VIII.
Murther is no lesse unlawfull and intollerable in the time of War, then in the time of Peace, & is to be punished with death.
Whosoever shall be found to have forced any woman, whe∣ther he be Commander or Souldier, shall die for it without mer∣cy. And whosoever shall be found guilty of adultery or forni∣cation, shall be no lesse severely censured and punished then in the time of Peace.
If any common whores shall be found following the Army, if they be married women, and run away from their husbands, they shall be put to death without mercy; and if they be unmar∣ried, they shall be first married by the hangman, and thereafter by him scourged out of the Army.
Theeves and Robbers shall be punished with the like seve∣rity. If any shall spoile or take any part of their goods that die in the Army, or are killed in service, he shall restore the double, and be further punished at discretion. It is provided, that all their goods be forth-comming, and be disposed of according to their Testament and Will, declared by word or writ before witnes∣ses; or if they have made no Testament, to their Wives, Chil∣dren, or nearest Kindred, according to the Lawes of the King∣dome.
All shall live together as friends and brethren, abstaining from words of disgrace, contempt, reproach, giving of lies, and all provocation by word or gesture: He that faileth, shall be im∣prisoned