Here begynnys the Buke callit THE BUKE OF THE LAW OF ARMYS, the quhilk was compilit be a notable man, Doctour in Decreis, callit BONNET, PRIOURE OF SALLON; the quhilk, quhen it was maid, callit it The Fleur of Bataillis, or the Tree; into the quhilk Buke thare salbe foure partis efter as the Rubryis schawis. The First part salbe, Of the Tribulacioun of the Kirk before the Natiuitee of Christe. The Secund party salbe, Of the Tribulaciouns and Destructioun of the Four Principale Realmes grettest of the Warld, &c. The Thrid salbe, Of Bataillis in generale. The Ferde, Of Bataillis in specialitee. HERE BEGYNNYS THE RUBRYIS OF THE FIRST PARTY, ETC., BE THE QUHILKIS MEN MAY BETTER KNAW THE PROCESSE OF THE SAID BUKE, AND OF EUERY CHAPTERE SPECIALY. In the First Chapiter he speris, Quhat thing is Bataill? i The Second Chapiter is, Quhare was first foundyn Bataill? ii The Third is, Of the tribulacions of the Kirk by passit, iij The Ferde is, Of the first Angel, iiij The Fyft is, Of the tother Angel, v The Exposicioun apon the tothir party of the Visioun of Sanct Johne, vj The thrid Angel, vij The ferde Angel, viij The fyft Angel, ix And [gh]it spekis he mare furtherly of the Visioun, x _Expliciunt Rubrice Prime Partis, etc._ _Sequitur Prologus in breuibus._ Here folowis the Proloug of the said Buke, in termis, as the forenamyt DOCTOURE BONNET, Prioure of Sallon, maid his first Intitulacioun and Prohemium: And syne efter sall folowe the principale parties of the Buke forenamyt, Translatit be me GILBERT OF THE HAYE KNYCHT, Maister in Arte, and Bachilere in Decreis, Chaumerlayn vmquhile to the maist worthy King Charles of Fraunce, at the request of ane hye and mychty Prince and worthy Lord, WILLIAME ERLE OF ORKNAY AND OF CATHNES, Lord Synclere, and Chancelare of Scotland, in his Castell of Rosselyn, the [gh]ere of our Lord a thowsand four hundreth fyfty and sex. [Fol. 2.] PROLOGUS.