e Orders). Next I require ample numbers of bows and arrows (Fulcher 187). Have my shields and the flags on my lances and saddles painted with the sign of the cross our family crest. And remember the formal riding tack--silks, saddles, stirrups, reins, and of course my own spurs (Bernard 190; Hollister and Bennett 183).
You may be thinking of the expense. I have thought this whole thing through so that you do not have to worry about it. Second, you will have noticed that I have not yet mentioned my formal riding tack. That is how I have decided to finance all of these requirements. Go to see a moneylender. Take with you a ruby from the reins; he will exchange it for gold and take a fee, and you will be able to provision me for the journey. Set the gold aside until it comes time to pay my lord's taxes. This is important: Deal
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