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A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword
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A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword

Treatise 1747 English United Kingdom

Captain John Godfrey, GODFREY

London: printed for the author by T. Gardner, 1747. Thimm reports an alleged first publication in 1735, but identifies 1747 as the commonly encountered edition.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleA Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword
AuthorCaptain John Godfrey, GODFREY
Earliest publication date1747
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeTreatise
Authority statement
John Godfrey
Swordsmanship BroadswordSword
Authority Roles
Author
Captain John Godfrey, GODFREY
Edition History
A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword 1747
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Witness imported from Online Books Page art/science of defence search.
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Source pages: 136. Bracketed notes: ["Captain"]

Quality phase 101o year decision [source_undated]: consulted source supplies no defensible manifestation year; exact publication year intentionally left unset.
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Michigan State University · open
Imported from The Online Books Page keyword search "sword" with publication date <= 1920.
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The Online Books Page · open
Imported from The Online Books Page keyword search "sword" with publication date <= 1920.
MSU Fencing Collection PDF - Godfrey, John
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Michigan State University - Fencing Collection · open
Imported from reviewed MSU fencing confirmed mapping on 2026-07-17. Source row 1; confidence=high.
UMass Lord Collection PDF - John Godfrey, A Treatise Upon...Defence
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UMass Amherst - Raymond J. Lord Collection · open
Imported from reviewed UMass Lord confirmed mapping on 2026-07-17. Source row 32; confidence=high.
Scholarly References
Castle entry CAS-P063-E006
Castle (1892)
Egerton Castle, Schools and Masters of Fence, from the Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century. With a complete bibliography. New and revised edition. London: George Bell & Sons, 1892.
Pages 63-64 · Entry CAS-P063-E006
Thimm entry 922
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 136 · Entry 922
Thimm entry 923
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 136 · Entry 923