“Then, if the appellant have no witnesses to prove the matter of his appeal, the marshal prefixes a day, within forty, for deraigning the combat, taking pledges of both parties, to appear at the day, and to do battle between sun-rising and sun-set. “The place appointed for the combat is a hard and even ground, railed within certain lists, sixty feet in length and forty feet in breadth; and without the lists are certain counter-lists, without which the marshal’s men come, as well to attend any extraordinary accident, within the lists, as to keep off the press of the people without. “Their weapons are appointed, a glaive, a long sword, a short sword, and a dagger. At the day the appellant doth appear and come to the east gate of the lists, where he is admitted to enter by the marshal himself, together with his arms, weapons, victual and also his council with him; and then is brought to a certain place, within the lists, where he attends the coming of the defendant. “The defendant, if he appear not, is called by three proclamations, made by the marshal of the king of heralds of that province wherein the battle is deraigned. The marshal’s clerk doth enter into his register their coming, the time of their coming, and the manner, whether on horse-back or on foot; the fashion of their arms and their weapons; the colour of their horses and the like. “The marshal doth measure their weapons; and then the marshal hath a clerk ready, who brings forth the crucifix and a mass book, whereupon both the appellant and defendant do take their oaths. “The bill of challenge of the appellant and the answer of the defendant, is read unto them by the marshal’s clerk; and then they take their oaths; First, that their appeal and defense is true; Second, that neither has advantage of other by weapon; Third, that either would do his best endeavour to vanquish his enemy. “Then proclamation is made at every corner of the lists, for the clearing and voidance of the lists. Then the combatants, being ready, the constable and marshal, sitting at the king’s feet, pronounce these words, with a high voice: ‘_Lesses les aller, lesses les aller, lesses les aller et faire leur devoir._’