We give ex­press charge, that in our march­es through the coun­try, there be noth­ing com­pelled from the vil­lages, noth­ing tak­en but paid for, [and] none of the French up­braid­ed or abused in dis­dain­ful lan­guage; for when leni­ty and cru­el­ty play for a k­ing­dom, the gen­tler gamester is the soon­est win­ner.