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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         5a 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