Two arme a man: Firste, ye muste sette on Sabatones and tye hem upon the shoo with smale poyntis that wol breke. And then griffus, and then quisses, and then the breche of mayle. And then touletis. And then brest. And then vambras. And then rerebras. And then glovys. And then hange his daggere upon his right side. And then his shorte swerde upon the lyfte side in a rounde rynge, alle nakid, to pulle it oute lightli. And then putte his cote upon his bak. And then his basinet pynnid upon two greet staplis before the breste with a dowbille bokille behynde upon the bak, for to make the basinet sitte juste. And then his longe swerde in his hande. And then his pensille in his hande, peyntid of seynt George, or of oure lady, to blesse him with as he gooth towarde the felde, and in the felde. The day that the Pelaunt and the defendant shalle fighte what they shal have with hem into the felde. A tente muste be pight in the felde Also a cheyre Also a basyne Also vj loves of bread Also ij galones of wyne Also a messe of mete, flesshe or fisshe Also a borde and a peyre trestelis, to sette his mete and drynke on Also a borde clothe Also a knyf for to kutte his mete Also a cuppe to drynke of Also a glass with a drynke made Also a dosen tresses of armynge poyntis Also a hamyr and pynsones, and a bicorne Also smale nayles a dosene Also a long swerde, shorte swerde, and daggar Also a kerchief to hele the viser of his basinet Also a penselle to bere in his hande of his avowryre. In the case of knights, we see that the weapons were those in customary use, and the duel was a fight with spears and with sword; in the case of the common sort, it was a very different thing. The gallows stood in readiness for the vanquished man; the weapons were staves armed at the end with iron shaped like a ram’s horn. There was a strict rule about the dress of the combatants, which was to be of white wool; they were bare-headed and bare-footed; their heads were shaved to avoid giving a chance for either to catch the other by the hair. In a certain duel on record the combatants first broke their staves and then fought with fists and claws and feet and teeth, especially with their teeth; they tore each other’s garments and the flesh beneath, until at last one got the other down and gouged out both eyes with his thumbs. After this there was nothing to be done but to surrender and to be carried to the gallows there to be hanged.