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| There is no other activity in the world where changes are as considerable as in ours, as frequently the slightest unnoticed difference can put us in very great danger. This is why, before now, we studied these many subtle differences, to be able to recognize them, developing different responses against the enemy's postures which appear, at first, so much the same that the differences appear negligible, yet which, nevertheless, subsequently follow such different paths and are so distinct in their consequences. This shall appear much clearer in the differences between the first postures of this and Table XXII, which appear so small, with the sword raised so slightly higher in the preceding Table than this one. Not noting this, our student would be in great peril, should he attack his opponent using the same actions as before. So we could see Zachary change his plans, presenting his sword as shown in Circle No 1 of this Table, keeping the rest of his body exactly as in the preceding one, except that he holds his hand higher to cover the bottom of his face, the point of his sword inclined slightly to the right side of his opponent as in Circle No 3, but in this case he one does not need to follow the instructions from the previous Table to strike at his face from the outside of the opponent’s sword stepping forward to the letter L, because the raised guard prevents the blow. But he must, as is shown in this Table, strike against this posture with a stab at the eyes, raising his arm, hand, and guard, stepping onto the Diameter at the letter G. By this means, he will be out of danger of being wounded. According to the instructions given below.
 
| There is no other activity in the world where changes are as considerable as in ours, as frequently the slightest unnoticed difference can put us in very great danger. This is why, before now, we studied these many subtle differences, to be able to recognize them, developing different responses against the enemy's postures which appear, at first, so much the same that the differences appear negligible, yet which, nevertheless, subsequently follow such different paths and are so distinct in their consequences. This shall appear much clearer in the differences between the first postures of this and Table XXII, which appear so small, with the sword raised so slightly higher in the preceding Table than this one. Not noting this, our student would be in great peril, should he attack his opponent using the same actions as before. So we could see Zachary change his plans, presenting his sword as shown in Circle No 1 of this Table, keeping the rest of his body exactly as in the preceding one, except that he holds his hand higher to cover the bottom of his face, the point of his sword inclined slightly to the right side of his opponent as in Circle No 3, but in this case he one does not need to follow the instructions from the previous Table to strike at his face from the outside of the opponent’s sword stepping forward to the letter L, because the raised guard prevents the blow. But he must, as is shown in this Table, strike against this posture with a stab at the eyes, raising his arm, hand, and guard, stepping onto the Diameter at the letter G. By this means, he will be out of danger of being wounded. According to the instructions given below.
| Il ny a exercice au monde ou les changements soyent plus considerables qu’au nostre, car bien souvent le moindre non preveu, nous peut mettre en tresgrand danger: Voilà pourquoy cy devant nous nous sommes estudié de vous les faire cognoistre, vous produisant des diverses aćtions, sur des postures de l’Ennemi si semblables, qu’il sembloit que la difference ne fust rien, neantmouns en la suite on pouvoit assez cognoistre, de qu’elle consequence esoitent leur distinćtion. cecy paroistra encore plus a clair en la differēce, qui est entre les premieres postures de ces deux Tableaus, qui est si petite en aparance, que l’espee un peu plus haulte au precedent XXII, qu’en cestuy-cy, en est la cause; toutesfois nostre disciple se mettroit en grand peril, s’il vouloit attaquant sa partie, user de pareilles aćtions icy qu’en l’autre. Il se pourra donc faire que Zacharie changeant d’advis, presentera son espee en la façon depeinte au Cercle N.1. de ce Tableau, tenant au reste la mesme posture que celle en laquelle il s’estoit presenté au precedent, exepté qu’il tiendra la main plus haulte pour se couvrir le bas du visage, son espee enclinant la pointe vers le costé droit de sa partie comme au Cercle N.3. en ce cas il ne sera pas besoing de suivre les Instrućtions du Tableau precedent, pour luy tirer au visage par le dehors du bras oultre l’espee, marchant dessus le Diamettre à la lettre L, a cause que le hochement de la garde empescheroit d’executer le coup; mais il faudra ainsi qu’il sera monstré en ce Tableau, luy tirer sur ceste posture un coup de pointe aux yeux, esevant le bras la main & la garde, marchant dessus le Diametre a la lettre G; & par ce moyen l’on sera hors de peril d’estre blessé; suivant les instrućtions cy dessous contenues.
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| Il ny a exercice au monde ou les changements soyent plus considerables qu’au nostre, car bien souvent le moindre non preveu, nous peut mettre en tresgrand danger: Voilà pourquoy cy devant nous nous sommes estudié de vous les faire cognoistre, vous produisant des diverses actions, sur des postures de l’Ennemi si semblables, qu’il sembloit que la difference ne fust rien, neantmouns en la suite on pouvoit assez cognoistre, de qu’elle consequence esoitent leur distinction. cecy paroistra encore plus a clair en la differēce, qui est entre les premieres postures de ces deux Tableaus, qui est si petite en aparance, que l’espee un peu plus haulte au precedent XXII, qu’en cestuy-cy, en est la cause; toutesfois nostre disciple se mettroit en grand peril, s’il vouloit attaquant sa partie, user de pareilles actions icy qu’en l’autre. Il se pourra donc faire que Zacharie changeant d’advis, presentera son espee en la façon depeinte au Cercle N.1. de ce Tableau, tenant au reste la mesme posture que celle en laquelle il s’estoit presenté au precedent, exepté qu’il tiendra la main plus haulte pour se couvrir le bas du visage, son espee enclinant la pointe vers le costé droit de sa partie comme au Cercle N.3. en ce cas il ne sera pas besoing de suivre les Instructions du Tableau precedent, pour luy tirer au visage par le dehors du bras oultre l’espee, marchant dessus le Diamettre à la lettre L, a cause que le hochement de la garde empescheroit d’executer le coup; mais il faudra ainsi qu’il sera monstré en ce Tableau, luy tirer sur ceste posture un coup de pointe aux yeux, esevant le bras la main & la garde, marchant dessus le Diametre a la lettre G; & par ce moyen l’on sera hors de peril d’estre blessé; suivant les instructions cy dessous contenues.
  
 
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| Be advised that, however the description of Circles No 11, 12, & 13 may appear to be distinct, they must nonetheless be done as a single fluid sequence, without a break between them.
 
| Be advised that, however the description of Circles No 11, 12, & 13 may appear to be distinct, they must nonetheless be done as a single fluid sequence, without a break between them.
| On sera averti que combien que en la description des Cercles N.11. 12. & 13. les operations semblent suivre distinćtment, neantmoins elle doivent estre executees continuelement l’une apres l’autre sans intermission.
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| On sera averti que combien que en la description des Cercles N.11. 12. & 13. les operations semblent suivre distinctment, neantmoins elle doivent estre executees continuelement l’une apres l’autre sans intermission.
  
 
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