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Author: Digby, Everard, Sir, 1578-1606.
Title: A short introduction for to learne to swimme. Gathered out of Master Digbies Booke of the Art of Swimming. And translated into English for the better instruction of those who vnderstand not the Latine tongue. By Christofer Middleton
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Print source: A short introduction for to learne to swimme. Gathered out of Master Digbies Booke of the Art of Swimming. And translated into English for the better instruction of those who vnderstand not the Latine tongue. By Christofer Middleton
Digby, Everard, Sir, 1578-1606., Middleton, Christopher, 1560?-1628.
At London: Printed by Iames Roberts for Edward White, and are to be sold at the little North doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the Gun, 1595.
Alternate titles: De arte natandi libri duo. Adaptation. English
Subject terms:
Swimming -- Early works to 1900.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20436.0001.001
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title page
To the Worshipfull and well accom∣plished Gentleman, Maister Simon Smith.
To the Reader.
Of the Art of Swimming.
Whether all thi swimme by nature
Man swimmeth by nature.
Of the place and time to swimme.
To swimme on the back.
To turne in the water like a Roach.
To turne the Bell turne in the water.
To tumble in the water.
To strike the superficies of the water.
To swim with hands and feete vpward.
To swimme backward.
To roule vpon ones backe.
To make a circle in the water with his feete.
To stand vpright, and turne about in the water.
To swimme with his hands together.
To swimme vpon his side.
To swimme vpon his belly with his hands still.
To swimme with one hand, and one foote vpon his belly.
subpart
To swim like a dog.
To beate the water.
To play aboue the water with one foote.
To showe his toes aboue the water.
To hang by the chinne in the water.
To tread the water.
To swimme with one hand and one foote vpon his backe.
To swim with his hands and feete bound.
To slide forwards vpon his belly in the water.
To sitte in the water.
To pare his toes in the water.
To shew foure parts of his body aboue the water at once.
To swimme with one legge right vp.
To carrie any thing drie ouer the water in his hands.
To stroake his legge as if he were pulling on a boote.
To caper with both his legges at once aboue the water.
To diue vnderneath the water.
subpart
To swimme vnder the water.
To rise from the bottome.
To seeke any thing that is lost in the water.
To swimme like a Dolphin.