The Wither's eldest boy, one of the four of the town militia, saluted in the old style with his stick sword.
( ( ( ( ( ( The ( Wither 's ) ) ( eldest boy ) ) , ) ( one ( of ( ( the four ) ( of ( the ( town militia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( ( saluted ( in ( the ( old style ) ) ) ) ( with ( his ( stick sword ) ) ) ) . ) )
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The boy carved the sword by hand. 
( ( The boy ) ( ( ( carved ( the sword ) ) ( by hand ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN boy)) (VP (VBD carved) (NP (DT the) (NN sword)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN hand)))) (. .)))