Show To Cite the Sack Two noblemen in the reign of Maximilian I 15CM57CJ one a German the other a Spaniard who had each rend red a great service to thn emperor asked the hand of his eOprr Helena In mirrlagc Maximilian aid that a he esteemed them both alike It was impossible to choose between them and therefore thelrewn prowess must decide I but being unwilling to risk tho l sot s-ot elher hv In = u lm In deadly combat he ordered a large hack to bo brought and declared l that he who should put his rival rval Into It shoul have his lair Helena And this whimsical combat was actually performed in tue presence of the I imperial I courtaud Listed an hour The unhappy Spanish nobleman noble-man was first overcome and the German succeeded in enveloping him In the rack took him upon his hack and laid him at the emperors feet emperra feetThis This comical combat Is raid to be the origin of the orgin phrase give him the sack s common In the litera tore of courting imcncan Xutei and Qutrti lC |