ush, you could not parry,
being unable with your Feeble to resist his Fort; and if it were with
the Fort to the Feeble, you wou'd be in Danger of being hit under, where
there would be an Opening; besides you would be oblig'd to advance much,
which would be dangerous.

On your Engagement, the Enemy may do Three things, either of which,
produces several others. First, either he will let you engage, or
secondly, he will disengage, or thirdly, he will come to your Blade.

If he lets you engage, you must push _Quarte_, or, by way of
Precaution, make a Half-thrust, in order to see if he stirs, to retire,
or to have recourse to his Parade, or to Time.

If he does not stir, you must, as I said, push _Quarte_; if he retires,
redouble your Thrust; if he parrys with his Fort cut _Quarte_ under the
Wrist; if with the Feeble, disengage, or cut over the Point in _Tierce_;
and if upon the Half-thrust he takes the Time pushing strait, you must
parry and risposte, or take the Time in _Seconde_, with your Body low;
if he takes the Time lowering his Body, you must parry and oppose with
the Left-hand, risposting in _Quarte_; if he takes the Time cutting
under the Wrist, you must parry crossing the Sword in _Quarte_, opposing
with the Hand, in order to make your Rispost more safely; and if he
volts upon the Half-thrust, you must parry and risposte in
_Flanconnade_, or take the Time, with, your Body low.

If when you engage he disengages, it will be either, 1st, without
Design, or 2dly, to disengage and push _Tierce_ over, or 3dly, disengage
breaking Measure, or 4thly, disengage, and come to your Blade without,
or 5thly disengage making a Feint, and pushing _Quarte_ or 6thly,
disengage to take a Counter to your Time.

1st. If he disengages with a Design only to disengage, you must on the
Time push _Tierce_.

2dly. If he disengages breaking Measure, you must redouble in _Tierce_,
advancing.

3dly. If he disengages and pushes without, you must parry and risposte
quick where you have Light, or take Time against him, disengaging and
volting, or lowering the Body.

4thly. If he disengages and comes to your Blade without; if 'tis with
his Fort, you must cut under in _Seconde_; and if with the Feeble, you
must Counter-disengage from without to within.

5thly. If on the Engagement, he feint _Tierce_ in order to push
_Quarte_, you must push or take the Time strait upon the Feint, or by
lowering the Body on the Thrust.

6thly. If he disen