Open fight

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Open fight is to carry yor & hilt above yor hed either wt poynt  |
						               |backwards, wch is best
| 1. becs it fals best to yt gardant ward
|				| strike
| 2. yet use yt wch yõ find apteƒt to   | thrust
				| ward

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

			1.| Anƒwer him in ye ƒame fight is best but kepe your distance
			2.| let yor gatherings in be ever towards his right ƒide yt yor ƒword may choake
			    | up al his blows made at yõ before it be in force & frõ yor ward inƒtantly uncroƒe
			    | & strike him on ye hed or other open place, or thrust him in yr body & inƒtantly			    | fly out
			   | 				          1.|	 tak it not wt forehand wd eccept
			   | 				              | yõ be ƒure to wd it if yõ wrd 
			   | 				              |  it so if he com in wt al, then, frõ 
			   | 				              |               |  thrust |
			   | 				              | yt wrd  | ƒtrike  | remembring yor 
			   | 				              |               | grype  |
       1. | yor  enemy lye	   | 				              | govrnors & strike frõ  yr wrd at 
            | in open or true	   {	    1.| left |	1.| ward it wt       | ye hed &c, or thrust ye body.
            | gardant fight	   | 	        |         | 	   | true gard-       |                  1.|preƒs in to cloƒe then
            | 			   | 	        |         |	   | ant ward         | 		|take ye gripe of him.
            | 			   | 	        |         |	   | 	          2.|if wt al he 2|cõ not in then inƒtant-
            | 			   | 	        |         |	   | 	              |		|ly uncroƒs & ƒtrike him
            | 			   | 	        |         |ƒide of       | 			|on ye hed & fly out.
            | 			   | 	        |         }yor hed     | 	           1.|mount yor point so yt yor blade
            | 			   |If he ƒtrike|          |or body     | 	               |be cast out wt his toward yor 
            | 			   |at ye            |          |                    | 	               |right ƒhouldr  & yt  wil truly
            | 			   |                      |          |                    |then put down|ward ye right side of yor hed,
            | 			   |                      |          |                    |yor hilt a           |                  1.|ƒtrike      |     |hed
            | 			   | 	    2.|right | 	    | little &              {                      |inƒtantl   |     |
            | 			   | 	        |          | 	    |	               |                      |ly ye left |     }body
            | 			   | 	        |			               |                      |ƒide of     |    |thigh
            | 				        |			               |                  2.{or outƒide of his
            | 				        |			               |fro wch wrd|right thigh & fly
            | 				        |			               |either           |back inƒtantly, on
            | 				        |			               |                      |of theƒe he cannot
            | 				        |					  |avoid.
            | 				        |					  |avoid.
            | 				        |						
            | 				   3. |hed yõ  lying below in variable fight thrust at his hand or arme by
            | 				        |erecting yor  pount wt yor knockles downwards & fly out instantly
       2. | he thrust at yor  face or body, then beat it downwards wt yor  ƒword gardant bering yor  point
            | ƒtrongly towrds yor right ƒyde & sodainly ƒtrike him on ye hed or thruƒt him in ye body & fly out
            | ƒodainly
   If      | 			1.|forceably preƒs on ye  wt  yt fight intending to hurt yõ in ye face or hed, or
            | 			    |to take ye grype of yo.
            | 			    |      Against him uƒe both open & gardant fight ƒo ƒhal you upon every blowe
            | 			    |or thruƒt made a yo frõ yot  wards ƒtrike or thruƒt him on ye face hde or body
            | 			    |& fly out inƒtantly
            | 			2.|& yõ lye below in variable        1.|but wt forehand ward & be sure to kepe yor
            | 			    |fight then offer not to ward           |diƒtance to make him cõ in wt his feet or foot
            | yõ lye in open	    |ye blow made a yor hed	            {& yt wil diƒappoint his tyme & place
            | or true gardant	   {with true gardant ward	            |      {tyme will be to long} in due tyme to do it.
            | fight		    |			        2.|yor{ƒpace is to wide     }
            | 			3.|Answer him not wt ye	        1.|ƒpace wilbe to wide on both ƒyds to make a true
            | 			    | {bastard} gardant fight               |ward in due tyme
            | 			    |  {Imprfect		        2.| arme & body wilbe open to neere him so yt wt
            | 			    | ***can't read this***	            |************his body wt ye tyme of ye hand or
            | 			    |wards there yor	            |hand & foot he may either thruƒt yor body or
            | 						            |take ye gripe of you.
            | 			1.|he yt first breaketh his diƒtance & do attempt to ƒtrike at ye others hed,
            | 			    |ƒhalbe ƒurely ƒtriken on ye hed himƒelf if thother ƒtrike therat in his cõing in,
        3.| both fyght upo	    |and ƒlip a little back wtal, for yt maketh an Indirection wherby yor blowe
            | open fight	   {croƒƒeth his hed & maketh a true ward for yor owne.
            | 			2.|it is bettrfor ye patient to strike hime strongly at ye agents hed if ye agent
            | 			    |preƒs upin him to win ye place, then to thruƒt, for ye cs aboveƒaid
        4.| yõ fight upon open or true gardant fight nevr ward upõforehand ward for yor  ƒpace wilbe to wide
            | in due tyme to make a true wrd
            | he lye aloft wt his point towtds yõ aftr ye mannr of ye Imbrocata then make yor ƒpace narrow wt
            | yorpoint upwards, therwt put by  his point & ƒtrike or thruƒt as aforeƒaid at any open place but be
            | 				               1.{& fly out prƒently
            | ƒure herin to kepe yor distance           2.{ythe deceive yõ not in ye taking his poynt.

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