(p.55/#1) (Porta di Ferro Stretta as Patiente) You will be set against your enemy in porta di ferro stretta with the right foot forward and you will have the sword arm extended as far forward as possible towards your adversary; and there in that placement you will stay alert that if he should think to wound you with some attack in whatever manner to your lower parts, you in that same tempo will push a thrust to his face or to his chest, throwing your right foot somewhat near the left; and then you may pass with the left foot for better being able to strike him with said thrust. But if he should throw a mandritto to wound your head finding you placed in the guard of porta di ferro stretta, as, is said above, you will pass only four fingers with your right foot towards his left side defending yourself from the incoming attack with the true edge of your sword in the manner of guardia di intrare; and in this defense you will make every effort of pushing a thrust to his face and the left foot needs to follow somewhat behind the right, and when you will make this defense you will turn the body as mush as possible, that is to say that your right shoulder will point at your enemy. But if he should throw a roverso to wound your upper parts, finding yourself in the aforementioned guard of porta di ferro stretta, you will pass the left foot towards his right side, and in this passing you will make a half turn of the hand defending yourself against the incoming attack with your true edge in the fashion of coda lunga alta, and in this tempo you will make every effort of wounding with a pushed thrust to the face or, to the chest, the right foot needs to follow behind the left, making the right shoulder face the chest of your enemy. But if he should throw a stocatta or an imbrocatta to your chest, finding you set in porta di ferro stretta, you will stay aware that if he should thrust or feint at the left side of your chest, you will throw your right foot four fingers towards his left side driving the true edge of your sword into his, and in that same tempo you will push a thrust to his chest, your left foot following faithfully behind the right and the sword finding iteself in guardia di intrare. But if you should throw or feint to your right side you will be advised in this same tempo to make a half turn of the hand passing with the left foot in a great pass towards his right side driving a powerful thrust into his chest, and the right leg will need to follow behind the left and the sword will find itself in the fashion of guardia di coda lunga alta, and so doing this with your true edge you will push aside the sword of your enemy.