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Iudge gravelie consideringe every reason & circumstaunce pronounced
sentence in the favour of him that gave the blowe, as to whome
the deserte of honnor dooth apperteigne, because wth leggs
vnarmed he hath fought & vanquished his ennemie, hurtinge
him on the face, beinge the hiest and most worthie parte of
man. ffor wch respecte & suche like he deserueth most honnor
sith disarmed thorough good circumspection & skill he hath hurt
his ennemie in that parte, wherof only he was not armed.
Wherfore vndoubtedlie the honnor ought to be his as worthelie
he deserueth. And this case hath once hapened in Catalogna.

Of two knightes that foughte for life, the
Prince desirous to parte them, putteth downe
his staffe. The one after hurteth his enne:
mie sayenge he sawe it not. What chastise:
ment such disobedience deserueth?

Ca. 31.

Twoe knights hauinge longe time fought for
lyffe and death wthin the lists before ye Prince
who seinge that wth great courage & virtue, either of them
hathe performed his parte, and made resistaunce wthout
disaduauntage, sodeinly putteth downe his staffe, & saieth
the combatt wheruppon one of the fighters laieth by his
weopon. The other feirslie flienge in striketh him vppon the
hande, for wch disobedience the Prince offended, furiouslie
entreth into the lists wth intent to chastize the disobedient
knight, and so in anger dooth pursue him. The knight per
ceivinge the offence of his Prince fleeth about the lists
& in thende protestinge the feare of his Princes ire, renneth
owte of the lists thinkinge that the same sholde not be preiudy:
ciall to reason & hys honnor, & wth such ptestacion he lefte