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When a man lefte handed fighteth wth
an other yt striketh wth the righte hande
& they be both hurte on their fightinge
hands. What iudgment ought to be geuen.

Ca. 27.

Iff two sholde come to Combatt for lyffe & death, of wch
two the Challinger is left handed, & in fighte cutteth of the
righte hande of his ennemie, who at the same blowe, loseth his
owne lefte hande. The question is, wch of them hath gained
moste honnor, or who sholde be reputed victorious or victored, or
whether the Reproches were equall? ffor whosoeuer indiffer:
entlie considereth the cause shall finde none inequalitie wherup:
pon anye of them may be reputed as victored, because they were
both berefte of their righte handes. And the Challinger
maye happelie alleage that the losse was of his lefte hande
yet the same naturallie seruinge in place of his right hande
he cannot iustlie affirme, but that the losse of his was no lesse
vnto him then the wante of the right hande is to the enne:
mie, and sith the Challenger hath loste the lefte hande wher:
wth he sholde perfourme the Combatt, the same also beinge
more nerer the harte then the right hande, it semeth the
greater reproche shold be his. ffor a Challenger ought to ex:
equute & vanquish, & not to mainteine wth equalitie. It
ought further to be considered, that the lefte hande wardeth those
blowes wch are moste daungerous to the harte, and is as it were
a shielde therunto. So likewise the right hande is fitteth to de:
fende the heade. offende, & vanquish thennemie.