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When the challinger & defender be hurte
in like members. Wch of them oughte to be
Uictorious?

Ca. 28.

Twoe gentlemen havinge fought a longe time for
life & deathe, findinge themselues at the dayes ende wery:
ed & hurte in lyke members. It was demaunded whether of them
had deserued victorie? By the reason alleadged in the former Cha:
piter the Challinger sholde be reputed as victored because he hath
not performed his offer wch was to vanquish & to drawe bloode wch
is in a sorte to gaine victorie of an ennemie. But to distinguish
rightlie of this doubt, the place where bloode is drawne must dy:
ligentlie be marked, because the worthines of the member wherin
the hurte is receaved, & the vse of the same doe shewe in what
sorte the honnor sholde be allotted to him that gave the wounde
as whether it be vppon the heade or anie other basser parte
or the right arme or the lefte. ffor who so hath bloude drawn
on his right arme receaveth more reproche then he that is
hurte on the lefte, though as erst I saide the same be nerest
the harte, yet because the right hande is vsed both in defending
and offendinge the wounde therof is the greater reproche, &
though the vaines of the harte do reache to the lefte hande wch
is the cause yt in wedlocke the ringe is putt on the womans
lefte hande; yet in the exercyse of armes the right hande is
of greater estimacion, because it both offendeth & defendeth, &
the left hande is only as a sheilde, & not to meete to offende
Therfore yf two doe fight for life & the one be hurte on the
right arme & the other on the lefte, he yt receaveth ye wounde
on the right side shalbe for this reason accompted as victored
But in combat of honnor he shalbe victorious, yt most skilfullye
vseth his weopon, & yt least estemeth the greif of the hurte
In thease cases also the qualitie of hurts muste be considered
wch be more or lesse mortall, according to the worthines of
those members wherin they remaine.