The Cotton Titus Manuscript

 

Strokes off ij hand swerde / Strokes of the 2-Hand Sword

Firste a Rownde for the waste Sengyll wt a fune
Also a quartere with a fune. A Rake sengyll wt a fune.
A dowbull’ Rownde a dowbull’ Rake with a nauke
a quartere and a Rake and a wype with a spring’ vyding’
with the lyfte hand In a quartere with a fune skypping
with a wype. Than’ a quartere and breke a fune atte şe ryght’
shulder with a robecke.

First, a wasted round. Single with a foin.
Also, a quarter with a foin. A rake single with a foin.
A double round. A double rake with a hawk.
A quarter and a rake, and a whip with a spring, voiding with the left hand.
In a quarter, with a foin skipping (step) with a whip.
Then a quarter and break a foin at the right shoulder with a rebuke.

Than şe chase Fyrst a dowbull’ Rownde wt a bakke fune
And a fore fine Rennyng’ wt a Robecke an a Rowndez
Voyding’ wt a Reste an a bakke fune to thetone
A fore fune to the totherwith a bakke fune to şe fune with a
Nauke suying’ and ever şe fote şe hand şe hye and şe herte to accorde.

Then the chase. First, a double round with a back foin.
And a fore foin running with a roebuck.
And a round voiding with a rest.
And a back foin to the one (side) and a fore foin to the other.
With a back foin (changing) to the (fore) foin. With a hawk stooping.
And ever the foot, the hand, the eye and the heart accord.

Strokes atte ye ij hande staffe / Strokes at the 2-Hand Staff

The fyrste poynte is a florysh abowte şe
Fynger. Şe nexte florysh is aboute şe hande
And thane iiy quarteres and a rownde and
ij rakes and ij Fownes iiy quarteres closed
şat a Rownde war’ hym şat armes behynde and
than ij awkes for şe wrong syde and şan
a fune for hym in Ve toder syde and şe
herte şe Fote and şe Eye to accorde &c.

The first point is a flourish about the finger.
The next flourish is about the hand.
And then 3 quarters and a round.
And 2 rakes and 2 foins.
Three quarters closed, that a round (beware he that arms behind).

Then give 2 hawks for the wrong side.
Then a foin for him in the other side.
And the heart, the feet, and the eye accord, etc . . .

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