The antiquities of England and Wales . in the beft manner that they can devife, thatone may hold that whiles the other doth fliete, upon the payne. FOR THEM THAT SAULT OR RENNERS TOMAKE THEM BOOTIE. Alsoe, That all men make them boty vii or v together, andthat three of the vii, or twoo of the v, be defeigncd to waite andnot to departe from the ftandards, upon payne to loofe all thewynninges that may be wonne by him as that day, or by theffellowfliip of him, halfe to the kinge, and halfe to him that ac-cufeth him, and his bodie in pryfon at the kings will; and thatevery captayne give me by N da


The antiquities of England and Wales . in the beft manner that they can devife, thatone may hold that whiles the other doth fliete, upon the payne. FOR THEM THAT SAULT OR RENNERS TOMAKE THEM BOOTIE. Alsoe, That all men make them boty vii or v together, andthat three of the vii, or twoo of the v, be defeigncd to waite andnot to departe from the ftandards, upon payne to loofe all thewynninges that may be wonne by him as that day, or by theffellowfliip of him, halfe to the kinge, and halfe to him that ac-cufeth him, and his bodie in pryfon at the kings will; and thatevery captayne give me by N day all the names of his men asthey be made in their botie, certifienge by name vvhich be they fliallabyde with the ftandards, and which fliall doe there advantage. FOR THEM THAT USE B O R D E L L, THE WHICHLODGE IN THE HOSTE. Alsoe, That noe man have, ne hold any commen weomenTvithin his lodginge, upon payne of loofinge a months wages; and (a) Pavises were large Ihlelds, or rather portable mantlets, covering a man from head to foot. if. Ihilished ^^jd^, fySMboper. 2^. C- Ooodnufht ^cufyi. PREFACE. 51 If any man fynd or can fynde any commen woman lodglnge, myfaid lord commandeth him to take from her or them, all the moneythat maye be found upon her or them, and to take a ftaff anddryve her out of the hofte and breake her arme. (b) (b) By this article in Upton, which occurs among thofe made by King Henry, it is ordered, thatpublic and common whores be by no means permitted to remain with the army, efpecially during ilegesof towns, caftles and fortrefles of any fort; but that they fhall be ftationed together within a diftancenot lefs than a league j this is to be obferved in all cities hereafter taken and yielded to the king, any»ne found with the arm) after admonition, to be puni(hcd with the fraflure of her left arm. EXPLANATION OF THE P L x\ T E OF ARMOUR, No. I. A Shield called a Roundel. No. 2. A Target. No. 3. A Leaden Mallet, ufed by the archer mentioned inthe militar


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