The Art of Fencing - The Use of the Small Sword
L'Abbat, Monsieur
English
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The ART of
FENCING,
or, the USE of the
Small SWORD.
Translated from the FRENCH of the late celebrated
Monsieur L'ABBAT;
Master of that ART at the Academy of TOULOUSE.
By ANDREW MAHON, Professor of the SMALL SWORD in DUBLIN.
DUBLIN:
Printed by JAMES HORT, at the Sign of Mercury in Skinner-Row, 1734.
DEDICATION.PREFACE.CHAP. I. Of chusing and mounting a Blade.CHAP. II. Of Guard.CHAP. III. Of Pushing Quart.CHAP. IV. Of the Parade of Quart.CHAP. V. Of pushing Tierce without, or on the Outside of the Sword.CHAP. VI. Of pushing Seconde.CHAP. VII. The Parades of Seconde.CHAP. VIII. Of Quart under the Wrist.CHAP. IX. Of Flanconnade.CHAP. X. Of Parades.CHAP. XI. Of the demarches, or manner of advancing and retiring.CHAP. XII. Of Disengagements.CHAP. XIII. Of Feints.CHAP. XIV. Of cutting over the Point of the Sword.CHAP. XV. Of the Reprise, or redoubled Thrust.CHAP. XVI. Of passing Quarte within the Sword.CHAP. XVII. Of passing Quarte within the Sword.CHAP. XVIII. Of Joining or seizing the Sword.CHAP. XIX. Of engaging in Quarte in a midling Guard.CHAP. XX. Of engaging in Tierce in the Midling Guard.CHAP. XXI. Of several Guards, and the Manner of attacking them.CHAP. XXII. Of Left-handed Men.CHAP. XXIII. Of the Parade of the Hand.CHAP. XXIV. Of the beat of the Foot, in closing the measure, or in the same place.CHAP. XXV. Of the Good Effects of a nice Discernment of the Eye.CHAP. XXVI. Of Time.CHAP. XXVII. Of Swiftness.CHAP. XXVIII. Of Measure.CHAP. XXIX. Of the Necessity of some Qualities in a Master.CHAP. XXX. Rules for pushing and parrying at the Wall, and for making an Assault.CHAP. XXXI. Against several erroneous Opinions.Thrusts of Emulation for Prizes, Wagers &c.FOOTNOTES
DEDICATION.
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sue for. I shall omit saying any Thing, My Lord, of the shiningQualities, which seem Hereditary in Your Lordship's Family, as well asof the Dignity and Importance of the Charge with which His Majesty hasbeen pleased to entrust Your Lordship's Most Noble Father. Neither willI presume to trouble Your Lordship with those Encomiums, which are mostdeservedly due to the Vertues, whereby Your Lordship has gained theAdmiration and Esteem of the Polite and Ingenious Persons of thisNation. Be pleased then, My Lord, to permit me to have the Honour ofsubscribing myself,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's
Most devoted, and
Most humble
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