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
his wagis for all the tyme that he is seke or nocht. 42
How Gudis suld be departit in the weris, that ar wonnyn in tyme
of the weris. 43
Gif a Man may rychtwisely hald that he has tane fra a revare, that
set to reue him be the way. 44
Gif twa Citeis makis were ilkane on othir, quhethir thai may
lefully mak were thai clamand to hald of na souerayne. 45
Quhethir a Man may sla his prisonare efter that he be tane and
[gh]eldit, at his awin will. 46
Gif a Man may ask ransoun of gold and siluer at his prisonare be
law or armes. 47
Quhethir for the weris that is betuix the Kingis of Ingland and
of France, the Franchmen may leuefully tak the pure mennis gudis,
and mak achet of, and mak presonaris thair persouns. 48
Quhethir a King may lefully, be cautele and subtiltee, ourset or
disconfyte ane othir King. 49
Quhethir Bataill may lefully be on Haly day. 50
Quhethir gif a Man wrangis ane othir, he may lefully recouer apon
him be were his thing, gif he may reclame him in jugement. 51
Gif a Knycht deis in bataill in his Princis querele, quhethir his
saule be sauf, or nocht. 52
Quhethir Rychtwise men or sinnaris ar starkar in bataill. 53
Quhy is there sa mekle Were in this warld. 54
Gif a Prisouner be suorne to hald prisoun, and his takar put him
atour his ath in stark prisoun or festnyng, gif it be lefull to
him to escape, and brek presoun. 55
Gif a Man be presonare till ane othir, and he put him in a stark
close toure, in sekir festeynyg, quhethir he be haldin to brek
prison, and eschape. 56
Gif a Man has sauf condyt to com seurely, nocht spekand of his
way-passing, quhethir he may be haldyn prisonar in his passing. 57
Gyf a Man that has sauf conduct may bring on his sauf conduct
gretare man na himself is. 58
Gif a Man be tane prisoner apon ane otheris sauf condyt, quhethir he
that aw the sauf condyt suld outred him of prisoun on his awin cost. 59
Gif a Man suld enter agayn in prisoun, and he war rycht dredand for
to be put to dede. 60
Gif a Prince may lefully refuse ane othir Prince to pas his voyage
throu his contre but scath. 61
Quhethir Kirkmen suld pay tailles, tributis, and inposiciouns to
Seclere kingis or princis. 62
Gif the Kirk may mak were agayne the Jowis.
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