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cannot be by his lorde commaunded to anye seruice to base for his
degree. ffor Andrea de Iserina saith that a dishonnest seruice
put vnto a vassall ought be chaunged to a seruice honnest & law:
full wherby his condicion may receive none indignitie. he saith
moreover that yf any great Baron being bound to doe somme cer:
teine seruice to his kinge yf the same Baron doth hap to be
a kinge in somme other Contrie, that then his former seruice
ought to be chaunged into an other more worthie fitt for the
regall degree wherto he is aduaunced. lastlie he saith that
yf a lorde doeth commaunde any gent his vassall to be his
foteman or Carrie stones to his buildinge, the gentleman
ought not obeye him.

Yff a man vanquished in combatt and
yelded prisonner be suffred to goe at li:
bertie, to retorne at ye call of the Uan:
quisher, yf his prince doe likewise send
for him wch of them he ought obeye.

Ca. 3.

A gent taken Prisonner in Combatt accor:
dinge to condicions agreed vppon being after suffred
to goe at libertie vppon his faith to retorne personallie at the
commaundement of his taker was called for by him, & hapened
to be likewise commaunded by his Prince (whose subiect he was)
to serue in his warre, the question is to wch of them he is bound
to obeye. ffor havinge both geven his ffaith to his taker, & beinge
by allegiaunce bounde to his Prince, it semeth doubtfull whe:
ther he ought to preferre, because every subiecte is from his
birthe bounde to serue his naturall soueraigne, & on the other
side a mans faith ought to be as carefullie kept as his liffe, as
in the former Chapiter by Marco Regulo we maye finde to
have bine perfourmed, and in verie trouth wthout great reproche