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German

Schiller einbricht

was puffel schlecht oder sticht

wer wechsel trawt

schiller In daraus beraupt •

English (Fritz)

Schieler breaks

what buffalo strikes or thrusts.

A threat with a Wechsel

is bereft with a Schielhau.

87v a

87v a Latin (Sandbox)

1. SEQUUNTUR VARII
2. usus ictus eius q[ui] à limis oculis appellationem,
3. adeptus, nobis strabo dicitur

    

4. Is ictus habitus gravis et severus est,
5. nam hostem vi obruit ictibus et punctionibus,
6. formaturque ense converso:
7. quo circa multi Athleticae magistri hunc ignorant,
8. tum etiam aratri nescij prorsus.

    

9. Eum habitum vel ictum hac conditione exerceto,
10. Si in conspectum adversarij processeris,
11. sinistrum proponas pedem.
12. ensem humero dextro admotum contineas,
13. et si eveniat,
14. ut hostis é superné feriat versus caput tuum,
15. ense converso,
16. sinistrum dextro adiungas pedi,
17. atque acie brevi porrectim brachijs extentis,
18. super ipsius gladio contra ipsius ictum vel faciem vel pectus ferias,
19. at si adversarius hac astutia usus;
20. ensem tuum non contigerit,
21. verum inferné transmittat,
22. tum contra ipsius visum brachijs porrectis mucronem porrigens resistas,
23. et inde laedere adversarius te nequibit,
24. neque traiectione uti.

87v a English (Sandbox)

1. Here follows a variation
2. the use of this strike, which is called the side-eye,
3. having inherited it, it is called the squinter by us.

    

4. This strike is a serious and strict skill,
5. for it overwhelms the enemy with strength of strokes and thrusts,
6. and it is shaped by inverting the sword:
7. for which reason many masters of Athletics are ignorant concerning this,
8. then again, they are entirely unfamiliar the plow.

    

9. Practice the skill or thrust using these conditions:
10. If you advance into view of the adversary,
11. set the left foot before.
12. you should contain the sword with a movement,
13. and if it happens,
14. in order that the opponent strikes from above against your head,
15. inverting the sword,
16. you should join the left to the right foot (?),
17. and the arms having been stretched out [and] the long edge extended,
18. strike his sword above against his strike or face or chest,
19. and if the adversary uses this trick;
20. your sword now contacts,
21. in truth it goes across underneath,
22. then you resist[,] extending the sword against his face the shoulder having been extended,
23. and thence the adversary cannot strike you,
24. nor use the transfer.

87v a notes

two phrases for one concept habitum or ictum (not in german)and aren’t those a mess to translate also, parallel construction for different targets (two out of three in german)

87v b

87v b Latin (Sandbox)

1. ALIUS HABITUS.

2. SEQUITUR alius habitus.
3. Si contra hostem consistas,
4. iuxta humerum dextrum ensem tenens,
5. is autem in custodia Aratri contrà consistat,
6. minaturque punctionem infernam,
7. tunc tu superné porrectim aciem brevem praemittens,
8. ictum à limis oculis nominatum ferias,
9. atque mucronem vel contra visum ipsius vel pectus inde impellito,
10. et ea ratione si fueris usus,
11. adversarius inferné te pungendo adprehendere nequibit.

87v b English (Sandbox)

1. Another gesture[^3]

2. Another skill follows.
3. If you would stand fast against the enemy,
4. holding the sword near to the right upper arm,
5. But he stands against [you] in the Plow guard,
6. and threatens a lower thrust,
7. then YOU sending forward the extended short edge above,
8. strike the blow called side eye,
9. and from there drive/thrust the point either against his face or his breast,
10. and if you used this method,
11. the adversary cannot overtake you with lower thrusting.

87v b notes

[^3]: I'm less sure about this habitus, since the text here is a lot of how to stand and a little how to move... but i figure lines 1-2 should match

parallel construction, two targets, present in german