Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (06 of 12): Richard the FirstHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (06 of 12): Richard the First
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
In the meane time the king was gone into Gascoigne, [Sidenote: William
de Chisi.] where he besieged a castell that belonged to one William de
Chisi, and tooke both the castell and the owner, whome he caused to be
hanged for the spoiles and robberies which he had committed vpon
pilgrims that passed by those parts toward Compostella, to visit the
bodie of saint James. After this, the king came backe vnto Chinon in
Aniou, [Sidenote: The kings nauie is set foorth.] and there tooke order
for the setting foorth of his nauie by sea, ouer which he appointed
chéefe gouernours Gerard archbishop of Aux, Bernard bishop of Baieux,
[Sidenote: Baion. Sablius, or Sabuille.] Robert de Sablius, Richard de
Camuille[4], and William de Fortz de Vlerun, commanding all those that
should passe foorth with his said nauie, to be obedient vnto these
persons as his deputies and lieutenants. Herewith they were appointed to
prouide victuals to serue all those that should go by sea for the space
of 60 daies.
[Sidenote: _Polydor._] The king also made the same time certeine
ordinances to be obserued among the seafaring men which tended to this
effect:
[Sidenote: Slaiers of men.]
1 First, that if any man chanced to slea an other on the
shipboord, he should be bound to the dead bodie and so throwne
into the sea.
2 Secondlie, if he killed him on land, he should yet be bound to
him as before, and so buried quicke togither.
[Sidenote: Brallers. Punishment for blouddrawers.]
3 Thirdlie, if any man should be conuicted by lawfull witnesse,
that he drew any weapon to strike any other, or chanced by
striking at any man to draw bloud of him that was smitten, he
should lose his hand.
4 Fourthlie, if he gaue but a blowe with his fist without
bloudshedding, he should be plunged three seuerall times ouer
head and eares in the water.
[Sidenote: Reuilers.]
5 Fifthlie, if any man reuiled another, he should for euerie time
so misusing himselfe, forfeit an ounce of siluer.
[Sidenote: Theft and pickeries.]
6 Sixtlie, that if anie man were taken with theft or pickerie,
and thereof conuicted, he should haue his head polled, and hot
pitch powred vpon his pate, and vpon that, the feathers of some
pillow or cushion shaken aloft, that he might thereby be knowne
for a theefe, and at the next arriuall of the ships to any land,
be put foorth of the companie to seeke his aduenture, without all
hope of returne vnto his fellowes.
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