In first ye shall swere that ye shall be trewe to oure high and excellent prince oure sovayne lord that here is and to hym that makys yow herold And if ye have any knawlegyng or here any ymagynacion or treson the whiche god defend that ye shuld And in cas be that ye do ye shall discovir hit to his high grace or to his noble counseill And consaill hit in no man wyse so helpe yow god and halydon.
Also ye shall promesse and swere that ye shall be connsamit and servy;seable to all gentilmen to do their comaundementis to their wurship of knyghthod And to excuse their worship by yor good consaill that god sendys yow and ev redy to offre yor service unto them.
Also ye shall promesse and swere to be secrete and kepe thair secretes of knyghthes Squyers ladys and and Gentyl women a confessour of armes And not discover them in no wyse except treson abovesaid.
Also ye shall promesse and swere if any fortune fall yow in dyvs landes and contrayes that ye goo or ryde yf fynde any gentilman of name and of Armes that hath lost his goodes in worship of knghthod or in service of his lord And fall into poverte and if he aske you of your goodes to his systynaunce ye shall geve hym part of yor oodes to yor power and as ye may have.
Also ye shall promesse and swere if ye be in any [f. 280a] place that ye here laugage betwene partie & partie that is not pfitable ne vertuouse that ye kepe yor mouth closse and reporte it not forth but to their worship & the best.
Also ye shall promesse and swere if so be that ye be in any place that ye here debate or pill betwene Gentilman and Gentilman the whyche ye be pve to yf so be that ye be required by prynce Juge or ony other to bere wytnesse ye shall not wtouten licence of both pties & whan ye have leve ye shall for any lust or any good favour or awe but say the soth to youre knawlynge.
Also ye shall pmesse and swere to be trwe and secrete to gentyll women wydows and maydus And in cas be that any man wold doo theym wrong or forse them or disherite them of thair lyfehode And they have no goode to pursue for their ryght to the princes or Juges abovesayd if thei require yow of yor supportacion ye shall supporte them wt your good counseyll to prynces and juges abovesaid.
Also ye shall pmesse and swere that ye shall forsake all places of dishoneste and hasardie & of dishuntly goyng to comyn tavernes and places of debates and all maner vysys and take you to vertous to your power. This article abovesaid ye shall trewly kepe so helpe you god and halydome.