_Of pushing_ Tierce _without_, or _on the Outside of the Sword_.
In order to push _Tierce_ well, the Hand being gone first, taking the
Feeble with the Fort, turning down the Nails, and the Wrist a little
outwards, not too high or low; in order not to give Light above or
below, the Body must bend more forward and inward than in _Quart_; the
Left Hand should extend itself in _Tierce_, because it ought, in all
Cases, to be conformable with the Right, except that it is lower. When
you push _Tierce_, you should look within your Sword: As to the Feet,
they must be, in every Lunge, on the same Line, and at the same
Distance.
The Rules I have laid down for recovering in _Quart_, will serve also in
_Tierce_, but of the contrary Side.
_Parade_ of Tierce.
To parry a Thrust made with the Fort to the Feeble, you must turn the
whole Hand, carrying it a little outwards, raising the Point, in order
to avoid the Adversary's taking your Feeble, and at the same time take
His. _See the 4th_ Plate.
If a Thrust be made on the Middle, or Fort of your Sword, you need only
turn the Hand, carrying all the Blade equally outwards. Some Masters
teach to parry this Thrust with the Hand in _Quart_, which is very
dangerous if the Enemy pushes _Quart_ over the Arm in the Fort, or
_Quart_ within, in the Feeble, there being an Opening in one, as well as
the other Case; besides the Point is too far from the Line, to make a
quick Return.
To avoid the Return of a Thrust when you have pushed _Tierce_, and that
the Adversary, in parrying, has gained to your Feeble; you must, by
raising and opposing with the Fort, bring the Pommel of your Sword on
high; so that the Point be downwards; whereby his Point will be near
your Left Shoulder, and you, not only avoid being hit, but you may make
a Thrust at the same time, by opposing with the Left Hand, and for the
greater Safety, you must return on the Blade, and push strait, without
quitting it. _See the 5th_ Plate.
[Illustration: 5th Plate. Parade of Tierce yeilding the Feeble.]
[Illustration: The same parade & opposition of the hand.]
When a Thrust is made in _Tierce_ upon the Blade on the Feeble, or by
disengaging; tho' the first is more easily parryed, you must yeild the
Feeble, opposing with the Fort, in order to guide the Adversary's Sword
to the Place the most convenient for the Opposition of the Left Hand,
and closing the Measure at the same time, you have an Opportunity,
before he can recover, to hit him several times; which must be done by
advancing on him, as fast as he retires. _See the 5th_ Plate.
You may also parry by disengaging, drawing the Body back. The Return is
easy, by pushing _Quart_; and to avoid a second Thrust from the Enemy at
the Time of your Return, you must oppose with the Left Hand. _See the
5th_ Plate.