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roman_n order_v their_o battle_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o by_o land_n the_o battle_n of_o canna_n and_o trasimenes_n describe_v 116_o sect._n 10._o a_o maxim_n in_o military_a discipline_n infer_v to_o confirm_v pompey_n oversight_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n 119_o sect._n 11._o that_o the_o french_a what_o within_o their_o own_o country_n and_o abroad_o have_v fight_v more_o battle_n of_o late_a time_n than_o any_o other_o nation_n and_o of_o their_o success_n in_o they_o 120_o sect._n 12._o that_o emulation_n among_o the_o prince_n in_o france_n rather_o than_o religion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o many_o civillwarre_n there_o 122_o a_o treatise_n of_o dvel_n and_o combat_n sect._n 1_o of_o combat_n by_o champion_n for_o clear_n of_o queen_n honour_n combat_n betwixt_o lady_n betwixt_o churchman_n and_o betwixt_o judge_n combatant_n reward_v by_o king_n their_o spectator_n and_o s._n almachius_n kill_v for_o declaim_v against_o duel_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 2._o a_o 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the_o event_n of_o battle_n to_o monomachy_n where_o also_o be_v insert_v the_o story_n of_o the_o horatij_n and_o curiatij_n 139_o sect._n 6._o that_o king_n and_o general_n of_o army_n for_o save_v of_o the_o great_a bloodshed_n of_o their_o soldier_n have_v fight_v single_a for_o victory_n example_n of_o both_o a_o quarrel_n and_o challenge_v betwixt_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o and_o francis_z the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n how_o it_o take_v no_o effect_n 141_o sect._n 7._o a_o discourse_n of_o a_o combat_n where_o thirteen_o french_a knight_n fight_v against_o so_o many_o italian_n wherein_o the_o french_a be_v overcome_v and_o some_o observation_n thereupon_o 144_o sect._n 8._o a_o memorable_a polymachie_n betwixt_o two_o kindred_n in_o the_o highland_n of_o scotland_n betwixt_o who_o there_o have_v be_v a_o long_a and_o mortal_a enmity_n for_o the_o total_a extirpation_n of_o the_o one_o of_o they_o fight_v before_o king_n robert_n the_o second_o at_o perth_n 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