¶Yf a knyght or som other gentylman had a saufconduit for his persone & for / ix / men with him / whether he myght vn¦dre coloure of the same take wyth him in to the countrey of enemyes som grete lorde in stede of one of the ix / men / Cij (Book 2)
Syth that we be entred in matere of saufconduytes an suere me now of another question / A knyght of en¦glond hathe a saufconduyt of the kyng of Fraūce for hym & for / ix / other with him on horsbacke for to c••m••n to Fraunce for som adoo he hathe there / & it happeth that a grete lorde or baron of england desyreth hym that he may be one of the / ix / his felawes / by cause that he wolde fayne goo see Fraūce to sporte hym there / the whiche thinge the knight graunteth to him / & thus he goeth forth wyth hym wh••rof it happed whan they be lodged nyghe paris that the sayde lor∣de or baron is knowen there of a knyght of the kynges of Fraunce / whiche well acompanyed cometh scone towardys hym there as he is lodged / and telleth hym that he yelde hym & that he is his prysoner / To the whiche thinge thenglis••e knyght that brought the baron with hym ansuereth / that he may not doo soo / For by vertue of hys saufconduyt he may goo he beyng the tenthe thrughe the royalme of Fraunce of whiche / x / this baron is one / For suche as hym pleased he might take wyth hym / ¶ Ansuereth the frenshe knyght and sayth / Ye be but a symple knyght / soo may ye not brynge wyth you noo gretter man of condycyon than ye be of vndre youre saufconduyt / For yf it were soo