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Iudge gravelie consideringe every reason & circumstaunce pronounced sentence in the favour of him that gave the blowe, as to whome the deserte of honnor dooth apperteigne, because wth leggs vnarmed he hath fought & vanquished his ennemie, hurtinge him on the face, beinge the hiest and most worthie parte of man. ffor wch respecte & suche like he deserueth most honnor sith disarmed thorough good circumspection & skill he hath hurt his ennemie in that parte, wherof only he was not armed. Wherfore vndoubtedlie the honnor ought to be his as worthelie he deserueth. And this case hath once hapened in Catalogna.

Of two knightes that foughte for life, the Prince desirous to parte them, putteth downe his staffe. The one after hurteth his ennemie sayenge he sawe it not. What chastisement such disobedience deserueth? ~ .

Ca. 31.

Twoe knights hauinge longe time fought for lyffe and death wthin the lists before ye Prince who seinge that wth great courage & virtue, either of them hathe performed his parte, and made resistaunce wthout disaduauntage, sodeinly putteth downe his staffe, & staieth the combatt wheruppon one of the fighters laieth by his weopon. The other feirslie flienge in striketh him vppon the hande, for wch disobedience the Prince offended, furiouslie entreth into the lists wth intent to chastize the disobedient knight, and so in anger dooth pursue him. The knight per ceivinge the offence of his Prince fleeth about the lists & in thende protestinge the feare of his Princes ire, renneth owte of the lists thinkinge that the same sholde not be preiudyciall to reason & hys honnor, & wth such ptestacion he lefte