Open fight

| upright

Open fight is to carry yor & hilt above yor hed either wt poynt |

|backwards, wch is best

| 1. becs it fals best to yt gardant ward

|	| strike

| 2. yet use yt wch yõ find apte ƒt to | thrust

| ward

Of ye ƒhort ƒingle ƒword againƒt ye like weapon both of a length

1.| Anƒ wer him in ye ƒ ame fight is best but kepe your distance

2.| let yor gatherings in be ever towards his right ƒ ide yt yor ƒword may choake

| up al his blows made at yõ before it be in force & frõ yor ward inƒ tantly uncro ƒe

| & strike him on ye hed or other open place, or thrust him in yr body & inƒ tantly
| fly out

|	1.|	ta k it not wt forehand wd eccep t

|	| y õ be ƒur e to wd it if y õ wrd

|	| it so if he com in wt al, then, fr õ

|	| | thrust |

|	| yt wrd | ƒtrike | remembrin g yor

|	| | gryp e |

1. | yor enemy lye	|	| govr nor s & strike fr õ yr wrd at

| in open or true	{	1.| left |	1.| ward it wt | ye he d &c, or thrust ye body.

| gardant fight	|	| |	| true gar d- | 1.|preƒs in to cl oƒe then

|	|	| |	| ant ward |	|take ye gripe of him.

|	|	| |	|	2.|if wt al he 2 |c õ not in then inƒtant-

|	|	| |	|	|	|ly uncr oƒs & ƒtrike him

|	|	| | ƒid e of |	|on ye he d & fly out.

|	|	| }yo r he d |	1.|mount yor point so yt yor blade

|	|If he ƒtrike| |or body |	|be cast out wt his toward yor

|	|at ye | | |	|right ƒ hould r & yt wil truly

|	| | | |then put down|ward ye right side of yor hed ,

|	| | | |yor hilt a | 1.|ƒtrike | | hed

|	|	2.|right |	| little & { |inƒ tantl | |

|	|	| |	|	| |ly ye left | }body

|	|	|	| |ƒ ide of | |thigh

|	|	| 2.{or outƒ ide of his

|	|	|fro wch wrd|right thigh & fly

|	|	|either |back inƒ tantly , on

|	|	| |of theƒe he cannot

|	|	|avoid.

|	|	|avoid.

|	|

|	3. | hed yõ lying below in variable fight thrust at his hand or arme by

|	|erecting yor pount wt yor knockles downwards & fly out instantly

2. | he thrust at yor face or body, then beat it downwards wt yor ƒword gardant bering yor point

| ƒ trongly tow rds yor right ƒ yde & sodainly ƒtrike him on ye hed or thruƒt him in ye body & fly out

| ƒ odainly

If |	1.| forceably preƒs on ye wt yt fight intending to hurt yõ in ye face or hed , or

|	|to take ye grype of yo.

|	| Against him uƒe both open & gardant fight ƒo ƒ hal you upon every blowe

|	|or thruƒt made a yo frõ yot wards ƒtrike or thruƒt him on ye face hde or body

|	|& fly out inƒ tantly

|	2.|& yõ lye below in variable 1.|but wt forehand ward & be sure to kepe yor

|	|fight then offer not to ward | di ƒ tance to make him cõ in wt his feet or foot

| yõ lye in open	|ye blow made a yor hed	{& yt wil di ƒappoint his tyme & place

| or true gardant	{with true gardant ward	| { tyme will be to long} in due tyme to do it.

| fight	|	2.|yor{ƒpace is to wide }

|	3.|Answer him not wt ye	1.|ƒpace wilbe to wide on both ƒyds to make a true

|	| { bastard } gardant fight |ward in due tyme

|	| { Imprfect	2.| arme & body wilbe open to neere him so yt wt

|	| ***can't read this***	|************his body wt ye tyme of ye hand or

|	|wards there yor	|hand & foot he may either thruƒt yor body or

|	|take ye gripe of you.

|	1.|he yt first breaketh his di ƒ tance & do attempt to ƒtrike at ye others hed ,

|	|ƒ halbe ƒ urely ƒ triken on ye hed himƒelf if thother ƒtrike therat in his cõing in,

3.| both fyght upo	|and ƒlip a little back wtal, for yt maketh an Indirection wherby yor blowe

| open fight	{ cro ƒƒ eth his hed & maketh a true ward for yor owne .

|	2.|it is bett rfor ye patient to strike hime strongly at ye agents hed if ye agent

|	|preƒs upin him to win ye place, then to thruƒt, for ye cs aboveƒaid

4.| yõ fight upon open or true gardant fight nev r ward upõforehand ward for yor ƒpace wilbe to wide

| in due tyme to make a true wrd

| he lye aloft wt his point towtds yõ aftr ye mann r of ye Imbrocata then make yor ƒpace narrow wt

| yorpoint upwards, therw t put by his point & ƒtrike or thruƒt as aforeƒaid at any open place but be

|	1.{& fly out prƒ ently

| ƒ ure herin to kepe yor distance 2.{ythe deceive yõ not in ye taking his poynt .

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