DE I DIVERSI MODI CHI SI USANO SI NEL CAVARSI LA

Berretta, come nel tenerla in mano dopo cavata: & quale debba essere il più vago, & usitato.

REGOLA PRIMA

PERCHÉ fra gli effetti, che più importano, & che prima ne i Balli intervengono nell'uso delle belle & onorate creanze, il catarsi della Berretta tiene il principato, come quello che fu trovato da gli uomini per honorarsi & riverirsi l'un l'altro anco fuori de' Balli; prima che veniamo alla dimostrazione de gli atti & movimenti nominati, voglio alcune cose sopra esso effetto discorrere. Varie dunque, come tutto dì veggiamo, sono le maniere, che si costumano sì nel cavursi la berretta di testa, come nel tenerla in mano dopo cavata. Quelle che si costumano nel cauarsela, sono `o à man piena, ò prendendola per lo giro, ò per l'orlo, che uogliam dirle. Quelle poi che s'usano per tenerla in mano dopo cavata, sono ò col braccio ritirato, & quello volto col fondo della berretta in su, ò dinanzi. O col braccio disteso, & col fondo volto verso la parte dinanzi, o verso quella di dietro. Est nessuno di questi è commendato, anzi tutti sono biasimevoli. Concio sia che, se l'uomo tiene il braccio ritirato, & la berretta volta col fondo in su, sembra uno di quelli che vanno accattando l'elemosina. Se anco lo tiene disteso, & col sondo della berretta volto verso la parte dinanzi, o quella di dietro, dimostra alle persone dinanzi, ò à quelle di dietro il sudore, che suol'essere attaccato à gli orli della Beretta non potendola ognuno portare sempre nuova: & in qualunque di questi modi viene à far sconcia, ò schifa la vista de' riguardanti.

Onde per cavarsela di testa, & per tenerla in mano con quella maggior bellezza, & grazia, che altrui possa renderà ornato; fra bene prendendo la berretta gentilmente per lo giro, levarsela di testa; & calando ben giù il braccio ò destro, ò sinistro, secondo l'occorrenze, tenerla volta col fondo verso quella parte della coscia ò destra, ò sinistra, che si sarà cavata; atteso che in questa maniera facendo, oltre che farà bella & graziosa vista à gli astanti, sì verrà egli à fuggire ogni nota di vitio che in alcuno de i primi modi detti potesse esserle apposta.

Raw output from the translation program:

Of The Various Ways that are used to take off your

cap, like in the hold it in hand then taken off:& which I must be most indefinite,& [usitato].

FIRST RULE

SO THAT within the effects, that most they are of importance,& what a first any the Dances intervene in the custom of the fine& honorable [creanze], the catharsis of the Cap holds the principality, like what he was found by the men in order to [honorarsi]& respect the a the other [anco] out [de'] Dances; before we arrive the demonstration [de] the actions& called movements, I will any objects concerning him effect talk. Various therefore, as all day [veggiamo], they are the manners, as are been the custom yes in the [cavursi] the cap of head, as in the hold it in hand after taken off. That which they are been the custom in the [cauarsela], is` either à full hand, ò takes it in order to the turn, ò for the brim, which [uogliam] tell it. Those then who they are used in order to hold it in hand after taken off, I am ò with the retracted arm,& that face with the bottom of the cap by in, ò in front of. Either with the extended arm,& with the bottom face toward the side in front of, or to that of rear. East no one about the latter has commended, even all they are blamable. I treat be that, whether the man holds the withdrawn arm,& the cap turned with the bottom in on, he seems an of those who they are begging the alms. If [anco] holds it extended,& I with the sound of the cap turned toward the side in front of, or that of behind, you show to the people in front of, ò à those of behind the sweat, that [suol'essere] attached à the edges of the Beretta not being able to it each always take new:& in whatever of these ways à comes become indecent, ò [schifa] the view [de' riguardanti].

In order that for [cavarsela] of head,& for hold it in hand with the better one beauty,& grace, which [altrui] can become aware of adorned; amid well taking the cap kindly in order to the turn, [levarsela] of head;& lowering well down the right ò arm, left ò, according to the [occorrenze], hold it turned with the bottom toward that part of the right ò thigh, left ò, that will have taken off; expected that in this manner doing, beyond that he will do beautiful& attractive à sight the bystanders, he will be come à avoid each note of [vitio] that in any [de] the first said ways could be it affixed.

Del's cleanup of the output from the translation program:

Of The Various Ways that are used to take off your cap,

and how to hold it in your hand after being taken off: And about which I must be most indefinite,& explain the usage.

FIRST RULE

To create a good effect, which is of most importance, and of first importance in any of the Dances, and in the custom of the fine and honorable tradition, the removal of the cap is of principal importance, and it will be found by the men in order to honor and respect the other parts of the dances; before we arrive at the demonstration of the actions and movements, I will talk concerning this point.

Various therefore, are the manners and the custom in the removal of the cap from the head, as are the manners to hold it in the hand after it has been taken off.

That which has been the custom in the [cavarsela], is either to take it in the full hand, in order to the turn the brim, which [uogliam] tell it. There are those who are accustomed to hold the cap in their hand after taking it off, with the retracted arm, and they turn the bottom of the cap to face in front of them.

Alternately, they take the cap with the extended arm, and they face the bottom of the cap toward the side of the body, in front of the body, or to that of the rear of the body. Turning the cap to the East is something that no one has commended, for which they are all to be mentioned.

I would say that, if the man holds the arm withdrawn, and the cap turned with the bottom in, he seems to be a beggar. If instead he holds the cap extended, and with the bottom of the cap turned in front of, or behind him, he shows to the people in front of, or those behind him, the sweat, that is usually attached to the edges of the cap. In whatever of these ways it is held it is indecent, in the the view of the onlookers.

In order that for [cavarsela] of head, and in order to hold the cap in hand with better beauty, and grace, which everyone can see: Take the cap kindly by turning and lowering the head; and lowering the right or left arm well, according to the occasion, and hold the cap turned with the bottom toward that part of the right or left thigh, depending on what side the cap has been taken off; by doing this he will be beautiful and attractive in the sight of the bystanders, and he will come to avoid each problem that has been noted of in any of the previous mentioned ways of holding the cap.