54 The Arte of 
artT) tf)c pjincipaliett b^aiic^ca, lottbout cuftmg it from the 
olo toaiD,! cb©fo fbcrof, tbc p^incipaUcft opict oj eio,oj bmj# 
fimg place , of ccbe bjauncbe one , tortb tubtcb oplet o; m 
pe(baUbegmfagraflEe,asfollofDetb» * ' 
The biggc Cions arc bcft to grafFc. 
p Hinctpallp pe mull bnoerlf ano fbc tbe fmallelf f nangh# 
*■ fpoplefteoo^biiDDcsoftbc fapDcCwn0,bcnof fogoiotj, 
graffe , tbcrcfo’o cfjcofe ttjc greatett auD bell pe can ftnoe 
fp^ii cut of tbe leafe baroe bp tbe oplet , then pe (ball trench 
o; cut (tbe length of a barlpe co;ine)beneatb tbe oplet round 
about tbe barcke, barb to tbe tnroti , and fo IpkeiDife aboue* 
then tnitb a (barpc point of a fenpfe , Apt it DoUmc balfe an 
pncbe befpoe tbe oplet o.j buooe , ano iuitb tbe popntof a 
tbarpe fenpfe foftlp rapfe tbe fapo IbielD o^ fcutcbion , rouno 
about, toitb tbe oplet in tbe miooelf, ano all tbefap beta 
gingtberebnfo* . ^ 
How to take of the shield fro the wood* ^ j • 
y, j]5i) fo; tbe better rapfing tbe fapo ibieio o; fcutcbion 
x\ from tbe Inoo, after tbat pe bane cut bim roiio about 
ano then Opt bim poUme » luitbouf cutting anp part 
of tbe tnojo toitbin , pe mull then rapfe tbe fpoe nept pou 
that 10 Opt , ano then take tbe fame Ibieio bebuirt pour fim 
ger ano tbumbe , ano plucke o; rapfe it foftlpe of, luitbouf 
breaking o; b;a)ling anp part t hereof , ano in the opcniiw 
o; Plncking it of , boloc it (tuitb pour flmger ) baroe to the 
oplet, map remaine in the 
^ielOe,fo; if it goe of (m plucking it) from the barckc 0 ,ano 
Iticke to the loa30,pour fcutcbion i0;notbing tuo^tb. 
To tnowe your fcutcbion or shielde , when he 
is good or badde. * 
A bnoerOanotng , if it be goo c; 
icDkc tuitbin tbe 
^ » o; open tuitbin, 
then It 10 Of no balue,fo;fbe cbicfefappe Doth pet remapne 
bebinoe Untlj the Unoo,tobicb Iboulo be in the Ojieio,i tber*^ 
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