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Then shall he proceede accordinge to order before agreed vppon w[i]thout 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 the emperors of Lombardie, the first inventors of Combatte in Italie whether a man maye fighte w[i]th 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 combat is tried w[i]th staves, the same ought to be equall and yf perchannce they breake in fighte, then ought others to be provided But yf in fight w[i]th weapons martiall they happen to break then shall none other be provided, because the breakinge is imputed to his evill fortune, or yf happelie one of the fighters doe fall, he ought not be helped up, accordinge to the custome used beyonde the mountaines. The Italians beinge in fighte for life and deathe, and happeninge to lose his weapon by breakinge or otherwist, maye not be permitted to take an other weapon in hande, because the hap hereof semeth to proceede of the devine Judgemente therby to ende the combat (unles 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 w[i]th swordes, and the parties agreed to fight w[i]th two thre or fowre accordinge to the Agremente. ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ .