Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye whiche sayd boke is departyd in to foure partyes ...

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Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye whiche sayd boke is departyd in to foure partyes ...
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Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.
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[Westminster :: Printed by William Caxton,
1484]
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Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
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¶Here finisheth the iij partie of this boke / & consequētly fo¦loweth ye table of the rubrices of ye iiij & last partie of ye same

  • IN the fyrst chapitre asketh Cristyne to the maister yf a lorde sendeth a saufconduyt to another his enemye be it a baron or a knyght / or what someuer he be / and that

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  • the saufconduyt conteyneth onely / of sauf comyng / Whether after ryght he may arreste hym by suche a cawtele at hys go¦oyng hom agayne / ¶Capio· / j /
  • ¶Item demaundeth yf a knyght or som other gentylman had a saufconduyt for himself & / ix / moo with hym / whether he myght vndre shadowe of the sayd nōbre bringe with him som grete lorde for one of the / ix / in to the coūtrey of his ene∣myes / ¶Capio· ••••
  • ¶Item saide crystyne to the maister that she gyueth herself grete merueylle seeyng the lytel feyth that renneth in the worlde / how men dare trust vpon thees saufconduyttee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thenne asketh / yf it happe that som kynge or prynce 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gyueth a saufconduyt to a sarrasyn / Whether the other 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ten men where he muste passe by ought to kepe vnto 〈◊〉〈◊〉 strengthe of his saufconduyt / ¶〈…〉〈…〉
  • ¶Item where as trewes be taken betwene two 〈◊〉〈◊〉 demaūdeth crystine yf that one partye by som manere 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may take eny towne fortresse or place ayenst that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and yf that one partye breketh ye trewes whether 〈…〉〈…〉 partye is holden to kepe hem or not / ¶〈…〉〈…〉
  • ¶Item begynneth to speke of a manere of werre 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cleped marke / & asketh yf suche a manere be iuste or 〈◊〉〈◊〉
  • ¶It of the manere yt a kynge ought to kepe or that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 any marke / & whether euery lorde may gyue 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉
  • ¶It begynneth to speke of chāp de bataylle & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is a ryghtwis thīge & of ryght yt a man shall proue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 body aienst another yt thīge yt is secrete & not knowen vi
  • ¶Item sheweth for what manere of cas ordeyned 〈…〉〈…〉 imperyall / champ de bataylle / ¶Capio· v••••••
  • ¶Item for what manere of cas lombardys lawe ordey∣ned / champ de bataylle ¶Capio· ix
  • ...

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  • ¶Item how champ de bataylle sheweth & representeth som what the dede of a questyon pleetable / And whether it is ryght that at thentrynge of the felde the champyons gyue theyre othes / ¶Capio· / x /
  • ¶Item yf it hap that one of the champyons / leseth any of his armes while that he fyghteth wether men ought to yel∣de hem ayen or not / And yf the kynge wolde pardonne hym that is vaynquished whether the vyctoryouse may aske hys costes or not / And yf there be founde that a man is accused wrongfully what men ought to doo of hym that hath ac∣cused that other / ¶Capio· / xj /
  • ¶Item asketh yf a man is punyshed of a misdede proued by champ de bataylle / whether the iustice may punyshe hym vpon a new therfor / and yf one calleth another to a champ whether he that calleth that other may repente him self of his callynge atte his owne wylle ¶Capio· / xij
  • ¶It deuyseth to whiche thinge a kynge or a prynce ought to see to bifore that he iugeth eny champ de bataille / & what counseill men ought to giue to them that shal befight eche other / ¶Capio· / xiij
  • ¶It whether batailles may be doon after right vpon a ho∣ly day or not / & whether the lawe holdeth that men may saue hemself in excercyting thoffyce of armes / And whether cler¦kes may or ought after the lawe go to a bataille C / xiiij
  • ¶Item beginneth to speke of the fayte of blasonnyng of armes / whether euery man may take of his owne auctory¦te suche armes as he wyl ¶Capio· / xv /
  • ¶Item in what manere a gentylman may chalenge ano¦ther mannys armes / and in what manere not / C / xvj
  • ¶It of the armes & penoncelles and of the colours moste noble that apparteyne to the fayte of blasonnyng / C / xvij
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