Title — Decretals of Gregory IX
Title XV: On Archers
1.
Sole Chapter
Latin source headnote: An archer and crossbowman acting against Christians is to be excommunicated. It says this.
Innocent III.
Under anathema we prohibit henceforth the exercise against Christian and Catholic persons of that death-dealing art, hateful to [God], of crossbowmen and archers.
DE SAGITTARIIS.
Excommunicandus est sagittarius et ballistarius contra Christianos. Hoc dicit.
Innocentius III. Artem autem illam mortiferam et [Deo] odibilem ballistariorum et sagittariorum adversus Christianos et catholicos exerceri de cetero sub anathemate prohibemus.