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Caxton 1, folio45r image
Considered that it were destruction  
 To gentil blood to fightyn in this wyse  
 Of mortal bataille now in this empryse  
 Wherfore to scape that they sholde not dye  
 He wil his firste purpos modifye  
Noman therfore on peyne of losyng his lif  
 No maner shot . ne pollax . ne short knyf  
 Vnto the listis brynge . ne thider sende  
 Ne short swerd forto styke bytende  
 Ne noman to drawe ne bere be his syde  
Ne noman shal to his felaw ryde  
 Foynyng if hym list on fote hym self to wreke  
 Ne noman so hardy this ordenaunce forto breke  
 And he that is at myschief shal be take  
 And not slayn . but brought to the stake  
That shal be ordeyned on eyther syde  
 But thider he shal be force and there abyde  
 And if so falle the cheefteyn be take  
 On either syde or ellis sleth his make  
 No lenger shal the turneyyng laste  
God spede you goth on and leith on faste  
 With longe swerdis & maces fight your fil  
 Goth now your wey this is the lordis wil  
 The vois of the pepyl towchid heuene  
 So lowde cryde they with mylde steuen  
God saue suche a lord that is so good  
 He willith no destruction of blood  
 Vp goth the trumpis and the melodye  
 And to the listis ridith this companye  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1680
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2538
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2538

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1685
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2543
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2543

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1690
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2548
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2548

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1695
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2553
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2553

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1700
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2558
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2558

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1705
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2563
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2563