When a man is destitute of food, or other thing necessary for his life, and cannot preserve himselfe any other way, but by some fact against the Law; as if in a great famine he take the food by force, or stealth, which he cannot obtaine for mony nor charity; or in defence of his life, snatch away another mans Sword, he is totally Excused, for the reason next before alledged.
Hortaz, naturak berak bultzatzen du egintza burutzera. Janaririk gabe edo bizitzeko nahitaezko duen beste zeozer gabe geratzen baldin bada norbait, eta legearen kontra zerbait eginez baizik ezin iraun baldin badeza-esaterako, gosete handi batean janaria indarrez eskuratzen badu, edo, ez diruz ez karitatez lortzerik ez daukana ebatsi egiten badu, edo bere bizitzaren defentsan beste norbaiti ezpata kentzen badio-, erabat dago desenkusatuta, lehentxeago esandako arrazoiengatik.