¶In the first chapytre demaūded Crystyne / yf a lorde sen∣deth a saufconduyt to another his enemye / and that the sauf¦conduyt speketh but of sauf comynge / whether after right he may arreste hym atte his gooyng hom ageyne / Capio· / j / (Book 1)
AT the begynnyng of thys fourth part of thys boke ryght dere master I wil entre in to another dyfferēt purpos of werre dependyng of that whiche is afore said that is to wite in to a manere of assuryng whiche is gi¦uen to them that goo and come from a contrey to anoth••r that haue werre to eche other whiche assuring men calle let∣tres of saufconduyt / wherof I wil first make vnto the suche a demaunde / I putte cas that a baron haue werre with a knyght / of the whiche werre / the frendes of bothe partyes re¦yne hem self for to make a goode peas / wherfore the saide ba¦ron sendeth hys lettres of saufconduyt to the sayde knyght vndre whiche he may com towardis hym / & sendeth to h••m worde with all that he may com surely / the knyght trusting vpon the assuryng of the same lettres cometh to the sayd ba¦ron / but whan they haue spoken bothe togyder / and that the knyght wyl departe / the baron doeth arreste hym / and sayth and proposeth that he is hys prysoner / For he saythe ye be atte werre wyth me as euery man knoweth well wherfor I may take you atte myn aduauntage where someuere I can fynde you / that other ansuereth that he may not doo soo For the strengthe of his owne saufconduit deffendeth ye same the baron saith that this helpeth him not for bicause yt the sauf∣conduit speketh onely of ye coming thither & not of there tour¦nyng ayen wherfore he doo him noo wronge yf he kepe hym Soo demaūde I of the whether the baron hathe a gode cause For it shulde seme ye / seeyng that hit suffiseth emonge