FOR knighthood is not in the feats of warre, <br />As for to fight in quarrel right or wrong, <br />But in a cause which truth can not defarre: <br /> He ought himself for to make sure and strong, <br /> Justice to keep mixt with mercy among: <br /> And no quarrell a knight ought to take <br /> But for a truth, or for the common's sake.<br /><br />Stephen Hawes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-true-knight/
