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but enioye the same liuinge at home noble Andrea de Herina
saith that a gent dwellinge continuallie in the village, sholde be
nevertheles noble. ffor like reason this Souldier ought not to be
refuzed to fight wth anie gent, because his dwellinge in the
village dooth not diminish the honnor gotten by longe exercyse
in armes and virtue, vnles he departed from the armie for somme
great offence commited, or that he wente thence not dischardged
or that he had committed somme Robberie, or practized somme vile
trade vnmeete for his profession, or became seruaunt to somme
base or dishonnorable person, or performed somme dishonnorable
acte against somme gent. ffor in all thease cases his nobilitie
gotten in armes shalbe blemished. Allwaies excepting that
wth licence any soldier maye wthout preiudice to his honnor
vse husbandrie tillage or anye other honnest occupacion. And
this was the opinion of themperor, who putteth difference
betwext the priuiledges geven to such as doe still continnue
in Armes, and those yt after twentie yeares are licenced
to retorne home & reste, who shall enioye the priviledges
of olde souldiers & gent and so shalbe called But such
as doe continue in their cheif glorie in armes, shall have
sondrie other much greater priuiledges by the lawe imperiall
Off wch martiall priviledges diuers other imperiall
lawes do intreate.

In A matche of fiue to fiue Wch
of theim oughte to be victori:
ous.

Ca. 13.