[Moo] Ordinances of Richard II

[Marcolo DelMare]

Thank you!

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:23 PM, <sigrune at aol.com> wrote:

> Originally this was a specific command calling for a severely relaxed state
> of order among troops, essentially giving permission to loot, pillage and
> plunder.
>
> It was meant to be called after you routed your enemy and there was no risk
> of him rallying. for it meant "to plunder"...  IE at your leasure, kill,
> mutilate, rape and steal whatever isn;t nailed down.
>
> It was the final order to completely devastate an enemy or area.  Since
> people would be a bit loot-crazed, it became regulated since the confusion
> to pillage would detract from the effectiveness of a unit so severely that
> it could easily fall victim to an attack. Calling it without regard became
> one of the most severe crimes.
>
> -Takeda
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcolo DelMare <marcolobronzethunder at gmail.com>
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>  X. ITEM, that no one be so hardy as to cry "havok," under pain of losing
> his head, and that he or they that shall be the beginners of the said cry
> shall likewise be beheaded, and their bodies afterwards be hanged up by the
> arms.
>
>
> Can anyone elaborate on the significance of this item? Obviously I know
> what the word means and can understand the sentiment of the order.
>
> Marcolo
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