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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this on the 8. daie of October, the two kings of England and France, before a great number of earles, The two kings of En|gland and France re|ceiue a so|lemne oth. barons, and others, both of the cleargie and temporalitie, tooke their solemne othes, that the one should defend the other, and also either others armie in this iournie, both comming and going, without fraud or deceipt: and the like oth was receiued by the earles and barons on both parties. Then the two kings by aduise and consent of both their armies deuised these ordinances.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ordinances deuised. I. That all pilgrims which chanced to die in this iournie might dispose at their pleasure all their armour, horsses, and apparell, and halfe of those things which they had with them, so that they sent nothing home into their countries, and the other halfe should be at the discretion of Walter archbishop of Rouen, Manser bishop of Langres, of the maister of the temple, and of the maister of the Hospitall, of Hugh duke of Burgoigne, of Rafe de Coucie, of Drogo de Marlow, of Robert Sabuille, Andrew de Chauenie, and of Gilbert Wascoile, which should imploie the same towards the support of the wars in the holie land against the infidels as they thought most expedient.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Plaie forbid|den.2. That no man should plaie at anie game within the armie for monie, except knights and chapleins, the which should not loose in one daie and night aboue 20 shillings, they to forfeit an 100 shillings so oft as they lost aboue that summe: the persons aforenamed to haue the same distributed as afore is said. The two kings might plaie, and command their seruants in their presence likewise to plaie, so that they exceede not the summe of 20 shillings. And also the seruants of archbishops, bishops, earles and barons, by their maisters commandement might play, not exceeding that summe: but if anie seruants or mariners, or other of like degree, were found to play without licence, the seruants should be whipped naked three daies round about the campe, except they ransomed foorth themselues, at the pleasure of the persons abour named: and the mariners should be plunged ouer head and eares in the sea three mornings togither, after the vse of seamen, except they redeemed that punishment, at the discretion likewise of the said persons: and those of other like meane degrees being neither knights nor chapleins should be punished as seruants.

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