- •The Authors Epiſtle unto divers Noble men and Gentle-men.
- •The Author, to the Reader
- •The meanes how to obtain Judgement.
- •The division of the Art
- •Of the Sword.
- •The division of the Sword
- •That everie blow of the point of the sword striketh circulerly and how he that striketh with the point, striketh streight.
- •The broad ward.
- •The low Ward.
- •Of wards
- •The high ward.
- •The hurt of the high warde at single Rapier.
- •The defence of the thrust of the high warde at Single Rapier
- •The hurt of the broad warde at Single Rapier.
- •The Defence of the broad Ward at Single Rapier.
- •The hurt of the Lowe warde at Single Rapier.
- •The Defence of the Lowe warde at Single Rapier.
- •The Rapier and Dagger.
- •The offence of the High warde at Rapier and Dagger.
- •Of the defence of high Warde at Rapier and Dagger.
- •The hurt of the broad warde at Rapier and Dagger.
- •The defence of the broad warde at Rapier and Dagger.
- •The hurt of the lowe warde at Rapier and dagger.
- •The defence of the lowe warde at Rapier & Dagger.
- •The Rapier and Cloake.
- •The manner how to handle the Cloake.
- •An advertisement concerning the warding and wrapping of the Cloake.
- •The hurt of the high ward at Rapier and Clok
- •The defence of the thrust, right and reversed blowes of the high warde at Rapier and Cloake.
- •The hurt of the broad warde, at Rapier and Cloake.
- •The defence of the broad warde, at Rapier and Cloake.
- •Of the hurt of the lowe warde, at Rapier and Cloake.
- •Of the defence of the lowe Warde at Rapier and Cloak.
- •Of the Sworde and Buckler
- •Of the Forme of the Buckler.
- •The manner how to handle the Buckler.
- •Of the hurt of the high warde at Sword and Buckler.
- •Of the defence of the high warde at Sworde and Buckler
- •Of the hurt of the broad Warde, at Sworde and Buckler.
- •The defence of the lowe warde, at Sword & buckler.
- •Of the Sworde & Target, called the Square Target.
- •The manner how to holde the Square Target.
- •The hurt of the high warde, at Sworde & Square Target.
- •The defence of the broad warde, at Sworde and Square Target.
- •Of the hurt of the lowe warde, at Sworde and Square Target.
- •Of the defence of the high warde, at Sworde and Square Target.
- •Of the Sworde & rounde Target.
- •Of the maner how to holde the round Target.
- •The hurt of the high warde, at sworde and round Target.
- •The defence of the high ward, at Sword & round Target.
- •The hurt of the broad warde, at Sworde & round Target.
- •The defence of the broad warde, at Sword & round Target.
- •The hurt of the lowe warde, at Sword & round Target.
- •Of the defence of the lowe warde, at Sword and round Target.
- •Of the Case of Rapyers
- •The manner how to handle two Rapiers
- •Of the high ward at two Rapiers
- •The defense of the high warde, &c.
- •Of the hurt of the broad ward at the two Rapyers
- •Of the defense of the broad ward at two Rapyers
- •Of the hurt of the low ward at the two Rapyers
- •Of the defense of the low ward at the two Rapyers
- •Of the two hand Sword
- •Of the maner how to handle the Two hand Sword, in single combat
- •Of the defense of the high ward, at the two hand sword
- •Of the hurt of the low ward at the two hand sworde
- •The defense of the low warde, at the two hand sword
- •Of the weapons of the Staffe, namely, the Bill, the Partisan, the Holbert, and the Javelin.
- •Of the Partesan.
- •Of Bill against Bill, Holberd against Holberd, or Holberd against Bill.
- •How to strike with the Holberd.
- •Of the defence of the heele, or blunt ende of the Holberd.
- •Of the hurt and ward of the Javelyn.
- •Of the defence of the thrustes of the Javelyn.
- •The manner how to handle the Pyke
- •For what cause the Pike maketh greater passage with the point than any other shorter weapon.
- •Of the wardes of the Pike.
- •Of the maner how to strike in the said wardes.
- •Of the defence of the wardes.
- •The Second Part intreatinge of Deceites and Falsinges of Blowes and Thrusts
The hurt of the lowe warde, at Sword & round Target.
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Man may ſtrike in this ward, the right foote being behinde, and before, & in both waies, he may beare his ſworde either within or without. If therefore he finde h imſelfe to ſtande with the right foote behinde and without, he ſhall aſsaie at any hande, before he determine to ſtrike, to finde the enimies ſworde with his owne, and as ſoone as hee findes it ſhall clap to his Target, and ſtrike perforce with a low thruſt, encreaſing with the right foote. But finding himſelfe to ſtand within, no more with his ſworde, then he doth with with his Target, he ſhall prove whether he can finde the enimies ſworde, and having found it, ſhall ſtraine it faſt betweene his owne ſworde and Target, & then ſhall deliver a thruſt with the increaſe of a pace of the right foote, the which thruſt of force ſpeedeth: This being perfourmed, he ſhall ſettle himſelfe in this, or in either of theſe waies in the lowe warde with the right foote before. And as he ſo ſtandeth in this arde, he may after the ſame ſorte ſtrike either within or without.
Therefore finding himſelfe within, he ſhall provide to meete with the enimies ſword, and with the increaſe of a left pace, ſhal clap to his Target, for the more ſafetie, and then drive on a forcible thruſt, with the increaſe of a pace of the right foote. And finding himſelfe to beare his ſword within the ſaid ward, and with his right foote behind, he ſhall indevour to find the enimies ſword with the Target, and having found it, ſhal cloſe it in betwen his own ſword and Target, & with the increaſe of a a left pace, ſhal perforce hurt the enimie, with the increaes of a pace of the right foote.
Now, all theſe thruſts, no doubt ſhall ſpeede every time that the enimie either maketh no traverſe mocion with his bodie, either as he ſtriketh, commeth directlie forwards, or els beeing fearefull, goeth directly backwards, for it is not poſsible that one man go ſo faſt directlie backwardes, as an other may forwardes. Yt is therefore diligently to be obſerved in this ward, never to determin to ſtrike, either in the handling of theſe, or of any other kind of weapons, if (with one of them) he ſhall not firſt finde the enimies ſworde. The which redowneth to the great profite of everie man, but eſpecially of thoſe, who have ſtrong armes, for that they are the better hable to beate backe the enimies weapon.
Of the defence of the lowe warde, at Sword and round Target.
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L the foreſaid thruſts are warded, by not ſuffering the ſworde to be found by the enimie with either of his weapons. For the enimie (not finding it, will not ſaſure himſelfe, or preſume to enter, without firſt finding of the ſworde) may moſt eaſilie be ſtroken and not ſtrike, if a man increaſe a ſlope pace, (to the end he may voide his bodie from hurt,) and with the increaſe of a ſtraight pace of the right foote, do alſo diſcharge a thruſt beneath. And after htis order he may ſtrike ſafelie, (not onelie when his ſword is not found by the enimie, but alſo when it chanceth to be found) if he be readie and nimble to make his ſlope pace, and to beate off, as forcible as he may, the enimies Target with his owne ſword and Target, thereby forcing a low thruſt to enter in, with the increaſe of a pace with the right foote. And thus much concerning the true ſtriking & defending of the ſword and round Target.