Page:MS V.b.104 055r.png

Howe Champions are geuen accor:
dinge to the Answere of the
Defender.

Ca. 13.

It is further apparaunte in the discourse of Cham:
pions, that the Challinger in his Challenge for triall
of the quarrell against his ennemie for all wagers
of battle be donne by token of Deffiaunce be answered
by the defender sayenge I will not faile to defende my selfe wth mine
owne handes, and the helpe of others, that wth my money I will
procure. In this case the Challenger shall not be permitted
to his Champion, but must fight him selfe in person, because
his Challenge was to prove his quarrell man to man, and
shall therfore so performe it. But the defender might
lawfullie geve Champion by his answere. ffor yf the
Challinger had saide I will prove my quarrell true wth
stande in mine owne defence wthout more wordes. Then
were it not lawfull for him to geve a Champion. And
this is determined by the lawe of Lombardie and
lawes Imperiall.

Finis Libri Quinti.