- •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 defence of the high ward, at Sword & round Target.
F
Or the defending of the thruſt of the high warde, it is moſt ſure ſtanding at the lowe warde, and to endevour to overcome the enimie, by the ſame ſkill by the which he himſelfe would obtaine the victorie. In the very ſame time, that he delivereth his thruſt, a man muſt ſuddenly encreaſe a ſlope pace with the lefte foote, beating of the enimies Target with his owne, & driving of a thruſt perforce with the increaſe of a pace of the right foote. And with this manner of defence being done with ſuch nimbleneſse as is required, hee doth alſo ſafely ſtrike the enimie, who cannot ſtrike him againe, becauſe, by meanes of the ſaide ſlope pace he is carried out of the lyne in which the enimie pretended to ſtrike.
The hurt of the broad warde, at Sworde & round Target.
I
T is verie difficulte to ſtrike in this broad ward, if firſt with much compaſsing & gathering of the enimie, a man do not aſsaie with the circumference of his Target neere his hand, to beate off the enimies ſworde. And being ſo beaten, to encreaſe a left pace, and farther by adding thereunto the increaſe of a pace of the right foote, to diſcharge a thruſt. But it ſhall happely be better in the handling of theſe weapons, not to uſe this broad ward: for the hand is borne out of the ſtraight lyne, in the which he may ſtrike both ſafely and readily: And before it returne into the ſaide lyne, there is much time ſpent.
And farther, a man is not then in caſe with his Target to beate off the enimies ſworde: But if happily he be, yet (though he be verie readie, aſwell with the hand as foote) his thruſt ſhall never enter ſo farre that it may hit home: For the enimie, with a verie ſmall motion of his Target forwards, may verie eaſily drive thenimies ſword out of the ſtrait lyne. Therefore, he that would change or ſhifte out of this warde, to the intent to ſtrike, muſt of neceſsitie be paſsing nimble & readie, and before he delivereth his blowe, muſt beat the enimies ſword with his Target.
The defence of the broad warde, at Sword & round Target.
B
Ecauſe in everie occaſion or accident a man ſtandeth ſafe in the lowe warde, I will endevour in this caſe, to place him alſo in the ſame warde, for the encountring of the hurt of the broad warde. That therefore which by mine adviſe he ſhall do, is that he take great heede, not to ſuffer his ſworde to be beaten off any manner of waie. And when the enimie without this beating preſumeth to enter, he muſt in the ſelfeſame time increaſe a left pace & ſafely deliver a thruſt underneath with the increaſe of the right foote. And farther, when the enimie ſhall perfourme, that is, firſt finde the ſworde and beate it off, (ſeeing of neceſsitie if he would enter and hit home, his ſword muſt paſse by the circumference of the Target neere the hande) then, to withſtande the entrie, it is requiſite that hee drive the enimies ſworde outwards on the right ſide with his Target and with the increaſe of the ſaid pace, that he enter and ſtrike him.