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such transgressinge is not preiudiciall. And whersoeuer men doe fight for cause of treason, yf any of the parties do yelde & confesse, it doth not suffize to yelde onlye, but shalbe also punished. And he ought to have the victorie that manfullie assailed both thennemies, hurtinge the one & pursuenge ye other so longe as thennemie was forced to flee the feild.

When it is agreed to fighte equallie & soldier like. Yf one of the fighters otherwise arme him selfe, wch of them ought to haue the Uictorie. ~ . ~ .

Ca. 30.

Twoe Soldiers beinge at defiaunce agreed to fight on foote equallie armed soldier like weoponed, and yt wch soeuer of them coulde hurte his ennemie hiest sholde have the victorie. The one to thende he might be the more lighte & nimble in fighting came ariued in parchment shaped & counterfeited as hardlie the crafte therof coulde not be descried. The soldier in this sorte appointed, after a fewe blowes chaunced to hurte his ennemie on the face so sore as great aboundaunce of blood issued owte of the wounde. The Iudge fearinge least death wolde spedelie followe stepped forth & parted the fighte. Afterward beinge disclosed before the Iudge the crafte wch this soldier vsed in his armour to his owne advauntage, and preiudice of his ennemie, yt was required of the Iudge, that he might not receave anye honnor or reputacion, wherunto he that gave the blowe answered saienge If I haue fought in armour of parchment & not iron, it was my disaduauntage & greater perill, for yf mine ennemie had striken me vppon the legge, easelie shold I have bene maimed or slaine, and therfore mine armour in this sorte made cannot be accompted deceiptfull aduauntage. On the contrarie it was replied that by deceipt & indirect meanes the hurte was geven & the fraye executed. The