_Of Parades_.
There are two Sorts of Parades, the one by binding the Blade, the other
by a dry beat. The binding Parade is to be used when you are to
_rispost_ in _Quart_ within, in _Tierce_ without, in _Seconde_ under, in
_Flanconnade_, and in all _Feints_: And the Beat, giving a favourable
Opportunity of _risposting_, is to be used when you _rispost_ to a
Thrust in _Seconde_; or when after having parryed a Thrust in _Quart_
within, you see an Opening under the Wrist. To these two Thrusts, you
must _rispost_ almost as soon as the adversary pushes, quitting his
Blade for that Purpose, which is to be done only by a smart Motion,
joining again immediately, in order to be in Defence if the Adversary
should thrust.
There are three Things more to be observed in parrying. First, that you
are to parry all Thrusts with the inmost Edge, except in yeilding
Parades, which are made with the Flat. Secondly, that your Fort be to
the Middle, and your Middle to the Feeble of the Adversary's Sword.
And thirdly, that your situation be as rear to the guard as possible, as
to favour your riposte.
The ripostes.
In order to riposte well, you must observe the adversary's time and
recovery in guard. The time is to be taken in the thrusts of opposition
when he is recovering, and the other as soon as you have parryed. There
are three ways of riposting on the adversary's recovery in guard: when
he does not come enough to the sword, or not at all: the second, when he
comes too much, and the third, when his recovery and parade are just. To
the first, you must riposte strait; to the second by disengaging, or
cutting over or under, according as you see light; and to the last, by
making a strait feint or Half-thrust, to oblige the adversary to come to
the parade, and then pushing where there is an opening, which is called
baulking the parade.