Fol. 21, b.
HERE FOLOWIS THE CHAPTERIS OF THE THRID PARTY OF THIS PRESENT BUKE, AS FOLOWIS HERE BE DECLARACIOUN.
 | n the first, Quhethir it be lefull and lawufull thing till entre in cloisit feldis to defend richtwise cause. | 1 |
| Item, Of the samyn mater ȝit spekis he mare furtherly. | 2 | |
| Quhethir it be thing possible that this Warld be in pes. | 3 | |
| How that Force is ane of the principale foundementis of Bataill. | 4 | |
| How it may be kend in a Man gif he be forsy or nocht. | 5 | |
| Quhethir is mare vertu till a man to assailȝe, or to byde in felde. | 6 | |
| Be how mony thingis may men knaw the prowess of a Knycht. | 7 | |
| A man suld erar chese to dee in felde, na flee fra the bataill. | 8 | |
| Quhat punycioun suld he haue that passis fra the Ost but leue. | 9 | |
| Quhat punycioun suld he haue that fechtis wyth his Lordis inymy but leve, or of the Constable. | 10 |
Fol. 26.
HERE BEGYNNIS THE TABLE OF THE FERDE PART OF THIS BUKE.
| n Primis Off quhat rycht, or quhat evin cummys Bataill. | 1 | [[17]] |
| Be quhat rycht or resoun may Men moue were agaynis the Sarraȝenis or othir mistrowaris. | 2 | ||
| Gif the Emperoure suld moue were agayne thame, quha suld obey till his mandement. | 3 | ||
| Quhethir othir Princis na the Emperoure may moue were apon the Sarraȝenis. | 4 | ||
| Quhethir the Emperoure may ordane were agayne the Pape, or agayne the Haly Kirk. | 5 | ||
| Quhethir the Pape may mak were on him. | 6 | ||
| Quhat thingis may ger moue Bataill necesse. | 7 | ||
| Quhat thingis pertenis till a gude Knycht to do. | 8 | ||
| Quhat thingis pertenis to the Duke of the battaill. | 9 | ||
| How, and for quhat caus, a Knycht suld be punyst. | 10 | ||
| Quhethir Strenth be a Vertu morale. | 11 | ||
| Quhethir, gif the Duke of the bataill be tane, men suld haue merci of him, and saue his lyf. | 12 | ||
| Gif Forse be a Vertu Cardinale or nocht. | 13 | ||
| Quhethir Presonaris that are tane in bataill be the takaris or the lordis that payis the wagis. | 14 | ||
| Quhethir the Vassaillis suld pas in were on thair awin cost, or on the princis costis. | 15 | ||
| Gif a Barouns men suld [help] thair Lord agayne their King, [and] serue in his weris or nocht. | 16 | ||
| Gif twa Barouns has were ilk ane agayne othir, quhethir suld thair men help ilkane his awin Lorde, or thair King, and he charge thame. | 17 | ||
| Quhethir I aw to defend my nychtbour in armys, and men wald sett to sla him. | 18 | ||
| Quhat Personis ar behaldin to defend othir. | 19 | ||
| How the Bonde is behaldin to defend his Lorde. | 20 | ||
| How the Sone is behaldin to defend the Fader, but the leue of the justice. | 21 | ||
| Quhethir erar is the Sone behaldin defend his Fader, or his natural Lord maister. | 22 | ||
| Quhethir a Clerk suld erar help his Fader or his Bischop, and he haue were. | 23 | ||
| Quhethir to conquest gudis rychtwisely Men may lefully mak defensable were. | 24 | ||
| Quhethir for vnrychtwise conquest Men may mak were diffensable. | 25 | ||
| Quhethir Prestis and clerkis may defend thair gudis be armes. | 26 | ||
| Gif Armoure lent and tynt in felde suld be restorit. | 27 | ||
| Gif Armoure or horse hyrit and tynt suld be restorit. | 28 | ||
| Gif a Knycht be [ar]rest douand his Princis charge, quhethir has the Knycht or the Prince actioun to the party. | 29 | ||
| Gif a Man gais to the weris vnchargit, sall he tak wagis. | 30 | ||
| Gif a Knycht seruis a King vnchargit in his weris, quhether may he laufully ask him his wagis. | 31 | ||
| Gif the King of Spanȝe sendis secours to the King of France in his weris, as he has done othir tymes till him in sik lyke cas, quhethir suld the Spannollis ask wagis at the King of France. | 32 | ||
| Gif a Man gais to were for vayn glore, quhethir he may, be law of armes, ask wagis or nocht. | 33 | ||
| Gif a Capitane doand his Lordis bidding tyne his gudis, gif his Lord aw to restore him agayne. | 34 | ||
| Gif a Man gais to the were for couatise to pele and rub gudis, quhethir he may ask wage or noucht. | 35 | ||
| Gif a Clerk may leuefully pas to the weris or nocht. | 36 | ||
| In quhat termes the wage aw to be payit to Men. | 37 | ||
| Gif a Wageour gais to play and disport him, with leue, for a tyme, gif he suld be payit of that tyme. | 38 | ||
| Gif a Knycht has tane wagis of a King for a ȝere, and he wald within thre monthis pas his way till ane othir Prince, quhethir gif he suld be payit for the tyme that he had seruit. | 39 | ||
| Gif a Sowdioure be payit of a Prince for a ȝere, gif he may put ane othir in his stede or nocht. | 40 | ||
| Quhethir gif a Capitane may send of his folk away, that he has anys moustrit in felde. | 41 | ||
| Gif a Man of armes hapnis seke in the weris, quhethir he may ask his wagis for all the tyme that he is seke or nocht. | 42 | ||
| How Gudis suld be departit in the weris, that ar wonnyn in tyme of the weris. | 43 | ||
| Gif a Man may rychtwisely hald that he has tane fra a revare, that set to reue him be the way. | 44 | ||
| Gif twa Citeis makis were ilkane on othir, quhethir thai may lefully mak were thai clamand to hald of na souerayne. | 45 | ||
| Quhethir a Man may sla his prisonare efter that he be tane and ȝeldit, at his awin will. | 46 | ||
| Gif a Man may ask ransoun of gold and siluer at his prisonare be law or armes. | 47 | ||
| Quhethir for the weris that is betuix the Kingis of Ingland and of France, the Franchmen may leuefully tak the pure mennis gudis, and mak achet of, and mak presonaris thair persouns. | 48 | ||
| Quhethir a King may lefully, be cautele and subtiltee, ourset or disconfyte ane othir King. | 49 | ||
| Quhethir Bataill may lefully be on Haly day. | 50 | ||
| Quhethir gif a Man wrangis ane othir, he may lefully recouer apon him be were his thing, gif he may reclame him in jugement. | 51 | ||
| Gif a Knycht deis in bataill in his Princis querele, quhethir his saule be sauf, or nocht. | 52 | ||
| Quhethir Rychtwise men or sinnaris ar starkar in bataill. | 53 | ||
| Quhy is there sa mekle Were in this warld. | 54 | ||
| Gif a Prisouner be suorne to hald prisoun, and his takar put him atour his ath in stark prisoun or festnyng, gif it be lefull to him to escape, and brek presoun. | 55 | ||
| Gif a Man be presonare till ane othir, and he put him in a stark close toure, in sekir festeynyg, quhethir he be haldin to brek prison, and eschape. | 56 | ||
| Gif a Man has sauf condyt to com seurely, nocht spekand of his way-passing, quhethir he may be haldyn prisonar in his passing. | 57 | ||
| Gyf a Man that has sauf conduct may bring on his sauf conduct gretare man na himself is. | 58 | ||
| Gif a Man be tane prisoner apon ane otheris sauf condyt, quhethir he that aw the sauf condyt suld outred him of prisoun on his awin cost. | 59 | ||
| Gif a Man suld enter agayn in prisoun, and he war rycht dredand for to be put to dede. | 60 | ||
| Gif a Prince may lefully refuse ane othir Prince to pas his voyage throu his contre but scath. | 61 | ||
| Quhethir Kirkmen suld pay tailles, tributis, and inposiciouns to Seclere kingis or princis. | 62 | ||
| Gif the Kirk may mak were agayne the Jowis. | 63 | ||
| Gif a Man may ficht for his wyf in armes. | 64 | ||
| How the ta Brothir may defend the tothir in armys. | 65 | ||
| Gif a Baron be vassall to twa Lordis that makis weris in syndry contreis, to quhilk of tham sall he mak seruice till. | 66 | ||
| And gif a Baron be vassall to twa lordis the quhilkis makis were ilkane apon othir, quham to sall he mak seruice. | 67 | ||
| Quhethir Bondis suld be constreynit to the weris. | 68 | ||
| Quhilk Folk may nocht be strenȝeit to mak weris, supposs thai be chargit. | 69 | ||
| Gif a Man be hurt sarely be ane othir, and he hurt him agayne, gif he sal be punyst. | 70 | ||
| Gif a Man bonde makis slauchter be the bidding of his Lord, suld he be punyst. | 71 | ||
| Quhethir a Bonde may defend him again his Lord, and he war sett to sla him. | 72 | ||
| Gif a Monk may defend him fra his Abbot, and he wald sett to sla him. | 73 | ||
| Gif the sone may lefully defend him agayn his fader, and he wald sla him. | 74 | ||
| Gif a Man may lefully defend him agayn his awin juge, or nocht. | 75 | ||
| Gyf a Man be banyst a realm, and happin to cum in agayne be ony cas, gif men wald set on him, to tak him, quhethir he aucht to defend him. | 76 | ||
| Gif a Preste be assailit wyth his inymyes berand Goddis sacrit body on him, quhethir he aw to lay doun Goddis body, and defend him, or nocht. | 77 | ||
| Gif a Man may for mark be prisoner that maid neuer caus bot for otheris. | 78 | ||
| How, and in quhat maner, mark suld be tholit or gevin be the Prince. | 79 | ||
| How suld mark be gevin aganis a Citee that allegis to na soverayne. | 80 | ||
| Gif all Lordis may graunt markis. | 81 | ||
| How, or be quhat resoun, may it be steynd that the King of France be nocht subject to the Empire. | 82 | ||
| Quhethir gif the King of Ingland be subject ony way to the Empire. | 83 | ||
| Gif a Burgess haldand change and house at Parise be tane and robbit be the way cummand to Parise-wart, quhethir he is to be gevin power of merk to for the gude recouering. | 84 | ||
| Quhethir a Scolare at the study in Parise of Ingland borne, aw to be prisonare. | 85 | ||
| Quhethir a Seruand suld joyse the priuilege that his maister has lang joisit. | 86 | ||
| Gyf ane Inglissman cummys to Parise to visyte his sone at the scule, beand seke, quhethir he aw to be prisoner, or nocht. | 87 | ||
| Gyf ane Inglissman cummys to Parise to visyte his brother seke at the scule, quhethir he aw to be prisonare, or nocht. | 88 | ||
| Quhethir a Studyand may lefully be haldin in prisoun for ony mark. | 89 | ||
| Quhethir a Wode man may be haldyn presoner and ransound in the weris. | 90 | ||
| Quhethir a Wode man, efter that he be cummyn again to his wit, may be haldyn presoner. | 91 | ||
| Quhethir a passand alde Ancien man, be law of armes, may be haldin prisonere. | 92 | ||
| Quhethir a Childe may lefully be tane and haldin presonere be the law of armes. | 93 | ||
| Quhethir a Blynd man, be law of armes, may be tane and haldin presonere. | 94 | ||
| Quhethir Ambassadouris or Legatis cummand to the King may lede his inymyes throu his realme with thame, or nocht. | 95 | ||
| Quhethir a Bischop may be tane presonere be a Franch man, the Bischop beand of Ingland. | 96 | ||
| Quhethir a Kirk man may be tane for mark. | 97 | ||
| Quhethir gif Pilleryns may be maid presoneris be ony maner of weris of armes. | 98 | ||
| Quhat thingis in tyme of were has sauf condyt be priuilege unaskit at the Princis. | 99 | ||
| Quhethir, in tyme of were, the ass and the ox suld bathe joise a maner of priuilege. | 100 | ||
| Quhethir gif the varlet aw to joyce the priuilege of the husbandman. | 101 | ||
| Quhethir, in tyme of weris, folk may ledder castellis and wallit townis lefully. | 102 | ||
| How suld be punyst folk that brekis the Princis sauf condyt, or his assurancis. | 103 | ||
| Quhethir a grete Lord suld traist in a sauf condyt, or ony othir lawar person. | 104 | ||
| Quhethir gif a Cristin King, Prince, or Emperour, may gif a sauf condyt till ane othir King, Prince, or Emperoure Sarraȝene. | 105 | ||
| Gif twa Lordis has made trewis togidder suorne, quhethir gif the tane brek trewis gif the tothir suld rycht sa brek. | 106 | ||
| Quhether better be to fecht fastand before mete, or efter mete quhen men has dronkin. | 107 | ||
| Quhethir bataill may be set before Ladyes. | 108 | ||
| Quhethir the Quene Jonat of Naplis mycht lefully assailȝie the King Lowis de Cicile. | 109 | ||
| Here previs the Autour playnly how gage of bataill is reprovit be all maner of lawis. | 110 | ||
| Here he puttis the case, in the quhilk it is lefull to geve gage of bataill. | 111 | ||
| And ȝit he puttis ane othir case in the quhilk law of armes will thole gage of bataill. | 112 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the lawis of Lumbardy. | 113 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 114 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir ease efter the law of Lumbardy. | 115 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 116 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir efter the law of Lumbardy. | 117 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir efter the lawis of Lumbardy. | 118 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the lawis of Lumbardy. | 119 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 120 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 121 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 122 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 123 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the said Lawis. | 124 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 125 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the law of Lumbardy. | 126 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir case efter the said Lawis. | 127 | ||
| How oft tymes the bataill in listis is nocht done be the principale persouns bot be otheris. | 128 | ||
| The form and maner of thair Aithis that suld fecht in barrieris of close listis in felde. | 129 | ||
| Gif a man passit age, may put quham him list to campioun to ficht in barreris for him. | 130 | ||
| Gif ane of the campiouns brekis his suerd, quhether ane othir suld be gevin him agayne. | 131 | ||
| Gif the Lord may nocht knaw the first day quha has the lyklyar, gif thai suld cum again on the morn, and enter in felde as before: Quhilk of the twa campiouns suld first stryke. | 132 | ||
| Gif the vencust man suld pay the costis, thouch the Kyng remytt his actioun. | 133 | ||
| Gif a man has bene vencust of ony crime in barreris, gif he may be accusit in jugement tharof. | 134 | ||
| Quhethir gif the campiouns may fecht in playne felde, but barreris, gif thai lykis. | 135 | ||
| How he suld be punyst that has grantit his crime, and vencust in barreris opinly. | 136 | ||
| Gif a Knycht appelis ane othir, quhether gif thai may leue of, and forthink the appele. | 137 | ||
| Here, he spekis of Armes and baneris in generale. | 138 | ||
| Here he spekis of Armes and baneris in specialitee. | 139 | ||
| Gif a Man may [tak] otheris armes at his lyking. | 140 | ||
| Gif ane Allemain fyndis a Frenchman berand the samyn armes that he beris in felde, quhethir gif he may appele him of battaill. | 141 | ||
| How suld be punyst folk that beris othir mennis armes but leue, to do tham ony lak. | 142 | ||
| Here spekis he of colouris in armes, quhilkis are the maist noble; and of thair diuisiouns. | 143 | ||
| And first, he spekis of the colour that is rede. | 144 | ||
| And syne he spekis of asure that is the blewe coloure. | 145 | ||
| And syne he spekis of the quhite colouris. | 146 | ||
| And syne he spekis of the colour that is blak. | 147 | ||
| And syne he spekis of the condicioun and nature of the ordinance of the closing of the Barreris. | 148 | ||
| And ȝit spekis he of the condicioun of the close felde, ordanyt for fechting in barreris, as said is. | 149 | ||
| And ȝit ane othir thrid reule of the condicioun and nature of close barreris. | 150 | ||
| And ȝit spekis he of the ferde condicioun and nature of the close felde, that is callit barreris. | 151 | ||
| And ȝit the fyft doctryne gevis he of the form and maner and condicioun of the close felde. | 152 | ||
| And ȝit the sext doctrine spekis he of the form, maner, and condicioun of the close barreris. | 153 | ||
| Here he speris quhat condicioun suld be in a gude Emperoure be the nature of his hie office. | 154 | ||
| Quhat thingis appertenis to be in a gude Prince, King, or othir. | 155 |
CAPITULUM CXXXVIII, &c.
HERE SPEKIS THE DOCTOURE OF ARMES THAT AR IN BLASONS, AND OF BANERIS AND PENOUNS.[[18]]