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Whether betwext an Emperor & kinge
there maye be place for combatt.

Ca. 3.

Ther happened in times paste great contro:
versie betwext a kinge and themperor for the king:
dome of Polonia and comminge to wager of battle
the saide kinge first challenged themperor, and offred to trie wth
sworde the kingedome to be his, not vnlike to Carlo Martelo
sonne to kinge Carlo the seconde, who pretendinge right to the
kingdome of hungarie by succession from his mother, wch was
deteind by an other Hungarian kinge. In thende they agre:
ed to come to cmobatt man to man. Carlo Martello was
then but younge & passed not the age of xxty yeares vn:
practized in armes but true heir to the kingdome. The
other was more in yeares and longe exercysed in armes, and
was therfore willinge inough to fight wth Martello. The
kinge of England beinge elected for Iudge, appointed the
feilde in a certeine Island of his where at the daye appoin:
ted they appeared. The Hungarian wth a small barke
arrived there firste, after came the kinge Carlo, and so
sone as he had set him self on lande, commaunded his ma:
riners to departe wth their ship. The Hungarian hea:
ringe those wordes saide, whie doe youe sende your shipp
home? Carlo answered, one of vs only shall remaine alive
therfore your barke shall suffize to carrie him awaye, &
yf I be victorious I wilbe transported in your ship. The
Hungarian beinge somwhat doubtfull of thease answeres
began the Comat, but Carlo Martello got the victorie
and slewe the Hungarian takinge from him his headpece
wch Carlo Martello goinge after into Hungarie woare
the same there, wch all his Successors also for their glorie
did likewise beare in armes, after wch time the kinge
Lanzislao requiringe to fight wth the Emperor person
for person was repulsed by the Emperor saienge he was