Dossier № 16: Dangerous games
Stadsarchief Sint Truiden, SAST 20. Residuum der Keuren der ambachten, 1447, f. 160r
Modern Translation
Regest: 21 November 1485. Lord and city council of Sint-Truiden prohibit war games on the city ramparts.
Lords and city council agree and stipulate that
henceforth young children shall not go on the ramparts and towers
with banners and the like, or elsewhere, nor storm them, throw stones
or shout ‘Burgundy’ or ‘Arenberg’. Nor shall they add
malicious words such as ‘Picardian’ or ‘Brabant’,
‘Arenberger’ or similar. This on pain of a pilgrimage to St
Martin (= Sint-Martensvoeren?) every time it happens. And the
children who are big enough must undertake the pilgrimage themselves.
And the father and mother of the small children must go in their
place, so that they don't have to go themselves, or buy off the
pilgrimage. And children who are not rich enough to pay for the
pilgrimage, they will be chastised.
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