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en aquest libre en lo qual jo lig yo lig algunes veguades, perque
alcunes vegades per ço quem sia en recort de la gratia que
fassa remembrar la gracia et la nostre senyor
merce que Deus ma feta en
aquest mon, per ço cor honraua ma feta en aquest mon, per ço
e mantenia lorde de cauayleria a com honraua e mantenia lorde
tot mon poder. Cor en axi con de caualleria de tot mon poder.
cauayleria dona tot ço que pertany E axi com caualleria dona tot
a cauayler, en axi cauayler ço que pertany a caualler, axi
deu donar totes ses forses a caualler deu donar totes ses
honrar cauayleria. forces a honrar caualleria.4a

5 E per ayso de tot lo poble 5 E per aquesta causa de tot
foren fets milanaris, e de cascun lo poble foren fets millenars e de
.M. fo elet e triat .j. home pus cascun miller fonch elet un
amable, pus savi, pus leyal e home, mes amable e de mes
pus fortz, e ab pus noble coratge, afabilitat, mes savi, mes leal,
ab mes densenyaments e de mes fort e ab mes noble animo,
bons nodriments que tots los ab mes virtuts e bones costumes
altres. Encercat fo en totes les que tots los altres. E apres feren

Order of Chivalry are contained this book, which I read sometimes,
in this book in which I read in order that I may be
sometimes in order that I may reminded of the grace that our
be reminded of the grace and Lord granted me in this world,
the favors that God has granted for I honored and maintained
me in this world, for I honored the Order of Chivalry with all
and maintained the Order of my might. And just as chivalry
Chivalry with all my might. gives all that pertains to a
For just as chivalry gives all knight, so also a knight ought to
that pertains to a knight, so give all his strength to honor
also a knight ought to give all chivalry." Ibid., chap. xxxi.
his strength to honor chivalry."
Ibid., p. vi.

5 And on account of this all 5^a And for this reason all the
the people were divided into people were divided into groups
groups of thousands, and from of thousands and from each
each thousand was selected and thousand was selected one man
chosen one man who was more who was more amiable and of
amiable, wiser, more loyal and greater affability, wiser, more
more powerful, and with more loyal, more powerful and with
noble courage, with more instruction nobler courage, with more excellent
and good training than qualities and good practices
all the others. A diligent search than all the others. And