FOr asmuch as it is often seen the man's reason whereby he should decern the good from the evil/ and the right from the wrong/ is many times by seduction of the devil/ worldly covetise and sensual appetites repressed and vanquysshed/ whereupon commonly ensuen discords. murdres. robberies. divisions. disobeissance to sovereigns. subversion of royalmes. and destruction of people/ so that where these reign victory in time of war and justice in time of pea● be utterly dampened and exiled. Therefore Emperors princes and governors of time passed for refraining of such inordinate appetites and punishment of thoes folnes which rather eychue. to offend for fere of bodily pain or losses of gods then for the love of god or justice full wisely and polletiquely ordained diverse laws serving to the same purpose aswele in time of war as peace. Semblabely our sovereign lord Henry of this name the. un. by the grace of god king of England and of France and lord of Irlande intending by the same grace with of goodly speed to pass the see in his own person with an army and of●… ass for the repressing of the great tyranny of the frenshmen now lately done and yet of new purpensed determined and prepared to be done: to the manifest danger of his royalme of England/ & subgetes of the same/ unless the said frenshmen be the sooner and mightiliar withstand & recountered. considereth weal that for the great surety of his said oft and thachieving of his most noble purpose it appertaineth and behooveth a we'll to order his folnes of the war in justice. by the ministers of the law as to arrive them in battle by the chiefteyns of his army. for which purpose his highness by th'advise of such lords of his blood capitaignes of his army and other folnes as be of his counsel hath made ordained and established/ certain statutes & ordinances hereafter ensuing  
¶ first that almaner of men of the kings oft of what nation. estate or condition/ soevir they be. be obeissaunt unto the king our sovereign lord upon pain of drawing hanging & quartering And ovir that that every man aforesaid the kings lieutenant for the time being only except/ be obeissaunte unto the marshal of the hath agreed with his captain after the ward of the court.  
Also that every captain keep duly his watch ward stolen and forrey with asmany men of arms & archers as to him shall be assigned/ but ●f he have a cause reasonable first allowed bifo●e the marshal/ and to abide upon his ward wa●…he and stolen the term to him limyted without ●…eparringe from it no way but it be by the assignment or licence of him by the which the said watch ward and stale is made upon pain his body to be imprisoned and to stand at the kings will. Also that every captain have day & night watch within his loginge upon pain of losing iiij. days wages  

¶ That no man disarray him in the battal for no scrie that cometh in the host.  
Also that for no tidings ne for no manner of scrye that may come in the host that no man mean him in disaraye out of the battle if they ride or go but by leave of the chieftain upon  
¶ pain that he that so ●ff●●deth shall be. 〈…〉 to the ward of 〈…〉 unto the time he have made his fy●… with him and found surety that he shall no more so offend/ and at the second tyme. his body to stand at the kings will.   

For unlaufulle escries.  
Also that none unreasonable ne outrages escry be in the host by day nor night upon pain that he that is fond the beginner thereof to die therefore and the remanant to be imprisoned & their bodies to be punished at the kings will. and he that certifieth who is the beginner shall have xl. s. for his labour of the marshalle.  
Also that every captain keeping the host that shall fortune to have soldier of his retinue to be discharged or to depart out of his company or to be ded. be it naturally or by mu●●●e or slaughter within ten days next and immediately ensuing his said discharging. departing or death certify by bill his name with the day of his discharging departing or death unto the treasurer of the wars. And if the same l●ē and seal upon pain to forfeit his part in the prisoner unto his capitaign/ and he to be under arrest of the marshal unto the time he have agreed with his captain. In likewise that no captain ransom or sell his prisoner without licence of the king or his treasurer of the wars upon pain of forfeiture of the same prisoner unto the king/ and that no man buy no such prisoners upon pain to lose the gold and money that he payeth for him/ and the prisoner to be arrested to the captain aforesaid also the capitain upon notice had of the said prisoner and licence aslred by his soldier shall not without cause reasonable showed unto the marshal let the said soldier to take his best advantage of the said prisoner how be it that if the captain will give asmuch for the said prisoner as another he shall have the prisoner & preferrment  
Also if any man take any enemy the which hath been sworn and had billet●…●●y ma●… which oweth ligeance unto our liege for● the king that is to wit english wasshe●… she or any other of such condition that the●… son as he is comen into the host or else where. he be brought into the ward of the marshal/ upon pain to have the same death that the same tratoure or enemy shall have And he that any siche bringeth in shall have an hundredth shillings of the king or of the marshal for his travail  
Also if any man take any prisoner forthwith as he cometh into the host he bring his prisoner unto his captain or master/ upon pain of losing of his part to his foresaid captain or master And then that his said captain if he be within the host certify the marshal within two days And if he be out of the host in garrison/ or else where that he certify the said marshal as soon as he conveniently may/ & declare his name and havyour by bill as nigh as he can aftre his knowledge so that he be not led noon other way upon pain to lose his part to him that shall do first the marshal to have witting thereof and his body to be imprisoned and punished at kings will And that every man do keep or do to he kept his prisoner that he ride not nor go at lar●… in the host ne in loginges/ Butte if ward be had upon him upon pain of losing of the same prisoner Reserving to his lord or master his thirds of the hole if he be not party/ of the default. and the second part to him that first shall accuse him/ and the third part to the marshal/ and also more over his body in arrest at the kings will. Also that he suffer not his prisoner to go out of the host for his ransom ne for non other cause without safeconduct of the king or the marshal upon the pain aforesaid Also that every captain in like wise bring his prisoner unto the treasurer of the wars upon pain of forfaitur of the same prisoner unto the ¶ king Also that the marshal from viii days to viii. days during the kings army do certify the treasurer of the wars of all such certificates as shallbe brought in by the captains or any other unto him aswele of his own as of other almaner prisoners/ taken by any man in the  certified unto him upon pain of renning in the kings indignation & to forfeit the double of the value to the king/ of the said prisoner or prisoners so concei●… And like as every  
¶ captain and hammer is bound to bring in & certify his prisoner under the form above rehearsed. so in the same wise and under semblable penalties they and every of them shall bring in and certify all other prays goods and cattles by them won by the war.   

For paying of thirds/  
Also that every nan pay his thirds to his capitain lord and master of all manner winning by were/ and that aswell those that be not in sold but logeinge or hosting under the banner or penon of their captain upon pain to lose his part of his foresaid winning to his capitain and his body to be in ward of the marshal unto the time he have agreed with his foresaid master/ And also that every captain pay unto the king aswell the third part of his own winnings of the were/ as the third of the thirds whereof each of his retinue shall be answering unto him/ of which thirds and thirds of thirds/ every captain shallbe accountable before the treasurer of the kings wars upon pain of forfeiture of th' said winnynges unto the ¶ king.   

¶ For giving of saufcondu  
●…ytes or congees & for breaking of them.  
master or captain upon pain of losing horse harness and his part of the same child/ reserving to his lord master or capitain his duty so that they be not consentaunt unto the said default And also that the said lord master or captain bring him unto the king within viii days  
Also for asmuch as our said sovereign lord for thinward love tender zeal and entire affection which he beareth naturally to his subgettes being of his said host and army would be loathest and most displeasant to see or understand any of them to do that offence whereby he should deserve the  punishment by the said ordinances provided/ His highness therefore desireth and tenderly prayeth his said subgettes to consider and understand that his good speed in his said journey/ the honour of his royalme and the weal and surety of the same his subgettes standeth upon the observe 〈…〉 said statutes/ wherefore though it 〈◊〉 the greatest heaviness and displeasure/ yet 〈…〉 necessity. when the case it requireth 〈◊〉 the said statutes executed/ and the off●…er 〈…〉  
In consideratonn whereof he willeth and straightly chargith his said subgettes to have themself in so good await that in no wise they offend the said statutes and to th'intent they have no cause to excuse them of their offences by pretence of ignorance of the said ordenances/ his highness hath ovir and above the open proclamation of the said statutes commanded and ordained by weigh of emprynte diverse and many several books containing the same statutes to be made. and delivered to the capitaignes of his  charging them as they will avoid his great displeasure to cause the same twice or ones at the lest in every week holy to be red in the presence of their retinue.   
Here endeth certain statutes & ordinances o● war made ordained enacted & established by the most noble victorius and most christian prince our most ●rad sovereign lord king Henry the seven. king o● France & of england by the 〈…〉 discrete council holding th● his high 〈…〉 parliament at his pale● of westminster the xvii. day of October in the 〈…〉 MCCCC. lxxxxii. and 〈…〉