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parted till God had determined on whether partie ye falshoode
& slaunder ought to reste. But the gent beholding so cruell
a fighte ceased not to call vppon the iudge, who yet remay:
ninge in his former opinion, not to hinder the devine providence
refuzed to parte them, wch the saide gent perceivinge desirous
to avoyde so greate a crueltie tooke it in hande. In wch case I
saye that albeit it were most cruell to beholde, yet for yt the
cause therof concerned treasons & haynous offencs, the ende
of the combat ought to have bine abidden. So might the
iustice of God have bene perceaved & euell men receaved a
iuste example. Frederico the Emperor, by his constitucion
disanulled the lawe of Lombardie wch permitted
not particular battle (this onlye of treason & priuie murder
excepted) because such offences sholde be more terrible to
them that wente abowte them, the one is contrarie to the
deuine maiestie & his commaundement, the other against
the Prince, who is father of the common weale &
ought to preserue truth & fidelitie. A kinge or Prince
may be iustlie called a God on earth & euery treason may
be saide to be contrarie to the nature of man, wch is com:
mon to liuinge men, & so in committing treason offendeth nature.

Where two doe fighte on horsbacke for life
the one is Vnhorsed & lieth flatt vnseene
whether a stander by, maye without punish:
ment speake.

Ca. 22.