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]