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Then shall he proceede accordinge to order before agreed vppon wth: out further advanntage, for the proverb saith 'Per amore si fanno gran tratti, guardati de l’auantagio che danno non habbi. ~

Of Armes accordinge to the Lawe of Lombardie. ~ · ~ · Ca[pitolo] 2.

Lett vs nowe consider accordinge to the Lawe of Combatte in Italie whether a man maye fighte wth sheildes and staves, the battle not beinge for infidelitie, for then a man ought to use the weapon of a Soldier. And when as the com: bat is tried wth staves, the same ought to be equall and yf per: channce they breake in fighte, then ought others to be provided But yf in fight wth weapons martiall they happen to break then shall none other be provided, because the breakinge is impu: ted to his evill fortune, or yf happelie one of the fighters doe fall, he ought not be helped vp, accordinge to the custome vsed beyonde the mountaines. The Italians beinge in fighte for life and deathe, and happeninge to lose his weapon by brea: kinge or otherwist, maye not be permitted to take an other wea: pon in hande, because the hap hereof semeth to proceede of the devine Judgemente therby to ende the combat (vnles by former agremente it be ordered to the contrarie. As yf they agreed to breake a certeine nomber of lannces, or to runne a certeine nomber of courses, or yf the fight be wth swordes, and the parties agreed to fight wth two thre or fowre accordinge to the Agremente. ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·