 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1766 - 610 pages
...armed like a gentleman, they took his horfe and his arms from him ; and ftripping him to his fliirt, they compelled him to fight in that condition with the villain. Before the combat the (e) magiftrates ordered (e) Ibid. - three banns to be publifhed. By the firft the rela-paS' 33°' tions... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1794 - 418 pages
...gentleman, they took his horfe and' his arms from him ; and flripping him to his fhirt, they obliged him to fight in that condition with the villain. Before the combat the f magiftrates ordered three banns to be publifhed. By the firft the relations of the parties were commanded... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1802 - 404 pages
...gentleman, they took his horfe and his arms from him, and ftripping him to his fhirt, they obliged him to fight in that condition with the villain. Before the combat, the -rmagiflrates ordered three banns to be publifhed. By the firft the relations of the parties were commanded... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1823 - 810 pages
...gentleman challenged a villain, he was obliged to present himself on foot with buckler and baston ; but if he came on horseback, and armed like a gentleman,...compelled him to fight in that condition with the villain.1" Before the combat the magistrates ordered three banns to be published. By the first the... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1899 - 476 pages
...gentleman challenged a villain, he was obliged to present himself on foot with buckler and baston ; but if he came on horseback and armed like a gentleman,...villain.* Before the combat the magistrates ordered three bans to be published. By the first the relatives of the parties were commanded to retire; by the second... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - 1899 - 480 pages
...gentleman challenged a villain, he was obliged to present himself on foot with buckler and baston ; but if he came on horseback and armed like a gentleman,...villain.* Before the combat the magistrates ordered three bans to be published. By the first the relatives of the parties were commanded to retire; by the second... | |
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When a gentleman challenged a villain, he was obliged to present himself on foot with buckler and baston; but if he came on horseback and armed like a gentleman, they took his horse and his arms from him, and stripping him to his shirt, they compelled... 