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honnor of the victorie for yt he is not victorious by armes and
sworde but only by corruption, wch of all noble knights is vtterly
condemned, because, as the same is a vile kinde of treason: so the
honnor of victorie is not to be borne but by those, that thoroughe
courage & virtue have deserued the same, wheruppon the
Philosopher saithe, that wheras happeneth corruption of
moneye, there can be nothinge praise worthie or virtuous in ye
iudgemente of armes, where corruption is benished, the sworde
& nobilitie of minde ought ever to be rewarded wth honnor.
And therfore no glorie shalbe awarded to him yt winneth by
corruptinge of his ennemie, ffor because corruption is an offence
that deserueth great punishemente, and rewarde or honnor is not
to be geven to him yt iustlie deserueth to be punished.

Whether A gentleman be bounde to
be his Princes Champion or no.

Ca. 10.

Sythe we haue determined to speake of champi:
ons at lardge, it is to be enquired yf a Lorde or prince
of a Cittie havinge waged battle wth a gentleman, and meaning
to appointe one other gentleman his vassall to fight for him as
his Champion, whether he maye Lawfullie doe it or not, or whe:
ther the saide gentleman beinge his Subiecte be bounde to fighte
for him, and that he is not bounde to doe it by aucthoritie, speculare
wch saith that yf a Prince doe call anye other to combatt,
man to man he cannot in that case commannde his subiecte to
fighte for him, because the Subiect is not bounde but in sixe
onlye cases to aide his Lorde, either for yt he holdeth by homage
wherby he is bounde to go to warrs wth his Lorde, in that case
his Lorde may Lawfullie constraine him to battle or warre yt
is Lawfull, but in this case it is otherwise, by reason this kinde
of battle is forbidden, and therfore ye vassall is not bounde in
vnlawfull battle to fight for his lorde, or hazarde his life
in his quarrell accordinge to the book of Pheudi. But yf
a lorde vppon iuste cause doe enter into Combat personall &