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{{par|r}} I, the first guard of the dagger, am called the master of the same.
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{{par|r}} I am called the first master of the dagger.
 
You lift with your hand and extended [arm] to steal the dagger.
 
You lift with your hand and extended [arm] to steal the dagger.
  

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Latin 21v

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Primus ego dagae cautus[1] vocor ipse magister.
Cumque manu leva pretento tollere dagam.



Circum nempe tuum dagam convolvo lacertum.
Nec perdens illam miserum te pectore tundam.

Italian

I am the First Master of the Dagger, full of guile,
And with my left hand I will wind the dagger around your arm, 
And truth to tell I can make many other plays,
And my students will do them cunningly.

If I make a turn around your arm with my dagger,
I will strike you in the chest, and it will not be taken from me.

English 21v

 
I am called the first master of the dagger.
You lift with your hand and extended [arm] to steal the dagger.

MS Latin 11269 21v.jpg

  1. cautus (from cavere) is a common term in Roman jurist texts, where it means security in the sense of assurance or collateral