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
The Sext doctrine is: That because thare is sum men sa hichty hautayn and
orguillous and full of surquedry, that thai haue na traist, na fyaunce in
God na his Sanctis, bot in thair awin propre pyth and vertu of corps and
strenth of membris; na has na will; na thocht on God to mend thair
mysdedis; na to tak counsale at gude men of lyf and deuocion; na to mak
gude ordynaunce for thame self, suppose the Prince suld the bataill to be
tholit to be done to the vtterest: And tharfore the King suld assigne
certane day of bataill and houre to the Appelloure, and he suld ger schaw
him the grete perile in the quhilk he puttis him in baith of body and of
saule, and monyse him, and exhort him on Goddis behalf, that all before
that euer he schape him for horse, harnais, na othir prouision for the
bataill, that first he schape him to se for a gude Confessour, that be a
gude wise clerke, wele letterit and wele instruct in the faith, and of gude
counsale and conscience, that he may discharge his conscience to, and
schrive him wele, and put his saule first in gude estate, and his gudein
ordinance, as he wald mak his testament to ga to dede, and as wyse man aw
to do: Quhilk gif he dois nocht, the King suld say him, "That sen he
traistit nocht in Goddis help, he suld nocht traist that he war a gude
Cristyn man, and that he suld haue the lesse fauour of him;" and than suld
he ordane him a term within quhilk he suld put him in gude estate of the
saule to Godwart, and syne spere, how thai had done at thair Confessoure,
and sa suld he do to the tothir: And this is a takyn that a Prince is wyse,
and lufis wele God, that begynnis at him to dispone all his gouernance and
dedis.
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[Fol. 81. b.]
HERE SPERIS THE DOCTOURE QUHAT THINGIS EFFERIS TILL ALL GUDE PRINCE TO DO
As now sen he hes sum part declarit quhat properteis suld be in ane
Emperoure, now will he declare quhat properteis a gude King suld haue in
him: that is the maist hye dignitie efter the Emperoure. And [gh]it will
oure maisteris saye that the name of King is mare na the name of Emperoure
be excellence; ffor oure Lord Jhesu Crist in this erde here callit him
nocht Emperoure, bot tholit to be callit King of Kingis and Lord of Lordis,
as our Haly Writt beris witness. And alssua he was callit a Kingis Sone:
ffor he is callit in Haly Writt the Sone of David King; and that sais
Clerkis that he is of Kingis be the grettar excellence of lynage. And
[gh]it alssua Sanct Peter menyt to his teching, that the name of King was
mare excellent na the name of Emperoure, quhen he said till his disciples,
That thai suld be subgettis till all creature humayne for the honoure of
God [gh]our King, and specially till all Kingis for the honoure of him, as
to the hiest degree and maist excellent. And this approues the Pape
Gelasius, &c.
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[Fol. 83. b.]
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