The Pallas Armata is an English treatise from 1639 for single rapier and backsword, grounded in the Italian rapier tradition, and sitting on the bridge to smallsword.

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  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • LIB. I. Pars Prior: The first part of the first Book; Containing how a Right-handed man is to play against a Right-handed man at single Rapier.
  • LIB. I. Pars Posterior: The second part of the first Book, shewing how a Right-handed man must play with a Right-handed man at single Sword.
  • LIB. II. Pars Prior: The first part of the second Book, shewing how a Right-handed man is to play with a Left-handed man at single Rapier.
  • LIB. II. Pars Posterior: The second part of the second Book, shewing how a Right-handed man is to play at single Sword with the left-handed.

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• 20 July: some typographical corrections (mostly spelling) to manual transcription.