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The compleat fencing-master: in which is fully-described the whole guards, parades and lessons, belonging to the small-sword, as, also the best rules for playing against either artists or others, with blunts or shapes : together with directions how to behave in a single combat on horse-back, illustrated with figures engraven on copper-plates, representing the most necessary postures ...

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1691 — 7 editions

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The compleat fencing-master: in which is fully described the whole guards, parades and lessons belonging to the small sword; as also the best rules for playing against either artists or others, with blunts or sharps, together with directions on how to behave in single combat on horse-back ; illustrated with figures engraven on copper-plates, representing the most necessary postures

by Hope, William Sir., William Hope, and Hope, William Sir First published in 1697 — 3 editions

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The fencing-master's advice to his scholar: or, A few directions for the more regular assaulting in schools: Published by way of dialogue, for the benefit of all who shall be so far advanced in the art, as to be fit for assaulting. By the author of The Scots fencing-master, and Sword-mans vade-mecum

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1692 — 3 editions

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The Scots fencing-master, or, Compleat small-sword-man: in which you have first, the defensive part ... secondly, the offensive part ... thirdly ... the parades and contraries ... fourthly, you have the way of keeping all the guards belonging to the small sword ... and last of all, you have some general rules to be observed ... : you have also figures representing some of the chiefest postures ...

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1687 — 3 editions

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The sword-man's vade-mecum: or, A preservative against the surprize of a sudden attack with sharps: Being a reduction of the most essential, necessary and practical part of fencing, into a few special rules, with their reasons, which all sword-men should have in their memories when they are to engage, but more especially if it be with sharps. As also, some other remarks and observations not unfit to be known by fencing masters and others. By Sir William Hope, kt. Author of the Compleat fencing-master.

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1694 — 3 editions

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The compleat horseman: discovering the surest marks of the beauty, goodness, faults and imperfections of horses: the signs and causes of their diseases, the true method both of their preservation and cure: with reflexions on the regular and preposterous use of bleeding and purging: Also the art of shooing [sic], with the several kinds of shooes, adapted to the various defects of bad feet, and the preservation of good. Together with the best method of breeding colts; backing 'em, and making their mouths, etc

by Jacques de Solleysel and Hope, William Sir First published in 1696 — 1 edition

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A new, short, and easy method of fencing, or, The art of the broad and small-sword rectified and compendiz'd: Wherein, the practice of these two weapons, is reduced to so few and general rules, that any person of an indifferent capacity, and ordinary agility of body, may in a very short time attain to, not only a sufficient knowledge of the theory of this art, but also to a considerable adroitnss [sic] in practice ...

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1707 — 1 edition

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The compleat horseman; or, Perfect farrier: In two parts ...

by Jacques de Solleysel and Hope, William Sir First published in 1717 — 1 edition

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Hope's new method of fencing: or, the true and solid art of fighting with the back-sword, sheering-sword, small-sword, and sword and pistol; freed from the errors of the schools. ... The second edition. By Sir William Hope ...

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1714 — 1 edition

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Hope's new method of fencing: or, The true and solid art of fighting with the back-sword, sheering-sword, small-sword, and sword and pistol: freed from the errors of the schools. Wherein the defence and pursuit of these weapons, both on foot, and a horseback, and that against all kind of edged or pointed weapons whatsoever, are not only compendiz'd, and reduc'd to so few and general rules, that any person of an indifferent capacity, and ordinary agility of body, may in a short time (even by his own assiduity, and the assistance of a judicious comrade) attain to a ...

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1713 — 1 edition

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The sword-man's vade-mecum: or, A preservative against the surprize of a sudden attaque with sharps: Being a reduction of the most essential, necessary, and practical part of fencing; into a few special rules, with their reasons: which all swordmen should have in their memories when they are to engadge; but more especially if it be with sharps. With some other remarques and observations, not unfit to be known. By W. H. Gentleman

by Hope, William Sir First published in 1691 — 1 edition

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