The Buke of the Order of Knyghthood: Translated from the French by Sir Gilbert Hay, KnightLlull, Ramon
Philosophy
The Buke of the Order of Knyghthood: Translated from the French by Sir Gilbert Hay, Knight
Llull, Ramon
Chivalry
that's promised safe conduct from one place to another, but has
neglected to capitulate for his safe return, may be lawfully detained
prisoner? Whether a man that has safe conduct promised to him and his
attendants, can bring alongst with him a greater man than he himself
is? If a man be taken prisoner upon another's safe conduct, whether he
that had the safe conduct be obliged to relieve him upon his own
charges? If a man having liberty to go out of prison, on condition that
he should return upon such a day, re-enters again into the prison,
fails in the day, how he should be punished? Whether it be lawful for
one Prince to refuse another, with whom he is at peace, passage thorow
his country? Whether Churchmen should pay taxes, tributes, and
impositions to Secular Kings and Princes? If the Church should make war
against the Jews? If a man may defend his wife by force of arms? If a
brother may defend his brother by force of arms? When a Baron is a
vassal to two Lords of different countries, that have both of them war,
whom of them he ought to serve? When a Baron is a vassal to two Lords
that make war upon one another, whom of them he ought to obey? When a
man is a burgess in two cities that make war against one another, which
of them he ought to obey? Whether a man that is in bondage or in
slavery be obliged to go to the wars with his lord and master? Whether
a man may be compelled to go to the wars? If one man fairly wounds
another, and he wounds him again, whether he ought to be punished for
the same? If a bondman or slave kills another by his master's command,
whether he ought to be punished for the same? Whether a bondman or
slave may defend himself against his lord and master that designs to
kill him? Whether a Monk may defend himself against his Abbot who
designs to kill him? Whether the son may lawfully defend himself
against the father who designs to kill him? Whether a man may lawfully
defend himself against his judge? Whether a man, being banished the
realm, and returning again without permission, when people set upon him
to take him, if he ought to defend himself? Whether a Priest that is
assaulted carrying the Lord's Body (or the Sacrament) alongst with him,
ought to lay it down and defend himself? If a man that is innocent
ought to be punished by way of reprisal for the guilty? And how Princes
ought to behave themselves in the cases of reprisals? How reprisals
should be made against a city that owes allegiance to no Sovereign? If
all lords or masters may make reprisals? How and for what reason it may
be said that the King of France is no ways subject to the Emperor?
Whether the King of England be in any manner of way subject to the
Empire? Whether reprisals can be granted to a Burgess that's living at
Paris, and robbed in his return to Paris, for recovering the money or
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