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Show "466 Lhefift Booke of thefir(t part >CuaP3994 2, Cima Piz.9% ITY2. Such combats hauebeeneveryancient ; and' perhapsmore ancient, than any other srials\by battailesthat great learned man Yue,Bifhop of Chartres,did often complainsée*-: kinde offight. We reade of many:performed before the Warte' of Troy ; by Thefens, «4 {pecially againthe French Church-men:asappeares by.* shisletters tothe Bifhop of Aeyc Hercules,Pollux,and others :asallooftwo more at the Warre of Troy; ‘the one be. tweene Paris and Atenclans; the other, between Hedtor and siax. Neither want there Orleans,cothe!Arch-deacon ofParis, to Rembert Archbithop ofSensy and toothers jreuertates, a wherein he rebukesthe iudgement oftheir Churches, thavhad ‘ratified firch challenges sau/= consi examples ofthem among the Hebtewes: wheteofthat between; Dawid and Goliah.-and : ¢ soit Aurclianis ix was retrenchivby S.Lewes, and Philip the TFheobaldi oftriall; ofcombat. Burthislibert y and kinde others performed by fome of Dasids Worthies,againtt thofethat challenged them,are greatly celebrated. Vito the famgkindeappertainésthe fight, betweenetwelueof tha faire; fo thatnoman could decree,or grantit, faue the king himfelfe. Ithath fince been Sn granced,though more {paringlyby the French kings,asto the Lord ofCarouges dpaint ee on ‘Tribe ofIvds,and asmany ofthe Beniamites.The Romans had many ofthem: whereof that-wasprincipalin which they ventured their Dominion ypon the heads ofthrce bre. thren the Horatii, againftthe three brethren \Caratiithat were Albans. The combatof 10 ofthe Hiftorie ofthe World, Jaques le Grissand to Ialiaw Romerothe Spaniard,againft:Moro,his countriman : wherein 1°Sir, Hemry Kuenct,Father ofthe Lord Kaewer now living; was Patron:to Remero that had 4lp the vidory; and laftly tothe Lord of Chaft. Nowinthofe challenges, yponaccufation ¢, aitivad Mie Marlins Torquatas, and {hortly after, ofValeriie Coruines withitwo Champions ofthe ofTreafon, Murder, orotheroffence deferuing death (and in thofe on elythe rule held, aomachiampros to brauery.. In England therewas a great. Combat fought between, Edusond Tronfide} and Canatusthe Dane, for no lefle matter than:the Kingdome. The v{e ofthem was bowadto plead wotguilty, byining the accufer the Lie: otherwifé: it yvas concludedj thattionem kcclefie : the Defendant did taifiblement confe(fer lecrime,filently confoffe the crime.: Butafter {ach "¢ Gauls, which challengedanyRoman;wereof lefle importaricesas hauing only reference That te defendcur efoit tenn de propofer ces deffences per wne dementir. The defendant was ado very frequentin the Saxon-times;almoft vpon every occafion, greator {mall. In the reigne ofEdward the third,whofuftained the party: of Monntfort againft the Earle'of timeas Francisthe French king, vpoa fome difpute aboutbreachof Faith, had fenrthe bs Zieynto the Enxperour charles thefift,therebyto draw himtoa perfonall combat: eue- Bloys contendingfor the Duchie of Britain;therewasa fight,for honoroftie Nations, rypetty Companion in France; in imitation of their Matter, made gining of the zie mortaliticicfeife: holding ita matter of no fmall glory;to haueitfaid;That the meaneft betweenthirty ofthe Britons, & thirty Englifh:two ofwhich Englith, were Calverlie'2 braue Capraine;and that Sir Robert Kuolles, whoafterwards became.a renowned Com- manderinthe French wars,and did highly honourhis bloud,wherofthe Lord Xaoles is 10 defcended.It weteinfinite to reckon the examples ofthe | ike, found in Englifh,French, and Italian Hiftories:Moft ofthem haue been combats ofbrauery,and ofgayetede caw7, as the French termeit; for honourof{cuerall Nations ;forloue of Miftrefles, orwhat- Gentleman in France, wouldinotput vp,what the great Empetor Char/es thefift had pa- 20 tently indured. From this beginningis deriued a challenge ofcombat, grounded vpomnone of thofe occafions that:were knowneto the Ancient. For, the Honourof Nations, the Triallof Right,the Wager vpon Champions; orthe Obiedtion and Refisation ofcapital! offen- foeuer-elfe gaue occafion vnto men,defirous to fet out themfelues.. But befidesthofe of 6¢s, arcnonciofthem,norall of themtogether,the argumentofhalfe fo many Duels,as this fort,there are two othernatures ofcombats; which are; cither-vpon accufation for life,or vpon trial! ofTitleand Inheritance,as in writ ofright. And ofthis lattet kinde, wasthat,ofwhich we {pakeeuen now, betweene Corbis and Orfaa. Vito thefe (me aéfounded vpon meerepriuate Anger, yea or. vponmatter/ccming worthy of angerin theopinion.ofthe Duellifts. Sothat inthefedaies, wherein euery man takes vato hint iélfeaKinglyliberty,to.offer,accept,andap point perfonall combats, the gining ofthe thinks) maybe added,as ofdifferent condition-fromthe reft, thecombat vpon' Wager; Lie,which oughtto bee the Negation onely in accufations for lifesis becomethe moft fruitfulloor ofdeadly quartels. Thisisheld.a word fo terriblesand awrong fo ynpar- fuch'as were that between Danidand Goliah, orthat between the Horatii and Caratii: inwhich,without regard of Title,the Dominion of Nationsone ouertheother;is aduentured vpon the headofChampions. Vponan accufationforlife, there was.acom-3? AszrAi.2bat appointed between the Lord Henrie of Boulinbrook Duke ofHereford, Monbray Angie, Duke of Norfolke. There was acombat performed by Sir Jobn An/ley and one&Cattrington: whom afley charged with treafén : and prouedit vpon himi by being vidorious. AnHear2, Thelike was fought between Robert ofMountfort, and Hearie of Effex. The like alfo, 30 d0nable.as.will admit no otherrecompence; than the bloudofhim that giues it. Thus thefafhion;taken vpin hafte by the French Gentlemen,after the pattern of their king, isgrowneto be acuftome» whence wehaue deriuedakind of Art and Philofophievot Quarrell:;: wichicertainegrounds and tules;ftom whencethe points of honour, and the dependencies thereof,are deduced.¥eathere are(among Inany nodeffe ridiculons)fore fy myfticall curiofities hereit, asthat itishelda farregréater difhonour,to receiue froin @enemya flight touch witha Cane,than afound blow with a Sword : the one; hating tilationtoa flane,the other,to a Souldier.] confeffethat the difference ispretty ithough for my owne part,ifT had had any {uch Tralianatedenemy in former times,I fhould wils lingly haue madewith him fuch an exchange; and hane given hiarthe' point of honour betweenaNauarrois,& onewelebof Grimsbyswhom theNauarroisaccufed oftreafon: but, being beaten in fight, confeffed that hehad belied hima,and was therefore drawne andhanged. Whether ourtrial] by battell doedctermine, that the falfe accufer, if hee beevanqnithed,phall'fiaffer the punithment which had beene due. to theoffender, if 6 theaceufation had beene proued;1 cannotaffir me. But wee ‘every! where finde, ‘Thac # iffhewhich isaccufed oftreafon;or,according tothic cuftors ofNormandy,ofMard er, Rapgor burning ofplaces(offences puniflied-by-death) be ouercome, Hee fhall fuffer thepaines appointed forthofecrimes.In comibatsfortriall of right, it is not fo: neither Nene rie : gotoboot, But letivsexamine indifferently the offence ofthis tetrible word the Lie; with: thet conditions who are commonlyofalliother the moft tender in réceining it.I faysthav the Moft ofthefe, who prefent death onthe points oftheir fwordstoiallthat giueit them; vienothing fomuch in their¢onuerfatiomand courfeof life, :asito' fpeake andfweare lily. ¥ eait is thereby,thatthey thift and thuffiein the World; and-abufe it. For how, cw atethereaniong them,which having affumed 8 fivorneto pay the monies 8 othet isthe Apellant or Defendant bouindto fightitcpérfon,' but hethay try itby his ChamPion, asdid Paramounan d Lowyor offied tor\doc,inthe reigne ofQueen Elizabeth. ‘And inthis cafe, hee that is beaten,oryeeldéth; lofeth onely his, caufe, sor his life. nee aretheicombats, vpon accufation,or triall oftight; fought inopenfield, as are thofe o things they. borrow, doe not-breake their word and promife, as often asthey ingage ite Nay, how feware there arnongthemthat are nov Lyers by Record; by being fuedin fome brauetiesbutin Campe clofe.thatis,within railes..| Now this triall by combat was [oor dinaryiin-France,beforethctime ofS.Lewa and Philip thefaire his grand-childjaseery 94 Lord ofFee, Eeclefiatticall or Temporall,had power to granrit within' hisowne 33 il acpistion And itfeemeth sthatithe French kings\andother Lords, madethei r er "a3 Laraice uedia DY«FOF inthe Memorials ofthe ChamberofAccannts,is found av Article tothis Duallitemor? Lhatifia Combatiyere once accepted,and after,by confent of cheLord, werettke7 P , Mederinorc, ‘Cachoftheparticsthould pay twofhillings fixe! pénce;/bue if iowere performed; or should the party vanquifhed forfeitan hundred aid tereluc fhillings.' And po# 4 cuftome, grew the French Prouerbe,:which they! vfe: when as! any man ne+ 4 hacea vniuft indgement; faying, "That he runetryed by the Liaw of Loray, feonent alc Oattipare Famende, where hethat is bearen giues the recompehce OFthefeue eials ¢ \ jo ourt or other ofIutice, vpon breach ofword,or bond? Forhe whichhath promifed that hewill pay monty by aday; ot promifed any'thingelfe} whereiti he failethyhacl dire@ly lyedto him, td whomzhe'promi{e hath beenmadei'Nay, whatis the profetiienof louetharmen make now-a-daiese:Whatisthe vowing of their feruice, andofall they haue,v{edin their ordinary comvplements,and(in effect)to cucry man whom Hen bidbut good:morrow;'or fatuve, other than acourteous' and:court-like kinde of lying ‘Itis¢faicha wife French»man, deriding therein the Apith auftome of - CounHY) wmemarche Grdomplot fois: edfemblefe mocquer) mebtir, CG piper tes ums ; net"5 Akinde ofmerchandife; and complot made aming thentv mocke,belye, Awd deride cach oF ae ; and {o fisrgnow-a-daics in fathion,andin vie,asherhat vfeth'itrot,is accounted¢ither Ggsege " |