1. Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches, and shalt observe all its directions.
2. Thou shalt defend the Church.
3. Thou shalt respect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender of them.
4. Thou shalt love the country in the which thou wast born.
5. Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
6. Thou shalt make war against the Infidel without cessation, and without mercy.
7. Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of God.
8. Thou shalt never lie, and shall remain faithful to thy pledged word.
9. Thou shalt be generous, and give largess to everyone.
10. Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.

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Falchion \Fal"chion\, n. [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL.    f[aum]lcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. ?????? a
   ship's rib, ?????? bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. falcon; cf.    It. falcione. Cf. Defalcation.]

   1. A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter
      than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A name given generally and poetically to a sword,
      especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
      [1913 Webster]

"falchion" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

falchion
     n : a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

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For more in-depth information, see: Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournments Resource Library.

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Chivalry Kidszone  http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm

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All these synonyms and several more came from: http://www.bartleby.com/110/844.html using "jester" 
as the main search term and "humorist" as the second search term.

Pork Doucetty

Two Fifteenth Century p. 55/64 (GOOD)

Take pork, and hack it small, and eyroun y-mellyd together, and a little milk, and melle him together with honey and pepper, and bake him in a coffin, and serve forth.

1/2 to 2/3 lb of pork chops
6 eggs
3 T milk
2 t honey
pinch of pepper
1 9" pie crust

Cook pork in the oven or boil it about 20 minutes. Make a pie crust, prick it, and put it in a 400deg. degree oven for about 10 minutes. Mix remaining ingredients. Cut pork into small pieces and add to mixture. Put it in the pie crust and bake at 350deg. for about 40 minutes.

This recipe courtesy of: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/tarts.html

Here is the specified site: http://www.skrenta.com/~lindahl/vladislav/filk/