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and_o livius_n salinator_n triumph_v for_o
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as_o make_v profession_n of_o arm_n or_o to_o intermeddle_v in_o any_o affair_n not_o appertain_v unto_o the_o war_n upon_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v ten_o pound_n in_o gold_n these_o emeriti_fw-la be_v always_o ancient_a servitor_n and_o professor_n of_o arm_n who_o continue_v in_o court_n or_o camp_n ever_o ready_a to_o perform_v the_o emperor_n will_n and_o commandment_n touch_v the_o time_n of_o their_o service_n it_o seem_v to_o rest_v chief_o in_o the_o prince_n commandment_n and_o be_v sometime_o more_o and_o sometime_o less_o as_o have_v be_v former_o say_v yet_o in_o short_a space_n than_o ten_o year_n no_o soldier_n be_v with_o grace_n dismiss_v as_o shall_v be_v more_o particular_o say_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o cassation_n chap._n 10._o ¶_o of_o crime_n military_a in_o general_n first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v that_o some_o crime_n be_v common_a and_o punishable_a in_o all_o man_n and_o some_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n of_o war_n only_o of_o the_o first_o be_v forgery_n adultery_n public_a and_o private_a violence_n sedition_n manslaughter_n burn_v of_o house_n treason_n sacrilege_n &_o other_o enormity_n for_o whosoever_o commit_v any_o such_o offence_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n or_o not_o the_o punishment_n due_a be_v all_o one_o crime_n proper_a to_o soldier_n be_v such_o only_a as_o be_v commit_v contrary_a to_o discipline_n military_a and_o excusable_a in_o other_o man_n not_o be_v soldier_n now_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o understand_v how_o crime_n contrary_a to_o military_a justice_n ought_v be_v punish_v we_o call_v that_o discipline_n military_a whereby_o man_n be_v make_v obedient_a and_o instruct_v in_o all_o such_o quality_n as_o be_v require_v in_o a_o soldier_n and_o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o ready_a way_n unto_o virtue_n be_v first_o to_o restrain_v vice_n we_o must_v endeavour_n by_o discipline_n to_o hold_v man_n in_o obedience_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o humane_a policy_n and_o law_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a some_o man_n there_o be_v so_o vile_a and_o malicious_a as_o without_o respect_n will_v commit_v all_o act_n or_o injury_n that_o can_v be_v invent_v yet_o good_a governor_n do_v forecast_v not_o only_o what_o man_n do_v but_o also_o what_o may_v be_v do_v which_o move_v the_o roman_n to_o consider_v that_o some_o man_n do_v commit_v fault_n beyond_o expectation_n in_o so_o much_o as_o there_o want_v not_o of_o those_o that_o have_v slay_v their_o own_o father_n for_o which_o offence_n solon_n in_o his_o law_n provide_v no_o punishment_n and_o be_v ask_v why_o he_o do_v not_o inflict_v penalty_n upon_o those_o offender_n answer_v he_o think_v not_o that_o any_o man_n will_v have_v be_v so_o wock_v we_o therefore_o think_v fit_a to_o prescribe_v punishment_n unto_o all_o crime_n for_o soldier_n like_a unto_o other_o be_v neither_o god_n nor_o perfect_a creature_n but_o man_n apt_a to_o err_v and_o without_o restraint_n of_o law_n not_o to_o be_v govern_v arrius_n meander_n in_o his_o first_o book_n dear_a militari_fw-la say_v crime_n proper_o military_a be_v those_o which_o a_o man_n as_o a_o soldier_n do_v commit_v and_o here_o a_o certain_a difference_n between_o error_n and_o crime_n be_v to_o be_v note_v for_o we_o call_v that_o a_o error_n when_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v contrary_a to_o common_a discipline_n as_o to_o be_v slothful_a disobedient_a and_o unwilling_a but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o commit_v a_o crime_n when_o the_o fault_n be_v accompany_v with_o intent_n to_o hurt_v for_o without_o that_o intent_n the_o act_n may_v be_v impute_v to_o destiny_n or_o chance_n and_o as_o a_o thing_n happen_v unwares_o therefore_o antoninus_n the_o emperor_n do_v command_v herculianus_fw-la and_o other_o captain_n that_o if_o a_o soldier_n have_v strike_v another_o man_n do_v prove_v the_o act_n be_v without_o intent_n to_o kill_v that_o then_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v of_o manslaughter_n as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v slay_v when_o soldier_n be_v train_v or_o in_o exercise_n of_o arm_n than_o that_o act_n be_v not_o account_v criminal_a but_o casual_a yet_o if_o such_o a_o act_n be_v do_v in_o any_o other_o place_n the_o doer_n thereof_o shall_v be_v reâ—uted_v guilty_a but_o as_o the_o humour_n of_o man_n be_v diverse_a so_o be_v the_o crime_n by_o they_o commit_v of_o diverse_a quality_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v discourse_v chap._n 11._o of_o treason_n and_o traitor_n albeit_o a_o custom_n most_o common_a it_o be_v that_o traitor_n fly_v unto_o the_o enemy_n be_v well_o entreat_v and_o great_o esteem_v so_o long_o as_o their_o service_n be_v think_v profitable_a yet_o afterwards_o their_o condition_n be_v know_v that_o credit_n do_v decay_v and_o consequent_o the_o favour_n they_o find_v become_v every_o day_n less_o than_o other_o the_o law_n call_v they_o traitor_n that_o endeavour_n to_o betray_v their_o prince_n or_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n they_o be_v also_o call_v traitor_n that_o have_v a_o charge_n do_v yield_v the_o same_o up_o unto_o the_o enemy_n of_o who_o it_o be_v by_o law_n decree_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v capital_o punish_v or_o at_o the_o least_o discharge_v likewise_o all_o explorator_n or_o spy_n that_o bewray_v our_o secret_n and_o inform_v the_o enemy_n be_v account_v traitor_n and_o worthy_a capital_a punishment_n with_o these_o offender_n the_o egyptian_n use_v to_o deal_v more_o mild_o for_o in_o that_o case_n the_o offender_n have_v their_o tongue_n cut_v out_o and_o so_o suffer_v to_o live_v they_o be_v also_o account_v to_o have_v commit_v a_o crime_n treasonable_a that_o furnish_v the_o enemy_n with_o weapon_n or_o munition_n whereby_o they_o may_v offend_v we_o and_o we_o with_o more_o difficulty_n offend_v they_o the_o good_n of_o such_o man_n ought_v be_v confiscate_v and_o their_o life_n subject_n unto_o death_n the_o doctor_n paulus_n judge_v that_o who_o so_o do_v sell_v any_o armour_n unto_o the_o enemy_n do_v thereby_o incur_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o life_n edward_n the_o three_o king_n of_o england_n in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o winchester_n cause_v edmond_n earl_n of_o kent_n to_o be_v convict_v of_o treason_n for_o persuade_v other_o lord_n to_o rebel_v yet_o true_a it_o be_v that_o traitor_n be_v diverse_o punish_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o crime_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n and_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o prince_n tullus_n hostilius_n king_n of_o rome_n cause_v metius_n suffetius_n guilty_a of_o treason_n to_o be_v beat_v by_o the_o littori_fw-la and_o after_o tear_v in_o piece_n with_o horse_n antony_n de_fw-fr leva_fw-la defend_v pavia_n discover_v a_o soldier_n of_o his_o have_v inform_v the_o french_a that_o in_o that_o city_n small_a store_n of_o powder_n remain_v he_o call_v he_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o the_o fault_n confess_v the_o soldier_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o quarter_v among_o the_o athenian_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o bury_v a_o traitor_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o bone_n of_o themistocles_n be_v secret_o carry_v into_o his_o friend_n house_n and_o there_o bury_v bellesarius_fw-la find_v that_o a_o citizen_n of_o athens_n call_v laurus_fw-la have_v complot_v treason_n command_v his_o body_n shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o a_o hill_n before_o the_o city_n and_o there_o thrust_v through_o with_o a_o stake_n which_o manner_n of_o death_n be_v at_o this_o day_n use_v in_o turkey_n charles_n the_o emperor_n make_v war_n upon_o philip_n duke_n of_o austria_n practise_v with_o certain_a of_o the_o captain_n to_o persuade_v philip_n to_o leave_v the_o field_n who_o have_v compass_v so_o much_o as_o the_o emperor_n require_v they_o demand_v a_o reward_n of_o their_o treason_n which_o be_v forthwith_o pay_v in_o counterfeit_a money_n and_o carry_v home_o but_o the_o traitor_n perceive_v the_o money_n not_o to_o be_v good_a return_v therewith_o desire_v better_a
payment_n the_o emperor_n call_v both_o for_o the_o traitor_n and_o the_o payer_n cause_v the_o traitor_n to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o door_n say_v that_o false_a workman_n must_v be_v pay_v with_o false_a coin_n chap._n 12._o ¶_o of_o disobedience_n touch_v contumacy_n or_o disobedience_n the_o law_n determine_v that_o whosoever_o resuse_v or_o omit_v to_o execute_v that_o which_o the_o general_n command_v or_o do_v what_o he_o forbid_v death_n aught_o to_o be_v punish_v by_o pass_v the_o pike_n yea_o though_o he_o have_v effect_v what_o he_o will_v which_o rule_n the_o roman_n observe_v precise_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o justice_n of_o lucius_n papirius_n the_o dictator_n in_o flicted_a upon_o fabius_n rutilianus_n general_n of_o the_o horse_n although_o he_o be_v victorious_a and_o have_v slay_v twenty_o thousand_o samnite_n likewise_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o torquatus_n against_o his_o son_n have_v contrary_a to_o his_o commandment_n fight_v with_o the_o tusculan_n and_o gain_v victory_n be_v nevertheless_o behead_v therefore_o it_o remain_v as_o a_o rule_n that_o not_o only_a breach_n of_o commandment_n but_o also_o simple_a contumacy_n be_v a_o offence_n capital_a if_o the_o same_o be_v apparent_a yea_o sometime_o omission_n of_o due_a respect_n be_v criminal_a though_o not_o ever_o capital_a as_o if_o a_o man_n with_o order_n do_v enter_v into_o a_o place_n guard_v or_o pass_v out_o by_o any_o other_o way_n than_o that_o which_o the_o general_n have_v appoint_v another_o point_n of_o disobedience_n it_o be_v not_o to_o go_v unto_o the_o army_n be_v call_v or_o without_o licence_n to_o depart_v from_o thence_o for_o that_o be_v indeed_o a_o apparent_a contempt_n and_o by_o the_o roman_n punish_v with_o death_n omnis_fw-la contumacia_fw-la adversus_fw-la ducem_fw-la capite_fw-la punienda_fw-la est_fw-la posthumius_fw-la triburtius_fw-la command_v aulus_n posthumius_fw-la to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o vanquish_a the_o enemy_n without_o his_o commission_n and_o aulus_n fuluius_n for_o go_v to_o fight_v uncommand_v condemn_v his_o son_n to_o die_v yet_o the_o egyptian_n make_v a_o law_n that_o captain_n and_o soldier_n for_o disobedience_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o remain_v infamous_a until_o by_o some_o notable_a service_n their_o reputation_n be_v rccover_v arrius_n make_v a_o law_n that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v wound_v his_o fellow_n soldier_n though_o it_o be_v with_o a_o stone_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v cass_v it_o it_o be_v with_o a_o sword_n to_o loose_v his_o life_n the_o like_a be_v decree_v by_o kanutus_n king_n of_o denmark_n chap._n 13._o of_o cowardice_n it_o seem_v that_o all_o military_a offence_n may_v be_v comprise_v in_o three_o viz._n cowardice_n treason_n and_o disobedience_n yet_o will_v we_o speak_v more_o particular_o touch_v the_o first_o easy_o may_v it_o be_v conceive_v that_o cowardice_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o many_o other_o transgression_n for_o who_o so_o be_v irresolute_a or_o apt_a to_o entertain_v fear_n be_v also_o soon_o persuade_v to_o save_v himself_o with_o dishonour_n by_o cowardice_n soldier_n do_v forsake_v their_o rank_n and_o sometime_o abandon_v their_o ensign_n which_o fault_n the_o roman_n punish_v with_o death_n it_o be_v long_o since_o by_o a_o edict_n command_v in_o france_n that_o whosoever_o do_v forsake_v his_o colour_n or_o the_o rank_n wherein_o he_o be_v place_v shall_v receive_v punishment_n by_o pass_v the_o pike_n another_o kind_n of_o cowardice_n be_v to_o fain_a sickness_n or_o without_o leave_n to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o army_n he_o be_v also_o culpable_a of_o that_o crime_n that_o leave_v his_o place_n of_o stand_v upon_o the_o wall_n during_o the_o assault_n or_o shall_v abandon_v the_o trench_n yet_o true_a it_o be_v if_o any_o such_o fault_n be_v commit_v at_o any_o other_o time_n then_o during_o the_o assault_n the_o same_o be_v not_o absolute_o capital_a but_o be_v arbitrable_a it_o have_v be_v 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otherwise_o just_o excuse_v to_o conclude_v therefore_o we_o say_v that_o no_o soldier_n depart_v from_o his_o ensign_n without_o leave_n can_v be_v excuse_v nor_o his_o absence_n avowable_a but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v for_o service_n of_o the_o prince_n or_o common_a weal_n as_o scoevola_n in_o his_o military_a ordinance_n have_v write_v chap._n 30._o ¶_o of_o ambassador_n or_o legate_n the_o office_n of_o a_o ambassador_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n account_v both_o honourable_a and_o sacred_a include_v as_o well_o power_n of_o commandment_n as_o dignity_n whensoever_o therefore_o any_o ambassador_n do_v come_v to_o rome_n he_o be_v first_o bring_v unto_o the_o temple_n of_o saturnus_n there_o to_o have_v his_o name_n write_v before_o the_o praefectiaerarij_fw-la from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o deliver_v his_o legation_n unto_o the_o senate_n but_o first_o it_o ought_v be_v remember_v that_o man_n meet_a to_o be_v employ_v for_o ambassador_n be_v they_o indeed_o who_o be_v of_o most_o sagacity_n and_o great_a skill_n how_o to_o discover_v the_o counsel_n and_o design_n of_o the_o enemy_n scipio_n africanus_n have_v occasion_n to_o send_v a_o ambassage_n to_o syphax_n elect_v certain_a tribune_n and_o centurion_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v base_o apparel_v cato_n behold_v certain_a ambassador_n to_o be_v send_v by_o the_o senate_n to_o compound_v a_o peace_n between_o nicomedes_n and_o prusias_n the_o one_o of_o they_o have_v his_o headful_n of_o scar_n the_o second_o be_v impotent_a of_o his_o foot_n &_o the_o three_o timersome_a say_v this_o legation_n have_v neither_o good_a head_n foot_n nor_o heart_n ambassador_n ought_v be_v in_o all_o country_n inviolable_a in_o sign_n whereof_o they_o ancient_o carry_v about_o they_o the_o herb_n sagmen_fw-la which_o we_o call_v veruen_n to_o show_v they_o be_v sacred_a and_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v dare_v to_o lay_v hold_n on_o they_o &_o who_o so_o offer_v they_o violence_n be_v think_v to_o have_v do_v contrary_a to_o law_n of_o nation_n which_o move_v publius_n mutius_n to_o command_v that_o whosoever_o do_v strike_v a_o ambassador_n shall_v be_v deliver_v unto_o that_o enemy_n from_o who_o the_o ambassador_n be_v send_v and_o though_o the_o enemy_n receive_v he_o not_o yet_o shall_v he_o remain_v a_o exile_n as_o if_o he_o be_v interdict_v from_o fire_n and_o water_n according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o publius_n mutius_n yet_o do_v we_o read_v that_o dioscorides_n and_o scrapion_n ambassador_n send_v from_o caesar_n to_o achillas_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v within_o his_o sight_n and_o before_o he_o hear_v they_o or_o for_o what_o affair_n they_o be_v send_v command_v they_o to_o be_v take_v and_o slay_v caesar_n likewise_o send_v marcus_n valerius_n porcillus_fw-la unto_o king_n ariovistus_fw-la who_o be_v there_o arrive_v be_v present_o take_v and_o put_v into_o prison_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n of_o great_a virtue_n and_o courtesy_n likewise_o comius_n attrebas_fw-la be_v send_v by_o caesar_n into_o britain_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n by_o the_o britane_n laertes_n tolumnius_n king_n of_o vient_n do_v â—lea_v four_o ambassador_n of_o rome_n who_o portraiture_n remain_v long_o in_o the_o market_n place_n such_o honour_n the_o roman_n use_v to_o give_v unto_o those_o man_n that_o die_v for_o their_o country_n alexander_n the_o great_a besiege_v a_o city_n call_v tyrus_n send_v ambassador_n unto_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o who_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n slay_v they_o and_o from_o a_o high_a tower_n cast_v down_o their_o body_n chap._n 31._o ¶_o of_o prisoner_n take_v by_o the_o enemy_n who_o so_o be_v take_v in_o the_o war_n aught_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n to_o be_v repute_v a_o lawful_a prisoner_n yet_o if_o afterward_o he_o escape_v and_o return_v home_o he_o recover_v his_o former_a estate_n they_o that_o be_v thus_o take_v be_v by_o the_o roman_n call_v serui_fw-la quod_fw-la seruantur_fw-la as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o be_v take_v they_o ought_v be_v keep_v not_o kill_v whereof_o may_v be_v infer_v it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o kill_v a_o man_n have_v yield_v himself_o because_o that_o act_n be_v inhuman_a and_o all_o great_a captain_n have_v forbid_v it_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o horace_n vendere_fw-la cum_fw-la possis_fw-la captiwm_fw-la occidere_fw-la noli_fw-la herein_o also_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o ancient_a prince_n and_o chief_a commander_n in_o war_n alexander_n the_o great_a take_v to_o wife_n roxanes_n who_o he_o have_v take_v prisoner_n in_o the_o war_n henry_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o england_n have_v take_v lambert_n a_o king_n of_o ireland_n together_o with_o his_o schoolmaster_n pardon_v both_o their_o life_n the_o one_o because_o he_o be_v a_o child_n the_o other_o a_o person_n ecclesiastical_a and_o dedicate_v to_o god_n so_o say_v polydore_n virgil._n romulus_n make_v a_o law_n that_o city_n take_v by_o war_n shall_v not_o be_v utter_o demolish_v nor_o all_o beast_n in_o the_o field_n slay_v but_o settle_v there_o certain_a colony_n they_o do_v participate_v of_o the_o commodity_n with_o the_o natural_a people_n yet_o true_a it_o be_v that_o some_o conqueror_n have_v ancient_o use_v great_a cruelty_n for_o read_v we_o may_v that_o the_o african_n cause_v many_o cathaginian_o their_o prisoner_n together_o with_o their_o captain_n gestones_n to_o have_v their_o hand_n cut_v off_o and_o their_o leg_n break_v with_o a_o wheel_n likewise_o hasdrubal_n after_o megarae_n be_v recover_v from_o the_o roman_n cause_v their_o eye_n their_o tongue_n &_o secret_a part_n to_o be_v tear_v with_o iron_n hook_n he_o also_o cut_v off_o their_o finger_n and_o flay_v their_o body_n and_o before_o they_o be_v dead_a hang_v they_o upon_o the_o wall_n we_o may_v also_o here_o remember_v the_o terrible_a custom_n of_o the_o thuliti_n who_o use_v to_o
the_o duke_n of_o bohemia_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o in_o holy_a scripture_n of_o david_n and_o goliath_n chap._n 3._o ¶_o when_o and_o how_o combat_n be_v in_o use_n albeit_o the_o law_n both_o canonical_a and_o civil_a have_v inhibit_v combat_n yet_o by_o use_n and_o ancient_a custom_n in_o some_o country_n they_o be_v permit_v chief_o among_o the_o old_a lombard_n for_o whensoeur_fw-fr matter_n of_o great_a importance_n have_v be_v due_o examine_v and_o the_o truth_n can_v not_o appear_v otherwise_o then_o by_o god_n judgement_n in_o such_o case_n the_o combat_n be_v grant_v yet_o with_o this_o caution_n that_o the_o combatant_n be_v first_o swear_v that_o without_o fraud_n and_o for_o trial_n of_o truth_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v perform_v the_o matter_n of_o those_o combat_n be_v chief_o these_o if_o a_o man_n be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n if_o a_o reconcile_a enemy_n do_v break_v his_o vow_n if_o a_o man_n for_o desire_n of_o inheritance_n be_v charge_v to_o murder_v his_o father_n if_o a_o man_n be_v touch_v with_o adultery_n or_o a_o woman_n accuse_v to_o procure_v her_o husband_n death_n these_o and_o some_o other_o doubt_n move_v the_o lombard_n to_o grant_v combat_n if_o by_o other_o just_a proof_n the_o truth_n can_v not_o appear_v neither_o do_v it_o seem_v barbarous_a or_o unseasonable_a in_o those_o case_n to_o admit_v combat_n this_o custom_n the_o frenchman_n also_o with_o little_a difference_n approve_a as_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o constitution_n of_o king_n philip_n the_o fair_a yet_o extant_a in_o these_o word_n siquis_fw-la occulti_fw-la criminis_fw-la capitalisque_fw-la reus_fw-la sit_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la constet_fw-la ut_fw-la quaecstioni_fw-la subijci_fw-la possit_fw-la condemnari_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la be_v arbitratu_fw-la accusatoris_fw-la duello_n experiatur_fw-la since_o those_o day_n combat_n have_v be_v more_o considerate_o grant_v in_o italy_n for_o the_o people_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v jealous_a of_o their_o honour_n upon_o light_a occasion_n and_o almost_o for_o every_o lie_n will_v resort_v unto_o a_o prince_n for_o security_n and_o licence_n for_o combat_v chap._n 4._o ¶_o what_o exception_n or_o repulse_n may_v just_o move_v the_o defender_n to_o refuse_v the_o combat_n achalenger_n may_v be_v refuse_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o person_n be_v know_v a_o man_n wicked_a or_o infamous_a for_o as_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o any_o man_n of_o good_a fame_n shall_v hazard_v himself_o to_o fight_v with_o he_o that_o be_v infamous_a so_o a_o general_a rule_n it_o be_v that_o no_o man_n of_o so_o vile_a quality_n shall_v bear_v arm_n unlawful_a also_o it_o be_v and_o forbid_v by_o law_n that_o any_o murderer_n thief_n or_o other_o vicious_a person_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o accuse_v or_o fight_v with_o any_o gentleman_n or_o other_o person_n of_o reputation_n quid_fw-la say_v nulla_fw-la lex_fw-la iustior_fw-la quamnecis_fw-la artifices_fw-la arte_fw-la perire_fw-la sva_fw-la of_o no_o better_a estimation_n ought_v he_o be_v that_o be_v a_o fugitive_n a_o seditious_a person_n a_o traitor_n a_o forsaker_n of_o the_o army_n a_o perjure_a man_n a_o traitor_n to_o his_o master_n or_o friend_n a_o bawd_n or_o note_v of_o any_o crime_n that_o be_v accompany_v with_o infamy_n chap._n 5._o ¶_o whether_o a_o man_n of_o mean_a quality_n may_v challenge_v his_o superior_a for_o answer_v to_o this_o question_n i_o will_v use_v the_o opinion_n of_o joannes_n jacobus_n triwltius_n who_o be_v colonel_n general_a of_o the_o french_a king_n force_n hear_v a_o man_n at_o arm_n to_o refuse_v the_o challenge_n of_o a_o foot_n soldier_n say_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o because_o every_o soldier_n be_v enroll_v and_o in_o the_o king_n pay_n be_v repute_v a_o gentleman_n quontam_fw-la ex_fw-la militia_n oritur_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la every_o small_a disequalitie_n ought_v not_o make_v difference_n chief_o where_o god_n be_v judge_n before_o who_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o person_n moreover_o if_o that_o exception_n be_v general_o admit_v no_o challenge_n shall_v be_v at_o all_o because_o none_o or_o very_o few_o be_v equal_a for_o some_o be_v honourable_a as_o they_o that_o have_v receive_v dignity_n from_o the_o prince_n other_o be_v gentleman_n who_o title_n the_o arm_n of_o their_o ancestor_n do_v warrant_v other_o for_o vertuc_fw-la have_v deserve_v same_o and_o be_v repute_v noble_a plancus_n and_o other_o ancient_a writer_n do_v say_v that_o nobilis_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la notus_fw-la hardly_o therefore_o be_v gentleman_n find_v that_o by_o all_o these_o mean_n can_v warrant_v their_o nobility_n better_o it_o be_v therefore_o to_o justify_v honour_n by_o arm_n then_o incur_v suspicion_n of_o viletie_n or_o stand_v upon_o curious_a point_n of_o pedigree_n what_o good_a can_v plancus_n have_v when_o puff_v with_o pride_n he_o boast_v himself_o to_o descend_v of_o the_o high_a house_n of_o drusis_n and_o iwenal_n say_v nobilitas_fw-la veraest_n atque_fw-la unica_fw-la virtus_fw-la much_o doubt_n have_v also_o be_v make_v whether_o a_o man_n of_o mean_a title_n may_v challenge_v a_o great_a as_o when_o a_o earl_n challenge_v a_o duke_n whether_o lawful_o he_o may_v so_o do_v of_o this_o matter_n diverse_a man_n have_v think_v diverse_o paris_n the_o doctor_n say_v that_o a_o gentleman_n bear_v and_o of_o three_o descent_n may_v fight_v or_o challenge_v a_o duke_n upon_o any_o injury_n to_o he_o do_v the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v that_o a_o duke_n offer_v injury_n make_v he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v offer_v his_o equal_a and_o able_a to_o encounter_v he_o in_o arm_n which_o otherwise_o he_o ought_v not_o be_v but_o this_o opinion_n the_o lawyer_n of_o late_a time_n do_v not_o allow_v for_o as_o in_o controversy_n criminal_a person_n illustrious_a and_o of_o great_a title_n may_v answer_v by_o proctor_n so_o may_v they_o in_o combat_n appear_v by_o champion_n otherwise_o it_o ought_v be_v where_o both_o 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oil_n of_o mercy_n never_o fall_v from_o thy_o head_n and_o both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v thou_o shall_v be_v reward_v with_o a_o everlasting_a crown_n chap._n 5._o of_o king_n rex_fw-la dicitur_fw-la a_o regendo_fw-la quia_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la regere_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la eundemque_fw-la ab_fw-la inimicis_fw-la sva_fw-la magnanimitate_fw-la &_o virtute_fw-la defendere_fw-la for_o the_o better_a conceive_v of_o that_o which_o follow_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v impertinent_a to_o know_v that_o king_n prince_n and_o other_o sovereign_a commander_n do_v in_o the_o beginning_n aspire_v unto_o greatness_n by_o puissance_n and_o force_n of_o which_o number_n cain_n be_v the_o first_o as_o austen_n lib._n 15._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 20._o write_v this_o cain_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v with_o more_o commodity_n command_v his_o people_n build_v a_o city_n call_v it_o by_o his_o son_n name_n enoch_n and_o be_v 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red_a sea_n exod._n 14._o also_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n swallow_v up_o by_o the_o earth_n numb_a 16._o antiochus_n eat_v of_o lice_n 2._o mac._n 9_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n disobedient_a to_o david_n and_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v wound_v of_o the_o philistines_n and_o in_o the_o end_n desperate_o stab_v himself_o to_o death_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n 1._o king_n 31._o and_o absalon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n rebel_a against_o his_o father_n be_v slay_v by_o joab_n 1._o king_n 14._o too_o long_o it_o be_v to_o tell_v by_o how_o many_o mean_v the_o almighty_a lord_n have_v punish_v the_o ungodly_a and_o impious_a oppressor_n of_o people_n and_o with_o what_o power_n and_o grace_n he_o have_v protect_v those_o king_n &_o prince_n that_o govern_v with_o justice_n &_o maintain_v people_n in_o peace_n for_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o from_o god_n as_o christ_n speak_v to_o pilate_n say_v non_fw-la haberes_fw-la potestatem_fw-la adversum_fw-la i_o
yet_o he_o who_o find_v himself_o within_o his_o own_o liberty_n or_o jurisdiction_n shall_v be_v prefer_v which_o move_v caesar_n to_o wish_v himself_o to_o be_v rather_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o a_o little_a village_n among_o the_o alps_n than_o the_o second_o person_n in_o rome_n among_o common_a person_n also_o chief_o where_o no_o dignity_n be_v father_n be_v to_o precede_v their_o son_n honora_n patrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o gemitum_fw-la matris_fw-la tuus_fw-la ne_fw-la obliviscaris_fw-la eccles_n 3_o likewise_o among_o equal_n age_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v in_o respect_n of_o wisdom_n and_o experience_n many_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n be_v also_o due_a to_o old_a age_n and_o they_o in_o counsel_n ought_v to_o speak_v first_o loquere_fw-la maior_fw-la natu_fw-la decet_fw-la enim_fw-la te_fw-la ecclesiast_fw-la 2._o in_o the_o number_n of_o man_n mean_v bear_v they_o that_o be_v learned_a deserve_v most_o reputation_n chief_o when_o both_o for_o arm_n and_o civil_a government_n they_o deserve_v praise_n because_o such_o man_n be_v meet_v as_o well_o for_o peace_n as_o war_n also_o among_o learned_a man_n the_o first_o place_n be_v due_a to_o divine_n the_o next_o to_o civilians_n and_o the_o three_o to_o physician_n but_o arnoldus_fw-la de_fw-fr villa_n nova_fw-la say_v primus_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o mensasolet_fw-la seruari_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la &_o medico_n in_o domo_fw-la infirmi_fw-la after_o man_n learned_a judge_n of_o inferior_a court_n notary_n and_o clerk_n do_v seem_v worthy_a of_o respect_n and_o preferment_n for_o more_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o a_o notary_n or_o scribe_n then_o to_o other_o man_n super_fw-la faciem_fw-la scribae_fw-la imponet_fw-la honorem_fw-la eccles._n also_o among_o popular_a person_n they_o that_o be_v virtuous_a ought_v be_v most_o esteem_v because_o it_o be_v injury_n to_o take_v reward_n from_o man_n of_o good_a desert_n honour_n est_fw-la praemium_fw-la virtutis_fw-la arist._n 8._o ethic._n man_n of_o good_a and_o charitable_a mind_n be_v also_o worthy_a honour_n for_o action_n of_o justice_n and_o piety_n be_v universal_o praise_v and_o the_o more_o because_o man_n endue_v with_o virtue_n intellective_a be_v not_o many_o perdifficile_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la pittacus_n in_o this_o number_n of_o plebeian_n to_o be_v natural_o bear_v of_o the_o country_n or_o town_n where_o a_o man_n dwell_v be_v also_o reason_n he_o shall_v be_v esteem_v for_o cicero_n say_v potiores_fw-la sunt_fw-la cives_fw-la quam_fw-la peregrini_fw-la they_o be_v likewise_o worthy_a of_o respect_n that_o be_v person_n of_o good_a fame_n and_o name_n bona_fw-la fama_fw-la impinguat_fw-la ossa_fw-la eccle._n among_o stranger_n they_o ought_v be_v prefer_v that_o be_v bear_v in_o civil_a and_o noble_a nation_n for_o by_o observation_n we_o see_v the_o people_n of_o some_o country_n be_v prone_a to_o infamous_a condition_n and_o other_o incline_v to_o honest_a endeavour_n apuleius_n call_v the_o egyptian_n learn_v the_o jew_n superstitious_a the_o scythian_n poor_a of_o corn_n the_o arabian_n rich_a in_o sweet_a odour_n and_o livy_n note_v the_o carthaginian_n for_o their_o perfidy_n and_o cicero_n tax_v the_o spaniard_n for_o their_o craft_n but_o praise_v the_o grecian_n for_o skill_n in_o artes._n horace_n say_v the_o bryton_n be_v stout_a man_n and_o frank_a housekeeper_n and_o the_o persian_n promise_v breaker_n etc._n etc._n howsoever_o it_o be_v experience_n proove_v that_o all_o country_n be_v inhabit_v and_o every_o man_n prefer_v the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n dulcis_fw-la amor_fw-la patriae_fw-la among_o citizen_n and_o inferior_a person_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v that_o descend_v of_o honest_a parent_n for_o aâ—be_v it_o every_o man_n mind_n be_v his_o own_o yet_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o parent_n complexion_n give_v a_o certain_a aptness_n to_o virtue_n or_o vice_n whereof_o we_o presume_v the_o child_n good_a or_o evil_n and_o very_o albeit_o one_o man_n beget_v another_o yet_o rare_o one_o mind_n bring_v forth_o another_o of_o like_a capacity_n and_o quality_n non_fw-la mens_fw-la ut_fw-la corpus_fw-la patrio_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la manat_fw-la pall._n also_o rich_a man_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v because_o the_o more_o a_o man_n possess_v in_o the_o state_n the_o more_o careful_a he_o will_v be_v to_o conserve_v it_o but_o poor_a man_n defire_v to_o better_v their_o fortune_n be_v apt_a to_o innovation_n after_o rich_a man_n person_n honest_a and_o industrious_a ought_v be_v esteem_v for_o idle_a and_o unprofitable_a member_n in_o every_o commonweal_n deserve_v rather_o to_o be_v punish_v then_o esteem_v omnis_fw-la arbour_n quae_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la fructum_fw-la bonum_fw-la excidetur_fw-la &_o in_o ignem_fw-la mittetur_fw-la mat_n 3_o among_o these_o sort_n of_o man_n beauty_n and_o seemly_a proportion_n of_o body_n do_v promise_v much_o good_a and_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v of_o which_o opinion_n plato_n seem_v to_o be_v say_v optimume_v be_v valere_fw-la secundo_fw-la loco_fw-la formosum_fw-la esse_fw-la tertio_fw-la habere_fw-la divitias_fw-la bono_fw-mi modo_fw-la partas_fw-la and_o ovid._n gratior_fw-la est_fw-la pulchro_fw-la veniens_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la virtus_fw-la likewise_o of_o these_o man_n some_o deserve_v preferment_n for_o excellency_n in_o the_o art_n they_o profess_v and_o some_o because_o they_o be_v employ_v in_o art_n more_o necessary_a and_o commendable_a as_o architector_n and_o such_o artificer_n as_o be_v entertain_v by_o prince_n for_o they_o be_v dignify_v by_o their_o place_n according_a as_o the_o prince_n affect_v their_o faculty_n which_o move_v martial_a speak_v of_o cook_n serve_v prince_n to_o say_v non_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la ars_fw-la sola_fw-la coquo_fw-la seruire_fw-la palato_fw-la namque_fw-la coquus_fw-la domini_fw-la debet_fw-la habere_fw-la gulam_fw-la chap._n 27._o of_o funeral_n as_o man_n above_o other_o creature_n be_v honour_v in_o life_n so_o ought_v his_o burial_n be_v decent_a and_o honourable_a wherein_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n for_o albeit_o he_o subject_v himself_o to_o worldly_a contumely_n and_o death_n ignominious_a yet_o be_v his_o funeral_n notable_a and_o glorious_a according_a to_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o esay_n say_v eterit_n sepulchrum_fw-la eius_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la pro_fw-la ut_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la adae_fw-la abrahae_fw-la isaac_n &_o jacob_n &_o eorum_fw-la uxorum_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la plurium_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la cap._n 11._o it_o seem_v also_o of_o all_o ancientie_n that_o bury_v of_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v much_o commend_v for_o we_o find_v in_o eccles._n mortuo_fw-la non_fw-la negabis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la sepulturam_fw-la we_o read_v likewise_o that_o tob._n do_v bestow_v sepulture_n upon_o man_n dead_a and_o slay_v the_o roman_n likewise_o use_v many_o ceremony_n in_o bury_v of_o the_o dead_a anoint_v their_o body_n and_o in_o burn_v they_o cause_v many_o sweet_a spice_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n for_o so_o be_v the_o corpse_n of_o sylla_n bury_v this_o custom_n be_v also_o observe_v among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o last_o of_o gene._n where_o joseph_n command_v his_o physician_n that_o they_o shall_v embalm_v the_o body_n of_o his_o father_n jacob_n in_o perform_v of_o which_o ceremony_n they_o spend_v forty_o day_n and_o thirty_o in_o mourning_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n mourn_v for_o moses_n thirty_o day_n deut._n 34._o and_o valerius_n tit_n de_fw-fr seruata_fw-la relig_n make_v mention_n that_o after_o the_o battle_n and_o slaughter_n at_o can_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n command_v that_o eâ—ery_a matron_n of_o rome_n shall_v mourn_v thirty_o day_n and_o not_o long_o other_o custom_n among_o other_o nation_n have_v be_v use_v for_o some_o be_v enjoin_v to_o end_v their_o mourning_n within_o forty_o day_n some_o other_o within_o three_o and_o some_o in_o seven_o but_o in_o france_n and_o england_n the_o use_n of_o mourning_n have_v ever_o be_v thirty_o day_n chief_o among_o person_n of_o honour_n as_o may_v be_v conceive_v of_o a_o sentence_n give_v in_o burgundy_n by_o a_o official_a there_o who_o have_v cite_v before_o he_o a_o lady_n call_v jaquelina_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr trimoille_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n lieutenant_n general_a in_o burgundy_n upon_o certain_a promise_n matrimonial_a she_o answer_v by_o proctor_n her_o appearance_n ought_v be_v excuse_v in_o respect_n the_o thirty_o day_n of_o her_o father_n death_n be_v not_o expire_v during_o which_o time_n she_o may_v not_o go_v out_o of_o her_o house_n which_o plea_n be_v allow_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v former_o say_v of_o the_o last_o of_o gen._n we_o may_v observe_v three_o particular_a honour_n appertain_v unto_o a_o funeral_n viz._n the_o embalm_v of_o the_o body_n the_o solemn_a mourning_n and_o the_o concourse_n of_o friend_n when_o the_o corpse_n be_v carry_v to_o interrement_n for_o joseph_n assemble_v all_o his_o chiese_n kinsfolk_n and_o friend_n of_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n to_o