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of his ennemie, wth much dishonnor defendinge him selfe not
wth weopon meete for a gent but rather wth fire & flame
not like a knight, but as Ulcan the Sicilian smith who
as Poets saye was the firste inventor of thunder. On the
contrarie it was alleadged, for because the nature of combat
for liffe is, that therin all crafte & subtletie to the terror of
the ennemye may be vsed, that therfore he coulde not be adiud:
ged as victored, vnles the Challenge had bine for triall of vir:
tue & pffe of armes wherin to vse crafte or guile were a
thinge most reprochefull and dishonnorable, notwthstanding
thoughe in deede in combatt for liffe all crafte be allowable, yet
is it ment that no invented subtletie shalbe admitted, wherby
the fighters are letted so as the one maye not approch the other
And surelie whosoeuer by artificiall crafte holdeth his ennemy
from him shalbe reputed in blame as thoughe he fledde. ffor
the inventors of suche subtleties were moores, a nation most
base & vile, wherfore such as practize the like shalbe holden
dishonnorable. The Challinger then in this case shall
receave honnor as deseruinge the same both for courage
and Iustice.

When in combatt for liffe the one denieth, the
Uictor dooth pardon him that is Victored
whether notwthstandinge the Iudge maye
punishe him, or lett him wth his posteritie
remaine as a traitor.

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