LEADER 00000nam 2200313 4500 001 99852626e 003 UnM 005 19960925152906.0 006 m g d 007 cr bn |||a|bb| 008 920507s1599 enk s 00| | eng d 040 Cu-RivES|cCu-RivES|dCStRLIN|edcrb|dWaOLN 100 1 Silver, George,|dactive 1599. 245 00 Paradoxes of defence :|bwherein is proued the true grounds of fight to be in the short 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 George Siluer Gentleman. 246 2 George Siluer his Paradoxes of defence. 246 2 George Silver his Paradoxes of defence. 260 London :|bPrinted [by Richard Field] for Edvvard Blount, |c1599. 300 [12], 72 p., plate :|bill. (woodcut) 500 Printer's name from STC. 500 The first leaf is blank. 500 Running title reads: George Siluer his Paradoxes of defence. 500 The "plate" is a woodcut. 500 Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library. 650 0 Fencing|vEarly works to 1800. 830 0 Early English books online. 856 40 |uhttp://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003& res_id=xri:eebo&rft_val_fmt=&rft_id=xri:eebo:image:17956 936 EEBO-STC