Paradoxes of defence
Subtitle: wherein is proved the true grounds of fight to be in the short and auncient weapons, and that the short sword hath aduantage of the long sword or long rapier : and the weakenesse and imperfection of the rapier-fights displayed together with an admonition to the noble, ancient, victorious, valiant, and most braue nation of Englishmen, to beware of false teachers of defence, and how they forsake their owne naturall fights with a briefe commendation of the noble science or exercising of armes
By: by George Silver, Gentleman
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 975
Publisher: Printed [by R. Field] for Edward Blount
Published: 1599
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Fencing; Early works to 1800
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 22554