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'''Antonio Manciolino''' was a [[century::16th century]] [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing master]]. Little is known about this master's life; he seems to have been Bolognese by birth and he is thought to have been a student of [[Guido Antonio di Luca]],{{cn}} the master who also taught [[Achille Marozzo]]. His fencing manual is dedicated to Don Luisi de Cordoba, Duke of Sessa, Orator of the Most Serene Emperor to Adrian VI; this dedication may indicate that Manciolino was attached as fencing master to the ducal court.
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'''Antonio Manciolino''' was a [[century::16th century]] [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing master]]. Little is known about this master's life; he seems to have been Bolognese by birth and he may have been a student of [[Guido Antonio di Luca]],{{cn}} the Bolognese master who taught [[Achille Marozzo]] in the same period. His fencing manual is dedicated to Don Luisi de Cordoba, Duke of Sessa, Orator of the Most Serene Emperor to Adrian VI; this dedication may indicate that Manciolino was attached as fencing master to the ducal court.
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In 1531, Manciolino published a treatise on fencing called ''[[Opera Nova (Antonio Manciolino)|Opera Nova]]'' ("A New Work"),<ref>The full title was ''Di Antonio Manciolino Bolognese opera noua, doue li sono tutti li documenti & uantaggi che si ponno ha uere nel mestier de l’armi d’ogni sorte nouamente corretta & stampata'', which translates to "New Work by Antonio Manciolino, Bolognese, wherein are all the instructions and advantages that are to be had in the practice of arms of every sort; newly corrected and printed".</ref> which is the oldest extant treatise in the [[Filippo di Bartolomeo Dardi|Dardi]] or "Bolognese" school.<ref>Both Dardi and Luca are thought to have published treatises in the 15th century that have since been lost.</ref>
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The 1531 edition describes itself as "corrected and revised" and was probably based on an earlier version printed in ca. 1523 (based on the fact that Don Luisi de Cordoba was only orator to Adrian VI between September of 1522 and September of 1523).<ref>Leoni, Tom. ''The Complete Renaissance Swordsman: Antonio Manciolino’s Opera Nova (1531)''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. pp 11-12.</ref> Manciolino had signed a contract with a French printer in Rome in 1519 to publish his treatise, but it's unclear if this was the same edition or an even earlier one.<ref>Tassinari, 2021.</ref>
  
In 1531, Manciolino published a treatise on swordsmanship called ''[[Opera Nova (Antonio Manciolino)|Opera Nova]]'' ("A New Work"),<ref>The full title was ''Di Antonio Manciolino Bolognese opera noua, doue li sono tutti li documenti & uantaggi che si ponno ha uere nel mestier de l’armi d’ogni sorte nouamente corretta & stampata'', which translates to "New Work by Antonio Manciolino, Bolognese, wherein are all the instructions and advantages that are to be had in the practice of arms of every sort; newly corrected and printed".</ref> which is the oldest extant treatise in the [[Filippo di Bartolomeo Dardi|Dardi]] or "Bolognese" school of swordsmanship.<ref>Both Dardi and Luca are thought to have published treatises in the 15th century that have since been lost.</ref> The 1531 edition describes itself as "corrected and revised" and was probably based on an earlier version printed in ca. 1523; this date is based on the fact that Don Luisi de Cordoba was only orator to Adrian VI between September of 1522 and September of 1523.<ref>Leoni, Tommasso. ''The Complete Renaissance Swordsman: Antonio Manciolino’s Opera Nova (1531)''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. pp 11-12.</ref> Despite the breadth and detail of his work, Manciolino's efforts were overshadowed by the release of Marozzo's even more extensive work on Bolognese fencing thirteen years later.
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Despite the breadth and detail of his work, Manciolino's efforts were overshadowed by the release of Marozzo's even more extensive work on Bolognese fencing thirteen years later.
  
 
== Treatise ==
 
== Treatise ==
  
 
As Craig Pitt-Pladdy has refused our request to host his translations on Wiktenauer, we instead have links to their locations on other sites in the appropriate sections until such time as another translation appears.
 
As Craig Pitt-Pladdy has refused our request to host his translations on Wiktenauer, we instead have links to their locations on other sites in the appropriate sections until such time as another translation appears.
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''Note: This article includes a very early (2003) draft of Jherek Swanger's translation. An extensively-revised version of the translation was released in print in 2021 as ''How to Fight and Defend with Arms of Every Kind, by Antonio Manciolino''. It can be purchased at the following links in [http://www.lulu.com/shop/w-jherek-swanger/how-to-fight-and-defend-with-arms-of-every-kind-by-antonio-manciolino-hardcover/hardcover/product-gp6yjz.html hardcover] and [http://www.lulu.com/shop/w-jherek-swanger/how-to-fight-and-defend-with-arms-of-every-kind-by-antonio-manciolino-paperback/paperback/product-ykpqmd.html softcover].''
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''It also includes an Italian transcription by Steven Reich which was also released in print as ''Antonio Manciolino''; it can be purchased in [http://www.lulu.com/shop/steven-reich/antonio-manciolino/paperback/product-1q6veprp.html softcover].''
  
 
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! <p>Transcription<br/>by [[Steven Reich]]</p>
 
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| '''New work by Antonio Manciolino, Bolognese, wherein are all the instructions and advantages that are to be had in the practice of arms of every sort; newly corrected and printed.'''
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'''1531.'''
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| <p>New work BY ANTONIO MANCIOLINO of Bologna, wherein are all the instructions and advantages that are to be had in the practice of arms of every sort; newly corrected and printed.</p>
| '''DI ANTONIO MANCIOLINO BOLOGNEse opera noua, doue li sono tutti li documenti & uantaggi che si ponno ha uere nel mestier de l’armi d’ogni sorte nouamente corretta & stampata.'''
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'''M D X X X I.'''
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<p>1531.</p>
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| '''[Dedication: To the Most Illustrious Don Luisi de Cordola, Duke of Sessa, Orator of the Most Serene Emperor to Adrian VI.]'''
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| '''ALLO ILLVSTRISSIMO DON LVIsi de Cordola Duca di Sessa Oratore del Serenissimo Imperatore ad Adriano Sesto V.D.S.D.S.ac.F.'''
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| class="noline" | <p>[1] Dedication: To the Most Illustrious Don Luisi de Cordola, Duke of Sessa, Orator of the Most Serene Emperor to Adrian VI.</p>
'''M'''Olti ingeniosi, & eccellenti auttori, degni di im mortale laude Illustrissimo Duca si sono sforzati non solo con la uiua uoce: li presenti: ma etiam li posteri: & successori insegnare: & amaestrare. Tamen insino alli nostri tempi (quanto ci sia noto) alcuno ha colli sua scritti dechiarato in che modo si debba defende re dali seuienti inimici: essendo da quelli assalito: se non il nostro autore: ilquale ammaestra nella sequente operetta: euadere: & schifare la uiolente & intentata morte: come uostra Illustrissima Signoria, uedera in la presente operetta: a quella dedicata: come a Capitano espertissimo in l’arte Militare per le frequente ottenute uittorie. Et se l’opera esigua a tanto eccelso Signore, risguardi quello a l’animo: & uolonta di chi la dedica: preparato ad ogni opera uerso quello: il quale Iddio faccia perfetto: & conserui d’ogni aduersa fortuna. Valete.
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| '''New work for learning to combat and fence with every sort of weapon, composed by Antonio Manciolino, Bolognese.'''
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| '''[A2r] OPERA NOVA PERIMPARARE a Combattere, & Schermire d’ogni sorte Armi, Composta per Antonio Manciolino Bolognese.'''
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| It is the wont of the majority of the commonest maestri of the art of the rational blows of fencing to affix in the highest and most solemn corner of their school a long array of paper, wherein they claim their chapters are written. And in truth, whosoever reads them does find them to be chapters, but rather those that wine vendors place on barrels, a thing more monstrous than human. And how can he be human, if the greed and rapacity of the maestro is openly displayed? But how human of a thing is it to help others, and to bear witness by oneself that some are not born thus rapacious and hardhearted of instinct? And in my opinion things are placed into the school only for their profit, and not that of others. Hundreds are their chapters, for in them is contained nothing other than the putting of a price on the masterful play of this art, as the virtue of arms has fallen to such baseness that it is wished by them to find her holy members sold at a price through the schools, boasting, without consideration that the dull and the subtle wits can not equally bear this yoke upon their shoulders, and that the art is not a harlot to suffer itself to be sold. And I wish to hold to a more useful path, noting that the school should be devoted to offering some instruction of the art. It is of more worth to me to be useful to my scholars with this work than, through the putting of a price to the play, to provide myself alone with great benefit. Accordingly, it will suffice me to have from scholars three things: namely reverence, faith, and reward; reverence as maestro, and likewise faith, because it behooves the student to believe according to the saying of the philosopher, that scholars are held to be the proper reward of their maestro; because without that (it is the sentiment of Cicero) the arts would perish. If, therefore, I call myself satisfied by the three aforesaid things, what loss of time in some other profit of mine could be of aid with this, my work?
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| '''I''' VOLSI Dal piu de li uolgarissima maestri, de l’arte, che de li colpi ragioneuole Schermitrice, nel piu alto, & solenne canto de la Scola apporre un longo spiegamento di Carta, oue gli loro capitoli esser scritti dicono. Et nel uero, chi quelli legge, troua esser capitoli, ma quali è uenditori del uino sopra le botte fanno, cosa piu mostruosa, che humana. Et come puo te esser humana, se apertamente la ingerdiggia, & rapaci tade del maestro si dimostra. Ma come humana cosa è gio uare altrui, & far fede per se stesse alcuno non esser nato, cosi rapace, & ferrigno istinto e secondo il mio talen'''[A2v]'''to, porsi nella scola cose, che per il suo solamente, & non l’altrui profitto faccino, chenti sono questi loro capitoli, conciosiacosa che in quelli altro non si contenghi, che il poner a prezzo li maestreuoli giochi di questa arte, si come la uirtu de l’armi a tanta uiltade caduta fosse che si desseno a trouar di quelli che le sacre membra di lei per le scole a prezzo uender si uantasseno senza consideramento che l’ingegni duri con li acuti non possono parimente tirar questo giogo sopra il collo, & che l’arte non è meritrice di soporsi a prezzo. Et uolendo io tener piu utile sentiero, auisandomi che ne la scola dourebbe esser uoto di porger qualche ammaestramento, del Arte, essendomi piu grato con questa opera giouar a li scolari miei, che per metter gli giochi a prezzo esser a me stesso di grande giouamento. Imperò che a me basta hauer da li scolari trè cose, cioè Riuerentia, Fede, & premio. Riuerentia come maestro, & medesimamente fede, perche conuiene al discepolo credere secondo il detto del philosopho, el premio condeceuole sono li scolari al suo maestro tenuti, percio che senza quello (è sententia di Cicerone) che l’ar ti perirebbeno. Se adunque de le tre predette cose sodisfat to mi chiamo, a che perder tempo in altro mio profitto possendo giouar con questa mia opera.
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| <p>'''New work for learning to combat and fence with every sort of weapon, composed by Antonio Manciolino of Bologna.'''</p>
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<p>[1] It is the wont of the majority of the commonest maestri of the art of the rational blows of fencing to affix in the highest and most solemn corner of their school a long array of paper, wherein they claim their chapters are written. And in truth, whosoever reads them does find them to be chapters, but rather those that wine vendors place on barrels, a thing more monstrous than human. And how can he be human, if the greed and rapacity of the maestro is openly displayed? But how human of a thing is it to help others, and to bear witness by oneself that some are not born thus rapacious and hardhearted of instinct? And in my opinion things are placed into the school only for their profit, and not that of others. Hundreds are their chapters, for in them is contained nothing other than the putting of a price on the masterful play of this art, as the virtue of arms has fallen to such baseness that it is wished by them to find her holy members sold at a price through the schools, boasting, without consideration that the dull and the subtle wits can not equally bear this yoke upon their shoulders, and that the art is not a harlot to suffer itself to be sold. And I wish to hold to a more useful path, noting that the school should be devoted to offering some instruction of the art. It is of more worth to me to be useful to my scholars with this work than, through the putting of a price to the play, to provide myself alone with great benefit. Accordingly, it will suffice me to have from scholars three things: namely reverence, faith, and reward; reverence as maestro, and likewise faith, because it behooves the student to believe according to the saying of the philosopher, that scholars are held to be the proper reward of their maestro; because without that (it is the sentiment of Cicero) the arts would perish. If, therefore, I call myself satisfied by the three aforesaid things, what loss of time in some other profit of mine could be of aid with this, my work?</p>
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| <p>[3] '''Here begin some principal rules, or instructions, regarding the valorous art of fencing.'''</p>
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'''U'''Olendo alcuno giocare, deue sempre al piu ua loroso per opre & per fama ataccarsi. Perche come la gloria del uincitore dal ualore del uin to depende, cosi il perdimento non è biasmeuole se la fama del uincitore lo abbellisce.
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<p>One wishing to play must always attach himself to the most valorous of deed and reputation. Because as the glory of the victor depends on the valor of the vanquished, thus the loss is not censurable if the reputation of the victor embellishes it.</p>
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| The delight of playing with varied and diverse players makes a man cunning, perceptive, and nimble of hand, because from the variety of such practiced wits stems the shrewd and learned mother-experience of things.
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| Il diletto di giocar con uarij & diuersi giocatori fa l’huomo scaltro: occhiuto: & delle mani snello, perche della uarietate di tanti praticati ingegni prouiene la saga ce & dotta madre esperienza delle cose.
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| <p>[4] The delight of playing with varied and diverse players makes a man cunning, perceptive, and nimble of hand, because from the variety of such practiced wits stems the shrewd and learned mother-experience of things.</p>
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| When one in playing has doubt of the other, he must never fix himself in a single guard, but change immediately from one into another. The reason being that the enemy will not be able to form some opinion.
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| Mentre uno nel giocare ha dubitanza de l’altro: non si deue mai fermarsi in una sola guardia, ma di una subito cangiarsi in l’altra. Il perche non potra d’alcuno auiso del Nemico esser giunto.
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| <p>[5] When one in playing has doubt of the other, he must never fix himself in a single guard, but change immediately from one into another. The reason being that the enemy will not be able to form some opinion.</p>
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| Against those players who make their blows with great impetus, so that they often engender fear in their partner, there are two things that can be done: either to let his blow go in vain and to thrust immediately, shrewdly feigning to ward it; or to throw yourself forward to ward before the blow has come to force. One could also strike him in the hand, the reason being that it would interfere with his forceful throwing.
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| Contra quelli giocatori che con grande impeto i loro colpi fanno, si che souente partoriscono timore nel compagno, di due cose far l’una si puote, ouero lasciarlo andar a uoto & spigner di subito accortamente fingendo di schifare: ouero gettarsi innanzi a schifare prima che’l co po habbi preso furia. Si potrebbe anchora ferirli la mano il perche scorderebbe il tirar forte
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| <p>[6] Against those players who make their blows with great impetus, so that they often engender fear in their partner, there are two things that can be done: either to let his blow go in vain and to thrust immediately, shrewdly feigning to ward it; or to throw yourself forward to ward before the blow has come to force. One could also strike him in the hand, the reason being that it would interfere with his forceful throwing.</p>
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| The wounding of the hand, not of the enemy, is registered in the account of blows in play. Because the hand is the chief in exposing itself, thus in combat for earnest it is the most singular wound, because that member of the enemy must be offended which offends more than others, and this is the hand.
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| Si come il ferire della mano non del nemico è riceuuto nel conto del giocare per colpo. Perche la mano è pri miera nel scoprirsi, cosi nel combatter da douero questa è la piu singolare ferita, perche quello membro del '''[A3v]''' nemico si deue offender, ilquale te piu de glialtri offende, & questo è la mano.
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| <p>[7] The wounding of the hand, not of the enemy, is registered in the account of blows in play. Because the hand is the chief in exposing itself, thus in combat for earnest it is the most singular wound, because that member of the enemy must be offended which offends more than others, and this is the hand.</p>
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| The most genteel of blows is the mandritto, because that one is the most genteel and noble which is done with more difficulty and danger; but to strike with the mandritto is done with more danger than the riverso, since it makes a man go entirely uncovered in that tempo; therefore the mandritto is more genteel.
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| Il piu gentile delli colpi è il Mandritto, perche quello è il piu gentile & nobile: che con piu malageuolezza & pericolo si fa: ma a batter di mandritto è con piu pericolo che di rouerso: conciosiacosa: che far andar l’huomo tutto scoperto in quel tempo: adunque il mandritto è piu gentile.
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| <p>[8] The most genteel of blows is the mandritto, because that one is the most genteel and noble which is done with more difficulty and danger; but to strike with the mandritto is done with more danger than the riverso, since it makes a man go entirely uncovered in that tempo; therefore the mandritto is more genteel.</p>
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| The genteel warding of a blow is of no little profit nor small beauty, rather it is of equal or perhaps greater loveliness than to make a beautiful blow since many know how to throw a beautiful blow, but few have the knowledge of warding them, so that they are not offended. And such guardians rest satisfied.
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| Non è di picciol profitto ne di poca bellezza il gentile schifamento di uno colpo, anzi è di equale o forse di maggiore leggiadria: che a fare il bel colpo: conciosiaco sa che molti saperanno tirar li belli colpi: ma pochi haueranno scienza di schifarli: si che offesi non siano. Et che gli guardatori restino sodisfatti.
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| <p>[10] The genteel warding of a blow is of no little profit nor small beauty, rather it is of equal or perhaps greater loveliness than to make a beautiful blow since many know how to throw a beautiful blow, but few have the knowledge of warding them, so that they are not offended. And such guardians rest satisfied.</p>
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| It is a necessary thing to know the tempos, without which the play is imperfect; accordingly be aware that when the enemy’s blow has passed your body, that the period there is a tempo to follow it with a response, more convenient than a parry.
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| Cosa necessaria è conoscer li tempi: senza liquali è im perfetto il gioco: però è da auertire che come il colpo del Nemico ti ha trascorso la persona, che iui el torno è tempo di seguitarlo con la riposta: che parra piu conueneuole.
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| <p>[11] It is a necessary thing to know the tempos, without which the play is imperfect; accordingly be aware that when the enemy’s blow has passed your body, that the period there is a tempo to follow it with a response, more convenient than a parry.</p>
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| All players that look short are also to place in their hands short weapons, because their puissance would not extend to long ones.
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| Alli giucatori: che ueggono corto: sono ancho da por in mano le armi corte. Perche la loro uertude nelle longhe non si stenderebbe.
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| <p>[12] All players that look short are also to place in their hands short weapons, because their puissance would not extend to long ones.</p>
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| To whomsoever as well in playing, the short weapon, or the short sword, is of greater virtue. Because it forces the players to approach, from whence they are made ideal at warding and of good eye.
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| A qualunque anchora nel giocare l’arma corta, o la spada corta è di maggior uertude. Perche a forza fa accostar li giocatori: onde si fanno ottimi schifatori: & di bon occhio.
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| <p>[13] To whomsoever as well in playing, the short weapon, or the short sword, is of greater virtue. Because it forces the players to approach, from whence they are made ideal at warding and of good eye.</p>
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| In every respect it is an optimal thing to train both hands in every play with every weapon, and to know as well with one as with the other how to strike and to ward.
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| Per ogni rispetto è ottima cosa l’ammaestrar amen'''[A4]'''due le mani in ogni giuoco di ogni arme: & saper cosi con una: come con l’altra ferir & schifare.
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| <p>[14] In every respect it is an optimal thing to train both hands in every play with every weapon, and to know as well with one as with the other how to strike and to ward.</p>
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| Thus do the high guards relate to the low wards: that the principles of the high guards is striking, and naturally the warding subsequently; and of the low guards contrarily is warding the principle, and then striking subsequently; but in these low ones alone is the giving of the thrust the natural strike.
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| Cosi se hanno le guardie alte: con le basse, che il principio delle guardie alte è il ferire & seguentemente il schi fare naturalmente, & delle guardie basse di contrario è il principio il schifare: & il ferire poi per seguitamento. ma in queste basse solo il dar di ponta è ferir naturale.
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| <p>[15] Thus do the high guards relate to the low wards: that the principles of the high guards is striking, and naturally the warding subsequently; and of the low guards contrarily is warding the principle, and then striking subsequently; but in these low ones alone is the giving of the thrust the natural strike.</p>
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| As strikes without shieldings are not done sensibly, so shieldings without a following of a strike should not be made, waiting for the tempos nonetheless. Therefore if one always wards without responding with a blow, he would give his enemy a manifest sign of his timidity; unless with such warding one drives the enemy back, the enemy would proceed with great courage; and in truth warding should be done going forward and not back, being thus more apt to reach the enemy, as well as to weaken the enemy’s blow, if he comes against you; because striking you at close quarters he cannot harm you with that part of the sword which is from the middle back toward the hilt; but it would be far worse from the middle forward.
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| Come le ferite senza li schermi non si fanno ragioneuolmente: cosi li scherma senza seguitamento di ferita fare non si debbono, riserbando nondimeno li tempi. imperò che se uno sempre si schifasse senza risponder el colpo darebbe al nemico della sua timidezza manifesto segnale. saluo se con tale schermo non sospignesse il nemico in dietro che da gran cuore procederebbe: & nel uero fa li schermi si debbono far andando innanzi & non in dietro: si per esser piu atto di giugner il nemico come per debilire il colpo del nemico se contra te uenisse. perche ferendoti si di uicino non ti puote nuocer se non con quella parte della spada: che è dal mezzo in dietro uerso li elzi: ma molto maggior male sarebbe dal mezzo innanzi.
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| <p>[16] As strikes without shieldings are not done sensibly, so shieldings without a following of a strike should not be made, waiting for the tempos nonetheless. Therefore if one always wards without responding with a blow, he would give his enemy a manifest sign of his timidity; unless with such warding one drives the enemy back, the enemy would proceed with great courage; and in truth warding should be done going forward and not back, being thus more apt to reach the enemy, as well as to weaken the enemy’s blow, if he comes against you; because striking you at close quarters he cannot harm you with that part of the sword which is from the middle back toward the hilt; but it would be far worse from the middle forward.</p>
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| The good player, when he plays with one who flees him, (which removes much grace from his valor, because seeing that one flee, he cannot do a perfect thing) must also himself feign to flee, because it will give spirit to the first who fled to come forward, and thus gracefully redress the miscarriage of his play.
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| Il buono giocatore quando giochera con uno che lo fu ga, ilche toglie alla sua uertude molto di gratia, perche ue dendo fuggire colui, non puote far cosa perfetta: deue anchor egli finger di fuggire: ilperche dara animo al primo fuggitore di uenir innanzi, & cosi riuestira il suo giuoco della smarrita leggiadria.
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| <p>[17] The good player, when he plays with one who flees him, (which removes much grace from his valor, because seeing that one flee, he cannot do a perfect thing) must also himself feign to flee, because it will give spirit to the first who fled to come forward, and thus gracefully redress the miscarriage of his play.</p>
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| The players who make many blows without tempo or measure, although these may connect their enemies, are nonetheless censurable, and sooner are said to be children of luck than of art, but those are called grave and well-positioned players who seek to strike their adversary with tempo and grace.
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| Li giucatori che senza misura & tempo fanno li colpi spessi, quantunque di quelli il nemico per sciagura giunga '''[A4v]''' no sono nondimeno biasmeuoli et piu tosto della uentura che da l’arte sono da esser detti figli, ma quelli si chiamano giucatori graui & appostati, che cercano con tempo & con gratia ferir il suo Auersario.
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| <p>[18] The players who make many blows without tempo or measure, although these may connect their enemies, are nonetheless censurable, and sooner are said to be children of luck than of art, but those are called grave and well-positioned players who seek to strike their adversary with tempo and grace.</p>
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| If one finds himself close to the enemy, he must never throw a full blow, because the sword must not distance itself from the presence for the safety of him who holds it, and this throwing of an imperfect blow is called “mezzo tempo”.
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| Se uno si troua presso al nemico, non deue mai tirar colpo finito, Perche la spada non si deue luntanar dalla presenza per sicurezza di cui la tiene & questo tirare col po imperfetto è detto mezzo tempo.
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| Two players finding each other to be of equal knowledge of the art, is the reason why one will not know how to give a blow to his companion with safety; and by my counsel, in one of two ways can he put himself, with luck, in hope of victory: namely, to have an eye toward throwing in that very same tempo that the enemy will have taken; or he can give to him whence it seems better for him to approach, and immediately throw himself upon him, embracing him, which having done, any will esteem that one the victor.
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| Trouandosi duo giocatori di equale scienza de l’arte il perche l’uno non sappia dare al compagno con suo sal uamento, & gli puote per mio consiglio in una di due gui se porsi alla uentura con speranza di uittoria cioè hauer l’occhio di tirar in quel medesimo tempo che haura tolto il nemico, ouero puote dargli oue meglio gli uiene, & subito gittarsi adosso abbracciandolo, ilche ciascuno ri putera costui il uincitore.
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| <p>[20] Two players finding each other to be of equal knowledge of the art, is the reason why one will not know how to give a blow to his companion with safety; and by my counsel, in one of two ways can he put himself, with luck, in hope of victory: namely, to have an eye toward throwing in that very same tempo that the enemy will have taken; or he can give to him whence it seems better for him to approach, and immediately throw himself upon him, embracing him, which having done, any will esteem that one the victor.</p>
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| If someone wants to cause the enemy to throw a blow that he will parry in order to reach him in that tempo, it behooves him to make such a blow three or four times one after the other almost in the manner of an invitation, and because the custom of players is to ape, the adversary will be compelled to make a semblance, by which you will make him throw the blow that you wished.
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| Se alcuno uolesse far tirar al nemico un colpo che gli paresse per giugnerlo in quel tempo, egli conuiene che tre o quattro fiate una dopo l’altra facci cotal colpo quasi in modo di inuito, & perche costume è di giocatori far la Bertuccia, sera astretto lo auersario far il somigliante: on de li farai tirare il colpo che disiaui.
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| <p>[21] If someone wants to cause the enemy to throw a blow that he will parry in order to reach him in that tempo, it behooves him to make such a blow three or four times one after the other almost in the manner of an invitation, and because the custom of players is to ape, the adversary will be compelled to make a semblance, by which you will make him throw the blow that you wished.</p>
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| If you would wound the enemy in his upper body it will be necessary to begin the quarrel at his lower body; and similarly, wanting to reach him at the lower body; for that you will make a blow above, because defending himself in those portions with beats, it is necessary that the others will be uncovered.
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| Se uoi ferir il nemico dalle soprane parti fara mistieri dalle parti di sotto cominciar la questione: & medesimamente uolendolo giugnier nelle sottane parti: da quelle di sopra farai la pugna, perche defendendosi quelli luochi com battuti, è necessario che li altri scoperti restino.
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| <p>[22] If you would wound the enemy in his upper body it will be necessary to begin the quarrel at his lower body; and similarly, wanting to reach him at the lower body; for that you will make a blow above, because defending himself in those portions with beats, it is necessary that the others will be uncovered.</p>
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| Because no blow can be thrown against which arguably there is some guard in which there is no risk, it follows that in the rising and falling from guards is shown the virtue of the players; on the great field the victory is seen to go to him, who assaults his enemy from the outset before he settles his weapons in guard, because standing caught in thought, he can be struck more easily.
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| Perche nessuno colpo puote esser tirato che ragioneuol mente in qualche guardia non rieschi, seguita che nel mon'''[A5]'''tare & callare delle guardie si dimostri la uirtute de giucatori, unde grande campo che si parera alla uittoria chi assalira di nouo il nemico prima che adagi l’arme nella guardia, perche reggendosi trarotto il pensiero, piu ageuole fia il poterlo ferire.
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| <p>[23] Because no blow can be thrown against which arguably there is some guard in which there is no risk, it follows that in the rising and falling from guards is shown the virtue of the players; on the great field the victory is seen to go to him, who assaults his enemy from the outset before he settles his weapons in guard, because standing caught in thought, he can be struck more easily.</p>
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| In defending his person, a man must always hold his arms well extended, not only so that he will come to drive the blows of the enemy to the outside at a distance from his body, but it also makes him stronger and swifter in striking.
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| Sempre nel schermirsi da che parte uuoi, l’huomo deue tener le braccia ben distese, Perche solamente uerra a spigner in fuori li colpi del nemico et lontano dalla sua persona, ma lo fa piu forte & ispedito nel ferire.
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| <p>[24] In defending his person, a man must always hold his arms well extended, not only so that he will come to drive the blows of the enemy to the outside at a distance from his body, but it also makes him stronger and swifter in striking.</p>
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| The employment of heavy weapons and the delight in throwing with length and extension nourishes good energy and ideal strength, so that then coming to blows with a light weapon, a man becomes more agile.
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| L’adoperare l’arme graui, e’l dilettarse tirar longo & disteso, buono lena & ottima forza nodriscono, si che poscia uenendo alle mani a l’arme leggiera, l’huomo diuiene piu agile.  
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| In the art of the spada da filo, one is not to depart from the low guards, because they are safer than the high ones, and the reason is, that lying in high guard, you can be reached by a thrust or a cut to the leg, and in the low ones there is not this danger.
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| Nelle arte della spada da filo non è partirse dalle guardie basse, perche sono piu sicure delle alte, & la ragione è: che trouandoti in guardia alta potrai esser giun to di una ponta, o d’uno taglio per le gambe, che nelle bas se non è questo pericolo.
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| Those who will take delight in shielding against given blows with the false of the sword will turn out to be valiant players, because there cannot be parries better and stronger for them than these, since they are able to ward and to strike almost in one tempo.
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| Quelli che hauranno diletto di schermir li dati colpi con il falso della spada riusceranno ualorosi giocatori, perche gli migliori & piu forti schermi non possono esser di questi conciosia cosa che schermir & ferir quasi in un tempo cosi far si possi.
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| <p>[27] Those who will take delight in shielding against given blows with the false of the sword will turn out to be valiant players, because there cannot be parries better and stronger for them than these, since they are able to ward and to strike almost in one tempo.</p>
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| Neither combating nor playing must one permit winning by an overabundance of blows, nor of presumption, because one would entirely deprive oneself of spirit, and give it to the enemy.
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| Ne combattendo, ne giocando alcuno si deue lasciar uencer di soperchiamento di colpi, ne di presuntione, perche a se torrebbe, & al nemico darebbe del tutto lo animo.
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| During combat with a left-handed person, stepping continuously against his sword is the optimal protection; and when he throws a riverso, throwing a mandritto to his sword hand, or when he throws a mandritto, throwing a riverso to his hand or to his sword arm, it is not to be doubted that victory is assured.
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| Combattendo con un Mancino il passeggiar di conti nuo contra la sua spada è ottimo schermo, & mentre egli tira di riuerso il tirar di mandritto per la mano della sua spada, ouer quando egli tira di mandritto: tirar di riuerso pur per la mano: o per il braccio della spada non dubbia uettoria ui promette.
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| It is an entirely genteel and profitable thing in playing to step equally with one or the other foot according to the tempo and the need; nonetheless it seems to me that stepping with even feet is of great utility, because thus one can both advance forward and retreat back without inconvenience of the body, adding this as well: that a man plays more strongly thereby than by other means. And when I say “with even feet” I mean that the feet are no more distanced than something beyond a half a braccio, accompanying always the hand with the foot, and the foot with the hand.
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| Tutto che gentile & profitteuole cosa sia nel giucare parimente passeggiar quando con l’uno & quando con l’altro piede secondo il tempo & il bisogno non di meno per quanto a me ne paia il passeggiar sempre a pie pari è di maggior utile. perche cosi si puote & crescer innanzi & ritornar in dietro sanza disagiamento della persona aggiunge ancho questo: che l’huomo cosi giuoca piu forte: che in altra guisa. & quando dico a pie pari: io intendo che gli piedi non siano lontani piu di qualche cosa oltre a mezzo braccio accompagnando sem pre la mano con il piede & il piede con la mano.
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| One may not be called perfect in this art, as it is likewise in others, if he does not know how to teach somebody else. Because as the philosopher says in the Ethics: that the sign of knowledge is to know how to teach.
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| Alcuno si puo chiamare perfetto in quest’arte: come ne ancho in l’altre se non sa insegnar altrui. Perche dice il philosofo nelli Ethici: chel segno del scientiato è saper insegnare.
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| Playing with the two handed sword in the giuoco largo, you will always keep an eye on the distal half of the sword toward the point. But having come to the straits of the half sword, you will keep an eye on the left hand, given that the enemy cannot execute a presa other than with that one.
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| Giucando con spada da due mani nel giuoco largo haurai sempre l’occhio dal mezzo della spada innanzi uerso la punta, ma uenuti alle strette di mezza spada, haurai l’occhio a la mano manca, percio che il nemico non puote far presa, se non con quella.
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| The art of the half sword is quite necessary to the knowledge of whomever wishes to be a good player, insofar as that if he knew only how to play at wide measure, and were at close quarters, he would have to flee backwards in shame and danger, and would often place the victory into the hands of his enemy, or at least reveal to observers his ignorance of such art.
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| L’arte della mezza spada è in tanto necessaria a la co'''[A6]'''gnitione di ciascuno che uuol esser buon giucatore: in quan to che se egli sapesse giucar solamente a largo: & che fosse ristretto, gli sarebbe forza con uituperio & pericolo ritrarsi in dietro, & souente dar la uettoria in mano del suo nemico, o almeno manifestare alli guardatori l’ignoranza sua di tal arte.
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| <p>[34] The art of the half sword is quite necessary to the knowledge of whomever wishes to be a good player, insofar as that if he knew only how to play at wide measure, and were at close quarters, he would have to flee backwards in shame and danger, and would often place the victory into the hands of his enemy, or at least reveal to observers his ignorance of such art.</p>
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| If one finds himself to be at blows with one more powerful and stronger than him, he must not in any way be reduced to presas, because in such case the weaker would be compelled to lie fallen.
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| Toccando la elletta delle armi al piu forte, deue egli armar il debolo grauemente. il perche nelle prese uettoriose sia, tutto che la ragione chieda chel meno forte hab bi l’armi leggiere.
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| One of large stature combating with a short one, and the choice of arms going to the large, he must by every means armor them on the lower body, and not the upper, for he will have to be more apt to strike the upper body through his height. But if the choice goes to the little one, it will behoove him to make the upper body armored and leave the lower unarmored.
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| Combattendo uno di grande persona con un picciolo, & peruenendo la eletta delle armi al grande, deue per ogni modo armargli le sottane parti, & non le soprane, per laqual cosa sera piu atto a percuoter le parti di sopra per la grandezza sua. Ma se al picciolo toccasse la elletta, conuiene chel facci armar le parti di sopra & lasciar disarmate le sottane.
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| When the weapons are too short, they are said to be as much more dangerous, because that which offends at closer distance is of greater peril, since such blows, through arriving immediately, cannot easily be awarded; from whence it follows that the partisan carries more danger than the lance, and the dagger moreso than the sword.
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| Quanto l’arme sono piu corte, tanto piu perigliose si dicono, perche quella che offende piu di uincino è di mag gior periglio, conciosiacosa che cotali colpi per la subita loro giunta non possono ageuolmente esser schermiti: Onde seguita la partesana piu della lancia: & il pugna le piu della spada recar periglio
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| Of two playing together, he who strikes in response is more praiseworthy than the one who strikes the first blow, because he reveals himself sooner to become enraged than to lose vigor after the received hit.
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| It is not licit after the received blow to make more than one response stepping forward with a crossing step; the reason being that one must do well with all of one’s wit, since with that one can recover honor.
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| Non è lecito dopoi il receuuto colpo far piu di una ri sposta scorrendo innanzi con un uarco: ilperche con tutto l’ingegno si deue far buona: conciosiacosa che con quella si possi ricuperar l’honore.
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| <p>[41] It is not licit after the received blow to make more than one response stepping forward with a crossing step; the reason being that one must do well with all of one’s wit, since with that one can recover honor.</p>
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| The blow to the head, considering the excellence of that member, counts for three; and the blow to the foot is taken for two, having regard for the difficulty of making it so low.
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| Il colpo nella testa: per la eccellentia di tanto membro è riceuuto per tre: & il colpo nel piede si toglie per dui hauendo riguardo a la malageuolezza di farlo cosi basso.
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| <p>[42] The blow to the head, considering the excellence of that member, counts for three; and the blow to the foot is taken for two, having regard for the difficulty of making it so low.</p>
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| A valorous player is he who redoubles his blows.
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| Valoroso giocatore è quello che radoppia li colpi.
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| <p>[43] A valorous player is he who redoubles his blows.</p>
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| The longer weapons are opposed to the shorter ones, and therefore the lance is sooner chosen than the spiedo, holding it against the spiedo not by the base owing to the peril of its length, but in the middle with such advantage. And similarly the partisan is taken sooner than the two handed sword.
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| L’arme piu longhe sono d’antiporre a le piu corte, & percio la Lancia è piu tosto da sceglier che’l spiedo tenendola contra il spiedo non nel pedale per il periglio de la sua longhezza, ma nel mezzo con qualche uantaggio. Et medesimamente la partigiana piu tosto si deue torre che la spada de due mani.
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| <p>[44] The longer weapons are opposed to the shorter ones, and therefore the lance is sooner chosen than the spiedo, holding it against the spiedo not by the base owing to the peril of its length, but in the middle with such advantage. And similarly the partisan is taken sooner than the two handed sword.</p>
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| The enemy is made fearful by throwing blows at him from the middle upwards, rather than from the middle downwards, because the eyes and consequently the heart of them do not remain very brave from glimpsing vanquishment.
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| Timore si fa al nemico tirandoli colpi da mezzo in su, che da mezzo in giu, perche li occhi & conseguentemente il core de li non molto ualorosi si lasciano di abba gliagine uincere.
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| <p>[45] The enemy is made fearful by throwing blows at him from the middle upwards, rather than from the middle downwards, because the eyes and consequently the heart of them do not remain very brave from glimpsing vanquishment.</p>
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| Si deue esser occhiuto che’l nemico non habbi pontino di uantaggio ne l’armi: o in altra cosa, percio che quello li potrebbe dar uittoria.
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| class="noline" | One must never reveal to the other any of his intentions regarding blows, but understand well those of the adversary. Because quarreling with a plain mind one must make good the other’s plans; but coming to play where honor is at stake, there it is a laudable thing to show the opposite of one’s intent.
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| class="noline" | Non deue mai scoprire uno la sua fantasia de li colpi a l’altro: ma ben intender quella del auersario. Il per che contrastando di piano animo deue far buoni li altri disegni: ma conducendosi al gioco oue ua l’honore: iui è cosa lodeuole mostrar la sua fantasia al opposito.
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! <p>Illustrations</p>
 
! <p>{{rating|B}}<br/>by [[W. Jherek Swanger]]</p>
 
! <p>{{rating|B}}<br/>by [[W. Jherek Swanger]]</p>
 
! <p>Transcription<br/>by [[Steven Reich]]</p>
 
! <p>Transcription<br/>by [[Steven Reich]]</p>
  
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| '''OF THE FASHION OF COMBATING AND FENCING WITH ALL SORTS OF ARMS, DIVIDED INTO SIX BOOKS.'''
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| '''[A7] DEL MODO DI COMBATTERE ET SCHERMIRE DI TVTTE LE SORTE ARMI DIVISO IN SEI LIBRI.'''
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| <p>'''Of the Fashion of Combating and Fencing with All Sorts of Arms, Divided into Six Books.'''</p>
  
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<p>'''First Book.'''</p>
| Because the valorous art of arms carries with it continuously for its safety the protective guards, of which there are 10 famous ones, and it has twenty different names, I have judged it useful to tell of those in the first place; as the spacious and easy field appears prior to the hay, so will they rather give greater light to the remainder of the work. Therefore with the divine aid we will turn to the first.
 
| '''P'''ERCHE La ualorosa arte dell’Armi recca di continouo seco per sicurezza sua le schifeuoli guardie, che dieci famo se sono, & ha uenti diuersi nomi, utile ho giudicato il narrar di quelle nel primiero loco, che s’innanzi apprese fieno, spatioso, & age uole Campo, anzi maggior luce al rimanente dell’opra daranno. Quinci adunque con il diuino aiuto toremo il principio.
 
  
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<p>[1] Because the valorous art of arms carries with it continuously for its safety the protective guards, of which there are 10 famous ones, and it has twenty different names, I have judged it useful to tell of those in the first place; as the spacious and easy field appears prior to the hay, so will they rather give greater light to the remainder of the work. Therefore with the divine aid we will turn to the first.</p>
| '''Of the high guard.'''
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The first guard will be called “alta”, because meeting in combat we must gracefully hold the sword over the body, and gripped with the arm elevated as much as it can be, in such a fashion that the sword comes to rest to the rear, and the arm with the buckler must extend well forward toward the enemy as much as it can, and the right foot must stretch out about four fingers ahead of the left, with the heel a little raised, and both knees being straight and not bent.
 
| '''Di Guardia Alta. '''
 
'''L'''A Prima Guardia sera chiamata Alta, perche affrontar si douemo leggiadramente sopra la persona, et tener la spada impugnata con il Braccio piu che puoi leuato, in guisa, che la spada uenga a star di dietro, et il braccio del Brocchero deue stendersi ben innanzi uerso il Nemico quan to piu si puo, et il piede diritto si deue adagiare circa quat tro diti nanzi del manco, con il calcagno un poco solleua to, & amendue le ginocchia staranno ritte et non arcate.
 
  
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| One can also do this guard in two other ways, namely either with the right foot making a large pace forward, or with the left, also with the same large pace, holding the sword and the buckler in the way as above, and always the sword is found gripped with the arm extended into the air, the feet being in the way that comfort requires; always it is called “guardia alta” because of the designation, not of the feet, but of the settlement that is taken by the sword.
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| Si puote anchora a due maniere far questa guar dia, cioè, ouero con il piede destro facendo grande passo innanzi, ouero con il sinistro, pur con il medesimo grande passo tenendo percio la spada el Brocchero nel modo di sopra, & sempre che la spada si trouera impugnata dal braccio disteso nel aere: essendo gli piedi nella guisa, che uuoi agiati: sempre si chiamera guardia alta, per cio che la denominatione, non da gli piedi, ma dalla agiatione della spada si prende
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| <p>[2] '''Of the high guard.'''</p>
  
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<p>The first guard will be called “alta”, because meeting in combat we must gracefully hold the sword over the body, and gripped with the arm elevated as much as it can be, in such a fashion that the sword comes to rest to the rear, and the arm with the buckler must extend well forward toward the enemy as much as it can, and the right foot must stretch out about four fingers ahead of the left, with the heel a little raised, and both knees being straight and not bent.</p>
| '''Of the head guard.'''
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The second is called “guardia di testa” which is made with equal and even extension of both arms toward the enemy in this fashion: that when you will have extended your fists, they will be found between and at the height of the shoulders, differing only in this, that the sword hand must lie somewhat lower than that of the buckler. But coming to the feet, I say that they can be found in two ways, either with the right or with the left forward in large pace, and nonetheless it will be the same guard, for the aforesaid reason.
 
| '''Guardia di Testa.'''
 
'''L'''A Seconda è detta Guardia di Testa laquale si facon eguale et pare stendimento d’amendue le Brac cia uerso il Nemico, in modo: che quando haurai distese le pugna, si truouino per mezzo alla altezza delle spal le, in questo solamente disconueneranno, che la mano della spada deue starne alquanto piu bassa, che quella del Brocchero. Ma uenendo alli piedi, dico che, in due guise trouar si possono, ouero col destro, o col sinistro innanzi a grande passo, & nondimeno sera una medesima Guardia, per la ragione gia predetta.
 
  
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| '''Of the face guard.'''
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The third is called “guardia di faccia” which agrees with the previous one in two things, and differs in only one; namely, that is that it agrees not only in that the disposition of the feet can be with the right foot as well as with the left facing, but also in the height of the arms. But in this alone is the difference, that the aforesaid was having the sword on the diagonal, and this one holds it straight with the point toward the enemy’s face, and the hand armed with the buckler above the hand appointed to the sword.
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| <p>[3] One can also do this guard in two other ways, namely either with the right foot making a large pace forward, or with the left, also with the same large pace, holding the sword and the buckler in the way as above, and always the sword is found gripped with the arm extended into the air, the feet being in the way that comfort requires; always it is called “guardia alta” because of the designation, not of the feet, but of the settlement that is taken by the sword.</p>
| '''[A8] Guardia di Faccia.'''
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'''L'''A Terza si dice Guardia di Faccia, laquale conuie ne in due cose con la predetta, & in una sola disconuiene, percio, che non solamente conuiene nella adattatione de gli piede possendo cosi il destro, come il sinestro antiporre, ma ancho nella altezza delle Braccia. Ma in questo è sola la differenza, che la predetta hauea la spada di trauerso, et questa la tiene diritta con la punta uerso la faccia del Nemico, & la mano armata del Brocchero sopra la mano appunto della spada.
 
  
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The fourth is called “guardia di sopra il braccio” because the hand that grips the sword comes to lie in the manner of a cross in the middle of the left arm, holding the point to the rear, and in consequence the buckler arm is very extended toward the enemy.
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| <p>[4] '''Of the head guard.'''</p>
| '''Della Guardia di sopra il Braccio.'''
 
'''L'''A Quarta è detta Guardia di sopra il Braccio, per cio, che la mano della spada impugnata uiene a gui sa di croce a giacer nel mezzo del Braccio sinistro tenendo la punta in dietro, & per conseguente il Braccio del Brocchero si destendera molto uerso il Nemico.
 
  
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<p>The second is called “guardia di testa” which is made with equal and even extension of both arms toward the enemy in this fashion: that when you will have extended your fists, they will be found between and at the height of the shoulders, differing only in this, that the sword hand must lie somewhat lower than that of the buckler. But coming to the feet, I say that they can be found in two ways, either with the right or with the left forward in large pace, and nonetheless it will be the same guard, for the aforesaid reason.</p>
| Regarding the feet, I say that in this first manner the right must be only so far forward of the left as not to touch it. One could furthermore do this same guard when the right foot makes the pace large, bending itself inward somewhat with the height of grace. And thus arranged in this guard, although the sword hand does not move from the place where it was above, that is, from the middle of the arm (because otherwise it would change the name for the reason said in the first guard) nonetheless the arms would come to elongate themselves somewhat, which previously were tucked in, so that the right shoulder comes to face opposite the enemy in the manner of delivering a blow to him wherever it seems best to you.
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| Quanto a gli piedi, dico che in questa prima maniera il destro deue tanto stare solamente innanzi al sinistro, che non lo tocchi. Si potrebbe etiamdio far questa me desima Guardia quando il piede destro facesse grande il passo incoruandosi alquanto con somma leggiadria. Et in questa Guardia cosi assettata quantunque la mano della spada non si mouesse dal loco che era di sopra cioè da mezzo il Braccio perche altrimenti cangierebbe il no me per la ragione detta nella prima, nondimeno le Brac cia uerrebbono alquanto ad allargarsi, che prima stret ta erano. Si, che la spalla destra uenisse a guardare di rimpetto il tuo Nemico a guisa di menargli oue meglio ti paresse.
 
  
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The fifth is called “guardia di sotto il braccio”, because the sword hand must lie under the buckler arm, that is, holding the sword under the armpit, so that the point faces toward the rear, but the buckler arm will be well extended toward the enemy; but of the feet, I say that the right must adopt the manner described above here, that is, forward of the left, either a little or in large pace. But if you will hold it in large pace, it behooves you to arrange your right shoulder toward the enemy in the appointed fashion described in the fourth guard.
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| <p>[5] '''Of the face guard.'''</p>
| '''[A8v] Della Guardia di Sotto’l Braccio.'''
 
'''L'''A Quinta è detta Guardia di sott’il Braccio, Perche la mano della Spada star deue sott’il Braccio del Brocchero cioè sotto la Lasena tenendo la spada, si che la punta guardi di dietro, Ma il Braccio del Brocchero sia bene disteso innanzi uerso il Nemico, ma de gli piedi dico, ch’el destro nel modo detto qui di sopra deue adattarsi o poco innanzi al sinistro, ouero in grande pas so. Ma se in grande passo lo tenirai, conuiene che la spal la dritta si adatti uerso il nemico nel modo appunto detto nella quarta.
 
  
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<p>The third is called “guardia di faccia” which agrees with the previous one in two things, and differs in only one; namely, that is that it agrees not only in that the disposition of the feet can be with the right foot as well as with the left facing, but also in the height of the arms. But in this alone is the difference, that the aforesaid was having the sword on the diagonal, and this one holds it straight with the point toward the enemy’s face, and the hand armed with the buckler above the hand appointed to the sword.</p>
| '''Of the narrow iron gate guard.'''
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The sixth guard is called “porta di ferro stretta”. In which the body must be arranged diagonally in such fashion that the right shoulder (as is said above) faces the enemy, but both the arms must be stretched out to encounter the enemy, so that the sword arm is extended straight down in the defense of the right knee, and so that the sword fist be near and centered on the aforesaid knee. But that of the buckler must be extended and straight indeed toward the enemy, neither higher nor lower than in guardia di testa. Regarding the feet, the right must be settled in large pace with the knee similarly opposite from the enemy, thereby defended by the guard, and somewhat bent, and the left on the diagonal, also with its knee somewhat bent. And this is therefore called “narrow iron door” through being the most secure among all the others, and exceedingly strong like iron, and that unlike the wide (of which will be treated immediately below), the sword draws nigh to the enemy, restraining itself equally in defense of the knee.
 
| '''Della Guardia porta di ferro stretta.'''
 
'''L'''A sesta guardia si dice Porta di ferro stretta. Ne la quale la persona si deue acconciar per trauerso in modo che la spalla destra (come è detto sopra) guardi il nemico, ma tutte due le braccia deueno sporgersi ancho incontra il nemico, si che’l braccio della spada si disten di dritto in giu alla diffesa del ginocchio destro, & talmente, che’l pugno della spada sia presso & per mezzo il ginocchio predetto. Ma quello del Brocchero deue stare disteso & dritto pur uerso il nemico, ne in su, ne in giu per guardia della testa. Degli piedi il destro agiar si deue a grande passo et con il ginocchio medesimamente dirim petto al nemico cosi dalla guardia diffeso et alquanto incoruato, & il sinistro per trauerso, pur ancho con il suo alquanto coruo. Et questa è cosi detta porta di ferro stret ta per esser la piu sicura dell’altre, & come il ferro fortissima, & che a differenza della larga (di cui subito qui sotto si trattera) stringe la spada uerso il nemico restrin'''[B1]'''gendosi gendosi parimente alla diffesa del ginocchio.
 
  
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The seventh guard is called “porta di ferro larga”, and this originates from the previously described, because neither the feet nor the body are moved from the appearance of the above. Only that the sword hand is moved from the knee and hangs with the point toward the ground going to the inside of the right knee, making the body more uncovered than does the preceding guard.
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| '''Della guardia Porta di ferro larga.'''
 
'''L'''A settima guarda è nomata Porta di ferro larga, & questa è dalla antidetta originata, perche ne gli piedi, ne la persona si moueno dalla guisa di sopra. Solamente che la mano della spada si moue dal ginocchio et cala con la punta uerso terra andando nel dentro del ginocchio destro, & percio è detta larga, perche la spada allargandosi dal detto ginocchio fa maggior scoperta de la persona, che la precedente.
 
  
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| '''Of the wild boar iron gate guard.'''
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The eighth guard is called “cingiara porta di ferro”, in which the left foot is settled diagonally, bending the knee a little, but the right leg must remain straight. And as for the hands, that of the sword must rest with the fist in front of the left knee as you did in that of porta di ferro [i.e., as it was in front of the right knee in porta di ferro stretta], whence also it derived a large part of its name, but the left will be extended in defense of the head, with the buckler forward as was said a little while ago; and therefore it is called “wild boar” after the animal that has such a name, which while it approaches attacking, arranges itself with its head and tusks diagonally in the aforesaid manner of striking.
 
| '''Della Guardia Cingiara porta di ferro.'''
 
'''L'''’Ottaua guardia si chiama Cingiara porta di ferro, in cui il piede sinistro si acconcia per trauerso chinando un poco il ginocchio, ma la gamba destra deue stare distesa. Et delle mani quella della spada star deue con il pugno dinanzi al sinistro ginocchio come faceui in quella di porta di ferro donde ancho recca gran parte del suo no me, ma la sinistra stara distesa alla diffesa della testa con il Brocchero come è poco detto innanzi, & cingiara per cio si dice da l’animale che ha tale il nome, che mentre uiene assalito con la testa & con le sanne si addatta per tra uerso nella guisa predetta di ferire.
 
  
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The ninth guard is called “coda lunga alta”, with the left foot forward, the knee bent a little, and the foot must be straight toward the enemy in large pace, the right arm well extended toward the enemy with the sword well gripped diagonally, so that the point is aimed well at the enemy, the buckler arm well extended also toward the enemy’s face; and not only this guard but also the following have their origins from a guard called “coda lunga alta” in which the feet are arranged in the aforesaid fashion, but the arm is held with the sword extended straight back, which gave it its name through metaphor, as is said in the common proverb, that one must not meddle with great masters because they have the long tail, that is, they can harm you through their numerous followers; thus, such guard gives the same name to this ninth, and to the tenth. Because of being very apt for reaching and harming your companion, it therefore holds the name of “coda lunga alta”.
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| <p>[7] Regarding the feet, I say that in this first manner the right must be only so far forward of the left as not to touch it. One could furthermore do this same guard when the right foot makes the pace large, bending itself inward somewhat with the height of grace. And thus arranged in this guard, although the sword hand does not move from the place where it was above, that is, from the middle of the arm (because otherwise it would change the name for the reason said in the first guard) nonetheless the arms would come to elongate themselves somewhat, which previously were tucked in, so that the right shoulder comes to face opposite the enemy in the manner of delivering a blow to him wherever it seems best to you.</p>
| '''Della Guardia di coda lunga alta.'''
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'''L'''A nona guardia è detta Coda lunga alta con il pie de manco innanzi chinato un poco nel ginocchio et il piede deue stare dritto uerso il nemico a grande passo, el braccio destro ben disteso uerso il nemico ma con la spada per trauerso bene impugnata, si che la punta guardi bene il nemico, el braccio del Brocchero ben disteso pur uerso '''[B1v]''' la faccia del nemico, & non solamente questa guardia, ma ancho la seguente ha origine da una guardia detta Coda lunga alta nelle quale essendo gli piedi al predetto modo aggiati, tiensi il braccio con la spada distesamente in dietro, ilqual nome gliè dato per traslatione, che come se dice nelli uolgari prouerbi che uno non si deue impacciare con grandi maestri perche hanno la coda lunga, cioè potere di offenderti per il copioso seguito, cosi cotal guardia da il medesimo nome a questa nona & alla decima per esser molto atta di giunger & offender il compagno tiene cosi fatto nome di Coda lunga alta.
 
  
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The tenth guard is called “coda lunga stretta”, with the right foot forward in large pace, in a way nonetheless that the knee is a little bent somewhat diagonally, and both arms must lie as was said above, except that the sword arm reposes somewhat lower. And the aforesaid ten guards will be sufficient for our work.
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| <p>[8] '''Of the under the arm guard.'''</p>
| '''Della guardia di coda lunga stretta.'''
 
'''L'''A decima guardia si chiama coda lunga stretta con il piede destro innanzi a grande passo, in guisa non dimeno che’l ginocchio un poco si pieghi alquanto per trauerso, & le braccia amendue star deueno, come di sopra è detto, eccetto che’l braccio della spada si riponghi alquanto piu basso. Et le predette guardie all’opra nostra siano basteuoli.
 
  
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<p>The fifth is called “guardia di sotto il braccio”, because the sword hand must lie under the buckler arm, that is, holding the sword under the armpit, so that the point faces toward the rear, but the buckler arm will be well extended toward the enemy; but of the feet, I say that the right must adopt the manner described above here, that is, forward of the left, either a little or in large pace. But if you will hold it in large pace, it behooves you to arrange your right shoulder toward the enemy in the appointed fashion described in the fourth guard.</p>
| '''Second Chapter. Of the blows.'''
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It is to be known that all of this spirited art is divided into two virtues. The first is to protect oneself first; therefore the chapter above on guards was done. The second is knowing how to strike your enemy in tempo, so that you cannot be equally harmed by him, because you would report no victory if you were stricken while striking, making yourself victor and vanquished at once. It is not to be wished then to make the enemy a participant in your victory, nor you in his shame.
 
| '''Capitolo secondo. Delli colpi.'''
 
'''E''' Da sapere, che tutta questa animosa arte in due uer tuti è diuisa. La prima è, guardarsi prima se, per cui è fatto il soprano capitolo delle guardie. La seconda è, sapere a tempo ferire il tuo nemico, si che tu parimente non possi da lui essere offeso, percio che ueruna gloria non riportaresti, quando ferito feristi, insieme uincitore & uinto facendoti. Non uolere adunque della uittoria tua far il ne'''[B2]'''mico participe, ne te della uergogna sua.
 
  
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| But before we teach you to strike, it is necessary that the names of the blows not be secret to you. Of which five are principal, and two are not. The first is the mandritto. The second riverso. The third fendente. The fourth stoccata, or punta. The fifth falso. And because the sword has two edges, that which faces the enemy is called the true edge, and that which stays toward you is called false. If, then, you will naturally throw a blow at your enemy traveling beginning at his left ear and continuing toward his right knee, or to whatever part you want, provided that the blow was thrown at the left side of the enemy, it is called “mandritto”. But if you were to throw that contrarily, that is, to his right side, either low or high as you wish, it will be called “riverso”. And if dropping the sword between the middle of the division of the two aforesaid blows, that is, straight down through the head, it will be called “fendente”. But any blow that you would deliver from the ground upwards toward the face of the enemy, if you wish either from the right or the left side, it will be called “falso”. And if you will push the point into the enemy, it is known by all to be called “stoccata”, either with the right foot or with the left forward, either over or under hand.
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| Ma prima che ti insegniamo ferire, è necessario che gli nomi delli colpi non ti siano nascosti. Liquali cinque prin cipali sono, & duo non. Il primo è il Mandritto. Il secondo Riuerso. Il terzo Fendente. Il quarto Stoccata, ouero Punta. Il quinto Falso. Et perche la spada ha duo tagli, delli quali, quello che guarda il nemico è detto filo dritto, & quello che sta uerso te si chiama Falso. Se adunque tirerai naturalmente uerso il nemico un colpo principio pigliando dall’orecchia sinistra & continouan do uerso il ginocchio destro, ouer in che parte uuoi, pur che il colpo sia tirato nelle parti sinistre del nemico è chia mato Mandritto. Ma se tirerai quello per il contrario cioè nelle sue parti destre o basso o alto che uuoi, si dira Riuerso. Et se leuando la spada tra il mezzo del diuisa mento degli duo predetti colpi cioè dritto per la testa in giu se dira Fendente. Ma ogni colpo che tu menasti da terra in su uerso il uolto del nemico, o uuoi dal destro, o dal sinistro lato, sera detto Falso. Et se spignerai di punta nel nemico è noto da tutti chiamarsi Stoccata, o con il piede destro, o col sinistro, o sopra, o sotto mano.
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<p>The sixth guard is called “porta di ferro stretta”. In which the body must be arranged diagonally in such fashion that the right shoulder (as is said above) faces the enemy, but both the arms must be stretched out to encounter the enemy, so that the sword arm is extended straight down in the defense of the right knee, and so that the sword fist be near and centered on the aforesaid knee. But that of the buckler must be extended and straight indeed toward the enemy, neither higher nor lower than in guardia di testa. Regarding the feet, the right must be settled in large pace with the knee similarly opposite from the enemy, thereby defended by the guard, and somewhat bent, and the left on the diagonal, also with its knee somewhat bent. And this is therefore called “narrow iron door” through being the most secure among all the others, and exceedingly strong like iron, and that unlike the wide (of which will be treated immediately below), the sword draws nigh to the enemy, restraining itself equally in defense of the knee.</p>
| Beyond these five there are two which are not principal because they only occur in the play of sword and buckler. The first is called “tramazzone”, which is done with the wrist of the hand that has the sword, with that winding from below upwards toward your left side in the manner of a fendente; the other is called “montante”, because it is thrown from below upwards in the fashion of a falso which ascends to finish in guardia alta.
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Having already treated of the guards and of the names of the blows, and how they are done, we now begin to teach to strike, and following the strikes, to parry. And because ideal players always settle themselves in their guards for their safety, we will instruct you of the marring and wounding of an enemy reposed in any of the ten said guards, and then how he must defend himself; and first we present the offenses that can be done in guardia alta.
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| <p>[10] '''Of the wide iron gate guard.'''</p>
| '''[B2v] Capitolo terzo dell’offese che alla guardia alta partengono.'''
 
'''H'''Auendo gia trattato delle guardie & delli nomi di colpi, & come si fanno, hora cominciaremo insegnar a ferire & seguentemente le ferite riparare. Et perche sempre gli ottimi giocatori si adaggiano nelle sue guardie per loro sicurezza, Ti ammaestreremo come dei sconciare et ferire il nemico riposto in qualunque delle die ci dette guardie, et poi com’egli si deue diffendere, & pri ma porremo l’offese che in guardia alta far si possono.
 
  
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<p>The seventh guard is called “porta di ferro larga”, and this originates from the previously described, because neither the feet nor the body are moved from the appearance of the above. Only that the sword hand is moved from the knee and hangs with the point toward the ground going to the inside of the right knee, making the body more uncovered than does the preceding guard.</p>
| Accordingly, posing the case that you and your enemy are in guardia alta, and that you are the attacker, you can throw a mandritto at his sword hand which will go over your arm, and then turn a riverso also to that hand. Then ascend with a montante to return to guardia alta; if you will do these three blows, your enemy will be unable to throw anything toward you that could offend you, because he would always come to collide his hand into your sword. But if it does not please you to throw the three aforesaid blows, you can turn a riverso to his thigh. And if the enemy throws to your head, meet his sword hand with a falso crossed over your arm.
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| Percio che ponendo per caso che tu & il nemico siate in guardia alta, & che tu sii l’offendente tu puoi tirare di mandritto per la sua mano della spada, che uadi sopra braccio, & tornare di riuerso pur per quella mano. Indi sa lir di montante in su ilquale in guardia Alta ritorni, che se questi tre colpi farai, il nemico non potra tirare per alcuno uerso, che offender ti possi, perche sempre uerrebbe a scontrarsi la sua mano nella tua spada. Ma se non ti piacesser tirargli gli predetti tre colpi, tu puoi uolgergli uno riuerso per coscia. Et se’l nemico tirasse per Testa, giungergli la mano della Spada d’un falso trauersato sopra braccio.
 
  
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| Or you can make a show of raising a montante, and in that tempo step forward into large pace with your left foot, and go with your sword into guardia di testa, there awaiting the enemy’s blow upon your sword. Which done, then you will immediately be able to step your right foot toward his left side, giving to him in that tempo a mandritto upon his head, so that your left foot follows behind your right, and going with your sword into guardia di testa for your shelter.
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| Ouero puoi far uista di salir d’un montante, & in quel tempo passar di gran passo col piede man co innanzi, & andare con la spada in guardia di Testa, iui aspettando il nemico colpo in su la spada tua. Ilche fatto, di subito poi scorrer potrai con il piede destro uerso le sue sinistre parti in quel tempo dandogli di uno mandritto in su la testa, si che’l piede manco seguiti il destro per di dietro, & andando con la spada in guardia di te'''[B3]'''sta per tuo riparo.
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<p>The eighth guard is called “cingiara porta di ferro”, in which the left foot is settled diagonally, bending the knee a little, but the right leg must remain straight. And as for the hands, that of the sword must rest with the fist in front of the left knee as you did in that of porta di ferro,<ref>I.e., as it was in front of the right knee in porta di ferro stretta.</ref> whence also it derived a large part of its name, but the left will be extended in defense of the head, with the buckler forward as was said a little while ago; and therefore it is called “wild boar” after the animal that has such a name, which while it approaches attacking, arranges itself with its head and tusks diagonally in the aforesaid manner of striking.</p>
| Alternately you also could pretend to drop a riverso to his thigh, keeping an eye well on the enemy’s hand, and when he throws to your face, you would immediately have to throw a mandritto under your arm to his sword hand, making your buckler be the good preserver of your head, and retreating back to the rear with your right foot for your safety.
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| Altrimenti anchora potresti far sem biante di discendere con uno riuerso per coscia & hauer ben l’occhio alla mano nemica, & quando egli tirasse alla uolta della tua testa, tu prestamente tirar gli douresti di uno Mandritto sotto braccio per la mano della spada fa cendo che’l brocchero fosse bono conseruatore della testa tua, & fuggendo di riuerso con il piede destro in dietro per tua sicurezza.
 
  
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| Moreover, you could have cut a tramazzone falling into porta di ferro, thereby leaving yourself entirely uncovered, so that he would have cause to throw some blow at you; immediately going with your sword into guardia di testa and advancing forward somewhat with your right foot, whereby you will defend yourself, throwing thereafter a mandritto, either to the face or the thigh, warding your head equally with the buckler, you will then retreat back to the rear with your right foot for your protection.
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| Potresti etiamdio tagliare uno tramazzone calante in porta di ferro scoperto tutto, accio che l’hauesse cagione di trarti qualche colpo, Tu subito andando con la spada in guardia di testa & crescendo al quanto con il piede destro innanzi, da quello ti defenderai tirando successiuamente uno mandritto, o per faccia, o per gamba schifando parimente la testa con il brocche ro, & poi fuggirai di riuerso con il piede destro in dietro per tuo schermo.
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<p>The ninth guard is called “coda lunga alta”, with the left foot forward, the knee bent a little, and the foot must be straight toward the enemy in large pace, the right arm well extended toward the enemy with the sword well gripped diagonally, so that the point is aimed well at the enemy, the buckler arm well extended also toward the enemy’s face; and not only this guard but also the following have their origins from a guard called “coda lunga alta” in which the feet are arranged in the aforesaid fashion, but the arm is held with the sword extended straight back, which gave it its name through metaphor, as is said in the common proverb, that one must not meddle with great masters because they have the long tail, that is, they can harm you through their numerous followers; thus, such guard gives the same name to this ninth, and to the tenth. Because of being very apt for reaching and harming your companion, it therefore holds the name of “coda lunga alta”.</p>
| You will also be able, making a passing step with your left foot, to throw a tramazzone to his right side, and then you will lead him to believe that you will strike him with a riverso, but in spite of all that you will throw a mandritto at him. Alternately, making a show of attacking him with a tramazzone, you will strike him with a mandritto. And if that is not to your liking, you can throw an overhand thrust, following it with a tramazzone or two.
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| Potrai anchora con il sinistro piede trapassando tirare di uno tramazzone uerso le sue destre parti, & poi dargli a uedere di ferirlo d’un riuerso, ma per tutto cio gli tirerai di mandritto. Ouero facen do uista di ferirlo d’uno tramazzone lo ferirai d’uno man dritto. Et se cio non ti piacesse, tu puoi tirare una pun ta di sopra mano seguitandola di uno tramazzone o duo.
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| Or, striking him with a fendente, give a following tramazzone. And hereby are finished the various ways by one of which you can offend someone who lies opposite you in the aforesaid guard; but if you were the offended, here are the counters, or responses, to the aforesaid offenses, briefly, below.
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| Ouero ferirlo di uno fendente da uno tramazzone ac compagnato. Et cosi sono finiti li molti modi, per uno de liquali puoi offendere quello che stara di rimpetto a te ne la predetta guardia, ma se tu fusti l’offeso qui si sottono teranno gli contrarij o risposte de le predette offese sotto breuitate.
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<p>The tenth guard is called “coda lunga stretta”, with the right foot forward in large pace, in a way nonetheless that the knee is a little bent somewhat diagonally, and both arms must lie as was said above, except that the sword arm reposes somewhat lower. And the aforesaid ten guards will be sufficient for our work.</p>
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The enemy makes some blow that pleases him, in order to offend you, who are in guardia alta. You must beat the rim of your buckler up and down, that is, [in response to] the fendente or the falso of his sword [respectively], doing which, you will come to render yourself safe from any offensive blow.
 
| '''[B3v] Cap. quarto. Delli contrari che far si ponno per quello, ch’offeso fos se in Guardia Alta.'''
 
Accia il nemico qual colpo gli piace per offender te, che sei in guardia alta. Tu dei tre, o quattro fia te percoter l’orlo del Brocchero in su & in giu, cioè con il fendente & con il falso della spada, il che facendo ti ue nirai a render sicurissimo da qualunque offensiuo colpo.  
 
  
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| You can also attack against each one, drawing your right foot behind your left into large pace, extending a thrust in the gesture of a montante, which goes into guardia di faccia.
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<p>It is to be known that all of this spirited art is divided into two virtues. The first is to protect oneself first; therefore the chapter above on guards was done. The second is knowing how to strike your enemy in tempo, so that you cannot be equally harmed by him, because you would report no victory if you were stricken while striking, making yourself victor and vanquished at once. It is not to be wished then to make the enemy a participant in your victory, nor you in his shame.</p>
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Both of you lying in guardia di testa, you wanting to offend the enemy, then throw a mandritto<sup>1</sup> to his face, or flanks, or if you wish, to his leg. Or extend a thrust<sup>2</sup> to his face and throw a tramazzone. Or pretend to attack with a mandrittom,<sup>3</sup> but throw a riverso. Or if you prefer, do two mandritti.<sup>4</sup> As well, pretend instead to throw a tramazzone<sup>5</sup> and nonetheless strike him with a mandritto.
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| '''Cap. quinto. Delle offese che far si ponno contra uno che fosse in guardia di Testa.'''
 
'''I'''N questa guardia di testa trouandoui pur amenduo, uolendo tu offender il nemico, tu poi tirare d’uno man dritto per faccia, o per fianchi, o uogli per gamba. Ouero spignere una punta per faccia & tirare uno tramazzone. Ouero far sembiante di ferire d’un mandritto, ma tirare d’uno riuerso. O se piu ti piacesse fare duo mandritti. Altrimenti anchora, cioè far sembiante di tirare d’uno tramazzone, & nondimeno ferirlo d’uno mandritto.
 
  
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The counters that you can make against the aforesaid attacks are these: namely against the mandritto<sup>1</sup> to the flank, leg, or face, you can withdraw your right foot behind your left into large pace, and in this tempo you will avoid the mandritto however it may be done.
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| <p>[15] But before we teach you to strike, it is necessary that the names of the blows not be secret to you. Of which five are principal, and two are not. The first is the mandritto. The second riverso. The third fendente. The fourth stoccata, or punta. The fifth falso. And because the sword has two edges, that which faces the enemy is called the true edge, and that which stays toward you is called false. If, then, you will naturally throw a blow at your enemy traveling beginning at his left ear and continuing toward his right knee, or to whatever part you want, provided that the blow was thrown at the left side of the enemy, it is called “mandritto”. But if you were to throw that contrarily, that is, to his right side, either low or high as you wish, it will be called “riverso”. And if dropping the sword between the middle of the division of the two aforesaid blows, that is, straight down through the head, it will be called “fendente”. But any blow that you would deliver from the ground upwards toward the face of the enemy, if you wish either from the right or the left side, it will be called “falso”. And if you will push the point into the enemy, it is known by all to be called “stoccata”, either with the right foot or with the left forward, either over or under hand.</p>
| '''Capitolo sesto. Delli contrari che far si deb bono contra uno offendente l’altro in guardia di testa.'''
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'''G'''Li contrari, che tu puoi fare alle predette offese sono questi, cioè, al mandritto per fianco, al mandrit'''[B4]'''to per gamba, al mandritto per faccia. Tu puoi ritirare il piede destro a grande passo dietro al manco, & in que sto tempo scanserai il mandritto come egli si sia.
 
  
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| And finding yourself in coda lunga alta, thereafter you will extend a thrust to his face, and in this extension you will step forward with your right foot into large pace, giving him in this tempo a mandritto to the face. But if the enemy turns a thrust<sup>2</sup> with a tramazzone you will protect against such a thrust with the sword. And when he turns tramazzoni at you, you will put your sword hand under your buckler, directing the point of your sword toward the enemy’s hand. If, however, he throws a mandritto,<sup>3</sup> you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia.
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| Et trouandoti in coda lunga alta successiuamente spigne rai una una punta per faccia, & in questo spignere scorgerai il piede destro innanzi a grande passo dandogli in questo tempo d’uno mandritto per faccia. Ma se’l ne mico uolgesse una punta con uno tramazzone tu riparerai cotale punta con la spada. Et quando egli uolgesse gli tramazzoni, tu porrai la mano della spada sotto il brocchero drizzando la punta della tua spada uerso la nemico mano. Se però egli tirasse di mandritto, anderai con la spada in guardia di faccia.
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| <p>[16] Beyond these five there are two which are not principal because they only occur in the play of sword and buckler. The first is called “tramazzone”, which is done with the wrist of the hand that has the sword, with that winding from below upwards toward your left side in the manner of a fendente; the other is called “montante”, because it is thrown from below upwards in the fashion of a falso which ascends to finish in guardia alta.</p>
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| And when he turns a riverso at you, either high or low, you will ward it with your sword, immediately turning a mandritto at him in whatever way seems best to you. But against the two mandritti<sup>4</sup> you will be able to hinder them by cutting the enemy’s sword hand with a mezzo mandritto inside the rim of your buckler, subsequently adapting your sword into porta di ferro stretta, and however he throws the other mandritto, you will ward it with a falso, throwing a mandritto downwards toward his face, and stepping forward with the right foot in that same tempo in order to have a better way to strike him.
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| Et mentre ch’egli uolgesse uno riuerso o alto o basso, tu con la spada lo schiferai, uolgendogli subito uno mandritto di quella guisa che migliore ti parra. Ma alli duo mandritti tu potrai ostare tagliando di uno mezzo mandritto per la mano della spada dentro de l’orlo del tuo brocchero adattando seguentemente la tua spada in porta di ferro stret ta, & come tirera l’altro mandritto, lo schiferai con un falso, tirando in giu un mandritto per la faccia, & scor rendo in quello medesimo tempo con il piede destro innan zi per hauer meglio il modo di ferirlo.
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Both being in guard, and you wanting to offend your enemy, you can extend a thrust<sup>1</sup> into his face. Or provoke him with a strong mandritto<sup>2</sup> or with a tramazzone;<sup>3</sup> and if you prefer, with the false edge of your sword you will hit<sup>4</sup> that of your enemy, striking him in the face. Or making a show of throwing a riverso<sup>5</sup> upwards from beneath, you will be able to give him a mandritto.
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| '''[B4v] Cap. settimo, dell’offese che puoi fare contra uno agiato in guardia di faccia.'''
 
'''E'''Ssendo amenduo in guardia, & uolendo tu il nemico offendere, tu puoi spignere una punta nella sua faccia. Ouero prouocarlo con un forte mandritto, o con un tramazzone, & se piu tu piacesse con il falso della tua spada urterai in quello del nemico tirando per faccia. Ouero facendo uista tirare di riuerso di sotto in su, potrai dargli d’uno mandritto.
 
  
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| '''Chapter 8, of the counters in response to aforesaid offenses in guardia di faccia.'''
 
You will be careful that when the enemy extends some thrust,<sup>1</sup> you will pass with your left foot toward his right, and in this passing you will make a half turn with the fist that holds your sword, in such a way that the enemy will rest on the outside, and then following this you will strike his face. But if he throws a mandritto,<sup>2</sup> in the raising that is done of the fist that holds his sword, you will immediately offer to that the point of yours in order that he will lie in fear of lowering it.
 
| '''Cap. ottauo, degli contrari in risposta alle predette offese in guardia di faccia.'''
 
'''S'''Erai aueduto, che mentre il nemico spignera alcuna punta, tu passerai con il piede manco uerso le sue par ti destre, & in questo passare farai una mezza uolta con il pugno della spada, in tal guisa chel nemico restera di fuori, & allhora successiuamente gli ferirai la faccia. Ma se egli tirasse uno mandritto, nel leuar chel fara del pugno de la spada, tu subito a quello offerirai la punta di la tua per lo cui timore egli si restera di calarlo.
 
  
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| If however he throws a tramazzone<sup>3</sup> you will defend with a falso, that is you will turn that well toward his left side in order that it will not only come to ward that tramazzone, but also you will give him the edge in the face, and if he hits your sword<sup>4</sup> in order to give you a blow in the face, you will immediately make a half turn with the fist that holds your sword and thus you will remain secure.
 
| Se però tirasse uno tramazzone ti riparerai con uno falso, cioè uolgerai ben quello uerso le sue sinistre parti, per il che non solamente uenira schifato il tramazzone, ma ancho gli darai del filo nella faccia, & se egli urtasse la tua spada per darti ne la faccia, tu prestamente farai una mez za uolta col pugno della spada, & cosi restarai sicuro.
 
  
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| But if he pretends to make a riverso<sup>5</sup> upwards from beneath in order to give you a mandritto, you in that pretense will join together your sword hand with that of your buckler, and as he makes the mandritto, withdrawing your right foot to large pace behind your left you will press your true edge into his sword hand.
 
|Ma sel facesse sembiante di fare uno riuerso di sotto in su, per darti d’uno mandritto, tu in cotal uista chiuderai insieme la mano de la spada con quella del brocchero, & come egli fara il mandritto, tu trahendo il piede '''[B5]''' destro a grande passo dietro al manco, spignerai il dritto filo ne la sua mano de la spada.
 
  
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<p>You will also be able, making a passing step with your left foot, to throw a tramazzone to his right side, and then you will lead him to believe that you will strike him with a riverso, but in spite of all that you will throw a mandritto at him. Alternately, making a show of attacking him with a tramazzone, you will strike him with a mandritto. And if that is not to your liking, you can throw an overhand thrust, following it with a tramazzone or two.</p>
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| '''Cap. nono, delle offese che far puoi contra uno in guardia sopra braccio.'''
 
'''T'''V puoi tirare d’uno riuerso, ouer far uista di tirare duo riuersi, nondimeno offenderlo d’un mandritto, & tali offendimenti si intendono essere fatti trouandosi amenduo in quella medesima guardia, & cio sia detto una fiata per tutte.
 
  
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| You can also pretend to extend a punta riversa<sup>6</sup> over your arm, nonetheless throwing a tramazzone, or you can do together a riverso,<sup>7</sup> a fendente, and a tramazzone. Or you can step forward with your left foot and extend a thrust<sup>8</sup> over your buckler, and then pass with your right foot, and then you will be able to throw a mandritto or tramazzone as you wish. You could, moreover, step toward his right side with your left foot throwing out a riverso,<sup>9</sup> or undoing him with a mandritto.<sup>10</sup>
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<p>The enemy makes some blow that pleases him, in order to offend you, who are in guardia alta. You must beat the rim of your buckler up and down, that is, [in response to] the fendente or the falso of his sword [respectively], doing which, you will come to render yourself safe from any offensive blow.</p>
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When the enemy throws the aforesaid two riversi,<sup>1</sup> you will parry the first with the sword, and as he will wish to do the second, immediately recoiling your right foot near to your left, you will pass forward with the said left giving him in this tempo a riverso driven out into his face; and if he pretends to do two riversi in order to give a mandritto,<sup>2</sup> you will throw your right foot behind your left, going with your sword into cingiara porta di ferro, and as he will want to strike with the mandritto, immediately returning your right foot forward and hitting that [i.e. his mandritto] together with the false edge of your sword, you will strike him with a riverso. But if he hits with a riverso<sup>3</sup> inside the rim of the buckler, you will turn a mandritto to his face. But if he makes a show of a riverso<sup>4</sup> in order to give you a mandritto, to such a show you will go into guardia di faccia;
 
| '''Cap. decimo, delli contrari alle prenomate offese di guardia sopra braccio.'''
 
'''Q'''Vando’l Nemico tirera gli predetti duo riuersi, il primo con la spada riparerai, & com’egli uo'''[B5v]'''ra far il secondo, tu subito raccogliendo il tuo piede dritto appresso il manco passerai con il detto manco innanzi dandogli in questo tempo di uno riuerso spinto nella faccia, et s’egli facesse sembiante di duo riuersi, per dare del man dritto, tu gittarai il piede destro dietro il sinistro andando con la spada in cingiara porta di ferro, & come uorra fe rir del mandritto, tu subito ritornando con il piede dritto innanzi urtando insieme quello con il falso della tua spada, & ferendolo d’uno riuerso. Ma s’egli urtasse con il riuerso nel dentro del orlo del Brocchero, tu uolterai un mandritto per faccia. Ma sel facesse uista del riuerso per darti del mandritto, a cotale uista tu anderai in guar dia di faccia.
 
  
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| and as he throws in order to give you the aforesaid mandritto, you will make your sword a little lower, parrying that, and you will immediately pass your left foot toward his right side extending to him a riverso into his right temple, so that your right leg follows behind your left. But if he passes with the left foot in order to feint to give you a riverso,<sup>5</sup> you will immediately settle yourself with your sword into guardia di faccia, and as he passes toward your left side in order to give you a fendente, you will immediately strike his right temple diagonally with a riverso.
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| But if he extends a punta riversa,<sup>6</sup> you will ward it with the sword; and he throwing two tramazzoni* at you, you will immediately go with your sword into guardia di testa and then you will ward those, striking him with a mandritto to the face.
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<p>Both of you lying in guardia di testa, you wanting to offend the enemy, then throw a mandritto<sup>1</sup> to his face, or flanks, or if you wish, to his leg.</p>
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| Ma sel tirasse di riuerso, tu gli uolgerai una punta per la mano in compagnia del Brocchero, & sel tirasse di fendente, tu andando con la spada in guardia di testa quello riparerai.
 
  
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| But if he turns the tramazzone, immediately stepping forward with your left foot into large pace, you will ward that with the buckler, giving him a stoccata to the flank, and removing yourself with a leap to the rear.
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| <p>[23] Or extend a thrust<sup>2</sup> to his face and throw a tramazzone. Or pretend to attack with a mandrittom,<sup>3</sup> but throw a riverso. Or if you prefer, do two mandritti.<sup>4</sup> As well, pretend instead to throw a tramazzone<sup>5</sup> and nonetheless strike him with a mandritto.</p>
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<p>The counters that you can make against the aforesaid attacks are these: namely against the mandritto<sup>1</sup> to the flank, leg, or face, you can withdraw your right foot behind your left into large pace, and in this tempo you will avoid the mandritto however it may be done.</p>
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| But if he passes with his left foot toward your right side in order to give you a riverso<sup>9</sup> extended to your face, you will immediately turn a falso to his right temple, so that your buckler is a good defender of your head.
 
| Ma s’egli passasse con il piede sinistro uerso le tue parti dritte per darti d’uno riuerso spinto nella faccia, tu subito gli uolgerai uno falso nella sua tempia dritta si, chel Brocchero sia buono schermitore della testa.
 
  
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<p>But if he pretends to throw a tramazzone<sup>5</sup> in order to give you a mandritto, you will hinder that pretense with a turning of a mandritto, reposing your sword into porta di ferro stretta, and when the enemy will then throw the mandritto to give it to you, you will hit it immediately with a falso, giving him a riverso to the thigh.</p>
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| Et quando egli snodasse il mandritto, tu subito tirerai il piede destro appresso il manco leuando insieme nel aere il braccio della spada scansando quello, & poscia gitterai il piede destro innanzi ferendolo d’uno responsiuo mandritto per testa.
 
  
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You can throw a riverso to the face,<sup>1</sup> or raise a falso,<sup>2</sup> throwing nonetheless a mandritto to the face. You could also throw a riverso<sup>3</sup> retreating backward with the left foot. Or extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> to the enemy’s hand. Or with the left foot forward raise a falso<sup>5</sup> into the air, and in this tempo extend a thrust in the gesture of a montante passing forward soon with your right foot and turning a tramazzone which falls into porta di ferro stretta.
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| <p>[26] '''Chapter 7, of the offenses that can be done against one settled in guardia di faccia.'''</p>
| '''Cap. Vndecimo dell’offese che far si ponno contra uno che fusse in guardia di sotto braccio.'''
 
'''T'''V puoi tirare uno riuerso per faccia, ouero leuar uno falso, tirando nondimeno uno mandritto per faccia. Potresti anchora tirare uno riuerso fuggendo indie tro con il piede sinistro. Ouero spigner una punta nella ne mica mano. O con il piede mancino innanci alciare nel ae'''[B6v]'''re uno falso, et in questo tempo cacciar una punta in atto di montante tosto passando con il piede dritto innanzi & uolgendo uno Tramazzone, che cala in porta di ferro stretta.
 
  
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As the enemy throws a riverso<sup>1</sup> to your face, you will pass forward with your left foot toward his right side throwing in that tempo a riverso at him toward his right temple.
 
| '''Cap. Duodecimo delli contrari alle dette offese in guardia di sotto braccio.'''
 
'''C'''Ome il nemico tirera del riuerso nella tua faccia, tu passerai con il piede manco innanzi uerso le sue parti dritte tirandogli in quel tempo di uno riuerso nella tempia destra.
 
  
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'''M'''Entre il nemico ti uorra percoter del tramazzone nel uolger chel fara del pugno, tu uolterai il falso uerso le sue sinistre parti, iui schifandoti da quello & ti randogli di uno filo dritto nel uolto, ma s’egli passasse con il suo piede sinistro innanzi per darti della punta nel uol to, tu urterai cotal punta per sino in guardia di faccia, & mentre egli uolgera il tramazzone, tu facendoti picciolo '''[B7v]''' sotto la tua spada anderai in guardia di faccia, iui schifandoti da quello con il filo dritto, & subito passerai a grande passo con il piede sinistro uerso le sue diritte par ti ferendolo nella tempia destra d’uno riuerso in guisa, che la gamba destra seguiti per di dietro la sinistra.
 
  
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| But if he pretends to give you a tramazzone,<sup>3</sup> you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia and as he throws the riverso to your thigh, immediately casting your right foot behind your left you will throw a riverso to his sword arm.
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| <p>[32] You can also pretend to extend a punta riversa<sup>6</sup> over your arm, nonetheless throwing a tramazzone, or you can do together a riverso,<sup>7</sup> a fendente, and a tramazzone. Or you can step forward with your left foot and extend a thrust<sup>8</sup> over your buckler, and then pass with your right foot, and then you will be able to throw a mandritto or tramazzone as you wish. You could, moreover, step toward his right side with your left foot throwing out a riverso,<sup>9</sup> or undoing him with a mandritto.<sup>10</sup></p>
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| But as he extends the thrust<sup>4</sup> with his left foot forward in order to strike you in the face, you will ward it with a falso; and if he pretends to do a riverso, against him you will make a half turn of your fist, and as the enemy turns a mandritto, you will, in opposition, throw a mezzo mandritto to the said fist; and when he extends a thrust<sup>5</sup> with his left foot in order to give it to you in the face, casting your right foot behind your left, and diagonally, you will go into cingiara porta di ferro.
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| Ma come egli spignera la punta con il piede sinistro per ferirti la faccia, tu con il falso la schiferai, & se egli facesse uista del riuerso, al incontro tu farai una mezza uolta di pugno, & come il nemico uolgera il mandritto, tu dirimpetto tirerai un mezzo mandrit to per il detto pugno, & quando egli spignesse la punta con il piede manco per dartela nel uolto, tu gittando il pie de destro dietro al sinistro, & per trauerso, anderai in cin giara porta di ferro.
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<p>When the enemy throws the aforesaid two riversi,<sup>1</sup> you will parry the first with the sword, and as he will wish to do the second, immediately recoiling your right foot near to your left, you will pass forward with the said left giving him in this tempo a riverso driven out into his face; and if he pretends to do two riversi in order to give a mandritto,<sup>2</sup> you will throw your right foot behind your left, going with your sword into cingiara porta di ferro, and as he will want to strike with the mandritto, immediately returning your right foot forward and hitting that<ref>I.e. his mandritto.</ref> together with the false edge of your sword, you will strike him with a riverso. But if he hits with a riverso<sup>3</sup> inside the rim of the buckler, you will turn a mandritto to his face. But if he makes a show of a riverso<sup>4</sup> in order to give you a mandritto, to such a show you will go into guardia di faccia; and as he throws in order to give you the aforesaid mandritto, you will make your sword a little lower, parrying that, and you will immediately pass your left foot toward his right side extending to him a riverso into his right temple, so that your right leg follows behind your left. But if he passes with the left foot in order to feint to give you a riverso,<sup>5</sup> you will immediately settle yourself with your sword into guardia di faccia, and as he passes toward your left side in order to give you a fendente, you will immediately strike his right temple diagonally with a riverso.</p>
| But if the enemy steps with his right foot making a riverso in order to strike you in the head with a mandritto, parrying his mandritto with a falso you will pass forward with your right foot, throwing an answering mandritto to his face.
 
| Ma sel nemico scorresse con il pie de dritto facendo uno riuerso per ferirti la testa di uno mandritto, tu riparando il mandritto con il falso, passerai con il piede destro innanzi tirando uno responsiuo mandritto per faccia.
 
  
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<p>But if he extends a punta riversa,<sup>6</sup> you will ward it with the sword; and he throwing two tramazzoni* at you, you will immediately go with your sword into guardia di testa and then you will ward those, striking him with a mandritto to the face.</p>
| '''Chapter 15, of the offenses against porta di ferro larga.'''
 
You can do a falso<sup>1</sup> and a riverso. Or raise a falso<sup>2</sup> and throw a mandritto to the face so that your left foot drives your foot forward.
 
| '''Cap. xv. Dell’offese contra porta di ferro larga.'''
 
<br>'''P'''Otrai fare falso et riuerso. Ouero leuar uno fal so & tirare di mandritto per faccia si, chel piede manco sospinga il destro innanzi.
 
  
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<p>But if he throws a riverso,<sup>7</sup> you will turn him a thrust to the hand in the company of the buckler, and if he throws a fendente, you will parry that by going with your sword into guardia di testa.</p>
| You can also throw two thrusts;<sup>3</sup> the one, passing with your left foot toward his right side, straight into his face; the other, passing thereafter toward his left side with your right foot, and withdrawing your hand back, you will extend the thrust into his flank, and so that you can more freely perform such a thrust, when you wish to perform it you will block his sword with your buckler, and in such a way that your left foot follows your right, and having done so, you will hit him in the head with a fendente.
 
| Tu puoi anchora tirare due punte, l’una, passando con il piede sinistro uer so le sue diritte parti del dritto nel uolto, l’altra, successiuamente passando con il destro uerso le sue sinistre par '''[B8]''' ti, & ritirando la mano in dietro gli spignerai nel fianco, & accioche piu liberamente possi fare cotal punta, mentre tu la uorrai fare con il tuo brocchero impedirai la spada sua, et in guisa chel piede sinistro seguiti il destro, & fatto cio, di uno fendente gli percoterai la testa.
 
  
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<p>But if he turns the tramazzone, immediately stepping forward with your left foot into large pace, you will ward that with the buckler, giving him a stoccata to the flank, and removing yourself with a leap to the rear.</p>
| You can also step forward with your right foot, and throw a riverso<sup>4</sup> to his head, or you can raise a falso<sup>5</sup> until in guardia di faccia, thereafter turning a tramazzone. You will also have the power to throw a falso<sup>6</sup> at him, into guardia alta. Or throw a penetrating thrust<sup>7</sup> at him, following it with a tramazzone.
 
| Potresti anchora scorrere con il piede destro innanzi, & tiragli di uno riuerso per testa, ouero tu puoi leuare uno falso per sino alla guardia di faccia, iui dopoi uolgendo uno tramazzone. Anchora tu hauerai in balia di tirargli di uno falso in guardia alta. Ouero tireragli di una punta triuellata seguitandola di uno tramazzone.
 
  
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<p>But if he passes forward with his left foot and extends a thrust<sup>8</sup> over his arm toward your face, you will parry that with your sword.</p>
| '''Chapter 16, of the counters to the aforesaid offenses in guardia di porta di ferro larga.'''
 
When the enemy throws a falso<sup>1</sup> or riverso, the falso you will hit simultaneously with a falso, and in defense of the riverso, you will turn a mandritto to his left temple.
 
| '''Cap. xvi. de gli contrari alle predette offese in guardia di porta di ferro larga.'''
 
Vando il nemico tirera falso & riuerso, il falso medesimamente con il tuo falso urterai, & in defensione del riuerso, tu gli uolgerai di uno mandritto per la sua sinistra tempia.
 
  
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<p>And as he passes with his right foot in order to give you a mandritto, while that blow has not yet reached you, in that moment you will give him a riverso in his right thigh.</p>
| And when he raises a falso,<sup>2</sup> throwing a mandritto, immediately pretending similarly to reach him with a falso you will draw your sword to yourself with your fist and extend a thrust to his face in that tempo in which the enemy will throw the mandritto, and then with all speed you will step toward his right side with your left foot, throwing a riverso to his head.
 
| Et mentre gli leuera il falso tirando di mandritto, tu subito facendo uista medesimamente di giugnerlo di uno falso, tirerai a te la spada con il pugno et spigneragli una pun ta nella faccia in quel tempo chel nemico tirera il mandritto, et indi con ogni prestezza scorrerai con il piede sinistro uer so le sue dritte parti, tirando di uno riuerso per testa.
 
  
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<p>And when he throws two tramazzoni<ref>Note that these “two tramazzoni” were, in both cases, singular in Ch. 9</ref> at you, you will ward them with your right foot forward and with your sword in guardia di testa, throwing a thrust to his face.</p>
| But if he throws two thrusts,<sup>3</sup> as he extends the first, you will immediately ward it with the false edge of your sword, and during the stepping that he will make with his right foot in order to give you the second, you will parry that with the true edge.
 
| Ma s’egli tirasse le due punte, com’egli spignera la prima, tu subito la schiferai con il falso della spada, & nel scorrere chel fara del piede destro per darti la seconda, quella con il dritto filo riparerai.
 
  
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<p>But if he passes with his left foot toward your right side in order to give you a riverso<sup>9</sup> extended to your face, you will immediately turn a falso to his right temple, so that your buckler is a good defender of your head.</p>
| And when he turns the fendente to your head, you will ward that in guardia di faccia, throwing a riverso to his thigh, and when* he passes toward his right side with his left foot to give you a falso in the face, you will ward that with a falso. But as he passes with his right foot to give you a riverso,<sup>4</sup> you will immediately go into guardia di testa, parrying that, and throwing thereafter a mandritto to his face or leg as you wish, and if he throws a falso<sup>5</sup> in order to strike you in the face, you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia, warding that. But if he turns the tramazzoni, you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia, and thereby will be safe. And when he throws a falso<sup>6</sup> that goes into guardia alta, avoiding that you will allow it to go into empty space, and when he throws the stoccata,<sup>7</sup> you will ward it with a falso, but if he throws the tramazzone, stepping with your left foot toward his right side you will throw a tramazzone to his sword arm so that your right leg follows your left. [* This counter has no antecedent in Ch. 15]
 
| Et mentre egli uoltera il fendente per testa, tu quello in guardia di faccia schiferai, tirandogli uno riuerso per coscia, et quando egli passasse con il piede'''[B8v]'''stro uerso le sue diritte parti per darti di uno falso nella faccia, tu con il falso lo schiferai. Ma com’egli passera con il piede destro per darti di uno riuerso, tu subito ande rai in guardia di testa quello riparando, & tirando seguentemente di uno mandritto per faccia, o per gamba, che uuoi, & s’egli tirasse d’uno falso per ferirti il uolto, tu anderai con la spada in guardia di faccia schifando quel lo. Ma s’egli uolgesse gli tramazzoni, tu anderai con la spada in guardia di faccia, & cosi serai sicuro. Et men tre tirera di uno falso, che andasse in guardia alta, tu quello scansando lascierai andare uoto, & quando tirera la stoccata, tu con il falso la schiferai, ma sel tirera del tramazzone, tu scorrendo con il piede sinistro uerso le sue dritte parti, gli tirerai di uno tramazzone per il braccio della spada si, che la gamba destra seguiti la sinistra.
 
  
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<p>And when he looses a mandritto,<sup>10</sup> you will immediately draw your right foot near your left, lifting together your sword arm into the air, blocking that, and then you will cast your right foot forward striking him with an answering mandritto to the head.</p>
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| '''Cap. xvii. delle offese che si ponno far contra cingiara porta di ferro.'''
 
'''E'''Ssendo in guardia di cingiara porta di ferro. Tu puoi spigne una punta per faccia con il piede destro innanzi & tirare seguentemente di uno mandritto contra il tuo nemico che fosse pur in cotale guardia, ouero dopoi che haurai spinta la punta, tirerai di uno riuerso per gamba.
 
  
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<p>You can throw a riverso to the face,<sup>1</sup> or raise a falso,<sup>2</sup> throwing nonetheless a mandritto to the face. You could also throw a riverso<sup>3</sup> retreating backward with the left foot. Or extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> to the enemy’s hand. Or with the left foot forward raise a falso<sup>5</sup> into the air, and in this tempo extend a thrust in the gesture of a montante passing forward soon with your right foot and turning a tramazzone which falls into porta di ferro stretta.</p>
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| You can moreover raise a falso<sup>3</sup> into guardia di faccia, passing forward with your right foot, and strike him with a mandritto. Or extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> followed by a tramazzone,<sup>a</sup> also with the right foot forward. Or, after you will have made the thrust, pretending to give him a riverso,<sup>b</sup> you will strike him with a mandritto. Or follow the said thrust with another penetrating thrust,<sup>c</sup> drawing your fist back in the making thereof.
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<p>As the enemy throws a riverso<sup>1</sup> to your face, you will pass forward with your left foot toward his right side throwing in that tempo a riverso at him toward his right temple.</p>
| '''Chapter 18, of the counters to the offenses of the aforesaid guardia cingiara porta di ferro.'''
 
As the enemy extends a thrust<sup>1</sup> with the right foot, you will parry that with a falso, and when he wants to strike you with a mandritto,<sup>a</sup> casting your left foot behind your right, you will give him a mezzo mandritto to his sword arm. But if he is extending you will ward that with the false edge, and as you see the riverso<sup>b</sup> approaching your face, passing forward with your right foot into guardia di testa you will protect yourself, striking him thereafter with a mandritto to the face.
 
| '''Cap. XVIII. Delli contrari all’offese della predetta guardia cingiara porta di ferro.'''
 
'''C'''Ome il nemico spignera una punta con il piede destro, tu quella con il falso la schiferai, & mentre uor ra ferirti del mandritto, tu gittando il piede sinistro di die tro al destro, gli darai d’uno mezzo mandritto nel braccio della spada. Ma spignendo egli una punta, tu con il falso la schiferai, & come uedrai uenire il riuerso nella fac cia tua, tu passando con il piede destro innanzi, in guardia di testa ti riparerai ferendolo seguentemente di uno man dritto per faccia.
 
  
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<p>But if he makes a falso<sup>2</sup> with a following mandritto, you will raise the false edge of your sword against him, and during his throwing of the mandritto, casting your right foot behind your left in large pace you will give a mezzo mandritto to his sword, placing it<ref>I.e. yours.</ref> into cingiara porta di ferro, and then with your right foot you will immediately pass forward into large pace, pushing a thrust into the enemy’s face, and throwing thereafter a mandritto into the shins of his legs.</p>
| But if he extends the thrust with his right foot forward, passing also forward similarly with your right foot you will ward that with the false edge. But during the passing forward that he will make with his left foot in order to strike you in the leg in the traverse with a mandritto,<sup>c</sup> immediately casting your right foot behind your left you will strike him in the sword hand with a mezzo mandritto, and if he extends the two thrusts,<sup>2</sup> you will hit the first with the false edge, passing forward with your right foot, and the second with the true edge, stepping forward thereafter with your left foot, and striking him with a falso to the face.
 
| Ma s’egli spignesse la punta con il piede destro innanzi, tu passando pur con il medesimo de stro innanzi con il falso la schiferai. Ma nel passar ch’egli fara del piede sinistro innanzi per ferirti le gambe nel trauerso di uno mandritto, tu subito gittando il piede destro dietro al sinistro gli ferirai la mano della spada di uno mezzo mandritto, & sel spignesse le due punte, la pri ma con il piede destro innanzi passando con il falso la ur terai, & la seconda con il dritto filo scorrendo con il man co piede seguentemente innanzi & ferendogli con uno '''[C1v]''' falso la faccia.
 
  
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<p>But if he throws a riverso<sup>3</sup> while retreating backwards, you will step forward with your left foot, therewith throwing a riverso to his face.</p>
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| Ma s’egli leuasse il falso per darti di uno mandritto hauendo il destro piede innanzi, tu gittan do il piede sinistro dietro al destro & andando in porta di ferro larga, come egli lascera calar el mandritto per te sta, tu con il falso lo schiferai dandogli d’uno tuo mandrit to per faccia.
 
  
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<p>And when he extends a thrust<sup>4</sup> toward your sword hand, promptly casting your right foot behind your left in large pace you will go with your sword into coda lunga alta, and if perchance he throws a falso<sup>5</sup> going into guardia alta, you will immediately go into the same guard, and while he wishes to stick a thrust in the gesture of a montante, withdrawing your right foot behind your left, you will go into cingiara porta di ferro, and if he throws a tramazzone, returning forward with your right foot into large pace, you will parry that with a falso, giving him a mandritto to the face.</p>
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<p>You could moreover extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> to his face, and passing forward with your left foot pretend to give him a riverso to the head, and give him thereby a mandritto to the head or to the leg as you wish.</p>
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<p>Or extend a thrust<sup>5</sup> with your left leg forward, and then stepping forward with your right foot into large pace, throw a riverso from low to high to his arms, and immediately thereafter you will turn a mandritto to his head or leg, and for your protection you will do a riverso to his sword hand, casting your right foot behind your left in large pace; and this is the parry of the last two blows.</p>
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| '''Cap. XIX. Dell’offese che far si debbono in coda lunga alta con il piede sinistro innanzi.'''
 
'''T'''V puoi scorgere il piede destro innanzi & fare falso & mandritto. Ouero passando pur con il piede medesimo fare un falso & sembiante di mandritto, ma per cio tirargli d’uno riuerso. Tu puoi anchora dopoi che del predetto piede haurai passato, spigner una pun ta & tirare d’un mandritto. Ouero passando pur con '''[C2]''' il medesimo piede tirar una punta da uno riuerso seguitata. Anchora tirando il piede sinistro appresso il dritto, et passando successiuamente con il dritto innanzi, lo puoi fe rire d’uno fendente. Ouero con il piede destro innanzi tu puoi spigner una punta da uno tramazzone accompa gnata.
 
  
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<p>When the enemy wants to hit you with a tramazzone,<sup>1</sup> in the turning that he makes of his fist, you will turn a falso toward his left side, thereby shielding yourself from that, and throwing at him with the true edge in his face; but if he passes forward with his left foot to give you a thrust<sup>2</sup> in the face, you will hit such a thrust so as to end in guardia di faccia; and while he turns the tramazzone, lowering your sword a little you will go into guardia di faccia, thereby shielding yourself from that with the true edge, and you will immediately pass into large pace toward his right side with your left foot, striking him in the right temple with a riverso in such a manner that your right leg follows behind your left.</p>
| Or throwing such a thrust into his face with the aforesaid foot forward, you will be able to pass toward his right side with your left foot, and putting your buckler under his sword you will throw a mandritto<sup>b</sup> to this leg in such a manner that your left foot follows behind your right.
 
| Ouero tirargli cotal punta nella faccia con il predetto piede innanzi, tu potrai passare con il sinistro uer so le sue diritte parti, & ponendo il tuo brocchero sotto la sua spada gli tirerai d’uno mandritto per gamba in gui sa, che’l piede sinistro seguiti il destro per di dietro.
 
  
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<p>But if he pretends to give you a tramazzone,<sup>3</sup> you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia and as he throws the riverso to your thigh, immediately casting your right foot behind your left you will throw a riverso to his sword arm.</p>
| '''Chapter 20, of the counters that can be done to the aforesaid offenses of coda lunga alta.'''
 
When the enemy, passing forward with his right foot, will do a falso<sup>1</sup> and a mandritto, without stepping you will assume cingiara porta di ferro, and when he will throw the mandritto, you will pass forward with your right foot, hitting that with the false edge, and immediately throw a mandritto to his face or leg as you wish. But when he does a falso<sup>2</sup> and pretends to do a mandritto, passing forward with your right foot you will go into guardia di faccia.
 
| '''Cap. XX. Delli contrari che si ponno fare a le predette offese di coda lunga alta.'''
 
'''Q'''Vando il nemico passando con il piede destro innanzi fara falso & mandritto, tu senza passeggia re ti assetterai in cingiara porta di ferro, & mentre tirera del mandritto, tu passerai con il piede destro innanzi urtando quello con il falso, et subito tireragli d’u no mandritto per faccia, o per gamba come uuoi. Ma quando facesse falso et uista di mandritto, tu passando con il piede destro innanzi anderai in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>But as he extends the thrust<sup>4</sup> with his left foot forward in order to strike you in the face, you will ward it with a falso; and if he pretends to do a riverso, against him you will make a half turn of your fist, and as the enemy turns a mandritto, you will, in opposition, throw a mezzo mandritto to the said fist; and when he extends a thrust<sup>5</sup> with his left foot in order to give it to you in the face, casting your right foot behind your left, and diagonally, you will go into cingiara porta di ferro.</p>
| And in the turning of a riverso that he makes to your right thigh, passing forward with your left foot, and turning your point toward the ground you will protect yourself, extending immediately thereafter a thrust to his face.
 
| Et nel uolger chel fara del riuerso per coscia, tu passando con il piede sinistro innanzi, & uolgendo la punta uerso terra ti riparerai, spignendogli percio subito una punta nel uolto.
 
  
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<p>But if the enemy steps with his right foot making a riverso in order to strike you in the head with a mandritto, parrying his mandritto with a falso you will pass forward with your right foot, throwing an answering mandritto to his face.</p>
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| But when he passes with the same right foot in order to extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> and turn a riverso, during the extension of the thrust that he makes, passing similarly with your right foot you will ward yourself from that with your true edge.
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| Ma quando con il medesimo piede destro passasse per spigner '''[C2v]''' una punta & uolger di uno riuerso, nel spigner della punta ch’egli fara, tu medesimamente passando con il piede destro da quella con il dritto filo ti schiferai.
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<p>You can do a falso<sup>1</sup> and a riverso. Or raise a falso<sup>2</sup> and throw a mandritto to the face so that your left foot drives your foot forward.</p>
| And when he wants to throw a riverso to your leg, you will cast your right foot back to the right, striking him in his sword arm with a riverso.
 
| Et mentre uor ra tirarti del riuerso per gamba, tu gitterai il piede destro dietro al dritto ferendogli il braccio della spada ancho tu con un riuerso.
 
  
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<p>You can also throw two thrusts;<sup>3</sup> the one, passing with your left foot toward his right side, straight into his face; the other, passing thereafter toward his left side with your right foot, and withdrawing your hand back, you will extend the thrust into his flank, and so that you can more freely perform such a thrust, when you wish to perform it you will block his sword with your buckler, and in such a way that your left foot follows your right, and having done so, you will hit him in the head with a fendente.</p>
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| And as he passes with his right foot in order to strike you with a fendente, you will arrange yourself into guardia di testa, warding that and throwing a mandritto to his face or thigh as you wish. But if, with the same foot, he extends a thrust<sup>6</sup> in order to give you a tramazzone,<sup>a</sup> you will hit that with the false edge, and passing toward his left side with your right foot you will throw a mandritto to his head, so that your left foot must follow behind your right. But if he extends a thrust with the same foot forward, passing thereafter with his left foot in order to give you a mandritto to the leg, as he extends the thrust, you will hit it with the false edge of your sword. And when he wishes to pass in order to strike you with a mandritto,<sup>b</sup> casting your left foot to the rear you will hit him in his sword hand with a mezzo mandritto.
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| Et com’egli passera con il piede destro per ferirti del fendente, tu ti agierai in guardia di testa schifando quello & tirandogli di uno mandritto per faccia o per gamba come uoi. Ma se con il medesimo piede ti spignesse una pun ta per darti d’uno tramazzone, tu con il falso quello urterai, et passando con il piede destro uerso le sue sinistre parti gli tirerai d’un mandritto per testa, si che’l sinistro piede deue se guir il destro per di dietro. Ma sel spignesse con il medesimo piede una punta passando seguentemente con il piede sinistro per darti d’un mandritto per gamba, com’egli spignera la punta, tu con il falso della spada la urterai. Et mentre uorra passar per ferirti del mandritto, tu gittando il sinistro piede in dietro gli ferirai la mano della spada d’uno mezzo mandritto.
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| <p>[39] You can also step forward with your right foot, and throw a riverso<sup>4</sup> to his head, or you can raise a falso<sup>5</sup> until in guardia di faccia, thereafter turning a tramazzone. You will also have the power to throw a falso<sup>6</sup> at him, into guardia alta. Or throw a penetrating thrust<sup>7</sup> at him, following it with a tramazzone.</p>
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With the left foot [stepping] forward you will be able to extend a thrust,<sup>1</sup> and then passing with your right foot give him a mandritto.<sup>a</sup> Or, also making the aforesaid thrust, you can step forward with your right foot and turn a tramazzone.<sup>b</sup>
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| <p>[40] '''Chapter 16, of the counters to the aforesaid offenses in guardia di porta di ferro larga.'''</p>
| '''Cap. XXI. Dell’offese che si fanno in coda lunga stret ta con il piede dritto innanzi trouandosi.'''
 
<br>'''C'''On il piede sinistro innanzi potrai spigner una pun ta, et poi passando con il piede destro dargli di uno mandritto. Ouero pur facendo la predetta punta tu poi scor rere con il piede destro innanzi et uolgere uno tramazzone.
 
  
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<p>When the enemy throws a falso<sup>1</sup> or riverso, the falso you will hit simultaneously with a falso, and in defense of the riverso, you will turn a mandritto to his left temple.</p>
| Or, after you will have extended the said thrust, passing forward with your right foot, you will pretend to give him a mandritto,<sup>c</sup> striking him nonetheless with a riverso to the face or the leg. You will also be able, after the said thrust is extended, to pass forward with your right foot, throwing a fendented to his head.
 
| Ouero dopoi c’haurai spinta la detta punta tu (passando con il piede destro innanzi) farai sembiante di dargli d’un man dritto ferendolo nondimeno d’un riuerso per faccia, ouer per'''[C3]'''ba. Anchora dopoi la detta punta spinta potrai passar con il piede destro innanzi tirandogli d’un fendente per testa.
 
  
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<p>And when he raises a falso,<sup>2</sup> throwing a mandritto, immediately pretending similarly to reach him with a falso you will draw your sword to yourself with your fist and extend a thrust to his face in that tempo in which the enemy will throw the mandritto, and then with all speed you will step toward his right side with your left foot, throwing a riverso to his head.</p>
| '''Chapter 22, of the counters that can be done in coda lunga stretta, with the right foot forward.'''
 
As he extends the thrust<sup>1</sup> with his left foot forward for the reason of striking you with a mandritto, you will hit it with the false edge. And wanting to offend you with the mandritto,<sup>a</sup> you will strike his sword hand with a mezzo mandritto without stepping.
 
| '''Cap. XXII. Delli contrari che si fanno in coda lunga stretta con il piede dritto innanzi.'''
 
'''C'''Om’egli spignera la punta con il piede sinistro innanzi per cagion di ferirti del mandritto, tu con il falso la urte rai. Et uolendoti offender con il mandritto senza passeggia mento con mezzo mandritto la mano della spada gli ferirai.
 
  
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<p>But if he throws two thrusts,<sup>3</sup> as he extends the first, you will immediately ward it with the false edge of your sword, and during the stepping that he will make with his right foot in order to give you the second, you will parry that with the true edge.</p>
| But if after he has extended the aforesaid thrust he wants to give you a tramazzone,<sup>b</sup> you will block that with your true edge, and thereafter in order to be safe from the tramazzone you will settle yourself into guardia di faccia without moving your foot.
 
| Ma se dapoi c’haura spinta la predetta punta ti uolesse dare d’uno tramazzone, a quella con il dritto filo osterai, et seguentemente per esser sicuro dal tramazzone senza mouer piede in guardia di faccia ti assetterai.
 
  
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<p>And when he turns the fendente to your head, you will ward that in guardia di faccia, throwing a riverso to his thigh, and when<ref>This counter has no antecedent in Ch. 15.</ref> he passes toward his right side with his left foot to give you a falso in the face, you will ward that with a falso. But as he passes with his right foot to give you a riverso,<sup>4</sup> you will immediately go into guardia di testa, parrying that, and throwing thereafter a mandritto to his face or leg as you wish, and if he throws a falso<sup>5</sup> in order to strike you in the face, you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia, warding that. But if he turns the tramazzoni, you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia, and thereby will be safe. And when he throws a falso<sup>6</sup> that goes into guardia alta, avoiding that you will allow it to go into empty space, and when he throws the stoccata,<sup>7</sup> you will ward it with a falso, but if he throws the tramazzone, stepping with your left foot toward his right side you will throw a tramazzone to his sword arm so that your right leg follows your left.</p>
| And if after the previously named thrust he pretends to throw a mandritto,<sup>c</sup> but throws a riverso instead, for defense from the thrust, in the manner of your enemy you will extend a similar one, so that both swords encounter each other by their true edges, and for the warding of the mandritto, without any movement you will assume the guardia di faccia.
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| And in the riverso that he makes to your face, making a half turn of your hand you will hit that, throwing a mandritto to his leg or face.
 
| Et nel riuerso chel fara per faccia, tu facendo una mez za uolta di mano, in quello urterai, tirandogli d’uno man dritto per gamba o per faccia.
 
 
 
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| But if the aforesaid riverso comes to your leg, immediately going forward toward his right side with your left foot you will extend a thrust to his face, letting your right foot go behind to the left.
 
| Ma sel predetto riuerso uenesse per gamba, tu subito andando con il piede sinistro innanzi uerso le sue parti destre gli spignerai una punta nella faccia, lasciando andar il destro piede per di dietro al sinistro.
 
 
 
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| class="noline" | Et se dapoi la punta ti uolesse ferire la testa di uno fendente, per schifarti dalla punta con un mez zo mandritto la mano della spada gli percoterai, & per schermo del fendente anderai subito in guardia di testa, et cosi riparato in risposta gli darai d’uno mandritto per faccia, o per gamba, come uuoi.
 
 
 
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| <p>[41] '''Chapter 17, of the offenses that can be done against cingiara porta di ferro.'''</p>
  
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<p>Being in cingiara porta di ferro, you can extend a thrust<sup>1</sup> to the face with your right foot [stepping] forward, and thereafter a mandrittoa against your enemy who was also in such a guard, or after you have extended the thrust, you will throw a riversob to his leg.</p>
| '''SECOND BOOK.'''
 
The ten famous guards and the offenses that can originate from them being sufficiently treated of in the above book, in this following one it appears to me that you would diligently wish for speech offering instruction in the sword and small buckler, in three masterful plays, or assaults; and as much as the students should be grateful, so should the body, legs, and hands gaily and freely render thanks; nor is it to be marveled at a bit, why I say "the legs", for one who will not take delight in stepping in tempo and in the way of which we will teach, and have taught, will never be able to report of grace nor victory from the play; indeed not, because of such ornament as are rich clothes to the charming and beautiful Nymphs that cavort on Mt. Menalo or in the Lyceum, such is the grace imparted to the blows of the glittering sword, to which, when deprived of laudable footsteps, such disgrace is brought, that it were as if serene night were widowed of the twinkling stars; and how can the candidate be victorious, where genteel grace is lacking? Accordingly neither will we reasonably hold one to have won if he triumphs through luck, and if a crude peasant has thrown unruly blows at him, neither will he have lost who has done his duty; it is a thing more praiseworthy, according to men of understanding, to lose graciously than to win through luck, devoid of any grace, as in vile disgrace sometimes fortunate luck does hold the place; thus always in overbearing grace does the longed for victory reside, because one concludes that the gracious man can never lose, although through misfortune he were struck.
 
| '''[C3v] LIBRO SECONDO'''
 
'''E'''Ssendo nel soprano libro delle dieci famo se guardie & dell’offese, che da loro ori ginare possono basteuolmente trattato, in questo seguente emmi paruto con dili genza di tre maestreuoli giochi ouer assalti che dir uuoi di spada & brocchero picciolo ammae stramento porgere, e quali tanto piu alli discepoli esser grati debbono, quanto la persona, le gambe, et le mani gaie et ispedite gli renderanno, ne alcuno si merauigli, perch’io dica le gam be, percio che colui che non haura diletto di passeggiar a tempo & in guisa che noi gli insegneremo & insegna to hauemo, ne gratia, ne uittoria potra mai riportar dal gioco, gratiano, perche di quanto ornamento sono li ricchi panni alle uezzose & bellissime Nimphe, che nel mon te Menalo, o nel Liceo si diportano, di tanto è il leggia'''[C4]'''dro passeggiare alli colpi della raggiante spada, laquale, quando delli deceuoli passi priuata fosse, tale disgratia ne recherebbe, che la, quantunque serena notte, se dalle lampeggianti stelle uedouata fosse: & come puote esser la candidata uittoria, doue la gentile gratia manca? Conciosiacosa che ne ragioneuolmente diremo uno hauer uento, se fortunosamente uincesse, et se da rozzo rustico gli srego lati colpi tirasse, ne hauer perduto quello, che haura fat to il suo douere, che piu lodeuole cosa è appresso gli intendenti huomini, gratiosamente perdere, che a uentura & fuori di ogni gratia uincere, che come nella uile disgratia qualche fiata la fortuneuole uentura tiene il luoco, cosi sempre nella non mai di souerchio gratia la disiata uittoria siede, perche si conchiude, che mai l’buomo gratioso puote perdere, benche ferito per sciagura fus se.
 
  
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<p>Or, also having done the said thrust, you will be able to pass toward his right side with your left foot, and putting your buckler under his sword hand, you will throw a mandrittoc to his leg so that your right foot follows your left.</p>
| But before we begin to speak of the proposition, we will teach how to come to the play, not only so that good players are made apt in attacking and defending, but moreover to give good form to their blows, interposed with smooth motions of their bodies.
 
| Ma prima che cominciamo dire del proponimento, insegneremo uenire al gioco, accio che non solamente gli buoni giocatori atti nel offender & diffender si facciano. Ma etiandio in dar bella forma alli loro colpi con soaui mouimenti della person traposti.
 
  
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<p>You could also extend two thrusts,<sup>2</sup> one with the right foot forward, promptly passing toward his right side with your left foot, and thereafter you will have withdrawn your fist somewhat toward yourself, and you will extend the other thrust into his face.</p>
| '''THE FIRST ASSAULT'''
 
Firstly, opposite your enemy, you will place yourself at one end of the hall or of some other spacious field, arranging your body over your legs, and your sword and buckler in your hands, in such a manner that each movement, each act, each gesture is full of grace. And wanting to come towards your enemy, you will pass diagonally toward your right side with your right foot, and in such passage you will give a blow with your false edge to the dome of your buckler, putting your sword into guardia alta, and your buckler must lie toward your face in the manner of a mirror, and passing forward thereafter with your left foot, you will touch your buckler again, arranging your sword into guardia di testa, the buckler falling along your left thigh, and then you will step forward with your right foot, lifting your sword into guardia alta, and then passing with your left foot you will do a montante followed by an over-arm mandritto [i.e. a mandritto that goes over your own left arm]. Then you will go with your sword into guardia di testa, and stepping forward with your right foot you will touch the dome of your buckler with the false edge, and you will do a montante that rises into guardia alta, and after that you will embellish the play, which is done by sending forth first your right foot, then your left, and cutting the edge of your buckler with a fendente so that having done this the sword must fall and immediately re-ascend to the rear into guardia alta. And drawing your left foot near your right, you will subsequently retouch your buckler and then you will step forward with your left foot into large pace, replacing your sword into guardia di testa.
 
| '''IL PRIMO ASSALTO'''
 
'''P'''Rimieramente dirimpetto al tuo nemico ti ponerai da un capo della sala o di altro spatioso campo ga iamente adattandoti la persona sopra le gambe & la spa da el brocchero nelle mani, in maniera, che ogni mouimen to, ogni atto, ogni cenno sia pieno di gratia. Et uolendo uenir uerso il Nemico, tu passerai con il piede destro '''[C4v]''' per trauerso uerso le tue destre parti, et in cotale passamen to darai del falso un colpo nella coppola del Brocchero ponendo la spada in guardia alta, & il Brocchero deue stare uerso il uolto a guisa di uno specchio, & seguentemente passando con il sinistro piede innanzi ritoccherai il brocchero agiando la spada in guardia di testa el brocchero calando lungo la coscia sinistra, & quindi scor rerarai con il piede destro innanzi leuando la spada in guardia alta, & poi passando con il piede sinistro farai uno montante accompagnato da uno mandritto sopra brac cio. Indi anderai con la spada in guardia di testa, & scorrendo con il piede destro innanzi toccherai con il falso la coppola del brocchero & farai uno montante che sa lisca in guardia alta & dopoi abbellirai il gioco ilquale si fa gittando prima il destro piede dopoi il sinistro et tagliando l’orlo del brocchero con uno fendente si, che fatto questo la spada dee calare, & subito rimontare per di dietro in guardia alta. Et tirando il sinistro piede appo il dritto seguentemente farai uno ritocco di brocche ro, & poi a grande passo con il sinistro piede scorrerai innanzi riponendo la spada in guardia di testa.
 
  
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<p>You can moreover raise a falso<sup>3</sup> into guardia di faccia, passing forward with your right foot, and strike him with a mandritto. Or extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> followed by a tramazzone,<sup>a</sup> also with the right foot forward. Or, after you will have made the thrust, pretending to give him a riverso,<sup>b</sup> you will strike him with a mandritto. Or follow the said thrust with another penetrating thrust,<sup>c</sup> drawing your fist back in the making thereof.</p>
| Then, passing forward similarly with your right, you will hit the dome with a falso, and do a montante into guardia alta, throwing your right foot alongside your left, so that the buckler guards your head well, and thus far to this point is contained the fashion whereby you must come to find your enemy. And do not forget, reader, such embellishment of play, because in more places in the present assault we will refer to it without redescribing it.
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| Indi con il destro medesimamente innanzi passando percoterai la coppola di uno falso, & farai uno montante in guardia alta tirando il destro piede lungo il sinistro, si, chel brocchero guardi bene la testa & cosi fin a questo punto si contiene il modo con ilquale tu dei uenire a trouar il nemico. Et non ti scordi lettore cotale abbellimento di gio co, perche in piu luochi del presente assalto senza ridirlo piu lo richiameremo.
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| But when you will be already near your enemy the blows will no more be committed to the wind. You will pass forward with your right foot into large pace, throwing a mandritto to his head that goes over-arm, and return a riverso making your sword fall into coda lunga stretta. Then you will make your buckler a good defender of your head, immediately returning a montante that goes into guardia alta, where it will behoove you to throw your right foot along your left. our right foot along your left.
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| Ma quando tu serai gia '''[C5]''' appresso il nemico oue li colpi non seranno piu da commettere al uento. Tu passerai con il piede destro innan zi a grande passo, tirandogli di uno mandritto per faccia, che uadi sopra braccio, & ritornerai di riuerso facen do calar la spada in coda lunga stretta. Indi farai il brocchero buono riparatore della testa subito ritornando di uno montante che uadi in guardia alta, oue conuiene, che tu tiri il piede destro lungo’l sinistro.
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| <p>[42] '''Chapter 18, of the counters to the offenses of the aforesaid guardia cingiara porta di ferro.'''</p>
  
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<p>As the enemy extends a thrust<sup>1</sup> with the right foot, you will parry that with a falso, and when he wants to strike you with a mandritto,<sup>a</sup> casting your left foot behind your right, you will give him a mezzo mandritto to his sword arm. But if he is extending you will ward that with the false edge, and as you see the riverso<sup>b</sup> approaching your face, passing forward with your right foot into guardia di testa you will protect yourself, striking him thereafter with a mandritto to the face.</p>
| And then, passing with your right foot, you will throw a fendente that ends in guardia di faccia, and you will thereafter pass with your left foot toward your right side, in which tempo you will throw a tramazzone falling into cingiara porta di ferro. And you will oppose your buckler to your head. Then passing with your right foot into large pace, you will make a falso traversale to your enemy’s face, so that your sword subsequently rises into guardia alta, throwing an overarm mandritto to the head or face, and retiring your right foot near your left; and then you will pass again with your right foot into large pace, casting your sword fist high and throwing a mandritto to the face, which goes under-arm. Then redraw your right foot even with your left, making your buckler good.
 
| Et quindi passando con il piede destro tirerai uno fendente per sino in guardia di faccia, & passerai con il sinistro successi uamente uerso le sue diritte parti, nel qual tempo tu tirerai di uno tramazzone calante in cingiara porta di ferro. Et alla testa opporrai il brocchero. Dopoi con il piede destro passando a grande passo, tu farai uno falso trauersale per la nemica faccia, si, che la spada seguentemente sa lisca in guardia alta, tirando uno mandritto per testa, o per faccia sopra braccio, & riducendo il piede destro appo il sinistro et poi ripasserai con il destro piede a gran de passo gittando il pugno della spada in alto & tiran do di uno mandritto per faccia, che uadi sotto braccio. Dopoi ritirerai il destro piede a pari del sinistro facen do buono il brocchero.
 
  
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<p>But if he extends the thrust with his right foot forward, passing also forward similarly with your right foot you will ward that with the false edge. But during the passing forward that he will make with his left foot in order to strike you in the leg in the traverse with a mandritto,<sup>c</sup> immediately casting your right foot behind your left you will strike him in the sword hand with a mezzo mandritto, and if he extends the two thrusts,<sup>2</sup> you will hit the first with the false edge, passing forward with your right foot, and the second with the true edge, stepping forward thereafter with your left foot, and striking him with a falso to the face.</p>
| And then, stepping forward similarly with your right you will do a falso that ends in guardia di faccia, followed by two tramazzoni, so that the last will have its finish in porta di ferro stretta.
 
| Et quindi scorrendo innanzi medesimamente con il destro farai uno falso per sino in guardia di faccia da duo tramazzoni accompagnato, si, chel ultimo in porta di ferro stretta habbi il finimento.
 
  
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<p>But if he raises the falso<sup>3</sup> in order to give you a mandritto, having his right foot forward, casting your left foot behind your right and going into porta di ferro larga, as he lets the mandritto fall toward your head, you will ward that with the false edge, giving him a mandritto to the face.</p>
| And from here, throwing your right foot to the left, you will do a montante into guardia alta, and thus done, embellish the play as has been instructed above.
 
| Et di qui tirando il destro piede al sinistro, farai uno montante in guardia alta, & cio fatto, abbellirai il gioco, come di sopra sei ammaestrato.
 
  
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<p>But if he extends a thrust4 with his right foot forward followed by a tramazzone, you will similarly shield yourself from that with the false edge, and when he turns the tramazzone,<sup>a</sup> you will recover yourself into guardia di faccia. And when he will wish to extend a thrust with his right leg forward, you will hit it with the false edge without stepping.</p>
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<p>And he wishing to throw a mandritto to your head, you will go into guardia di testa defending yourself from that, and giving him a similar blow to the face.</p>
| Then you will step with your left foot, extending a punta riversa into your enemy’s face.
 
| Quindi tu scorrerai con il sinistro spignendo una punta riuersa nella nemica faccia.
 
  
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<p>But if he extends a thrust to your face with his right foot forward, without moving your feet you will turn a tramazzone over that.</p>
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| And you will immediately cast your right foot in large pace behind your left, and you will throw a mandritto to end in guardia di faccia. Then you will make a half turn of your hand so that your sword lies in coda lunga alta, making your buckler a good defender of your head.
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| Then you will draw your left foot near your right, and pass forward thereafter with your right, extending a thrust to his face, followed by a riverso to the thigh, and this done, your sword must fall into coda lunga stretta. Then you will pass forward with the left foot, extending a thrust to the face, and crossing forward afterwards with your right foot, you will therewith turn a tramazzone to the head that falls into porta di ferro stretta, defending your head well with your buckler; afterwards you will do a montante, reducing your sword into guardia alta and throwing your right foot alongside your left, and here you will embellish the play in the already described fashion.
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| Dopoi, tu tirerai il sinistro piede appo’l destro, & passerai seguen temente con il destro innanzi spignendogli una punta nella faccia di uno riuerso per coscia accompagnata, & fatto questo la spada dee calare in coda lunga stretta. Indi passerai con il piede sinistro innanzi spingendo una punta nella faccia, & uarcando poscia con il piede destro innanzi gli uolgerai insieme uno tramazzone per la testa che cali in porta di ferro stretta defendendo be ne con il brocchero la testa, successiuamente farai uno montante riducendo la spada in guardia alta & tirando il piede destro lungo’l sinistro, & quiui al modo gia detto il gioco abbellirai.  
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<p>You can step forward with your right foot and do a falso,<sup>1</sup> and a mandritto. Or passing also with the same foot do a falso<sup>2</sup> and pretend to do a mandritto, but rather throw a riverso at him. You can also, after you will have passed with the aforesaid foot, extend a thrust<sup>3</sup> and throw a mandritto. Or passing also with the same foot, throw a thrust<sup>4</sup> followed by a riverso.</p>
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| Then you will pass forward with the same right, throwing a stoccata riversa to the face, and immediately stepping toward his right side with your left foot, you will turn a tramazzone to the face, and then crossing forward with your right foot, you will turn another tramazzone, also to the face, and thereafter a thrust, accompanied with your buckler into guardia di faccia.
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| Indi passerai '''[C6]''' con il medesimo destro innanzi tirando una stoccata riuersa nella faccia, & scorrendo subito con il piede manco uerso le sue diritte parti, tu uolgerai uno tramazzone per faccia, poi uarcando con il piede destro innanzi, gli uolgerai uno altro tramazzone pur per la fac cia, & seguentemente una punta in guardia di faccia dal tuo brocchero accompagnata.
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| <p>[45] As well, drawing your left foot near to your right, and next passing forward with your right, you can strike him with a fendente.<sup>5</sup> Or with your right foot [stepping] forward you can extend a thrust<sup>6</sup> followed by a tramazzone.<sup>a</sup></p>
  
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<p>Or throwing such a thrust into his face with the aforesaid foot forward, you will be able to pass toward his right side with your left foot, and putting your buckler under his sword you will throw a mandritto<sup>b</sup> to this leg in such a manner that your left foot follows behind your right.</p>
| Then you will turn the third tramazzone to the head, which falls into porta di ferro stretta, and you will do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and (here as above) you will embellish the play. Which done, you will make a close to the half sword, that is, you will step forward with your right foot into large pace, throwing a mandritto below your arm, and then reducing your right foot even with your left, and thereafter you will return to large pace with the right foot forward, making a traversed falso to finish in guardia di faccia.
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| Dopoi uolterai il ter zo tramazzone per testa, ilquale cali in porta di ferro stretta, & farai uno montante in guardia alta tirando il piede destro appo il manco, & (quiui come di sopra) abbellirai il gioco. Ilche fatto, tu farai una stretta di mez za spada, cioè tu scorgerai il piede dritto innanzi a grande passo tirando per sotto braccio uno mandritto & ridu cendo poi il destro piede a pari del manco, & successiuamente ritornerai a grande passo innanzi con il piede destro facendo uno falso trauersato per sino in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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| Then passing similarly with your left, you will make a half turn of your fist followed by a thrust, which you must thrust into the face, and then you will cross toward his left side with your right foot, therewith pretending to give him a mandritto to his left side, in which tempo your right leg must return to the rear, extending a riverso to the right temple and then similarly retiring the left you will strike the enemy with a mezzo mandritto which goes into guardia di faccia.
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| Dopoi medesimamente passando con il sinistro farai un mezza uolta di pugno accompagnata da una punta, laquale tu dei sospignergli nella faccia, et poscia uarcherai con il piede destro uerso le sue sinistre parti facendo sembiante insieme di dargli di uno mandritto nelle sue sinistre parti, nel qual tempo la gamba destra dee ritornare in dietro spignendogli un riuerso nella tempia drit ta et poi medesimamente ritirando il sinistro ferirai il nemico di uno mezzo mandritto ilquale uadi in guardia di faccia.
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<p>When the enemy, passing forward with his right foot, will do a falso<sup>1</sup> and a mandritto, without stepping you will assume cingiara porta di ferro, and when he will throw the mandritto, you will pass forward with your right foot, hitting that with the false edge, and immediately throw a mandritto to his face or leg as you wish. But when he does a falso<sup>2</sup> and pretends to do a mandritto, passing forward with your right foot you will go into guardia di faccia.</p>
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| Et seguitando porrai il piede destro lungo’l sini stro assettandoti in guardia alta, donde renderai bello il gioco come sopra è detto.
 
  
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| And having thus furnished the play, you will make a withdrawal back no less beautiful than the coming to play which was done in the first part of the present assault, which you will do by returning your right foot to the rear in such a way that it goes behind the left, and in that tempo you will throw an under-arm mandritto; then similarly returning your left to the rear you will execute a montante from your left side so that your sword rises into guardia alta, then you will execute another montante, from your right side, returning your sword into guardia alta and drawing your right foot likewise near your left.
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<p>And if he extends a thrust<sup>3</sup> with his right leg forward in order to give you a mandritto, as he extends the thrust you will pass forward with your right foot warding that with the true edge. And when he will wish to strike you with a mandritto, you will push a thrust into his face without moving your feet.</p>
| Then you will throw an under-arm mandritto, retiring back with your right foot, and then you will make a half turn of your body toward your right side, and in this turning your sword must go out from under your arm, turning it once about the upper part of your head so that the sword will lie in the guardia di Alicorno [unicorn], that is, with the fist high and the point aimed at the ground. Then you will cast your left foot back into large pace, extending a thrust from low to high, risen into guardia alta, and drawing your right foot even with your left, and thus will you be returned whence you began.
 
| Indi tirerai di uno mandritto sotto braccio fuggendo in dietro con il piede destro, & poi farai una mezza uolta di persona uerso le tue diritte parti & in questo uoltare la spada dee uscire fuori di sotto braccio uoltiggiandola una fiata da torno la soprana parte della testa si, che la spada se habbi a trouare in guardia di Alicorno, cioè che stando il pugno alto la punta guar di la terra. Indi a grande passo gittarai il piede sinistro in dietro spignendo una punta di sotto in su salien te in guardia alta & tirando il destro piede a pari del sinistro, & cosi serai ritornato, donde ti partisti.
 
  
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<p>But when he passes with the same right foot in order to extend a thrust<sup>4</sup> and turn a riverso, during the extension of the thrust that he makes, passing similarly with your right foot you will ward yourself from that with your true edge.</p>
| '''THE SECOND ASSAULT'''
 
It must already be plain to the reader of the previously described first assault, that each of them is divided into three parts.
 
| '''IL SECONDO ASSALTO.'''
 
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<p>And when he wants to throw a riverso to your leg, you will cast your right foot back to the right, striking him in his sword arm with a riverso.</p>
| The first has the fashion of coming to the play. The second, of the playing. The third, of returning from the play; and as the second has the offensive blows, thus do the first and the third have the fanciful and the playful.
 
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<p>And when he makes a change of foot in order to give you a fendente,<sup>5</sup> you will immediately recover yourself into porta di ferro.</p>
| Beginning, therefore, the second assault at its first part, which is going to the play, I say that similarly you will settle yourself in one corner of the room as you did in your previous graceful arrangement, and you will cross toward your right side with your right foot, striking the dome of your buckler with the false edge, and raising your sword into guardia alta, so that your buckler is turned toward your face in the manner of a mirror, and thence you will pass forward with your left foot into large pace, making a great leap toward your enemy, in which tempo your sword must make a tramazzone into porta di ferro stretta, and thus you will abide with your feet even.
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| Then you will immediately cross forward with your right foot into large pace, making a montante into guardia alta, and here you will embellish the play, not in the fashion in which you did in the first assault, for each of these three assaults has separated its embellishment, which it pleases us to name thus, and for the entirety of the play in which it is found, from the beginning, it is licit to speak of again.
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| <p>[48] And as he passes with his right foot in order to strike you with a fendente, you will arrange yourself into guardia di testa, warding that and throwing a mandritto to his face or thigh as you wish. But if, with the same foot, he extends a thrust<sup>6</sup> in order to give you a tramazzone,<sup>a</sup> you will hit that with the false edge, and passing toward his left side with your right foot you will throw a mandritto to his head, so that your left foot must follow behind your right. But if he extends a thrust with the same foot forward, passing thereafter with his left foot in order to give you a mandritto to the leg, as he extends the thrust, you will hit it with the false edge of your sword. And when he wishes to pass in order to strike you with a mandritto,<sup>b</sup> casting your left foot to the rear you will hit him in his sword hand with a mezzo mandritto.</p>
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| The embellishing of this second assault will be, accordingly, that cutting with a fendente to the edge of your buckler which falls into cingiara porta di ferro, and throwing the right foot to the rear in the same tempo, you will retreat with your left foot behind your right, and therewith you will strike the dome of your buckler. Then you will do a montante that ends in guardia alta, drawing your right foot even with your left.
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| Then, wanting at last to assault your enemy, you will lead your left foot forward into large pace, throwing a thrust in the gesture of a montante, which goes to end in the face of the enemy, and immediately passing forward with the right foot again into large pace, you will throw a penetrating riverso to the face, redoubling two tramazzoni to the head, so that the last falls into porta di ferro stretta, and you will immediately do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and then passing forward with your right foot you will throw an over-arm mandritto, recoiling similarly your right foot near your left.
 
| Indi uolendo gia assalir il nemico guiderai il piede sinistro in nanzi a grande passo tirandogli una punta in atto di uno montante, che uadi per insino nella faccia del nimico, & subito passando pur a grande passo con il destro innan'''[C7v]'''zi, gli tirerai di uno riuerso triuellato nella faccia radoppiandogli duo tramazzoni per testa, si, che l’ultimo ca li in porta di ferro stretta, & subito farai uno montan te in guardia alta tirando il piede destro appresso il sinistro & poi passando con il destro innanzi tirerai di uno mandritto sopra braccio raccogliendo similmente il piede destro appo’l sinistro.
 
  
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<p>Or, after you will have extended the said thrust, passing forward with your right foot, you will pretend to give him a mandritto,<sup>c</sup> striking him nonetheless with a riverso to the face or the leg. You will also be able, after the said thrust is extended, to pass forward with your right foot, throwing a fendented to his head.</p>
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| Indi farai ricourar la spada tua in porta di ferro stretta andando seguentemente in guardia di faccia, & di qui guiderai il sinistro innanzi uerso le sue sinistre parti, si, che la diritta gamba seguisca la sinistra per di dietro, & fatto questo tireragli di uno riuerso per faccia.
 
  
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| Then you will extend a stoccata, lifting yourself gracefully with a hop backwards, and passing forward from here with your right you will do a montante into guardia alta, and will draw your right foot behind your left, which, having done, you will then embellish the play in the fashion described a little above.
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| Dopoi tu spignerai una stoccata, leuan doti con uno balzo al indietro leggiadramente, et di qui '''[C8]''' passando con il destro innanzi tu farai uno montante in guardia alta, & tirerai il destro piede appresso il sinistro il che poi che fatto haurai abbellirai il gioco, nel modo poco sopradetto.
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| class="noline" | <p>[51] But if after he has extended the aforesaid thrust he wants to give you a tramazzone,<sup>b</sup> you will block that with your true edge, and thereafter in order to be safe from the tramazzone you will settle yourself into guardia di faccia without moving your foot.</p>
 
 
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| And resuming the play with your right foot forward you will throw a fendente to end in guardia di faccia, recoiling your right foot even with your left, and then with your left forward you will throw a tramazzone to the head, and placing your right forward thereafter, you will make a show of turning another tramazzone, but you will strike his leg opposite you with a mandritto instead, so that your sword goes under your arm, and your buckler to the defense of your head. Then you will throw a riverso from low to high to your enemy’s hand, hopping gaily back so that after finishing the leap you will find yourself with even feet in coda lunga alta.
 
| Et ripigliando il gioco con il piede de stro innanzi tirerai uno fendente per sino in guardia di faccia raccogliendo il piede dritto a par del manco, & poi con il sinistro innanzi uolterai uno tramazzone per testa, & ponendo il destro (seguitando) innanzi farai u sta di uolgere uno altro tramazzone, ma percio la gamba antiposta di uno mandritto gli ferirai, si, che la spada uadi sotto braccio, & il brocchero alla defensione della testa. Poi tirerai di uno riuerso di sotto in su per la mano del nemico balzandoti subito gaiamente al indietro, si, che dopoi il fatto salto, ti troui a piede pari in co da lunga alta.
 
 
 
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| Then crossing forward with your right you will do a montante into guardia alta. Then throwing a tramazzone into porta di ferro larga, entirely uncovered, you will remain alert, so that if perchance your enemy wants to strike you in the head, immediately casting your left foot forward and letting your sword go into coda lunga [alta] you will take the said blow with your buckler, and you will respond to him with a falso across his left temple in such a way that your sword goes under your arm.
 
| Quindi con il destro innanzi uarcando farai uno montante in guardia alta. Dopoi tirando di uno tramazzone in porta di ferro larga tutto scoperto, starai accorto, che se per caso il nemico ti uolesse ferire la testa, tu subito gittando innanzi il sinistro, & lasciando andar la spada in coda lunga, piglierai con il brocchero il detto colpo, et gli risponderai di uno falso a trauerso la tem pia sinistra in guisa che la spada uadi sotto braccio.
 
 
 
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| Casting thereafter your left foot behind your right you will throw a riverso to his face, falling into coda lunga so that your head is well guarded by your buckler. Then, with your right foot retired to the rear, you will extend a thrust to his face, and then returning forward with the same right foot you will redouble two tramazzoni upon each other, of which the last falls into porta di ferro stretta, following with a montante into guardia alta, and here for the third time you will embellish the play in the aforesaid fashion.
 
| Se guentemente gittando il piede sinistro dietro al destro gli tirerai per il uolto di uno riuerso calante in coda lunga, si, che la testa sia ben guardata dal brocchero. Indi il piede destro indietro ritirando gli spignerai una punta nella faccia et poi ritornando innanzi con il medesimo piede destro gli radoppierai duo tramazzoni adosso, delliquali l’ultimo cali in porta di ferro stretta, seguitando di uno montan'''[C8v]'''te in guardia alta, & quiui la terza fiata abbellirai il gio co nel modo sopradetto.
 
 
 
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| Crossing forward with your right next, you will cut a tramazzone fallen into porta di ferro larga. And you will cause your apposed buckler to guard your head well. Then drawing your left foot near your right you will do a falso from low to high going into guardia di faccia. And casting your right foot immediately forward, you will throw a mandritto traversale to the face so that your sword falls into porta di ferro [not specified].
 
| Dopoi uarcando con il destro innanzi, taglierai uno tramazzone in porta di ferro larga calante. Et farai bene guardar la testa dal antiponu to brocchero. Indi tirando il piede manco appo il destro farai uno falso di sotto in su andante in guardia di faccia. Et subito gittando il destro innanzi, tirerai d’uno mandritto trauersale per faccia, si, che la spada cali in porta di ferro.
 
 
 
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| You will then go into guardia di testa with your sword, and will throw a mandritto to his leg, going under your arm, and immediately recoiling your right foot to the rear, you will throw a riverso to his sword hand in such fashion that it falls into coda lunga, and stepping forward from here with your right, you will extend a thrust to his face, and as he raises his sword to block that, you will immediately place your buckler under that, and in that tempo you will pass toward his right side with your left foot, giving him a mandritto to the leg, and making your right foot then immediately follow behind your left, and thereafter retiring your left behind your right into large pace, you will make a half turn of your hand, so that your sword is finally reposed into coda lunga stretta.
 
| Quindi anderai con la spada in guardia di testa, & gli tirerai per gamba di uno mandritto andante sotto braccio, & subito raccogliendo il piede de stro al indietro, gli ferirai la mano della spada di uno riuerso, in modo che quella cali in coda lunga, & di qui scorrendo con il destro innanzi, spigneragli una punta ne la faccia, & com’egli leuera la spada per scansarla, tu sotto quella subito il tuo brocchero ponerai, & in quel tempo passerai con il piede manco uerso le sue diritte par ti dandogli di uno mandritto per gamba, & facendo che subito poi il piede destro seguiti per di dietro il manco, et successiuamente il sinistro ritirando dietro al destro a gran de passo farai una mezza uolta di mano, si, che finalmente la spada in coda lunga stretta si riponga.
 
 
 
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| Then you will extend a thrust to the face without moving your feet, and immediately after having done this, you will step toward his right side with your left foot, throwing a riverso to his right temple so that thereafter your right foot follows behind your left, and that your buckler is a good guardian of your head. Then you will extend a stoccata into your enemy's face, lifting yourself to the rear with an easy leap, causing your sword to be reduced into coda lunga alta.
 
| Dopoi tu spignerai una punta nella faccia senza mouer piede, et subito fatto questo, scorrerai con il piede manco uerso le sue destre parti tirandogli di uno riuerso per la sua tempia dritta, si, che il piede destro seguisca successiuamente il manco per di dietro, & che’l brocchero della testa sia buono guardatore. Quinci spignerai una stoccata ne la nemica faccia, leuandoti al indietro con uno ageuole '''[D1]''' salto, facendo che la spada in coda lunga alta si riduchi.
 
 
 
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| Passing forward then with your right foot, you will extend another thrust to the face. Pretending to strike him in the head with a mandritto, nonetheless you will strike him across the right temple with a riverso, dropping your sword into coda lunga.
 
| Dapoi passando con il destro piede innanzi gli spigne rai un’altra punta nel uolto facendo sembiante di ferirlo per testa di uno mandritto, nondimeno di uno riuerso a trauerso la dritta tempia lo ferirai, calando la spada in coda lunga.
 
 
 
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| Then you will throw a falso traversale to the sword hand, that goes over-arm, and raising the sword hand into the air, you will throw a mandritto to the face going under-arm. Then immediately drawing your right foot back you will strike his sword hand with a riverso.
 
| Indi tirerai di uno falso trauersale per la mano della spada, che uadi sopra braccio, & leuando la mano della spada in aere gli tirerai per faccia di uno mandritto andante sotto braccio. Dapoi subito trahendo in dietro il piede destro gli ferirai la mano della spada di uno riuerso.
 
 
 
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| Then stepping forward with the right foot you will extend a thrust to the face, and pretending to throw a riverso to the face, you will give him a mandritto across the left temple, reducing your sword into porta di ferro stretta, where you will shield your head well with your buckler. Then withdrawing your right foot back you will make a half turn of your fist, recovering your sword into coda lunga stretta, and here cutting the enemy's hand with a mezzo mandritto falling into cingiara porta di ferro without moving your feet, thereafter you will step forward with your right foot and will extend a thrust to the face, redoubling two tramazzoni to the head, and making your buckler good, and then you will do a montante into guardia alta, retiring your right foot even with your left. Having furnished such, you will embellish the play in the fashion already described above thrice.
 
| Indi scorrendo con il destro innanzi gli spignerai una punta nella faccia, & facendo sembian te di tirargli di uno riuerso nella faccia, gli darai di uno mandritto a trauerso la tempia manca riducendo la spada in porta di ferro stretta oue schiferai bene la testa con il brocchero. Dapoi ritirando in dietro il piede destro farai una mezza uolta di pugno ricourando la spada in coda lunga stretta, & quiui tagliando per la mano nemi ca mezzo mandritto calante senza mouer gli piedi in cin giara porta di ferro scorrerai successiuamente con il de stro piede innanzi, & spigneraigli nella faccia una punta radoppiandogli duo tramazzoni per testa, & facendo buono il brocchero, & poi farai uno montante in guardia alta rittrando il piede destro a pari del manco. Ilche fornito abbellirai il gioco al modo gia sopra tre fiate detto.
 
 
 
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| Then making a close to the half sword, which is done by throwing a tramazzone that falls into porta di ferro larga, you will immediately advance your left foot forward, extending a thrust to the right side of the face, and as he raises in order to protect himself from the said thrust, taking his sword to the inside with your left hand, you will throw a mandritto to his head or wherever it seems better to you, and thus you will have satisfactorily furnished the play.
 
| Poi facendo una stretta di mezza spada laqual si fa tirando uno tramazzone, che cali in porta di ferro larga, subito guiderai il piede manco innanzi spignendogli una punta nel uiso dal lato destro, & com’egli leuera per schi '''[D1v]''' farsi dalla detta punta, tu pigliando per il lato di dentro la sua spada con la tua mano manca, gli tirerai di uno mandritto per testa, o doue meglio ti parra, & cosi haurai sodisfaceuolmente finito il gioco.
 
 
 
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| But wanting, as is custom, to return gracefully from the play, going with your back to the rear, in such going you will cast your right foot back, throwing a mandritto under-arm. Then similarly retiring your left foot to the rear, you will execute a montante from your left side, and another from your right, in which your sword goes into guardia alta. Then casting your right foot back another time you will throw a mandritto underarm. Then leaning your weight over your fixed feet toward your right side you will throw a riverso so that your sword is turned overhead, lowering that into guardia di Alicorno, which has been described above. Subsequently, casting your left foot back, you will extend a thrust that goes into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and thus you will be returned to the first place from whence you began to come to the play.
 
| Ma uolendo al usato con leggiadria ritornare da gioco, tu andando con la schiena al indietro in cotale andatura gitterai il piede destro in dietro tirando uno mandritto sotto braccio. Indi ri tirando medesimamente al indietro il manco, farai uno montante dalle sinistre parti tue, & un’altro dalle diritte, nel quale la spada uadi in guardia alta. Poi gittando un’altra fiata il destro piede in dietro tirerai uno mandrit to sotto braccio. Indi uolgendo la persona sopra li fermi piedi uerso le destre tue parti tirerai di uno riuerso, che la spada si uolti sopra la testa, quella in guardia di alicorno riducendo della quale di sopra è detto. Seguentemen te gittando il manco in dietro, spignerai una punta, che uadi in guardia alta tirando il piede destro appresso il manco, & cosi serai ritornato al primo luoco, donde ti par tisti per uenir a gioco.
 
 
 
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Not otherwise than was described above in the two previously discussed assaults, finding yourself with every genteel manner at one end of the fencing hall, and wanting to assault your enemy, you will pass diagonally with your right foot toward your right side, executing a molinetto, that is, a circling turn of the sword outside the arm, and then similarly passing with the left foot you will do a riverso from low to high that goes over your arm. Then stepping forward with your right you will throw two riversi so that at the end of the last one your sword will lie in guardia alta. Then you will step forward with your left, retouching your buckler, and reducing your sword into guardia di testa. Then similarly crossing forward with your right you will do a montante in the gesture of a thrust, that is resolved into guardia alta, and in this tempo done thus, you will withdraw your right foot near your left, and having done such, you will embellish the play, not as in the two previous fashions, as it is already plain that each assault has a separate embellishment, and this one is thus: that you will cut the edge of your buckler, throwing your right foot back in this tempo, and making your sword successively fall and rise into guardia alta, whence you will make another molinetto to the inside of the head with your wrist, that is, a revolution in the manner of a circled turn, and then you will draw your left foot near your right, retouching your buckler with a good blow. Then you will step your left foot forward, setting yourself into guardia di testa, and crossing forward with your right foot, you will do a montante in the gesture of a thrust, recovering your sword into guardia alta, and in this tempo you will draw your right foot near the left.
 
| '''IL TERZO ASSALTO.'''
 
'''N'''On altrimenti che di sopra nelli duo prenomanti assalti è detto, ritrouandoti con ogni gentile maniera in capo della sala & uolendo il tuo nemico assalire, tu passerai con il piede destro per trauerso, & uerso le tue di ritte parti, facendo uno molinetto, cioè una girante uolta per di fuori del braccio con la spada, & poi medesimamente passando con il manco farai uno riuerso di sotto in '''[D2]''' su, che uadi sopra braccio. Indi scorrendo con il destro innanzi tirerai duo riuersi, talmente, che nella fine del ulti mo la spada in guardia alta si troui. Dopoi scorgerai il manco innanzi facendo uno ritocco di brocchero & ri ducendo la spada in guardia di testa. Quindi medesimamente con il destro innanzi ualicando farai uno mon tante in atto di punta, che in guardia alta si riduchi, & in cosi fatto tempo il piede destro appo’l manco ritirerai & cio fatto abbellirai il gioco non ad alcuno delli duo predetti modi che gia di sopra è palese che ciascuno assal to ba uno abbellimento separato, & questo è cosi, che tu taglierai di uno fendente l’orlo del brocchero tirando il piede destro in quel tempo al indietro, & facendo calare & successiuamente montare in guardia alta la spada, oue un’altro molinetto di dietro la testa con il nodo de la mano farai cioè uno uolgimento in guisa d’uno circolato giro, & poi tirerai il manco piede appresso il destro ritoccando il brocchero con un buon colpo. Indi scorge rai il sinistro innanzi assettandoti in guardia di testa, & uarcando con il destro innanzi farai uno montante in atto di punta, la spada in guardia alta riducendo, & in questo tempo tirerai il piede destro appo’l manco.
 
 
 
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| And wanting at last to come to blows with your enemy, you will pass forward with your right foot and will throw an over-arm mandritto, recovering similarly your right foot near the left, and immediately returning the said right foot forward, you will do a mezzo riverso to end in guardia di faccia, and then you will throw a fendente overhead, followed by two tramazzoni, making the last fall into porta di ferro stretta, and here the buckler must make itself a good guardian of your head. Then you will throw a montante into guardia alta, recoiling your right foot near the left, and (following this) pass forward with your right, and you will throw a mezzo mandritto to end in guardia di faccia, and thereafter you will strike him in the head with two tramazzoni, of which you will do the last for pretend, that is, you will make a pretense of giving him a tramazzone, and yet you will strike him in the leg with a mandritto, dropping your sword into porta di ferro larga, and then you will raise a falso to end in guardia di faccia, and then retiring your right foot to the rear, you will assume coda lunga alta; that accomplished, you will draw your left foot near your right, and then you will step forward with the same foot, extending a thrust to the face, and then pretending to give him a tramazzone to the head, you will strike him in the thigh with a riverso, driving a thrust into his face followed by a tramazzone falling into porta di ferro stretta, defending your head well with your buckler; and thereafter drawing your right foot near your left, you will do a montante into guardia alta, and here you will embellish the play in the aforesaid fashion.
 
| Et uolendo hoggimai uenir alle mani con il nemico passerai con il destro piede innanzi tirerai uno mandritto to sopra braccio riducendo medesimamente il destro appo’l manco, & ritornando subito il detto piede destro innanzi, farai uno mezzo riuerso per sino in guardia di fac cia, & poi gli tirerai d’uno fendente sopra la testa accompagnato da duo tramazzoni facendo l’ultimo cala '''[D2v]''' re in porta di ferro stretta, & quiui dee il brocchero guar datore farsi della testa. Indi tirerai uno montante in guar dia alta raccogliendo il destro piede appo’l manco et (se guitando) passerai con il destro innanzi, & tirerai un mez zo mandritto per sino in guardia di faccia, & successiua mente lo ferirai nella testa di duo tramazzoni, delli quali l’ultimo farai in sembiante, cioè farai uista di dargli di tramazzone, & per cio gli ferirai di uno mandritto per gamba calando la spada in porta di ferro larga, & poi leuerai uno falso per sino in guardia di faccia, & quindi ritirando il piede destro in dietro, ti assetterai in coda lunga alta, fatto questo tirerai il piede manco appresso il destro, & poi scorgerai con il medesimo piede innanzi spi gnendo una punta nella faccia, & poi facendo sembian te di dargli per testa di uno tramazzone, gli ferirai la co scia d’uno riuerso, sospingendogli nella faccia una punta seguitata da uno tramazzone calante in porta di ferro stretta facendo che’l brocchero diffendi bene la testa, & successiuamente tirando il piede destro appo il manco, fa rai uno montante in guardia alta, & quiui abbellirai il gioco nel modo antedetto.
 
 
 
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| Then stepping forward with your right foot, you will follow it with the left in a similar step, sending a thrust from beneath upwards into the enemy’s face, and promptly opposing your right foot to your left again, you will strike him in the arms with a ridoppio riverso. Then you will throw a fendente to the head which falls into porta di ferro stretta, and then crossing forward with your left, you will extend a shrewd thrust to his face, and as he raises to ward it, you will strike him in the thigh opposite you with a riverso, going into guardia di testa, and returning your left foot to the rear, you will strike him in the sword hand with a mezzo mandritto falling into porta di ferro larga. Then, pretending to hit his sword with your false edge, as he wishes to block it, you will thrust your sword from beneath his into his face, and if he wants to protect himself from this thrust, you will immediately strike him in the right thigh with a riverso. Then for your safety you will strike his sword hand with a falso followed by a mandritto to the face, that falls into porta di ferro larga.
 
| Dapoi scorgendo innanzi il piede destro, lo seguiterai con il manco in simile passamento, cacciando una punta di sotto in su nella nemica fac cia, & tosto un’altra fiata antiponendo il destro piede al manco di uno ridoppio riuerso di sotto in su lo ferirai per le braccia. Indi tirerai di uno fendente per testa, che cali in porta di ferro stretta, & poi ualicando con il manco innanzi, gli spignerai nella faccia una sagace punta, & mentr’egli leuera per schifarsi, tu gli ferirai la coscia '''[D3]''' antiposta di uno riuerso, andando con la spada in guardia di testa, & tornando al indietro il piede manco, gli fe rirai la mano della spada di uno mezzo mandritto calan te in porta di ferro larga. Poi facendo uista di urtar la sua spada con il tuo falso, mentr’egli uorra schifarsi, gli caccierai la tua spada per sotto la sua nella faccia, & co m’egli uorra ripararsi da quella punta, di presente gli fe rirai la coscia destra di uno riuerso. Dapoi per tua sicu rezza gli ferirai la mano della spada di uno falso segui tato da uno mandritto per faccia, che cali in porta di fer ro larga.
 
 
 
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| Then you will push a thrust into his same sword hand in such fashion that your sword hand goes covered by that of your buckler. And then you will immediately redouble two tramazzoni to his head, and executing a montante into guardia alta you will draw your right foot even with your left, and embellish the play in the above fashion.
 
| Indi nella medesima mano della spada spignerai una punta in modo che la tua mano della spada uadi da quella del brocchero coperta. Et poi subito gli radoppierai duo tramazzoni per testa, et facendo uno mon tante in guardia alta tirerai il piede destro a pari del man co, & abbellirai il gioco nel modo di sopra.
 
 
 
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| Afterwards you will step across with your left foot, and throwing a mandritto in pretense of descending, you will swiftly propel your right forward, placing your false edge beneath his sword. Thereafter, passing forward with your left foot, you will make a turn of your hand, extending a thrust into his face, and then carrying your right forward into large pace, you will redouble two tramazzoni to his head, of which the last must go into porta di ferro stretta, so that your buckler guards your head well, and afterwards you will do a montante into guardia alta, retiring your right foot feet even with your left. And passing forward with your right, you will throw a mandritto which will go over-arm to his leg, and similarly crossing with your left foot toward his right side, you will throw a riverso to his face. And then you will make your sword fall into coda lunga, letting your right leg go behind your left. Then you will cross forward with your right foot, throwing a falso from low to high, to end in guardia di faccia, and immediately pretending to strike him with a riverso to this right temple, you will reach his forward leg with a mandritto going under-arm, so that your buckler guards your head well.
 
| Quindi po scia scorrendo con il piede sinistro per trauerso & tirando di uno mandritto in sembiante di cadere, prestamente guidarai il piede destro innanzi ponendo il falso sotto la sua spada. Seguentemente passando con il piede sini stro innanzi, tu farai una uolta di mano spignendogli una punta nella faccia, & poi conducendo a grande passo il destro innanzi gli radoppierai per testa duo tramazzoni delli quali l’ultimo deue andare in porta di ferro stretta, si che’l Brocchero guardi bene la testa, et poscia farai uno montante in guardia alta ritirando il piede destro a pari del manco, Et passando con il destro innanzi gli tirerai per gamba uno mandritto, che uadi sotto braccio, similmente uarcando con il manco uerso le sue diritte parti, gli tire '''[D3v]''' rai di uno riuerso per faccia. Et poi farai calare la spada in coda lunga, lasciando andar la gamba destra dietro alla sinistra. Indi ualicherai con il destro piede innan zi tirando d’uno falso di sotto in su per sino in guardia di faccia, & subito facendo uista di ferirlo di uno riuerso nella tempia dritta, gli giugnerai la gamba, che sera da uanti d’uno mandritto andante sotto braccio, si chel broc chero guardi bene la testa.
 
 
 
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| And following this, you will draw your right foot near your left, and stepping forward with your right foot you will throw a riverso to his face which falls into coda lunga stretta, and making then a montante into guardia alta you will draw your right foot near your left, embellishing the play in the above said fashion.
 
| Et successiuamente tirerai il piede destro appo’l manco, & scorgendo innanzi il piede destro gli tirerai d’uno riuerso per faccia, ilquale cali in coda lunga stretta, & facendo poi uno montante in guar dia alta, tirerai il piede destro appo’l manco, abbellando il gioco al modo detto sopra.
 
 
 
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| Then you will pass forward with your right foot, striking him with an over-arm mandritto in such a way that your right shoulder is placed with its point toward the breast of your enemy. Then throwing a riverso at him in the manner of a fendente that falls into coda lunga stretta you will strike is sword hand with a falso returned over-arm, and thereafter raising your sword hand into guardia alta, you will throw a mandritto at him under-arm, recovering your right foot near your left, and immediately stepping toward his right side with your right foot, you will strike him with a falso going to end in guardia di faccia; then, driving your left foot forward, you will pretend to give him a riverso to his right temple, but promptly crossing toward the left side of your enemy with your right foot, you will give him a fendente to the face which falls into porta di ferro larga in such fashion that your right leg will be the follower of your left to the rear, and here you will make your buckler guard your head well.
 
| Dopoi passerai innanzi con il piede destro ferendolo d’uno mandritto sopra braccio in guisa, che la spalla tua destro si ponga con la punta uer so il petto del tuo nemico. Poi tirandogli d’uno riuerso in maniera di fendente che cali in coda lunga stretta gli ferirai la mano della spada con uno falso ritornante sopra braccio, & successiuamente leuando la mano della spada in guardia alta, gli tirerai di uno mandritto sotto braccio, riducendo il piede destro appresso il sinistro, & subito scorgendo il piede destro uerso le sue destre parti, lo ferirai di uno falso andante per sino in guardia di faccia, poi guidando il piede sinistro innanzi farai sembiante di dargli di uno riuerso nella tempia destra, dopoi ualicando tosto con il piede destro uerso le sue sinistre par ti del nemico, gli darai di uno fendente per faccia che ca li in porta di ferro larga in modo che la gamba destra della sinistra sia seguitatrice per di dietro, & quiui fa'''[D4]'''rai che’l brocchero guardi bene la testa.
 
 
 
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| Then retiring your left foot near your right, you will propel a falso to end in guardia di faccia, and then crossing forward with your right foot, you will go with your sword into guardia alta, and you will immediately strike him in the head with a fendente followed by two tramazzoni to the face, and your buckler defending your head well, you will next do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left. Then stepping forward with your right foot you will throw a fendente to end in guardia di faccia; doing similarly with your left, but towards his right side, you will throw a tramazzone at him falling into cingiara porta di ferro, and from here you will pass with your right foot, making a show of giving him a tramazzone to the head; nonetheless you will strike him in the leg with a mandritto that goes under your arm. Then retiring your right foot to the rear you will strike his sword hand with a riverso, in such fashion that your head is well protected by your buckler. Then stepping forward with your right foot you will do a falso to end in guardia di faccia, and then immediately pretending to strike him with a mandritto, you will reach him with a riverso, passing forward with your left foot. Then you will retire your left foot to the rear, throwing a mandritto in that tempo that goes into guardia di faccia, and casting your right foot back next, you will make a turn of your hand, setting yourself into coda lunga alta; then, recovering your left foot near your left [n.b. original says “…piede manco appresso il sinestro”, i.e. “left foot near your left”— this should be “left foot near your right”], you will next pass forward with your right foot, extending a thrust to the face, followed by a fendente which does not go through guardia di faccia.
 
| Indi ritirando il piede manco appresso il destro, tu gli caccierai uno falso per insino in guardia di faccia, & seguentemente uarcan do con il piede destro innanzi, anderai con la spada in guardia alta, & di presente gli ferirai la testa di uno fen dente da duo tramazzoni per faccia seguitato, & il broc chero defendendo bene la testa, tu farai successiuamente uno montante in guardia alto tirando il piede destro appo’l manco. Quindi scorrendo innanzi con il piede destro gli tirerai di uno fendente per sino in guardia di faccia, similmente facendo con il sinistro, ma uerso le sue parti destre, gli tirerai uno tramazzone calante in cingiara porta di ferro, & di qui passerai con il piede destro facendo uista di dargli di uno tramazzone per testa, nondi meno lo ferirai nella gamba di uno mandritto, che uadi sotto braccio. Indi ritirando in dietro il piede destro gli ferirai la mano della spada con uno riuerso, in modo che la testa sia bene dal brocchero conseruata. Dapoi scorrendo innanzi con il destro farai uno falso per sino in guardia di faccia, & poi subito facendo sembiante di fe rirlo d’uno mandritto, tu lo giugnerai di uno riuerso passando innanzi con il piede manco. Poscia ritirerai al indietro il piede sinistro, tirandogli in cotale tempo di uno mandritto, che uadi per sino in guardia di faccia, et gittando successiuamente indietro il piede destro, farai una uolta di mano assettandoti in coda lunga alta, poi riducen do il piede manco appresso il sinistro, passerai seguentemente con il piede destro innanzi spignendo una punta nella faccia seguitata da uno fendente, che non tra'''[D4v]'''scorra guardia di faccia.
 
 
 
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| Then going immediately into guardia di testa you will throw a mandritto at him that goes under your arm, reducing your right foot near your left. Then, stepping forward with your left foot toward the enemy’s right side, you will throw a falso from low to high, to end in guardia di faccia; crossing subsequently forward with your right, you will go with your sword into guardia alta, throwing a fendente to his head, which will descend into porta di ferro stretta, so that your buckler is a good defender of your head. Afterwards, you will do a montante into guardia alta, retiring your right foot near your left and embellishing the play, as was said above.
 
| Indi subito andando in guardia di testa gli tirerai d’uno mandritto, che uadi sotto braccio riducendo il piede destro appo’l manco. Poi scorrendo in nanzi con il piede sinistro uerso le destre parti del nemico gli tirerai d’uno falso di sotto in su, per sino in guardia di faccia, seguentemente uarcando con il destro innanzi anderai con la spada in guardia alta tirandogli di uno fendente per testa, che cali in porta di ferro stretta, si che’l brocchero sia buono defensore della testa. Dapoi farai uno montante in guardia alta ritirando il piede destro ap po il manco, & abbellando il gioco, come sopra è detto.
 
 
 
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| Then, driving your right foot forward, you will throw a less than full mandritto over your arm, and that done, you will pass with your left foot toward his right side, turning your buckler over your hand, and going with your sword into cingiara porta di ferro, and immediately passing forward with your right foot, you will hit the enemy’s sword with a falso that goes into guardia alta, and immediately throwing a mandritto to the leg, that goes under your arm, you will make your buckler guard your head well, and then, casting your right foot back, you will strike his sword hand with a riverso, so that that falls into coda lunga larga [note that this guard is not described in the text—see [[Achilles Marozzo|Marozzo]], Cap. 143, for description and illustration]. Then, drawing your left foot near your right, you will pass forward with your right, and will extend a thrust to the face. Thereafter, passing with your left toward your right side, you will pretend to give him a riverso; nevertheless, you will pass with your right toward his left side, throwing a fendente to his face in such a way that your sword descends into porta di ferro larga, and the left foot follows behind the right.
 
| Indi guidando innanzi il piede destro, gli tirerai uno me no che finito mandritto per sopra’l braccio, & fatto que sto, passerai con il piede manco uerso le sue destre parti uol gendo il brocchero sopra la mano, & andando con la spa da in cingiara porta di ferro, & subito passando innanzi con il piede destro urterai di uno falso nella spada del ne mico, che uadi in guardia alta, & tirandogli subito di uno mandritto per gamba, che uadi sotto braccio, farai che’l brocchero guardi bene la testa, & quindi gittando in dietro il piede destro gli ferirai la mano della spada con uno riuerso, si che quella cali in coda lunga larga. Poi tirando il piede manco appo il destro, passerai con il destro innanzi gli spignerai una punta nella faccia. Dapoi passando con il manco uerso le tue destre parti, farai sembiante di dargli di uno riuerso, a tutta uia passerai con il destro uerso le sue manche parti tirandogli di uno fendente per faccia in guisa, che la spada cali in porta di ferro larga, el piede manco seguisca il destro '''[D5]''' per dietro.
 
 
 
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| Then withdrawing your left foot near your right [this action may describe a gathering step forward with the left, as the left foot is presumably already to the rear], you will do a falso gone to end in guardia di faccia, accompanying it with your buckler, then immediately stepping forward with your right foot, you will throw a riverso to the face that falls into coda lunga stretta, and you will make your buckler defend your head well. Then, passing forward with the left, you will stick a thrust into his face, and doing similarly with the right, you will redouble two tramazzoni to his head, of which the last falls into porta di ferro stretta, and subsequently you will do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and embellishing the play in the fashion already described above.
 
| Indi ritirando il sinistro appresso il dritto, farai uno falso per sino in guardia di faccia andante, accompagnandolo con il brocchero, poi subito scorrendo innanzi con il destro piede gli tirerai di uno riuerso per faccia che cali in coda lunga stretta, & farai chel broc chero defendi bene la testa. Indi passando innanzi con il manco gli spignerai nella faccia una punta & facen do con il destro il somigliante, gli radoppierai duo tramazzoni per testa, delliquali l’ultimo cali in porta di ferro stretta, & seguentemente farai uno montante in guardia alta tirando il piede dritto appo il manco, & abbellando il gioco nel modo gia sopra detto.
 
 
 
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| Then you will make a close to half sword, that is, you will pass forward with your right without moving your sword or buckler, and then you will step forward to large pace with your left foot, extending a thrust to him that goes in the gesture of a montante, to end in guardia di faccia.
 
| Quin di farai una stretta di mezza spada, cioè tu passerai con il destro innanzi senza mouer spada o brocchero, & poi tu scorrerai innanzi a grande passo con il manco piede spignendogli una punta, che uadi in atto di montante per sino in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>And if after the previously named thrust he pretends to throw a mandritto,<sup>c</sup> but throws a riverso instead, for defense from the thrust, in the manner of your enemy you will extend a similar one, so that both swords encounter each other by their true edges, and for the warding of the mandritto, without any movement you will assume the guardia di faccia.</p>
| Then, crossing forward with the right foot, you will pretend to strike him in the head with a mandritto, giving that to him across the legs instead; then you will make yourself be a little bit beneath your sword by going into guardia di faccia, and here you will protect yourself from the enemy’s blow. Then, stepping forward toward his right side with your left foot, you will throw a riverso at his right temple in such a way that your right foot follows behind your left, and your head is well cared for by your buckler. Then extending a stoccata into his face, you will lift yourself with a leap back, so that your sword remains in coda lunga alta.
 
| Indi uarcando con il destro innanzi farai sembiante di ferirgli la testa di uno mandritto, dandogli pur di quello a trauerso le gambe, poi ti farai picciolo sotto la tua spada, andando in guardia di faccia & iui ripareraiti dal nemico col po. Indi scorrendo con il piede manco uerso le sue diritte parti, gli tirerai di uno riuerso nella tempia destra, in guisa, chel piede destro seguiti il sinistro per di dietro, et che la testa dal brocchero sia bene custodita. Poscia spignendogli una stoccata nella faccia ti leuerai con uno salto al indietro, si, che la spada rimanghi in coda lunga alta.
 
  
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<p>And in the riverso that he makes to your face, making a half turn of your hand you will hit that, throwing a mandritto to his leg or face.</p>
| Then, with your right foot come forward, you will do a montante that goes into guardia alta, and withdrawing your right foot near to your left, you will have furnished the play.
 
| Indi con il destro uenuto innanzi farai uno montante, che uadi in guardia alta, & ritiran'''[D5v]'''do il piede destro appo’l sinistro haurai fornito il gioco.
 
  
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<p>But if the aforesaid riverso comes to your leg, immediately going forward toward his right side with your left foot you will extend a thrust to his face, letting your right foot go behind to the left.</p>
| Wanting then to return with the victory to the place from whence you started in the beginning, going as usual with your back to the rear you will cast your right foot back, throwing a mandritto under your arm.
 
| Volendo poi con la uettoria ritornare al loco da cui in prima ti partisti, andando al usato con la schiena in dietro tu gitterai il piede destro in dietro tirando uno mandritto sotto braccio.
 
  
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<p>And if, after the thrust, he wants to strike you in the head with a fendente,<sup>d</sup> in order to ward yourself from the thrust you will hit his sword hand with a mezzo mandritto, and for defense from the fendente you will immediately go into guardia di testa, and thus protected, in response you will give him a mandritto to the face or legs as you wish.
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| class="noline" | Poi similmente ritirando il manco in questo secondo passo farai uno montante uerso le tue manche parti, che uadi in guardia alta, & tosto fa rai uno altro montante uerso le tue destre parti raccoglien do il piede destro appo’l manco, & poi il medesimo destro in dietro, tirerai uno mandritto sotto braccio, & riducendo il sinistro a pari del dritto, menerai la spada per il tuo petto & poi sopra il braccio del brocchero. Indi uarcando innanzi con il manco farai uno molinetto per di fuori del braccio, si, che la spada cali in coda lunga stretta, & poi riporrai il piede destro in agio talmente chel suo calcagno tocchi la punta del piede manco, leuando in questo tempo la spada in guardia alta con il brocchero ben disteso uerso il nemico.
 
  
 
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| <p>'''Second Book.'''</p>
| '''[D6] LIBRO TERZO'''
 
'''A'''Ssai piu che li nostri schermitori assalti sono felici quelli nelle uergate carte, che li scarmigliati satiri alle uenatrici nim phe fanno. Percio, che cotali si dilicata alli scrittori paranno la materia, che da se le soaui parole si compongono sotto uno continouo & dolciato stilo, mentre le lanose membra de gli semicapri iddii, olle cornute loro fronti, o gli lasciui mouimenti, olli loro sempli ci & rusticani aguati componer si parecchiano, non scri uendo, ma depinte mostrando le affannate dee nel lungo corso, alcune leuantisi gli purpurei panni sopra il candido Ginocchio con le bionde ciocche de gli ricaduti capelli sopra le morbide spalle, ouero con quelli sparti & da soaue orizzamento uentilati, altre git '''[D6v]''' tatesi nelli chiarissimi & correnti fiumi, cosi istimando gli insidiatori delle loro uerginitati a Diana consegrate, fuggire, & alcune da grande lassezza uinte star dietro alle folte macchie nascose, tali nelli uisi quali le matutine rose nel apparir del sole ueggiamo souente & quelle per uitreati sudori giocciolanti ansiando con le sottili dita delle mani bianchissime render asciutti. Ma non essendo il soggetto a me di ueruna cotale leggiadria proposto, appo gli intendenti lettori meritarono perdono percio, …
 
  
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<p>[1] The ten famous guards and the offenses that can originate from them being sufficiently treated of in the above book, in this following one it appears to me that you would diligently wish for speech offering instruction in the sword and small buckler, in three masterful plays, or assaults; and as much as the students should be grateful, so should the body, legs, and hands gaily and freely render thanks; nor is it to be marveled at a bit, why I say "the legs", for one who will not take delight in stepping in tempo and in the way of which we will teach, and have taught, will never be able to report of grace nor victory from the play; indeed not, because of such ornament as are rich clothes to the charming and beautiful Nymphs that cavort on Mt. Menalo or in the Lyceum, such is the grace imparted to the blows of the glittering sword, to which, when deprived of laudable footsteps, such disgrace is brought, that it were as if serene night were widowed of the twinkling stars; and how can the candidate be victorious, where genteel grace is lacking? Accordingly neither will we reasonably hold one to have won if he triumphs through luck, and if a crude peasant has thrown unruly blows at him, neither will he have lost who has done his duty; it is a thing more praiseworthy, according to men of understanding, to lose graciously than to win through luck, devoid of any grace, as in vile disgrace sometimes fortunate luck does hold the place; thus always in overbearing grace does the longed for victory reside, because one concludes that the gracious man can never lose, although through misfortune he were struck.</p>
| …as it does not occur that "mandritti", "riversi", "falsi", "punti", and similar such words (which need to be understood in the art) can be changed into other names, as the signification of "to pass" does, which occurs to me continuously while writing with the pen, whence many times one comes to say that players “pass” with the left or the right foot, since one can say "pass", "cross", "glide", "guide", or "direct" the feet, and so where "right" [destro] is said, we will sometimes say "straight", or "strong", or "able", because man naturally has more strength in his right side than in his left, and equally sometimes "sinister", sometimes "left", or "weak", in order to avoid tedious regret, there being nothing more odious than the frequent repetition of the same word…
 
| …che non recando altro seco, che mandritti, riuersi, falsi, punte & simili uoci lequali (uogliendo essere nella ar te intenduto) non possono in altri nomi cangiarsi, come fara la significatione del passare, che di continuo nella scriuente penna mi corre, mentre cosi spesse fiate auiene dire, chel giocatore passi con il manco, o con il destro pie de, conciosiacosa che dir possi, passare, uarcare, ualicare, scorrere, scorgere, guidare, o condurre il piede, & doue dice destro, dicemo talhora in uece soa dritto, o forte, o ualido, perche ha l’huomo piu fortezza nelle destre parti, che nelle sinistre naturalmente, & parimente, quando sinistro, quando manco, o debole, per fuggir il tedioso rincrescimento, non essendo cosa piu odiosa che la frequen te repetitione di una medesima uoce,
 
  
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<p>But before we begin to speak of the proposition, we will teach how to come to the play, not only so that good players are made apt in attacking and defending, but moreover to give good form to their blows, interposed with smooth motions of their bodies.</p>
 
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| Hence following my decision, I say that in this third book we will teach the art of playing at half sword. Often, in playing with your enemy, in such do you bring yourself to a strait, so that it behooves you to play at half sword, but not without the greatest wit and art. Accordingly, among all others this is held to be chief, and one who does not have perfect knowledge of and an ideal foundation in this cannot otherwise be a good master; and if nonetheless he happens to be a good player or defender of himself through being gifted with quickness of hand, and yet does not know how to teach others the true art, which consists of being most secure, it has already been said of these such [persons] that they are not to be called knowledgeable, but lucky, when yet they wound someone; and it must be made manifest that all of this third book will be divided not into chapters, but into offenses and their counters, and that it be understood that the play is with the sword and small buckler.
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| Seguitando adunque il '''[D7]''' mio instituto dico che in questo terzo libro insegnaremo l’arte di giocare a mezza spada. Imperòche souente giocando tu con il nemico, talmente ui conducete alle stret te, chel ui conuiene giocare a mezza spada, ma non sen za ingengo & arte grandissima. Però, che tra tutti gli altri questo tiene il prencipato, & colui, che di questo non haura perfetta noticia & ottimo il fondamento, per alcu na guisa non puote essere buono maestro, & se pur auie ne chel sia buono giocatore o defensore di lui medesimo per esser dotato dalla prestezza delle mani, non percio sa pra insegnar altrui la uera arte, laquale consiste in stare fortissimo, & gia è detto questi cotali non esser da chiamare scientiati, ma uenturosi, quando anchora alcuno fe rissono, & deue esser manifesto che tutto questo terzo libro sera diuiso non in Capitoli, ma nelle offensioni & lo ro contrari, si, chel gioco si intendi di spada & brocchero picciolo.
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<p>Firstly, opposite your enemy, you will place yourself at one end of the hall or of some other spacious field, arranging your body over your legs, and your sword and buckler in your hands, in such a manner that each movement, each act, each gesture is full of grace. And wanting to come towards your enemy, you will pass diagonally toward your right side with your right foot, and in such passage you will give a blow with your false edge to the dome of your buckler, putting your sword into guardia alta, and your buckler must lie toward your face in the manner of a mirror, and passing forward thereafter with your left foot, you will touch your buckler again, arranging your sword into guardia di testa, the buckler falling along your left thigh, and then you will step forward with your right foot, lifting your sword into guardia alta, and then passing with your left foot you will do a montante followed by an over-arm mandritto.<ref>I.e. a mandritto that goes over your own left arm.</ref> Then you will go with your sword into guardia di testa, and stepping forward with your right foot you will touch the dome of your buckler with the false edge, and you will do a montante that rises into guardia alta, and after that you will embellish the play, which is done by sending forth first your right foot, then your left, and cutting the edge of your buckler with a fendente so that having done this the sword must fall and immediately re-ascend to the rear into guardia alta. And drawing your left foot near your right, you will subsequently retouch your buckler and then you will step forward with your left foot into large pace, replacing your sword into guardia di testa.</p>
| Finding yourself hence with your enemy at the close of half sword, and wanting to be the agent, it will behoove you to be quickest of hand, more so than in other play, because if you will be sluggish, you will always be the patient. Beyond this, it is to be known that in not other than two ways can you find yourself with your enemy in this play: either true edge to true edge, in such fashion that the points of your swords face each other's left shoulders; or false edge to false edge, so that your swords are directed with their points at each other's right shoulders; and accordingly certain blows in order to offend and defend are born from the one manner, and others from the other.
 
| '''R'''Itrouandoti adunque con il tuo nemico alle strette di mezza spada & uolendo tu essere agente ti conuiene essere prestissimo di mano piu che in altro gio co, perche se serai pigro, sempre serai il patiente, oltre a cio è da sapere che non piu, che in due guise ti puoi con il nemico trouare in questo gioco ouero a filo, a filo, in modo, che le spade, le uostre manche spalle con le pun te guardino, ouero falso con falso, si che le spade le uo stre destre spalle rimirino con le punte, & percio altri colpi per offender & difender da una maniera nascono, & altre dall’altra.
 
  
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<p>Then, passing forward similarly with your right, you will hit the dome with a falso, and do a montante into guardia alta, throwing your right foot alongside your left, so that the buckler guards your head well, and thus far to this point is contained the fashion whereby you must come to find your enemy. And do not forget, reader, such embellishment of play, because in more places in the present assault we will refer to it without redescribing it.</p>
| But taking first, that which can be done finding each other false edge with false edge, I say that:
 
| Ma pigliando principio da quello, che far si puote trouandoui falso con falso, dico, che.
 
  
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<p>But when you will be already near your enemy the blows will no more be committed to the wind. You will pass forward with your right foot into large pace, throwing a mandritto to his head that goes over-arm, and return a riverso making your sword fall into coda lunga stretta. Then you will make your buckler a good defender of your head, immediately returning a montante that goes into guardia alta, where it will behoove you to throw your right foot along your left. our right foot along your left.</p>
| Being in the aforesaid way with your enemy in such fashion that the false edges of the swords are in contact, and you with your right foot forward, you will make yourself agent if you turn your false edge across his left temple in a gesture of a tramazzone, and immediately for your defense you must retire back with the same strong (or right, as you care to say) foot, delivering a riverso to his right temple.
 
| '''[D7v]''' Essendo nella predetta guisa con il nemico in modo, che amenduo gli falsi delle spade si bascino, & tu con il piede destro innanzi, tu ti farai agente se del tuo falso gli uolgerai uno atto di tramazzone a trauerso la sua tempia manca, & subito per tuo riparo ti dei, fatto questo, ritirare in dietro con il medesimo piede forte, o destro che dir uuoi menandogli uno riuerso per la tempia dritta.
 
  
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<p>And then, passing with your right foot, you will throw a fendente that ends in guardia di faccia, and you will thereafter pass with your left foot toward your right side, in which tempo you will throw a tramazzone falling into cingiara porta di ferro. And you will oppose your buckler to your head. Then passing with your right foot into large pace, you will make a falso traversale to your enemy’s face, so that your sword subsequently rises into guardia alta, throwing an overarm mandritto to the head or face, and retiring your right foot near your left; and then you will pass again with your right foot into large pace, casting your sword fist high and throwing a mandritto to the face, which goes under-arm. Then redraw your right foot even with your left, making your buckler good.</p>
| The counter to this close will be for that one who wishes to defend himself, when the falso in the gesture of a tramazzone is turned at you in the aforesaid fashion, immediately stepping forward with your weak, or left, foot (as it pleases you to say) toward his right side, you will give him a riverso returned from low to high into his right temple.
 
| Il contrario di questa stretta sera per colui, che si uor ra difender, che mentre ti fia uoltato il falso in atto di tra mazzone al modo predetto, tu subito scorrendo innanzi con il piede debole o manco, che dir ti piaccia, uerso le sue diritte parti, gli darai di uno riuerso di sotto in su nella destra tempia riuolto.
 
  
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<p>And then, stepping forward similarly with your right you will do a falso that ends in guardia di faccia, followed by two tramazzoni, so that the last will have its finish in porta di ferro stretta.</p>
| And if you don’t succeed in offending him in the aforesaid fashion, being thus at the half sword you will give him your right foot in the belly, and then immediately retiring that same foot to the rear, you will give him in that tempo a fendente atop his head.
 
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<p>And from here, throwing your right foot to the left, you will do a montante into guardia alta, and thus done, embellish the play as has been instructed above.</p>
| The counter to the offense is, that when he wants to give you the shoe, you will immediately strike him in the shin of the offending leg with your buckler, because his plan will not [therefore] come to fruition.
 
| Il contrario di questa offesa è, che mentr’egli ti uorra dar del calzo, tu subito del brocchero gli percoterai il schinco della offendente gamba, perche non gli uerra fatto il suo disegno.
 
  
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<p>Then passing forward with your right, you will throw an over-arm mandritto, and the right foot near the left.</p>
| The third way of offending will be that finding yourself with your left forward you will cross toward his left side with your right foot, pretending to strike him in the head with a mandritto; nonetheless in that pretense you will let your sword fall to the ground behind you, and immediately crossing toward his right side with your left foot, you will stick your head under his right armpit and your hand inside the thigh of his leg, and lifting him from the ground you will make him fall behind your shoulders.
 
| Terzo modo di offender sera, che ritrouandoti con il sinistro innanzi tu uarcherai uerso le sue manche parti con il destro piede facendo sembiante di ferirlo di uno mandritto per testa, nondimeno in cotal uista lascerai per di dietro caderti la spada in terra, et subito uarcando con il piede manco uerso le sue destre parti, gli caccierai la tua testa sotto la sua destra lasena et la mano diritta dentro '''[D8]''' delle sue coscie delle gambe & solleuandolo da terra lo farai cader al indietro delle tue spalle.
 
  
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<p>Then you will return forward with the same right, making two riversi, one to the face, and the other to the thigh, and letting go an overhand stoccata that goes over-arm, you will withdraw your right foot near your left.</p>
| The counter of the previous close and offense is that when he pretends to give you the mandritto, you will not make any response to that pretense. But as he drops his sword in order to put his head under your armpit, retiring your right foot into large pace, you will give him a riverso to the neck.
 
| Il contrario della prenomata stretta et offensione, è, che mentr’egli fara il sembiante di darti del mandritto, tu non farai ueruna riposta a cotal sembiante. Ma com’egli si lascera cader la spada per porre la testa sotta la tua lasena tu ritirando a grande passo il tuo piede destro, gli darai nel collo di uno riuerso.
 
  
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<p>Then you will step with your left foot, extending a punta riversa into your enemy’s face.</p>
| The fourth fashion of offending will be that having your right foot forward, you will make a show of striking his left temple with a mandritto, but in that show you will let your sword turn in the manner of a molinetto, and immediately stepping with your left foot toward his right side, you will give him a riverso in his right temple.
 
| Quarta modo di offender sera che hauendo il piede destro innanzi, tu farai uista di ferirgli la tempia sinistra di uno mandritto, ma in cotal uista lascerai uoltar la spada in guisa di uno molinetto, et subito passando con il piede manco uerso le sue diritte parti, gli darai di uno riuerso nella sua destra tempia.
 
  
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<p>Then with your right foot forward in large pace you will throw a riverso from low to high, and you will immediately turn a falso to the left temple, and thrust thereafter a riverso stuck in the right side of the face.</p>
| The counter to this is that when he makes the show of the mandritto, you will close your sword hand together with that of your buckler, and in the step that he takes of his left foot in order to give you a riverso, you will immediately cast your left leg behind your right, and deliver a mezzo mandritto to his left temple in the manner of guardia di faccia, doing which, his riverso cannot offend you.
 
| Il contrario di questa sia, che com’egli fara uista del mandritto, tu serrerai la mano della spada con quella del brocchero insieme, et nel passamento, ch’egli fara del piede manco per darti di uno riuerso, tu subito tirerai la gamba manca dietro alla destra & gli menerai di uno mezzo mandritto nella sua manca tempia in guisa di guardia di faccia, il che facendo, il suo riuerso non ti potra offendere.
 
  
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<p>And you will immediately cast your right foot in large pace behind your left, and you will throw a mandritto to end in guardia di faccia. Then you will make a half turn of your hand so that your sword lies in coda lunga alta, making your buckler a good defender of your head.</p>
| The fifth way of offending will be, that having the aforesaid right foot forward you will point your sword hand up from beneath on the inside of his sword hand, knocking that down enough that you can stick your false edge into his neck.
 
| Quinto modo di offender sera, che hauendo il predetto destro piede innanzi, tu ponerai la tua mano della spada di sotto in su per dentro della sua mano della spada quella calcando nel in giu in tanto, che gli possi cacciare il fal so nel collo.
 
  
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<p>Then you will draw your left foot near your right, and pass forward thereafter with your right, extending a thrust to his face, followed by a riverso to the thigh, and this done, your sword must fall into coda lunga stretta. Then you will pass forward with the left foot, extending a thrust to the face, and crossing forward afterwards with your right foot, you will therewith turn a tramazzone to the head that falls into porta di ferro stretta, defending your head well with your buckler; afterwards you will do a montante, reducing your sword into guardia alta and throwing your right foot alongside your left, and here you will embellish the play in the already described fashion.</p>
| The counter to this offense is that when the enemy wants to place his hand in the described fashion, you will push his sword arm toward his left side with your hand and thereby he will not achieve his intent.
 
| Il contrario di cotale offesa è, che men tre il nemico uorra poner la mano nel mostrato modo, tu con la tua mano spignerai il suo braccio della spada uer so le sue sinistre parti, et cosi non haura il suo intento.
 
  
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<p>And then you will throw an over-arm mandritto with your right foot forward, and having done the blow, you will retire it even with your left.</p>
| The sixth way is, that finding yourself again with your right foot forward, you can cross toward his right side with your left foot, giving him your buckler hand to the outside of his sword hand, and subsequently a riverso to his neck or head.
 
| '''[D8v]''' La sesta guisa è, che ritrouandoti pur con il detto pie de innanzi, tu puoi uarcare con il piede manco uerso le sue destre parti dandogli della tua mano del brocchero di fuori della mano della sua spada, & seguentemente di uno riuerso nel collo, ouero nella testa.
 
  
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<p>Then you will pass forward with the same right, throwing a stoccata riversa to the face, and immediately stepping toward his right side with your left foot, you will turn a tramazzone to the face, and then crossing forward with your right foot, you will turn another tramazzone, also to the face, and thereafter a thrust, accompanied with your buckler into guardia di faccia.</p>
| The counter to this sixth fashion is, that while he directs his left foot forward in order to give you his buckler hand, you will immediately give him the edge of your buckler to his approaching arm.
 
| Il contrario di questo sesto modo è, che mentre egli guidera il piede manco innanzi per darti della mano del brocchero, tu subito gli darai del orlo del tuo brocchero nel uegnente braccio.
 
  
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<p>Then you will turn the third tramazzone to the head, which falls into porta di ferro stretta, and you will do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and (here as above) you will embellish the play. Which done, you will make a close to the half sword, that is, you will step forward with your right foot into large pace, throwing a mandritto below your arm, and then reducing your right foot even with your left, and thereafter you will return to large pace with the right foot forward, making a traversed falso to finish in guardia di faccia.</p>
| The seventh trap, also with the right foot forward, is that you can cross into large pace with your left foot toward his right side throwing a riverso at him from low to high, and then immediately passing toward his left side with your right foot, you will give him a mandritto in the manner of a fendente, making your left leg follow behind your right.
 
| Il settimo aguato pur con il detto piede innanzi, è, che tu puoi ualicare a grande passo con il piede manco uerso le sue destre parti tirandogli di uno riuerso di sotto in su, & dopoi subito passando con il tuo piede destro uerso le sue sinistre parti, tu gli darai di uno mandritto a guisa di fendente, facendo che la tua gamba man ca seguiti la destra per di dietro.
 
  
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<p>Then passing similarly with your left, you will make a half turn of your fist followed by a thrust, which you must thrust into the face, and then you will cross toward his left side with your right foot, therewith pretending to give him a mandritto to his left side, in which tempo your right leg must return to the rear, extending a riverso to the right temple and then similarly retiring the left you will strike the enemy with a mezzo mandritto which goes into guardia di faccia.</p>
| The counter of this seventh fashion is that while he steps forward with his left foot in order to strike you with the aforesaid riverso, you will go into guardia di faccia with your buckler under your sword hand so that your hand is touched and covered by your buckler, and as he turns the mandritto in the manner of a fendente, immediately casting your right foot back you will give him a mezzo mandritto to his sword hand.
 
| Il contrario di questo settimo modo è, che mentr’egli scorrera con il sinistro piede innanzi per ferirti del an tidetto riuerso, tu anderai in guardia di faccia con il broc chero sotto la mano della spada, si, che la mano sia toc ca & coperta dal brocchero, & com’egli uolgera il man dritto a modo di fendente, tu subito gittando il piede destro in dietro gli darai di uno mezzo mandritto per la sua mano della spada.
 
  
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<p>Following which, you will put your right foot alongside your left, settling yourself into guardia alta, from whence you will render the play beautiful as is described above.</p>
| The eighth manner is, that having your left foot forward, you will step toward his left side with your right foot, throwing your sword back beneath his and in that same tempo you will put your buckler under his sword hand, striking him with your false edge in the left side of his neck. Then letting your left leg go behind your right you will arrange yourself with your sword in guardia di faccia, and then retiring to the rear with your right foot you will strike him in the temple with an extended riverso.
 
| La ottaua maniera è, che hauendo il sinistro piede innanzi, tu scorrerai con il destro uerso le sue sinistre par ti, tirando in dietro la tua spada per sotto la sua, & in quello medesimo tempo ponerai il tuo brocchero sotto la sua mano della spada ferendolo con il falso nel lato '''[E1]''' manco del collo. Poi lasciando andar la gamba manca per di dietro alla destra ti agierai con la spada in guardia di faccia, & poscia ritirando in dietro il piede destro gli ferirai la tempia di uno riuerso spinto.
 
  
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<p>And having thus furnished the play, you will make a withdrawal back no less beautiful than the coming to play which was done in the first part of the present assault, which you will do by returning your right foot to the rear in such a way that it goes behind the left, and in that tempo you will throw an under-arm mandritto; then similarly returning your left to the rear you will execute a montante from your left side so that your sword rises into guardia alta, then you will execute another montante, from your right side, returning your sword into guardia alta and drawing your right foot likewise near your left.</p>
| The counter to the previous is that when the enemy throws his sword back under yours, presently withdrawing your right foot back, you will assume guardia di faccia.
 
| Il contrario della prenomata è, che quando il nemico tirera la spada in dietro per sotto la tua, tu di presente ritirando in dietro il tuo destro piede, ti agierai in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>Then you will throw an under-arm mandritto, retiring back with your right foot, and then you will make a half turn of your body toward your right side, and in this turning your sword must go out from under your arm, turning it once about the upper part of your head so that the sword will lie in the guardia di Alicorno,<ref>Unicorn.</ref> that is, with the fist high and the point aimed at the ground. Then you will cast your left foot back into large pace, extending a thrust from low to high, risen into guardia alta, and drawing your right foot even with your left, and thus will you be returned whence you began.</p>
| The ninth fashion, which will also be with the left foot forward, is that you can step forward with your right foot pretending to strike the enemy in the head with a mandritto, and in this pretense you will execute the Perugian Maneuver, that is, casting your sword and buckler away from yourself you will take him in both your arms, and having him thus strongly pressed, without detaching yourself, you will fall to a seated position and immediately you will give him your evenly raised feet heavily in his belly, and falling because of this impact, he will be found cast behind your shoulders.
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| The counter to this aforesaid offense is that while he crosses with his right foot in order to feint a mandritto, being alert, you will have your eyes on his hands owing to the presa, and when you see him drop his sword and buckler, immediately retiring your right foot to the rear, you will strike him in the head with a riverso.
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| Il contrario della predetta offesa è, che mentr’egli uar chera con il piede destro per fare il sembiante del mandritto, tu stando accorto gli haurai ben l’occhio alle mani per cagione della presa, & quando gli uedrai cader la spada e’l brocchero, tu subito ritirando il piede destro al indietro gli ferirai la testa di uno riuerso.
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<p>It must already be plain to the reader of the previously described first assault, that each of them is divided into three parts.</p>
| The tenth fashion of offending, with the left foot forward, will be that you can pass toward his right side with your right foot, striking his sword with a winning mandritto, and then crossing toward that same right side with your left foot you will give him a riverso in the neck, making your right foot follow your left.
 
| Il decimo modo di offendere con il manco innanzi sera, che tu puoi passare con il piede destro uerso le sue destre parti percotendo la sua spada di uno ualente mandrit to, & poi uarcando uerso le medesime diritte parti con il piede manco gli darai di uno riuerso nel collo, facendo '''[E1v]''' chel piede destro seguiti il manco.
 
  
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<p>The first has the fashion of coming to the play. The second, of the playing. The third, of returning from the play; and as the second has the offensive blows, thus do the first and the third have the fanciful and the playful.</p>
| The counter will be that when he directs his right foot as said above in order to give you a mandritto to your sword, you will hit him/it with your sword, expecting that, but as he passes to give you the riverso, in that tempo you will turn a mezzo mandritto to his face.
 
| Il contrario sera, che quando egli guidera il piede for te come è detto sopra per darti del mandritto nella spada, tu lo urterai con la tua spada aspettante quello, ma co m’egli passera per ferirti del riuerso, tu in quel tempo gli uolgerai per faccia uno mezzo mandritto.
 
  
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<p>Beginning, therefore, the second assault at its first part, which is going to the play, I say that similarly you will settle yourself in one corner of the room as you did in your previous graceful arrangement, and you will cross toward your right side with your right foot, striking the dome of your buckler with the false edge, and raising your sword into guardia alta, so that your buckler is turned toward your face in the manner of a mirror, and thence you will pass forward with your left foot into large pace, making a great leap toward your enemy, in which tempo your sword must make a tramazzone into porta di ferro stretta, and thus you will abide with your feet even.</p>
| The eleventh fashion of offending is that finding yourself also with the left foot forward, you will cross with your right foot toward his left side and in this passing you will make a sign of striking him with a mandritto, but you will hit his thigh with a lovely riverso, and you will remain uncovered in your upper parts in order to provoke your enemy to attack those, but as he does as you wished, gliding your sword into guardia di testa you will protect yourself there, and then with your buckler hand you will take his sword to the inside of yours, giving him a fendente to the head or a thrust to the face.
 
| Il modo undecimo di offendere è, che trouandoti pur con il debole piede innanzi, tu ualicherai con il piede for te uerso le sue manche parti & in questo passare farai cenno di ferirlo di uno mandritto, ma percio gli percoterai la coscia di uno bello riuerso, & rimarrai scoperto dal le parti di sopra per incitar il nemico ad offendere quelle, ma come egli far lo uolesse, tu scorrendo con la spada in guardia di testa iui ti schiferai, & poi con la mano del brocchero gli prenderai la spada per il dentro della tua dandogli di uno fendente per testa, ouero di una punta nel uolto.
 
  
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<p>Then you will immediately cross forward with your right foot into large pace, making a montante into guardia alta, and here you will embellish the play, not in the fashion in which you did in the first assault, for each of these three assaults has separated its embellishment, which it pleases us to name thus, and for the entirety of the play in which it is found, from the beginning, it is licit to speak of again.</p>
| The counter to this will be that right as he is past pretending to do a mandritto, you will not make any move against that, but as he wishes to strike you in the thigh with a riverso, you will turn the point of your sword toward the ground, thereby protecting yourself from that, and throwing a fendente to his head in response.
 
| Il contrario di questa sera, che subito ch’egli sera scor so per far la uista del mandritto, tu per quella non farai al cuna mossa, ma come uorra ferirti del riuerso per coscia, tu uolgerai la spada con la punta uerso terra cosi riparandoti da quello, et tirandogli in risposta di uno fendente per testa.
 
  
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<p>The embellishing of this second assault will be, accordingly, that cutting with a fendente to the edge of your buckler which falls into cingiara porta di ferro, and throwing the right foot to the rear in the same tempo, you will retreat with your left foot behind your right, and therewith you will strike the dome of your buckler. Then you will do a montante that ends in guardia alta, drawing your right foot even with your left.</p>
| The twelfth way of offending will be, that finding yourself with your right foot forward, you can throw a mandritto to his head, and if he is a good player he will hit that, so that immediately making a sign with your bent fist of giving him a riverso, despite that you will reach him with the same mandritto.
 
| La duodecima guisa di offender sera, che trouandoti con il piede destro innanzi, Tu puoi tirargli di uno mandritto per testa, & egli sel sera buono giucatore urtera quello, perche subito tu facendo con la piegante testa cenno di dargli di riuerso, per tutto cio lo giugnerai del medesimo mandritto.
 
  
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<p>Then, wanting at last to assault your enemy, you will lead your left foot forward into large pace, throwing a thrust in the gesture of a montante, which goes to end in the face of the enemy, and immediately passing forward with the right foot again into large pace, you will throw a penetrating riverso to the face, redoubling two tramazzoni to the head, so that the last falls into porta di ferro stretta, and you will immediately do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and then passing forward with your right foot you will throw an over-arm mandritto, recoiling similarly your right foot near your left.</p>
| The counter to this is, that as he wishes to offend your head with the mandritto, you will throw a riverso from low to high that goes into guardia di testa, protecting yourself from his mandritto. Then with your buckler hand you will immediately smack down his sword hand, striking him in the upper body, or wherever appears best to you, with a riverso.
 
| Il contrario di questa sia, che come egli uorra offen'''[E2]'''derti la testa con il mandritto, tu gli tirerai uno riuerso di sotto in su, che uadi in guardia di testa schifandoti dal suo mandritto. Indi subito con la tua mano del brocchero la sua della spada in giu calcherai ferendogli le parti di so pra, oue meglio ti parra di uno riuerso.
 
  
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<p>Then stepping forward with your left, you will do a mezzo riverso to end in guardia di faccia. And pretending to do another riverso, you will carry your right foot forward, giving him moreover a show as if to strike him in the head with a mandritto, and during this show, crossing with your left foot you will stick him in the face with a thrust in the gesture of a montante.</p>
| The thirteenth way would be that finding yourself again with your right foot forward, you will pretend to give him a mandritto to the head, but nonetheless you will throw a riverso in the gesture of a drilled thrust.
 
| Il terzodecimo modo sarebbe, che trouandoti pur con il piede dritto innanzi, tu farai uista di dargli di uno man dritto per testa nondimeno tirerai di uno riuerso in atto di una punta triuellata.
 
  
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<p>Then, with the right foot forward, you will throw a riverso from low to high, and a mandritto going over your arm, and thereafter casting your right foot behind your left you will deliver a riverso to his sword hand, so that your buckler is a good defender of your head, and that your sword is taken into coda lunga [alta]. Then with your left foot forward you will settle yourself with your sword in guardia di testa, and then passing with your right foot toward his left side, you will throw a fendente to his head, in which tempo your left leg must follow behind your right.</p>
| The counter is, that when he does the aforesaid pretense, despite that you will make no motion, but in his throwing of a riverso you will recoil your right foot back, and your sword into guardia di faccia.
 
| Il suo contrario è, che egli fara la predetta uista, tu per allhora non farai mossa, ma nel tirare del riuerso tu raccoglierai il piede destro al in dietro, & la spada in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>Then you will recover your sword into porta di ferro stretta, going thereafter into guardia di faccia, and from here you will guide your left forward toward his left side, so that your right leg follows behind your left, and having done this you will throw a riverso to his face.</p>
| The fourteenth way is that having the same right foot forward, you will pass forward with your left and make a half-turn of your fist with the sword, sticking him in that same turning with a thrust to the face.
 
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Then you will extend a stoccata, lifting yourself gracefully with a hop backwards, and passing forward from here with your right you will do a montante into guardia alta, and will draw your right foot behind your left, which, having done, you will then embellish the play in the fashion described a little above.</p>
| The counter to this is that in the passing that he makes with his left foot, diverting your right foot promptly to the rear, you will arrange yourself in coda lunga alta.
 
| Il contrario di questa è, che nel passare chel fara con il debole piede, tu stornando tosto il forte al indietro, ti agierai in coda lunga alta.
 
  
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<p>And resuming the play with your right foot forward you will throw a fendente to end in guardia di faccia, recoiling your right foot even with your left, and then with your left forward you will throw a tramazzone to the head, and placing your right forward thereafter, you will make a show of turning another tramazzone, but you will strike his leg opposite you with a mandritto instead, so that your sword goes under your arm, and your buckler to the defense of your head. Then you will throw a riverso from low to high to your enemy’s hand, hopping gaily back so that after finishing the leap you will find yourself with even feet in coda lunga alta.</p>
| The fifteenth offense is that being with the aforesaid foot forward you will pretend to strike him in the head with a mandritto, and the enemy, taking fear, will want to protect himself from that, and you will give him a riverso to the thigh, settling yourself into guardia di faccia.
 
| La quintadecima offesa è, che essendo con il predetto piede innanzi, tu farai sembiante di ferirgli la testa di uno mandritto, & mentre il nemico per timore uorra da quel la schifarsi, tu gli darai di uno riuerso per coscia assetten doti in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>Then crossing forward with your right you will do a montante into guardia alta. Then throwing a tramazzone into porta di ferro larga, entirely uncovered, you will remain alert, so that if perchance your enemy wants to strike you in the head, immediately casting your left foot forward and letting your sword go into coda lunga [alta] you will take the said blow with your buckler, and you will respond to him with a falso across his left temple in such a way that your sword goes under your arm.</p>
| Its counter will be that during the pretense shown by your enemy, you will not make a motion, but when he wants to hit you in the thigh with a riverso, recoiling your right leg to the rear you will give him a riverso of your own to his sword arm.
 
| Il suo contrario sera, che nella uista dal nemico mostrata non farai mossa, ma quando uorra percoterti la coscia con uno riuerso, tu raccogliendo il piede destro indietro gli darai di uno tuo riuerso nel braccio della spada.
 
  
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<p>Casting thereafter your left foot behind your right you will throw a riverso to his face, falling into coda lunga so that your head is well guarded by your buckler. Then, with your right foot retired to the rear, you will extend a thrust to his face, and then returning forward with the same right foot you will redouble two tramazzoni upon each other, of which the last falls into porta di ferro stretta, following with a montante into guardia alta, and here for the third time you will embellish the play in the aforesaid fashion.</p>
| The sixteenth offensive method, also with the right foot forward, is that you can indicate to give him a riverso to the head, reaching him despite this with a mandritto to the flank, and arranging yourself in guardia di faccia.
 
| '''[E2v]''' La .xvi. guisa offensiua, pur con il destro innanzi è, che tu puoi cennare di dargli di uno riuerso per testa, giugnen dolo per tutto cio di uno mandritto per fianco, & agiandoti in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>Crossing forward with your right next, you will cut a tramazzone fallen into porta di ferro larga. And you will cause your apposed buckler to guard your head well. Then drawing your left foot near your right you will do a falso from low to high going into guardia di faccia. And casting your right foot immediately forward, you will throw a mandritto traversale to the face so that your sword falls into porta di ferro.<ref>Not specified.</ref></p>
| Its counter is that in the sign of the riverso that the enemy will make, you will throw your right foot back, and when he deems to strike you in the flank with a mandritto, you will ruin his sword hand with a mezzo mandritto accompanied by your buckler.
 
| Il suo contrario sia, che nel cenno che fara il nemico del riuerso, tu tirerai in dietro il piede destro, & quando egli stimera ferirti del mandritto nel fianco, tu gli guasterai la mano della spada di uno mezzo mandritto dal broc chero accompagnato.
 
  
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<p>You will then go into guardia di testa with your sword, and will throw a mandritto to his leg, going under your arm, and immediately recoiling your right foot to the rear, you will throw a riverso to his sword hand in such fashion that it falls into coda lunga, and stepping forward from here with your right, you will extend a thrust to his face, and as he raises his sword to block that, you will immediately place your buckler under that, and in that tempo you will pass toward his right side with your left foot, giving him a mandritto to the leg, and making your right foot then immediately follow behind your left, and thereafter retiring your left behind your right into large pace, you will make a half turn of your hand, so that your sword is finally reposed into coda lunga stretta.</p>
| The seventeenth manner is that finding yourself still with the right foot forward, you will put your buckler under your enemy's sword and simultaneously crossing toward his right side with your left foot you will give him a mandritto across his right thigh so that your right foot follows your left.
 
| La .xvij. maniera è, che trouandoti pur con il destro piede innanzi, tu ponerai il brocchero sotto la spada del nemico, & insiememente ualicando con il manco piede uer so le sue diritte parti gli darai di uno mandritto a trauer so la coscia destra, si che’l piede forte seguiti il debole.
 
  
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<p>Then you will extend a thrust to the face without moving your feet, and immediately after having done this, you will step toward his right side with your left foot, throwing a riverso to his right temple so that thereafter your right foot follows behind your left, and that your buckler is a good guardian of your head. Then you will extend a stoccata into your enemy's face, lifting yourself to the rear with an easy leap, causing your sword to be reduced into coda lunga alta.</p>
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| Having already written of that which one can do at the strait of the half sword when false edge to false edge, the second manner thereof follows, that is, if the swords are to be found to be [true] edge to [true] edge, adding what can be done for and against, observing the proposed order, for as has already been said above, there are no other ways of attacking at the half sword other than these two.
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| <p>[4] Passing forward then with your right foot, you will extend another thrust to the face. Pretending to strike him in the head with a mandritto, nonetheless you will strike him across the right temple with a riverso, dropping your sword into coda lunga.</p>
  
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<p>Then you will throw a falso traversale to the sword hand, that goes over-arm, and raising the sword hand into the air, you will throw a mandritto to the face going under-arm. Then immediately drawing your right foot back you will strike his sword hand with a riverso.</p>
| Therefore, the swords being true edge to true edge, and you wanting to be the agent and initiator, when you are with your right foot forward, crossing toward his right side with your left foot, you will give him a riverso to his right temple, making your right foot follow behind your left.
 
| Essendo adunque le spade a filo dritto con filo dritto, & uolendo tu esser l’agente et principiatore, mentre eri con il destro piede innanzi, tu scorrendo con il manco uerso le sue destre parti gli darai di uno riuerso nella tem'''[E3]'''pia destra spinto facendo che’l destro piede il manco per di dietro seguiti.
 
  
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<p>Then stepping forward with the right foot you will extend a thrust to the face, and pretending to throw a riverso to the face, you will give him a mandritto across the left temple, reducing your sword into porta di ferro stretta, where you will shield your head well with your buckler. Then withdrawing your right foot back you will make a half turn of your fist, recovering your sword into coda lunga stretta, and here cutting the enemy's hand with a mezzo mandritto falling into cingiara porta di ferro without moving your feet, thereafter you will step forward with your right foot and will extend a thrust to the face, redoubling two tramazzoni to the head, and making your buckler good, and then you will do a montante into guardia alta, retiring your right foot even with your left. Having furnished such, you will embellish the play in the fashion already described above thrice.</p>
| The counter to this first way will be that when he crosses to give you the riverso you will turn a mezzo mandritto to his head, which will rise to end in guardia di faccia.
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| Il contrario di questa prima guisa sera, che mentr’egli uarchera per darti del riuerso, tu gli uolgerai uno mezzo mandritto per testa che salisca per sino in quardia di fac cia.
 
  
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| The second fashion of attacking will be that still having your right foot forward, you will cross toward his right side with your left foot, giving him a riverso from beneath to above, to his sword arm, and then you will immediately withdraw your left foot back, giving him in that same tempo a mandritto to the face.
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| Secondo modo di offender sera, che essendo pur con il destro innanzi, tu uarcherai con il manco uerso le sue diritte parti dandogli di uno riuerso di sotto in su, per il suo braccio della spada, & subito il manco piede in dietro ritirerai dandogli in quel medesimo tempo di uno mandrit to per il uolto.
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| <p>[] Then making a close to the half sword, which is done by throwing a tramazzone that falls into porta di ferro larga, you will immediately advance your left foot forward, extending a thrust to the right side of the face, and as he raises in order to protect himself from the said thrust, taking his sword to the inside with your left hand, you will throw a mandritto to his head or wherever it seems better to you, and thus you will have satisfactorily furnished the play.</p>
  
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<p>But wanting, as is custom, to return gracefully from the play, going with your back to the rear, in such going you will cast your right foot back, throwing a mandritto under-arm. Then similarly retiring your left foot to the rear, you will execute a montante from your left side, and another from your right, in which your sword goes into guardia alta. Then casting your right foot back another time you will throw a mandritto underarm. Then leaning your weight over your fixed feet toward your right side you will throw a riverso so that your sword is turned overhead, lowering that into guardia di Alicorno, which has been described above. Subsequently, casting your left foot back, you will extend a thrust that goes into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and thus you will be returned to the first place from whence you began to come to the play.</p>
| The counter to this is that when he steps to give you the riverso, putting your buckler low you will be shielded, but when he withdraws his left foot in order to strike you with the mandritto, you will reach his right temple with a riverso traversale.
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| Il contrario di questo è, che quando egli passera per darti del riuerso, tu ponendo sotto il brocchero serai scher mito, ma mentre ritirera in dietro il manco per ferirti del mandritto, gli giugnerai la tempia dritta d’uno riuerso trauersale.
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| The third fashion is that, still having your right foot forward as in any of the above attacks, which we will not repeat in order to avoid tedium, you will turn a riverso to his right temple, and if the enemy protects himself from that, you will, with the hilt (or guard as you wish to say) of your sword hit that [i.e. the sword] of your enemy on the outside giving him a fendente to the head.
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| Il terzo modo è, che hauendo pur il destro innanzi si come in qualunque delle sottoposte offese. Ilche piu non ri plicheremo per fuggir il tedio, tu gli uolgerai d’uno riuerso nella sua destra tempia, & se’l nemico da questo si riparra, tu subito con lo elzo o guardia che dir uuoi della tua spada in quella del nemico dalle parti di fuori urterai dandogli di uno fendente per testa.
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<p>Not otherwise than was described above in the two previously discussed assaults, finding yourself with every genteel manner at one end of the fencing hall, and wanting to assault your enemy, you will pass diagonally with your right foot toward your right side, executing a molinetto, that is, a circling turn of the sword outside the arm, and then similarly passing with the left foot you will do a riverso from low to high that goes over your arm. Then stepping forward with your right you will throw two riversi so that at the end of the last one your sword will lie in guardia alta. Then you will step forward with your left, retouching your buckler, and reducing your sword into guardia di testa. Then similarly crossing forward with your right you will do a montante in the gesture of a thrust, that is resolved into guardia alta, and in this tempo done thus, you will withdraw your right foot near your left, and having done such, you will embellish the play, not as in the two previous fashions, as it is already plain that each assault has a separate embellishment, and this one is thus: that you will cut the edge of your buckler, throwing your right foot back in this tempo, and making your sword successively fall and rise into guardia alta, whence you will make another molinetto to the inside of the head with your wrist, that is, a revolution in the manner of a circled turn, and then you will draw your left foot near your right, retouching your buckler with a good blow. Then you will step your left foot forward, setting yourself into guardia di testa, and crossing forward with your right foot, you will do a montante in the gesture of a thrust, recovering your sword into guardia alta, and in this tempo you will draw your right foot near the left.</p>
| Its counter will be that when he turns the aforesaid riverso, you will ward that with the true edge of your sword and when he wants to hit your sword with his hilt, you will swiftly raise yours up, because his blow will miss, and in this tempo you will give him a riverso to his head.
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| Il suo contrario sera, che mentr’egli uolgera il predet to riuerso, tu lo scanserai con il dritto filo della spada tua, & com’egli uorra urtar la tua spada con l’elzo, tu tantosto leuerai la tua in su, perche il suo colpo andera uoto, et tu in questo tempo gli darai di uno riuerso nella testa.
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| The fourth way of attacking is that you can lead him to believe that you will do a riverso, and immediately crossing toward his right side with your left foot you will turn the pommel of your sword over the enemy's wrist from the outside, and you will drive it [his hand] down in such a manner that you can strike his head with a riverso.
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| <p>[] And wanting at last to come to blows with your enemy, you will pass forward with your right foot and will throw an over-arm mandritto, recovering similarly your right foot near the left, and immediately returning the said right foot forward, you will do a mezzo riverso to end in guardia di faccia, and then you will throw a fendente overhead, followed by two tramazzoni, making the last fall into porta di ferro stretta, and here the buckler must make itself a good guardian of your head. Then you will throw a montante into guardia alta, recoiling your right foot near the left, and (following this) pass forward with your right, and you will throw a mezzo mandritto to end in guardia di faccia, and thereafter you will strike him in the head with two tramazzoni, of which you will do the last for pretend, that is, you will make a pretense of giving him a tramazzone, and yet you will strike him in the leg with a mandritto, dropping your sword into porta di ferro larga, and then you will raise a falso to end in guardia di faccia, and then retiring your right foot to the rear, you will assume coda lunga alta; that accomplished, you will draw your left foot near your right, and then you will step forward with the same foot, extending a thrust to the face, and then pretending to give him a tramazzone to the head, you will strike him in the thigh with a riverso, driving a thrust into his face followed by a tramazzone falling into porta di ferro stretta, defending your head well with your buckler; and thereafter drawing your right foot near your left, you will do a montante into guardia alta, and here you will embellish the play in the aforesaid fashion.</p>
  
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<p>Then stepping forward with your right foot, you will follow it with the left in a similar step, sending a thrust from beneath upwards into the enemy’s face, and promptly opposing your right foot to your left again, you will strike him in the arms with a ridoppio riverso. Then you will throw a fendente to the head which falls into porta di ferro stretta, and then crossing forward with your left, you will extend a shrewd thrust to his face, and as he raises to ward it, you will strike him in the thigh opposite you with a riverso, going into guardia di testa, and returning your left foot to the rear, you will strike him in the sword hand with a mezzo mandritto falling into porta di ferro larga. Then, pretending to hit his sword with your false edge, as he wishes to block it, you will thrust your sword from beneath his into his face, and if he wants to protect himself from this thrust, you will immediately strike him in the right thigh with a riverso. Then for your safety you will strike his sword hand with a falso followed by a mandritto to the face, that falls into porta di ferro larga.</p>
| The counter to this is that in the show that he makes of giving you a riverso, you will not make any motion, but as he wishes to make the turn of his pommel, swiftly placing your buckler under his sword, you will reach his right thigh with a traversale riverso.
 
| Il contrario di questa è, che nella uista chel fara di darti del riuerso, Tu non farai mossa alcuna, ma come uor ra far la uolta col pomo, tu tantosto ponendo il tuo brocchero sotto la sua spada gli giungerai la destra coscia di uno trauersale riuerso.
 
  
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<p>Then you will push a thrust into his same sword hand in such fashion that your sword hand goes covered by that of your buckler. And then you will immediately redouble two tramazzoni to his head, and executing a montante into guardia alta you will draw your right foot even with your left, and embellish the play in the above fashion.</p>
| The fifth manner of offending is that you can direct your left foot toward his left side, pretending to strike him with a riverso, and yet you will return your left foot to the rear, giving him a fendente to the head.
 
| Quinta maniera di offendere, che tu puoi guidar il manco piede uerso le sue sinistre parti facendo sembiante di ferirlo di uno riuerso & ritornerai percio con il sinistro in dietro dandogli di uno fendente nella testa.
 
  
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<p>Afterwards you will step across with your left foot, and throwing a mandritto in pretense of descending, you will swiftly propel your right forward, placing your false edge beneath his sword. Thereafter, passing forward with your left foot, you will make a turn of your hand, extending a thrust into his face, and then carrying your right forward into large pace, you will redouble two tramazzoni to his head, of which the last must go into porta di ferro stretta, so that your buckler guards your head well, and afterwards you will do a montante into guardia alta, retiring your right foot feet even with your left. And passing forward with your right, you will throw a mandritto which will go over-arm to his leg, and similarly crossing with your left foot toward his right side, you will throw a riverso to his face. And then you will make your sword fall into coda lunga, letting your right leg go behind your left. Then you will cross forward with your right foot, throwing a falso from low to high, to end in guardia di faccia, and immediately pretending to strike him with a riverso to this right temple, you will reach his forward leg with a mandritto going under-arm, so that your buckler guards your head well.</p>
| The counter is, that when he makes the show of the riverso, you will not move yourself, but as he wishes to turn the fendente to your head, you will immediately throw a riverso from below to above, that goes so as to end in guardia di testa.
 
| Il contrario fia, che quando egli fara uista del riuerso, tu non ti mouerai, ma come egli uorra uolger il fenden te per testa, tu subito tirerai uno riuerso di sotto in su, che uadi per fino in quardia di testa.
 
  
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<p>And following this, you will draw your right foot near your left, and stepping forward with your right foot you will throw a riverso to his face which falls into coda lunga stretta, and making then a montante into guardia alta you will draw your right foot near your left, embellishing the play in the above said fashion.</p>
| The sixth way of offending will be that you will cross forward toward his left side with your left foot into large pace, throwing a riverso to his sword arm from low to high, and subsequently you will do a presa, that is, pretending to give him your buckler to his face, as he moves his head due to fear, immediately shooting your buckler arm inside his sword arm, you will bind that, recoiling it with a great clenching under your left armpit. Then retiring your right foot behind to your left you will make it so that he cannot harm you with his buckler.
 
| Sesta guisa di offender sera, che tu uarcherai innanzi con il piede manco a grande passo uerso le sue sinistre par ti, et tirandogli di uno riuerso di sotto in su per il suo brac cio della spada, & seguentemente farai una presa, cioè tu facendo sembiante di dargli del brocchero nel uolto, & mentr’egli per timore mouera la testa, tu subito cacciando il tuo braccio del brocchero per dentro del suo della spada glielo ligherai raccogliendolo con grande strettu ra sotto la tua lasena manca. Indi ritirando il piede destro per di dietro al manco farai chel non ti potra con il '''[E4]''' brocchero offendere.
 
  
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<p>Then you will pass forward with your right foot, striking him with an over-arm mandritto in such a way that your right shoulder is placed with its point toward the breast of your enemy. Then throwing a riverso at him in the manner of a fendente that falls into coda lunga stretta you will strike is sword hand with a falso returned over-arm, and thereafter raising your sword hand into guardia alta, you will throw a mandritto at him under-arm, recovering your right foot near your left, and immediately stepping toward his right side with your right foot, you will strike him with a falso going to end in guardia di faccia; then, driving your left foot forward, you will pretend to give him a riverso to his right temple, but promptly crossing toward the left side of your enemy with your right foot, you will give him a fendente to the face which falls into porta di ferro larga in such fashion that your right leg will be the follower of your left to the rear, and here you will make your buckler guard your head well.</p>
| The counter to this will be that when he directs his left foot in the said fashion to give you the riverso, you will stick your sword hand well forward, covered by your superimposed buckler, and during the pretense that he makes of giving you his buckler in your face, you will extend it [your hand] well forward with the sword, so that he will have reason to find your arm in the aforesaid way; and while he takes your measure, you will beat the arm coming toward you, driving it forcefully downwards, and feeling this crushing he will drop his buckler due to the consequent pain, whence at your will you may strike him in the face with a riverso.
 
| Il contrario di questa sera, che mentr’egli guidera il piede manco nel modo detto per darti del riuerso, tu spignerai la tua mano della spada ben innanzi dal brocche ro sopraposto coperta, & nel sembiante chel fara di darti del brocchero nel uolto, tu la stenderai forte innanzi con la spada, accio che egli habbia cagione di legarti il braccio nel modo sopradetto, che mentre pigliar ti stimera, tu strignerai il braccio uenuto uerso te calcandolo fortemente al in giu, ilquale sentendo stritolare per il conceputo dolore conuerra abbandonare il brocchero, onde a tua uo glia gli potrai ferir la faccia di uno riuerso.
 
  
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<p>Then retiring your left foot near your right, you will propel a falso to end in guardia di faccia, and then crossing forward with your right foot, you will go with your sword into guardia alta, and you will immediately strike him in the head with a fendente followed by two tramazzoni to the face, and your buckler defending your head well, you will next do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left. Then stepping forward with your right foot you will throw a fendente to end in guardia di faccia; doing similarly with your left, but towards his right side, you will throw a tramazzone at him falling into cingiara porta di ferro, and from here you will pass with your right foot, making a show of giving him a tramazzone to the head; nonetheless you will strike him in the leg with a mandritto that goes under your arm. Then retiring your right foot to the rear you will strike his sword hand with a riverso, in such fashion that your head is well protected by your buckler. Then stepping forward with your right foot you will do a falso to end in guardia di faccia, and then immediately pretending to strike him with a mandritto, you will reach him with a riverso, passing forward with your left foot. Then you will retire your left foot to the rear, throwing a mandritto in that tempo that goes into guardia di faccia, and casting your right foot back next, you will make a turn of your hand, setting yourself into coda lunga alta; then, recovering your left foot near your left,<ref>N.B. original says “…piede manco appresso il sinestro”, i.e. “left foot near your left”—this should be “left foot near your right”.</ref> you will next pass forward with your right foot, extending a thrust to the face, followed by a fendente which does not go through guardia di faccia.</p>
| The seventh way of offending will be that you will make a show of giving him a riverso, and you will immediately give him a mandritto to the leg, recovering yourself with your sword into guardia di faccia.
 
| Settimo modo di offender sera, che tu gli farai ueduta di dargli di uno riuerso, & subito gli darai di uno mandritto per gamba riducendoti con la spada in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>Then going immediately into guardia di testa you will throw a mandritto at him that goes under your arm, reducing your right foot near your left. Then, stepping forward with your left foot toward the enemy’s right side, you will throw a falso from low to high, to end in guardia di faccia; crossing subsequently forward with your right, you will go with your sword into guardia alta, throwing a fendente to his head, which will descend into porta di ferro stretta, so that your buckler is a good defender of your head. Afterwards, you will do a montante into guardia alta, retiring your right foot near your left and embellishing the play, as was said above.</p>
| The counter is that while he pretends to do a riverso you will not move, but as he wishes to strike you with the aforesaid mandritto, you will cast your right foot back, giving him a traversale mandritto to his sword arm.
 
| Il contrario è, che mentre fara uista del riuerso, tu non farai mossa, ma com’egli uorra del predetto mandritto fe rirti, tu gitterai il piede destro in dietro dandogli di uno trauersale mandritto nel braccio della spada.
 
  
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<p>Then, driving your right foot forward, you will throw a less than full mandritto over your arm, and that done, you will pass with your left foot toward his right side, turning your buckler over your hand, and going with your sword into cingiara porta di ferro, and immediately passing forward with your right foot, you will hit the enemy’s sword with a falso that goes into guardia alta, and immediately throwing a mandritto to the leg, that goes under your arm, you will make your buckler guard your head well, and then, casting your right foot back, you will strike his sword hand with a riverso, so that that falls into coda lunga larga.<ref>Note that this guard is not described in the text—see [[Achilles Marozzo|Marozzo]], Cap. 143, for description and illustration.</ref> Then, drawing your left foot near your right, you will pass forward with your right, and will extend a thrust to the face. Thereafter, passing with your left toward your right side, you will pretend to give him a riverso; nevertheless, you will pass with your right toward his left side, throwing a fendente to his face in such a way that your sword descends into porta di ferro larga, and the left foot follows behind the right.</p>
| The eighth mode is that you will pretend to give him a riverso to the head, and then you will cross toward his right side with your left foot and place your buckler under his sword, throwing a mandritto to his leg so that your right ft follows behind your left.
 
| Ottauo modo è, che tu farai uista di dargli di uno riuerso per testa & poi ualicherai con il debole piede uerso le sue diritte parti, & porai il tuo brocchero sotto la sua spada tirandogli di uno mandritto per gamba si, chel piede destro seguiti il manco per di dietro.
 
  
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<p>Then withdrawing your left foot near your right,<ref>This action may describe a gathering step forward with the left, as the left foot is presumably already to the rear.</ref> you will do a falso gone to end in guardia di faccia, accompanying it with your buckler, then immediately stepping forward with your right foot, you will throw a riverso to the face that falls into coda lunga stretta, and you will make your buckler defend your head well. Then, passing forward with the left, you will stick a thrust into his face, and doing similarly with the right, you will redouble two tramazzoni to his head, of which the last falls into porta di ferro stretta, and subsequently you will do a montante into guardia alta, drawing your right foot near your left, and embellishing the play in the fashion already described above.</p>
| Its counter is that while he pretends to give you the riverso, you will keep an eye on his hands without moving, but when he steps with his left foot to give you the mandritto, immediately withdrawing your right foot back, you will give him a mezzo mandritto to his sword hand.
 
| Il suo contrario è, che mentr’egli fara uista di darti del riuerso gli haurai l’occhio alle mani senza mossa, ma mentre egli passera con il manco piede per darti del '''[E4v]''' mandritto, tu subito ritirando il destro piede al indietro, gli darai d’uno mezzo mandritto per la mano della spada.
 
  
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<p>Then you will make a close to half sword, that is, you will pass forward with your right without moving your sword or buckler, and then you will step forward to large pace with your left foot, extending a thrust to him that goes in the gesture of a montante, to end in guardia di faccia.</p>
| The ninth manner of offending is that you will step toward his right side with your left foot, hitting him in the right temple with a riverso, and immediately give him the edge of your buckler in his face.
 
| Nona maniera di offender è, che tu passerai con il pie de manco uerso le sue diritte parti percotendogli la tempia dritta di uno riuerso, & subito gli darai de l’orlo del brocchero nella faccia.
 
  
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<p>Then, crossing forward with the right foot, you will pretend to strike him in the head with a mandritto, giving that to him across the legs instead; then you will make yourself be a little bit beneath your sword by going into guardia di faccia, and here you will protect yourself from the enemy’s blow. Then, stepping forward toward his right side with your left foot, you will throw a riverso at his right temple in such a way that your right foot follows behind your left, and your head is well cared for by your buckler. Then extending a stoccata into his face, you will lift yourself with a leap back, so that your sword remains in coda lunga alta.</p>
| The counter to this is that in the stepping that he makes in order to attack you with a riverso, withdrawing your right foot back, you will assume guardia di faccia.
 
| Il contraro di questa è, che nel passar chel fara per offen derti con il riuerso, tu ritirando in dietro il destro piede, ti assetterai in guardia di faccia.
 
  
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<p>Then, with your right foot come forward, you will do a montante that goes into guardia alta, and withdrawing your right foot near to your left, you will have furnished the play.</p>
| The tenth way is that you will step toward his right side with your left foot, giving him a riverso to his right temple. Then you will return your left foot back somewhat pretending to give him a mandritto to his head, and subsequently returning the aforesaid left foot towards his right side, you will strike him in the head with a riverso, letting your right foot go behind the left.
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| Its counter will be that in the stepping that the enemy makes to give you the riverso, you will hit it with the true edge of your sword, and as he makes the pretense of the mandritto, you will go with your sword into guardia di faccia, but when he wants to give you the other riverso, immediately casting your right foot toward his left side you will strike him in the left temple with a mezzo mandritto.
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| Il suo contrario sera, che nel passar che fara il nemi co per darti del riuerso, tu con il dritto filo della spada lo urterai, & mentr’egli fara sembiante del mandritto, tu anderai con la spada in guardia di faccia, ma quando ti uorra dare de l’altro riuerso, tu subito gittando il piede de stro uerso le sue manche parti gli ferirai la manca tempia d’uno mezzo mandritto.
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| <p>[6] Wanting then to return with the victory to the place from whence you started in the beginning, going as usual with your back to the rear you will cast your right foot back, throwing a mandritto under your arm. Then, similarly withdrawing your left foot in this second step you will do a montante towards your left side that goes into guardia alta, and you will promptly do another montante toward your right side, recoiling your right foot near your left, and then the same right to the rear, and you will throw a mandritto under your arm, and reducing your left even with your right, you will lead the sword to your chest and then over your buckler arm.</p>
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| The eleventh offense is that you will throw a riverso to his right temple, giving him your left shoe in his belly. Then, returning your left foot to the rear you will hit him in the head with a mandritto.
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| La undecima offesa è, che gli tirerai di uno riuerso ne la sua dritta tempia dandogli del calzo manco nel uentre. Indi tornando in dietro il finistro piede gli percoterai la testa di uno mandritto.
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| The counter to this is that in his throwing of the riverso, you will hit it with the true edge, and when he wishes to hit you with his shoe, you will immediately give him your buckler in his shin, and thence you will go into guardia di faccia, warding yourself thereby from his mandritto.
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| Il contrario di questa è, che nel tirare che egli fara del riuerso, lo urterai con il dritto filo, & quando uorra con '''[E5]''' il calzo percoterti, subito gli darai del Brocchero nel schinco della gamba, & cosi anderai in guardia di faccia schifandoti iui del mandritto.
 
  
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| The twelfth offense is that you will cross toward his right side into large pace with your left foot, pretending to give him a riverso, but despite that, you will draw back your sword fist, placing your buckler under his sword hand and giving him a thrust to the face.
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| La .xii. offesa è, che tu uarcherai a grande passo con il manco uerso le sue destre parti facendo sembiante di dargli di uno riuerso, ma per tutto cio tirerai in dietro il pugno della spada ponendo il tuo brocchero sotto la sua mano della spada & dandogli di una punta nel uolto.
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| The counter to this is that in his pretense of a riverso, you will oppose your true edge against that, but as he draws his sword back to give you the thrust, you will oppose one more time still with your true edge, driving the enemy's sword toward your left side, and thereby you will have defended yourself against his thrust, hitting him as soon as you can with a falso to his face.
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| Il contrario di questa è, che nel sembiante ch’egli fa ra del suo riuerso, tu apponerai contra quello il dritto filo, ma mentre egli tirera la sua spada in dietro per darti della punta, tu un’altra fiata ti apporrai pur con il drit to filo calcando la spada del nemico uerso le tue manche parti, & cosi ti haurai difeso dalla punta, spignendogli tantosto che potrai di uno falso nella faccia.
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| <p>'''Third Book.'''<ref>N.B. I have glossed over sections of the short introduction of this particular book, skipping straight to the swordplay</ref></p>
  
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| The thirteenth offense is that you will cross toward his right side with your left foot simultaneously throwing a riverso traversale to his right thigh, and you will arrange yourself into guardia di testa, so that your right leg follows behind your left.
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| La .xiii. offesa è, che tu passerai con il manco uerso le sue destre parti tirandogli insiememente di uno riuerso trauersale per la sua coscia destra, & facendoti picciolo ti agierai in guardia di testa, si, che la gamba dritta seguiti la manca per di dietro.
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| The counter is that when he steps to give you the riverso, drawing your right foot back you will give him one done thus in his sword arm.
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| Il contrario è, che quando egli passera per darti del riuerso, tu ritirando in dietro il piede destro gli darai di uno cosi fatto nel braccio della spada.
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| The fourteenth offense is that you will advance your left foot to his right side, making a show of hitting him with a riverso to the head, but nonetheless you will step with your right toward his left side, striking him in the head with a fendente in such a fashion that your right leg follows behind your left.
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| La .xiiii. offesa è, che tu scorgerai il piede manco le sue destre parti facendo ueduta di percoterlo di uno riuerso per testa, nondimeno passerai con il destro uerso le sue man che parti ferendogli la testa di uno fendente in modo, che la gamba destra seguiti per di dietro la sinistra.
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| The counter to this is that in the stepping that he does with the show of a riverso, you will close together your sword and buckler, and as he advances to give you the fendente, you will turn a riverso to his right temple.
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| Il contrario di questa è, che nel passar chel fara con '''[E5v]''' la uista del riuerso, tu serrerai la spada insieme con il broc chero, & com’egli scorrera per darti del fendente, tu gli uolterai uno riuerso per la sua destra tempia.
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| <p>[2] Hence following my decision, I say that in this third book we will teach the art of playing at half sword. Often, in playing with your enemy, in such do you bring yourself to a strait, so that it behooves you to play at half sword, but not without the greatest wit and art. Accordingly, among all others this is held to be chief, and one who does not have perfect knowledge of and an ideal foundation in this cannot otherwise be a good master; and if nonetheless he happens to be a good player or defender of himself through being gifted with quickness of hand, and yet does not know how to teach others the true art, which consists of being most secure, it has already been said of these such [persons] that they are not to be called knowledgeable, but lucky, when yet they wound someone; and it must be made manifest that all of this third book will be divided not into chapters, but into offenses and their counters, and that it be understood that the play is with the sword and small buckler.</p>
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| The fifteenth offense is drawing your sword back and sticking a thrust into his right temple in the company of your buckler so that the right foot is the follower of the left, [and thus] will you have evaded every deadly blow.
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| <p>[3] Finding yourself hence with your enemy at the close of half sword, and wanting to be the agent, it will behoove you to be quickest of hand, more so than in other play, because if you will be sluggish, you will always be the patient. Beyond this, it is to be known that in not other than two ways can you find yourself with your enemy in this play: either true edge to true edge, in such fashion that the points of your swords face each other's left shoulders; or false edge to false edge, so that your swords are directed with their points at each other's right shoulders; and accordingly certain blows in order to offend and defend are born from the one manner, and others from the other.</p>
  
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| Il contrario è, che mentre egli fara la predetta punta, tu la urterai con il falso della spada ferendogli di uno mandritto la faccia.
 
  
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| The sixteenth offense is that you will cross toward his right side into large pace with your left foot, and in such stepping you will take the enemy's sword at the middle with your buckler hand, striking him in the right temple with a riverso.
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| <p>[4] Being in the aforesaid way with your enemy in such fashion that the false edges of the swords are in contact, and you with your right foot forward, you will make yourself agent if you turn your false edge across his left temple in a gesture of a tramazzone, and immediately for your defense you must retire back with the same strong (or right, as you care to say) foot, delivering a riverso to his right temple.</p>
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| The counter of the aforesaid is that in the crossing that he makes for the purpose of the presa, you will strike him in the face with a mezzo mandritto.
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| <p>[5] The counter to this close will be for that one who wishes to defend himself, when the falso in the gesture of a tramazzone is turned at you in the aforesaid fashion, immediately stepping forward with your weak, or left, foot (as it pleases you to say) toward his right side, you will give him a riverso returned from low to high into his right temple.</p>
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| The seventeenth offense is that crossing toward his right side with your left foot you will turn a riverso to his right temple. Then you will grasp your sword in the middle with your buckler hand, giving him your hand in his face via the inside route, or, if you wish, a good yank of his hair.
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| <p>[6] And if you don’t succeed in offending him in the aforesaid fashion, being thus at the half sword you will give him your right foot in the belly, and then immediately retiring that same foot to the rear, you will give him in that tempo a fendente atop his head.</p>
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| <p>[8] The third way of offending will be that finding yourself with your left forward you will cross toward his left side with your right foot, pretending to strike him in the head with a mandritto; nonetheless in that pretense you will let your sword fall to the ground behind you, and immediately crossing toward his right side with your left foot, you will stick your head under his right armpit and your hand inside the thigh of his leg, and lifting him from the ground you will make him fall behind your shoulders.</p>
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| <p>[9] The counter of the previous close and offense is that when he pretends to give you the mandritto, you will not make any response to that pretense. But as he drops his sword in order to put his head under your armpit, retiring your right foot into large pace, you will give him a riverso to the neck.</p>
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| <p>[10] The fourth fashion of offending will be that having your right foot forward, you will make a show of striking his left temple with a mandritto, but in that show you will let your sword turn in the manner of a molinetto, and immediately stepping with your left foot toward his right side, you will give him a riverso in his right temple.</p>
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'''I'''O hauerui detto di sopra, che la presen te opra non puote seco recar ornamento ueruno, hora a mostrarui la ragione animosi lettori, mi conduce, che se occhiutamente giudicar uorrete, nessuno di uoi sera, che non dica molte cose esser in uno di loda degne, che in uno altro biasmeuoli sarebbono o senza conuenimento, et chi è colui, che molto lodando la politezza l’arteficiosa anda tura, il uiso non sconciamente depinto di una uaga donna, che se cotali cose in uno giouane uedesse, che non le biasi masse: molte parole bambe anchora in uno pargolo lodiamo, che se nelli maturi anni la tenesse, come rinfanciullito da tutti sarebbe deriso perche si dimostra, una istessa cosa poter si lodare et biasimare, non per suo, ma per riguardo di colui, cui si congiunge, et nel uero, chi non loda gli belli colo ri della soaue eloquentia, gli dotti congiungimenti delle '''[E6v]''' sue bene composte uoci, el tanto armonizzante suono, è fuori del diritto conoscimento, et chi anchora quella istessa eloquentia in cui non fosse conueneuole, uituperasse, sarebbe giudicioso detto.
 
  
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Essendo bene agiato con la spada & per caso con il brocchero largo & hauendo il piede manco innan zi, & il braccio del brocchero ben disteso uerso il nemico, & la spada in coda lunga alta, tu raccoglierai il piede destro appresso il manco. Indi scorrerai innanzi col pie de manco sanza tirare anchora alcuno colpo. Perche tro uandosi il tuo nemico cosi stretto, di due cose l’una far gli sera forza, ouero tirare, ouero fuggire al indietro, ma poniamo che gli tirasse una stoccata con il manco in nanzi, a cotale stoccata piu contrari potrai fare.
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| <p>[16] The counter of this seventh fashion is that while he steps forward with his left foot in order to strike you with the aforesaid riverso, you will go into guardia di faccia with your buckler under your sword hand so that your hand is touched and covered by your buckler, and as he turns the mandritto in the manner of a fendente, immediately casting your right foot back you will give him a mezzo mandritto to his sword hand.</p>
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| <p>[19] The ninth fashion, which will also be with the left foot forward, is that you can step forward with your right foot pretending to strike the enemy in the head with a mandritto, and in this pretense you will execute the Perugian Maneuver, that is, casting your sword and buckler away from yourself you will take him in both your arms, and having him thus strongly pressed, without detaching yourself, you will fall to a seated position and immediately you will give him your evenly raised feet heavily in his belly, and falling because of this impact, he will be found cast behind your shoulders.</p>
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| <p>[20] The counter to this aforesaid offense is that while he crosses with his right foot in order to feint a mandritto, being alert, you will have your eyes on his hands owing to the presa, and when you see him drop his sword and buckler, immediately retiring your right foot to the rear, you will strike him in the head with a riverso.</p>
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| <p>[23] The eleventh fashion of offending is that finding yourself also with the left foot forward, you will cross with your right foot toward his left side and in this passing you will make a sign of striking him with a mandritto, but you will hit his thigh with a lovely riverso, and you will remain uncovered in your upper parts in order to provoke your enemy to attack those, but as he does as you wished, gliding your sword into guardia di testa you will protect yourself there, and then with your buckler hand you will take his sword to the inside of yours, giving him a fendente to the head or a thrust to the face.</p>
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| <p>[25] The twelfth way of offending will be, that finding yourself with your right foot forward, you can throw a mandritto to his head, and if he is a good player he will hit that, so that immediately making a sign with your bent fist of giving him a riverso, despite that you will reach him with the same mandritto.</p>
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'''M'''A sel nemico tirasse una stoccata & poi il piede manco appo’l destro, et scorgesse seguentemen te il piede destro innanzi per darti di uno mandritto, oue ro di uno fendente, tu per la primiera alla stocccata non farai mossa, ma com’egli uenera col mandritto, tu quello urterai andando in guardia di testa con il piede forte in nanci & ferendogli la gamba di uno mandritto seguente mente traherai al indietro il piede destro et uolgendo la ma no al usato nella tante fiate celebrata guardia ti agierai.
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'''M'''A s’egli spignesse una punta per giugnerti di uno riuerso per faccia, o per gamba, tu hauutogli l’oc chio alla mano, come cacciera la detta punta, tu passerai innanzi con il destro piede con il falso scansando quella, & mentre uorra offenderti con il riuerso per testa, tu pas serai innanzi con il piede manco schifandoti da quello con il dritto filo della tua spada in modo chel brocchero guar di bene la testa. Indi ritirerai al indietro il pugno della spada spignendogli per faccia una stoccata & leuandoti con uno salto balzato al in dietro ritornerai nella detta sopra guardia. Et quando egli tirasse il detto riuerso per gamba, Tu scorgerai innanzi il manco piede uolgendo il dritto filo della spada di rimpetto al riuerso, in guisa, che la punta della tua spada guardi uerso terra, & poi gli spi gnerai una stoccata per faccia balzandoti al indietro, & al fine ti agierai nella tanto detta guardia.
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'''H'''Auendo detto quello, che far si puote in coda lunga alta, parimente seguitando dir intendo delle offese & contrari che far si ponno in coda lunga stretta con il piede destro innanzi, & sia manifesto non esser la piu sicura guardia per ripararsi ne piu atta per offender che questa. Volendo adunque tu strigner il nemico in questa guardia, tu tirerai il piede manco appo’l destro, & seguentemente passerai innanzi con il piede destro. Per '''[F1v]''' che hauendolo cosi stretto, gli conuerra di due cose una a forza scegliere, ouero tirare o in dietro andare, e sel perdera spatio alcuno del campo gli fia non poca uergogna.
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RItrouandoui ammenduo nella predetta guardia di coda lunga stretta con il piede dritto innanzi, sel nemico spignera una punta con il piede manco innanzi per darti di uno mandritto, tu quella con il dritto filo schiferai, ma mentre uedrai uenire il mandritto, tu spigne rai una punta per insino in guardia di faccia iui schifan doti da quello. Dopoi tu scorgerai il piede debole uerso le sue dritte parti dandogli insieme di uno riuerso nella co '''[F2]''' scia destra. Indi spignendogli una stoccata nella faccia ti leuerai al indietro con uno salto et assetteraiti nella pre detta guardia di coda lunga stretta con il piede destro auanti. Ma ponendo, che dopoi la punta il nemico non tirasse il mandritto, ma uno riuerso per testa, tu scorgerai il piede destro auanti, et quello con il dritto filo della tua spada scanserai, si, che la testa sia bene dal brocchero guar data. Indi uarcherai con il piede forte uerso le sue sinistre parti dandogli insieme di uno mandritto nella sua co scia manca, si, ch’el piede debole seguiti il forte per dietro, & per tuo schermo raccoglierai il piede destro in dietro uolgendo la mano della spada, si, che ti troui in coda lun ga stretta con il piede manco auanti. Indi ritirandoti al indietro con duo, o con tre passi, tu uarcherai innanzi con il piede destro & assetteraiti nella sopra detta guardia.
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'''M'''A sel nemico tirasse uno mandritto per ferirti la testa, tu tirerai in dietro il piede destro percotendo il suo braccio della spada di uno mandritto, si, che quella cali in cingiara porta di ferro & ch’el '''[F2v]''' brocchero sicuri bene il capo. Indi ritierai al indietro il piede sinistro & uolgerai la mano della spada, perche ti trouerai agiato al usato nella predetta guardia coda lun ga stretta con il piede dritto innanzi.
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'''E'''T quando il nemico tirasse una stoccata, ouero uno mandritto, o riuerso che uogli, a qualunque di cotali colpi per tua schifezza farai uno trauersale falso per il tuo braccio della spada in modo, che la testa bene difesa sia dal brocchero non trapassante la guardia di faccia. Indi rassetteraiti nella prenomata guardia. Et se per caso egli tirera uno mandritto per la tua dritta gamba, tu subito guiderai il piede debole uerso le sue forti parti cacciando insieme il falso della tua spada per sotto il brocchero, iui schifandoti da quello. Dopoi subito darai di uno riuerso per la sua destra gamba seguitato da una buona stoccata per faccia, laquale tantosto, che farai, ti conuerra leuar ti al indietro con uno gentile salto. Indi ritornando innan zi con il destro, medesimamente nella guardia antiponuta ti assetterai.
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'''T'''Rouandomi ispedito da quello che uertuosa & maestreuolemente far si puo nelle predette due guardie, coda lunga alta, & coda lunga stretta con il pie de destro innanzi restar ueggio due altre guardie nel pre '''[F3]''' detto combattimento, nelle quali è cosa necessaria render aueduto il Lettore, conciosiacosa che a molti modi ancho in queste, offender, & difender uno si possi, cioè, guardia cingiara porta di ferro, & porta di ferro stretta, & pigliando la prima dico, che, Trouandoui amenduo con le predette armi spada da filo, & brocchero largo, ouero targa in cingiara porta di ferro, qualunque puote dar al la pugna il prencipio, Ma colui che procaccia ottener la uettoria per alcuno modo non deue esser quello, che comin ciera, ma nella guardia con sottile auedimento stante. Et quando il nemico spignesse una punta con il piede destro innanzi per giugnerti di uno mandritto per testa, tu ti op porrai a cotale punta con il falso della spada senza mouer piede. Et mentr’egli tirera il mandritto per testa, tu subito uarcando innanzi con il piede destro, anderai con la spada in guardia di testa iui schifando quello, & di uno cotale ferendolo per gamba. Indi per tua sicurezza farai il brocchero buono guardatore della testa. Seguentemente in dietro ritirerai il piede destro spignendogli una pun ta in guardia di faccia, & poi ti agierai nella predetta guardia, che hauemo posta in campo, cioè cingiara porta di ferro.  
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| <p>[37] Having already written of that which one can do at the strait of the half sword when false edge to false edge, the second manner thereof follows, that is, if the swords are to be found to be [true] edge to [true] edge, adding what can be done for and against, observing the proposed order, for as has already been said above, there are no other ways of attacking at the half sword other than these two.</p>
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| <p>[39] The counter to this first way will be that when he crosses to give you the riverso you will turn a mezzo mandritto to his head, which will rise to end in guardia di faccia.</p>
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| <p>[40] The second fashion of attacking will be that still having your right foot forward, you will cross toward his right side with your left foot, giving him a riverso from beneath to above, to his sword arm, and then you will immediately withdraw your left foot back, giving him in that same tempo a mandritto to the face.</p>
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| <p>[42] The third fashion is that, still having your right foot forward as in any of the above attacks, which we will not repeat in order to avoid tedium, you will turn a riverso to his right temple, and if the enemy protects himself from that, you will, with the hilt (or guard as you wish to say) of your sword hit that<ref>I.e. the sword.</ref> of your enemy on the outside giving him a fendente to the head.</p>
'''I'''N questo si trattera delli colpi che far si ponno quando amenduo ui trouaste con le sornomate armi in por ta di ferro stretta. Vogliendo adunque tu stringer il ne mico & essendo con il piede destro innanzi appo quello il sinistro raccoglierai. Indi scorgerai il medesimo drit to alquanto innanzi. Et ponendo ch’el nemico ti spignes se una punta per darti segacemente di uno mandritto, o ri uerso, o fendente per testa, cotal punta urtar dei al usato con il falso, et com’egli ualichera con il piede destro per darti uno delli predetti colpi, tu ritirando il piede destro in dietro, gli darai di uno mandritto a trauerso il brocchero della spada. Indi trahendo similmente in dietro il sinistro, ti agie rai nella tua detta guardia porta di ferro stretta.  
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| <p>[43] Its counter will be that when he turns the aforesaid riverso, you will ward that with the true edge of your sword and when he wants to hit your sword with his hilt, you will swiftly raise yours up, because his blow will miss, and in this tempo you will give him a riverso to his head.</p>
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| <p>[44] The fourth way of attacking is that you can lead him to believe that you will do a riverso, and immediately crossing toward his right side with your left foot you will turn the pommel of your sword over the enemy's wrist from the outside, and you will drive it<ref>His hand.</ref> down in such a manner that you can strike his head with a riverso.</p>
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| <p>[45] The counter to this is that in the show that he makes of giving you a riverso, you will not make any motion, but as he wishes to make the turn of his pommel, swiftly placing your buckler under his sword, you will reach his right thigh with a traversale riverso.</p>
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'''H'''Auendo fornito tutto quello che maestreuolmente far si puo nelle predette quattro guardie con la spa da da filo & brocchero largo, ouero targa in mano, tralasciando molti altri colpi che in se tanto magisterio non hanno per fuggir lungezza, delliquali nondimeno ho in stituito far separato capitolo togliendo prencipio da coda lunga alta che fu la prima guardia, & chiudendo in porta di ferro, che è la quarta et ultima, dico adunque, che da coda lunga alta con il piede manco innanzi tu puoi spigner una punta facendo sembiante di tirargli di uno riuerso per testa, nondimeno giugneraigli la gamba di uno mandritto.
 
  
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| Seguentemente con il piede destro passe rai uerso le sue manche parti tirandogli uno mandritto per testa colla spada destra in porta di ferro stretta, & quella della manca si dee riporre in guardia di testa, el pie de manco dietro al destro, quinci scorrerai con il piede destro uerso le sue diritte parti et poi ancho con il sinistro et in cotale passamento la spada della destra far deue falso & riuerso, & quella della sinistra falso & mandritto con la debole in porta di ferro stretta, ma con la forte in guar dia di testa ricourandosi, si, che la dritta gamba seguitatri ce sia della manca. Poscia scorgendo il piede destro innanzi gli spignerai nella faccia una punta con la spada della dritta mano.
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| Indi ualicando con il manco piede uerso le sue parti destre gli darai di uno mandritto a tra uerso la tempia dritta con la spada manca, si, che la destra gamba seguiti la sinistra, & la spada della medesi ma manca cali in porta di ferro stretta, & quella della destra in guardia di faccia, & poi passerai con il piede destro innanzi spignendo una punta per faccia accompagnata da uno mandritto in porta di ferro stretta calante, & la spada della debole andara in guardia di testa, subito poi spignerai anche una punta in faccia con la mano manca, et con il tuo sinistro piede innanzi. ilche '''[F7v]''' fatto, seguentemente passerai con il destro uerso le sue manche parti tirandogli con la spada della destra uno mandritto nella tempia manca calando in porta di ferro, si, che la gamba manca seguiti la diritta per dietro, & che la spada della sinistra in guardia di testa si truoui.
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| Et se per auentura il nemico ti uorra risponder con la spada della dritta tirandoti uno mandritto per testa, tu quello con la spada della debole mano urterai, & con quella della destra gli darai di una punta nel petto.
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| Ma se egli rispondesse di riuerso, quello medesimamen te con la spada della forte mano andar farai uano, et con quella della manca gli guasterai con uno mandritto la faccia.
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| Et quando il risposto predetto suo mandritto ti fusse offerto con la spada della manca, tu quello con il diritto filo della spada della man destra scanserai, dando gli con quella della manca di uno fendente per faccia.
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| Similemente sel riuerso dal nemico fosse tirato con la mano manca, tu con il dritto filo della sinistra urtar lo dei, spignendogli una punta nella faccia della spada destra, & poscia raccogliendo il piede manco appresso il diritto scorrerai seguentemente con il destro innanzi fa cendo falso & riuerso con la mano destra, & con la spa da della manca uno mezzo mandritto per sino in guardia di faccia. Indi tirerai il piede destro appo il manco, & di presente uarcherai innanzi con il piede debole sospignendogli una punta nella faccia con la spada della manca, & tosto guidando il piede destro uerso le sue sini stre parti, gli giugnerai la testa di uno mandritto calante in porta di ferro stretta, & in guisa, chel piede man'''[F8]'''co sia del destro seguitatore, & che la spada della sinistra in guardia di testa si truoui.
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| '''F'''Ornito il gioco, & uolendo con leggiadre maniere al capo della sala ritornare donde facesti la pri ma partita, tu traherai al indietro il piede destro facendo falso et riuerso con la spada della destra andante in guar dia di testa, & con quella della manca falso et mandritto calando in porta di ferro stretta. Dopoi ritirando medesimamente il manco in dietro con uno altro passo alla spada della manca farai falso et mandritto tirare saglien do con quella in guardia di testa, & a quella della destra falso & mandritto in porta di ferro calando. Indi con uno altro passo raccoglierai in dietro il piede destro facendo falso & riuerso con la spada della destra in guardia di testa sagliente, & con quella della manca falso & mandritto in porta di ferro stretta calante, & cosi haurai fornito la bella ritornata.
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| <p>[69] The seventeenth offense is that crossing toward his right side with your left foot you will turn a riverso to his right temple. Then you will grasp your sword in the middle with your buckler hand, giving him your hand in his face via the inside route, or, if you wish, a good yank of his hair.</p>
| '''Cap. xii. Del gioco di spada sola.'''
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'''V'''Olendo combatter contra il tuo nemico con la spada da filo sola, prima ti assetterai con il piede destro innanzi et con la spada in porta di ferro stretta, et sen za tirare alcuno colpo tu lo stringerai in questa guisa, cioè tu ritirerai il piede manco appo’l destro, et poi scorge rai esso destro innanzi.  
 
  
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| The opponent finding himself so constrained will either attack or retreat, but if he pushes a thrust, you shall hit it with the false edge turning a mezzo riverso to the thigh and to defend yourself throw a falso to the sword hand from below not exceeding Guardia di Faccia and finish cutting into Porta di Ferro Stretta.
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| Che trouandosi il nemico cosi stretto gli conuerra, o ferire, o fuggire a rietro, ma se egli sospignesse una punta, tu la urterai con il falso uolgendogli uno mezzo riuerso per coscia, & per schermo tuo gli tire rai uno falso di sotto in su per la mano della spada non '''[F8v]''' trappassante la guardia di faccia, & alla perfine nella guardia di porta di ferro stretta taglierai.
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| But if he drives a thrust to the face in order to beset you with a mandritto or a riverso cancel  it with the false edge and when he throws the mandritto to the head avoid the blow going with your sword into Guardia di Testa and wound him with the same blow (a mandritto) to the head or leg as you wish.
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| Ma s’egli cacciasse una punta per faccia per cagione di guastarti di uno mandritto, o riuerso, tu con il falso l’addannerai, & quando tirasse il mandritto per testa, tu con la spada in guardia di testa anderai iui schifandoti da quello, di uno cotale colpo ferendolo per testa, o per gamba, che uorrai.
 
  
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| Se per caso percio uorra di riuerso, o di mandritto giu gnerti per gamba. In opposto del mandritto, tu raccoglierai il piede destro a rietro dandogli di uno mezzo mandritto per la mano della spada. Ma uolendo render uano il riuerso, tu fuggirai in dietro pur con il predetto piede ferendogli il braccio della spada di uno mez zo riuerso, & finalmente nella detta guardia porta di ferro stretta ti agierai.
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| And when he pushes a thrust to give you a riverso to the head or the leg, but supposing the head, cancel it with the false edge of the sword without moving the feet and against the coming riverso, pass with with the left foot forwards making a mezza volta of the hand warding the blow. Then immediately traversing with the right [foot] towards his left side, give him a mandritto to the head or the leg, as you wish, that done, the left leg must follow the right.
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| Et quando egli spignesse una punta per darti di uno riuerso per testa, o per gamba, ma poniamo per testa, tu quella con il falso della spada senza mouer piede an nullerai, & in contrario del uegnente riuerso tu passerai con il piede manco innanzi facendo una mezza uolta di pugno cosi schermendoti da quello.Poi subito uarcan do con il destro uerso le sue manche parti, gli darai di uno mandritto per testa o per gamba, che uuoi, ilche fatto, la gamba debole seguir la forte deue.
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| And if the riverso was thrown to the leg, you (passing forwards with the left foot) shall turn the point towards the ground pushing a stoccata to the flank , & removing yourself from presence with a jump backwards, where at the end settle yourself in the aforesaid guard of Porta di Ferro Stretta.
 
|  Et se cotal riuerso per gamba tirato fosse, tu (passando innanzi con il piede manco) la punta uerso terra uolgerai spingendogli una stoccata per fianco, & leuandoti di presente con uno salto a rietro, oue alla fine nella gia detta guardia porta '''[G1]''' di ferro stretta ti locherai.
 
  
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| But if you see coming from above a  mandritto, or riverso, or fendente, or a thrust, whatever of these cover strongly with the false edge in order to avoid it, not exceeding Guardia di faccia. Then Immediately pass with the front foot, making a turn of the fist.
 
| Ma se dalle soprane parti tue uenir uedessi uno mandritto, o riuerso, o fendente, o punta tirata, tu qualunque di questo con il falso serai possente scansare pur che la guardia di faccia non traccorri. Indi subito col piede innanzi ualicherai, facendo una uolta di pugno.
 
  
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| class="noline" | That done, push him a thrust in the face or in the chest, as you wish, you can also then having covered with the aforesaid false edge, cast at him a mandritto to the face, that glides below the arm and to the chest advancing the right foot somewhat forward as much as this blow requires, & that is one of the singular defenses, that this style makes possible.
 
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'''S'''Ouente auiene nelli abondeuoli, ma poco ordinati conuiti per il copioso comolo delle uiuande tutte in uno tempo apponute che gli a quelli conuitati senza al'''[G1v]'''tro gustamento satolli si chiamino, non senza tacitamente dolersi delli mescenti ministri, e quali o per fuggir fatica del recarsi frequentemente gli carichi piatti, o per uoler insiememente alla horreuole mensa manicare, fanno a gli seduti intorno al sordinato Corredo contata ingiuria.
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| Nel cui dannato errore non uolendo io incorrere, non ui ho uoluto (Saui Lettori) appor nel prencipio della opra dauanti ogni cosa, ma nel recamento di qualunque suo libro (che è a guisa di cibo) con lo antiposto prologo partorir diletto, si perche con il sapore del continouato libro tocchi il uostro gusto, come per difendermi da molti morsi della inui dia nell guisa, che son per fare al presente. Perche molti sono, che ignorantemente dicono l’opra mia douer esser mancheuole, conciosiacosa, che non contenghi li modi d’in uitar il nemico al combattere, nelle giuste cagioni che alla mortale pugna conducer gli guerrieri possano, ne cui la elettione del campo o delle armi partenghi, & simili so le. Fole chiamo, percio che follemente costoro giudicano douer pertenere al schermitore quello, che all’arte sua è piu alieno, che se degli uiaggi del sole, & della luna uolesse trattare, & per cio gli rispondo, che come di qualun que delli cinque sentimenti è uno solo oggetto, cosi di qualunque arte non puote essere piu di uno soggetto, che la potentia uisiua non potra mai hauer per oggetto altro, chel colore, la ascoltatiua, il suono, la gustatiua, il sapore, & cosi del rimanente di cotali sia detto, & come sciocco sarebbe chi dicesse la uerture della orecchia non solamente poter udire, ma ancho uedere, o gustare gli sapori, cosi '''[G2]''' priuo di intelletto è, chi dice l’arte schermitoria non hauer solamente a discernere la uertute delli colpi, ma ancho le cagioni ch’al combattere promouer ci possano, & le altre antidette cianze, & chi è si cieco, che udito il nome della arte che è schermitoria dal schermire cioè dal difendere detta, che non uenghi in cognitione del suo soggetto? che è il conoscer gli colpi & dare il modo de saper schifarsi da quelli, Et se tu uuoi pur che ancho essa giudichi la ragione delli combattitori, & tratti a cui la elettione dell’armi & del combatter partenghi, sera di bisogno, che la habbi altro nome, chi di schermire, & che cosi schermitoria, come giudicatoria, anzi insegnante l’imperiali leggi chiamare si possi, o ignoranti, o capi di ingegno rintuzzato, non ui accorgete anchora del errore, nelquale uuoi sete? Lasciati in uostra malhora le legge alli giuristi, & se sapete l’arte del schermire, parlati solamente quello che spetta al schermire cioè del grande giudicio che conuiene hauere ad uno nel sicurarsi dalle offese, & parimente come deue offendere il nemico, & poscia quando sarete scientiati nelle leggi, parlarete di cio, ma come leggisti, & non come schermitori. Perche di una istessa cosa piu consideratori essere ponno, come un corpo humano puote essere considerato dal naturale Philosopho, dal medico & dal Astrologo.
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'''S'''E per auentura tu haurai la cappa a torno, la lascerai cader giuso dal homero destro per sino al mezzo del sinistro braccio. Ilche fatto, tantosto uolgerai la man '''[G3v]''' ca mano per di fuori, la detta ricaduta cappa sopra il braccio raccogliendo, & di presente con l’altra mano suaginando la spada in coda lunga alta con il piede manco innanzi ti agierai leggiadramente.
 
  
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| Nellaquale essendo con il nemico, & egli uolendoti sospignere una punta, o mandritto, o fendente, per ciascheduno di questi colpi tu scorrerai innanzi con il pie de manco uerso le sue sinistre parti cacciando la spada con la punta uerso terra & poi in guisa di rota facendola gi re in su uenerai a raccogliere qualunque delli detti offen siui colpi. Indi ualicando con il destro uerso le sue sini stre parti, gli ferirai la testa di uno mandritto o la gamba in modo chel piede debole seguiti il forte, & cio fatto, ritirerai il piede destro al indietro facendo la sopradetta uolta di pugno per cui ti uerrai ad agiare nella guardia antidetta. Potresti anchora per cagione di tentar il nemico, quando egli non uolesse uscir dalla guardia, spigner una mezza punta con il piede destro innanzi et tirare uno mezzo riuerso per coscia cosi aspettando risposta. Ilquale se tirera di punta, tu quella con il diritto filo urterai affondandola uerso terra, & subito gli darai di un’altra punta riuersa nel petto, ouero di uno riuerso nella faccia.
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'''I'''N questo gioco o combattere mortale tu ti dei agiare con il tuo compagno di rimpetto alli duo altri insieme compagni similemente, ma nemici uostri, si, che ciascu no habbi in contrario il suo in guisa di guadrangulo, ilche fatto, conuenirai tacitamente con il tuo sotio di cangiar nemico con andamento incrociato in questa maniera, che hauendo teco il tuo compagno dalla tua manca mano o dalla destra, che uuoi, quello di uoi, che si truouera alla sinistra (secondo l’ordine tra uoi da nascoso dato) fara sembiante di spigner una stoccata a quello nemico, che gli sera di rimpetto a lui, non dimeno abbando nando il sembiante deue uarcare grandemente con il pie de destro uerso il nemico del suo compagno, defendendosi con la cappa, da colui, che egli abbandona, & ferendo quello che assalisce nelli fianchi con quella stoccata che uscite dal sembiante. Ilche deue ancho fare il suo compa gno contra il nemico non suo, ma del suo sotio con simile andamento incrocicchiato & pur con una consimile pun ta ne gli fianchi sospinta, che trouando ciascheduno il compagno del suo nemico inauertito, haura balia di riportare dal gentile combattimento la disiata uettoria.
 
  
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'''P'''Rima ti agierai con il piede manco innanzi, et con la spada in coda lunga alta, & con il pugnale in '''[G7]''' porta di ferro stretta, & ritirando il piede destro appo il manco scorrerai poscia innanzi con il detto manco. Ilche fatto, il nemico sera astretto, o tirare, o andare in dietro.
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I porrai da uno canto della sola con la spada in mano & la rotella in braccio con quella leggiadria, che ti fia possible. Et uolendo assalir il nemico, tu uarcherai con il piede manco uerso le sue destre parti scorrendo innanzi con il destro piede, et in tale passamen to tu farai falso et mandritto, si, che la spada cali in por ta di ferro larga el piede & il piede manco segua il destro. Indi guiderai il piede destro alquanto uerso le sue manche parti, & seguentemente con il sinistro a grande passo & in questo tempo tu farai falso & riuerso in modo, chel forte piede segua il debole, & la spada si tro ui in coda lunga alta. Dopoi tu passerai con il piede manco alquanto uerso le tue destre parti scorrendo con il destro a grande passo innanzi & facendo falso & man dritto in quello tempo.
 
  
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<p>[1] </p>
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<p>[http://www.hemac.org/data/Manciolino%20sword%20and%20dagger%20translation%20by%20Craig%20Pitt-Pladdy.doc Chapter 3 - Sword and Dagger]</p>
  
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| Indi raccoglierai il detto manco appo il destro lasciando andar la spade '''[G8]''' distesa al indietro, & subito uarcherai con il piede destro innanzi facendo sembiante di dargli uno mandritto per testa, ma com’egli leuera la rotella per timore del detto colpo, tu sceglierai di fare una di queste due cose, cioè, Ouero gli giugnerai la gamba con uno riuerso, ouer passando con il piede manco innanzi gli caccierai una stoccata per fianco leuandoti con uno salto al indietro, ma in schermo del riuerso detto di sopra tu fuggirai con il piede destro indietro tirando uno falso sotto la tua rotella, et iui dalla nemica risposta ti farai sicuro. Et poi ti allargarai il braccio della spada ritornando in coda lunga.
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If, by chance, you will have the cape around, you'll let it fell from the right humerus till the middle of the left arm. After doing that, you will turn the left hand to the outside, taking the said cape and unsheathing the sword with the other hand you will prettily go on coda lunga alta guard with the left foot forward.
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And if, by chance, you'll see your opponent in the same guard, you will quickly advance towards him, and for your pressing he will have to strike, or to flee back. But if he well thrust a stoccata with his left foot forward, you'll step with your right foot towards his weak side <ref>his left side</ref> striking his sword's arm with a riverso in the manner of a cross fendente, doing this your left foot will follow behind your right foot. Then you will step back with your right foot, ending in coda lunga alta guard. </p>
 
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| Indi guiderai il piede manco uerso le sue deboli parti, et seguen temente con il destro innanzi tirandogli falso et mandrit to per la mano della spada, si, che finalmente cali in porta di ferro larga, & che la gamba manca seguisca la destra poi tu ualicherai con il piede destro uerso le sue dritte par ti, et poi con il manco innanzi a grande passo, & in questo tempo tu farai falso et riuerso per il suo braccio della spada in guisa, chel piede destro destro seguiti il manco. Poi subito ritirando il piede debole appo il forte, spignerai una punta con il piede dritto innanzi, che uadi nella faccia del nemico. Indi farai sembiante di dargli di uno riuerso et nondimeno gli giugnerai la antiponuta gamba con uno mandritto et farai che la tua spada cali in porta di ferro larga, et che la rotella sia bunoa schermitrice della testa. poscia guiderai il piede manco uerso le sue parti in questo uarco simile con la rotella dal nemico colpo ti ser uerai tirandogli di uno riuerso per coscia, el piede tuo dritto deue seguire il manco.
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| Poi prestamente per tuo ri'''[G8v]'''paro gli tirerai una stoccata per fianco leuandoti al indietro con uno salto & passerai con il piede destro gran de passo innanzi & in questo tempo gli spignerai una punta nella faccia accompagnata da uno riuerso per coscia. Ilche fatto, guiderai il manco piede uerso le sue diritte parti cacciando il falso della spada sotto la tua rotel la, & cosi serai schifato dal mandritto, che tirar potesse il nemico, dandogli tu d’uno riuerso a trauerso la antiposta coscia. Poi fuggirai con il piede manco al indietro andando con la spada in guardia di faccia per il quale andamento serai preseruato dal nemico colpo. Poscia passerai con il tuo piede manco uerso le sue destre parti tiran dogli uno riuerso in guisa di fendente & la gamba destra seguira la manca per dietro.
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| <p>[3]When you will be in that guard, You will advance with your right foot, striking an half thrust <ref>probably a feint</ref>. Then immediatly you will strike an half riverso in the cape's hand, without move your sword from there. So that he will returns you with a thrust, or a mandritto, or a fendente. When he'll strike a thrust, you will push his sword towards the ground with the true edge of your sword and then you will thrust a punta riversa in his chest, or you'll strike a riverso at his face.
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But if he'll strike the mandritto or fendente, against any of these strokes you will advance with your left foot, parrying with the cape and thrusting a stoccata in his side. Then you will jump back on the said guard <ref>coda lunga alta</ref>.</p><p>
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If the enemy will be in that guard, like you, and he will thrust a stoccata <ref>feint</ref> pulling back his left foot to advance with his right foot striking at you head with a mandritto. You will not move during his stoccata, but when he'll strike the mandritto to the head, you'll step back with your left foot striking his sword's hand with a mandritto and then you'll step back with your right foot making an half turn of the hand to go in the said guard <ref>coda lunga alta</ref>.</p><p>
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If you will be in that guard, like your enemy, and he'll strike you with a thrust, a mandritto or a fendente. For any of these strokes you'll move your left foot towards his left side <ref>cross step</ref> putting your sword with the point towards the ground and then moving the sword like a wheel you'll take whatever of these strokes. Then you'll hurt his head or his leg with a mandritto, stepping with your right foot towards his left side, and moving your weak <ref>left</ref> foot behind the strong <ref>right</ref> foot. After doing these, you'll step back with the right foot, doing the said turn of the fist, and ending in the said guard <ref>coda lunga alta</ref></p><p>
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If the enemy did not want to get out of the guard, you could tempt him pushing an half thrust <ref>finta</ref> stepping forward with the right foot and striking with an half riverso to his leg, waiting for his reaction. If he'll makes a thrust, you'll knock his sword toward the ground with your true edge, and immediatly you'll hit him with a riverso thrust in the chest, or with a riverso to the face. But if he'll strike to your head with a mandritto o fendente, you'll go with the sword in guardia di testa, parrying his blow, and striking to reposte with a mandritto to the head or to the leg, as you prefer. And if he'll strikes to your leg, you'll step forward with your left foot, putting your false edge under the enemy's sword, and then you'll strike with a riverso to his leg, moving your right foot behind your left foot, and then you'll thrusts a stoccata to his face, jumping back in the said guard <ref>coda lunga alta</ref>.</p><p>
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But If your enemy will try to attract you out of guard thrusting with a right step in order to hurt your head or your advanced leg with a riverso, you will defend yourself from the thrust striking his sword's hand with an half mandritto, that will end in cinghiara porta di ferro. And when he'll stikes the riverso to your head, you will step forward with the right foot, going with the sword in guardia di testa and parrying his blow, then you'll defend your head with the cape striking his head or his leg with a mandritto. Instead if he'll strikes the riverso to your leg, you will step forward with your right foot, making and half turn of the fist, pointing the sword towards the ground and parrying the said riverso. Then immediatly you'll strike with a mandritto to his head and for defense you'll step back with the righ foot, ending in the usual guard<ref>coda lunga alta</ref></p><p>
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If the enemy will try to put you out of guard with a mandritto or fendente to the head, to defend yourself from any of these blows, you will step back with the left foot, striking his sword's arm with an half mandritto, and then stepping back with the right foot in the usual guard<ref>coda lunga alta</ref> But if he will strikes the mandritto to your leg, you will likewise step back with your left foot, striking his sword's hand with a mandritto, and then you'll step back with the right foot in the usual guard<ref>coda lunga alta</ref></p><p>
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And if your enemy will strikes a mandritto to your head, you will step  with your right foot forward toward his right side <ref>cross step</ref> thrusting at his face and his sword's arm, and lowering yourself under your thrust for defense. Then you'll step with your left foot towards his right side striking with a riverso across his right leg and moving your right foot behind your left foot. And then, for your defense, you will thrust a stoccata at his side, jumping back in the usual guard <ref>coda lunga alta</ref></p><p>
  
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If your enemy strikes your head with a mandritto o riverso, you will step forward with your right foot, parrying with the cape and in the same tempo you'll thrust a stoccata in the chest, and then you'll go with the sword in guardia di faccia for your defense stepping back with the right foot, and then you will step back with your left foot, ending in coda lunga stretta with the righ foot forward. </p>
 
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If you are in this guard<ref>coda lunga stretta</ref> remember that if the enemy will strike a mandritto or a fendente, you have to go in guardia di testa, parrying his blow, and immediatly responding with a mandritto to the leg, and then for your defense you'll step back with the right foot together with a thrust that will end in guardia di faccia jointly with the cape. Then you'll step back with your left foot, turning your hand so that you'll put yourself in the said coda lunga stretta with the right foot forward.
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Agains the said mandritto you also can thrust to the face, bending yourself under your sword for defense, and then you will step with the weak foot <ref>left foot</ref> towards his right side striking a riverso to his leg and moving your right foot behind your left foot. Then for your security you'll thrust a stoccata to the face with a jump backward. Then you'll go in the said guard <ref>coda lunga stretta</ref>
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Or else you can step forward with your left foot, parrying with the cape the said mandritto to the head, and then you will thrust a stoccata to his side and you'll jump back returning in the same guard we are talking about<ref>coda lunga stretta</ref>
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Or else you will rise your cape in guardia di testa and in the same time you will strike his attacking arm with an half mandritto, so that your sword will end in porta di ferro stretta, and for defense you'll step back with your right foot, moving your sword in guardia di faccia with the cape jointly. Then you will step back with your left foot, ending in the already said guard<ref>coda lunga stretta</ref> </p>
 
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| Et subito uar cherai con il piede destro innanzi ferendogli la testa di uno fendente, che cali in porta di ferro larga. Poi tu tire rai il piede destro appo il manco. Et come egli uorra ac cennarti di qualche colpo, tu passando con il piede destro innanzi da quello con il falso ti schiferai ferendogli la testa o la antiposta gamba di uno riuerso, & per tuo scher mo tu fuggirai con il piede destro al in dietro spingnen do una punta sotto la tua rotella, che uadi in guardia di faccia, & iui dal suo colpo ti schermirai, assettandoti poscia nella detta guardia coda lunga alta.
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| <p>[5] But if by chance he will strike a mandritto to the leg, you will step with your left foot towards his right side, putting the false edge of your sword under his blow, and immediatly you'll strike a riverso to his leg moving your right foot behind your left foot. And for defense you will thrust a stoccata to the face jumping gaily backward, and ending in the said guard<ref>coda lunga stretta</ref></p>
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| <p>[7]If you both are on the said guard of coda lunga stretta with the right foot forward, and you want to attack, you will step towards his right side with your left foot thrusting to his face. And as soon as he will try to parry your thrust, you will step forward with your right foot, putting your cape under his sword and in the same time you'll pull back your sword's fist and you will thrust again but to his side<ref>belly</ref>. And for your defense you will step back with your right foot, hurting his sword's arm with an half mandritto, so that your sword will end in cinghiara porta di ferro, and then you with three or four step back you will go in the said guard <ref>coda lunga stretta</ref> </p>
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In this play, or mortal fight, you will place yourself with your companion in front of the enemy couple so that every one of you have an enemy in front of him, like a square. Then you you will agree silently with your companion to exchange enemy in this manner: The one of you that will be on the left will fake to thrust a stoccata to the enemy in front of him but immediatly he will make a long step with the right foot towards the other enemy, defending himself from his first enemy with the cape and thrusting the stoccata to the side of the other enemy.  
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First you will position yourself with the left foot forward, and with the sword in coda lunga alta, and with the dagger in porta di ferro stretta, and you will approach your right foot to your left foot, and then you will advance with your left foot. So that the enemy will be forced to strike, or to retreat.
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If he will strike a mandritto to your head, you will parry his blow with the dagger in guardia di testa, stepping with your right foot towards his left side, and during this step you will strike a mandritto to his leg, or you will thrust to his side, and your left leg will go behind your right leg, and for your defense you will do three or four backward steps, ending in the said guard <ref>coda lunga alta, with dagger in porta di ferro stretta</ref>
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But if he will thrust a stoccata, you will parry it with the false edge of your dagger, and you will thrust a similar stoccata to his side, advancing your left foot forward <ref>like a short lunge</ref>. And for your defense you will jump backward in the said guard.<ref>coda lunga alta, with dagger in porta di ferro stretta</ref>
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And if the enemy thrust towards your face <ref>feint</ref> to strike your advanced leg with a mandritto, you will parry his thrust with your dagger, and when he will strike the mandritto you will parry it with the false edge of your sword. Then immediatly you will step with your right foot towards his left side, striking a mandritto to his head or leg, and moving your left foot behind your right foot, and putting your dagger in guardia di testa. Then for your defense you will make three or four backward steps, ending in the said guard.<ref>coda lunga alta, with dagger in porta di ferro stretta</ref>
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If the enemy will thrust towards your face <ref>feint</ref> to hit your head or your advanced leg with a riverso, you will parry the thrust with your dagger, and when you you will see coming the riverso for your leg, you will parry also that with the dagger pointed towards the ground and in the same time with your sword you will thrust to his chest, or you will strike his sword's arm with a falso<ref>ascending cut with the false edge</ref>
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! <p>Illustrations</p>
 
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! <p>Transcription<br/>by [[Steven Reich]]</p>
 
! <p>Transcription<br/>by [[Steven Reich]]</p>
  
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| <p>'''Sixth Book.'''</p>
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| <p>[2] '''Partisan and Rotella Play'''
'''D'''I quanto ingannati siano quelli, che dicono la buona arte del combattere non esser nella disci'''[H2v]'''plina con le ottuse & non taglienti spade appresa, quiui mostrar intendo.
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<p>First arrange yourself at ease with the rotella on the arm, holding the partigiana in the hand in the act of thrusting against your enemy in front of you with the same weapons in the same way. And if by chance he wanted to give you a Partigianata holding in hand, to your left leg, you will cross with the right to the left side<ref>Of the enemy, I think.</ref> and directing the iron of your partigiana to the ground you will extend deeply forward towards his right part. And from that blow you will be able to avoid in a way that the left will follow your right. Then you will give him a punta riversa in the chest and towards yourself you will retire backwards with a leap, do a mezza volta above the head, finnishing in the same position as the begining. If you want to be the offender of the said Partigiana as said before, and your enemy was to defend in the way said before; as he passes with his right foot in order to ward himself you will immediately jump back with the left foot infront.</p>
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<p>You will still be able to get to his side and you will still be able to feint a punta for the face, and as he, fore fear of the blow, will raise the rotella you will immediately change the partigana giving him a punta on the body and moving with a jump backwards you will withdraw into the aformemtioned position. But if by change he wanted to hurl<ref>Clash.</ref> the partigiana one against the other but the enemy was first, you will pass with the right foot across towards your right side stretching the partigiana arm out so that the iron looks towards the ground, and the left foot follows the right backwards, this done, you will be warded from the throw.</p>
  
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<p>And if he hurls another partigianata, you will take back the left foot across towards the left side extending the partigiana widely out toward your right side in a way that the strong foot follows the weak one.</p>
 
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| Et per la primiera gli dimando, se l’intelletto è quello che imprende, o gli piedi? liquali essen do astretti a dire, che l’intelletto è lo imprendente, un’altra richiesta faccio, se l’intelletto piglia quelle medesime cose reali, che gli sono dauanti parate, o pur le loro similitudini? nel uero non seranno si stolti, che dire presumino gli miei discepoli hauer imparata quella medesima arte che in me siede, ma una a lei consimile, ne il peregrino da Roma ritornato, recca nella sua mente Roma propria (che le sue mura non gli entrarebbono nel capo) ma bene la sua somiglianza sopra cui piegandosi lo’ntelletto (ben che in Bologna fosse) a suo piacere uedrebbe Roma, come se in quella fosse. Sono adunque le similitudini tanto uicine al uero et alle cose da loro rappresentate, che hauute quelle, uengono insieme ancho le cose conosciute, lequali di due maniere sono, alcune entrano solamente nel intellet to, come le predette, & queste non da altrui che solo da quello, di cui è lo’ntelletto ueder si ponno alcuni sono in altre cose fuori del intelletto, & queste da tutti ad uno modo medesimo si rendono manifeste come se uno altro hauesse la mia somiglianza, ne questa maniera è inferiore alla soprana, che gli uolanti augelli piu uolte ueggendo ne gli muri le natiuamente depinte uue stimando di quelle (rappresentanti le uere) pascersi sono ingannati, & il giouane Narciso nel mirar la fonte in cui si mostraua la sua bella imagine, quella (ignorante che sua fosse) ad amar si mise. Noi anchora nelle sacre chiese dauanti gli effigiati marmi, o depinture. Il uero Iddio adoriamo sa'''[H3]'''peuoli percio quello esser marmo, o colore & non Iddio, tutto che la sua maestate ci rappresenti, onde seguita l’adoratione esser buona. Et per discender homai a lo stitu to non solamente auiene l’arte nostra hauere gli suoi simolacri a guisa delle prenarrate cose, come le spade senza filo & altre armi di non molta offensione, che le offen sibili rappresentano, ma fina li seruitori delle mense (se perfetti esser disiano) prima che alla uera carne tagliar si diano a loro uolanti coltelli le radici e li naoni, ouer rapi sopponeno, & molti hanno li agnelli, et seluaggiumi sno dati di fabricato legno, dal tagliamento de liquali alle ue re canri poscia si trasferiscono, cessi adunque l’ignorante uolgo dire quello che non sa, percio che colui che ferira del rintuzzato ferro, molto meglio ferira del tagliante, ne ho nesto sarebbe, che gli rozzi discepoli con le offensibili arme amaestrati fossono, ne ancho con tali istrumenti che nel le percossure doler non faccino accio che li nouelli defendersi imparino.
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| Ma hauendo gia basteuolmente tratta to delli combattimenti de le piccioli armi, in questo sesto libro comporremo l’arte delle hastate non di menore leg giadria, et util, che le predette, ilquale comprendera duo giochi prima di rotella et partegiana, & poi di due par tegiane suole, & nel terzo luoco il combattimento di spie di, & seguentemente delle ronche & lancie.
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| <p>[3] And so that the iron looks towards the ground and so you will ward from this other partigianata and in the said way of thrusting you will go back.</p>
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<br>First arrange yourself at ease with the rotella on the arm, holding the partigiana in the hand in the act of thrusting against your enemy in front of you with the same weapons in the same way. And if by chance he wanted to give you a Partigianata holding in hand, to your left leg, you will cross with the right to the left side [of the enemy i think] and directing the iron of your partigiana to the ground you will extend deeply forward towards his right part. And from that blow you will be able to avoid in a way that the left will follow your right. Then you will give him a punta riversa in the chest and towards yourself you will retire backwards with a leap, do a mezza volta above the head, finnishing in the same position as the begining. If you want to be the offender of the said Partigiana as said before, and your enemy was to defend in the way said before; as he passes with his right foot in order to ward himself you will immediately jump back with the left foot infront.
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'''T'''I agierai prima con la roteela in braccio, & con la partegiana in mano in atto di tirare contra il '''[H3v]''' tuo nemico stante con le medesime armi nella predetta guisa. Et se per auentura egli ti uolesse cacciar nella gamba manca una partigianata a mano tenente, tu uarcando con il forte piede uerso le sue deboli parti, & uolgendo il ferro della tua partigiana uerso terra stenderai il braccio fortemente innanzi uerso le sue diritte parti, et iui da quello colpo ti schiferai, in modo, che la gamba man ca seguace sia della destra. Indi gli darai di una punta riuersa nel petto, et per tuo riparo di presente ti leuerai a rietro con uno salto facendo una mezza uolta con la par tigiana sopra la testa, & riducendoti nella maniera, che nel principio ti agiasti. Ma se tu uolesti esser il feritore della predetta partigianata come sopra è detto, et chel ni mico nel predetto modo (che tu apparisti) defender si uolesse. Come li passera con il piede destro per uoler schifarsi, tu subito salterai al indietro, & agieraiti nella guisa di sopra con il piede manco innanzi.
 
  
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<p>Following on you call on another gioco di rotella & partigiana. & although not so beautiful that the aforesaid, it will be the same very useful. To begin with, you will take with the right hand the partigiana at the pedale with left the other side of that so that you will hold well the rotella in a way that the joint<ref>''Nodi''.</ref> of both hands look upward & that the partigiana is positioned towards his right parts with the left foot advanced not very much in grande passo, waiting that the enemy strikes. If he were to make a partiginata at your leg, that you will parry that with your partigiana towards the outside, to his left side, so that the right hand is higher and able to ward better. Pulling immediately a cut in the leg, you return in the above position of the casting.</p>
| You will still be able to get to his side and you will still be able to feint a punta for the face, and as he, fore fear of the blow, will raise the rotella you will immediately change the partigana giving him a punta on the body and moving with a jump backwards you will withdraw into the aformemtioned position. But if by change he wanted to hurl [clash] the partigiana one against the other but the enemy was first, you will pass with the right foot across towards your right side stretching the partigiana arm out so that the iron looks towards the ground, and the left foot follows the right backwards, this done, you will be warded from the throw.
 
| Tu potrai anchora accostare al nemico, & far sembiante di spignergli una punta nel uolto, & com’egli per timore di quella alciera la rotella, tu subito cangierai la partigiana dandogli di una punta nel corpo, & leuandoti con uno salto al indietro, tornerai la partigiana sopra mano nella anti detta forma rassettandoti. Ma se amenduo uoler uenes se di slanciar un contra l’altro le partigiane, & ch’el ne mico fosse il primo, tu passerai con il piede diritto per tra uerso uerso le tue destre spingendo parimente il braccio della partigiana in fuori, si chel ferro guardi uerso terra, el piede manco seguiti il destro per dietro. Ilche fatto, ti haurai sicurato dalla slanciata.
 
  
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<p>But if he trusts a partiginata at the face, you will lower the right hand towards the ground, so that the iron looks toward the above, and in this you will be safe from that slam. And you will give a partigiana punta in the turn, or for the leg, as you wish retreating in the waiting position.</p>
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| And so that the iron looks towards the ground and so you will ward from this other partigianata and in the said way of thrusting you will go back.
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<p>Firstly you will take the partigiana in hand in a way that the left hand is ahead and that the knuckles of both hands are turned above, and the partigiana is across<ref>Traverses.</ref> towards your left side. If your enemy ajusts himself in the same manner or any other that he wishes, both of you may injure first. For if your enemy gives injury first thrusting a punta on your leg, you will hit<ref>Parry.</ref> it with your partigiana pushing it very outwards towards his left parts and seeing to that your right hand is placed high and to that the piont of the partigiana is quite turned to the ground and thus making yourself safe. Then immediately you will thrust a Partigianata for the flank, or the leg as you wish, retire back with a leap and come to rest as in the above. But if your enemy extends a thrust at the face or a cut<ref>Slice.</ref> to any of these, you will bend<ref>Or bow.</ref> your right towards the ground, so that the iron of the partigiana is infront of the enemy’s face, there ward from the said blows.<ref>Punta at the face.</ref> Immediately thrust him a partiginata on the flank.</p>
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Following on you call on another gioco di rotella & partigiana. & although not so beautiful that the aforesaid, it will be the same very useful. To begin with, you will take with the right hand the partigiana at the pedale with left the other side of that so that you will hold well the rotella in a way that the joint (nodi) of both hands look upward & that the partigiana is positioned towards his right parts with the left foot advanced not very much in grande passo, waiting that the enemy strikes. If he were to make a partiginata at your leg, that you will parry that with your partigiana towards the outside, to his left side, so that the right hand is higher and able to ward better. Pulling immediately a cut in the leg, you return in the above position of the casting.
 
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'''S'''Eguentemente si comporta uno altro gioco di rotel la, & partigiana, & quantunche non sia cosi bello chel predetto sera nondimeno utilissimo, nel principio di cui tu piglierai con la mano destra la partigiana nel pedale, & con la sinistra l’altro lato di quella anchora che imbracciata habbi la rotella in modo che li nodi di amendue le mani guardino al in su, & che la tua partigiana sia posta alquanto uerso le sue destre parti con il piede manco innanzi non molto a grande passo espettan do chel nemico tiri, & se per caso ti tirasse di una partigianata per gamba, tu quella con la tua partigiana urterai in fuori uerso le sue manche parti, in guisa che la mano destra sia alquanto piu alta del usato per potere meglio schifarti, tirandogli piu subito una cotale partigianata nella gamba, & reducendoti nella soprana maniera di tirare.
 
  
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<p>But if he wanted to hurt you on the leg, you will ward from it, as you have been taught in the afformentioned game. If it was hurled in one of your upper parts, you will with your left hand near the iron doing so your knuckles must look upwards.<ref>Turned above.</ref> Then you will traverse with your right foot towards his left parts warding from it with the pedale of yours, so that the left leg follows the right backwards. But he having two partigiane, if he wants to hurl you with the second in the same way, you will pass with the left [foot] across, and towards his left parts doing a volta of partigiana so that the iron looks downwards<ref>To the ground.</ref> and the left hand is under the right. And the right leg follows the left, placing in the said position of the hurtling.</p>
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Firstly you will take the partigiana in hand in a way that the left hand is ahead and that the knuckles of both hands are turned above, and the partigiana is across [traverses] towards your left side. If your enemy ajusts himself in the same manner or any other that he wishes, both of you may injure first. For if your enemy gives injury first thrusting a punta on your leg, you will hit [parry] it with your partigiana pushing it very outwards towards his left parts and seeing to that your right hand is placed high and to that the piont of the partigiana is quite turned to the ground and thus making yourself safe. Then immediately you will thrust a Partigianata for the flank, or the leg as you wish, retire back with a leap and come to rest as in the above. But if your enemy extends a thrust at the face or a cut [slice] to any of these, you will bend [or bow] your right towards the ground, so that the iron of the partigiana is infront of the enemy’s face, there ward from the said blows. (Punta at the face) Immediately thrust him a partiginata on the flank.
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'''P'''Rimieramente tu piglierai la Partigiana in mano in modo che la manca mano sia antiposta. Et il piede sinistro a grande uarco innanzi. Et che li nodi di amendue le mani siano uoltati al in su, & la partigiana alquanto per trauerso, et uerso le tue manche parti. Et sel nimico in questo medesimo agiamento si adattera, o in qualunche altro che egli uogli, ciascheduno di uoi potra dare al ferire principio, & per cio sel nemico sera primo feritore menando di una punta per gamba, tu quella con la tua partigiana urterai spignendola molto in fuori uer so le sue manche parti, & farai che la mano diritta sia alta. Et la punta della partigiana alquanto uerso terra, et cosi serai securo. Poi tosto tu gli tirerai di una partigiana per fianco, o per gamba, come uuoi leuandoti al indie tro con uno salto, & agiandoti come di sopra. Ma sel nemico ti spignesse una punta per faccia, ouero di uno taglio, a qualunche di questi tu chinerai la destra uerso ter ra in guisa, chel ferro della partigiana sia dirimpetto al uolto del nimico, iui schermendoti da gli detti colpi. Indi subito gli tirerai una partigianata per fianco.
 
  
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<p>You will arrange yourself with the left foot forward having the Spiedo in hand and the arms well extended away from the person<ref>Body.</ref> and the left hand low, but the right will be to the back quite high the iron turned towards the ground in the act of warding the ememy’s blows, and as you know with all spearlike-weapons, that is thrust of point therefore we won’t dwell on it too long. So I say that if the enemy will be arranged as you [as above] and if he wishes to thrustgive you a spiedata, either low, or high, this you will parry with your spiedo placed outwards, towards<ref>Turned towards your left part.</ref> so you will be safe, as a riposta to this spiedata you will thrust him on the flank. And increasing the left foot forward in the meantime you will feel like you have more power than him. You will try to lock to lock the wings of his spiedo with the ones of your own and not letting it go, you will make the effort to push it strongly outwards towards your left. And so being able to give him a punta on the flank.</p>
| But if he wanted to hurt you on the leg, you will ward from it, as you have been taught in the afformentioned game. If it was hurled in one of your upper parts, you will with your left hand near the iron doing so your knuckles must look upwards (turned above). Then you will traverse with your right foot towards his left parts warding from it with the pedale of yours, so that the left leg follows the right backwards. But he having two partigiane, if he wants to hurl you with the second in the same way, you will pass with the left (foot) across, and towards his left parts doing a volta of partigiana so that the iron looks downwards (to the ground) and the left hand is under the right. And the right leg follows the left, placing in the said position of the hurtling.
 
| Ma se egli uolesse slanciare al sua per gamba, ti riparerai da quella, come nel sopra posto gioco ti fu insegnato, se quel la dalle soprane parti slanciata fosse, tu prenderai la tua partigiana con la mano manca appresso il ferro facendo '''[H5]''' che li nodi della detta mano guardino al in su. Poi tu uarcherai con il piede destro uerso le sue manche parti ri parandoti da quella con il pedale della tua, si, che la gam ba manca seguiti la destra per dietro. Ma hauendo egli due partigiane se uorra tirare la seconda similmente, tu passerai con il manco per trauerso, et uerso le tue manche parti facendo una uolta di partigiana in modo, chel ferro guardi uerso terra, & la mano manca sia sotto alla de stra. Et che la gamba destra seguiti la manca agiandoti nella sopradetta guisa di slanciare.
 
  
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<p>But if he turns Guardia, and if he comes with the right foot forward you will change it<ref>The Guardia.</ref> like him. And the same can be parried with quadrello and spontone (as you wish to call it) except it doesn’t have wings so you can’t lock it like the spiedo.<ref>Spontone, according to Florio, was called a Forest Bill; as far as I can tell is a Spontoon. A Quadrello has a four-edged blade with a rondel its base, much like a rondel dagger on a staff.</ref></p>
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You will arrange yourself with the left foot forward having the Spiedo in hand and the arms well extended away from the person [body] and the left hand low, but the right will be to the back quite high the iron turned towards the ground in the act of warding the ememy’s blows, and as you know with all spearlike-weapons, that is thrust of point therefore we won’t dwell on it too long. So I say that if the enemy will be arranged as you (as above) and if he wishes to thrustgive you a spiedata, either low, or high, this you will parry with your spiedo placed outwards, towards (turned towards your left part) so you will be safe, as a riposta to this spiedata you will thrust him on the flank. And increasing the left foot forward in the meantime you will feel like you have more power than him. You will try to lock to lock the wings of his spiedo with the ones of your own and not letting it go, you will make the effort to push it strongly outwards towards your left. And so being able to give him a punta on the flank.
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'''T'''I assetterai con il piede manco inanzi hauendo il Spiedo in mano, et le braccia ben distese fuori del la persona, & la mano manca bassa, ma da destra che sera di dietro alquanto altra, & il ferro sia uerso terra in at to di schifare gli nemicheuoli colpi. Et accio che tu intendi in tutte l’arme hastate, cioè tirare di ponta, et percio con breuitate passaremo. Dico adunque che sel nemico si assettara come tu di sopra & egli uolesse tirarti una spiedata, o bassa, o alta, tu quella con il tuo spiedo per di fuori uerso le tue parti manche urterai, & cosi serai sicurato tirandogli tu percio in risposta di una cotale spieda ta ne gli fianchi, et crescendo in quel tempo alquanto con il piede manco innanzi. Ma se ti sentissi essere piu possente di lui, tu tenterai di inforcare le ali del suo spiedo con quelle del tuo, & non lo abbandonando, ti sforzerai spignerlo forte in fuori uerso le tue manche parti, & cosi '''[H5v]''' gli potrai dare d’una punta ne gli fianchi.
 
  
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| But if he turns Guardia, and if he comes with the right foot forward you will change it (the Guardia) like him. And the same can be parried with quadrello and spontone (as you wish to call it) except it doesn’t have wings so you can’t lock it like the spiedo.
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<p>You will arrange yourself opposite from your enemy with your right foot advance and with the left you will hold the ronca at its pedale and the right hand must be advanced and in this position you will turn towards the enemy and so the corno of the ronca will b turn to the ground, and increasing quite with the right foot advanced you will push him a punta on the face, and at the same time guisto with the said corno a stratiamento<ref>Rip/laceration.</ref> on the arms, and thrusting another punta on the chest and you will move out of the way with a leap backwards into even pace.</p>
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You will arrange yourself opposite from your enemy with your right foot advance and with the left you will hold the ronca at its pedale and the right hand must be advanced and in this position you will turn towards the enemy and so the corno of the ronca will b turn to the ground, and increasing quite with the right foot advanced you will push him a punta on the face, and at the same time guisto with the said corno a stratiamento (rip/laceration) on the arms, and thrusting another punta on the chest and you will move out of the way with a leap backwards into even pace.  
 
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'''T'''I apporrai contra il tuo nimico con il piede destro innanzi, & con la manca prenderai la ronca nel pedale suo, & la mano dritta deue esser dauanti, & in cotale assettamento ti uolgerai uerso lo nimico & farai chel corno della ronca guardi uerso terra, & tu crescendo alquanto con il piede destro innanzi spigneragli nella faccia una punta tirando insiememente giuso con esso cor no uno stratiamento per le braccia, & tirando un’altra punta nel petto ti leuerai al indietro con uno salto a piede pari. Indi ti assetterai in un’altra guardia, cioè con lo piede manco innanzi, & con la ronca in aere in guisa di dargli un mandritto per testa, et cosi gli anderai adosso.
 
  
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<p>You will arrange with another guardia, that is with the left foot forward, and with the Ronca in the air in the act of giving him a mandritto on the head, you will immediately traverse with the right foot towards his left parts, casting a similar Mandritto on his ronca so that you will hit it on the ground, immediately you will thrust a punta on the flank, moving out of the way backwards with a leap backwards. And then you will go back in that guardia with the left foot forward, in the act of giving him a mandritto on the head.</p>
| You will arrange with another guardia, that is with the left foot forward, and with the Ronca in the air in the act of giving him a mandritto on the head, you will immediately traverse with the right foot towards his left parts, casting a similar Mandritto on his ronca so that you will hit it on the ground, immediately you will thrust a punta on the flank, moving out of the way backwards with a leap backwards. And then you will go back in that guardia with the left foot forward, in the act of giving him a mandritto on the head.
 
| Ma se egli tirasse uno mandritto per testa, tu subito uarcherai con il piede destro uerso le sue sinistre parti tirandogli uno medesimo mandritto in su la ronca sua in modo, che tu la percota in terra subito gli tirerai una pun ta per fianco leuandoti poi con uno salto al indietro. Et indi ritornerai in quella guardia con il piede manco innanzi in atto di dargli di uno mandritto per testa.
 
  
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<p>But if he thrusts again to hurt your leg with a mandritto, you will immediately traverse with the right foot forward, ruining the said blow from below to above<ref>Upward.</ref> of your ronca and then pushing him a punto on the flank.</p>
| But if he thrusts again to hurt your leg with a mandritto, you will immediately traverse with the right foot forward, ruining the said blow from below to above (upward ) of your ronca and then pushing him a punto on the flank.
 
| Ma se egli tirasse anchora per ferirti la gamba di man dritto, o di punta, tu subito uarcherai con il piede destro in'''[H6]'''nanzi dannando li predetti colpi con uno falso di sotto in su della tua ronca, et poi sospignendogli una punta per li fianchi.
 
  
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<p>But if he thrust a punta on the face you doing the same pass, you will hit his ronca with a mandritto, thrusting a punta on the chest.</p>
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Firstly take your lance in the right hand and with the right foot advanced in large pace & supposing that the enemy puts himself in a waiting position [rest position]. So if he is first to injure [offend] at you, while he has the left foot forward,he’ll take his lancia in hand in order to throw it, towards you, you for a riposta will similarly (or do the same) but you will not move the point of the spear from the ground & while you thrust him the first Lanciata, you’ll parry that with your lancia traversing & towards your left parts in manner that you have the ease for delivering of injury.
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| <p>[8] '''Fighting with Spear in Hand, One on One'''
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'''T'''V piglierai la tua lancia primieramente con la man destra, et con il piede diritto innanzi a gran de passo, & ponendo chel nimico (come tu) si adagi, & ch’egli il primo feritore sia, mentre egli hauente il piede manco innanzi prendera la sua lancia in mano per cagio ne di tirarla, uerso te, tu farai per risposta il somigliante ma non mouerai la punta della lancia da terra, & mentre gli spignerai la prima lanciata, tu l’urterai con la tua lancia per trauerso, & uerso le tue manche parti in guisa, che habbi libertate di andar a ferirlo.
 
  
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<p>Firstly take your lance in the right hand and with the right foot advanced in large pace & supposing that the enemy puts himself in a waiting position.<ref>Rest position.</ref> So if he is first to injure<ref>Offend.</ref> at you, while he has the left foot forward,he’ll take his lancia in hand in order to throw it, towards you, you for a riposta will similarly<ref>Or do the same.</ref> but you will not move the point of the spear from the ground & while you thrust him the first Lanciata, you’ll parry that with your lancia traversing & towards your left parts in manner that you have the ease for delivering of injury.</p>
| Then immediately you will pass with the right foot & then with the left extending a lanciata to the flank.
 
| Indi subito passerai con il piede destro, & poi con il manco tirandogli una lanciata per fianco.
 
  
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<p>Then immediately you will pass with the right foot & then with the left extending a lanciata to the flank.
| But if you want to be the first to injure. You will cross with the right foot infront and push a lanciata in order he makes the same parry you did, as he parries you, immediately extend your lancia for traversing you will let it go out of the hand & fall above his, towards his right side & in this time running now towards the pedale of his lancia you will give hand to the sword or dagger that you will have at your side & as he won’t expect it, you injure him as you please.
 
| Ma se tu uolessi essere el primo feritore, tu uarcherai con il piede destro innanzi spin gendogli una lanciata per cagione ch’egli faccia quel urtare, che tu facesti, & com’egli urtera, subito tirando la tua lancia per trauerso la lascerai andar fuori di mano & cader sopra la sua uerso le sue destre parti, & in questo tempo correndogli adosso uerso il pedale della sua lancia caccierai mano alla spada o pugnale, che al lato haurai, & giuntolo inauertito lo ferirai a tuo piacere.
 
  
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<p>But if you want to be the first to injure. You will cross with the right foot infront and push a lanciata in order he makes the same parry you did, as he parries you, immediately extend your lancia for traversing you will let it go out of the hand & fall above his, towards his right side & in this time running now towards the pedale of his lancia you will give hand to the sword or dagger that you will have at your side & as he won’t expect it, you injure him as you please.</p>
| And if by chance he did this strike of the lancia to you, you will give a good blow/strike of your lancia with the right hand taken back leaving to slide of for the your left hand finally to the iron. And in this way he can not to offend you, neither with sword, and nor with dagger & and also he can make this same as you & because a few are experts in this thing, as such as is intended, you will be always the advantaged.
 
| Et se per caso egli facesse questo tirare di lancia a te, tu darai una buona '''[H6v]''' tirata alla tua lancia con la mano diritta al indietro lasciandola correre per la tua mano manca per infino al ferro, et a questo modo egli non ti potra offendere, ne con spada, ne con pugnale, & ancho egli potra fare questo medesimo, & perche pochi, di tale cose sono intenditori, uoi sempre sareti gli uantaggiati.
 
  
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<p>And if by chance he did this strike of the lancia to you, you will give a good blow/strike of your lancia with the right hand taken back leaving to slide of for the your left hand finally to the iron. And in this way he can not to offend you, neither with sword, and nor with dagger & and also he can make this same as you & because a few are experts in this thing, as such as is intended, you will be always the advantaged.</p>
| Finding yourself again [or still] with the left foot advanced opposing your enemy, you traverse (better pass forward) with the right foot advanced and striking a lanciata for the chest with a risposta riversa, & if the enemy is the one who gives this lanciata. You will make the semblance of retreating four or five paces backward, taking your lance with the right hand, and in this run you will throw a traversing towards your right side, and there you will take the lancia in hand, and a then advancing on him you will thrust him a lanciata in the flank, because you will find him unprepared.
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| Ritrouandoti anchora con il piede mancho innanzi contra lo nimico, tu ualicherai con lo piede destro innan zi tirandoli una lanciata per il petto con una risposta ri uersa, & se lo nimico fosse quello, che cotale lanciata tirasse, tu farai sembiante di fuggire quattro o cinque passi al indietro tirandoti dietro la tua lancia con la mano destra, et in cotal correre ti gitterai per trauerso uerso le tue diritte parti, & quiui piglierai la lancia in mano, et andandogli addosso gli spignerai una lanciata ne li fianchi, perche lo trouerai sconcio.
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| But if the enemy did what I taught you above, you’ll ________ the lancia in the hand and you will follow him while he is retreating and as he wants to hurl himself across [sideways], you’ll give him a lanciata before that he arranges to take his lancia.
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| <p>[9] Finding yourself again<ref>Or still.</ref> with the left foot advanced opposing your enemy, you traverse<ref>Better pass forward.</ref> with the right foot advanced and striking a lanciata for the chest with a risposta riversa, & if the enemy is the one who gives this lanciata. You will make the semblance of retreating four or five paces backward, taking your lance with the right hand, and in this run you will throw a traversing towards your right side, and there you will take the lancia in hand, and a then advancing on him you will thrust him a lanciata in the flank, because you will find him unprepared.</p>
  
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<p>But if the enemy did what I taught you above, you’ll ________ the lancia in the hand and you will follow him while he is retreating and as he wants to hurl himself across,<ref>Sideways.</ref> you’ll give him a lanciata before that he arranges to take his lancia.</p>
| And more , when you’ll have your lancia in hand, you’ll be able to pretend as if one was going to strike and lanciata, and he for fear of this will retreat with the left foot backward in order to ward himself so you will run four or five paces across/sideways [traversing] and towards his left side and so finding him unsheltered you will give him a lanciata to the flank.
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| Anchora quando haurai la lancia in mano tu potrai far uista di tirargli una lanciata, & egli per timore di quella fuggira con lo piede manco al indietro per cagion di ripararsi, allhora tu correrai quattro o cinque passi per trauerso, & uerso le sue manche parti, & cosi trouan dolo sconcio gli caccierai una lanciata per fianco.
 
  
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| Potresti anchora correr uerso le sue destre parti, & far quello medesimo colpo il quale è singolarissimo & utile combattendo o solo con solo.
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| <p>[10] And more , when you’ll have your lancia in hand, you’ll be able to pretend as if one was going to strike and lanciata, and he for fear of this will retreat with the left foot backward in order to ward himself so you will run four or five paces across/sideways<ref>Traversing.</ref> and towards his left side and so finding him unsheltered you will give him a lanciata to the flank.</p>
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| El contrario di que'''[H7]'''sto è che mentre lo uederai correre, tu ritirerai il piede destro indietro pigliando la tua lancia con la manca mano, perche non potrai esser offeso essendo buono per ferire (com’egli).
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<p>The counter of this is that while you’ll see him running you’ll retreat the right foot backwards, taking your lancia with you left hand because you won’t be injured, being advantaged to injure (like him).</p>
| You can _______ throwing him a lanciata with the right foot forward your left hand leaving the lancia, pushing your right arm towards your left side so that your right flank is infront of the race of the enemy [facing] and here you will wait that he strikes to injure you with a lanciata on the flank, you will slide with the left foot forward, pushing your right hand quite outward towards your right side and so you will be warded by that lanciata on the hip. Then you will take that lancia at once with the left hand and you’ll pass the right forward, hurting his chest with a lanciata.
 
| Tu puoi etiandio tirargli una lanciata con il piede destro innanzi abbandonando la manca ma no dalla lancia, spignendo lo braccio destro uerso le tue manche parti, in guisa chel tuo fianco destro sia dirimpet to al uolto del nimico, & la punta della lancia si troui uerso le sue sinistre parti, & quiui aspetterai che egli ti ri, & come egli tirer a per feriti di una lanciata per fianco, tu scorrerai con lo piede manco innanzi spignendo la tua mano destra molto in fuori uerso le tue destre parti, & cosi ti haurai schermito da quella. Poi tu piglierai la lancia di subito con la mano manca, et passerai con il destro innanzi ferendogli el petto con una lanciata.
 
  
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<p>You can _______ throwing him a lanciata with the right foot forward your left hand leaving the lancia, pushing your right arm towards your left side so that your right flank is infront of the race of the enemy<ref>Facing.</ref> and here you will wait that he strikes to injure you with a lanciata on the flank, you will slide with the left foot forward, pushing your right hand quite outward towards your right side and so you will be warded by that lanciata on the hip. Then you will take that lancia at once with the left hand and you’ll pass the right forward, hurting his chest with a lanciata.</p>
| His counter will be that while he uncovers to shield, you will feint to strike a blow. Because if he comes forward to do the same thing you did, he’ll be all uncovered for the feint you did and so you can injure him with a lanciata where you want. And if you want to put out the enemy for advantage, as you see him with the left foot forward, you’ll change the hands holding the lancia, so that the right is infront of the left and so you’ll slide the right foot forward. Or you will have the lancia with the right hand infront, you’ll change the hand to put out your enemy and when you see him with the right foot forward, you’ll know the enemy put out But you’ll do this change of hand when both of you are in, to put our the enemy, so that he can’t damage you.
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| El contrario suo fia che mentre egli si scoprira per ripararsi, tu farai sembiante di tirare. Perche s’egli uenira auanti per far quello che facesti tu, egli si trouera tutto scoperto per cagione del sembiante da te fatto, & cosi lo potrai ferire di una lanciata a tua uoglia. Se uuoi an chora mettere di fuori el nemico per auantaggio, come tu lo uedrai con el piede manco innanzi, tu cangierai le ma ni la lancia tenente in guisa che la destra sia alla sinistra antiponuta, & cosi scorrerai con il piede destro innanzi. Ouero se tu hauessi la lancia con la mano destra innanzi cangierai la mano per ponere di fuori el tuo nimico, & quando lo uedrai con il piede destro innanzi conosce rai el nimico posto di fuori. Ma cotal cangiare di ma no farai quando amenduo sarete dentro, per mettere di'''[H7v]'''fuori el nimico, accioche nuocere non ti possi.
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| But if you had the lancia and was attacked by someone who had the partigiana, ronca or spiedo or other weapon, you will take the lancia in the middle and it will be enough to satisfy you that you have an arms length of lancia of advantage and more than the enemy’s weapon length and so you’ll be sure that if you wanted to fight with all your lancia length against a short weapon he more easily could parry it and run you over and doing again another time the above said (I’ll close the book and end) that is of all the weapons. That is on the proper injuring, the one of punta.
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| Ma se tu hauessi la lancia & fossi assalito da uno che hauesse partigiana o ronca o spiedo o altra arma, tu piglierai la lancia nel mezzo et sodisfara che tu habbi uno braccio di lancia di uantaggio, & di piu che la lunghez za della nemica arma & cosi serai sicuro che se tu uolessi con tutta la lunghezza della tua lancia combattere contra una arma corta, egli piu ageuolmente la potrebbe urtare & correrti addosso, & replicando un’altra fiata il det to di sopra (chiudero el libro et faro fine) cioè che di tutte le armi hastate è uno proprio ferire, et quello è di punta.
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| <p>[12] His counter will be that while he uncovers to shield, you will feint to strike a blow. Because if he comes forward to do the same thing you did, he’ll be all uncovered for the feint you did and so you can injure him with a lanciata where you want. And if you want to put out the enemy for advantage, as you see him with the left foot forward, you’ll change the hands holding the lancia, so that the right is infront of the left and so you’ll slide the right foot forward. Or you will have the lancia with the right hand infront, you’ll change the hand to put out your enemy and when you see him with the right foot forward, you’ll know the enemy put out But you’ll do this change of hand when both of you are in, to put our the enemy, so that he can’t damage you.</p>
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* Leoni, Tommasso. ''The Complete Renaissance Swordsman: Antonio Manciolino’s Opera Nova (1531).'' Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-3-0
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Antonio Manciolino

Illustration from the title page of Manciolino's treatise
Born late 1400s?
Died after 1531
Occupation Fencing master
Citizenship Bolognese
Patron Don Luisi de Cordoba
Genres Fencing manual
Language Italian
Notable work(s) Opera Nova (1531)
First printed
english edition
Leoni 2010
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Antonio Manciolino was a 16th century Italian fencing master. Little is known about this master's life; he seems to have been Bolognese by birth and he may have been a student of Guido Antonio di Luca,[citation needed] the Bolognese master who taught Achille Marozzo in the same period. His fencing manual is dedicated to Don Luisi de Cordoba, Duke of Sessa, Orator of the Most Serene Emperor to Adrian VI; this dedication may indicate that Manciolino was attached as fencing master to the ducal court.

In 1531, Manciolino published a treatise on fencing called Opera Nova ("A New Work"),[1] which is the oldest extant treatise in the Dardi or "Bolognese" school.[2]

The 1531 edition describes itself as "corrected and revised" and was probably based on an earlier version printed in ca. 1523 (based on the fact that Don Luisi de Cordoba was only orator to Adrian VI between September of 1522 and September of 1523).[3] Manciolino had signed a contract with a French printer in Rome in 1519 to publish his treatise, but it's unclear if this was the same edition or an even earlier one.[4]

Despite the breadth and detail of his work, Manciolino's efforts were overshadowed by the release of Marozzo's even more extensive work on Bolognese fencing thirteen years later.

Treatise

As Craig Pitt-Pladdy has refused our request to host his translations on Wiktenauer, we instead have links to their locations on other sites in the appropriate sections until such time as another translation appears.

Note: This article includes a very early (2003) draft of Jherek Swanger's translation. An extensively-revised version of the translation was released in print in 2021 as How to Fight and Defend with Arms of Every Kind, by Antonio Manciolino. It can be purchased at the following links in hardcover and softcover.

It also includes an Italian transcription by Steven Reich which was also released in print as Antonio Manciolino; it can be purchased in softcover.

Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

References

  1. The full title was Di Antonio Manciolino Bolognese opera noua, doue li sono tutti li documenti & uantaggi che si ponno ha uere nel mestier de l’armi d’ogni sorte nouamente corretta & stampata, which translates to "New Work by Antonio Manciolino, Bolognese, wherein are all the instructions and advantages that are to be had in the practice of arms of every sort; newly corrected and printed".
  2. Both Dardi and Luca are thought to have published treatises in the 15th century that have since been lost.
  3. Leoni, Tom. The Complete Renaissance Swordsman: Antonio Manciolino’s Opera Nova (1531). Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. pp 11-12.
  4. Tassinari, 2021.
  5. I.e., as it was in front of the right knee in porta di ferro stretta.
  6. I.e. his mandritto.
  7. Note that these “two tramazzoni” were, in both cases, singular in Ch. 9
  8. I.e. yours.
  9. This counter has no antecedent in Ch. 15.
  10. I.e. a mandritto that goes over your own left arm.
  11. Unicorn.
  12. Not specified.
  13. N.B. original says “…piede manco appresso il sinestro”, i.e. “left foot near your left”—this should be “left foot near your right”.
  14. Note that this guard is not described in the text—see Marozzo, Cap. 143, for description and illustration.
  15. This action may describe a gathering step forward with the left, as the left foot is presumably already to the rear.
  16. N.B. I have glossed over sections of the short introduction of this particular book, skipping straight to the swordplay
  17. Destro.
  18. I.e. the sword.
  19. His hand.
  20. Your hand.
  21. his left side
  22. probably a feint
  23. coda lunga alta
  24. feint
  25. coda lunga alta
  26. cross step
  27. left
  28. right
  29. coda lunga alta
  30. finta
  31. coda lunga alta
  32. coda lunga alta
  33. coda lunga alta
  34. coda lunga alta
  35. cross step
  36. coda lunga alta
  37. coda lunga stretta
  38. left foot
  39. coda lunga stretta
  40. coda lunga stretta
  41. coda lunga stretta
  42. coda lunga stretta
  43. coda lunga stretta
  44. belly
  45. coda lunga stretta
  46. coda lunga alta, with dagger in porta di ferro stretta
  47. like a short lunge
  48. coda lunga alta, with dagger in porta di ferro stretta
  49. feint
  50. coda lunga alta, with dagger in porta di ferro stretta
  51. feint
  52. ascending cut with the false edge
  53. Of the enemy, I think.
  54. Clash.
  55. Nodi.
  56. Traverses.
  57. Parry.
  58. Slice.
  59. Or bow.
  60. Punta at the face.
  61. Turned above.
  62. To the ground.
  63. Body.
  64. Turned towards your left part.
  65. The Guardia.
  66. Spontone, according to Florio, was called a Forest Bill; as far as I can tell is a Spontoon. A Quadrello has a four-edged blade with a rondel its base, much like a rondel dagger on a staff.
  67. Rip/laceration.
  68. Upward.
  69. Rest position.
  70. Offend.
  71. Or do the same.
  72. Or still.
  73. Better pass forward.
  74. Sideways.
  75. Traversing.
  76. Facing.