_Of engaging in_ Tierce _in the Midling Guard_.
The Engagement without shou'd be made from your being placed within,
Feeble to Feeble, for the same Reason as in _Quarte_, the Wrist shou'd
be turned in _Tierce_; in this Engagement as in _Quarte_, the
Antagonist may do three things. 1st, let you engage him, 2d. or
disengage, 3d. or come to your Blade.
If he lets you engage him, you must carry on your Thrust in _Tierce_, or
make a Half-Thrust, to see if he does not stir, if he retires, if he
parrys, or if he takes the Time.
If upon your Half-thrust he does not stir, you must thrust strait, if he
retires, advance and redouble.
If he parrys with his Fort, cut _Seconde_ under, if with his Feeble, you
must disengage or cut over the Point from _Tierce_ to _Quarte_, and if
upon the Half-thrust he takes the Time pushing strait, you must either
parry and risposte, or make him Time, volting or lowering the Body.
If he takes the Time in _Seconde_, lowering his Body, you must either
parry him and thrust _Quarte_, or pushing _Quarte_, oppose with the Left
hand, or volt.
If on your Engagement he disengages, 'tis as in _Quarte_, 1st either
without Design, 2d. or to retire, 3d. or to take the Time pushing
_Quarte_ or volting, 4th. or to come to your Blade, 5th. or to make a
Feint; 6th. or to take a Counter to your Thrust.
1st. If he disengage without Design, you must push strait in _Quarte_,
or make a Half-thrust, and go on with the same.
2d. If he disengages breaking Measure, you must come forward redoubling
in _Quarte_.
3d. If he disengages and pushes _Quarte_, which, on this Occasion, is
called Counter-disengaging, you must either parry and risposte, or take
the Time lowering the Body, or volting.
4th. If he disengages and comes to your Sword within, with his Fort, you
must cut _Quarte_ under the Wrist, and if with his Feeble, you must
Counter-disengage from the Inside to the Outside.
5th. If he makes a Feint in order to return in _Tierce_, you must either
parry or take the Time as I have said.
6th. If he disengages giving Light, to take a Counter on your Thrust,
whether by Rispost or Time, you must make a Feint, and if he parrys with
his Fort you must cut under in _Seconde_, if with his Feeble, you must
disengage and push _Quarte_, if he takes the Time strait, you must lower
the body, if he takes Time lowering his body, you must parry and push
strait in _Quarte_, if he cuts in _Flank_, you must parry crossing the
Sword in _Quarte_, and if he volts, you must parry and risposte in
_Flanconnade_.
If on the Engagement without, he comes to your Sword with his Fort, you
must cut under in _Seconde_, if with his Feeble, disengage or cut over
the Point in _Quarte_.
_When you are engaged within the_ Sword.
If the Enemy engage you within with his Fort, you must cut under the
Wrist, and if with his Feeble, disengage from within to without, of if
you don't care to do that, make a Feint without; if on this Feint he
goes to the Parade with his Fort, you must push _Seconde_ under, and if
with his Feeble, disengage in _Quarte_.
When the Enemy engages to make you push, in order to parry and rispost,
you must, as I have said, make a Half-thrust and retire giving Light,
in order to take him by a Counter to his thrust, by a Parade, or by
Time.
You may on the same Engagement, remain engaged on purpose, in order to
make the Adversary path strait; and in this Case, you must parry and
risposte where he is uncovered, or take Time lowering the Body.
If after having engaged you he shou'd make a Feint, you must, by going
to the Parade, give Light on purpose, and if he pushes, take him by a
Contrary.
If he engages to make you disengage, in order to take the Time on your
Disengagement, you must disengage and give him a little Light, and if he
pushes at it, take him by a Rispost, or a Time opposite to his.
If you are engaged in _Tierce_ with the Fort, you must cut under the
Wrist in _Seconde_, and if with the Feeble, and the Hand in _Quarte_,
disengage to _Quarte_ within, or, by Way of Caution, make a Half-thrust;
if the Adversary goes to the Parade, you must push where you have Light,
and if he takes the Time, parry and risposte, or take a Time to his.
You may also upon an Engagement in _Tierce_, make a Feint below, and if
he takes the Time, parry above and risposte below. This Thrust is very
good against a Man that's disorder'd, who coming to the Parade above,
gives room to hit him below.