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  | location          = [[inventory::MS Harley 3542]], [[museum::British Library]]<br/>London, United Kingdom
 
  | location          = [[inventory::MS Harley 3542]], [[museum::British Library]]<br/>London, United Kingdom
 
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   | {{English translation|http://www.angelfire.com/planet/megalophias/harleymodern.html|1}}
 
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The '''MS Harley 3542''' is a compilation manuscript containing a [[fencing manual]], created in [[nationality::English|England]] in the early to mid 15th century.<ref name="Brown">{{cite web |url=http://aaoema.com/Two-Hand-Sword-Translation-SECURE.pdf |title=A Transcription of ff. 84-85 of Harleian 3542 (A verse describing the use of the Two hand Sword) |author=Terry Brown |date= |work= |publisher=Anglo-Saxon Books Ltd |accessdate=30 June 2010}}</ref> It currently rests in the holdings of the [[British Library]] in London, United Kingdom.<ref name="BL">"[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS040-002049374 Explore Archives and Manuscripts]". [[British Library]]. Retrieved 08 August 2016.</ref> The manuscript seems to be three separate works bound together, including two alchemical compendia (ff 1-16, 17-94) and a medical compendium (ff 95-118). The fencing treatise, known as ''Man yt Wol'' ("The Man that Will"), comprises ff 82-85 of the larger manuscript. Along with the [[MS Cotton Titus A xxv|Cotton Titus]] manuscript and the [[Ledall Roll (Additional MS 39564)|Ledall manuscript]], this is one of only three extant treatises on Medieval English martial arts.<ref name="BL"/>
 
The '''MS Harley 3542''' is a compilation manuscript containing a [[fencing manual]], created in [[nationality::English|England]] in the early to mid 15th century.<ref name="Brown">{{cite web |url=http://aaoema.com/Two-Hand-Sword-Translation-SECURE.pdf |title=A Transcription of ff. 84-85 of Harleian 3542 (A verse describing the use of the Two hand Sword) |author=Terry Brown |date= |work= |publisher=Anglo-Saxon Books Ltd |accessdate=30 June 2010}}</ref> It currently rests in the holdings of the [[British Library]] in London, United Kingdom.<ref name="BL">"[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS040-002049374 Explore Archives and Manuscripts]". [[British Library]]. Retrieved 08 August 2016.</ref> The manuscript seems to be three separate works bound together, including two alchemical compendia (ff 1-16, 17-94) and a medical compendium (ff 95-118). The fencing treatise, known as ''Man yt Wol'' ("The Man that Will"), comprises ff 82-85 of the larger manuscript. Along with the [[MS Cotton Titus A xxv|Cotton Titus]] manuscript and the [[Ledall Roll (Additional MS 39564)|Ledall manuscript]], this is one of only three extant treatises on Medieval English martial arts.<ref name="BL"/>
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== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
  
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This is the official table of contents provided by the museum.<ref name="BL"/> As the manuscript has not been digitized for study, its accuracy cannot be guaranteed beyond that fact.
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This is the table of contents provided by the museum.<ref name="BL"/>
  
 
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|-  
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! id="page" | 1r - 14r
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! id="page" | {{grey|1r - 14r}}
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| Treatise on alchemy (''The Mirror of Lights'')
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| {{grey|Treatise on alchemy (''The Mirror of Lights'')}}
  
 
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! 14r - 15v
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! {{grey|14r - 15v}}
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| Four alchemical recipes
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| {{grey|Four alchemical recipes}}
  
 
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! 16rv
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! {{grey|16rv}}
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| Three Alchemical recipes (''Modus Maurandi'')
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| {{grey|Three Alchemical recipes (''Modus Maurandi'')}}
  
 
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|-  
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! 17r - 25v
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! {{grey|17r - 25v}}
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| Alchemical text (''Semita recta Alkymie Alberti'')
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| {{grey|Alchemical text (''Semita recta Alkymie Alberti'')}}
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
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! 25v - 28r
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! {{grey|25v - 28r}}
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| Alchemical text on the transmutation of metals ('''Per artificium vero fit & transmutacio me/tallorum'')
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| {{grey|Alchemical text on the transmutation of metals ('''Per artificium vero fit & transmutacio me/tallorum'')}}
  
 
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! 28v - 35v
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! {{grey|28v - 35v}}
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| Alchemical text attributed to [[Ramon Llull]] (''Verbum albrematum verissimum & approbatum de occultis'')
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| {{grey|Alchemical text attributed to [[Ramon Llull]] (''Verbum albrematum verissimum & approbatum de occultis'')}}
  
 
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|-  
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! 40r - 41v
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! {{grey|40r - 41v}}
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| Alchemical text (''Compo[si]cionis / lapidum philosophorum .4. modis'')
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| {{grey|Alchemical text (''Compo[si]cionis / lapidum philosophorum .4. modis'')}}
  
 
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! 41v - 44r
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! {{grey|41v - 44r}}
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| Alchemical recipes
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| {{grey|Alchemical recipes}}
  
 
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! 44v - 55v
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! {{grey|44v - 55v}}
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| Epistola boni viri, possibly Guillelmus Sedacerius, De alchimie perfectum
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| {{grey|Epistola boni viri, possibly Guillelmus Sedacerius, De alchimie perfectum}}
  
 
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! 55v - 57v
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! {{grey|55v - 57v}}
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| Alchemical text and recipes (''Casus magnorum lapsus gravis anteriorum / Sunt afflictorum solamina philosophorum'')
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| {{grey|Alchemical text and recipes (''Casus magnorum lapsus gravis anteriorum / Sunt afflictorum solamina philosophorum'')}}
  
 
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! 57v - 59v
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! {{grey|57v - 59v}}
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| ''Breviloquium lapis philosophorum'' by Johannes Pauper
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| {{grey|''Breviloquium lapis philosophorum'' by Johannes Pauper}}
  
 
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! 59v - 60v
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! {{grey|59v - 60v}}
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| Alchemical recipe (''Opus mirabile'')
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| {{grey|Alchemical recipe (''Opus mirabile'')}}
  
 
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! 60v - 64v
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! {{grey|60v - 64v}}
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| Alchemical treatise by John Dastin
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| {{grey|Alchemical treatise by John Dastin}}
  
 
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! 64v - 67v
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! {{grey|64v - 67v}}
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| Alchemical text
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| {{grey|Alchemical text}}
  
 
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! 68v - 80v
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! {{grey|68v - 80v}}
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| ''De occulta philosophia'' by John Sawtry
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| {{grey|''De occulta philosophia'' by John Sawtry}}
  
 
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! 80v - 81r
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! {{grey|80v - 81r}}
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| Alchemical verses
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| {{grey|Alchemical verses}}
  
 
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! 81r - 82r
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! {{grey|81r - 82r}}
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| Alchemical verses
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| {{grey|Alchemical verses}}
  
 
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! 82r - 85r
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! 82r - 84v
 
| {{treatise begin
 
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   | title = Anonymous treatise on the [[two-handed sword]]
 
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! <p>{{rating|C|Draft Modernization}}<br/>by [[Jon Pellett]]</p>
 
! <p>{{rating|C|Draft Modernization}}<br/>by [[Jon Pellett]]</p>
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| '''The Use of the Two-handed Sword'''
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The first playing and beginning of the substance of the two-handed sword / the first ground begins with an hauke bearing in with the foot with a double round with 3 feet outward and as many homeward making end of the play with a quarter cross smitten with an hauke snatch setting down by the foot.  
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| '''The Use of the Two-hand Sworde'''
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<p>The first playing and beginning of the substance of the two-handed sword / the first ground begins with an hauke bearing in with the foot with a double round with 3 feet outward and as many homeward making end of the play with a quarter cross smitten with an hauke snatch setting down by the foot.</p>
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The ferste pleyng & begÿnyng of the substansce of ye too honde swerde / ye ferst gronde be gynyth w an hauke beryng inwt ye foote wt a double rownde wt. iij . fete howtewarde & as meny homward makyng ende of ye play wt a quarter cros smetyn wt an hauke snach settyng down by ye foote.
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| The 2nd lesson is 2 haukes with 2 half haukes cleaving [cleuing] the elbows with the same 2 double rounds aforesaid with 3 foot outward and as many homeward.  
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| <p>The 2nd lesson is 2 haukes with 2 half haukes cleaving the elbows with the same 2 double rounds aforesaid with 3 foot outward and as many homeward.</p>
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| The . ij . lesson ys . ij . haukys wt ij . halfe haukys cleuÿg ye elbowys wyth ye same . ij . doublylrowndys forsayde wt. iij . foote owtward . & as meny hamward.
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| The 3rd lesson is a spring upward . with an hauke quarter . down by the cheek . with 3 double rounds standing borne on the head . with a double round born in with the foot . with . 3 outwards.  
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| <p>The 3rd lesson is a spring upward . with an hauke quarter . down by the cheek . with 3 double rounds standing borne on the head . with a double round born in with the foot . with . 3 outwards.</p>
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| The . iij . lesson ys a sprynge vpward . wt an hauke quarter . downe by ye cheke . wt iij . doubylrowndys stondÿg borne on ye hed . wt a dowbylrownde born in wt ye foote . w . iij . outwards.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 082r.png|3|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 4th lesson is with a double hauke with 2 double rounds bearing in with a step upon both feet.
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| <p>The 4th lesson is with a double hauke with 2 double rounds bearing in with a step upon both feet.</p>
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| The . iiij . lesson . ys wt a dowbil hauke wyth . ij . doubil rowndis berÿg inwt a step vp on bothe feete.
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| The 5th lesson is with an hauke meant [menyd] over the head . but bear it up with a step . break off the earth with running rounds on the head with 2 half haukes borne with 2 cock [koc] steps of the foot.
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| <p>The 5th lesson is with an hauke meant over the head . but bear it up with a step . break off the earth with running rounds on the head with 2 half haukes borne with 2 cock steps of the foot.</p>
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| The . 5 . lesson ys wt an hauke menyd our ye hede . but bere ht vp wt a step . breke of ye erthe wt rënyng rowndis on ye hede wt. ij . halfe havkis born wt. ij . koc stappis of ye foete.
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| The 6th lesson bear out the earth with 3 cock [koc] steps and so come home out of danger again.
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| <p>The 6th lesson bear out the earth with 3 cock steps and so come home out of danger again.</p>
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| The . 6 . lesson bere ovte ye erthe wt. iij . koc stapps & so come home ovte of danger a gayne.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 082r.png|6|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 7th lesson is . Smite an hauke cross . cross over the elbows with a back step [stop] and so smite it on the feet.  
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| <p>The 7th lesson is . Smite an hauke cross . cross over the elbows with a back step and so smite it on the feet.</p>
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| The . 7 . lesson ys . Smyte an hauke cros . cros our ye elbovys wt a bak stop & so smyte ht on ye fet.
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| The 8th lesson is with an hauke cross smitten with a back step borne with both feet and a contrary hauke homeward borne with 2 steps.  
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| <p>The 8th lesson is with an hauke cross smitten with a back step borne with both feet and a contrary hauke homeward borne with 2 steps.</p>
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| The . 8 . lesson ys wt. an hauke cros smytÿ wt a bakstep born wt bothe fete & a contrary hauke hamward born wt. ij . steppis.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 082v.png|2|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| These be stroke and rule of the two-handed sword to make his hand and his foot accord.
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| <p>These be stroke and rule of the two-handed sword to make his hand and his foot accord.</p>
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| These ben stroke & revle of ye . ij . hondswerd to make hys hond & ys foete a corde.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 082v.png|3|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The play of the two-handed sword between 2 bucklers is . first take a sign Of the ground [gonde] there the play between 2 bucklers . make first a sign to them [or each other, or him, hë] with a large hauke down to the ground . with . 3 rolling strokes . with an hauke to the other side.
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| <p>The play of the two-handed sword between 2 bucklers is . first take a sign Of the ground there the play between 2 bucklers . make first a sign to them<ref>or each other, or him, hë</ref> with a large hauke down to the ground . with . 3 rolling strokes . with an hauke to the other side.</p>
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| The pley of ye . ij . hondswerd by twene . ij . bokelers ys . fyrst take a sygne Of ye gonde ther ye pley by twene . ij . bokelers . make ferst a sygne to hë wt a large hauke down to ye grownde . w . iij . rollyng strokis . wt an hauke to ye oder side.
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| The 2nd lesson is a chase . or an hauke with a quarter borne in with a cock [koc] step and an hauke borne in with a chase foin . that [y] made up with a light spring.
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| <p>The 2nd lesson is a chase . or an hauke with a quarter borne in with a cock step and an hauke borne in with a chase foin . that made up with a light spring.</p>
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| The . ij . lesson ys a chase . or an hauke wyt a quartr born in wt a kocstep & an hauke born in wt a chase foyn . y made vp wt a lygte sprÿg
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 082v.png|5|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 3rd lesson is . a chase . with 2 haukes cleaving [cleuing] the elbows.  
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| <p>The 3rd lesson is . a chase . with 2 haukes cleaving the elbows.</p>
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| The . 3 . lesson ys . a chase . vt . ij . havkys cleuyng ye elbovis.
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| The 4th lesson . is a chase smitten with 2 half rounds . with 2 cock [koc] steps . a quarter with a step an hauke with a chase foin . with the stroke aventure smitten on 3 feet . and made up with a rake down. ~ borne up with a double hauke . and so serve the stroke aventure upon both feet.  
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| <p>The 4th lesson . is a chase smitten with 2 half rounds . with 2 cock steps . a quarter with a step an hauke with a chase foin . with the stroke aventure smitten on 3 feet . and made up with a rake down. ~ borne up with a double hauke . and so serve the stroke aventure upon both feet.</p>
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| The . 4 . lesson . ys a chase smetÿ wt . ij . half rowndis . wt . ij . kocstoppis . a qrter wt a steppe an hauke wt a chase foyn . wt ye stroke a venture smetÿ on . iij . fete . & made vp wt a rake down . ~ bore vp wt a dovbil hauke . & so serue ye stroke aüetur vp on bothe fete.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 082v.png|7|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 5th lesson . is a chase with an hauke & with a back step standing on the foot . & playing on that other side a quarter and the same chase . and an hauke with a step . and an hauke with a chase foin contrary smitten . and so smite in with both feet i made up with 2 half haukes . with 2 back steps [bakstoppis] . and with the running.  
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| <p>The 5th lesson . is a chase with an hauke & with a back step standing on the foot . & playing on that other side a quarter and the same chase . and an hauke with a step . and an hauke with a chase foin contrary smitten . and so smite in with both feet i made up with 2 half haukes . with 2 back steps . and with the running.</p>
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| The . 5 . lesson . ys a chase wt an hauke & wt a bakstep stondÿg on ye foote . & playng on yt othr syde a qrter & ye same chase . & an hauk wt a step . & an hauke wt a chase foyn contry smyten . & so smyte in wt bothe feete i made vp wt . ij . halfe hauke . wt. ij . bakstoppis . & wt ye rënyng.
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| The 6th lesson is . 2 hauke quarters rounds with a broken half hauke a laying down to the foot with a contrary hand this is the first laying a down.  
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| <p>The 6th lesson is . 2 hauke quarters rounds with a broken half hauke a laying down to the foot with a contrary hand this is the first laying a down.</p>
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| The . 6 . lesson ys . ij . hauke qrters rovnys wt a brokyn halfe hauke a leyng dovn to ye foete wt a contrary honde ys is ye fyrst leyng a dovne.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 083r.png|2|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 7th lesson and the first taking up is 3 rakes upward and 3 downward . and going in with a great step . with double quarter well smitten . bearing out with the foot a broken half hauke setting down the sword by the foot.  
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| <p>The 7th lesson and the first taking up is 3 rakes upward and 3 downward . and going in with a great step . with double quarter well smitten . bearing out with the foot a broken half hauke setting down the sword by the foot.</p>
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| The . 7 . lesson & ye fyrst takyng vp ys . iij . rakys vpward & . iij . dovneward . & gan inwt a grete steppe . wt doubyl qrter wel smytÿ . berÿg ovte wt ye foete a brokyn halfe hauke settÿg downe ye swerde by ye foete.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 083r.png|3|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 8th lesson and the second laying a down of thy sword . 2 haukes with a quarter and 3 with the foot with a broken hauke . a laying down to the foot with a contrary hand.  
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| <p>The 8th lesson and the second laying a down of thy sword . 2 haukes with a quarter and 3 with the foot with a broken hauke . a laying down to the foot with a contrary hand.</p>
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| The . 8 . lesson & ye secnde leÿg a dovne of thy swerde . ij . haukys wt a qrter & iii wt ye foete wt a brokyn hauke . a leÿg dovne to ye foete wt a cötrary honde.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 083r.png|4|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 9th lesson and the second taking up of thy sword is 3 haukes on each side standing on the earth still with a stop bor [borne?] meant [menyd] on the earth . with an hauke quarter borne with a step . and with a double quarter hand and foot borne over the head . an hauke meant [menyd] setting down thy sword by thy foot.  
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| <p>The 9th lesson and the second taking up of thy sword is 3 haukes on each side standing on the earth still with a stop bor meant on the earth . with an hauke quarter borne with a step . and with a double quarter hand and foot borne over the head . an hauke meant setting down thy sword by thy foot.</p>
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| The . 9 . lesson & ye secnde takÿg vp of thy swerde ys . iij . haukys on euych syde stondyng on ye erthe stil wt a stop bor menyd on ye erthe. wt an hauke quartr born wt a step . and wt a doubyl qrter honde & foete born our ye hede . an hauke menyd settyng thy swerd by thy foete.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 083r.png|5|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 10th lesson and the 3rd laying down of thy sword is a quarter and in with the foot and an hauke broken [brokyng] at the cheek and then a double hauke about the head broken . and then in with a spring of the foot . with a stroke aventure . with a quarter and with a snatch . laying to the earth with a contrary hand.  
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| <p>The 10th lesson and the 3rd laying down of thy sword is a quarter and in with the foot and an hauke broken at the cheek and then a double hauke about the head broken . and then in with a spring of the foot . with a stroke aventure . with a quarter and with a snatch . laying to the earth with a contrary hand.</p>
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| The . 10 . lesson & ye . iij . Ieyng dovne of thy swerd ys a qrter & in wt ye foete & an hauke brokÿg at ye cheke & then a doubil hauke a bovte ye hed brokyn . & then in wt a sprÿge of ye foete . wt a stroke auëture . wt a qrter & wt a snache . leyng to ye erthe wt a cötrary hond.
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| {{section|Page:MS Harley 3542 083r.png|6|lbl=-}}
  
 
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| The 11th lesson and the 3rd taking up is with a spring with that on [one?] hand right up on to the face [visage] with an half round broken into a step with a reuence [reverence?] to the cross of thy hilt with a long quarter [cartar] stroke smitten flat down by the back . with a double broken spring back the foot a drawing . and in with a long rake double . in with the foot walking and on each foot 2 rakes and at the walk's [allure's] end smite in 4 rakes double born into a step . and so the other rakes in to the walk [allure] end . and double that [or it, yt] one [on] into a step . again turning in with a long double rake with a step . & with that other hand spring up thy sword to thy right shoulder and smite thy stroke aventure with an hauke setting down thy sword by thy foot.  
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| <p>The 11th lesson and the 3rd taking up is with a spring with that on hand right up on to the face<ref>visage</ref> with an half round broken into a step with a reverence<ref>reuence</ref> to the cross of thy hilt with a long quarter stroke smitten flat down by the back . with a double broken spring back the foot a drawing . and in with a long rake double . in with the foot walking and on each foot 2 rakes and at the walk's<ref>allure's</ref> end smite in 4 rakes double born into a step . and so the other rakes in to the walk<ref>allure</ref> end . and double that<ref>or it, yt</ref> one into a step . again turning in with a long double rake with a step . & with that other hand spring up thy sword to thy right shoulder and smite thy stroke aventure with an hauke setting down thy sword by thy foot.</p>
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| The . II . lesson & ye iij . takÿg vp ys wt a sprynge wt yt on hond rigte vp on to ye visage wt an halfe rounde broky in to a step wt a reuence to ye cros of thy hilte wt a long cartar stroke smety flat dovne by ye bak . wt a doubil brokÿ spryng bak ye foete a drawyng . & in wt a long rake dobil . in wyth ye foete walkyng & on eche foete . ij . rakys . & at ye alurys ende smyte in . iiij . rakys doubille born into a step . & so ye other rakys in to ye alure ende . & dovbil yt on in to a step . a gayn turnÿg in wt a long dovbil rake wt a step . & wt yt othr hond spryng vp thy swerd to thy rygt shulder & smyte thy stroke auëtur wt an hauke settÿg dovne thy swerd by thy foete.
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And as for the first countenance of the two-handed sword . thou shalt walk in with 3 foot to thy adversary with a bold spirit and a merry heart with a single quarter . and a single quarter wasted with a quarter [cartr] stroke and thus smite thy counter both off and on and let thy hand and thy foot accord together in good offence.  
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<p>And as for the first countenance of the two-handed sword . thou shalt walk in with 3 foot to thy adversary with a bold spirit and a merry heart with a single quarter . and a single quarter wasted with a quarter stroke and thus smite thy counter both off and on and let thy hand and thy foot accord together in good offence.</p>
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And as for ye first contenance of ye . ij . höd swerd . thou shalt walk in wt. iij . foete to thy adursary wt a bold spyrte & a mery herte wt a sengyl qrter . & a sengil quartr wastyd wt a cartr stroke and thus smyte thy conter bothe of & on & lete thy hond & thy foet a corde to geder in goede afense.
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| The 2nd counter is with a double quarter with the foot going . & . a double quarter wasted into a step & in with thy foot & smite a large hauke up into the sky . with a double snatch.  
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| <p>The 2nd counter is with a double quarter with the foot going . & . a double quarter wasted into a step & in with thy foot & smite a large hauke up into the sky . with a double snatch.</p>
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| [T] he . ij . conter ys wt a doubil quartr wt thy foete goyng . & a dobyl quartr wastid in to a step & in wt thy foete & smyte a large hauke vp in to ye skye . wt a doubil snache.
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| The 3rd lesson of the counter is . a rake on each foot going till thou come to thy adversary . with a double quarter with whole defence borne with another double quarter with whole defence break in [broken?] & a sign a touch with a large spring & smite with fierce stroke meant [menyd] with whole defence & so smite this counter both off & on . & bovre thy strokes of each of thy counters.  
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| <p>The 3rd lesson of the counter is . a rake on each foot going till thou come to thy adversary . with a double quarter with whole defence borne with another double quarter with whole defence break in & a sign a touch with a large spring & smite with fierce stroke meant with whole defence & so smite this counter both off & on . & bovre thy strokes of each of thy counters.</p>
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| [T]he . 3 . lesson of ye countr ys . a rake on eche foete goyng till thou come to thy adusary .wt a doubil quartr wt hole defence born wt an othr dobil qrter wt hole defence breke in & a sygne a toche wt a large sprynge & smyte wt fers stroke menyd wt hole defence & so smyte ys cowntr bothe of & on . & bovrel thy strokis of eche of thy cowntris.
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| The 4th counter is 2 half rounds. With a turn [tne] foin . bearing in the foin with a quarter. & an hauke at the sky with a snatch with thy whole defence born before thee [a for the] . & this counter must be smote with transposing of thy earth of both feet for sureness of defence.  
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| <p>The 4th counter is 2 half rounds. With a turn foin . bearing in the foin with a quarter. & an hauke at the sky with a snatch with thy whole defence born before thee<ref>a for the</ref> . & this counter must be smote with transposing of thy earth of both feet for sureness of defence.</p>
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| [T]he. 4 . cowntr ys . ij . halfe roundys. Wyth a tnye foyne . beryng in ye foyne wt a qrter . & an hauke at ye skye wt a snache wt thy hole defence born a for the . & ths cowntr most be smete wt tnsposyng of thy erthe of bothe fete for surenesse of defence.
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| The 5th counter is an half round of the second foot . & then smite 2 double haukes & both sides whole . & broken enter in [or him, or quickly, hÿ] with the first foot, with a double quarter . & so smite a quarter [cartr] stroke but turn [tne] him with a stroke aventure with whole defence . & smite this counter both off and on . & let thy eye, thy foot, & thy hand accord in thy defence . the cause of stroke aventure is called . for a man turns his back on his enemy.  
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| <p>The 5th counter is an half round of the second foot . & then smite 2 double haukes & both sides whole . & broken enter in<ref>or him, or quickly, hÿ</ref> with the first foot, with a double quarter . & so smite a quarter stroke but turn him with a stroke aventure with whole defence . & smite this counter both off and on . & let thy eye, thy foot, & thy hand accord in thy defence . the cause of stroke aventure is called . for a man turns his back on his enemy.</p>
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| [T]he . 5 . cowntr is an halfe rownde of ye secnde foete . & than smyte . ij . dobil haukys & bothe sides hole . & brokë enter hÿ wt ye ferst foete . wt a dobil qrter . & so smyte a cartr stroke but tne hym wt a stroke auëture wt hole defence . & thvs smyte ths cownter bothe of & on . & lete thy eye . thy foete . & thy honde a corde in thy defence ye cause of stroke auëture is callyd . for a ma tnyth hys bak to hys enmy.
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| The 6th counter is bearing in with 3 foins on both feet . & look thou turn hand & foot & smite a large quarter . & bear in a step [stop] with thy back naked borne . & smite a large hauke with fierce heart & draw him strongly [sore] up to the sky.  
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| <p>The 6th counter is bearing in with 3 foins on both feet . & look thou turn hand & foot & smite a large quarter . & bear in a step with thy back naked borne . & smite a large hauke with fierce heart & draw him strongly up to the sky.</p>
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| [T] he . 6 . cowntr ys beryng in wt. iij . foynys on bothe fete . & loke thou t¨ne hond & foete & smyte a large qrter . & ber in a stop wt thy bak nakyd born . & smyte a large hauke wt fers hert & draw hym sor vp to ye skye.
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| The 7th counter is meant [menyd] 3 meant [menyd] foins & transpose them both going & coming . & smite thy foins with in thy single quarter . & at the last quarter smite a large spring with a lusty step forward [stop a fore] & then a chase foin.  
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| class="noline" | <p>The 7th counter is meant 3 meant foins & transpose them both going & coming . & smite thy foins with in thy single quarter . & at the last quarter smite a large spring with a lusty step forward & then a chase foin.</p>
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| [T]he. 7. cowntr ys menyd . iij . menyd foyns & träspose hä bothe goyng & comyng. & smyte thy foynys wt in thy sengyl quartr . & at ye last quartr smyte a large sprynge wt a lusty stop a fore & then a chace foyne.
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man that will to the two hand sword learn both close & clear,<br/>&emsp;he must have a good eye both far & near.<br/>& an in step & an out step & a quarter strike<br/>&emsp;A cantel/cautel, a double, an half for his companions.<br/>Two rounds and an half with a good cheer<br/>&emsp;This is the first counter of the two hand sword sere<br/>Bind them together & say godspeed<br/>&emsp;Two quarters and a round a step thou him bid<br/>A rake with a spring where thou him abide<br/>&emsp;Fall in with a strike & stride not too wide<br/>Smite a running quarter out for his side<br/>&emsp;Fall upon his harness if he will abide<br/>Come in with a rake in every a side<br/>&emsp;A whole round and an half danger so it betide<br/>4 quarters and a round and a ventures stroke with<br/>&emsp;Bere up his harness and get thou the grith<br/>Double up lithely and do as I say<br/>&emsp;Fall in with a strike & bear a good eye<br/>A spring & a round & step in with<br/>&emsp;spare not a strike if he lie in thy kith<br/>smite a running quarter sore out of thy hand[s]<br/>&emsp;Abide upon a pendent and lose not thy land<br/>Smite in the left foot & cleave right down<br/>&emsp;Gather out of thy right hand & smite a strike round<br/>fiercely smite thy strokes together<br/>&emsp;and hold well thy land that it may be seen<br/>thy rakes, thy rounds, thy quarters about<br/>&emsp;thy steps, thy foins, let them fast rout<br/>thy springs, thy quarters, thy rebats also<br/>&emsp;Bear a good eye & let thy hand go<br/>fie on a false heart that dare not abide<br/>&emsp;When he sees rounds & rakes running by his side<br/>Flee not hastily for little pride<br/>&emsp;For little Knows thy adversary What him shall betide<br/>let strokes fast follow after his hands<br/>&emsp;And strike round with a step & still that thou stand<br/>Grieve not greatly though thou be touched a light<br/>&emsp;For an after stroke is better if thou dare him smite<br/>A good round with a strike & smite right right down<br/>&emsp;Gather up a doublet & spare not his crown<br/>With a round & a rake abide at a bay<br/>&emsp;With a running quarter set him out of his way<br/>These are the letters that stand in his sight<br/>&emsp;To teach, or to play, or else for to fight<br/>These are the strokes of your whole ground<br/>&emsp;For hurt, or for blow, or else for death's wound
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| <poem>man that will to the two hand sword learn both close & clear,
 
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& a quarter strike
 
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:A cantel/cautel, a double, an half for his companions.
 
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Two rounds and an half with a good cheer
 
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:This is the first counter of the two hand sword sere
 
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Bind them together & say godspeed
 
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:Two quarters and a round a step thou him bid
 
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A rake with a spring where thou him abide
 
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:Fall in with a strike & stride not too wide
 
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Come in with a rake in every a side
 
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:A whole round and an half danger so it betide
 
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4 quarters and a round and a ventures stroke with
 
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Double up lithely and do as I say
 
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A spring & a round & step in with
 
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:Gather out of thy right hand & smite a strike round
 
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fiercely smite thy strokes together
 
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thy rakes, thy rounds, thy quarters about
 
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:thy steps, thy foins, let them fast rout
 
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thy springs, thy quarters, thy rebats also
 
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fie on a false heart that dare not abide
 
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Grieve not greatly though thou be touched a light
 
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| <poem>man þ<sup>t</sup> wol to þ<sup>e</sup> tohond swerd lern boþ<sup>e</sup> close & cler/
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he most have a goede eye boþ<sup>e</sup> fer & ner//
 
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& an hauke q<sup>ū</sup>rter ∪
 
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A cantel • a doblet . an half for hys fer//
 
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Too rowndys • & an halfe w<sup>t</sup> a goode chere
 
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This ys þ<sup>e</sup> ferste cownter of þ<sup>e</sup> toohond swerd sere//
 
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Bynde hē to gedere & say god spede ✔
 
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two q˜rters & a rownde a stap þ<sup>u</sup> hŷ bede//
 
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com in w<sup>t</sup> a rake in eu<sup>e</sup>y a syde
 
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An hole rownde & an halfe • Wath so ht be tyde
 
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• iiij • q<sup>ū</sup>rters & a rownd • & auēturs stroke wyth
 
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Ber<sup>e</sup> up hys harnes & gete þ<sup>u</sup> þe gryth
 
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smyte a rēny̆g q<sup>ū</sup>rter sor<sup>e</sup> owte of þy honde
 
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A byde a pon a pēdent & lese not þy londe
 
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Smyte ī þe lyfte foete & cleue ryʒt doune
 
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Geder oute of þy ryʒte hond & smyte ā hauke rounde//
 
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| Recipes for medical and alchemical processes
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| Collection of texts on pulse in Middle English, followed by verse on pulse and humors in Latin
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| ''Gualterius, De pulsibus''
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| Text on women's medicine (''De ornatu mulierum'')
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| Treatise on medical herbs (''Materia medica'')
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| Astronomical-medical treatise by Ralph Hoby
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| Eight-line poem on pulses
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! {{grey|115v - 116v}}
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| Excerpts from Summa parva (?) by Roger Frugard
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 30 May 2024

Man yt Wol
MS Harley 3542, British Library
London, United Kingdom

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Hagedorn—Leng—
Wierschin—Hils—
Type Commonplace book
Date ca. 1440
Place of origin British Empire
Language(s)
Author(s)
  • Unknown (fencing manual)
  • Roger de Baron
Material Paper, with a British Library binding
Size 118 folia (145 mm × 200 mm)
External data Library catalog entry
Other translations

The MS Harley 3542 is a compilation manuscript containing a fencing manual, created in England in the early to mid 15th century.[1] It currently rests in the holdings of the British Library in London, United Kingdom.[2] The manuscript seems to be three separate works bound together, including two alchemical compendia (ff 1-16, 17-94) and a medical compendium (ff 95-118). The fencing treatise, known as Man yt Wol ("The Man that Will"), comprises ff 82-85 of the larger manuscript. Along with the Cotton Titus manuscript and the Ledall manuscript, this is one of only three extant treatises on Medieval English martial arts.[2]

Provenance

The known provenance of the MS Harley 3542 is:[2]

  • 1500s - owned and annotated by Thomas Byard, vicar of Bockerill [Devon].
  • 1600s - owned by Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh and priest of Broad Hembury, co. Devon.
  • 1600s-early 1700s - owned by Robert Burscough (1650/51-1709), prebendary of Exeter in 1701, archdeacon of Barnstaple in 1703, rector of Cheriton Bishop in 1705.
  • 17 May 1715 - acquired by Robert Harley (1661-1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician.
  • 1724-1741 - owned by Edward Harley (1689-1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer.
  • 1741-1753 - owned by his widow, Henrietta née Cavendish Holles (1694-1755) and her daughter Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-1785), duchess of Portland.
  • 1753 - sold for a fraction of their value to the British Museum (at the time of its founding).
  • 1973 - moved to the British Library (at the time of its founding).

Contents

This is the table of contents provided by the museum.[2]

1r - 14r Treatise on alchemy (The Mirror of Lights)
14r - 15v Four alchemical recipes
16rv Three Alchemical recipes (Modus Maurandi)
17r - 25v Alchemical text (Semita recta Alkymie Alberti)
25v - 28r Alchemical text on the transmutation of metals ('Per artificium vero fit & transmutacio me/tallorum)
28v - 35v Alchemical text attributed to Ramon Llull (Verbum albrematum verissimum & approbatum de occultis)
40r - 41v Alchemical text (Compo[si]cionis / lapidum philosophorum .4. modis)
41v - 44r Alchemical recipes
44v - 55v Epistola boni viri, possibly Guillelmus Sedacerius, De alchimie perfectum
55v - 57v Alchemical text and recipes (Casus magnorum lapsus gravis anteriorum / Sunt afflictorum solamina philosophorum)
57v - 59v Breviloquium lapis philosophorum by Johannes Pauper
59v - 60v Alchemical recipe (Opus mirabile)
60v - 64v Alchemical treatise by John Dastin
64v - 67v Alchemical text
68v - 80v De occulta philosophia by John Sawtry
80v - 81r Alchemical verses
81r - 82r Alchemical verses
82r - 84v
84v - 85r
85r - 94v Recipes for medical and alchemical processes
95r Collection of texts on pulse in Middle English, followed by verse on pulse and humors in Latin
95v - 97r Gualterius, De pulsibus
97v - 100v Text on women's medicine (De ornatu mulierum)
101r - 102r Treatise on medical herbs (Materia medica)
103r - 110r Astronomical-medical treatise by Ralph Hoby
110r Eight-line poem on pulses
110v - 111r Notes on urine (De urinis tractatus)
111rv Notes on urine (Omnis urina est colamentum sanguinis)
111v - 112r Text on phlebotomy
112r Three paragraphs on astrological reckoning for bloodletting
112v Pen drawing of bloodletting man, with text on veins, but veins not marked
113r - 115v, 116v Excerpts of Rogerina minor by Roger de Baron
115v - 116v Excerpts from Summa parva (?) by Roger Frugard
116v Tables on latitudes of seven climates, all with Greek names
117r - 118v Pseudo-Nennius, De mirabilibus Britannie maioris
118v De mensuris

Gallery

Folio 82r
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Folio 83r
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Folio 84v
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Folio 85r
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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. ↑ Terry Brown. "A Transcription of ff. 84-85 of Harleian 3542 (A verse describing the use of the Two hand Sword)". Anglo-Saxon Books Ltd. http://aaoema.com/Two-Hand-Sword-Translation-SECURE.pdf. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Explore Archives and Manuscripts". British Library. Retrieved 08 August 2016.
  3. ↑ or each other, or him, hë
  4. ↑ visage
  5. ↑ reuence
  6. ↑ allure's
  7. ↑ allure
  8. ↑ or it, yt
  9. ↑ a for the
  10. ↑ or him, or quickly, hÿ

Copyright and License Summary

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.

Work Author(s) Source License
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Modernization (82r - 84r) Jon Pellett MEGALOPHIAS His Page
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Modernization (84v - 85v) Terry Brown American Academy of English Martial Arts
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Transcription Alfred Hutton, Terry Brown Index:Man yt Wol (MS Harley 3542)
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