_Of the_ Reprise, _or redoubled Thrust_.
The Term _Reprise_ signifies a succession of Thrusts without Interval,
or with very little. It may be done in three Manners; First after having
pushed without recovering, Secondly, in recovering or being recovered;
and Thirdly, when the Enemy steals Measure.
The first and last of these three Reprises may be called Redoubles.
The first Reprise is made after having pushed _Quart_, the Enemy having
parryed with his Feeble, you must return in _Seconde_, advancing the
left Foot a little to make the Action easier to the right Foot, and tho'
it be not necessary to advance it unless the Enemy retires, it serves
for an Ornament, and to give more Vigour to the Thrust: But if as soon
as the Enemy has parryed he Risposts, you must only redouble with the
Hand, the Body low without stirring the Feet, and join. If he Risposts
under the Wrist in the Flank, you must either parry crossing his Sword
as you recover, opposing with the left Hand, or return, as I said, with
the Hand in _Seconde_.
Upon the Rispost of the Enemy, you may also redouble, volting strait, or
cutting in the Flank according as he raises his Hand more or less in his
Rispost, in order to facilitate your Volt; you must immediately after
your Lunge follow a little with the left Foot.
The second Reprise is made, after having pushed _Quarte_, when in
recovering to Guard the Enemy advances, without being covered, or that
suffering the Superiority of your Sword, he gives you room to thrust in
_Quarte_, if he disengages, you must go off in _Tierce_, if he forces
your Sword with his Feeble, you must disengage to _Tierce_, and if with
his Fort cut _Quarte_ under the Wrist.
In order to get time for this Redouble, you must make a half Thrust,
immediately getting out of Measure, either with the Body Simply, or by
the first Demarche backwards, or by leaping a little back; if the Enemy
advances it will be either strait or making a Feint, or on your Sword;
to the two first you must push strait _Quarte_, or _Seconde_, lowering
the Body or volting, and if he comes on your Sword you must disengage
and push over in _Tierce_.
The third Reprise is made when the Enemy upon your pushing _Quarte_
breaks Measure without or with parrying; to the one you must redouble in
_Quarte_, with your Fort to his Feeble, which is done after a strait
Thrust, Feint, Engagement, or Rispost; and if the Enemy parrys, you must
likewise redouble forwards by a Disengagement, or a Cut under or over
according to his Parade, or as Opportunity offers. To redouble forward,
or make several Reprises following with ease, you must as often as you
thrust follow with the left Foot.
_The_ Reprises _on the_ Outside.
If you push in _Tierce_ and your Adversary parrys with the Fort, you
must redouble in _Seconde_, and if he parrys with the Feeble disengage
to _Quarte_, advancing a little the left Foot that the Right may have
the Liberty of a second Motion.
If the Enemy after parrying _Tierce_ shou'd Rispost strait or under, to
the first you may disengage and volt, and to the other volt strait,
advancing the left Foot a little in Lunging, in order to have the
Liberty of Volting, because you cannot easily do it when you are
extended: It is more easy to take the Time opposing with the left Hand;
and 'tis best of all to parry and thrust strait in _Quarte_; if after
having pushed _Tierce_, on your Recovery to Guard, you find you have the
Command of the Enemy's Sword, or that he advances uncovered, you, must
in these Cases push strait in _Tierce_ if he disengage you must take the
time and push _Quarte_, if he comes to your Sword with his Fort, you
must cut under in _Seconde_, if with his Feeble, disengage in _Quarte_,
it is also good after having pushed _Tierce_ to recover with your Sword
high, giving Light under, and if the Enemy pushes there, you must take
the Time opposing with the left Hand, or Parry and Rispost.
It is good likewise for a Decoy to make a half Thrust and recover with
the Sword quite distant from you Body, and if the Enemy comes to your
Sword, you must disengage and thrust at his Open, and if he makes at
your Body, you must volt or oppose with the Hand and thrust where you
have Light.
The Reprises or Redoubles in advancing are made in _Tierce_ by the same
Rules as those within are. That is to say, either strait, or by
disengaging or cutting over or under, according as the Enemy either
lets you make your Thrust, or goes to his Parade.
All these Redoubles may be made on a Rispost as well as on other Lunges.