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or loue of their Misteris then the victorie shalbe iudged indifferentlie, as yf two doe wrestle, and they both fall at one instaunte togethers, neither of them can be saide to have deserued victorie or reproche. And such was the opinion of Angelo di Perugia in a question that happened in fight betwext two ffrenchemen at Padoa wherfore seinge that the Challenger died not havinge performed his pmise he ought of right to lose the victorie & his goodes also, yet because the defender died & so not sufficient to receave victorie, therfore I referre small Iudgemt to the nomber of more expert Soldiers. ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ .

Of two men at Armes, Wherof the one Vnhorsed, wth his sworde strake his owne horse, wch horse througe furie of ye wonde goeth to the other horse & fightinge wth him causeth his rider als to fall, in falling breaketh his legge & dieth

Ca. 14.

It hapened that two men at armes beinge at defiaunce came to combatt wthin a certeine feilde appointed owte by the furrowe of a plowe where the one gave his ennemie so great & violente a blowe, as therwthall he was both vnhorsed, and also striken owt of the lists, who findinge him selfe thus overthrowne, not knowinge by what meane he might offende his ennemie and save him selfe, wth his sworde he strake his owne horse, the greif wherof so moved & provoked him, that all in a rage he fell to bottinge and yarking at the horse of his ennemie, wch he continued so longe that he ouerthrewe him, & in fallinge the man brake his legge & also hardelie escaped wth liffe. The question in this case was whether of them had obteined victorie. And first in the favour of him that had vnhorsed his ennemie & cast him owt of the lists yt may be