A.D. 

 1190. 



H The oth of 

 fidelitle be- 

 twixt King 

 Richard^ and 

 the French 

 king. 



The discipline 

 and orders of 

 the king. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Christs holy patrimonie out of the Saracens hands : To 

 whom he sent word agalne in the moneth of December, 

 that he had bound himselfe by solemne othe, deposing 

 upon the Evangelists, that he the yeere next following, 

 about the time of Easter, had certainly prefixed to 

 addresse himselfe toward that journey, requiring him 

 likewise not to faile, but to bee ready at the terme above 

 limited, appointing also the place where both the Kings 

 should meete together. 



In the yeere therfore 11 90. King Richard having 

 committed the government of this realme in his absence 

 to the bishop of Ely then Chancellor of England, 

 advanced forward his journey, and came to Turon to 

 meet with Philip the French king, & after that went 

 to Vizeliac, where the French king & he joyning 

 together, for the more continuance of their journey, 

 assured themselves by solemne othe, swearing fidelitie one 

 to the other : the forme of whose oth was this. 



That either of them should defend and maintaine the 

 honour of the other, and beare true fidelitie unto 

 him, of life, members & worldly honor, and that 

 neither of them should faile one the other in their 

 affaires : but the French King should aide the King 

 of England in defending his land and dominions, 

 as he would himselfe defend his owne Citie of 

 Paris if it were besieged : and that Richard king 

 of England likewise should aide the French king in 

 defending his land and Dominions, no otherwise 

 then he would defend his owne Citie of Roan if 

 it were besieged, &c. 



Concerning the lawes and ordinances appointed by 

 K. Richard for his Navie, the forme therof was this. 



1 . That who so killed any person on shipboord, should 

 be tied with him that was slaine, and throwen into the sea. 



2. And if he killed him on the land, he should in 

 like maner be tied with the partie slaine, and be buried 

 with him in the earth. 



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