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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 adiudged as victored, vnles the Challenge had bine for triall of virtue & pruffe 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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