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
[Sidenote: Plaie forbidden.]
2 That no man should plaie at anie game within the armie for
monie, except knights and chapleins, the which should not loose
in one daie and night aboue 20 shillings, they to forfeit an 100
shillings so oft as they lost aboue that summe: the persons
aforenamed to haue the same to be distributed as afore is said.
The two kings might plaie, and command their seruants in their
presence likewise to plaie, so that they excéeded not the summe
of 20 shillings. And also the seruants of archbishops, bishops,
earles and barons, by their maisters commandement might play, not
excéeding that summe: but if anie seruants or mariners, or other
of like degrée, were found to play without licence, the seruants
should be whipped naked three daies round about the campe, except
they ransomed foorth themselues, at the pleasure of the persons
aboue named: and the mariners should be plunged ouer head and
eares in the sea three mornings togither, after the vse of
seamen, except they redeem that punishment, at the discretion
likewise of the said persons: and those of other like meane
degrées being neither knights nor chapleins should be punished as
seruants.
[Sidenote: Borrowing.]
3 That if anie pilgrime borrowed anie thing of an other whilest
he was on his iournie, he should be bound to paie it: but if he
borrowed it before his setting foorth, he was not bound to answer
it till his returne home.
[Sidenote: Souldiers or mariners departing from their masters.]
4 That if anie mariner or seruant, reteined in wages with anie
man in this iournie, departed from his master without licence, no
other person might receiue him, and if he did, he should be
punished at the discretion of the forenamed persons.
[Sidenote: Vittelers.]
5 That no vitteler or other should buy any bread to sell againe,
nor any meale within the compasse of the campe, except the same
were brought by a stranger, neither might they buy any paast or
other thing to sell againe in the campe, or within a league of
it.
6 That if anie man bought corne wherof to make bread, it was
appointed how much he should gaine in one measure beside the
bran.
7 That other occupiers, which vsed buieng and selling of wares,
should gaine one penie in 10 pence, neither should anie man
refuse anie of the kings coine, except it were broken within the
circle.
8 That no man should buy anie flesh to sell it againe, except a
liuing beast, which he should kill within the campe.
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