l e men ( vpo n
occa fion to wr i t
) e th ei r l e tt e rs , b e i n g th e n d e firo u s t o

fol l ow th ei r figh t, to fend th ei r men to d ifpa tch th e i r

bufinefle .A nd to k now h ow th e ti me pafied , h e h a d i n
' '

o ne co rne r of h i s fch oo l e a Gl o ck e , wi t h a ve ri c fai re

l ar ge D i al l , h e h ad wi th i n th at fch ool e , a roome th e
wh i ch was call ed hi s pri ui e fch oo l e , wi th mani e wea
pons th erei n, wh ere h e d i d teach h i s fch ol l e rs h is fecre t
fi g h t, after h e h ad perfeétly taugh tth em th eir rul es .H e
was veri c muc h bel oued i n th e C o urt.
Th ere was one a fghan Bagger , a veri c tal l gend e
man o f h i s b a nd es , not(l and i ng much vpon h i s sk i l l , but
c ar i n th e val i anth a rto f an F n l i fl
y g g l man, V on a t
p i m e
bei ng merri e amongfi h i s fri end es , fai d h e woul d go
fi gh t wi th S ig nior R occo prefently went to S ig n
'

R occo h i s h oufe i n th e Blachef r zer e , and call e d to h i m i n

th i s mane r : S ig nior R occo th o u th a t a rt th o ug h t to be
th e onely c unni ng man i n th e wo rl d wi th th wea p on,
y
th o u th attak efi v on th ee to h i ta ni e E ng l i ( h man wi th
p
a t h ruftV po n ani e b u tto n, tho u th a ttakefl V p onth ee to
come ouer th e fe as , to teac h t h e val i antN oble men and
G entl emen of E ng la nd to fig h t, th ou cowa rd ] fell ow
c o me o ut of th h oufe i f th o u d a re fo r t h l i I am
y y e

c ome to - fig h t wi th th ee S zgnior R occo l oo k i ng o utat a

.

wi nd ow p c rcei ui ng h i m i n th e ( treet to (ta nd read i e

wi th h i s Sword a nd Buckl er , wi th h i s two h and Swo rd
d rawne, wi th al l fpeed ran i nto th e (i rect, and manful l y
K
66
l et (l i e a t A ufien Bagg er , wh o moftbrauel y d efend ed
h i mfel fc , a nd p r efentl y cl ofed wi th h i m, and ( t ro k e v
p
h i s h eel es , a nd c uth i m o uer th e b reech , and tr o d e V p on
h i m, and m oftg ri euo ufly h u rt h i m vnd er h i s fe e t: yet
en of h i s oo d na ture g a u e h i m h i s
i n th e e nd A n fi g
l i fe , and th ere l eft h in. Th i s was th e firftand l a ftfig h t
th a t e uer S ig nior R occo m a d e , fa ni ng o nc e a t ( hxee ne g

H i th h e d re w h i s R ap i er vp on a wa te rman, wh ere h e
was th ro ug h] b eaten wi th Oares a nd S tretch ers but
th e od d es of t e i r wea po ns wer e as g rea t a g a in(i h is R a
pi er , as was h i s two h and Sword ag ai nft A nflen Bag
er : Sword a nd Buckl er , th e refo re fo r th a t fray h e was
g
to be excufed .
Th en cam e i n Vi ncentia and I er oninzo , th ey taugh t
R api e r g h ta tth e C our t, at L ond on, a nd i n th e c o un
-fi

trey , by th e fp ace of fea uen o r ei g h t ea res o r th er ea

y
b o uts Th efe two I ta l ia n F e nce rs efp e
.

fa i d th atE ng l i fh men we re ( trong men, ad no c un

ni ng, a nd th ey wo ul d g o b a ck e to o m uc h i n th ei r fi g h t,
wh i ch was g reatd i fg race v uto th em V p on th efe wo rd s
.

of d if rac e a ai n(tE n l i I h m en, m

g g g y b ro th e r To
b S
'
i l uar

and m fel fe , m ad e ch a lleng e ag a i n( i th em bo th , t o pl a y

wi th t em a tth e fingl e R api er, R api er and agge r, th e D

D
fingl e ag g e r , th e fingl e S wo rd , th e S wor d and Ta rge t,
th e S wo rd and Bu ck l e r, 6: two h and S wo r d th e S ta t i c,
b attel l A xe , and M orr i s P i k e , to be pl a e d a tth e Be ll
y
S a u a g e vp o n th e S ca ffo l d , wh ere h e th a t went i n h i s
fig h tfafter back e then h e oug h t, of E ngl i flxman o r I ta
l i an, ( h ol d be i n d ang er to br ea ke h i s necke off th e Scaf
fo l d W e ca ufed to th at efieét, fine o r fixe fe o te Bi l s of
'

c h all en e t o be p ri nted , and fe tv fro m S authwa r he t

g p o

th e To wer, a nd from th ence th ro u h L ond on v uto We }?

g
min/t er ,
68
Th i s Uineentta ro ued hi mfelfc a (to ut man no t
‘

l ong before h e d i e th at i t mi gh t be feene i n h i s l i fe

ti me h e h ad be ne a g a ll ant, a nd th ere fo re no m a rua i l e
h e too ke vpon him fo h i g h ly to teac h E n l i t h men to
fi g h t, a nd to fet forth boc kes of th e fes tes o rmes . V A
on a t i m e at Web i n Some rfe t h
t i re , as h e was i n rea t
p g
bra u eri e amongfl: m ani e g entl emen o f good a cco mpt,
wi th g reat bol d nefie h e g a ue o utfpeec h es , th a th e h ad
'

bene th us mani c yeates i n E ng la nd , and fince th e ti me

o f h i s firfi c om m i ng , th e re was no t e t o ne E n l i t h
y g
m an, th atco ul d o nce to uch h i m atth e fingl e R a pi er, o r
R a pi er and D a
gg e r A va l i ant entl e man b ei n
.
g g th e re

a m o ngfi t h e roll , h i s E ngl i fh h a r t d i d ri ll: to h ea re th i s

e nta me fl
'

ro u d e boal t e r , fecre t l f en e r to one Ba r tha

p y g
l omew Br a nzhk a fri end of h i s, a v e ri c ta l l man bo th of
h i s h and s and perfo n, wh o kepta fch oo l e o f efence i n D
th e towne, t h e mefienge r by th e way ma d e th e mai fier
'

of D q
efe nce a c uai nt e d wi th th e m i nd o f t h e g entl eman
th at fe ntfo r h i m, and o f a l l wh at Uincentio h ad fai d , th i s
‘

ma i fier of Defence p refentl y c am e , and amo ngltal l th e

e men wi t ofi, p ray ed ma i l te r Vincentia,
'

h ’
'

g ent l h i s ca
p
q
th a th e wo ul d be pl eafed to tak e a ua rtof wi ne of h i m .
( Jinoentio veri e fc o rneful l y lo o k i ng vp on h i m, ( hi d vuto
h i m W h erefore ( h o ul d yo u gi ue m e a q u a rt o f wine ?
.

M a r i e S i r, fai d h e, b eca ufe I h eare o u a re a fa mo us man

y
at yo ur weapon T h en p refentl y fa i d th e g entl eman
th atfe ntfo r th e maift D
e r of efence : M ai fier Vineenti o,

I p ray yo u bi d h i m we l com e , h e i s a man of yo ur p r o

M
fofii on. y pro fefii on fa i d Vincentio? wh a ti s my p rofef
(i o n Th en fai d th e ge ntl eman, h e i s a mai ft
. er o f th e no

bl e fc i ence of D efe nce .W h y fai d mai fie r Vi ncl tia, G od

m a k e h i m a good man.Butth e ma i fier o f efence wold D
no t
 6
notthus l ea ue h i m, butp ra ed
y hi m aga i ne h e woul d b i
p l eafed to ta ke a q u ar tof wm e of h i m
T
. h e

I h a ue no need of th y wi ne Th en fa i d th e mai t
. ter of D e
D
fence Si r I ha ue a fch oo l e of efe nce 1n th e towne, will
.

i t l e afe you to go thi th er . Th y fch ool e, ( ai d ma ifier

p
V1ncent1o? wh a t (h a ll I d o a tth y fch oo l e ? pl ay wi th me
e ma i fier a t th e R a p i er and D g
L
( fa i d t h a r i f 1 t l e a fe
g e , p
ou . P l a y wi t h t cc fa i d m a iit er V1 n cent1 oi 1 f I pl a y wi th
y y
th e e, I wi l l h i tth ee 1. a 3 4 th r u(t
. . . es m th e ei e to e
g
th er T h en fa i d th e mai t
. D
ter of efence, i f you can d o ( 0,
i ti s th e better for you , and th e wo rk fo r me , bu tfurel y
I can h ard l y be l e eue th at you can h i t me : butyet once
a ai ne I h a r t
g i l y p ra y
y ou
g oo d S i r , th a t o u wi l l
y g o to

my fc h o ol e , a nd pl ay wi th me P l ay wi th th ee fai d mai
.

(t e r Vincentia v e r i c fco r neful l y ? by G od me fco rne t

( y ) o

wi th th ee . W i th th at wo rd fco rne , th e ma i fte r o f

nce was veri c much moued , and v wi th h is gre at
p
E ngl i t h fil l , and ( t ro ke ma i t te r V1ncent1o fu ch a bo x e on
th e eare th a t h e fe ll ouc r and o uer , h i s l e gges i u( ta
a i n(ta Butte r i e h atch , wh e reo n (t o od a rea t b l ac k e
g g
D
l a c ke : th e ma i fier of efence fe ari ng th e wo rfi, a g ai n(i
v incenti a h i s ri fing , catc h t the bla cke l a cke i nto h i s
h and , bei ng more th en h alfe ful l of Be ere . Vincentia l n
( til y ( ta rt: v p , l ay i ng h i s h and v po n h i s a gger, D wi th
th e o th er h and p ointe d wi th h i s fi ng er , fayi n g , very well :
I wi ll caufe to l i e 1n th e G ai l e fo r th i s gea re , 1 z. 3 .

4 y. e ar es. A n d w e ll ( a i d th e m a i fte r o f D e f e n c e , ( i n c e

o u wi l l d ri nke no wine, wi ll o u pl e d e m e i n Bee re I

y y g
d ri nke to al l th e coward ly k na ues 1n E ng la nd, and I
th i nk o th ee to be th e veri ch: co war d o f th em a l l : wi th
th at h e caftal l th e Beere v po n h i m notwi thfiand i ng
V1neent1o h aui ng noth i ng bu t h is gui l t R a p i e r , and
K 3
Dgg
o
a b
er a o ut h i m, a nd th e oth er fo r h i s d efence th e
bl acke l acke , w o u l d n o tatt h a tti m e fi g h t i to u t : b ut th e

ne x td a y me twi th th e ma i ft e r of D efenc e i n th e ft ree t e,

a nd ( hi d vut o him, o u rem emb er h o w mifufed a me

y
elt erd a , o u were to bl ame, me be an exc el l ent man,
y y y
me teac h yo u h ow to th rufttwo foo te furth er th en ani c
E ngl il h man, but firll come you wi th me th en h e
b rough th i m to a M erce rs (h op, and fa id to th e M ercer,
l e t me fee of yo ur beltfil k en P oi ntes , th e M er ce r di d
r efentl ( h ew h i m fo m e o f fea uen g ro a tes a d ozen
p y
th en h e p aye th fo u rtee ne g roates fo r two d o zen and
fa i d to th e mai (t e r of D efence , th ere i s o ne d o zen fo r

on, a nd h e re i s ano th e r fo r me . Th i s was one of th e va

anteft Fencers th at c ame fro m b e yond t

°

h e fe as to
tea ch E ngl i lh men to fi g h t, a nd th i s was o ne of th e man
l i eltfra yes , th at I h a ue h ard of, th at euer h e m a d e i n
E ng la nd , wh eri n h e l h ewed h i mfel fe a farre be tter m an
i n h i s l ife, th en i n h i s p r ofefli on h e was , fo r h e p rofe lfed
armes , buti n h i s l i fe a be tter C h ri ll i an. H e listfo r t h in
p ri nta b ooke for th e vfe of the R api er and D agger , th e
whi ch h e call ed h i s p ra étife , I h aue read i to ucr , and be
caufe I find e th erei n nei t h er true rul e fo r th e perfeét
te a c h i ng o f true fi g h t, no ttrue grou nd of tru e fi h t, nei
g
th e r fe nce or re afo n fo r d ue p ro ofe th er eof I h aue .

th oug h ti t fri uo l o us to reci te an p a rtth er i n co nta i ned

y
y e tt h a tth e t ruth h e reof ma
y ppa eare, l e tt w o 1
11 6 b e i ng

we] exp eri enced i n th e R ap i er and Dagger fi g h t ch o ofe ,

a n o f th e b ell : b ra nc h es i n th e fame b oo k e, 6e m ak e t r i al
y
wi th force and agi l i ty , wi th out th e whi ch th e truth be
twee ne th e true 85 falfe fi g h tc annotbe k no wne , 65 th e
y
w
( h a ll find g rea t i m rfeétio ns th erei n. A nd a ga i ne for
'

roofe th att h re i s no truth , nei t h e r i n h i s rul es , roii d s

p e g
or
72
by h a th l ull i n na ture h is freed ome , i s now b ecome
fc a rce h al fe a man, and euc ri e b o ye i n th a t figh tis be
co me as goo d a man as h i mfel fe .

I er oninso th i s ga ll a nt was va l i ant, and wo ul d fi gh t

i nd eed , and di d, as ou ( h all h eare H e be i ng i n a C och
h
.

wi th a wench th a t e l oued wel l , th ere was one Ghee/é ,

a ve ri c t al l m an, i n h i s fi g h t na tu ral ] E ng l i l h , fo r h e
D
fough twi th h i s Sword a nd a gger, and i n R api e r figh t -

q
h a d no s ki ll at al l Th is Ghee/e h a ui ng a uarrel ] to [ e
.

r oni rno, o u e rto o ke h im V on t h e wa , h i mfel fc b ei ng o n

p y
h o rfeback e , di d ca l l to I er oniano a nd bad h i m come
fo rth of th e C o ch o r h e wo ul d fe tch h i m, fo r h e was
c o me to fi g h t wi th h i m. I er onifna p refentl w ent fo rth
y
o f th e C oc h and d rew h is R a p i er a nd d a ger, ut h i m
g p
fel f i nto h i s bel tward or S toca ta , wh i c h ward was taugh t
by h i mfel fc and Vi ncentia, a nd by th e m be l tal l owed o f,
to be th e bell ward to (band vp o n i n fig h t fo r li fe , ei th e r
to all a ul t th e cnemi c, o r ( l and and wa tch h i s co mmi ng ,
'

wh i ch ward i t ( h o ul d feeme h e ventured h is l i fe vp o n,

b ut h owfo cuer wi th a l l th e fine I tal i enate d s k i l l I ar ani
nso h ad , Ghee/e wi th h i s S wo rd wi th i n two th ru ftes ran
h i m i nto th e b od i e a nd fine h i m Y et th e I ta l i a n tea
.

c h e rs wi ll fa , t h atan E ng l il h m ii ca nno t t h ruft(t rai h t

y g
wi th a S word , beca ufe th e h i l twi l l notfulfer h i m to p ut
th e fo refing e r o u e r th e C rofie , no r to p u t th e th umbe
'

V on t h e bl a d e, no r to h ol d t h e p umm e l ] i n th e h and ,
p
wh ereby we are of ne cefli ti e to h old fall th e h and l e i n
th e h a nd : b reafon wh ereo f we are d ri nen t o th ru( t

l
bo th co mpal e and (h o rt, wh ereas wi th th e R api er th ey
can th r uftb o th (t rai h t and m uch fi
g l rth er th en we can

wi th th e Sword , becaufe o f th e h i l t: and th efe be th e rea

fo ns th ey make agai n(tthe Swo rd .

FINIS .
BR E F I N S TR UC TI O N S
vp o MY P R A D OX E S O F D E F E N CE
for th e tr ue h and l ing of a ll M
a nn
”
of

weapons togeth er w th e fo wer grownd s

t

6: th e fo wer g o u no rs w
' ch
g o ue rno u rs

a r e l e ft o ut i n m r a d o xes w o ut t h
‘
y p e

k nowl ed ge o f W “
h no M an c an fig h t faf

Gentl ema n

[ S loan
e MS N o
. .
37 ]
6
74 To the R ea der .

ch e i fly h app en firll becaufe th ei r fyg h t 1s

,
’

th a t th e y v fe neth e r th e rf t
p y g ro nd s o f
ne th er y et th e 4 go u nors w o ut w
' ' eh
no ma n
faf , neth e r d o th e vfe fuch o th er ru l es w ell
a re re qui re d

i n th e ri g h tvfe p yo rf td efence , and a lfo th eir wea p ons

fo r y m o ftp rtc be i ng e of a n I mp rfyt l eng th m ull o f
e
,

D
neceli yti e mak e an I mprfyt efe nce beca ufe th ey C an
'

no tvfe th em 1n d ue ry me 6c place , fo r b a d th efe val e ro us

mynd e d m e n th e r i gh t rfeé ti o n of th e true fygh t w
’ t
p
th e (h o rtfword 6c al fo 0to th e r we apons o f p rfytl e n8
, th
g ,
I k now y men wo ul d co m fafier o ut o f th e fiel d fro
'

fuc h bl od d ye b ank ets 6: th a tfuch woul d be th ei r p rfec

ti ons h er m , th at i t wo u ld fa ue m an 100 m ens l nes
y y .

But h ow ( h o ul d men l e rne prfe étio n o ut of fuc h r ul es

a s a re no th i n els b u t very I m rfe ét 6 f el f. A nd as
'

g p i i t
i t i s no t fyt for a ma n w d efyreth y cl e re l yg h t of
d ' °

th e D ay to g o d owne i nto th e b ottom o f a d e c c 61 :

p
D ark e D ung i on, bel yvi nge to fynd i t th er e fo 18 i t as ,

I mpoli ybl e for men to fynd th e p rfytkno wl ed ge of th i s

'

no b l e fci e nce wh e t as i n al l th ei r te ach i ngs eve ry th i ng e

,

i s a ttemp ted 61 : acte d vp6 I mp rfytru l es , for th er 1s bu t

ell
o ne t r u th i n a l l th i ngs w , I wi (h v ery h a rte ly were
ta ug h t65 p r a ét fed h e re a m ong ltvs 6c ‘
th o fe I m rf t

h y
65 mu rth e ro us ynd e o f fal fe fy h ts mi g h t be by th e m
p y

a bol (h ed
y L. ea u e no w to
q u a 81:
gu ?
ll a n y L o n e r of
g
th a t fyl th y brynylh p ud d l e, fe ei ng 6 m ay now d r i nk o f
y
fre fh 6c c le r e f r n e
t
y p y g .

0 tha tmen for th ei r D

efe nce wo ul d b ut g eve th ei r

m ynd e to p raétife th e true fyg h t1n d eed , 6c l erne to bere

true bryti lh wa rd s for th i re d efence, w yf th ey h ad 1t
eh

i n p rfytp ra él yfe , I fp ea k i tof my ne owne k nowled ge y

'

th o fe I m p rfyt I ta lyo n D e v fes w ra t

o r 6c o n ar d
p y
y py
wo ul d
 To the R ea der .
75
woul d be el ene c al l af
y d e Sr . of no a cco unt of a] fuch as

bli nd offeétions d o not lead bey ond th e bond s o f reafon.

Th erfo re for th e v erye zea l o us 6c vnfayned l oue y I t

h ea re vuto yo h i gh 6: roy a l p rfon my C untrym e n pytti

r

i ng th ei r ca ufes y fo ma ny b ra ue m en (h o u ld be d ayl y
t

mu r th ered , 6c fp o yl ed fo r wa nt o f true k no wl e d g e of
th i s no b l e fc i enc e G r no t as fo m I m agyn to be , o nly y
°

excel ence of
y
'
ra i o r f
p y g h t, w h e t a s m yp a d o x es o f
d efence i s to th e moftro r te as a d ark e rydd l e i n ma ny
th i ng s th e r i n fetd owne, th e rfo re I h ave no wth i s fec o nd
ty me tak en fo m p aynes to wri te th efe few breef I nlt ru c

ti o ns th e r v ) p 6 wh et by th e m a th e b ett e r attayne to

f y y
th e tr uth o th i s fc ence 65 l ay i ng ope n h e re a l l fuc h
y
th i ng s as wa s fo m th i n e I ntr c a tfo r th em to v nd (l a nd r
g y
i n my p d oxes 65 th e rfo r y I h a ue th e ful p rfeéti6 65
' t

knowl ed g e o f th e p rfyt vfe of al l mann of weap ons, i t '

D ot h em b o l d en me h er e i n to wryte fo r th e b etter I n
(t r uét i 6 of th e a kyl ful l .
A nd I h a ue a d d ed to th efe m breef I nfir ué ti o ns ’

a i ne necefa ri e a d m o n ti ons w d w i f h every m an no t

’ '
c t
y '
o nly t o k no w bu tal fo t o o bf ve 6: fol l o w, C h i efl a] fuc h
y
a s a re d ef ro us to ent r i nt o th e r i h t vfa e 6: know
y e
g g
l ed ge of th ei r weapons , 6: al fo I h a ue th o ug h t i tgood
to Annex e h ere vu to m
yp
'
d ox es o f Defenc e be ca ufe i n

th efe m b r ef I nfiru ét i ons , I h aue referred

°
r ead er t
y y o

d i v s ru l es th e r i n fe td o wn.
'

Th i s h aue I wryten for a n I nfal l i bl e truth 6: a note of

reme mb ra nce to o al l ant ent: 6: o t h rs o f o b ra ve
' '
g g e
mynd e d N ati on of g re a t bryttai ne, w bere a m nd e to
‘ ll

d efend th em fel ues to wyn h onour i n th e ( el d by h

th ei r A ét i ons of arm es 6c fyngl e C omb a ts .
A nd know y I wri te notth i s fo r vai neg l o ri e, buto u t
t

L 2
 6
Z f A n entyre l oue y I owe vnto my na tyve C untrymen,
t

as o n wh o l am enti th th ei r L oll e s, fo rrye y ( 0 g reat an

'
t

e r ro ur (h o ul d be ( 0 C a refully no r lh e d as a f p anti n th ei r
y
bo fo ms to th e i r vtt confi1l y6, as of l ong tyme h a u e byn
'
r

fee ne, wh er as yf th ey woul d but focke th e truth h e r i n

th e were e a fyl y abolyl h ed , th erfo re fo l l o w th e tr uth 65
fly g no rance.
A nd c onfd l earnyng h ath no er enem e th an
r
ea t
y y
I gno rance, net e r can th e vnl kyl l l eu er Jud g e the
truth of my arte to th e m unk nowen, b e ware o f ralh
d m e ntéc acceptm l a b o u rs as th ankfully as I bell ow
J g
u
y
th em wi ll i ngl y, cenfuer m e J uftly, l et no ma n Difp i fe
my work e h erin Caufel es , 65 ( 0 I refere my ( el f to th e
c e nfuer o f fuc h as a re (k l fu l h eri n 61 f o I c 6m t 6 to
y ; y y
th e p rteét i o n of th e al myg h ty jeh ovah .
y o i n a] l o ne 6: fr endl A ffeét
"
y y i ii ,

G E OR G E S Y L UE a .

A d mo nyti o ns
 8 A d m o tiom .
7 ny
fore h urto r ll ai ne i n th ei r I ncountrs Sc fyg h ts , 65 yf th ey
a l l e d ge w e vfe i tno t r i h t ! acc o r d i ng t rfeét 6
?
y
t
g o
'
y p i
th erof, 81 : th e rfo re canno t d e end 0 fel ues , to w
’ ell I an
fwer yf th emfel ues h a d h ad a ny p rfeétio n th e ri n, 6: th a t
th ei r tea c h i ng h a d b n a truth , th emfe l ues wo ul d not
h av e byn bea ten 6: ay ne i n th ei r fygh ts 6: vli ng of
t h e i r wea pons , as th ey we re.
A nd th erfore I p ro ue wh e r a man by th ei r teach i ng
ca n no t be faf i n h i s d efence fo llo wi n t h e i r o wne
g'

r o und e o f f h tth en i s th ei r tea c h i n ofie nce & no td e

yg g
g e nc e fo r i n tru e fyg h tagai n(tth e b eltno h urt can be
d o n A nd yf bo th h a ue th e ful l p rfeétion of true fygh t
th en th e o ne wi l l no t be a bl e to h u rt th e o t h er a twh a t
p tweapon fo ever .
o r i tcanno tbe fay d f a m an o to th e fel d G
t
r oan
y y g
no tbe fu re to d efend h i m fe l f i n fig h técto c o m faf h o me ,
f
y g o i d be nota ai n(th i m wh i t
g h e r he f
yg h t w t
a ma n of

( k l l o r no ( ki l i t may no t be fai d y fuch a man i s

y
t
M alt
'

of th e N o bl e fc e nc e of d efe nc e o r th a t h e h a t h th e
y
p rfeél i o n of true f h
g ,t fo r
yf b o h
t h a u e th e
p rf e é t i o n o f
th ei r we apons , y by an
y D evi c e , o n (h o ul d be a bl e to

h urt th e oth er th er were no p rfeétion i n th e fygh t of

weap ons , 6: th i s firmel y h ol d i n yo mynd for a ge neral ]
‘

rul e to be th e h a y t h 65 p rfeéli on o f th e true h and l i ng of

a ] mane r o f we ap o ns .

A nd alfo wh e ras y fai d V i ncenti o i n y fam e bo oke

t t

h ath wri tten d ifco urs of h onou r 6: h o nourabl e uarre ls q

maki ng ma rve m eanes 8c w
‘
f
ny r eafo ns to
p
eel d 65 co ba t bo th fo r th e l e 8: o t h
y
a
es to e nte r

e r l if r a ces , al
y y g
w d i abol i cal ] d evyces tend eth o nly to vil l ayne 6: d i f
d '

tr uét i on as h urtyng e, M aymyng e M urth eri ng e o r

kyl l i nge.
A nnyma ti ng
 A dmonytionn 79
A nnymati ng y mynd s o f yonge gentl emen85 gal l ants
‘

to foll owth ofe rul es to ma i ntai ne th ei r h o no rs éz : cr e d i ts,

butth e end th e r o f for the moftp r te i s eyth er kylli ng e o r

h ang i nge o r bo th to th ei r v tter vnd oi ng e 6: grea tg ref o f
th emfel ues , Sc th e i r fri ends , butth en to l a te to cal l i ta
gai ne th ey conf d er notth e me 65 pl ace th atwe lyue
.

i n nor d o no t t rou gh ly l oo e i nto th e d ang e r of th e

l awe ti l i tbe to l ate, 61: for th ati n d i uers oth er cuntryes
i n th efe th i ngs th ey h av e a l arger ( cope th an we h ave i n
th efe o ur d ayes .
Th erfo re i t beh oveth vs not up6 euery abufe ofiered
'

wh et by o bl o nd (h al b e I nfia med , or o ch ol er k ind l ed

' '

f l w h e ( wor d o r w t h e (ta bb , o r by fo rce of

t t
ent
'
p y t
A rmes to feeke R euenge w i s th e propre na tu re of
uh

wil d beal l s i n th ei r ra ge ( 0 to d o b ei ng voyd e o f th e vfe

o f r ea fo n, w t
ell h i ng e ( h o ul d no tbe i n M en o f d i fcreii ti 6
D
fo much to egenera te , buth e y wi l notend u re a n I n
t

i urye , butwil l feek e revenge , th en h e o ugh tto d o i tby

C yvi l l Ord e r 81 : ro f by good 6c h o l fo m l awes , w are

o rd a ned for fue C a ufes , W

“ i s a th i ng e far mo re fyt61 :
y
re ui lt ed i n a pl ace o f ( 0 C v el l a go u nmentas we lyve
'

q y
i n, th eni s th e o the r, 6et ( 0 follow th efe
t
m o ny
ci ons ( h al b e a c counte d as v al yenta M an as h t e th
g
fa rr wyfer. fo r I fee no reafo n wh y a ( h o ul d
a d v enture h ys l f a te u 6 ev ery t
e lt
p r
y fie bu t ( h o ul d
y
utv p d i n s ab ufes ofiered vuto h i m, be c a ufe i ti s
'

r a th er
‘

p
a gre ea bl e b o t h to th e L awes of g o d 6: o C untrye
'
.

W h y (h o ul d no tword s he A nfwered w word s a gai ne,

t

butyf a Man by h i s enemye be c h ar ge d w bl owes th en t

m a h e L awful ly feek e th e beltm eanes to d efe nd h i m

fel 6: I n fuch a C afe I h o l d i t fyt to vfe h i s ( kyl l to
( h ow h i s force by h i s D eed s ye tfo y h i s d eal ynge be
t

no t
80
notw full R ygo ur to co nfuf on f ofl bl e i t
'
‘
y y p y
may be efch ewed .

Alfo take h eed h owy6 app ntth e fiel d w yo E nemye t '

publi ckl y becaufe o L awes qy

’
0 no t rm t t ne th er
p y y y
a pp oi nt to me e t h i m i n r v a t fo rt leli o wo undi ng
p y y .

h i m h e a ccufe y6 o f fell ownye fayi ng h av e r obbed

h i m 6m Or h e may l aye co mp anye c]
. to Murth er
ou G r th en to r eporth e d yd th i m fel ently i n th e
y
y ld
.

ee .

Alfo take h eed of th yne E nemyes Strata gems l ell h e

fynd M ea nes to ma ke y6 to l oo ke a f d e v 6 fo mth i ng ,
y p'
o r c au fe 6 to ( h ew wh eth er y6 h a v e o n a p v e C o a te ,
y y
6: fo wh en y6 L o oke from h i m , b e h urtor k yl ] you.
Ta k e notarmes vp 6 eue ry l i g h to ccafyon l e tno tone
frye nd vp on a word or a try fl e vi o l a te ano th e r but l et
-

e ch m an z e al o ul l em b r ace fr end (h 6 : turne no t

y y yp
famyl ya ri ti e i nto ( t ra n es , k nd nes i nto mal l i ce n or
y
l o ue i nto h a tred nori notth efe (trange Ge vnna tural l
Al te rati ons .
Do no t wy cke d l y refol ue o ne to feeke th e o th ers
o u th rowe, d o no tco nf r me t
’

y o e nd th
y M a l l i ce by fyg h t

be caufe for th e moltp rtc y end e th by eath .

t
D
C onfyd e r wh e n th efe th i ngs we re moltv fed i n forme r »

A ges th ey ( ough tno t( 0 m uch by envye th e ruen 65 d i f-f

tr uét i o n o n of ano th e r th e y never to oke trya ll by fwo rd
but i n d efe nce of I nnoc encye to mai nta yne bl o tl efs
h o no u r .

Do notvp on E uery tryfle m ak e an A étion of reve nge,

o r of D ef a nce .
y
G o no ti nto th e fe el d w th y fiyend a th i s I ntreatye to
t '

ta ke h i s p r tc butfirftkno w y mann of y ‘ ‘ ‘
qua r re l ] h ow

} y
u (l l o r v ni uftl y e i t g row , 6: d o n o tthe r i n m a i n ta i ne
wro nge
82 Br ef I n flr ufi iom .

a bl e to anfwe r q
u ar rel s , C om ba ts 65 C h al en es i n D e
g
fence of th ei r p ri nce 6c C untry.

Bef n
r I /tr uflion: v o m
p yp r a dox e:
o D
f efi f nce or the '

tr ue ha nd bng of a'
ll Ma nn of weapon : to
g eth
'
e r
"
10 thefower r ownd : 89 the ower ou nor :
f
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g g
“
w g ouer nour : a r e left out in ny
r a doxe: w outt he hnowled e f
‘

p “ g o
w no Al a n ca nfig htfaf

Cap. I .

The fower g r ownd: or 1

l : af y tr u e'
2
a ll ma nner
f
o 3
are
4
He rea fon wh erof th efe 4 p uei ro wnd s or
'

pl es be th e r(l 65 ch eefefiare th e fol low ,

i ng e be ca e th ro ugh J
, ud g ment
y6 k epe ,
”
d yll ance th ro ug h D ta ke yo r

?
yym
,

e Tyme y6
th ro ug h wyne o r
gayne th e Pl ace of yo ad u fa ri e, the Place b einge woo n
r ‘

a ned 6 h a ue ry me fafi e th er t (l r k e, t h ru(l ,

or
g y y y y o
y
C"
wa rd , cl oze , rype , (lyp o r g o b ack , i n th e W ry me
yo enem e i s i fa o nted t
'
y p y o h u rt y6, o r to d efen d h i m
by reafon th at h e h ath l oll h i s true P lace , th e rea
fo n y h e h a th l oll h i s True pl ace i s by th e l ength o f
t

Tyme
 Br e I
f fi n r ufi ionr .

Tyme th r o ugh th e numb‘ of hi s feet to w h ch

w e A ent
'

necell yti e D r v en to t
i l b
y y g .

The 4g ou nor :'

a r e thoZ
/ yfi ll:
ow .
'

1 Th e fyrll g ou nor i s J
' “
ud gment w i s to knowwh en

o A d verfari e can rea ch o n, 6: wh en not, 6: wh en 6

’
y y
ca n d o t h e lyke to h i m, to kno w by th e o od nes o r
g
b ad nes of h i s l yi nge , wh at h e can d o , 6: wh en 65 h ow
h e c an p fo rme i t.
'

a. Th e fecond g ou nor i s M eafure . eafure i s th e better

'
M
to know h o w to ma ke yo fp ace true to d efend o fel f,
' r
y
o r to offend o ene m e
'
y .

T h e th i r 65 fo u rth go u ne rs i s a tw y fol d my ud wh en
'
3.

6 rels i n on o enemye , for as 6 h ave a m nd to

r
y p y o
y
fo rward e , l o y6 mul l h a ue a t y i nll ant a mynd to y
t
y
g
bac kward e vp 6 any aél i o n y (h al be olfere d o r d on by yo
t '

a d u fa r i e .
'

Cer ta ine g ener a l r ule:w na g/l he ohfy ved iny

" '
’

prfj t f
o a l hy nde f
o wea
p on: .

Cap . 2 .

l l wh enyou com i nto th e feel d to enco unter

w yo E nem y, obfyve we] th e lea pe, E ven
‘ r

nes 6c vneunnes of yo g ro unde , put yo felf i n

’ '

r ed nes w o wea o n, be fo re o enem e C om

‘ ' f
y y p y y
w i n d i ll ance, fet th e fvnn 1n h i s face travers yf pofii bl e
‘

6 ca n (l i l l re me mbr uge o o u nors .

’ '
y y g
’
y
L etal yo l yi ng e be fuc as (h al bel l l i ke o fel f, eue r
'

y
2.
co nf d eri n e o u twh atf h t o E nem e c a rget
f h 6
y g yg y y ,

b utbe fa re to kepe yo d i ll a nce f y net er h ed , A rmes ,

’ t

q
,

l\ z
 84 Br ef n I l
/
‘'
r u el h n a

h and s , b o d y , no r l egges be w i n h s rea ch , but y h e

' t

m ull fyrll of necelfyti e p ut i n h i s oo te o r fee t, at w d '

C“
tyme y6 h au e th e C h o yfe o f i A Cl i ons by th e W y6
m ay end ang h i m 65 g o free yo el f.
"
? f

1. Th e fyrll i s to ll ri ke o r th ru(l at h i m at y i nll ant

t
,

in W h fl l h e h a ue
g y
a n e d y 6 th e pl a c e by h i s c o m i n g e i n
S il ver : fa n1
’
6: z. Th e feco nd i s to war d , 65 Al t to l l rik e or th rull fro m
‘
r

l a rg e wa r a n
rem emb r “
t ' r
180 YO g o u DOTS
b orn atl ea/i to
h e th yrd i s to fl i pp e al yttl e b acke 65 to l l ri ke or
,

53 W W) W W th rull afte r b ym .
but e ue r rememb er y i n th e fyrll mo tion of your
t

A d v e rfa rye to war d e y6, y y6 (l yd e a ly ttl e b a c k fo ( h all

t

6 b red i n d ue t m e to rfo rme any e of th e i ij

’
e p
jp h : co nfi 1 y p y p
m y g rg A 6l 1o n s A fo re fa 1d b d 1f a
pp 1 n t n
y g e h 1m o f h 1s tru e

h
. d o
m M pl ace, wh ereby yo ( al l fa flye d efend yo fel fe 65 en
"

1 4 t db ‘

”d a n e r h i m
g .

rem em b e r a l fo f h ro u h fe a r o r o l f e, h e ll r i ke
t
“
P qfl ”
wer e
'

a
y y t g p yy
fit f f f i fb‘ f
fi "
or t h rull ( h o rt 65 th e r w g o b ack, o r no tg o b ac k , foll ow
,
t

h i m V p on yo twofo l d g o u nors , l o (h a ll yo wa r d e 65
r ' lr

(l ype be p rfo rme d i n ly k e m ann as before 65 yo fel f ' '

werefiep: 13 4
I l l ] b e fa f.
l a ter a l di refli en
.

“
81 11 w
9
”
er e K e p e
y o
'
d yll a nce 6 5 f
'

u fi e r n o t y o
'
a d ‘
u l a r i e t o w y 3n .

or a ne th e pl a ce of o u , fo r f h e (h al] f o d o , h e ma
at her later al or g y y y y
“m m“ e n d a ng e r to h u r t o r k l
y y l o
. u
TMe m ew ” : K now y th e pl ace i s , wh en o n may (l ryke o r th ru(l
t

m" ‘M
h om e w o ut p u tti ng e i n o f h i s foo t.
’ ‘

Y t m ay be obi eél ed a ga i n(tth ys l a ll g ro und , y m en t

Ta wynor g ayne d o ofte n ll ri k e 65 th ru (l a t th e h al f fwo rd 65 ye t th e

fa me i s p rfytl y d efend ed , wh ere to I a nfwer y th a td e t

fence i s p rfytl y mad e by re afo n y th e ward er h a th h i s

t

true f ace b efo r e th e l l ryker o r th rull e r i s i n h i s fo rce

p
o r cutted i nto h i s aél i o n .

Th e rfo re
 86
o r th rul l at fuch o pen prtc of h i m as are neerell vuto
yo u, vi z, atth e h and A rme b ed o r l egg of h i m 65 go
, , , ,

b ack w al l
t
,

f
y ] 1 m en fig h tatvar a bl e f
y yg h t , 65
yf w i'
n d i l l a nce ,

th ey mu(l both be h urt, for in fuch fi g h t th e C a nno t

m a ke a true C roll e, nor h aue tyme trul ye to ud ge , by
t
th
'

e fw ftmo t on o f t h h
j
and , be i nge a fw fter
y y y e
y
m o ue , th en th e e e Dec eyveth th e eye , atwh atwea pon
'

h
foe uer y6 (h al fyg tw al l , as i n my prad oxes o f d efence
t

i n th e ch ap ter t he rof d oth a ppere.

“
The g rype i f L ooke to th e grype of y0 E nemye, 65 vp 6 h i s flype
'

ell
take fuch ward e as (h al be ll f t our h and , from w
the kfiM
y
h
ward e ll ri k e or th r a ll , (l i l re mem rynge yo go uernors ,
'

f 6 ca n I nd i reél o e nem e a tan kynd e o f weapo n,

'
y y y y
th en y6 h a ue th e a d uanta c, beca e h e m u(l m o ue his
g
feet to d i reéth i m fel n ai ne , 65 6 i n th e mea ne ry me
y
may ll ri ke o r th rul l a t h i m, 65 fly out fal l , before h e
c an o ffe r any th i ng a t o u, h i s ry me wi l be l o l onge .
y
W h en you ( h al l W a rd blow or th rull , mad e at yo r

n ei ther ri gh t or l eft p r t c, w a n kynd of weap on, rememb to

t r
y
D raw yo h nd e foo t a l y ttle c cul erl ye fro m th at
' ‘

prtc to W “ e lame ( h a lbe mad e wh e r by 6 (h al l

ma k e yo d efence th e mo re prfyt, 65 (h al (l and t e more
r

A p tto ll ri k e or th rull fro m yt.

 r ufliona
fi
Br gf I n

A decla r a tion o
f al the 4 ener a ll

agEd
/ w ‘

fi oor d a t 1
166 : or1
" '
long e or f w
hor t, 89 Gar ra 1ne

Cap. 3.

Pe n fyg h t 1s to C a rrye y h and 65 h yl ta l oft rs. Guar du

of “

a bo ue o h ed , e th er w o nt vp ri gh t, o r
£;
t
2
'
y y y
oint b a c kwa rd s w et vfe th a t w
d '
1s be , d '
y
»
W 4 f
‘

, ,

6 (h al l fy nd m oll a
p te l l , to ll ri ke , th rull , o r ” a i m
ward .
2. G ard ant fygh t 1n gen al l 13 of 1
'
1 f orts ,
y y
‘
f r ll 1s t r ue A “
ha gi ng
”

a rd antfy h t, w 1 rf to r I mp rf t.
°h
'

s e th er
g y p y y
Th e p t i s to c arry yo h and 65 h yl ta bo ue y
'

w yo poy nt d oune to wards yo l eftknee, w yo fword

t r r t '

bl ad e fomewha t neer yo bod ye, not beari ng o ut your

'

poynt, but ra th er d ecl ynynge i n a l yttl e toward s yo r

fai d k nee, y yo enemye crofe no t yo poy nt 65 fo h ur tC u m .

f f

o n, (l and bol t v r i h t l n t h i s f h t 6 f h ff t
p g yg , 5 e e r o

h
o

p rell e m th en here yo h ed 65 bod y a ttl e ackward e.

'
r

m w h en y6 b ereyyo and 65 fword hyl t /

fy
Th e I pr t 13 r 1 0 1a

rf t h a th a oue o h ed , as afo refa d b ut

"
p y y y y
or (l oo p mg e fo rwar d e w o bo d 6 h erb o f ace
t r ’
5 t
y y y p
y
wi l be to Wyd e on bo th ( d a to d e nd th e bl ow fi
h ken
at th e l eft ( d e o f o h ed o r t o wy d e t o d efend a t rull
’
y
from th e ryg h tl y d e of th e bod
h
Al fo i t i s I mprfyt, yf y6 ere yo h and 65 h l '

, be r n
y g y e o r
po y nt t o fa rr o u tf r o m y o ‘
K n ee ,

fo y yo enemy May C rofs , o r ll ri ke A fyd e yo po y nt,

r r

65 th erby end ange r yo u,

 Br ef I nfl r uflionn

Th e feco nd i s b all ard g ard antfyg h tw i s to C a rrye

"l l

o h a nd 65 h l t be l o w o h e d , b rell h e o r l owe r w
t
‘
m y
]r
a, y y y
o p o y ntd o wnwa rd e t o wa rd e o l eftfo ot e, th i s b all a rd
r r
y y
ard ant ward i s not t o be vfed i n f h t t i t b t
g yg , ec e
p e o

C ro fle yo enemyes W a rd ath i s co myng e i n to ta k e th e

'
’

grype of h i m o r fuch oth e r ad vantag e, as i n d i n s pl acs '

of
y
°
fw o rd
g h ti s fe tfo rth .

C l ofe fyg t i s wh e n y6 C rols a ty h a l f fwo rd eyth e r 3

°
.

abo u e a t fo reh a nd ward i s w p o y nth e , 65 h a nd e 65

t t
y y
h yl t l owe, or a t true o r b all a rd gar d a nt ward w bo th t

y o r
poy nts d o un .

C l olé i s al l m ann o f fyg h ts wh eri n y6 h ave ma d e a 4.

r

tru e C rofe a t th e h a l f fwo rd w t

o f ac e v e ry na rro w
’
y p
65 no tC r oll , i s a l fo cl ofe fyg h t .

V ari a bl e fygh t i s a] o th er m ann of l yi nge not h e re

r

befo re fpo k en of, wh et of th efe 4 th at fo llow a re th e

c h e efell of th em.
he end the e“
m if; S toca ta w 18 to l ye w yo r1gh tl egge fo rwa rd e , w
a tt 0 t " t
.
Ky “ r
]
fw o rd o r ra i o r h l t b a ck on th e o u t l y d e of
Ir ’
8 S il ver ou y o
p y y o
W h ri h tth h w o p o y ntfo re wa rd e to wa rd o enem e ,
ra t
” ” t f r

m g yg y y y
fl w yo d ag g i n yo oth e r h and extend i ng e yo h a nd to
t r ’ r r

ward s th e poynt of yo rap i o r, h o ld i nge yo d agg w

r ' ' t

‘
poynt vp ri g h t w narro w fp ace be tweene yo rapi or
t f

y l ad e 65 the nayl es of yo d ag g h and kep nge yo

r ' r

PM" r a i o r poyntb ack b e h i nd

p y o r
d a
gg
r
h a n d f
y p yy
o f bl e,

O r h e m ay l ye wy d e be l ow vnd h i s d a g g w h i s
r f t

r a i o r po y nt d o un t o wa r d s h i s e ne m es foo t e, or w
t
p y
“ t
’
f y
” l s
h i s p oyntfo ur th w o uth i s d a gg
t
.
“

heeha pafi y
"
I mbroc a ta : i s to l ye w yo h yl t h y er th en yo h ed ,
t r r

beringe yo knuckl es v a rd e, 65 yo poi ntd epe nd i ng

f r

towa rd e yo E ne mys face o r b re ll

r
.

Mo untanta : i s to C a rrye yo ra pi o r p u mmel ] i n th e

r

p al m
 90 Br tf l nfir uél ionr .
o u w eu e r fa ll e , (l i l e nd an eri n e o h e d , fa ce , h and
t ‘r
y y g g y ,

A rm es , bo d ye 65 be nd yng e k nee w bl o w or th ru ll
, ,
t
.

T h erfo re kepe well yo d yll a nc e bec a ufe y6 c an very

r
,

h a rd ly d eferne ( b e i ng w i n d yll ance ) , by w fyd e of

t d '

y o fwo rd h e wi ll (l r k e, no r a t w
r
y
ch
of t h o l e
p rts afo re

fayd bec aufe th e fwyft m oti on o f y h and d e ce yve th

,
e

th e e e ,

y f h e l e a l oft65 ll ri k e as afo refai d a t o h e a d , 6 m ay 4

y y
r
y .

jm e moder n
e nd a ng e r h i m
y yf 6 th ru ll at h i s b and h i l t o r
, , A rm e,

tu r ni ng e yo k nuc k l es d o unwa rd e , bu tfly b ac k w all i n

" t

th e i nll a nty y6 th rul l ,

t

f b e l ye a l o ft as afo refai d , 65 ll ri ke a lo ft at th e l eft 5

d;
.

fy of yo h ed , yf y6 wi l wa rd h i s bl oww foreh a nd wa rd
' t
,

th e n be fure to kep e yo d i ll a nce ex ce pth e c o m l o c ta i ne

'
,
'

th a ty6 be fu re to war d h i s blo w a tw tyme yf h e c o m

,
el l
i n w a ll , y6 may end a nger h i m fro m y wa rd , eyth e r by
t t

blow, th rull o r g rype,

f h e l e a lo ft 65 6 l e a l owe w o fword i n t h e 6.
t lr
y y y y y
a
v y r a b l e f y g h t, th e n f
y y 6 o ffe r to w a r d h i s blo w m a d e

a t o h ed , w t ru e a r d a ntward o t m e wi l be to lo n e
r t ‘r
y g y y g
D ue i n tyme to m ak e a fure wa r d , for th ati t i s bett to '

b ere i tw fo reh and wa rd butbe fure to kepe yo d i ftance,

t
,
'

to m a ke h i m c o m i n w h i s fe et, wh e r by h i s t me wi l be
t
y
to l o ng e to d o t
h e i ntend et h
y .

f
y j i M e n fi h tbo t
g h v
p 6 o p en f
yg h t h e
y
t
fi rll b re a k
7.

et h h i s d i fl ance , yf h e a tte mp tto (l ryk e a tth e oth e rs h ed ,

( h a lb e fu rel y (l r yke n o n th e h ed h i mfel f, yf th e p a ti ent
A g e ntll r i ke th e r at i n h i s C o m n e i n, 65 fl
y g yp a lyttl e
/i i
ppq
o t on.
b ack w al l , fo r y flyd i nge b ack mak eth an i nd i reél i on,
t t

wh e rby yo bl ow C ro fle th h i s b e d , 65 mak e th a true wa rd

'

fo r yo o wne , th i s wi l l ytbe, beca ufe of h i s l eng th o f ry me

'

i n h i s c6mynge i n,
 91
8 . Alfo yf 1) fy gh tvpon o pen fyg h t, i t i s bette r for th e
pati entto ll ri ke h ome ll rongl y a tth e A gents h ed , wh en
th e fai d A g ent(h al refs v o n h i m to w n th e pl a c e th en
p p y
to th rull bec a ufe th e bl owOf th e p a ti e nti s no tonly h u rt
,

ful to th e A ge nt, buti ta l fo maketh a tr ue C r Ofe to d efend

h i s owne b ed ,
9 .
yf h e c h a r e
g y 6 a l o ft, o u t o f t h e o p en or t r u e
g a rd a n t
fygh t, yf y6 anfwer h i m w y I mprfytgar d antfygh t, w
t ° t

o b od y l ea n n e fo rward e , o f ac e wi l be t
" o wy d e o n
r
y y g y p
both fyd e to mak e a true ward i n d ue tyme, 65 o arme f

A nd bo d y wil be to nee re v uto h i m, fO th a tw t e bend t

i ng i n of h i s bo d w th e tyme o f h and 65 foote, h e ma y

t

ta k e th e g ryp e 0 o u,
y
b u tyf y6 (l and vp ri g h ti n true g ard antfyg h t, th en h e
c anno tr e ach to t a ke t h e grype of yo u, nor o th erwife to
Offend 6
y y y f o u k ep e
y o d i l l anc e , w o ut utt
r t
p i n g e i n of
” ” 7"
h i s foo te o r fee te wh e ri n h i s numb er wi l be to g reat, 65
“
N m ’

( 0 h i s tyme wil be to l o nge, 65 y6 i n th at tyme may

utt i n e i n of o b o d y ta ke t
r
h y f h i m f h refs toa manyfiep: or
p g e y e
p
p
O
y e
g r ,

to co m i nw vfing o nl y o h and , o r and 65 fo o te , 65 th er

‘ ’r
y
v on 6 m a ll r k e or th rull w
p y y y
t
y o
f
fw o r d 65 fly o utw al l
t

a ccor d i n e t
g o
y g o Ir
o v e rno rs , lo mo re of th i s , i n t h e ch a
p
ter of th e g r
y e.

yf h e wi l i ] p rfl
'

e fo rc i b l y a l o ft v 6
p y , o u C h a r i
g g n e

6 O
o utof th e p e n r h to r tr ue ard antf h I d
?
y g g y g t , n t en i ng e
to h urt 6 i n th e ace o r h ed , o r to tak e t h rype o f 6
y e g y
A g ai nll fuch a o n, yo u mu(l vfe bo th ga rd ant 65 O en
fyg h t, wh e rby vp on eue ry bl ow or th rull th at b e al l
ma ke a t yo u, you may from yo ward s , ll r i k e or th rull
r

h i m o n th e face h ed o r bo d ye as i t appea reth more at

l arg e i n th e 5 Ch ap ter of th efe m y I nll ruél i ons .
th

f 6 f h w ‘
n t
ll n d h n ly n h i g d n t f h t A a m ny sf
‘

y y yg t t a yg
{1p
o a e o o s a r
y
2 01
’
 92
8 8 0 6 to be i f ”o r
f h e feeke t o c y t h e fame f h t t h e n d o
y y
g
,

6 ll ri ke 65 th ru ll C ont nu al l a ta] ma nn O o pe n pl ace

Ir
y y y
th at (h a ll com nee rell vuto o u , ( l i l ] re membri nge yo r
y
g o u no rs , fo (h all h e C o nt nual l
'
y y b e i n d an g '
, 6 5 O f te n
wo und ed , 65 we ryed i n th a tkynd of fyg h t, 65 yo u (h al b e
faf, th e reafon i s , h e i s a c tai ne marke to yo u , 65 y6 a re
'

an vnc tai ne mark e to b m

'
y .

A nd furth er becaufe h e tye th h i m fel f vnto on ky nd of

fyg h t only , h e (h a lbe wea ryed fo r want Of C h a nge Of
l i nge , 65 y6 by reafon o f ma ny ch anges ( h a l notonly
1 ] fygh t at eafe 65 m uc h more b ra ue , b ut yo u h aue
,

l yk ewyfe ii ij fyg h ts to h i s one , to wytt, gard a nt, o pen

cl ofe , 65 vari abl e f h t t h i g d n t o n ly th e r fo r e y
y g , o s a r a ,

figh to n y i s notto be (l od e vpo n o r vfed .

l
Buty al th i s wi l l notl ne , 65 al th o ug h h e h a th rece yv ed
i

an W o und s , w l cont nual l

M run o n t o c om i n, 65

y y y y
.

fo rci l y bre ake yo d yll a nc e , th en ma yo u fa fll y ta ke th e

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lyke ward , 65 as h e cometh i n w h i s feetyo u h aue th e

t

tyme of o h and 65 bod e , wh er b w

r t
o l e fth and or
r
y y y y
A rme yo M ay p ut by h 1s fword blad e, w th i nge you
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mu( l fod ai nl y 65 ll rong l y d o , call i ng i ttowar d e yo l eft t

fyd e
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d e, fo may y6 vncro fle 65 th r ull h i m in y b o d y w yo
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l
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y
word 65 fly ou t i nll antl ye, for yf y6 (l ay th e r h e wi l
d i reél h i s fwor d a g a i ne 65 end anger y6, th i s may fafly
be d on, o r y6 M ay vncrolfe 65 turne yo p oyntvp , 65 ll rik e
t

h i m on th e h ed , 65 fly ou ti nll antl y.
Y f h e p rell e i n to th e h al f fwo rd vp6 a fo reh and war d ,
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6 .

th e n ll ri k e a fo und bl o w at th e l eft fyd e of h i s h ed

tu rnyng (l r o ngel o h and 65 b l t
f
relli n d o un h i s
y y y p g
fwo rd h and 65 arme l l rongl y, 65 ll r i k e yo h i l t ful l i n
t

h i s face , b e ri ng e yo h i l tll rong l y vp6 h i m, fo r yo h and

r r

bei nge vpp moll y6 h aue th e ad uantage i n y g rype, fo r

' t

l o M ay y6 break e h i s face w yo h yl t, 65 ll ri k e vp h i s
t r

h e el s w yo l e ft foo te, and th rowe h i m a gre a t fa ll , a ]

t f

th i s M a fafl be d o n by re afo n t
h e i s wea k e i n h i s
y y y
c6m n e i n by m ovi n of h i s fee t 6 6 p l ] h i m
t
y g y g , 5 y r e e

i n y fu l nes of y0 ll rength , as a pp e ar eth i n th e C h ap ter

e '

of
y
e
( h o r t fin l e fwo rd f
g yg h t, i n th e 2 g r o w n d e Of
th e fam e ,
re mem b e r th a t 6 neu a tt lr
emptt h e C l o ze no r grype
7 .
y
b ut l o oke to h i s flyp pe , C o nf d er wh a ti s fa i d i n th e 8 th

en al l ru l e i n t h e S e co nd C ap t r, 65 a l fo i n t h e a6
th
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g round of th e fyngl e fword fygh ti n th e 4 C h a pter. tll

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69 dagg er fig ht
the lyhe Weapon.

Cap. 7.
BS R V E a t th el e weapons th e form ru les , d e
Ir

fend w yo fwo rd 65 notw yo d ag g , et y6

t t t r ’

y
may crofs h i s fwo r d w yo d agg , yf yo may
t Ir ‘

co nv eni ently re ach th e fa me th e rw , w o ut

' t

t i n i n o f o foot e , only by bend i n e i n of o b o d y ,

r
p u t g e
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o th e r wyl e o ry me wi lbe to lo n e 65 h is t me wi l be
f
y g , y
fufli ci ent to d i fp l ac e h i s owne, l o y y6 (h al not b yt i t
t

w yo d a gg 65 l o h e ma m ak e a th rull vp o n y6, th i s
t ' '

y
,

ty me y I h er e M ea ne, O p utti ng e by of h i s fwo r d i s ,

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.

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t

el l
o u, 65 no tel fe , w th i ngo yf 6 c an d o w o u tpu tti ng e
'
y y
i n o f yo foo te th en y6 may vl c yo d ag g
t '
r '
, 65 ll rik e
ll r ong l y 65 fo d ai nl ye h i s fwo rd po y ntth e r w vp , o r d o une ,
t

to i nd i r ectth e fame th atd o n, i nl l antl y th er w ll ri k e o r

t
,

th rul l athi m w yo fwo rd ,

t r

Alfo y6 may p utby h i s fword blad e w yo d agg W h en 2

t r t
.

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t
y
l o we a t th e b al l a rd g ard a nt wa rd 65 th er w i nll antl y
t

ll ri k e or th rul l w o fwo rd 65 fly o uta cc o rd i nge to yo

t ' r

y
o u nors , o f th i s o ma f ee mo re a tl ar e i n C h a pt
f °
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g y g y
o f th e f n l e fwo r d f e 2 4 gr o und o f th e fa me .
th
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.

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to l o ng e by th e num b of h i s feet 65 6 h aue bu tth e fwyft

r
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r
ty t
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fetted i n h i s feete 65 l o h i s ry me i s to l ate to end ang y6,
,
r

o r to d efend h i mfel f .

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t ' t r
.

fo rt th an i s a fo refa i d y6 (h alb e end ang to be h u rt r

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beca ufe th e fp ace o f o d a g g wi l be (l i l] to w d c to

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d efend bo th bl ow 65 t ull fo r l acke of C i rco m ence e

as
y
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6 h a ue a neer er courfe t o Offend o enem e w o fwo rd

’ t ’
y y y y
th en wh en y6 war d w yo d agg , fo r th en 6 m ay fo r th e
t r '

moll pr te from yo ward e ll ri ke o r th rull m.

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d i ll a nce 65 m a ke yo fp ac e nar r ow v p 6 h i m , ti l y6 m ay
Ir

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wh e r v pon, y6 h av i ng won or g ayned th e pl ace, ll ri k e

o r th ru ll i nll antly
f h e l e bent o r f ent V 6 th e I m bro cata b e re vp 10 .
y y p p
o po i nt, 65 m ak e o f a c e nar ro w 65 d o t h e l ke.
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w er or lon e r a ior 69 poi na r d .
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or d 69 da
f gg g p
Cap . 8.
1.
w yo fwor d 65
‘ '
no t w yo d a g g
t r ’
, e x ce pt y6
h a ue a g a utl e t o r h yl t v p6 yo d a g g e r h a nd ,
r

th e n y6 m ay wa r d v p 6 fo re h a nd war d v o n
g
,

th e d ubbl e w th e poynt o f y0 fwor d to wa rd e h i s

t '
ee.

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t r

v a ri able on th e S toca ta o r pass ata 65C , for th en yo u r

( p a ce wi l be to wy d e to m a k e a tru e C rofe i n d ue tym e ,
o r to far r i n h i s c o u rfe to m a ke o f a c e na rr o w, th e
’
y p
w fp ace ta ke h e ed e y6 make v e ry na rro w, yea , l o y
ch t

f i t to uch h i s bl a d e , i t i s b e tte r
y .

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r

fwo r d bl a d e ll ro ng l y 65 fo d ai nl y, fO (h al yo u p utby h i s
po i nt o utOf th e ri g h tlyne, 65 i nll antl y ll ri k e o r th rull ,
65 flyp ba ck ac co r d i ng to yo g o u no rs .
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b u t ta k e h eed e u nl efs y6 c a n fu re ly 65 fafly etol e g o

no t i n, but al th o u g h y6 c a n l o c ro fe 65 th e r V p o n y6
e nter i n, (l a no t b b u t fl o ut a c c o r d i n
’
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f w h i s l o n e fwo r d o r ra i o r h e c h a o u a lo ft 4
t
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p en o r tr ue ga rd ant fygh t ( l rykyng at th e
ri h t
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r i h tl d e o f o h ed , r
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10 7
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g a e or c o e
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t
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r r '

w yo k nu ck l es up war d e 65 yo fwo rd p oynt to wa rd e

t r r

th e r i g h tl d e o f h 1s b rel l o r (h o l d e r , c ro ll i n O da
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o fwor d bl ad e rell i n h h
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t t er o n v o n
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l yd e of yo fwo r d be ri ng e yo h yl ts ol ofe to ge th e r w
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r Ir
y gg o o r t e
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bo th yo h and s ri g h t o ut tog eth er fp ento r ve rye neere
r

fp ent wh en y6 ward h i s bl owe M ee ti ng e h i m fO vp on

o wa rd t h a t h i s bl o w ma l i h o h a l f ( wo r d o r
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w i n (O th ath i s bl ad e may (l yd e fro m yo fwo rd 65 roll
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5 . Y f h e ll r i k e a l o f t a t th e l e ft l y d e o f y o
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(h o ul d w yo k nu ck l es d o un ward e , 65 yo fwo rd poy nt
r t ‘ r

towa rd e th e l eft(yd e o f h i s br el l or (h ol d , bo wi ng yo ' ’

bod y 65 h ed a li ttle fo rewa rd e to wa rd e h i m , 65 re

m em b to b e r e yo ward e o n bo th ( yd s y h e ll ri k e y
r r t

no t vp o n th e h e d , th en V p 6 h i s blo w m ee t h i s ( wo rd
as i s a forefa i d w o d a g er c ro ll o u yo fwo rd bl a d e
t r r r
y g
a s b efo re , 65 wh e n h i s fwo rd b re afo n of h i s bl o we
y
v on o fwo rd (h a l (l y d e d o une 65 r e ll v on o d a
r r
e r,
p y p y gg
th e n ( o d ai nl y c all h i s fword bl ad e o u t to wa rd e yo r

l eft l yd e w yo d agg er to i nd i reél h i s po i nt, 65 th e r

t r
,

w th ru ll a t h i s b rell fr6 yo ward 65 fly out i nll a ntl y ,

t r

th e l i k e m a ou d o f h i s fwo rd
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"
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a] t h i s m ay fa fly be d o n w y (h o rt ( wo rd 65 cl o fe
t e

h yl te d d a g g er or g a ntl e t
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/
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t

w yo lh o rt fwo rd , nor full er h i m to wyn th e pl ace Of

t Ir

o u , bu t e t h e r G r o fe h i s ( wo r d , o r mak e yof f a c e
y y
v e r e na rr o w t o c ro fe i t b efo re h i s blow o r t h ru b
y e

i n fo rce, y e t ke p i ng yo d i ll a nce wh er by h e ( h all

f

ll r i k e or th rull at noth i ng 65 fO h e (h al b e fu bi eél to th e

,

t m e Of o h a nd a ai n(l th e t m e o f h i s feet
r
y y g y .

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.

fa fty , yet fO y y6 may ll r i k e , th r ull , o r ward , 65 wh en

t

6 fi nd h i s poynt C e rta i ne, th e n m a k e yo fp ace nar r

y
r o w 65 c rofe h i s fwo rd , ( O (h a l 6 b e th e firll mo u , 65'
y
e nt e r firll i nto o a él i o n, 65 h e b e i n e an a ft d oor , i s
r '
y g
no t a bl e to avoyd yo C rofe , no r na r r ow fp ac e , no r a ny
f

fu c h o ffenc e as ( h a lb e p u t i n ex ec uti o n a g a i n(l h ym .

h av i nge C roll h i s lo ng e ( wo rd o r rap i o r w yo (h o rt 8. t r

( wo rd bl ad e, 65 p u th i s poy nt o ut of th e (l r ai t lyne by
fo r ce th e n ll ri ke o r th r ull a t h i m w yo fword 65 fly t ’

o u t i nll ant l y a c c o r d i ng e to g o u no rs
'
.

S tand no t vp6 g a rd a nt g h t o nly , fo r l o h e wi 1 19

.

g re a t l y e e nd an e r
g y 6 o u t of h i s o t h er f
yg h ts be ca ufe

6 h a ue m a d e o ( el f a c t a i ne m a rk e to h i m , for i n
r '
y y
c o n nu n e i n y fyg h t o nly 6 (h al no t o nly we ar y
t
y g y
el f , bu t d o al fO e x c l u d e o fe l f fr 6 t h e be n f t o f
Ir '
y
y
o
y
th e O p en, v a ri a bl e , 65 cl o fe g h ts , 65 fO ( h al h e a ue

fo u r fyg h ts to yo o ne as y6 m ay fe i n th e C h ap te r o f
Ir
,

th e ( h o rtfyng l e fwo rd fyg h ti n th e 15 g r o und th e rof.

th

Y f h e l ye i n Op en o r true g a rd ant fyg h t, th en y6 10 .

may vpon yo op en 65 g a rd ant fig h t fafly b ring e yo

r 'r

fe l f to th e h al f ( wo rd , 65 th en yo u may th rull h i m i n
th e b o d y v nd e r h i s
g a r d o r ( wo r d wh en h e h e re t h i t
a r d a nt, be c a ufe h e i s we ak i n h i s ard e , b ut fly o u t
g g
i nll a ntl y, 65 h e ca nnot b ri ng e i n h i s poi nt to h u r t y6
e xce
p t
 11O Br ef I n fi
‘
r u el iom .

fa ce o r b od y , w bl o w o r th r ull , 65 fly o u t fa f b efore
t

h e ( h a l h aue tyme to di reéth i s p oynt ag a i ne to m ake

h i s th r ull vp 6 y fwor d m an.
e

Y f y rap i o r m an lye vp on th e ( l oca ta , firll m ake yo 12

°
.
r

( p ace na rro w w yo ( h o rt ( wo rd , 65 ta ke h eed y h e

t r t

ll ri ke not d o une yo fwo rd e p oynt w h i s d a gger 65 ( O

r t

J u m p i n 65 h u r t o u w th e th r u ll of h i s l o n e r a i o r ,
y
t
g p
w th i ng h e m ay d o bec aufe h e h aue coma und ed
ch

your ( word , 65 ( O y6 a re l eft Open 65 difcov ed 65 left ’

o nl e vu t ai ne ward Of o da g , w w
o th e vnc t
’ r ’ d ‘
a rd
y y g
i s to fyngl e fo r a m a n to v enter h i s l yf o n, w yf y6 ck

myfle to p rform e N e uer ( O ly ttl e y6 a re h ur t o r (l ai ne.

'

To p vent th i s d ang er
'
m u (l reme mbe r yo u r 13.
o u no rs , 65 fent l v on i s l e a ll m o ti o n be l u re o f
' r
g p y p
o d i ll ance , 65 o nar ro w f a c e , th en d o as fo l lo w .
f r ‘
y y p
Y f h e l ye vp o h i s ll oca ta , w h i s rap i o r po i nt w i n 14
t t
.

o r b e h i nd h i s d a h and o ut (l ra i t, th e n l e 6 v ar i
r
gg y y
a bl e i n M eafu r e w yo ri g h tfoo te b efo r e 65 o fwo r d
t r r
y
p oynt o ut d i reél l y fo rth w yo ( p ace v ery narro w as
t r

neere h i s ra p i o r p oynt as y6 m a y, be twi x t h i s rap i o r

p oynt 65 h i s d a gger h and , from w y6 m ay ( od ai nl y Ch

w a wri ll bl ow, l yft v p yo p oynt 65 ll ri k e h i m o n th e

t “

o ut l d e or i n fyd e o f h i s d ag g h and , 65 fly o ut w al l ,
lr t
y
th en m ak e yo fp a ce na rr o w as befo re , th e n yf h e th r ull
r

h o me at 6, y6 a re red y r
p red fo r h s th ru ll , or '6
y
l
m a th rul a t h i s d ag g er a nd , d o W y6 ( h al th i n te eh
l
l
be l but yo bl ow m ull be but only by movi ng of yo
,
‘ “

A
wri ll , fo r yf y6 l yft V p yo h a nd a nd rme to fe tc h a
‘

l a rg e bl owe th en yo tyme wi l be to l o nge, 65 yo ( p ace

r r

to wy d e i n d ue t y m e to m ak e a true ward t o d efend

o ( e l f fro m h i s th rull
r
( O ( h a l l y6 h u rt h i m al th o ugh
y
h e h a ue a g antl e t th ero ne, fo r yo th r ull wi l r un vp
“

be tween
 Br cf I nfir uél iona 111
between h i s fing , 65 yo blow wi l cut of the l yng of
“ lr “

h i s g antl e t, fo r h e ca nno td efend h i m fe l f fro m on bl ow

o r th r u ll Of 2 0, by r e a fo n th at 6 h a ue th e pl a ce to
y
r eac h h o me a t h i s h a nd , 65 fo r c a ufe h e canno t
t
y
ve nti t net h e r c an h e rec h h o m e to o u w o utp utt i g
r ‘
p , y n
i n of h i s foo t o r fee t, beca ufe h i s d i ll ance i s to l arg e ,
b ut up on e u bl o w o r th rull y y6 m ake a t h i s h a nd
r t

flyp p b ac k a l i ttl e , ( 0 ( h al y6 (l i l ] vp6 eu bl o w o r “

th r ull 6 m a k e a t h i m , be o u t of h i s r e ac h ,
t
y y
b u t yf vp on yo bl ow or th r ull h e wi l e nter i n w
r t

h i s fo o te o r fee t to m ak e h o m e h i s l l o ca ta o r th r ull
v 6 o u , th en by re afo n o f ( l d n b a ck ,
Ir
o u
p y y y y g e
y o

( h a lb e prep a re d i n d ue ty m e to mak e a p rfyt wa rd to

d efe nd yo fel f w yo fwo rd e
f t r
.

Th erfo re e u er refp eél h i s r ap i o r p oyute 65 re m emb er

to m ak e 65 k e pe narro w fpace V p o n i t w yo fwo rd t r

o
p y , n t th a t
y 6 m a
y b e fu r e to b r e a k h i s th r u ll b efor e

i t be i n fu l fo rce .

Y f h e th rull a t yo h y er p r ts w h i s p oy nt a l y ttl e
r t

m o u nted th en m a k e na rrow yo fp a ce w yo p oy nt
,
r t r

V o n h is , f 6 C r o fe h i s b l a d e o n th e i nf d e b e twee n
p y y y
h i s r ap i o r 65 h i s d a g g , yf h e prels i n th en fr6 yo crofe
" '

b ea to r b ere b ack e h i s p oyntll rongl y to ward e h i s ri g h t

fyd e , a nd h av i ng e i nd i reél ed h i s p oynt l l rik e h i m on
,

th e i nfyd e o f th e rap i o r o r d a g g h a nd o r
r
A rm e, o r o n

th e b e d , face , o r b o d y , 65 fl y o ut i nll a nt l y ,

O r yo u m a y vpo n hi s p f fing e i n w h i s th r ull S l yp p

f t

o nt d o u ne as h e c6m e t h i n , 65 pu t v o h lt
‘

r r
y p y
o
p y y
65 wa rd i t g a rd ant, 65 th er w fro m th a t ward call o u t
t

h i s p oynt, 65 fo d a i nl y l l ri k e h i m i n o ne of th e p l a cs
a fo r efa i d 65 fl o u ti nl l antl ye re m e m bri ng e o o u no rs
J
r '
, y g .

Y f h e l ye all 65 d o no tco m i n th en l l ri ke 65 th r ull

at
112 Br cf I fl
n r uéi iom .

at h i s d a g g h and , w yo wri ll blow and ll yp p b ack

r t r

th e r w onery t m
t
e
y
but yf h e l ye fal l 65 b ea t d o u ne o p o ynt w h i s 17 ‘ t

y
.

d ag g er , 65 th en th r ul l a t you from i s S to ca ta th e n
turne vp yo h i l tw yo knuck l es v
lr t r
a r d e 65
y o na l e s
r
y
d o unward e , ta ki ng e h i s bl ad e vp6 th e ba ckfyd e of
o l eft f d e 65 b e re i t ar d a nt to war d e y
“ owa r e
y o t d y
f
y g
t

O
fyd e , 65 l o m ay y6 ffend h i m as before i s fai d v p6 y t

wa rd .

Th e l yk e ma y6 d o vpon h i m yf h e l ye o ut w h i s 18. t
y
p oynt, wh en yo h au e cr oll y (Am e w yo 65 ll ri ke i t
e t
,
“

O
to eyth e r fyd e 65 ( i nd i r eél h i s p oynt, a nd th e n ll ri ke
,

o r th r ul l s: fl y o ut.

Th e lyke m u(l y6 d o, yf h e l ye wi th h i s p o i nt 19.

d i re él l y towar d e yo bel l ye
f

but yf y6 e to l e h i s p o ynt l o m o unted or d yre él as 2 0 .

abo uefai d , v p 6 y o ut fyd e o f yo ( wo r d w h i s p o y nt

° r ‘

a l i ttl e h e r th a n
f
h l t O ( t
o u m ol h i s

y y y y
o a e e
y , y t

bl ad e , th en yf h e t r ul l ouer yo blad e fyng l e uncroll

r

i ng th e fa me , th en m a y yo u b reak i t w yo for eh and t r

wa r d o ut to ward e yo ri g h tfyd e 65 yf h e co m i n th e r
r
,

w , th e n ll ri ke h i m on th e o u t l yd e of h i s rapi o r h a nd
t

or A r me, o r o n th e b e d or fa ce , 65 fly ou t th er w
t

bu t yf h e th r ull i n o ue r yo fwo rd as a bo uefai d 65 2 1

'

lr
.

refs i n h i s bl a d e l l ro n l d u bbl e w t h e h e lp e o f h i s
t
p g y
d a g g e r , th en p ut d o une yo poynt 65 tu rne vp yo h yl t
" Ir

a r d ant, ( O (h a l 6 fafl d e fend i t b e r i n e i t a rd a nt

g y y g g
o wa rd e o l eft f d e 65 fr o m ll i k h i m i b
f
o ut t
y y yt r e n e

tween h i s rap i o r and d a g g er i n o n Of th e fo r el a i d

pl aces , 65 fly o ut ,

bu t yf fro m th i s c ro fe h e ll ypp h i s poynt d o u ne to

th r ull vnd o ( wor d , t h en ll ri k e d oune h i s p o y nt to
Ir Ir
y
wa rd e
114 Br ef I n fl r u fi i on s .

to ward e yo l eft l y d e , this may be v( ed at (h o rt o r

'

l ong e fwo rd fygh t .

o u m ull ne ue r v( e an f h t a g ai n(t th e l onge 2 6

y y yg .

r a i o r 65 d a gg w o (h o rt ( word b ut var i a bl e f h
‘ t r
p y yg , t
b ecaufe yo ( p ace wi l be to wy d e, 65 yo ti me to l onge,
r r

to d efend o r Oflend i n d ue t m
°

e.
y
Alfo y6 m ull vl c l a rge d i ll ance euer , becaufe o utof 2 7 .

f h 6 c an h ard l y ma ke a tr ue c rofe beca ufe be i ng

t
t
y yg
t
y
w i n d i l ance y eye i s d ecei ved to d o i t i n d ue
e

reme mb i n p ut i ng forth yo ( word i nt to

' r
t
o f a ce na rro w, wh en h e l e th v 6
Ir
i s ( l oc a ta, o r
y p y p
a n th rull ,
y y 6 m u ( l h ol d y
°
h andl e th e re of as i t were

a l on l l
g y o h and , refl i n
r
g th e
p m
o e l l t h ereof i n th e

h ol low r te o f th e myd l of th e b e el e of y0 h a nd to '

ward e t e wri ll , 65 th e former p rte Of th e h and le mull

be h ol d en b etwi xt th e fo re fyng e r 65 th um be, w o ut '

th e M ddle J oy nto f t h e fore l yngor towa rd e th e topp

th e r o h ol d i ng y fyng er fometh i nge ( l r a i t o u t g ryp
t

i ng ro und yo h and l e w yo oth er i ij fing ers , 65 l ayi ng

’ t r

r
o t h um be (l ra i to utv 6 th e h and le, ( 0 t
o th um be
Ir
y p y y
l ye a] al o nge vp o n y fam e , ( O (h al y6 l ay yo Oi nt
° r

o ut ( l r ai t toward e h i s , th e be tt er t o be a ble to g p rf rme

th i s a 6l i 6 prf tl , fo r
y y f
y y 6 g rype
y o h and l e olo fe
r

o u th wa rt i n o h and , t h 6 ot l a o p oy nt
'
en c an n
r r
y y yy
(l ra i t V pon h i s to m ak e yo ( p ace narro w , b ut y yo
t t '

poy ntwi l (l i l lye to wyd e to d oe th e fam e i n d ue ryme,

65 th i s i s th e b ell way to h ol d yo ( word i n a] ki nd e of
’

vari abl e fyg h t

but vp o yo ga rd ant o r o pen fygh t th en h o l d i t w 2 9.
lr t

ful g ryp i ng i t i n yo h and , 65 no t l ayi ng yo th umb

r ‘r

a lo n e h n d l f m ( h n (h l n b
e
g y a e , a s o v e t e a
y o u e u e r e

a bl e ll ron l t o wa rd a (l ro n e bl o we .
g y g
 Br ef I n ion: . 115
Th i s h aue I wri tten f myne entyre l o ue y I
O
t
o ut o

he re to m co untry men, wifsh i ng th em yet o nce

a ai ne t
g o y ll o w th e t r u th , 6 5 to fl y th e v ai ne I m f
p y
r t
r a i o r fi h t th e b e t t’
t ( th m f el ues fro m wo und s
p u e

h
o a e

65 flawg te r , for wh o ( 0 a tta yneth to th e p feél i 6 of '

th i s true f
yg h t w el
I l h a ue h ere fet fo rth 1n th efe m
y
b ref I nll ruél i ons , 65 al fo i n my p rad oxes of d efence
(h al no t only d efend th e m fel ues , bu t (h al th er by
b ri ng th ofe th at fygh t vp6 th at I mp rf t fygh t o f
r a i o r v nd th ei r m e rc y e
p
’
,
or e ]1
1
( e
.

p u t t y
e m i n C ob s

tra vers , wh e re of 6 m a read 1n th e 38 C h a p te r of

y y
my p rad o x es a fo refa i d .

Of y ‘
fwor d 69 Buckler
’
fig ht ,

Cap. 9.
W OR 65 Buckl e r fi gh t, 65 ( wo rd 65 d ag g
D
h t r e al o ne , ( avi n 6 m fafl d e
g a g y y a
y y
e nd b o t h bl o we 65 th ru ll , fyngl e w yo
t r

b uck l er onl y , 65 i n l i k efort y6 may fafly

ward b o th bl owes 65 th r u(l s d ubbl e , y i s w ( wo r d 65
.
t

c"
b uckl er tog eth e r w i s g reat ad uantage ag ai n(l y °

( wo rd 65 d agg , 65C , 65 i s th e ( urel l fi gh t o f a] l h or t

’

we apons .

Of the two ha nd fwor d fig ht ag a in ? l ihe weapon.

] y
‘

Cap. 10 .

H E SE weapo ns are to be v( ed i n fig h t as th e
e

h ath th e a d v a nta ge yf th e wai g h t th e r of

be no t to h eav e fo r h i s ll ren th y h ath i t, b ut yf
y g
t

(L 2 both
 Br ef I n r ufii ona
116 fi
both play only vpon d ubbl e h and , then h is bl ad e w
i s of covenyent l eng th ag reei ng w h is ll ature y h a th
‘ t

i t, w i s ac co rdi ng wi th th e length of th e m eafu re of

“l l

h i s fyngl e ( word bla d e , b ath th e ad vanta ge of y fword

‘

i o lo ng fo r (l a tur e of th rt e , be
t
e c o ntr ar e
e
s t y p y
y y
ca ufe h e can c rofe 65 v ncrofe , ll ri ke 65 th ru l l cl oze

65 g rype i n fh orte r tyme th an th e o th er can.

Of the fhor tfiaf firg ht, haing of advenient leng th a

g a in ?
]
'
l ihe weapon.
y

ll ri k e , o r th ru lli n d u e tyme ( O ( h a l yo e nemye yf

r

h e fyg h t onl y vp 6 d u bbl e h a nd be d r i nen of necefli ti e ,

fecki ng to wyn th e pl ace , to g ayne y6 th e pl a ce wh e r
by y6 may fafly h u rt h i m , 65 g o free yo ( el f b reafon
r

of o d i l l a nce
y
r
6
'

y y h
5 wh e n O( h al feeke to w n t e pl ace

v on h i m h e (h al no t b e abl e t ai ne th e pl ac e V o n
p o
g p
o u , no r t o k ep e t h e pl ace fr6 o u wh e r by h e ( h a l
y y
e th e r b e h u rt, o r i n r ea t d a n e r o f h u rt, b r eafon
g g
y
o f o l arg e re ac h , tr u e pl a c e 65 d il l ance ,
y
r
y y
o l
f
g h t be

i ng tr uly h and l ed k e ep i ng i t ( el f fro m C lo ze 65 g ry pe .

A nd i n li ke ( o r t ( h al i t be betwee ne two, w (h al 2 . ck

pl ay vpon th e bell , y i s , yf th ey pl ay bo th d ubbl e 65

t

fyngl e h and e d .
f
y y y 6 f n d y o ( el f to ll ro n
Ir
g for
y o a d u fa r i e i n a n 3.
Ir ‘
y
ma nn of ward , wh eth er th e fa me be a bo ue Or be l owe
lr

b h i s ll af w fo rc e, 65 th en ll ri k e o r t h rull fro m i t,
t
p u t
y
bu t
118 Br e f fi I n r u fi b
z n t.

i s i n vai ne to ll ri ke, o r th rull , becaufe h e y d oth i t t

i s (l i l i n d an er , th i s d o ub t i s a nfwered i n th e lh ort
fing l e ( wo rd g h t, i n th e 1 gro und th ereof
Y f yo ad u fa ri e ll ri ke a l oft at a ny fyd e o f yo b ed 8
r ’ ‘
.

o r b od y , wa r d i t w o p oi nt v 6 m aki ng o ( p ace
t ' r
y p 5 y
( 0 na rro w y y6 m ay crofe h i s ll a f b efo re i t co m i n ful
t

fo rce be ari ng o r b ea ti ng d oune h i s bl ow ll ro ngl y, b ack

a ai ne t
g o w ar d s
y y
t
f d e
y
t
h e ll r k et
y h i n a t y o u 65 o ut

of w ard , t h en I nll antl , e th er ll ri ke fr6 y wa rd ,

t t
y y y
tur ni ng b ack yo ( l a f, 65 l l r i k e h i m on
“ t
f d e of t h e
y y
h ed y i s nex t yo ( l af,
t r

O r l yft V p yo (l af ag ai ne, 65 ( o ll ri k e h i m on th e
r

h ed or bo d , o r th rul l a t h i s b od y d u bbl e or fy ngl e,

as
y 6 m a
y g n d y o bell ad uanta c e ver i n h o l di ng
'
g y or

(l af, l et th e r be l uch c onveni ent ( p ace be tween yo '

h ands , wh et i n you ( h al fynd yo ( el f ap tell to wa rd ,

r

ll ri ke o r th rul l to yo bell lyki ng

lr

Y f y6 pl a w yo (l af w yo left h and b e fore 65 yo 9

t Ir t r ’r
.

ri h t h and a ck b eh i nd , as ma ny men d o f nd t h em
g y
fel ues mo ll a tell wh en y h and i s b efore , 65 yf yo
'

t '
p
ad uerfa ri e v o h i s bl o we co m i n to ta ke th e cl oze o f
p
w h 6 l d h i s (l af croll w “ ee re h i s
t
y ou en
y y n o n
y
h and th en ( o d a i nl ye flyp vp o ri g h t h and cl ofe to
r

th e h i nd fyd e of yo fo r m oll
r r h and , 65
p
’
fentl
y l oofing

y o for m ul l h and 65
'
p u t i t v ntl
r
y our owne (l af, 65

th en c ro fe o r ut by h i s (l af t h e r w 65 w o h and
t t r
p y
ta ke h o l d of h i s ( l a f i n fuch fo rt y yo l t r
tl e fyng be '

towar d s th e p oynt of h i s (l a f , 65 yo r
um b 65 fore

fing towar d s h i s h and s 65 p fentl y w yo ri gh t h and

' r t r

mo unt y poi nt of yo owh e ( l af cal l ing th e p oi nt

' ‘r

th e reo f ba ck o uer yo ri g h t ( h o l d , w
f ' t
o
’
k nuckl es
y
d o un ward s , 65 yo nayl es v ard s , 65 ( 0 (l abb h i m i n
'

th e
 119
bo fa ce h i nd end of y ll af , but be
dy
th e
r r
or

( ur e to abb h i m a t h i s c6myng i n, wh e th e r y6 ca tch

h i s ll a f or not for fom tymes h i s (l af wi l l 1e ( o farr
o ut
y
t
v on h i s c6m n
p y g i n y6 ca nno t rea c i t,
h th en
a rme i n h i s c o m ng e i n w
“l
ca tc h
y
t
y
l
h e (h a l fi rll
p u t
for th w i n yo reac h , bu t be ( u re to (l abb , fo r h i s ( l af
t '
r

c an d o 6 no h ur t, a nd h avi n ( 0 d on, f 6 f n d f
y g y y y y o

( el f to ( l rong for h i m , ll ri ke vp h is h eel es yf to weak e

fly o ut .

Th e l ik e m ull y6 d o yf y6 pl ay w yo ri gh t h and
t r

befo re , 65 yo l eft h and b ack beh i nd , but y y6 need e

r t

not to ( l y d e for th yo l eft h and , bec a ufe yo ri g h t h and

'
r Ir

i s i n th e ri g h t pl ace o f y0 ( l a f al red ye to v( e i n y
' t

aél i o n, bu t th en y6 m ull d i fp l ace o l eft h and t o ta k e

r
y
h ol d of h i s ll af, o r th e grype as i s a fo reliti d , 65 to v( e
th e (l abb as i s a b o u e ( ai d ,

y f b oth 1e a lo ft as afo refai d , 65 pl l eft h a nd

befo re , yf e ll rik e a t th e R yg h h ed or
body th en m u(l y6 crOfe h i s l l af before h i s he i n
fil l fo rce , by ma ki ng yo ( p ace nar row, 65 th en ll ri k e
"

i t l l rong l y b a ck ag ai ne to wa rd s h i s l eft ( yd e 65 fiom '

t
w ard 6 m u rne ba ck o ll a f 65 l l r i ke h i m b a ck
'
y t
y y a
y
wa rds th er w on th e l eft ryd e o f th e h ed , o r l yft vp
t

O l l af 65 ll r i k e h i m o n t
r
h e r i gh t o r l eft ( yd e Of th e
h e d , b o d y , or arme , o r th rull h i m i n t h e bod th e
lyke bl owes or th rufts may yo u make at hi m w eth er
h e ll ri ke or th rul l , h a vi ng putby hi s ll a f , reme mbri ng
'
y o g ou nors .
'

T h e l i k e ord m ull y6 vl c i n pl ay i ng wi th th e ri g h t
f

h and b efo re,

b ut yf h e th rull at y6 c6tynual l y th en euer h ave a
( pec i al l ca re to c 6fyd e r, wh eth er h e l ye a l oft o r be
lowe ,
12 0 Br ef
lo we, 65 d o continuall y rull at y6 th er from , the n
lo oke th a ty6 e uer l ye (O y y6 m a ke yo ( pace ( 0 na rrow
‘ t

v on h i m, o cr Ofe hi s ( l af w
6 "
t
y y be ( ure t
t
o , 65 ut
p y
i t befo re i t be in full fo rce , and fr 6 y war d , th ruf at
‘ p
h i m fyngl e o r d ub bl e as y6 fynd i t bell , 65 yf be te
memb no t to fly b ack a t y i nll ant wh en h e th rull eth
' t

i twil be to l ate fo r h i m to av oyd any th rul l y y6 (h al

‘

make at h i m,

Of the fhor tfiaf fig ht ag a in

] ? th g f f
e lon e a .

Cap. 12 .

F y6 h a ue a (l af o f th e c6veni ent l ength 1.

a a i n(l a l l af of l onge r l ength t h an i s c 6ve
g
ni ent th en m a ke yo ( p ace nar ro w, 65 feoke
r

notto Oll end v nti l 6 h a ue ll ro ngl y 65 ( wyftl y

'

_y
u t by h i s p o i nt t h e w ck
o ( h a l w e afe ac co m l il h ,
t
p y p
by reafon o f yo na rr ow ( pace 65 yo fo rc e th en ll ri k e
r Ir

o r th r ul l as 6 ( h al th i nk e bel l .
y
Th i s l h o rt ( l af fi g h t a g ai n(l l ong e ll a f i s d o n i n 2 .
th e fa me fo r t th at lh o rt ( l a f fig t to l h o rt ll af i s d o n,
but y th e man w th e lh o rt ( l af m u(l al wa i es rem e mb
t t r

to k e a narrow ( a c e v o n y l on il af , wh e r ( o
‘
p p g
e uer t e l o n e ll a f (h al l e , H e o r lo we , cO ti n u al l
g y y y
mak e yo ( p a ce na r ro w vp6 h i m , (0 (h a l y6 be ( u re yf
r

h e l l ri ke or th rull at y6, to tak e th e fa me b efor e i t be

i nto h i s full forc e 65 by re afo n y yo fo rce i s m o re w
t Ir t

o lh o r t ll a f t
r
h a n h i s c a n be a t th e p o y ntof h i s l o n e
y g
ll af , y6 ( h al cal l h i s ll af ( o farr o u tof y (l rei t l ne w
‘ t
y
o l h o r t ( l a f, 6 m fafl ent er i n w l 6
Ir t t lr
a e et 5
y y y y y y o ,

ll ri k e o r th rull h om e a t h i m .
Y e t th i s p fent lh i ft h e b ath a t y i nll ant, h e m ay 3.
' t

019?
12 2 fl
Br ef I n r ufliom .

b o th d ubbl e 65 fyngl e, 65 th en returne to yo former r

wa rd s llyp s 65 l yi ng e ag ai ne 65 th en are y6 as y6 wer

befo re
T h e l i k e fig h t i s to be vfed w y J
t e
a v el en, r t fon,
p y
h al bard , bl ack byl l , b attl e A xe , gl eve , h alf pyk e 650.

Of thefig ht o r /l h ll a a in ?
f ”f e y g ]
the or

the l ike weapon 89 ag a in] ? the

flf
a

Cap: 13.

byll h ed be w th e e d g e neyth er vp nor d o u ne but

t

( yd e wyfe .
T h e o th er 1) ward s a re on to cas t h i s by] h ed toward s
th e ryg h t ( yd e, th o th er to wa rd s y l eft ( yd e .
°

A nd v p on e i o n of th efe wa rd s o r catch es run v p to

r

h i s h a nd s w th e b ed of yo byl l 65 th e n b reafo n y
t r t
y
6 h u t h is (l af o u t Of r i h t ly ne , yo ma c a tc h
°
aue
y p y g y
a t h i s b ed nec k a rm e o r l e g s 65C w ed e o f
t ° f
o
g y g y
byl l 65 b ook o r pl uc k h i m l l rong l y to yo u 65 fly o ut
,

w all
‘
.

Y f y6 call h i s (l af ( O fa rr o ut y yo byl l ll yd e not 2 .

t r

o h i s h a nd s , th e n 6 m ( a fl ru n i n ( l d i n
r
v
p t y a
y y y g y o

y
h and s w i n o ne a rd o f y h e d of yo byl l , 65 ( 0 w yo
‘ e r t r

l
by] i n o ne h and ta k e h i m by y egg w th e ° t
bl ad e o f

y o b l l 65
r
y p lu c k h i m to 6 65 w t
y
r
o ot h er h a nd d efe nd

y
r
o
o ( el f fr m h i s g ryp s y b e o ffe r to g ryp e w
t
y ou.

l
Y f yo u fig h t byl l to byll d o th e i k e i n a] ref eél s 3.
as w
t
y
°
(l af i n o f
y
f
yg h t,
fo r
y o
’
b y ll fi
g h t6 5 (l af g h t
1S
 Br ef I nfir uéi iom . 12 3
i s a] one , bu t o nly for th e d efence 65 offence w th e b ed t

of °
y y ,b ll 65 w h er
y
°
(l af m an v
p 6 t h e c lo z e
y f h e v fe

(l a bb w t h e bu t e nd of h i s l l a f, th e b l l man a t
e t t
y t y y
rym e i s to v( e y c atch a t h i s l e g g w
e t e
e d e of h i s
g
y
byll , as i n t
feco nd g r ou nd ab ov e i s ( ai d
g
.

4 . R e m e m e uer i n a] y o
lr
fyg h t w t
th i s w e a o n t o

m ake yo fp a ce na rrow wh e th e r i t be ag ai n( l
r
e ( l af

or b ll (o
y y
t
w h a t ( 0 e uer h e ( h al d o a ai n( t o u ,
g y y 6
( h al ( l i l ] ma k e yo wa rd befo re h e be in h i s ful fo rce
r

to o flend
’
ou
y .

5 . Al f o
y yf 6 ca n reach w i n th e b ed o f h i s b l l w t
‘
y
t
h e

b ed of yo byl l th e n ( o d a i nl y w th e h ed o f o byl l
r t r

( h a c h h i s byl l h e d ll ro ng l y to wa rd s yo u , 65 t e rw al l ‘

i nd i reél h i s by] b ed 65 fo rc i bly r un vp yo by] b e d to r

h i s h a nd s , ( 0 h aue y6 th e ly k e a d vantag e as a bo uefa i d ,

wh eras I ( pake of runyng vp towa rd s h i s h and s .

6. Y f h e l ye a l owe w h i s by] h ed th en yf y6 c an p u t
t

o b l l h ed i n o u t '
h e h e d of h i s h ll e 65 ll ro n l e
f
y y y gy p u t
d o une h i s by ] ( l af w yo by] h ed , be ar i nge i tfla t th e n
t “
,

6 m fentl r un v o h l l h ed l i n l e h a nd ed to
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y a
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Cap: 14.

tha t weapon.
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1.
k s w bo th p oy nts o f k fo rwa r d s ,
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for efing towa rd s yo fa ce 65 th e l ttl e fyng er toward s
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th e p oy nt of y py k e , be ri ng th e u tt e nd of th e py ke
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l ye y6 w yo a rm e fpe nt 65 yo b o dy op en w yo h a nd
t r ’ t r

to y r i g h t ( d e w o k nu ck l es D o unwa rd s 65 o nal l es
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t t r

l eft ( yd e w yo knuck l es p ard s 65 yo na l es oun

t r r
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p ynt
o of h i s pyke fyngl e h and ed 65 h ur t y6 th e rw i n
t

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fa me fyng l e o r d ubbl e as yo u fynd yo b ell ad u a ntag c,r

65 fly o u t th er w . ‘

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,

llyd i ng e bo th yo h and s on yo (l af til y6 com w i n i ij

r r ‘

q ua r te rs of a y a r d o f th e h ed o f yo py k e 65 ( l abb h i m
r

th erw w o ne h a nd 65 w yo o th e r h a nd k ep e h i m of
t ‘ t r

fr o m y g ryp e .
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N o w yf h e be a man of (k yll , no tw ll and i ng e y 6. ‘ ‘

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th en wh i l e h e d o th ( l ryv e to g e t h i s pyk e a t l ybe r t e ,

y
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(l a bb a t h i m .
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th e ful p eél i o n of y tru e fyg h t th en th e on wi ll no t
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be a bl e to h u rt th o th er at wh a t p rfytwea p o n ( 0 eu er.
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t t t

o to wr a c k 65 t h oth er
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Cap: 15.
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t

no W ar d s no r g ryps bu t ag a i n( l fu ch a one
a s i s fo o l e h a rd 6 5 wi ll ful l e r h i mfel f to h a u e
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( 0011 h e g ayneth yo u th e pl ac e , wh erby h e i s wo und ed ,
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blow or th rull w h i s d ag g make y6 bl ow o r th rull at

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