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or loue of their Misteris then the victorie shalbe iudged in:
differentlie, as yf two doe wrestle, and they both fall at one
instaunte togethers, neither of them can be saide to have de:
serued victorie or reproche. And such was the opinion of
Angelo di Perugia in a question that happened in fight
betwext two ffrenchemen at Padoa wherfore seinge
that the Challenger died not havinge performed his pmise
he ought of right to lose the victorie & his goodes also, yet
because the defender died & so not sufficient to receave
victorie, therfore I referre small Iudgemt to the nomber
of more expert Soldiers.

Of two men at Armes, Wherof the one Vnhor:
sed, wth his sworde strake his owne horse, wch
horse througe furie of ye wonde goeth to the other
horse & fightinge wth him causeth his rider
als to fall, in falling breaketh his legge & dieth

Ca. 14.

It hapened that two men at armes beinge at defiaunce
came to combatt wthin a certeine feilde appointed owte by
the furrowe of a plowe where the one gave his ennemie so
great & violente a blowe, as therwthall he was both vn:
horsed, and also striken owt of the lists, who findinge him
selfe thus overthrowne, not knowinge by what meane he
might offende his ennemie and save him selfe, wth his
sworde he strake his owne horse, the greif wherof so
moved & provoked him, that all in a rage he fell to bottinge
and yarking at the horse of his ennemie, wch he continued
so longe that he ouerthrewe him, & in fallinge the man
brake his legge & also hardelie escaped wth liffe. The
question in this case was whether of them had obteined
victorie. And first in the favour of him that had vnhor:
sed his ennemie & cast him owt of the lists yt may be