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valyaunt actes of noble illust-
rous and vertuous personnes,
ben digne to berecounted,putin
memorye,and wreton,to tbende
that tber may be gyuen to tbem
name inmortal, by souuerayne
Jaude and preysvng, & also for
to moeue & tenflawme the bertes or tbe redars and
bierers, for tescbewe and flee werhes vycious, dis~
bonnestand vytuperable, and for tern pryse andac-
complyssbe enterprises bonnestes,and werkesof
gloryousmeryte, to lyuein remembraunce perpetu-
, al J? for as it is so, tbat tbystoryagrapbes baue
wreton many a noble bystorye, as wel in metre as in
.prose, by wbicbe tbactes and noble f ayttes of tbe
auncyent conquerours ben bad in remembraunce,
and remayne in grete, large, and aoumed volumes,
and so sbal abyde in perpetual memorye, to tben-
tente tbat gloryous prynces and bye men of noble
and vertuouse courage, sbold take ensample tem-
pryse werkys leeful & bonneste. f yrst, for goddes
quarell,in mayntenynof ourefaytband tbelibertees
of boly cbircbe, for tbe recuperacion of tbe boly
land, wbicbe our blessyd lord Ibesu Criste batb
u ^ wcc * by bis blessyd presence bumayne, and by
sbedyng tberin for oure redem prion bis precious
blood, ffor tbe releef of sucbe cristen men as tbere
f C Irih !? l^ Ctc mv9Cr V c and tbraldome, and also
for the defence of tbeyr royammes, londes, enbery-
tage8,and6ubgctte6,&fortbysecau6e8tendeuoyre
tbeymintbeyrnoblepersone8,witballetbeyrpuys~
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saunces and power, tadresse and remyse tbeym in
tbeyrauncyentfrauncbysesandlyberte,Hcordyng
to tbat we fynde wrcton in boly scripture of many
noble bistoryes, wbicb were bere ouer long to re-
berce. But in especial of tbre noble and mooste
worthy of alle otberXbat is to wytte,fyrst of due
losue, tbat noble pryn ce, wbicbe ladde & conducted
tbe cbilderen of Israbel, tbe cbosen people of Cod,
oute of deserte in to tbe londeof promyssvon, tbe
londe flowing mylke & bony. Secondly, or Dauyd
tbe kynge and boly propbete, wbome God cbaas
after bis berte,andacbyeuyd many grete bataylles,
gouemyng tbe sayd cbosen people of God by tbe
space of fourty yeris, Hnd tbe tbyrde,of tbe noble
ludas JYIacbabeus,bow be deif ended tbe sayd peo-
ple in fygbtyngmany and merueyllous bataylles,
for veray zeele and loue of bis lawe, &mayntenyng
of tbe same vn to tbe detb, for wbicb causes a/f or-
sayd, tbe names of tbyes tbre abvde perpetuel, for
tbre of tbe moste and nobleste or tbe iewys,andin
tbe n ombre of tbe moost digneandmoostwortby,
]^D by cause valyaunce & prowesse
is remembryd emong tbe gentyles
& paynemes, as emong XTbebrewes,
1 fynde wreton of tbe incredible cbe-
ualrous prowesse of tbe noble and
valyaunt Hector of XTroye, wbos ex-
cellentacteswryten,Ouyde, Homer, Virgyle, Dares,
Dyctes andotber dvuerse, & ecbe better tban otber,
rebercbyng bis noble vermes, strengtbe and bu-
manyte. Secondly, of Hlysaundre tbe arete kynge
of JVIacedone, wbicb domyned & bad to bym obeys-
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saunttbevnyuersalworUlHndtbetbyrde,tbenoble
7ulyus Cezar, Gmperour of Rome, wbos noble
actes ben wreton by poetes, as Lucan, Stace and
otber, and dayly remembryd as newe and ffressbe
as be yet lyuyd, (Ubicbe tbre ben sette as for tbe
moost wortby emong tbe gentyles and paynems.
"^JOCCl lete vs tbenne remembre wbat
bystoryes ben wreton of cristen men,
of wbom tber be many wreton.Butin
especial, as for tbe best & wortby est,
1 fynde fyrsttbe gloryous,most ex-
cellent™ rris tyme,andfyrst founder
of tbe round table, kyng Hrtbur, kyng of tbe Bry-
tons, tbat tyme regnyng in tbis royamme, of wbos
retenue were many noble kynges, prynces, lordes &
knygbtes, of wbicb tbe noblest were knygbtes of
tbe round table, of wbos actes and bistoryes tbere
be large volumes, and bookes grete plente and
many, O blessyd lord, wban 1 remembre tbe grete
and many volumes of Seynt <3raal,6balebot,and
Laun celotte de Lake, ©awayn , per ceual, Lyon el, &
TTristram, & many otber, of wbom were ouerlonge
toreberce,andalsotomevnknowentButtbystorye
of tbe sayd Hrtbur is so gloryous and sbynyng,
tbat be is stalled in tbe fyrst place of tbe moost
noble, beste and wortbyest of tbe cristen men jj?
Secondly, of Cbarlemayne, tbe grete emperour of
Mllemayne,and kyng of f raunce, wbos noble actes
a ? C0 "^ UC8 tC8 ben wreton in large volumes witb
tbe noble faytesand actes of bis douze pieres, tbat
is to save, Rowlon d & Oly u er, witb tbe otber, wbos
nameandrenommee abydetb also perpetuel,and is
stalled in the second place emongetbemostwortby
of cristen men j&Of alle tbyec bistoryes afor re-
berced, tbe bookes and volumes ben bad in Latyn,
ftenegb and S nglyssbe, and otber langage,
nejN JVG as for tbe tbyrd of tbe cris-
ten prynces, taken, reputed and re-
nommed for to be egal emong tbyse
wortby and best tbat euer were, I
menetnenoble(3odefroyofBoloyne,
wbicbe now but late, not yet four C
yere sytb, beflowred,and was stalled in tbe tbyrde
stalle of tbe moost wortby of cristen men, wbos
bystoryeis made and wreton in Latyn & f renssbe
in large and grete volumes, Hnd as not knowen
emongevs bere, wbicbe ben adiacent& neygbbours
to tbe place of bis natyuyte, wbos noble bystorye
Hate fonde in a booke of f renssb, al alonge of bis
noble actes,valyaunces, prowesses, & accomplys-
sbementofbisbyeempryses.Inwbicbelfyndevery
causes, as me semetb,mocbe semblable&lykevnto
sucbe as we baue now dayly tofore vs, by tbe mes-
creauntes & XTurkes emprysed ayenst cristendom,
and yet mocbe more nowe tban were in bis dayes.
for in bis dayes tbe Curkes bad conquerd vpon
cristendom but vnto tbe braas of Seynt George by
Constan tynople, and badno f oote on tbis syde tbe
sayd braas, But at tbis daye it is so tbat tbey baue
comen ouer & goten tbat im perial cyte, Constan ty-
nople aforsayd, and many royamme and countre,
to tbe grete dommageand burte of alle cristendom.
jfi?XTo tberesistence of wbome,as yet, f ewe cristen
prynces baue put tbeym in deuoyrj^Cbenne I re-
&-— ■
tome agayn vnto the conqueste atsucbe tyme as
tbey were come to the sayd braas,tbat by the dyly-
gen t solicitude of a pour beremy te, tbe sayd ©ode-
frroy of Boloyne, & otber dyuerse prynces, lordes
and conryn peple,auowed tbe croysyng& empryse
to warre agayn tbe mescreauntes, and to recouere
tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem : wbicbe afterward tbey
acbyeuyd, and conquerd fro tbe sayd braas vnto
tbe boly lande, and recouerd tbe boly cyte of Iberu-
salem, as in tbis sayd book al alonge and playnly
sbalappere. In wbicbe cyte tbe sayd ©odeffroy was
elect and cbosen for bis vertue, prowesses blessyd
disposition, to be kyng of tbe sayd Iberusalem, &
tbe londe tber about,
RS^ ^KsjnejSfJSfe I, tbus vysytyng tbis no-
ble bystorye, wbicne is no fable ne
fayned tbynge, but alle tbatis tberin
trewe, considerynge also tbe grete
puyssaunce of tbe Tlurke, grete ene-
mye of oure cristen f aytb, destroyar
of cristen blood, and vsurpar of certayn empyres
and many cristen royammes and countrees,&now
late tbis saydyere batb assaylled tbe cyte and castel
in tbe isle of Kbodes wbere valyauntly be batb be
resisted; but yet not witbstondyng be batb ap-
procbed morener, & batb taken tbe cyte of Ydronte
in puylle, by wbicbe be bad goten an entre to entre
in to tbe royamme of JSaples ; and fro tbens, witb-
outebe be resisted, vnto Rome andYtalye,towbos
resistence X besecbe almygbty ©od to prouyde, yf
it be biswylleXbennemesemetb Unnecessary &ex-
pedyen t f or alle cristen pryn ces to make peas,amy te
vij
andallyaunceecbewitb other, and prouyde by tbeyr
wysedommes the resistence agayn bym for the de-
fense of our f ay tb, and moder boly cbircb, andalso
for tbe recuperacion of tbe boly londeand boly cyte
oflberusalem,inwbicbeourble88yd8auyour,lbesu
Cris t, redem ed ve wi tb bis precious blood, & to doo
as tbis noble prynce 0odeffroy of Boloyne dyde,
witbotber noble and bye prynces in bis companye.
TTbenne for tbexbortacion of alle cristen prynces,
lordes, barons, knygbtes, gen tilmen,marcbauntes!
and all tbe comyn peple of this noble royamme,
ttlalys and ynonde, I baue emprysed to translate
tbts book of tbe conquest of Iberusalem out of
frenssb m to our maternal tongue, to tbentente
tencourage tbem by tbe redyngand beeryng of tbe
merueyllous btstoryesberin comprysed,andof tbe
boly myraclessbewyd,tbateuery man in bis party e
endeuoyre tbey m vn to tbe resis ten ce afore say d,an Id
recuperacion of tbe sayd boly londe & And for as
mocbeaslhnoweno cristen fcyngebetter prouydin
armes,andforwbom godbatb shewed more grace
andinallebisemprysesgloryous^aynquyssbour'
bappy and eurous, tban is our naturel, lawful, and
souerayn lord and moost cristen kynge, Gdward
by tbe grace of god, fcynge of Gnglond and of
fraunce,andlordofYrlond,vndertbesbadoweof
wbos noble protection 1 baue acbyeued tbis svm ole
translacion, tbatbe of bis moost noble grace wold
adresse, styre, or commaunde somme noble capv-
taynof bis subgettes to empryse tbiswarre acravn
tbe saydtTurhe and betben peple, to wbicbelcan
tbynketbateuery man wyllputbis band to in tbevr
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wmmmm
proprc persones, and in tbeyr meuable goodesj?
"Cbenne to bym,my moost drad naturcl and soue-
rayn lord, I adresse tbis sample & rude booke, be-
secbyngbis moost boimteuous and baboundaunt
grace to receyue it of me, bis indigne and bumble
subgette, <nilliam Caxton,and to pardonne me 90
presumynge, Besecbyng almygbty God tbat tbis
sayd book may encourage, moeue, & enfiamme tbe
bertes of somme noble men, tbat by tbe same tbe
mescreauntes maye beresistedandputtetorebuke,
cristen f ay tb en creaced and enbaun ced, and tbe boly
lande,witntbebles8ydcyteofIberusalem,recouerd,
and may come agayn in to cristen mens bondes.
"Cbenne I exborte alle noble men of bye courage to
see tbis booke, and bere it redde; by wbicb ye sbal
see wbat wayes were taken, wbat noble prowesses
and valyaunces were acbyeuyd by tbe noble com-
pany es, & especial by tbe said noble prynce Code-
ffroy of Boloyne,duc of Loreyne, by wbicbe be de-
seruyd tbe name of one of tbe moost wortby tbat
euer were, and ys stalled in tbe tbyrd stalle of tbe
cristen conquerours, &in tbe nyntbeof tbemooste
wortby, wberebisnameandrenommesbalremayne
and abyde perpetueU Hnd for to deseruetbe tentbe
place,! besecbe almygbty God to graunt &ottroye
to our sayd souerayn lord, or to one of bis noble
progenye, I meane my lord prynce, and my lord
Rycbard, due of Yorke and J^orfolke, to wbom I
bumbly besecbe,at tbeyr leyzer and playsyr, to see
and bmreddetbissympleoook, by wbicb tbeymay
be en coraged to deserue lawde and nonour, and tbat
tbeir name and renomme may encreace and remayn
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perpetuel, & after tbte lyf ebort and traneytorye,
all we may atteyneto come to the euerlastyngjyf in
beuen, where ieioyeandreete witboute ende,Hmen,
^Re^e f or x:o K^oaie -cne cojrceNtre of
-cms book, Ye srhj. p^HYjwe see by t;Re
trHB^e f o^ooiYN© aiReROf eaeRY crhpt:-
YRe trRentretrR hl hko]W36.
"IRefyrstcbaptretreatetb bow Grades conqucrd perse
s and slewe Cosdroe and brought in to Ibcrusalcm tbe
J veray crosse, capitulo primo, p, n
Rowt be puyssaunt Cosdroe wasted tbempyre of Rome, for
tauenge tbe detb of tbemperour JVlauryce, fader to bis wyf,
capitulo ij, p. 4*
Row tbis puvssaunt hyng entred in to Iberusalem, and de-
maunded dylygently of tbe temple, and reedefyed it, and
assigned grete reuenues to entretiene it, capitulo iii, o. «>.
Row Cbarlemayne by bis lyberalyte gate, for tbe prouffvt of
cristen peple in betbenesse, tbamyte of betben prynces,
capitulo in;, p, 6, * r '
Of tbenoysetbatsourdedemonge tbe betben peplediscord-
ynge in tbeir lawe, and bow tbey of egypte yssued oute of
tbeyr londe, and of tbe euy lies and barmes that tbey dyde,
capitulov,p,9. * y *
Rowthafnyction, iniuryes, & torm entesof cristen men grewe
in tbe tvmeof calypbe Retbam, capitulo vi, p, 10,
now at tbe requeste of tbemperour of Constantinople tbe
cristen men obteyned licence to bylde agayn tbe cbircbe of
tbe boly sepulcre, capitulo vij, p. 14*
Of tbeXTurkes, fro wbens tbey cam, and bow tbey grewe in to
grete puyssaunce, & dyde chose tbeym a hyng for to mavn -
tene tbeir warrys, capitu lo viij, p. 17, *
Of tborryble synnes regnyng thenne in cristiente, as wel in
tbyse partyes as in tbo partyes, capitulo ix, p, 21,
Of a batay lie that tbemperour Romayn of Constantinople
badayenstaprynceof tborientnamed Belpbet,cap,x 02/
Of many maner torm en tes, tbat tbe cristen peple suffrecl for
tbeir synnes in tbat tyme, capitulo xj, p. 27,
Row after tbey bad been iiijC Ixxxx yere in tbe seruage of tbe
betben men, our lord pourueyed remedye for bis cristen
peple, capitulo xij, p. 29,
Rowpeter'Cberemyteentreprisedtbe more bardly bis viacre
by tbe reuelacion or vysyon tbat be sawe in bis sleeo. ca-
pitulo xiij, p. 32. K
x
Of the persecucions of the cbirebe in that tyme, and bow the
popeVrbanwasputoutoftbeseeofRomebytbebyssbop
of Rauenne, capitulo xiiij, p. 34*
Of a general counseyl tbat tbe pope Vrban ordeyned for tbe
reformation of holy cbircbeandtbamendementof tbe peo-
ple, capitulo xv, p. 37.
Row many noble and bye men, and other moyen peple of tbe
royamme of f raunce crossyd tbeym for to goo ouer see,
capitulo xvj, p. 40.
Che names of noble men tbat enterprysed this pylgremage,
as wel on tbis syde tbe see as beyonde tbe montaynes,
capitulo xvij, p. 43.
Of tbauentures tbat a rowteof cristen men bad in tbis vyage,
of whom one Gaultyer without knowlecbe was capitayne,
capitulo xviu, p. 45*
Row pieter Cberemyte was cbyef and capitayne of a grete
booste, in tbis vyage toward tbe boly londe, cap* xix, p. 48*
Row somme of tboost of peter Cberemyte, vnwytyngbym,
sette f yre in tbe subarbys of ]^yz at tbeyr departing, cap-
itulo xx, p. 50*
Row peter Cberemy te was aduertysed of al tbis, and of tbe
barme tbat ensiewed, capitulo xx], p. 52.
Rowtbemperour of Constantinople, beyng aduertysed of
tbies oultrages, sente bis messagers to peter "Cberemy te,
capitulo xxi)tp* 55* _ _,
Of tbe mayntenyng of tboost of peter Cberemy te, and bow
tbre M Ducbemen toke a castel by assault, and slewe alle
tbeym tbat were tberin witb tbe swerd, capitulo xxiij, p. 57*
Row Solyman, lordof tbat countre, reprised and toke agayn
tbe castel, and slewe alle tbe Ducbemen tbat were tberin,
capitulo xxiiij,p. 59* . ^ t . ~
Rowourmen armed tbeym fortauenge tbeDucbemen,andof
arecountre tbat tbey badayenst Solyman, cap. xxv, p. 60.
Row peter Cberemyte, beyng in Constantinople, was ad-
uertysed of tbis disconfyture, and saued tbre thousand
cristen men beyng in grete daunger, capitulo xxvj, p. 62.
Row a preest named Godecban made bymself captayn of xl
tbousandDucbemen in tbis vyage,andof tbeyr oultrages,
capitulo xxvij, p. 63. _ . . n ^.
Row two C thousand cristen mena/foote,and tbre thousand
on bor8bak,witboutecapitayn,assembledin this pylgrem-
age, and of tbeyr mayntene, capitulo xxviij,p* 07
Row tbis peple began to destroye tbe londe of the kyngof
Rongrye by cause be wold not graunte them leue to passe,
capituloxxix,p.6Q.
■
Row the due Godeffroy of Boloynebeyngwitb a grete boost
cam \>ntoRongrye,and sente bismessagers to tbc hyngto
demande passage, capitulo xxx, p. 71.
Row tbemessagers of due Godeffroy declared tbeyr message
\>nto tbe hynge of Rongrye, ana tberupon bis answere,
capitulo xxxj, p. 73.
Row tbe sayd hynge sente for to f etcbe tbe due Godeffroye,
and bow be wen te, & of tbe deuyses tbat tbey bad to gvdre,
capi tu lo xxxij, p. 77.
Row tbe due Godefroy sente bis messagers to tbemperour
of Constantynople, to tbendetbatbesbolddelyuerto bym
Ruon le JVIayne and other tbat be belde in pryson, capitulo
xxxiij, p. 79.
Row du c Godeffroy cons trayn ed tbem perour by force to ren -
dreanddelyuer bis prysoners, capitulo xxxiiij, p. 81 •
X:bc grete despyte tbat tbemperour tohe tbat due Godeffroy
refused to goo in to Constantynople vnto bym, capitulo
xxxv, p. 83*
Of tbe description of tbecyteof Constantynople, &of manv
countrees and londes tberabout, capitulo xxxvi, p. 84.
Row our peple brente tbeyr lodges, and tohe tbeyr barnoys,
and of an assault tbat tbe Grebes made on tbem, capitulo
xxxvij, p. 86.
Row after our peple began to destroye tbe contre,and of a
message froBuymont \>nto due Godeffroy, & tbe answere
of tbe due vpon tbe same agayn, capitulo xxxviij, p. 88.
Row tbemperour appeased the due Godeffroy, and sente fbr
bym, and of tbonourtbat be dyde to bym, cap. xxxix, p. 90.
Of tbe yeftes tbat tbemperour made to due Godeffroye, to
tbe barons, & to tbe gentilmen of bis booste, cap. xl, p. 92.
Row Buymon t was made capitayn of a grete booste, and tbe
names of many nobles or tbooste, and of tbeyr maytene
capitulo xlj, p. 94.
JVIessagers and lettres fro tbemperour to Buymont, and tbe
contenue of tbe same, as fblowetb, capitulo xli|, p. 96
Row Buymont approcbed Constantnople, and was sente for
to come to tbe emperour, and bow by tbe prayer of due
Godeffroye be wente toward bym, capitulo xliij, p, qs
Row tberle Robert of f laundres witb bis boost aporoebvd
Constantynople and bow tbemperour sente for bvm and
of tbeyr deuyses to gydre, capitulo xliiij, p. 100. *
Of tbe mayntyene of tboost wbicbe tberle of Tbolouee and
tbe bissbop of puy brought ouer see, capitulo xlw d 101
Hmbassadours of tbemperour to tbe sayd erle and bvssboo
and of tbe contenue of bis lettres, & of tbedaunaerwberin
tbe sayd bissbop was, capitulo xlvj, p. 103
xi'i
Row tberle of Tbolousc, beyng with tbemperour, wolde not
doo bommageto bym,andof tbedespytetbat tbemperour
dyde, capitulo xlvij, p. 105.
Row tbemperour, for tau en gehym and tberle, made his cone-
stables ten buss be tbem, & assaylle tboost of tberle, cap-
itulo xlviij, p. 107.
Row at thynstaunte prayer of tbe barons of tbooste, tberle
made homage to tbemperour, wbicb tbenn egaf gretey ef tes
to bym and bis, capitulo xlix, p. 110.
Row due Robert of Normandye, and other here named, ap-
proucbed Constantinople, and made bommage to tbem-
perour, capitulo I, p. 112.
Row tbemperour sente, for to destroye our cristen men, one
bis seruaunt, f aynyngto be a trewe con duy tour andguyde,
capitulo Ij, p. 114*
Of tbe situacion of J^ycene,and bow our peple approucbed
tberto,m eru ey llyngof tbe place, andof tbe s trengtbe,capi-
tulo lij, p. 115.
Row tbe puyssaunt *Curke, Solyman, with a grete booste
aduysed tyme and boure to assaylle & smy te on our peple,
for to reyse tbe siege, capitulo liij, p. 116.
Row Solyman, beyngin tbemontaynes, sente bis messagers
to tbem of tbe toun, and of tbe com forte that be gaf to
tbeym, capitulo liiij, p. 117.
Row tbe messagers of Solyman were taken by our men, and
by tbem was knowen tbe couyn e of tbe say d Solyman, capi-
tulo lv, p. 118.
f>ow a grete batay 11 of Solyman cam and smote on our peple,
and of tbende of tbe sckarmucbe, capitulo Ivj, p. 119*
Row our barons were lodged in tbe say d siege, of tbeirmayn-
tene, and bow euery day tbey enforced tbem tassaylle tbe
toun, capitulo Ivij, p. 121.
Row our barons made castellys of tree and approucbed tbe
toun, and bow tbey witbin brake one of tbeym, and slewe
tbem that were tberin, capitulo Iviij, p. 123.
Of tbe counseyl tbat our men toke for tassiege tbe toun by
water, for to constrayne tbem not for to entre ne yssue,
capitulo lix, p. 124.
Row, after tbe cy te was assieged by water and by londe, our
men assaylle it; and of a sbotte tbat due Godeffroy dyde
sbote, capitulo lx, p. 125.
Row, after many assaultes, oure men beyng in counseyl, a
JvOmbard cam to tbem, wbicbe offred to make an engyne
tbat sbold destroy e tbe toun, capitulo Ixi, p. 128.
f>ow after tbat this engyne was so wel wrought, tbe w^f of
xiij
Solyman, with tweyne of her cbilderen, wente out of the
toun, and were taken by our men, capitulo Ixij, p. i30.
Row tbemperour sente arete barons for to receyue tbe toun,
after tbat our peple bad acerteyned bym tbat tbey wold
yelde it, capitulo Ixiij, p. 132,
Row our boost departed on tbeyr iourneye, and bow somme
departed fro tbeyr f elawsbip, & bowSolyman determined
tassaille them, capitulo Ixiiij, p. 134*
Of tbe bataylle tbat Solyman bad ay ens t somme of oure
peple tbat were departed fro tbeyr f elawsbip f olyly, cap-
itulo IXV, p. 136,
Of tbe dylygence tbat due Godeff roy made wban be was ad-
uertysed berof, and bow Solyman was disconfyted, and
bis lygnage taken, capitulo Ixvj, p. 137.
Row tbe fourth day after tbis vyctorye, our peple went fbrtb
on tbeyr waye, and of tbe grete mesease of tbe booste tbe
same daye, capitulo Ixvij, p. 140.
Row somme of tbe grete barons of tboste, after to baue ap-
proucbedHntbyocbetbelasscdepartedfortogoovytavlle
them, capitulo Ixviij, p. 142.
Rererecoun ted tbystorye of somme aduentures, tbat tbenne
fylle in tboost of cristen men, capitulo Ixix, p. 144*
RowCancre, tbat was departed fro tboost, assieged Carse,
and toke it by certayn couenaunt, capitulo lxx,p. 146.
RowBawdwyn,broderofGodeffroy,secbyngbisaduenture8
saweXTancreandbis peple tof ore rarscandadressyd bym
to tbeym, capitulo Ixxj, p. 147,
Of tbenuye tbatBawdwynandbis peple bad, to see tbebaner
of T:ancreon tbe walle of tbe toun, & bow^ancredeparted,
capitulo Ixxij, p. 148.
Rowalytilafter,T:ancrecamtotbecyteofHnamystre,wbicbe
tbe TTurkes belde, and toke it by assault, cap. Ixxiij, p. 150
Row Bawdwyn entred in to Cbarse, and bow tbre bonderd
pylgryms were slayn of tbeCurkes afore tbe same toun
capitulo Ixxiiij, p. 151.
Row tbe peple of Bawdwyn knewe tbe departyng of tbe
Curkes, and of tbe slaughter of tbe cristen men, capitulo
Ixxv, p. 153.
Rowtbe saydBawdwyn retomedto tbe grete boost, and bow
Tancre mayntened bym mocbe wel in conqueryng coun-
trees, capitulo Ixxvj, p. 157* '
Row Bawdwyn conquerd a grete con tre vpon tbe Curkes bv
the counseyl of a knygbt Srmyne, named pancrace. cao-
itulo Ixxvij, p. 158. ' K
xiv
Row tbey of Rageesen te theirmessagers toBawdwyn, pray-
engbym that Be wold come to tbeym, capita lolxxviij, p. 160.
Row this due that was at Rages varyed for to holde this that
be bad promysed to Bawdwyn, capitulo Ixxix, p. 163.
Row Bawdwyn wente tassaylle f amosette, a cy te nygbe to
Rages, capitulo Ixxx, p* 164*
Row tbey of tbe toun of Rages slewe tbeyr due, and cbaas
Bawdwyn for to be tbeyr lord, capitulo Ixxxj, p, 166,
Row Bawdwyn wenteandassieged the tounofSororge,nygh
to Rages, & tone it, & of bis ordenaunces, cap. lxxxij,p. i68.
Row tbe grete boost cam to fore JMarese, and bow tbe'eurhes
that were witbin fledde, and bow our peple payned tbem to
conquere countrees, capitulo Ixxxiij, p* 169*
Row it was commaunded vnto alle tbe barons to come to
tboost, for to goo vnto Hntbyocbe, andof somme recoun-
trees that tbey bad in tbe waye, capitulo Ixxxiiij, p. 172,
Row Hntbyocbe by sucession of tyme, bad dyuerse names,
andof tbe noblesse of auncyente, capitulo lxxxv,p, 175,
Of tbe situacion of Hntbyocbe, capitulo Ixxxvj, p. 176.
ttlbo was tben lord of Hntbyocbe, and by what man er be was
comen vnto this seygnorye, capitulo Ixxxvij, p. 178.
Diuerseoppinyonsof ourmen tofore tbey badassiegedHn-
tbyocbe, andbow tbey acorded alle for tassiege it, capitulo
Ixxxviij, p* i8o«
Row, after tbe situacion of tbe toun, ecbe of tbe bye barons
of tboost were lodged at tbe sayd siege, cap, Ixxxix, p. 182.
Row ourpeple assembled in counseylfortofyndetbemoyen
for to sende for vytaylle, and of a brydge tbat tbey made,
capitulo Ixxxx, p. 184*
Row our peple stopped a yate without forth, and of a castel
of tree tbat tbey made, capitulo Ixxxxj, p. 186.
Row oure peplewere in grete mescbyef , for as mocbe as tbey
of tbe toun yssued and en tred in & out witb grete rowtes,
capitulo Ixxxxij, p. 187.
Of tbe f amyne and mortalyte of tboost, after tbat tbey bad
be at tbe sayd siege tbe space of two monetbes, capitulo
Ixxxxiij, p. 189.
Row our peple ordeyned grete rowtes for to goo for vytaylle,
f "dtp reteyne tbe peple wbicbe fledde for bongre, capitulo
Ixxxxtiij, p. 191,
Row Buytnont and tberle of f laundres mayntened tbeym,
beyng in fburage, of tbeyr recountrees, and of tbe gayn tbat
tbey made, capitulo Ixxxxv, p. 193.
Rowagrete rowte of cristen men were in tbis tyme slayn by
tbe "Curkes bytwene f ynemye fi'Cerme, cap, bexxxvj, p. 195.
xv
Row the vntrewe Greke katyns departed fraudelously fro
tboost, and other moo by the en sample of bym, capitulo
Ixxxxvij, p. 196.
Row the prelates of tboost counselled to doo penaunce for
tappesegod, & of tbordenaunces tbat were made tescbewe
synne, capitulo Ixxxxviij, p. 198.
Row Buymont f onde a subtil remedye, for to delyuer and
purge tboost of tbespyes of tbe Curkes, capttulo Ixxxxix,
p. 202.
Row tbe calypbe of Ggypte sente bis messagers witb grete
yef tes vnto our boost, capitulo C, p. 202.
Row Hncean, lord of Hntbyocbe, and tbe barons, sente vnto
tbe "Curkes tbeyr neygbbours for to demaunde socours,
capttulo Cj, p. 203»
Row oure peple knewe tbe couyne of tbcCurkes; of tbem-
bussbetbattbey made, andoftbeyrvyctoryeandgayn tbat
tbey bad, capitulo Cij, p. 205*
Row tbe burkes of Hntbyocbe sprangout,and assaylled tbe
lodgys of our peple, capitulo Ciij, p. 207,
Of a castel tbat our men made, of somme pylgryms tbat ar-
ryued atte porte, and bow tbey were disconfyted by a bus-
sbement of Curkes, capitulo Cttij, p. 208*
Of a bataylle wbere ourmen auenged tbem of tbe'Curkes, and
of a stroke tbat due ©odeffroy gaf in tbis bataylle, cap-
tuloO, p. 2J3.
Row tbe cristen men tbanhed our lord of tbis vyctorye, and
made a castel in tbeir mabommerye, wbere tbey founde
grete gayne, capitulo Cvj, p. 217.
Of a f ortresse tbat "Cancre made ouer tbe ryuer, and bow be
deff ended it valyauntly, capttulo Cvij, p. 219
Row tbenne tbe "turkes of tbe toun began to baue mesease
and sorowe, and our peple ease, capitulo Cviij, p. 221.
Row tberle Gstyeuen of Cbartres and of Bloys fledde fro
tbooste shamefully, capitulo Cix, p. 223.
Row a cristen man, Gmyrf eryus, wbicbe was in Hntbyocbe,
acqueynted bym witb Buymont, capitulo Cx, p, 225,
Of som deuises tbat tbe said emirf ertus sent to Buymont,
& in wbatmaner beacorded to delyuer bym tbe toun, cap-
itulo CXJ,P* 227, .
Row Buymont discouertd tbis tbyng to due Godeffroy, to
Ruon le JMayne, to tbe due of j^ormandye, and to tberle of
f laundres, capttulo Cxtj, p. 229,
Of tbe grete socours tbat tbe soudan of perse bad sente to
tbem of Hntbyocbe, and bow Corbagat assieged Rages,
capitulo Cxiij, P* 230.
xvj
Row oure men, aduertysed of the grete boost of Corbagat,
sente somme of tbeyr knygbtes for to esteme tbem, and
wbat tbey reported of that tbey bad seen, cap. Cxiiij, p. 232.
Of tbe counseyl that oure peple toke for to ordeyne tbeyr
nedes, wban tbey sawe tbe comyng of this rygbte grete
boost, capitulo Cxv, p. 233.
Row after that Buymon t bad declared bis f ay te to alle tboos t,
tbey acorded that tbe toun sbold be bis, sauf tberle of
Hbolouse, capitulo Cxvj, p. 235.
Row tbey of Hntbyocbe bad fere of treson, and bow tbey as-
sembled in counseil, & of tbatwbicb Cmirferius deposed
tberat, capitulo Cxvij, p. 238.
Of tbe mescbyef that the'Curkesmade euery day to tbe cris-
ten men tbat were in Hntbyocbe enbabytyng with them,
capitulo Cxviij, p. 240.
Of tbe dylygence tbat Buymont made in this werke, and
emyrf eriusslewe bis broder, and delyuerd tbe toun to tbe
cristen men, capitulo Cxix, p. 243.
Of tbe maynteneof tbe cristen men in this pryse, & of tbaf -
fraye of tbe TTurkes of tbe toun, capitulo Cxx, p. 246.
RowHncean, lordof Hntbyocbe, fledde by a posteme outeof
tbe toun, and be was recountredand put to detb, capitulo
Cxxj,p.248.
Row, after tbat our men bad made grete slaughter of tbeyr
enemyes, our men belde counseyl for to take tbe dongeon,
tbenne beyng seased of tbe "Curkes, capitulo Cxxij, p. 250.
Row, wbyles tbat tbooste gamyssbed tbe toun, sommc of
tboostCorbagat cam rennyng to fore it, cap. Cxxitj, p. 252.
Row, tbe tbyrd day after tbe getynge& pryseof Hntbyocbe,
Corbagat with bis boost arryued to fore it, capitulo Cxxiij,
p. 254.
Row after tbat tbe due was witbin tbe barres of tbe toun,
many of bis men slayn, tbe'Curkes entred in to tbe toun,
capitulo Cxxv, p. 256.
Row oure cristen men, tbat a lytil tofore bad assieged tbe
toun, were nowassieged in tbe same, capitulo Cxxvj, p. 258.
2? Corbagat dyde do assaylle a f ortresse wbicb tberle of
flaundres kepte without tbe gate, and of tbat ensiewed,
^?& xtul ° c **™j> P. 260.
or the grete f amyneand mesease tbat our men suff red in tbe
CT tc 5 f Hntbyocbe,beyngassiegedonallesydesbytbesaid
Corbagat, capitulo Cxxviij, p. 262.
Row tbeXZurkes, felyng tbat ourmenwereinsucbemescbyef
of bongre, enforced tbem for tassaylle tbe cyte, capitulo
Cxxix, p. 264.
xvij
RowCorbagat sente his men of armes, f ortoslee tbemaron-
ners tbatwereattbeportewberof ourmenhada gretelosse,
capitulo Cxxx, p. 265*
Row Guyllem de Gratemenylle and bis f claws f ugitifs cam
in to Hllexandrye tbc lasse, capitulo Cxxxj, p* 267.
Row tbcrlc of Cbartrcs discouraged tbemperour of Con-
stantinople, tbat be sbold not goo and socoure our peple
in Hntbiocbe, capitulo Cxxxij, p* 268.
Row by tbe warnynges of the sayd erle, tbemperour, wbicbe
wold baue goon and socoured our men, retomed shortly,
capitulo Cxxxiij,p. 271*
Row our peple in Hntbyocbe, beyng aduertysed berof , were
alle discouraged, and Corbagat enbaunced in pryde, cap-
itulo Cxxxiiij,P« 273*
Row tbe spere was founden tbatlbesus was percyd on tbe
crosse witb, & of tbe comfort tbatour pilgrims tohetbere/
by, capitulo Cxxxv, p* 275*
Row peter "Cberemy te was sent by our men vnto Corbagat,
tbe wordes tbat be sayd, & answere of tbe sayd Corbagat,
capitulo Cxxxvj, p* 277*
Row tbe sayd peter retorned in to tbe toun, and wold openly
baue sayd bis message, and of tbe subtyl counseyl of tbe
due, wbicbe wold not suffre it, capitulo Cxxxvij, p* 281*
Row tofore er our men departed, tbey made redy tbeyr ba-
taylles right wel in poynt,andof tbenombreof tbem,cap-
itulo Cxxxviij, p* 283,
Row Corbagat was aduertysed of tbyssuyng of our peple,
and sente archers f or todeff ende tbe brydgc, and bow tbey
were disconfy ted, capitulo CxxxCx, p« 287*
Row ouremen reioysed them of adewe descendyngf ro beuen,
andoftbeyrmaynteneinapproucbyngtbe'Curke8,capitulo
Cxi, p« 288,
Row Corbagat ordeyned bis batay lies, & bow tbe two boostes
marcbed to gydre in batay lie, capitulo CxU, p. 289,
Of tbe fleyng of Corbagat, and of somme 'Curhes gadred to
gydreandagayn discomfytedby ourmen, cap, Cxlij, p. 292.
Row our peple retorned fro tbe cbaas, and wente to tbe py 11-
age, and of tbe grete ryebesses tbat tbey fonde, capitulo
Cxliaj, P* 295,
Of tbe f ayr ordenaunces tbat oure peple made in tbe cbircbes
of Hntbyocbe, and in other townes by, after this victorye,
capitu lo Cxliiij, P* 298*
Row our peple sente ambassadours to tbemperour of Con-
stantinople, for to somone bym for to come socoure them
as be bad promised, capitulo Cxlv, p. 301,
xviij
Rowtbepylgrymsoftboostdesiredtogoovntolberusalem,
for tescbewe tbe mortalyte and tacomplyssbe tbeyr vowe.
capitulo Cxlvj, p. 302.
Cbe dvlygence tbat due Godeffroye made for to socoure a
Curhe, to wbom be bad promised to belpe bym,and bowbe
reysed tbesiege, beyngtof orebiscaeteC cap. Cxlvii, p. 305.
° f80 I n S cpyig P m8 9°VJ)8 froHntbyocbe toward tbe due
©odeffroye, tbat were distressed by tbe "Curkes and res-
cowed by tbe due, capitulo Cxlviij, pi 307.
now tbeduc alway enforcedbym to augmente cristiente, and
of somm e fortresses by bym beten and destroyed, capitulo
Cxlix* p. 308.
Row tbe knygbtes of Rages wold baue betrayed Bawdwyn
tbeyr lord, & bowbe was tberof aduertysed, cap. CI, p. 300.
now tberle Bawdwyn was in daunger of detb, by tbe treson
of aJCurk named Balac, capitulo Clj, p. 311.
?^I^I f.5r f ^°t U8C tokc tnc c ? te of Hlbane, and tberin
constitueda bissbop, capitulo Clij, p. 315.
? W V t^JK?L C t£ tornc ? in toHntbyocbe,and toke counseyl
itulo $fij, p?3i6? rU ®* ' and ° f tbi8 tbat f olowctn > "P"
Row tbe due Godeffroy wold goo to Rages to vysyte bis
^Sm^U^^HS^ bi8 ^ a T to Jberusalem, and of somme
of bis aduentures, capitulo Cliiij, p. 319.
Row, after tbe cyte of Hlbane was conquerd, a grete debate
aroos bytwene tberle of TTbolouse and Buymont, capitulo
ClV, p« 320«
Row, at tbe request of tbe comyn peple, tberle of ^bolouse
ordevned day for to conduyte tbem, capitulo Clvj, p. 322,
now tberle of ^bolouse auengyd bym of somme burkes
robbours wbicb robbed bis boost, capitulo Clvij, p. 325,
now tberle of rbolouse approcbyd witb bis boost vnto
/irebys, andof tbe situacion of tbesame, cap. Clviij, p. 327,
L? t ou "n a m cdx:ortu08 ^ wbicbe Raymont toke witb a
J£ W I C of P^ l ?rym8* and of tbe departyng of tbe other ba-
pJS" 8 * capitulo Clix, p.328.
i2pfI , S- duc - a88ic ff cd <3ibelet,and of a trayson by wbicbebe
andSJSiS! murmur «l of tbe spere founden in Hntbyocbe,
tho^«£ ^? cm TT adc tbat bapped in tbe presence of alle
Of?h°miSf ap i tuloC ^i»P*334-
of^^^ dco t e ffVP tccomc n witn ournienintotboo8te
eIJSSS^tZi and of tbc ^euerence tbat was don to tbem,
capiruio Clxu, p, 336.
Of an embassadefro tbemperour of Constantynople comen
xix
to our pylgryms, and of tbanswer to the sayd am bassiate.
capitulo Clxiij, p. 338, '
Row the comyn peple complayned tbem of this, that they
wente not bastely to Iherusalem, capitulo Clxiiij, p. 341.
Of tbegretc dylygence that our men made f or tapprocbe to
Iherusalem, and of thatyaunces of somme "Curkes made
vnto them, capitulo Clxv, p. 343.
Rowtbecristenmenof Bethlehem receyuedmocbewelOncre
and bis rowte, and sette bis baner in tbe cbircbe of our ladv.
capitulo Clxvj, p. 347.
Of tbardauntdesiretbattbepeplebadt08eelberusalem,and
bow tboost approcbed, & was lodged by ordenaunce, cap-
itulo Clxvij, p. 348.
Of tbe situacion of Iherusalem, and of tbe descripcion, and
also of many other cytees, townes, &countrees tberaboute,
capitulo Clxviij, p. 351.
Row Iherusalem bath badmany names, after dyuerse lordes
tberin regnyng, and yet of tbe situacion wel at longe, cac-
itulo Clxix, p. 353. r
Rere tbystorye deuysetbof many merueyllous edefyces con-
teynedintbesamecyteofIberusalem,andwbomadetbem,
capitulo Clxx, p. 355.
Row tbe'Curkesoflberusalem, whan tbey knewe tbe comyng
of oure booste, stopped tbe pyttes and fontaynes of tbe
toun, capitulo Clxxj, p. 358*
Of tbe nombre of tbem of tboost, of tbem of Iherusalem, &
bow our men lodged tbem in tbe siege to fore Iherusalem,
capitulo Clxxij, p. 360.
Row our men began tassay lie Iherusalem, and of tbe grete
dyligence that they dyde to make engyna for to take it,
capitulo Clxxiij, p. 362*
Row our peple were in grete mescbyef atte sayd siege, & bow
tbe^urkes deserted tbem, by cause tbey mygbt yssueand
en tre in and out of tbe toun, capitulo Clxxiiij, p. 365.
Row tbe burkes enforced tbem to make merueyllous encrvns
ayenst oures, and of tbe mescbyef don to tbe cristenmen
dwellyng in tbe toun, capitulo Clxxv, p. 367.
In this tymearryuedasbipof Genewysatteporteof Ralaooe
and bow tbeyr messagers cam in to tbooste, and of tbevr
request, capitulo Clxxvj, p. 368*
Row alle tbe pylgryms, euericbaf ter bis estate, payned tbem
to make tbengyns for tbassault, capitulo Clxxvii o 371
Of tbe fayr processions that oure pylgryms made/to tbende
that god sbold gy ue to tbeym vy ctorye, and bow tbey par-
donned ecbe other tbeyr male talentes & euyll wylles, cap-
tu lo Clxxviij, p. 372*
xx
Rowouremen sodenly transportedin thenygbttbeyrengyns
vnto that other parte of the toun for tassaylleon thatsydc.
capitulo Clxxix, p. 374,
Row, the daye f olowyng, oure peple made a merueyllous as-
sault, andbowtbe€urhes defended them subtyllyandwel,
capitulo Clxxx, p. 376,
Cbe nygbt departed tbe sayd assault, our peple witbdrewe
tbem,and bow tbey watched tbeyr engyns, and tbe Curkes
tbe toun, capitulo Clxxxj, p. 379.
now oure peple retomedagayn on tbemorn to thassault,and
of tbe sorceryes that they wold baue charmed one of our
engyns, capitulo Clxxxij, p. 380.
Of tbe dispar of our peple at tbe sayd assault, and bow they
wererecomfortedbyaknyghtvnknowenandeuydentmyr-
acles, capitulo Clxxxiij, p. 382.
now tberle of Cbolouse assaylled vygorously toward tbe
south, and of tbardaunt desire that ecbe man bad to doo
wel, capitulo Clxxxiiij, p. 384.
Oftbe pryse and takyngof Iberusalem, and bow due Gode-
tfroy entred fyrston tbe walles.and wbofolowed, capitulo
Clxxxv,p.385.
Of tbe mayntenyng of our peple en tred in to tbe toun toward
tbe nortbeest, and tberle of Cbolouse, berof al ignoraunt,
assaylled alwey, capitulo Clxxxvi, p. 388.
nowxjn "Curhes wereslayn in tbe temple, andof tbe gretetre-
sour tbat Cancre f onde in tbe temple, cap. Clxxxvi], p. 390.
Of tbe ordenaunces tbat tbe cristen men made tofore tbey
vnarmed tbem after tbat tbe toun was taken, capitulo
Clxxxviij,p.392.
Row tbe cristen men, tbat bad charged theyr message for
tbeyr delyueraunce to peter Cberemyte, knewe bym, cap-
itulo Clxxxix, p. 395.
now tbey clensyd tbe toun of tbe dede bodyes; of many o-
tber ordenaunces, & bow tbe dongeon was yolden to tberle
of Cbolouse, capitulo Clxxxx, p. 396.
nowtbebyebaronsoftboostassembledfortolcboseakynge
of Iberusalem, and tboppynyon of tbe clergye vpon the
same, capitulo Clxxxxj, p. 399.
now tbe due Godeffroy was cbosen kynge of Iberusalem, and
bow be was presented to our lord in bis cbircbe of tbe boly
sepulcre, capitulo Clxxxxij, p. 402.
now due Godeffroy after bis election requyred tberle of
Cbolouse tbat be sbold delyuer to bym tbe tour Oauyd,
capitulo Clxxxxiij,p. 404.
Of a patriarke electe & chosen inlherusalem, & bow there was
f ounden a part of tbe veray crosse, cap. Clxxxxiiij, p. 406.
xxj
Row due Godeffroy payned bym toamende tberoyamme; of
bis good conditions and statutes, cap, Clxxxxv, p. 407.
Of the sayeng of the countesse of Boloyne, moder of the
saydductbatsbesaydofberiij oldest sones was verefyed,
capitulo Clxxxxvj, p* 4*0*
OftbewagyngofabatayllewbicbwasbytweneducGodefroy
and an bye baron of Hlmayne, capitulo Clxxxxvij, p. 411*
Of a f ayr f ay te of armes, wbicb that tbe due dide in a bataille
that tbemperour of Hlmayne bad ayenst tbem of Saxone,
capitulo Clxxxxviij, p. 413. jt
Rowtbe\>alyauntducGodeffroyaugmentedbolycbircbe,and
be woldneuer bere crowne, capitulo Clxxxxix, p. 416.
Row tbe"Curkesof Hrabe&of Cgypte madetbeirsommance
for to come in to Sury tassaylle our cristen men, capitulo
CC, p. 418,
Rowtbecrystenmen,wbantbeyknewetbysetydynges,cryed
to god for mercy and for to bauevyctorye, cap, CCj, p»420*
Rowoure men assembled and ordeyned tbeyr bataylles for
tofygbteayensttbe'Curkes^ndbowtbe'curkesweredis-
confyted, capitulo CCij, p. 422,
Row somme of oure barons wolde retorne borne, after that
tbey bad don tbeyr pylgremage, capitulo CCiij, p. 426*
Row Buymontand Bawdwyn,acerteyned of tbeconquest of
tberusalem, wold accomplyssbe tbeyr pylgremage, cap-
itulo CCiiij, p* 429*
Row our cristen men chosen a very patriark in tberusalem,
and assigned to bym rentes, capitulo CC\>, p. 432*
Rowbytbatysementofsommemenagretedebatesourdedby/
twenetbeduc&tbepatriarkoftberu8alem,cap.CCvj,p*433.
Rere recountetb tbistorye, bow tbe fourth part of tberusa-
lem cam vnto tbe patriahe of tbe same, cap. CCvij, p. 435*
Of tbe same mater, capitulo CCviij, p. 43/*
Row due Godeffroy, f ortaugmente cristiente, assyeged one
of tbe tounes of tbe "Curkes, capitulo CCix, p. 440.
Row tbe'Curkes brought presentes to tbe ducGodeffroyeat
tbe sayd siege & of tbeyr deuyses to gydre, cap.CCx, p. 442
RowBuymontveas taken in goyngtoJVIeletene,wbicbecytetbe
lordoftbetounwoldbaueyoldentobym,cap.CCxj,p.444.
Row tbe due Godeffroy assembled bis peple and entred in to
Hrabye, and of tbe gayn that be made, of two grete strokes
tbat ne smote on two camellis, and of bis detb, capitulo
CCxij,p»44^ M :
Rere endetb tbe table of tbe content and cbaptres nombred
of tbis present book, entitled tbe siege and conqueste of
tberusalem by cristen men.
xxij
^
f)ere beaynnetb tbebokeintituled Bracks, and
also of ©odefrey of Boloyne, tbe wbicbe spek-
etb of tbc conquest of tbc boly tonde of Ibe-
rusakm, conteynyng diuerse warres andnobte
faytes of Hrmes made in tbe same royamme,
and in tbe con trees adiacent, and also many j
meruayllous werkes bapped and fallen, as wel
on tbis syde, as in tbo partyes tbis tyme du-
ryng, and bow tbe valyant due ©odefrey of
Boloyne conquerd witb tbe swerd tbe sayd
royamme, and was kynge tbere.
IO>e first cbapitre treatetb bow Bracks con-
querd perse & slewe Cosdroe, & brought in to |
Jerusalem tbe very crosse, capitulo prtmo &
\Y)G Huncyent bystoryes sa~ &
1 ye tbat Bracks was a good s
crysten man,andgouernour
of tbempyre of Kome, but !
in bis tyme JNflacbomet bad
ben, wbicbe was messager
of tbe deuil, and made tbe
peple to vnderstonde tbat
I be was a propbete sente from our lorde. In tbe
tyme of feracks was tbe fals lawe of JMacbo-
met sowen and sprad abrode in many partyes
of tboryent, & namely in Hrabye, in so mocbe
itbattbepryncesoftbelondesyetwoldnotgyue
faitb to bis secte tbat be precbid and taugbt,
wbicbe is cursed and euyl, but be constrayned
tbem by force and by swerd to, and alk tbeir
subgets toobeye to rris commandemens, and|
•AST
'4wa:
tobyleuem bte lawejfrSlban ewdcBbadeom-
quSdptret, and bad elayn p 8droc '" b # *^ a !
Suteeaunt kynge, be brought agayn to Iberuea-
Cbc vVcrleee, wbicbc tbcy bad Wde ™ »
Ocrec and abode and dwellyd in tbc londeof Sur-
£?n£l didedo ordevne and cboee a patnarke, a
m^b%e7man%S^
eril be dvdc do make agayn tbe ^trcbee.and ba-
hXd tbc boW pUcce, and cleneed tbem tbat tbc
Kn<:o9d?o P c of Perec bad emeton doun and
ScVtrovcd^eraclce eette grctc entente and made
Seoetee for to re wre tbem, and wbilee be en-
Sndcd tber aboute, Romar, tbc eone of Captap,
wbfebe was aprynee of Hrabe, tbe tbtrde af ter JVIa-
A*m*am tn to tbte contree named palcetyne,
StTeo'Srtc nombreof pcple tbat alle tbe londe
2? eouRitb tbem, and bft* , aJ*SS
force a mocbc etronge cyte of tbat londe : namca
w£c from tbens bedrewe bym toward Damaskc,
I^Sd tbe cvtc&by etVcngtbe tokc byt,ffor
he bad ^eo g«te aTombrl of people tbat notbyna
n \vytrc8&cbymjyq,cmpcro U rncracto,wb»cft
?ct dwellyd in a parte of tbte londe named Cylyce,
berde tydyngce of tbie peple, and ecnte good ee-
ficrcbe tbetr couine, for be deeyred mocbc to baue
I doo witb tbyee peple on tbe fclde, and fygbtc
Ldchaee tbem out of tbe londee & cvteee wbtcbe
IbevedloCrtetente&to tbempyreofW.But
™h?« hie meeeagere cam, be bad by tbcm know-
&«?5S?*»t be bad not peple ynowb to
t>bte ayenlt tbem, ffor tbey were eo fyere and eo
orguyllous of tbe grete nombre of pcplc that tbey
bad, that tbcy tbougbtc notbyng mygbt restate
tbemj^Hnd tber vpon Heracles bad deliberation
& counseilled witb bis peple, tbat it sbold be lest
dishonour to departe and retome in to bia contre,
tban auff re bia peple to be destroyed, and mygbt
not amende it XTbua tbenne, be departed out of
Surye, by cauae tbe kyngeof Hrabe and bia peple
were of so grete power and ao proude,as tbcy tbat
fonde alle tbe contre babandonned totbem,fror in
a abort tyme tbey bad conquered alle tbe contre of
Surye vnto Ggypte^One tbyng tbat waa to fore
bappenned in tbya contree, wbycbc beelp mocbe
tbem of Hrabe tencrece tbeir power, ffor Cosdroe
tbe puisaaunt kynge of perse, of wbom I baue
spoken to fore, bad ben witb grete puiaaaunce in
Surye, and bad destroyed tbe cytees and castels,
brent townes and cbircbes, and slayn grete partye
of tbe peple, and tbe remenaunt bad brougbt in to
captiuite, & toke tbe cy te of Iberusalem witb force,
and slewe witbin tbe toun xxxvjM men, Hnd bare
away witb bym tbe veray crosse tnat our lord Ibesu
Cryste suffred detb on for vs, and laddewitb bym
tbe patriarke of Iberusalem named Zacbarye, and
brougbt bym witb bym witb tbe otber caytyf s.
b2
Here recountetb tbistorye bow tbat tbc puissaunt
feynge Cosdroe wastyd tbc empyre of Rome, for
tauenge tbc dctb of tbemperour JVlaurice, fader of
bis wyf , capitulo i)^^
3|0<Gtl I sbal telle yow wby be bad
bo doon ; lyfce as Isayde,bewas
i arygbtmygbtykynge,nowbad
tber be an emperour at Rome,
named JMauryce, wbicbe as we
fjmde was mocbe acqueynted
witb seint Gregorie, & was bis
gossib,ff ortbesayd seynt6re-
fgoryt bad crtstenyd to bym a dougbter named
^ariej^Cbis JVlaurice gaf ber in maryage to tbis
Cosdroe,and tber by wasagrete frensbip bytwene
tbem & grete alyaunce bytwene tbem of perse and
tbe Romaynes as lonae as tbemperour lyued, in
sucbe wyse tbat for tbe loue of bis wyf and tbe
Romayns, wbyebe were Cristen, tbys emperour
made Cosdroe to be baptised j? But after it be-
fylletbat f ocaslewe in treson tbis emperour JMau-
rice, and was emperour in bis place, and was called
f oca Cezar. Sdban Cosdroe berd berof be bad mer-
veyllous grete sorow, grete desdayne, grete orgu-
yel, & grete bate ayenst tbe pepleof tbe Romayns,
by cause tbat be wbicbe bad slayn tbeyr lordevn-
trewly, and was yet blody of tbe blood of tbe em-
perour, tbey bad cbosen to be tbeir lord, and bad
gyuen to bym tbempire; if or tbis cause beentended
to bis power to burte and destroye al tbempire of
Rome. Hnd for tbis cause, for tauenge tbe detb of
tbefaderofbiswyf,wbicbeofteenticedbymtberto,
,be entred in to the londcof Surye, wbicbe tbennc
>was subget to tbempyre of Rome, and wasted and
destroyedit, lykeas I bauesaid to fore, and voyded
• almost alle tbe peple tbat was tberin. for wbicbe
cause tbis kynge fiomar aforsaid,and bis pepleof
Hrabe, tbat f onde tbis londe so voyde, myabt tbe
better doo tbeyr wy lies witb alle-
I How tbis puissaunt kynge entred in to Xberusa-
lem, & demaunded dylygently of tbe TTemple, and
i reedyfied it, and assigned grete reuenues tberto for
tentretene it, capit ulo iij^^
ir>H]^ tbey cam in tbe boly cyte
of tberusalem, tbey f onde it de-
stroyedand deserte, sauf a f ewe
cristen men wbicbedwellyd tbere
I andweresuffred tbattbey sbold
I lyue as cristen men, and make
agayn tbeir cbircbes, and tbat
J tbey sbold baueapatriarkejfiTln
tbewbile tbat tbismygbty prynceduellid in Iberu-
salem, be began tenquyre mocbe ententifiy of tbe
peple of tbe toun, and pryncipally of tbe patriarke
wbicbe was named Sopbonye, and bad ben cbosen
jarter JModeste, wbicbe was deed, of wbom I baue
u P a u ^ for ^ in wba t place tbe templeof our lord
naa bewban TTitus tbe pryncedeffeted& destroyed
T n Atu y l c ' . c 9bcwid t0 ty™ tbe very certayn place,
tlfSlj ef on ^mentes, and a parteof tbe muraylles
} h*ll ~£ C t ^ cnnc ? ct apperyng, Remade anon to
be sought and to be broubt to bym, without longe
taryeng, grete nombre of masons & of carpenters,
*and dide do be sette stones of marble andof otber
b3 5
manere, and allc tbynges necessarye tberto be dide
do assemble as mocbc as sbold nede, and demsed
tbc mancr and ordinance of tbc mesure, and of tbc
dyspences for to make tbc temple* Hnd, as be was
a noble prynce of bye affaire and noble, be brought
anon to ende tbis tbat be bad emprised,in sucbe
wise tbat tbe temple was reedef yed in sucbe forme
andestateasityetapeeretbXbissaidepryncebym
self assygned grete rentes and reuenues if or euer
more, for to sustene and repayre alle tbat sbold be
nedef ul to tbedyfices and otber necessities of tbe
temple, and for tbe seruvng of tbe lygbt, day and
nygbt, by tbe bandes or tbem tbat be commysed
to kepe tne templej^XTber is in tbe same temple,
witbin and without, letters of golde musaique in
tbe Ian gage of Hrabe, wbicbe deuy se as we su ppose,
wbo was be tbat reedefyed tbe temple, and wbat
tyme, and bow mocbe it coste to rebylde it
Row Cbarlemayne by bis lyberalite gate for tbe
prouffyt of cristen peple in betbenes, tbamytye of
betben prynces,capitulo iiij^^
]r>QS it bapped tbat tbis boly
cyteof Iberusalcm, for tbe syn-
nes of tbe peple, was in seruage
& in tbe daunger of betben pe-
ple longe tyme, tbat is to wete
ccccxxxriijyere contynuelly,but
not allway in one mancreXbey
were one tyme better, & anotber
tyme werse,ly he as tbe lordes cbaunged,wbicbe were
of dyuerse maners and condicions, but neuertbeles
tbise peple were alway in subiectionj!? It bapped
tbatonegretelorde of this saide lawebadnygbe in
bis seignorye allc tbc londe of tboryent, sauf only
YndeXbisprynce was namedHaron,and bis sur-
name Ressit. tbis man was of so grctc cortosye,
ofsogretelargesscofsobyevygoun&ofsogrete
affaires in allc good maners,tbat yet tbc paynems
spekeofbym,lykeastbeydooinfraunceofCbarle-
mayn/Cbey were botbe in onetyme, tbisHaron and
tbis Cbarlemain , & tberf ore, in tbeir tyme, tbe cris-
ten peple in Xberusalem were in better poynt tban
tbei bad euer be to fore vnder ony of tbe betben pe-
ple, ffor Cbarlemayn tbe good emperour,wbicbe so
mocbetrauailled and suffryd for our lorde,and so
mocbe enbaunced tbe f aytb of Xbesu Criste, to tb-
ende tbat tbe cristiente in Surye mygbt be tbe bet-
ter and more debonairly cberyssbed and entreated,
pourcbassed so longe tbat be bad tbe loue and ac-
queyntaunce of tbe said Haron, by messages tbat
wenteandcam.Cdberof tbis Haron badmocbegrete
ioye,andaboue alletbepryncesof tbeworld belou-
idandbonouredtbemperourCbarlemayne,andtbe
cristenpepletbatwerevnderbyrn-Hndalletbeboly
places tbat were vnder bis power, be wolde tbat tbey
sbold be entretiened,mayntened andwell aoumea,
ly ke as Cbarlemayne bad desyred and sen te to bym
worde,wberof it semed tbat our peple beynge tbere,
weremorevndertbepowerofCbarlemaynetbanvn-
25 a P owcr of tbc betben men, <Oban be mygbt
^U i 5 j mc88a SfCTB of Cbarlemayne, be charged
andladedtbemaUewitbricbe88esoftboryent,witb
clotbesofsylkcwitbspyces^ewelesofgoldcofdy-
uersefacion6,&witbrycbepreciou86tone6,wbicbe
b4 ?
he sen te to bts f rende Cbarlemayn, & largely be gaf
and rewarded the messagers.flnd emonge al other
tbmge^besenteintofraunceanolypbant/Cbisde-
bonayrte pourcbased the good Cbarlemayn for the
crysten men that were in captiuyte vnder the said
ttaron, and tn lykewyse the saidHaron, f or tbeloue
tbatbebare to Cbarlemayn, pourcbassed for other
ensten men that were in al betbenes vnder dyuerse
lordes, as in 6gypte, & in fluf rique, that is to seve
m fllexandrye, and in Cartage, for be sente arete
yef tes and mocbe good to sustene tbe poore ens-
ten men, & sente grete presentes vnto tbeyr lordes
and matstres myscreaun tes, andamyable letters, in
sucbe wise, tbat be pourcbassed tbeir loue and ac-
gueyntaunce, by wbicbe tbey conteyned tbem more
debonairly vnto enstiens tbat were in tbeyr subiec-
^i^^^^^P^nceCbarlemaynvnto
tbe betben lordes, tbat were f er fro bym, for it is to
be btleutd, tbat y f be bad ben nygbe to tbem, tbat be
wold baue essayed for to baue delyuerd in another
maner the peple of our lord, lyke as be dyde rycrbt
gloriously m many places.
8
Of tbe noysetbat sourded emongetbe betben men
discording in tbeyr lawe,and bow tbey of Ggypte
yssued out of tbeyr londe, and of tbc euyllis tbat
tbey dyde, capitulo v^a?
JNf tbis season it bapped tbat a
grctc debate sourdcd bytwene
tbe mescreauntesof Ggypte, &
tbe mescreaun tes of perse, ff or
eueryebe partye of tbis peple
wold baue tbe seignourye vpon
tbe otberXbe rote of tbis grete
. bateandenuyesourded&aroos
oftbatwbycbediscorded,andyetdyscorde,ofcer-
tayn poyntesof tbeyr lawe,in sucbe wise tbat tbey
bauedyuerse names, £ortbey tbat boldetbelaweof
.perse baue tbe name in tbeyr langage Souni. Hnd
tbeyoftbelaweofegyptebenamedSiba,andtbey
be not so f erre fro tbe very crysten lawe,as ben tbe
otberj^It bapped tbat tbey of Ggypte yssuedout
of tbeyr londe,& conquered alle tbe londesvntoHn-
' tyocbe,and emonge tbeotber cy tees tbat were taken,
' tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem cam vnder tbeyr power
and seignouryeXbe peple tbat were tbere in capti-
uy te were resonably wel entreated, tyl it bapped by
tbe suffraunce of god tbat bis peple sbold becbas-
tised,and tbat was by adesloyal and cruel lord and
calypbe of Ggypte, wbicbe was named fiecam. He
passed in malyce and cruelte allebis predecessours
m sucbe wysetbat tbe peple of bis owen lawe belde
bym as wode of pryde, of rage, & of f alsebed- 6m-
onge tbe otber tyrannyes, be commanded to caste
doun to tbe ground tbe cbyrcbe of tbe sepulcre of
our lordelbesu Cry ste, wbicbe bad ben made, first
of Constantyne tbemperour, by a noble patryarke
of Iberusalem named fytaxymcand after reedefyed
by JVIodest tbat otber patriarke Jf In tbe tyme of
Heracles, of wbom we baue spoken to fore, be sen te
to tbem afals calipbe,onebis bay tywbicbe was lord
of Rames, and named Dyart, Xihxe dyde tbe com-
mandement of bis lord,& caste itdoun to grounde.
In tbis tyme was patriarke of tbis cbyrcbe a rigbt
valyaunt man named Oreste, and was vncle vnto
tbis vntrew kynge of Ggypte, broder of bis moder,
and tbis was tbe reson wby be was so cruel ayenste
crystiente, fP or tbe beetben men sayde tbat be sbold
neuer bef erme in tbeyr lawe, by cause be bad acrys-
ten moder, Hnd for to take away tbis suspecion be
destroyed tbis boly cbircbe of tbe boly sepulcre,
wbicbe was tbe f ontayne & begynnyng of our very
creaunce*
How tbaffliccyon, iniuries & tormentes of crysten
men grewe in tbe tyme of calypbe fiecam, capitulo
RO tbenne fortbon began tbes-
tate of our peple at Xberusalem
Jj to be more greuous & more sor-
owful tban it was wonte to be,
if or tbey toke grete displaysir at
tbeyr berte for tbe cbircbe of tbe
resurrexion of our lorde, wbicbe
tbey sawe so destroyed emonge
tbem, Hnd on tbat otber syde tbey were charged
ouer sorowf ully wytb tributes, taskes & tayllages,
10
ayenst the custome & preuy leges graun ted to tbem
of betben prynces, Hnd also, tbey weredeffendedto
make ony f estes on tbe dayes of tbeyr bye f estes,
bu t tberme tbey were com pelly d to trauay lie by force
and angre, or tbey were commanded not to yssue
outof tbeyr bowses nedores, but boldetbem cloos
wytbin, to tbende tbat tbey sbold make no sem-
blaunce of feste wytbin tbem, Hnd yet also tbey
mygbt not be tberin in pees ne assured, but tbey
caste at tbem by tbe wyndows grete stones, don ge,
dyrte, and foul ordure, Hnd yf it bapped som tyme
a crysten man to saye a ligbt worde tbat dyspleas-
ed ony of tbe betben men, anon be sbold be taken
like a murderer, and brought to pryson,and sbold
lose tberf ore bis fyste or fote, or be was brought to
tbe gy bet, & alle tbe good tbat be bad, was brought
intotbebandesoftbecalypbe,Sometymetbeywold
take tbe cbyldren of tbe crysten peple, botbe sones
and dougbtres,in to tbeyr owne bowses, and made
tbem mescreauntes ayenst tbeyr wylle, and sorn-
tymeby betynge,and another wytb lyes & flaterye,
made many yonge folke to renye our faytb, Hnd
thus tbey dyde to our peple mocbe sbame and grief
^But notwytbstondyng,ofood crysten men lefte
not, but admonested & contorted tbe peple to suf -
u <J -^ 9 w * th a S ooc * ^ crtc anc * vcr * P*™**™* for
the faitb of Xbesu Criste,and promysed tbem for
tbise shames, tbe ioye, tbonour and tbe glorye of
beuen,wbicbeeuersbalendureXbegoodcristenpe-
l C <5 P * C £ 80 10 ?? drc > tbat tbey enforced tbem to
bolde & kepe tbeir cristen faytb tbe more surely by
cause tbey dyde tbem so mocbe barm, and repreen
u
C ebolde be oucr longc a tbinge to
rccountcto you alle tbemeeeaeeeand
tbc myecbiefe tbat tbc pcplc of our
lord endured tbat tyme, but I ebal
sbewyow one exampel, to tbende tbat
by tbeeame yevnderetonde tbe more
of other. One of tbe betben men, ouermocbe mali-
cioue & vntrewe, wbicbe bated of ouermocbe cruel
bate tbe crieten men, be aduieed and tbougbte on
a day bow bemygbte brynge tbem to detb, ne eawe
wel tbat alle tbecytebeld tbe temple in mocbe grete
honour and reuerence, wbicbe wae reedefyed, & tbe
laye peple named it tbe temple dominue, and tbat
, tbey wbicbe bad tbe charge to kepe it dide al tbeir
peyne to kepe it cleen & nette, ]Vow tberwae a place
,to fore tbe temple, wbicbewae named tbaitreof tbe
temple, wbicbe tbey wolde kepe ae dene ae crieten
men kepe tbeir cbircbee and aultree, Hnd tbie vn-
treu man, tbat 1 baue eaid yow of to fore, toke by
nygbt, in euche wiee tbat no man eawe it, a dede
bound al roten and etynkyng,and brought it in to
tbeeameaitretoforetbetemple,Ontbemorn,wban
tbey of tbe toun cam to tbe temple, tbey fonde tbie
dogge* 'Cbenne eourded and arooe a crye, a noyee,
and a clamour eo grete thumb alle tbe toun tbat
tber wae notbinge epoken of but of tbie bounde,
XTbey aeeembled, and put out of doubte tbat tbie
wae not doon ne caete there but by tbe crietyene,
Hlle tbe betben men accorded to tbie poyntthatalle
tbe crieten pepleehold beput todeth with the ewerd,
and there were theyr ewerdee drawen redy out of
tboee that eholde emyte of all their beedee,
12
JVlOJ^Ge the crysten men was a
yonge man of a mocbe grctc bcrtc &
of grctc pyte, and spak to tbc peple,
& said to tbcm: fair lordes, troutbe
it is, tbat I am not culpable in tbis
'tbinge, nc none of yow, as I byleue
icertaynly. But it sbold be ouermocbe gretc dom-
mage yf we alle sbold deye tbus, ff or by tbis sbold
alle tbc cristendomme be quencbid in tbis londe,
wberf ore 1 baue tbougbt in my self, bow X sbal de-
)lyuer yowalle, by tbayde of our lord* Zxoo tbynaes
}X desyreof you, for tbe loueof god, tbat oneis that
ye praye formy sowle in your orisons, tbat other is
tbat ye deporte & bonoure my poure lygnage. for
I will take tbis tbinge on me,and saye tbat 1 allone
baue doon tbis f ayt, wbicbe tbey put on vs allejfiF
Cbey tbat doubted tbe detb bad grete ioye wban
tbey berd tbis, &promysed to bym tbeir orisons,
and tbonoure of bis lygnage* In tbis maner, tbat
tbey of bis lygnage euermore on palmsonday sbal
bere tbolyue, wbicbe signyfyetb Ibesu Criste wban
be cam intoiberusalem.TIbus tbis man cam to fore
tbe lustice, and said to tbem tbat tbe otber cristcn
men were notbyng culpable in tbis fayt,and sayde
tbat be bym self bad doon tbe dede jj^Cdban tney
berde tbis, tbey delyuerd all tbe otber, and be only
bad bis beed smeton of*
13
fiowat the requeste of tbempcrourof Constat! ty-
noblc the cristen men obteyned lycence to bylde
agayntbecbircbeo ftbebolysepulm,capitulovii>ft
OCr>e diseases suffred tbe pe~
ple of our lord in tbis tyme; but
tbesu cryste,tbatwelcan settere-
mediesin tbinges merueillous &
out of ordre, &recomforte tbem
after, ffortbis vntrewe prynceof
Ggipte, fiecam, deyde, and bis
uA sone, named Daber,regned after
->ymXbisDaberrenewedtbealyaunceswitbtbem-
peroure of Constantynoble, wbyebe bad to name
Romayn^andwasnamedinsumameSliopolitans,
fie prayde tbe said Daber, wbom be mocbe louyd,
tbat be wold suffre tbat tbe Christen men mygbt
redefye tbe cbircbe of tbe boly sepulcre, wbicbe bis
fader bad do beten doun : be graun ted it for tbe loue
of tbemperourjjFlt was not longe after tbat tbis
emperour deyde, & after bymregned Constantyn,
wbicbe bad to surname JVIonomaques, wbicbe is to
saye in Greceas a man fygbtyng alloneXbepoure
cristen tbat were in Iberusalem bad lycence for to
make agayn tbeir cbircbes, but tbey bad not tbe
power, for tbeir pouerte, and berupon tbey bad a
counseyl tbat tbey wold sende to tbemperour, and
requyre bvm for goddes sake tbat be wold belpe &
socour or bis almesse, for tbe reedefyengof tbis
boly werke,
H
RSR was in the toun of Iberusalem
a good man named loban Cariain-
tes, bom in Constantinople, & bad
ben agretegentilman of tbecontre as
of bis lignage, but yet was be more
gentil of berte & good maners, Tbis
man was comen on pylgremage to tbe boly sepul-
cre, and bad lef te alle tbe bobaunceand tbonour of
tbe world, and bad taken tbabyteof relygion, ffor
( to folowe our lord Ibesu Criste in pouerte in tbe
place wbere be suffred pouerte and messease for
vs^TTbis aaidloban wasprayd of alle tbe cristen
' peple tbere, tbat be would en trepryse tbis message
>f or to goto tbemperour, for tbe loue of god and of
tbem. Re dyde it witb a good wylle, and departed,
and cam in to Constantynoble,and spak to tbem-
perour, & didealle tbat be was requyred, ffor tbem-
perour graunted tbat be wolde make alle tbe dis-
pencestbatsboldbenedefultotbebyldyngof tbis
boly cbircbe, & wolde reedefye it at bis owen coste
j^Cbis loban was mocbe ioyous wban be bad so
wel accomplissyd bis message, & toke leue of tb-
emperour, and cam agayn in to Iberusalem, Cdban
be bad said to tbe peple tbe good tydinges tbat be
brougbt, tbey made grete ioye, & many wepte grete
teeres for py te,by cause tbey tbougbte tbat our lord
wolde not al way forgete tbem, wban be bad doo to
tbem sucb comfortejjSPIn tbis tyme was patriarke
in Iberusalem an boly man named JSfycef ores.
'5
pBJMpeROaR held rygbt wcl bis
promesse,fforbesente without tary-
eng grete partye of bis tresour, and
dide do make tbc cbyrebe of tbc boly
ecpulcrc mocbe bye in tbestate and
manere tbat it is yet, & was f ul made
tbe yere of tbincamacion of our lord a JYIxlviij,and
bad ben xxxvij yere destroyed, Cbis was rygbt tbe
yere to fore tbat our peplerecouerd tbe cy te j^^lban
tbecristen men there bad made agayn tbe cbircbe,
tbey were mocbe ioyous, and were also tberin well
comforted of all tbeyr meseases and repreues tbat
J tbey suffred, wberof tbey bad grete plente, not only
in Iberusalem, but also in alle tbe cytees aboute, as
in Betbleem, and in tbe cyte where Hmos tbe pro-
pbete was bom,named CecuajgFHs of teas tbeCa-
lipbe sente in to tbe landeanewe bayly, so of te were
sette on tbem new tributes &taillages,wbicbe tbey
mygbt not wel pave; and yf tbey payed not, anon
tbey menaced tbem for to caste doun tbeir cbircbes
to tbe ground, & saide tbey bad of tbeir lord com-
mandement sotodoo.'Cbus in this sorowwere tbe
cristen peple, one wbile vnder tbem of Sgipte, an-
other tyme vnder tbem of perse, but tbis was not
but yet a begynning to tbem, as wban tbey cam
vnder tbe power of tbe Curques, If or tbe XTurques
conquerd tbe royame of perse, & also of e<*ypte
Zbue tbe boly cyte fylle in to tbeir demayne, wbicbe
demened it so cruelly and tormented it so cruely,
tbat it semed to tbe pepleof our lord tbat tbey bad
be in frauncbise and in grete reste vnder tbem of
egypte & of persej^XTbusbeldetbeCurkestbem
there viij yere,
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,Of the burkes, fro wens tbey cam, and bow tbey
grewe in to grete puisaunce, and didc cbese tbcm a
( yrigc f o r to mayn tene tbeir warres, capitulo viij,*£
HOR as mocbe as we baue spoken
of tbe burkes, and sballe of te
spefce of tbem in tbis book, me
semetb good that I saye to yow
fro wbens tbis peple cam first, &
wberby tbey bad so grete power.
HbeOirhe andOirhemans cam
- out of a lynage, rote, & of a con-
tre toward tbe eest wbicbe is in Hsye, and werea pe-
ple mocbe rude and without ordynaunce,ne bad no
contreye,ne no certayn dwelling place, butwent all
,aboute fro londe to londe, & sought pastures for
tbeir beestis,ne neuerduellid in castel ne toun.Hnd
wban tbey wolde meue from one place to another,
tbenne wen teeuery lynage by bym self, & they made
in euery kynredor lygnage a prince wbicbe was tbeyr
iusticer ; by tbise prynces, all tbeir mesfeates and
trespeaces were redressyd and amendid, and tbey
obeyed, and dide tbat be or tbey commandedXbey
caryed witb tbem alle tbeyr tbynges, seruauntes,
menages, bousbold, tbeir oxen, kyen, sbeep,& otber
beestis.In tbis tbynge was alle tbeyr ryebesse, tbey
laboured no londe by eeryng ne sowyng, ne tbey
coudeneytberbyenesellcffortbeybadnomoneye;
but tbeir beestes, tbeir cbese & mylke, changed tbei
for to baue otber tbinges tbattbey n eded j^Cdban
tbey bad ben in one place, and bad nede to goo in
toanotber, tbey sente tbe wisest of tbeir peplevnto
tbe princes of tbe contre, & tbey made couenantes
ci 17
for tbem for to dwelle in tbeir wodes and pastures
for the tribute tbat tbey sbold paye lyke as tbey
sbold accorde*
OGd it bapped tbat a grete partye of
tbis peple departed fro tbeotber, and
entred in to tbe londe of perse, and
fonde tbis londe mocbe plentyvous
of pastures, & ryofbt good of sucbe
as tbey neded, and gar to tbe kynge
tbe trybute tbat tbey were accorded fore, &dwellyd
tbere t can not telle now Ion ge. Oris peple began to
growe and multeplye in sucbe wise tbat tbere were
of tbem a meruayllous grete nombre, in so mocbe
tbat tbe kyngeand tbey of tbe contre self began to
baue grete doubte of tbem & fere, leste tbey mygbt
doo barme by tbe power tbat ouermocbe grewe and
encrecedjSFRere vpon tbey bad a counseyl emonge
tbem, tbat tbey wold dryue & cbasse tbem by force
out of tbeyr londe, but after tbey cbaungect tbeyr
counseyl, and semed better tbat tbey sbold charge
tbem wytb sucbe trybutes tbat tbey mygbte not
suffre, & tbenne tbey sbold departe by annoy, and
oftbeirowneagrementlykeas tbey were come/Cbus
tbey dyde, but tbey suffred longe tbise greues, til
atte laste, wban tbey mygbte nomore suffre, tbey
counseylled emong tbem self tbat tbey wold no-
more paye to tbe kyngej^COban tbe kynge berde
tbis, be didc do cry e tburgb alle bis royamme, tbat
tbey sbold yssue ou t of it by a certayn day tbat was
named to tbem, & tbat tbey sbold passe tbe flood
named Cobar, wbicbe is vtterist part of tbe roy-
amme of perse on tbat other syde^Hndwban tbey
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were departed, & on the playn, tbey sawe tbem self
ouer and apperceyued that tbey were so greteplente
of peple that no londemygbt suffer tbem,ne with-
stonde tbem yf tbey belde bem to gydre* for to fore,
.wban tbey dwellidm perse, tbey dwellid fer a/son-
\dre,in sucbe wise tbat tbey knewe not tbeir power;
'but now wban tbey sawe tbat tbey were so many,
tbey bad meruaillous grete desdayne of tbat tbey
sbad suffred,and tbe pryde and grieuousnesof one
'prince, ^bey take counseyl emonge tbem,and sawe
tbat no peple mygbt resiste tbem, but mygbt con-
quere alle lon des tber aboute*
CTC one tbyngedestrobled tbem, and
tbatwas,tbeybadno kyngeon tbem*
Hnd tbennetbey dydein tbis manere,
tbey f onde emonge tbem an bondred
lignages, of wbicbe euericb bad bis
J meyne,&euery lignage brougbtfortb
an arowe marked in sucb wise tbat tbe arowe of ecbe
lignage mygbt be knowen JP Hnd wban alle tbise
arowes were brought to gydre, tbey called a lytil
1 cbylde, and commanded bym to take vp sucbe one
as be wolde, ffor tbey bad acorded emonge tbem,
£jP) tbat of tbe lignage tbat tbe arowe sbold be taken vp
vJi by tbe cbylde, tbey sbold cbese tbem a kynge* XTbe
cbylde tokevp oneof a lignage tbat after was called
Selduces. J^owtbey knewe tbat of tbis lignagetbey
muste cbese a kynge,& tbey toke an bondred of tbe
most prudent & wise men tbattbey coude fynde in
u tA l ^nage, and commanded tbat ecbe of tbem
sbold brynge an arowe, wberon bis name sbold be
wreton, and after tbey called tbe cbylde, & bad bym
C2 19
take vpone of tbe arowes, and concluded emonge
tbem, that be sbold be hynge, of wbom be tohe vp
tbe arowe j&YSz tohe vp one, on wbicbe was wreton
Selduc, OnsSelducwas a mocbe goodly man, and
gretely honoured in bis lignage: be was grete and
stronge,agood hnygbtandwel proued,andsemed
wel to be a good man and of bye werhes. they cbees
alle tbis man for to be tbeyr hynge, as tbey bad
promysed, and dyde to bym bomage and f ealte by
otb, and obeyed bym, and honoured bym, lyhe as
18 don to a new kynge*
HIS hynge, for tbe first of bis com-
mandementis, commanded & made
do crye ouer all, on payne of lesyng
of tbeyr lyues, tbey sbold reoasse &
goo ouer agayn tbe flood of Cobar,
and retome agayn in to perse, if or
tbey wold no lengre be in danger for to secbe place
I and stede wbere tbey mygbt dwelle, but wolde tbat
[tbey sbold conquere tbis londe and otber, and re-
1 teyne tbem in tbeyr seignourye, Lyhe as be sayd &
commanded it was don, fFor tbe peple conquerd in
a sbort space by force of armes, not only tbe roy-
ame of perse, but alle Hrabe and otber contrees of
tboryent,and tohe tbem by strengtbe,andretevned
tbem vndertbeyrpowerj^Hnd tbus itbapped tbat
tbis peple tbat tof ore bad be so rude, and [yued so
outof ruleas beestis,af ter gate in lasse tban f our-
ty yere so grete seignouryes, as ye now bere, And
mounted in so grete pryde, tbat tbey woldeno more
baue tbe name lyke as tbe otber bad whence tbey
came, wberf ore tbey were called TTurhes, Tbe otber
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that wold not leuetbeyrmanerof lyuyngewerealle-
way named, and yet ben, TTurquemanajSTCbiae pe-
ple, wban tbey bad conquerd tbia contre of tbory-
ent, tbey wold entre in to tbe royamme of Sgypte,
ffor tbey were of mocbe arete puiaaaunce, and dea-
cended in to Surrye,andconquered tbecontre.Hnd
emonge tbe otber cyteea, tbey tofce tbe boly cyte of
Iberuaalem, &aucbe peple aa tbey fonde there tbey
demened rigbt euyl, & tormentid and greued tbem
more than tbey bad ben tof ore, tyke aa I baue aayd
to you to fore*
Of tborryble aynnearegn)mgtbenne in cryatiante,
aa wel in tbyae partyea aa in tbo partyea, capitulo
6 baue berd bow tbia peple tbat
were cryaten weredemened,in tbia
contre of tboryent* ]Vow ye may
here bow tbe cryatiente ia con ten-
ed A ruled in otber partyea of tbe
world. Knowe ye for certayn tbat
tbia tyme were f ounden but f ewe
tbat bad tbe drede of our lord in
tbeyr berte* Hlle riofbt wyaneaae, alle troutbe, alle
py te were fay lied ; tne f ay tb of Ibeau cry ate waa aa
it bad be quencbid, and of cbaryte men apach not:
debatea, diacordea, and warrea were nybe oueral, in
aucbe wyse tbat it aemed tbat tbende of tbe world
waa ny gbe, by tbe aignea tbat our lord aay tb in tbe
gospeluforpeatylenceaandfamyneaweregreteon
tbertbe, f erdfulnea of beuen, tremblyng of tbertbe
in many placea,and many otber tbingea tbere were
that ought to fere the bertee of men, to drawetbem
fro euyl, and to brynge to tbem tbe remembraunce
of our lord, but tbey were ae deef & blynde of beer-
yng & of seeyng tbie tbat was nedef ul to tbem for
to saue tbeyr eowlee jff Che pryn ces and tbe barone
brente and destroyed tbe con trees of tbeyr neigh-
bours : yf ony man bad saued ony tbynge in tbeyr
kepyng, tbeyr ownelordestoke tbem, and put tbem
in prison and in greuous tormentis,fortotake fro
tbem sucbe as tbey bad, in sucbe wyse tbat tbe cby l-
dren of tbem tbat nad ben ricbemen,men mygbtsee
tbem goo fro dore to dore for to begge & gete tbeyr
brede,and sommedeyefor bungre andmesease,Hs
to tbe cbircbes ne religyouses, tbey kept not tbeyr
priuy leges ne none other frauncbyses, but were ta-
ken fro tbem alle that mocbt be founden, as wel me-
obles, rentes, & other tbynges.Ye tbe crosses, cha-
ly ces,& tbe sensour6,tbey toke fro tbe cbircbes, and
molte tbem for to selle*Yf ony fiedde to the cbircbe
for to warante and saue bym, be was taken & draw-
en out vylaynously,as out of a tauerne or an other
place* 'Co monkes and clerkes were doon wronges,
andall tbe shames tbey mygbtj^Tber wasnoius-
tyce, but on tbem that trespaced not ne f orfayted
notbyng, Che contrees were ful of tbeues and of
murdriers:in cytees ne in good townes was noman
eureXbere regiied customably dronkensbip, lech-
erye, playengatdyse and roberyes: tber was no ma-
nage kepte,ne lignage,and also as of euyl lyf were
the clerkes or werse,as tbe otberXbe byssbops ne
tbe other prelates durst not reprebende ne cbas-
tyse none for tbeyr euyl werkesXbe rentes of holy
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cbircbetbey gaf ne payd none, but solde the benefi-
ces j0Bx\d fynably Isayeyow, tbat alle euylwerfces
bad surprysed alle crystiente, in sucbe wyse tbat
it semed tbat eueryebe dyde payne for to serue tbe
vdeuylL
Of a batay lie tbat tbemperour Romayne of Cons-
tantinople badayensta^uissauntprynce of tbor-
ent named Belpb et, capitulo x&&
1<HR lorde, tbat by bis py te cbas-
tysetb in tbis world for to spare
in tbat otber, & can wel bete bis
cbylderen tbat be louetb for to
saue tbem, suffred a grete fliawe
to come in to tbe contre for to
cbastyse tbe peple, ffor in tbis
Ityme, wban tbemperour Rom-
ayn was lord in Constantynoblcyssued out of tbe
partyes of tboryent a puissant betben prynce na-
med Belpbet, wbicbe brought witb bym so grete
plente or peple out of perse and Surye, tbat tbey
couerd alle tbe contre, <& tbe multitude was sogrete
tbat it mygbt not wel be nombred, TIbey brought
witb tbem cartes, cbaryottes, borses, camels, beuf-
f es, kyen, and otber smale beestys, so grete plente,
tbat vnnetbe it mygbt be byleuyd, Hnd witb tbis
grete apparayl, tbis grete force and strengtbe be
brought in to tbempire of Constantinoble, and be-
gan to take & waste alle tbat be f ondejS? Hnd where
as they fonde fortresses, cytees or castellis, they
tokeit al witb assault, ffor nothing mygbt resiste
tbem but tbat tbey smotealle doun to tbertbe*Hlle
tbe peple bool fliedde to fore bym,
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RIS tydynges cam to tbemperour
that this ofrete lord bad supprised
and taken bis contre* Hnon without
taryeng,be sente allc about in tbem-
Circ, & dyde tbenne eomone allc bis
oost & assembled as mocbe peple
as be coude gete, and as mocbe good as be mygbt
fine for tbis werke tbat was so ofrete^Oaban bis
peple were comen, be yssued with as many men of
armes and of warre as be mygbt baue, and drewe
to tbat partewbere this Belpbet cam. fief ondebym
to sone, as be tbat was f erre entred in to tbe londe*
dban tbey knewe tbat ecbe of tbem was so nygb
other, tbey ordeyned tbeyr bataylles for to fygbte,
and assembled so cruelly and of so grete angre,as
peple tbat bad ecbe to other grete bateXbe betben
fougbte for tenbaunce tbeyr lawe, and for tencrece
tbeyr power, and tbe cristen men defended tbeyr
faytb and tbe lawe of Ibesu criste,and tosaue and
kepe tbeyr liues and franchises, and tbeyr wyues,
cbilderen, & tbeyr con tree* Xlbt bataylle was mocbe
arete & cruelle,mocbe peple slayn,& blode sbadde
here and there j^Htte laste tbe ©rekes mygbt not
suffre tbe f aytes ne tbe cjrete plente of tbe mescre-
auntes, and nedde as discomfyted soo f owle tbat
none retomed agayn, but ranne away witboute or-
denaunce, eueryebe where be mygbt best saue bym.
Cbey tbat folowed tbem dyde well nigb alle that
tbey wolde/Cbey slewe many, and toke grete plente
a/lyue; & emonge alle other, tbemperour was taken
hym self ♦ Qlban tydinges cam in to the con tre tbat
the batayl was loste, & tbemperour taken, ther was
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grete soroweof alle tboldc men, wyues, & cbilderen
that bad not ben there*
BLpfietT, tbis prynce of myscrea-
untes,seeyng tbat be bad tbus playn
victorye of tbc cristen men, mount-
edandaroos in to grete pryde,fforbe
thought wel tbat be sbold fyndeno
barre tbat sbold lette bym to doobis
will tn tbempyre-jfrCClban be was lodged, and bis
boost aboute bym, be commanded tbemperour to
be brought to fore bym, wbicb bad be taken in tbe
bataylle, and be sette bie f oote vpon tbe necke of
tbemperour, & tbis dyde be of te, & wban be sbold
mounte vpon borsbak or descende, in sbame and
despiteof tbe fay tb of our lord and of tbe cristen
peple. ttlben be bad tbus a wbyle sbamed, reuyled,
and despyted tbemperour, be lete bym goo, and
delyuerd bym and som of bis barons, tbat bad be
prisoners, Hnd wban tbemperour was come agayn
in to Constantynoble, tbe barons of tbe londe re-
puted bym as ouermocbe dishonoured, as be tbat
bad shamefully conduyted tbe bataille, and toke
bym and raced out bis eyen,and let bym vse bis lif
m sorowe and sbame,
RIS prynce Belpbet began to take
alle tbe londe, in sucb wyse tbat in
a lytil wbyle be conquerd fro Lali-
cbe in Surye, vnto tbe see called tbe
braas of Seynt George, wbicb is wel
xxx ioumeyes of lengtbe, and x of
ibrede, & in som place xv, Hnd wban be cam to tbe
'braas, be wold baue passed in to Constantinoble,
25
i
wbicbe is on that other side of that litil see, but be
mygbt notfinde sbippis ynowgb. TIbus tbe cris-
ten pepleof tbat londe for tbeyr synnes werevnder
tbis cruell peple; emong tbe otber, tbe noble & bye
cyte wbere Saynt peter was, &made fyrst as cbyef
of cristente, tbat isHntiocbe, was taken in tbeende,
and subgette vnto tbeXurkesXbus bad tbis Bel-
pbet in bis seygnorye and demayne tbe londes na-
med Celessurye, tbe two Cilices, pampby lee, Lyce,
Ly came, Cappadoce, ©alace, Betbyne, & a parte of
tbe lasse Hsye. Hlle tbise countrees ar mocb fertile
andf ul of peple^Cbis betben peple began to bete
doun tbe cbircbes and greue tbe cristen peple, as it
plesyd tbem, ffor so grete affraye and drede was in
tbe bertes of tbe cristen peple, tbat tbey alle fledde xj
iourneyes fro tbe said BelpbetXbis was a tbynge
tbat greuydmerueylously tbe boly cyteof Iberusa-
lem and tne peple of tbe coun tre, ffor whiles tbem-
perour of Constantynoble was in good pees and
in bis arete power, many grete socours, grete com-
fort of ryebe yef tes & of large almesses cam vnto
tbe peple of Surye, and also fro tbe londe of Hnti-
ocbe. But tbenne tbey bad loste alle, and bad none
bope tbat euer ony ayde ne socours sbold come to
tbem, wberf or tbey supposed euer to be in seruage
and captyuite without ony raunsom.
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Of many maners of tormens that the cristen peple
suffred for tbeyr s ynnesin that time, capitulo %]&
"RY^BS that this tyme was so
peryllous for the scygnoryc of
tbysc betben men, cam oftymes
in pylgremages tbe6rekes& tbe
Latyns in tolberusalem ffor to
praye oure lord & cry e bym mer-
cv,tbatbewoldnotforgetetbus
bis peple*Yet many cam tbeder in
gretepery lie, ffor alle tbe coun trees by wbicbe tbey
sbold passe were f ill of tbeyr enemyes, & of te tbey
were robbed and slayn, Hnd wban tbey mygbt es-
cape and come to tbe boly cy te, tbey mygbt not en-
tre tberin, but ecbe persone muste paye a besaunt
for try bu te,wberof bapped of te tbat tbey tbat were
despoylled bad not wberof tbey mygbt paye tbis
tribute,andmygbt notentre in to tbe town, and for
tbis tbey suffred colde,bungre,and grete mesease,
and many deyde,Hnd berof tbe cristen men of tbe
toun were mocbe greued, for tbey susteyned tbem
tbat lyued, and muste burye tbem tbat were dede,
and secbe sucb tbyng as was nedef ul to tbem self
and otber, TTbey tnat mygbt entre in tbe toun were
yet more greuea, ffor som were murdred in tbe boly
places of tbe cyte secretely, and was doon to tbem
mocbe sbame and repreef openly, 0>er was fyltbe
caste in tbeir visage, & otber spy tte in tbe myddes
of tbeyr visage, and som men bette tbem,wberf ore
tbe cristen men of tbe town, tbat bad som acqueyn-
taunceswitb tbe betben men,conduytedand ladde
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,tbem to tbeyr pylgremages, for to kepe tbem to
tbeyr power.
■JI^eRe were in tbe cyte of tbem of
)Malf e,wbicb is a cy teof puy ell,wbicb
bad a cbircbe in tberusalem named
Saynte JVIarye de la Latyne, where-
by was an hospital of poure peple,
J wbere as was a cbappel tbat was na-
med sayn t Xoban eieymon t, tbis saynt loban was
a patriarke of HUesandrye. Cbabbot of tbe cbircbe
of our lady bad in bis cure and in bis pourueyaunce
tbis hospital, and pourcbassed alle tbat was nede-
f ulf or tbem : there were receyuyd alle tbe pour pyl-
gryms whicbe badnot wberof to lyue, & this bows
was of mocbe gfrete chary tej^Cbus were the cristen
peple in gfrete disease in tbe toun, but there was no-
tbyng tbat displesyd tbem as whan they badmade
tbeyr deuocions atte holy places in tbe toun, with
grete trauey lies and arete costes, & whan they were
m tbe seruyse of our lord, tbe hetbenmescreauntes
cam in with grete noyse and crye, & satte vpon tbe
au Iters, tbrewe doun the chaly ces, brake the lampes,
and the tapres.Hndyet for more to angre tbe cris-
ten peple, they toke of te tbe patriarke which was
tbenne, by tbe berde and by the beer, & tbrewe bym
doun to the grounde, & def owled bym vnder tbeyr
feet, of wbiche alle cristen te bad grete sorowe and
mocbe pytcjffln tbyse sorowes and meseases were
thecristenmeninthelondeofSurye,asibauesayd
you to fore, CCCC four score and ten yere, and al-
wey cryed vnto our lord for mercy with syghes and
teeres, and prayde bym deuoutly tbat be wold not
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y
alle f orgctc tbem. But the good lord, that after the
tempeste and derke weder can wcl brynge clerenes
and fayr season, bebclde this peple in pyte,&sente
to tbem comforte & delyuerance of tbe tormentes
mi wbicbe tbey bad longe ben.
Row af tir tbey bad ben four CCCC ixxxx yere in
seruage of tbebetben peple, our lord pourueyed re-
medye for bis cri sten peple, capitulo xijV£*£
fiHGS wel said to you byf ore,
tbatoutof many londes cam pil-
grymsin toIberusalem.Bmong
alleotber tber wasonewbicb was
of tbe royame of fraunce, bom
in tbebissbopprycb of Hmyens,
tbat is towete,one named peter,
wbicbe bad ben an beremyte in a
'wode, and tberfor be was called peter ITberemyte.
TTbis was a litil man of body, and as a persone bad
in despite, and lytil preysed by semblaunt, but be
was of amerueyllous grete berte, of mocbe clere en-
gyne,and good vnderstondyng,& spafc rigbt wel.
Slban be cam to tbe gate of Inerusalem, be payd tbe
trybute of a besaunt and entred in to tbe cyte, and
was lodged in a good cristen mans bows JSP tbis
Petrealweyenquyredanddemaundedmocbeofbis
boost, of tnegouernaunce and estate of tbe cyte,&
bow tbe cristen men conteyned tbem vnder tbe be-
tben men, and bowtbeyr lord demened&aouerned
tbem. r>isboost,wbicbe bad longe ben in tbetowne,
tolde to bym alle tbe maner playnly of tbe tymes
passyd,& bow tbe cristen te bad be defowled, and
tbe boly places dishonoured, wbicbe was sorouful
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tobere,Hnd be hym self , which agood while had be
in the toun for to doo hie pylgremage, sawe wel &
perceyued a grete partye of the caityfnes in which
the cristen men were* He herd saye that the patri-
ate wae a good wyse man, deuote and religyous,
which wae named Symeon, peter thought that he
wold goo and spehe with hym, & demande of hym
the estate of the cbircbes, of the clergye, and of the
peple: he camtobym t &dydesoa6 betbougbt,and
ashed of hym alletbisetbyngesXbe patriarke ap-
perceyuedwel by bis wordes and his countinaunce,
that be was a man that dreddegod,and right wyse
and vnderstondyng, Hnd began to telle to hym by
layser, al le the meseases of the cristen peple,
>HJV peter herde thise sorowes of
the moutheof this good man , whom
hebyleuydwel t he coudenotabsteyne
hym fro grete sygbes, and wepyng
manye teeres for pyte, and of te de-
manded of the patriarke yf ther were
( ony conseil and remedye for this werke jS^Hnd the
iholy and deuote patriarke answerd hym : Cde haue
made many ory sons & prayers vnto oure lord god
for to receyue vs in to his mercy and grace, but we
(apperceyue wel that our synnes be not yet purged,
ff or we ben certaynly in the culpe and blame, whan
oure lord whiche is so rightwys holdeth vs yet in
the payne. But the renomme of the contrees by-
yonde the montaynes is moche grete here, that the
peple there, and specially of them of f raunce, ben
good cristen peple & moche stedf ast in the f aytb,
and therf or oure lord holdeth them at this day in
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mocbe grete peas and in bye puyssaunce. Vf tbcv
wold praye our lord tbat bewolde bauc pyte on vs,
or yf tbat tbey tokc counseyl for to socoure vs, we
baue certaynly bopc tbat our lord sbold belpc vs
by tbem for taccomplyssbeourewerke. for yc see
wel tbat tbeGrekesandtbemperourof Constanti-
nople, wbtcbe ben our neygbbours and as kynnes-
men, mayenot belpene counseyle vs, flp or tbey tbem
£self ben as wbo saytb destroyed, & baue no power
: todefendetbeyr owne lande.
RHJV peter berd tbis, beanswerd in
tbismaner: fayrfader,troutbeitis
tbat ye baue sayd of tbat londe fro
whence am I. Hnd god be thanked,
the faytb of oure lord is mocbe beter
bolden tbere and kepte, tban it is in
ony otber londes tbat I baue ben in, sy tb tbat I de-
parted on my journeye fro my contre.Hnd I byleue
[ certaynly tbat if tbey bad knowlecbe of tbe mes-
'ease & seruage in wbicbe tbise betben mysbyleuyd
peple bolde you inne, tbat, by tbe playsyre of al-
mygbty god, by tbeyr good wylles, tbey sbolde
f ynde counseyl & ayde in tbis your grete nede and
werk, Cdberf or I counseyl you one tbyng, yf it be
aggreable to you and seme good, tbat is, tbat ye
sende your lettres vnto oure boly fader tbe pope,
& to tbe cbircbeof Rome, vnto tbe kynges,prynces
and barons of tbe Occident & weste partem wbicb
late tbem weteplaynly bow it iswitb you, Hnd tbat
ye crye to tbem for mercy, tbat tbey wolde socoure
you for tbe loue of god and for bis faytb in sucbe
maner, tbattbey mygbt bauebonoure in tbis world
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and sauacion of tbcir souks in tbat otber, Hnd for
that ye be pour peple, ye baue no nede to make grete
dispencis ; yf ye tbynhe I be suflkiaunt for so grete
a message, ffor tbe loue of Xbesu Criste and re-
myssyon of my synnes, I sbal entreprise tbis vy-
age, and offre my self to tahe so mocbe traueyl for
yow. Hnd X promyse truly to you tbat X sbal late
tbem baue Imowlecbe, bow it is witb you, yf god
sende me grace to come tbydre jg?Gdban tbe patri-
ate berde tbis, be bad mocbe grete ioye* Re sente
anon for tbe moost saddest & wysest men of tbe
cristen peple, andfortbe clerhes and laye men, and
sayde and sbewde to tbem tbe bounte and tbe ser-
uysetbat tbis good manoffryd to tbem Xbey were
rigfbt glad,andf tbanked bym mocbe* 'Cbenneanon,
witboute taryenge,tbeymade tbeyrwrytyngesand
sealed tbem witb tbeyr seales, & delyuerd tbem to
Peter Tberemyte*
RowtbesaidpeterCberemyteentreprisedtbemore
bardyly bis vyagc, by tbapparicion or vision tbat
be sawe in bis sleep, capitulo xiij^,*?
|RGLY our lord god is swete,
pyteous, and mercyf ul, ffor be
wylle not suffre to peryssbe, ne
to be loste, tbem tbat baue in
bym ferme and stedfast bope,
and wban tbe men lacke belpe,
god sendetb to tbem bis ayde,
Hnd tbis may clerely be seen in
tbis werfce, for fro wbens cometb tbat tbis pour
man, wbicbe was lytil and despysed persone, wery
& brused of so grete ioumeye & waye, tbat durste
enterprise so grete a dtdz and werke? Row mycrbt
bewene tbat our lord wolde accomylyssbe so grete
a werke by bym, as for to dylyure bis peple fro tbe
myserye and caytyfnes tbat tbey bad ben in, nyqb
SueCyere? But tbis bardynesse cam to bym of
e grete cbarytetbat be bad in bym, and tbe faytb
wrought in bym for tbe loue tbat be bad to bis
bretberen j0Xr\ tbise dayes bapped a tbynge tbat
mocbe lyft vp bis berte to poursue bis enterprise;
if or tbis good man, wban be bad taken tbis mes-
sage and charge tberof , be wente mocbe of ter tban
bewaswoonte to doo to tbe boly places in tbe cyte,
and cam on an euentide to tbe cbircbe of tbe boly
sepulchre, and made there bis prayers deuoutlv
with grete ple nte of teeris,
fXTeR tbis be sleepte vpon tbe pa-
mente, and bym semed tbat our sa-
ueour Ibesu Criste cam to fore bym,
and charged bym to doo this same
message, and said to bym : petre,
aryse vp bastely, and goo surely tbe-
dyrastbou bast entreprised,fforIsbalbewitb tbe.
It is now tyme from bens forth, that my holy cyte
be clensed, and tbat my peple be socouredjS^petre
awoke in tbis poynt, and was fro tban fortbon
more abandouned vnto tbe waye, and also sure as
™ his ioumeye & message bad be doon. Re entermed
W and appoyn ted bis departyngf or to doo bis erande,
and bad leue and benediction of tbe patriarke. Re
descended doun to tbe see, and f onde tbere a sbyp
of merchandise tbat wolde passe in to puylle. Re
entred m to tbe ship, tbe which bad good wynde,
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and in sborte tyme arryued at Ban peter yssued
out, & wente by londe to Romej^fie fonde in the
contre the popeVrban,&salewed bym in the name
.of the patriarke and of the cristen peple of Surye,
^and delyuerd to bym tbeyr lettres, & sayde to bym
by moutbe, mocbe truli and wysely, tbe grete sor-
owes, tbe miseryes and vyletees tbat tbe crieten
suffredtbennein tbe boly londe, as be tbat wae ex-
pert tberof ,and coude wel saye to bym tbetroutbe*
Of tbe persecutions of tbe cbircbe in tbat tyme, &
bow tbe pope Vrban was putte oute of tbe see of
>Rome by tbebyssbop of Rauenne, capitulo xiiij,*?
]JV tbis tyme, fiarry tbemperour
ofHUemayne,badagrete debate
ayensttbe pope Gregory tbe se-
uentb, to fore tbis Vrban,& tbe
discordearoos for tbe rynges &
tbe croses of tbe bissboppes
tbat were dzdt in tbem pyre* for
sucbe a customme bad ronne a
[grete wbyle tbere, tbat wban tbe prelates were dccd r
'tberynges& croses of tbem were brought to tbem-
perour, and be gaf tbem to bis clerkes & bis cbapy-
j layns, or wbom be wolde,andsente to tbe cbyrcbes,
& bad tbem tbattbey sboolde bolde tbem for tbeyr
bissbops & arcbebissbops without otber election
and otber proef, by wbicbeboly cbircbe wasadom-
maged sore, for be sente of te personnes, tbat were
not propice tbertojfiTCbepopeGregorie sawe tbat
.tbis custome wasayenst tberigbtand lawewreton,
w
m
and alsoayen6treason,andprayd bymamyablvto
Icuc tbis for the loue of god, of boly cbircbe, & for
sauacion of bis sowle, if or it apperteynednotbyna
to bym. rbemperour wold not Icuc tbie for tbe
pope,wberfortbepopecursedbym,beroftbemper-
our bad so grete despite and sogrete desdayne, tbat
incontincntbc began towarre ayensttbecbyrcbeof
Rome.Hnd ayenst tbe pope be made to rise an ad-
uersarye, tbarcbiebissbop of Rauenne, wbicbewas
named Gilbert, and was wel lettred & mocbe ricbe.
Cbis bissbop trusted ouermocbe in tbayde of tb-
emperour,and in tbe plente of bis rycbesse,andbe
cam toRome,anddeposedand put out tbepopeof
bis see by fauour and force.flnd becam so f eCand
of so grete pryde tbat be bad, tbat be f orgate bis
wy tte and reson tbat be ougbt to baue by bis clercrv,
>and sette bym self in tbe see, and made bym to be
bolden for po pe, as betbatwelwende to bauebenit.
RHQe said you to fore, tbat at tbat
tvme, cristen peple werein gret paryll
; , tburgbout alle tbe world, and tbat
% tbe comandemensoftbegospel were
' mocbe forgotcn, & of boly cbyrcbe,
-1 & men ranne faste & baboundantly
to tbe werkes of tbe deuyl and to alle synnes. Hnd
, whan tbis discorde & scysme was so grete, tbenne
{alle troutbewas goon and tbefaytbof our saueour
W 5 9 l Jr c i 8 * bad b ™ alle pery ssbedXbe by ssbop-
pes, theabbottes, and tbe prouostes were beten and
sette in prison, and alle tbeyr tbynges were taken
awey fro tbem,namely by tbem tbat beldeof tbem-
perour. in tbis debate was donealle tbesbamesand
d2 3 5
repreues to the popejjTCbennetbe holy fadersawe
that be was not obeyed as be sbold be, and tbat be
was in parylof bis lyf,and bewent in topuylle,by
tbe belpeand counscyl of Robert Guicbaft, wbicbe
tbenne was lord of tbe contre. Xlbxe Robert dyde
vnto our boly fader, and to bis peple, as mocbe of
honour, of servyse & boun te as tbey wold take, and
yet more*
C laste our boly fader wente bym in
to Salerne,and becam seke, and laye
j doun and tbere deyde and was tbere
buryedj^Cbe cardynals tbat were
tbere cbose another, wbicbe was na-
med Victor, wbicbe endured but one
monetbortbereaboutes.flfterbym,tbeycboo8tbis
Vrban tbatlspacfcof toforeXbis Vrban sawetbat
> tbemperourwasyetin bismalicc and bisangre, and
durst not abandone bym self to bym, ne put bym
in bis power, but belde bym in tbe forteresses of
some barons, tbat for goddes sake reteyned bym in
grete doubtejS?<Qbiles be was in tbis poynt, peter
^beremyte cam to bym, & brougbt to bym tbemes-
sage fro tbe crysten men in tbe boly londe. Our boly
fader tbe pope fcnewe mocbe wel tbe bounte, tbe
wy tte, and tbe religion tbat was in tbis peter, and,
ansuerd to bym mocbe swetly, and sayde tbat be
sbold goobastyly spefce to tbe princes and barons
of tbe royame of f raunce of tbis werke, for yf be
mygbt escape sauely f ro tbe bandes of tbemper-
our, be bym self bad intencion to passe tbe mon-
taygnes,and drawe bym toward tbo parties for to
belpe tbe better to tbis wberke, yf it were possible,
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ne^tyf e peter was right glad of
this goodanswereof our boly fader,
and passed Lombardye & tbe mon~
taygnes, and cam in to france, and
began diligently to seke tbe barons,
like as be was sent expresly to tbem,
and tolde to ecbe of tbem tbe sbames and discon-
venyences tbat tbe betben peple dyde to tbe crysten
f olke in tbe boly londe, Hnd tbe same besaid to tbe
mene peple, for be assembled tbem oftymes, and
tolde to tbem tbe sorouful state of tbe londe & cy te
of Iberusalem, in sucbe wyse tbat be made tbem to
wepe many ateere,Hnd at euery tyme be made some
truyt by mssayeng& exbortyng tbe peple to ovue
socours to tbe boly lande, Hnd like wise, as saynt
lobanBaptysteprecbed to fore to make tbe way to
fore Ibesu Cryste, so in tbe same wyse tbis peter
brought tydynges to fore tbe comyng of our boly
fader, wberf ore be bym self wban be cam was tbe
better berd and byleuid, and tbe more dyde in tbis
werke*
Of ageneral counseyl tbat tbe pope Vrbanordeyn-
cdfortbereformacionofbolycbircbe&tbamende-
ment of tbe pe ple, capitulo xv&&
tbe yere of tbyncamacion of
oure lorde JVI Ixxxxv regned tbe
fourth Rarry, kyngeof Mlma^n
and emperour of Rome, tbe xviij
yere of bis regne, and xij of bis
empire, and in fraunce regned
tbennepbilipe,tbe soneof Har-
ry ♦ XTbenne sawe our boly fader
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tbe pope Vrban, that tbc world was mocbe empeyr-
ed andtorned to evyl,&belde a counseyl tbervpon
of tbc prelates of ytalye at playsance, where be
made establyssbemens by tbeyr counseyl, for ta-
mende tbemaners of tbe clergye & of tbe laye peple
j&Jlf ter be knewe wel tbat be was not sure in tbe
power of tbemperour, and passed tbe montaynes
and cam in to tbe royameof f raunce, He f onde tbe
peple euvlendoctrynedand ouermocbe enclyned to
synne, cnarite fay lied, & warres and discordes were
emongetbericbemen,and tbougbt tbatitwasnede
to doo bis power & mygbt for tamende cristiente*
He ordeyned a general! counseylof alle tbe prelates
tbat were by twene tbemon taynes & tbe see of Gng-
lande* XTbis counseyl was sette fyrste at Clony, a-
notber tyme at puy J^ostre Dame, and tbe tbirde
tyme at Cleremont in Huuergne. TTbis was in tbe
monetb of J^ouembre. TTbere were many arcbebis-
sbops, bi88bop8,abbotes,& grete prelates & per-
sonesof boli cbircbe of tbise parties* 0>er were by
tbe general counseyl many conmandements gyuen
for tamende clerkes & layetee, for tesbewe synnes
and recouere good man ers.'Cbere was boly cnircbe
' al reformed, of wbicbe it bad grete nede,
"IJVIOJVGe alle other, peter TTbere-
myte was tbere, wbicbe forgate not
tbe werke tbat be was charged with,
bu tadmonested tbe prelates ecbe pry-
I uatly by bym self, and prayde tbe co-
I munepeple openly mocbe wel & wyse-
ly /Cbenne toke our boly fader tbe wordes, & shewed
generally to alle tbe counseyl, wbat grete sbame it
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was to alle tbc cristen men, of our faitb that was
so nygbe destroyed and faylled in the place where
it began,and it mygbt begretefereand dredewban
it f aylled at tbe beed & welle, tbat tbe ryvers sbold
not endure, tbat were rennyng tburgb tbe world
Hnd saide mocbe wel, tbat alle tbe very crysten pe-
plesbold takeberof grete despite yf tbus desbery-
ted by tbeir defaulte, and bis contre delyuered to
bis enemyes, & promysed tbat yf tbey wolde take
vpon tbis pylgremage,bewoldecbaungetbeyr pen-
aunce m to tbis werke, Hnd yf tbey deyde in tbis
waye, conf essidand repentaunt, be wolde takeit on
bis faytb, tbat tbeyincontinentsbold gooin totbe
joye of beuen. On tbat otber syde, as long as tbey
were m tbe seruyse of our lord, tbey were in tbe
warde and fcepyng of boly cbircbe, botbe tbey and
tbeyr tbynges, in sucbe wvse tbat tbey tbat dyde
to tbem ony domage sbold be acursed. Hnd alle
tbis commanded be to be kept of alle tbe prelates
tbat were atte counseyl J$Tj6\q doon, be gaf euery
man leue, and commanded tbat be sbold precbe
tbis pylgremage and pardon,& tolde totbem tbat
alle men sbold trauaylle to gyue and make longe
trewes and pees of tbe warres, for taccomplyssbe
tbe better tbis pylgremage, and to perf orme it*
d 4
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HB
Row many noble and bye men, and otber of tbe
royameof fraunce, crossed tbem for to goo ouer
see, capttulo xvj,4**£
dlR lord gaf bis grace vn to our
boly fader tbe pope in vtteryng
of tbe word of god, wbicb was
said in sucbe wyse, tbat it was
Sxed and roted in tbe bertes of
em tbat berde bym, and not
only of tbem tbat were present,
I but of alle otber tbat it was re-
corded and tolde vnto, if or tbe bissbops wente in
to tbeyr countrees and precbed to tbeyr peple like
, as it was to tbem commanded Row beit tbat it was
a strange tbyng and rigbt greuous for a man to
)leue bis con tree, bis wyf, bis cbildren,and lygnage,
and leue tbem tbat be louetb by nature. But wban
,one tbynketb wbat reward be sbal baueof our lord
so to doo, tbenne be aetetb a feruent loue in bym
self for tbe cbaryte of our lord, and leuetb tbe na~
turel loue of bis flessb, for to saue bis sowle, Hnd
tbis mygbt wel be perceyued and seen, ff or tbe pe-
pleof tbe royameof f raunce,and tbe gretebarons,
and otber lasse tbat were enclyned to synnesand
acustomed to doo ylle, as! baue sayd to f ore,af tir
tbey berde tbis precbyng, entreprysed so vycror-
ously tbe werke of our lord, and auowed tbem to
ward tbis pylgremage, as yesbal bere, ff or itsemed
tbat euery man ougbt to entreprise tauenge tbe
wronge & sbame tbat tbe betben dyde to our lord,
and to bis peple, in tbe londe of Iberusalem jj?
Ye sbolde baue seen tbe busbonde departe fro bvs
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i
w ■ n ■ m
wyf , and the f aders fro the cbylderen, & the chil-
dcrcn fro the f adres. End it seined that euery man
wolde departe fro that be louyd bestin tbis world,
for to wynne tbe ioye of tbat otber.
^RGRwas so grete affrayer so grete
a meuyng tburgb alle tbe londe, tbat
vnnetbe ye sbolde baue founde an
bows, but tbat som bad enterprysed
tbys viage, I saye not tbat alle tbat
- wente were wyse & of pure entencion
tpwardourlord,forsommonkeswenteoutof tbeyr
cloystres without leueof tbeyrabbotes or pryours,
and the recluses wente outof tbe places where tbey
bad ben closed in, and wente forth with tbe otber.
bom wente forth for loue of tbeyr frendes, to bere
them felawsbip; otber wente forth for bobaunce,
lest tbey shold be reputed for euyl and not good;
and som there were tbatwolde witbdrawe them for
tbeyr creancers, and baue respite of tbeyr dettea
But how tbat it was tbeyr entencions within tbeyr
bertes,it semyd good for the grete enterpryse that
tbey shewed outwardHnd itwasof gretenede tbat
tbispylgremagewaschosenattbattymcfforthere
were in tbe world so many synnes tbat tbey witb-
drewe tbe peple fro our lord Hnd it was wel be-
houeful tbat god sbold sende to them som ad-
dressement, by wbiche tbey myght come to beuen,
and that he gaf them som trauey lie, as it were a pur-
gatorye to fore tbeyr dctbj&Ht this counseyl a-
uowedpresently tbis pylgremage, the good bis-
sbopofpuynamedHymart,whtcbeaftirwardwas
legate tn the same boost, & conteyned hym mocbe
wyeely & truly.Hleotbe bieebopof Orengewbicbe
, was an boly man and relygyoue, auowed tbcrc tbc
eame viage, and ynowbe of otbcr wbicbe were not
at that couneeyl tbat enterprieed tbe eame vowe,
CJR boly fader bad commanded, and
made tbe bieebope to bolde it, tbat
alle tbey tbat wolde auowe tbie pyl-
gremage ebold eette tbe eigne of tbe
croase on tbeir rigbt eboldre, ffor
tbonoure of bym tbat bare tbe tor-
ment of tbe croeee vpon bie eboldere for to 9aue
ve, and taccomplyeebe tbie tbat oure lord eaytb in
tbe goepell: «Ibo tbatwil lyue af tir me,renye bym
eelf and take tbe croege and f olowe me, CUel f or-
eaketb be bym 9elf , tbat leuetb tbat tbe fleeeb lo-
uetb for eauyngof bie eowlej^OIban one of tbe
grete barone wae croyeed eo on bi9 eboldre in a
contre, alle tbe peple of tbe contre tbat were al9o
croeeyd cam to bym, and cbeee bym for tbeyr cap-
tayne, & made to bym f eaulte for to baue bte ayde
.and warantige in tbe wayeof tbe eayd pylgremage.
tXTbe nameeof noblemen tbat enterprieed tbie pyl-
gremage, ae wel on tbie eide ae beyonde tbe mon-
taynee, capitu lo xv\]g*g*
IN tbe royame of f raunce and of
Hllemayne,nugbela)VIaine, bro-
ther of tbe kynge of f raunce,
Robert tberle of f laundere, Ro-
bert due of Normandye, eone to
kyng KhUiam of 6nglond,Ste-
pben tberle of cbartree and of
fcHoye, wbicbe wae fader to erle
^bybauld tbe olde, wbicbe lyetb at Laigny, Ray-
mondtberleofO>olouse,&manyknygbtesoftbat
londeXbe valyantman Godefroy or Buyllon, due
of Lorayne,witb bis two bretberen,Bawdwyn and
Gustace, and one tbeyr cosyn, Bawdwyn, sone to
tbc countc fiuon de RetelXberleGarnyer deGres,
Bawdwyn tbc erle of fienawde, Ysoart tbc crlc of
Ye, Rembout tberle of Orenge, <miliam tberle of
forests, Steuen tberle of Hubmalle, Rotrout tbe
erleofpercbe,r>ugbetbeerleofSayntpol,&many
barons & knygbtes tbat werenot counted, as Raoul
d ^^ug<md,euerarddupui6at,6uyde6arlande,
wbicb was steward of fraunce, TTbomas de f erre,
t>uy de possesse, Giles de Cbaumount, Girard
Cbmsy^ogierdeBaruyle^enryd^sque^Centon
of Beart, Guillem Hmanaix, Gaste tbe Bediers,
Guillem de JMontpellyer, & Gyrard deRoussilon.
Yc may wel fcnowe tbat witb tbis peple were croys-
sedmocbe grete plenteof fcnygbtes and otber, witb
gretenombreofcomunepeple,wbicbepeteri:bere-
myte gadred in tbe royamme of fraunce & in tbem-
pyreofHllemaygnej^Hndbyyondetbemontayns
men croyssed tbem also, Buymount tbe prynce of
XTarente,wbicbewas90ontoRobartGuycbart,tbat
was due of puylle,and TTancre bis neuew, bis sus-
tres sone, & many otber grete barons of tbislonde
tbatwerenotsorenommednefcnowen as tbisewere.
cberewa6afreteappareyllemens,andarayetbatwa8
made for tbis pylgremmagej^Cbe grete men bad
enterprised, tbat assone as tbewynter was passed
tbey woldputtetbem on tbispylgremageXbemene
peple, tbe knygbtes,tbe barons, & otber, aftir tbey
were acqueynted tbat one witb tbat otber, sente to
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ecbeotber lettres and messages for taccorde to goo
to gydre, apoynted the tyme of departing, and of
tbe waye tbat tbey sbolde bolde.
^JVDwbanJYIarcbewascom^yesbolde
baue seen borses arrayed, witb som~
myers, palfroyes, and stedes, tentes
and pauy lions, and to make armures.
J& Y e ma y e wc * knowe tbat tbere was
mocbe to doo of many tbynges, ffor
tbe barons were acorded tbat tbey sbold not goo
alle to gydre, ff orno contre mygbt suffysenefynde
tbat wbicb sbold be nedef ul for tbem, ff or wbicbe
cause alle tbe boostes neuyr assembled, as ye sbal
bere, tyl tbey cam vnto tbe cyte of JNfycenej^rbe
menepeple charged tbem self notmocbewitb tentes
ne armures, ff or tbey mygbt not bere it, & tberf or
euery man gamyssbid bym af tir tbat bewas witb
moneye & goods, as mocbe as be supposed sbold
be nedef ulfor bymj^Cdban tbedayeof departing
cam, tber were grete sorowes, grete wepynges, and
grete cryes at departyngof tbe pylgryms, ffor tbere
were but f ewe bowses but of tbem som wente.Hnd
sucb bowsbolders tbere were tbat tbey wente alle,
and caryed tbeyr wyues and bare tbeyr cbilderen
witb tbem.ltwas a merueyllous tbynge tosee tbis
meuynges, ffor it bad not byf ore be acustomed to
see sucbe tbynges in f raunce, ne neuer byfore was
crosse bom ne taken for pylgremage.
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Of tbauentures that a rowte of cristen men bad in
this viage, of wbomeoneGaultyer witboute know-
Iccbc was captayne , capitulo xviij^^
~]R6 y ere of tbyn camarion of our
lord .JVI.f ourescorexvj, tbc egbt
daye of JVIarcbe cam a gentil-
man,aknygbtrigbtnoble,nam-
ed Gaultier, witbout hnowlecbe
to bis surname* Glitb bym cam
a meruevllous grctc plentc of
folhe a/root, for tber were but
f ewe men a/bors/bak in tbis rowte, tbey passed in
HUemayn e, & drewe bem toward Ron grye/Cbe roy-
amme of Rongrye was alle enuyronnecl witb grete
waters, and large mersbes,and depe lakes, in sucbe
wyse tbat none mygbt entre ne yssue but by cer-
tayne places and strayt entrees tbat ben as yates
of tbe londej^In Rongerye was tbenne a hynge, a
mocbe valyaunt man named Colemant, and was a
very good cristen man. Re hnewe tbat Gaultier cam
by londe witb grete peple, and bad tberof mocbe
grete ioye, and belde wel witb tbe pylgremage tbat
Be bad enterprised, Rereceyued tbem debonayrly in
bis londe, and commanded tburgb bis rovame tbat
tbey sbold baue alle maner vytaylle goocl cbeap, &
alle tbat tb ey neded.
RG pylgryms passed alle Rongrye
in good peas, ty I tbey cam to tbe enae,
wbere tbey f ounde a waterwbicb was
named JVlarce. "Cbis was tbe bounde
of Rongerye towarde tboryent J8F
XTbey passed tbis water in good peas,
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]
and entred into Bougrye, and witboute knowyng
of tbis ©aulteer, some of bis peple abode ouer tbe
water, & cam to a castel named JVIalleuy Ue for to by
vitaylles, of tbe wbicbe tbey badnedeXbe fiongres
by cause tbat alle tbe boost was passed sauf tbey,
wbtcbe were but a fewe,ranne vpon tbem, and bette
tbem,and dyde to tbem ouermocbe sbamejfiXbey
passed tbe water, and cam to Gaultier,and sbewde
tobvm playnly bow tbey bad ben demened without
f orraytteXbey bad mocbe grete despite, & mocbe
sorowe berof and bad passed tbe water agayn, yf
tbey bad not bad so grete peryl and so grete dis-
tourblyna, and tbougbt tbey wold goo tbeyr wave,
andleueTort auencre tbis tbynge,
~]0 long tbey wente tyl tbey cam to
Bellegraue, wbicbe is tbefirst cyte of
Bougrye on tbys sydej^Gaultyer
sente to tbe due of tbe town, and re-
quyred bym tbat be wolde late tbem
I tber by vytaylles, be wold not suff re
|ony to be sold to tbem, O>oost bad grete disease
[forlakeof vytaylle,&mygbtnot lenger hepe tbem,
.but tbat a grete parte of tbem wente a fowragynq
if or to aete vytaylles for tbem, & for tbeyr beestys,
tlbey f ounde grete plente of beestes in tbe contre
wbicbe tbey tohe and brought to tbeyr lodcrynaes'
(Hbantbeyof tbe contre berdtbis,tbeyarmed tbem
and assembled gretepeple of tbe coun tree, and ran
vpon tbem wbere tbey droef tbeir proves, &fouqbt
witb tbem, an d toke tbe beestes fro tbem, and many
of tbem tbey slewe, & bunted tbe otber away, Zbe
nombre wel of Cxi of oure men, sbytte tbem in a
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monasterye for to kepe tbem there sauf, but the
[Bougres cam there aboute, and sette fyre on the
cbircbe, and brente alle.
|HCIJXieR sawe that be ledde with
bym many folyssb peple, wbicbe be
coude not rule ne sette alle in orden-
aunce,and witbdrewe bym fro tbem,
and toketbem tbatwold be ruled and
_ obeve bym, and wente in to f orestes
of Bougrye, wbicb ben large and long, and began
to passe tbe moost wysely & stylle tbat be mygbt
tyl ■* cam to a cytenamed Stralyce,and is a contre
yarned Danemarcbe tbe JVfoyen, there fonde be a
good man tbat was duke of tbe londe. (Oban tbis
duke knewe wbat tbey wereand wbytber tbey wente,
be receyued tbem mocbe debonaryly, & made tbem
to bauevytaylles & other tbynges goodcbeep,and
dyde to tbem bountes & seruyses ynowgb for tbe
oultrage tbat was doon to tbem at Belgraue, and
dyde redresse and yelde agayne to tbem as mocbe
as be mygbt recouere, and aboue alle tbis, be dely-
uerd to tbem good conduyte& sewrtyl tbey cam to
Constantynoblejfif(Oban tbey were come to Con-
stantinoble,tbemperoursentefor6aultier.necam
vnto bym, and sayde to bym tboccasion of bis vi-
age, & tbat be wolde abyde there peter TIberemyte,
by tbe commandement of wbom be bad brought
tbyse pylgryms. Cdban tbemperour berde tbis, be
receyued bym mocbe weland swetly,and assygned
to bym a f ayr place without tbe town, where as be
lodged bym witb bis f elawsbip, & comanded tbat
tbey sbold baue vytaylleand alle other necessaryes
good cbepe, and tber soioumed tbey a wbyle.
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nowptetertbefieremytewascbyefofagreteboost
in tmsviage towa rd tnc boly londe, capitulo x\x#
C wasnotlonge af tir tbat peter
TTberemite cam fro bis contre,
witb grete plente of peple, vnto
tbe nombre of xl JVL De cam in
to Lorayne,& passed f ran cone,
Bauy ere,Ostery cb, & drewe bym
towardftungrye.petersente nis
. messagers to tbe kyng of fion-
grye, to tbende tbat be mygbt passe bis royamme;
be sente bym worde tbat be sbold baue good leue
yf tbey wold goo in peas without medlynges and
oultragesXbey answerd tbat tbey were pylgryms
of our lord and bad no talente for to trouble tbe
pees* TTbus entred tbey tbe royamme of fiongrye,
and passed by tbe lande without ony debate: vy-
tayllesand otber tbynges bad tbeyynougb ofood
cbeepejSFHt tbende tbey cam totbecastelof wbicbe
X spah to fore, named JVIaleuylle; tbere berd tbey
saye, wbat was doon to tbeym of tbe retenue of
©aultier, & tbe grete oultrage doon to tbem with-
out cause, and sawe yet tbe armes and despoyllis
of tbeyr f elawes tbat bad berobbed tbere bange yet
pntbewalles*
aRe pylgryms tbat sawe tbis were
alle as tbey bad ben out of tbeyr wytte,
and ran to armes, & began euery man
to do welXbey toketbetoun by force,
and smote of tbe beedes of alle tbem
tbat were witbin, sauf a f ewe wbicb
ran in to tbe water and were drownedjSTCber were
f ounde of tbem tbat were deed wel a four JVI, & of
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peters meyne were slayn an C<flban this was don
the booste fonde there grete plente of vytaylles,
and abode wel v dayes in that place jffXLhz due of
Bougrie,wbicb was named JNicita, vnderstode bow
tbisepilgrymsbadvengedtbeirfelawsayensttbem
of JVIaleuylle, and doubted for as mocbe as be bad
defended tbe vytaylles to our peple, & tbat be bad
slayn many of tbem, and bym semed tbat Belle-
graue was not strong ynougb, tberf or be lef te tbe
town, and wente in to a strenger castel TTbus alle
tbey of tbe cyte yssued witb tbeir goodes, & drewe
tbem to tbe depe fores tesj^ peter wbyles be laye
yet at JVIaleuylle, berd saye tbat tbe kyng of Ron-
grye bad berd of tbe detb of bis peple, wberof be
was mocbe angry, and tbat be somoned & assem-
bled alle bis power for tauenge bis men tbat bad be
slayn, and doubted berof, and was no merueylle,
wberf ore be made tassemble alle tbe sbippes tbat
mygbt be founden atte ryueof tbe see to bym, and
made bis peple to departe mocbe bastely bis cartes
and cbaryottes, & tbe beestes* XTbey bad merueyl-
lous grete praye, and lad away grete ryebesses fro
tbecastelof JVlaleyulle tbat tbey bad tbere taken J9t
Qlban tbey were passed ouer in to Bougrye, tbey
cam to fore Bellegrauc, & fonde tbecyteallevoyde,
ffor t bey were alle fled,
fCXR tbey wente eabt grete iour-
neyes by many grete f orestes ty I tbey
cam to tore a cy tenanted JVyzeXbis
town fonde tbey mocbe stronge, and
wel wallyd witb grete towres and
stronge, and witbin was grete gar-
nyson,and tbe beste men of warreof alle tbelonde,
and grete plcntc of armours & vytaylle* peter the
fieremyte and bis boost f onde a brygge of stone
by wbicbe tbey passed a water rennyng nygbe to
tbe cyte; tbey passed tbe brygge and lodged tbem,
bytwene tbe water & tbe towne* Hnd by cause tbey
bad not mete ynougb, peter sente bis messages
vnto tbe lord of tbe toun, and prayd bym f ayr for
bym, and for bis peple tbat were cristen and pyl-
gryms tbat wente in tbe seruyse of our lord, tbat
tbey mygbt bye vytaylles of tbe toun at resonable
prys^tTbenne tbe lord sende worde to peter tbat
be wold not suff re tbat tbey sbold not entre in to
tbe toun ; but and yf be would gyue bym good os-
tages, tbat bis peple sbold doo no barme ne oult-
rage to tbe peple and marcbeauntes of tbe toun
tbat sbold come fortoselle tbem vytaylle, be sbold
sende to tbem ynougb at resonable prys j^COban
peter & bis peple berd tbis tbey were glad ynougb :
tbey delyuered cjfood ostaaes,and anon tbey of tbe
toun cam out witb grete ptente of vy tayl and otber
tbynges necessarye in tbe boost.
How some of tbe oost of peter Cbermyte vnwet-
yng bym sette fyre in tbe subarbesof JVyzat tbeyr
departyng, capitulo xx&&
OCT)S was tbys nygbt tbe
boost of tbe pylgryms refres-
sbyd of alle tbynges tbat tbey
bad nede, ff or tbey bad ben Ion g
fro ony good toun, and tbey of
tbe cyte were to tbem mocbe deb-
onair & resonable.On tbemome
tbey demanded tbeyr ostages,
and tbey were delyuerd qfladly, & forth tbey wente
in peas j^But now ye sbal here bow tbedeuyl dotb
gretepeyne for to empessbeand lettegoodwerkes.
tn tbiscompanye bad ben tbeeuena/foreastryf to
one of tbe marccbauntes of tbe town, and som of
tbeoost, (Oban tbe boost was departed, tbeDucbe-
men assembled to tbe nombre of an bunderd, and
f orvengeaunce of tbe stryf , tbey sawe vij my lien es
wbicbe stode at brygge nygbe tbe town, and sette
tbem a fyre, and brente tbem anone. "Cbis was not
'ynougb, but tbere was a Util borougb witbout tbe
cyte, and tbey sette tbat a fyre also and brende bit
i to assbes, and sytb wente tbeyr waye aftir tbeyr
fejawebi^wb iebe hnewe notbyng berof ♦
*|f tbis tbynge tbe lord of tbe town,
wbicbe bad tbeeuen toforesbewde to
tbem grete debonayrte, was gretely
meuyd, for be sawe tbat tbey rendrid
euyl for god, and was balf out of bis
1 wy tte for angre, & tbis f elonnye tbat
tbis f ewe dyde was wy ted alle tbe boost, wbicbe was
euyl and pytejS?F)e madeanone arme alletbe town,
and yssued on borsbak and on fote;bym self cam
to fore, and prayde & mucb desyred bis peplef or to
vengevpon tbyse false rowters,& tbeuys tbe ou It-
rage tbat tbey bad don* ^Qban tbey approcbed tbe
boost, tbey fondefyrsttbisemalefactours, wbicbe
bad not yet ouertaken tbeyr f elaws, and ronne on
tbem, and smote of tbeir needes* It bad tbenne be
ynowgb, but tbey werenot content, butsmotein tbe
af tirst parte of tboost, wbicbe doubted notbyng.
"Cbey fonde cbaryottes, sommyers, males, seru-
tz 5 1
auntes, wymmen, and children, wbicbe mygbt not
goo eo f aste as tbc other. Oey elewc many, and
sommc tbey ouertbrewe,& laddc away tbc cariage,
1 and tbusretoimd into tlxyr cyte without burte,and
alle blody of tbc bloodc or tbc pylgryms.
How peter Cberemyte was aduertysedof alle this,
and of tbe barm tbat ensiewed, capita lo xx}&&
SXTSR was goyng with tbc
grcte companye of tboost, wbt-
cbc hncwcnougbt of tbtstbyng,
wban a messager cam to bym
rydyng,andtold tobym of tbis
aduenturetbatwas fallen in tbe
taylle of tboost. peter sente a-
non to tbem tbat were to fore,
tbat tbey sbold retourne aaayn tbe way tbat tbey
were comyn vntotbe cyte of jNvzjj?In tbis retorne
tbey f onde tbynges ynowgb tnat displesyd tbem,
ff or tbey f onde tbeir f elawes bybeded, lyeng by tbe
■ waye.'Cbey bad arete sorowe berof ; one fonde bis
1 fader deed, anotner bie brother or bis sone, and a-
notber bis wyf or bis douabter, there were many
disconueny en tsjjppeter, wbicbe bad bis en ten cion
pure vnto oure lord, entended not but tappese tbc
malyce&leyedoun the discorde which was sourded
emong the peple. He sente som wyse and prudent
men to tbe lord & to tbemoos te hyemen of the cyte,
for to demaunde by what occaston tbey had don
tbis euiland crueltees ayenst the peple of our lord.
TTbey answerd tbat tbis was by tbe default of tbe
pylgryms, & tbat tbey bad fyrst doon grete oult-
rage to brenne tbeyr mylnes and burghe,
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f>HJN[ peter & the wysemen that were
with bym herd this, they thought
wel that it was no place ne tyme to
venae theyr shames, &therf or torn-
ed the mater vnto peas & acorde, for
to recou vre the pray e, the prysonners
andcaryagewbicbe they had ledde away fro tboost,
ff or there wereof the mene peple which wold not be
ruled, & wold not suffre them of thetowne to haue
pees with vs, but woldauenge by force theoultrage
that they had doonj^peter f elte this thynae, and
apperceyuedanone the euylle that sourded & sente
of the wyses t an d grettes t of his com pany e to make
the pees* Ris peple wold not haue pees* Re made a
crye on payne or deth,in his name and the name of
the barons, that noman be so hardy to brefce the
pees that was made, and this be charged vpon their
py Igremages, theyr f eaulte, & on thobedyen ce that
they had promysed bym* Hnd whan they of the
boost herd this, they beleuydnot,but f olyssh peple
wentefortb&madegretenoyse,andwoldnotobeye
jjSTCbemessagers thatwerein the toun for taccorde
this that was don, sawe that the noyse grewe more
and more,andretoumed to theyr felawshhip with-
oute ony conclusion or doyng that they had enter-
prised, and dyde theyr best to seece the debate, but
they hadno power, for there were moo than a thou-
send pylgryms, whiche noman myght holde ne re-
teyne, but that they wold goo armed to the toun*
Out of the toun yssued as many or moo ayenst
them: ther began the bataylle and the medlegrete
and thy k, & began to slee eche other largely* peter
ne his route meuyd not, but byhelde the bataylle*
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ftGY of tbe toun that were on the
walles & at wyndows sawe that theyr
peple had the werse, and appercey ued
that tbe grete power of thooet enter-
meted not of this warre, & thought
that they wolde not help them, and
opened tbeyryatesandyssued outeby grete rowtes
allearmed,andemotc in tbebataylle,andfoundeof
our peple aboute a v C vppon the brygge, and ad-
dressyd tbemselues to them and slewe them alle,
sauf somme that were caste in the water, and alle
were peryssbed* <Oban the grete boost apperceyued
theyr peple thus euyl demened, they mygbt suff re
it no lenger,butwentetoarmes,andsmotein to the
bataylle, one af tir another, lyke as they mygbt be
armed jfiTCbe peple that had bygonne this debate
were discomfytea fyrst, and began to flee so fast
that nothyngmyght tary them* they began to bete
them on horsbak, that cam for to belpe them, by
whiche the good men were discomfyted, and they of
the cyte that were nygh to theyr retrayt, began to
chase tbemmocbestra^tly,& to slee them* Ht last,
whan oure peple were withdrawen, they retomed by
the caryageand hamoys,and caryed alle, and ledde
it with them, and toke wymmen and children that
mygbtnotflee,& putte them in prison j^Chere were
wel slayn and lost of the peple of the boost x M,
and the Bougres wan alle the hamoys of thoost
TThere was a cart lost that longed to peter there-
myte,alle f ul of rychesse, whiche had ben youen to
hymin frauncefor to socoure&sustene tbeneces-
sytees of tbeboostjfiTCbey that mygbt escape fro
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1 this discomfiture, drewe tbcm in to tbc forestes, &
>bydde tbcm in tbc depe valeyes in tbc nygbt, and
on tbc mom tbey began to callc cebe other, and to
wbystle, and sowne trumpes and busynes in tbc
woodes,andtbus began to reassemble, and gadred
tbem to gydre on a territories
fiow tbemperourof Constantynoble, being aduer-
tised of tbise oultrages, sente bis messagers to
Peter Cheremy te, capitulo y&\)&&
~\C tbe fourtb daye were nygbe
alle assembled aboute peter, &
tbey were about a four tbous-
U and, 'Cbey were in mocbe grete
mescbvef,as tbey tbat bad lost
tbeyr frendes and tbeyr peple,
ana almost alle tbeyr barnoys.
IjflfJVotwitbstondyngtbey lefte
not, but wente forth on tbe waye tbat tbey bad en-
terprise^ witb grete mesease and payne for lak of
vytaylle. Hnd as tbey were in tbis poynt, tbey sawe
came ayenst tbem tbe messagers of tbemperourof
Constantynoble, wbicbe spak to peter. Hnd anon
be dyde assemble tbe beye men and capytaynes of
[ tbe boost for to bere tbemessage tbat tbey brought
j!S?Hnd aftir tbey sayd in tbismanere: fayrsyrs,
mocbe euyl tydynges & renomme is comen of you
to our lord tbemperour, for it is tolde to bym tbat
ye goo by tbe countree of bis em pyre witb force, &
)robbe tbe peple of sucbe as tbey bauc, breke bis
townes, and sice bis peple, and doo alle tbe oult-
rages and wronges tbat ye may. Cbe good cbere,
*bounte, and alle tbe seruyse tbat is doon to you
«4 55
auaylletb notbyng,ne may adoulcc ne aswage your
bertes, tbcrf ore be commandetb you tbat ye abyde
in noneof bis cytees more tban tnredayes, butgoo
your waye strayt fortb to Constantynoble, for be
natb commanded vs to goo witb you, and tbat we
do bryng to you on tbe waye vytayll good cbeep
ynowe*
fiHJNT tbise good men berd tbis, tbat
tbemperour bad don to tbem tbis
bounte, tbey bad greteioye, & excus-
ed tbem of tbise batay Ilea & fygbt-
yng, & sbewd openly wbat tbeBou-
gres baddoon witboute tbeyroff ence
or culpe by force & grete oultrage, €be messagers
dyrected tbem on tbe way tyl tbey cam to Conatan-
tynoble* Oey fonde tbere Gaultyer sans sauoyr,
and bis peple, tbat taryed for tbem, & tbenne tbey
wente alle to gydre, and lodged tbem in tbe place
tbat was assygned to tbem,and tbereecbe tolde to
otber of tbeyr mysauenturesjjTCbemperour sente
for peter, & be wente to bym. Re sawe in tbe towne
many tbynges, and in tbe palaysse many ryebesses
and marueylles, but be was a man of grete berte &
courage, and abassbyd of notbyng, tbemperour
demanded of bym of tbestate of bis peple, and of
otber barons of tboccydent, tbat were tbus meuvd
to tbis pylgremage. peter answerd bymmocbewel
of alle tbynges, and said tbat tbey were pour peole
and were come to fore, but tbepryncesand bye men
cam aftirwitb mocbe grete peple, wbicb wold not
bng tarye, Tbemperour and bis baronsof tbe pa-
lays sawe alle tbat peter was so lytil and so wel,
sowysetysofayr&sowelappoyntofalletbynges
answerd that they merueylled oucr mocbe, and al-
owed and preysea bym mocbe* 'Cbemperourgaf to
bym grete yef tes, and receyued bym in bis grace,
and sytb be lete bym retome to bis peplejj? there
rested tbe oost of tbe pyl^fryms wel at ease and in
peas, and a wbyle af tir sbippes were made red? by
tbe commaundementoftbemperour,&tbey passed
tbe see named tbe braas of Seynt George, and cam
in to tbe lond named Bytbyne. TTbis is tbe fyrst
party e of Hsy e, vpon tbe see, Hnd they lodged them
in a place called Cinintot
Of tbe mayntenyng of tbe boost of peter TTbere-
myte, & bow tbre thousand Ducbemen tohe a cas-
tel by assault, and slewe alle that were tberin with
tbe swerde, capitulo xxi\j&&
f)ISwasin tbe marches of tbeyr
enemyes* 'Cbere was tbe boost
about two monetbes, and euery
daytbeyfondefresshevytaylles
toselle good cheep, wherof they
were wel at ease, so mocb that it
coudenotwel be suffred longe,
ilbey began to meue, and made
routes for to goo en fouragein the contrey.O>er
wente wel somtyme x M or more, maulgre tbe ba-
rons, that were capytayns in the boost JVeuertbe-
lesse, peter commandedand sente lettres to them,
that theysboldabyde,and not remeue frotheoost,
to pylle tyl tbe grete prynces were comenj^Ona
daye it happed that pieter passed tbe braas, and
cam in to Constantynoble for tospehe f orvytayl-
lee, that began to wexe dere. TTbe mene peple sawe
that peter was not there, and were the more hardy :
tbey assembled, and were of a companye wel eignt
thousand a f ote, & tbre bonderd a borsback/Cbey
made tbeyr bataylles, and wente alle in ordenaunce
toward tbecyteof JVycene,ayenst tbewilleand def-
f ence of alle tbe grete men of tboost j0 GCTban tbey
cam nygbe to this grete cyte, tbey smote in to tbe
townes about it, & tokemerueyllous many beestes,
grete and smale, and brought mocbe grete gayne,
and retomed saufly witboute burte borne agayne
in to tbe oost, witb grete ioye and f este*
pS Ducbemen, wbicbe ben a peple
rudeand bardy, sawe tbis glorye and
tbis gayne tbat tbey bad wonne,and
bad grete enuye tberat & were meuid
witb couetyse of good, and to baue
- worship, relyed tbem to gydrealleof
that tongue vnto tbe nombre of tbre thousand a
f oote, & wente strayte toward JVycene. 'Cbere was
a castel at f oote of an bylle, nygb vnto JVycene, at
lestefoure myle of jS^Cbese Ducbemen cam tbeder
& began tassaylle tbe castel mocbe strongly; tbey
within defended tbem to tbeyr power as long as
tbey mygbt. But it auaylled not, if or tbe castel was
taken by force, & tbe Ducbemen entred tberin, and
alle tbem tbat tbey fonde witbin, men, wymmen &
cbylderen, tbey slewe without mercy. TLbty fonde
ther in vytaylle ynowgb,& other tbynges,& sawe
that tbe place was mocbe fayr and delectable, and
gamyssbed it, and sayde tbat tbey wolde it bolde
tyl the grete prynces,wbome tbey abode and taryed
for, were comen.
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Row Solyman, lord of that con tre, reprysed & toke
agayn the castel,and slewe allc the Ducbemen that
where tberin, captt ulo xxiiij^^
OLYM^Nt wbicbe was lord of
tbis con tre andgouernoure,bad
berd longe to fore, tbat tbe cris-
ten peplewere meuydof tbe roy-
amme of f raun ce for to goo in to
tbelonde of Surye, and tbat tbey
addressed tbem for to passe by
ZM bis londe, tberf ore be bad ben in
tboryent,frowbens be was come, and bad brought
grete plente of knygbtes andotber peple, by wbom
be en tended to kepe bis londe, & greue bis enemyes
tbat sbold passe tbere by, F)e was tbenne drawen to-
wardour peple, andwitb bisfolkeswasin tbemon-
taynes and woodes. F)e berde bow tbyseDucbemen
bad taken bis castel and slayn bis men, and cam tbe
moostbastywysebemygbteandassyegedtbecas-
tel, and toke it without taryeng, & be smote of tbe
beedes of allc tbem tbat be f onde jff Oe tydvnae
cam in to tbe boost tbat Solyman bad slayn allc tbe
Ducbemen and tbeyr f elawsXbcy bad mocbe sor-
ow, and tber arroos a grete crye and grete wepyng
in tbe lodgys J& Oe peple arote toke berof grete
despite emonge tbem, and began tospeke sbewdly,
and said tbat tbe barons of tbe oost ougbt not to
suff re this, but tbat tbey sbold renne a borsbak &
auengebloodof tbeyr bretberen, tbat so nygbe was
sbedXbe grete men of tboost, tbat knewe more of
warre&of otber tbynges tban tbemenepeple,wold
baue bolden tbem in peas, and sayde tbis may wel
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be yet amended, Hnd also them perour counccy tied,
and it was troutbe, that tbey sbold abydetbe com-
yngof tbegretebarons,wbicbe sboldnot longeta-
ryeXbe peple and tbe folyssb folke were not con-
tent with tbyse wordes, but tbey bad a capytayne
named (3odefrey Bureau, wbicbe brought tbem in
sucbe reuerye and murmur tbat tbey spake largely
and rudely ayenst tbe knygbtes, & sayde alle clerly
tbat tbey were vntrewe and euyland tbat tbey lete
not to auenge tbis by wysedom, but for grete cow-
ardyse.
Row oure men armed tbemfor tauenge tbe Ducbc-
men, & of a recountour tbat tbey bad ayenst Soly-
man, capitulo xxv&&
Cbappetboftymetbat tbe werse
counseyl ouercometb tbe better,
and it is no meruaylle,ffor tbere
ben more f ooles than wysemen.
Cbysc mene peple, and without
reson, meuyd them so mocbe &
cry ed tbat tbe barons and other
men tbat were with hem ran to
armes, on horsbak & on f oote. TTbere were wel xxv
,JV1 on f oote, and v C a/borsbak, alle wel arrayed J&
XTbey madetbeyr bataylles, & wentef ortbin orden-
aun ce toward tbe mon taygn es by tbe woodes s tray t
toward Jtycene. XTbey were not departed tbre myle
wban Solyman,wbicbe bad mocbe peple with bym,
apperceyued tbem ; for be cam alle couerd & secrete-
ly in tbe wode, f or tomakean assaylle in tbe oost of
tbe py Igryms, But wban be herd tbe noyse & thaf-
fraye in the f oreste, he wyst wel tbat thei were the
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crieten men that cam ayenet bym, & euffred tbcm
to paeee. Re bym self witb alle nis peple drewe bym
incontinent oute of tbe wode in to tbe playn wbere
ae tbey sbold paeee, (Oban oure peple were yeeu-
ed, tbey eewed tbem eodenlv, tbey tokenonebede of
bym, and anon witb tbeir relawebip ran vpon our
men witb tbeirsperes & swerdes for tauenge tbeyr
bretberenXbe betben men sawe on tbatotbersyde
tbat certaynly tbey wold fygbte,& tbat euery man
dyd biebe9te,receyuedtbem mocbe fierslyXbe ba-
taylle began mocbe cruelle, and many were dede on
bo tbe eyde9,andtbe bataylledured longe,ButSo-
lyman bad mocbe more peple on borsbacke, wbom
tbe pylgryms a/fote mygbt not lenger suffre, but
began tofleewitboutordenaunce,andweredi9com-
fytedXbeCurkeefolowed tbem aftir,9leeyng alle
tbem tbat tbey mygbt atteyne, tyl tbey cam to tbeyr
lodgyngj^CberewereslaynGaultiersaneeauoyr,
Reygnald de Broyes & f oucber d'Orleane, wbicbe
were good and valyaunt knygbtes,and almost alle
were slayn and brought in to prison, if or of xxv JVI
men,andfyuebonderdmen on borsbak,coudenot
be f ounden tbre to gydre, but tbat tbey were taken
orslayn.
!
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)m
fiow peter Cberemvte beyng in Constantynoble
was aduertysedof tbisdisconfyture, &saued tbre
tbousandcristenmen,beyngin grete daun<rer,capi-
tuloxxvj^^ r
HIS vyctorye brought Soly-
man in grete pryde,andin grete
sewrtebe smotein totbe lodgis
of tbe cristen men, wbere as
wer lef te tbauncyentpeple,men,
wymmen, clerbes, and monkes,
wbome be put alle to detb, He
-fonde maydens and smale chil-
dren, wbtcbe be ledde wttb bym, for to be euer af tir
m seruagejffOn tbat one side of tbe tentes nygbe
vn to tbe see, was an old fortress f orleten and beten
doun, in wbicbe no man dwelled, netber was fonde
tberem dorene wyndowe. Oeder fliedde of tbe pyl-
gfryms aboute a tbre thousand, one aftir another
for to kepe tbeyr lyues, they stopped then trees tbe
best wyse they mygbt wytb grete tymbre and trees,
andwitb grete stones.TTbetWkeeknewe tberof,&
earn and began tassaylle it on allesides mocbe an-
guyssbously, Tbev defended them the best wev
they mygbte, ffor they bad gretenede, Olbvles tbev
were thus assaylled, a messager wente hastely to
peter Cberemyte, which was in Constantynoble,
a8ttt66atdtoyoutofore:tbt6me66agesaidtobvm
that alle bis men were perysshyd, sauf a lytil re-
menaunt, wbicbe were at grete mischief in an old
bows asyeged, wbicbe were in mocbe grete dancrer,
yf tbey bad not hasty socoure*
i
r.-—
eiTGR was mocbc abassbed, & bad
meruayllously grete sorowe. JVeuer-
tbelesse, anon be rannc to tbemper-
our, and fyld doun at bis feet, and
prayd bym for goddes sake and for
tbe sauacion of bis sowle, tbat be
woldsendesocoure to tbis pourcpcplc tbat werein
so grctc pery 11, tbat yf be basted not, tbey sbold be
alle deed. TTbem perour tbat mocbe louyd peter sent
anon bis messagers tbeder, and commaunded tbe
TTurhes tbat essaylled tbem sbold leue tbassault
&departetbensXbey wenteaweye anon wban tbey
bad berde tbe commandement of tbemperour, but
tbey ledde witb tbem prisonners ynowe, borses,
mules, and otber beestes, tentes, pauyllons, and
gonnes, and wytb alle tbey retoumed in to J^ycene
jplSere yemaye bere bow so mocbe peple was loste,
by tbe f olye of tbe moyen peple, wbicbe wold not
baue ne endure tbegouemaunceof tbe wyse men a-
boue tbem. Here may men wel see tbat it is grete
peryl to truste totbebataylleorwarreof tbem, tbat
nnowenotof it*
Row a preest named Godecban made bym self cap-
tayn of xl JV1 Ducbemen in tbis viage, and of tbeyr
oultra gcs, capitulo xxvij^A?
Y€H tbat pieter was passed in
toBytbymeasIbauesaid,itwa8
not longe af tir tbat a priest na-
med Godecban bad precbyd in
Ducbelonde,lykeaspeterCber.-
emyte bad doon in f raunce, and
cam witb bis peple for to goo in
in tbis pylgremagc, ff or be bad
wel assembled xl M of Ducbemen, Cbey entred
alle in to tbe londe of Hongrye, ffor tbe kyng bad
comaundedtbattbeysboldbereceyueddebonayrly,
by cause it was bisneygbours,and tbat tbey snold
aevytaylle&otber necessytees at prys resonable,
xy tbat f onde tbe londe rigbt good began to a-
bydetberealletbewynter,and fortbeease tbat tbey
bad tbey began to wexe prowd, in sucbe wyse tbat
tbey toke away tbe vytaylles & otber tbynges,and
ledcte awey tbe beestes ou te of tbe f eeldes, Cbey toke
wyues, bete tbeyr busbondesandslewetbem, &for
noman wold tbey leue tbise outrages jjTCbe kynge
of tbe londe berde tbe tydynges of tbis peple, and
was mocbe displaysed, and was mocbe sory tber-
fore, &mygbtnotwytb bis honour no lenger suffre
it, lest it sbold tome to ouermocbe burte of bis
londe and of bis subgettes,and dyde do assemble
mocbe peple on borsbak, and on rote for tauenge
on tbise Ducbemen, He began to poursyewe tbem
so f erre, tbat be f onde tbem rigbt in tbe mydle of
bis royame by a castel named Bellgraue.^be kyng
bad seen and also berd of tbou Itrages tbat tbey bad
doon in bis londewbyles besiewedaftirtbem.'Cbe
Ducbmen knewetbat tbe kynge cam vpon tbem and
was nygbe,& tbey knewe wel tbat tbey bad not ben
wel gouerned toward bym,but bad doon many ylle
tornes and wronges in bis londe, wberf or tbey bad
not deseruyd bis grace and bis loue, J^euirtbeless
tbey ranne to armes,andsayde tbat tbey wolde de-
f ende tbem fro tbe Honares, and wold neuer deye
fornougbt, but erst wold tbey selle tbeyr lyf mocbe
derej^ttlban tbe kyng and tbe Mongers sawe tbis,
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/they thought that this peple were moche stronge
and hardy, & there as alle dispayred, and sawe that
.bemygbtnotouercometbemwitboutgretelosseof
'bispeplein that m an er, &lef te the force of bataylle,
and toke hym to subtilite & f alsbed, as peple that
is f ill of barate, deceyte, and tryeberye-
" He kynge & thenongers sente mes-
sage to Godecban & to the grete men
of the companyefor to deceyue them
by f ayre wordesof peas, and sayd to
them in thismanere:Ouer grete com-
J playnte andmoche f owle renommeis
comen to the kyng of you, f ayr syres, whiche hath
sentevsbetber,foras he hath herd saye, ye hauenot
had to none of youre hoostes no f ayth ne troutbe,
but haue taken fro them that they badde,and haue
beten & slayn them. Ye have taken their doughters
i and wyues, and doo suche oultrages to them as it
VST ougbtnot tobesaydXbe marcheauntes and other
peple that ye fynde by the wayes, be not sure, and
goonot quytefroyou,butbe robbedand pyled-Of
wbicbetbyngestbe kyng hathgrete clamours aftir
him ; neuirtheles the kyng knowetb wel, that ye be
not alle in this default, but ther ben emong you
many good men &wyse to whom this folye moche
displaysy th, and the oultrage of the malef actours
whiche haue so angred the kyng and his peple, ther-
for the kyngwil not put thedefaulte of one partye
vponalle,ne it is not right that tbetrewepylgryms
shold a/bye the trespas of the bad, & he doubtetb
to take vengeaunce on you alle* Slherf ore we coun-
seyle vou that ye appese the kynge in thismaner, &
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we promyse you in good f aytb that ye sbal neuer
bauc damage* Off re, and putte your bodyes, your
amies, and alle your tbynges in bis wylleand in bis
mercy, witboutmakyngofonyappoyntementwitb
bym,f or yf yewilnot sodoo,yesee wel,ye bauenot
tbe puysaunce ayenst bym, for ye be in tbe myddle
of bis royamm e, and may not escape bym.
a ODecnH)S[ & tbe grete men of bis
boost to wbom tbisoultragesmocbe
displesyd,andtbefolyesoftbemene
peple, trusted wel in tbe wordes tbat
tbey bad brought to tbem, and bad
arete bope in tbe byenes and mercy of
tbe kyngj^Cbey called tbe peple, counseyled and
prayde tbem tbat tbey wolde rendre tbeyr narnoys,
and put tbem in tbe mercy of tbe kyngXbey wold
not doo it, and sayde tber sbold neuer come good
to tbem to put tbem under so vntrew peple: neuer-
tbeles,atte laste tbey dyde by tbecounseyl & wylle
of tbe wvsemenXbeyr barnoys, and alle tbat tney
badde tbey delyuerd atte commandement of tbe
kynge, Cdban tbey supposed tberby to baue goten
tbeyr lyf ,tbey ran totbe detb,ffor tbefiongresas-
saylled tbem anon in tbe mydle of tbem alle armed,
of tbe wbicbe poynt tbey toke none bede. Tbey be-
gan to slee&smyteof beedeswitbout demandyncr
wbowasgoodnewbowaseuylXbeyslewesomany
tbat tbey waded in tbe blood vnto tbebalf legge,it
was soroweandpyte to see tbeyr bodyes of sofayr
peple slayne in tbe stretes, wayesand feeldes.Som
bapped tescape tbatwente emong tbeotberand re-
torned in to tbeyr contre,& tolde tbis mescbeyf and
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trayson, by wbicbe tbcy taugbt allc tbc pylgryms
tbat tbcy ronde tbat tbcy sbold not truste to tbc
pcplc of Dongrye,
How CC JW cristen men a f ootc & tbrc JW a bors-
bak witboute capytayn assembled in tbis pyt-
gremage, & of tbeyr mayntene, capitulo xxvxxj^^
JJS" a litil tyme af tir tbis ofrete oc-
[ cisyon tbat I baue said to fore,
assembled mocbe grete peple a
f ootewitbout capitayne, pleuer-
tbeles tber wer emong tbem bye
men and good kny gbtes, bu t tbe
comune peple obeyed tbem not
I ne byleuyd tbem of notbynge,
TZbere was emonge tbem Hbomas de fere, Clerem-
bault of Vendueyl,(3uillem Carpenter,&tbe counte
Herman, TTbese peple tbat were a f oote dyde many
ylles and oultrages by tbe waye, and tber arrose
emong tbem a madnesse and a rage of wbicbe tbey
coude not kepe tbem fro sleyngof alle tbe lewes in
alle tbe wayes and townes by wbicbe tbey passed,
ITbey slewemerueyllous grete nombre at Coleyne,
at)Vlagonce,and m otber places. In tbise partyes
as tbey wentewas an erle,a rigbt noble lord named
Bmycon : wban be sawe tbis peple, be put bym self
in tbeyrcompanyefortogoowitbtbemin tbispyl-
gremage, be cbastysed not ne blamed tbemysruled
peple, but entysea tbem to doo euyl tomes.
wmm^^^m
RSY passed by francone and by
Bauyere so f crrc that tbey drewe in
to nongrye, and cam in to a toun
named JMleeszeborsjj^CCTel supposed
tbey to baue passed in to nongrye
witnoute ony gaynsayeng, but wban
tbey cam to tbe brygge, it was deff ended tbem and
closed* "Cbere was a fortresse wbicbe was closed*
on tbat one syde witb tbe ryuer of tbe Dunoe, and
on tbat other syde witb tbe ryuer named Lintans ;
tbe remenauntwasenuyronnedwitbadepe mareys.
<Hitbin tbe fortresse was grete plente of peple wel
armed, wberf ore itwas not lygbt for to passe tbat
toun by force, ff or tbe kynge of nongrye bad wel
vnderstande of tbe comyng of tbis peple, wbicbe
were witbou te fay lie wel cc JA on f ote, and on bors-
bak were nomoo but tbre thousand, and doubted
mocbe tbat tbey, wban tbey were entred in to bis
londe, wolde auenge tboccision tbat was doon by
falsebed and trayson vpon tbepepleof ©odecban,
ff or tbe rumoure and specbewas mocbe yet of tbat
f owle and vylanous f ayte tburgb out al tbe londe*
XTbey tbat sawetbat tbeymygbt not passein to tbe
londe, prayd tbem of tbe fortresse tbat tbey wold
suffre tbem to sende messagers to tbe fcyng of
nongrye, for to requyre bis grace tbat tbeymygbt
passe in <?ood peas, and tbey wold lodge tbem tber
wbylest m tbo places tbat wer ful of pastures to
fore tbe paas*
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fiow tbis peple began to destroye the londc of the
l kyng, by cause bewold not graunte to tbem leuefor
)to passe, capitulo x xix&&
1 LYOL wby le taryed tbey tbat
wente to tbe kyng, but retomed
anon,ffor tbey mygbtnotspede
of sucb tbynges as tbey dem-
anded. TLbz kyng answerd tbat
for yef te ne for prayer sbolde
tbey en tre in to bis londe. Cttban
J tbey of tbe oost, grete & smale,
berd tbis, tbey were mocbe angry, ffor tbey bad
trauaylled & aespended mocbe cjood to come tbe-
dyr, and now tbey bad loost tbeir wayeXbey con-
cluded among tbem tbat tbey sbold brenne & de-
stroye tbe contreye of tbe kynge, as mocbe as was
on tbis syde tbe mareys ; tbey sette fyer on townes,
and toke tbe men, and destroyed alle tbe con trey.
Qlbyles tbey dydc tbus, tbe peple of tbe f ortresse
cam out, and witb otber peple of tbe kynges to tbe
nombre of viiCwbatof knygbtes and otber peple
wel armed, and passed by sbippis er euer tbe pil-
gryms knewe or it ony word, and tbey sette tbem
for to deff ende tbe pylgryms at a paas tbat tbey
sboldnotentre.Cttbantbepylgrymssawetbis,tbey
ran vygorously vpon tbem in sucbe wyse tbat er
tbey my gbt saue tbem self tbey were slayn alle, sauf
a f ewe of tbem tbat witbdrewe tbem in to tbe ma-
reys, and bydde tbem in tbe reed.
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RHJN" tbyse pylgryms tbus bad tbe
victorye,tbey mounted in mocbc grcte
bardynes, and said tbat by force tbey
woldtaketbefortresseofr>ongrye,&
witboute leue tbey wold passe tburgb
tbc londeXbenne tbey began to som-
onne and recomf orte euery man to doo wel. *Cbey
tohe poles & made scaffboldes mocbe grete plente,
wbicbe tbey sette to tbe walks, & mounted vp cou-
erd witb tbeyr sbeldes and targes, and assay lied it
mocbe bardely* JVlany py bed witb pyhoys, & myned
tbe walleswitb grete force tbat tbentree semed al
redy f or to entreXbey tbat were witbin were nygbe
deed for despayer,frortbeydefendedslowlyasmen
affrayedin tbeir bertes,ffor tbey supposed anon to
be slayn. Hnd sodenly cam a fere and a drede vpon
tbe bertes of tbe pylgryms tbat wened anon to be
slayn, and neuer was hnowen wberf ore it was, and
anon fyl doun fro tbe scaff oldes, & taryed not, but
fiedde sodeynly, &none wystewby tbey fleddeXbe
Rongers wnan tbey sawe tbis, mygbt wytb grete
peyne by leue it, tbat tbis was trou tbe, ffor tbey sawe
no rayson wby* JVeuertbeles, wban tbey appercey-
uyd tney descended doun and began to f olowe tne
cbaas in sucbe wyse tbat tbem next to fore tbem
were almost alle taken and slayn* In tbis auenture
was fonden none otber reson, sauf tbat tbe peple
was sofulof synne, tbat tbey badnotdeseruyd tbe
loueofourlora,netbonoureof tbe world, and tber-
for tbeyre synnes acowarded tbem in sucbe wyse
tbat tbey mygbt not doo ne accomplyssbe tbis
grete werhe, wrocbe tbey bad nygbe acbyeued*
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"EsZJgaRG crlc Gmycon cam agayn in to bis
contrc with gretenombreof pejpledis-
confitedXbeotberbaronsoffraunce
tbat I fore bauc named wente in to
Lombardye, & so in to puylleXbere
bad tbey miowlecbe tbat somme of
tbe grete barons were passed in to Duras,and fro
tbens in to ©rece, tbey wente af tir & f olowyd tbem.
In tbis manere were tbe peple of f rauncedisperpled
and of tbe contrees tber by. TTbe waye of nongrye
wasmocbe more strayte & ner yf tbey mygbt baue
goonit,and bad not bedestrowbledby tbeyrfolye-
^But tbe otber tbat camaftirpeyned tbemmocbe
for to goo more wysely and more in peas*
Row tbe due ©odefroy of Boloyne beyng witb a
grete boost cam vnto Dongrye,sente bis messag-
ers to tbe fcyng for to demande passage, capitulo
OJViejSfwas tbemonetb of Hu-
guste, in tbe yere of tbyncama-
cion of our lord, JVI Ixxxxvj, tbe
xv day of tbe same monetb, tbe
valyaunt Godefroy of Buyll-
on,ducofLoraygne,assembled
tbem tbat sbold be bis f elawes
_ intbisioumcye,andcamfrobis
contrey witb so grete apparayllement as it apper-
teyned to bis estate. OTith bym Bawdwyn bis bro-
, tber, Bawdwyn tbe erle of nenawde, Huge tbe erle
V] of Seyntpol,euerard bissone,wbicbwasamocne
valyaunt yongeman,(3amyertbeerle,sumamedor
Crees, Bemarde tbe erle of ITouU,pieter bts bro-
tber, Bauwdwyn de Bore, cosyn to tbc due, fienry
d'Hsque, ©odefroy bis brother, and many otber
good knygbtes witb tbemXbis men were so good
frendee emonge tbem, and so wyse men, that in no
wyse tbey wold departe tbat one fro that otber J&
Xlbzy cam alle boot witb tbeir tbynges in toOster-
yebe tbe xx daye of Septembre, vnto a town wbicb
is named Cayllenborcb, tbere rennetb aryuer nam-
ed Lyn tans, anddeparted tbem pyre of Hllemaygne
fro tberoyamme or fiongrye.SIban tbey were com-
en tbeder, tbey bad berd by tbe waye euyl tydynges
of tbe grete mesauentures, tbat ©odecban and bis
3eple bad in fiongrye*
g^ i^gsignBY assembled and took counseyl
emon ge tbem, bow tbey myabt passe
tbis eontre in peasXbey alle acord-
ed tbat tbey sbold sende messagers
and lettres vnto tbe kyng of fiongrye
for to demande first by wbat reason
tbeyr f elaws, tbe pylgryms wbicbe were tbeyr bre-
tberen, were tbus peryssbed in bis power and bis
londe.Hf tir tbis tbey en cbarged tbemessagers tbat
tbey sbold en tre witb bym in to comunicacion, tbat
tbey my gbt passe bis royamme seurly and in peas,
ana tbat berin tbeyput tbem in deuoyr and payne,
if or tbis waye was tor tbem mocbe sborte, & more
couenable yr tbey mygbt baue it tban for topasse
by see^In tbis message wenteGodefroy d'Heque,
brother of Henry, by cause be bad long to fore ben
acqueynted witb tbe kynge of Rongrye; witb bym
tbey sente otber wyse men. XTbey wente so f er tbat
tbey f onde tbe kynge, and salewed bym in tbename
7*
, of bem that sente tbem, and delyuerd tbeyr lettres
, of credence, andaf tir sayd to bym tbyse wordes*
Row tbe messagers of tbe due 6odefroy declared
tbeir message vnto tbe kyng of Rongrye,and tber
upon bis answere, capituloxxxj^^"
^R6 wyse man and noble, (3ode-
1 froy, ducof Lorayne,& tbe other
prynces tbat win) bym come in
pylgremage, baue sente vs now
vnto you, & by you wolde knowe
by what occasion tbe otber pyl-
gryms, whom tbey belde for f e-
J laws & bretberen, baue so cruelly
be slayn and smeton in pieces in your power* <Oel
tbey knowe and sende you worde tbat tbey baue
ben 800 slayn, flPor tbey baue founden many of
tbem tbat ben escaped* JVIocbe tbey meruaylle now
ye and your peple, wbicb ben cristen as ye saye,
baue tbus destroyed tbe good companye, wbicbe
for to enbaunse tbe faytb of Ibesu Crist ben de-
parted out of tbeyr contre, in sucbe wyse tbat tbe
most mortal enemyes tbat tbey baue, bad not don
werseXbey desire mocbe to knowe yf it were by tbe
defaulte or tbe pylgryms; if or yf ye baue doon it
by iustyce,or in aeffendyna you andyoure londes,
or otber wyse tbat tbey wold enforce and take ony
tbyng away* Yf it were so, tbe due and bis f elaws
wold take it more ligbtly, but yf it be doo without
tbeir trespaas, or for bate tbat ye bad to tbem, and
tbus murdred tbem, tbey tbat sente vs betber lete
you wete by vs tbat tbey baue lefte tbeyr owne coun-
treyes for tauenge tbe wronges and tbe oultrages
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that baue ben don to the pcplc of ourc lord, and yf
tbey finde that ye baue so doo, tbey be not in wylle
to passe f ertber, tyl tbey baue to tbeyr power au-
enged tbedetb of tbe pylgryms of our lordj^Hnd
.berwitb ©odefroy, tbat acounted tbis to tbekyng,
'made an ende of bis wordes.
fiG kyng was in bispalays, wbere be
bad grete plente or barons of bis
royamme andof otber pepleXbenne
l \^//WA\ answerd and sayde J? Godef roy, it
KVx^^a \ plesytb me mocbe tbat ye be come in
r^^m-^mi to tbis contrey for to speke to me: it
isamocbegoodtbyng for mefortwocausesXbat
oneis tbatye be of myn acqueyn taunce &my frende
longesytb,and we snal afferme&renewe our loues
& ouracqueyntaunces in tbis yourecomyngXbat
otber cause is tbat I knowe you to be a man wyse,
resonable, and of good wille, and am mocbe ioyous
of tbis tbat ye sbal bere my excusacionXroutbeit
is tbat we baue tbe name of tbe cristiente,it were&
sboldbemocbe fayrtovs yf we bad tbe werkes, but
tbey tbat ben passed tof ore witb peter 0>eremy te
&witb(3odecban, baue not tbe werkes ofpylgryms
neofcristen men^forwereceyuyd peter X:beremyte
and bis peplein ourelondes andin our townes witb
grete debonayrte, and departed witb tbem oure vy~
tay lies, and otber tbyn ges we gaf to tbem, but tbey,
lyke as tbe serpent tbat prycketb or styngetb bym
tbat kepetb bym warme in bis bosomme, batb guer-
donned and rewarded vs for our good dedes, for
in tbende of tbe royamme of fiongrye, wban tbey
ougbt to tbanke vs and rendre graces to god & to
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tbeyr frendes, tbey toke by force one of oure best
castellis, and put to detb alle that were tberin, and
caryed tbe beestys with tbem. 'Cbey toke alle tbe
maydens of tbetown lykerowtersand tbeuesXbe
companyeof ©odecban cam after tbem, tbey abode
not to f orf aytte til tbe ende of our royamme, but
assone as tbey were entred and passed tbeyatesof
fiongrye, tbey began to make alle tboultrages tbey
mygbteXbey brente tbe townes, slewe tbe men, en-
forced tbe wymmen, and bare away alle tbynges:
tbey dyde so mocbe tbat for tbeyr trespaces were
wel worthy to baue bate of god and of tbe world.
<Oe tbat be bere in tbe place and in tbe dygnytt, by
wbicbeweougbttokepetbepepleaslongeasitsbal
please god, and our barons tbat baue swome tbe
f eaulte of tbe royalme,mygbt not wel endure tbus
to destroyeour peple andour contrey, but baueput
to tbe band by force in vs def endyng. XTbe tbyrde
companye cam also witb folke a f oote, we doubted
itbenoyse& debate in sucbe wyse,tbatwewoldnot
tsuffre tbem entre in to our londe ne come emonge
vs. Our lord, tbatiugetb alle tbe wordes & knowetb
alle tbynge, woteweltbat it is tbus,and tbatlbaue
1 lyed to you no worde. JVow we praye you tbatye ex-
cuse vs oueraal wbere ye sbal bere speke of it
"1 fiflJV be bad said tbis, be sente tbe
messagers in to tbeyr innes, wbere
tbey bad mocbe grete honour and
gretefesteXbekyngetokecounseyl
of bis barons, & ordeyned bis owne
messagers, wbicbe be sente to tbe
>
due ©odefroy and to tbeprynces tbat cam. Re bad
spoken ynowgb to Godefroy d'Hsque, and made
bym gretecbere,andgaf to bym & bis f elawsbippe
yeftes,andaf tirtookleue of bim andretomed al to
gydre witb tbemessagers^Glban tbey were comen
toforetbeduc©odefroy,oneoftbemsaydtbemes-
sage in tbis manere: Oe kyng of Rongrye sale-
wetb you, my lordes, and sendetb yow worde tbat
be knowetbeertaynly by renomme tbatye be a man
of mocbebye lygnage,puyssaunt of peple, wyse&
treweof berte, prudent & valyauntof body,in sucbe
wyse tbatyour prouesseis bornein to many londes,
ffor tbysetbyngesour lord tbekynge, wbicbe neuer
saweyow,preysetb& louetbyowmocbein bie berte,
and batb mocbe grete desire to doo you bonoure*
Cbesepylgryms tbat ben witb you, & tbat baueen-
terprysed 90 bye a pylgremage be preysetb mocbe,
and desyretb mocbe to 9eetbem,and to worgbippe,
and to naue tbeyr acqueyntaunce, ff or be boldetb
bym self ewrous& graciou9 tbat our lord bad 9ette
bym in 9ucb a poynt, tbat be may doo 9eruy9e and
bounte to one so valyaunt a man. Cberfore vnto
you, f ayr lord, & to tbe bye men of your companye
beprayetb, requyretb&ciemandetb for a synguler
yefte, tbat it wold plese you tocomeseebym atone
r>is castel named Ciperon, ffor bedesiretb mocbe
to speke to you at leyser, and doo tbat ye wille de~
maunde.
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Row the said kynge scute for to fetebe the due
<3odefroye, and bow be wente, and of tbe deuyses
tbat they bad togydre, capitulo xm]&#
RH]N[ tbe duc&bis barons bad
berd tbe messager tbus spekc,
be drewe tbem a parte and toke
counseyl: tbey acordedwel tbat
tbeduc sbold goo. Resente for
sucbecompanyeasbewoldbaue
and wentef ortb witb tbre bon-
_ derd borse, witboute moo, on
bis way. Rit was not long but be cam to Ciperon,
be passed tbe bryggcand fonde tbe kynge, wbicbe
made to bym grete ioye and mocbe bonour. Hnd
long tbey spak to gydre,&tbe kynge excused bym
of tbe detb of tbe pylgryms vnto tbe due, lyke as
be bad doon to tbe messager JSfBx tbende tbe kyng
cam so to poynt tbat tbey were appeased goodly:
tbe kyng acorded to bym tbe passage tburgb bis
royamme,yf bewoldsette bym sucbeboostagesas
be sbold cbese for to kepe tbe pees. HUe tbis was
graunted,and be demanded in boetage Bawdwyn,
rotber of tbe sayd due, bis wyf and ber maygne,
tbey were delyuerd to bym gladly J?Zbue entred
tbey witb alletbeyr peple in to tbelondof Rongrye.
Xlbe kynge belde to tbem wel bis couenauntes,ff or
be dyde doo crye in alle tbe townes as tbey sbold
passe,& also thereby, tbattbey sbold selle to tbem
vytaylles good cbeep,and tbat noman sbold meue
to tbem no debate, tbe due commanded also ana
made to be cryed, tbat none on payneof bis lyr were
so bardy to take ony tbynge fro tbe lond ne fro no
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man, ne for to doo no wronge, but boldc tbem for
f elawes and brctbcrcnj^XTbue it bappcd tbat tbey
passed allc Hongrye without ony manerstryf or
noyse,
F)G kynge rode alwey nyofbe to tbo-
oste, on tbe lyfte syde, ledyng bis
hostages witb bym, redy for tappese
yf ony noyse arroos,Htte laste tbey
cam to JVIalleuylle, wberof ye baue
berd to fore, wbicbe stondetb on tbe
ryuer of tbe Dunoe, XTbere tbey taryed tyl allc tbe
boost were passed by sbippes, wberof were but
f ewe, but to rore be bad don sette ouer a thousand
men wel armed for to kepe tbe arryuyng on that
other sydejfiFOIban tbe boost of tbe comyn peple
were passed, tbe kyng cam to the due and to tbe
barons, and brought the hostages tbat were dely-
uerd to hym j?Y)e made to tbem moche ioye and
honour at departyng, & gaf toeuerycb grete yef tes
and ryebe* Hftir be toke leue, and retomed borne
ageyn^be due and tbe barons passed ouer witb
their peple, and cam to Bellegraue, a cyte of Bou-
grye, of wbicbe we baue spoken to fore, and there
tbey lodged tbemjSPHf ter tbey passed thurgb the
wodes, til tbey cam to tbe cyte of JVyz, and after to
Stralyce.
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■ESWi
fiow the due ©odeffroye sente bis messagers to
tbemperour of Constantinoble, to tbendc that be
sbold delyuer fiuon Ic fflayne & otbertbat bcbcldc
in prison, capitulo xxxiij^^
GRSmay befcnowen tbc euildis-
posicion sdeceyteof tbeOrefces,
fFor sytb tbemperours Latyns
faylled in Constantinople, and
tbempyre cam vnto tbc ©rekes,
of whom tbc f yrstwasj^y cef ores.
Hnon tbc barbaryns tbat were a-
, boutc tbcm, tbc Blacz & tbc Co-
mans,tbey of Bougrye,wbicbe ben toward tbcnortb
suppriscd & tofce tbyse londcs tbat were so good,
plentyuous, and delytable, and conauerd alle fro
tbeDunoe vnto Constantynople, ana on tbat oth-
er parte vnto tbe see Hdryane jprbere is a cyte in
Lombardye, nygb to tbe londe of tbe marquys of
6ste named Hdre, and is right a Htil cyte. But by
cause it is nygbe tbe see of Venyse and of Hncone,
batb tbis see tbe name of tbe see Hdryane in wryt-
yng. TTbis see gotb rigbt nygb Constantynoble,
vnto a xxx myUJfXMs euyl peple of tbempvre of
Constantynoble bad wel wonne vpon tbe ©rehes
xxx joumeyesof lengtbe,and xof brede, ffor aboue
tbis see tbat I baue spoken of, is a countre named
epyre. Tbe cbyef cyte is named Duras, of wbicbe
pyrrus was somtyme fcynge- In tbe contre where
these pilgrims passed were twoDanemarcbes* cne
one is named of tbe Ripe which is at the left band
upon tbe rive of tbe Dunoe- €he other is named
I
km
JVIayene, that 19 in tbc myddle of tbe londe, where
ben also noble cytees, jNyz and Stralyce. In tbis
londe was Hrcbade, TTbessale, and JWacbedone, and
tbre landes euerycb wberof was called TTrace. Hnd
alle tbise were conquerd vpon tbe Grekes j^But
afterward tber was an Smperour named Basilie
recouerd tbise londes, and brought tbe Blacz and
tbe Bougres longe afore tbis tyme, in sucbe wyse
tbat tbe two Danemarcbes were comen agayn to bis
power. But yet wold not tbe Grekes suff re to re-
payreagayntbetownes,nelabouretbelondes,wbicb
sbold be right good, to tbende tbat none shold en -
babyte there, by cause they bolde it for a strengtbe,
and tbat notbyng sbold be f onde tberin. Hlso in
Gspyre, wbicbe extendetb fro Duras vnto a mount
ynamed Bagulars,and enduretb foure iourneys.By
.that passed tbe other barons, but tbe due and bis
f companyepassedbyDanemarcbelaJVIayen,wbicbe
is named otb erwyse JVIese.
aneY cam by a destrayte, wbicbe is
named tbe cloystre of seynt Basyle,
& sytb they descended in toaplayne,
where they f onde grete plente of vy-
taylle and of pastures,and cam vnto
Hsinepol, wbicbe is a mocbefayr cyte
>andgoodXbere herd they saye,and troutbe itwas
tbat tbemperour of Constantynoble bad enpri-
sonned fiuon le JYlayne, broder of tbe kvnae of
Jfraunce,& many other barons tbat cam with bvm
|f or tbise noble men were hasty, and cam by Lom-
bardye in to puylle,ffrotbens they passed to Du-
ras, and soioumed for tabyde tbe other barons,
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wbycbe ought to come in to tbo partyes, ne tbey
supposed to baue doubted ony tbynqf in tbe londe
of tbe Grebes, tbat were cristen as tbey were. But
tbe baylly of Duras tohe alle tbemoost grete ba-
rons, and sente tbem in yrons to tbemperour of
Constantynoble to doo bis wylle witb tbem. Re
belde tbem in prison, and abode tbe comyngof tbe
otber barons, by causey f tbey cam witb grete power
be wolde delyuer tbem for tbeyr loue, and yf tbey
cam not witb grete mygbt be tbougbt not lygbtly
tolete tbem passej^ulban tbe due Godefroyeand
tbe otber barons berd tydynges of tbis prison-
ment, be tofce good messagers, & sente tbem witb
tbeyr lettres to tbemperour. Hnd tbey prayde and
warned bym tbat be sbold sende to tnem without
delaye tbis bye and noble man Ruon le JMayne and
alle bis companye, if or tbey belde bym for lordes,
bretberen & f elaws of tbis pylgremage. Hnd berin
be bad don more bis wylle and bis force tban rigbt,
wban be bad reteyned one so gentil & bye prynce.
Row tbe due Godefroye constreyned tbemperour
by force to rendre and delyuere bis prisonners,ca-
pitulo xxxiiij^^
m-^m wv^^J T^tbistymewasemperouraGrehe,
mocbefalsandfuloftricberye,&
was named Hlexes, & to bis sur-
name Conius. Re was mocbe ac-
queynted & pryue witb tbat oth-
er emperourj^yebof oresBotbo-
niat,m sucbewyse tbat be made
bym bis s teward,& was tbe grea-
test man of tbe londe sauf tbemperour. Re by bis
maly ce purcbaced euy I and barme ayenst bid lordc,
by tnassen t of grete pcplc tbat be bcldc abou tc bym,
and toke bym and bcldc bym in bis prison vj yere to-
forctbatour pilgryms cam tbederj&TIbemessacr-
ersof tbeduc& tbc otber barons demanded of tbis
emperoure Ruon le JVlayne, lyke as tbey were com-
maunded, and tbe otber prysonners in lyke wyse.
Cbemperouranswerde shortly tbatbewoldnot de-
lyueretbemXbey retoumed in to tbe boost, & said
totbem tbansuerof tbemperour,
RHJ^tbeduc&tbeotberbaronsberd
tbis, tbey were mocbe wrotb, & con-
cluded emong tbem by tbeyr coun-
seyll, tbat tbey wold playnly make
warre ayens t bym, tbat dy de so grete
oultrage to bolde so bye a prynce in
1 prison, ne wolde not answere by mesure ne reason*
Xbey babandonned to tbeboosteto take, in tbat
contrewberetbevwerein,alletbattbeycoudefynde,
an d brcn te alle tf>e townesXbus abode tbey in tbise
party cs, & destroyed alle tbc contrc, & dyde mocbe
grctc dommagc an d barme ; & grctc plen tc of proy cs
and otbergayncs cam in to tbc boost of tbe barons
^TTbempcrour scnte vnto tbeduc & vnto tbe otb-
er barons, tbat tbey sbold doo bolde tbeyr peple in
pccs,and tbat be wold delyuere fiuon le JVlayne and
tbe otber prisonncrsXbey agreed & acordid glad-
ly, & cam witb alle tbeyr batay lies renged & in orde-
naunce toforeConstantynoble,asfor tassiegctbe
toun jjMnonyssued oute fiuon tbc JSflayne,6reue
de J^eele, Cuyllaumc Cbarpenticr, Clarembault de
Venduel, and entred in to tbe pauyllon of tbe due,
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and thanked bym mocbe and allc the other of tbeyr
>delyueraunce* Mnd the due and the booste receyu-
jed tbem witb mocbe grete ioye,ffor tbey bad mocbe
greteangre&gretedespiteoftbatwasdontotbem.
Cbe grete despyte tbat tbemperour tolte, tbat due
Godeffroy reffused to goo in to Constantinoble
vnto bym^apituloxxxv,*^
^f>YL6S tbey spah tbus to gy-
,dre, cam tbe messagers fro tb-
I emperour totbeduc&requyred
tbem in tbeyr lordes name tbat
be wold entre witb a f ewe of bis
com panye in to tbe toun, & come
spefce witb tbemperour J9 Cbe
due bad counseyl berupon, and
answerd, tbat be wold not yet come in to tbe toune.
T (Hban tbemperour berd tbis, be bad tberof mocbe
grete despite, & deff ended oueral tbat tber sbold no
more vytaylle be sold to tbem,ne none otber tbyn-
f ges j^€be noble men sawe tbis, and sente out on
f ouragyng ouer allc tbe countrey, & tbey brought
. in vytaylle grete plente,in sucbe wyse tbat tbey bad
ynowgb, poure & ry cbeXbem perour sawe tbat tbis
contre sbold be destroyed, and doubted tbat tbey
iwold yet doo werse, tberf or be commanded to bis
marcbeauntes tbat tbey sbold goo in to tbe booste
and se lle to tbem sucbe tbynge as tbey neded,
" He daye or Cristemasse or of tbe
Natyuite of oure Lorde approcbed,
tberf oretbeduc andtbe barons dyde
doo crye in tbe booste, tbat no man
sbolde forfaytte ne trespace in tbo
f oure dayes/cbe mene wbyle cam tbe
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messagers of tbemperour, that spak to tbe barons
mocbe fayr, tbat tbey wold passe tbc brygge and
come on tbc syde of tbc palays wbiebe was named
Btaquerne, if or tbcre my gbt alle tbc booste lodge in
grete bowses wbiebe were nygb tbe braas of seynt
George, Hnd alle tbis said tbey for tricberye and de-
ceyte. JSeuertbeles our peple byleuyd tbem lygbtly,
if or tbe wynter was mocbe cold&sbarpe of raynes
andsnowes^nsucbewysetbattbepauyllonsroted,
and nc my gbt not bold out tbe water of tbe raync ;
tbe borscs and poure peple mygbt not endure itjJF
fierof toke tbemperour bis occasion for tosende in
to tbe boost, and tbat tbey sbold passe toward tbe
town : and semed tbat be bad grete pyte on tbem,
but bis en tendon was alle other wyse, if or be dyde
tbis to tbende tbat be sbold enclose tbem in a place
more stray t,tbat tbey sboldnot renne in to tbe con-
tre, & tbat be mygbt baue tbe gretter power to con -
strayne tbem tberin.
Of tbe description of Constantinoble,& of many
c oun trees & londe s tber abou te, capitulo xxxvijg &
"OR to vnderstonde bow tbe ba-
rons were enclosed by tbe des-
loyaulte of tbemperour, it is to
wetebow tbecyteof Constanti-
nople stondetbj^Cbe see wbi-
ebe is in Venyse cometb nyqb
vnto xxx myle of Constant!-
noble; ffro tbens departetb an
arme like a fressbe water, and estendetb it toward
the eest in lengtbe x) C xxx myle, It is not like euen,
tforinsommeplaceitisbut a myle broode,&inan-
other it is wel xxx of brede or more, after the places
that it rennetb in* Hnd it rennetb bytwene tbyse
two auncyent cytees, Sexton & Hbydon,of wbicbe
tbat one is in Hsye and tbat otber in Surope, flP or
by the arme is deuyded tbyse two londcs, Constan-
tinoble is in Surope: tbat otber parte is ]^ycene,
wbicbe is in Hsye, vbis braas or arme, tbus as it is
moost brode toward tbesee, lyke a roode wbere tbe
porte is, it is sayde tbat it is mooste paysible, and
easyer tban tbe see is jfr^ygbe tberto stondetb
Constantinoble,wbicbeislykeatryangleXbenr8t
syde is bytwene tbe porte and tbis arme, tber stan-
detb a cbircbeof sevnt George, of wbicb tbat seeis
named tbe braas or sevnt George, & tbis enduritb
vnto tbenew palays orBlacquerne, after tbe porte,
Oat otber pan or tbe walle duretb fro tbis cbircbe
of seynt George vnto tbe porte Oire, Cbe tbyrde
pan fro tbat yate vnto tbe palays of Blacquerne^
*Cbe towne is mocbe wel closed toward tbe cbam-
payne of walles, of dy cbes, of towres, and of bar-
bicans, Htte porte descendetb a fressb water ren-
nyng, wbicb is lytil in tbe somer, but in wynter it
becometb mocbe grete for tbe rayneXbis water
batb a brygge, on wbicbe oure men passed ouer, tbe
wbicbe were enclosid bytwene tbe grete see and the
braas, bebynde tbe porte, wbere tbey were lodged in
bouses & were tbere made for tabyde tbat comyng
of otber barons.
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»5
V
nejVIpBROaRscntcoftcbisnics-
sagers to the due, and sen tc for bym
to come and speke with bym. XTbe due
doubted mocbe bis tricberye,& wold
not goo. But to tbende tbat be toke
it not for euyl, be sente to bym tbre
noble men, tbat is to wyte, Conon de JVIontagu,
fienry d'Hsque, and Bawdwyn de Bort, & excused
bym by tbem tbat tbe barons tbat were witb bym
wold not counseylle bym to goo & speke witb bym
tyl tbat tbe otber barons were comen jSTCbemper-
our was mocbe wrotb, and deff ended agayn tbat
no vytaylles sbold be sold to tbe boost. And dyde
yet werse, ff or be sente on a daye erly in tbe morn-
yngsbippes al fulof arcbers,tbat cam sodenly by
tbe braas rigbt tbere as tbe due was lodged, £bey
sbotte grete plente of arowes, in sucbe wyse tbat
tbey slewe mocbe peple tbat was goon on tbe see
syde,and many tbey burted by tbe dores and wyn-
dowes.
Row our peple brente tbeyr lodgys and toke tbeyr
bamoys, and of an assault tbat tbe Grekes made
on tbem, capitulo xxxvij;&s&
RHJN" tbe due & tbe otber bar-
ons berdtbis, by comyn coun-
seyl tbey sente tbe brother of
tbe due for to take tbe brigge,
to tbende tbat tbey of tbe toun
sboldnotseasenetakeitXbey
toke v bonderdmen, wbat kn-
ygbtes as otber wel armed, &
camfyrst to tbc brygge andkepteit,and sawe that
alle tbc cyte was meued and armed for to come on
tbem. Our men were tben adcerteyned tbat tbey of
tbc townc were tbeyr enemyes,and sette fyer in tbe
bowses where tbey lodged in, & in otber by wbicbe
tbey doubted and rered, wel a vj thousand or seuen,
in sucbewysetbat som of emperoursowne bowses
were bren tej^Hf ter tbey dy de do sowne tbeyr trom-
pettes,and wente tbem allc in ordenaunce after tbe
due toward tbe brygge, ffor tbey doubted mocbe
tbat tbey of tbe towne wold come tbeder for to def-
f ende tbem tbe paas, Butaslbauesayd, Bawdwyn,
brother of tbe due, bad tbenne goten it vpon the
Crekes, whom be bad ouertbrowen & chased rygbt
f erre* Che boost and alle tbe cariage passed ouer,
allc in to the con trey, and arrested there alle in or-
'denauncein a fayr playn, mocbe fyersand coura-
geous, by tbe chircbeof seynt CosmeandDamyan,
which now is named the palays of Buymont and
palaysofJBlacqueme,
~j HHN it was come nygb the euentyd
tbereweremanyslaynof themof tbe
towne, and of tbe otber, but not so
many, 0>e <3rekes myght no lenger
surrebut tbe pylgrymsdiscomfyt-
J ed tbem &cbassed tbem,sleyngand
bewyngalle tbem tbat they mygbt arreche,m sucbe
wyse tbat tbey droof tbem in to the toun by force,
tbenne retoumed they agayn as tbey tD ^Jl* a
wonne tbe f elde, and lodged in tbe playne^^be
©rekes were mocbe swollen and angry of tbat tbey
bad lost somany men & bad ben so euyl demened,
g4 S ?
I
i
and began to ordeyne tburgb tbc town bow tbev
mygbt yssue outc witb mocbe more affrave and
strenger tban tbey bad. But tbenygbt cam tbat de-
stourned tbetr counseyl JSt TTbis was an euident
tbynge, tbat tbemperour bad don tbe barons passe
the brvoge by tncberye and vntroutbe for to baue
closed tbem as witbin barryers.
nowaftertbisourpeplebegantodestroyetbecon-
tre./indofamessageofBuymontvntoducGode-
froye, and tbe answer of tbe due vpon tbe same,
capituto xxxvnj^^
S soneas tboostapperceyued on
tbe morn tbe day, it was cryed
tbateueryman on payneof detb
8boldarmebim,on borsbakand
on f ote. Tbe capitayns of som
batayUes were ordeyned for to
lede tbe peple in f ouragej^Cbe
. other sette tbem in ordvnaunce
for to kepe tbeir lodgys, ff or wel tbey apperceyued
certaynly tbat tbemperour pourcbassed for tbem
alle tbe euyl tbat be mygbt. Cbey tbat wen tef^r
vytaylle witbdrewe tbem wel lxmyle:tbeypvlied %
aboutetbem alle tbe townes tbat tbey fonde and
brought corn, wyn, beestys, and otbe> rXssTs
whereof tbe londe was full, tbat vnnetb* mS£
tbev conduyte alle. Hnd tbey were out sex dlvfs
ancfafttr retomned in to tbc : booste w t b aUe&fs
merueiUous gayne. uc rDI9
SS
TYyhGS as tbcy conteyned thus,
messagers cam froBuymonttof ore
tbe due, and salewed bim in tbcyr
lordesname, & dclyucrd to bym let-
trcs wbiebe saide in tbismanere. f)e
m ealewed in bis lettres tbeducas be
ougbt to salewe sucbe a manj^Hftir tbey sayde:
Knoweye,sire,tbatyebaueto doowitb a mocbevn-
treweman, wbiebe alwey sette bis berte <&purpoos
to decey ue tbem tbat trus te in bym .Specially be bat/
etb tbeLatyns to tbe detb, & dotb bis power in alle
maners tbat be can todooeu^l to our peple.Hndyf
ye baue not yet apperceyued it, ye sbal knowe al by
tyme as I saye to you, fror I knowe wel tbe malyce
of tbeGrekes, & also tbe tryeberye of tbemperour.
TIbeiforlprayyou,tbatyewitbdraweyourroCon~
stantinoble, and retome to/ward tbe playnes of
Hndrenoble or of Sympole, & tbere ye may wyn tre
you wbere as is grete plente of alle goodes. Hnd I
myself ,yf it please god, assone as tbe sprynge of
tbe yere cometb, sbal come & baste to meue,&sbal
assemblewitb you, and sbal belpe you, as my lord
& frende,ayenst tbe vntrew prynce tbat entendetb
todooeuyllwi tb alle bis power vnto cristiente.
^HHJ^ tbe due badberd tbyse lettres,
i by tbe counseyl of bis barons be
I sente to bym aaeyn otber lettres
tbat after tbe salewyng spak tbus :
(De tbanke you gretely, and so doo
J tbe otber prynces tbat ben witb vs,
of tbe loue and troutbe tbat ye baue sente vs. Hnd
knowe ye certaynly tbat we baue founden on tbe
89
)
.
prynce and on tbc peple of <3rekes, lyke as ye wene
wel to knowe, <Oc knowe wel that yesayeit of wyse-
domc and of troutbe. But we doubte mocbe tbc
armes, tbat wc tokc in our con trey for to warre on
tbc betben men, sbold rctomc and conuertc ayenst
tbcm tbat bcrc tbc name of cristiante as wc our self
doo. <Oc attende and desyre mocb your comyng:
tbenne, yf god will, wban yc sbal be comen we sbal
doo take you to our counseyl.
Row tbemperour appesed tbe due Godefroye and
sente for bym, and of tbc bonour tbat be dydc to
bym, capitulo xxxix&&
fiejWpeROCIR was mocbe
anguyssous emong bis pryue
counseyl, and tbougbt bow be
migbt appese to bym tbc due &
bis peple by cause be destroyed
bis contre, of wbicb be berd tbe
clamours right grete and ofte.
Hnd by cause tbat beknewetbat
tbe messagers of Buymont were come, and bad
brought tidynges tbat be wold bastely come, be
sente ageyn bis meesagers to tbe due, and prayd
i bym tbat be wold come speke to bym, and yf be
doubted of ony tbyng be wold sende loban bis
sone in hostage in to tbe boost j&Zbie message
, plesyd mocbc to tbc barons wban tbey berde it, and
tbey sente Conon de JVfontagu and Bawdwyn de
Borgb for to reccyue tbe hostage. TTbcy reccyued
bym & dclyuerd to Bawdwyn brother of tbe Due,
wbicbe abode for to reule and gouerne tbe boost
and to kepe the hostage JfVbz due and other ba-
rons wente in to Constantynople to fore tbem-
perour which had mocbedesyred tbemXbeGrekes
made to them grete ioye merueyllously what som-
euer they tbougbteXnemperour kyssed them alle,
>and demanded of eueryebbis name, for to honoure
eucryebbybym self, as he that wel coudedoitXbey
,were wel beholden of alle them of the palays.
WC last themperour eatte in his mag-
I; este,andtbebaronsaboutebym, and
sayde to the due thysewordee^CHe
haue herd saye many tymes in tbys
londe, that thou art of hyghe lygn-
I age, and of moche grete power in thy
jcontre, and a good knygbte and trewe, in sucbe
wyse that for the fayth of Ibesu criste tenbaunce,
hast enterprised to warrre ayent the mescreauntes
and hethen peple, whiche greue the cristen peple
merueyllously. for alle tbyse tbynges we prayse
the and loue in our berte, & wylle nonoure the with
grettest honour that we may doo, if or thou art
worthy and dygne. It playsetb vs and therto ac-
corden our barons, that we cheese the & auowe for
our sone, & we put our empyre in to thyn hande,
that thou kepe tt as our sone from henssforth in
good estate and in termes of louejflFCdban be bad
seyde this, he dyde bym to be clad with the robe of
an emperour, and to sytte by bym. Hnd tbenne the
barons made to bym rigbtorete festeandsolemp-
ny te af tir the custom of thelonde in sucbe tbynges.
Hnd thus was the peesaffermed bytwene the pryn-
ces and also bytwene the peple.
9i
in
Of the yeftes that tbemperour made to due Gode-
froye, to the barons and to the gentilmen of bis
boost, capitulo xl&&
JSOJVG wban tbis was don, tbe
tresour of tbemperour was op-
ened, and was presented to tbe
due & to bis felawsbip so grete
yeftes and so grete ryebesses
tbatitwasmerueylletosee/Cber
was grete plenteof gold, of syl~
uer, &of precious stones, many
clotbes of sylk rygbt ryebe, vayssellys of dyuerse
facions, wbicbe were merueyllous or faeions and
of matere. Oure peplemeruellyd mocbeof tbis arete
rycbessejj^tTbyse yeftes cessed not at tbe fyrst
tjjnie, but fro tbe daye of tbe Gpypbanye vnto
XTbassencion tyde, tbemperour gaf totbeduceuery
wekeasmocbeastwomygbtymenmygbtsusteyne,
of pierrye, of pens of gold, of copper, and of tyn
be gaf to bym ten muyes, euery muye is four bus-
sbellys. But tbe due departed alle tbvse tbynges
vnto knygbtes and alle aboute wbere ne sawe tbat
it sbold be wel em ploy edj#<Klban tbey bad ben witb
tbemperour a lytil wbyle, tbey toke leue and cam
agayn in to tbe boost. Ilbey sen te agayn loban bis
sone, wbom tbey bad bolden in bostage mocbe
honourably. Tbemperour dyde do cryevpon peyne
of detb, tbat noman sbold doo barme to tbe pyl-
gryms, but sbold do selle to tbemalle maner wares
at prys resonable. Tbe due in lyke wyse dyde doo
crye, tbat euery man as dere as be louyd bis lyf
II
'sbold doo no force ne wronof to tbcm of tbc con-
trcejffTT bus f ortbon lyuyd tbey in mocbc peas*
f>HJ^ JMarcbe cam tbc due knewe wel
tbat tbc otber barons wold come, and
apperceyued wcl tbat tbc willc of tb-
cm perour was tbat be wold pass witb
bis peple tbe braas of seynt George:
to tbe same acorded tbe barons & tbe
otber of tbe boost, Hnd saide to tbemperour tbat
be wold passe ouer, and be anon dydedomake redy
jmany sbippes & passed welalle and cam in toBetb-
rnie, wbicbe is tbe ryrs t partye of Hsy ej^Cbey lodg-
ed tbem aboutetbe cyte of CalcedonicOf tbis cyte
fynde we wryten, tbat in tbe tyme of pope Lyon and
JVIarcyen tbem perour assam bled tbere one of tbeiiij
grete counseyllis, wbere tber were iij C xxxvj prela-
tes, for to condempne an beresye tbat a monke na-
med Bntyses bad founden, and tbat belde a patri-
arkeofHlysaundrenamedDi8cretu8,buttberetbey
weredampnedXbiscyteissonigbeConstantyno-
ble tbat tbere is but tbe braas bytwene tbem botbe.
Hnd tbere was tbe boost lodged mocbe easely, if or
wbo so bad to doo in tbe cyte of Constantynoble
be mygbt passe twyes or tbryes in a daye JlfCbz
cause wby tbemperour made tbe due to passe, was
forbewoldnot tbat tbe boostesof tbe barons tbat
were to come sbold not assemble to gydre sonygbe
bym. Hnd in lyke dyde be to tbe otber barons tbat
cam af tir, ff or be neuer wold lodge tweyne to gydre.
93
Row Buymont was made capit ayn of a grctc boost,
and the names of many nobles of tboost &of tbeir
mayntene,capitulo xij^^
IfCIR tbis maner con tened bym
tbemperour and due <3odefroy.
But Buymont tbe sone of Ro-
bert ©uyebart, prynce of XTar-
ente, bad passed tbe see Hdry-
anc,and was come vnto Duras.
Qlban alle bis boost was com-
len be toke bis waye tburgb tbe
desertes of Bougrye, and wente sof te and f ayr by
cause of tbem tbat f olowed bym. In bis rowte were
many noble men, of wbom we sbal name to you a
part; tbat is to wyte,€ancre tbe sone of Graal tbe
marquys, Rycbard tbepryncipal sone of Olilliam
f lerbrace, tbe brother of Robert Guy chart, Raym-
on t bis brother, Robert tbe fianse, Herman of Car-
yn, Robert of Sourdeval, Robert fytzOisten,Vm-
frey fytz Raoul, Rycbard sone of tberle, Ranyol
erle of Rousygnol,and alle bis bretberen,Ogan of
Cbartes,Hubery of Cannacand Tmf rey of JVIon-
tygneux^ Hlle tbyse bad made Buymont tbeir capy-
taynj^XTbey cam in to tbe cite of Castore and made
there tbe f este of Cristemasse and helde it mocbe
byely- But by cause they of tbe con tre wold selle to
them notbyng,whicb helde tbem for enemyes, tber-
for by force they muste sende out on fouragyng&
brought grete proyes and good gaynes,of wbicbe
they dyde moche barme to alle tbe contrey. Hftir
tbey cam in to the londe of pclagoine, wbicbe is
m>
mocbe good and fertile, & lodged tbem tberej^Hf ~
tir tbey berd saye tbat nygb by was a castel rigbt
stronge,wberin alle tbe popeliquans of tbe lande
were withdrawal for tbe strengbt of tbe place,and
tbere were none but sucbe mysbyleued peple* Buy-
mont & bis peple armed tbem and wente tbeder a-
non,and founde tbere mocbe grete ryebesse in tbe
towne and grete proyes, wbicbetbey putouta part,
and after sette fyer tber in tbe town, and alle tbem
tbat yssued tbey slewe witb tbe swerde,and tbe re-
menaunt botbe men and wymmen tbey brent alle,
IfiejVIpeROaRberdsaytbatBuy-
mon t cam witb grete peple, & doubt-
edmocbe,andbadbis comyng mocbe
9uepecyonou9, ff or be bad many de-
bate9 ayenst bym and bi9, of wbicbe
_ be bad alwey tbe werse. XLbz souldy-
ours of tbemperour and alle tbey tbat entermeted
of arme9 9oioumed & wyntred in tbyse partye9 by
wbicbe Buymont passed, Tbemperour commaun-
dzd to bi9 cone9table9 of alle bis peple, tbat tbey
9bold coo9te Buymont witb a9 mocbe people a9
tbey mygbte gete vnto tbe water named Bardare,
in 9ucbe manere tbat yf tbey mygbt greue, ennoye,
& dommage in ony paa9 to tbem, tbat tbey 9bold
come on bym 9trongly J? Ous be bad ordeyned
cautelously bebynde tbem. But to fore a9 be was
mocbe disloyal & couuert,& coude wel make sem-
blaunt of otber tbynge tban be tbougbte, be sente
vnto Buymont of bis grete men, & by tbem lettres
mocbe payssyble and of fayr wordes,& of boun-
tes mocbe debonayr and deceyualle wbicbe were as
folowen.
95
Messages and letres fro tbemperourtoJBuymont,
and tbe contcnucof tbc same as f olowetb, capitulo
IfiBsalewyng to fore was mocbe
fayr,and af tirsayde: <Oe knowe
certaynly tbat tbou art an bye
prynce & mocb noble sone of an
noble & valyaunt man, ff or tbis
in gretemanerwe preysetbe,and
baue tbe in cbierte.Hnd also for
tbou bast enterprise^ witb so
good berte & so good wille in tbis tyme tbe seruyse
of our lord, and tbepyloremage wbicbe is due from
alletbem tbatbyleue in ibesu criste-<aebaue ferme
wy lie & certayn ly purpoos to bonoure tbe, & sbewe
by dede our grace tbat we baue tbougbt- TTberfor
we praye and requyre tbe in good f aytb, tbat tbou
commande to tby peple tbat tbey doo noneoultrage
toourepeple,and baste tbe to come to vsall surely,
fFor tbou sbalt baue tber by honour and prouffyt.
Our messagers tbat come to tbe sbal by our com-
mandement doo tbyn booste baue resonable mar-
ket of vytaylles &of allotber tbyngesjfiFTTbesem-
blaunt of tbise wordes were fayr, but tber was tber
vndermoebvenym and of f elonnye.
"aYMOJVr, wbicbe was wyse and
knowyng many tbynges, bad many
tymes preuyd tbedesloyalteof tbem-
perour, and receyued tbyse wordes
by semblaunce mocbe awortb and in
_ tbanke, but be preysed tbem lytil in
'bis courage. JVeuertbelcsse, be tbanketb bym by
t
mouth and by lettres that be daygned to wryte to
bym and sende, considered tbat be was so smal a
man ay enst bym & sen te bym otber curtoy s wordes,
&cj^Cbisemes6agiers tbat were tbus comen, con-
duyted tbe boost vnto tbe ryuer of Bardre- Olban
tbemoost partye of tbe boost were passed ouer, &
tbe otber ordeyned tbem for to passeaf ter, tbe con-
estables of tbe soldy ours wbicbe bad awaytedand
folowed tbem wened tobaue founden tbeyr poynt,
and launcedon tbis parte of tboost wbicbe wasnot
yet passed, and were many moo of tbem tban of
oures. 0>e noyse and tbe crye aroose mocbe grete.
€ancre wbicbe mocbe was appert& bardy,bad tbo
passed balf tberyuerwbicbewas grete, butwban be
herd tbis, beretomed agayn as bastly as bemygbt,
and ij ]VI of tbe moost noble retoumed witb bym
land discomfyted tbem vigorously andputte tbem
to flygbt Hndmany be took of tbem a4yue,wbom
hebrouqbttoforeBuymont.
^ 6 demanded tbem in tbe presence of
alle, wberfore tbey bad ronne so on
tbe boost of tbe cristen men, wbicbe
were also cristen and peple of tbem-
perour tbeir lord&frende?0>ey an-
J swered tbat tbey were seruaun tes and
soldyoursof tbemperour andmuste doo bis com-
'mandemen^ffor by bym tbey bad tbis donj^fiere
by mygbtalle tbey apperceyue tbat berde tbis, tbat
tbe f ayre wordes tbat tbemperour sayde were but
deceyuaunce and tricberye. Buymont, wbicbe was
wyse and knewe tbat be muste passe by tbempyre,
madesemblaunttbatbeapperceyuednot,andmade
hi 97
i good cbere to tbise men for to couure bis courage*
>Hnd tbat plesyd not som of bis barons*
f)ow Buymont approucbed Constantinoble, and
was sente to come to tbemperour, and bow by tbe
jprayer of due Godefroye be wente toward bym,
capitulo xliij^^
ICIYMON^ & Ws boost wente so
I ferre by tbe con trees tbat tbey ap-
procbed Constantynoble, (uban
tbemperour knew tbat, be sente a-
gayngretemessagers tobymand
prayde bym entierly tbat be wold
leue bis boost & come speke witb
bym witb a pryue meyne, Buym-
ont wvst not wbat to doo, if or be was in tbe daun-
ger or bym so ofrete a man. wbom be doubted to
angre ; and, on tbat otber parte, be knewe bis false-
ncsse& deceyuaunce,andbad welapperceyuedtbat
i be louyd bym not,& tberf ore, be f ered to goo to bym
JP&lbyke be was tbus entredeux, tbe due Gode-
froye cam to bym tbe'Cbursdaye afore Gsterdaye,
ffor tbemperour bad so mocbe prayd tbe due, by
cause be doubted tbat be wold not gladly come to
bym, tbat tbe due wente to bym for to make bym
come to tbemperour, (Oban tbe due and Buymont
,mette, tbey made mocbe greteioye to gydre,&spak
to gydre of many tbynges ; after en tred tbe ducf or
to pray e bym to come to bis fader tbem perour.Buy ~
montwaslotb tobey bis prayer & request, butwitb
grete peynetbe due vaynquyssbyd bym by prayer,
andmadebymtogooj^XTbemperourreceyuedbym
witb grete honour and ioye and kyssyd bym, and
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af tir span so mocbe to bym & to tbeduc, tbatBuy-
mont by tbc counseylof tbc ducmade to tbemper-
our bommage witb bis bondes, and swar to bym
fcaulte as to bis lordeXbenne sboldc ye bauc seen
come out of tbc trcsour of tbemperour many grctc
ryebesses, gold, syluer, vessel, precious stones, &
clotbes of syln, so mocbe tbat vnnetb mygbt be
preysed. . . - ,
~ r>YL6S tbat Buymont abode in tbe
palay6,Oncrebisneuew,soneofbi6
suster, tbat was rigbt wyse and of
grete berte,retcbed not for to seetb-
emperour ne to speke to bym, but
_ madealle tbe boost to passe ouer tbe
braas seynt George, and to lodge in Betbine,nygb
toCalcedoine, wberetboste of tbe otber barons bad
ben a good wbyle^Cdban tbemperour knewetbat
OncrebadescDewedbym,bewasmocbewratb,but
be made no semblaunt tberof ,as be tbat wel coude
couurebiscourage-ftemademocbegretefestetotbe
baronstbatwerewitbbym,andeuerydayebegafto
tbem greteyef tes andnewetbynges.Hftir tbey de-
parted by bis leue, and passed tbe braas witb tbe
otber/Cbere soioumed tbey , and abode tbe comyng
of tbe otber barons, Oere was brought to tbem
grete plen teof vy tay lies, & of otber tbynges fro tbe
cyte of Constantynoble&fro tbe countree aboute.
b2
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how tbe erle Robert of f launders with bis booste
^approcbed Constantynoble, and bow tbemperour
sen te for bym , & of tbeir deuy ses to gy dre, capitulo
OBeRC, tbe erle of f laundres,
wbicbe was comen to fore tbe
h wvnter to Bar, a cyte of puylle,
wnere tbe body of seyn tj^icbolas
Hetb, bad passed tbe see, & was
descended at Durasj^Cber in a
mocbefayrplaceandplentiuous
be badwynterdbym,butas6one
asitbegan towexefayrtyme, tokebisjourneyeafter
, tbe other, and basted f aste to f olowe tbem. But it
happed tbat erbe cam to tbebarons,bereceyued tbe
messagers of tbemperour, tbat sayd to bym in bys
name, tbat be sbold leue bis booste and come see
tbemperour, and spekewitbbym wytbafeweof bis
meyne. Redemaunded and knewewel, bow tbe other
barons bad don to fore bym, and tberf or be cam in
to Constantynoble witb a fewe of bis companye.
'Cbemperour recevued bym wytb grete ioye & bon/
ourXbey spak or many tbynges to gydre, Rafter,
> lyke as other barons bad don, be dyde bommage &
made otbof feaulteXbemperour gaf to bym grete
yef tes, and to alle tbem of bis companye. ulban be
>andbispeple bad abyden & sojourned tbere, by tbe
wylle or tbemperour be made bis peple passe ouer,
and be bym self wente after vnto tbe other barons,
wbicbe witb grete ioye receyued bym,&spakmocbe
to gydre of tbeyrauenturesof tbewaye,&oftetbey
■ <T *■ m -
were in counseyl, bow tbey sbold doo fro tban f or-
, tbon Xbey were mocbe displesyd for tary en g of tbe
.otber barons wbom tbey abodej^ltwasnotlonge
after, but tbat tbe messagers of tbe erle of XTbo-
louse and of tbe bissbop of puy were come, & tolde
bowtbeyr lordes cam, and tbat tbey werenygb,and
sbold be bastely in Constantinople.
Of tbe mayntieneof tbe boostetbattberleof Cbo-
louse and tbe bissbop of puy brought ouersee,
capitulo xlv&&
|f)YSetweynenoblemen depart-
ed to gydrc out of tbeir coun-
trees wi tb grete n om bre of peple
witb tbernXbey were accompa-
nied witb many valyaunt and
puyssaunt men of tneyr coun-
treyesXber was fyrst GliUiam
byssbop of Orenge, Ray bout
erle of tbe same cyte, Gaste de Bedyers, Giralt de
Roussylon, Guillem de JVIontpeliers, Guillem erle
of f orestes, Raymont peles, Centon de Beart,
(3uillemdeHmaneux,& many otber barons mocbe
worsbipf ul,wbicbef or tbeseruyseof oure lord lef te
tbeyr coun trees, tbeyr lygnages & alle tbeyr delytes
j^tbey cam alle in toLombardye, & passed by tbe
sydeof Hquylee,andaftircamin totbelonde called
Ister, ffro tbens in to Oalmace, wbicbe is a grete
contrey bytwene fiongreye and tbe see Hdryane.
Cberin be foure arcbiebissbopps, ladre, Spalete,
Hntibare, and RaguseXbe peple of tbat contre is
cruel & mocbe acustomed to robbe& to sleeXbere
be montaynes, and tbe londe is f ul of depe waters
rennyng, & largemareyses in sucbe wyse tbat tbere
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is but lytil londc gaynable. Beestes tbcr be grctc
plcntc in tbc pastures by wbiebe tbey lyuc; neuer-
tbeles, tbey tbat dwelle nygb tbc see ben of otber
mancr lyuyng of babytc and of langage, ffor tbey
spekeRommant.HndtbeotberspekenotbutScla-
uoun a s tbey be nouryssbid.
P^ J^ giSJinGnoblemenofwbomlspak, camen
in to tbis londe & bad tber many grete
trauayllys& diseases for tbewynter,
wbicb was ouer cold, & f or tbe contre,
wbiebe was euylgarnyssbydof vyta-
ylles. ^bey badde merueyllous grete
suffraunccfFor alletbe peple of tbe con tree forfeer
of tbe py Igryms bad lefte cy tees,castelly8,&towne8
f or toflee& byde tbem in montaynes : tbey bad bom
tbeder all tbeyr tbyngesj^f rom tbens tbey pour-
siewed tbe pylgryms,and tbem tbat wereolde,8eke
and feble, & taryed after tbe boost, tbey slewe alle.
Cbe erle wbiebe was wy se toke bede of tbe boost, tbe
otber barons be sentetofore,bekeptealwey tberier
garde witb grete nombre of bis peple wel armed
aboute bym. TTbe ayer of tbe contre was so f ul of
mystes and so tbycke, tbat tbey bybynde mygbt
vnnetbf olowe tbem tofore;ffor tbis londe,asIsaid
to fore,i8fulofryuersrennyngandwaters,of lakes
andmareys, tbata grete nyle sourdetb euery day, it
semed tbatit sbold neuersesse. On tbatotbersyde
tbe Sclauouns and tbe Dalmaces tbat knowe tbe
places and tbe countrees made on tbem many as-
saultes at certayn paas, & slewemany of tbem tbat
were vnarmed. Cbe erle and tbe good men of tbe
boost closed tbem in, and slewe many of tbem, and
many moo sbold baue slayn yf tbe wodes & tbeir
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retraytesbad not be sonygbe. Somtymeit napped
tbattberletokeoftbemalyue,andmadetosmyteof
tbeyr feet and bandes, & lef te tbem lye in tbe waye
for to fere witb tbe otber tbat cam af ter*
ft^S^^^N tbis maner tbey were tbre wekes in
i§r5l /wr tbatlondeingreteparyl,andingrete
Xil t a i% my sease,Hf ter tbey cam in to a castel
named Serdre, tbere tbey f ounde tbe
kyng of Sklauonye j0 XTbe erle tbat
was wel bespoken, spak mocbe f ayr
to bym&gaf to bym largely greteyeftes andiewel-
tys,ffor be boped tber by tnat be wold bauebolden
bid peplein peas, and baue don bem bad couenable
market of vytaylles. But it auaylled not, forneuer
for prayer,ne f or no seruyse,migbt tbey aswage bis
courage, nemollyfye tbe peple of tbe countre, but
tbey f ounde tbem more cruel&morevyllanoustban
to rorejflPCbus were tbey f oure wekes after in tbis
sorowe,ffor tbey were fourty dayesin passyngtbis
contre*Hf ter cam tbey to Duras*
Hmbassadoursof tbemperourtotbe sayderle and
bissbop, and of tbe contenue of bis lettres, and of
tbe daunger wberin tbe said bissbop was tbenne,
capituloxlvj^/^
nejVIpeROaR bad in sus~
pection tbe comyngof tberle, by
cause tbat be knewe wel tbat be
wasamocbewiseman&ofgrete
courage, and wel berd saye tbat
be bad witb bym greteplente of
good menXberf ore be sente to
tbem to Duras noble men of bis
I
londe that delyuerdtobym lettresfro tbemperour,
which spack in this maner after the salewyng J&
TTbegood renomme that renneth of the tburgb the
world, hath made V6 tobauecertayn tydynges that
thou art a man ofgrete wytte,of grete power, and
of grete prouesse.'Cberf ore we moche desyre to see
thee, & honoure as bym that we loue of good berte,
& preyse. Hnd we praye the moche acertaynly, & re-
quyre for a grete yef te, that thou do thy peple passe
our contrees witnout oultrages and doyng barme.
Hnd haste the to come to vs, alle sure to baue oure
grace and oure bounte. (Oe haue commanded that
vytaylles andother necessytees shal be sold to thy
peple at prys resonablej^dban the erle & alle the
barons berde tbise tydynges by tbyse lettres,tbey
were glad and ioyous, ffor tbey bad longe suff red
grete diseases/Cbey toke tbeyr waye by f orestes &
by montaynes,& passed the londe of 6pyre.Hftir
tbey cam in to pelagonne, where tbey f onde mocbe
grete plente o f alle goodes,
F)G valyaunt bissbop of puy lodg-
ed bym on a day f er fro the boost in
afayr place that befounde,andin the
nygbt tbeBougres assay lied bym in
bis lodgys & toke bym. But by cause
be was necessarye to cristiente oure
lord sauyd bym, that tbey slewe bym not, ffor one
t of the barbaryns demaunded of bym gold, tberf ore
Ibe defended bym fro the other, that tbey slewe bym
'not. In the mene wbyle the noyse was berde in the
Jboost- Oenne tbey ranne to armes, and sytb ran
on them, and recouured the bissbop with alle bis
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tbynges jSFOn tbe mom tbey tohe tbeyr waye and
passed Salenyfce,& alle JMacedonie, and after grete
trauay lies & many iourneyes tbey cam to a cyte na-
med RedostXbetber cam tbe messagers of tbem-
perour agayne, and spah to tbe erle, prayeng bym in
tbeyr lordes name, tbat be wold come to fore bis
boostewitbaf ewe of bis companye in to Constan-
tynoble. JVIessagers tber were also fro tbe barons
that bad passed tbe braas, & requyred tbe same by
moutbe,&by lettres fro tbeyr lordes* TIbe erle bym
selfbadsentemessagerstoforetohnowetbebeyng
of tbe country and of tbe barons, and tbey werere-
torned,wbicbeacordedmocbetotbe same, & coun-
seylled bym to doo tbat tbemperour requyred.
F)ow tbe erle of O>olouse beyng witb tbemperour
wold not do bommage to bym, and of tbe despyte
tbat tbemperour dyde, capitulo xlviij^^
jY tbe prayer of so mocbe peple
tberle muste nedes doo soo at
tbeyr instaunce,& tbus lef tebis
booste, & cam in to Constanti-
noble witb a f ewe of bis meyne.
(Vlany messagers encountred
bym,wbicbe alle cam for to f et-
cbe bym. dban be cam to fore
tbemperour be was well receyued witb mocbe grete
cbere and ioye of bym, & alle tbe barons of tbe pa-
lays. Hfter tbemperour dyde to be sayd to bym,&
requyred bym rigbt swetly,tbat for to baue alwey
alyaun ce and amy tee witb bym, & also for tbe grete
proufty t tbat be sbold baue tberof , be sbold make
p«ir
WBKBB^tm
^■m^BHHHB
^■■■H^HM
bommage to tbemperour, lyke as allc tbc other bad
donj&nz answerd shortly tbat be woldnone make
ne doo to bymXbemperour bad grete desdayne, &
wasmocbewrotb.nesentetofetcbetbeconestables
of bis souldyours,& for tbem tbat bad tbe charge
of bis men or armes, & commaunded tbem secretely
in counseyl,tbat they sbold auyse tbeyr tyme and
poynt, and smyte in to tbebooste of tbe erle,& doo
to tbem alle tbe barme they mygbte, and alee grete
plente of tbemj^Cbisdydetbemperourcomaunde
tbemtbemoresurely,bycau8etbatbewysteweltbat
tbey tbat were on tbat otbersyde mygnt not belpe
tbem,and by cause tbey werebismen tbey woldnot
sone greue bym.Hnd bad commaunded tnat alle tbe
sbippes to bereouer vytaylle, sbolde come bastely
aaeyn in to tbe cyte,so tbat tbey on tbat other syde
shold not come ouer agayn,ff or euer he bad suspec-
tionoftbassembleofourepeple,&tberforebemade
tbem to passe ouer ecbe after other as tbey cam jf
Che grete cbere tbat be made to tbem, and tbe grete
yef tes tbat begaf , cam more by barate and of drede
than of loue or of largesse* But oure peple, & spe-
cially tbe f renssmen, mygbt not byleue tbat this
ioye tbat be made to tbem, ne tbe ryebesse tbat be
gaf , mygbt come of ony trayson ne of euylXbey
fcnewe not by experyence so mocbe tbenne as tbey
dyde afterward.
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f)ow tbemperour, for tauenge bym on tberle,made
bis conestables tenbussbe tbem, and assaylle tbc
boost of tberle, capitulo xlviij^^
T)G conestables wbicbe bad co-
mmandement of tbemperour,
spak to gydre to tbeyr men, and
made a bussbement nygbe to
tbe booste of tbe erle of TTbo-
louse. In tbe nygbt, wban tbey
bad supposed alle wel to be as-
sured, tbemperours peple smote
in emong tbem, and slewe and wounded many or
tbey were awaked and apperceyued it, Butwban tbe
cryearoos, & tbe noblemen of tboosteapperceyued
*tbe trayson, tbey armed tbem and reteyned tbeyr
peple tbat began to flee, and after ran vpon tbem of
•tbemperour, and slewe many, and cbassed tbe re-
menaun tj9 On tbe mom tbey of tbe booste began
to bemocbe esmayed of tbe trauaylle tbat tbey bad
suffred in tbe nygbt, and of tbe trayson of tbe
Grekes, and tbeyr bertes began to cole, & to f aylle
of tbe purpoose of tbeyr waye & pylgremage. Hnd
not only tbe smal and comune peple, but many of
tbe grete and noble men bad f orgoten tbeyr vowes
and tbeyr honours, and wold baue retorned borne
vn to tbeyr countrev.But tbe noble bissbopof puy
and tbe bissbopor Orenge were emonge tbem, and
many good, wyse, rely gyous men and clerkys,tbat
precbyd to tbem tbe wordes of our lord, & recom-
f orted tbem mocbe wel, and sbewde tbem tbat ^f
tbey retourned, tbey sbold lese tbonour of tbis
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iworld, & also of that other, Cbuswitb gretepeyne
;tbey reteyned them.
iHfi the erle, wbiebe was in Con-
>&s»ifc:f*»ssl
stantynople, bcrdc of tbc trayson
tbat was don to bym in bis boost,
be was as a man out of bis wytte, &
anon sente bis men to tbemperour,
and sente bym word tbat be bad be-
trayed bym,ff orwbyles be reteyned bym and made
»bym good cbere, be nad doo slee bis peple by tray-
son, Hnd sente worde bereof to tbe barons tbat
were on tbat otber syde, pray en g tbem as bis bre-
tberen tbat tbey wold come to bym to auenge itj0
'CHel may ye knowe tbat yf tberle bad power suffi-
cient, be wold not baue departed ty I bebadauengyd
bym, and tbat it sbold baue ben dere bougbt, ffor
be was a man of grete courage, and forgate not
lygbtly sbame don to bym J? tbemperour sawe
i tbat tbis tbyngewasgoon ouer ferre,in sucbewyse
tbat be repented bym tbat be bad so commaunded
in bis angre and bastynes,and basted bym mocbe
for to sette counseyl in tbis werke, Hnd sente for
Buymont and tberle of flaundres to come & speke
witb bym, by cause be wold sende tbem for to ap-
pese tberle of Cbolousej^tTbey cam, wbiebe were
.mocbe angrv of tbis tbat was don,
R6Y wente to tberle in tbe name of
tbemperour, but tbey sayd to bym
more on tbeyrowne bebalue tban of
tbemperours.'Cbey sbewde bym wel
tbat it was not tyme ne place for ta-
uenge bis sbames tbat bad ben don
to bym in the seruyse of oure lord, ff or it sbold be
empessbement vnto tbe gfretewerhe tbat tbey bad
enterprised f or to saue tbeyr sowles, and on tbat
otber syde, yf tbey wolde so doo, tbey bad not tbc
power nepuyssaunceXberf or it were better to byde
tbeir tbougbtes tban to discouere tbeyr bertes to
tbeyr domage and sbame j&FO>e erle, tbus angry,
was no fool, but soulfred tbat bio wytte vayn-
quyssbe bisangre,and said tbat bewold submette
to tbyse two noble men tbat spak to bym, and by-
leue tbem j^XTbey cam to tbemperour priuely, and
sbewd to bym al tbe fowle dede and werhe tbat was
commysedXbemperourvnderstode tbe greteyre
tbat tbey bad in tbeir bertes,and9ente fortberle to
come to bym in to bis palays, and excused bym to
fore alle pryue,and apperte,and estrangers, tbat
be bad not comanded tbis f ayte to be doon, but it
displesyd bym mocbe* Hnd yet be, beyng without
culpe and blame tberof , be was redy to restore to
tbe due alle tbe dammages tbat were don to bis
booste after bis power jfiTCbus euery day by day,
and more and more, mygbt wel be perceyued tbe
grete bate tbat tbe Grehes bad to tbe Latyns, and
of tbe desloyal felonnye tbat tbemperour bad in
bis berte ayenst oure peple, but it must be suffred,
ff or it mygbt not tbenne be amended.
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How at tbynstaunt prayer of the barons of the
booste, the crlc made bommage to tbemperour,
wbicbe gaf grete yeftes to bym and bis, capitulo
fC6R tbecounseylof tbe otber
barons,tbeerlewastbertomeuyd
& by tbe grete prayers of tbem-
perour,tbatbedydebommageto
bym, and sware to bym feaulte,
lyke as tbe otber bad doon, and
tbe pees was affermed emong
tbem, O>emperour gaf to tbem
so grete yef tes, tbat alle tbey were menieyUously
esmayedXbe otber barons, that were come ouer a-
gayn on tbe betber syde, receyued newe yef tes and
presentesj^Hf ter, tbey passed tbe braas, and re-
toumed in to Betbnie, & tbey prayd mocbe tbe erle
tbat besbold not longe tarye and abyde tbereXbe
erles boost cam in to Constantynoble, & be made
tbem passe ouer tbe braas, and to lodge witb tbe
otber, He bym self abode in tbe toun, for certayn
necessytees tbat be bad do to doo and to ordeyne
j?Hndbe,as a mocbe wyseman,praydeandin cited
oftetbemperour,tbatbesbolde enterpryse tbeser-
uyseof our lord, and tbat bewold be lord and cap-
tayn of alle tbe boost, wbere as were so many noble
men, and be bad bope tbat our lord sbold sendeto
bym su cbe bonnour tbat be sbold delyuere bis peple
andlonde by bym. <Hel coude tbe erle make to bym
remonstrance, acordyng to tbat wbicb tbe other
barons bad shown bim wbicbe bad spoken in tbis
■
mater jgFTIbemperour answerd to tbem allc in one
maner, that tbis pylgremage was a mocbc bygbe
tbyng,and tbatbc mocbedesyred tbepardon,& a-
bouealleotbertbyngtbecompanyeofsobyenoble
men plesyd bym mocbe,Hnd about bym & bis em-
pyre, be sayd, be bad mocb cruel peple and mocb vn -
trew, as tbe Bougres, tbe Comans, and otber tbat
gladly wold doo barme to bym & to bis londe,and
conquere bis empyre,asmocbe as tbey mygbt cjete
j^Hnd tberf oreit was grete parylle for me to witb-
drawe fro my countreyej^Gdell &fayre be excused
bym witboute fortb,but tbat be sayd to oure peple
was but tryeberye and falsebed; ne be bad neuer
>talente to belpe our peple, but tbougbt wel in bis
bertebowbem ygbt noye tbem to bis power,
~]f)6Y tbat were ouer tbe braas, tbe
due Godeffroy, Buymont, tberle of
f laundres, and tbe bissbop of puy,
aduysedand ordeynedtbeyraffayres
for tbem,and sayde tbey wolddrawe
i tbem to ward JSycene, ffor to abyde
tbere tbeotber barons tbatwere comyngon tbewaye
.J&X&bm tbey approcbed a cyte wbicb was named"
JSycomede, wbicb is tbe oldest cyte of tbe countre
of Bytbyne, be ye certayne tbat pieter Cberemyte,
witb a f ewe peple tbat bad abyden tbere, y ssued ou te
of tbe poure place, and bad ben tbere for tbe wynter,
and cam ayenst tbyse barons, and salewed tbem,
j^TJbev madetotbem goodcbere,and demaunded
tbem or tbeyr wayeand ioumeysXbey gaf to tbem
grete yef tes, of wbicbe tbey bad grete nede, pieter
tolde to tbem tbeyr grete mesauentures,and sayde
in
tbatitcambvtbeyrowneoultrage&folyej^byse
noblemen orwbomeIbauesayd,badpepleynowgb,
and cam to JVycene, and assieged it tbexv day of
JVIaye. XTbey lef te places ynougb for to lodge tbe
otber barons tbat cam after. XTbe erleof TTbolouse,
w ban be baddomade sucbetbynges as bym neded
in Constantynoble, be toke leue of tbemperour,
wbicbe gaf to bym ryebe yef tee alle newe, and cam
after bastely to tbe syege of JVy cene.
RowducRobertof JVormandye, &otber bere nam-
ed, approcbed Constantinoble, and made bomage
to tbemperour, ca pitulo 1&&
" tbe wbyle tbat tbey leyde tbe
syege, Robert due of JVorman-
dye,&otbernoblemenwitbbym;
tbat is to saye, Steuen tberle of
Cbartresand of Bloys,6ustace
broder of due GodeHrYoye, sente
totbemperour& tootber barons
_ tbeyr messagers. In tbeyr com-
panye were Steven Daubmarle, Hlayn f ergaunt,&
.Conayn, two bye barons of Bry tayne, tbe erle Ro-
tberon of perse, RogyerdeBameuvlle^rbyse^
otber ynowgb were witb tbe count off launders and
fiuon leJVIaynein tbeyere to fore, in tbentre of wyn-
tcr, comen in to puylle & in to Calabre.But wban
tbe otbers passed ouer unto Duras, tbese for tbe
force of tbe winter rassembled to tbem tbeir men,
and cam again into puylle & into Calabre, wbicbe
ben good countreyesj^^Hban tbe newe tyme was
comen, tbey assembled tbeyr peple, and ordeyned
hheyr passage on tbe see, and cam to Duras, & by
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cause tbey bad taryed so longe, tbey basted tbem
mocbe,andpassedMacedomoneand tbe twoTTba-
arses, and by grete iourneyes and grete trauaylles
cam vnto Cons tan tynopleXbemperour scnte for
tbcm to come to bymj^€bey, tbat knewe bow tbe
otber barons bad don , cam in to bis palays to bym :
be receyued tbem witb mocbe grete ioye,alle bis ba-
rons made to tbem grete f este* Re spak to euery cbe
by bym self rygbt swetly, & acqueynted witb bem,
arter dyde dorequyreof tbem bommage & f eaulte.
XTbey dyde as tbe otber bad don tbat were passed
to fore, and sayd it was no sbame to ensiewe tben-
sample of so valyaunt men,netodootbattbeybad
don: tbey becam bismen,and dydebym bommage,
& swore to bym . 0>em peroure receyued tbem in bis
grace, & gaf to tbem so greteyef tes tbat tbey were
abassbed alle, ffor tbe yef tes were so ryebe and so
dyuerse, tbat tbey neuer to fore bad seennonesucb.
Hnd after toke tbeyr leue of tbemperour & passed
tbe braas of seynt Ceorge, & cam witb grete baste
to Nycene, wbere as tbe booste of cristiente abode
for tbemXbeioye was grete wban tbey were comen,
wbyebe were tbe laste. €bey lodged tbeym in tbe
places tbat were kept for tbem*
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How tbempcrour sente for to destroye ourc crtsten
men one bis seruaunt, faynyng to be a trewe con-*
duyteur and guyde, capitulo lj&&
HTTYNS was a Greke, and w el ac-
queynted wytb tbemperour, the
moostfals,vn trewe man tbateuer
was.Hnd so bewel semed, ffor be
bad bis nosetbrellysremuledand
tourned. This f elawe, by tbe com-
mandement of bis lorde, wente
witb oure men, and sayd tbat be
wold conduyte tbem, ffor be knewewel alle tbe con-
tre and tbe paases by wbicbe tbey wold passe and
goojSFBut tbemperour dyde alle tbis for euyl,ffor
be trusted in tbe falsenesse of tbvs false Greek,
wbicbe counseylledtbemallewey to tneyrdammage,
and was alway as tbe serpent emonge tbe elis.Hnd
tbemperour bad charged bym for to late bym wyte
euery day bow tbe boost bebaued tbem, & of tbeyr
purpose, and tberupon be wold send to bym bis
wylle and entente j!?Ht tbis siege oure peple first
assembled to gydre, & tbe capyteyns and barons
spak of tbeyr comune werkes and counseyls, ffor
to fore tbey bad neuer ben to gydre, ne seen ecbe
other. There was knowen certaynly tbat tbey bad
by nombre & by extymacion to fore JVycene, wban
tbey were alle assembled, sixe C thousand men a
f ote, and of knygbtes and men of armes on bors-
bak, an hundred thousand or moo. XTbey alle bad
moche grete wylle for to employe tbem wel in tbis
»$
>warre*Hnd desyred mocbeattbisfyrstbegynnyng
of tbeyr warre to enterprise so byely and doo 90
'wel, tbat alle otber peple sbold doubte tbem,
> Of tbe situation of JSy cene, and bow our pepleap-
procbed tberto, merueyllyng of tbe place & of tbe
strengtbe, capitulo lij,*^
f tbe cyte of JSycene, hnowe ye
tbat it bad be vn der tbarcbeby s-
sbop, & it was a place of hon-
our, by cause tbe fyret of tbe
iiij grete counseylles bad besette
tbere; ffor in tbe tyme of eeynt
Syluestre tbe pope, tber was a
Ipatryarke of Constantynoble,
named Hlexandre, and emperour Constantin, tber
rwas a meecreauntnamed Hrrius, wbicb mesprised
certeyn poyntes of tbe f aytb, and many men f ol-
oweabym.Oerfor assembled in tbe cyteof JNfy-
>cene iij C xviij prelates, and tbere was disputed
ayenst tbis popelican.Hndby wytnesof scripture,
and by tbaccord of bolv men tbat were tbere, Hr-
ryus was condempned « bis myscreaunce jSFSytb
after, in tbe tyme of an anotber Constantyn em-
^perour, wbicbewas sone vnto Hyerne, assembled
'another counseyl in tbe same place, wbicbe was tbe
vij* 0>enne was Hdryan pope of Rome, and Car-
este was patriarke of Constantinople, TTbere were
dampned som mysbyleuyd peple, tbat said tbat
^alle tbe ymages tbat were made in boly cbircbewere
ayenst tbe f aytb, and tbey were false cristen men
and vntrewe tbat suffred tbemj^Cbis cyteof J^y-
ieene stondetb in a playn, but tbe montaynes ben
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nygbe, and it lacked not mocbe, but tbey be round
aboute it boot 0>e countrey is mocbe fayr and
plentyous, tbe grete f orestes ben by a ryuer nygbe
tbe cyte, toward tbe weste, mocbe longe and brode.
By tbat ryuer tbe sbyppes brynge vytaylle & otber
marcbandysein to tbe cyte; wban itis a grete wynde,
tbe grete wawes smyte sore on tbe walles. On tbat
otber part of tbe toun ben grete dy cbes, brode and
depe, & f ul of water of a lake & otber ffontaynes.
TIbe walles aboute be stronge, bye, tbycke, & f ulle
of grete tourettys* Cbe peple witbin tne toun were
fiers and bardy, and wel aduysed of armes, and
cjrete plen te tbere werej^GIban ouremen approcbed
it, tbey merueylled mocbe of tbe strengtbe of tbe
toun*
Row tbe puyssaunt ^urke Solyman, witb a grete
boost, aduysed tyme & boure to assa^le & emyte
on our peple, for to reyse tbe siege, capitulo liij^
OLYM^^°f WDOm I Daucs P°-
ken to fore, wbicbe was a mocbe
puyssaunfCurke, bad tbeseya-
\ nofye of tbis cyte, and of alle tbe
countre aboute* Re was mocbe
wise,bardy &manly of bis body*
fro tbe tyme tbat beberdeof tbe
M comynge of our peple, be was
gamyssbed of bis frendes and soldyours for to
defende bis cyte and bis londe^Hn vncle of bis,
named Belpbet, mocbe puyssaunt and ryebe, bad
late conquerd alle tbe londe tbat is fro tbe braasof
seynt George vnto Surry, wbicbe is xxx ioumeyes
longe. In tbat tyme Romanus Diogenes was em-
perour, wbicbe was to fore Hlexes, that was depo-
sed j?€bis Belpbet, soudan of perse, bad gyuen
tbc gretter part of tbc londetoSolyman bis neuew,
in sucbewysetbat be bad alle tbe londe frotbecyte
of Carce,tbat is in Cylyce,vnto tbe braasof seynt
George, Cbus tbis Solyman bad bis baylleswitb
in sigbt of tbe town of Constantinoble, wbyebe
resseyuyd bis passages & custommesof tbe mar-
cbans of tbe toune and of otber j^Ons Solyman
was witbdrawen to tbe montaynes witb as mocbe
peple as bemygbt baue, a x myle fro tbe boost,and
dyde lye in a wayte and espye bow be mygbt fynde
tbe maner to reyse tbe siege, yf be bad mocbt*
How Solyman, beynof in tbe montaynes, sente bis
(messagers to tbem of tbe toun, and of tbe comfort
tbat be gaf to tbem, capitulo \\\\j&&
nCQRBpeple cam toforetbe toun,
i and witboute acorde & witbout
ony ordenaun ce began tassay lie,
J in sucbe wyse tbat tbey witbin
mygbt not yssue,ne tbey witb-
out entre*8ut tbe grete lake tbat
toucbed tbe towne destroubled
J mocbe, ff or tbey mygbte, maul-
'gre tbe booste, goo and come by tbe see as of te as
tbey wolde, Oure peple badnone sbippes,ne mygbt
not deffende tbe lake: certaynly tbey bad besyeged
it wel by Ion de j^Solyman , tbat sawe tbis cy te tbus
enuyronned witb peple, wberof be was wrotb and
angry ,&dou b ted mocbe tbat tbey of tbe toun sbold
be abassbed of tbe grete multytude, tber for bee
sente two of bis preuy messagers, and commaund-
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It. m m bl9 n . ame tbat tb *y sb »W mtrc in to tbc
toun, and saw tbyse wordes : I boldc you so valy-
t^ i m !H' and of 8ucbc P'oucssc, tbatl by Icuc cer-
taynty tbat ye preyse and sctte lytil by this pepte,
^tter^ 8 ^ fCTConm Ves,wbmtbc8onnc
^«h^ U 5'l nd tbe * b l w ^euyl ordeyned & gar-
Zll mi t ba Jl e n< L n £ '"J™ 8 £ at may endure tra-
uaylL OTeben fressb, and our horses rested in our
contre,wberof it isno doubte we be better than tbey
an <_. tymes. And tbat ye maye wel knowe. ffor it i«
tbantJVfXberfor conforteyou &maynteneyou as
noble men.ffor to/morn, to fore the bourTo/nonc
ye sbal be without f aytledelyuerd of tbem alle But
£Z* °° 9 u' ye open -. e ? oure ? a tes and yssue vpon
tbem in sucbe wysc tbat ye tbenne be parteyners of
tbe vyctorye, of tbonour, and of the proufiVt.
mS^,kI , lf 8agcrs , 0f Sol ^ an were ^ken by our
men, & by tbem was hnowen tbe couync of tbe sayd
Solyman,capitulo Iv^t^t r y "
~~ RSmessagers of Solyman cam
upon tbe lahe,andarryuedalvtil
ferrcfrotbctoun.&aftcr be<ran
tespye&seebowtbeymygbten-
trcintotbecyte.Ourepepleap-
pcrceyued tbem & ran on tbem,
mat one of tbem was slayn atte
"!r'I T " ^hyngctbatotberwasbrouffbt
alyuetoforctbebarons.rbeymadebymtobcdrfw-
en^ynedtosaye tbe troutbe: be confessyd and
sayde that Solyman bad sente tbem in to the cyte
ffor to garny ssbe tbcm &make tbcm redy ,ff or tbeyr
lord on tbemorn sbold come and smyte sodanly in
tbc boost j^Cbc barons byleuyd bym wel,&com-
maunded bym to be kept, and toke counseyl cmong
tbcm bow tbeysbolddoo/CberleofCbolouse&tbe
bissbop of puy wcrcnot yet come vnto tbc boost;
1 tbc barons scntcfor tbcm bastely for tbis tbynge-
TTbey cam & rode allc tbenygbt,in sucbe wyse tbat
) tbey cam in to tbc boost to fore tbe sonne rysyng.
) XTbc bancrs were displayed, & tbe trom pes sowned.
Xber was mocbc peple, and vnnetb mygbt tbey be
) lodged in tbeplaces tbat were keptf or tbem/Cbenne
>Solyman at tbe bour of tierce, lyke as be sayd tbat
was taken, cam doun from tbe montayne in to tbc
*playn» Cbcnnc our peple tbat were wel aducrtysed
vanned tbcm, and dyde do sownc tbe trompettes,
eucry man drewe bym in to bis bataylle as it was
ordeyned,and mocbc quyckely were allesette in or-
idenaunce,
► How a grcte bataylle of Solyman cam smy tc vpon
> our peple, and of tbendc of tbescarmucbccapttulo
Ivi^^
If tbeboostcof Solyman depart-
jeda bataylle frotbeotber, wber-
in werexJVImen on borsbak,and
drew tbem toward tbe gate rigbt
toward tbe sou tb/Cber was lod-
ged tberle of TTbolouse, and tbis
yate was delyuerd bym to kepe,
J But Solyman tbat tbe day to
fore bad espyed tbat waye and bad seen no man
i 4 »9
there lodged, and wende that no man bad ben tbere,
ffor be knewe notbyngeof tbecomyngeof tberlene
bis companye, tbis bataylle emote in emonge tbe
peuple tbat were comen.TTbey receuyed tbem mocbe
nersly witb glayues & swerdes, & sore adommaged
tbem, and made tbem to resorte agayn bakward.
Solyman tbat ensiewed made tbem toretournewitb
bym, & assembled to tbe pepleof tbe erleoff laun-
ders, Xlht due Godefroye, Buymont, and tberle of
'Cboulouscaduysed&sawetbattberweresomany
oftbetlurhes^tbattbeerleofflaundersmygbtnot
suffrealle, &adressyd tbeyre bataylle to tbat parte,
and smote in emonge tbem, tTbe medle was mocbe
barde & aspre, and many tTurkes were slaynXber
was so mocbe don & so wel, tbat Guy deGerlande,
senesbal of tbe kynge of fraunce, Guy du puy-
sette, Rogier de Barneuylle, tbyse bare aweye tbe
pry s to fore alle otber.Bu t tbis bataylle en dured wel
an boure al boole.
^jNtbendetbe'Curkesmygbtsuffreno-
* more our peple,butwerediscomfyted
&fleddeaway mocbe fowly.Ourpeple
folowedtbemnotferre,flPortbemon-
taynes & tbe wodes were ouer nere in
wbicb tbey fledde,but were of tlurkes
f slayn iiij thousand, &som tberwerea/lyue taken &
Oure peple bad mocbe grete ioye of tbis vyctorye,
and cam ageyn to tbeyr siege,&besieged tbe toun as
wel as tbey my gbte.f or to an gre & discourage tbem
witbin tbe toun, wbicbeaway ted after socoure, tbey
'made to be caste witb enaynes to tbem witbin tbe
toun, grete plente of beedesof tbe Turkes tbat bad
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ben slayn in tbebataylleXbeprisonnersa/lyue & a
>tbousand becdes of tbe Oirkes tbey sentetotbem-
perour.Re coudctbem grctc tbanke and bad tbcrof
'mocbeioye,andsentetotbemagayneneweyeftesof
iewelly s, of clotbes of sy Ik an d otber tby n ges rigfbt
largelyJlndcommaundedtotbemarcbauntestbat
tbey sbold ledevytaylleynowevnto tbeboostcand
, otber tbynges necessary e.
How ourc barons were lodged in tbe sayd siege, of
i tbeir mayntene, and bow euery daye tbey enforced
^tbe m taesayH c tbe toun, capitulo Ivij,*?,*?
]OCR6tbougbtour barons bow
tbis cyte mygbt be assieged on
alle parties, fror otber wysetbem
semed tney mygbte not aete it.
By comyn counseyl tbey lodged
tbem alle: tbey sette ayenst tbe
sonne rysyng tbe duc& bis two
bretberen, toward tbe nortb were
lodged Buymont & Oncre and tbe otber barons
tbatwereintbeyrcompanyeXbeducofJSbrmandye
andtbe erle of f launders lodged by tbemXoward
tbe soutb, tbe erle of Oolouse, Hue le JVIayne, tbe
bissbop of puy ,tberle of Cbartres, & otber barons
many, witballetbeir peple, were so lodged tbat alle
tbe cytewas enclosed sauftbelakewbicbewasin tbe
weste*Hnd after sente tbey bastely in to tbe forest,
andmadetocomegreteplenteoftymbrefortomake
engyns.Hlletbe carpentersof tbe boost&sawyers
cam fortb, of wbom was grete nombre: in a lytill
wbyle reysed tbey engynes & slynqfes, & made in
tbertbewayes & caues couerdfor to fylle tbedyebes
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&to myne tbewallesXber was grctc caste of gfrctc
atones at tbc walls and tourettes, so that in many
places the walks were clef te & broken in many par-
tes^ or to do tby se tbyn ges,tbey were wel vij wekes.
Xbere were in tbis wbilemany assaultes & fygbtes
oft to fore tb e yates,
JS a day tbe barons acorded tbat tbe
toune sbolde be assay lied; but tbys
assault endamaged lytil tbe toune ne
tbem witbin ; but tber were loste two
valyaunt men, "Cbat one was named
- Bawdwyn Cbauderon,a ryebeman &
agood knygbtof BerryXbat other was of found-
ers named Bawdwyn of Gaunt, noble and bardy.
Tbysetwo wente so ferre to fore tbat daye,tbat tbe
one was slayn witb a stroke of a stone, and tbat
otber witb an arowe.Hn other day tbe barons were
accorded to make agayn tbe assault, and was slayn
witb an arowe, Guyllem erle of forest, and Calles
deLylle ; tbyse two were bye noblemen, & assay lied
mocbe tbat day JSTLrt tbis tymedeydeof sekenesin
tbeboostOuy de possesses mocbe good knygbt
O>eboosteweresoroufuloftbedetboftbysenoble
men, but euery man bad a f erm bope tbat our lord
wold gwerdone tbem perpetually in beuen ffor tbe
good seruyse tbat tbey deyde in, Tbey were hon-
ourably buryed. Hnd after entended tboost unto
tbeyr werke*
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m
How our barons made tbeyr castellys of tree & ap-
proucbed tbe toun, and bow tbey witbin tbe toun
brake one of tbem &slewetbem witb inne, capitulo
JS" a day tbe capytaynes of tbe
booste wereacoraedtbattbe cas-
tellys tbat tbey bad made sbold
be drawen fortb andaprocbetbe
I walks, ffor ecbe of tbe greet men
bad commaundedtomakeanen-
|f? gyne bastely in bys parte^Cbe
« erle Herman of Ducbelond and
fienry d'Hsque, tbat were good knygbtes & enter-
prisers, baddeuyseda tbyngof agretetronke of an
>oke, and bad sette tberon xx knygbtes alle couerd
aboue, and vnder tbey bad menynougb fortomyne
>tbewalleXbj^approucbedtbecasteltbatitioyned
to tbe walle/Cbe knygbtes aboue began to deff ende
tbem, and tbey vnder persed tbe walleXbe tTurkes
witbin bad dressed tbe greatest part of tbeyr en-
gyns to tbis castel,and many strokes badsmeton
so longe tbat wytb tbe strok of a grete stone tbey
brake bit, andf yllealle doun to gydre in sucb wyse
tbat neueroneescaped aboue ne vnder, but alle were
deedXbere was grete sorowe in tbe boost, & mocbe
more sbold be, ne bad not be tbe arete com forte tbat
tbey bad in our lord j^Cbey lefte not berfore, but
euefy man paynedbym more & more to greue tbem
witb inne, and gaf to tbem so many assaultes day
&nygbt,tbattbeyletetbembauebutlytilreste,But
onetbyngtber was tbat greued ourpeple mocbe,&
tbat was tbat tbere cam euery day m to tbe toune
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[fressbe vytaylles and newe men, armours and ar-
: tyllefy, by tbc lake, and tbey coude not def ende it,
wberof tbey were mocbe marryd.
Of tbe counseyl tbat our men take for tassiegetbe
>toun by watre for to constreynetbemnotforto en-
tre ne yssue, capitulo \\%&&
S226ROf wold our barons baue
counseyl bow tbey mygbt die-
trouble this comyng by water,
'Cbey assembled and acorded
tbat tbey would sendeof tbeyr
knygbtes grete plen te,wysemen,
and men a fote, and take alletbe
sbippes at the see syde tbat tbey
coude f ynde, and set tbem vpon cbaryottes of tbe
boost & brynge sucbe as tbey mygbt bryngeboole,
an d tbe otber tbey sbold part in two pyeces or three,
and also tbey wold sende to tbemperourandpraye
bym tbat be wold delyuer to tbemsbippesj^Cbey
tbat bad charge of tbis wer ke cam to tbe see witbou t
taryeng and fonde sbippes grete plente, sucbe as
tbey bad nede of, and by tbe commaundement of
tbemperour, wbicbe graunted gladly, drewe out of
tbe water ynowgb. Cbenne coupled tbey to gydre
four cartes or fyue, after tbat tbe sbyppes were, and
sette tbem tberon by force of pepleal bole, and witb
many men drewe tbem f ortb witb cordes and witb
trayse of tbe cartes in one nypfbt vij long myle or
morej^Cbise sbippes were taken or and launched
in to tbe lakemocbe nastely, if or many bondes make
\ligbt werke,and tbe peple wente tberto witb a good
wylle/Cbey bad emongetbemmanymaronners tbat
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,— =s
coude wel sbippecrafte, and tbey were sette tberin.
JViocbe peple oflferd tbem selfe to entre alle armed ;
tbey toke as many as neded,& garnyssbed wel tbyse
sbippes; somme sbippe bad in an bonderd, & otber
I, or xxx, or xx, after tbeyr gretenes. In sucbe wyse
tbat tbe waye tbat tbey bad in tbe lake, oure men
badde taken from tbem. Cdban tbey of tbe booste
sawe tbat tbis way e of tbe lake was taken from tbem
of tbe toun tbey bad grete ioye,and boped tbat tbe
siege sbold not endure^Oe Curkes of tbe toun
when tbey apperceuyed tbat oure men bad don so
grete a werke and so stronge, tbey fyll in despayre
andwereabassbedandmerueylledortbevygourof
our peple tbat bad don this in so sbort tyme, and
tbenne were enclosed on alle sydes, & bad loste tbe
waye for tbeyr sbippes.
Row after tbe cyte was asseyged by water and by
londe oure men assaylled it, and or a sbotte tbat
due ©odefroye dyde, capitulo \x&&
IRHJV tbe barons sawe tbat tbeyr
sbippes were in tbe lake in sucne
Iwyse tbat no man mygbt greue
tbem, anon tbey dyde do crye
tbat alle men sbold arme tbem
| and come to tbassault, and it
I wasacorded tbat ecbeof tbeba-
I ronssboldassayllein tbatparte
wbere be was lodged ; tbey admonested & enforced
tbeyr peple to doo wel. cbassault was more tban
eueritbadbe.O>eresommetbreweoutoftbengyns
gretenombreof stones. Guery man dyde bis parte:
toward tbe south, in tbe partye tbat was delyuerd
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to tbcrlc of TIboulose, there was an bye toure more
grete tban ony of tbeotber; by tbat tour was tbe
palays in wmebe Solymans wyf was, XTberle bad
setteallebisententfortobreketmstourlongetyme,
flPor bebaddoo tbrowen tberat grete stones, & bad
not broken one stone of tbe tour, Hnd by cause be
wold not for sbameso leue it without takyngof it,
and ordeyned gretter stones alle newe, wbicb began
to breke tbe creuacbes of tbe same tour, & witb tbe
strokesof tbe stones mocbepowdre cam outof tbe
clyftesXbe peple of tbe boost apperceyuedit,and
sawe tbat tbe toure began to falle, tbey passed tbe
dycbe& brought engyns vnto tbe wallesXber be-
gan tbey witb greteexploit tomyne tbewalle and to
perseit: tbey witbin caste gretestones upon tbeen-
gyns,&witb sbotteof bandbowes andarbalestres
tbeyburtedmanyoftbemtbattbeysawediscouerd,
andbycausetbeysawetbattbeclosyngoftbetoure
began to f aylle, tbey walled it witbin f ortb witb
stones &cbalk, and made arigbtstrong wallgood
and tbycke. Our men tbat were atte tour bad made
an bole in tbe balle, tbat two men mygbt wel entre
attones frelv*
JN[ tbe walle in tbe parte wbere due
Godeffroye assaylled, tber was a
XTurke stronge, grete & bardy,wbicb
dyde grete dommage to oure men, &
burte many witb a strongebowetur-
quoys tbat be bad, and witb a lytil of
oure langage tbat be coude cessed not to saye euyl
and discourage tbem tbat assaylled & called tbem
cowardes.fiit bapped tbat due Godeffroye sawe it
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I
andauysed bymmany tymes &wasmerueyllously
displesyd with bym, and thought how he mygbt
cbevyssbe to be at his easejSFRetoke in his hand a
arbalestegoodandmygbty,and held it bent til the
XTurk camagayn & abandouned bym.'Cbeductoke
,bis sygbtandmarkeandsbotteat bym,andsmote
Jhym right tburgb the bely, that he ryl doun to the
ground fro the walle. Hbe crye and the sbowtyng
began gretein the boosteand tbeioyeXbe due bad
Igrete honour andmany good prayers tberforeXbe
other Sarasy ns that were on t r>at other parte of this
deffenceweremocbeabas8bed&ferd,thattbeydef-
f ended them the more cowardly,
SjRe other that were in the other par-
tyes of the toun caste fro the tours
stones vpon our peple that were atte
assault, & hurte many with castyng,
sbotyng,& tbrowyng vpon oure en-
gyns pytcbe,oyleandgrecealleboyll-
yng, and tbrewe also brondes and other tbynges
brenny n g moche thy eke, in su cbe wyse that somme
they brente. Hbey that assaylled on the partye of
therle of 'Cbolouse,attbetourtbatIsaydtoyou to
. fore, laboured sore for to myne the walle, but one
vty tbyng destroubled them sore, what someuer they
brak on the day, they within made it again in the
nyght, in suche wise that they were in wylle to leu*
it, and wrought more slowly tr>an they dyde byf ore.
Qlberf ore a moche valyaunt knyght of the hooste
of tbej^ormans cam right theder and admonested
the assay lers for to goo forth. Repassed the dy cbe
tof ore with bis helm laced, the shelde vpon his heed,
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rf
!
& brak vygorously the walle where as tbellurkes
bad made agayn. But tber was none tbat f olowed
bym, and tbey of tbe wallys tbrewe sogrete stones
on bim & so tby eke tbat tbey slewe bym in tbe pre-
►senceof tbeotber tbat were by,& after witb bookes
and crocbettes tbey drewe tbe bodye vp to tbem on
tbe walk, and tbere disarmed bym, and tbrewe tbe
bodye toour pepleXbenneour men tbat were tbere
toke tbe body, and buryed it worsbipf ully* Re was
mocbe bewaylled in tboost of cristen men,
f)ow aftermany assaultes^ouremen beingin coun-
sey I, a Lorn bard cam to tbem, wbicbe offred to make
an engyne tbat sbold destroye tbe toun, capitulo
IfiejSJ^S sawe tbe barons tbat
tbey loste mocbe peple witb tb-
assault,anddydebutlitilbarme
witb tbeyrengyns vntotbetoun
and tbeyr enemy es,& assembled
for to make counseyl bow tbey
mygbt doojj?Cbere cam a man
to tbem, a Lombard, wbicb bad
seen tbe grete burte and losseof our peple, & sayd
to tbe barons tbat be was a good maister to make
engyns,yf be mygbt baue stuff and maters tberto
propice and necessary, wbicb witb goddes belpe
sbold in sbort tyme ouertbrowe tbe tour wbere to
tbey bad don so mocbe payne, and wold make large
waye for toentre in to tbe toun wbosowolde.'Cbey
tbat berde bym promysed bym tbat be sbold bauc
alle tbat sbold be nedeful, &yet a goodrewardand
rycbe for bis laboure. XTbis maister toke werhmen
and made tbem to werke as be commaunded, tbat
in sbort tyme be bad made bis engyn, wbicbe was
merueillously strong & grete, and ioyned it to tbe
walle alle f ul of men of armes and footemenXbey
tbat were on tbe walles vpon tbe tour tbrewe witb
gretemy gbt grete stones andfyre brennyng mocbe
tbycke, but tbengrynewassostrongeandrude, tbat
tbe strokesdyde it nobarme,netbefyermygbt not
fastne on it
RHJS" tbey of tbe toune apperceyued
vu tbat tbeycoude not noyetbisengyn,
( tbey were sore a/f erde, and discour-
\ aged merueyllously,and alle in des-
j payrejiSFOur men trau ey lied to tbey r
cl power to take oute tbe grete stones
atte f ote of tbe walleof tbe toure, Hnd vndersetted
it witb strongstancbons&grete^ban tbey bad so
mocbemyned tbat tbem semedtbat itwasynowgb,
tbey tofce tbeyr babyllemens and sette tbem f erre
fro tbe walle, & tbenne put fyer on alle sydes vnder
tbe toure, & wytbdrewe tbem to tbeir babyllemens
and to tbengynes alle in sauf te, wbicbe were agrete
way of. Hbout mydnygbt tbe fyre bad soo brente
and wrought tbat tbis tour fylle doun to tbertbe
witb so grete a noyse and tempeste tbat it semed
tbat alle tbertbe trembled, and tbere was none but
be bad grete borrourandfeerinbisberte^Oure
peple made bastely do sowne tbe trumpettes, and
crye to armes for to come dilygently to tbassault*
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Row after that this engyn bad so wel wrought,
the wyf of Solyman, with two of ber cbilderen,
wente out of the toun and were taken by our men,
capitulo Ixij^A^
r>6 wyf of Solyman, tbat longe
bad be in mesease of drede, bad
so grete feere tbat almost sbe
deyde for drede, and sayde sbe
myofbt no lenger see itnesuffre,
and made sodanly make redy a
vessel, and put it on tbelake tor
tescape by nygbtButourepeple
tbat were in tbe sbippes for to kepe tbe water fro
tbeyr enemyes cam ayenste ber, and toke tbe lady
witn ber two sones tbat sbe bad with ber tbenne in
ber companye, Oey presented tbem in tbe morn-
yng to fore tbe barons, Oey made tbem to be kept
rigbt surely witb tbe other prisoners tbat tbey bad,
Cbe burkes in tbe toun were tbenne in grete mes-
cbief , as wel for tbentre tbat was so grete & brode,
as for tbeir lady tbat tbey bad loste; tbenne tbey
axed trewes for to speke to tbe barons togyueouer
tbe toun & tbem self in to tbeyr ban desj^ Latins,
tbe Greek of wbom X baue spoken to fore, wbicbe
was mocbe double & malycious, spak to tbe noble
men tbat bad tbe gouemaunceof tbe toun in coun-
seyl, and sbewd to tbem tbat tbyse pylgryms were
straungers of ferre countrees and euyl and cruel
men, and sbold doo to tbem alle tbe barme tbey
mygbt, and destroy e tbe peple&tbe londe, yf tbey
yelded tbe cyte to tbem. But and yf tbey wold ad-
^n
uowe and take tbemperour to tbeyr lord, and yelde
tbcm to bym tbeyr lyues sauf , and tbeyr goocies in
to bis bande,be sbold kepe tbcm well 6. saufly,and
sbold doo to tbcm grctc good, ffor be was tbcyr
neygbbour. So mocbc sayd be and dyde, tbat tbey
of tbe toun toke tbeyr counseyl and cam to tbe ba-
rons, and sayd to tbcm tbat tbey wolde put in tbe
bandes of tbempcrour tbeyr lyues sauf, tbeyr bo-
dyes, tbe cyte, and tbeyr godesXbisdisplesydnot
mocbc to tbe barons, flP or tbeyr entencion was for
to passe fortber, & boped tbat tbemperour wolde
departe tbe gayn, proye and goodes of tbe toun,
generally in tboost. J^euertbeles, to fore tbat tbey
wolde graunte tbem tbis tbynge, tbey sayde tbat
tbey sbold delyuer entierly, and doo come in to tbe
boost alle tbe prisonnersof pietcrXTbcremytctbat
were in tbe castel of Civintot, and in lyke wyse alle
tbeotber tbat tbey bad taken in tbesiege,and tbem
to fore tbat Solyman belde. Hnd tbis don, tbey a-
corded tbat tbey sbold yeld tbem to tbemperour J9
XTbenne tbe barons, prynces and knygbtes, & also
tbe comyn peple, sen te by one acorde messagers to
tbemperour tor to sygnefye bym bow tbey of tbe
cyte bad yelded tbem to bym. tberf ore tbey scnte
to bym, tbat be sbold send of bis bye and noble
men witb grete nombre of pcplef or to rcsseyue tbe
toun, and tbe pcrsoncs of wbom tbey bad many,
ffor tbey alle acorded tbat tbe bonour sbold be bis,
and tbat tbe toun sbold come in bis demaync, and
tbe prisonners at bis wylle jfiTCbey tbat bad ent-
erprised tbeyr vowe for taccomplyssbe, bad pur-
posed for to departe fro tbis place, & to goo f ortb
vnto tbe lande of Surye.
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How tbetnperour sente grete barons for to receyue
the sayd toun after that our pcplc bad acerteyned
bym tnat tbey wo lde yelde it, capitulo Ivttj^^
1RBCB ioye bad tbcmpcrour of
tbyse tidyngesj^He taryed not,
butsmteofbismoostpriuemen,
as wel barons as knygbtes, witb
grete quantite of men of armes,
tbat resseyued tbe cyte in bys
name, and garnyssbed it of alle
tbynge tbat was nedeful, and
jdyde repayre tbe walles and alle tbat was broken
of tbe torettes, Hlle tbat euer tbey founde in tbe
toune of armures, of ryebesses, and of vytaylles
tbey seased for tbetnperour, and sente tbe prison-
ners in to ConstantinoblejSTCbemperoursenteto
euerycb of tbe barons special lettres, presented to
tbem grete yeftes, and tbanketb tbem mocbe of
tbonour tbat tbey bad don to bym, & of tbis tbat
tbey so wel kepte tbeyr promesse, ffor tbat toun
bad don grete gryef and anoyaunce to tbem pyre,
0>e mene peple tbat mocb bad trauaylled in tbe
siege & bad bolpen witb grete courage, compleyned
sore, ffor tbey bad boped tbat alle tbe bauoyr and
goodes of tbe toun sbold baue ben departed emonge
tbem, but tbemperours men bare it alle away, and
tbey tbat trauaylled foritwerenot rewardidjTCbe
worde tbat was mocbe grete cam vnto tbe barons,
and tbey sayd tbat tbey bad grete wronge, ffor tbe
couenauntes made bvtwene tbetnperour and tbem
were sucbe, tbat yf tbey gate in tbeyr waye ony cy-
tees tbat bad ben to fore tbemperours, tbey sbold
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delyuere tbe cyte and tbe londe to tbemperour, but
tbe proyesand gayne sbold be departed in tboost.
Hyenst tbyse couenauntes dyde tbemperour, but
it was not tyme tbenne ne place to make argument
ne debate ayenst tbe Grekes, tberf or tbe noble men
made tbe comyn peple to tarye, to tbende tbat tbey
sbold not enpessbe tbis pylgremage j&TLbuQ was
suffred tbat tbe wyf of Soliman & bis ij sonesand
grete plente of prisoners were ledde in saef te vnto
tbemperour, wbicb made mocbe grete f este to tbe
lady and ber cbilderen, and as longe as tbey were
in tbe toun be belde tbem mocbe bonorably. Hf ter
in sbort tyme besente tbem agayn toSolyman,alle
quyte delyuerd, witbout demanding of ony raun-
son. XTbis dyde be to tbende to baue tbe loue and
grace of tbe Oirhes, in sucbe wyse tbat tber was
bytwene tbem a counseyl and acorde to gfreue our
peple, and also for anotber rayson, tbat is to wete
yf tbey were in sucb poyntof anotber cyte or place,
tbat tbe cristiens constreyned so by force, tbat tbey
sbold not be af erd to yelde tbem f rely in tbe bande
of tbemperour/Cbus was taken tbecyteof J^ycene,
tbe yere of tbyncamacion of our lord a JVI Ixxxxvij,
tbe xx day of tbe monetb of luyn.
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Rowourboostdepartedon tbeyr iourney,and bow
eom departed fro tbeyr f elawsbip, and bow Soly-
mandetermyned t assayte tbem,capitulo bciiij,*£*£
RG boost of tbe pylgryms de-
partedbytbecommandementof
tbe barons, tbe iij daye to fore
tbentree of luylle, fro tbe place
wbere tbey bad bolden syegejp
ITbey wente two dayes to gydre
mocnepeasybly,& after lodged
tbem by a brygge for tbe ease of
1 tbe water. On tbe morn,af ter tbeyr customme atte
spryngyng of tbe day, tbey passed tbe bryggej^
>Duryng tbederfmesseof tbenygbt,ffor it was not
wel day, or perauen ture, tbey departed wetyn gly tbe
onerrotbeotber,ffor8uymont,tbeducofjNorman-
dye, tber le Steuen of Cbar tres, On ere an d tberle of
Seyn t pol tomed away on tbe lyft syde,& descend-
ed in to a valeye named 6uraom,and lodged tbem
tbereaboutnonebyaryuer,wbereaswa8greteplente
of water, TTbere rested tbey al tbat nygbt in peas,
but, neuertbeles, tbey made tbeyr booste cbaunge
tbeyrwatcbediligently.Hlle tbeotber tomed on tbe
rigbt bonde alle tbe day, and went tburgb a fayre
i countre, and lodged tbem in fayre grete medowes
vpon tbe water syde, and tbat one boost was fro
"tbat otber mo re tnan two myle,
~}OU]VIHJVbad bis berte swollen, and
was felly an angrred tbat bebadtbus
loste bis wyf witb bis children and
bis noble cyte. Re commaunded to
f olowe on re peple on tbe lyfte syde, &
dydegretepeynetoseebowbemygbt
grcuc tbem, be bad witb bymamocbe grete notnbre
of men of armes on borsbafc, Ris espyes were witb
tbepylgryms,wbicbetokebeedeofalletbeyrcouyne;
tbey dyde bym towetetbatoureboostwasdeuyded
in two parties, and tbat tbe Usee party e was tomed
toward tbe lyfte side ner to bym tban tbat otber
parte. Rewasmocbegladandioiefulwban be berde
tbysetydnges,be sawetbat bewaswel in poyntfor
to venge bym,and bad bis men al redy & ordeyned
bis bataylle to poynt at tbe day sette, departed for
to befygbte oure men.
r>QS as tbe spryngynge of tbe day
began to clere, tbe men tbat made tbe
watcbe tbis nygbt tbat were witb-
drawen a lytil fro tboost, appercey-
ued tbem, and cryed to armes, and
blewe bomes and trompettes mocbe
affrayedlyXbe boost awooksodenly,and ourmen
armed tbem rigbt bastely, and ordeyned tbeyr ba-
taylles as tbey bad deuysedXbe wymmen, seke-
men and children were ledd a part besyde a water al
fulof reed, by wbicbemenmygbt not cometo tbem,
to fore were tbey closed witb cartes and cbaryottes,
wberof tbey bad grete plente.Hnd after sente mes-
sagers vnto tbe grete booste, ffrom wbicbe tbey
were folyly departed, for to praye tbem tbat tbey
dylygently woldecome socoure tnem,ffor tbey were
in mocbe grete paryll 3Hban tbeyr bataylles were
tbus renged, euen rigbt tbe first day of luyllat tbe
boure of pryme, be ye certayn tbat Solyman, witb
a grete nombre of men of armes, estemed at two
bonderd thousand wel armed topoyntandborsed,
M 13 5
arryued. 'Cber was not one of tbem but be was on
borsbak. Oure peple were but f ewe, and tbe moost
part of tbem on foote,&itwasnomerueylletbougb
tbey doubted tbe comyng of tbeyr enemyes.
Of tbe bataylle tbat Solyman bad ayenst som of
our peple tbat were departed fro tbeyr felawsbip
folyly, capitulo lxv,$V2*
ptlff tbe booste of tbe burkes
smotein on our men, tbe noyse
wasmocbegreteof busynes,of
trompes, of men, & of borses,
tbat none mygbt be berd, and
was grete bydour to bere tbe
fyrst comyngon of tbe'Curkes.
TJbey sbotte so tbycke vppon
our peple tbat tbere was neuer rayn ne bayl so like, in
so mocb tbat tber were many burte of our peple JSF
(Oban tbe firste route bad made tbeyr sbotte, tbe
'second route cam after, wbere moo arcbyers were
tban to fore, and began sbote mocbe more tbycke
tban may be recounted. Our knygbtes sawe tbat
tbeyloste tbeyr borses and tbem self by tbesbotte,
ana smote in to tbe 'Curfces vygorously, but tbe
multitudeof tbeOirkes were so grete, tbat our men
bad grete dammage, wbicb were but f ewejgTCbey
tbat bad tbeyr sbeldes & targes tbey kept tbem som
wbat, but tbey tbat were without armourmusteflee.
or ellys tbey bad be slayn emong tbe borses, and
many were slayn & burte* 'Cbere were slayn of oure
peple,asweloffootemenasofborsemen,twotbou-
sandXber was slayn a mocbe valyauntyong man,
noble and bardy, wbicbebad don wel alle tbat day,
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Cuyllam, sone to tbc marquya, brother of Oncre,
be waa amoton witban aroweanddydein tbeplace.
Hndanotbervalyantman in like wiaenamed Robert
of parie, be dey de by bia proweaee/Can ere tbat was
bardy made merueyllea of armea,and abandouned
bym aelf , as be tbat eette not by bia lyf.Buymont
sawe bym, and be brake alle tbe prees, and cam tbere
aa be was,andtokebymby tbe brydle and brought
bymbaMTCbe'Curkessaweouremen mocbe burte
i and trauaylled, and toke tbeyr bowes on tbe lyf te
arme, and after ran on tbem witbeawerdee &maces
\j\ in sucbewyse tbat tbey ouertbrewe tbem &puttbem
yl a bak vnto tbeyr caryageXbere tbey belde tbem and
w bydde tbem by tbe reed, and deflP ended tbem vygo-
rously,andsuffred tbe grete plente of TTurkes dia-
cbarge vpon tbem one route after another.
Of tbe dilygence tbat due Codeff roy made wban
be was aduertieed berof , & bow Solyman waa dia-
comfyt and bia bagage taken, capitulo \vo]&&
jflCIR barons, ©odeffroy tbe no-
ble due, and tbe otber pryncea
berde tbyae tydynges bow Buy-
mont and bia companye were
at aucbe meacbyef ,baated tbem
sore. Tiber cam to gydre tbe due
and bia ij bretberen, Bawdwyn
_ and Guatace, tbe erle Raymont,
Hue le JWayne, & many otber barona ynowgb.O> c
peple a f oote, and tbey tbat were euyl borsed, tbey
lef te for to kepe tbe lodgys : tbey wente f ort £> and
were wel xi m, alle armed and wel boraed J0 vUban
tbeyapprocbed the placewbere tbebatayllwas,and
sawe tbem so put a back, and bcrdc tbaffraye of
trompes and bore, tbc pcplc of Buymont espyed
tbem, anon tber bcrtc cam agayn and were entierly
refressbyd, and smote in to tbeir enemyes as tbey
tbat notbynge doubted, and began to doo well^
Oe good bissbopof puy was there, & comforted
of te tbe barons and the hnvgbtes for tauenge tbe
blood of tbe cristen men wnicbe tbenemyes of our
faytb bad there sbedde. Incontinent tne barons
tbat cam smote in totbeCurfcessovygoruslytbat
it semed tbat euericb mygbt abyde tbe burtbon of
tbe batayle. "Cbey slewe so many, and bete doun in
tbeyr comynge, tbat tbe other durst not abyde, but
flieddawaydiscomfytedXbenoblesfolowedtbem,
and cbaced tbem wel iiij myle, sleyng al tbem tbat
tbey mygbt atteyne, and tbey f ounde many of our
men prisonners tbat tbe Zurkce ledde witb tbem,
wbom tbey d elyuerd,
"fCSR tbey wente to tbe tentes of
Solyman, and there tbey founde so
greteplenteofrycbesse6,ofvytayUes,
of sheep, of horses, and other beestes
tbat it can not be recounted, robes,
vayssel, & pauyllons of dyuerse col-
ours and of straunge f acions, in sucbe wyse that
tber was none but be was ryebe; ffor ye may well
knowe tbat ij c fA men tbat Solyman had, beboued
grete plenteof lodgys and of other estorementes
j^Our peplecam agayn m tooure tentes with grete
ioye and honour, Cherwere lost wel in tbat batayll
of our men a f oote aboute a iiij JVI, and of borsmen
138
but f ewe* Of the TTurkes were f oimden dcdc iij M.,
and there were of tbem many grete men, TTbis ba-
taylle endured fro tbe bour of pryme vnto nygbe
none, and ofteour peple bad tbe werse; if or, as I
baue said, Solyman bad ij c JA men, alle on bore-
bah* Our peple were but I JVI on borsbah wban tbey
» were alle assembled tbe one witb tbe other.
jfJHJS our lord bad tbus gyuen tbis
victorye to bis peple,tbey rested tbem
in tbis fayr place wbere tbe tentes
weretbre dayes; tbeyrborses refres-
sbed tbem right wel in tbis wbyle*
Of tbe armures & otber gayne mat
>tbeybad conquerdvpon tbeyrenemyes,tbeyarayed
and apparaylled tbem rigbt wel tbat to fore were
euyl armed, JWocbe wel dyde tbey in tbis bataylle,
and grete bonour bad tbey and sbal euer baue,and
in especial tbey tbat bere be named, Bawdwyn le
Borgb, TTbomas de f edre, Regnault de Beauvaye,
Gale de Cbamont, CJaste de fiedyers, and 6erart
de Cberysy* Cbenne was ordeyned and acorded by
tbe barons and cryed in tboost, tbat noman sbold
ryde fro tbens f ortb by bym self without leue of
the captayns*
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Row the tit] day after this victorye our pcplc went
forth on their wayc, and of the grete mesease of
tboost the same da y, capitulo Ixvij,*?^
]fCGRtbis,wban they badaby-
den there tbre dayes, the fourth
daye f olowyng by tymes to fore
! day, they dyde doo sowne tbeyr
trompetes, and wente forth on
I tbeyr wayej!?Sytb they passed
Bytbyne, and entred in to the
londe that was named piside.
Cbey trauaylledso long,thatattbelaatetbey fonde
a contre mocbe drye and infertile, without watere.
The tyme was mocbe boot & brennyng, as it f all-
eth of te in luyll j&Zbcy bad so grete tburat that
they wvet not what to doo. The peple on f ote spe-
cially faylled and faynted, alle for the duste, for
the beete,and for tburste; tber deyed wel this same
day of mysease fyue bonderd men and wymmen.
Hnd knowe ye certaynly that tber happed a mer-
ueylloustbyngetbatdayin the boost, tbatwefynde
nowber in none other bistorye, if or the wymmen
with cbilde that yet were not come to tbeyr terme,
i by thanguyssb of the beete and of the mesease of
tburst, that they were delyuerd of tbeyr cbiideren
and cbilded, and not only the pour wymmen, but
the ryebe also; this was a grete sorow,and pyte to
see. ^bemen, that ought to bemore bard & stronge
ayenst trauaylle, wente tbeyr moutbes open, and
sought thaver and moysture tberof, wbicbe they
mygbt not baue: the beete, and also the swote de-
stroked tbem. Y* sbold baue seen tbe borses and
otber beestes, tbat mygbt not goo f ortb, in sucbe
wysetbat tbey muste leue tbem, wbiebe deyde in tbc
waye, boundes for tbc cbacc and buntyng, f owles
for tbc flygbt, as ff awcons, bawkes, & sperbawkes,
yc sbold baueseen tbat day abydcand dcyc*Hnd in
, lyke wyse tbc grctc stedes and cursours, wbiebe
were moost peryllous,becam allc araged and wood
for tburst, and witb arete paync were ledde f ortb,
^RHJ^tbey bad ben longintbismes-
ease our lord bebeld tbem in py te, &
made tbem to adresse in to a valeye,
wbere tbey fondea rennyng water,
fayr and grete; tbenne ranne oure
peple to tbe brynke or ryuagewitb
Igrete baste, JVIany tberwere tnat drank eo mocbe
tbat tbey deyde vpon tbe place; fforsom of tbem
tbat bad escnewed tbe detb,fonde it tberc by cause
tbey kepte no mesure. Hnd tbis fylle vnto knygb-
tes and otber men, and beestes, wbiebe dranke as
mocbe as tbey wolde jff Cdban tbey were escaped
tbis euyl aduenture, tbey cam in to a londemocb
fayr and fertile, fill of woodes, of ryuers, of me-
dowes, and of good f eldes labourable. Vb\Q was
by Hntbyocbetbelasse, wbiebe is tbe cbyef cyte of
tbe londe of pisside; and tbere lodged tbey witb
tbeyr boost
■I
hi
Row sommeof the grete barons of tboost, after to
baue approucbedHntyocbe tbc lasse, departed for
to goo vytaylle tb em, capitulo lxv\ij&&
~RO tbens departed som of tbe
barons of tboost & belde tbeir
waye, by cause it was a greuous
tbyng to fynde vytaylles to so
mocbe peple to gydreXbefyrst
was Bawdwyn, brother to tbe
due; witb bym was peter tberle
of Stadenay, Reynart tberle of
>Coul, Bawdwyn de Borgb, & Guyllebert de JVIont-
cler, tber wer wel v C on borsbak, and ladde witb
>tbemmenafotelargelyXbesecondwa80ncre,&
witb bym Rycbard du pryncipat, Robert d'Hnse,
and other knygbtes grete nombre, tbat tbey were
v C on borsbak, and bad also many men a footeas
tbeotber badjjTCbeyr entencion and purpose was
} to ride about tbe tboost in tbe contre, for to secbe
somme aduenture and vytaylle; andyf tbey bad
founde ony parylle of a grieuoue paae, or plente
of tbeyr enemyee, tbat tbey wold lete tboost baue
knowlecbe tberof . ITbey wente strayte tbeyr waye
and passed by syde ij cy tees : tbat one was named
Ly cbonie, & tbat otber Gradee. Hfter, tbey tomed
on tbe rigbt bonde and passed toward tbe see side
\j^€beduc Oodeffroy and tbeotber prynces abode
in tbeyr lodgys, for tbe plesaun t & dely table places
f tbat tbey bad founden, by cause tbey wolde playe
and ref reasbe tbem of tbe trauaylles and annoyes
tbat tbey bad suffred. XTbenne said tbey tbat tbey
)woldgoobunteintotbeforestes,wbicbewerenygb
to tbem on allesydes and were ful of wilde beestes.
142
ft the mom tbey entred in the woode,
ecbebeldebiswayatbiswilleXbeduc,
as bewenteapatb tburgb tbeforeste,
bcrdc a man crye, & be drove tbeder-
ward, and be sawe a poure man, tbat
was goo for to f etcbe wode for to bere
in to tbe boost, fiedde strongly cryeng to fore a
grete bere^'Cbe due ran vpon bym,and drewe bis
swerd for to delyuere tbe pour man fro tbe beeste.
Cbenne tbe bere adressyd bym vnto tbe due, and
lef te tbe pour man tbat fiedde fro bym ; be burte tbe
dukes borssosore tbat becastetbe due to tbertbe*
'Cbe due leep a foot, and drewe oute bis swerde.
TIbe beeste was notbyng aferd of bym, but made
a felonnous crye, borryble and bydous, and sytb
ran vpon tbe due, and bote bym rigbt cruelly in
tbe tbye* Hf ter,be adressyd bym rigbt vp,andem-
braceabym witb bis potes, or feet to fore, for to
baue caste bym to grounde* TIbe due, tbus burt as
be was, was yet mocb stronpf, & fyl not to tbe ertb
tbenne,butcaugbtbymbytbeskynabouttbenecke
witb bis lyf te bande, for to put away bis beed from
bym ; & witb tbat otber band be put bis swerd in to
bis body, tburgb botbe tbe sydes vnto tbe crosse,
an d so slewe by m ♦ Hfter, be wen te & sette by m doun
on tbertbe rigbt by, ffor be bad so mocb bledde of
bis wounde tbat be bad in bis tbye, & was so mer-
ueyllously sore burte tbat be mygbte not stonde
longeonbisfeet.
143
P^nsp§3r>e poure man,wbicb be bad delyuerd
rk\3&fK& ^° ^ ct ^ f ran haetcl T * n t0 t ^ c boost
« &toldetbem tbistydyngeof tbeduc.
Hlle tbey that berdc it were so effray-
ed tbat tbey ranne witb grete baste
tbeder, tbe barons, and alle tbe otber
tbatmygbt goo, XTbey founde bym lyeng on tbe
ground, pale & discoloured; and after tofce bym in
alyttier, & bare bym in to tbe boostBut neuerman
was more demened, ne more sorowe made, ne noe
moo pytyous cryes and lamentations tburgb alle
tbe lodgyses, as welrycbe as poure, & men as wym-
men. Hnon were sette alle tbe maistres and cirur-
gensforto dyebte bym and to belebym ; there were
many, ffor euerycb of tbe prynces bad of tbem for
to awayte on tbem in tbe boost
Here recountetb tbystorye of somme aduentures
tbat tbenne fylle in tbe boost of cristen men, capi-
tulo lxxx/&&
|N tbis sayson,tbe same tyme,it
bapped tbat another valyaunt
man, named Raymont, erle of
TTbolouse, laye doun seke of a
maladyemocbegreuous&peryl-
lous- JVeuertbelesse, tbe booste
wente forth alwey, TTberfor he
muste be caryed forth in a tot-
tier. On a day it bapped tbat be was so deteyned of
bis maledye tbat certeynly they supposed tbat be
sbold deye, Tbey tbat kepte bym made tbe littier
to be sette doun to tbe grounde,ffor they sawe bym
so fcblc that tbey tbougbt certaynly tbattbesowle
sbolddeparteXbe bissbop of Orenge, wbicbewas
a mocbe boly man and a religyous, sayd tbc com-
mendation for tbc sowleand the seruyse,as of one
deyen&saufsyngyngmassejisrailetbeboostwas
ouermocbe discomforted by cause tbey supposed
alle tbat anon and sodanly to lese tbise two grete
men, wbicbe were of mocbe grete counseyl and of
greteaydeXbeymadeprayersandorysonstburgb
alle tboost, wbere as tbey songemassesXbe ryebe
and tbe pour praydemocbe bumbly andwitbgood
berte, tbat our lord wold rendre tbem bool & sauf ,
for to socoure & counseyle tbem as tbey bad nede.
Cbe barons departed in cbaryte largely almesse
vnto tbe pour peple.So mocbe dyde tbey, one & tbe
otber, tbat oure lord, wbicbe is f ul of pyte, berde
tbem and gaf beltbe to tbe twonoble men in sbort
tyme, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey rood al bool, and in
qood poynt witb tbooste,
F)6Y passed al pissyde& after en-
tred in to a lande named Ly caone, &
cam vnto a cyte called Licoine; tbey
f oundeit alle voyde, ^notbyng tber-
in, 'Cbey bad grete meseases of vyt-
J aylle, ffor tbe Curkes, wbicbe bad
berde tbe tydynges tbat ourepeple cam,trusted in
none of tbeyr fortresses, but voyded tbem & fkdde
in to tbe forestes and montaynes,men, wymmen &
cbilderen, borses, beestes, vytaylle, and alle otber
tbyngtbey caryed witb tbem jSFCbeysuffredmocbe
disease to passe tbat con tre ; tbey cam in to Graclee,
and after cam in to a cyte namedjVlaraseXbere tbey
li H5
lodged and soiourned tbrc dayes, Bawdwyn, bro-
ther of the due, that was departed fro the boost,
lefte bis wyf with bis two bretberen. Sbe deyde tbere
of sefcenesse, sbe was an bye lady of Gnglond, val-
yaunt, wyse, and good, Gutiera was ber name, Sbe
was buryed and enteered mocbe honorably in tbe
same place, Sbe was mocbe bewaylled in tbe boost.
Row Cancre tbat was departed fro tbe boost, as-
sieged TTarse, and toke it by certeyn couenaunt,ca-
pitulo lxx&,&
JSCRG, wbyebe was a wyse
man, and of grete courage, rode
itburgb tbe londe sekyng auen-
ture,in sucbe wyse tbatbef onde
in bis waye a cy te called TTarse,
XTbis londe of Scylyceisacoun-
treof tboryent, toward tbe son-
-negooyng doun,In tbis londe
ben twoo grete cytees, wbicbe ben arcbebissbop-
ncbs,tbatonenamedt:ar8e,ofwbicbl9aidtofore;
therm was bom seyntpoul tbappostleXbat oth-
er was namedHnauazie, Hnd eche of thise two cv-
tees baue other cytees vnder them, XTarse founded
>oneof the cbildmnofJVoe,Ionen, wbicbe was sone
of lapbet, the sone of JVoej^JVeuertbeles, Solins
say tb that person* founded it, but it maye be wel
► tbat one founded it, and tbat other repayredand
amended it j* Oncre assieged tbis cyte, and con-
streyned them within, what by menaces and f avr
wordes, that they yelded it to hym in a manere,
bey sette his banere vpon tbe hyest toure of tbe
i toun, and be swar and aff ermed to kepetbem from
^damage and burte; nc non sbold be put out of bis
bows, ne Use ony tbyng tbat apperteyned to tbem
vnto tbe comynge of tbe grete boost, and tbenne
sbold tbey yelde tbe toun vnto tbe grete prynces of
tboost without ony debatej^PCbus was it acorded
bytwene bym and tbem of tbe toun. In tbis toun
were cristen men, fiermyns and 6rekes,and in alle
tbe londe about But tbe €urke belde alle tbe for-
tresses tbat medledwitb armes,and bad tbe seyg-
noryevpon tbis peple, and wold not suffre tbem of
>notnyng, sauf tooccupyeand laboure tbertbe,and
for to marcbaunte to bye and selle*
T)owBawdwyn,brotberof 6odeffroy,secbyng bis
auentures, sawe Oncre & bis peple to fore TTarse,
'and adressed bym to tbem, capitulo tocj>P>P
jH<nD<KlYJV, brother of tbe due,
and tbe peple tbat be ledde witb
bym, were entred in to a countre
moost barayn, wbere tbey suf-
f red grete peyne f or vy tay lle.Hf -
ter, tbey cam vpon a montayne,
wbere tbey mygbt see alle tbe
londe of ©cilice, and tbe cytees
vnto tbe see* XTbey sawe ^arse nygb tbem, and tbe
pauyllons, and tbey supposed tbat tbey bad be
Curkes tbat bad assieged tbe cyteXbey descended
doun for to knowe wbat peple tbey were, and also
for tenquere tbe beyng of tbe countre about 0>ey
tbat were witb tlancre, in tbauaunt garde, sawe
tbyse men of armes approucbe, and lete tbeyr lord
baue knowlecbe, Oncre wende certaynly tbat tbey
1 2 H7
bad be TTurfces, tbat cam f or tosocoure tbem of tbc
toun, and made ecbe man to arme bym dylygently,
and sette tbem in ordenaunce; & after yssued out
ayenst tbem, tbe baners displayed. Butwban tbey
approucbed tbat one to tbe other, and knewe ecbe
otber by tbe armes, tbey opened tbeyr belmes and
embraced ecbe otber, & made mocbe grete ioye, and
after cam to tbe cyte.Hnd tbenne Bawdwyn was by
TTancrerigbt wel & honourably lodged, ffor TTan-
cre bad arete plente of vytaylles, of wbicbe Bawd-
wyn and bis peple bad grete nede.
Of tbenuye tbat Bawdwyn and bis peple bad tosee
tbebanerof Tancrevpon tbewalleof tbe toun, and
bow Tancre depart ed, capitulo Ixxxi)^,*?
"N" tbe mornewban tbesonne was
vp, & deer daye, Bawdwyn and
tbey tbat were witb bym sawe
tbe baner of On ere vpon tbe
byest tour of tbe toun.Hnd bad
tberof mocbe grete enuye, & be-
gan to murmure and speke ma-
_ uciouslyof tbat tbey bad gretter
power, and moo peple and better, and said tbat
, tbey ougbte to baue tbe worship of this toun.Itis
troutbe tbat vnto this day there, Bawdwyn and
'XTancre bad ben lyke two bretberen,in mocbe prvue
acqueyntaunce and trewe loue, but Bawdwyn, bv
, enuyeof bis berte,and by euyl wordes tbat som of
bis men made bym to vnderstonde, was tbus of
tbistbyngemeuydXancrcwbicbewasmocbewyse,
Dattemperat and resonable man, vnderstode tbise
wordes, and dyde mocbe payne for tapese bym.
I40
Hnd cam in persone to Bawdwyn, & sbewde bym
bowe to fore that be was comen, ne tbat noman
kneweofbiscomyngeweretbysecouenauntesmade
by twene bym and tbem of tbe toune, and bis baner
sette vpon tbe toure, and berin be vnderstodenot
tbatbemygbtbaueonysbamenedisbonour.Bawd-
wyn was not content of tbise wordes, & be f ounde
somme tbat attysed bym in bis f otye; bes^ak grete
(wordes, ylle and iniuryouses, to Can ere, in sucbe
wyse, tbat witb lytil more tbey wolde baue don
ar med tbeyr m en tor to baue destroyed ecbe otber,
RejSfJSfe sente Bawdwyn for tbem
of tbe toun, and wban tbey cam be
menaced tbem strongly,&saide tbat
tbey sbold tbrowe doun tbe baner of
Cancre to tbertbe, & sette vp bis on
J tbe tour : and yf tbey dyde not, tbey
sbold welknowe tbat be wold destroye tbem, A alle
tbat tbey badwitbouttbetoun,&taketbetoun and
caste itto tbertbe,maulgre alle tbatCancre mygbt
doo^Cbeyoftbecytesawetbat€ancremygbtnot
waraunte nedeff ende tbem ayenstBawdwyn,made
witb bym sucbe couenauntes as tbey bad made to
fore witb Can ere, and sette bis baner wbere as be
commaunded/Cancre saw tbe force tbat was don to
bym, and was gretely desplesyd, &bad grete yrein
bis berte.But be couerd bis tbougbt wysely,& wold
notsuffretbepeple,tbatwere comen in tbispylgre-
mage for to make warre ayenst tbenemyes of tbe
faytboflbesuCrist,sboldsleeecbeotberfortboc~
casionof bym j0V>t departed fro tbis place, flr or be
doubted tbat somme noyseor medlemygbt sourde
1 3 H9
hcrof f and cam to a cyte nygb by, named fldane.
vbere mygbt be not entre, ifor anoblc man of Bur-
goyn, named Gelpbes, was parted fro tboost witb
a grete route of men of armes as tbe otber dyde
f or toseke auentures, and be bad taken tbis cyte bv
force, and bad caste out tbe burkes, and belde it
entierlyj^rancre berde tbatsommeof our peple
belde it, & sente good messagers to Gelpbes; and
prayd bym to opene tbe yates, and suffre bis men
that tbey mygbt goo in to tbe toun for to bye to
tbem sucbe as tbey nededj^tlbis <3elpbes dvde it
debonayrto, and bym self gaf to tbem largely ifor
nought, ifor be bad founde tbe toun ful of crold
and syluer, of robes, of beestes, of wbete, of wyne,
of oyle, and of alle good tbat a man bad nede of.
How a lytil after Tancrecam to tbe cyte of Hnam-
ystre, wbicbe tbeOirkes belde it,and toke it bvas-
eault, capitu lo Ixxiij^/^ y
HJ^CRG on tbe mom toke leue
of bis booste, and toke bis way
witb bis peple, & rode so f er tbat
be cam to a cyte named Hnamy-
stre. Cbis was one of tbe beste
cy tees of tbat londe, it was f ayr
& mocbe delytable. XTancre cam
J tneaer,and knewe certevnlvthat
tbe XTurkes belde it; be assieged it al aboute, & fro
tbe tyme tbat be cam be assay lied tbe toun. Tbus
be dyde tbe first, tbe second, and tbe tbirde dav • so
many assaultes be made to tbem, and burted tbem
of tbe toun, tbat tbey were strongly greuyd and a-
bassbed. Oey without toke the toun, and entred
vnder tbc walles, and thus was the toun taken by
force, and alle tbem tbat be f onde tberin of betben
peple be put to detb without mercy. Hbe toun was
ful of ryebesses, and alle maner of vytaylles were
grete plente. Han ere departed al tbe aayn and tbe
goodes of tbe toun to bis men, as be tbat wel knewe
bow tbat be sbold doo, and to ecbe man after tbat
be was, in sucbe wyse tbat alle bis men were ryebe.
Xbey refressbed tbem mocbe wel, & tbeyr beestes,
of tbemesease tbat tbey badsuffred in tbeyr waye.
jj^Hbey soioumed tbere a grete wbyle witb mocbe
grete deduyt.
\TioxQ Bawdwyn entred in Orse, and bow iiiC of
four pylgryms were slayn of tbe turkes to fore tbe
same toun, capitulo Ixxiitj^^
(HaOOlYN s^we tbat Xmcre
was departed fro Harse, & sen te
for tbem of tbe toun & sayde to
tbem tbat tbey sbold lete tbem
entre in to tbe toun, ffor bym
tbougbt sbame to lye long and
abyde tbere ydle without doyng
ony tbyng, tyl tbe comynge of
tbe grete boostXbey sawe&aduysed weltbat tbey
badnot powerynougb to resiste tbem,and tbougbt
yf tbey lete tbem not entre witb tbeyr agreement
tbat tbey wold entre ayenst tbeyr wylle and witb
w forceXbennetbey opened tbeir gates, & wold tbat
^ Bawdwyn sbold baue two toures where be sbold
lodge, and other of tboste in tbe bowses in tbe toun
alle peasibly Xbe^urkes tbat bad tbe sey gnorye of
1 4 '5 1
the toun beldeyet tbe other towres in tbeyr puis-
8aunce,tbeybadinmocbegretedoubteandsuspec-
tion Bawdwyn and bis men that were lodged in tbe
toun, & tbey thought that they sbold haue no so-
cours. Hnd aboue this tbey bad moche grete drede
of tbe grete boost that shortly sbold arryue there,
and sought emonge them tbe moyens and maner
>bow tbey mygbt yssue oute of tbe toun, and lede
7 witb them tbeyr wyues and childeren with tbeyr
>ryncipal bague s and jewellys.
XL bapped that this same nygbt tbre
bonderdmen afotetbat were depart-
ed fro Buymont for to folowe'Cancre
arryuedalle to fore this cyte of TTar-
se, where tbey thought to fynde bym.
1 Cdban Bawdwyn knewe what peple
,tbey were&tbat tbey wente in tbaydeof TTancre,be
wold not suffre them to entre in to tbe toun. "Cbey
were wery and trauaylled and prayde bym moche
swetly,and cryed bym mercy many tymes, that for
tbe loue of god be wold doo so moche that tbey
mygbt this nygbt be lodged in tbe toun, ffor tbey
woldnotbyngbutgood,fierof tbefoteman of bis
companye prayde bym in lyke wise, but be wold in
nowyse here tbem. jNeuertbeles by cause tbey with-
out bad mesease, tbe mene peplein tbe toun aualed
doun with cordes, breed ynougb, & wyn in barellys,
and other vytaylles, with wbicbe tbey mygbt wel
passe this nygbt
152
BP
F>HJNf our pcplc were a slepe in the
toun, and they without began tbeyr
firstsleep,itbappedtbattbeCurkes
that were witbin tbe toures opened
the yates of wbicbe they bad tbe
_ keyes secretely witboute noyse, and
ledde outtbeyr wyues, tbeyr children, andalletbeir
tbyngsJindalltbebetben men of tbetoun thought
they were not sure with tbeyr gbestes, and yssued
out of alle the toun, (Hban tbeyr wyues & children
were witbdrawen a ly til fro the toun , they wolde leve
tokenes cruellandylleof tbeyr departyng; they cam
vntotbethre bondred pylgrims tbat laye witboute
gate and slepte strongly as they that doubted of
notbyng, & put them alle to deth and slewe them ;
yf ony of them escaped be was happy*
fiowtbepepleofBawdwynknewetbedepartyngof
tbe TTurkes, and of the slaughter of tbe cristen
men, capitulotocv,*?,*?
HSiN the mome erly when oure men
awoke in the toun they sawe the
toures, where the TTurkes bad be
lodged,open & the bowses voide.
€hey knewe wel tbat they were
fledae ; they serched tbe walles
& yates for to enquyre how they
-\ were goon, XTbey wente so ferre
tbat they f onde this greteoccision and slaughter at
the gateXhenne began a sorow and a moche grete
crve in thetoun ;allemen put tbe blame and culpe on
Bawdwyn & bys knygbtes, ffor they wold auenge
the deth of tbeyr bretberen, whom the Sarasyns
badso sbamely &vylaynously slayn, by cause tbat
tbc knygbtes of Bawdwyn and also be bym self
wold not suffre tbem to come in to tbe toun, Hnd
in dede tbe m en of f oo te say d tbis was don by arete
oultrage and grete falsbede, and yf tbey bacf not
lygbtly witbdrawen tbem in totbetoures,tbey bad
smy ten tbem alle to detb, rbe knygbtes belde tbem
alle stylle tyl tbat tbe footemen were cooled, and
aftersente messagerswbicbe spak to tbem and re-
quyred tbem to forbere so longtyl tbat Bawdwyn
badspokentotbemXbeywerecontenttobereBaw-
dwyn speke; Bawdwyn excused bym to fore alle,&
swar&affermedtbatfornoneotbertbyngetbentre
was deffended tbem, but for tbat be bad sworn to
tbem of tbe toun, tbat by bym sbold none entre tyl
tbe grete booste cam. By tbyse wordes and by cause
otber entermeted to make tbe peas and spoken de-
bonayrly to tbe menepeple, was Bawdwyn acorded
tomefootemen and bis knygbtes also,
"jj^ tbis toun tbey soioumed & abode
a certayn wbyle, vntyl a mornynge
tbey sawe in tbe see nygbe tbem a
sbippe abou te iii my le fro tbem : tbev
yssuedouteof tbe toun & descended
to tbe see, Tbey tbat werein tbe sbip
approcbed to tbem m sucbe wyse tbat tbey spak
>to gydre, Tbey of tbe sbip sayde tbat tbev were
crtsten men; tbey demaundedof wbat contre,and
tbey answerd of f laundres, of fiolande, & of f rv-
selande, Hnd troiitb tt was tbey bad be escumours
of tbe see and robbers tbe space of viij yere. Now
tbey repented tbem, & by penaunce cam in py <?re-
mage to IberusalemXbey desyred tbem to come a
londe, and tbey cam and made to gydre grete ioye.
Hbey bad a maister ouer tbem named Guynemer,
and was bom of Boloyne vpon tbesee in tbe londe
of erle Gustace, fader of tbe said due Godeffroy.
GIban be berde tbat Bawdwyn tbesoneof bis lord
wastbere,be lefte bissbip & said bewold goo witb
bym tolberusalem. Rewasmocberycbeof tbiseuyl
gayne, and bad many men witb bym tbat be laddetn
bis snip. Hbenne Bawdwyn lef te v C men of armes
for to kepe tbetoun wel in poynt, and after be toke
bis way for to seke somme auentures as be dyde
to fore*
G belde tbe rygbt way til be cam to
tbe cy te of Hnamy ster,wbicbe Han ere
baddfoten by force of armes vpon tbe
Oirkes, as I baue sayd you to fore.
Bawdwyn tbougbt wel tbat be wold
I not lete bym entre in to tbe cyte, and
tberfor be lodged bym in tbe gardynsaboutXan-
creknewe tbat Bawdwyn wbicbe loued bimnotwas
so ny gb bym, and be bad not f orgoten tbe wronge
and tbe oultraofe tbat Bawdwyn bad don to bym.
tTbenne be dyde do arme bis men, and sayde tbat
tbmnewastymefortovengebym,fForbewasnygb
bis retrayt, and Bawdwyn was f er fro bis J&TLbzy
sente arcbiers to fore in grete nombre for to burte
and slee tbeyr borses, wbicbe tbey bad sente in to
tbe pastures. Han ere bad witb bym fyue bonderd
men of armes in good poynt and wel borsed, and
smoteinsodanlyin to tbe pepleof Bawdwyn wbicbe
were not aduysed of tbem. Hbey slewe many and
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moo tbey burted; the men of Bawdw^n ran bastely
to arme tbcm and cam and f ougbt witb tbcm tbat
ran by tbc tentes. Cbere began a bataylle bytwene
tbem mocbe grete& tiers, but it endured not longe,
If or Can ere bad not so grete plente of peple tbat
mygbt endure ayenst tbe men of Bawdwyn, tber-
for tbey wold witbdrawe tbem in to tbeyrtoun,but
tbeyr enemyes encbassed tbem strongly so mocbe
tbat tbey muste flee. Cbere was a brygge ouer a
water bytwene tbe boosteand tbe cyte; tbe peple of
Cancre entred so tbyck tbat many were lost and
slayn vpon tbe brygge anddrowned in tbewaterj^
<Oban tbeywereputin totbetouneagayn tbeywere
mocbe angry in tbeirberte,& wold take more peple
&retomeagayn ; buttbenygbt cam tbat destroub-
ledit.
JN" tbis scarmucbe was taken Rycbard
lepryncipat,cosyn germayn ofCan-
cre, & Robert dTinse, botn two were
noblemen, by tbeir counseyl & atyse-
menfCancre bad ronnevpon Bawd-
wyn. Of tbat otber syde was taken a
mocbe noble man, named Cylbert de JVfountcler.
ICbey were mocbe angry on tbat one syde and on
.tbat otber for tbem tbat tbey bad loste, If or tbey
doubted tbat tbey bad ben slayn or drowned. <dban
it cam on tbe mom & tbeyr bertes a lytil aswaged,
tbey sente messagers ecbe to otber, and knewe cer-
taynly tbat tbyse men tbat were taken lyued, of
wbom tbey dredde tbat bad ben deed, & good men
wente bytwene and medled for to speke of pees, in
sucbewyse tbat tbey cam agayn to en tier concord-
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auncc and parfygbt louc by tbc grace of tbc boly
gboost tbat adressyd tbeyr bertesXbey amended
tbeyr trespaas ecbe to otber, and kyssecl to gydre
as f rendes in good f aytb.
Dow tbe sayd Bawdwyn retomed to tbe grete
booste, and bow Cancre mayntenyd bym mocbe
welin conqueryng contrees, capitulo Ixxvi^^
JHSIOSIYN bad counseyl wban
1 be was come to JWaraze, as I bave
recompted, tbat be sbold goo no
fertber fortb, but retomed in to
tboost of tbe barons, by cause be
berd saye bow tbe due bis brother
bad be burte peryllously, & wold
I see and knoweof bis estate & bow
be f erdej^Cbeyr counseyl was tbat Han ere sbold
goo fortb. Bawdwyn lef te witb bym Guynemers,
and tbem tbat were in bis companye comen fro tbe
sbippe. XTbey passed all Sylyce and bete doun alle
tbe fortresses of tbe betben men tbat tbey mygbt
fynde, tbey brente tbe townes,and slewe tbeyr ene-
myes. Hnd after cam vnto a cyte called Hlexandrye
tbe lasse, tbat tbey toke by force, and conquerd al
tbe contre about^OttDermynsandOrkes tbat
dwellyd in tbe montaynes of tbis contre, berde ty-
dynges tbat Hancre and bis men were so valyaunt
and so mygbty tbat notbyng mygbt bolde ayenst
tbem, and sore dredde tbat lykeas be conquerd tbe
playne, be wold come vpon tbem in tbe montaynes,
and destroye tbe londe entierly and tbe peple. for
tappease bis courage tbey sente to bym good and
certeyn messagers, wbicbe brought to bym grete
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yef tee, as gold, syluer, precious stones, clothes or
'sylk, horses, and mulettis. TTbey sente bym moche
largely, fforwbicbe cause TTancre leftethemin peas,
j^Chus dyde he wel his honoure and his prouffy t
in alle places that he went by, in suche wyse that it
semed wel to euery man, that oure lord god adres-
syd his way and mayntened his werkes vertuosly,
Row Bawdwyn conquerd a grete contre vpon the
TTurkesby tbecounseylof a knygbt Rermyn,nam-
ed pancrace, capitulo Ixxvij^^
OUl ye haue herde how TTancre
mayntened hym in Sylyce, TTbe
grete hoost that folowed hym
came vnto JVforas^Bawdwyn
S3 F^V/^!/ ^H t ^ at ^ a ^ 0een ^brotbertbeduc
If Ik^Ai^l/ftPl D0 °l & sound, bad herd agayne
ty dinges of On cre,how bedyde
by the contrewbere be wente, Re
}ad mocb grete desire to gadre to gydre peple, and
goo sercbetbe contre lyke as be dyde to fore, butbe
bad lost moche the good wyl and grace of tboost,
ffor they of tboost bad herd tolde tboultrage that
be had don to tlancre and to bis men, and tberfore
many doubted for to entreprise the way with hym,
1 Buymontandbismen also bad not lygbtly suffred
k tbis tbyng vnauenged,ne bad itben for tbeloueof
the due bis brotberXberf or Bawdwyn foundebut
few f elawes that wold goo with hym, Codeffroy the
» due, wbicbe was amocbewyseman,&of good wyl,
blamed &repreuyd moche bis brother of this werk ;
be brought hym berto that beknowlecbedbisfolye
)to fore alle the peple, and sayde that be bad made
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amendes to Cancre after bis will, and yet wolde a-
mende itvntobisplaysyr,&swar that bebaddoon
it more by tbe counseyl & atysementof otber tban
ofbymself.Bytbysewordesbeappeasydtbebertes
of many men ; for be was a mocbe valyaunt man
and mocb curtoy 8 and neuer was perceyued in bym
vylonye*
jje bad an fiermyne witb bym mocbe
! pryue named pancrace* Re was rigbt
wyse & an bardy kny gbt, but be was
ouermocbe tryeberous and vntrewe,
be was escaped oute of tbe prison of
5 tbemperour of Constantynoble,and
cam into tbe boost at J^ycene, wbere be acqueynted
bym witb Bawdwyn. Hnd be prayd bym and ad-
monested tbat be sbold take men and goo in to a
contre wbere be sbold lede bym to, wbicbe was
mocbe plentyuous and f ulof goodes, &yf be wold
croo be sbold conqu ere it ligbtly.So ofte be said to
bym berof tbat be began to take bis way and de-
parted witb two bonderd knygbtes and otber men
ofarmesynougbandfootemengretenombreXbey
folowed pancrace alle, wbicbe brought tbem to-
ward byse in a mocbrycbelondXbey tbat dwellyd
in tbis londe were alle cristen men, sauf a fewe
Curkeswbicbebeldetbefortressesjtbeywerelordes
oftbecontre,andsuffrednottbecristenmensbold
meddle witb ony armes innowyse,&lban tbey tbat
were of oure f ay tb sawe Bawdwyn & bis men, tbey
were glad & ioyef ul, ff or tbey loued not tbe Xurkes ;
tbey delyuerd ouer tbe contre wbere tbey bad puys-
saunce, in sucbe wyse tbat in a sbort tyme tbat be
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badconquerdalletbelonde\mtotbeflood€ufrates
jjFBawdwyn was mocb drad & doubted tburgb allc
tbc contrc tber about in sucb wyse tbat for drede
tbey lefte bym allc tbc fortresses wel garnyssbed,
and toke tbem without debate, TTbe cristen men
wbicbe bad receyued bym in to bis londe, by cam so
tiers & bardy,tbat tbey bunted allc tbc betbenmen
out of tbe contre* Hber were somme barons of tbc
contre tbat seruydBawdwyn witb alletbeyr puys-
sanccand beelpebym tobryngetbyng to bis wylle.
Row tbey of Rages sente tbeyrmessagers toBaw-
dwyn prayeng bym tbat be wolde come to tbem,
capit ulo tovitj^ ^
IR6 renomme of tbis grete man,
I of wbom bis prowesse & wytte
spredde oueral, cam vnto tbe cy-
tezeyns of Rages, bopyng by
bym to be delyuerid or tbe ser-
uagein wbicbe tbey bad ben long,
TTbe grettest men tbat bad tbe
gouemauncc of tbe toun sente
certavn messagers to Bawdwyn, and prayd bym
for tbc loueof god, for bis bonourc and prouff vt
tbat be wold come vnto tbeyr cyte, wbicbe was na-
med Kage&jPHs is founden in tbe byble, tbetber
sente Tbobye bis sone, yong Cbobyc, for to de-
maunde tbe moneye tbat Gable bis cosyn oucrbt
bym, and on tbe way wedded Sara bis wyf jsrCbe
cytezeyns of tbts cyte receyued cristen faytb anon
after tbc detb of oure lord Ibesu criste, by tbe pre-
cbyn£ of seynt Iude appostle, brother of Symon,
as tt ts f ounde wreton tbe book of Gusebee of Ce-
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E-U= ^
saireXbey beldeyetfermly tbis lawetbattyme, but
tbc Tlurkes tbatwereabout tbem constreyncd tbcm
80 mocb tbat tbey made tbcm paye greuous and
grctc tributes euery yere. In so mocbc, wban tyme
cam for to gadrc tbeyr fruvtcs, of tbeyr vynes and
otber, tbey raunsouned tnem and muste paye at
tbeyr wylle, or ellys tbey wolde destroye alle. JVe-
uertbeles in tbe toun durst noman dwelle but be
byleuyd in Ibesu criste, flPor tbis only toun was
bolden bool and entierly in tbe f aytb. tbe betben
peple bad conquerd tbe otber townes, and tberf or
tbey greued mocbe tbe cristen peple of tbis toun,
ne wold not suffre tbem yssue out of tbe toun for
to doo tbeyr nedes, ff or on alle sydes of tbem was
tbepuyeeaun ce of tbe Tlurkes.
ft tbis toun bad tbeseygnorye aGreek
tbat was mocbeoold, & bad no child/
eren. Re bad ben tbere sytb tbe tyme
tbat tbis londe was vnder tbempe-
rour of Constantynoblcffor be was
sente tbyder by tbemperour for to be
bay lly, and wban tbe'Curkes tokealle tbe countrey,
be departed not tbens,but abodealweyin bis bayl-
liage. JNeuertbeles be was tbat made neytber boot
nc cold, ne kept not tbe peple, but at tbeyr wyll.
(Oban tbe cytezevns were acorded for to sende
for Bawdwyn be miewe it wel and was content^
Qlban Bawdwyn berde tbat tbey of Rages bad
sente for bym by comyn counseyl and acorde, be
toke counseyl witb bis men & f onde by bis coun-
seyl for to goo tbeder. Re ordeyned ixxx borsmen
without moo for to goo witb bym. Re passed tbe
mi 161
I
ryuer of eufrates, and lef tc tbc remenaunt of bis
pcplc in tbc fortresses tbat be bad conquerd in tbe
contre to kepe them surelyXbe tlurkes tbat dwel-
led in tbis lande knewe tbe tydynges bow Bawd-
wyn sbold come to Rages witb a fewe men, and
madean embussbement by tbewaye wberebesbold
passe, & sett e tbere grete plente of men of armes.
RY^B tydynges wer sayde to Bawd-
wyn, and tberef or be tomed toa cas-
tel by, wbicbe an fiermyn belde. F)e
receyued bym gladly and al bis men
mocb honorably, & was lodged tbere
ij daysXhetlurkes tbat were ennoy-
ed to be so longe so embussbed, yssued out and
cam witb baners displayed to fore tbe castel where
Bawdwyn was inne; none yssued out for tber were
Souer many menXbe proye tbat tbey f ounde in tbe
Jpastures, tbey brought alle witb tbem, and after
tomed in to tbeyr countrey J? On tbe tbirde daye
Bawdwyn yssued out and toke bis waye and cam
to Rages, the due of tbe toun tbat was a Greek,
as X baue said to fore, cam ayenst bym, Hnd alle
tbe other on borsbak and a foote with trompes
and busynesXbe peple of tbe toun receyued bym
witb procession the m oost honorably thev m vcrbt
euerycb peyned bym to make bym f este after bis
puyssaunce*
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Row tbc due tbatwas atRagesvaryed for toboldc
tbis tbat be bad promysed to Bawdwyn, capitulo
|R6€6 suspection bad tbe due
in bis berte wban be sawe tbis
ioye tbat alle made to Bawd-
wynXbenne by enuye be began
to fynde occasions by wbicbe
be mygbt parte fro tbe couen-
auntes sucbe as be bad sente,
.wbicbe were eucbe, Bawdwyn
sbold baue balf tbe rentes of alle tbe cyte & of alle
tbexploytes, as long as tbe due lyued* Hfter bis
detb, wbicb was olde, be sbold baue alle tbe seyg-
norye entirely and bool j^J^ow tbe due wold not
bolde tbis, but sayde, tbat yf Bawdwyn wold def -
fende tbe cyte fro tbe strengtbeof tbet;urhes,and
fro tbeyr gryeues tbat tbey made in tbe countre, be
wold oyue to bym & bis men reasonable souldye
and good wages, Olban Bawdwyn berd tbis tbat
be was come tbeder for to be a souldyour, be bad
mocbe grete desdayne, and sayd tbat be wold not
abyde there so, but wold ordeyne for bym and bis
men for to retorne.
HB cy tezeyns of tbe toun sawe tbat
tbis tbynge wente not well, and cam
to tbe duc,& sbewde bym tbat grete
euyl & pery U sbold f olowe yf be lete
tbis noble man departe, if or by tb-
-ayde of bym tbey and alle tbeyr tby-
nges sbold be kept in peas and deff ended, & tbey
t
sbold be tn grete francbyse JSfZbt due sawe wel
by tbyse wordes tbat be sbold do f olyc yf be sette
bym ayenst tbem of tbe toun, tberf ore be couered
Ms berte for tbat tyme, notwitbstondyng be con-
SfSSi m *"l tb l n Q ce & tbougbt, but sayde tbat
be wold acorde tberto, & made semblaunt tbat be
ayae it witb good wille in tbe presence of alle tbem
or tbe toun.Hnd avowed Bawdwyn to bis sone.
and graunted bym tbe balf of alle tbat be bad and
sbold baue bis lyf duryng, and after bis decees to
baue alle as bis beyrjfr Grete ioye bad tbey in tbe
cyte wban tbis was made, and bad moost f erme
tK??tu*r r T U l zr S r . bc twncbyeeof tbe tributes
rrj"*5 ba <* barged tbem witb. fro tbat
day f ortb tbey began to remembre in tbeyr bertes
tbe wronges and gryefs tbat tbeir due bad done
to tbem m tyme passed, and tbougbt mocbe tbat
yr tyme and place cam to poynt, tbey wold suffre
itnolenger, but tbougbt bow tbeymygbtauenge
tbis tbat tbey bad suffred alle tbe tyme tbat be
bad be due,
Row Bawdwyn wente to assay lie f amossette, tbe
cyte nygbe to Rag es, capitulo IxxxW
CYjre was tbere nygbe by,
mocbe stronge and wel garn-
3 AS ^2™* named f amosette. fln
' vntr fw Turke named Blanduc
was lord tberof , be was a tryc-
bour, but be was noble & bardy
in armesXbis sarasyn bad don
-- moc y c barme to tbe cytezeyns
of Rages: be sette on tbem trybutes and dyuerse
dcmaundes ofte, as tbey bad ben bis bondemen,
&for tobauc tbyse tbynges be bad good ostages.
fie bcldc tbeyr cbildercn so f owle as tbey bad ben
in seruage, be made tbem to bere donge and fyltbe,
anddoo fowle werkes; berof tbey of Rages were
mocbe greuyd. Tbey cam to fore Bawdwyn, and
kneled tobymat bis feet,&prayd bym witbioyned
bandes right numbly, wepyng grete teres, tbat be
wold delyuer tbem fro tbis €urk forsayd,in sucbe
wyse tbat tbey mygbte recouure tbeyr cbilderen,
wbom be belde so shamefully jSFBawdwyn wold
fayne doo tbeyr requeste after tbeyr desire; at tbis
tbeyr first requeste, & to gete tbeyr loue & tbanke,
be dyde do arme bym and alle tbat be mygbt baue,
i and yssued witb tbem out of tbe toun,and cam to
fore f amosete, and assay lied tbe toun mocbe vy-
gorously, but tbey witbin deffended tbem as men
► wel qfarnyssbed anc | { n a strong place.
IRHJ^ Bawdwyne bad ben tbere, I
wote not bow many dayes, & sawe
it coude not ligbtly be taken, be lef te
in af ortresse nygbe by ixxx knygb-
tes, and put in it gamyson of men
I of armes and vytaylles, and com-
manded tbem tbat euery day tney sbold renne to
fore tbe toun of f amosete, and suffre to yssue of
tbe toun neytber man ne beste; and after be cam
agayn to Rages. XLht cytezeyns of tbe toun sawe
wel tbatBawdwyn was a mocbe curtoys man, wyse,
noble, andvalyaunt in alle bis tbynges, &baddes-
pyte and grete desdayne, tbat tbis old due wbicbe
was nougbt wortbe, and tbat bad don to tbeym
m3 165
F
mocbc sorowe, and was not bis f claw but bis lord
in tbc tounjgFtTberfor tbey toke counseyl emonge
tbem, and sente for a puyssaunt man, wbicbc bad
many fortresses by tbem in tbemontaynes, named
Constantyn, and acorded alle to gydre for to slee
tbeir due, & wold make Bawdwyn due & lord vp~
on tbem, ffor tbey mocb bated tbis old man, tbat
without fayll bad greued tbem long tyme in many
maners, for be toke fro tbem gold and syluer and
all tbat plesyd bym in tbe toun,and tberwas none
so bardy tbat durst witbstande bym ne displese
bym, ffor yf tbey dide, anon by tbe burkes witb
wbom be was acqueynted, made tbem to destroye
tbeyr vygnes and fruytes, and brenne tbeyr wbete
and come, and lede away tbeyr bees tee, and yf ony
of tbem went out of tbe toun, tbey bad fere for to
lese tbeyr beedes.
Row tbey of tbe toun of Rages slewe tbeyr due,
and cbees Bawdwyn for to be tbeyr lord, capitulo
peyB bad not forgeten tbe
wronges andiniuryes tbat tbey
bad suffred of tbeyr due, Tbey
boped al, tbat yf be were deed f
tbat Bawdwyn sbold deffende
tbem better tban be, Tberf ore
tbey wente al armed, as it was
enterprised, vnto a tour wbere
as be laye,and began strongly tassayleit, & enuy-
ronnedroundabout j^t^beducsawe tbat tbe peple
was so sore meuyd and angry on bym, and called
see
Bawdwyn, and prayd bym to take of bis tresour
as mocbc as be wolde, & repease tbe peple. Bawd-
wyn cam emong tbem, and trauaylled mocbe by
prayers & menaces for to baue supposed to baue
repeased tbem, but be mygbt doo notbyng, ff or al
way tber cam moo & more, in sucbe wyse tbat tbe
companye encreced, Bawdwyn departed tbus fro
tbem, and spak to tbe due, and said tbat be sbold
take to bym sucbe counseyle, tbat be mygbt es-
cbewe tbe f urye of tbe peple, ff or be mygbt not re-
medye it J9 vbenne tbe due, as a man despayred,
bonde a corde to a wyndowe and descended doun
tberby ; but wban tbey apperceyued, be was tburgb
smeton witb arowes er be mygbt come to tbertne*
rj^Tbennetbey toke bym al deed,anddrewebym
'tburgb tbe town,and after smote of bis beed, and
coude not doo ynougb to satisfie tbeyr crueltees.
JS tbe mom tbey toke Bawdwyn by
force, ayenst bis will in deff endyng
bym self, and lyf t bym vp as tbeyr
kyng and lorde. €bey made to bym
otb of f eaulte, and after delyuerd to
bym tbe grete fortresse of tbe toun,
(and gave to bym at bis will ryebesses and mocbe
grete tresours tbat tbe Grekes bad assembled by
long time. €bus was tbe cyte of Rages delyuerd
>witboute contradiction to Bawdwyn j0 Blanduc,
tbat was lord of f amosete, sawe bow Bawdwyn
conquerd alwey tbe londes and contrees, and en-
creced bis puyssaunce, & sente to bym messagers
wbicbe lete bym wete bow tbat bis cyte was mocbe
stronge, and mygbt not lightly be wonne, but be
m4 167
I
wold gyue bym x JW besauntes j0 Bawdwyn ad~
uysed bym berupon, and by counseyl acordcd to
bye it, and payd to bym tbat somme, and receyued
tbe toun entierly, and Blanduc rendred tbostages
tbat be bad bolden alle tbennej^Hnd tbus be con-
querd tbe bertee and loueof tbem of tbe toun, tbat
tbey called bym tbeyr fader, & tbey dyde alle tbat
plesyd bym to tbeyr power, and redy tobeye bym
totbedetb.
Row Bawdwyn wente and assyeged tbe toun of
Serorge, nygb to Rages, and tofce it, and of bis
ordenaunces, capita lo ixxxij&&
PS" tbis londe was a cyte named
Serorge, wberin dwellyd none o-
tber peple sauf betben men ; tbe
lord of tbe toun was named Ba-
lahXbe 'Curkes tbat were tberin
dydemany traueylsandvylayn-
ou8 oultrage8,8omany tbattbey
prayde Bawdwyn tbeyr lord for
tbe loue of god, and for tbaff ection tbat be bad to
tbem, tbat be wold take counseyl and sette a reme-
dye of tbis tbyng. Re answerd curtoysly & sayde
tbat be wold doo it gladly Xbenne be commaund-
ed tbat euery man sboldarme bym dylygently, and
>wban tbey wereredy tbey sbold yssueoutof Rages,
and goo strayt for to assiege tbe cyte of Sororge.
0>enne dressyd tbey tbeyr engyns, and began to
' leje tbesiegeand brak tbe walles and torettesXbe
XTurkes tbat were witbin tbe toun were mocb abas-
,sbed, for tbey tbougbt wel tbat Bawdwyn ne bis
'peple woldnotligbtly departe fro tbe siege, ne tbey
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vnderstode of no socours fro noo syde, wberfore
tbey scntc tbeyr messagers to Bawdwyn,and so
entreted that, tbeyr lyues saued, tbey wolde yelde
tbc toun to bymjSFBawdwyn receyued tbc toun,&
put in tbc grettest fortresse one, bis bayly, tbat
sbold doo bis commaundement in tbat countrey,
and ordeyned a mocbc grctc tribute on tbem of tbc
toun,&lefte bem tberin,for be bad not otber pcplc
ynougb for to people tbe toun yf tbey wente tbeyr
waye. By tbe prise of tbis cyte, was alle tbe way de-
lyuerdoftbebetben,froRagesvntoHntbyocbe,for
toforemygbtnonegoovnto tbe ryuer of Sufrates
for tbe peple of Sororge. Cbus cam Bawdwyn to
grete honour and to mocbe ioyous feste in tbe cyte
of Ragesjj^JSow we sbal leue to speke of Bawdwyn
and sbal spehenowof tbe grete booste tbat cam be
bynde after.
Row tbe grete boost cam to fore JVlarese, and bow
tbeCurhes tbat were witbin fiedde, and bow our
peple payned tbem toconquere countrees,capitulo
He ducGodeffroy andtbe grete
plen teof tbe barons & knygbtes
and noble men and otber witb
tbem, tbey passed mocbe greu-
ous wayes, and were comen by
valeyes &montaynes vn to a cyte
named JVIareseXbis is not that
toun tbat I span of to fore, for
tbat is named JVIarazejfiTCbis cyte named JVlarese
was enbabyted witb crieten men. JSeuertbeless tbe
Curkesbeldetbe fortresses, and badtbeseignorye
of tbc toun, &euylentreted tbecristen pepleXbyse
bctbcn pcplcbcrd of tbc comying of our peple,and
flicddc by nygbt for f crc of tbem, and tbcrc abode
noneof tbc toun sauf tbey of ourc faytb J9 (Oban
tbc booste approu cbed,tbe barons knewe tbc troutb
of tbis toun, Tbcn tbey deffended generally tbat
none sbolddoonobarmeto tbem of tbe touneneto
tbeyr tbyngesXbey lodged tbem in a mocbe fayre
place and dely table, and bad vytay lies ynougb and
~ood cbeetx
f)6Y of tbe countre lete tbe barons
oftboostebaueknowlecbc,tbattberc
fast by was a ryebe cyte and f ul of
goodes named Hrtavsse, & dwellyd
in tbe fortresses of tbe toun none
otber but betben men. tTbe prynces
toke counseyl berupon, and sente Robert tbe erle
of f laundres tbederj^Re toke witb bym Robert
deRosoye&Gossolyn tbesone of ConondeJMon-
tagu, tbey were wel a thousand men of armes wban
fcl tbey cam to fore tbe toun, anon tbey assieged ifc
MYl ^eTTurkestbat were witbin trusted not tbe walles
of tbe toun, and wold baue witbdrawen tbem to
tbe gretter fortresses of tbe toun, but tbe fiermvns
andtbeotbermenofourfaytb,towbomtbei:urke8
bad don long tyme grete sbames and mocb barme
m tbetoun, wban tbeysawe ouremen tbey badcrrete
affyance & trust in tbem, & toke vnto tbem mocbe
grete bardyncsse, and ranne to armes, and er tbe
€urkes my gbt witb drawe tbem in to tbe fortresses
and toures, tbey slewe tbem & tbrewe tbeir beedes
ouer tbewalles to our men, ^aftir opened tbe gates
I
and receyucd tbem in to the toun with grete iovc,
and therein tbey fondeal that tbey bad nedeof,for
tbe cyte was merueyllously ryebe. fro tbens vnto
Hntbyocbe was but xv myle, tbis cyte of wbicbe 1
speke is vnder tbe patriarkeof Hntbyocbe, and for
fere of oure peple were tbe moost parties of tbe
Oirhes fledde in to Hntbyocbe.
nHJ^T tbey berd save tbat Hrtayse was
tbus tahen,and tney badslayn tbem
tbat were lordes, tbey tohe counseyl
emonge tbem for to aduyse bow tbey
my gbt burte tboos t. XTbey cboos ou t
xJVfl to wbom tbey comanctedtaccom-
plyssbe tbis tbyng, Tlbey wentef ortb, & wban tbey
approcbed tboost tbey put tbem all in a bussbe-
ment sauf xxxwel borsedandligbtly armed, wbom
tbey sente f ortb for to drawe men fro tboost TTbey
approcbed so ny gb tbat tbe booste of tbe toun sawe
tbem t fortbeymadesamblauntfortotahefourriers
& tbe borses nygbe tbem, Oure peple ran to armes,
and began to folowe so ferr tbat tbey fougbt to
gydre folyly vpon tbeyr watcbe, tbey sprange out
and wold baue ronne bytwene tbem & tbe toun for
tenclosetbemin,butourmen assembled tbem &ran
to gydre,andcam deff endyng tbem vntyl tbey cam
intotbetoun in sucbe wyse tbat tbey loste noman.
7&y ^^RB^urhessawewel tbattbeymygbt
not recouure tbe toun, and began to
a98iegeit,fortbeybadf>epleynowgb,
& after began tassayleitXbey witb-
in deffended tbem wel tbat tbey with-
out loste more tban wan, (Oban tbe
171
XTurkessawe that tbegrete booste made tbem redy
and approucbe, and tbat tbey prouffytcd not, tbcv
toke counseylandretornedin toHntbiocbe, buttbe
brygge tbat was bytwene tbey garnyssbed mocbe
- LT of f ^undres and tbc otber tbat were
witb bym witbin Hrtayse wen t not out, but kept tbe
toun, but tbat day maladye toke Goselyn, tbe sone
of Conon of JVTontagu, a yong man, curtoys and
mocbe valyaunt. fie deyde of tbat maladye, & was
buryed in tbat toun witb worship & grete lamen ta~
cion.
fiow it was commaunded vnto alle tbe barons to
comevnto tboost for to goo vntoflntbyocbe,and
SS3S5^ that tbcy had in tbc ™ y > "*-
RHJVtbeTTurkestbatwerecome
fro Hntbyocbe for to recouure
Hrtayse were departed from
tbens, at tbespryngyngf of tbe
day, tydyngs cam tbat tbegrete
boostewas lodgednygb by, for
tbey bad berd saye bow tberle
of f laundres was besieged,and
tberfor by comyn counseyl tbey bad sente ivC
borsmen to fore to socoure tbem yf tbey bad ned^
XTbey commaunded tbem tbat yf tbe siecre were de-
parted, tbey sbold leue pepleresonably to kepe tbe
toun,and sbold save to tberleof f laundres, and to
tbem tbat were wttb bym, tbat tbey sbold come a-
gaynmtotbeboost^Cancrcwbicbebadconquerd
alleSylyce,badincommaundement to comeagavn,
and be retomed, & alle tbe otber also tbat were de-
172
parted fro tbe boos tc generally werecomenagayne,
sauf Bawdwyn, wbicbe abode aboute Rages, where
be did wel bis tbynges.
RHJN tbe boost was tbus counsey li-
ed and ordeyned, tbey dyde do crye
tburgb out alle tboost that noman
sbold departe without leueXbenne
tohe tbey alle tbeyr way for to goo
strayt vnto Hntbyocbe* TTbey berd
wel saye tbat tber ran a water wnicbe tbey muste
passe^buttbebryagevpontbiswaterwasmocbewel
gamyssbed of tbeyr enemyes, Xio tbende tbenne
tbat tbe boost sbold not be destroubled for to
pass wban tbey sbold arryuetbere, by comyn coun-
seyl of tbem alle, Robert tbe due of J^ormandye,
sbold goo to fortohnoweyf bemygbtdelyuere tbe
passage, and to sendeworde to tbe barons wbat be
f ounde. Qlitb bym wen te Suerard du puysau t and
Rogyer de BameuylleXbyse two be made cone-
stables of bis booste and bad tbauaunt garde, for
tbey were botbe mocbe cbeualrous and proued in
amies, TTbus departed tbey fro tbe booste & cam to
tbe brygge* Tlbe brygge was vpon tbe water wbicb
bastonameintbeancyent8cripturesOronte8,al80
it is called in tbe con tre fielle ; tbe brygge was mocbe
strong,and bad at tbentre on tbissydebye towres
and stronge. In euery tourwere I men of armes for
to deffende witb bowes and arabalestres tbe entree
of tbebryggeandtbepassageof tbe water. On tbat
otbersydetowardHntyocbewerecomenseuenbon-
derd borsmen for to hepe tbat sydeof tbe water to-
ward tbemXbisryuerof F>elle rennetb on tbe syde
173
<rfflntyocbe,&cometbbyanotbercytenamedCes-
airc,butit80urdctbbvanotbcrcvtcnamcdeiiopcc,
and is called Jtfalbec, & descended) in to tbc see bv
t here as I baue sayd. r
WtBft our peple were comen to tbis
bryggetbentrewaswcldenycd tbem,
for grete plente of Curkes were de-
scended doun to tbebarieraXbe oth-
er toures rested not to caste stones
J& sbote so sore tbat it was a mocbe
^^ , T 1 ^ bcandfier8 - t:b ^ foi, ff bt9 on'ocbeto
( gydre tbat tydynges cam in to tboost, wbicb alwev
,meuyd andwastbennenotfer frotbebryg<?eXbev
auauncedtbeyrpaa 8 & sownedtrompesand busv-
nes, andsmoteon tbem tbat bclde ayenst tbem tbe
paas.Cbeytbatwereintbctouresdurstboldetbem
no lengcr tbere for fere of tbe grete peple tbat tbcv
sawe come witb tbe grete boost, f or they thought
tbey sbolde not be tbere sure. Cbe otber also de-
scended and were put alle to flygbt, in sucbe wyse
that our men tobe tbe brydge. ifbe otber bnygbtcs
of cure peple tbat mygbt not come to tbebaryers
for tbe preeswbihstbe scarmucbe was, were mod*
anguyssbous, and descended doun wbcre astbere
wa8aplacetopassewbicbetbeyoftbeco7mhn4e
not of, and passed ouer & discomfyted 1 tbeseul
bonderd Sarasynstbat heptetbebaS SomoTe
dyde one and otber tbat aUe tbe boostepassed iT-
lyuerly ouer and caryage after. Cbcy lodged tbem
ma mocbe fayr place, a vj myle fro tbe toun JrOn
tbe morn tbey approcbed alle tbe grete wayf by-
Si! be i n T t ?!! ,C8 3nd . th <ryuer% sucbe wyse
tbat tbey lodged but a myle fro tbe cyte
174
fiowHn tyocbe, by succession of tyme, bad dyuerse
names, and of tbc noblesse of auncyente, capitulo
ZjmZTiYOCr>e\e a mocbe noble
B cyte t wbicbconteynetbtbetbird
■y place emong tbepatriarkes after
f£ tbe cbircbe of Rome* Cbis cyte
H was named sometymeReblada,
3j| after tbattbe auncyent wrytyn-
ges witnesse Jf JSabugodono-
sor,kyngeofBabylone,brougbt
Sedecbyas, kyna of Iberusalem, tbeder, wban be
bad taken bym &slewe bis sones to fore bym, and
after put out bis eyen, as is founden in tbe fourth
book of kyngesjfiP&Iban Hlysaundre, kyng of JMa-
cedone, was deed, Hntbyocbus bad tbis part of tbe
londe, and enforced mocbe tbe cyte of grete toures
and wallys, and wold baue it named after bym Hn-
tbyocbe, and ordeyned it cbyef of alle tbe royame
^Cbe prynce of tbappostlys, seyntpeter, was
first bissbop tbere, in a cbircbe tbat tbeopbilus
made to bym of bis bows, wbicb was a noble and a
mygbty man in tbe tounj^Seynt Luke, tbe boly
euangelyste, was bom in tbis toun. Co tbe same
Cbeopbile wrotebetbactesof tbappostles, wbicbe
was tbe vij bissbop in Hntbyocbe, Cber was tbe
first counseylof tbem tbat byleuydinlbesu Criste
after bis detb, and tbenne was established tbat
tbey sbold be called crysten men of Crist ;ff or by-
fore tbey were called J^azaryens, of tbe cyte tbat be
was of 1 j^Cbis cyte was conuertedby tbeprecbyng
m
of scynt peter. Xberf ore be gaf it the name of
Xbeopoble, wbtcbe is as mocbe to saye as of god
oure lordjfiFVnder Hntyocbe ben xx grete cytees of
wbtcbe ben xtttj arcbebyssboprycbesXbe sex baue
two prymates, wbtcbe ben called Catboltcos; tbat
one is in tbe cyte wbtcbe is named Hmene, and
that otber is at Bandras, Hnd alle tbts is clavmed
tboryent.
O f tb eettuation of flntbyocbe, capttulo Ixxxvj^^
^RIS cyte, of wbom I baue spok-
en, is Hntbyocbe and stondetb
in tbe londe of tbts Surye, and
is parteof tbe londe of tbe grete
Surye, It stondetb in a mocbe
fayr place and dely table, JVow I
sball recounte to you bow it
- stondetb. It is a mocbe grete
towne, and aboute mocbe good londe, for to bere
Jbabondaunce of wbete, of com, of fayr fontaynes
and smale rennyngf waters, and it is emonge tbe
montaynes toward tbe eest, wbtcbe contre duretb
wel xl myle of lengtbe,and wel vj myle of brede,H~
boue tber is a lake or mere, assembled of sprvnaes
( & wellys, tbatrenne tbertn, wbtcbe tsfullof fvsebe
Of tbts lakeyssuetba rennyng water, wbtcbe com-
>etb nygb tbe cyte, and rennetb in to tbe ryuer tbat
rennetb by tbe toun, rbemontaynes closed tbe two
sides of tbe toun ; neuertbeles, tber ben vnder tbem
fressb waters and erablelondeXbe mount wbtcbe
tstowardtbesoutbtsnamedOrontclykeasIsavd
.you of tbe ryuer; for seynt Gregotre saytb tbat
'Hntyocbe is sette bytwene Oronte tbe ryuer and
170
Orontetbemontayne;onepartieoftbis montayne,
that gotb toward tbc see,ismocb bye, in suebwyse
tbat it bad a name by bym self ♦ Somme peple wene
tbat tbis bylle bepernasus,a montayneof wbicbe
scripture speketb mocbe, by cause of a fontayne
tbat is atte tbe foote of tbe same bylle, wbicb is
named Lescbielle Buymand. But, without faulte,
^tbis is not tbe mountof wbicbe tbe auctors speke,
for tbismontaynepemasusstondetb in tbelande
named tibess aylle.
H r>EC otber montayne, wbicbe is to-
ward tbe soutb, is named tbe black
montayne, fulle also of sprynges &
welly s,ofwodes & of pas tures/Cbere
were wonte aunciently tbermytesfor
I todwelle/Cburgb tbis valeyerennetb
tberyuer tbatlspakof tofore,andrennetbtoward
tbe see^In tbe montayne toward tbe soutb, be~
gynnetb tbewallesof Hntyocbe,and comevntotbe
ryuer, bit is a greteespace witbin tbe closure, "Cber
ben enclosed witbin tbe walks twoo montaynes ;
vpon tbe byest stondetb a fortresse, so stronge
tbat it is not prenable, but by famyne- Bytwene
tbyse two montaynes, wbicbe ben mocbe bye, is a
valeye rigbt depe,but itis strayt; in tbat rennetb a
litil water, rigbt fasteand swyfte,and entred in to
tbe toun and dotb mocbe good to tbe toun* In tbe
cyte ben man^ fontaynes,but tbe beste is tbefon<-
tayne wbicbe is named tbe f onteyn of seynt pom,
and ie nygb to tbe eest gate* t^ber is anotber fon-
tayne witbout tbe toun, wbicbe by craf te and con-
duces is brougbt in to tbe toun rigbt subtylly.
ni V7
'^=:
S^
Hlletbe wallesof tbe toun ; tbat is to wete, tbey tbat
ben on tbc mon taynes, and tbey tbat ben bangyng,
& also tbey tbat ben in tbe playn, ben merueyllous
tbycke,fortbeybenofouerstrongewerkeXberben
toures mocbe bye & wel def ensable, tbatie toward
tbe sonne goyng dounXbe ryuerrennetb so nygb
tbetoun,tbattbebryggeonwbicbemenpasseioyn-
etb to tbe walles and to tbe gate of tbe cyte. T^be
lengtbe of tbe toun is wel two or tbre myle. Hit is
nygbe vnto tbe see xij myle of ♦
(Obo tbat was tbenne lord of Hntyocbe, & in wbat
manere be was comen vn to tbis seygnorye, capitulo
|ftbiscyteofHntbyocbewaslord
a Hurk, named Hnceam He bad
ben of tbemeyneof a puyssaunt
sowdan of perse, of wbom we
baue spoken to fore, named Bel-
pbet, wbicb bad conquerd alle
tbyse londes, and after wban be
woldretomeagayn in to bis con-
trey,bedepartedentierlybisconque6ttobisneueu6,
and to somme of bis meyne, by cause tbat be wold
tbattbeytbatwerebistrewemenandfrendes^sbold
bolde peas, ecbe in bis partye, and sbold be as de-
f endours and tbe closyng of tbe londe, He gaf to
bts neuew Solyman,JVycque, orj^ycene, witb alle
tbeyr appertenaunts, as ye baue berd to fore. Zo
anotberneuew,namedDucar,begaftbecyteofDa-
maske, and alle tbe countre about, and wold tbat
ecbeof tbem sbold bere tbe name of Soudan, and
■■■
lykedygnyte. Solyman,by cause bemarcbed on tbe
©rekes, bad euery day debate ayenst tbemperour
of Constantynoolej^Ducar was ayenst tbein of
Ggypte,and of te madewarreecbe to otber, for tbey
louednottogydre/Cotbendetbennetbattbysetwo,
Solyman and Ducar, mygbt tbe better mayntene
tbeyr warre, be wold tbat tbey were puyssaunt and
bye men as soudans. To one bis seruaunt, named
Hssougur, wbicb was fader of Sangum,& graunt
fader of J^oradyn, of wbom ye sbalbere bere after,
begaf tberenommed cyte called Halappej^Co tbis
) Hncean, of wbom I spak to fore, be gaf tbis bye&
noble cyte Hntyocbe, and lytil lond about, for tbe
Calypbe of Ggypte beldealle tbe countre vnto tbe
boundesof Surye.
^^SgrvlSHncean, wban be berd tbat tbe
grete boost of cristen men cam, be
sente messagers and lettres to tbe
barons of tbory ent, & bym self spak
to tbem by moutb expressedly, and
J requyredtbe calipbeof Bandras and
tbe soudan of perse, wbicb was moremygbty tban
ony otber, tbat tbey wolde socoure bis londe and
bymXbey beleuy d al tbis lightly, for Solyman was
comen to tbem tnatbadwel assayed wbatouremen
coude doo, tberf ore be also requyred mocbe to greue
oure cristen men, and tbat tbey wolde auenae bym
j^Hncean requyred tbat tbey wold deffendebym.
Vhz grete barons of tboryent, and otber bye and
noblemen,promysedbymtbattbeywoldbelpebym
certaynlye. Hncean forgate not in tbe mene wbyle,
but gadred as mocbe peple as tbey my gbt baue in
X\2 179
d^X?! ab -° Ut£ Jfe 1 ' a9 tb *y t^t fro day to
day abode tbe exegejff B £ assembled vytavlles ar-
mures, engyns, and alle other tbynges S.
to peple assyeged, and prayd moebf en "enXX
eytezeyns of the toun that eucry man sbold mahe
raXrT* S a ™Veonforby 7 mself asmoebeas
+Z2l g bt ' Zh ™ n i W£ "t« ^e eytezeyns of tbe toun
tovyHagesandotberpkeestberaboute.&brouabt
alle m to tbe eyte, wbete, wyn, oyle, & allemlnefof
beestes.somoebe that tbe toun was merueyUous?!
garnyssbed^any bye,puyssaunt,andnob S
were eomen fro tbe eontrees that oure pep le bad
passed, wbiebe were fledde in to this srVonae toun
for to hepe tbem self; in somoebe that k wassavd
and was troutbe, tbat there were in the eTte S
borsmen^allearmed andwelin poynt.andof foott-
men there were tbat bare barnoys mcio tbar . £ M
Siw^TO" 0f l urmcn toforetbeyassieged
|CIRe men were approcbed so
nygb tbe eyte, tbat tbey sawe it
n Vffh totbem.Hf ter.tbey assem-
bled for to take eounseyl bow
tbey sbold proeede forth fo?
there were sommeof tbe barons
J ^^y'fedthattbeysbold
be moebe greuous to lye out. On that «be?2rtf
tber were manv of tbooste tbat were sprad about
in the cytees & castellys,wbicbe mygbt not lygbt-
ly be assembled tyl after tbe wynter. Hud fertber-
more t tbeysaydetnattbeiriperourof Constantino-
ple sboldsendegrete peplefor tobelpetbem/Cber-
f or it were wel reason tbat tbey sbold abyde tbem*
Hl80,ontbeotbersydeoftbemontayne8,tbeysayde
tbey sbold baue peple al fressb,of wbom tbey bad
grete nede for tassiege sucbe a toun. Hnd in tbe
mene wbyle mygbt tbe peple and tbeyr borses so-
ioume alle tbe wynter in tbe coun tre about, & sbold
be tbe fressber & harder, and strenger for tendure
traua ylle and payne whan it sbold nede*
\\E^ ^^4^ othcr baron9 ^corded tbat tbey
I J ^7T!^7?*§ sbold sette tbe siege forthwith witb-
aV Aw J f\£\n out delaye, if or yf tbenemyes tbat
were in tbe cyte bad tbe respyte, tbey
sbold gamy ssbetbem better of men,
of armures, of engyns, and of otber
( estoremen tes tban tbey bad tbenne : tbey also tbat
were comyng, sbold baste tbem tbe more y f tbe cy te
werebeseged for to belpe them/Co this counseyl a-
corded fynably alle jPZbcy ordeyned tbeyr ba~
taylles, & cam to fore tbe toun, tbere tbey lodged
tbem tbe x day of Octobre- In oure booste were
men well armed to tbe nombre of ccc JVI, without
wymmen, cbilderen, & otber men tbat bare no bar-
noys- Hnd yet mygbt not alle tbey besiege alle tbe
cyte,forwitbouttbemontaynes,wberewastbougbt
toleyenosiege,was at tbefootof tbe bylle vnto the
ryuer,agretepartof tbe walle in afayr playn,wmcb
my gbt not be leyedabou t witb peple-In tbe comyng
of this grete boost, was a mocbe grete bruy t &n oy se
ns lSl
ofbuysyn8,ofborse8,ofpeple,ofcarte8andcbary~
ottes.Buttbisdaye,neontbemornfolowynge,was
nonoyse,butsemedtbattbetounbadbenaUevoyde,
&noman tbcrin; but tbis was don by cause tbey bad
mocbegretegarnysonof peple&orotber tbynges,
fiow,af ter tbe situation of tbetoun,ecbeof tbe bye
barons of tbc boost were lodged at tbe sayd siege,
capita lo Ixxxix^^
If^mYOCn bad conteynyeng
in tbe cyte v yates J& toward
tboryent tberwas one,&wasna-
medtbeporteseyntpoul&tbat
was by causeit was vnder tbemo-
nastery of seyntpoulwbicbe is
bangyng on tbe territoire, TLbz
second was toward tboccident,
and tbe lengtbe of tbe toun is bytwene botb tbyse
yates, and tbat is named tbe porte of seynt George,
On tbe syde toward byse ben tbre yates,wbicbe alle
yssue toward tbe ryuer. tTbat yate above is named
tbe porte of tbe bound ; tber is a bry gge to fore tbis
yate, by wbicbe men passe tbe mareys wbicb is vn-
der tbe walles of tbe cy teXbe seconde is named tbe
porte of tbe due : tberyuer is tber welamyle lonafro
tbyse two yatesXbetbirde is named tbe yate of tbe
bry gge, by cause tbe bry gge is tbere, by wbicbe men
passe tbe ryuer; trot 'bytwene tbe port of tbe due,
wbicbe is in tbe my ddle of tbyse tbre, & tbis tbat is
tbe laste on tbat sy de, approu cbe so tbe flood of tbe
toun, tbat fro tbens it rennetb costeyeng tbe toun
alle ioynyng to the walles.GIberf or it was that this
yate, nc the yate of seynt ©eorge, our men mygbt
Jnot assiege, for noman mygbt come tbeder but yf
•be wente ouer tbe ryuer,
QYM^N^ assieged tbis yate af or-
sayd of tbound, witb tbem tbat were
comen in bis companye. Beside bym,
inaualyngdoun,were lodged Robert
tbe due of JVormandye, Robert tberle
J of f laundres, Steuen tberle of Bloys,
and fiuon le JVIayneXbyse bad pourprised fro tbe
lodgys of Buymon t vn to tbe yate of tbounde, ff or
tbe f renssbemen, tbe]Sormans & tbeBretons,were
witb tbem to fore tbis gatejfiTCbenne was lodged
tberle Remontof€bolouse,&tbebi88bopofpuy,
witb tbem tbat were come in tbeyr companye; tbat
were tbe prouyn ceaulx, tbe Oascoyns, and tbeBur-
ctovnons, tber wasmocbe grete peple/Cbey tokealle
tbe place vnto tbe gate next after, Ht tbis gate were
lodged tbe due Godeffroy, 6ustace bis brother,
Bawdwyntberleoffienawd,ReynoldtberleofToul,
Conon de ]YIontagu,& otber barons, many wbicbe
alwey belde tbem witb tbyse prynces/Cber were tbe
Loraynes,tber>enewers;tbeyofSe880ugne,tbeyof
Bauyere, and tbey of f rancoine; tbey toke vp alle tbe
place almoost to tbe yate of tbe brygge, and belde
tbe ryuer tbat ranne tberej^ln tbis partye, toward
tbetoun,wa8greteplenteofappletrees,offygtrees,
and of otber trees beryng f ruy t,wbicbe our peple cut
andbewe of alleforto lodge tbemXbey of tbe toun
bybelde, by tbe bourdeys and batyllemens of tbe
walles, tbemanereandcontenaunce of tbooste,and
n4 *&
rncruayUcd mocbe of the armes,of the tentes,and
of tbef acion and manere that tbey bad for to lodge
tbemXbey were in grete doubte,ffor tbey were wel
adcerteyned, tbat so mocbe and grete peple wold
not ligbtly departe fro tbis siege without doyng
tbem grete dammage and barmeXber were many
tbat were so aretely effrayed for tbeyr wyues, tbeyr
cbilderen & tbeyr otber frendes, tbat tbey wold tbat
tbey bad ben deed & buryed long to fore, to tbende
tbat tbey sbold not see tbe destruction wbicb tbev
doubted for to see, 7
Row our peple assembled in counseyl for to fynde
tbe moyen for to sende for vy taylle, & of a brvdet e
tbat tbey made, ca pitulo lxxxx&&
-~— i(HR peple, tbat were tbus lodg-
ed,founde not about tbem past-
uresf ortbeyr borsesnef ortbeyr
otber bees tes. XTberf ore tbem be-
boeued of te to passe tbe ryuer,
and torenne tburgbtbe con trey,
Cbus dyde tbey many tymes, by
causetbeyoftbetounmeuvdnot
yet; & it was a noyous and greuous tbynge to passe
tbei7^r,ffortberwasnobi7gge,butfefiedouer
botes botbe borse and man jgr&ban tbe^urkes of
tbe cyte apperceyued tbts, tbev sen te secretely ouer
tbeyr brygge tbeyr peple,wbicbetoke and slewe our
men, tbat tbey fonde so sprad in tbe contre. And
tbis dyde tbey surely ynowgb, by cause tbey mycrbt
not retourne but by tbe ryuer, and tbey of tboost
mygbt not socoure tbem.CClberf or our barons con-
vu^r*
■w
seylled tbem to gydre, & concluded that tbey wold
make a brygge in somme maner, by wbyebe tbey
mygbt passewitboutdaunger of tbem of tbetoun.
TZbcy fonde sbippes in tbelaye,&abouein tberyuer
tbey toke & ioyned tbem to gydre, and setteplankes
on tbem, and nayled tbem in sucbe wyse tbat tbre
or four men mygbt passe on a front, tbis brigge
dyde mocbe ease toalle tboostj^TTbis brygge was
nygb tbe lodgys of due Codeff roy, rigbt ayenst
tbe yatetbat be kepte; & tberfor tbe yate wasnam-
ed tbe yate of tbe duc;ffro tbis brygge of tree vnto
tbe brygge of stone was a grete myle, as 1 sayd to
you to f orejfiP By tbis yate and by tbis bryge was
mocbe barme don to our peple, & fey tbe yate nam-
ed tbe porte of tbe bounde ; tbey greued mocbe our
peple, ff or tbey bad a brydge of stone by tbe toun
ff or to pass tbe marese of dyuerse waters gadred
to gydre, tbat ran tbere ; by tbat brygge tbey made
tbeyr assaylles day and nygbt vpon tbe peple of
tberleof TTbolouse, wbicb kepte tbe gate- Of tymes
tbey opened tbe yates, and yssued out vpon tbeyr
lodgy es, and dyuerse tbey burted, and slewe many ;
& wban tbey bad don, tbey retomed in to tbe toun,
fforouremenmygbtnot poursiewetbem butby tbe
bryggeXberforebit bappedtbat tbebissboppeof
Puy , tberle of TTbolouse, and tbe otber barons tbat
were tbere,were more burte in tbeyr mounture tban
alle tbe otber of tboost
185
&
WV&fir
fiow our peple stopped a yate of the toun without
forth, & of a castelof tree that they made, capitulo
RIS peple had grete despyte &
gretesbameoftbedomagesand
barmes that were thus don to
them, &tokecounseyl that they
wold bete doun the brygge,and
theder they cam al armed, vnder
theyr targes and sheldes grete
hammers of yron & grete plen te
of pyquoys, and began to smyte for to breke the
brydge, but the walles were so stronge and barde
that they myght not hurte it* And on that other
sy de they of the toun were on the walles & tourettes,
whicbe threwe grete stones & tbycke on them that
so pecked to breke the brygge, that they were f ayn
to leue their enter prise &retome fro tbensjjSFHf ter
this they thought of another thynge, and made a
newe castelof tree, & sette it ayenst the bryggefor
to kepe ittbattbey sboldnot passeouer it on them,
it was moche werke and payne to make it (Oban it
was sette & dressyd therle gamysshed it with his
menXhey of the toun adressyd theyr gonnes and
engynes at this castel, & smote itwith gretestones,
and they in thetoures shotte therat grete plente of
arowes,somanyinsuchwysethatnonedurstabyde
in this castel ne about itjSTOn aday it happed that
our men withdrewe them fro the brydge & fro ther
about, andthey within opened theyate and yssued
out by the rowtes. €hey that were in the castel of
tree fiedde, and the other sette fyer on it, and brent
,tt to assbesji^Our men sawe wel tbennc that tbey
.warred not wel tbus,andordeynedtbre gonnesfor
to sbote stonesat tbe brygge.<ftbyles tbey sbotte
> none of tbe XTurkes yssued ou te tbere, but as sone
as tbey cessed tbey cam oute and made tbeyr as-
, saylles as tbey dyde to f orej^It displesyd mocbe
to oure barons tbat tbey mygbt not sette noreme-
dye ayenst tbe comyngeouteof tbyse'Curkes.Htte
laste tbey acorded tbat tbey wold take arete stones
i of tbe rocbe, sucb as were conuenyent for a gate, &
s toppe tbe passage. Xibzy tohe an bonderd men and
>more, and stopped tbe gate ouer tbe brydge: tber
weresomany tbattt was doon in sucbe wyse tbatit
coudenot be ligbtly broken agayneXbey bad grete
' trauaylle and payne to mahe it, but tbey tbat were
lodgedtberehepteallearmedtbemtbatbrougbttbe
stones. €bus was tbe gate stopped in sucbe wyse
tbat tboost abode alle m peas tbere, for tberurhes
, mygbt nomore make tbeyr assay lies tbere.
Row our peplewere in gretemescbyef for as mocbe
as tbey of tbe touneyssued and entred in and oute
; witb grete rowtes, capitulo ixxmj&&
^N a day it bapped tbat tber went
i outof tboost as wel on footeas
I on borsbak a tbrebonderdmen,
& passed ou er tbe brydge of tree,
and sprad tbe contreye as men
tbatwent on foragyng.ltis tbe
custome of an boostfor to 900
J out so of tymes & retome wttb-
out dammage or burte, tberf or tbey bad supposed
kobaueben sureXbey of tbe toun apperceyued tt &
187
yssued out with grete plente of peple, & wen teoucr
tbebrydgeof stone frantic on tnem that tbeysawe
goo so f oly ly, and somme tbey slewe, & other fledde
to the brydge.of sbippis where tbey supposed to
baue passed. But tbenem^es were there to fore, and
deff ended tbem tbe wa^e in sucbe wyse tbat many
of tbem were drowned in tbe water tbat supposed
to baue passed ouer. Other of oure men recountred
tbeTTurkes tbat bad slayn and discomfyted our
men and bare away witb tbem tbeir proves & dis-
poylles, & ranne on tbem, Tbe TTurkes nedde, and
ourmen poursiewed tbem,sleyngandbetyngtbem
vntowitbintbe brydge of stone,
p^_J ^ ^ar>eYof tbe toun tbat sawe tbeyrmen
sopoursiewedsprangout witn grete
prees and passed tbe brydge, and ran
on our men, wbicb wold bauedeff end-
ed tbem, but tbey mygbt not suifre
so grete nombre of peple and fiedde.
0>ey folowed tbem doyngtotbem grete dommage,
til tbey cam to tbe brydge of ebippis, tbere tbey as-
say lied tbem so barde tbat many men armed fyll in
tbe water, wbicbe were tbere drowned & loste. Oure
men losttberemany men on foote & on borsbakjfiF
In tbismanereweretbey of tboostein gretemesease
ffortbey were better besieged tban tbey of tbetoun.
Tbere were many of tbeyr enemyes in tbe woodes
and montaygnes,wbicbe of teranne vpon our peple
wbantbeysawetbemgoowitboutordenaunce,and
tbey of tbe toun yssued out wban it plesed tbem,
in sucbe wyse tbat our men durst not goo f er fro
tboostefortofouragenefornoneotbertbyng.Hnd
1oo
1
also in tbeyrlodgys were tbey not assured, if or the
tydynge was that the burkes assembled mocbe
grete plen te of peple for to smy te in tboos te on tbat
one side, & tbey of tbe toun on tbat other side sbold
yssue on tbem*
Of tbe f amyne and mortalyte of tboost after tbat
tbey bad be at tbe sayd siege tbe space of two
monetbes, capitulo ixxxxi\j&&
"OR to recounte alle tbe auent-
ures tbat were in so grete a sieae
sboldbeouergreuous &amocbe
longtbyng,tberfbrIsbalsayeto
youtbistbatlongetbtotbecom-
yn j^Cbooste bad bolden siege
vnto tbe tbyrdemonetb, vytayll
-began to faylle, and was grete
suffrete and scarsenes in tboost. XLbty bad in tbe
becrynnyng largely & grete babundaunce botb for
menandborses;but tbey made gretewaast&more
tban neded,andsoby tbeir oultrageandfolye tbey
lacked in sbort tyme, wbicb mygbt baue long sus-
teyned tbem yf tbey bad kepte it wel and gouerned
by mesureXney suffred grete penurye in tboostof
vitayl for men & beestes,in sucb wise tbattbepour
peple were in grete peryUBuery day assembled ijor
iij C men of armes to gydre for to sercbe tbe con-
trey andfetcbe vytayllesXbey swore to gydre tbat
alle tbegaynetbat tbey mygbt fyndeandconquere,
tbey sbold departe egally emon ge tbemXbey wen te
fortb fer fro tboost, and fonde tbe townes mocbe
wel gamyssbed, by cause tbey were fer fro tboost
189
&
they thought tbatnoman sboldrobbenetakenotb-
^ frotbcm .and thus brougbtvytayll to tboste.
"JCTC whan the Oir kes of the toun , an d
alsootberin the countrey, badapper-
ceyued this, they made embussbe-
mentesandrannevpon our men whan
they retorned, or other wbyle whan
tbeywentfortb,&slewetbemsomme
tyme alle, that none retomedfor to brynge tydyn-
ges to tboost, tberfor and dursttbey goo nomore
a/fouragyngXbedertbewasmocbegretein tboost
and euery day grewe the famyn in sucbe wyse that
man ete wel at a mele in brede four d. H cowe was
worth four marc weyght of syluer, which a man
mygbt haue at begynnyng for echt or ten sbyll-
yngis. H lambe or a fcyd was at sex sbyllyngis,
wbicbe toforewasworthbuttbre orfour pensXbe
mete for an horse for a nygbt cost xvj pens, Tber
deydemany for bongerin sucbewyse tbatattbebe-
ofynnynge of the siege the horses were nombredat
lxxJVI,and at that tyme were scarse ij JVI, & they were
so poure, feble and lene, that vnnetbe tbeymyabt
helpe ony manXbe tentes & pauyllons roted,ffor
it rayned continuelly a rayne so tbycl*e& grete'tbat
no cloth mygbt susteyne it, wberf ore mocbe peple
in the hooste deyde for colde and mesease, Cbevr
clothes roted on tbeyr backs by cause they mvcrbt
fynde no place to drye them, tThere was oneso crrete
mortahte m tboost, that vnnetbe mygbt bef onden
men forto burye them that deyde. Many that sawe
this grete daunger and peryll m thooste wente and
departed pryuely to Rages where Bawdwyn was,
190
■
,& in toScilicewbere other cyteeswere alsojTCbus
were many slayn, and grete plente deed of famyne
J and of otnermaladyes, & the boost was so mynu-
>yssbid that tber were not half so mocbe peple as
tbey were at begynnyng.
Row our peple ordeyn ed grete rowtes for to goo for
vytayll, & toreteyne tbe peple wbicb fled for bungre,
capitulo lyyyytitj^ ^
fCYNBS assembled tbe bar-
ons for to fynde counseyl bow
tbeymygbtreteynetbepepletbat
tbus departed, and also in wbat
maner & bow tbey migbt aduise
& ordeyn for vytayll for tboost*
j^Hnd tbey concluded tbat one
Jpartyeof tbe barons sboldbaue
grete plente of men witbtbem,andgorigbtdepein
totbelondeoftbepaynemsfortobryngevytaylles,
and alle tbat tbey mygbt fynde and gete on tbeyr
enemyes. Co tbis were cbosen Buymont & tbe erle
of f laundresjfiTCboost was delyuerd to tberle of
Cboulouse and to Huon le JVIayne to gouerne, ff or
tbe ducof J^ormandye was not tbere, & due Godef-
froy layesekemocbegreuouslyXbey departed for
to goo on fourage; many folowed for to gete some
gayne.
n T)Efl tbe Curhes of tbe toun sawe
tbooste tbus voyde and waxe lasse,
and hnewe for certayn tbat tberleof
f laundres, Buymont, & tbe due of
JNx>rmandyewentnottbere,andtbat
tbe due ©odeffroy laye in bis bedde
191
seke,tbey preysedand doubted mocb tbc lasse tbc
remenaunt,and tokecounseyl tbat tbey wold make
an assayllyng by tbc brydge. But tbey tbat kept
tboost bad knowlecbe beror, and were aduertysed
and were al armed on borsbak, & cam ayenst tbem
&slewemany of tbe burkes tbat were come to fore
and were many grete men of tbe toun j^Cdban tbe
p otber barons sawe tbis, wbat for sorow & for fere,
were discomf yted and fled agayn in to tbe toun,
mXC a grete mesauenture bapped to
oure peple; ffor,as tbe burkes fiedde
dyscomfyted,oneof tbem was beten
doun of bis bors, and bis bors fiedd
toward tbe lodgys, and many of our
men ranne after to wynne bym. Tbe
jrnene peple & otber tbat sawe tbe borse, supposed
jtbat our men bad been disconfyted and tbat tbey
{bad fled to fore tbeyr enemyes, and tbey began to
mee, and otber tbat sawe tbem flee fledde also, in
>sucbe wyse tbat alle tomed to discomfyture ouer
fowlejg?CClban tbeTTurkes bebelde tbis, and sawe
tbat our men disconfyted tbem self, anonc tbey re-
tomed and passed tbe brygge, and began to cbace
tbem tbatsofledde,andbeteandslewe tbem fro tbe
brydge of stone vnto tbe brydge of tbe sbippis,
XTbere were slayn of our men on borsbak a xx and a
foot yet moo, CbelTurkes retomed in to tbeyr cy te
demenyng grete ioye and feste for tbis iourneye.
192
ftowBuymontand tberleof flaundree mayntened
bem beynginfouragcOf tbeyrrecountrees and of
tbe aaync tbat tbey made, capitulo Ixxxxvfjf
— -^pAOJSTCandtberleof flaun-
dree, tbat were acntc by comyn
couneeyl in f ouragyng, entrcd
fer in to tbe lande of tbeyr ene-
myee, & f ounde a mocbe ryebe
toun,good&ful of tbyng tbat
tbey badnedeof in tboo8t;tbey
J tone all,ffor tbey f ondeneytber
man ne woman tbat empesabed ne letted tbcm£
rbwetwobaronebadsentetbcyreapyeaindyuere
partyea of tbe londe fortcnauyrc ^9j*n*m
tbeymygbtgetemorevytaylfortoledetbebooete.
ftowTttfappcd tbat one" of tbe W^X, "£
mont&saydetbatagrete eompany of Curhee wm
MubuBfibedin a place nygbe by tbem, for torenne
Z tbeTwban tfcey wentt on fouragyng. Cbenne
tbev o^deyned tbat tberle of flaundree abold goo
fSb witbbte men, and Buymon t fbold come fer
aftw.^d so waedoonXberle of f laundreefonde
tby8emen,&a88embledtogydrefierely;tbebatayll
3tonge and cruel, ffor tbeTTurkce bad mo men
tbanS of f laundrca. Ht tbe Uett ™™™™£
diacomfytediortbeflemyngeemygbtnotendure,
butneddeerBuymontcam,and so were lefteof. pur
men there welan bundcrd or morein tbe place .ma
tbenne our men retorncd in to tbooat wtb grete
good and gayn tbat tbey bad gadred to gycire.
01
193
>YLGS tbey were there cam to tbem
other capyca of an other contre,tbat
aduerty aed them of o tberOir kea that
way ted to hurte them whan they aawe
theyr aduantagejjTCbey were tbenne
moo men and better armed than tbey
bad ben to fore, tbey were in counaeyl, and tberle of
f laundrea wold that noman ahold enterprise the
batayl but be, but be tokemomen with bym than be
dyde tof ore. Buymont cam after with as many aa
be mygbt baue. Tberle of f laundrea baated bym
&aurpriaed tbeCurkea in a valeye atrayt,in aucbe
wyae that tbey mygbt not renne betber ne tbeder
for to abote, but were conatreyned to deff ende tbem
atrongly with theyr awerdea & macea, wbicbe waa
not aure for tbem, by cauae wban oure meyne dia-
cbarged on tbem tbey mygbt not auateyne it, but
fliedde anon. Oure men f olowed tbem in newyng &
aleyng tbem, and ouertbrewe many of tbem; tbey
wanne boraea, mulea, armourea & robes grete plen-
te, and after retomed in to tbe booat witb grete vie*
torye and grete gayne. Grete ioye was made tbenne
in tboost wban tbey were comen. Hlle tbey were re-
freaaby d & alleged of tbeir meaeaaea tbat tbev bad
longe auff redXbey bad vytayllea reaonable a cer-
teyntyme,butitendurednotlongetbatwbicbetbey
bad brought with tbem. 7
194
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fiow a grete rowte of cristen men were in this tyme
slayn by the Curkes bytwene f ynemyne & Cerme,
capitulo lxxxxvj&&
"W this tyme cam tydynges fro
Romane tbat doubled tbeyrsor-
ow and anguyssbis&tbeyr me-
sease doubled. It was sayd,and
troutb it was, tbat an bye noble
,man &puyssauntof Denmarke,
'named Guennes, of mocb fayr
-beaulte & of good maners,berd
/ say tbat tbe barons of f raunce and tbe valyaunt
V* men of tbat londe were goon in pylgremaae ouer
w tbe see for to make warre to tbe SarasynsXbis no-
ble man tof ore named, wbicbe bad **f**™£^
and bye,bad grete wylle for to goo ^tighT*
toke of bisfader certeyn good, and ^^*W
wel v C knvtfbtes and otber men yongand wel arm-
ed, fie basted mocbe for to ouertake tboost : of tbe
f rcnssbemen,but bemygbt notouertake tbem,ffor
be cam ouer late, & bad none m bts companye sauf
Imen of bis countrey. T>t cam by Constantmobie,
wbere tbemperour dyde to bym bonour,& after be
wente toNycene witb alle bis companye & lodged
bym by twene two cy tees ; tbat one was named f yn-
emyne, & tbat otberCermeXbere tbey dyde not as
tbey ougbttodoo,by causetbey were in tbelonde or
tbeyr enemyes, but tbey assured tbem ou *™°™*>
in sucbe wysetbat on a nygbt a grete partye of tbe
Turkes tbat bad espyed tbem smote m sodanly on
tbem & began to slee tbem in tbeyr beddes.JNeuer-
tbeles somme tbcr were that appercey ued tbem and
^ran to tbeyr armes,& cam ayenst tbeTTurkes & sold
tbeyr lyf dere. But in tbende tbey were alle slayn, &
none escaped of alle tboost except a tbre or foure
attemoste*
)F>ow tbe vntrew <3reek Latyns departed fraude-
louslv fro tbe boost, and otber moo by tbensam-
*ple or bym, capitulo lxxxxvi}&&
HTTfN^tbis disloyal 6reek of
wbom we baue spoken to fore,
wbom tbem perour bad delyuerd
to oure peple,for to lede & con-
duy te tbem, bad f oynously tak-
en beede of tbe gouernaunce of
tboost vn to tbis day, and of tbe
Irewle of tbe barons, and alway
peyned bym for to deceyue tbem alle tbe maners
tbat be mygbt. JVow apperceeued be wel, tbat tbaf-
fayres of tbooste were not in good poynt, ne in
good disposicion, and doubted mocbe, for be was
nil of cowardyse, & tbougbt tbe pylgryms sbold
sommeday be surprisedof tbeTTurkesof tbetoun,
and sbold alle be slayn. TTberf or be spak secretely
to one and otber, and counseylled tbem to leue tbe
\ siege, and tbat al tbooste sbold departe in to tbe
cytees tbat our men belde vnto tbe newe tyme; ffor
*tt was certayn, be sayde, tbat tbemperour bad sen te
for tbe grettest boostetbat be mygbt assemble,
, for to come and socouretbem as sone as be mygbt
fynde grasse on tbe ertbe for tbe borses^Hnd be
bym self, by cause be loued tbe werke of oure lord
jwitb tbe noble men tbat be bad, wold enterprise
vpon bym for tbe comyn prouffy t a grete trauay 11,
and be bym self c woldgoo dylygently to tbemper-
our for to baste bym witb bis boost & allc tbc vy-
tavUe tbat be mygbt fynde, & to make bym come-
"Hjojy of tbe barons knewe vpon tbis
poyntbisfalsene8,andapperceyued
tbat be sougbt manere by tbis waye
fortoflee,and byleuyd bym not, but
acordedtbat be sbold goo bis waye-
- Re made semblaunt for to retoume
andcome soneageyn,&left bispauyllonsandsom
of bis men to wbom pereaduenture be badsayd that
tbey sbold f olowe and come after, or elly s tbat be n e
rauabt wbat mygbt come of tbemXbus departed
be wbom tbedeuy I bad brougbt, and lad bym away
aaayn ; if or by tbe wordes tbat be bad sowen, and
by tbensample of bis departyng, began many men
to departe fro tboost, and toke no regarde to tbeyr
auowe ne to tbe otb tbat tbey bad promysed, but
wente secretly one after anotber- €be f amyne was
mocbe arete in tbooste ; tbe barons coude fynde no
remedye ne counseyl tberf ore, €routb it was tbey
sente of te two and two of tbe grettest lordes witb
grete companye of men for to pourcbasse vytayl-
lesXbey wente mocb surely in tbe landes of tbeyr
enemyes rigbt deep and f era, and sleyng many of
tbem tbat wold baue deff ended tbeyr passage, but
vy tay lies brougbt tbey none ; if or tbeCurkes of tbe
contre, tbat bad apperceyued tbat oure peple wente
for to secbe vytalles, bad do ledde away alle tbeyr
beestes & tbeyr vytaylles vnto tbe montaynes and
desert places wbere none mygbt come, and somme
bad tbey bydde in tbe wodes and caues vnder tbe
ertbe,wr>icbe our men coude not fynde,
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I
Ite
f)ow tbc prelates of the boost counseylled to doo
penaun ce for tappese god, & of thordenaun ces that
were made tescbewe synne, capitulo lxxxxvi\j&&
WRffl&f mortalyte, and many
other perillis cessednot torenne
on the peple of oure lorde. Che
noble and wyse men of tbooste
tbat were trewe, good, and re-
ly gy ous,as tbe bissbop of puy ,
tbat was legate for our boly fa-
der tbe pope, and other, spak to
gydre tbenne, and sayd it was mocbe to drede and
doubte tbat ourlordwereangry witb bispylgryms
for their synnes, €berfor tbey aduysed tbat tbey
wold speke witb tbe barons for to make peas and
acorde vn toour lord* Hnd was ordeyned by tbe con-
sentement of alle tbem of tboost, tbat tbey sbold
faste in prayers and in penaun ce for to crye mercy
vnto our lord by tbe space of iij dayes, to tbende
tbat bewold pardone tbeyr trespaces and bebolde
tbem in pyte.'Cbis was don witbgretewepyngand
wayllyngesof bertej^Hfter tbis tbey commanded
tbat alle tbe comyn wymmen of euil lyf sbold be
voydedand castoutof tboost, & was cryed tburgb
out alle tbe booste, tbat wbo tbat after tbat were
taken in adulteryeorinfomycacion sbold baue bis
beed smeton of ♦Incontinent tbedroncardysof the
tauemes, tbe players of dyse, and tbe grete otbes,
were deff ended vpon tbe same payne,fals mesures
& tbef te, alle sucbe tbynges were commaunded to
be lef te and eschewed, 'Cbere were chosen wise men
andtrewe,tbatsboldtakebeedfortopunnyssbetbe
malefactours.Hf ter tbyseordenaunces & statutes
were somme f ounden culpable in tbe same, wbere
were so punnyssbed tberfore tbat tbe otber were
cbastysedtberby^Glban tbe peple were amended
vnto our lord, tbe mercy of our lord cam without
taryeng on tbem, ffor tbe Due Godeffroy, wbicbe
was all tbe surete of tboost, and as tbeyr es tandart,
bad ben longeseke by tboccasion of bis burte, tbat
be bad taken in tbe londe of pysside by a bere, as
it batb be sayd to fore,nygb by lytilHntbyocbe,&
was now sodenly come to good beltbe, wberof alle
tbey of tbooste bad mocbe grete ioye,and byleuyd
fermely tbat tbeyr penaunce sprayers bad lengtb-
ed bis lyf and respyted it.
How Buymont f onde a subtil remydye for to de-
lyuer and purge tbe booste of tbe espyes of tbe
burkes, capitulo ixxxx\x&&
"R6C6 renommee was spradd
tburgb out al tboryent, and to-
ward tbe contrees of tbe soutb,
tbat ouer grete nombre of peple
of tbe contrees wbere tbe sonne
gotbdoun were comen, and bad
besieged tbe noble cyte of Hn-
i tbyocbe. Hit was a grete tbyng
introutb,buttbetydyngesweremocbemoregretter
witboutecomparyson.Guerycbeoftbepuyssaunt
lordes of tbat countrees & londes bad sente tbeyr
espyes in to tbe boost, and tber were so many that
tbey cessednot to come and goo, & continuelly, and
vnnetbemygbtony tbyng be don or saydin tbooste
neintbelodgys^buttnatitwasanonknowenintbe
04 1 99
paynemye.Itwasa light & easy tbyng for tbcm to
)be with our peplein tbost XTbcr were of tbeCurkes
tbatcoudspeke Greek, & tbe Ian gage of ermenye,
and tohe tbabyte of tbe Surrey ens, of Grebes, &of
tbem of RermenyXber were many of* sucbe maner
Y)G barons tohe counseyl emong
tbem bow tbey my gb t voy de & purge
tboost of tbis pestelence of espyes,
ffor tbey belde tbem in arete paryll
andgretedaunaer, tbat tbeyr couyne
andpurpoos sboldbe knowen in tbe
londesof tbeyr enemyes,anditwasnoligbttbynge
jtoknowetbemtbatweresucbeespyes.Gmongealle
otbertbyngestbeycoudefyndenoneotberremedye,
but to bolde tbeyr counseyl secrete, and fro tban
f ortbon say lasse to tbe peple tban tbey were wont
to dooj^Buymont, wbvebe was of mocbe grete
wytte and bye berte, spak to tbe barons, and sayd
in tbis manere:f ayr lordes,! praye you tbat ye wil
late me cbeuyssbe witb tbis matere, ffor 1 baue re-
membryd bow we sbal be delyuerd of tbis peryl,
wberfor, 1 praye you, give to me tbe cbarge tberof
jj^Cbe barons belde Buymont for a mocbe wyse-
,man,and prudent, & gladly sette tbecbarge tberof
onbym, and d eparted fro tbe counseyll
"laYNONX: forgate not tbis tbat
be bad promysedj^OIban tyme of
souppercam be disposed & ordeyn-
ed bym for to souppe, He made tbe
knygbtes of bis contre to take out
sommeXTurkes tbatbebadin prison,
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and madetbeyr tbrotes tobecutte,andafter smote
r tbem in pyeces and arrayed tbem for to be rested.
fcbennebegan tbey todemaundewbat bewolddoo.
Olbenne Buymont sayd to bis men, & bad bismen
also to saye to otber, tbat alle tbe barons bad tbus
^ordeyned & sworn, tbat alle tbe espy es tbat my gbt
be taken in tbost sbold be rosted andseruyd at tbe
tables of tbe barons, and tbe barons sbold ete tbem
by tbeir otb, .
^nyse tidynges were anon spred
tburgbouttboost,tbatsucbeiustyce
was don in tbe lodgys of Buymont
Hlle men ran tbeder for to see tbis
merueylleXbeHurkes tbem self tbat
J were comen in to tboost for to espye,
were mocbeaffrayed,and euerycb of tbem tbougbt
lonae or be was departed fro tbe lodgys, by cause
tbey doubted tbattbey sbold beseruid mlykewyse,
f Hftirwban tbey wereretomed borne totbeir lordes
tbat bad sent tbem, tbey sayd to tbem, and tolde
m alaboutetbe countrey tbat sucbe men as were come
vl£ for tassiege Hntbyocbe suifred mocbe mesease,&
werebarderayenst trauyall and labouretban stone
or yron. Of cruelte tbey passed alle beres and lyons,
ffor tbe wylde beestes ete men alle rawe, but tbyee
men roste tbem afore, & after deuoure tbem j^Ons
tydynge was in sucbe wyse knowen &publyssbyd
in alle paynemye, tbat after tbe soudan and tbe
greteadmyralsmygbtneuerfyndemanwoldecome
and espye tbe boost Oey bad were m tbe cyte as-
sy eged were so effray ed an d bad so grete by dour or
tbis tbat fro tbat tyme afterward tbe counseyl of
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tbc barons was better kept and more secretely tban
it was to fore*
How tbe calepbe of Sgypt sente bis messagers
witbgreteyeftesv nto our boost, capitulo c^^
~]JVIOJV6 otber mescreaunts gfrete
lordes & prynces, tbe calipbe of
Cgipte was tbe moost mygbty
ofmen&moostrycbeofgoodes;
be sente bis messagers vnto tbe
barons tbat were in tboost.flnd
Xsbal sayebow,& by wbat occa-
sion, grete bate and mocbe tiers
batb ben bytwene tbe TTurkes of tboryentand tbe
pirkes of egypte, and batb be of auncyent and
long tyme, by cause tbey discorde in tbeyr creaunce
>and mysbyleue,andecbe sayd to otber and yetdoo
tbat tbey be fals Sarasyns, as 1 baue sayd to fore
in tbe begynnyng of tbis book, and tberfore tbey
ben of te in warre. Somtyme one partye is aboue,
andanotber tymetbat otber j0\x\ tbetyme tbat our
peple were toforeHn tbyocbe, tbis calipbe of wbom
I speke now, belde all tbe londe of egy pte vn to tbe
cyteofSureycwbicbeconteynetbwelxxxioumeves
> long, Tbe soudan of perse, a ly ty I tof ore tbat oure
peple cam, bad conquerd tbe toun of Hntbvocbe,
wbicbeis by tbe royame of 6gypte, & alle tbe londe
>entterly ^tottebraas of seynt George, as I baue
sayd to forej^JVow bad tbe calypbe of egipte in
mocbe suspection tbesowdan of perse, andmocbe
plesyd bym bis destruction and dommage, & bad
jnocbe ioye tbat Solyman bad lost JVycene, wbicbe
Solyman was neuew to tbesaydsoudan, & was so
enf ebled of bis m en ,and also be was plesyd tbat our
cristen peple bad besieged tbe cyte of Hntbyocbe*
Xlberf or be sen te aood messagers to speke to tbem,
wbicbebrougbtngbt^eteyeftes,andmocberycbe
presente8yftbeywoldreceyuetbem,andtbeysayde
tbat tbe calipbe was redy for to gyue to tbem soc-
oureand ayde rigbt largely of men,of goodand of
vy tay ll,and prayd tbem mocbe derely tbat tbey wold
maynteneand coritenue tbeyr siegeXbe barons of
our boost receyued tbe noble men tbat were comen
and sent from bym bonorably, and made tbem to
soioumewitb tbem, and tbey tbat were wyse knewe
anon tbe wytte and vygour of our barons, and be-
gonne to baue mocbe grete doubte and suspection
tbat our peple were so valyaunt, and tbat yet tbey
sbolde do grete dommage in tbeyr londe, so tbat
tbey deuysed in tbis tbyngeas ye sbal nowe berein
\redyng boolly tbis book*
f>ow Hncean,tbe lord of Hntbyocbe,& bis barons
sen te vnto tbe€urkes, tbeyr neygbbours,f or to de-
maunde socours, capitulo t)&&
"3D6 lord of Hntbyocbe and tbe
1 otber greteand noble men of tbe
toun,seyngf tbat our men suffred
so mocbe f amyne & mesease, as
we baue sayd to fore, & fore alle
tbyse tbynges wold in no wyse
leue tbeyr siege, but sbewed by
„_., 'tbeyr countenaunces tbat tbis
trauaylgreuedtbem not, wberfore tbey were mocbe
abassbyd- Hnd tbenne Hncean, by tbe counseyl of
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bis men and them that were moost pryuewitbbym,
sente messagers and lettres to bis moost ryebe
neygbbours, and prayd bym rigbt derely for tbe
bonour of tbeyr lawe,for tbe sauyng of tnem self,
and for bis loue, tbat tbey wold come and socoure
tbem without taryeng* Hnd be sente tbem word in
wbat maner tbey sbold approcbe secretely to Hn-
tbyocbe,and after tbey sbold couere tbem in abus-
sbement nygbby,and tbere abydetbepylgrymsas
tbey bad benacustomed,andat sucbe tyme as tbey
sbold come to tbe brydge, ffor tbere sbold tbey
sprynge outof tbe toun, and sbold assaylle tbem*
Hnd wbyle tbey were besy in fygbtyng, tbey tbat
were embussbed sbold sodenly breke and come by
byndeon tbem and fygbt, and so sbold tbey be en-
closed bytwene tbem witbin and tbem witboute,in
sucbe wyse tb at none sbold escape*
RBY tbat berd tbise lettres & tbyse
messagers doubted tbem mocbe of
our peple^wberf or tbey acorded glad-
ly to tbis counseyL cbey assembled
tbem of f)allape, tbem of Cezayre,
tbem of Raman, and of otber cytees
about, tyl tbey were a grete nombre of peple, and
tbis dyae tbey tbe moost secretely tbey mygbt, as
was to tbem commaunded, and began to departe
and approucbe Hntbyocbe. Hnd cam to a castel
named naran t, wbicbe is fro tbens axiiij my le, tbere
tbey lodged;and tbougbton tbe mome,assoneas
tbe scarmucbe sbold be bytwene tbepylgrymsand
tbem of tbe toun tbey sbold smyte in witb tbeyr
sporesvpponourmenj^Hndourecristenmenwere
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in grctc pcryl; butone tbyngtber was tbenne, tbat
tbo & other tymes dyde tbem grctc good, ffor tber
were cristen men, fiermyns & Surryens in tbe cytees
of wbicbe tbe€urkes were departed, wbicbe anon
letetbebaronsoftboostbaueknowlecbebowitwas
concluded bytwene tbe €urkes^€bey assembled
anon for to take aduys berupon, and was acorded
emonge tbem tbat alle tbey tbat bad ony borses to
ride on sbold be arayed and on borsbak as sone as
it were nygbt, and tbat euery man sbold drawem
to bis bataylle lyke as tbey were assygned, & arter
sbold yssue outof tboost without ony yoyseXbe
peple on foote sbold abyde 8tyllalle,and be redy to
deffende tbe lodgys, yf ony tbyng sourded ayenst
fioToure peple knewe tbe couyne of tbcZurhte £f
tbenbussbe tbat tbey made, and of tlw victorye
and gayn e tbat tbe y bad, capitulo *J**
— *HS sone as it was nygbt tbey
yssued out lyke as tbey were
J commaunded; tbey passed tbe
I brydge of ebippes, & tbey were
not passy ng vij C men on bors-
bak. €bey tbat wente cam to a
laycwbicbewasbytwenetbelaye
of wbicbelbauespokcn to fore,
and tbe ryuer named ftelle, wbicbe ben tbat one fro
tbatotbernygbamyleXbmtbeyrestedtbemtms
nygbt;tbeyrmemyestbatknewcnotbyngoft^
comyng,weretbi9nygbtpas8edtbebrydge,wbicbe
isupon tberyuerof fi?lle>In tbemomyng,as8one
'1
asourmen apperceyued tbe day, tbey armed tbem&
made vj bataylles of tbem:tbe€urkesbadsenteby
fore tbeir corrours, wbicb cam and sayde tbat tbe
grete peple cam ayenst tbem, Cbey sente to fore ij
of tbeyr bataylles, and af tir cam tbe grete peple,
tUban tbey approucbed tbey were in grete desraye;
tbe arcbers approucbed first, wbicbesbotte tbycke,
butouremensmoteinwitbtbesperesmocbeasprely
in 6u cbe wyse tbat tbey made tbem to flee, & cbaced
tbem to tbeyr grete bataylles, €bere were tbey in
sucbe adestray t betwene tberyuer, and tbe laye tbat
tbey mygbtnot sbote ne flee after tbeyr customme.
T~bere was tbe medlyng greteand fiers,and tbe ba~
J ™ | and men of armes dyde mocbe wel But tbe
curkestbatbadlosttbemaneroffygbtyngmygbt
not deffende tbem, ne endure tbe strokes of oure
xple, but fled de tbeyr way al tbat tbey my c?bt.
RejVjNGwban our baron ssawetbis
tbey began to doo wel, & commaund-
ed tbatnoman sboldfayone,butfol-
owe tbe cbaas asprely, tbe burkes
fiedde vnto Rernant; oure men fol-
owed alwev, sleyng and bewyng of
beedesandaiws,tbatal tbe wave tbat tbev passed
by was sowen witb dede men. tbis cbaas endured
welxmyle^rberurkestbatwerewitbintbecastel
of nemantsawe tbat tbeyr men cam alle discom-
fyted, tbey sette fyere on tbe castel, and tbev tbem
self fiedde. But tbe Rermyns and tbe otbercristen
men, of wbom were many in tbe castel, recouuerd
tbe fortresse and yelded it to oure men wban tbev
cam j? rbis day were slayn of tbe TTurkes moo
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than ij thousand. tlbey toke v C beedes of tbem
that were best arrayed, and brought with tbem in
eigne of vyctorye. Xibty wan there wel a JVI horses
for armes, grete and my gbty , wberof they had grete
nedejSrcbu8retornedtbeytotbeyrlodgys,cbarged
f ul of proyes of armures & of dispoy lies, makyng
arete joye, and tbankyng oure lord that bad com-
forted tbem in tbeyr meseases.
Row the tlurkee of Hntbyocbc sprange out A as-
sayled the todays of oure peple, capitulo riipW
n RG cytezeyns & babytantee of
Hntbyoche bad herd tydynges
bow tneOirkes, that bad ben so
discomfy ted, were departed and
meuyd fro tbeyr con trees for to
come socoure them, tberfortbey
badtbeyreeresopenetoberetyd-
_ ynaes of tbeyr comyng, & were
alle armed and redy for to make thassayUe by the
brvdac alle incontinentwban they sbold see tbem.
But whan they sawe that the nygbt passed, & that
tbedaycamwithoutbauyngonyknowlecbeof tbeyr
approucbement, tbeyr espyes made them certayn
that our men were goon on borsbak ayenst tbem.
Tberf ore they toke herte, &y ssued vn to the lodgys,
fforourmen werenotyetcomenagaymn totboost.
tlbey assaylled tbem mocbe asprely and barde, in
so mocbe tbatsommeof them that were wttbtn tbe
toun saw tbem ; than signed they to tbeir men tnat
they sbolde retome, for they sawe come our men.
Cbey entred in to the toun and wente vppon tne
toures and vppon the walls for to knowe if tbev
were tbeyr peple that sbold come Jf End as oure
peple approucbed tbe tTurkes, tbey apperceyued
that tbe other tbat tbey abode were discomfyted,
by cause oure men came ioyously wytb alle tbeyre
despoylles. tzbenne aroos tbe sorow grete tburgb
alle tbe toim* Our men approucbed tbe toun, and
dyde do tbrowe ij C beedes of tbe TTurkes, tbat
tbey bad brought, witb engyns in to tbe cyte for
to make tbem certayn of tbeyr victorye. And yet,
to tbende tbat tbey sboldnot forgete tbeyr sorowe
tbat was entred in to tbeyr bertes, tbe other iij C
that were lef te tbey pygbt tbem on stakes at tbe
toote of tbe walle, and sette there men for to kepe
tbem, by cause tbey sbold be alwey in tbeyr svabt
wban tbey cam to tbe deffencej^TTbe nombre of
tbem tbat were disconfyted were xxviij M. tTbus
were somme grete tTurkes taken and brought pri-
soners. TTbis was don in feuerertbe vj day, tbe
yere of tbyncamacion of our lord JSfl Ixxxxvij.
Of a castel tbat our men made, of somme pvUrrvms
tbat arryued at tbe ported bow tbey were discom-
fited by a bussbo n en t of burkes, capitulo ciiij>
ILLe tbe barons of tboost toke
counseyUndacordedtbatvpon
a terntoire, wbicbe was at tbe
tentes of Buymont, sbolde be
madeafortresscwbicbsboldbe
welgarnyssbyd witb good men
of armes, to tbende tbat yf tbe
r "ir—~' ■ " — J Curhes made tbeyr assavllies,
astbeywereacustomedtbeyoftbisfortressesbold
20o
rcnnc on bem, and tbis tower was a barbycane of
tbooste. Like ae tbey bad deuysed and ordeyned,
80 was it madewitbout taryeng,and valyauntmen
&bardyweresetteintbisfortre6selargelyXbenne
was alle tbost assured as tbey bad ben witbin tbe
walks of a good cy te, €be siege bad endured tbenn e
v monetbesj^Hsbyppeof Genewes cam tbeder,
wbicbe bad brought pylgryms and vytay lies ; tbey
aryued at tbe porte, and sette tbem in tbe ryuer of
fielle as it falletb in to tbe seeXbey badsente ofte
messagers in to tbe boost, tbat tbey sbolde f etcbe
tbem by som of tbe grete barons,witb so good com-
pany tbattbeymygbtbesaufly conduytedin to tbe
boost. €bey of tbe toun bad tbenne apperceyued
tbat messagers wenteand cam fro tbe sbippe in to
tboost, and sente out men, tbat slewe somme of
tbem, and tberfor durstenone goo more without
rrete companye*
idR barons bad aduysed to make a
1 gretefortresseattbendof tbebrydge,
ui a mabommerye tbat tbe €urkes
bad, & wold settemen of armes there
for to kepe and deff ende tbyssue of
J tbebrydgeyf tbe Curkes woldecome.
?But by cause tbat there were peple yssued out of
k tboost for to goo to tbe ship, were chosen somme
of tbe barons wbicbe sbold goo and fetcbe tbem,
if or tbey were peple tbat were goon for to here tyd-
yngesoftbeyrcontree8,&woTdbauecomenagayn,
but tbey durst not. XTberto was cbosen Buymont,
tbeerleof ^bolouse, euerarddu puyssat, & tberle
Garnyer of Grece, wbicbe also sbold conduyte tbe
pi 209
messagers of the calypbe vnto the port of the see,
and at retomyng sbold brynae agayn & conduyte
tbemoftboosteXbeyofHntbyocbeberdsayetbat
tbc sayd barons were departed fro tboost,andde-
scendedtowardtbese^&sentoutfourJVIknygbtes
oftbemoostnobletbattbeybad,fortolyemawayte
at tbeyr retomyng. It bapped tbat tbe fourth day
tbat our men eette tbem on tbe way for to retorne,
and brought armuresand many borses laden wttb
vytayllesandotbertbynges,andtokenonebeedeof
tbem tbat layetn awayteXbeTTurkes brakesodenly
2i!? cm and 0ur P r i0cd our men at a paasXbe erle
<^bolousebadtbevaward,&Buymontcamafter.
Xbecrye bega n mocbe grete,
RHJN" tbe burkes sawe tbyse noble
men, tbey beld tbemal stylle,and be-
gan tensrigne tbe pepleon f oote, tbat
tbey sbold bolde tbem to gydreXbey
of tbe grete affraye tbat tbey berde,
ffordredetbat tbey bad, bydde tbem
in tbe bus8hes,andfledde in to tbe montaynesand
jwoodes, and toke none beed to tbat tbey brought
KOban our barons sawe this, tbey knewe wel tbat
tbeyr strengtbe was not lyke tbeyrs, and began to
jcome to tbe odgys dylygently witb as many men
as tbey mygbt conduyteXbe otber, tbat wold not
folowe, ne mygbt not, were alle tbere slayn, Tbere
wereslayn welof men and wymmen to tbenombre
of uj C. Tbis duryng, tydynges cam to tbe boost,
tbat alle tbey tbat were comyng were al slayn and
put to detb by tbe TTurkes, tbat bad espyed tbem.
Of tbe barons tbem self, tbat conduy ted tbem, was
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not knowen whether they were a/lyueordeedjjTCbe
due ©odeffroy, that was not ydle, had grete an-
guyssbe in his herte for the peple of our lord that
was thus lost, and lete do crye that alle men shold
armetbem in thoost on peyne of detb,& that none
shold abyde be bynde in so grete a werke. fllle as-
sembled, and passed the brygge of the shippis, &
thev made v bataylles- Robert, due of JHormandye,
lad that one; the ij lad tberle of flaundres; the
tbyrd,F)uon le JVIayne; the forth, Gustace, brother
Lto tbeduc Codefroy ; andthe due hymself bad the
'fyftbejSFOIban they were all ordeyned, the due
called them, and, alle they beryng, sayde in this
>manere. _ , , -
qHYRlordes, yf tt be trouthe thus as
the tydynges renne, that for owe
synnes tbise cruel boundesand fals
baue slayn so valyaunt men and of
so grete counseyl, whom ye sente to
J the see side, and with them beperys-
isbed also our f elows whom they shold baue con-
duyted, X see not but of two wayes that one, Ur
thatwedeyewith them as good enstenmen in this
world, and certeyn to receyue the reward of Ibesu
Criste, whom we shal serue vnto the detb- Or yr
oure lord wyll that oure seruyce be to hym accept-
able, that we take vengeaunce on thyse mastyfs,
that baue thus en paired cristiente, & endommageci
and destroyed tbysevalyaunt men.Hsfor my seir,
X say toyou certaynlyXbad leuertodeye presently,
than to lyue without to be aduenged on them- JNow
vnderstondeye wbatXsbal saye toyou ; me semetb
p2 211
M
m
tbat tbyse Curhes, yf tbey bauc tbc victorye vpon
grete pnde,and by grete bobaunce for to angrero
wyl come to the cyte, and brynge tbcyr proyeV and
fardellys to fore vs. And ye sbal wel sec that tbev
l?2lL* n * thxe 8balbc 9W»uantagetov8Xber-
£S ~ bM 7 8 T* C0un8 !? U '? f * seem good, tbat we
boldvsalredyfortodootbeseruyceofoirelord
ffor wbicb we departedoute of ourc coun trees late
vs baue m bymstedfast bope,fforbe guerdonnetb
come to vs, late ve receyue tbem vygorouslv with
flEE^T fd.fwerdes. Late eueryebe ofZ
remembrewel m bis berte of tbewronge and sbame
tbat they baue don oure lord, and to Sure self
HIS worde tbat the due sayde, was
wel vnderstande of alle, and plesvd
tbemmerueyllously well^Cbey be-
gan to warne ecbeotber, and somone
to doo well, as there tbey hnewe to
^f--—»-^gydre, and there belde tbem al red*
, tbey tolde to tbem of toyr^SSSSS*
bad mocbe grete ioyc of tbeirronW^^ £FF*
after sayd to tbem tbe counscvl tf "dSl d
Cbey acorded tberto,and «$ tffiSffi^'
bedoo;and so abode tberealfoSto«£$J*H t0
be sawe, bnewe tbat bis pepk LdXcom^bc
oures. Mocbe doubted be of tbeyr comyng agayn,
by cause tbat our men were yssued ayenst tbem;
tberf ore be dyde do crye in tbe toun, tbat alle men
sbold armetbem & come to tbe yate of tbe brydge,
for to be redy in araye for tosocoure tbeir peple,yf
nede were. Our men bad sen te tbeir espy es and tbeyr
courreurs in dy uerse party es, for tenquyre & knowe
wban tbe €urkes sbold come, and fro wbat parte.
Of a bataylle, wbere our men auenged tbem of tbe
TTurkes, and of a stroke tbat duc6odeffroy gaf in
tbis bataylle, capitulo Cv&&
~]Cwasnotlonafeafter,butwbyles
as tbey taryed tbere & bad tbeyr
bertesdesyryngtodooprowesse,
yf tbey bad tyme and place, tbat
tbeyrmessagersarryuedalleren-
nyng, wbicbe tolde to tbem tbat
tbe Curkes were nygb. ^bey be-
Jgan to recomande tbem self to
oure lord,and wente forward in tbeyrbatay lies like
as tbey were ordeyned. OTban tbey sawe tyme and
place, tbeysmote tbeyr borswitb tbeyr spores, and
cam to so ftersly tbat tbeOirkes were alabassbed.
TTbenne tbey began to smyte asprety on tbe rigbt
sydeand lyft,&fleweinto tbepressem sucbe wyse
tbateueryman wold be tbe best &™ostvalyaunt,
ineomocbetbattbeygaftotbeyrenemyesn^oleyser
to aduyse tbem wbat tbey sbold do jfiTCbey mygbt
not endure tbe grete strength of our men, but wold
bauedrawentowardtbebrydgebuttbeducooaer-
froy tbat mocbe knewe of sucbe tbynges, was pour-
ueyed tberof to fore, and bad taken alytiltemtoire,
ps 213
i
wbicbe was ayenst the brydac, & there be belde bym
in bis bataylle. Hlle tbe turkes tbat they cbaced to-
ward bym neslewe them, or be maderetorneayenst
them fro wbenstbey cam, where they slewe them alle
and bewe them.
R6 erle of f laundres dyde rigbt wel
this day,as a good, valy aunt & hardy
man in armesXbeducof JNbrmandye
brak tbe presse, that no fcurke durst
approcbe bymXbe erle of XTbolouse
bym self wold auenge tbis that they
bad made bym to spore bis bors tbe daye to fore*
Ruon leJVlayneforgate not to sbewe of what lygn-
'agebewas^ofwbatcontrcbutsemedtbatbedyde
to bis enemyes tbat alle tbe werke and charge bad
ben bis, TTbenne Gustace, brother of due Codef-
froy, Bawdwyn erle of Renawd, Rugbe tberle of
Seynt poul, and alle tbe other barons, knygbtes
jand noble men in theyr countrees, dyde merueylles
of armes. Tiber was neuer man lyuyng tbat sawe
ony werk better enterprised and more valyauntly
acbyeuyd,and tbat communely of alle*
JSCGHJJ sawe tbis bataylle so grete,
5j &did bis peple toyssue out, &for to
a gyuetbemberteandcourage,&toput
a awaye tbesperaunce of theyr flygbt,
commaundedtosbettetbeyatesafter
ItbemXbey cam pryckyngayenstoure
men, & wold baue madetbeyrs retornediscomfyt-
ed, but tbe affrayer the dredewas so grete in them
that they neuermadesemblaunt thertoXbey them
'self ,tbatfrely cam on,wban they sawe tbe prowesse
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of ourmen,and felt tbe grete strokes that tbey gaf ,
tomed tbeyr baches witb tbe otber, ne neuer made
greteresistenceXberewastbefygbtynggretcand
merueyllous betyng doun of tbe Tlurkes, tbat men
mygbt not but witb grete payne passe €ber was
so grete noyse, so grete crye,andso terryble neyb-
yng of borses oueral, tbat a man sbold not baue
berd tbondrejSTCbey tbat badmade tbeyatestobe
sbette after tbem, did many tbis day to lese tbeyr
lyues. €be wyues of tbe €urkes, tbe maydens and
feble peple of tbe toun, were vpon tbe walles and
tourettes, wbere tbey sawe tbeyr peple torn e to mes-
cbyef and to destruction : ye may wel tbynke tbat
tbey bad grete sorowe, wepynge,& mocbe cryeand
noyse.OIelcursedtbeytbattyme t tbattbeysolonge
bad lyued tbat tbey sbold see sucbe mescbyef bap-
pen to tbem^Hncean sawe tbat be loste alle bis
men, and bad none bope for to recoure tbem, and
commaunded tbat tbat yatesbold ^opened for to
recey uein to tbe toun tbem tbat were lef te. Olban tbe
TTurkes sawe tbe yateopene/tbey bad so grete wy lie
to entre in to tbe toun, tbat vpon tbe brydge tbey
pressyd so euyl for baste, tbat tbey fylle in to tbe
water of tbem grete plente.
"ine due Oodeffroye, tbat al tbat day
bad so wel don,and wban it cam for
to departe to fore tbe bridge, be gaf
a strook mocbe valyaunt, and sucbe
onetbat it sbalpenxtuallyandeuer-
-more be spoken of in wele & in hon-
our, ffor I trowe tber bapped neuer none sucbe to
fore,neneuersbalbappenbereafterXbereweretms
:
daye many beedes smeton of, amies, & sbolders, at
onestroke. Tit wel apperceyued oneof bis enemyes,
wbicbc belde bym nygb to <3odeffroy, and auaunc-
ed bym of te, and peyned to greue bym, XLbz valy-
auntc due smote bym witb bys swerde by sucbe
mygbt and vertue that besmote bym in two pyeces
in tbe myddle, in sucbe wyse tbat tbe ouerste parte
of bym fy I to tbe ground, & tbat otber parte abode
styll syttyng on tbe bors, wbicbe entred in to tbe
cyte witb tbe other. Hnd knowe ye certaynly tbat
this sayd Turke was armed witb a good bauberk
& mocbe stron ge.Hlle tbey tbat sawe tbis meruevlle
weregretely abassbed; & tbe^urkes them self bad
grete fere &dredej0FOmercyf ul God, what myqbt
andstrengtbe oyuest tbou to tby seruauntes, that
baue tbeir faytb and truste in tbef Sucbe a stroke
batbnotbebe rdof to fore tbis tyme.
R7TC same daye tbey of Hntbyocbe
loste moo tban two thousand men,
and yf tbe nygbt bad not comen so
sone on, tbey sbold baue ben so en-
febledof men, tbat witb paynesbold
-tbey baue conne bolden and keot the
toune ayenst oure men. It semed well tbatTt the
brydge weremany burkes slayn, If or it wT« thwEf
there of deede boW
1 9 S! < blod ? t° tbc 9ce > Som ™ ^SS
men of tbe londe yssued oute of tbe toun and cam
bad tbeCurkes loste m the batay lie, for whom tbev
were ouermocbe sorouful; for tbey were soendom-
netond *"*" '" y * iyfsho{d tbc ? bc dwof
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MHi
f)ow tbc cristen men thanked ourc lord of tbisvyc-
I torye, & made a castel in tbeyr mabommerye,wbere
they f onde grete gayne, capitulo cvj^^
nne next day,wban tbedaye was
1 wel deer, tbe barons assembled
alienor bumbly to tbancke our
| lord of tbe victorye tbat be bad
gyuen to tbem ; and after spak
of tbe comyn besynes^Com-
ynly was deuysea and acorded
J of alle tbat tbere sbold be made
a tour, as tbey bad enterprysed, at tbende of tbe
1 brydge, for to take away tbe yssue fro tbem or tbe
i toun, and for to kepe and warante oure peple wban
tbey ranne to fore itXbere bad tbe€urkes buryed
sbv nvabt tbe dede men tbat bad ben slayn in tbe
} bataylle tofore^ban tbe peple *^tc k^ ttas,
v tbev ranne and tbere vnburyed tbem,& toke tbem
out of tbeyr sepultures and graues, and tohe and
bareawaygold,syluere,andtbeyrrobes,tbewbicbe
tbev bad buryed witb tbem in tbeir sepultures, af -
tertbeyr customme^€hey of tbe toun bad mocbe
sorowe, by cause tbey sawe to fore tbeyr eyen tbe
corses taken vp of tbeyr frendes,wbicbe tbey bad
burved witb grete costes & despenses, and it dis-
plesvd tbem mocbe tbat tbe nombre of tbeyr deed
men sbold be knowen,wbom tbey bad euppoeed to
baue kepte secrete, for witbout tbem tbat fyU : in
tbe flooSor ryuer, & witboute tbem tbat were bury-
ed in tbe toune, and tbem tbat were burt vnto the
detb and buryed in tbe toun, were taken vp oute or
tbeyr graues in tbe mabomerye a thousand & ryue
bonderd- ^
'6
vsm
^^ J^^aRey emote of tbrc bonderd beedes,
^VT5^f§} andsente tbem to tbemperour, for to
fWrJM late bym bauc certayn tydynges of
tbc bataylle tbat tbey bad avenst tbe
Tlurkes. XTbc messagers or tbc cal-
vpbe of Ggypte were not yet depart-
ed fro tbens, « wban tbey sawe tbis, tbey were ioy-
ou8 of tbe detb of tbeyr enemyes, but tbey were al-
way after afeerd,and dred oure peplej^Cbere were
many of oure owne men tbat bad fkdde in to tbe
woodes & montaygnes, wbkbe after retourned in
totbooste; tbere cam many in to tbooste tbat men
supposed bad ben deed j^XTbe barons command-
ed tbat tbe fortresse sbold be made, and adressyd
mocb bye & stronge, bastely . It was made of sucb
stones astbej drewe out of tbe tombes and sepul-
tures of tbevurkes;andafter, tbe baronsbegan to
aduyse to wbom tbe kepyng of tbis tour sbold be
delyuerd, wbkb was fayr and strong; and to fore
was made a dyebe, mocbe depe* Tiber were barons
ynowe wbkbe excused tbem by many reasons wby
tbey mygbt not kepe it; but tbevalyanterle of XTbo-
louse prouff red bym self, & prayde tbat it myqbt
be delyuerd to bym if or to gouerne,ff or by tbe crrace
of ffod be sbo ld kepe it wet
"LLG tbe barons coude bym mocbe
good tban eke, and by tbis recouerd be
tbe graceand loue of tbe comyn peple,
wbicbe be bad alle loste; ffor fro tbe
somertofore, by tboccasion of aseke-
nes&maladyetbatbebad,bebad don
; none auauncement of ony werkes and nedes of tbe
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boost* Cuerycbe of the other barons bad don bis
power,butbedyderigbtnougbt,tberforetbempyre
coudc bym tbank,ffor it was supposed tbat be was
tbe rycbest.But for tentrepriseof tbistbyng,tbey
sayd wel alle tbat be was not a/f erd, ne euyll- Hnd
on tbat otber syde, yet be dyde more, ffor be leyd
out v C marck wey gbt of sy luer in tbe band of tbe
bissbop of puy & otber good men, for to belpe to
restore tbe dommages of tbe borsestbat tbepoure
men bad taken in tbe bataylle/Cbere were many af-
ter tbat were tbe more bardy for to goo ayenst tbeir
enemy es, for bope to baue & recouere tbeyr borses,
for tbyse tbynges were tberle of Cbolouse mocbe
louyd&preysed,in so mocbe tbat tbey callyd bym
fader and wardeyn of tboost*
Of a fortressetbatCancremade ouer tberyuerand
deff ended it valyauntly, capitulo Cvij^
~1N tbys newe fortresse of tbe
brydge tberle of Cbolouse sette
tbyrin v C men of armes, bardy
and valyaunt knygbtes & otber,
& by cause of tbis fortresse tbe
yssuyngandgoyngoutoftbem
of tbe toun was deffended, Oure
J men tbenne wente surely in tbe
countre- €be Curkes mygbt not yssue but by tbe
west yate, wbicbe is by twene tbe foot of tbe bylle
and the ryuer of Helle, Hnd tbis yssue mygbt not
mocbe greue ne burteoure men,ffor alle tbe loagys
were ouer tbe ryuer ; but alway by tbat way cam vy~
taylles&fressbemetes totbemof tbetoun,&tnus
tbey were not ynowgb constreyned by 90 mocbe as
tbey bad tbis yssuejfiTCbe barons assembled and
counselled bow tbey mygbt take tbis waye fro
tbem/Cbey acordedweltbat tbismygbtnot be, but
yf tber wereafortresse made ouer tbe ryuer wbicbe
muste be delyuerd to one of tbe barons for to kepe,
TTbey acorded well alle tbat tbe f ortresse sbold be
made, butnoneproferd ne sayde tbat be wold kepe
itJVlany of tbem sayde tbat tan ere was rygbt pro-
pyce to tbis tbynge, but be excused bym, and sayd
tbat be was ouer poure for tendure and beresogrete
dispence^Cberleof TTbolouse sterte fortb to fore
andgaf to bym an Cmarck of syluerfor to makeit
witb,and it was ordeyned tbat besbold baue euery
monetbxlma rke of tbe comune*
HJVCRG, wbicbe was mocbe valy-
aunt & wyse, dyde do make tbis tour
in a lytil tertre nygb ynowgb to tbe
gate, and after receyued it in to bis
warde and kepyng, Hnd god gaf to
bvm so mocbe worship tbat be lo9te
notbynge, but kepte it al bool vnto tbe ende of tbe
siege.In tbe 9yde bynetbe by tbe ryuer wag a mocbe
fayr playne in wbicbe babounded many favr pas-
ture9,and greteplenteof trees a iij orfour mvlefro
tbecyteXbeyoftbetounbycausetbeybadnotpas-
tures ynowgb, tbey bad sente grete plente of tbevr
borses and mounture in to tbat place, (Oban tbev
oftboostapperceyuedit,tbeya88embledknygbtes
ynoweandotbervalyauntmenofarmes,andwente
tbeder, butnot by tbe rigbt way, but by patbes and
byd wayes, so longe tbat tbey assaylecftbem tbat
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kept tbem and slewe tbem- Zbty brought in to tbc
boost ij M borses for men of armes, grete, gente,
andfayr, besyde tbe mules & otber beestes, wberof
tbey bad largely- Of tbis gayne bad tbey grctc loye,
ffor tbey badof notbyngso grctc nede in tboostas
of borses, ffor tbey bad ben mynnyssbedmocbefc
lasscd in tbc bataylle, & many deyed tbat tymef or
bungrc and mesease-
Row tbenne tbc TTurkes of tbc toun began to baue
Imesease and sorowe, and our pcplc case, capitulo
nfiHN tbc cyte was tbus on alle
i sydesassyeged tbat tbeTIurkes
mygbt not yssue oute, tbey be-
gan witbintobauemesease,ffor
tbeyr borsses badnotvytaylle
ynowgb, wberof it bapped tbat
tbey mygbt not belpe tbem in
J tbeyrnede,ffrc88bemctcffayllcd
tbem, wbicbe grcuyd tbem ™°^°Z C £nK?ht
bandon to goo vnto tbe portc of tbe see, by wb cbc
tbey badnotsomocbetosuffreas tbey badendured
all tbe wynter, if or tbc pryme temps & swetc : tymc
was comein sucbe wysetbatsbippes mygbt goo&
come by tbesee, wbicbe brought vytavllce ypowgb-
TTbere were many of oure peple tbat badeoiourned
all tbe wynter in tbe townes, wbicbe tbennccam a~
gaync in to tbooste alle fressb and wel »"W
Bawdwyn tbe brother of due <3o^effroy,of whom
ycbaue welberdspeke to fore, wbicbe bad eomoebe
ryebesse, bad bcrd tydynges tbat tbe barons bad
suff red many meseases in tboost, &sente to tbcm
allc greteyef tes and presentes, not onlv to the grctc
prynces,but also to tbemoyen peple,&to tbeleste
gaf be alsoynowgbof bisowen,wberforbebadtbe
louc and arace of allc tbis companye. Re gaf to bis
brother tbe due alle tbyssues of bis londe tbat be
bad on tbissyde tbe ryuer of Bufrates, witb wbicb
be gaf to bym tbe cyte of XTorbesel and tbe contre
tber about, wberin was mocbewbete, wyneandoyle.
Hndyetabou e al tbis be gaf to bym JVl besauntes.
~WJD there was a noble man of f)er-
monye wbyebe was named J^ycose,
wbicn was welacquey n ted witb Bawd-
wyn, and for bis loue sente vnto due
©odeffroy a pauyllon, tbemoostfayr
I and moost ryebe tbat mygbt o/wber
be seen; it was of ouer straunge facion and mer-
'uellously grete J& But wban bis messagers bare
.it in to tbe booste, one pancrace, amocberyebeman
of r>ermonye,of wbomlbaue spoken to fore,dyde
1 do espye tbem by tbe waye,anddyd to take it from
tbem. And after sente tbe pauyllon to Buymont,
and was presented to bym in bis namejSFdlban tbe
seruauntes of J^ycose cam to due ©odeffroy, and
bad told bym alle tbis tbatpancrace bad don to
bym,bebadtberofgretedesdayne.Sytbbetokewitb
bym tbeerleof f laundres,towbom be badmore loue
and acqueyntaun ce tban to ony other of tbe barons,
and wente to Buymont and demaunded bis pauyl-
lon tbatwasgyuen tobym.Buymont answerdtbat
tberofbeknewenot;tbatitwaslongyngtobym,flfor
a nobleman of tbecountrebadgyuenittobym.But
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wban be knewe tbattbeduc woldnot sufrreit,by bys
curtosycand atte prayer and requeste of tbc otber
barons, be rendrcd and delyuerd to bim bis sayd
pauyllon, to tbendc tbat no noysesbold sourdc nc
arryse betwene tbcm and mygbt Uttc tbc werke of
oure lord. €bus were tbey good frendes. JVfcmy men
mcrucyllcd tbcm bowtbatsovalyauntamanastbe
du c Godcff roy was,in wbom was no tbin g f ounden
to be reprehended, was so meuyd ayenstsobyeand
noble a man for so ly til a tbyng as was a pauyllon.
]^eIcanseenoneotberreason,buttbatanobleberte
maye not suffre sbame,and it was late bym vnder-
stande tbat it sbold be to bym a grete sbame, and
also it sbold be ayenst bis honour yf be suff red it
to be taken away fro bym : ffor couetyse be dyde it
not.
Row tbe erle Sstyeuen of Cbartres and of Bloys
fleddefro tbebooste shamefully, capituloCtx^^
He renommee sourded mocbe
grete, and grewe euery day bow
tbesoudanofperse,wbicbewas
so ryebe and puyssaunt, by tbe
requeste of tbem of Hntbyocbe
bad doosumonebispepleof alle
bis power for to come socoure
. tbiscytetbebadassembledmer-
ueyllous grete peple.f or tbetydynae cam not only
to tbcm of tboost,butit wassaydof many men that
yssued out of tbc cite for to come in to tboost, as
hermyens & Surrycns,wbicbc wereensten.^ber-
of it bappedtbatStcucn, tbcrlc of Cbartrcsandof
Bloye, wbtcbe wae eo noble, puyeeaun t, and wyee,
that for bte wyedom tbc otbcr barone of tbooete
named bym tbc fader of couneeyl, made bym self
eeke ae was saydj^Re tohe leue of bie frendee, bv
cause be eayde be wold goo in to flllexandrye the
laeee, wbtcbe wae nygbe to tbe porte, and wolde a-
byde there til be were deed or ellys bool TTbue be
departed and lad away witb bym grete good, and
with bym departed iiij JV! men, wbtcbe were of bie
com pan ve and of bie countreye*
*ie wente etrayte in toHllexandrye tbe
I laeee, and tbere belde bym to tbende
that yf our peple bad vyctorye of tbe
batayllewbtcbetbeyawayteddayly,be
wold retome in to tbooet ae guarye-
_ ebyd and bool of bie maladye; & yf
tt had meebapped them, anon be wold baue entred
tn to ebtppte wbtcbe were allredy for to retoume in
to bte countryjfiFOf tbie tbynge all tbe barone of
thooetewereeo abaeebed & angry that they wepte
boote teerte, for pyte that they bad of eo bye and
noble man tbat tohe none bede to bie gentilneeee
to bte wyttcne to the worebyppe tbat men dyde to
bym, but departed eoeuyl in poynt tbatm*™mJ«
badnoebamWbdrawe^
departeclr^
and dyde do crye tburgb tbe booete, tKomln
ebold be eo hardy to departe witboute leue, ffor vf
ony wen t they ebold be bolden for mur^Jd
tuetyceebold bedoon toeucbemen.By tbie orden-
£"? fo l tC0 ^ l ewc l 5 be pa?™ and for to kept tbeyr
honour they held them tn peae in tbooet, & obeyed
alle in pecs in tbc booste, and obeyed debonayrly to
tbe barons of tbooste, as monkes or cloystrers to
tbeyrabbotwitboutedepartyngonyoftbeyr com-
pany*
Row a cristenman,emyrferius,wbicbewasinHn-
tbyocbe, acqueynted bym witb Buymont,capitulo
~N€f> YOCfi, tbis boly cy te tbat
[1 baue spoken of to fore, was
conuerted by tbe precbyng of
seynt peter tbe appostle, alle-
way it belde wel tbis f aytb, and
yet boldetb certaynlye, aod be
tbanked, SIban tbe disloyalte
. and falsenes of JVIabomet ran
tburgb tboryent tbis cyte wold neuer receyue bis
lawe, & wban tbe mygbty men of tbe countre wold
t constraynetbembyforcetotbiseuyUawe,tbeydef-
\f ended tbem well ayenst alle sucbe- ulberof it nap-
ped tbat wban tbe deuylbad sette tbisfalse byleue
tburgb alle tbe londe of perse vnto tbe braas of
seynt George, and fro Inde vnto Spayne, tbis cyte
abode alway in tbe faytb of tbe troutbe of Ibesu
CristeXroutbe it is tbat fourten yere to fore tbat
our peple cam tbeder, tbe grete soudan of perse bad
conquerd alle tbe londes vnto Hntbyocbe, and by
cause tbey were not mygbty to bolde itony lenger,
tbey yelded it vnder tbe puyssaunce of tbis grete
man. Cbenne after cam oure men for tassiege it.
qi
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LJMOSOlletbey of the toune bcldc
tbe f ay th of ourc lord, but witboute
fay lie tbey bad no power ncno seyg-
norye in tbc cyte, ffor tbey medled
of notbynge sauf tbeyr craf tes and
J tbeyr mercbaundyses to wyn tbeyr
breed 'CheZurkce bad tbe bay Hies, and wente to
armes wban it was nede, Tiber was none so bardy
of tbe cristen men tbat durst arme bym, & specially
>sytbour peple cam to fore tbe toun, tbe cristenmen
, tbat were tberin were bolden suspect tbat tbey durst
not yssue ne goo oute of tbeyr bowses, €bere were
jinany of sucbe cristen men tbatwereof grete lygn-
aae, to wbom was don mocbe sbamej^Cbere was
a lygnage of noble men tbat were Reremyens ; tbey
were named in tbeyr langage, Beni f erra, tbat is to
saye tbe sones of baubergyers. Hnd fro certeyn of
tbe same langage were descended tbeyr lygnages,
>and yet ben tber somme tbat make bauberks ; tbey
bad a toure wbicbe was named tbe tour of tbe two
sustres*
JV tbis toure were ij bretberen tbat
were lordesof tbis lygnageXbe old-
est bad tonameemerferyus,a mocbe
sage & prudent man ; acqueyn ted be
was and pryue witb tbe lord of tbe
toun,m sucbewysetbatbebadmade
, bym bisnotaryewitbm tbe palaysXbis man berde
menspekemocbegoodofBuymontfrotbebecrvn-
nynge of tbe siege, & wel vnderstode by tbecomyn
^enomee tbat be was a wyse man and trewe,of arete
berte and enterpryseXberfore be sente to bym bis
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messager, & acqueynted with bym mocbe pruyely,
and Ictc bym knowe allc the beynof and state of tbc
cy te, and tbc purpoos of tbe€urkes ; but tbey were
botbe two wysemen, tberfor coude tbey wel couere
tbeyr counntenanncesXbere were but few peple a-
bout Buymont tbat knewe bym*
Ofsommedeuysestbattbesaydemyrferiussente
to Buymont,& in wbat maner be acorded to dely uer
to bym tbe toun,ca pitulo C%)&&
"eue)^ monetbes bad tbo en-
dured tbe siege to fore tbe toun.
Buymont,tbewyse&subtil,bad
many tymes essayed bis frende
of tbe toun bow tbe cy te mygbt
be yolden to tbe cristen men jfiF
So of te be sente to bym by bis
-sone tbat sayd tbus to bym in
tbis manerejfrfayre swete syre,I trowe certaynly
tbat our lordlbesu Criste wold tbatl bad tbis ac-
queyntaunce witbyou and tbis loue; ffor euer sytb
tbauebeacqueyntedwitbyou,mynberteneuer rest-
ed to drawe and acorde euery day more and more in
your bonnte, &your maner plesydmemocbeJbaue
veray ferme and fast bope tbatl and tbe myne sbal
be yet in tyme comynge mocbe bolpen and honour-
ed by you of tbis tbynge tbat ye baue discouertd to
me, of wbicblbaueben merueyllously pensyf ,syt*>
I baue berde of it, I baue mocb counterpeysed tbe
wayesof tbat one side&of tbatotber,fforItbynhe
111/ wel certeynly tbat yf Xmay delyuer my countrey fro
V tbe peple tbat ben enemyes of oure lord, andrendre
I
and delyuere it to the eeygnoryeof my faytb ,Iabal
baue grete guerdon of ourc lord & grete honour in
tneworld,Butyftteobappedtbu8,tbattbyawerke
weredeecouered tbatlbaue enterpriaed,tofore cr it
cam toanende or concluaion,Iabold bedelyuerdto
aUctbctormentC8oftbcworld,andaUcmylycrnacTC
cffaccdanddcstroycd^tbatitncucrsboldbcspoken
or after, Hnd neuertbelea many tbyngea be put in
aduenture, tberforelwylle diacouere to you allemv
berte, as to bym tbat I bold for a trewe frende, Yf tbe
barona tbat be tn your companye wylle crraunte as
trewe men as tbey be, tbat tbie cyte ebalbe youree
for euermore&your beyree yf it may be conquerd,
I abal put me tn aduenture bo tbatlabal delvuer to
you tbte tour tbat 1 . bolde, wbicbe ie mocbe strong
& wel garnyaabedflnd tbialabal doofor goddee
loue & yourea. But yf tbey entende tbat eue% men
ebalbauebta part,aa of tbynggoten by warre, tber-
upon wyll I not laboure ne doo payne, ffor I wote
neuer to wbat ende it abold come. Tberfor I prav
you, f ayr awete ayre & trew frende, tbat ye put vou
tn deuoyr and payne tbat tbis toun be yourea not
for couetyse, but for tbe prouffy t of tbe cyte cria-
ten,and I promyee to you tbat tbe day tbat I abal
knowe tbat tt abal be tbua oraunted to you I aba
delyuer to you tbe entree o? tbe toun &vc one
tbyncfe I aaye to you for certayn, tbat yfltll nS
maycTe wttbtn abort tyme tbat ye abal neuer day of
tbe world recouere tt,fforeuery day cometo tbe lord
of tbta toun lettree and meaaagera certefyeng tbat
JZ2r^l C °£\ t0 e0 u?u C - tbc toun bcn ***** tbe
ryuerof eufratee,wbtcbe ta not ferre,andtbey ben
wel a ij C M men of armes/VT tbey come an you on
that one syde, and tbey of the cy te on that otber,y e
may not suffre ne witbstande tbem, but ye sbal be
alle deed or taken* Hnd tberfore take ye bere vpon
basty counseyl*
Row Buymont discouerd tbis tbynge to du c 6ode-
!froy,toHuontbejyiayne,totbeducomomiandye,
and to tberle of flaundres, capitulo Of\w#
"IRO tbe day tbat Buymont bad
berde tbys, be began to enquyre
mocb subtylly and examyne tbe
bertes of tbe barouns, and de-
I maunded tbem otberwbyle wbat
tbey wold doo witb tbis cy te yf
it were taken J9 Of tbe answere
J somme of tbem tbougbt tbat It
wasfer ofXberfore taryed Buymont to discouere
bis berte & bis tbougbt till be sawe better bis poynt
and tyme, neuertbeless be drewe a/part due ©ode-
froy, Huon de JVIayne, tbe due of Normandye, and
tberleofflaundresXotbembesaydetbatbe trust-
led so mocbe in oure lord, tbat yf tbe cyte my gbt be
graunted to bym it mygbt be welin sbort tyme con-
querdXbey acorded it and mocbe preysed in tbeyr
courage tbe wytte of tbis man tbat bad in wylle to
accomplyssbe so grete a tbynge- By tbaccord lor
tbem tbis tbyng was discouerd to tberle of J^o-
louse, beansueratbatbewoldneuer.yft^ecytewere
taken, gyue bis parte to another man* ^ e J*™ 9
pray d bym mocne, but be wold not consente tber-
tofor notbyngeXberfor tbe tbynge was in sucbe
daunger, that almost the tbynge was alle loste,ff or
Buymont put not the payne, nc bis frende of the
toun wold not but yf the toun sbold be alle bis,
J^euertbeles for alle tbis, Buymont sente to bym
ofte grete yef tes for to kepe bym in acqueyntaunce
and m tbe loue tbat was begonne bytwene tbem.
Of tbegrete socours tbat tbe soudan of perse bad
sentetotbemofHntbyocbe,andbowCorbagatas-
syeged Rages, capitulo Cxiij/^/^
JV tbe wbyle tbat tbyse tbynges
ran thus in Hn tbyocbe, tbe mes-
sagers tbat fro Hn cean were gon
to tbe soudan of perse for to
demmaunde ayde, were retomed
as tbey tbat bad wel don tbeyr
tbynges. for tbat grete prynce,
atte requeste of tbem of Hntby-
ocbe, and atte prayer of bis men, bad enterprysed
to efface and destroy e alle ourpylgryms tbat trad-
er were comen. Hnd tberfore be sente tbeder grete
plente of 'Curkes and of Cordyns in to tbis coun-
tre, and bad delyuerd all tbe seygnorye & gouern-
aunce of tbe booste to one bis acqueyntecf,ffor be
trusted mocbe in bis wytte,in bis loyalte,and in bis
prowesseXbis man was named Corbagat; be com-
maunded alle men to obeye to bym ; be sente lettres
pendantes oueral bis londes,& commaunded tbat
tbey sbold be delyuerd ouer all,tbatwbere be sbold
lede tbem tbat tbey sbold goo, & alle tbat be com-
maunded tbem tbey sbold doo without contra-
diction.
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BOB
\S departed fro bis conn trey with alle
bis peple and bis power, be passed so
f erre tbat be cam in to tbe countre of
RagesXber was told to by m tbat on e
of tbebaronsof f raunce beldtbecyte
Jof Rages wbicbe be bad conquerd, &
alletbelondeabouteitnebadtberofgretedespyte,
and saydtofore and er be passed tbe ryuer of £>u-
frates,be sbold take tbe toun and destroye alle tbe
f renssbemen tbat be sboldfynde witbtn^Bawd-
wvn wasnotof Utyl courage, and bad wel berdtyd-
ynaesoftbis peple, Hebadwelgarnyssbedbiscyte
witb armes,vy taylles, and noble men, and doubted
but lytil bis comynge, ne tbe menaces, ne tbe grete
wordes of tbyse peple tbat were reported to bym
JSf Corbaaat commaunded tbat tbe cyte of Rages
sbold be assieged, & after dydedo crye to assault;
aretepeynedydetbey,wenyn0tobauetakentbecyte
f3e tbem tbat were tbenn. But tbey tbat kept
tbe toun deff ended tbem mocbe wel,in sucbe wyse
tbattbeyendommagedmocbetbemjbatwere^
out,&tbeywitbinlostenotbyngeXbeybeldetbem
about tbe toun tbre wekes; be bad no worsbyp ne
prouffyttbere. _ .. -
"|€ laste tbe grete and noble men or
tbooste cam to bym, and sayde and
C counseylled bym to departe fro tbe
* siege, ffor be ougbt fyrst do tbat
tbyng for wbicbe be cam, tbat is to
^J 4.Lte take& slee alle tbem tbat
weretoforeHntbyocbcHndafterinbisretornyng
in a morowtyde be sbold baue tbe toun of Rages,
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■
m>
and Bawdwyn,yf be were not deed, tbey sbold take
and bynde bym, and presente bym to tbeyr lordas
a sbeep or a motonjj^fieacorded to tbeyr counseyl
and departed fro tbens, but allewaye tbe taryeng
tbat tbe TTurkes bad made sauyd oure pylgryms,
ffor tbe mater was not so acorded bytwene Buy-
mont & bis frende, tbat yf tbey bad com en strayt
to Hntbyocbe, oure men bad ben in ouer gretemes-
cbyef bytwene tbem tbat be brought, and tbe otber
TTurkes tbat were in tbe toun,
Rowour men, beyng aduertysedof tbe grete boost
of Corbagat, sente somme of tbeyr knygbtes for
to esteme tbem, & wbat tbey reported of tbat tbey
bad seen, capitulo Cxiiij,*?,*?
H6 tydynges began strongly to
growe of tbis people tbat cam,
and it was no merueyll yf tbey
were effrayed in tbe booste of
tbe pylgryms, TTbe barons as-
sembled in counseyl,&ordeyn-
ed by comyn acord, tbat somme
of tbeyr wysemen tbat under-
stode tbem in sucbe tbynges as to esteme peple in
tbe f elde sbold goo and knowe tbeir couyneXo tbis
were cbosen Dreues de J^elle, Clarembault de Ven-
duel,6uerarddeCberysy,&Renaudtberleofi:ouL
Tlbey ledde witb tbem otber knyabtes, knowen and
preuy d in armes, Tlbey departed fro tboost so f erre,
tbattbeyapproucbed tbeUurkes, wbom tbey sawe,
and folowed tbem fro fer.JSeuertbeles tbey wel ap-
perceyued, tbatlyke as water rennetb in tbesee, cam
w
itif
fro alle partes grete rowtesandmerueyllousplente
of pcplc in tbis boosteof Cor bagatj^Oise noble
men wenteso ferr tbat tbey sawe& knewe alletbevr
beyng and strengtbe, and sytb drewe tbem to tbe
barons,and sayd to tbem tbe troutbeXbe barons
prayde and deflP ended tbem al 90 dere as tbey bad
tbe werk of oure lord, tbat tbey wold not descouere
tbis tbyng to tbe foote men of tboost in no wyse,
but kepe it secrete fro tbem, flPor it sbold be grete
peryll yf tbey knewe tbe troutb tbat tbey sbold flee
away by nygbt, and be alle in despayr.
Of tbe counseyl tbat our peple toke for to ordeyne
tbeyr nedes wf>an tbey knewe tbe comyngof tbis
,rigbt grete boost, capitulo Cxv&&
HB barouns toke counseyl, on
wbom tbefaites and burtbon of
tbiswerke laye,bow tbeymygbt
conteyne tbem in tbis greuous
poynt in wbicbe tbey were, Som
tberwere tbatgaf counseyl tbat
tbey sbolddeparte fro tbe siege,
. &tr>atsommeof tbemon bors-
bak,andtbey on footesboldeabydefortokepetbat
tbey of tbe toun sboldnotmoweioynetotbeotber,
& sommeotber tbe best borsedsbold ledeof tbem
on foote a grete partye ayenst Corbagat, & fygbt
ayenst bym. Tbe tbyng was in grete doubte, and
wystenotbow to acordej^Buymont, wban besawe
tbem so surprised, called tbe duc6odeffroy,tberle
of f laundres, fiuon de)VLayne, tbe du c of Norman -
dye,and tberleofCbolouse, and sytb sayd to tbem
tbisewordes.
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HYRlordc8,l8ccyou in mocbe grctc
doubtc, and it is no merueyl, ffor the
comyngeof tbis puyssauntman that
cometb on vs and bryngetb witb bym
so grctc plcntc of our enemyes.JNeye
be not yet acorded in wbat maner ye
sbalattende, ne wbat sballe be your countenaunce
wban be sbal come, ne 1 can not saye to you as me
memetbtbyngtbat by tbis waymay mocbe auaylle.
for yf weyssue all ayenst tbe turhes, lyheas some
men counseylle, somme in one partye & tbat otber
to abyde, as otber counseyl, we baue loste our payne
and our dispencis in tbe siege of tbis toun, ffor as
soneaswe sbaldepartefro bens, or alle orbalf, tbey
tbatcomen sbalsendein totbetoun greteplenteof
vytaylles, and fressbe men put in to it. Yeoman
abyaeat tbe siege tbissbal be good for tbem to do,
&yf tberabyde a parte tbey sbal not leue for tbem.
for wban we be alle togydre, vnnetbe maye we con-
straynetbemof tbe tounjtbenne tbe fewetbatsbal
abyde,bow may tbev baue tbe force & my gbt ay ens t
tbem witbin.'Cberror me tbyncketb tbat we muste
secbe otber remedye& counseyl, tbat wemay fynde
maner bow tbis cy te maye beyolden to vs, & tbat we
maye be witbin to fore er tbyse Curhes come: tbis
sbal beamoresuretbyng.Yfyedemaunde bow tbis
maye be,Isbalsbewe you tbe way andmanerebow it
sbal wel be as me semetb.l baue a frende in tbis cyte,
a treweman & wyse, after tbat 1 can apperceyue. ttle
baue couenaunted, be and 1 to gydre, wberfor be
ougbt to delyuer to me a tour mocbe strong & wel
gamyssbed of alle tbat nedetb,wbicbe be boldetb,
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wban I sbal demaunde bym.l muste ayue to bym,
tbusdoyng,agretepartye of my goodand bauoyr,
and francbysesand other alyaunces muste kepe to
bym and bys. But this mayc not be, but tbat cebe
of you gyue oucr bis part to me, and quytc bym of
ony part of tbecyte, tbat itsbal abydc tomcandto
myn beyres for euermore,fror other wyse be enten-
detb not tbat shall delyuer bit. Y? ** plese you, in
tbismaneryemay baue tbe toun ; &if yewilgraunte
this, I will somone and warne bim to doo tn sucbe
wyse, tbat tbyse couenauntes bewelaccomplyssb-
ed by godes grace. Hnd yf it plese you not, and ye
mayefyndeonyotbermaner,lamredytacquytealle
my parte to one of you or to another of oure com-
panye, yf be wyl delyuer to vs tbe cyte. Hnd god
knowetb it sbal plese wel, & I sbal be rigbt ioyous
in good f ay tb.
Row after tbat Buymont bad declared bisfayte to
alle tbebooste, tbey acorded tbat tbe toun sbold be
bis, sauf tbe erle of Cbolouse, capitulo Cxvj^^
TBH^ tbe baron 8 berd tbis tbey
bad grete ioye in tbeir bertes,
and anon acorded to tbis tbat
Buymont requyredjfiFSuery
man graunted bis part tbat
be sbold be quyte tberof , ex-
cept only tberle of TTbolouse,
J wbicbe, in a reuerrye wberyn be
was, sayde tbat be wold not acqiiyte bis part, ne
gyue it ouer to noman lyuyngj^Cbe other barons
promyeed certeynly tobolde it, Agaf tobym tfteyr
f aytb tbat tbey sbold not discouere it to noman.
235
Tbey prayd bym that be wold wysely brynge tbis
mater aboute, & dylygently laboure taccomplissbe
it, ffor gfrete peryllmygbt come in tbe taryeng of
it Tbe counseyl departed tbus^Tbis Buymont,
wbicb was wyse and trewe, spak to tbe messager
tbat knewe tbeyr couyne, & sen te bym to bis frende*
Hnd bad bym saye tbat tbe barons bad graun ted to
bym tbat tbe toun sbold be bolly bis with mocbe
iglad cbere, tberfor be somoned bym by bis faytb
tbat be sbold accom ply ssbe tbisnextnygbt booly
tbat be bad promyeed bym.
J^B tbyngnapped tbis same day tbat
was mocb belpyng to tbis werke, and
totbaccomplissbyngtberof,ffortbis
frende of Buymont named Gmyrf er-
yus entremedled mocbe of tbaff ayres
andtbyngesof Hncean &of tbetoun,
'Tbis same day, wban be was besy in tbis werke, be
sente bis sone, tbat was tbo grete, to bis bows for
to f etcbe somwbat.<Hban be cam to tbe tour baste-
ly, be f ounde tbat one of tbe grete admyrals of tbe
toun pleyed & deled witb bismodenCCman be sawe
tbis, be bad so grete sorowe in bis bertetbat be ran
agayn to bis fader, and told to bym ly ke as be bad
f ounden it j0 Tbe fader was a mocbe wyseman, &
was mocbe sore angry, and sayd tbyse wordes to
bis sone : f ayr sone, it semetb not ynowgb to tbyse
f als boundes tbat tbey takefro vsalletbat webaue,
& kepe vsf owle in tbeir seruage, but witb tbis, tbey
doo vs alle tbe sbame tbat tbey maye. By tbe ayde
of Ibesu Criste, in wbom I by leue, I sbal laboure &
doopaynetofyndetbemaner by wbicbe tbeir power
230
and mygbt ebal be lassed, mynnyssbed, & sbort-
fed, & tbey sbal baue guerdon for tbe euyl tbat tbey
; bauedontovs.
B made tbenne no semblaunt of an-
gre tbat be bad, but sentc bis sonc to
fcuymont anon by tbe maner tbat be
was acustomed to goo, & badde bym
tbat be sbold be redy, ffor as to bym
$ be wold bold bym tbisnygbt alle bis
coucnauntes* Re badde bym also tbat alle tbe bar-
,ons of tbooste sbold yssue oute about none, euery
[man armed in bis bataylle,&mahe semblaunt for to
goo ayenst Corbagat, & after in tbe begynnyngof
tbenygbt toretomeagayn pryuely witboutenoyse,
and bepe tbem so armed &redy to dootbat sbal be
sayd to tbem aboute mydnygnt J9 Buymont was
mocbe ioyouswban be berdtbis message, and aftir
ledde bym to fore tbe barons, to wbom tbis tbyng
was discouerd, & made bym saye in tbeyr presence
tbe wordes as be bad brougbt. Tbe barons wban
tbey berd bym were mocbe ioyous, & sayd wel tbat
tbis counseyl was good and faytbf ul,and of grete
courage acorded tberto.
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237
Row tbey of flntbyocbe bad f ere of treson, & bow
tbey assembled in counseyl, & of tbat wbicbe6m~
yrfrnus deposed t bere at, capitulo Cxvij^^
[IVetbyngbappedin tbis toun
tbat is acustomed of te to come
in grete werkes, TTbey tbat bad
tbe kepyng& cbarge of tbe toun
began to baue suspection witbin
tbeyr bertes,&deuyned tbat tbe
cyte sbold be by/trayed, TTbey
knewe no reson ne bow, ne tbey
apperceyued no grete semblaunce, but alway tbat
one spak to tbat otber of tbe grete men, and tbem
semed tbat it sbold falle jfiF So mocbe aroos tbis
murmur and wordes, tbat tbey assembled to fore
Hncean, lord of tbe toun, and told to bym tbat bis
men bad sucbe fere, and it was not witbout reson,
fFor tbe cristen men were in tbe toun, and were in
doubte tbat by tbem dominate mygbt come to tbe
cyte, *Cbey ledde so Hncean witb wordes tbat tbev
made bym to be af erd also, Hnon be sente for bvm
tbat was named Gmyrf ery us, and told to bvm bow
tbts worde ranneabout,& by cause be belde bvm for
a wyseman, be demaunded wbat counseyl be wold
gyue bere on. Re, tbat was sbarp of entendement&
apperceyuyng, knewanon tbat bis lord demaunded
tbysewordesfortoknoweyfbesboldanswereonv
tbynge by wbtcbe besbold besuspecte, & knewe wel
tbat tbis assemblee was tbere made by cause tbey
bad suspection ♦ fie tbougbt wel to bryn ge tbem out
of tbis wenyng by bis answere, and sayd:
238
H Y^ lordes,ye be by e, noble,& wyse-
men, allc tbey of tbe toun ougbt to
conne ye good tbancke, and tbc lord
]] specially, of tbis tbat ye ymagyne &
doubte of trayson,ffor in so grctc a
tbyngasye baue to kepe, ougbt to be
doubted allc tbat may be/falle; ffor we be in peryll
of our lyues, of oure f rancbyses, of wyues, of cbyl-
deren & berytages. Xlbxec ben tbynges tbat ougbt
to be well vnderstanden and kepte. But me semetb
tbat by two wayes maye be gyuen counseyl in tbis
'tbyng, in sucbe wyse tbat yf ony were vntrew and
sucbe a traytre tbat wold deetroye bis countrey be
,sbold baue no power. Tbis tbynge mygbt not be
don ne spoken of but by tbem tbat baue tbe toures
in kepyngXberfor me tbynketbyf ye baue suspec-
tion berof , yemay wel remedye it by ofte remeuyng
tbem fro tbeyr places, ffor tbis tbynge may not be
deuysed but by mocbe grete leyser. Hnd wban ye
cbaunge tbem tbus ofte, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey
tbat beberetbis nygbt sbal be settetbe next nygbt
fer tbens,wberetbey sbal bauenoknowlecbe,ber by
ye sbal take fro tbem alle tbe ease for to commune
^orspeke of ony trayson,
|fiHJN tbey berd tbis counseyl tbat
tbis cristen man Bmyrf eryus gaf to
tbem , tbey acorded alle wel tberto, &
by tbis fy lie from tbem alle tbe sus-
pection from tbeyr bertes tbat tbey
badayenst tbem, Hnd tbus as be bad
deuysedsboldbauedonyfitbadnotbensolate,for
it was nygbt, and so grete remeuyngmygbt not be
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made but by space of tymeXbelordcommaunded
tbem to kepe alle tbe cyte boolyXbus departed tbey
fro tbe counseyl jfiF Gmyrf eryus tbat sawe wel tbat
tbe tbynge tbat be bad enterprised,yf be and Buy-
montbastednot,tbatitsboldneuertakegoodcnde,
tberforbetbougbtmocbetobryngebispurpoosto
effect without tbat ony man sbold perceyue it
Of tbe mescbyef tbat tbe TTurkes made euery daye
to tbe cristen men tbat were in Hn tbyocbe en baby t-
yng witb tbem, ca pltulo Cxviij^^
RO tbe begynnyng tbat tbe cyte
was assyeged, tbe tTurkes of tbe
j toun bad in great suspection tbe
Grekes, Surryens & fteremyns,
& generally alle tbe otber cristen
men tbat duellyd in Hntbyocbe-
Qlberof it bapped tbat tbe poure
cristen men tnat badnot in tbeyr
bowses gamyson sufficiaunt for longe tyme, tbey
jmade tbem to voyde tbe toun and alle tbeyrmeyne,
) if or tbey wold not tbat tbe cyte were charged ne en-
combred witb tbem, 0>ey reteyned tbe ryebe men
witbin by causetbey bad vytayllynowgb; tbey kepte
tbemstrayt^&byfalsoccasionsrobbedtbemeuerv
daye, & toke fro tbem alle tbeyr tbyngesXbey cbac-
ed tbem to tbe labours and werkes of tbe toun • vf
tbey bad walles for to make or amende, tbey bare 'tbe
stones, tbemorter, & sande;yf tbey woldeadresse
engyns for to caste stones or otber instrumentes
of warretbey mustedrawe tbe cordes;andneuer as
longe as tbey f onde cristen men tbey sought none
otber for to doo sucbe werkes. And wban tbey bad
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trauaylled longe, in etede of rewardee tbev leddc
tbem & bctc tbem tburgb tbc etretee, in eucbe wyee
tbat tbey badlcucr tobaucbcn caeteout of tbetoun
attebegynnyngewitb tbc otbcr tban to be reteyned
witb inu^Cbieeuffieednot to tbyee fale boundee,
tbat tbue grcucd tbcm of tbc toun tbat were crieten ;
tbus were tbey acorded viij dayee to f ore, to epeke to
6myrferyue,frende of Buymont, tbat tbey wolde
eleealle tbe crieten men, and bad don it yf oneof tbe
admyraleof tbetoun bad not letted and empeeeb-
ed it, wbicb wae alway pry ue and frende of tbe crie-
ten men jSf He made to delaye it vij dayee by tbie
reaeon , ff or be eayd to tbem : f ayr eire, I bope tbat
tbe crieten men tbat baue aeeieged ve ebal departe
fro tbe eieae witb in viij dayee for doubte of Corb-
agat wbicb cometb, and yf tbey departe, wby eball
we elee tbe crieten men tbat ben in tbie toun? Hnd
yf tbey departe not, tbenne maye ye doo ae ye baue
deuyeed J? Cbyee viij dayee were now paeeed, in
eucbewyeetbatitwaecommaundedmocbepryue-
1 ly to tbem tbat bad tbe cbarge, tbat tbey ebold elee
tbem tbeeame nygbt.
" RGJHJS tbe eame day at none tt wae
cryed tburgb tbe booete of tbe pyl-
gryme,tbatalle tbey tbat bad boreee
were armed, and to drawe euery man
to bie bataylle, wbere be wae coneti-
tuted and ordeyned for to doo tbat
tbeyr captayne ebold commaunde tbem* 0>e men
on foote knewe notbyng wbat tbey ebold doo, ne
tbe boreemen neytber, eauf tbey tbat Buymont bad
aduertyeedXbue departed tbey frotbooete allem
ordenaunce;it seemed wel tbat tbey wold goof erre;
tbey wente forth tyl it was nygbtj^CHban it was
derfee it was commaunded that tbey sbolde retome
agayne secretely without ony noyse, and that tbey
sbold bolde tbem armed in tbeyr todays JS? 'Cbis
valyauntman,emyrferius,ofwnomIbauespoken
to fore, bad a brotner witb bym, but be was not of
sucbe courage as be was* tlbe good man bad sayd
no tbynge to bym of tbat be purposed to doo, Ifor
be doubted mocbe be wold not be agreable tberto.
XZbcy weretogyderein tbe tourat tbe bourof none;
wban tbe batayllesyssuedof tbooste, tbey bebelde
it by tbe bata yllementes,
WYRfeKyUSwold preue& knowe
tbe courage of bis broder, wbicbe was
yonger tban be, and sayd to bym:
f ayr swete broder, I baue mocbe grete
pyteof tbyse byemen tbat tbou seest
there, ffor tbey be of oure creaunce,
mocbe f ay tbful & good cristen men, JNfowryde tbey
al so surely asyf tbey ougbtnotbyngtodoubte, &
their detb 19 f ul nygh tbem, ifor it may not be that
they may resiste ayenst tbem that come, & ayenst
tbem of the toun,and yf tbey knewe it 1 trowe tbey
wold take other counseylj^fiis broder answerd*
This is a mocb folyssh pyte tbat tbou bast,andl
seethe m a gretemusardye.Certainly it sbold plese
me wel tbat tbe Turkes bad nowe smeton of alle
their beedes, and slayn tbem alle tbat tbou seest
there depart, and alle the other in lyke wyse, Ifor
neuersyth tbey entred in totbislonde we had neuer
gooddayneonegoodnygbt,butbauemadevssuf-
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i
fre many euilles by tboccasion of tbcir comyng, &
tberf or t may not louc tbem* But 1 wold tbat tbey
sbold bauc an euyl endyng, and tbat rigbt soone
jj^CHban Gmyrferyus bad bcrd tbyse wordes be
doubted to fore wnat to saye to bis broder of bis
purpoos, but fro tbis fortb be doubted nomore,&
began to batebym mocbein bis courage*Re tbougbt
wel tbat by bym mygbt be destroubled tbe grete
avauncement of cristendome; tberfore be was in
arete anguyssbe bow be mygbt delyuer bym self
from bym*
Of tbedilygence tbatBuymont made in tbis werke,
and bow Gm vrf eryus slewe bis brother, & delyuerd
tbe toun to tne cr isten men, capitulo Qxi%g*g*
dYNOJ^tTsleptenot tbisnygbt,
if or be sbold baue ben mocbedis-
}' plesyd, yf by bis neclygence tbis
werke sbold be taryecL Re wente
ofte to tbe barons tbat knew of
tbis tbynge, f or tobe counseylled.
Re belde in bis bonde a laddre of
cordes,mocbe subtylly made; a-
boue, it sbold be fasted to tbe creneaux of tbe walle
witb goodand stronge crocbettes of yron,and for
to fastne also in tbe ertbe J& (Oban it cam aboute
mydnygbt, be toke bis messaofer tbat knewe bis
secrete pryuely, & sen te bym to bis frende to knowe
yf it were yet tyme tbat be sbold approucbe to the
wallys, ffor bym tbougbt tbat alle tbe cyte was in
mocne peas and restejj^CClban tbis messager cam
be bad bym abyde tbere stylle, and saye no worde
mil
mi^
tyl that the maysterof the watcbe were departed &
passyd by; if or the custome was sucbe in tbecyte,
tbat a noble and wyseman sbold sercbeand vysyte
euery nygbt tbe watcbe, and amende tbat as tbey
foundeamys.Hndbewentetbustbreorfourtymes
in tbe nygbt, witb a grete companye of peple tbat
bare ligntj^Itwasnotlongeafter, tbat becamand
sawe in tbe tour wbere Gmyrferyus was, and sawe
alletbynges welordeynedandin gooddisposicion ;
and it pleeyd bym wel, and passed fortb.
R1S man sawe tbenne tbat it was
tyme to perf orme bis werke^and say d
to tbe messager : Goo tby way dyly-
gfen tly, and saye to tby lord tbatnow
is tyme to doo well, and tbat be come
to tore tbis tour; & see tbat be baue
good companye witb bym &trewejSTCbe messager
departed forthwith. Gmyrferyus entred in to tbe
tour, and founde bis broder slepyng mocbe faste.
He bad fere tbat be sbold awake er tbe werke were
accomplyssbyd, and tbat be mygbt destrouble it;
tberfore be toke bis swerd, and roof bym tburab
botbe sydes, & slewe bymj^€be messager cam to
Buymont, and told bym bis erande. Re cam incon-
tinent to fore tbe tour, and tbe otber barons witb
bym tbat kneweof tbe werke. 6cbeof tbem bad but
a f ewe witb tbem, but tbey were good & trew. 6m-
yrfenus put out bis beedandsalewed tbem, & tbey
resalewed bym; and after aualeda corde doun tbe
wall. €bey toke it, and bounde it faste to tbende
of tbe laddre of cordes. Cdban it was bounden and
drawen vp,fastned & attached witb tbe crocbettes
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of yron aboue, there was none that was so bardy
tbat wold fyrst goo vp* CCIban Buymont sawe tbis
be toke tbenne tbeladdrefirst,asavalyaunt man &
ardant taccomplyssbe tbe werke, and wente vp til
be cam to tbe batillemen t. Bmyrf eryus knewe anon
tbat it was Buymont, & toke bym by tbe arme, and
kyssed bis bonde. Buymont wente vpon tbe walle,
and kyssed bym swetly. He tbanked bym of tbe
seruvce tbat be bad don.
myRf 6RYCIS ladde bym in to tbe
1 towre, &sayde to bym t Bebolde,and
see wbatlbaue don for god and you*
Cbis man, tbatye see bere deed, is my
brotber germayn; I baue slayn bym
I by cause be wolde not acorde to tbis
werke tbatye & IbaueenterprysedjSPBuymontbad
mocbe grete ioye, if or fro tbenne f ortbon knewe be
well tbatbisfrendedyde alle in good faytb; tbenne
cam to tbe creneuls,andput oute bis beede& called
bis peple, and sayd tbat tbey sbold come vp dyly-
gently by tbe laddre. €bey durste not go vp, but
alwaysupposeditbadbedeceyuauncejj^Buymont,
tbat was mocbe valyaun t & iust, put doon bis f oote
on tbe laddre,andaescended doun to tbe ertbe,and
sayd to tbem : f ayr lordes, ye tarye ouer longe, tbere
is no doubte, ff or knowe ye certaynly tbat tbis good
man batb sbewde to me bis brotber, wbom be bath
slayn f or loue of vs j&Glban tbey berd tbis, tbey all
toke tbe laddre, be tbat my gbt best beste, & moun t>
ed vp so many, tbat tber were men ynowgb on tbe
walleXberle of f laundres went vp, andean ere, for
tenseyn tbe otber bow tbey sbold doo, <Oban tbe
rs M5
fyret towr was wel garnyssbcd with men, tbey
rannctotbcotberby,and9lewctbcwatcbcmen,and
beldetbetoures,
)Of tbe mayntene of tbc cristen men in tbis pryse,
and of tbe affraye of tbe Curkes of tbc tounf capi-
l tulo Cxx& & *
YC tbe foote of tbe laddre abode
sommeoftbebarons,fortocon-
duyte tbooste,<JCIban tbey sawe
tbat tbey bad vpon tbe walles
men ynowe tbat my gbt gamy 9-
isbe dyuerse toweres, tbeye ran
has tely to tbe lodgys f or tomake
t n ,~» ** +u -Jtbepeple arme tbem/& todrawe
nerer to tbende tbat tbey mygbt al be redy for to
entre in wban our men tbat were on tbe walles made
to them a mgne^Our men tbat were mounted vp
I on tbe walles were notydle, but were noble & bardv
in such wise tbat tbey bad anon x towres taken alle
marenge,andbadslayn alle tbem tbat tbey founde
tnmn,andtbecytewa8notyetmeuyd;ffortbecrrete
men of tbe toun wban tbey berde tbe novse bad
supposed certaynly tbat tbey badslayn thicrfeSn
»mcn, lyke a S tbey bad commaunded, and tbat th£
affraye bad be fornoneotber tbyngf 1 t fS meued
)not oute of tbeyr bcddcs WtS^^ ™hS
►oure men were goon vp, wa 9 a posterne. Our mm
tbatwereon tbe w*Ues descended
lock9,and opened tbe yate,m9ucbwyse tbat many
'f^ofoure^^
tbat was called tbe gate of tbe brydge, and all? tbe
> watcbe that kepte it tbey slewe, & after opened the
>gate^H squ^erof Buymontysran til be cam toan
bye towre, wbicbe was vpon the tertre by tbe don-
geon of tbe toun; tbere be fyxed tbe baner of Buy-
mont bis lord.
RHJHourepeple tbatwere in tbe toun
apperceyued tbat tbedaye was nygb,
3 and tbe dawenyng appiered, tbenne
tbeymadetosownetbeyrtrompettes
anabusynes,f or to calle altbe people
of tbe boostejjTCbe barons vnder-
>stode tbe signe, &smote tbe bors witb tbe spores,
and entred by tbe yates wbicbe tbey founde opene
witballe tbeyr batayllesXbe foote men of tbooste
awoke,tbat knewe notbyng of tbis counseyllXbey
'sawe tbe tentes empty and voyde, and apperceyued
tbat tbe toun was taken ; tbenne began tbey bastely
torennetotbegfayne^insucbewysetbatnoneabode
lOtberjfiTCbeTAirkes of tbe toun awoke, &berde tbe
noyse, & sawe tbe men of armes tburgb tbe stretes.
tbenne apperceyued tbey in wbat poynt tbey were;
tbey began to flee out of tbeyr bowses, &lede tbeyr
wyues and cbilderen witb tbem. 3dban tbey fiedae
^f ro one rowte of our men tbey recountred another
' fretter, wbicbe slewe tbem alle.
RG Surryens,tbe fiermyens, and tbe
otber cristen men of tbe toun apper-
ceyued tbat tbe tbyng wente so ; tbey
bad mocbe arete ioye, and toke tbe
armes bastely, and wente fortb witb
our men and tolde to tbem tbe places
where mooste peple were, and where the tresours
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werej^Cbey tben slewe tbe Curkes mocbc gladly ;
tbey payned tbcm mocbc torendre to tbcm tbc guer-
don of betynges andtormentes tbat tbey bad don
totbemj^tboost wastbenneentredin totbetoun ;
tbc barons bad sette tbeir baners on tbc toures;
grctc occision & slaughter bad be in tbe toun ; tbey
spared noman, ne woman, ne cbilde; tbey brak vp
dores and cbestes ; ye sbold baue seen gold & sy luer
departed in tbe stretes.Xt semetb well a tbyngcon-
quered& wonne by warrej^^dbat sballmakelong
deuyses ? Tiber were slayn of tbem of tbe toun tbat
day moo tban x JVI, of wbom tbe bodyes laye alle
bare in tbe wayes and stretes.
f>ow Hncean, lord of Hntbyocbe, fkdde by a pos~
terne out of tbe toun, and be was recountred& put
to detb,capitulo O XXJ&4*
^S^ftH]^ Hncean sawe tbat tbe cvte
wastbus bytrayed,and tbat nis
peple tbat mygbt escape fledde
an bye in to tne f ortresse of tbe
^ dongeon, be doubted mocbe to
1 goo tbeder,ffor be tbougbt wel
tbat tbe cristen men wold enuy-
ronne incontinent tbis tour yf
ibe entrcdXberfor be yssued out at a posterne out
/of tbe toun, & wente allone as be bad be oute of bis
'wytte,ne be knewe not wbetber be mygbt goo & flee
for to kepe bym^ban be wente tbus by tbe f eldes
mocbe ferre fro tbe cyte, certeyne Rermyns mette
bym & knewe bym, & mocbe merueylled wbat tbis
mygbt be; & after tbougbt tbat tbe cyte was taken,
Hnd tbey approcbed bym, lyke as tbey wold baue
enclyned to bym as tbey were woonte, but tbenne
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ft
tbey toke bym, and smote bym doun to tbc tbertbe,
ana after witb a swerde smote of bis beed, & bare
it in to tbe toun, and presented it vnto tbe barons
to fore tbe peple*
JjpTG maner peple was comenin toHn-
tbyocbe,wbicb were not of tbe toun,
tbat were come for to deff ende tbeyr
lawe,andotber for to be souldyours,
andotberforprowesse of armes,and
to gete bonour & prysXbyse knewe
notweltbebeyngoftbetoun,&weremountedvpon
tbeir borses alle armed, & begonne to renne ayenst
tbe bylle toward tbedongeon, & by aduenture tbey
mette a route of our men, tbus as tbey wente secb-
yngin tbe toun, wbicbe ran on tbem mocbe bardy-
lyXbyse maner of peple wold baue escbewedtbem,
and smote tbeyr bors toward tbe valeye, and fylle
doun of a ban eke in sucbe wyse tbat tr>ey were alle
to brused, men, bors, bamoys & aby llementes, tber
were deed wel a iij C j& Som tber were tbat in tbe
toun were bom,wban tbey apperceyuedin tbemorn-
yng tbat our men were witbin,tbey toke tbeir bors
and rode out bv tbe yates tbat our men bad open-
edXber were ofoure men tbat wente aftir and sued
tbem, & brougbt many of tbem agayn, wbom tbey
put in pryson ; som otber escaped, S. ran vnto tbe
montaynes,
BOOT: tbe bour of tierce, wban tbe
toun was sercbed,our peple assem-
bled, and anon apperceyued tbat in
alle tbe toun was no vytayll; and it
was not wondre, ff or tbe siege bad
tbenne endured nygb ix monetbes,
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m
and mocbe pcplc bad ben tberin duryng tbe siege,
but gold,syluer, preceous iewellis,& vessel of dy-
uerse facions, clothes of sylke, and ryebe tappets,
& of otber tbynges tbey founde so mocb, tbat ecbe
^of our men was all charged, as mocb as tbey mygbt
bere.lt cam wel to poyn t to oure poure py Igryms for
tofyndesucberyebesseaftertbegretemeseasetbat
tbey bad suffredXber were f ounden in tbe toun v C
good bors of armes, but tbey were right lene & wery
JP'Cbue was tbe cyte of Hntbyocbe taken, tbe yere
of tbyncamacion of our lord a JV1 toexxviij, tbe iij
day of tbe monetb of luyn.
Row, after tbat our men made grete slaughter of
tbeyr enemyes,our men belde counseyl for to take
tbe dongeon, tbenne beyng seased or tbe burkes,
capttulo Cxxifr&P
R6 pylofryms tbat were tbeder
comen fro many countrees by
grete labour, were tbenne f ul of
sbedyng of tbe blood of tbeir
enemyes.TTbe barons assembl-
ed in counseyl, and aduysed e-
monge tbem tbat tbis werk was
not yet parfygbt, but tbat tber
was yet trauay 11 & peryll tyl tbat tbe dongeon were
taken &goten,wbicbe was right stronger wel crar-
nyssbed with walles of the toun. Cbey sette good
warde and kepersof allethe yates,and dydedo crye
thurgb alle tbe toun to assault, and commaunded
thatallsboldcometothetourtbatwasonthemon-
taynej^Olhan tbey cam tbeder, they knewe wel cer-
ww^-
taynly that tbiswasnot atbyngeligbtly tobegot-
en, ffor the fortresse mygbte not be goten but by
famyne;tberfortbey trauay lied but lytil,but witb-
drewe tbem, & made tbe peple toretorneXbis mon-
tayne, tbat is aboue tbe toun, is deuydedin tweyne,
like as I sayd to fore, by a depe valley e,wbicbe is as
stepe as it were plom doun.tbe sycte wbicbe is to-
ward tboryent is mocb fayrer, vpon a playne wel
brode, ful of vygnes and londe erableXbat otber
partye, toward tbe weste, is mocbe byer, as a man
sbold goo vp rigbt, and rigbt vpon tbe sommet, at
toppe of tbe tertre, stondetb tbedongeon,f erme of
ouer stronge walles and tby eke toures,tbey be bye &
grete toward tboryent; & toward nortbeste, about
tbe valeye, it is so deep tbat it semetb a rigbt belle,
& it is an bydoustbyngetobebolde,ltcoudeneuer
be ymagyned bow it mygbt be myned/Co ward tbe
,west tbe bill is lower; bytwene tbts bille&tbedon-
'geon is a valleye, & in tnis valleye fro tbe dongeon
vn to tbe toun is a way , wbicbe is so stray t tbat witb
g rete payne o ne man allone maye ofoo or come.
r>G barons acorded tbat tbey wold
closetbis litil terter&waye,totbende
tbat tbey of tbe dongeon sbold not
mowedescendcnedooeuyllne barme
to oure men in tbe cyte* tbey made a
wall mocbe stronge of lyme&sonde,
in wbicbe tbey put men of armes ynowe,and welin
poynt/Cbey sette on tbe walks stones, andengyns
>redy for to caste stones yf tbe burkes descended
and cam doun j^O>e barons wente in to tbe toun
for to take counsey I of otber werkes* It was ordeyn-
ed and deuysed tbat alle men sbold retome and a-
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II
byde there about tbis newe walle tyl that the don-
geon were taken, sauf the due Godefiroye, wbicbe
by comyn counseylof alle, sbold abyde for to kepe
the gate of the est; and the fortresse that our men
bad made witboute tbe gate, tbat was delyuerd to
Buymont j^TTbey berde tydyngee tbat tbis grete
prynce Corbagat, of wbom X baue spoken to fore,
sbold arryue shortly, ffor be was tbenne entred in
to tbe londe of Hn tbyocbe. It was acorded tbat tbey
sbolde sende a wyse man vnto tbe see, and saye to
tbem tbatweregoon for to doo tbeyr tbynges, tbat
tbey sbold retourne bastely, and brynge in to tbe
cyte alle tbe vytaylles tbat tbey mygbtf yndeXbey
tbem self tbat were in Hn tbyocbe, ran alle tbe coun-
trey about for to secbe vytaylles, but tbey f ounde
but litilXbe labourers of tbe playnecoun trey were
mocbeioyous tbat tbe cyte was in tbe bandes of tbe
pylgryms,for tbey were of ourfaytb.HU tbat tbey
bad byd tbey brought; but it was not mocbe, for
tbe longe siege baddestroyed tbe countrewitbout,
and emptyd tbe toun witbin,
Row wby les tbooste gamyssbed tbe toun, somme
oftboostofCorbagatcamrennyngtoforeit ca»i-
tulo Cxxiij^?^ K
IRB second day after tbe toun
wastaken,wbylesoure peple en-
tended to gamyssbe tbe cyte,
| cam three bonderd men of tbe
boost,al in poynt, of Corbagat,
wel armed & borsed vpon lygbt
borses,for to see yf tbey mygbt
I fynde ony of oure men tbat rode
folyly by the countre* They embussbed tbcm allc
sauf xxx, tbc best borsed, wbicbe cam to fore tbe
toun/Cbey began torennenycely,for todraweoure
men out of arraye Jf GIban oure men sawe tbem,
tbey bad grete desdayne, and wende tbat it bad be
a grete sbameyf tbey founde not to wbom tospeke
to,sytbtbeywerecomesofertofore,Hnoblemanof
wbom I bave spoken to fore, by wbom tbe booste
bad bad many prouffytes by bis wy tte & prowesse,
and was named Rogier de Barneuylle, and was of
tbe companye of tbe due of JVormandye, be toke
witb bym xv kny gbtes tbat be bad of bis meyne,and
cam out of tbe toun ayenst tbe Turkes, as be tbat
'was noble, valyaunt and bardy, and acustomed to
doo f ayr f ay tes*
DHJ^ besawe tbem^besmotebisbors
witb bis spores toward tbem, and
tbey by cautele torned& fledde,Our
men folowed bastely so ferre tbat
tbey launced vpon tbeyrwatcbe;tbey
sprange oute of tbeembussbement,
and ran vpon oure men, ffor tbey were many, & wel
jproued in armes, Rogier relyed bis lytil f elawsbip,
and cam deffendyng bym toward tbe toun, GIban
tbeywerenygbcalTurkegamyssbedwitbastronge
bowe smote Rogier tburgb tbe body, in sucbe wyse
tbat be fyl doun deed to fore bis nors, Hnon bis
felaws witbdrewe tbem in to tbe tounXbeCurkes
descended vpon bym, & smote of bis beed, seeynof
tbey tbat were on tbe walles, tbey bare away tbe beed,
andtbusdepartedj^Xbey of tbe toun yssuedoute
witb grete crye, and tamentacion, as tbey tbat bad
grctc losse. ITbey toke the body, and buryed it
( honorably and witb grctc sorowein the porcbe of
tbe cbircbeof seyntpeterXbe barons compleyned
mocbe abouc tbc otber tbis noble man, as tbev tbat
beste knewe bym.
1 gow tbc tbyrde day after tbc gctyngc and pryse of
Jttntbyocbe, Corbagat witb bis boost arrvued to
fore tt, capita lo Cx xiKkfop
™ \ ^6 tbe tbyrdc day after tbat
Hn tbyocbe was tahen,tbis grete
1 pryn ce Corbagat cam to tbe cy te
in tbe momyng at tbe sonne
rysyng, witb so grete plente of
peple tbat alle tbe countre tbat
mvgbtbeseenfrotbebyestplace
— I of tbe toun was couerd witb
them/che barons sawe mocbemore peple tban tbey
berde saye of, for tbeyr boost en creced euery day, nc
passed tbe brydge, and lodged bym bytwene tbe
laye and tbe rvuer of Helle, wbicbe is wel a myle fro
tbat one to tbat otber. r>e bad so grete plente of
Rnygbtes,and9ogretenombreoftentesandpauvU
Ions, tbat tbe grete playne wberof I baue spoken to
»fore,wbereHntbyocbstondetb,neyetitmyqbtnot
allereceyuetbem, but many of tbem lodaed tbem in
tbe terrytoryes byj^Clban Corbagat bad be tbus
> tbre dayes lodged bym tbougbt t&t be was oZ
IZ a? ^ cyte, & by bis counseyl wold bemore ner
tbe dongeon wbicb tbe Turkes belde, for to ayde &
comforte tbem, and tbougbt for to put men in to
.tbetoun by tbe yate tbat was under tbe dongeon
— ~
ftlban be was lodged on that party e, be comprised
fro the yate of the eest to the west yate all the syde
of the toun toward the south,
syde tbe parteof tbe eestwasafort-
3resse,wbicbeouremen badmadevpon
a litil tertre as 1 baue sayd, and was
delyuerd to Buymont, but wban tbe
toun was taken and tbe yate, be de-
lyuerd tbis f ortresse to otber for to
jkepe. TTberby lodged som burkes of tbooste of
Corbagfat,tbey began tassay lie tbis tour/Cbey tbat
Jwere wttbin dyde grete payne to deff ende tbem, but
(it was ouermocbe cbarged witb grete plen te of peple
tbat were tbere, & also witb archers, of wbom tbey
badmany/Cbeduc,wbicbewasbyeattbeyate,sawe
tbat bis men bad ouermocbe to aoo,and bad good
wyllfortobelpetbem,&woldbauedislodgedtbem
tbat were come ouer f er forth Re yssued out witb
al bis bataylle, and smote bis bors witb bis spores
toward tbe f ortresse, and sawe tbat tbere were ouer
grete plen te of "Curkes to forebym, wbicb smote in
to bis men, and began to demene tbem euyll,ffor
ayenst one of tbem tber were x Oirkes^TTbe due
knewe tbat bis strenatbe was not like tbeyres,and
began to witbdrawe bym toward tbe toun, but to
fore tbat tbey mygbt reentre in to tbe gate, tbe
TTurkes assay led tbem so euyll tbat tber were ij C
of tbe batayll of tbe due taken and deed*
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f)ow after that the due was within the barresof the
toun, & many of bis men slayn, the Curkes entred
in to the toun, capitulo Cxxv&&
T)S due cam in to the toun mocbe
angry of this dommagej^But
wban tbeTTurkes knewe tbattbis
bad be Godeffroye of Boloyne
tbattbeybadtbusputabak,tney
aroos in mocbe grete pryde; tber/
fore tbey wente tbens vnto tbe
montayne and entred in to tbe
toun by tbe yate of tbe dongeon, and surprysed
somme of our men tbattokenonebede; witb bowes
and witb swerdes tbey slewe tbem. But wban tbey
were apperceyuedourmen cbassed tbem, but tbev
put tbem in to tbe dongeon where tbey were saur.
jj^busdyde tbey oftymesbarme,frbr tbey knewe
another way to descende than that wbicbe our men
bad garnyssbed, Cbe barons assembled for to take
counseyl wbat tbey sbold doo of tbe peryll wberin
tbey were. By corny n acorde it was ordeyned tbat
Buymont & tbe erle of XTbolouse sboldmake tbere
adyebe mocbe depe andbrode ynowgb bytwene tbe
toun and the pendaunt of tbe montayne,
^ iSs^afieYmade ittbereas it wasdeuysed,
&made there a fortresse wbicbe tbey
garnyssbedwel witb men wel armed.
cbeCurkes tbatwerein tbe dongeon,
and tbey also tbat were com en in by
tbis gate, descended ofte by a way
couerte vn to tbis fortresse, Hnd assay lied it mocbe
w
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fiersly,in sucbe wyseas tbey lete tbem bauenoreste;
tbat it bappcd on a day, tbat so grete plente of
Curkes descended tbat tbecryaroosin totbe toun.
Cbatandyf tbeotber barons & knygbtes wbicbe
were a/brodein tbe toun badnot comeandronne to
tbem tbey bad slayn or taken tbyse noble men, tbat
is to wete Buymont, Guerard du puyssat, Raoul
delafontayne,RembaultCreton,andsommeotb-
er lordes tbat were in tbeyr companye jj^Hlle tbey
were grete men and good knygbtes tbat were put in
tbis newe fortresse for to def ende it But tberle of
f laundres, tbe due of J^ormandye, and f)uon tbe
^layneranne mocbe bastely tbeder,andmette witb
tbe Curkes er tbey mygbt entre in to tbe dongeon.
f Cbey slewe many, and many tbey receyued pryson-
iners.
psx i^yjggfiS otber Curkes tbat escaped cam
to foreCorbagat, & counted to bym
tbat tbyse men of tbetoun were ouer
f eers and bardye, and it semetb wban
tbey ben in werke tbat tbey doubte
notbynge tbe detb, ne tbis, ne tbat
j^Corbagat, wbicbe was lodged in tbe montayne
as I bauesayd, dydenot tberon mocbe bis prouffyt
ne bis bonoure, ne be f ounde not tbere pasture for
bis bors,asbe dyde bynetbe in tbe valeye/<Oban be
sawe tbis be commaunded tbat be sbold be dis-
lodged, & descended in to tbe valeye witb bis men,
Re passed tbe riuer of fielle; tbere deuised be tbe
places to bis barons about tbe toun^On tbe mom
it bapped tbatlcan not say bow many Curkes ap-
proved tbe cyte, and descended fro tbeyr borses,
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I
for tosbote atourpeple that were on the wallesfor
to comemorenerXan creyssued by the gate toward
the eest,& stopped the way fro tbem in sucbewyse
that er tbey myabt take tbeyr borses be slewe yj of
tbem, & brougnt tbem tn to tbe toun fortorecom-
forteourpeplefortbedetbofRogyerdeBarneuylle.
Row our cristen men tbat a lytil to fore assieged
tbe toun, were now assteged tn tbe same, capitulo
ft tbts tymc durynge, tbe peple
of tbe crtsten men tbat bad as-
syeged flntbyocbe but a litil to
fore, as ye baue berd, tbey were
now tbem self assteged wttbtn ;
tbus goon tbe cbaunges and mu-
tations of tbe worldXbey bad
_ mocbe grete trauayll for to kepe
and deff ende tbe cyte ; it was to tbem ouer pery llous
tbat tbe dongeon was so strong & so wel garnys-
sbed as tt was. XTbey made to tbem of te grete as-
say ties by daye & by nygbt, if or tbey of tbe booste
cam in by tbe yate vnder tbe dongeon as of te as it
plesyd tbem. Our men beaan to be mocbe abassb-
>ed; tber weremany tbat tokenoregarde to tbeyr otb
tbat tbey bad made to mayntene tbe companye ne
to tbeyr bonoure, but by ny abt descended doun of
i tbe walles by ropes and cordes andfledde to tbe see,
&many of tbem tbeTTurkes toke wbom tbey slewe
& brought in prisonXbey tbat mygbt escape cam
vn to tbe porte, sayeng to tbe mercbauns & to otber
pylgryms tbat were tbere comen, tbat tbey sbold
disancre tbeyr sbippes &flee anon, flfor this prynce
Corbagfat,wbom somocbe pcplc f olowed, bad tak-
en Hntbyocbe by force, and bad slayn alle tbe bar-
ons and alle tbem tbat be founde witbin, and tbey
were escaped by ouer grete peryll and tiers aduent-
ureXberf ore, sayd tbey to tbe maronners tbat tbey
sbolddeparteandfleewitboutetaryenge,froryftbe
Hurques cam sercbynge tbe countre vnto tbe see &
founde tbem tbere tbey sbold be alle delyuered to
detbXbus tbey fledde alle for f eere, and tbey tbem
self tbat brought tbise tydynges wente with tbem
j0 Hnd to tbende tbat ye snold not suppose tbat
tbyse were but mene peple, for tbe troutbe of tbis
bystorye sparetbnoman,! sball name somme tbat
tbus departed shamefully Xbat is to wete, <3uyl-
lamme de 6ratemenyl, a noble man bom in JVor-
mandye, wbicbe beld grete londe in puylle,& bad
to bis wyf tbe suster of Buymont; Hubery Cbar-
pen ter, Guy Croseaubc, Lambert le poure, & many
otber bad they with tbem,
^OJVIJVIS tbere were tbat dide werse,
and for tbe messease of bungre and
drede for to be slayn,yoldc tbem to
tbet:urke8,& they tolde tbe certaynte
of tbe meschief tbat oure men suffr-
ed alle a longeto tbeOirkesj^JVIany
abode in tbe toun tbat gladly wold baue goon, but
Buymont by tbe counseyl of tbe bissbop of puy,
dyde so make watcbe atte alle tbe gates and vpon
tbe walles, and tohe kepe botbe by daye andnygbt
that none sbold goo vp ne doun* Hnd tbey swore
alle that tbey sbold not departe fro tbe companye,
ne breke the commaundementes of Buymont, He
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bym self wen tc euery nygbt tburgb the toun wytb
grctc plente of men,and with grctc lygbt to tbende
that no peryll sbold bappc nc trayson, f ourc for-
tresses bad be wbicbe be muste nedes kepe, & bet-
ter than tbe otberXbat one was on tbe lasse tertre
ayenst tbedongeon, & that other was lower ayenst
tbe assay lies that tbey madeXbetbyrde was witb-
oute tbe eest gate, tbe wbicbe was made to kepe
tbooste er tbe toun was take, XTbe f ourtbe was at
tbende of tbe brydge, by wbicbe tbe porte of tbe
brydge was kept, and tberle of Tbolouse kepte it
fyrst, but wban tbe cyte was taken be lef te it, and
entred into tbe tounXberle of f laundres toke it&
aarnyssbyd it witb fyue bonderd men of armes, of
knygbtes & other wel in poynt, ffor be thought yf
tbeCurkes toke it our men mygbt not after yssue
by tbe brydge, by which their strengtbe be mocbe
employed,
Row Corbagat dyde do assaylle a f ortresse which
tberle of f laundres kepte witboute tbe gate and of
that ensiewed, c apitulo Cxxvij^^
|jV a daye it bapped that Corba-
gat tbougbte that tbey of the
toun bad ouermocbe lyberte to
yssue oute and to entre agayn.
p>erfor be commaunded to a
I bataylle of bis peple, in wbicbe
were ij thousand XTurkes wel in
I poynt, that tbey sbold so loncre
assaylle the fortresse of the brydge tyl tbey were
taken ; & it bapped so that tberle of f laundres was
then wythin tbe same fortressej^XThassault be-
^?
ganneatsonnerysynge, mocbefiers &mocbegrete;
there were so many arcbiers aboute it tbat none
mygbte sbewe bisbeadatte creneulx but tbat anon
it was couerd witb arowes. TTbey tbat were witbin
deff ended tbem mocbewell, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey
lost notbyng of tbe fortresse, and tbassault en-
dured tyltbesonnewentdounXbeTTurkes depart-
ed alle wery. liberie of f laundres doubte tbat tbey
sbold come on tbe morn to tbassault, ffor tbey
my gbtnot longe suffre tbem tbere ; tberf or, as sone
as it was nygbt, be put out alle bis men preuyly,
andsette fyere tberin,and brent tbe fortresse with-
out f ay llyng. TTbe TTurkes bad deuysed tbat in tbe
momyng erly tbey sbold baue begonneagayn tbe
assault & tbat twoJVImen more sbold baue comen
tban bad ben tbe nygbt byfore.
TTwas not longe after tbatarouete of
tlurkes departed fro tboosteof Cor-
bagat. I wote not bow many poure
pylgryms tbat wente pourcbassb-
yngyftbeymygbtfyndeonyvytayl-
lesin tbe countre, tbey toke tbem and
, brought tbem alle in tbe state tbat tbey were in to
fore Corbagat. Cdben be sawe tbem be mocbe de-
spysed tbem, ffor tbey badno armures, & butf eble
bowes of tree, tbeir swerdes rusty, tbeir gownes and
babellemens were old&rotenj^XTbenne saydCor-
bagatbydesdaynet'Cbysepeplesemewellmentbat
sbold takeaway fro tbesoudan of perse bis empyre
and conquere tbe londe of tboryent, TTbyse sbold
be wel content & pay d y f tbey bad breed, and a gobet
of bacon, Xlbeir bowes ben not strongeynowgb for
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to slee a sparowofb. J^owlsbal saye to you what ye
sbal doo, ye sbal lede tbem bounden in tbis poynt
as tbey now be in vnto my lord tbc soudan tbat
batb sent vs betber, and telle bym tbat be dar not
besoreaferdof tbysemen tbatbecomen betber, ffor
we baue enterprysed&begonne warreayenstsucbe
men as be may see. Late me allowe witb tbis werke,
ffor there sbal not abyde many of tbem, but I sbal
efface and des troy e tbem alle in sucbewyse as there
sbal nomore be spoken of tbem, as they bad neuer
beborn j^Cbus ledde tbey tboo cristen men vnto
tbe soudan. Re wende wel to baue don bis honour,
in tbis tbat be sente tbem to tbe soudan, but it
tomed bym afterward to bis sbame.Rym tbougbta
ligbttbyngetovaynquyssbetbecristenmenwbicbe
bad not yet wel assayled tbem.
Of tbe grete famyne&messease tbat ouremensuf~
fred in tbe cy te of Hntbyocbe, beynge assyeged on
allesydes by tbesaydeCorbagat, capitulo Cxxviij.
jN alle partyes was tbe cyte tbus
assieged j& *Cbcy of tbe toun
ne mygbt not yssue out for to
pourcbasse vytaylle for tbem,
€bey were euyl at ease of tbis
ib mescbyef .H famyn aroos in tbe
toun mocbe grete and greuous
■ fordeifaulteof vytaylle,in sucbe
wyse tbat tbey ete camels, asses, &tbo borses;and
yet toke tbey werse tbynges wban tbey mygbt gete
it, ffor wbo tbat bad founden a deed bound or catte
tbey ete itdelyciously in stede of grete delices,ffor
m
tbebongrywombesmadenodaungertosecbesucbe
ae they mygbt fylle tbcm witbj^tbe grete, bye, &
noblemen tbat were acustomed to be mocbe Hon-
oured bad now nosbame to come tberwbertbey ete
eucbe mete, but wente oueralmocbe fowlly,andde-
maunded playnly eucbe ae tbey nededXbe lactyee,
gen til wymmen and maydene, bad alle langour of
bon gre ; tbey were alle pale and lene. JYIany were com-
pelled to begge, and aeke witb mocbe grete ebame.
TIberewae none tbatmygbt baue eobarde an berte
buttbatbeeb old baue grete py te to baue eeen it.
RBR were many men and wymmen
tbat aduysed tbem of wbat lygnage
tbey were of bom, tbat bad eucbe
courage ferme in tbeyr bertee, tbat
for none anguyeebe tbat tbeyeuffr-
ed of bongre wold not goo axe tbeir
breed fro dore to dore. TTbyee peple bydde tbem in
tbeyrboweeejeommetbatRneweitdydetotbemyet
eomme eocour, but tber were many tbat deyed for
'bongretbattbey badnotforto etejjTCbere mygbt
men eee knygbtee and otbervalyauntmen tbatbad
betofore etronge& noble in tbeyrwerkee, tbatnow
were so feble &poure tbat tbey wente by tbeetretee
lenyngon tbeir etaues, and tbeyrbeedee enclynyng
doun,aekynge breed for croddee loueXbere ebold
ye baue eeen tbe lytil cbilderen tbateoke tbeyr mo-
dere pappee, & tbemodere bad notbyng to ete, but
tbrew tbem doun in tbeetretee to tbende tbat otber
eboldnoryeebe tbem j^GCIitb grete payneebold ye
baue f ounde one onely man emong eo mocbe peple
tbatbadeumaentlytbatbymneded;froryfonybad
betbatbadgoldor9yluer,itauaylledbymnotbyng,
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rl
ffor be f oundc no mete for to bye with it. TTbe ba-
rons and tbe bye prynces tbat were acustomed to
bolde tbefayr courtesand togyue mete anddrynke
to many men, tbey bydde tbem now, by cause none
sbold fynde tbem etyng ne drynkyngXbey bad
gretter anguyssbe in tbeyr bertes of tbis famyne
tban bad tbe pourepeple,ffbr tbeymette euery day
tbeyr knygbtes and tbeyr men of tbeyr countrees
tbat deyde for bungre, & tbey bad no mete to gyue
tbem j^Xt were a long tbyng to recounte alle tbe
meseases & tbe mescbyef s tbat were suffred witbin
Hntbyocbe wbyles tbe tempeste endured. But so
mocbe may wel be sayd, tbat selde or neuer sbal ye
fynde in bystorye tbat so arete prynces, & one so
gretean booste suffredsucbe anguyssb of bungre
J>o w tbe XTurkes f elyng tbat our men were in sucbe
mescbyef of bongre, enforced tbem for tassavlle
tbecyte, capitulo Cxxix&&
|F>Yk£S tbat tbe cytewas tbus
on alle partes assyeged wytb
TTurkes, and tbe famyne ran so
anguyssbous, tbey tbat were
without & knewe tbe euyl cou-
yneofourpeople,leftenottoas-
i Q f9^Jbz walles alle tbe longe
tu^tu^^u , J - d ^ c ;P c Voftbedongeon t and
tbe otber tbatcam tn by tbeyate,cam & madegrete
assay les tn tbe tounXbey bad made tbem so werv
tbatouremenmygbtnotweldeffendetbem t andvn-
netbe kepe tbe toun; ffor wban tbey bad defended
!^ C mi Uct ^ l ? ngcd ^: atcucntbc y^ d notbyngto
ete,«Iberof it bapped tbata tour by tbat syde wbere
our men cntrcd was euyl kept, and on a nygbt the
Xurkes cam witboute fortb, and apperceyued wel
.tbat noman was witbin tbe tourXnenne tbey toke
laddres tbat tbey badmade, and mounted vpon tbe
i wallesXber were xxx tbat wente vnto tbis tour for
to entre in, and tbis was at tbe begynnynge of tbe
nygbrjSTCbemaisterof tbewatcbewentesercbyng
rigbt tbere, and sawe tbe^urkes comen vp tbere,
andcryedXreson,tresonfHndtbenneawokefyrst
and ran tbeder Rarry d'Hsque, & two of bis cosyns
witb bym, tbat one named f ranke, and tbat otber
SemerXbey were botbe of tbe toun called JMatbale
►vpon tbeJMaseXbysetbre smote in emong tbexxx
'turkes; at tbeyr ryrst comyng tbey slewe four.
Xlbzy of tbe toures sawe tbem, butnotsosoneXbe
otber xxvj Curkes deffended tbem, but tbis dured
but a wbyle, fFor tbey of tbe toures tbrewe tbem
dountotbegroundwDeretbeybraktbeirleggesand
neckes. t^ber was none tbat fylle, but be was deed
, or maymed. Cber was slayn Semer, if or be was burt
witba swerdtburgbtbebely.frankwasborn away,
wbicbe was burte peryllously.
Row Corbagat sente bis men of armes for to slee
tbe maronners tbat were at tbe port, wberof oure
^ men bad a grete losse, capitulo Cycxx&&
RHJN" tbe famyne grewe tbus
euery day in Hntbyocbe; many
tbere were in tbe toun tbat bad
leuer be slayn, tban to abyde
tbus tbebongreXbey put tbem
in aduenture, and by nygbt ys-
sued ou te of tbe toun wban tbey
mygbt escape, after tbey wente
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to the porte of the see, Somme sbippis there were
yet of Crekes, and of fiermyens that brought
vytaylle- Many there were that bought it, and cam
& solde it tn the toun by nygbt in bydlesj^Cdhan
the ITurkes apperceyued this, many tymes they a-
wayted them, and slewe many of them, Htte laste
for to take away this lytil socour that they bad, the
curkes sente two thousand horsmen to the see,
wbiche slewe alle the maronners and mercbauntes
that they f ounde, and bren te their sbippes, Somme
ther were that laye at an an ere in the see, and tbev
fledde* J
RBJVJ^e bad our men lostealle tbeyr
hope for vytayll, ffor the yles of the
see, as Cypres, Rhodes; and other
lyenge on the see side, as Cylyce,
pampbyle,& of other costes,durste
-nomore sende tbeyr sbippes tbeder,
cney of the toun of Hntbyocbe werenoweeuyl de-
,m ened, ffor to fore to them cam somme comf orte of
bemercbauns; now they bad alle loste itj^Jdban
tbelTurkesretouniedfrotbeseetbeyrecountredour
pour ptlgryms wbiche wente that way; tbev slewe
them alle, sauf somme wbiche bydde them in TE
bussbes^ban they of the touii berde KgJs
beronbowtbevwmslayn,tbeyweremocbLorow!
^1 ° f tY Z? bad ° UCr *"** anguysshe in tbeyr
hertesasofteasonymesauenturefyltotbeirpeple.
In this povn t were they with in the C y te, and wold
take none bede to tbeyr warde,ne woldnotobeye to
^ a ™ 9 ' whlch l m ^gbt tbenne doo to them no
good, \Zb\ie were they m grete pervlle
266 r
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fiowGu)?Uem deGratemenylle & bis f claws fugy-
tyfs cam in toHUexandrye the lasse, capitulo Cxxxj
V^LLSJA de Gratemenylle and
tbe other that fieddc with bym
cam in to Hllexandrye tbc IvtyL
XTbcrc tbey foundeSteuen.tnerle
of Cbartres, of wbom tbey of
Hntbyocbe abode bis comynge
fro day to day e, ff or tbe baron s &
tbe mene peple supposed tbat be
woldremembre bow be departed, and retorne agayn
jSTCbey told bym tbe grete sorowe of tbe f amyne
tbat was in Hntbyocbe, and to tbende tbat tbey ex-
cused tbem of tbeir departyng, truly tbe troutbeof
tbe mesease was grete, but tbey told mocbe more
tban it was* It was a light tbynge to reteyne tbis
erle,ffor be badno grete talente fortoretorneXbey
tokecounseylbytwene tbem,&madetbeyr sbippes
to be in poyntand redy, and after entred in to tbem
& so wen te to tbe see* Hnd wban tbey bad ben ,1 wote
notbowmanydayesintbesee,tbeyarryuedatacyte
of tbem perours of Constan tynoble, wbicbe as was
sayd to tbem cam witb alle bis boostmocb greet and
merueyllous.of Grebes and of Latyns,and basted
mocbe for to goo to Hntbyocbc
6 was tbenne in a cyte not f erre from
tbensnamedf ynemyne.r>e wold well
bolde couenaunte tbat be bad made,
to socourour peple witb tbe peple of
bis empyre, and tber cam in bis com-
pany wel xl JVI pylgryms tbat bad a-
I
i byden in bis londe of the grete booste, by cause of
fsekenes or for other causes, Hnd grete nombre were
comen sytb fro tbeyr countrees for tbeyr pylgre-
mages, wbicbe durste not passe bis londes vnto
jHntbyocbe by tbem self, and tbenne stewed tbem-
perour j^GCIban tbeerle Stephen knewe tbat tbeem-
,perour was so nygb, be went stray t to bym, and
brought bis felaws cowardes witb bym^ofrban
1 tbemperour sawe tbem be made grete ioye, and re-
,ceyuedtberleGsteuen honorably, ffor be belde bym
in passyngtburgbbislonde for a mocbewyseman
'and a valyaunt,and was wel acqueynted witb bym,
fiedemaundedbymmocbeententyflyoftberenien-
>aunt of tbe barons, &sayde be bad grete merueylle
bow be was tbus departed fro tbeir companye.
Row tberle of Cbartres discoraged tbemperour of
Constantinople tbat be sboldnot goo and socoure
our peple in Hnth yoche, capitulo Cxxxij^^
"jfiB erle answerd in this maner,
1 andsaydetotbemperourjfiFSire,
tbe barons of fraunce wbicbe
passed tbisyere by your empyre,
Iwbom ye receyued so curtoys-
1 ly and witb arete honour, wban
tbey bad taken JVycene, wbicbe
tbey rendred to you,tbey passed
vnto Hntbyocbe, Tbey assieged tbat cyte wel ix
monetbes, Cbey baue taken it entierly, reserued a
'dongeon, wbicbe stondetb upon an hylic within
the walles, wbicbe tbe burkes bolde so strongly
that it is unprenable, €bey supposed to baue wel
'cxploy ted whan tbey had goten tbis cyte,but tbenne
20o
tbey fylle in gretter peryll than to fore; if or on the
tbirdc day after that tbey entred cam Corbagat,
a puyssaunt prince of perse, wbicbe brought so
mocne peple tbat alle the countrey by was couerd
with tbem J? Oure peple suf fred cjret anguyssb
tbenne, ffor tbis Corbagat with bis peple enuy-
ronned tbem on alle partes, in sucbe wyse tbat
oure men mygbt not yssue, and dyde to tbem
mocbe payne in assayllyng tbem with out forth.
Hnd tbe dongeon made to tbem grete assaylles
within forth, by wbicbe our men suffred grete
mesease^Hnd also tbanguyssb of bongre was
so grete, tbat tbey bad no power to defende tbem.
On tbat other syde tbey bad otberwbyle comfort
of youre londe,fror fro tbe yles of tbe see, and also
fro other portes cam somtyme vytaylle, tbat was
brought in to Hnthyocbe.But now late ben comen
tbetfurkes, and baue slayn alle tbe maronners and
the mercbauntes that tbey fondeatte port, in sucbe
wysetbatnowe tber dare nomooarryue tbere,wber~
f ore tbey baue loste alle tbeyr socours of vytaylle.
Hndabouealletbistbeyoftbetounbegreuydnygbt
and day by tbem of tbe dongeon ; ffor by tbe yate
vnder it tne TTurkes may entre and yssue whan it
plesytb tbem. Qlesawetbattbiswerkemygbt come
to no goodende in tbis maner, wberf ore we warned
tbem, botbe my self and thyse tbat be in my com-
panye,wbicbe be mocbenoble&wysemen,ortyme8
tbat ayenst tbe wylle of god tbey sbold not enter-
prise to conquere tbis countrey, but sbold departe
with the lest losse tbey mygbt, and tbe peple tbat
f olowed them tbey sbold conduy tein to su cb a place
269
tbattbeysboldnotbedelyuerdtodetb.JNffanytymcs
we sayd to tbcm in tbis manere, and ncucr wold tbey
bcrc V9 nc byleue, but mayntene tbeyr reuerye, if or
tbcr be many emonge tbem in wbom is lytil reson*
Cde our self bad ben deed yf we bad abyden tbere,
ne we mygbtdoonone honour to our lordne to our
proffyte, tberfore we departed, and commaunded
tbem to god, wbicbe saue tbem and kepe, for tbey
bauenede, Y c ^syre t to wboml am bounden in good
f ay tb, I aduyse you tbat ye take counsey I of your
wyse men to fore ye goo ony fertber, "Croutb it is
tbat ye be tbe moost bye man of tbe world; but for
al tbat, ye baue not bere now in your companye 90
mocbe peple as Corbaaat batb abouteHntbyocbe,
and ayenst one of you be batb seuen, tberfore myn
oppynyonisyftbeotbersoacorde,tbattoforeyour
men be put in sogret aduenture ye retome borne a-
gayn.f oryf ye approucbe tbem, and tbat tbey baue
acbyeuedtbeyrwerkein tbe cyte,yesbalfynde tbem
redy ; and tbe more ner yeapproucbe tbem,tbemore
shame and vyle sbal it be to retome fro tbem wban
ye be so nygbe tbemXbise tbynges tbat I baue a-
counted to you, knowe wel tbise valyauntmen tbat
be bere witbme, & also a grete parte maye ye knowe
by tbis good man tbat ye delyuerd to vs, tbat ie to
wete Latyns your seruaunt, wbicbe is so wyse and
trewe, wbicbe departed fro vs for many def aultes
tbat be apperceyued witb vs.
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RHJVbebadsaydalltbistbemperour
was mocbc ameuydof tbise wordes.
Cditbbym wasabrotberof Buymont
8 named 6uyon,tbat wban be bad berd
tberleStepben tbusspekebewas alle
wrotb and angrye, and as balf araged
for despyte sayde al on bye tbat be sayd not tbe
trutbe, but tbey were departed as cowardes. Re bad
moo grete wordes, but Cuyllem de Gratemenylle,
wbicb was a gentilman bom of lygnage, and not
of courage, &bad to biswyf tbesusterof tbe same
<3uyen, made bym to bolde bis peas, and blamed
bym by cause be spak ayenst tberle Steuen. Hnd
so tbis 6uyen f orbare bym.
Row b^ tbe warnynges of tbe sayd erle, tbemper-
our,wbicbe wold bauegoon and socouredour men,
retorned shortly, capitulo Cxxxiij^^
PO]^ tbyse wordes tbat tbem-
perour bad berd, be wolde be
counseylled, and called bis ba-
rons. Hnd all tbey acorded tbat
tbemperour sbold retorne fro
tbens wbere be was, witboute
goyng ony fertber, (for tbey
tbougbt it were better to remeue
bis peple witboute perylle and burte tban for to
fygbt in so grete mescbyef ayenst Corbaaat, and
to meue ayenst bym in bate&in warre all tbe londe
1 of tboryent J9 Re byleuyd so f ermely tbe wordes
of tberleStepben, tbat be doubted tbat tbetTurkes
bad slayn tbem of Hntbyocbe,& wold tbenne goo
in to bis londe for to receyue tbe cyte of J^ycene.
I'
Hnd allc the londe of Bytbynie, wbiebe ourc men
bad delyuerd to bym, be wold garny99be itj^<flban
be departed fro tbene be brente and destroyed alle
the londe frolcoine vnto JVycene on botb eydes, by
cause tbe XTurkee sbold not folowe bym, Vytaylle
began to faylt e bim, and so be muste retourne,
RCIS itbappedtbatby tbewordesof
tbi9greteman,tbatgofowlydepart-
ed fro tbe otber barone,tbemperour
retorned,andtbe cri9tenpeplebeyng
in Hntbyocbe lost so grete eocoure,
by wbiebe mygbt baue comen alle
r tbeyr delyueraunce in 90 grete neceeeyte ae tbey
were tbennej^JBut consydered tbig tbat was gyue
^to be vnderetonde to tbemperour, yet be dyde not
but bis deuoyre j0 Certaynly it was tbe werke of
our lord; ffor yf tbie emperour tbat cam witb bis
peple & grete power of men al freeebe, bad reyeed
tbe eiege and discomfyted tbe TTurkes, oure lord
ebold not baue ben 90 honoured ne tbanfced.Hnd
yf of tbe trauayll tbat tbe barons and tbe otber
pylgrymg bad 9uff red, tbemperour tbat come la9te
9bold bauebadtbe vyctorye, tbeyr payne 9boldnot
baue ben 90 welguerdonnedXberfor our lord 9uf-
fred tbat tbemperour departed, and tbat tbe werfce
9bold be accomply99bed, a9 ye 9ball bere, to bi9
glorye and tbonour of bi9 peple.
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.ftowourpepleofHntbyocbebeynaaduertysedber-
! of were all discouraged, and Corbagat enbaunced
in pryde, capitulo Cxxxnij>P>P
e]^0)VI)Viee cam in to Hntby-
ocb tbat tbemperour tbat was ap-
procbed, by tbe wordes of tberle
Stepben, of ©uyllem de <3rate~
meny U & tbeyr f elaws, was tomed
back, €bey bad on alle sydes an-
guyssbes, but tbise tydynges em-
poysonned tbem alle,& put tbem
as in despayrXbenne began tbey to curse tbe erle
Stepben and alle bis companye tbat bad taken fro
tbem so grete ayde^Corbagat tbat bad knowlecbe
tbattbemperourcam,badmocbdoubteofbiscom-
yng,ffor it was agrete tbyngof tbepuyssaunce of
tbemperour, J^ow was be certayn tbat be was re-
torned,wberof be bad mocb grete ioye in bis berte;
be was risen in a mocb tiers pryde. He ran tbe more
asprely on tbem of tbe toun. Oure men in tbe toun
were so abassbed, tbat tbem semed wel tbat oure
lord god bad alle forgete tbem /Cbeylete tbem falle
indespayre^woldnotendurenotrauaylletbatap-
perteynedto tbe defence of tbe cyte; alle bydde tbem
in tbeyr bowses,
J^ a daye it bapped tbat Buymont,
wbicbe bad alle tbe power of tboost,
badtodoowitb men ffor tbassaultes
witboute f ortb, and for tbassaylles
witbin f ortb, Hedydedo crye on peyn
. of detb tbat alle sbold come, & tbere
came none. He sente bis men for to f etcbe tbem in
1
tbeyr bowses and somonc tbem to command none
wold come oute. Re wasabassbed, & tbougbt wbat
be sbold doo j^Htte laste be sette fyre in tbe toun
in dyuerse places, & tbenne yssued in to tbe stretes
greterowtes. Buymon t sawe tbem, and sayd to bem
bis commaundement, & bad wbat tbey sbold doo,
and tbey dyd it J?H worde sourded in tbe toun tbat
many fcnygbtesand barons bad badcounseyl pry-
uely emonge tbem tbat tbey wold yssue oute of tbe
toun by nygbt, and leue tbe pepolewitbin, and wold
doo tbe best tbey my gb t, & drawe tbem to tbe porte
fortoentrev pon tbe see*
RS due GJodeffrey knewe tbis word.
Re sente bastelv for tbe bissbop of
puy, and alle tne barons, and grete
partye of tbe knygbtes, and be fylle
at tbeyr feet, and requyred tbem for
tbe loue of god tbat tbey wold neuer
tbynke sucbe a tbynge; ffor yf tbey dyd so, god
sbold bate tbem, & tbey sbold lese tbeyr sowles,as
men tbat were in despayre of tbemercy of oure lord,
Hndon tbatotber syde,in tbe world tbey sbold lese
tbeir honour for euer, & also tbeyr lygnage,wbicbe
badnotbyngforfayted,and sbold be sbamedeuer,
&poyntedwitbtbefingreXbelondesoutofwbicbe
tbey yssued sbold be tbe lasse renomed and lasse
preysed as long as tbe world sbold endure. Of alle
tbise departynges mygbt tbey neuer receyue good
worde ne bonoure jff By tbyse wordes, and by tbe
precbyng of tbe bissbop of puv tbey loste tbis
euyl talente, alle tbat bad be in tbis euyll purpoos ;
but tbey began to affeble in tbe toun for bonger
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& mcsease, in sucbe wyse that tbey abode not but
tbc wylle of ourc lord JPOf tc cam tn tbcyr remem-
braun cc wbat goodes, ry chesses, & grctc cases tbey
bad lefte in tbcyr countrccs for tbclouc of tbc ser-
uysc of ourc lord.Hndnow yclded be to tbem suebe
guerdon tbat tbey deyed eucry day for bonger,and
kept bem not fro tbyse dogges cruel, wbicbe by-
leuydnot in bym, but tbey slewe and bebeded tbem
in despyte and reproucbe of tbe cristen f aytb jfrln
tbis maner wold tbey cbyde witb our lord often as
men tbat wyste not wbat to do ne saye*
Row tbe spere was f ounden of wbicbe Xbesus was
percyd on tbe crosse. Hnd of tbe comfort tbat our
pylgryms toke thereby, capitulo Cxxxv&&
jRILBS as tbey were in tbis an-
guyssbe tberle Herman, an bye
man of 2 Ducbeland, was in so
grete pouerte tbat due <3ode-
froy dyde do delyuer to bym
euery daye one loof of breede
for pytejwbicbewasnotmocbe
I grete, but tbe due mygbte no
more gyue bym, ffor be bad not wberofj!? Harry
d'Hsque, wbicbe was one of tbe beste knygbtcs of
tbooste, was brought in so grete pouerte tbat be
deyde for bongrej^Xt were a long tbyng for to re-
counte alle tbetr meseases; but our lord tbat in alle
bis werfces may not f orgete mercy, sente to tbem
grete comfort for a clerk bom in prouynce nam-
ed peter, cam on a day to tbe byssbop of puy and
to tberle of €bolouse, and sayd to tbem m mocbe
appiered to bym tbryes in the nygbt ekovna and
lidi^hl^A bter T mthw ^^ our lord waspe?-
od in tbe syde on tbe crosse was byd in tbc cbtreh
of seint peter in tbe cyte; tbe place wbmftS*
bad certainly sbewd to bym. "fie said we tbaV he
wasnotcomefortosayenesi^eryetbembutrh^
b^iT^'^^^^^^WmwhapKbls
for &fa£ £1« n &T Ue * Ue ? f tbc ^erfiedoubftd
5 ror to saye this, ffor be was a poure man and of *
/* * '**"* «• and but ly til lettred.
lhJm^i,? u bye m "\ wb ™ tbey herd
bym, tbey brought bym to fore tbe
tatEk^tPP a88£ ml>lecltbem,
| and tbey wolde that be sbold saye to
tbem tbesamewordesasbebadsayd
k»-j *«^~ 1T~^ t0 tbem ^ wban tbe other ervneea
m to tbe cbirebe of seynt peter, & sayd tbevr eoT
fesstons, and eryed our lord merey iV teres ™«
pynges and wayllyngea, and repentaVnees on*£
r synnesXbenne began to delue <6 d*™Z of - tb 7 r
placetbattbeelerheLd ^shewed S?bT^&S T
tbe spere lyke as be bad sayd to S «te dc
bad tbey a ioye emonge tbem s<W«l m £ Cbcnnc
man bad baJas moclie a™ St fe? CUtry
tbe belles, & this tbynge wasS:^! r Z n &
tbe toun. Cbey ran aTtoTbe cSffiJrrf^J
tbertbe, TTbenne were tbev rerrtmiwl^ i .. !: .
^-^cn.poureY^^
lord emong them and seen bym, TTbere were thus
many other goodmen that sayde certaynly that cer-
teyn vysyonsof angeles andapostleswere appered
to tbem.
Y tbyse tbynges the peple forgate
mocbe of tbeyr meseases. T^be bis-
sbop of puy & otber boly men tbat
were in tbe companye sayd to tbe pil-
grym8,tbatourelord8bewdeto tbem
_ toReneandsignetbatsbortlybewold
sende to tbem bis ayde and bis counseyl/Cbey con-
cluded alle, noble and vnnoble, men and wymmen,
grete and lytil, and sware vpon tbe boly relyques,
tbat yf our lord wold delyuer tbem oute of tbe peryll
in wbicbe tbey were, & gyue tbem vyctorye of tbeyr
enemyes,tbat tbey sbold neuer departe fro tbis boly
companye vnto tbe tyme tbat tbey bad conquerd
Iberusalem, tbat noble cyte,wbere our lord suffred
detb for to saue bis peple, & sbold delyuer tbe boly
sepulcre oute of tbe bandes of tbe f als mysbyleu-
yngboundes,€urkes and Saresyns,tbat kept it in
tbeyr power.
Row peter Cberemyte was sente by our men vnto
Corbagat, tbe wordes wbatbe sayde, & tbe answer
of tbe sayd Corbagat, capitulo Cxxxv)##
fiey bad suffred tbis famyne
xxv j days in tbe cyte, in somocbe
tbat tbe people to wbome our
lord god bad sente good bope
in tbeyr bertes began mocb to be
comforted, and fylle alle to one
wylle,in su cb wise tbattbey sayd
emongtbemtbatitweregoodto
ta 2 77
b^ngtbeyrmeseasetoanendeXberforewastbevr
comynacordtbattbcyaboldfygbtwttbtbctrurkca
that bad assieged tbem, ff or tbey tbougbt a fayrer
tbyng tbat yf our lord wold tbat tbey deyde in ba-
taylle, tbat tbcy sbold doo it in deffendyng tbcyr
cytetbattbey bad conquered to tbe cristiente,tban
to languyssbe& to faylle witbin without essay en a
yf our lordwoldayde tbem, fierofsourdedacomyn
word emonge tbem tbat alle cryed: Bataylle, bat-
ay lie, tbe bataylle fwban tbey mygbt see ony of tbe
barpn8.Hlletbey8aydtbattbeytaryedalletolonge«
pbts word was tbusmeuydof tbe mene pepleXbe
barons tbougbt tbat tbis enterprise mygbt well
come of our lord, and so by comon acord tbey as-
sembled tn counseylXbey alowed mucbe tbis tbat
the peple made tbis request,and acorded tbat tbey
wold sende to tbisproude prynceCorbagat, peter
Uberemyte, wbicbe was an boly man, mocbe wyse
and wel bespokin.flnd delyuerd to bym for felaw a
valyauntmannamedRellom,trewe&ofgretewytte,
tbat coudewelspeketbelangageof tbe Sarasyns,&
specially tbe langage of perseXbey charged tbem
with tbe message, like as ye sbal bere wbat tbev
sayde toCorbaaat jfiF^bisetwo sad men to fore
sayd, dyde do cfemaunde trews for to goo to tbe
sayd Corbagat, ffor tbey wold speke wTtb bym in
tbe name o£ tbe pylgryms. fiit was graunted witb
good wyllXbey wenteout of tbecyteand tokewitb
btmgood companve, wbicbe wereassygned to tbem
^Cbey wente so f erre tbat tbey arryued at tbe pa-
uyllon of tbis noble prynce Corbagat Tbey sawe
bym sytte tn mocbe grete bobaunce emonge bis
ryebemen. b
278
IBCBR salewed bym notbynge, ne
made to bym honour nc reuerence,
but spak beeryng allc in tbis mancr
jjjj jfiTChis boly companye of bye and
T noble men, barons, noble knygbtes,
_3 andotber peple of our lordgod, tbat
ben yonder witbin tbe cy te,sende to tbe & comaunde
tbat tbou departe fro trris siege, and tbat tbou no-
more assaylle tbem, but late tbem baue & kepe tbe
toun in pees, wbicb our lordlbesu crist batb de-
lyuered to tbem for to bolde bis f aitb and for to doo
bym seruyse. for seynt peter tbe prynce of tbap-
postles, vpon tbe creaunce of wbom our faytb is
founded, batb conuerted it fyrst by bis precbyng,
and by tbe merueyllous myracles tbat be dyde. Our
peple batb conquerdit not longsytb by tbe wyll &
ayde of our lord vpon tbeOirkes, tbat baue bolden
itwitb wrongandby force a certeyn tymeXberfore
tbou ougbtest to suffix vs to enjoye our berytage,
and retome tbou in to tby countrey- Hnd yf tbou
wilt not so doo, knowe tbou for certayn tbat witbin
tbe tbyrde day swerdes scbalfynyssbe&ende tbis
debate.Hndtotbendetbattboucomplaynenottbat
we desire and wille tbe detb pourcbasseof somocb
peple in comyn bataylle, tbey sbal oflPre to tbe tbis:
tbat is to wete, yf tbou wilt fygbte in tbyne owne
persone, tbey sbal sendeayenst tbe one,al so bye a
prynce as tbou art, to wbom tbou sbaltfygbt. Hnd
wbicbe of you maye vaynquyssbe & ouercome that
otber,sbalconqueretbequarelleforeuermorewitb-
outeotber debate/^f tbis tbynge plese tbenot, take
certayn nombre of tby men, vj,x, or xij, or as many
M % 79
as tbou wylt,andour pilgrymssbal sette as manv
ayenst tbem, wvtboute ony moo of tbat one svete
and tbat other. And tbat tbey tbat sbal wynne tbe
^ig^i£L^^T bauc tbc $*y m of tb ™ debate.
nSJVCorbagat berde tbis message
be was mocbe wrotbandangry,and
bad grete desdayne and despyteji?
ITbennebetournedbym toward pe-
ter & sayd to bym : peter, tbey tbat
batbsentetbebetber,bennotinsucb
. poyntasme semetb tbat tbey sboldoffre tomefor
>to cbose of tbeyr deuyses, but tbey be brouabt bv
notbynge of tbeyr wylle, butlsball doo with tbem
13« W ; C ' But rct ? urnc thou AeayetoSS
nnisardes,and saye to tbem tbat baue made tbe to
meue fro tbe cyteand come betber, tbat tbey vnder-
stonde not yet tbe maluerte tbat tbey be in, Hnd
bfc CCr !,T ly that X J had wold > i h ^ or now
broken and destroyed tbis toun and sette my men
therm by force, m sucbe wyse tbat tbe cresten men
bad be alleslayn,men andwymmen, lytil andcrrete
But I wyll tbatye abyde in more cay tvfnes £ m,!
ease, dyeng andWuyssbyna foVbonZ [JE! Z
otber boundeaHncfwban it sfial please mc 1 sbal
entre m to tbe toun, andalle tbem SatlsbTlAnde
men & wymmen of couenable eage,Isbal mitt hfm
alle bounden bandes & feet in pwfous estate 5nd
sbal lede tbem alle to my lorde for to ^ufhvm ^
tbey sbal be bis esclauel WtfccSS^&fi
wttb rt>e swerd, ly he an euy I tree tbat wyll bere no
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iyd peter retorned in to the toun, and
le sayd hid message, and of the
of the duewbiebe wold not suffre
et36R Cberemyte vnderstode
bys pryde, wbyebe was moche
grete of grete quantite of peple
that he bad, & also of his ryeb-
esses whiche were ouermocbejfiF
XThenne he departed and cam a-
gaynin totbetoun.Rewoldbaue
sayd the message of Corbagat
openlyinthe presence of them that wold here hym,
fror theder ran grete andsmale.But the ducOode-
ffroytthatwasmochewyseandknewemoche,drewe
hym a part, & called only the barons, and bad hym
saye that he hath foundenj^Rerecounted to them
alle, as he that had wel reteyned in his mynde, and
coude saye and vtter it in the bestmanereXhe due
doubted thatyf the peple had herd this grete pryde,
and the menaces that Corbagat had sayd, that they
shold beouer mocheabasshed and f eerd, therf or he
commaundedto peter that he shold saye none oth-
er thyng, but that only Corbagat desyred and de-
maunded the bataylle ayenst them, and that thev
eholdmake them redy* peter acorded wel therto, «
saydtothemlykeastheduchad commaunded hym
jpttnd vnnethe peter had saydtheworde, butthat
alle cryed with one voys : Hnd we wy lie also the ba-
taylle ayenst hym in godes namef j^Cbev sbewde
wel by theyr sight and semblaunce that the desyre
of the bataylle was grete in tbeir bertes, Hlle tbeir
meseases were forgoten for ioye to baue tbe vyc-
toryeXbe barons, wban tbey sawe tbat tbey rpeple
made sucbe ioye tbey were mocbe glad, and mocbe
tbe more trusted in tbem. By comyn counseyl tbey
ordeyned tbe bay of tbe bataylle on tbe mom ; and
tbat tbus wold Corbagat baue it, tbey byleuyd it
wel Hnd bastely wente every man to bis lodgyng.
"Cbere ye sbold baue seen armourers put in poynt,
bauberks and belmes fourboussbed, swerdes and
custrellis wbette J&TlbiQ nygbt slepte tbey not in
tbe tounnomanXbey tbat kept tbe bors tokegood
bede tbis nyg bt, and made alle tbvnge redy,
~\S soone as it was nygbt, it was cryed
vpon peyne of detne, tbat alle man
sbolde be in tbe morning to fore tbe
sonne rysynofe alle armed as be best
mygbt,and drawe bym in to tbe bat-
_ aylle wbere as be was ordeyned, and
1 tbat euery man sbold f olowe tbe baner or bis cap-
|tayne j^Cdban tbe spryngyna of tbe day apperid
in tbe mornyng tbe men of tbe cbircbe were redy
fortosynge masse, andsongedeuoutly/Cbey tbat
1 sbold goo to tbe batayll were conf essyd, & alle re-
ceyued tbe bodye of oure lord, wbicb gaf to tbem
surete of body and of sowle, Hlle rancour & wratb
were entierly perdonned, by cause tbey wold be in
parfygbt cbary te, and tberin doo tbeseruyse of our
lord, wbicbe saytb in tbe gospell: In tbis sbal alle
men knowe tbat ye be my disciples, yf ye baue loue
and cbaryte emonge you j? (Oban tbey were tbus
redy, oure lord sente to tbem bis grace, wbicb gaf
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to tbem so grctc bardines, that tbey that were the
daye to fore so ferdf ul, feble and lene, that tbey
mygbt not susteyne tbem self for f eblencsse, be-
cam stronge and delyuer, in sucbe wyse tbat tbe
armes tbat tbey bare weyed notbyngastbem settl-
ed, and were bardy and vy gorous, so tbat tber was
none 90 litil but be bad talente to doo grete tbyng
in tbe bataylle jg^Cbe tyme cam tbat tbe bissbops
and alle tbe otber men of tbe cbircbe were rcuested
as for to synge masse. Cbey belde tbe crosse and
tbe 8ainctuaryes,witbwbicbetbey blessyd tbepe-
ple & recommaunded tbem to godXbey graunted
pardon & remyssyon to tbem of alle tbeir synncs,
yf tbey deyde in tbe seruyse of our lordXo fore alle
tbe otner tbe bissbop or puy precbyd and e pah to
tbe barons, & prayd tbem tbat tbey sbold tbyncke
to auenge tbe sbame of our lord Xbesu Criste, tbat
tbyse vntrewe Sarasyns bad don to bym so longe
in witbboldyngof bis berytage.Htte laste be bles-
syd tbem witb bis band, and commaundedtbemto
god deuoutly*
f>ow to fore er our men departed, tbey made redy
tbeyr bataylles right wel in poynt,& of tbe nom-
bre of tbe m, capttulo Cxxxviij^^
|H tbe mom erly our pylgryms
assembled as it was oraeyned &
deuysed, tbe tbyrde day to fore
tbentre of luyll, to fore tbe yate
of tbe brydge, to fore tbyssue
oute of tbe yateXbey bad tbeyr
j batayllesordeynedanddeuysed
lyke as wbo sbold goo to fore
& who sbold come af tcrj&Zbc fyrst bataylle bad
fiuon le JVlayne, broder of tbc kynge of f raunce, &
witb bym Hncean dc Rybemont,and tbc otber ba-
rons & toiygbtes of tbeyr countreyXbey tbougbt
wel tbat tbc men tbat tbey ledde sbold not lygbt-
ly be discomfyted,tberfore wente tbey first, for to
perse in tbe better to fore J& TTbe second batayll
ledde Robert tberle of f laundres, wbicb was called
tbe f ryson : be bad none otber in bis bataylle but
peple of bis owne countree jff XTbe tbyrde batayll
ledde Robert tbe due of JVormandye witb bis neu~
euw, wbicbe was mocbe valyaunt, tberle Steuen of
Hubuale, & alle tbem of bis owen countreyej^TTbe
f ourtb batayll was dely uerd to tbe bissbop of puy ,
wbicbe bad don of tbabyt of tbe cbyrcbe, and rode
upon a good stede,tbe belme laced, Hnd be bare in
bis bond tbe boly spere of wbicbe oure saueour
IbesuCriste was perced in tbe side, and conduyt-
ed vygorously tbe bataylle of tberle of TTbolouse,
wbicbe was not tberejJTCbe erle Reignald of TToul
bad tbe v bataylle ; witb bym was peter de Stad-
enous bis broder, tberle CSarnyer of Crece, Renrv
d'Hsque, Reynart of Hnmellac, Caultier of Dome-
dart^ln tbe vj bataylle were Rembold tbe erle of
OrengcLoys deJMoncon, & Lambert sone of Co-
non deMotitagu j^XTbe vij bataylle ledde tbe ricrbt
valyaunt(3odeifroyducofLoreyne;witbbymwa6
eustace bis brother, and tbem tbat be brought out
of bis countrey J? XTbe viij bataylle conduyted tbe
noble, wyse, and wel preuyd €ancre, witb tbe men
that were delyuerd to bym j^XTbe ix bataylle ledde
tberle ftuon of seynt pout Hniaran bis sone was
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with bym,Tbomas de fere,Bawdwyn deBourgb,
Robert fytz Gerard, Regnauld de Beauuoys,and
Gales de Cbamont j^Tbe x ladde tberle of perse,
and bad witb bymGuerard du puyssat,Droon de
JVloncy,Raoul fytz ©odeffroy &Conayn tbe Bre-
ton J& Of tbe xj was capytayn Ysacbar tberle of
Dye; witb bym were Remon pelez, Caste de Bed-
yers, <3yrard de Roussylon, Guy Hem de )V1on pel-
Iyer, and Guy llem Hmeneuxj^ Tbe xij & tbe laste,
in wbicbe was moost peple, was delyuerd to Buy-
mont, and was ordeyned tbat be snold goo soc-
oure sucbe batayllos as bad moost nedejp Tberle
of Tbolouse,wbicbe was merueyllously seke, lefte
tbey in tbe toun for to hepe fro tbeTTufces in tbe
don geon ; If or y f tber bad be no garde, tbey my gbt
baue sprongen and baue slayn alle tbe sebe men,
wymmen and children, and tbe feble men tbat a-
bode bybynde in tbe toun, of wbom tber were grete
nombre in tbeyr berberous* Tbey bad made, as I
baue sayd tof ore,vpon a lytil tertre astronge walk
of cbalhe, in wbicbe were ordeyned places for to
dresse engyns, wbicbe were all redy for to caste*
Tbey bad leftijCmen of armes, noble & hardy, for
to deffend tbis paas fro tbe Turhes, wbicbe were
on bye on tbe dongeon.
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f)ow Corbagatwasaduertysed of tbyssue of ourc
peple, and scute bis arcbyers for to deffende tbc
brydge, and bow tbey were disconfyted, capitulo
RHJNf tbey bad tbus deuysed
tbeyr bataylles, in euery batayll
tbey bad sette men on foote. It
was acorded emonge tbem tbat
tbey a foote sbold goo to fore,
an cube knyabtes tbat cam after
sbold kepe tbem.Itwas deff end-
ed and cryed on payne of detb
®r
tbat none sbold be so bardy tbat sbold entende to
ony gayn as longe as ony TTurke deffended bym.
But wban oure lord bad gyuen tbem tbe vyctorye,
tbenne sbold tbey retorne,andmygbt tarye to take
and gadre tbe despoyllesj^Corbagfat fro tbe be-
gynnyngof tbe siege of tbe cytebadalwaye doubte
and grete suspection tbat our peple sbold sodanly
comevpon bis boost, andspeciallysytb tbat peter
TTberemyte bad be witbbym in message, Hndtber-
forbe bad commaunded to tbem tbat were in tbe
dongeon, tbat yf oure men tbougbt to yssue tbey
sbold sowneabusyne,and sette oute a banerwbere
tbey sbold yssue, Sdberof it bapped tbat wban
tbyse bataylles were renged to fore tbeyate, to fore
tbey yssued,aboute tbeboure of pryme, tbey of tbe
tourmadetbe signe like as tbey were commaunded,
Corbagatvnderstode tbat our men cam ; and anon
besentetwotbousendarcbierstotbebrydgetokepe
it tbat tbey sbold not passe.
HHJS" the TTurkes cam tbeder for to
mayn tene tbe passage, tbey descend-
% edalle afooteXbeyateswere opened,
oure menyssued after tbordenaunce
tbat was deuysed* Ruon le JVlayne
witb alle bis batay lie cam fyrst vn to
tbis paas, wbicbe was tbus kepte witb bis enemyes,
so tbat bis arcbiers & men af oote taryed a ly til and
'mygbt not passe in no wysejjSF^Oban Ruon tbe
nobleman apperceyued tbis, be smote tbe bors witb
tbe spores, and so smote in on botbe sydes, tbat
it was to late for tbe TTurkes a f oote to take tbeyr
borsesXbennetomedtbeyfleyng,defendyngtbem
& sbotyngwitb tbeir bowes.Hncean de Ribemont
rode ayenst tbem, and bete and belde tbe rowte so
sbortallonetbatbismentbatcamafterbymmygbt
comeandsmytein emong tbem and delyuerd many.
Hnd of tymes be plun ged so depe in tbe presse tbat
certaynly our men bad supposed be bad ben lost;
but wban be cam agayn,be discouerd bym wel and
made large place about bym. Hllemen bebeldebym,
begate tberemocbe grete bonourandprys.Ruon le
JVIayne f orgate not bis swerd, & be dyde so mocbe
tbat our pylgryms bad by bym good luck and bope
at tbis fyrst assembleej^tberle of flaundres and
tbe due of JNbrmandye, witb tbe valyaunt erle of
Denawde cam to tbis cbaas. 'Cbe arcbyers of tbe
Curkes tbat sofleddeweresoeuyl mened, tbat tbey
were but a fewe wban tbey retomed in to tboostj^
Ourmen f olowed tbem ty Iny gb tbeyr lodgys,many
of tbem tbey bete doun tbat neuer releuyd.
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I
Row oure men raoyced tbcmof a dewor rouseede-
scendyng tbenne frobeuen,andof tbeyrmayntven
' " »PPg*fr"f l b . e 5 " rfeefl - ""*-'" <*-* * * 7
"NS tbynge bapped wban ourc
menysauedoutof tbetoun tbat
ought not to be forgoten; ffor
wban tbyae arcbiera were dis-
confyted, tbe Latyns cam after
"J tbeyr ordenaunce a aoftpaae.
T-benne began to falle arayne or
■ a dewe; so swete a rousee wan
neueraeen.lt semed to eueryman vervtablv tbatl?
and'al Z ^^^^tUy^mJ^
r\ & tfZllu * tbc ? neuer bad 8uffr «> mesease.
Cbt8refre88bmentwa8notonlyintbemen,butalle
tbeyr horses were anon ao strong, ao fressbTand
££2*fc B %> b ^l- bad alwa ? al *at wbfebe
w^nedefulfortbemXbiawaamocbeapperceyued
tbatdayecertaynly.ffortbeboraeatbatnianydayea
bad notbyng toete aauf leeueaof treea& ahorcben
orryndea, were in tbta bataylle more stronccand
W"TMc than were the boraea of tbeffiel
wbKbe^lwaye as moebe as tbey mygbj^ '
me captayns acorded tbattbey abold
I drawe them toward tbe monta™?
ffor yf tbe Curhes wbicbe bad mocb
,h„ ^ a T ry, b£ b T tw«"« oure men and
tbe toun, and abold close tbcm in. In tbis maner
Iwent^one bataylle to fore another. witboutTtbfe
that one touched another in ony wysejgF<Hban the
turkes sawe them alle they merueylled & were ab-
assbed, ffor they had supposed that they hadnot be
but a fewe enclosed in the toun. J^ow they semedby
the myracle of our lord that they were as many of
them as were of tbe€urkes,and yet moo, Gmonge
the menofarmes were themenof the chirchereuest-
ed with awbes and stooles, they that were preestes,
and the clerhys in surplys,and eche of them bare a
crosse in his hand, £bey that were abyden in the
tounwereontbewalles,reuestydalso,inprayers&
oroysonsand teeris cryeng mercy tooure lord that
be wold baue pyte of his peple,andsaue them that
day,&tbatbewoldnot8uffretbatbisnameandbi8
faythshold tome to reproche by the mescreauntes
and hethen peple.
How Corbagat ordeyn ed his batay lies, andhow the
two hoostes marched to gydre in batay lie, capitulo
]Ythe signes that they of the don-
] geon made to them of tboost, and
by the tydyngestbat the archiers
brougbt,Corbagat kneweandvn-
derstode certaynly that oure men
were yssued oute of the cyte, and
cam toward hym for to figbtcj?
J €henn he was adcerteyned of this
wher of he had desdayne to fore and holden it for
mocquerye^fie tone counseyl of his barons, and
hastely ordeyned his bataylles by the counseyl of
his wysemen,and specially of them that were born
in flntbyocbc,of wbom be bad many witb bym. Be
^itL 2 tayUcof "^rett Plcntc of hnygbtes,
tbe best & moost bardy that be bad ; this bataylle
dclyucrd be to Solyman, of whom ye baue herd fn
te 8 j pUcc t t0 fore - ne wmmaunded that tbey
f^wk raW / t L bemt 5 wardtbc8ce ' tofo "« , ownieii
sboldbauetahenand pourpryscdalletbe plavn bv-
twene the montayne and tbe cyte. Cbis did be bv
intent that when our men were descomfytcd, and
tbey would draw tbem selves to ward tbc sea or to
ward tbecy tc, this grete batayllesbold eome tbenne
to fore, and tbey sfiould be stahed as by twene two
bills and closed>fii 8 otber bataylles be settein
poynt by levser and made that oni t^oo to fore
£%£*£* °»2f h ,5 > tbc "Ptoyn«e, and sayde
to tbem, tbattbey sboldmayntene tbem as byemen
and good hnygbtes, & not to be aferd ne esmayed
!ii S y k e ^P™*:™™ «nft»myn«* cuyll armed, &
sufrred ^^ traua y lles tbat tbc ? ba <i
RHf«f our men bad pourpryscd en-
tjerlytbeplayninsucbwisetbattbcv
doubtednottobe closed in.tbeyap-
proucbed so nygbe tbe TTurKat
.fyrst bataylles to gydre- wel fouS tbey tba 2
ceyued tbem, ffor tbeCurhes werearetc mm * L^T
'armcd^Our men dyde rigbt wel^ tbfe com™
omtbefrenssbemen l*di& jE£££™^
i,
tbem vigorously in brekynge well tbe presse. But
tbenne cam 90 grete rowtes of TTurkes, tbat it be-
boucd tbc otber bataylles of our men to assemble
bastely for to socoure tbe tbre first batayllesjfiF
Hbey were alle at tbe medle, sauf tbe laste bataylle,
wbicbeBuymontconduytedas ye bauc berdXbere
sbold ye baue seen fiers skarmocbe of swerdes, of
maces & axesse* TTbe malles were so grete & strokes
tbat ye sbold not baue berd yf it bad tbondredj^
XTbe due Godeffroy sawe a bataylle come wbere in
were moo men tban ony of tbe otber. <Helltbougbt
be tbat yf tbat were disconfyted, tbe otber sbold be
mocbe abassbed. Re drewe tbederward, and smote
in tbem asprely and vygorouslyXbere dydebeand
bis f elawsbip mocbe wel, and so valyauntly tbat
tbey slewe many, and bewe of beedes and armes,in
sucbewysetbattbefeldelayfulofdedemen,ofburt
& wounded, in so many tbat tbeXTurkes mygbtno
Slenger suff re it ne lenger endure, but were discon-
>fyted and were put to flygbt.
^OLYN^N tDatDadtDC ^ rctebata ^ Uc>
as I baue sayd to fore, apperceyued
fro f erre bis men conteyned tbem but
febly, and approcbed and sawe tbe
bataylle of Buymont, wbicb yet bad
J not be in tbe medle witb tbeotber* Re
adressidbym tbedre,&dyde do sbote at bym grete
plenteofarowesattbeapproucbyngJButaftertbey
benge tbeyr bowes on tbeyr armes, and ran vpon
tbem witbaxes and swerdes,and smote so soreon
tbem tbatalmost tbey toumed tbe beedes of tbeyr
borses, ffor tbey my gbt not abide so grete estour ne
U2 2 °i
so sbarpe of eo mocbc peple jflTCbe du c Godcfrro^e
knewe and sawe tbem fro f errc,anddrewebym dili-
gently to tbat parte* Oncre toke bede also of bis
vncle, and cam dilygcntly to socoure bym, Ht tbe
comyng of tbem two, wbicb brought many men
witb tbem, was Solyman discomfyted, and muste
parte fro tbe place. But tbe burkes bad made redy
fyre grekyssb, & tbrewe it in to tbe grasse, wbicbe
was longe anddrye in tbef elde, Ourmen tbennede-
parted for tbe smoke, wbicbe was blak & tbycke^
Glban tbe turkes sawe tbat tbey on borsbak were
witbdrawen, tbey ran vpon ourmen af oote, & slewe
many of tbem. Our men tbat were on borsbak were
yssued out of tbe tbyck smoke, and berde tbe crye
of tbem tbat tbey so slewe, and smote tbe borses
witb tbe spores, & camen agayn alle,and alle tbem
tbat tbey founde of tbeyr enemyes tbey bete and
slewe, & put to flygbt. So f erre tbey cbassed tbem,
betyngandbewvngtbem,tbattbey cam to tbegrete
multitude,wbicr)etbennewerediscomfytedandput
to flygbt.
Of tbe fleynge of Corbagat, and of som burkes
g^dtcd to gydre and agayn discomfyted by our
men,capitulo Cxlij^^
|J^ tbis partye wbere tbe bataylle
bad bee,was in a valeye,as wbere
descended in to tbe see a lytil
brook or rennyng water, Vnto
tbatplace bad our men cbassed
tbeCurkes, & tbere tbey drewe
and assembled tbem agayn vp-
on a tertre rigbt bye, & made do
mm
sowne tbeyr trompettes & busynes for to brynge
tbcir pcplc to gidre. But our men, that tbenne bad
not to doo in none otberplace, camen alle to tbem,
fiuon leJNlayne,tberle of f laundres,tbeducof JNfor-
mandye,tbe ducGodeffroy,Buymont andOncre,
& tbey tbat were witb tbem, began mocbe mygbte-
ly to assaylle tbeyr enemyes tburgb tbe water, so
fiersly ana by so grete bardynesse and force tbat
tbey padded ouer, and sodaynly ran on tbat bylle
wbere tbey were on,& made tbem to descende doun
mocbe perilously J& fro tbenne tbe'Curhes bad
none bope to abyde no longer on tbef elde ne on tbe
cbampayns, but euery man wente and flcdde bere&
r tbere wbere be mygbt and tbougbt beste,
lORBHGHi: tbe lord of tbe boost,
fro tbe begynnyng tbat tbe batay lies
assembled, bad escbewed tbe peryll,
and was witbdrawen vpon an bylle a
ferre of, for to see tbe ende, fie sente
of te messagers for to knowe bow bis
|men conteyned and demened tbem, 3CTberf ore be a-
bode tbere, and sawe bow tbeOirkes cam alle dis-
confy ted, without kepynof araye ne ordenaunce of
bataylle J9 fiis frendes tbat were about bym sayd
to bym : Syre, ye see well at tbis tyme bow it gootb,
tberfore tbynke ye dylygently for your self,& de~
parte bastely fro tbis placejj? Re tnenne wente bis
waye and fledde as bastely as be mygbt; be bad so
grete fere & drede in bis berte tbat be durst abyde
m no place* Re passed tbe ryuer and flood of Bu-
f rates, & by tbe rennyng of bis bors be witbdrewe
bym as f er as be mygbt.
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|f)HJV bis men knewe that they were
without capytayne they were mocbe
abassbed* tbenne thought none of
them of other, but euery man dyde
the best be coude or mygbte to saue
bymself ,and fledde alle as mocbe as
they mygbt jff Our valyaunt barons, wbicbe that
had sore trauavlled tbeyr horses, durste not fol-
owe them ouer rerrelest tbeyr horses mygbt faylle
them* Can ere with a companye of four thousand
folowed,sleyng&betyngdoun alle them that they
mygbt atteyne, ffor the fere and drede was so grete
in the hertes of the Sarasyns that x men myght
haue chassed v C SarasynsXher was iteuydently
proued& sbewd, that there is no counseyl,ne none
maye be gyuen ayenst our lord god, and that our
lord forgetetb not them that haue stedfast hope
in hym ; for a smalle peple, poure, and as alle deed
for bonger, wbicbe were come frof er coun trees and
londes, by the ayde of Ibesu Criste vaynquyssbyd
alle the power of tboryent in tbeyr owne londe and
coun tree, wbicbe were so grete plente of peple gar-
nyssbyd and replenessbyd of alle that tbey bad
nede on
294
fiow our pcplc rctomcd fro the cbaasse,and wente
to the pillage, and of the grete ryebesses tbattbey
fonde, capitulo Cxliij,*^
aF)G batayllewastbus fynyssb-
yd, in sucbe wyse tbat tbc pil-
gryms bad tbc vyctorye* ITbcy
wentestray te to tbc lodgyses of
tbc XTurkce; tberc founde tbey
90 grete ryebesses of gold, of
syluer, of precious stones, of
vayssell of dyuerse f acions, ta-
pytes and clotbesof sylMomocbetbatneuerman
mygbte well preysejG?Oxen, sbeep, and kyen were
tbere grete plentye; wbete and mele grounden, of
wbicb tbey bad grete nede, tber was so mocb tbat
all tbey were encombredtobere it/Cbey wan borses
in tbis discomfyture good and fatte, so many tbat
tbey wereabassbedof tbe grete multitude tbat was
tbere, €bey toke and gadred tbe despoylles & tbe
tentes,wberof tbey bad so grete ryebesses, tbat of
sucbe an boost, was neucr none seen more f aire ne
rycbe-Hnd tbis cam to tbem merueyllously well to
poynt,ffor alletbeyr ten tes & tbeyrpauy lions were
bolly rotten. Gdymmen, cbilderen, and other peple
wbicbe bare none armes tbey founde ouer many in
tbe lodgyses, wbom alle tbey brou gbt in to tbe cy te
emong tne other tbyngesjfiTCbe barons assembled
tbem for to see tbe ten tes of Corbagat, wbicbe was
merueyllous,fforit wasmadein tbe f ormeof a cyte-
Itbadtowres&crestesofdyuersecolours wrought
with fyn sylke; ffro tbe mayster palays were aleys
in to other tentes tyke to stretes in a grete toun JSf
Khcr mygbt sytte in the grete balle moo than two
thousand men,
RHfJourmen badrecuyelled thus the
ryebesaes and despoylles, they alle
maade grete trusses full of ryebe
tbynges,and charged them on tbeyr
horses and baches and entred in to
_ the cytye of Hntbyocbe j& Yf they
yj thenne were glad and ioyous, it was no merueylle;
/ ffor in lon^e tyme to fore, fylle ne happed suche
^aduenture in cristiente. "Cbey rendred and gaf to
four lord many tbankes and graces of lawde with
alle tbeyr very hartes humbly & deuoutly, ffor wel
knewetbey that alle was comen fro bymj^TTbe
curkes wbicbe were in the dongeon bad wel seen
tbattbeyr peple were vaynquyssbyd, and badnone
hope thenneto berescowedne of nosocoureXber-
f or anon as the barons were entred in the cyte they
made them to speke and trete with tbem. End ac-
orded tooydre that they alle sbold take tbeyr wy ues
and cbilderen and here with tbem sucbe goodes as
they had, and rendre and gyue ouer the donaeon
vhe baners of our barons were sette aboue on it
tbenne ^ Che werkes of our lord Ibesu Crist ben
mocbe bye and merueyllous, ffor fro riqbt arete
pouerte, cam oure peple to ouer grete ryebesses in
so sbortatyme .It is mocbe good to affye& truste
in bym that bath such power and mygbt It was
meruaylof the disease & pouerte that our barons
had suffred j0 Che valyaunt due Godefroy was
brought to this poyntat the day of the batayl that
am
1
'be bad not wberon to ryde, but be must praye and
requyre mocbe swetly tberle of Tbolouse, wbicbe
remeuyd not oute of tbe toun, tbat be wold leue to
bym an bors, but be bad grete payne to gete it*
S bad despended alle bis bauoyr &
good entierly for to susteyne tbe
| pour gentflmen,in sucbe wyse tbat be
(r bad notbynae bym self. XTbere were
! many knygbtes tbat ryebely were
a come in to tbe booste atte begynn-
yng, tbat were brought to so grete pouerte tbat tbis
day tbey rode on asses and on pour mares. Hnd
many bye men, as knyabtes valyaunt and bardy,
mygbt not cbeuyssbe for to ryde, but wente afoot
emong tbe f oote men, wbere tbey belde mocbe wel
tbeyrplace,ffor tbeymayntened &taugbttbemene
peple bow tbey mygbt dooto tbeyr enemy esgrett-
est dommage jff £be power of perse was mocbe
affebled tbis day, ffor tber wer so many slayn and
deed tbat alle tbertbe tber aboute was couerd, XTbe
nombre of tbem tbatwereslayn was neuer very tab-
ly knowen. JMocbe was cbaunged tbe state of our
men ; fPor be tbat in tbe momyng yssued oute alle
poure, in sucbe wyse tbat be nad not for to ete, at
euen be entred in to tbe cyte ryebe of aood and of
vitaylles, in sucbe wyse as be mygbt baue bolden
a arete court & companye^Cbis good aduenture
wbicbe bonoured alle cristiente, and specially tbe
royamme of fraunce, bapped tbey ere of tbyncar-
nacion of oure lord fA Ixxxxviij, tbe xxj day of tbe
monetb of luyn.
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Of the fayre ordenaunces that oure peple made in
>tbe cbircbesof Hntbyocbe,andin other townee by,
after tbis vyctorye, capitulo CxUiij^^
PJXfi tbat tbe barons were re-
tomed fro tbe bataylle, and tbe
| tbynges of tbe cyte were wel or-
I deyned, by tbe counseyl of tbe
| valyaunt oyssbop of puy, and
I by tbe prelates tbat were in tbe
boost, was acorded by tbem alle
tbattbecbircbesof tbetoun were
'entierly made clene,& ordeyned to doo tbe seruyse
of oure lord god, Hnd especially tbe cbyef catbed-
>rallecbircbe,wbicbeisfoundedintbonourofseynt
peterXbey establyssbed tberin clerkes& curates
tbat sbold serue in tbe cbircbe, & otber to goueme
and kepe tbe boly places dene, for tbef alse and vn-
trew Sarasyns bad def owled tbem ; tbey bad sette
)in tbe cbircbes somme tbeyr kyen,oxen and sbeep,
and otber tbeyr borses & assesXbe comyn wym-
men and euylle knaues bad made tbeyr ordure and
fy Itbe in tbem tbat it was py te to see, and also tbey
def owled tbymages of Ibesu Crist, of our lady, «
of otber sayntes witb fyltb,myre and ordure,Hnd
1 ly ke as tbey bad ben a/ly ue,tbey bad drawe tbem an d
cut o f tbeyr n oses, and pycked out tbeyr eyen,
52359F>6 barons and alle tbe pylgrymes
acorded tbere sbold be ordeynedand
establyssyd rentes to tbe clerkes
tbat sbold serue in tbe cbircbesjj^
Cbere was offerd gold and syluer
ynowgbe for to make crosses and
cbaly ces, & also clothes of sylk for to make agayn
vestements for men of the cbircb, & aoumementes
f or aultersj^Cbe patriarke of the toun, wbicbe was
a greek, named loban, tbey ordeyned and sette bym
agayn in bis place witb mocbe more grete bonour
and solempnyteXbeTIurkesbad caste & put bym
oute witb grete sbame, and bad don to bym many
euyllis for tbe faytb of our sauyourlbesu Criste
tbat be belde j&ln tbe c^tees beyng aboute Hn-
tbyocbe oure men sette bissboppes, in tbe cytees
wbere as none were at tbat tyme; but in Hntbyocbe,
wbere as tbey f onde one, tbey sette none other, til
afterward tbat tbe good man apperceyued tbat be
lytil prouffyted there, by cause tne Latyns vnder-
stode nogrekyssbe language, & lef te bis dygnyte,
& wente in to Constantynoble, witb bis good wy 11
without ony f orse or constraynt*
fiGJ^G assembled tbe men of tbe
cbircbe, & tbey cbose and elected for
to be patriarke tbebissbop of TIarse,
wbicbe was named Bernard, bom at
Valence.Rewascomen witb tbe good
'byssbop of Puy, and be bad made
I bym bis cbappellayn* Re was made patriarke. TLbz
,seygnorye of tbe cyte graunted alle tbe barons to
Buymont,lykeas tbey bad promysed& couenaunt-
ed. Sauf tbe erleof TIbolouse, wbicbe belde tbeyate
of tbe brydge, & I wote not witb bow many toures
be bad garnyssbed it, and in no wyse wold gyue it
ouer,butsayde tbatitwas bis partejg?Hndby cause
tbat Buy m on t to fore was called pry n ce of tbe peple
of bis contre,tberfortbatname abode to bym,and
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to alle the lordes after bym of the cyte, and ben al~
waye called prynces of Hntbyocbe.
Row ourpeple senteambassadours to tbemperour
of Conetantinoplef or to eomone bym to come and
socoure tbem as be bad promy sed, capitulo Oclv^
r>6 tydynges weretbus ordeyn-
ed in tbe cyte as 1 baue deuysed
toyou/Cbenne was tbe counsey I
taken emonge tbe barons tbat
tbey sbold sende to tbemperour
of Constantinoble for to som-
onebym by bisf aytb,tbatacord-
yng to tbe couenauntes tbat be
bad made to tbem, tbat be sboldnot tarye, but come
in bis proprepersonefor to belpe tbem, & specially
at tbe siege of Iberusalem to wnicbe tbey entended
for to goo, YT be wold not, tbenne did tbey bim wel
to knowe tbat tbey wold not fortbonbolde tbe cou-
enauntes tbatwere madewitbbym,nekepetbem J&
Hnd for to doo tbis message tbey cbaas Ruon le
JVIayne,brodertokyngpbelipoffraunce,&Bawd~
wyn tberle of Renawd ^Cbyse two departed fro
tboost for togoo vnto Constantinoble. But in tbe
way e certayntTurkes assay lied tbem,in wbicb medle
was lost tberle Bawdwyn, in sucbewyse tbat neuer
afterwere tydynges berdof bym.Sommesayd tbat
be was slayn tbere, & otber sayde tbat be was taken
& ladde in to f erre coun trees,bu t tbe trou tbe of by m
was neuer knowen j!?Ruon le JVIayne escaped alle
bool without burt, & cam vnto Constantantinoble
to tbemperour. But tbere be empeyred mocbe bis
renommee, ffor be that was of bo bye lygnage,and
alway bad ben in tboost, large, wyse, noble, and a
mocbe valyaunt knygbt bad tbenne no regarde to
tbem tbat sent bym,newolde not retourne to tbem
agayn , but departed fro tbem perour & wen t stray te
in to f raunce* Rit was a gretter blame in bym tban
inalasseman*
nyi-BS tbe pylgryms soioumed
in Hntbyocbeamortalyteand detb
sourded androos emong tbem, so
grete tbat tber was no day but tbere
were xxx or xl biers in tbe cbircbes.lt
s was so grete tbat euery man away ted
presently tbe detb; tbere was none tbat supposed
tobaueescapedj^Cbennebappedagretedommage
in tbooste, ffor tbe valyaunt man of grete troutbe
and of bye counseyl deyde tbat tyme, Hymart tbe
bissbop of puy ; #or bis detb was grete sorowe
tbenne tburgb tbe toun.Rewasenteredand honor-
ably buryed in tbe cbircbe of seynt peter, wbere
as tbe spere tbat opened tbe syde of oure lord was
f ounden ; be was mocbe bewaylled as tbe fader of
tboostj^flf ter deyde a rigbt valyaunt knygbt, a
trew wyseman & of grete courage, fienry d'Hsque,
in tbe castel of XTorbesel wbere be soioumed, and
tbere be deyde, and was buryed in tbe same placed
Reynard ae JVIollac, a good knygbt and of bye
lygiiage, deyde in Hntbyocbe; be was buryed in tbe
porcbe of seynt peter*
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LLG the wymmen that were in the
toun dcyed by this pestylence sauf
a fewe, in sucbe wyse tbat of tbis
lytil peple deyde in a lytil wbyle in
tbys toun I J\fl men and wymmen J?
Vbc occasion of tbis mortaly te was
-many tymes demaunded of tbe fisiciens and wyee
clerkesXbe somme saydetbat tbayer wascorrom-
pedXbe otber sayde tbat tbe peple bad bad ouer
>longe mocbe anguyssb of bongre and of tburst,
f and wban tbey cam tberto and plente of vytalles,
tbey toketberof oueroultrageously, by wbicbe tbey
ranne inagrete infirmyteandsekenesXbis sbewde
tbey euydently by tbem tbat ete but lytil & by me-
sure, if or tbey tbat so dyde cam lygbtly to conua-
lenceandbeltbe.
Row tbe pylgryms of tboost desired to goo vnto
Iberusalem for to escbewe tbe mortality and tac-
complissbe tbeir v owe, capitulo Cxlvj7ftȣ
F>6 pylgryme, for tescbewe tbe
mortalyte of tbe toun, and also
for taccomplyssbe tbeir pilgre-
maae, began to crye for to goo
toIberusalem,fror tberfor were
tbey departed out of tbeir coun -
treesXbey mocbe prayd tbe ba-
rons tbat tbey wold make tbem
, redy, & dylygently lede and conduy te tbem tbeder.
Tbe barons tbat mygbt not be in reste for tbeyr re-
questee, assembled & bad counseyl on tbis mater.
JfBommt sayde tbat it were good tbat tbey sbold
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anon go forth toward tbc holy cyte, by cause the
comyn pcplc desyred it & also that euery man was
bounden by bis vowe so to doo. XTbc otber sayde
tbat it wasnot tymefor togoofortb,ffortbebren-
nynge bctc was oucr grete, and tbc drought sbold
cause tbat tbey sbold lacke water; tbc pcplc sbold
not fynde wbete, tbc borses sbold lacke pastures.
But counselled to tarye &delaye tbis passage tyl
.JViycbelmasse; tbennc sbold tbe tyme be more at-
tempered & moderate Hnd duryng tbe mene wbyle,
menmygbtdorestetbeyrborses^andgetenewefor
tbem tbat bad none and bad nede of somme, and
(also men mygbt refressbe tbem self wbicbe were
wery and sehe J& "Co tbis laste counseyll acorded
tbey alle, and tberf or it was late or tbey departed,
HSJVJVS deuysed tbe barons tbat
tbey wolde remeue for tbynfyrmyte
of tbe place, and to goo tbere as tbey
mygbt baue vytailles better cbepejfr
Buymont descended in to tbe londe
of Cylyce; tbere toke be Carse, Hd-
ane, JYIamstre, Hunaure* €byse four cytees a fore
sayd be gamyssbed well witb bis men, and belde
en tierly alle tbe countree aboutejg^be otber wente
f crtber in tbe countre, & ladde tbeder tbeyr borses
for to soioumeXbere were many hnygbtes &men
s a/fote tbat passed tbe ryuerof Gufrates,f or to goo
W fortb at al aucnture tburgb tbe countrees tyl tbey
come to Bawdwyn, broder of due Godeffroye, to
Rages,wbicbe receyued tbem gladly, and gaf tbem
vytaylles, and made tbem good cbere as long as
tbev were tbere, and atte departyng be gaf to tbem
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fayre & good yef tes jPlt was not longe after that
it bapped that one Rodaban,tbe lord of Ralappe,
bad debate and warre ayenst a baron of bis,wbicbe
was castelayn of a castelnamed Rasart Hndye sbal
vnderstande for certayne tbat tbere was founden
first tbe playe of dyse,and fro tbens it cam, and it
is named QOjgfCbxe grete man of Ralappe assem-
bled bis peple, & assyeged tbis castel witb alle bis
power, XTbe lord tbat was witbin sawe wel tbat be
mygbt not bolde it ayenst bis lord, and be bad no
'Curkes for to socoure bym,ne belpe bymXberfor
be spak to on bis frende,a crysten man,wbicb was
pryue witb bym, and sente to due ©odefroy many
grete yef tes, and requyred and prayd bym mocbe
affectuously tbat be wold socoure bym in bis nede,
(for be bad desire to be bis, and wold be bounden
to bym to doo bym grete playsyrs and seruyses*
And sente to bym bis sone in hostage for surete,
RG valyaunt due, tbat bad a softe
berte & debonayr, receyued tbe loue
and tbalyaunce of tbe lord of Ra-
sart. Re tbougbt wel tbat it was not
ayenst tbe wylle of our lord for to
afeblyssbe one of bis enemyes for
another jjPO>enne sente be to bis brother Bawd-
wyn to Rages for to send bym peple ynowe, (for
bis purpoos and wylle was to reyse the siege to
fore tbis castel fortosocoure bisfrende,Rodaban
bad bolden vij dayes longe siege to fore tbis castel
JSfXibt due Godefroy cam by grete ioumeyes; tbe
messagers of tbe lord of tbe castel were witb bym,
(for tbey mygbt not goo in to tbe castel to their
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lord, ffor it was besieged round about Tlberfor
tbey toke two douues or culuers, wbicb tbey bad
taken and brought witb tbem for todoo tbis; tbat
is to saye, tbey toke lettres and wrote tberyn alle
tbeyr entent, and bonde tboo lettres to tbe taytee
of tbe douues, and lete tbem flee* Hnd tbe douues
fiewe and cam strayt to fiasart, fro wbens tbey
were, and bad ben tbere nourissbed, TTbey tbat a-
wayted on tbem toke tbem, Cbe lord toke tbe let-
tres, and fonde tberin bow be bad alyaunce of tbe
due, bis loue and grace, and bow be cam for to so-
coure bym witb grete strengthen Re bad tbenne
grete ioye, and toke to bym grete bardynesse, in
sucbe wyse tbat be bym self yssued out of tbe
yates witb bis men largely, and assaylled tbem of
tbe siege vygorously, whom be bad sore doubted
not long byfore,
Tlbe dylygence tbat due ©odeffroy made for to
socoure a Curke, to wbom be bad promised, and
bow be reysed tbe siege, beyng to fore bis castell,
capitulo Cxlvij,*?,*^
OCd was tbe due 6odeffroy ap-
proucbedwban bis brother cam
witb Hi JVfl borsmen, noble, valy-
aunt and bardy men, and rigr>t
pq'i m g wel arm ed* TTbey were but oon
HI ltuAi^(/^Pv ournc V fro tbe castel jfi^Cberle
Bawdwyn acorded wel to tben-
terprise of tbe due bis broder,
but be said wel tbat Rodoban tbe lord of Halappe
badd mocbe grete peple, and tbat be knewe wel for
i,
certaynXberf ore be counsey Ued bym tbat be sbold
sende for tbe otber barons tbat were abyden in
Hntbyocbe, and praye tbem as bis frendes tbat
tbey wold addresse tbem taccomplissbe tbis tbat
be bad enterprysed jjgFtTroutb it was tbat be bad
mocbe prayd Buymont and tberle of TTbolouse to
fore er be departed, but tbey bad a lytil enuye, by
cause tbe 'Curke bad more requyred tbe due tban
ony of tbem.Butnowwban be badsente for tbem,
tbem tbougbt tbat tbey mygbt not goodly abyde
bebynde, and ordeyned mocbe dilygfently tbeyr
goyng fortb, & wente so f erre tbat tbey ouertohe
bymj^Cdban tbey were alle to gydre, tbey werewel
xxxjVLmenof armes.
~^ODHr>H^[ bad bis espyes,by wbome
be bnewe certaynly tbat tbyse men
cam vpon bymj!S?oe doubted tbem
mocbe,and be badwel xl M men, but
yet be durst not abide tbem, but de-
parted fro tbe siege, and retomed to
RalappejfiTCbe due knewe notbyng tbat tbe siege
was departed, but wente stray t toward Rasart.
'Cbere were ynowe in Hntbyocbe of knygbtes, gen-
tilmen and otber, wbicbe fmewe tbat tbe valyaunt
due bad to doo witb men, and departed fro tbens,
and wente toward bym for to belpe bym.
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, Of somme pylgryms govngf ro Hn tbyocbe toward
<3odeffroy, were disconryted by the turkes, & re-
scowed by tbe due, capitulo CxmijjPjP
<3R6t:e quanttte of burkes
were embussbed besyde tbe way
wbere by tbey sbold passe, for
to away te tbem* Cdban our peple
approucbed, as tbey tbat toke
none bede, tbe ^urfees sprang
on tbem sodanly, wbicbe were
many moo tban our men were*
'Somme tbey slewe, & many moo toke prysonners,
and bonde tbem, and retomed to tbeyr retrayteXbe
tydynges cam to tbe due and to tbe boost, wbicb
were out of tbeir wytte for sorow tbat tbey bad*
'"Cbenneretomedtbey bastely for tosiewe tbe male-
factours jSF'Zbc people of tbe countre told tbem
wbicb way tbey were goon,andaddressyd tbem to-
, ward tbyse burkes, Olban tbey bad ouertaken and
approucbedtbem,tbey ran on tbem witbgreteberte,
and slewe tbem som of tbem, and somme tbey toke
prysonnersjfewe or none escaped* Hnd tbey de-
lyuerd tbem tbat were taken prysonners, tbe cristen
L men wbom tbey bad taken*
lODORHJV was mocbe endommag-
' ed, for tbey were wel x M burkes of
tbe best and cbosen men* Cdban oure
m en bad don tbis tbey toke agayn tbe
waye toward fiasartjSFftlban tbey
approucbed, tbe lord of tbe tounys-
sued out witb tbre bonderd men on borsbak, and
Itbere as be founde tbe due, be descended totbertbe,
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'and kneled to fore bym, and thanked bymmocbe,
andaf ter alle the other that were therewith bym, for
the socours that they had don tohym in tmsnede.
^henne swarbe to fore them alle, that to tbyse ba-
rons and to the other cristen men he sbold be euer
more trewe and good frende, in suche wyse thatbe
Iwold to his power pourcbace to them the best that
'he coude,and warne them of tbeyrbarme. Re lodg-
ed them mocb weland honorably, and made to them
grete presentee, J& On the mom tberle Bawdwyn
retorned vn toRages,& that other boost belde theyr
waye vnto Hntbyocbe.
Rowtbe due alway enforced bym to augment cris-
tiente,andof somme fortresses by bym beten and
^destroyed, capitulo Q,yX\x&&
|RG due Godeffroy knewe well
that the pestylence&mortalyte
endured yet m Hntbyocbe, and
bis broder badmocbe praydbym
tbatbewold come andsoiourne
in his londe vnto Hugust, that
than the tyme sbold be better
attempered. Re toke with bym a
rtytilcompanye of tbem that were moost suffrable,
and cam to tTorbosel, and to two other castellys,
'that one named Ratap & that other RauendaL Of
'tbyse landes dyde beentierly bis wylle. Ris brother
visy ted and sawe bym of te wbytes he abode there
I jTCbc peple of the country & specially men of re-
lygyon, complayned mocbe of two Rermyens that
were bretberen, that one was named pancrace,and
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5*wil
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i^m
that other Conasylles. Cbey bad a f ortresse in that
con tre, and were grete andnoble men there, but they
had notrouthe in them ; tbeyreceyuedtberobbours
and tbeuys that pylled & def owlled the holy places,
tbecbircDes,anddydemocbebarmetoallemanerof
pepleXbey were enhaunced in so moch pryde, that
they tohe the presente of the pauyllon that Bawd-
wyn had sente to hie brother to the siege of Hn-
tbyocbe, and dyde it to be presented to feuymont
in theyr namejbftlban the due herde thyse com-
playntes he sen te of his men of armes, & the people
of his countre, and dyde doo take the fortresses of
thyse twor>erm^ens,and bete anddestroyed them
totbertbejtfFCdbiles that the valiaunt due soioum-
ed in thyse partyes,many of the pepleof the boost
wente to therle Bawdwyn to Rages, if or be dyde
them moche good, and refresshyd them wel, and
largely departedof his good to themXhe way was
thenne alle sure and good, sytb that the castel of
Hasartwas alyedentierly witf> our peple,as yehaue
[herd.
Row the knyghtes of Rages wolde haue betrayed
Bawdwyn theyr lorde, and how he was therof ad-
uertyse d, capitulo Cl^^
O moche people of cristen men
cam to Rages that it desplesyd
mocbe to the cytezeyns of the
tounJ3ndO>ermyens&Latyns
discorded in many thynges,ffor
withoute faylle oure men wold
baue the seygnorye. Chey dyde
many ennoyes and vylonyes to
1 1
tbeyrbosteswitbintbeirbowsesXbeerle bym self,
by cause be badsogrete plente of men of bysowne
countre, be called tbe fewer and lasse to counseyll
of tbe noble men of tbe cyte, by wbos belpe be was
comen to bisbyenesse &noble lordsbipXbey bad
tberof mocbegrete desdaynewitbin tbeyr bertes, &
repented tbemof tbat tbey badebosen bym &sette
bym to be tbeir lord ouer tbem ; fFor tbey doubted
tbat tberle, wbicbe was so lyberallas be that gaf to
euery man, sbold on a day take all tbat tbey bad,
TTberfor tbey sente to tbe admyrals of tbeTIurkes,
tbat were tbeyrneygbbours, tbat tbey would pour-
cbasse gladly by tbeyr belpe bow tberle Bawdwyne
sbold be slayn, or atte leste put oute and ebassed
away e fro tbe cyte, in su cbe wyse tbat be sbold n eu er
retome. TTbe XTurkemans acorded wel to tbis werk
j^Cbis mater was so f erf ortb tbat tbey of Rages
toke alle tbeyr goodes pryuely, and sette it in tbe
bowses of tbeyr acqueynted neygbbours in cytees
and castellys tber about,
f)YkSS tbey spak and aduysed of
this trey son ,a fren de of tber leBawd-
wyn cam to bym and recounted tbis
f ay te al a/lon ge : be meruey lied mocb
tberof ,&dyde enquyreof tbis thing,
and foundetbatitwassoo.fie knewe
>wel tbem tbat bad ordeyned tbis tray son, and by
wbom it sbold be doo. Hnd secretely be sende bis
men,and toke tbe captaynsof tbisfalsenes;beput
out tbeyr eyen of tbeyr beedes: otber tbat bad so
mocbe trespaced, be ebassed tbem out of tbe toun,
& toke alle tbat tbey bad, Somme tbere were tbat be
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Ictc dwelle stylle in the cyte, but be toke tbeir good
as mocbc as be mygbt gete. Re bad wel by tbocca-
sion of tbis murcler tbat tbise tray tree deuysed xx
JM besauntes, but be departed alle to tbe pylgryms
tbat bad bolpen bym to take tbe castellys & f ort-
resses,& somme cy tees about Ragfes.Rewas mocbe
dradde and doubted mocbe of bis neighbours, in
sucbewyse tbat noneof tbem durst enterprise ony
debate ayenst bym. tTbe grete and bye men of tbe
contre wold ofladly baue pourcbased tbe moyens
and maners for to be delyuerdof bym, yf tbey bad
mygbt*
Row tberle Bawdwyn was in daunger of detb by
tbe treson of a CurR named Balac, capitulo CljV?
]N" tbis countre was a grete & an
bye man, a tTurke, & was named
Balac. Re was acqueynted and
mocbe pryue witb tberle Bawd-
wyn. Re was somtyme lord of
tbe cy te of Sorarge, to fore tbat
our peple cam in to tbat countre
jSTCbisCurke apperceyued tbat
tberle Bawdwyn sayde not to bym alle bis coun-
seyll and secrete, as be was wonte, ne sbewde bym
so good cbere. On a daye be cam to bym, & sbewde
bym by f ayr langage, tbat be sbold come to a for-
tresse of bis, wbicbe be wold gyue to bym and de-
lyuer, by cause be bad no more, and also be wold
bauenomoo,asbesaide,ffor bis louesboldsuffyse
bym. Hnd be would sende bis wyf & bis cbilderen
in to Rages for to dwell tbere vnder bym, by cause
as be sayde that the tTurkes bis neygbbours, and
specially tbey of bis lygnage, bated bym mocbe,
and pourcbassed alle tbe barme tbey mygbt, for
tbe grete acquentaunce tbat be bad witb tbecristen
men jgTCbe erle tbougbt notbyng but alle wel, and
sayd tbat be wold goo at bis requeste to tbis for-
tresses Ht tbe day appointed bytwene tbem botbe,
tberle cam tbeder witb an bonderd borsmen,
HLHC wente to fore, and as a fals
traytre bad byd an bonderd of bis
men, well armed, witbin tbe fortresse
jj?<tlban tbey were arryued to fore
tbe fortresse, Balac prayd tberle tbat
be wold come vp on bye and see tbe
place bow stronge it was, & tbat be sbold brynge
but f ewe men witb bym, if or besayd be bad certayn
tbyngesof wbicbbemygbt take barme, yf tbey alle
entredj^'Cbe good erle wold baue doon soo, but
be bad in bis company a valyaunt knygbt, wel ad-
uysed & a wise man, wbicbe aduertysed bis felaws
otber knygbtes bow itwas grete perylle and da lin-
ger so to lete bym goo, Hnd tbey wold not suff re
bym, but reteyned bym by force, ffor tbey doubted
mocbe tbe malyce or tbis man, in sucbe wyse tbat
in tbeyr bertes tbey bad suspection of tresonjfiF
XTbe erle abode by tbeir counseyl, and sente vp xij
of bis men wel armed in to tbe toure for to see yf
tberwereonytbynatodoubte^Rebeldebymemong
bis men J9 tbey tnat wente vp anon apperceyued
wel tbe trayson, ffor tbe tTurkes sprange oute of
tbeyr places wbere tbey were byd, and toke tbise
xij men by force, and desarmea tbem, & reteyned
tbem bounden bandes and feet
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RHJV the erle knewe this, be was
mocbc sorouful for bis men tbat be
bad tbus lostjJFTTbenne be drewe
bym fortb and spak to Balac, and
mocbe prayd bym, & coniured bym
by tbe feaulte and otb tbat be bad
,made to bym, tnat be wold yeld bis men to bym,
oratte leste sette tbem at rawnson,and bewolde
gyue for tbem as mocbe as be wold bauej^Balac
answerd to bym tbat be trauaylled for nought,
I ffor be sbold neuer baue none of tbem, but yf be
wold gyue to bym tbe cyte of Sororge, wnicbe
bad ben bis to fore jSTCberle sawe tbat tbis for-
tresse was not lygbtly to be goten, ffor it was ouer
stronge, and stode in a strange place, and ryebely
garnyssbyd. Hnd retorned to Kages mocbe an-
guyssbousof tbe paryll tbat be bad bein,wban be
wold by tbatycementof tbis felon TTurk bauegoon
|vp in to tbe tour, and sorouful be was for tbem
tbat were taken*
6 bad delyuerd tbe cyte of Sororge
to kepe vnto a mocbe wise, valyaunt
and good knygbt, named foubert
de Cbartres; tbis man kept bit witb
an C men of armes, valyaunt menjflf
Cdban beberdsayetbat bis lord bad
ben tbus almost be bytrayed, and bow be bad lost
xij men, be was sory, and tbougbt bou be mygbt
belpe tbem ayenst trris f als XTurk, tbat bad don to
bym tbis feet j0 It was not longe after tbat in a
^nygbt be sette a bussbement nygb vnto tbis f or-
> tresse, a part of bis men, and in tbe momynge be
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with a f ewe of bis companye cam to fore tbis toure,
and toke tbe proye of beestesjj^ITbey tbat were on
bye on tbe batayllement sawe tbat tbey were but a
f ewe, and told it to Balak & to tbe otber men tbat
were in tbe f ortresse, Hbey tohe tbeir borses bas te-
ly and folowed tbem, for to rescowe tbat wbicbe
tbey droof awaye. In sucbe wyse tbey exployted
tbattbey cam vpon tbem bussbement; tbey sprang
sodanly oute and closed tbem in.f oubert retomed
vpon tnem, and slewe 1 wote not bow many, but
vj be toke a lyue, ffor wbom be bad incontinent vj
of our men, of tbem tbat be belde in bis f ortresse
j< was not longe aftir tbat four of tbe otber
escaped out of tbe fortresse & brake tbeyr prison,
wby les tbeyr kepars slepte, <Oban Balac sawe tbat
tber were nomoo but two, be dyde do smyte of
tbeyr beddes*
RO tban fortb on tberle Bawdwyn,
tbat bad acqueyn tan ce to dy uerse ad-
myrals aboute by m, wold neuer after
acqueynte bym more ne truste ony
TTurk,but eschewed tbeir company es
& tbeyr amy tee, Hnd tbat be sbewde
wel sone after, ffor tber was an bye and grete man
[a Turk in tbat contre, named Balduc, of wbom 1
baue spoken to fore, wbicbe sold tbis auncyen cyte
named Samoloc vnto Bawdwyn, Hnd tbis Turk
bad encouenaunted and promysed tbat be sbold
brynge bis wyf and cbilderen witbin Rages, but be
sought f als occasions for to delaye tbis tbyngej^
On a day be cam to Bawdwyn,as be was acustom-
ed to doo, and Bawdwyn demaunded bym wby be
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dyde not that be bad couenaunted and promysed.
Re began to excuse bym by tbynges tbat were not
trewe^be erle toke bym, and incontinent dyde do
smyte of bis beed.
Row tberle of Oolouse toke tbe cyte of Hlbane,
and tbere constitu ed a bissbop, capitulo Clij^^
"RB due Godeffroy soioumed
tbus as I baue sayd in tbe land
of ^orbesel j^O>erle of O>ol~
ouse assembled bis peple, and
toke grete plente of poure pyl-
gryms tbat were tbere ydle and
dyde nougbt Re wenteto acyte
welgarnyssbyd,namedHlbane,
ij ioumeys fro Hntbyocbe. Re assyeged it, and so
constreyned tbem witbin tbat tbev yelded tbe toun
to bym, and be entred tberin and belde it, and by
tbe moyen tberof be bad alle tbe countre about Re
tbanked oure lord bumbly of tbonour tbat be bad
gyuen to bymXbenne cbasse be a bissbop in tbe
toun, a good wyseman tbat was namedpeter, and
born in F4erbonne,and be gaf to bym entierly balf
this cyte. Hf ter tbis be cam in to Hntbiocbe, and
was tbere sacred by tbe patriarke Bernard, and gaf
to bym bis enterinement and made bym arcbibis-
sbopj^In tbe company of tberle of TTbolouse was
a noble knygbt and valyaunt named Guyllamme.
0>is man wban Hntbyocbe was taken, toke by ad-
uenture tbe wyf of Hncean, lord of tbe toun, & two
of bis neuewes sones of bis broder, named San sa-
dol, and belde tbem yet prysoners* But tbis San-
sadol aaf to bym for tbcm grete good & ry cbesse,
I wberof be delyuerd tbem,botbe tbc lady & cbildcrcn
t J?lt\ tbis sayson cam grete plente of pcplc out of
Ducbelande,and arryued attc port seynt Symeon,
& soiourned witbin Hntbyocbe, But tbc mortalytc
endured yet, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey deyde almost
alle; tbere escaped but few but tbat tbey were all
\dttd in sbort tyme; ffor tbis pestylence continued
tbre monetbes nool vnto tbentree of wynterXbere
were deed of knygbtes only v C;of tbe mene peple
noman knewe tne nombre*
Row our peple retomed in to Hntbyocbe, and toke
counsey I for to goo tolberusalem, and of tbis tbat
folowetb, capitulo Cliij^^?
\T)G fyrst day of J^ouembre, tbe
barons tbat were departed for
tbe pestelence were alle retourn-
ed in to Hntbyocbe, lyke as tbey
bad promysed* Oeyr counseyl
and delyberacion was tbat tbey
sbold goo and assiege tbe cyte
of JMarran, wbicbe was stronge
&wel garnyssbyd;froHlbare tbat tbey bad taken,
it was not but viij myle jfi? J^oman mygbt bolde
lenger tbeyr comyn peple; all were desirous to goo
to tberusalem jj^Htte daye named tbey were alle
redy ; tberle of Cbolouse, tbe due 6odeffroye, Gu-
stace bys broder, tberle of f laundres, tbe due of
JVormandye,andCancre cam to tbe cyte of JVIarran
andassiegeditXbey of tbe toun were mocb ryeb, &
full of grete pryde* Hnd specially by cause tbat tbe
same yere at assemblee of tbem was a scarmocbe
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SBB
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ayenst ourc men, of wbome tbey toke somme and
8omnic slewe,in sucbe wyse tbat tbey bad tbc bet-
ter; ffor tbat cause tbey preysed tbe lasse our pyl-
grymsXbey blamed and iniured our barons, and
despyted tbem and alle tboost, tbey beyng on tbe
walles, Vpon tbe bye towres tbey sette vp crosses
and spytte on tbem in despyt of our faytb, and
made otber sbameful tbynges for to angre witb
alle oure peple J& *Cbe barons were mocbe wrotb,
and dyde do crye do assault, & assailled tbe toun
asprely in sucbe wyse tbat yf tbey bad bad laddres
tbey wolde baue entred in to tbe cyte by force tbe ij
,daye after tbat tbey cam tbeder.
F)G tbirdeday cam Buymont,wbicbe
brought men witb bym largely, and
lodged where as tbe cyte was not as-
sieged jj^'Cbenne bad our men grete
despyte of tbis tbat tbey dydenotb-
yng, & bastely dyde do make engyns
and reysed tbem castellys, berfroyes, and slynges
to caste stones, and fylled tbe dyebes for to goo
and vnder myne tbe wallesXbey witbin deffended
tbem mocbe wel, & tbrewe vpon tbem grete stones,
fy/e, brent lyme,oyle boyllyng,and sbotte at tbem
witb arbalasters, and bowe turquoys arowes pas-
syng tbycke, but god be thanked tbey hurted but
f ewe of oure menXbey within began mocbe to be
mery; oure men apperceyued tbat,& tbeyr volente
& bardenesse grewe & encreaced. Hnon tbey dres-
sed tbe laddres ayenst the walles, & wente vp dy-
lygentlyj!S?Bmong alle otber tber was a noble and
valyaunt man, & was of Limosyn, named Geffrey
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devours; be mayntened the fyrst tyme merueyl-
lously well Other f olowed bym : tber were ynowe
tbat en tred in to tbe toures ; tbey bad taken tbe cy te
,yf tbe nygbt bad not come on &destroubledtbem,
TTberfore tbey left of til on tbe mom, (for tbat as-
sault bad endured fro tbe sonne rysyng tyl tbat
tyme.
f)SY kept wel tbe gates tbat tbay of
tbe toun sbold not yssue, and made
good watcbe in tbooste. But tbemene
peplesawetbat nonesbewdebym vp-
on tbe walles,and en tred in tbe toun,
and fonde tbat it wasallvoyde of pe-
pleXbey toke alle tbat tbey wolde and badnede of,
F as tbey tbat longe bad suffred famyne and grete
>pouerte jPHik tbay of tbe cyte were en tred in to
bnge caues and depe,& supposed to baue saued&
kept tbem there* On tbe morn tbe barons sawe tbat
tbe cyte was taken,&entred in, but tbey founde but
lytil gayne,ffortbecomyn peple badtakyn sucbe as
tbey f ounde jfiFCbey knewe wel tbat tbeTTurkes of
tbe toun were byd vnder tbe ertbe; tbey sette fyre
in tbe mowtbes of alle tbe caues, and sen te in to it
so mocbe smoke, tbat by force tbey muste come
out. Oure men slewe ynougb of tbem, and tbe re-
menaunt tbey toke prysonners J? Zbcrc deyde of
sekenesse tbe good man boly & relygyous, wbicbe
mocbe louyd & dredde our lord god, Guyllaumme
tbe bissbop of Orengfe jff (Oban tbe due bad aby-
den there xv dayes with tbe otber be departed witb
tberle of f laundres & cam in to flntbyocbe, wbere
tbey bad to do*
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II
^ses
Row tbe due <3odeffroy wolde goo to Rages to
vysy te bie brother er be began bis way to Iberusa-
lem t & of somme of bie aduentures, eapitulo CUiij
^0D6f f ROYt tbe valyaunt due
of Loreyne, sawe bow tbe men a
fotemadetbem redyfor taccom-
plyssbe tbeyr vowe and goo to-
ward Iberusalem, and mocbe re-
quyred &admonested tbe grete
lordes to tbesame*But tbe valy-
_aunt due would see and vysyte
bis brother to fore tbat be sbold separate fro tbis
countre, and toke bis pryue companye, and wente
to Ragesj^Cttban be bad seen bis broder,and doo
sucbe tbynges as it plesytb bym, be wold retome
to Hntbyocbe to tbe other barons and other pyl-
gryms tbat abode there for bym,<Hban be was ap-
proucbed,tbatbebadbutsixorseuenmyletoryde,
they f ounde in tbeyr waye a mocbe f ayre place for
to dyne and ete in by a f ayre welle, mocbe delectable
and f ul of grete berbes & cjrasse. Hlle tbey acord-
ed gladly for to dyne in this fayre placejj? (flbyles
tbey made redy tbeyr dyner be ye certayn tbat oute
of mocbe reed, wbicbe was nyabe a mareys by, a-
roos certayn Curkes wel armecTjj?CQban tbe noble
due & tbe otber barons sawe tbem come, tbey toke
tbeyr armes bastely as tbey mygbt,and toke tbeyr
borses and ran vpon tbem vygorously, and tbere
was tbe skarmocbe grete and tiers* Cbe due dyde
mocbe wel and valyaun tly ; tber were many Curkes
slayn, A tbe remenaunt fledde. Our men lost tbere
kw
w«
w
H^^M
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notbyng,but cam with mocbc grete ioye vnto Hn-
tbyocbe*
How after tbat tbc cyte of Hlbare was conquerd, a
grete debate arose bytwene tberleof Ox>louse and
Buymont, capitulo Clv^^
f tbis noble cite of Hlbare, wbicb
was taken as tbaue sayd to fore,
aroos a grete debate bytwene
J Buymontandtbeerleof tbolo-
use,flfor tberle wold bauealleHl-
barejSFBuymontsayde be wold
not gyue away bis part, yf be
yelded not and gaf ouer certeyn
►towres tbat be beld in Hntbyocbe* Hnd berupon
Buymont departed, and made tbe towres to be as-
saylled,tbat tbe men of tbe erle of TTbolousebelde,
i Hnd toke tbem by strength, and made tbem to goo
( out tbat kept tbem in tbe name of tberle, and fro
tben fortbon bebeldealleHntbyocbe witboutfelaw
or partener j&'Zbcrlc sawe tbat Buymont was de-
parted fro tbe cyte so conquerd, and gaf tbe toun
entierly to tbe bissbop of Hlbare j^ttlbyles tbey
>ordeyned and disposed bytwene bym and tbe bis-
sbop, bow tbe cyte mygbt be mayntened and kept,
in sucbe wyse tbat tbe turkes sboldnot recouer it,
tbepeple a/foote began tomurmure of tbis tbat tbe
bye &noble men taryed for to take tbiseuyl cytees,
►and made debate and nojse emong tbem for tbeyr
conquest But tbe pryncipal cause wberf or tbey de-
parted fro tbeyr coun trees lef te tbey, as forgetyng
•and settyng not tberby, and as it semed tbey sette
notbynge by tbaccomplyssbyng of tbeyr vowe,
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SggSgRGRfOR the tnene pcplc acorded
emona tbem self, that as sone as the
crlc of Cbolouse sbold be departed
fro tbe cyte of JMarran tbey sbold
confounae and destroye it alle vnto
tbeertbe,in sucbewysetbattbey wold
not tarye for bym fro tban fortbonj^It bapped
tbat tbe barons assembled at Rouge, a cytewbicbe
is balf waye bytwene JMarran and Hntbyocbe, ffor
to baue a counsey I tbere emonge tbem,yf tbey sbold
fro tbens drawe fortb toward to Iberusalem, ffor
tbe tnene peple Ian guyssbydmocbe and basted for
to goo tbederjjTXTbere tbe barons coudenotacorde,
so tbat tbere was no conclusion taken j^Cdbyles
tbat tberle of Hbolouse abode at tbis parlemen t,tbe
foote men tbat were lefte atJMarran,ayensttbewyll
and deffence of tbe bissbop bete doun tbe walles
and touresof tbe cyteof JMarran, ffor tbey woldnot
for tboccasyon of tbys toun abyde lenger in tbis
countre j^ulban tbe erle retorned, be was mocbe
angry of tbis tbat tbey bad don; but for tbat be
coudenot amend itbecouerd well bis couragewitb-
out fortb j^O>e men a/foote began alway to crye
and requyre mocbe tbe barons tbat tbey wold con-
duyte tbem for taccomplyssbe tbeyr pylgremage;
or yf tbey wold not, tbey wold cbese a fcnygbt and
make bym captayn ouer tbem, & tbey sbold folowe
bym vnto tbe cyte of Iberusalem^On tbat otber
syde was grete scarsete in tboost of vy taylles, in
sucb wyse tbat tbe poure peple deyde tor bonger.
JVIen sayde tbat many of tbem ete flessbe of men &
otber tbynges tbat were not fayr ne good, dene, ne
yi 32i
5rs
boneste for to etc* Rerof sourdedagretemortalyte,
ff or tbey bad bolden siege about tbis cy te of JViar-
ran witb sucbe mescbyef of famyne tbat tbey bad
lostmocbe of tbeyr peple; & not so many byarmes,
but by mesease tbat tbey suffredj^ITber deydea
mocb noble, valyaunt yonge man, Gnjorran, sone
ofr)uon,erleofseyntpoulofasekene88e,ofwbom
was grete dommage, and mocb was bewaylled in
tboost.
Row atte request of tbe comyn peple tbe erle of
Ox>lou8eordeyneddayfortoconduytetbem,capi-
tulo Clvj^^
iJPtbyseinconuenientes tbat ran
in tboost of tbe pylgryms tbe
vygorous and valyaunt erle of
tTbolousewasin mocb grete an-
guyssbe, ffor be wyste not wel
wbatbemygbtdoo.Ontbatone
syde be badpy te & grete sorowe
of tbe meseases tbat be sawe tbe
poure peple suffre,and was mocbe meuyd by tbeyr
requestes wban tbey so swetly prayd bym and tbe
otber barons to lede tbem for taccomplyssbe tbeyr
> vowesand pylgremage. On tbat otber syde be bad
wel vnderstonden tbat tbe barons acorded not to
tbis tbat tbe comyn peple requyred, Hnd tberf or be,
, tbat was of grete courage and valyaunt man, sayde
tbat be wold no longre suffre tbus tbe pour peple
languyssbe ne deye. Hnd ordeyned to tbem a daye
tbat be wolde departe witboute faylle for to goo
strayte vnto Iberusalem, and tbat sbold be tbe xv
L ^_
wm
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day folowynof jgFHnd for talledge the mesease of
f amyne, be tone with bym a part of bis Imygbtes &
of footc men tbe strengest and most delyuer, and
lefte tbe remnaunt in tbe cyte, and went fortb and
entred in to tbe londe of bis enemyes and brake vp
tounes, stronge bowses, and brought grete plente
of beestys and otber vytaylles, and brought also
esclaues, men and wymmen.
RHJNf be cam to JMarran be departed
all tbe gayn tbatbe badgoten,aswel
totbemtbatabodeastotbem tbatbe
badwitb bym,in sucbewysetbattbey
all wereryebeof goodes& of vytayl-
lesj^TIbedaye began tapprocbetbat
tberle bad named* Cbe comyn peple cryed fast for
tbedepartynge,andsaydalle playnty tbatbe sbold
baue no lengfer respite of tbem. Re wistnotwbatto
doo,frbrbeRnewecertaynlytbattbepeplebadngbt.
But be bad but a lytil company on borsbah; tber-
fore berequyred tbe bissbopof Hlbare to goo witb
bym. Re graunted it to bim gladly, and lefte bis
londein tbe bande of GuyllammedeCuuylly, valy-
aunt, wyse,and trewe fcnygbt,and delyuerd tobym
but xxx borsmen and xl men af ote. But it was not
longe after, tbat tbe good hnygbt amended soo
tbat be bad xl on borsbak and Ixxx afotej^Gdban
tbe day cam tbat was appoynted, tberle put fyre in
tbe cyte of JVIarran and brente it alleto assbe8,and
after toke bis way. Re bad in bis companye aboute
ax)Vlmen t ofwbomtberewerenotbutiijConbor8-
bah^CHban be was departed tbe due of Norman-
dye &TIancre departed after, and abode for togoo
witb bym.
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|C HS of tbyet two bad but xi men on
borsbak, but tbey bad mocbe pcplc
afote witb tbem. In tbeyrwaye tbey
fondc plenty of vytaylles, ffor tbey
passed by Cezaire, by Raman, and
by Cbamelej^Of tbelordesof tbyse
townee bad tbey grete yef tee, gold, syluer & otber
ryebesses; tbey presented to tbem oxen, kyen, mo-
tons and otber vytaylles. TTbey dyde tbem baue
resonable cbeepof alle tbynges. Gene of tbem con-
duyted tbem surely tborugb bis countre & wbere
as tbey bad power j^TTboost encreced and grewe
more and more fro daye to daye, ffor tbey f ounde
many good passages oueralwbere tbey wente;of
borses also, wbereof tbey bad grete nede, fonde
tbey ofrete cbeep, in sucb wise tbat many bought
fressb borses, Hnd so mocbe dyde tbyse to fore
tbat tbeotber barons cam, tbat dyde somocbetbat
tbey bad in tbeyrcompanye a JM men wel borsedjj^
tbey cam tbus a f erre fro tbe see syde, but after
tbey acorded tbat tbey wold drawe tbem to tbe see
syde, for to bere more lygbtly tydyngesof tbe ba-
rons tbat were abyden in Hntbyocbe, and for to
fynde tbe better and bye tbeyr necessytees at tbe
sbippes tbat were in tbe bauenes and portes*
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Row tberle of XTbolousc auengyd bym of somme
Curkes robbours tbat robbed bis boost, capitulo
|]S all tbc way e sy tb tbey departed
fro JMarran tbey were wel comen
in peas and sauete, sauf only of
onetbyng; tbat is to wete,tbat
somtyme Curkes tbeuys cam
after tboost and slewe somme
of our peple, and toke tbe f eble
_ & seke tbat abode bebynde tbe
'otber, liberie was mocbewrotbof tbis inconueny-
ent, tberfor be made tbe otber to goo to fore, and
be and tbe bissbop of Hlbare reteyned a fewe men
wel borsed, embussbed tbem bebynde tbe boost
for to see yf tbey wold come tbat tbus endom-
maged tbe boost jSFCttban tbey bad a litil wbyle
taryed tbe Curkes cam and sprang vpon somme
of oure men, wbicbe alwylbnge made semblaunt
tbat tbey mygbe not goo* tberle sawe tbem, and
.sprange sodenly on tbem out of bis embussbe-
)ment, and smote of alle tbeyr beedes, sauf somme
tbat be laddewitb bymXberewan be good borses
and armures many, and after be cam agayn in to
tbooste witb grete ioyejflFf ro tbis daye fortb tbey
wente tburgb tbe londe mocbe surely without ony
lack of vytaylles. Of cytees &of castellys on botb
sydes wnan tbey passed, tber was no lord but be
sente to tbem grete yef tes ffor to gete tbeyr loue,
and dyde tbem baue resonable cbeep of vytaylles
oueraU
BSBRVBD one castel, where the
men that were tberin trusted ouer-
mocbe in tbeyr f ortresse ; tberf or
tbey sent to tbem neuer presente ne
message, but descended alle armed
ayenstouremen fortodeffendetbem
I a passage. But our men wban tbey sawe tbem as-
saylled tbem vigorously, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey
were anone disconfyted,TTberewere but fewe but
tbey were alle slayn or taken jSFCdban tbe barons
sawe tbat tbey were rebelle ayenst tbem, anon tbey
I wente in to tbe fortresse & toke it alle at tbe fyrst
comyng, smote doun tbe walles vnto tbertbe, and
"tbe bowses tbey brente, after tbey bad taken out
'all tbat tbey fynde tberinXbey ledde away borses
ynowwbicbetbeyfoundeintbepasturesj^emong
our men were diuerse messagers of tbe con tre, tbat
tbe grete lordes and men tber aboutes bad sente
for to seetbeyr couyne,wbicbe wban tbey sawe tbat
oure barons dyde tbus tbeyr wylle, and tbat no-
tbynge mygbt resiste tbem, tbey wente to tbeyr
lordes, and told tbem tbat tbey were ouer cruel and
tiers peple, aspre and bardy, XTbenne sbold ye baue
seen brougbt,and presented to oure men qrete pre-
sentes and honorable, and vytaylles asfor nouabt
fro alle partes. In so mocbe tbey doubted tbem,
tbat tbey dyde grete cure for tacqueynte tbem, and
to brynge tbem in to tbeir louejfrlt was not lonae
but tbey passed alle tbe con tre til tbey cam to tbe
playnesof an auncyent cyte by tbe see syde,named
Hrcbys. Tbey lodged nygb by tbe toun,
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V L.
Dowtberleof Cboloueeapproucbedwitb bie bost
vnto Hrcbie, and of tbc eituacion of tbc eame, ca-
pitulo Clviij^^
^jRCr>YS ieacyteof tbc landeof
f enyce,and etandetbatte footc
of a montayne named Lybane,
in a territorye mocbc etronge,
and 18 a fourorvmyle fro tbc
eee,and batbmocbeplenteuoue
j londc aboutc it, and delectable
_ of pastures and of watereXbe
ecripturee eaye tbat it wae founded mocbe auncy-
ently. for J^oe tbat wae in tbe arhe bad iij eonee;
tbat one of tbem wae named Caym ; be bad a eone
named Canabam : of bym cam a eone tbat wae Hr-
racbeue, be founded tbie cyte. Hnd after bym tbie
cytewae named HrcbyejfiTCber were prieonnere of
oure men in tbie toun. Bit wae eente worde by tbe
pryeonnere to tberle of ^bolouee tbat be ebold
aeeiege tbie cyte, & aleo to tbe otber barone, ffor
tbey ebold baue grete good tberby^Cbe cite of
Cnple, wbicb wae mocb noble and ryeb, wae but
vj myle from tbene; tbere were aleo of our peple
pryeonnere, for eytb tbe begynnynge of tbe eiege
of Hn tbyocb and after it wae go ten, our people be-
gan to renne in tbe contree nycely and folyly for to
retcbe eommc vy tay llee and otber neceeeyteee tbat
tbey lacked, in eu cbe wy ee tbat tber wae vnnetb cyte
ne caetel in tbe contre but tber were tberin eome of
our pylgryme pryeonnerejjfrln tbe cyte of Oyple
were moo tban tj <J. Cbey tbem eelf bad eente to oure
y4 &7
men tbatyf tbey woldemaResemblaunttoconquere
the coun tree, the kynge of TTripple wold gyue tbem
grete bauoyr & good for to departe tbens, & sbold
delyuer to tbem alle tbeyr prysonnersj^It bapped
tbenne to tbem tbus tbat our peple approucbed tbe
cyte of Hrcbisfortoseewbat semblaunt tbey wold
make, and also for tabyde tbe otber barons tbat
shortly sbold come and f olowe tbem.
Of a toun namedHortouscwbicbe Raymont tofce
witbarowteofpylgryms,andoftbedepartyngeof
tbe otber baron8f roHntbyocbe,capituloCUx^^
"pBR yssued out of our lodgys
of ouremen,an bondredmen on
borsbah & two bonderd a f oote,
and made tbeyr captayne Ray-
mont pelet,wmcbe was a wyse-
man&amocbe valyaunt knygbt.
TTbey wente to fore a cyte wbicbe
a was named Hortouse, for to see
yf tbey mygbt fynde ony auenture for to gete som
&tjfayne*0>ey approcbed tbe cyte andbegan tassayle
Jit vygorously & mocbe sbarpely/Cbey witbin def-
f ended tbem, botbemen & wymmen valiauntly tbat
our men burte tbem but litilornougbtXbe nycybt
cam on tbem, and tbey left tbassault for to be more
fressb on tbe mom,and abode formore companye
of tbooste tbat sbold f olowe tbem, and to begyn
on tbe mom tbassault aaayn J&Zhcy of tbe toun
bad mocbe grete drede that our men woldassaille
tbem agayn on tbe morn, & my gbt not resiste tbem.
Tberfor in tbe nygbt tbey wen tepryuely out of tbe
toun and wente to tbe montains,and caryednotb-
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I
I
yng with tbem but tbeyr wyues and cbilderen, alle
tbeyr otbcr g eer tbey lefte in tbc toun.
CIRGmen tbatkneweno tbyngeberof
aroos erly,& began to make redy and
en corage ecbe other todoo welat tbas-
saultXbey approcbed tbe wallesalle
armed, and tbey berde noman. ^bey
entred in to tbe toun,and opened tbe
yates in such wyse tbat alle entred. Cbenne sawe
tbey tbat tbey of tbe toun were yssued and goon.
Cbey founde tbe cyte f ul of goodes, in 90 mocbe
tbat tbey were allerycbeXbey trussedall, and bare
as mocbe as tbey mygbt in to tboost, & recounted
tbeyr aduenture, of wbicbe tbey were alle glad and
ioyous,and thanked our lor<wGHhan tbe monetb
of JNflarcbe was come, and tbat tbe season was more
attemperat, tbe people tbat was left in Hntbyocbe
sawe tbat it was tyme to departe. Vbcy spack to due
<3odeffroyeand totberle of f laundres,and prayde
tbem mocbe effectuously tbat tbey wold enterprise
and conducte tbem tolberusalem fortaccomplys-
sbe tbeir pilgremaofejsrcbe goyng fortb of tberle
of TTbolouse, tbe due of J^ormandye, and TTancre,
caused tbem mocbe to baue tbe wyll fortb, if or tbey
were goon to fore, & ledde witb tbem grete nombre
of pvlgryms, and tbey happened wel in tbe waye,
and bad therby grete proutf yte and grete honour.
Y tbysewordes were tbe baronsgrete-
ly steredand meuydXbey ordeyned
tbeyr affayres dylygently, and toke
alle tbeyr peple, as wel on borsbakas
I a f oote, and wente so f er fortb tbat
tbey cam to theLycbeof SurryeXbey
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were xxv Jfi men, all in poynt and armed, eueryebe
after that be was JSFVbe good man and valyaunt
fcnygbtBuymont conueyed tbem tbeder witb bie
men. But it was not tbeyr entente ne wyll tbat be
sbold goo ony fertber, ffor tbe cyte of Hntbyocbe
was newly conquerd, and tbeyr enemyes were fast
byXberforeit bebouedbym notto witbdrawe bym
femrroit,buttberforbetohegoodbedecontinuel~
ly daye and nygbt. But of bis grete courage be bad
conueyed tbem tbeder, and tbere tohe bis leue, and
weptemocbe at departyng.Rerecommaunded tbem
to god, and retomed agayn to Hntbyocbe, and tbe
boostabodetbere^^TbeLycbeisamocbeauncyent
cyte & noble,and stondetb vpon tbe ryuage of tbe
seeXbatwas tbe only cytein Suryeof wbicbtbem-
perour of Constantinople was lord.
OJV6G to fore oure men cam tbeder
was co men <3uynemyers,of wbom X
spak long to fore, tbat was born at
Boloyne vpon tbe seesyde,andarryu-
ed at TTbarse wbyles tnat Bawdwyn,
broder of tbe due, belde itjfiPRe was
comen to tbe Lycbe witb bis sbippe, and supposed
to baue taken tbe toun by force, and f olyssbly be
conteyned bym and assaylled it. TTbey of tbe toun
yssued out lygbtlyand tofce bym,&yet belde bym
m pryson wbanoure barons cam tbeder jgrtbe due
knewe tbat be was bom in tbe londe of bis fader, &
tbat be bad been in tbe companye of tberle Bawd-
wyn bis brotber. Oerfor be demaunded bym of
tbe grete men of tbe toun,and prayde tbem entierly
tbat tbey wold delyuere tbem to bym. Tbey durst
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not gayne saye bym, but delyuered bym and bis
f elawsbip witb bis sbippej^TTbe due commaundid
bym tbat be sbold goo to tbe see, & alway e cooste-
yeng by tbe booste, He dyde it gladly, and saylled
fortb,
Row tbe due asseeged6ybelet,and of atrayson by
wbicbe be left tbe siege, capitulo Clx^^
inebooatdepartedfrotbeLycbe
wban oure barons bad receyued
tbeir prysonnersXbey tbat were
late departed fro Cyly ce,f roHn-
tbyocbe, and fro otber cy tees a-
boute,were alle comen andarryu-
edtbeder, in sucbe wyse tbat alle
_j wentetogydreby tbeseesydevn-
to a cyte named 6ybelet, wbicbe was fro tbe Lycbe
about a xij my leXbey abode tbere and assiegedtbc
cyte, H baylly of tbe calypbe of Ggypte belde tbis
cyteXbis was tbe first cyte on tbe see side vnder
tbe power of tbe calypbe of egyptej^€bis baylle
yssuedout by sauf conduyt,& spaktoducGode-
froy, to wbom be oflred vj JVI besauntes and many
grete yef tes aboue tbat, for to departe and reyse
tbe siege fro tbensXbe due wolde in no wyse bere
tbyse wordes, but sayde tbat it were treson & vn-
troutb: and god forbede tbat I sbold take sucbe
byref Re tbenne departed wban be sawe ^ mVgbt
not make bis bargayn witb tbe noble duc^ttmr
be sente bis messagers to tberle of Cbolouscana
offred to bym tbis grete somme of moneye,yt be
mygbt fynde tbe moyen to reyse tbe siege fro this
m
fm
toun,It was sayd that be receyued the moneye,and
for to make the barons to departe be f ounde a les-
ynge,ffor be dyde to be sayd to tbem, tbat be was
wel acerteyned by messagers and lettres tbat tbe
soudan or perse bad so mocbe angre & desdayne
of tbis tbat Corbagat bis conestable bad be dis-
confyted, and so mocbe peple of bis slayn, tbat
be assembled alle bis power, & cam witb grete pe-
ple for to fygbt, and to destroye tbem alle tbat be
coude f ynde o f tbe cristen f ay tr>,
filSStydyngessentetberleofOol-
ouse by tbe bissbop of Hlbare to tbe
due a fore sayd & to tberle of f laun-
dres,and sen te to tbem bis lettres, by
wbicbe be prayd tbem mocbe swetly
& expresly tbat tbey wold leue tbeyr
siege and come dylygently to bym, in sucbe wyse
'tbat tbey mygbt be alle to gydre wban tbis peple
>cam J& Qlban tbe due and otner barons berde tbis
tbynge, tbey were mocbe anguyssbous & meuyd,
ffor tbey supposed certaynly tbat alle tbis bad be
trewe, Hnon tbey departed fro(3ybelet*By tbe cyte
of Valerne tbey wente, wbicbe was aboue tbe castel
of Margat Sytb tbey cam to JVflarclee, wbicbe is tbe
first cyte of tbe londe of fenyce,wban tbey wente
toward tbe nortbeest; fro tbens tbey cam to tbe cyte
of CortouseXbere is an isle,wbere somtyme was a
cyte, tbere abode tbe sbippes, tbeyr nauyej^l wote
not bow many dayes after tbey basted and came
to fore tbe cyte of HrcbysXancre yssued out of
tboost & cam ayenst tbem, and tolde to tbem alle
a longe tbe tromperye and tbe barat tbat tberle of
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==^=
'Cbolouse bad donXbey were mocbe angry, tber-
f ore tbey lodged tbem a part fro tbem tbat bad doo
broken tbeyr syeae jgf tbe erle hnewe tbat be bad
Inot tbe loue or tbe barons tbat were newe comen,
>tberf or be sente to tbem messagers, tbat sayde to
tbem in bis name mocbe fayre wordes,& brought
to tbem greteyeftes.^Oberforein short tymeitbap-
'ped tbat tbey were alle repeased &amyable&good
frendes to gydre,sauf only€ancre,wbicbe acorded
notwitbhym, but accused bym of many tbynges.
"Tjf ORG tbe comynge of tbisejaste
barons, tbe peple of tberlesof Cbol-
j^J ouse mygbt notbynge aua^lle and
prouffy te ayenst tne cy te wbicb tbey
bad assyeged. But now tbey bad
i grete bope, tbat it sbold now soon
be brought to an en de, & accom plyssby d by tbay de
of tbem tbat werenewe come, JVeuertbelesit fyllnot
so as tbey supposed, ffor alle tbe tymes tbat tbey
contryued by ony engyne for tassaylle tbe walles,
alway it fyll contrarye to tbat tbey purposed, and
tbey of tbe toun brake alle tbeyr ouurages,in sucb
wyse tbat tbey loste tbeir costes and payne* It ap-
pered wel tbat our lord bad witbdrawen fro tbem
nis ayde and bis good wyllXbey witbin tbe toun
slewe many of tbem without TJbere deyde tweyne
noble & valyaunt knygbtes,tbat is to wete, Hnce-
an of Ribemon t, tbat alway dyde valyaun tly where
sommeuer be cam, and potom de JBaladon,an bye
man and wel acqueynted with tberle of O>olouse
j^XLbiQ siegfe displesyd ouer mocbe to all tbem of
tbooste,& in especial to the footemen,wbiche bad
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i^Mm
mocbe grctc desyre taccomplyssbe tbeyr vowe to
Iberusalemj^Hnd also wban tbc due was comen,
tbey tbat bad ben tbere to fore began to witbdrawe
tbem fro tbe werke, in sucbe wyse tbat euery man
dyde nougbt, ffor it plesyd tbem well tbat tberle
were greued and ennoyed tbat be mygbt departe &
lede tbem f ortb witb tbe otber barons.
How tboost murmured of tbe spere founden in Hn~
tbyocbe,andof tbe gretemyracle tbat bappedin tbe
presence of alle tbe boste, capitulo Clxj^^?
^^^^RBRB was renewed a word by
wbicbetbecomyn peopleandal-
so somme of tbe barons began
to doubte of tbe spere tbat was
founden in Hntbyocbe, lyhe as
ye baue berde tof ore,ff or somme
sayde certaynly tbat it was tbe
very spere tbat opened tbe syde
fof oure lord on tbe crosse, and tbat was witb bis
precious blood bydewed,and by reuelacion of oure
lord bad be founden by an boly good man for to
recomf orte bis people, wbicbe bad grete necessyte
& nede* Otber sayde tbat it was not but f als barat,
tromperye and abuse, ffor tberle of XTbolouse bad
f onden tbis and contryued, for to meue tbe peple
to drawe and gete syluerof tbeyr offryngesj^Hnd
(tbis altercacion was meuyd by a preest named Hr~
nold, cbappellayn,and mocbe acqueynted witb tbe
i noble due of J^ormandye, Re was wel lettred, but
be was not of good lyf. Re was ouer malycious
& pourcbassoure of discordes, as ye sbal bere af ~
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terward in tbia book jtifCbie rumour was grete in
' tboo8t,aaIb aue aayd.
RG man that bad fondc tbc apere
bcrdc tbc doubtc of tbc peple, & cam
to fore tbc barons mocbe bardily, &
aayd to tbcm in tbia mancr jp fayr
lordea, doubtc ye notbyng tbat tbia
werke batb ben by barat ne by trom-
perye, f or tberyn batb benone, but ia comen of god,
and certaynly for tbc comfort of tbc criaten pcplc,
Seynte Hndrew appered to mc by tbc wylle of our
aaueour Ibeau Criat,wbicbe dcuyaed to mc alle tbc
mancr, bow 1 bauc founden it. Hnd for to abewe
to yow, tbat tbia tbat 1 aaye ia troutb,! praye you
tbat yc make a grcte fyre and merueylloua, &labal
entrc in to it, and bolde tbc aperc in my band, and
abal paaae & goo tburgb bool and aauf JP (Uban
tbey berd tbia tbey acorded alle tberto. Oe fyre
waa made and brennyd lygbt, wbicb waa greete &
merueylloua. Hnd tbia waa on tbe bleaayd Good
f riday. Hnd it pleaed tbem tbat tbia tbynge ebold
be tbua preuyd tbe aame day tbat oure lord waa
ameton to tbe berte witb tbe aame apere.
6 tbat tbua oflPred bym aelf tbua, &
enterpryaed for to preue it waa nam-
ed peter Bertilmewe, clerk, and but
litil lettred after tbat it coude be vn-
deratonde without f ortb, and waa a
- mocbe eymple man j0 Cbenne waa
alle tbooete assembled aboute tbe fyre. peter cam
fortb & kneled doun for to recommande bym vn-
to tfod. <BCIban be bad made bis prayer, be toke tbe
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epere and entred in to the fyre,and passed tburgb
it, and wae notbynge on bym peryssbed nc burtc
tbat ony man coude see or knowe J7<0ban tbc pe~
plc sawe tbis,alle tbey rannc for tokysse bym,and
made to bym mocbc grete ioye J? Of tbys doubtc
tbennetbey wendeveryly tbat it badbequencbidj^
But yetsourdedagretter errour &murmur tban to
fore, if or it was not longe after but tbat tbis clerke
dcydc. Tlbenne sayd somme tbat by tbanguyssbe
of tbefyre betoke bis detb, and tbat sbold be tboc-
casion tberof Xbe otber saydetbat be yssuedoute
al bool and sauf fro tbe fyre, but it was tbe wylle
of oure lord sytb tbe troutbe wae Imowen tbat be
sbolddeyetbus; or peraduenturetbeprees tbat cam
vpon bym was so grete wban be yssued out of tbe
fyre, tbat be was tberby bur te tbat bedeyde.In tbis
maner murmured yet tbe peple emong tbem.
Of tbambassadeof Bgipte comen witb our men in
to tboostof pylgryms, &of tbe reuerence tbat was
don to tbem, capitulo Clxij^^
OJVIJVIG messagiers tbat were
senteintoGgypte by our barons
atte requeste of tbem tbat cam
vntoHntbyocbe fro tbe calypbe
of Ggypte, bad be reteynea and
bolden tbere by force and barat
wel a yere. But now tbey were
retourned, and witb tbem were
comentbemessagersoftbecalypbcwbicb brought
to our barons fro bym wordes mocbe dyuerse and
mocb cbaunged fro tbat tbey bad sen te to tbem to
fore Hntbyocbe, for tbenne be sente to tbem tbat
tbey sbold conteyne tbem vigorously ayenst tbe
sowdan of perse, & tbey sbold baue of bym grete
ayde of gold, of syluer,and of vytaylles.fJow bad
be cbaungedmocbe bis langage,flfor be sente tbem
worde tbat be tbougbte tbat be dyde mocb grete
tbynge for tbem, yf be suffred tbat tbe pylgryms
my gbt goo to Iberusalem ij C to gydre, or iij C, alle
vnarmed, & wban tbey bad made tbeyr prayers and
don tbeyr pylgremage to retome sauny agaynjj?
[ Cdban oure barons berd tbis, tbey bad berof grete
)desdayne, and sayde to tbe messagers tbat tbey
sbold retome agayn to tbeyr lord, & telle bym tbat
by bis licence ne leue wold tbey wold not goo to
Jlberusalem vnarmed one after another. But tbey
sbold goo maulgre bym, alle to gydre in bataylles
rencred, and tbe baners reysed and desployed*
HOGCIlsballsaytoyouwbytbecalypbe
| of Bgypte was reysen in so grete
pryde* vuban our men bad discom-
fyted Corbagat to fore Hntbyocbe,
tbepoweroftbesoudanofpersewas
mocbe aff ebledin su cb wise tbat none
of bis neygbbours doubted bym,ne fered to mahe
warre agaynst bym, ffor be bad alwaye tbe werse.
By wbicbe occasion it bapped tbat a conestable of
, tbe caly pbes of Bgy pte named Smites, bad taken
tbe cy te of Iberusalem fro tbe men of tbe soudan
of perse, wbicbe bad bolden it xxsviij yere- 0>er-
foresawenowetbecalypbetbatbe wasat bisaboue,
by tbe disconfyture tbat our men bad don to Cor-
bagat, and bad wende tbat be sbold not baue bad
zi **7
\S^
U.
M *
nede of ony aydejTtTberfor be deepyeed now our
peple.
Of an ambaeeade fro tbemperour of Conetanti-
noble comen to our pylgryme, and of tbanewer to
the eayd amba eeade, capitulo Clxiij^^
|JN" tbat other eyde were commen
meeeagiere fro tbemperour of
Conetantinoble, wbyebe com-
playned mocbe on Buymont, &
aleo on tbe otber baroune. for
tbey eayden tbat all tbe barone
^jwere becomen bie men, and bad
WS ewom vpon tbe boly ewan gely ee
tbatalleeucbecyteee & caetellye by tbem conquerd,
wbicbe bad be vnder tbe power of Conetantynoble,
ebold berendred to bym ae bie owen tburgb out alle
tbe londe to Iberuealem*Now Buymont dydecon-
trarye tbie, wbicbe belde Hntbyocbe, and tbe otber
barone tbat bad gyuen it to bym jfiTCbue spak tbey
of tbe couenauntee, but tbey epak not of alle* for
witboutefaylle troutbe it wae tbat tbey bad couen-
auntedtbie,buttbemperour badpromyeedto tbem
tbat be ebold f olowe tbem witb bie grete booet, and
ebold f umyeebe to tbem grete plente of vytayllee
by eee, Hewae tbe fyret tbatbadbroken tbe couen-
auntand promeeeee,fror be badnotdon tbe onene
tbatotber,andbe mygbtwelbauedon it,Hnd tber-
for tbey werenot bounden to bolde bie couenaun tee
made by oure barone, by cauee be belde not tbat be
bad promyeed; if or tbe lawe wyll not tbat a man
ebal bolde couenaunt to bym tbat boldetb not bie
■n^n^r
"— :
jFCbue answered the barons to tbem,and tberfor
, sayd tbey tbat tbe yef te tbattbey made toBuymont
ofrbecyteofHntbyocbeougbttobeferme&stable,
land so wold tbey mayntene it to bym and to bis
beyres for euer.
FJHJN" tbe messagers berd tbis, tbey
mocbe praydtbe barons tbat would
tarye tbeyr goyng to Iberusalem til
tbat tbemperour was commen, ffor
tbey sayde tbat without faulte be
woldecome toforetbentreeof luyll,
and brynge witb bym mocbe grete plente of peple,
iHndyf tbey wolddootbusmocbefor bym, besbold
tonne tbem grete tbanke, and sbal gyue to ecbe of
tbe barons many grete and ryebe yeftes, and also
sbal departe largely to tbe gentil men and to tbe
f ootemen jfifQIban our barons berd tbis tbey sayde
tbat tbey wold counseylletbem togydre anddrewe
tbemapartXberleofCbolouseacordedweltotbis
tbat tbey sbold abyde so grete an ayde as was tbe
puyssaunceof tbemperour, and sayd be supposed
certaynly tbat be sbold corneas it was sayd. But
tbe otber supposed tbat be sayd so for to kepe tbe
barons and otber men atte siege til tbe cyte were
taken; ffor it sbold be mocbe desbonour & fowlfor
bym to departe fro tben s witbou t accom ply ssbyng
tbatwbicbebebadenterprised^'Cbe otber barons
acordednotbyngetberto,butwolde tbattbey sbold
goodylygently assiegetbe boly cyte of Iberusalem
fortodootbeyrpylgremage&accomplyssbe tbeyr
vowe, for wbicbe tbey bad suff red so many trau-
aylles and deseases, for tbey knewe mocbe wel tbe
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delaye of tbemperour, and bis f ayr wordes full of
tromperyeeand dcccytceXbcrf or it wasnot tbcyr
oppynyon for to truste ony more bis coucrt die-
eimylacions.
F)OS sourded a grctc debate bytwene
tbe barone, & mygbt not acorde. Of
wbicbe it bapped tbat be tbat belde
tbe cy teof Cry pple,wbicbe bad oflred
to tbem eo mocbe good bycouenaunt
tbat tbey ebold depart fro tbe eiege,
jand goo out of tbe londe, wban be knewe tbat tbe
barone were emonge tbem eelf in diecorde be wold
Jno more olfre to tbem ony tbyng, but enterprieed
jeogretebardynestbatbewoldfygbteayenettbem
J ?5 bc baron s acorded tberto,& lefte tbe bieebop
of fllbare for to kepe tbe lodgye, And wban tbey
badeodoo, tbey wente eoallein batayllee ordeyned
toward Crypple. (Oban tbey cam tbere tbey f onde
tbe lord of tbe toun & tbe cytezeyneoutwitbgrete
plenteofmenonborsbakandafootewberetbeybad
ordeyned tbevr bataylles& abode our peple, wbicbe
tbey doubtednot mocbe. for tbey bad eeen tbat tbe
erle of Cbolouse bad bolde eiege to fore tbie cvte
andbadnotbyngepreuayled t wberfortbevpreveed
our men mocbe tbe laese tban tbey dyde bvf ore
Butwbanouremenapproucbedeonyqbe tbat tbev
eawe tbe Curkee, anon tbey ranne on tbem mocbe
fierely, m eucbe wyee tbat tbey loet anon vij C of
tbeyr men wbyebe oure men elewe. Hnd of ouree
were elayn but xmjjSTCbere belde tbey tbe f eete of
Ceter or paeque, tbe x day of Hpry 11.
340
sy
Row tbe comyn pcplc complayned tbeym of tbys,
that tbey wen tenot bastely totberusalem, capitulo
SIR barouns tbat bad descon-
fyted tbyse men, retoumed in
to tbeyr lodgys witb allc tbeyr
gayne, Cbenne recommenced &
began agayn tbe playnteand tbe
clamour mocbe grete tbat tbe
peple made by cause tbey wente
1 not bastely to Iberusalem, HU
tbey cryed witb bye vois tbat tbey sbold departe
fro tbe siege. So long contynued tbeyr crye tbat
tbe valyaunt due Codeffrey, tberle of flaundres,
tbe due of JVormandyeandtancre sayde tbat tbey
woldedoo tbe requeste of tbe peple a/foote. Mnd
tbennerecuylled tbey tbeyr tentes and pauyllons,
brent tbeyr lodgys, and departed jSf It displesyd
mocbe tberle of €bolouse, be prayde tbem mocbe
affectuously to abyde, but it mygbte not be, ffor
tbey tbem self tbat fyrste were comen witb bym
were wery & anguyssbousof tbe siege, Hnd stray t
beld tbey tbe way toward Cry pple. Sttban tberle or
Cbolouse sawe tbat be mygbte none otber wyse
cbeuissbe ne accomplyssbe bis empryse, be wold
not abyde tbere allone, and be bad rigbt, but dis-
lodged bym & f olowed tbe otber. «lban tbey were
a v myle fro Oypple, tbey lodged tbem^^be
baylly tbat belde tbe cy te and tbe countre about in
tbe name of tbe calypbe, sente tbeder to tbem bis
messagers. Re bad mocbe leyde doun bis pryde,
ffor as I sayd to you to fore, be wende to baue
f augbten peer to peer J9 His messagers hnewe wel
tbat be was to f eble, and tbat it was f olye,
"|G tbenne desyred & mocbe requyred
tbatoure men wold taheof bim ngbt
largely, and goo oute of bis power,
Vhc mater was so demened tbat be
gaf xv JM besauntes,and delyuerd to
_ tbemalle tbe prysonners tbat be bad
of our pilgryms, Hnd aboue tbat be gaf to tbem
grete yeftes & ryebe presentes, as borses, mulets,
clotb of sylk, and vessel of dyuerse f acions, Hnd
tbey promysed to bym tbat tbey wold do none
barme to tbe cytees tbat be bad and belde; tbat is
to wete, Hrcbys, Oypple, andYbelyn, ne to tbeir
appertenauntes, Hnd be bym self sente to tbem
oxen, hyen, sbeep, and mocbe grete plente of otber
vytaylles, to tbende tbat tbey sbold not destroye
bis londej^Cbenne cam in to tboost somme Sur-
ryens wbicbe dwellyd upon tbe mount of Lybane,
wbicbeisnyjfbevnto tbyse cytees toward tbe est
mocbe bye/Cbey were of oure f aytb, wyse men and
trewe, and were come for to see our barons for to
salewe and feste tbem, Tbe good men of tboost
called tbem,and desyredof tbem affectuously tbat
tbey wold tecbe tbe moost strait way and easiest
for to goo to IberusalemjjTCbey tohe aduys and
counseylled to gydre, & bebelde alle tbynges tbat
in sucbe a case beboued, & cam to our barons, and
eayd to tbem tbat tbey counseylled to bolde tbe
waye by tbe see coste for many reasons, f yrst, for
tbe surete and comforte of tbeyr sbippes, ffor in
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.
tbe nauye were not only tbe sbippee of Guynemy-
ere tbat cam fro f laundree, but tber were sbippes
of Gene, of Venyee, of Cy pree, of Rbodee, and of
otber ylee of Grece, cbarged witb vytayllee and
marcbaundyses wbicbe dyde mocbe grete good in
tboost j^XIbe Surry ens wente to fore for to con-
duce tbe booet- €be baylly of Oypple delyuerd
to tbem alsomen tbat knewewel tbe countrees and
tbe londe, Xlbcy paesed alle tbe eee syde and tbe
cyte of Yb*ty n > anc * lodged vpon a ryuer tbat ren-
netb tbere in a place tbat ie named JVlans. Hnd for
tabyde tbe feble peple tbat were not comen ne ar-
ryued, tbey soioumed tbere a day*
Of tbe grete dylygence tbat our men made for to
approcbe to Iberuealem, and of tbe alyauncee of
somme Oirkee made vnto tbem, capitulo Clxv^
RB tbyrde day tbey cam to fore
tbe cyte of Barutb, and lodged
tbem upon a ryuer tbat ran to
fore tbe toun* tbe baylly of tbe
toun gaf to tbem grete good, &
made do come plente or vitayll
& good cbeep, for to epare tbe
. treee & tbe f ruy tes of tbe con tre
j^On tbe morn cam tbey to tbe cyte of Sayette,
tbere tbey lodged tbem vpon a ryuer tberby- ne
tbat gouemed&kept tbe cytewold notdootbynge
ne bounte to tbem,l wote not wberin be j trusted,
but be eente out many of bis men for to doo burte
to tbooste, and for to atteyne certayn knygbtes
wbicb were lodged by for tassaylle tbem, but our
I
men tokc tbeyr horses & ran on tbem vigorously,
and slewe of tbem I wote not bow many. End tbe
other fliedde in to tbe cyte, and bad nomore talente
to atteyne our peple, in sucbe wyse tbat our men
rested tbem in pees tbat nygbt^On tbemorn, for
toresteand refressbe tbemene peple, tbey departed
not tbens, but sente oute for fourage many men a
f oote, and certayn men of armes to kepe tbem, in to
tbe contre & vyllages aboutXbey brought largely
vy taylles & horses wytb grete quantite of beestes,
grete and smale,and cam agayn without lesyngof
ony tbyng, alle togydre, Sauf only a knygbt named
faultier de Vere, be wente by bis valyaunce ouer
f erre, (for be retorned neuer agayn, ne neuer was
knowen where be becam : tbey were all mocbe sory
for bym in tboostj0F€be day af tir passed tbey by
a mocbe sharp and ae pre way, and after descended
by a destrayt in to a playne, and on tbe right syde
tbey lefte this auncyent cyte named Sarepte, wber-
in nelyas the propbete was in,
fCBR tbey pessed a water wbicbe is
bytwene Sur & Sayette, t^bey wente
so f erre tbat tbey cam to this noble
cyte of Sur ; XTbere tbey lodged tbem
by tbe noble fontayne and pytte of
water lyuyng,lykeas scripture say tb,
€bey lodaed tbis nygbt m gardyns mocbe delect-
>ablej^<Oban it was daye tbey sette tbem forth on
tbeyr ioumeye, & passed by a strayt mocbe peryl-
lous, wbicbe is bytwene tbe montaines and tbesee-
J TTbey descended in to tbe playnes of tbe cyte of
Hcres there vpon, & by a water rennyng tbey sette
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vp tbeyr pauyllons, He that bad the charge of the
toun maade tbcm to baue vytaylles at resonable
prys, and made acqueyntaunces good and honor-
able with oure barons, & made also couenauntwitb
tbem in this man er, tbat y f oure people my gbt take
tbe cyte of Iberusalem, and dwelle tbere after xx
dayee in tbe royamme,in sucbewysetbat tbey were
not put out of it by force, or yf tbey mygbt dis-
conryte in tbe felde tbe puyssaunce of Ggypte,
tbat f ro tbenne f ortbon tbey sbold yelde and gyue
over tbe cyte of Hcres, without makyng of ony re-
sistencejfifCbe pylgryms wente fro tbens on the
lyf t syde: tbey left fealylee b^twene the mount of
Carmely & tbe see, Cbey cam in toCezaire, wbicbe
is tbe second arcbebissbopricb of tbe londe of
palestyne, tTbey lodged tbem vpon a water tbat
>yssuetb outeof tbe palus or maryses wbicbe ben
by tbe toun; there belde they tbeyr penthecost or
)wytsontyde. €bre dayesafter tbentreof Xuyn they
abo de tbere; o n tbe iij day they toke their way*
"IS the right side tbey lef te lapbe, and
by a grete playn and euen waye tbey
cam in to tbe cyte of Lide, where tbe
bodye of tbe glorious martir seynt
George lyetb, in thonoure of whom
Jlustynyen, tbat was emperoure of
Rome, made tbere a moche fair cbircbe and ryebe.
But whan tbe'Curkes herde tydynges tbat our men
[cam, tbey bete it doun & brente tbe tymbre werke,
which was moche grete, for tbey doubted tbat oure
pilgrims sbold take tbem for to make engyns to
caste stones & castellis to assaile with jS?\Thenne
345
berdeour barons saye tbat tber f ast by was a mocbe
noble cyte named Rames. TTbey sente tbe erle of
f laundres witb v C borsmen to fore tbe toun for
to knowe wbat semblaunte tbey wold make, J^one
yssued out wban tbey approucbed it: tbey camner
and founde tbe yates open, and entred in to tbe
cyte, and founde neytber man ne woman, for tbe
nygbt to fore tbey bad berd tydynges bow oure
pilgrims cam, and ladde to tbe montaynes wyues
and cbilderen, and alle tbeir bowsboldj^<flban
tberle knewe berof be sente to tbe barons bow tbe
mater was, and counseylled tbem to come in to tbe
toun ; tbey were mocbe glad of tbyse tidynges.
Ubey made deuoutly tbeyr prayers at tbe tombeof
seynt George, and after cam in to tbe cyte, wbicbe
was al ful of wyne, of wbete, of oy lie, and of other
vytaylles to tbem necessarye; tbey abode there iij
dayes. XTbey chose tber a bissbop of tbe cyte, and
was a dormant named Robert, wbicbe was bom
m tbarcbebissbopryebeof RoenXbey gaf tobym
entierly tbe twocytees for euermore, tbatistowete,
Lyde and Rames, and tbe countree and vyllaaes
about tbem, ffor tbey gaf it to bonoure aod and
seyntGeorge for tbe fyrst gayneof tbe same bolv
londe. 7
346
ftow the cristen men of Bethlehem receyued well
On ere and his rowte, and sette his baner on the
chirche of our lady, capitulo Cl*vjV$V£
ir>6 Turkes beyngf in Iberusa-
lem herde wel tydynges of the
comyng of our pylgryms, (Oel
knewe they certaynly that alle
tbeyr entencion was to come to
the holy cyte,ffor whiche tbynge
they were pryncypally meuyd
ana departed fro the coun trees*
3Hban they herde this they were moche esmeuyd, &
sayd that it was reason to deffende it jSfCbz cris-
ten men that were in Bethlehem sente certayn mes-
sagers to the barons, & desyred of them tnat they
wold delyuere the toun in to their bandes, if they
wold sende men to receyue and kepe itXbey sayd
that it was reson to doo that they requyredXhey
toke an honderd men of armes wel horsed, noble,
valyaunt and hardy, and delyuerd to tbenXancre
for a capytaynXhey that cam to fetche them con-
duyted them in such wise that erly in the momyng
they entred in to the toun, Hlle they of the cyte,
clerkesand lay e men, receyued them honorably,and
with moche grete ioye with procession broughte
them in to the chirche,whiche standeth in the place
in whiche the gloryouse vyrgyne JVIarye was dely-
uerd & chy Ided oure lordlhesu Criste, the saueour
of the world, TThey sawe the crybbe in which was
leyde in to reste the swete childe that made heuen
and ertbe.<flban our peple sawe thyse holy places
347
tbey weremocbe ioyous,and badgretetendrenesin
tbeyr bcrteejPCbc cytezeynsof tbc toun for signe
of ioyc, and for demonstraunce tbat ourc lord and
bis dere modcr ourc lady sbold gyue to tbcm vyc-
torye, tokc tbc bancr of tan ere and sette it on bye
ypon tbc cbirebe of ourc ladyXbcy tbat were leftc
in tboost bad mocbc gretedesyre to sec andvysyte
tbc boly places tbat were nygb by, as it was sayd;
ffor, for tbc loue of god and for to bonoure bym
weretbey departed fro tbeyrcoun tree and bad suf-
frcd many annoyes and grcte trauaylles.Hnd tbey
mygbt not slepe tbis nygbt, sucbe brennyng de-
sire bad tbey for to see tbe cyte, wbicbe sbold be
tbende of tbeir trauayllc and tbaccomplissbement
of tbeyr voweXbem thought longe er tbc day cam,
and tbemscmed tbat tbysnygbt was mocbc lenger
tban tbe otber, ffor to a corageous desire tber is not
baste ynowgb.
Of tbardaunt desire tbat tbe pcple bad for to see
Xbcrusalem, and bow tboost approcbed and were
lodged by ordenaunce, capitulo Clxvij^^
|Y^r> tbat it was knowen ccr-
taynly in tbe lodgys tbat tbc
due badde receyued tbys nygbt
| tbe messagers of Betblebem,&
tbat be bad sentc bys men in to
tbc toun, tbe peple afootc abode
neuer for leue of tbc barons, ne
Imygbtc not suffre til tbc daye
was come, but begun to callc alle tbc nygbt for to
goo vnto Xberusalem jfiF (Oban t h C y were goon a
wby le f ortb, one of tbc noble men of tbooste nam-
ed Caste de Bedyere bad mocbe grete pyte of this
pcplc that tbey ebold be elayn in tbc waye, Hnd
tberf ore be tohe bis bore, & toke xxx men of armee
witb bym wel boreed and ordeyned in arraye, and
tbougbt tbat be wolde goonygbtolberuealemfor
to see yf tbey myabt fynde out of tbe toun beestes
and otber gayne for to take & lede away witb bym,
HUetbusa6betbougbte,itfyUetbu6inpartye;ffor
wban be cam nygb tbe toun bef onde oxen and kyen
largely in tbe pastures, & but f ewe tbat kept tbem.
tTbey fkdde away wban tbey sawe our men comej^
^Gaste and bis men began to gadre tbe beestes to
gydre and droof tbem bastely toward tbooet,but
tbe berdmen a nd kepars of tbem made a grete crye.
JS[ tbe toun were burkes bardy, and
desyryng to doo armes; tbey armed
tbem dilygently, and ronne bastely
after for to rescowe tbe proye* Gaete
and bys men sawe tbem come, and
knewe well tbat tbey were not strong
ynougb for tbe €urkee, tberf or tbey lef te tbis tbat
tbey brought, and mounted vpon an bye montayne
tberby,mocbe angry of tbis meeauenturej^<flban
tbey bad abyden a wbyle vpon tbis montayne, tbey
bebelde in to tbe valeye, and eaweOncre come fro
Betblebem retomyng to tboost witb an C men on
borebak.OIban Gaete sawe tbem be emote bis bore
witb bie eporee and cam to bym, and tolde bym
of bie meeauenture and mocbe anguyeeboue,and
eayd tbat tbe TTurkee were not f erreXbey ran alle
togydre after tbem &ouertoke tbem er tbey mygbt
come in to tbe cyte. In tbeyr comyng tbey diecom-
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41
Sted tbeTTurkes that tbey that mygbt ficddc in to
e cyte; tberemenaunt tbcy slewe, and oure men re-
coueryd tbeyr proye, & brought it in to tboost witb
grctc ioye. Hlle tbcy tbat were in tbe lodgys assem-
bled about tbem, & demaunded of tbem en ten tyfly
fro wbens tbis proye camXbey answerd tbat tbey
bad take it to fore tbe yates of Iberusalem. Cdban
tbey berde named tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem, and
knewe certayn ly tbat it was so nygb, tbenne began
tbey tendrely to wepe,& fylle doun on tbeyr knees,
and rendred tbankynges to oure lord witb mocbe
grete sygbes, of tbis tbat be bad so mocbe loued
tbem and con duy ted, tbat tbey mygbt see shortly
tbe ende of tbeyr pylgremacjfe; tbat is to wete, tbe
boly cyte of Iberusalem,wbicbe oure lord so mocbe
lou^tbatbe wold dyetberin for tosauetbe world,
"ReiTS pyte was it to see and bere
tbe teres and tbe cryes of tbis good
peple. TTbey departed in tbis same
maner, and wente so f ortb tbat tbey
sawe tbe towres and tbe walks of
tbe toun. Cbenne lyf t tbey vp tbeyr
bandes toward beuen and dyd of tbeyr bosen and
sboes,men and wymmen,and kyssedtbertbe:wbo
1 t} P\ ?? d 9Ccn tbl0 > lbou S» be bad an berd berte be
sbold baue be meuyd to pyte. fro tbens f ortbon tbe
waye ofreued tbem notbynge, but tbey wente mocb
lygbtly till tbey cam to fore tbe toun; tbere tbey
lodged tbem all af tir tbordenaunce and deuyse of
tbe barons, wbicbe delyuerd to tbem tbe places jfiF
vbennesemed verytably tbat tbeworde of tbe boly
propbetewasentierlyaccomply8sbyd,wbicbesayd
longe to fore: Leualberusalem, &<;♦ : Hryse vplbe-
rusalem,& lyft vptbyneyen,and bebolde tbe puis-
saunce of tbc hyng tby sauiour,wbicbe cotnetb to
onbynde tbc and put tbc outc of tbc bondc wber-
in tbou art J90 lord god, bowe tbc bye barons, tbc
knygbtes, tbc gentylmen of our boost, and allc tbc
otber generally, men &wymmen, were recomforted
and reconcyled of tbe grete trauaylles & meseascs
tbat tbey bad longe endured, wban tbey founde
tbem to fore tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem, and bow
ecbe of tbem bad good wylle to conteyne bym self
in tbis nede and werhe.
Of tbe situacion of iberusalem & description, and
also of many otber cy tees, town es, and countrees
tber aboute, capitulo Clxviij^^
W£sr5£^& ^7&SHROUrr>e it is tbat tbe boly
cytee of Iberusalem stondetb
bytwene two montaynes, wber-
or Dauid saytb in tbe psaulter :
fundamenta eius in montibus
Sanctis; tbe fondementes of it
ben in tbe boly montaynes* 'Co-
ward tbe west is tbe see and tbe
londe of tbe pbilistees, xxiiij mile vn to portlapbe,
& tbat in tbe next part of tbe see* Bytwene botbeis
tbe castelof Bmaus, wbereasourelord after bis re-
surexion appered to two discyples ; tbere is jviodyn
tbecyte and tbe fortresseof tbeJVfacbabewsXbere
is tbe place and temple, wbere Hbymelecb tbe boly
prees t gaf to Dauid and to bis squyres tbe loues of
breed to ete tbat were offred vpon tbe table of our
lord, wberf or Saul dyde do slee bym,and the other
admynystratours of the cbirebe & men of the toun.
Cbere is Lyde where seynt peter heeled a lameman
named Gneaux, and had leyen viij yere paralityk.
jjgTCbere is also lapbe,as X haue sayd, where seynt
peter reysed a dede woman named Tlbabyte ; there
was seint peter herberowed in a tanners hows, that
tann ed leder, whan be receyued the message fro Cor/
nelle,wbom be baptysed as is say din tbactes of the
apostlesjjSTCoward the eest is the flomelordan,&
tbedeserteisbyyondewberetbebolypropbeteswere
woontetorepayrXbis is the vale sauage,wbicbeis
named the dede see,wbicbe was a mocbe fayr & de-
lectable countre, lyke a paradyse, to fore that oure
lord made do synhe v cytees, Sodome & the other,
as is sayd in Genesys.
"jj^ thys syde lordan is the cytee of
Iberycbo, that losue wan more by
prayer than by bataylle ; tbeder wente
oure lord Ibesu Criste, and made a
blynde man to seeXbere is Calgala,
where Relyzeus the propbete dwell-
yd^Coward the south is the cyte of Bethlehem,
, where our lord was bom, and leyde in the crybbe
emong the beestesXbere by is TTecua, the cyte where
Hmos and Hbacuc the propbetes were bornj^to-
warde nortbeeste is Gabaon, where atte prayer of
losue the sonne rested, til be had vaynquyssbed
thebatayllXbereisSychar6,wbereasourlord6pah
to the woman of Samarye. Xlbcrc is Bethel, where
as the peple of Israhel worshipped the calf of gold
ayenst the wylle of oure lord, TTbere is Sebaste,
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wbicbe 19 named seynt loban dc Sebaste* Cbcrc is
tbe sepulcre of seynt loban Baptist; fielizus, and
Hbyastbepropbetesweretbereburyed*fortbemon-
tayneof Somerwbicbe is tber by alle tbis londc was
sommetymenamedSamarye/Cbecyteof J^aples is
tbere, wbicb sommc tyme was named Sy cbem ; and
it was tbere wbereSymeon &Leuy,sones of lacob,
for tovengetbeyrsuster, wbicbe bad ben enforced,
slewe tbem of tbe toun, and brente alle tbe cyte*
Row Iberusalem bad many names after dyuerse
lordes tberin rennyngf,and yet of tbe situacion wel
at a longe, capitulo Cbcix^^
neRaSHLejVIis tbe cbiefcite
ofludecltiswitboutemedowes
&witboute ryuers,ne nobrooke
newelle.Itwasfirst called Salem,
&afterZebus*Hf ter in tbe tyme,
wbattymewerecasteouttbetbe-
rubesees, wban Dauid badregn-
i ed vij yere in Gbron, be grewe &
amended mocbe tbis cyte, and wold tbat it sboldbe
tbe cbyef & bede place of alle tberoyamme; tbenne
was it named iberusalem* Co fore tbat Dauid as-
say lied tbe toun, be toke tbe toure of Syon, wbicbe
wasnamedtbecyteofDauydXbennemadeDauyd
tbe cyte tobemadeabouttbeplacewbicbewasnam-
ed JVIellon. loab made tbe remenaunt of tbe toun,
Hf ter wban Salamon regned in Iberusalem, it was
named Iberosolima; tbat is to saye, Iberusalem of
Salamon, He tbey sey e tbat made tbystory es, af tir
tbe detb of Ibesu Criste, Citus tbe sone of Vaspa-
aai 3 53
sian was a mocbc grete pryn cc of Rome, & assieged
this cyte with a grctc boost, & tofce it by force and
destroyed it, and tbrewe it doun to tbertbe. Hf tir
cam eiyus Hdrian tbe fourth emperour after bym,
& called it after bis name 6lye, ffor be reedefyed it
mocb wel. first it stode in an bangyng of an bylle,
in sucbe wyse as toward tbeest and soutb it was
sette in tbe roundnesse of tbe tertre of tbe mount
of Syon,and of another mount named JVIoriaXbe
temple only and tbe toure named Hntbone was on
toppe of tbe t ertre.
GC tbe same Slyus made alle tbe cyte
to be bom and reedefyed rigbt on tbe
toppeorsommetof tbetertre,in sucbe
wyse tbat tbe place wbere oure lord
was crucyfyed,and tbe boly sepulcre,
wbere bis blessid body was leyed in,
wbicbe to fore were without tbe cyte, were tben en-
closed witbin tbe wallesjfiTCbe cyte was not ouer
grete, ne ouer lytic ; it was more long tban brood.
Bit is on tbe four quarters enuyronned witb depe
valeyes. Coward tbe eest is tbe valeye of lopbat;
tberestondetb a mocbe fayr cbircbe made in tbon-
ourof tbe glorious vyrgyne JMarye, wbere it issayd
tbat sbe was buryed, and there is shewed vet tbe
sepulcreXber vnder is tbe rennyng water or wbicb
seynt lobn euangelyste saytb tbat Ibesu Criste
passed. Coward tbe soutbe is a valeye named Gn-
non ; there is tbe f elde tbat was bouaht witb tbe
pens tbatludas sold oure lord fore, wbicbeis made
in sepulture of pilgrims, andnamedHcbeldemacb.
Coward tbe weste is a parte of tbe valeye wbere as
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the piscyne is, wbiebe was a grete tbynge wban tbc
kynges of lude were tbere: and it stratcbetb vnto
tbe cysterne, wbiebe is called tbe lake of tbe patri-
ate. By tbe old cymetyerwbicbe is in tbe caue nam-
ed Lyon, toward tbe nortb/eest, may men goo vp
blayne to tbe cyte, €bere is shewed tbe place where
'seyntStepben tbe protbomarter was stoned of tbe
luys, wban be prayd vpon bis knees for tbem,tbat
so pytte bym to detb, and so deyed a very marten
Here tbystorye deuysetb of many merueyllyus edy-
fyces conteyned in tbe same cyte of Iberusalem, &
wbo made them, c apitulo Clxx^^
0,asIbauesayd,twomontaynes
ben encbayned within tbe walles
ofIberusalem,alitilvaleyeisby-
twene them both wbiebe depart-
ed tbe toun asin tbemyddle.Syon
is toward tbe weste,on tbesom-
mete or toppe tberon stondetb
_ tbe cbircbe wbicbisnamedSyon,
and after tbere is a tour of Dauyd, wbiebe is tbe
dongeonoftbetoun,madeofmocbestrongwerke;
walles and barby cans tbere bemany tbat ben aboute
tbe toun jfiTLn lyke manner also, but on tbe bang-
yng of tbe bill wbiebe looketb toward tboryent,
is sette tbe cbircbe of tbe blessyd Resurrectyon,
rounde of fasbyon, wbiebe, wbereas it is sette up-
on tbe bent of tbe montayne aforesayd, in i sucbe
wise tbat tbe cliff e oerbangetb tbe same bard bye the
cbircbe, batb a bylling, witb beames raised bigbe
alof te & woven togeder witb wondrous craf te into
fasbyon of a crown, open & ever coverlesse, whence
tbelygbtenedefulletotbe cbircbe is powred in,Be-
neetb wbicbe open gutfc issettedown tbc monu-
ment of oursauyourXroutbeitis tbattofore oure
pylgryms cam in to tbis boly lande, tbe place wbere
ourlordwaecrucifyed^bicbewaenamedCaluarve,
& tbere wbere tbe very crosse was f ounden, & wbere
our sauyour Ibesu Criste was taken doune of tbe
crossed enoyntedwitb precious oynementis,and
envoluped m wbyte lynnen clotb, tbise places were
etrayteas ytil cbapellyaBu t after tbat oure cristen
men bad tbe power, tbem tbougbt tbat tbe cbircbe
was made ouer strait and lytil wbere so arete and
^SSffl? 9 ZS"* °? Crforc tb *y madc * * "ewe
walledabout witb aood strong werke & bve,wbicb
conteyned and enclosed witbin it tbe fyrst cbircbe
and tbe boly names tbat I baue named j^TToward
tbe part* of tbe oryent is tbe otber mount named
Nona. On tbe bangyng tberof as wbo beboldetb
toward tbe soutb stondetb tbe temple, wbicbe tbe
laye peple calle itTTemplem domini, tbere aeDauvd
a% i c P^cefortoeettein tbearkeof oure lord
andSalamon bis sone madetbere tbetemole bv th*
commaundement of Godj^Ht tbe begynnyna of
rw°°5 *? S * y ? c *? y ? u > tbat Omar tbe son? of
Captap dyde make tbe forme in tbis manere? tbere
19 a place square, longe as mocbe as an arcber mav
sboteattwyes^asbrood,^^
two gates by wbicbe men entreXbatone is named
S^ tpCter bcclcd h ? m th <* was
£H C fro 4 bl9 l birth ^ *£ satte to fore tbe gate for to
demaunde almesse, rbat otber gate bad no name
toward the north eest. Howard tboryent is an-
other gate named the ©olden gatej^Coward the
south is the hows ryall, whiche is the temple of
Salamon,
^SST^SpOJV eche of tbyse yates, by whiche
3 men entre in to the toun, and on the
comers, ben bye towres,vpon whiche
the prouosteswerewoonte togoovp
at certayn bowres for to warne and
somone the peple to praye and saye
theyr orysons, & to bonoure our lord after tbeyr
custommes ; somme endure yet, and the other ben
f allejSttn the cloysture of this place tber dar no-
man dwelle, ne noman is suffred to entre but bare
foot and dene wasben, ffor there ben porters sette
at alle the yates that take bedetberof ♦ In tbemydle
of tbys place, wbyebe is thus cloosed, is another
place, more bye and square; toward the weste men
goovptberto in two places, by degrees orstappes,
and in lyke wyse toward the soutbe, but toward
the south goetb noman vp but by one placej^In
eueryebe of the angles or corners were woont to be
oratory es, where the Sarasyns made tbeyr orysons
and prayers; somme endure yet, &many ben beten
doun.In tbemyddleof this bye place stondetb the
temple, whiche is made viij square, & with out ben
the walles couerd with tables of marble wrought
with fyn gold mocbe ryebely ; the couerture aboue
was of leed alle round right wel madej^ecbe of
tbyse places aboue & bynetbe is paued with mocbe
f ayre wbyte stone, in sucbe wyse whan it raynetb,
aa3 3 57
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alle tbe waters of tbe temple, of wbicbe tber f alletb
grete plente, falletb doun cleene and deer in tbe
cysternes wbicbe ben witbin tbe cloystrej^tbere
bytwene tbe temple and tbe place wbicb is emonge
tbe pylers, there stondetb an bye rocbe, and lowe
bynetbe a dyebe or a f osse. It ie sayd tbat tbe an-
gele etondetb there on, whan be elewe tbepeple for
tbeeynnetbatDauyd bad nombred bie peple, vnto
tbetyme tbatoure lord commaunded tbatbeebold
put tbeewerde in to tbe ebetbe: there made Dauyd
after an aulter. XTo fore tbat oure men entred in to
tbetoun,it bad been a certayn tyme all discoueryd,
but after tbat tbey bolde it, tbey couerid it with a
fayrwbyte marble, and made an aulterabouewbere
tbe clerkes dyde tbe eeruyee of oure lord,
How tbe Curkes of Iberusalem, wban tbey knewe
tbe comyngof our booete, stopped tbe pyttesand
fontaynesoftbet oun, capitulo Clxxj^^
~F)6 londe in wbyebe Iberusa-
lem stondetb is named lurye,
by cause tbat wban tbe x lyg-
nages or trybus departed fro
tbe beyerof Salamon,and belde
tbem to Ieroboam, tbe tweyne
abode in Iberusalem witb Ro~
r *!? t - bat wcrc tbc trybe of
Juda and tbe trybe of Bemamyn, And of tbe name
of Iuda it is named lurye- It is named also pales-
tyne for tbe pbylystees, Zbie cy te standetb as it
were in tbe nauyll of tbe londe of bybeste or of
promyssion, after tbe termes tbat were named by
Ml
mt
m.
g^Jtfi
?osue, wbicbe endure fro deserteto the mount of
ybane, and fro the grete flood of 6uf rates vnto
the see J? Cbe place in wbicbe tbe cyte standetb
in is mocbe ayerye and drye. Cbere be no waters in
tbe toun but only of tbe rayn ; If or in wynter tyme,
wban it is acustomed to rayne mocbe in tbe londe,
it is recey uyd in to tbe cisternes, of wbom be many
in tbe toun, and tbey occupye tbis water in alle
tbyngestbattbeybauenedeof.J^euertbelessomme
scriptures saye tbat tbey werewoonte to bauef on-
taynes, wbicbe were witbout tbe toun and ran in
to bit, but tbey were stopped by warn. €be leste
of alle tbe fontaynes was ©yon, wbicbe Szecbyas
tbekyngstopped,lykea8tbescripture8aytb.<3yon
isnowaplace in tbe toun toward tbe soutb, witbin
tbe valeye tbat is named Brmon ,♦ tbere is a cbircbe
founded in tbe worship of seynt procope marter.
Cberein tbat same place was Salamon enoynted,
as is red in tbe tbirde book of kingesj^Ohtbout
tbe toun a two myle or tbre ben founden somme
fontaynes, but tbey be but fewe, and tbey rendre
but lytil water*
TJS" tbe partye toward tbe soutb, where
as tbe two valeyes assemble, is a
f ontayne mocbrenommed, wbicbe is
named Sy loe. Our lord commaundes
to tbe blynde man tbat neuer bad
seen tbatbesbold goowassbebym
in tbe water tbere of tbis fontavne, and be sawe
clerely, and incontinent was made bool; tbis fon-
tayne is but a lytil myle fro tbe toun. It semetb
tbat it boylletb a lytil, som tyme it spryngetbnot,
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eomme saye tbatatwaye tbe iij daye tbe water com-
ctb agayn attc f ertbestj^OIban tbc TTurkes of tbc
toun knewe tbat ourc men cam, they stopped tbc
mowtbes of tbyse f ontaynes and of tbc cysternes
a fyue or vj myle aboute, ffor tbey tbougbt tbat
tbc py Igryms for lacke of watres sbolde not mayn -
teyne tbeyr syege to fore tbe toun, Hnd without
fawte tbat tbey bad grete lack and mesease tberby,
as ye sbal bere folowyngjTCbey tbat were within
tbe cytc bad gretc plente of water in cisternes, and
fro tbe fontaynes without cam gretc babound-
annce by conduytes,wbicbe descended in to ij pys-
cynes right grete by tbetcmpleXbat one enduretb
yet m to this day, & is named probatica piscina,
where as tbey were wonte to wasshe tbe flessbe of
tbe sacrefyses, of wbicbe tbe gospel speketb, and
saytb tbat it bad v porches where the angele de-
scended and meuid tbewater,and be tbat fyrsten-
tred after the meuynge of tbewaterwas made hool
of whatdysease tbateuerbe bad, In that placeoure
sauyour Ibesu Crist heeled a lame man tbat had
leyn there many yeres*
Of the nombre of them of tboost, of them of Ibe-
rusalem, & bow oure men lodged them in tbe sieae
toforelberusalem , capitulo £ixxij&#
N the yere of tbyncamasion of
our sauyour Ibesu Criste JVIlxx-
xxix, m tbe monetb of luyn, tbe
vijdayeof tbe sayd monetb, was
lodged tbeboostof cristiente to
fore tbe holy cyteof Iberusalem.
che nombre of them tbat were
there, as wel men and wymmen,
were xl J^L Cbere were not men defensable of the
foote men aboue xx fA. On borsbacl* were not pas-
sing a xv C. Hlle tbe other were f eble men, as sefce
men and wymmen, and also old peplej^^Hitbin
tbe toun were men able to bere armes xl thousand,
wbiche were comen in fro cytees and castellys tber
aboute, and they were the best men of armes, and
chosen fortbevalyauntest that they coude fynde
jfiFHf ter that oure men were arryued to fore tbe
toun, tbey hadde a grete counseyl emonge tbem,
and called the cristen men of the countree for to
demaunde of tbem in what syde they mygbt beste
asiege tbe toun* Chey sawewel that toward tbory-
ent,ne toward tbe southe, tbey mygbt nought doo
for tbe deepe valeys that ben there, therefore tbey
accorded to sette tbe syege to fore tbe nortbeste.
jPQlbtrf ore it was so that fro tbe yate named tbe
yate of seyn t Steuen, wbiche stondetb in tbe nortb-
este, vnto tbe other yate tbatstandetb toward tbe
wee te, an d is n amed tbe yate of Pauy d, were lodged
alle tbe barons and the other pylgryms-
^TSS^ane valyaunte due of Loreyne had
the fyrste place* In the second was
the erle of f laundres. In tbe thyrde
was tbe due of JVormandyejSFTTbe
fourth place held On ere besyde a
tour of a comer, wbiche yet is named
tbe tour of Oncre, & other grete men were lodged
there with bym. fro this toure vnto the yate of Oc-
cident com prysed therle of €bolouse the place, and
the people that were with bym* But after Oncre
sawe that by cause tbe tour defended tbe yate so
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wel, and also for the valeye that was so nygbe, be
mygbt but lytil proufytc tbere. Therefore by tbe
I counseylof tbe wyse men tbat knewe wel tbe beyna
of tbe toun be remeuyd fro tbens,and wenteon tbe
'tertre on wbicbe tbe cyte is sette on bytwene tbe
> toun & tbe cbircbe tbat is named Syon, wbicbe is
witboute tbe cyte as far as an arcber maye sbote at
ones, Xlbere be lodged bym to tbende tbat be my abt
beste greue tbe toun there, and for to deff ende tbe
X:\srhc8 tbissayd cbircbe, wbicbe is boly,ffortbere
sowped our lord witb bis discyples, and weesbe
bumblytbeyrfeetXbere descended tbebolygboost
an fyry tonges on OKtsondaye, In tbe same place
jpassed oute of tbis world the gloryous vyroyne
f jYiarye, wbicbe bare in ber precious body tbe saue-
our of tbe world Tiber is sbewde tbe sepulture of
JseyntSteuen,
Row oure men began tassaylle Iberusalem,and of
tbe grete dilygence tbat tbey dyde tomake engyns
fcytotaheit,capitu lo Clxxiij^
IfiHJV tbe barouns were tbus
I lodged fro tbe yate towarde
nortb/este,asIbauesayd,vn-
to tbetouron tbecomerwbicb
levpontbevaleoflosapbat,
ana fro tbens vnto tbat otber
comerof tbe cyte wbicbe is on
. - tbc P^aauntof tbe same vale
, toward tbe soutb, tbenne was it tbyncre euvdente
tbat tbe one half of tbe toun was wytb pa?mor
vnnetbe assieged, for fro tbens tbat 1 baue sayd
r-zrz-ZZ
vnto tbe yate named mount Syon, tbe cyte was no
tbynge assiegedjaTCbe fyftdaye after tbat tboost
was lodgcdto fore tbc cyte,itwasacordedcomynly,
andcryed tburgballc tbc lodgys, tbat allmen sbold
be armed tbe best wyse tbey mygbt & come to tbe
assaultXbey cam alle,and began mocbc strongly
tbassaylle aboute tbe toun. €bey baddc tbe bertes
mocbe bardy, and brennyng desyres and wylle to
doo tbewerkeof ourelord-In tbeyr comyngon tbey
j toke tbe barby Cannes tbat were rigbt ayenst tbem,
and tbe Curkes embatilled tbem witbin tbe grete
wallys,
E^H^533F>eY of tbe toun were so effrayed of
tbe grete bardynesse and prowesse
tbat tbey sawe witb oure peple, & bad
ouergretefere,in sucbewyse tbat tbey
loste alle tbeyr bope for to deffende
J tbe toun, and was wel knowen after-
ward tbatyf tbe talent of our men badendured, and
tbat tbey bad bad skalyng laddres & castellys, by
wbicbe tbey mygbt baue approucbed tbe walles of
tbe toun, tbey bad taken it certaynly.Butwban tbe
assault bad endured fro erly momynge tbat same
daye vntoone of tbe clok of tbe same daye at after
none, tbey apperceyued wel tbat witboute engynes
tbey mygbtnotdoo grete burtene dommage to tbe
toun, tberfor tbey witbdrewe tbem abak, and pur-
posed to come agayn to tbassault, wban tbeyr en-
gyns sbold be better ordeyned^Tbe barons toke
counsey I emon g tbem, for taduyse bow tbey my gbt
fynde manere to make engynes for tassaylle tbe
toun,ffortbemsemedtbatinalletbecountreesbold
363.
notbefoundetreesnewodeynowefortomakesucbe
tbynges as tbey sbolde nede* But a valyaunt man
of tbc countre cam f ortb & told to tbcm of a valeye
vj or vij myle tbens, wbicbe was ful of trees & grete
ynowgbe for to make engyns.TTbey sente tbeder
grete nombre of carpenters, and somme of tbe ba-
rons to co nduyte tbem*
f5Cr>6 of tbem bewe doun tbe tres, &
Sde do brynge tbem in cbaryottes,
oenne made tbey come alle tbem of
tboost tbat coude medle witb sucbe
tbynge,&dydedomakeengyns, peri-
erers^magonneauls.casteUys^cbattes
&wayescouerd,mocbe grete plenteXbepylgryms
tbat coude werke toke none byre ne wages yf tbey
bad as mocb as tbey mygbt entretiene and kepe
Stbem self Xbe otber tbat were pour receyued tbeyr
Jwages of tbe comyns, ffor of alle tbe barons of
tboost tber was none tbat mygbt paye tbe costes
of tbis werke sauf tberle of cbolouse* for be bym
self allone susteined of bis propre good all tbe
werkemen without tbaide of ony otber, andalso to
many knygbtes tbat bad despended tbeyr good
dyde be gyue many grete yeftesj^Cdbyles tbat tbe
barons were tbus besy, tbat eueryebe dyde do make
bis engyns for bym self, tbe otber knygbtes & tbe
mene peple ran vnto bussbes and bedges ffor to
fetcbe stockes and roddes witb grete dilygence for
to make burdles* JVone was ydle, but alle men beelp
to tbis werke, Tiber was noman bad sbeme ne de-
spy te to doo tbynge tbat mygbt auaylle;ffor tbey
sayd well tbat alle tbeyr trauaylle and despences,
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that tbey bad don and madein alle tbeyr waye, were
notbyng worth yf this enterprise for to take this
toun were not wel accomplished.
Row our peple were in grete mescbyef at the sayd
siege, and how the 'Curkes desertea them by cause
tbey mygbt en treandyssue in and outof the toune
I capitulo Cbcxiiij,*?,*?
JJ^tboost bad they grete mesease
jof tburst; ffor, as I baue sayd
to you, the place where the cite
stondetb in is mocb ayerye and
drye, witboute fontaynes, with-
oute wellys and oyttes of water
spryngyngejjFfor tbey of the
J toun, wnan tbey herd saye that
oure peple cam,they fylledsomme pyttes that were
witboute the toun and the cystemes also where as
was rayn water, and tbey bad couerd and stopped
them to thende that thepylgrymssholdehauenone
ease of water.But the cytezeynsof Betblebem,and
tbey of a lytil cytee called tecua, that knewe the
countre al aboute, told and ensseygned to them
^omme fontaynes, brokes, pyttes, and cisternes.
'Cher was grete prees & grete mesease, sucbe tyme
there was that whan the pour peple mygbt brynge
tbeyr barellis and vessellys full of troubled water
& tbycke, tbey sold it ryebely in thoosteXbe fon-
tayne of Syloe, of whicbe 1 baue spoken to fore,
mygbt not suffyse them, ffor it spryngetb not al-
way, and yet that was not right goodXhanguys-
sbe of tburste grewe mocbe, of the heete that was
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in luyn and of the trauaylle that tbey suff red, and
for tbe duett that entred in tbeyr mowtbes. Cdban
two ortbrcbadfounden ony water rennyngorwelle,
allerantbeder , in sucbe wyse tbat it faylled anon.
^RB men a f oote were not in so grete
deseaseastbey tbat bad borses,ffor
tbey ledde tbem somtyme tbre or
foure myle ferre for to watre tbem,
& yet vnnetbe f ounde tbey ynowgb.
jj^tbere were many tbat lef te tbeyr
borses,and babandouned to goo wbere tbey wold,
knd otber beestys for defaulte of water. Y c sbold
baue seen mules, asses, oxen, kyen, & borses goon
witboute garde or kepar in tbe f eldesjflFHtte laste,
wban tbe beestis bad long languissbed, tbey deyde,
wberof cam grete s ten cbe in tboos t, wberof tbe ay er
was corrupte ouer peryllously. 0>e peple was not
in lasseanguyssbe tbere for tnurste, tban tbey bad
ben to f oreatHn tbyocbef or bongre. Ouremen were
acustomed for to secbe pasture for tbeyr borse
mocbe ferre fro tbe toun in vyllages tber about. 0>e
Tlurkes of tbe toun marked it. and yssued wbere
as tbesyege laye not, and cam ayenste tbem and
slewe many, and toke away tbeyr borse, & brought
tbem in to tbe cyte.JVlany escaped tbat fiedde vnto
tbooste. €>uery daye lassed tbe nombre of tbe pyl-
grymsby many su cbe aduentures,and by grete in-
fyrmyte and sekenesses tbat were in tbooste, and
by many otber causes, wberof many deyed.Hnd in
tbe place of tbem cam none otber; out tbey in tbe
toun en creced and grewe euery day , if or to tbem cam
newe ayde and grete refressbementes of men and
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vytaylle tbatmygbt cntrc andyeaue by tbc yatee
beyng outc of tbc siege.
Row tbetTurkea enforced tbem to make merueyl-
leoue engyne ayenet tbe owree, & of tbe meecbyef
tbat tbey dyde to tbe crieten men tbat dwellyd in
tbe toun, capitulo Clxxv^^
OCfiBwere our barone in grete
paynefor tomake&adreeee tbe
engyneeXbemene peple payn-
ed tbem ententyfly toaecbe and
pourcbaaae aucbe ayde & belpe
ae tbey mygbt. Cbey tbat were
in tbe toun f aynednotbyng, but
. made grete cure & grete entente
tomakeotberengyneayenetoureeXbeytokegood
bede to tbe inetrumentee tbat oure men made for
taaeay Ue tbem, and tbey adreaey d ae good or better
to defende tbem, (for tbey bad gretter plente of
tymbre witbin tbe toun tban tbey badde tbat were
witboutXbe toun wae mocbe wet gamyeebed of
alle tbyngee tbat tbey neded to fore tbat our peple
cam. TTbey bad grete plente of cordee, etonee wel
fetyced, and otber tbyngea more tban tbey neded.
Xlht criaten men of tbe toun were more trauaylled
and charged witb tbyae werkea tban ony otber men,
and aleo tbey were beten cruelly, and eomme tbey
elewe. Hnd witb alle tbyee meaauenturee tbey bare
tbem on bonde tbat tbey were traytoura, and de-
ecouerd tbevr counaeyl to tbeyr enemyea jS?0>ere
wae none or tbe criaten men tbat duret goo vpon
tbe wallee, but yf be were charged or laden witb
etonee or tymbre:and yf tbey bad ony vytaylleein
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tbcir bowses it was take from tbem, in sucbe wyse
tbat tbey suffredmany meseases jPUlban one bad
nede of ony tree, anon tbey bete doun tbe bows of
a crysten man, for to baue a lytil pyece of tymbre.
Yf tbeytaryed a lytil to com eat tbe bourassygned,
anon tbey were beten & burt ouer sorowf ully/Cbey
were brougbttosomoebsorow, tbat there were but
f ewe but tbey bad leuer to baue been deed tban a4yue.
Cbey durst in no wyse yssue out of tbeir bowses
without commaundement
In this tyme arryued a sbippe of Oenewys atte
porte of Halappe, and bow tbeyr messagers cam
m tboost,and bow tbe barons tbey made tbeyr re-
queste, capitulo C lyyyj^^
~ \C tbe syege of Iberusalem tbe
pylgryms conteyned tbem as I
baue sayde.Cbenne cam a mes-
sager tbat brougbte tydynges,
tbatsomme sbippes of tbe ©e-
newes were arryued atte porte of
fialappe. Hnd mocbe requyred
tbe barons of tboost tbey tbat
were come m tbe sbippes, tbat tbey wold sende to
tbem somme knygbtes for to conduyte tbem vnto
tboostej^Tbe barons prayde tberle of Tbolouse,
wmebe was most ryebest of tbem, tbat be wold
sende tbeder somme of bis men. He dyde tbat tbey
requyred,and sentea knygbt of bis named Olylde-
martCarpynele,and delyuerd tobym xxxborsmen
and I men a foote JPHf ter tbat tbey were departed
tbe barons sayde to tberle tbat be bad sente ouer
f ewe men, and prayd bym that be wolde eende yet
moo; be agreed wel, and eente Remon pelet and
©uyllamme de Hrebran witb I boreemen. But er
tbey bad ouertaken tbie Olyldemart, wbicbe wente
alwayfortb til bewaecomebytweneLyde&Ramee
in tbe playnee tbat ben tbere, tber mette bym vj C
Curkee on borebak, wbicb ran vpon bym rudely . Ht
tbie fyret recountre tbey elewe four of oure bore-
men,and mooof tbem a footcyetourmen werenot
dieconfyted but belde tbem to gydre, and warned
ecbe otber to doo weUj^In tbie tyme, wbylee tbey
f ou gbt to gydre,tby ee two kny gbtee tbat cam after
and tbeyr companye eawe tbie ecarmucbe, and eo
mocbe baeted tbat tbey cam and ioyned witb our
otber menXbenne began tbey to doo wel, in eucbe
wise tbat tbey dieconfyted tbe€urkee& put tbem
to flygbt, and elewe ij C Curkee of tbem. Of our
men were elayn two valyaunt kny gbtee, for wbom
lalle tbe otber were eory, tbat one was named foyl-
bert de€reue,andtbat otber HcbartdeMounttille.
1 fiHJSour men bad tbue dieconfyted
tbe TTurkee, tbey cam tolapbe, wbere
tbey were receyued witb mocb grete
ioye: tbe maronnereof ©enereceyu-
edtbemmocbebonorablyj^SIbylee
I aetbey eoiournedtbere&diecbamed
> tbeyr ebippee,for to aduyeeandordeyne bow tbey
>mygbt come in tbe booete, eodanly or ony man
>tok? bede of bit, tbe nauye of tbem , of ,€££">
'wbicbe wae more redy in tbe porteof Bekla uonye,
eawe tbeyr tyme for toburte ourpeple^and cam to
forelapbe- «Jban oure men and tbe ©enewee ap-
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perceyued this, bastely tbey descended to the see.
f yrst tbey essayed for to deff ende tbem, but tbey,
wban tbey sawetbat there cam so mocbe pepletbat
tbey mygbt not resiste tbem, tbey disgamyssbed
tbeyr sbyppes as faste as tbey mygbt, and bare
away cordes, cables and saylles, & the other takle,
and bare it & leyde it in the f ortresse. One sbippe
of tbe(3enewes, wbicbewasgoon forsommegayne
vpon tbe see, cam alle laden witb grete gayneand
wold arryued at tbe porteof Iapbe. But tbey of tbe
sbippe knewe wel fro ferre tbat tbe nauye of tbe
burkes belde tbe porte, tberf or tbey caste about &
tomed tbeyr saylle, and wente to tbe Lycbe. Zhc
cyte of Iapbe was tbenne alle deserte and voyde of
peple; ffor tbe cytezeyns of tbe toun trusted not
wel in tbeyr f ortresse, tberf or tbey were goon a
litil byfore tbat our men cam, of wbicb it bapped
tbat oure men kepte nomore tban tbe tourj^Hnd
wban tbey sawe tbeyr tyme, tbey made tbem redy,
and sette tbeyr tbynges all in ordenaunce, & wente
tbeyr waye and cam in to tboost, where tbey were
receyued witb grete ioye, ffor tbe maronners of
Gene were mocbe good carpenters, and coude wel
make engynes and other instrumentes of warre in
suche wyse that syth tbey were comen, the barons
beganmoredelyuerly^tbebettertbeyrenterprvses
tobryngetoanend*
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fiow alle tbe pylgryms, cucrycbc after bis estate,
payned tbem to make tbengyns for tbassault, ca-
pitulo Ctovij^/?
iney tbatabodein tboost dyde
I tbeyr power for tadresse tbeir
engyns,ffor tbe due ©odefroy,
tbe due of flormandye & tberle
of f laundres, bad a valyaunt
man wbicb was mocb wise and
iuste named ©ace de Beer, be
I bad tbe cbarge for to take bede
to tbe werkmenj^Cbis man dyde do make tbeyr
werkesjustly and wet ^be barons conducted the
men a foote for to gadre to gydre tbe roddes and
bowes of trees for to make wittbes & burdles for
to couere tbe engyns, and also to bewe tbe grete
tymbre and brynge it to tbe boost to tbe workmen,
Tbey toke tbe bydes of tbe beestes tbat deyde and
stratcbed tbem vpon tbengynes for to kepe and
def endetbem fro fyrejfiHn tbis partye toward tbe
nortbest tbe barons entremedled vygorousty, as I
baue sayd, for to assayle fro tbe tour of tbe angle
or comer vnto tbe west gateXan ere trauay lied also
| mocbe,&tbe otber kny gbtes tbat were tbere lodged,
for taduyse bow tbe cyte mygbt be wel assay lied
on tbeyr sydej^On tbe syde toward tbe soutb,
tbere was tberle of Tbolouseand bis peple- fie was
moost ryebe of tbem, & tberf or be bad tbe moost
peple tbat wrought. XTbey of Genes were drawen
jalle to bym, wbicbe bad a captayn, a mocbe excel-
lent werkman named ©uylham Sbryac, be made
tbem to baste mocbe tbe werke, and to amende it
tCbue was alle tboost occupied in tbis werke four
monetbes all bool Cbey bad eo mocbe exploited
tbat eueryebe of tbe barons bad doo made rigbt
tbat wbicbe be bad begonne & entreprysed* Cber-
for tbey counseylled emonge tbem, and ordeyned
at a day sett to goo to tbassault* But for as mocb
as tberle of Cbolouse & Oncre bad be grete ran-
cour and wratb, & somme of tbe otber barons and
knygbtes tbat loued not wel to gyder for dyuerse
reasons, tbe barone by tbe admonestacion of tbe
bissbops wolde tbat of alle debate sbold be good
peas, and tbat ecbe sbold pardone otber all euyll
wyll & talente, by cause tbat our lord sbold belpe
tbem tbe better in doynge and accomplyssbyng
bis worke, and yf it bapped tbem to dye, tbe surer
mygbt tbey attende tbe detb*
Of tbe f ayr processions tbatoure pylgryms made
to tbende tbat god sbold gyue tbem vyctorye, and
bow tbey pardonned ecbe otber tbeyr mal talentes
and euyll wylles, capitulo Clxxviij^^
\T)G daye was ordeyned & taken
by comyn accorde of alle, tbat
procession sbold be made, and
tbe relyquyes sbolde be borne
sucbe as were bad in tboost.
TJbey sbolde alle goo vnto tbe
mount of Olyuet, & tbey sbold
mayntenetbem tbisdayin fast-
ing, in repentaunce of tbeyr synnes, & in orysons
and prayer vnto our lord, to tbende tbat be wold
baue pyteof bis pepleand receyue in gree tbeyr ser-
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uyse, in sucbe wyse that by tbem bis berytages
mygbt be rccoucrd fro tbc bandes of bie enemyes
wbicb bcldc it in tbeir possessionjjFpeter XTbcrc-
myte on tbat one part, & Hrnold, tbe cbappellayn
of tbe due of J^ormandye, wbicbe was a grete clerk
and wyse, of tbat otber parte, made tbe sermon to
tbe people* €bey exborted tbem by swete wordes
to enterpryse vygorously tbe werke of oure lord,
wberin it were better to deye tban to lyuejjTCbe
mount of Olyueteisayenstlberusalem in tbeeeste
partye, about a myle f er fro tbe toun, ff or tbe vaal
'iof losapbat is bytwene botbe* €bere assembled
our lord bie discyples,and styed and ascended vp
to fore tbem alle in to beuen, tbe day of tbassen-
sion, and went e up in a clowde wbicb toke bym.
HHJNf alle tbe peple bad ben tbere in
greete wepynges and prayers, and
alle tbe debates appeased tbat were
emongtbem, tbey descended fro tbe
bylle in to tbe cbyrcbe of mount
Syon, wbyebe is by tbe cytee, as I
baue sayd, in tbe side toward tbe soutb on tbe
toppe of a tertre. Xibt Sarasyns of tbe toun, tbat
were in tbe toures and vpon tbewallesof tbe toun,
merueylled mocbe wbat tbis mygbt be tbat oure
men made tbere, Hnd wbere tbey mygbt see tbe
pressenygb totbemwitbinsbotte, tbey cessed not
to sbote arowes and quarellys, in sucbe wyse tbat
tbey burted somme, XTbenne addressyd tbey cross-
es vpon tbe walles, and in despy te of our sauyour
and in reprocbe of oure faytb, spytteon tbem, and
made otber sbames and fowle tnynges wbicb be
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not for to be sayd, XLbz people of our lord, which
were in holy wylle for to serue bym, sawe wel tbise
tbyn ges that the 'Curkce made, theyr desyre grewe
and encreaced moche in theyr bertes for tauenge
the shame of our lord Ibesu Cristej^Slhan they
had made theyr ory sons and prayers in tbecbircbe
of mount Syon, the day was to them ordeyned and
named for to make thassault by comyn acorde.
'Cbenne they retourned to theyr lodgysj^Yf tber
wasonythyngto bemadeon theyr en oyns, anon it
was accomplyssbyd,foreueryman tokegood hede
aboutehymtnatnothyngefaylledthatsholdbene-
cessarye to make thassault ayenst theyr enemyes.
Row oure men sodenly transported in the nyght
theyr engyns vnto the other part of the toun for
tassaylle on that side, capitulo Clxxxix^^
RHJN" the day approched that
they had named for tassayle
the cyte, the nyght to fore, the
valyaunt due ©odeffroy, the
erle of f laundres, and the due
of pformandye sawe that this
partyeof the cyte that they had
assieged was moche wel gar-
jnyssbed of alle maner of engyns, and the moost
jdefensable men of the cyte they had sette there.
XTherfore they doubted more this part, than ony
[otherXhenoblemen had herupon counseyll; they
>knewe wel that they myght not endommage the
toun there, and enterprysed a thynge of a right
grete aff ayre and of moche grete trauay lie. for alle
thengynes that they had by them, and the castel to
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fore the sydeswere ioyned togydrc, tbey baretbem
allc on that other syde, wbicbe ie bytwene the gate
of seynt Stephen and the tour of tbangle tbatie
toward the nortbeest ; ffortbem semed,and it was
troutbe, tbat by cause tbat tbe cyte bad not be as-
sieged on tbatsyde tbat tbersbold betbe lasse de-
fen ce* Cdberof it bapped tbat tbey wofceal tbenygbt
as wel tbey as tbeyr peple, in sucbewyse tbattbeyr
engyns were alle ioyned and reysed vp byf ore day
or er tbe sonnearoos, in tbe places wbere tney ought
to be»0>e castel was so approucbed tbe walle,and
was mocbe byer, in so mocbe tbat tbey tbat were
tberin were almoost as bye as one of tbe touresjj?
Hnd hnowe ye for certayne tbat tbis was noo lytil
trauaylle, fF or fro tbis place wbere tbey were fyrst
f lodged vn to tbe place wbere tbey settetneyr engyns
vwas nygb balf a myle*Hnd tbe tbynges were so wel
and so booly ordeyned, tbat to fore tbesonne rys-
yngalltbyng was redy at them*
JN" tbe mornynge tbe Curves bybelde
on tbe walles and toures, and mer-
ueylled wbat tbis mygbt be tbat our
men so trauaylledall tbenygbtXbey
sawe tbat tbe lodgys of tbe due and
of tbe other barons aboute bym were
iremeuyd*'Cbey sought them about tbat other side
of tbe toun, and f ounde tbem there wbere as tbey
had sette no garde* Gdban tbey sawe tbengyns and
itbecasteldressyc^tbeymerueylledouermocbebow
Jtbey mygbt doo tbis werhe in so lytille tyme* for
this cause tbey doubted mocbe the more tnem tbat
had thus enterprysedandaccomplyssbed so so-
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devnly in the nygbt about that syde of the toun JSF
TTbe barons tbatwere lodged asye bauc bcrd tof ore,
were not ydle, but reysed tbeyr engyns eueryebe
in bis parte, Hnd tberle of TZbolouse bad made
tapprocbetbewallesacastel tbat be badmadewitb
mocbegretetrauayllebytwenetbecbircbeof mount
Syon and tbe cyte, Cbe otber tbat were nygbe tbe
comer, wbicbeis called tbetour of Oncre,redress-
yd a castel of tree mocbe bye* Hbyse tbre castellys
tbat were about tbe toun were nybe alle of one f a-
cion, ff or tbey were alle square; tbe sydes tbatwere
toward tbe toun were double, in sucbe wyse tbat
oneof tbe panes tbat was without, mygbt beaualed
vpon tbe walles, & tbenne it sbold be lykea brydge.
But for alle tbat tbe side was not vnclosed ne dis-
couerd, but it was bool for to deffende tbem tbat
were in tbe castel
How tbe day folowyng ourpeple made a merueyl-
lous assault, and bow tbe Curkes defended tbem
subty lly and wel, capitulo Clxxx/&*£
fiG daye beaonne strongly to
wexe clereXbenne,as it was en-
terprysedand deuysed,ourmen
wereallearmedfortapprocbetbe
walles, Tbey alle were and bad
one purpoos : tbat is to wete, or
tbey wolde take tbe toun vpon
tbenemyes of our lord, and de-
l lyuer tbe ordures of tbe mescreauntes fro tbe boly
f places, or ellys in tbis seruise tbey wold rendre tbeir
sowlestobymtbatmadetbem,t:berwerenonetbat
bad wy lie to draw aback fro tbis werke; tbe old men
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f orgate tbeyr age, the seke men tbeyr malady es, tbe
wyues andcbilderen enterprysed in tbeyr bertes to
doo grctc tbynges, Hlle generally payned tbem to
drawefortbtbeca6telly6,toioynetbemtotbewalle6
in sucbewyse tbat tbey mygbt approcbe tbem tbat
defended itjSFCbey of tbe toun cessydnottodrawe
and sbote incessantly grete plenty of arowes and
quarellys,&witb tbeyr engyns caste grete stones,
and tbrewe tbe moyen and maniable witb tbeyr
ban dis , fro t be walks an d towres ; tbeir en ten te was
tberwitb to make oure men to witbdrawen fro tbe
walles, ITbe good cristen men, tbat doubted notb-
jynge to deye,couerdtbem witb targes and sbeldes,
tbise and otber babyllemens tbey sette to fore tbem
for to hepe tb em fro tbe stones and sbotte*
HBY tbat were witbin tbe castellis of
tree lef te not to sbote & caste stones
vpon tbe ITurhes incessantly* Hnd
otber bad grete leuers and plente of
ropes and cordes witb wbicbe tbey
J laboured and payned tbem to drawe
fortb tbe castellysXbey tbatwere putfor totbrowe
>tbe stonesand to occupye tbengyns were not ydle,
but bad tbeyrtbynges wel adressyd, andtbreweto
, tbem tbat defended tbe toun grete stones mocbe
asprely,& traua^lled mocbe for to do tbynge tbat
mygbt greue tbeir enemyesj^But tbey tbat wold
baue put fortb tbe castellys mygbt not doo tbat
tbey wold; for tber was a dyeb mocbe depe to fore
tbe barbycane, flPor wbicbe tbey mwbt not make
tbeyr engyns ioyne to tbe walles. Cbe strokes of
tbe stones tbat were tbrowen on tbe walles dyde
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not mocbe barme to the walles of the cyte, ffor the
burkes bad8ackesfulofbeyeandofcoton,&grete
peces of tymbre bounden witb cables of sbippes,
wbiebe benge a longe by tbc walles and towres, in
sucb wyse tbatwban tbc stones of tbengyns smote
tbyse softe tbynges, tbe strokes were lost & made
no burte to tbe walles*
tbat otber syde tbe burkes witbin
tbe toun bad moo engyns adressyd
tban we bad without, & more quan tite
ofotberartyllerye,ofarbalestreswitb-
oute comparison tban we badde, by
wbiebe tbey slewe many of tbe pil-
grims, and it mygbt not be but tbat our peple were
| sore aferdjSTCbus was tbassault mocbe grete and
rperyllous fro tbe momyng vnto euensong tyme,
jandduring tbassault it cessedneuerof arowesand
stonesfleynge more tbycke, tban was in aJVlyere to
foreXbereweresomany tbatofte tbe stonesmette
and bytte ecbe otber in tbayer, in sucbe wyse tbat
I tbey brakand fiewein pyecesXbaseaultwasin tbre
'places, & tbe barone payned tbem soretogreue tbe
ITTurkes: men mygbt not wel knowe wbiebe partye
bad tbe better* Oure pylgryms were put to grete
payne to bere ertbe for tofylle tbe dyebe, to tbende
tbat tbe castellys mygbt ioyne to tbe wallesXbey
witbin tbrewe fyre mocbe tbyckein to tbe castellys,
men mygbt see many arowes brennyng, brondes,
pottes ful of sulpbre, of oylle, and otber tbynges
nouryssbyng tofyreXbe stones smote tbem witb
so grete strokes tbattbey brak and tbe pyecesflewe
tburgbouttbe sydes,and it mygbt not be but tbat
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many wereburte that were aboue for tassaylle. f)yt
semed many tymes that alle sbold falle to toe
ground; but our men quencbyd the fyre with water
and vynegar, and badredy pynnes for to stoppe tbe
boles,andalsofortobolde togydre tbeyr castellys
mocbe iustely, in eucbe wyse tbat tbeyr conten-
>aunces were in alle tbynges good and bardy*
'Cbe nygbt departed tbe sayd assault, our peple
witbdrewetbem,andbowtbeywatcbedweltbeyren~
; gyns, & tbe TTurkes tbe toun, capitulo Clxxxj^^
IRIS greteassault and pery llous,
tbat so long endured, tbe derk
nygbt departed Ourmen return-
ed to tbeyr lodgys for to ete and
ireste; tbey lefte grete watcbe a-
boute tbeyr engyns, by cause tbe
Curkes sbold not brenne tbem,
I and tbey of tbe toun made grete
'watcbe to kepe tbeyr walles, ffor tbeye doubted
) mocbe tbat oure peple, wbom tbey bad seen so vy~
gorouslyassayUe&defendetbem,mygbtbynygbt
come vp on tbe walles by laddres and entre in to
rtbe toun. XTberf or tbey peyned tbem to make good
[watcbe alle tbis nygbt, and to goo roundabout tbe
, walles & sercbe tne towres. XTbe stretes also made
watcbewitbintbetounwitbgretenombreof people,
by cause of fere of traysonXbey sette beron grete
entente, ffor it was for tbe sauacton of tbeyr lyues,
tbeyr wyues, tbeyr cbtlderen, and alle tbeyr goodes
boolly JfOxxt peple tbat were in tbe tentes and in
ftbe lodgys bad not tbeyr bertes in reste, but tbey
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remembryd of tbassault that bad be* Guery man
remembryd bym wbat be bad don, and bym scmed
tbat be bad left many tbynges vndon tbatbe ougbt
to baue don, and mocbe desired tbey alle to come
to tbe poynt for to doo prowesseXbe daye taryed
long er it cam as tbey tbougbt; tbem semed tbat
tbey bad no greef ne ennoye of tbe trauaylle tbat
tbey bad suflred tbat day* TLbzy bad grete bope in
tbeyrbertes,tbatassone as tbey sbold come agayn
togydre for tassay lie, tbat tbey by tbe belpe of our
lord tbey sbold baue tbe better* Hnd tbey were in
grete anguyssbe, by cause tbem semed to be in more
mesease in tbeir lodgys tban in tbassault*
How our peple retomed agayn on tbe mome to
tbassault, & of tbe sorceryes tbat tbey wold baue
cbarmed one of our engyns, capitulo Cbcxxij^^
%£^Z8p& spryngeof tbe daye appier-
ed; tne peple incontynent were
awahed*Gcbewente to tbe place
where be bad ben tbe daye to
fore* 0>enne sbold ye baue seen
somme renne totbengynes and
otber goo vpone tbe castellys
for to sbote witb bowes & ara-
balestres, and many abode vnder for to drawe tbe
sayd castellys f ortbj^J^owe were tbey of tbe toun
anon redy for to defende vygorously ayenst tbe
assayllers* Hbere deyed ynowgbe on botbe sydes
as well of stones as of quarellys, but not for tbat
tbe otber lef te not, but gretely tbey dyde tbeyr de-
uoyr, ne neuer was f ounden lasse cowardyse in so
peryllous affayre and werke^Onc tbynge bappcd
that ought not to beforgoten. Abatis, tbat our
men bad an instrument called caable, so strong
and so wel made tbat it tbrewe tbre grete stones
attones, and dyde mocbe burte in tbe toun wbere
it atteyned, €be €urkes saw welle tbat tbey coude
not breke it, ff or it tbrewe from so f erre tbat tbeir
engins mygbt not come tbere toj^€berfor tbey
dyde do come vpon tbe walles ij old wytcbes or en-
cbaunteresses, wbicbe sbold cbarme tbis enofyne,
and tbey bad witb tbem iij maydens for to belpe
to make tbeyr cbarme, Hlle tbey of oure booste be-
belde tbem mocbe ententyfly, ffor tbey made tbetr
encbauntementvpon tbe wallesj^Cbey abode so
longe tber tbat tbengyns tbrewe tbe stones, and at-
teyned tbe two old wytcbes and tbe tbre maydens,
in sucb wise tbat tbey were smeton alle to pyeces,
& fyl doun deed fro tbe walles, of wbom tbesowles
wente fortbe tobellejjTCbenne oure peple made an
bu andacryesogrete,andso grete ioyetberof , tbat
euery man of tbem was refressbyd of this good
strookj^Cbey of tbe toun were ouersorowfulland
mocbe abassbed, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey semed
tbat tbey bad lost alle tbeyr good ewr and fortune
for tbe losse of tbyse two wytcbes tbat tbus were
slayn.
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Of tbe deapayr of our peple at tbc eayd aaaault, &
bow tbey wererecomforted by a knygbt vnknowen,
andeuydcnt myraclea, capitulo Clxxxiij,*^
|]ST tbia poynt endured tbaaaault
vnto after myddaye, tbat men
knewe not wbyebe of tbem bad
tbe betterj^Our men began to
wexe wery, & tbaaaault toumed
tbem to annoye and gryef, ffor
tbey bad longe don alle tbeyr
power, and tbe werke wae not
> mocbe amended, but were f alle in a deaperaunce, in
1 aucbe wyae tbat tbey bad talente to leue tbe caatell
i of tree, wbicbe waenygbal to/broken of tbe atones
andabotte, and woldedraweabaktbe other engyne
^tbatamoked of tbe fyeretbat tbellurkea badcaate
tberin, tberfore wold tbey prolonge tbaaaault til
on tbe mom, and berof to doo tbue tbey bad good
wylle* tTbeyr enemyea apperceyued tbia tbat tbey
lefte tbaaaault tbua, and were reyaed in to grete
pryde; tbey mocqued oure peple, and aayd to tbem
fowleand shamefuUwordea,and more aaprely de-
fended tbem self, and burted tbengyna. In mocbe
> f eble poyn t waa tbe conduyte of our py Igryma, and
y f ne bad be tbe debonayrte of oure lord, wbicbe by
myracle comforted tbem, like aa ye abal berejJFf ro
>tbe mount of Olyuetappiered a knygbt wbicbe waa
not knowen ne neuer mygbt be founden.j^ITbia
knygbt began toabakeandmeuebia abelde, wbicbe
waa mocbe deer and abynyng, and made eigne to
our peple tbat tbey abold now retorne, and come a-
gayne to tbassaultXbe due Godeflroy was in bis
estage of tbc castell, and Gustace bis brodcr witb
bym, for to deuyse and ordeyne tberc tbat ougbtc
bedon,&tokepetbatboldewbicbemocbwasgood,
j?He sone as be sawe tbis eigne tbat tbis knygbt
made, be began to call all tbe peple agayn witb a
mocb bye voys, and cryed and aff ermed tbat ^f tbey
wold retome tbe toun sbold be taken* fierof itbap-
ped tbat by tbe debonayrte of oure lord, wbicbe put
in tbe bertes bardynesse, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey
cam agayn witb so grete ioye,as tbat euery man bad
be in certain te of tbe vyctorye* So grete bardynes
was come in to tbeir bertes, tbat tbey were entierly
jrefressbyd, as tbey tbat in al tbat day bad suffred
no trauaylle,
JW one tbyng bapped wbicbe was
grete meruaylle; ffor tbey tbat were
burte peryllously and laye in tbeyr
beddes,sprangevpanon &reprysed
tbeyr bamoys and armes, in sucbe
wyse tbat more dylygently and of
greter berte tban tbe otber tbey began to assavlle.
tbe barons of tbooste, tbat were capytayns of tbe
people, f or to gyue ensample tootbermen puttbem
self alway to forej^iXlbere tbe grettest daungiers
were, were founden tbe moost bye men of tboost,
by wbicbe tbe mene peple were tbe more bardyXbe
wymmen tbat mygbt bere no armes, ranne witb
tbeyr pottes ful of water tburgb tboost, and gaf
toall tbem tbat were wery of assayllyngto drynke,
and mocbe admonested tbem by f ayr wordes for
to doo wel, and to serue our lord vy gorously. Oure
38a
py Igryms bad so grctc ioy e in tbey r bertes t bat tbey
laboured and toke tbc werke 80 bertely, tbat witbin
tbc space of balf an bour tbey fylled tbe dy cbe, & a
barbycan wbicbe wasmocbe stronge,in sucbe wyse
tbat tbey brought tbe castel vnto tbe wallcTTbe
TTurkes of tbe toun bad banged, as I baue sayd,
witb cordes long pyeces of tymbre a/long tbe wall
forto receyuetbe strokes of tbestones.Gmongall
otber tbere were two grete pyeces of tymbre mocbe
longe, of wbicbeour men tbat werein tne castel cu tte
tbe cordes, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey fylle to tbe
groundXbey tbat werevndertoke tbem witb grete
perylle, and drewe tbem ner tbe castel for to belpe
to staye and sette vnder tbe brydge of tbe castel
wban it sbold be aualed, for tbe side of tbe castel
tbat sbold be lete falle vpon tbe walle, was of f eble
tymbre, in sucbe wyse tbat yf tbyse two pyeces of
tymbre bad not be, tbe men of armes mocbt not
baue passed on it
Row tberle of TTbolouse assay lied vygorouely to-
ward tbe soutb, and of tbardaunt desire tbat ecbe
man bad to doo we l, capituto Cbocxiiij^,*?
"^T^^Sastbeyconteynedtbem
tbus vigorously in tbe partye
toward tbe nortbeest, tbe erleof
vbolouse, & tbe otber tbat were
witb by m on tbe side toward tbe
80utb,a6saylled tbere witb grete
strengtbej^rbey bad fylled a
dycbe,inwbicbetbeybadlabour-
ed I wote not bow many dayes, in sucbe wyse tbat
by force tbey bad drawen tbeyr castelso ferrefortb
that itwas nygbe the walle,in sucbewyse tbattbey
k tbat were aboue in tbe last stage mygbt smyte tbe
TTurfceswitbtbeirglaues tbat defended tbe tourjfi?
} H man coude not tbynfce tbe ardaunt desyre, ne so
i grete anguyssbeaseueryebeof tbe cristen men bad
in bis bertefortodowelintbisassault.Onetbinge
tbere was tbat gaf to tbem mocbe grete courage, &
merueyllously grete bardynesse* for a man tbat
was an beremyte on tbe mount of Olyuete bad pro-
mysed to tbem mocbe certaynly, tbat tbat same
dayesboldbe taken tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem^e
tbey bad not f orgoten tbe demonstraunce tbat tbe
>fcnygbt made to tbem wban be sboke bis sbelde,ne
neuer after was seenXbey bad mocbe bope of tbe
vyctorye by tbise signefyaunces tbat were shewed
> to tbem^It semed tbat tbassaultes were botbe in
f one poynt in eytber syde tbat 1 baue named, Cbey
dyde botbe rigbt wel,and certaynly it appeeredwel
tbatourelordwoldbelpe bis80uldyours,&brynge
tbeyr pylgremage to an ende, wbicbe so longe bad
1 suffred so many maners of mesease for to doo to
bym seruyse*
Of tbe pryse and takynge of Iberusalem, and bow
tbe due Godeffroye entred fyrst vpon tbe walles,
^and wbo f olowed after, capitulo Clxxxv^^
ine people of tbe due ©odefroy
& tbe otber barons wbicbe were
witbbym,as!bauesayd,fougbt
i mocbe asprely ayenst tbeyr ene-
myes on tbeyr syde, and dely-
uerd to tbem a mocb marueyl-
lous assault, €bey bad don so
mocbe tbat tbeyr en emyeswexed
c c i 3 $5
1
wery,& weryly & slowly defended tbem.Oure men
were drawen forth to fore, the dvebes were fylled,
the barbycans taken, in sucbe wise tbat tbey cam
playn totbe walles,tbougbtbeywitbin entremeted
notmocbe tosbote and launcb fro aboue vpon tbe
walls, ne by tbe loope/bolesXbe due commaunded
to bis peple tbat were vppon tbe castel, tbat tbey
sette fire in tbe pokes or cotton and in tbe sackes
of beye tbat benge on tbe walks, TTbey dyde bie
commaundement; tbenne aroos a smoke so blacke
and so tbycke tbat tbey mygbt notbynge see, TTbe
wynd was nortbe/este, and blew vpon tbe TTurkes
tbat were at defense upon tbe walks, in sucb wyse
tbat tbey myofbtnot open tbeyr even ne tbeyrmow-
tbes, but by force tbey muste avoyde tbe placetbat
was delyuerd to tbem to deflfendejjSTCbe valyaunt
due ©odeflfroye,wbicbesoynou8ly entendedto tbe
werke, appercey uedfirst tbat tbey sbold drawedili-
gently tbe ij pyeces of tymbre tbat were fallen fro
tbe walk, as ye baue berde to fore, TTbis was don
anon, in sucbe wyse tbat tbe two endes of tbe two
trees were leyd upon tbe castel, and tbe two otber
endes vpon tbe walkj^Cbenne commaunded tbat
tbe syde of tbe castel, tbat mygbt be late doun,
sbold be late doun vpon tbe two pyeces of tymbre,
and tbus was tbe brydge made good and strong
vpon tbe tymbre of tbeyr enemyes,
"fie fyrst tbat entred and passed by
tbe brydge vpon tbe walles was tbe
du c 6odeflProv of Boloyne&Gustace
bis brotber witb bym j&Ef ter tbyse
tweyne cam two otber kny gbtes, that
were also bretberen, wbicbe also were
BH^HBHB
fyers,noble and hardy; that onewas named Lutol
& that other Gylbert; they were borne in tTomay,
Hnon ther siewed them grete nombre of knygbtes
and of peple a f oote, whiche ranne moche tbycke,
as moche as they mygbte susteynejS^Hnon the
TTurkes apperceyued that ourmen were entred in to
the toun, and sawe the baner of the due vpon the
wallys, & were disconfyted & gaf ouer the toures,
and descended in to the toun, and put them in to
the strayt andnarowe stretes for to defendetbem,
jS^Oure peple sawe that the due andgrete partye of
the knygbtes were now entred, and that they had
taken 1 wote not how many towres* XZhcy abode
no commaundement, but adressyd laddres to the
walles and wente vp. It was commaunded a good
wbyle to fore that euery ij knyghtee sbold haue a
laddre, therfor ther were grete nombre in tboost,
whiche anon were adressyd vpjSTCbe due ranne
moche dylygently vppon the walles, and sette the
peple as they cam in the towres, He moche hasted
for to take the fortressej^Hn on, after that the due
was entred, entred in theducof ]^ormandye,therle
of f laundres, Oncre the valyaunt, therle of seynt
poul, JBawdyn d'Gltors, Gace de Barce, Gaste de
Bedyers, Thomas de f ere, Gyralt de Roussylon,
Lowys de JVIoncon, Conain of JBrytayne, therle
Remboult of Orenge, Conain de JMontagfu, Lam-
bert his sone, & many other knygbtes whiche 1 can
not namej^CHhan the valyaunt due knewecertayn-
ly that they were in the toun, he called them and
commaunaed that they sbold goo hastely to the
yate named the yate of seynt Stephen, & that they
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sbold opene it. 3CIban it was open, alle the people
cam in with mocbe grete prees, in sucbe wyse tbat
there abode but f ewe witboute, but alle were comen
wttbtn tbe toun. TTbis was vpon a f rydaye,aboute
none jj?It is a tbynge for to be beleuyd, tbat oure
lord dyde tbts by grete sygnefyaunce, ffor on tbis
daye and about tbat bour suffred be detb on tbe
crosse rygbt cruel in tbe same place, for tbe re-
dempcton of man. TTberfore wolde tbeswete lord
tbat tbe pepleof bis trewe pylgrymssbold geteon
this day tbts toun, and delyuer it oute of tbe ser-
uage and tbraldom of tbe betben men, and make it
free vnto crtsten men, tbat bis seruyse mygbt be
bad tbenn and encreced.
Of tbemayntenyng of our peple entred in to tbe
toun toward tbe nortbeest, and tberle of XTbolouse
berof alleygnoraunt assaylled alle way, capitulo
fi€ valyaunt due Godeffroy of
Buy lion, tbe knygbtes,and tbe
otber men of armes tbat were
witb bym, descended from tbe
walks all armed in to tbe toun,
\bey wen te to gydre tburgb tbe
stretes witb tbeir swercfes in
. their handes and orlavues* aVU
tbem tbat tbey mette tbey slewe ^Stkqbt
doun,men,wymmen and cbilderen,sparyn<rnone:
) there mygbt no prayers necryengof mercy auaylle.
^hey slewe so many in tbe stretes tbat tberewere
beeps of dede bodyes, & mygbt not goo ne passe
but vpon tbcm that so laye deed, 0>e f oote men
wente in the other partyes of the toun by grete
rowtes, boldyng in tbeyr bands grete polaxes,
swerdes, malles and otber wepens, sleyng alle tbe
TTurkes tbat tbey coude fynde, ffor tbei were tbe
men of tbe world wbom our men bad grettest bate
vnto, and gladlyest wold put to detb- XTbey were
tbenne comen vnto tbe mydle of tbe cyte j^berle
of €bolouse ne bis men hnewe notbynof yet that
tbe toun was taken, but assaylled mocbe fversly
tbe toun ayenst Syon. €be €urkes tbat defended
.tbem ayenst bym apperceyued not tbat our peple
j were in tbe toun,
\WC wban tbe crye and tbe noyseof
tbem tbat men slowe began to growe,
tbe XTurkes bebelde and sawe fro tbe
walks, and knewewel tbe baners and
armes of tbe cristen men, and were
. mocbeabassbedXbey lef tealle tbeyr
deffences, and fiedde tbere wbere tbey supposed
best to be saued, and by cause tbat tbe dongeon
of tbe toun wbicbe was by, and was tbe cjrettest
strengtbe of tbe cyte, alle tbey tbat mygbt entre
entred tberin, and sbette fast tbe doores on tbem
jpZbc erle of €bolouse made tbe brydge of bis
castle auale vpon tbe walks, and entred tbere m
tbe toun, be bym self, and tbe erle of Dye, Vfocar,
Remonpelet,<3uyllem de Sabram,tbe bissbopof
Hlbare, and tbe otber barons, mocbe bastely, and
wende tbat tbey on tbat parte of tbe toun bad be
tbe first tbat bad entred. €benne tbey went doun
of tbe walks, and alle tbeTTurkes tbat tbey founde
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in the strctcs and in tbc bowses tbey brought to
dctb & slewe doun right fro than f ortbon mygbt
none escape, ffor tbey that fledde to fore due God-
effroye and bis rowte, mette with other rowtes of
oure peple, wbicbe smote them doun & slewe them
without mercy J? I may not reberce ne can not to
vou the f aites of euery man by bym self, but there
was so mocbe blood sbedde that the canellys and
ruissbeauls ronne alle of blood, & alle the stretes
of the toun were couerd with dede men, in suche
wyse that it was grete pyte for to see,yf it bad not
be of tbenemyes of our lord 7besu Creste,
Row x ]VI €urkes were slayn in the temple, and of
the grete tresour that Can ere founde in the sayd
temple, capitulo Clxxxvij^^
IN to tbynner part of the temple
were fledde mocbe grete peple
of the toun, by cause it was the
moost seynorously & rial place
of the toun, and the sayd place
was fast sbette and closed with
good walles, of towres & yates*
- But this auaylled them but lytil,
ffor incontinentCancre, which laddeagrete partye
of thoost with bym, ranne tbeder and toke it by
strengtbe,and slewe many tberimHnd itwas savd
that Cancre founde tberin grete hauoyr,and gold,
syluer, precious stones and cloth of sylk Re made
alle to'be bom away; but after, whan alle was sette
in reste, he rendryd all, & made it al to be brought
in to the comyn j^€he other barons, that bad en-
l^
'sercbed tbe toun & slayn alle tbeTTurkes tbat tbey
encountred, bcrd saye tbat wytbyn tbe cloysture
of tbc temple were fled alle tbe retnenaimt or tbeyr
enemyes. Vbcy alle cam to gydre tbeder, & founde
tbat it was trewe J? Cbenne commaunded tbey to
tbeyr men tbat tbey sbold entre in to tbe place.and
>ut tbem alle to detb, and so tbey dyde.
^IftC was wel couenable tbyng tbat tbe
betben men and fals mysbyleuyd,
wbicbe bad fowled and sbamefully
bad maculated witb tbeyr mabome-
try & f owle laweof JVIacbomet,sbold
abye tbere tbeyr fals rytes, and tbat
tbeyr blood sbold also besbedd wbere as tbey bad
spred tbe ordure of mescreauncejfifllt was an byd-
eouse tbyncj to see tbe multitude of peple wbicb
were slayn in tbis place* "Cbey tbem self tbat bad
slayn bem were sore ennoyed so for to bebolde
tbem, ffor fro tbe plante of tbe foot vnto tbe beed
was noneotber tbyng but bloodXberwas founde
tbat witbin tbe closyng of tbe temple were slayn
x JYI Curkes, witboute tbem tbat leye in tbe stretes
and otber places of tbe cyte J? Unenne tbe mene
peple of tbe pyloryms ran sercbyng tbe lanes and
narowstretes.GIban tbey fonde ony of tbeCurkes
tbat bad byd tbem, were it man or woman, anon be
was put to detb jb XTbe barons bad deuysed to
fore tbat tbe toun was taken, tbat eueryman sbold
baue tbe bows in tbe toun tbat be tokeand fyrst
seased, Ait sbold be bis witb alle appertenauntes ;
wberefor it was so tbat tbe barons sette vpon tbe
bowses tbat tbey bad conquered tbeyr baners, tbe
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^J^h
lasse knygbtes and men of armes tbeyr sbeldes;
the men a foote sette vp tbeyr battes and tbeyr
swerdes,ffor tosbewe tbe tokenes tbat tbe bowses
were tbenne taken and seased, to tbende tbat none
otber sbold come in to it*
Of tbefayrordenaunces tbat tbecristen men made
to fore tbey wente for to vnarme tbem, after tbe
toun was taken, capitulo Clxxxviij^^
RHJ^ tbe boly cyte was tbus
taken, and alle tbe Sarasyns
tbat coude be founden were
slayn, tbe barons assembled
tbem togydre to fore tbey vn-
armed tbem, & commaunded
to sette men in tbe towres for
to make good watcbe, & kepe
tbe toun* Hnd sette porters for to kepe tbe yates,
tbat noman from witboute sbold come in to tbe
> toun without leue, vntotbe tyme tbat tbey bad or-
deyned and cbosen a lord by comyn acorde, tbat
sbould bolde tbe toun and goueme it at bis wylle.
It was not merueylle if tbey doubted yet, fFor alle
tbe countre was f ul of Sarasyns, and mygbt per-
aduenture assemble and sodenly come and smyte
in to tbe toun yf tber were not good watcbe and
bede taken jjTCbenne departed tbe barons, & dis-
armed tbem and toke of tbeyr bamoys in tbeyr
bostellys, & wessbe tbeyr bandes and f eete mocbe
el, and cbaunged tbeyr clotbesj^Cbenne began
tbey goo bare foot, and in wepynges and teeres,
vntotbe boly places of tbe cyte wbere oure sauyour
392
^as
^XbesuCristebad ben bodyly ; tbey kyssed tbe place
fmocbe swetly wbere as bis reet bad touched,
^jF)6 crysten peple and tbe clergye of
tbe toun, to wbom tbe TTurkes bad
many tymes don grete sbames for
tbe name of Xbesu Criste, cam witb
procession and bare sucbe relyques
as tbey bad ayenst tbe barons, and
brougbttbem,yeldyngtbankestoHlmygbty6od,
vnto tbe sepulcre*Hnd tbere it wasapytous tbyng
[to see bow tbe peple wepte for ioye and pyte, and
jbow tbey fylle doun a crosse to fore tbe sepulcre.
It semed to eueryebe of tbem tbat ecbe sawe tbere
tbe bodye of our lord tbere deed j^TTbere were so
many teeres & wepynges tbat euery man tbougbt
certaynly oure lord was tbere, COban tbey cam in
one of tbe boly places, tbey coude not departe, but
yf it were for tbardaunt desire tbat tbey bad for
to goo in another j^Cbey bad so mocbeioye and
gladnesseof tbis bonour, tbat our lord bad gyuen
tbem tbe grace to see tbe day tbat tbe boly cyte was
delyuerd fro tbenemyes of Ibesu Cryste by tbeyr
trauaylles, in sucb wyse tbat tbey rougbt not ne
sette not by tbe remenaunt of tbeyr lyues, XTbey
offred and gaf lamely to tbe cbircbes, and to men
of tbe cbircbe, and made vowes to yeue yeftes in
tbeir countrees, wbicbe tbenne sette lytil by tem-
poral tbynges, ffor tbem tbougbt tbat tbey were
atte yates and entree of paradys, ffor neuer m tbis
world mygbt gretter ioye entre in to tbe berte of a
man tban was in tbem in secbyng and goyng to
tbe bolye places wbere our sauyour Xbesu Cnste
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?^9*£V»«»«>rv
bad benjfiPOnesbold baue badamocbe bardc bcrtc
and lytil pyteous, tbat bad seen tbis sygbt, and
iri^gbt bauc boldc bym fro wepynge,
"HHJS" tbyse barons and allc tbeotber
peple bad made tbus glad cbiereof
tbts tbat tbey bad accomplyssbyd
tbeyr pylgremage, tbc byssboppes,
and generally alle tbe peple of tbe
- cbircbe, mygbt not departe fro tbe
cbircbeof tbe sepulcre,ne fro tbeotber boly places,
'Cbcy prayd our lord mocbe deuoutly & ententyfly
f ortbe peple, and rendred grete graces and tbank-
ynges vnto Ibesu Criste of tbis tbat be bad suf ~
fred tbem to see tbyse boly places wbere tbe f ay tb
of crystendom was fyrste gyuen jp In tbys daye
bapped certayn tbynge tbat was seen of many men
in tbe cyte of Iberusalem: tbat was, tbe valyaunt
manHymart,tbe bessbopof puy,wbicbewas dede
in Hntbyocbe, lyke as ye baue berd to fore, many
noble men, wbom men ougbt to byleue, affermed
certaynly tbat tbey sawe bym firste mounte and
goo vpon tbe walles of tbe toun, and tbat be cal-
led otber to come aftir bym J?Of many otber pyl-
gryms also, tbat were to fore by tbe waye deed it
was certayne tbat tbey appiered to many men tbe
da^wb^ntbey vysyted tbe cbircbes of tbe cyte,
"Y tbyse tbynges may wel be knowen
tbat our lord louetb tbis boly cyte
aboue alle otber, and tbat tbis is tbe
byest pylgremage tbat may be, wban
deed men ben reysed by tbewylleof
oure lord for taccomplyssbe tbeyr
pylgremage, (Oban oure lord Ibesu Criste aroos
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K
ffrodetb to lyf, the gospel saytb that the samedav
aroos many bodyes of tbcm that bad ben deed, &.
appicrcd to many in tbc cyteXbis myracle was re-
newed tbis day bylbesuCriste,by tbis cytewbicbe
bad ben longfe bolden in tbe seygnoryeof tbe pay-
nems,wban itwas vnder tbem tbat serued tbe lawe
of JVIacbommet JP So grete noyse was tburgb tbe
toun of tbe ioye tbat was made, tbat tbey remem-
bred not tbe grete trauaylle tbat tbey bad suffred
by alle tbeyr wayeXbennewas accomplyssbed alle
| euydently tbis tbat tbe propbete sayd: Snioye ye
witb Iberusalem, and make ye ioye tberin, ye tbat
loue her.
Row tbe cristen men, tbat bad charged tbeir mes-
sage for tbeir delyueraunce to peter Oeremyte,
knewe hym, capitu lo Clxxx\x&&
' S many pour cristen men as bad
dwellid in tbe toun, wbicb bad
seen peter Tberemyte four or
fyue yere to fore, wban tbey de-
lyuerd tobym lettres for tobere
to our boly fader tbe pope, and
to tbe barons of f raunce,to tbe
_ ende tbat tbey mygbt sette re-
medye for tbeyr affayres, tbey fmewe bym emonge
tbe otberj^XTbenne tbey cam to bym and f yl doun
,to bis feet, and wepte for ioye, and mocbe gretely
thanked bym of tbis tbat be bad so wel performed
bis message, ne tbey cessed not to yeue preysyng
^nd lawde to our lord tbat bad gyuen sucbe coun-
seyl to tbe barons and to tbe peple, by which tbey
bad performed such an byewerke, wbiebwasaboue
tbe nope of alle men, sauf by tbayde of oure lord.
Hll tbe oree and tbanke tbey gaf to peter TTbere-
myte, wfiicbe so vygorously bad enterprysed for
to delyuere tbem by tbelpe of our lord fro tbe cay-
tyfnes and seruage dolorous, in wbicbe tbey bad
ben so long bolden by tbe cruelte of tbe Sarasyns,
lyhe as ye baue berde to fore J& 0>e patryarke of
Iberusalem was goon in to Cypres, for to dem-
aunde almesse and ayde of tbe cristen men tbere,
for to belpe and socoure tbe cristen men of Iberu-
salem to pay tbe cruel taillages tbat tbe burkes bad
sette vpon tbem, ff or be doubted yf tbey fay lied of
tbeir payment, tbat tbey wold bete & tbrowe doun
tbeyr cbircbes or put to detb tbe beste of tbeyr pe-
ple,lyke as tbey bad don many tymes to foreXbis
good man, tbe patriarke, hnewe notbyng of tbis
good auenture tbat oure lord bad don of tbe dely-
ueraunceof tbe toun, but supposed to baue come
and to baue founden it in sucbe seruage ae it was
1 wban be departed.
Row tbey clensed tbe toun of tbe dede bodyes; of
many other ordenaunces, & bow tbe "Curkes ren-
dred tbe dongeon vnto tbe eric of Cbolouee, ca-
pitulo Clxxxx/?^
|F>HJV tbe barons and tbe otber
pylgrymsbad made tbeyr pray-
ers & vysyted tbe boly cbircbes
tburgb tbe cyte of Iberusalem,
tbe bye men of tbe booste as-
sembled, and sayd tbat it was
la peryllous tbynge yf tbe toun
Iwere not voyded of tbe dede bo-
dyes, and purged of the blood and ordure, ffor in
snort tyme the ayer sbold be corrupt by wbicbe
sekenessand infyrmytes mygbtenstewe&folowe.
there were sommeTIurkes yet that were not slayn,
but were kepte in yrons; totbem wascommaunded
this werke for to bere tbe bodyes out of the toun,
but by cause tbey were but f ewe of tbem, & mygbt
not suffyee to doo it shortly, tbey toke tbe poure
men of tboost, and ofaf to tnem good byre for to
belpeto accomplyssbe tbis werkej#<Oban tbe ba-
rons bad tbus deuysed tbyse tbynges, tbey wente
in to tbeyr bowses & made mocbe grete ioye; tbey
gaf largeli to ete and drynke, ffor tbe toun was re-
plenesbed of alle goodes, in sucbe wise tbat tbey
tbat were to fore poure fonde in tbe bowses alle
tbynof was nedeful to tbem, wberof tbey bad en-
durecTto fore grete anguyssbe& penurye,ffor tbey
fonde tbe cysternes alle nil in alle tbe bowses*
JV tbe tbyrd day was ordeyned tbat
market sbold be bolden in tbe toun,
and tbat tbey sbold bye & selle sucbe
tbynges as tbey bad conquerd in tbe
cyte jJ^TIbey were mocbe refressbyd
and rested, ffor tbey abode now no
^trauayll. XTbey f orgate not our lorde, wbyebe bad
, brought tbem in so grete honour as for taccom-
plyssbe bis werke by tbem,and by comyn acord of
tbe prelates, of tbe barons, and of all tbe people,
was ordeyned tbat tbis daye in wbicbe Iberusalem
wos goten and conquerd, sbold euermore after be
bolden f este and boly day in remembraunce of tbe
cri8tenmen,totbankeandpreyseourlord,andalso
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prayeto our lord fortbesowlesof tbem that tbyse
tbynges bad accomplished jfrfl gretc partye of
tbe Curkes tbat were tn tbe dongeon of tbe toun
named tbe tour Dauid, sawe wel tbat alle tbe cyte
was taken, and tbat tbey bad no more hope of res-
cows ne socour ayenst our men. t^berfor tbey re-
quired by messagers tberle of TTbolouse wbicbe
was next to tbem, and dyde do be sayd to bym, yf
tbey mygbte departe witb tbeyr wyues, children,
& sucbe goodes as tbey bad in tbe tour, tbey wold
go tbeyr waye & delyuere ouer tbe tour. Re agreed
and acorded it to tbem, and so tbey departed, and
be dyde tbem to be conduyted saufly vnto 6sca-
lonne. 'Ubus was tbe tour yolden.
RBYtbatbad tbe charge for to purge
and voyde tbe dede bodyes oute of
tbe toun dyde it ententyfly anddyly-
gently, in sucbe wyse tbat in sborte
tyme tbis tbynge was alle don ; if or
tbey bery ed tbem in depe py ttes witb-
oute tbe toun tbe moost parte, tbe remenaunt tbey
[brente in toa9sbe9,tbattbecendres witb tbe wynde
wae blowen awayj^Cbenne were our men in good
teewrte and ease witbin tbe toun to goo and walke
kburgb tbe stretes and otber places, & dyde dayly
goo in pylgremages, tbat vnnetbe mygbt tbey de-
parte tbens, tbey abode so gladly tbere j^in tbis
manere, as ye baue berd, was taken tbe boly cyte of
Iberusalem, in tbe yere of tbyncamacion or oure
sauyour Ibesu Criste JVI Ixxxxix, tbe xv daye of
tbe monetb of luyll, on a f ryday at tbe bour of
none, tbe iij yereaf ter tbat the pylgryms bad enter-
398
MM
ni
prysed tbis viage* TTbo was pope of Rome Clrban,
and fienry emperour of the Romayns, Hlexis em~
perour of Constantinople, and pbylyp kyngof
ifraunce*
Jftowe the bye barons of tboost assembled for to
cbese a hyngeof Iberusalem, and tboppynyon of
^betlergye 1 pontbe same, capitulo Cbcxxxj/^fr
]YKB as ye baue berd, tbe pyl-
1 gryms wbicbe bad grete nede of
Ireste soiournedin tbetoun.Tbe
barons deuysed tbe affaires of
tbe cy te» In mocbe greteioye were
tbey tbere vij dayes J9 On tbe
Iviijdaye assembled alle tbe ba-
I rons for to cbeseone of tbem, to
wbome tbe garde, gouemaunce and kepyng of tbe
toun sbold be delyuerd, and tbe seygnorye of tbe
boly cyte, and tbe charge of tbe royamme entierly,
as it was reason and rigbtj^tTbey made tbeyr
prayers and orysons, & witb alle tbeyr berte called
tbe boly gbooste, tbat be wold counseylle tbem
(that daye,and to yeue to tbem grace to cbese sucbe
;a man as were wortby and couenable to susteyne
tbe faytes of tbe royammej^SIbyles as tbey were
>in tbis affayre,& mocbe entendedwitb good faytb
tber about, an bepe of clerkes assembled, wbicbe
bad not good entencion but tbougbton malyce by
pryde and couetyseXbey cam wbere as tbe barons
I were assembled, and sente to tbem for to speke to
'tbem a sbortword or two.Cbey suffred tbem to
come in*
399
RHJVtbey were comen in, oncoftbem
apak in tbia manere:fayr lordea,we
bauevndcratanden tbatyebeaaaem-
bledbereforto cbeae akingtbatabal
goueme tbia londe, wbicbe tbynge
pleaitb ve mocbe, and we bolden it
for right wel don,yf ye dooit in tbe manere tbatye
ought to doo it, ffor without doubte the apyrituel
>tbyngea be more digne and worthy than tbe tem-
( porallXberforewe aaye to you, that tbe mooatbye
tbyngea ought to goo to fore, and tbua wolde we
that ye ahold doo, and tbordenaunce abold not go
1 forth other wyae than it ought to be, JNk>w tbenne,
we prave you and requyre you in tbe name of oure
lord, that ye entremete not you to make a kynge til
that ye baue cboaen a patriarke in tbia toun that can
goueme the criatiente, Yf it pleaeyou that tbia be
don fyrat, it abal be good andweel for you,andwe
abal tbenne bolde bym for kyng that ye abal gyue
tou8,Butifyewylldootberwyae,we8balnotbolde
it for good, ne wel don, but we abal diecorde, and
> after that ye doo abal not be ferme*
filS worde aemed outwarde to baue
aomme apparence of weel, but it cam
of euy I purpooa ; tber waa tberin but
deceytandtrecberycOftbiacomplot
and barate, waa maiater & capitayne
a biaabop of Calabre, born of a cyte
>wbicbe waa namedjVIaturaneXbia biaabopacord-
ed mocbe to oneHrnold, of whom 1 baue apoken to
fore, wbicbe waa ful of dealoyalte. Re waa not yet
aubdeken, and waa a preeatea aone, and of ao euyl
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j-rr-i.
andfowl lyf that the boyesandgarsons bad made
songes of bym tburgb tbooste, Hnd yet, notwitb
8tondyngealletbi6,tbebi88bopofCatabre,ayenst
godandreson, wolde baue made bym patriark,ffor
tbey knewe ouermocbe euyl, tberfor were tbey botb
acordedtogyderXbeybadmadeabargainbytwene
tbem tbat as soneas tbisHrnold sboldbe patriarke
tbe sayd bissbop sbold baue tbarebbissopry cb of
Betblebem,But oure lord ordeyned tbis tbynge in
anotber maner as ye sbal bereXber were in tboost
many clerkes of euylle contenaunce, tbat lytic en-
tended to tbe seruyceof our lord; tbey litil preysed
relygyon and bonneste, if or sytb tbe tyme tbat tbe
valyaunt byssbop of puy was dede, wbyebewas
legat of our boly fader tbe pope, tbe bissbop Olil-
liam of Orenge was in bis place, wbicbe was a re-
lycryous man, and mocb doubted our lord, but be
abode not longe after, but was deed He was buried
in tbe cbircbe of JVlarran in sucbe wyse lyke as ye
baueberdXbennewastbecler^yewitboutpastour
and garde, and lete tbem f alle in euyl lyf\ €be bis-
sbop of Hlbare conteyned bym bolyly in tbis pyl-
gremage,andsommeotbertbatwerenoble,buttne
comyn of tbe clerkes made it alle ylle*
ddi
401
F)owtbeduc<3odeffroywas chosen kyngof Iberu-
salem, and bow be was presented to our lord in bis
cbircbe pf tbe boly sepulcre, capita lo Clxxxxij&&
]f)G wordes tbat tbe clerkes bad
brought to tbe barons in tbeyr
election was not mocbe preysed,
but aretted it to grete folye, ne
tberfore letted not to doo tbat
tbey badbygonnen jfiTCo tbende
tbenne tbat tbey mygbt knowe
tbe better tbe couynesof alle tbe
barouns,tbey ordeyned wyse men tbat sbolde en-
sercbe tbe lyf of eueryebe of tbem and tbe maners
>L #rbey dyde do come to fore tbem sucbe men as
| were moost pryue of tbe barons, and toke ecbe of
I tbem a parte by tbe leue of tbeyr lordes, and toke of
i tbem tbeyr otbes to saye tbe troutbe of tbat tbey
I sbold be examyned, tbatwas of tbe lyf andmanere
'oftbeyrlordes,witboutelesynge&fayllyngeoftbe
» troutbe, TTbus it was accorded emonge tbem j&Xt
was a grete tbynge wban tbe lordes abandouned
tbem self tensercbe tbeyr lyues, but tbe wyse men
>tbat made tbis enquest were trewe men, and belde
alle tbyng secrete as tbat ougbt not to be knowen
JVIany tbyn^es were sayd to tbem of wbicbe tbev
toke but lytil bede,
1MOJVG alle otber tbynges, tbey tbat
were moost pryuee of tbe due <3od-
effroy e wban tbey were demaunded of
bismanersandbis tetcbes, tbey ans-
werde tbat be bad one manere rygbte
I greuous and ennoyous, ffor wban be
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herd masse and the seruyse of oure lorde, be coude
not departe out of the cbircbe, but questioned of
tbe pictures and glass windowes to tbe clerkes and
preestes,and entendedmocbe to tbe bistoryes,and
tbe livesof tbe saintes^Re berd gladly tbe ryngyng
of tbe belles, and entendetb so mocbe in tbis wyse
tbat many times it displesyd mocbe to bis felaw-
sbipandseruauntes, & oftymesbismeteappayred
by cause of bis longe taryeng in tbe monasteryes
and boly placesj^<Uban tbe wysemen berd tbis, &
tbat tbis was tbe grettest vy ce tbat coude be found-
en in tbe due, tbey bad mocbe grete ioye, ffor tbey
thought wel tbat be dyde tbis for tbe loue of oure
faytb & for tbonour of our sauyourjj^Cdban tbey
bad berd alletbat tbey wold enquyre of tbe barons,
tbey spak to gydre, and grete partye of tbem were
acorded upon tberle of vbolouse, if it bad not be
for one tbynge, ffor alle tbey of bis countre tbat
were moost pryue witb bym, tbougbte tbatyf be
were cbosen kyngtbat be sboldabyde there and re-
teyne tbe peple of bis countrey*Hnd yf be were not
cbosen be sboldsone retornein to bis countrey fro
wbens be cam,andtbat desyred tbey mocbeXber-
fore men wene tbat tbey were forsworn wyllyngly,
andsaydevpon bym somme euyl tatcbes of wbicbe
bebadnoblame,JVeuertbelesbebadneuerintencion
toretoum to bis londe, as it apperedafter ; ffor euer
after be abode in tbe seruyse of our lord wbicbe be
bad enterprysed^Sdban tbe barons berde all tbe
tetcbes, after many wordes tbey acorded alvpon
<3ode1froy of Boloyne, & named bym to be kyng,
and was lad witb alle tbe peple witb grete ioye vn to
ddz 403
¥
tbe cbirebe of the holy sepulcre, and presented to
oure lorde. Guery man was glad, grete and smal,
ffor be was the man that bad the bertes of alle the
comyn peple.
Row the ducGodeffroy,afterbiselection,requyred
tberleof TIbolousetbat be sbold delyuer to bym tbe
tour Dauid, capitulo Clxxxxiij^^
tbis maner was tbe ducGode-
ffroy cbosen to be fcyng andlord
of tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem.
jjSTCberleof tbolouse beldetbe
grettest fortresse of tbe toun,
wbicb was called tbetourDauyd;
tbe XTurhes bad delyueryd it to
bym lyfceasye baue nerd to fore.
It is sette in tbe by est parte of tbe cyte toward tbe
weste, strongly walled witbsquarestones,andtber
on men may see oueraltbe cyteentierlyjjFGClban tbe
due sawe tbis tour was not in bis power, it semed
to bym tbat be bad not tbe seygnorye, wban tbe
grettest fortresseof alle tbe countrewas notin bis
possession. TTberfor be demaundedtberleof XTbo-
lousein tbe presence of tbe barons,andpraydbym
debonayrly tbat be wold delyuer it to bym. XTberle
answerdtbatbe bad conquerdit,and tbenemyesof
oure lord bad y olden it to bym,andtberforbebelde
it, but be bad concluded to goo in to bis countre at
Gster, and tbenne be wold delyuer it witb a good
wylle, but in tbe mene wbyle be wold fcepe it. tbis
requyred be for to be more honoured, and in tbe
gretter surete^Cbe due ansuerd playnly, tbat yf
.
■
■R^fifeNK
iH^HHIH
bebadnottbetourebewoldleueall;fforbowmygbt
be be lord of tbe countre wban another bad gretter
power and gretter strengtbe in bis londe tban be?
'Cbuswere tbey in debate*
T)S due of JVormandye and tberle of
f laundres belde witb tbe due Gode-
flfroy* Of tbe otber barons tber were
tbat counselled tbat be sbold doo
bis wilwitb tberle of 0>olouseXbey
of tberles countre attysed and coun-
teeylled bym tbat be sbold notleve tbe tour, by cause
tbey wolde gyue bym occasion by tbis discorde to
[retorne in to bis countre jSFHtte laste tbey acorded
tbat tbe fortresse sbold be put in tbe bande of tbe
byssbop of Hlbare vnto tbe tyme tbat tbey were
acorded wbat sbold be doo tberin*<flban be bad it,
witbin a short tyme after, bedelyuerd it to tbe due
jplt was demaundedbym wby be bad so delyuerd
it?0>enne be answerd tbat it was taken fro bym
by f orce* Itwas not knowen for troutbe whether it
was taken from bym by constraynte, or yf be de-
lyuerd it witb bis aree and wyllj^SIban tberle of
vbolousesawe this, be wasmocbe angry,andbym
semed tbat tbe barons bad not wel con teyned them
selves to bym ward lyke as tbey ought to do, con-
syderyng tnat by tbe way be bad don to tbem many
grete bountees and good seruyses, wbicbe tbey re-
membryd not, as it was sayd.f or desdayne berof,
and by atysement tbat bis knygbtesmade tobym,
be enterprysed to retoume in to bis countre, & de-
scended vnto tbe fflome 7ordan, and tbere bayned
bym* Hf ter be ordeyned bis affayre for to departe
out of tbe londe*
dd3 405
Of a patriark chosen and elect in Iberu8alem,and
bow there was founden a part of the very crosse,
capitulo Cixxxxii\j&&
^^^^RIS euyl man of whom I baue
spoken to fore, the bissbop of
JVlaturane, was ful of grete ma-
lyceandofdesloyalte,&payned
bym mocbe in alle maners to
sette discorde bytwene tbe ba-
rons and tbe people, for tbey
sayde tbat tbe barons wold not
suffretbatapatriarksboldbecbosen bycause tbey
belde tbe rentes of tbe cbircbe, an d wold not delyuer
tbem, fie fonde mocbe peple tbat byleuydbym and
acorded to bym, in sucbe wyse tbat by tbayde of
tbem, ayenst tbe wylle of other, and also by tbayde
of tbe due of JVormandye, to wbom be was mocbe
pryue and bad be at bis table in all tbis werk, be
chose for patriark tbis Hrnold tbat was bis f elaw
in alle euyl conditions, and by force tbey sette bym
in tbe seate of tbe patriarcbe in tbe cbircbe of tbe
sepulcrej^Cbis was ayenst reason and ayenst alle
rigbt, tberf ore it bapped ne fyll not wel to bvm ne
to tbat other, 7
fiejyjye it bapped tbata parte of tbe
very crosse was founden in tberthe by
tbe cbircbe of tbe sepulcre in a secrete
place, for tbe cristen men tbat were in
tbe toun to fore it was taken, in so
y^frete mescbief asyebaueberd, doubt-
ed tbat tbe Curkes wold baue taken it fro them,
406
Cberfore bad tbey byd it mocbe surely, and fewe
kneweofit.Butagoodman,aSuryen,wbicbetbat
kneweit, discoueridit to tbc barons. Hnd wban tbey
baddoluen&dyggedagoodwbyle,tbeyfondeitin
a cbeste of syluer, ly ke as be bad to tbem sayd and
|deuysedXbennewastbeioyemocbegrete,andtbey
Weitaproce88ioninsyngyngvntotbetemple.HU
tbepeplewenteafter, wbicb wepte forpyte,asmocb
as if tbey bad seen our sauyourlbesu Criste yet
bangyng on tbe crossej^Cbey alle belde tbem for
mocbe recomf orted of tbis grete tresour tbat our
lord bad tbus discoueryd.
Rowtbeduc(3odefFroy payned bym toamendetbe
royamme, of bis good constitutions & estatutes,
capttulo Cixxxxv&/&
RS"Ce ioye was it tburgb tbe
londe of tfris, tbat tbe valyaunt
ducGodefroy wascbosen kyng.
Hlle tbey obeyed bym witbgood
bertej^ne amended dylygently
alle tbe discordes tburabe tbe
londe, & alle tbe otber tbynges
J tbat bad nede of amendement,
in sucbe wyse tbat bis power grewe fro day to day
mocbe appertely jffOf bym sbal I saye in sborte
wordestbeverytroutb:beregnednotbutoneyere,
and tbatwas mocbe grete dommage,ffor be bad tbe
wylle, wytte, and power to doo grete goode in tbe
royamme,fortenfebletbenemyesofourelordlbesu
Crist,&fortenbaunce and exalte tbe crtstenfaytb.
But our lord called bym fro tbis world to bym, to
tbende tbat tbe malyce of it sboldnot cbaunge bis
bcrtcin tbonourwberin be was^fie was born in tbc
royammeof f raunceat Boloynevpon tbc see, wbicb
was somtyme a cyte, and nowe it is but lytil more
tban a castel. He cam of bye and noble folke& good
crysten peple. Hie fader was named Gustace, noble
& puyssaunt erle in tbat countre, wbicbe bad doon
many bye werhes and bountees vnto our lord and
noblewerkes vnto tbe world. His moderwas anoble
lady of gentilesse, morenobleof bertetban of bye-
nes of lygnage* Sbe was named Yde, & was suster
to tbe du c of Loreyne, wbicbe was named GodefFroy
Bouce. Hedeydewitboute beyer, tberfor be lefte alle
tbe ducbye and tbe countreye to bis neuewe wbicbe
barebisname, ^adopted bym in to sone and beyr.
jfiTCberf ore be was due of Loreyne wban bis vncle
was deed*
|6 bad tbree bretberen, wbyebe were
mocbewisemenandgood hnygbtes,
and also mocbe faytbf ul and trewe.
j^Cbat one was Bawdwyn, tberle of
Rages, wbicbe after bym was kyng
of Iberusalem, 0>e second was na-
med Gustace, wbicbe bare tbe name of bis fader,
and was erle of Boloyne* 'Cbe hynge Stephen of
Gnglond toke bis dougbter to wyfe, wbyebe was
named JVIau IdeXbe barons of Surye sente fortbis
Gustace for to make bym kyng after tbe detb of
bis broder Bawdwyn, wbicbe deyde witboutebeyer,
but be wold not goo, ffor be doubted tbe barats &
discordes of tbe londe wbicbe be knewe wel. Cbe
fourth broder was William, a good knygbt and a
trewe, ne be discorded not in tbe bounte of bis
408
^RHHHNIH
ssi
bretberenjJ?BawdwvnandGu9tace folowcd tbeyr
lord and brodcr in tne pylgremage to Iberusalem.
*Cbe fourth broder Guylliam abode in bis countre
for tokepe tbc londcj^HUc tbefour bretberen were
of mocbe grete valeur, but tbe ducGodeffroye, lyke
be was tbe oldest, 90 bare be awaye tbe prys and
auantage of tbe otber, as be tbat was ful of ver-
mes, of bountes, and was mocbe noble and rigbt-
f ul witboute couetyse. Re dredde and louyd oure
lorde aboue alle tbynge ; be honoured relygyouse
men & good; be was mocbe ferme and constant of
bie worde; be despysed merueyllously bobaunces,
pompee, and disbonestees, & bated tbem ; be was
in almesse large and plentyuousj^Gladly be berd
tbe seruyse of our lord, & mocbe wel vnderstonde
it, and in bie prayers & oryeone prayeng our lord
be was rigbt longe, and fylle oftein wepyng ba~
boundantly teeris, & vnto alle men be wae pytoue
and amyable* By tbis it semed wel tbat oure lord
louyd bym, wberof bewas wortbytobaue tbe grace
of tbe world,and 90 be bad certaynly. He wae grete
of body, not of tbegrettest,butof menegretnesse,
more stronge tban an otber man, bie armes grete
and wel quartred, tbe breste mocbe brode & large,
and vysagewel made and coloured, beerisabroune,
and in bis barnoys and armee wel enducte & acus-
tomed, tbat it semed tbat bit greued ne coste bym
notbyng to bere tbem.
409
Of the sayengof tbe countesseof Boloyne, moder
\of tbe sayd due, that she sayde of ber tbrc oldest
sones was verified , capitulo Cixxxxv}&/&
JNfG tbyng is sayd for troutb,
and it napped in tbetyme of tbe
yongtbe of tbyse four bretber-
en, wbicbe ougbt not to be lef te
\ vnremembrydne f orgoten. 0>e
moder of tbyse four bretberen
of wbom I baue spoken, was an
boly woman and en ten dab le to
good werkes. It was notbynge merueylle tbougb
oure lord spak by ber moutb a propbecye; ffor it
ibapped on adayetbat ber tbreoldest sones, wbicbe
were yong and smale, pleyde ecbe witb otber, and
as tbey cbaced ecbe otber in tbeyr playe, alle tbre
fliedde vnto tbeyr moder wbere sbe satte, & by dde
tbem vnder ber mantel Oeyr fader Gustace cam
jtberwbere tbe lady was, and be sawe ber mantel
meue, wbere tbe cbilderen playde vnder it. Re de-
maunded tbe lady wbat it was. Sbe answerd tbat
sbe bad tbre grete prynces. TTbe fyrste of tbeym
sbold be a due; tbe second sbolde be a kyng; and
tbe tbyrde an erle. for Godeffroye was due of Lo-
revne after bis vncle, & bad alsoaf ter tberoyamme
or Iberusalem, but be was neuer crowned, ne wold
'not be callyd kynge. Xiht second was Sawdwyn,
wbicbe bad after bym tbe sayd royamme, and was
crowned. TJbe tbyrdewas Sustace, wbicb after tbe
detbof bis fader was erle of BoloygnejS?JVow late
vs retome for to speke of tbe valyaunt due <3ode-
>ffroy ; for mocbe bonour may be sayd of bym, and
also of tbe valyaunces don by bym.
410
Of tbe wagyng of a bataylle that was bytwene tbc
due Oodefroy and an bye baron of Hlmayne, ca-
pitulo Clxxxxvij^^
M0JN6 all otber bye feetes tbat
be dyde, 1 ebal recounte to you
one witboute lesyngej&Ffiit was
so certaynly tbat oneof tbe byest
barons of Hllemayne, agreteand
strong knygbt, valyaunt & no-
ble, siewed tbe due Godeffroy,
wbicbe was bis cosyn, in plee m
tbecourtoftbemperourofHlmayne,towbomtbey
were men both two, XLbxs man demaunded of due
Godefroy grete parte of bis londe tbat be belde in
\ tbe ducb^e of Loreyne, and tbis baron sayd tbat it
was bis rigbt, and apperteyned to bym. So longe
wente tbe plee fortb by da^es and respytes, tbat
tbey of tbe court iuged tbat itsbold bedetermyned
by wagynge of tbe bataylle, and named to tbem a
l day to fygbt for it Ht tbe day named tbey cam in
* to tbe felde armed & aparaylledof tbat tbey ougbt
Ito baueXbenne bissbops and good men laboured
/mocbe, and otber barons tbat were tbere payned
'tbem mocbe, for to seke moyen & manere bow tbe
;pees mygbt be made, and sbewde to tbem bow tbey
r were of one blood and lynage, & tbat tbey ougbt to
1 departe tbem ten terpryse tbynge, of wbicbe muste
nedes falle to one or tnem sbame and dishonour,
[ Cbey payned tbem mocbe, one and otber, but in no
Lmanere coude tbey fynde tbe peas to be made by-
twene tbem,
411
RejVJVe began the bataylle by-
twene tbyse two barons mocbc fiers
and sharp, ffortbey were bo the good
andstrongknygbtes: they smote to
gydre right vigorously J&TlbxQ ba-
taylle endured so long that tbevaly-
^aunt due Godeffroy smote that other so grete a
,strook with his swerde that it flewe in pyeces, in
suchewysethat there abode nomore in bis hande
therof but half afoote longe aboue the crosse of
the swerde. Che baronsthat bebeldetbefelde,sawe
bow the due had broke his swerde & had tbewerse,
and were moche sory and wroth therof, & cam to
tbemperour, and they prayd bym swetely that be
wold suffre that they mygbt comene of the peas
bytwene them. Re graunted it gladly. The frendes
spak togydreand acordedvnto a peas, wbicbe was
ynowgb resonable, but they lef te somwhat of the
dukes rigbtj^Oban they brought tbisacordeand
pees to them, the due in no wyse wold here herof ,
but began the bataylle more cruel and fiers than it
was to fore, tlhat other that had bis swerd bool
doubtedne f ered not moche thestrokesof the due'
wbicbe had but a tron ebon, but ranne vpon theduc
and oppressed bym that be bad no leyzer to rate
bym, til the due began to tbynke and to take berte.
pbenne bedressyd bym on his steroppes,& smote
bis aduersarye with the pommelle of bis swerde
that be helde,ypon the lyfte temple,sucbe a strook
tburgb the helme that be fyl doun astonyed, that
it semed that be was deed, if or be remeuyd nofoote
ne bandejSTCbenne thenobleduc a/lygbtdoun and
412 ^
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descended fro bis bors,and tbrewe a way bis tron-
cbon of bis swerde, and toke tbc swerde fro bym
tbat be bad beten doun, & mounted vpon bis bore
agaynXbenne called be tbe barons tbat bad made
and brought to bym to fore tbe peas, and sayd to
tbem : ye, lordes, sucbe maner of peas as ye offred
to me rtgbt now is now to me agreable, & am redy
nowe to take & abide, ff or tbougb I baue tbedom-
mage and losse, atte leste I baue no sbame ne dis-
bonour*Hnd it plesytb mewel to gyueand departe
of my rigbt, to tbende tbat I slee not tbis wbicbe
is my cosynj^Cdban tbe barouns berd tbis, alle
tbey began to wepe* Ok peas was made sucbe as
be sayde* Re bad more bonoure and loos for the
pees to wbicbe be adressyd bym so swetly, tban of
alle tbe prowesses tbat ne bad in tbis bataylle, in
wbicbe be dyde many.
Of a f ayr feat of armes tbat tbe due dyde in a ba-
taylle tbat tbe emperour of Hlmayne bad ayenst
tbem of Saxone, capitulo Clxxxxviij^^
fj otber feat of prowesse I sbal
recounte to you, lyke as it bap-
ped without lesyngej^XTbe pe-
ple of Saxone, wbyebe ben tbe
moostefelleand moost cruel of
alle tbem of Hlmayne, bad des-
dayne and despyte tobey to tbe
_ emperour, and sayde tbat tbey
wolde doo notbynge for tbe emperour Henry, But
sayde tbat tbey wold baue a lord vpon tbem self,
wbicbe sbold obeye to none otber j!?Hnd made an
bye noble man of tbe countre, wbicbe was emonge
tbem, an erle named Raoul, for to be kynge vpon
tbem,bywbom tbey wold beiustisedand gouemed
j^Cdban tbemperour berd tbis be was mocbe wrotb
and desired mocbe to be auenged of so grete oult-
rageXberfor sente be f oralle tbe barons of tbem-
pyre, and assembled mocbe grete court, and made
to be sayd and sbewde in tbe presence of tbem alle
tbe pry de and rebellion of tbem of Saxon e, wberof
be demaunded debonairly counseyl & tbeyr belpe*
jSTZhcy acorded alle tbat tbis tbynge was for to
beauenged asprelyXbey babandouned bodye and
powertotbemperourfortbamendyngeoftbistres-
paas, Tbey departed, & ecbe wente in to bis coun-
try tbemperour somoned bis booste as strongly
asbemygbta t a castel on tbe marcbe of Saxone.
RHJV tbey were entred in to tbelonde,
tbeyr enemyessayde tbat tbey wolde
fygbte ayenst tbem, Ifor tbey were
prowd and fiers, in sucbe wyee tbat
tbey eette but lytil by tbe power of
tbemperour* CEban tney knewe tbat
tbey must fygbt, tbey ordeyned tbeyr bataylles
I ifor tbey bad mocbe peple, so tbey made ynowe!
^^benne demaunded tbemperour, of wbom tbev
( were acorded tbat sbold bere tbaygle, wbicb is tbe
gonfanon of tbempyrejfiFrbey cboos to fore alle
otber for todoo tbat, tbe valyaunt ducof Loreyne,
wortby & moostsufficiant to do itXbey reputed it
for a mocbe grete worsbip tbat be was tbus cbosen
by comyn acord of tbem alle, JVeuertbeles, be witb
sayde it and refused as mocbe as bemygbt: but be
414
muste nedes take it on bymj^Cbis daye cam, and
that one partye approucbed that other in sucbe
wyse that tbey assembled fiersly, 'Cber were many
men put to detb, for tbey were merueillouslywrotD
ecbe ayenst otber,
|F>Yk6S tbus as tbe bataylle was
grete and fyers in many places, tbe
ducGodeffroye, tbat conduyted tbe
bataylle of tnemperoure, espyed a
grete rowte of men, wberin was tbis
Kaoul wbicbe was lorde of Saxon e,
Hyenst tbem tbe due dyde do assemble tbe peple
or tbemperourj^XTbe chic knewe tbis Raoul, and
smote tbe bors witb bis spores ayenst bym, Hnd
witbtbe gonf anon tbat bebare,iusted ayenst bym
in sucbe wyse tbat be bare bym tburgb tbe bodye
and slewe bym, tbat befylledoun deed in tbe place*
Hnd incontinent beredressyd&reysedon beygbte
bis baner alle blody. F>is people sawe tbat tbey bad
lost tbeyr lord, & anon were disconfyted, Somme
fkdde, & somme fylle doun vnto tbe feet of tbem-
perour, and put tbem in bis mercy, Hlle tbe gen-
tilmen and otber gaf goode postages for tobeye
euer after to bym, and be at bis comaundement,
|HJ^Y otber prowesses made tbe va-
lyaunt due ©odeffroye, but it bebo-
uetbnot to put tbem alle in tbis bis-
torye, ffor my purpose now is for to
recounte of tbe boly londe by yonde
tbe see, & not of tbem on tbis syde,
>but of tbem of wbom ye may vnderstande tbat be
>was in bis countre nobleanda valyaunt knygbtjSF
415
Of bis largesse ayenstoure lordlsbal saye to you
one tbyna, by wbicbe ye maye vnderstande tbe o-
tber,In tbe ducbye of Loreyne was a castel, wbicbe
was moost renommed and cbyef of tbonour of
Buyllon,and bare tbat name j0 Olban be sbold
meue to goo in bis pylgremage by yonde tbe see,be
gar tbts castel as tbe mooste noble and byest of
bis berytage vnto oure lorde, in almesse, in to tbe
cbircbe of Xyege, for to abyde tbere for euermore.
Row tbe valyaunt due ©odeffroye augmented tbe
holy cbircbe, and bow be wold neuer bere crowne,
capttulo Cixxntix&&
\XIY) tbat be bad tbus by elec-
| tion tbe royamme, like as a de-
uoute & a relygyous man as be
was, be louid mocb boly cbircb
and tbe seruise of our lord. By
conseyl of tbe bissbops and of
otber wise clerbes tbat were in
_ tboost, beordeyned fyrst in tbe
cbircbe of tbe sepulcre of our lord, and in tbe tem-
ple, clerkes for toserucand establyssbed cbanon-
nes, and I gaf to tbem grete rentes and lame berv-
tages, of wbicb tbey sbold take tbeyr prebend™
^Hnd bewold tbat tbecbircbes Z^pl^ls
tbere sbold be ordeyned after tbe establemends,
, vses, & customes of tbe grete cbircbes of f raunce,
He began mocbe byly,and wel bad accomplyssbed
yf our lord bad gyuen to bym lenger lyf j^he bad
^brougbtwitb bym outeof bis countre relygyous
monkes, wbicbe sayde & songe tbeyr bowres and
f
.seruyse alle a longe the waye as be cam. Re gaf to
>tbem an abbayein tbevaleof Iosapbat,and estab-
lyssbed tbem tbere, & endowed tbem tbere mocbe
ryebely witb good rentes and reuenues, & gaf to
Mem grete pryueleges. Re was a very relygyous &
deuoute man, and bad bis berte mocbe large vnto
boly cbircbe, a nd gaf tberto many grete tbynges.
>HJV be was cboosen to be kynge,
alletbe barons requyred bym tbat be
wold do bym be crowned, & receyue
tbonour of tbe royamme as byly as
tbe otber kynges in cristendom doo.
Re answerde tbat in tbis boly cyte,
wbere our sauyour Ibesu Criste suflPred detb, and
bad bom a crowne of tbornes vpon bis beed for
bym and for tbe synners, be wold neuer bere, yf it
playsydgod, crowneof goldneof precious stones,
but bym semed tbat it wasynowe of tbat coron-
acion tbat be bad tbe daye of bis passion for to
bonoure alletbe kynges cristen tbat sbold be after
bym in Iberusalemjiff or tbis causetbat beref us-
ed tbe crowne, tber ben sommemen tbat wyll not
accomptebym emong tbe kynges of Iberusalem,
but me tbynketb tbat tberfore be ougbt not to be
lassed ne dymynued of bis bonoure, but tbe more
andbyerexalted&enbaunced*f or be dyde not tbis
for despysyng of tbe sacrament of boly cbircbe,
but be dyde it for tescbewe tbe bobaunce & pryde
of tbe world, and for tbe grete mekenes & bumy-
lyte tbat be bad in bis berte, Cdberfore tbenne 1
saye not only tbat be was kynge, but be was greter
tban ony kynge tbat boldetb ony royamme sytb
tbat tbe boly londe of Iberusalem was conquerd*
eei 4*7
L
sSWTi
Row the Ilurkes of Hrabe and of Ggypte made
tbeyr somaunce for to come in to Surye tassaylle
our cristen men, capitulo CC ,*£,*£
edLY wban the cy te was tak-
en, yet er that the barons were
departed, cam tydynges in to
tbe toun of Iberusalem, & trew
tbey were, tbat tbe calypbe of
Sgypte, wbicb was tbe mooste
puyssaunt and mygbtyest of
alle tbe londeof tboryent, bad
i somoned alle bis power, knygbtes, gen tilmen, and
alle otber tbat mygbte bere armes, in sucbe wyse
i tbat be bad assembled a grete booste merueyllous-
ly, for be bad grete desdayne and despyte of tbis
tbat so lytil peple, wbicbe wereof astraunge londe
and f erre countrey, were so bardy and durst come
in to tbis londe and royamme, and bad taken tbe
cytewbicbe be bad conquerd vpon bis enemyes.Re
made come to fore bym bis conestable, wbicbe was
prynce of bis boost: be was named Glaf dales, Co
tbis man be commaunded tbat be sbold take all
tbis peple witb bym & goo in to Surye, and renne
\ vygorously vpon tbis peple, tbat were so f olyssb
andoultrageous, tbat bad tomed bis peas&made
warre to bis peple, Cberf or be commaunded bym
, tbat be sbold efface & destroye tbem alle, in sucbe
wyse tbat neuer worde be spoken of tbem jj^Cbis
Slafdales was of Srmenye bom, and was called
eimirieux by another name. Of tbe cristen men be
was comen, but for tbe ryebesses tbat was gyuen
i
bym, & for the lecberye that be fonde emonge the
fmescreaun tes, berenyedour lord and cristen f aytb
■for to become Sarasyn.
IRIS sameman bad conquerd tbe cyte
of Iberusalem vpon tbe Hurkes, and
sette it in tbepuvssaunceof bis lord
tbe same yere tnat tbe cristen men
bad besieged it, & bad not yet bold-
en it xj monetbis wban tboost of tbe
pylgryms toke it vpon tbem, & rendred it to cris-
, tiente. Rit was a tbyngfe tbat it mocbe displaysyd
Ibis conestable tbat bis lord bad bold it so sbort
a wbyle, and enioyed nomore bis conqueste; if or
tbis cause be enterprysed in bym tbis werke, and
for to renne vpon oure peple. Hnd bym thought it
but a little tbynge & a light for to doo, consyder-
yng tbe grete ptente of peple tbat be bad, for to
disconfyte tbem tbat bad taken tbe cytej^Re cam
in to Surye, and brought with bym alle tbe power
of Ggypte. Re bad grete pryde in bis berte by cause
of tbe grete people tbat he bad, and was mocbean-
gry toward our men. But our lord, tbat can sette
wel counseyl in alle tbe purpoos of men, ordeyned
tbis werke all in another maner than be deuysed
jS?Re cam with alle bis men to fore tbe cy te of Ss-
calone. XTbere they lodged tbem, and pourprised
grete space of ground, ulitb tbem were ioyned alle
tbe dukes of Damaske, & they of Hrabe tbat were
in tboo partyes, mocbe grete peple j^TTrou tbe it is
tbat to fore er oure peple entred in to tbe londe,
they of Ggypte & tbe tTurkes of Hrabe louyd not
to gydre, but doubted mocb each tbencreacyng of
ee2 4*9
smm
m
tbe one and otber^But after, tbey accompanied
tbem to gydre to come vppon oure men, more for
bate of oure peple, tban for loue tbat tbey bad e-
monge tbem self* "Cbey were alle to gydre to fore
Gscalone, and tbey tbere concluded to come after
to f orelberusalem for tassiege tbe toun, if or tbey
supposed veryly, tbat oure barons durste in no
wyse yssue out ayenst tbem in bataylle.
Row our cristen men, wban tbey knewe tbyse tyd-
ynges, cryed to <3od for mercy and for to baue tbe
vyctorye, capitulo CCj^^
nHJVtbisetidyngeswerespradd
tburab tbe cyte of Iberusalem,
alle tbe peple were oretely affray-
ed, grete and smaTe, By comyne
accorde of tbe bissboppes tney
cam wullen and barfote in tbe
cbircbe of our lord, 0>ere were
alle tbe peple, and cryed mercy to
oure lorde with sygbes and teeris. and besoucjbt
Ibesu Criste mocbe swetly tbat bis peple, wbicbe
be bad kept and deffended vnto tbat day, be wold
delyuerfro tbisperyll,ne8uffre tbat tbe cyte &boly
places tbat tbey late bad rendred and yeuen to bis
name and to bis seruyse, and tbat be woldnot tbat
tbey sbold be remysed agayn and babandouned in
ordureandfyltbe, &in tbe desloyalte of tbe betben
men^f ro tnens tbey wen te a procession, singing,
witb mocbe grete py te, vnto tbe templeof oure lord.
T^bere dyde tbe bissbops&tbe clerkestbe seruyse,
and tbe laye peple prayde witb mocbe good berte
he
and pytous,(31ban tbis was don, the bissbopsgaf
to tbcm tbc benediction, and after tbey departed^?
tbeducordeyned baronsand knygbtestbat sbold
e tbe cyte.
^HfCCR tbis be yeeued out, and tberle
| of f laundres,&camin to tbe play nee
'#. i of RamesXbeotber baronsabode in
1 iberusalemj^^becytezeyns of ^ap-
ples bad sen te to f etcbe Gustace, bro-
der of tbe due, & Oncre,for to come
tbedertotbem and tbey wold yelde to tbem tbecyte.
XTbey were goon by tbe commaundementof tbeduc,
andgarnyssbedmocbe weltbe toun witb peple and
vytaylle, of wbicb tbe countre was mocbe fertile,
vberfor tbey abode tbere, and knewe notbynge of
tbyse tydynges, but tbe due sen te for tbem, & tbey
cam bastely, & were witb tbe other baron s^GBban
tbe due and tbe erle of f laundres arryued atte cyte
of Rames, tbey knewe wel tbe troutbe certaynly tbat
tbis admiral was lodged to fore Cscalone witb so
grete peple tbat tbe countre was couerdjgFCbenne
sentetbeybastelymessagersintolberusalemvnto
tbe otber barons, wbicbe abode and awayted tbe
certaynteof tbis tbynge.Hndbebade tbem bastely
to come alle,sauf sucbe as sbold kepe tbe cyte, and
sbold brynge alle tbe peple mocbe bastely, as for
to fygbte ayenst grete plente of tbeyr enemyes.
ee3
421
f)ow our men assembled and ordeyned tbeyr bat>
ajllesfortofycjbteavenst tbe^urkes^and bow tbe
vurkes were disconryted, capitulo CCij^^
RGRLG of T^bolouse and tbe
otber barons tbatwere witb bym
knewe tbe certaynte bow tbeyr
enemyes cam vpon tbem witb so
grete power, tberf or tbey gadred
togydrealle tbeyr men tbatwere
inIberusalem,andyssuedout&
come to tbem mocb dilygen tly in
totbeplaynes,wberetbeducwas,atteaplacenamed
now Ybelyn j^Cdban tbey were all assembled, tbey
jnombred tbeyr peple and fonde xijC borsmen,and
!of footemen ix/VIj^GCIban tboost of our men bad
been there one day or tberabout, after euensonge,
I wban it began to wexe derk, tbey espyed a/f er a greet
! prees tbat cam takyngvp tbe countrey,and couerd
>grete partesof tbe playnes.Oure men bad suppos-
ed certaynly tbat it bad be tboostof tbe Sarasyns,
and merueylled mocbe bow tbey cam ayenst tbem
at tbat bour.ITbenne tbey sente oute ijCborsmen,
armed ligbtly and wel borsed,for to see more nygb
wbat pepletbey were tbat cam, and bow many more
were of tbem, TTbey roode f ortb a good paas, and
wban tbey approached tbem, tbey knewe tbat it were
>oxen, kyen,and maresXberwereso many of tbem,
ftbat tbem semed if there were no moo in alle that
con tre, tbat it mygbt suffyse for alle tbe peple tber
1 about Qlitb tbyse beestes were comen men on bors-
bak,wbicbe kepte tbem from tbeuys, & commaund-
ed to tbe berdmen wbat tbey sbold doo,
422
r-fi^i
HSY that were een te forth by the ba-
roneretomed & sayde that tber was
noneotberbutbeestesjgrCbennealle
oure men ran tbeder, *Cbe hepars of
them fiedde tbat mygbt Somme tber
were that were tahen,wbicbetolde the
troutbe of tbeHurhes,in sucb wyse that it was wel
hnowen, that tbis grete booste of Sarasyns were
lodged but vij myle fro tbem, and tbat tbeyr pur-
pooe wae to come on tbem and to slee tbem allejfif
Our barone were tbenne certayn of tbe bataylle, and
deuysed emonge tbem ix bataylles, & commaunded
tbattbresboldgooto fore on tbatonesyde,fortbe
playnes were greets tbre sbold go in tbemy die, and
tbre ebold come bebynde* Of tbe Sarasyns mygbt
noman hnowe tbe nombre, ffor tber was so grete
plente tbat euery dave tbey en creased and gfrewe of
tbe contre about, wnicbe ranne to tbem in sucbe
wyse tbat it was not for to be estemed^&Iban our
men bad goten tbis grete gayne tbatlspahof, tbat
is tosaye of alle tbe beestes, tbey bad grete ioyeand
ioyously restyd tbem tbatn vgbt ; but tbey tbat bad
tbe cbarge ma de good watcne upon tbooste*
j^tbemornwbantbesonnewasrysen,
tbe due dyde do crye tbat euery man
sbold arme bym and goo to bis ba-
taylle, & after wen te fortb asof t paas
rigbt tbeder wbere tbey tbougbt to
fynde tbeyr enemyes.O>ey badsted-
f aste bope in our lord, to wbom is a lygbt tbynge
to mahe tbat tbe lasse in nombre vaynquyssbe tbe
more andgretterj^Cbey of 6gypte,and tbe otber
ee4 4 23
meecreauntee that were with tbem, cam in mocbe
gretedeerayevntotbeplacetbattbeyeaweourpeple
alle in tbe playne* Cdban tbey eawe and knewe tbat
our men bad noo talente to witbdrawe tbem ne ee-
cbewe tbem, but cam for to eecbe tbem, tbey began
mocbe to doubte»3dban tbey eawe tbat our men bad
taken and pourprieed so grete a place on tbe playne,
wel supposed tbey tbat tbey bad ben mocbe more
people and in greter nombre. But tbe troutbe wae
eucbe ae I baue eayd. Our men were but fewe on
borebak& a footeXbe grete companyeof beeetee,
ae 1 baue eayd, were witb tbem ; wban tbey drewe
fortb on, tbe beeetee wente witb tbemXbeiTurkee
wende tbat tbey bad ben alle men armed and bad
ouergretefer e and drede.
2}r>6 gretteet men and tbey tbat men
supposed ebold beet baue born tbe
fayte of tbe bataylle, tbey began to
witbdrawe tbem lytil and lytil and
lefte tbeyr batayllee tbe one after tbe
other and fledde alle pryuely^<Jdban
tbe laeee knygbtee of tbe XTurkmane apperceyued
tbie, tbey neuer toke hope on tbem, but tomed tbeir
boreeeand emote witb tbeir eporee, & fliedde euerv
manwberebeeuppoeedbeettoeauebymjflFOntbie
daye wae be loete, tbat bad eette al bio berte for to
i eowe& pourcbaeee diecordeeouer al where be wae
byleuyd;noman wote wber be becamXbie wae tbe
bieebop of JWaturane. Somme men eayde tbat tbe
ducbadeentebymfortofetcbetbebaronetbatwere
lefteintbecyte,&wbanberetornedSaraeineebold
baue take bym and elayn bym, or brought bym in
424
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^H
pryson* Cdbat sommcucr cam of bym it was no
grete barme,so tbat be was effaced out of tbis boly
companyj^CHban oure barons sawe tbat our lord
bad fogbten for tbem, and tbat be bad put in tbe
bertes of tbe XTurkes so grete fere and drede, tbat
tbey wmfledwitboutsmytyngeofstroke, tbey bad
grete ioye and rendred graces and tbankynges to
oure lorde deuoutly, XTbey bad counseyl tbat tbey
sbold not f olowe tbem witboute araye tburgb tbe
feldes, flPor tbey were ouer grete nombre of peple
vntotbereaarde of tbem,andyf tbey bapped to re-
lyeand gadre togydre agayn,tbeymygbtperauen-
ture put oure men to tbe werse,
ORG men roode alle in ordenaunce
vnto tbe tentes of tbe betben men,
fFor tbey tbat fledde loked neuer be-
bynde them* XZhcrc founde oure men
so grete plente of gold, of syluer, of
robes,of iewellys, and of vessell, tbat
tbe leest of tbem bad ynowgb, Hbus gadred tbey
alle tbat tbey fonde there, and retomed and wente
agayn toIberusalem,eueryman laden and charged
witb despoylles, tbanhyng and preysing our lord,
by wbom was comen to tbem tbis vyctorye, honour,
& gaynejj^^bennemade tbey witbin tbe cytemocbe
ioye and grete, as doon tbe vaynquers and conquer-
ours wban tbey departe tbeyr gayne.
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*
w
Row somme of our barons wolde rctomc bomc
after tbey bad doon tbeyre pylgremage, capitulo
N tbys maner tbeye conteyned
tbem in tbc cyte of Iberusalem
j^be two valyaunt men tbat
bad benlongtymeintbeseruyse
of our lord, and bad perfourmed
tbcyr py Igremage, tbatis to wy tc
tbc due or JVormandye, & tberle
of f laundres, tbey tofce leue of
tbe otber barons and tofce tbeyrwaye for toretorne
in to tbeyr countrey, Tbey cam by sbippe to Con-
stantinople* TbemperourHlexys wbicbe bad seen
tbem to fore,receuyed tbem witbmocbefayr cbiere,
and gaf to tbem mocbe f ayre y eftes at tbeyr depart-
yng, Hf ter tbey cam in to tbeyr countre bool and
joyousj^rbat one of tbem, tbat was tbe due of
JVormandye, foundetbe tbyngealle cbaunged oth-
erwise in bis countre tban be lef te it; if or wby les be
was in mayntenyng tbis boly pylgremage, lyhe as
ye baue berd, bis oldest broderdeyde without bey er
of bis body, Cdylliam Rous, wbicbe was kyn<? of
englond by rigbt Hnd after tbe customes of tbe
countre tbe royamme was fallen totbisducof J^or-
mandye; but bis broder wbicbe was yon ger, named
Renry, cam to tbe barons of tbe countrey and made
tbem to vnderstande tbat tbe due bis broder was
fcyng of Iberusalem, & badno talente,ne purposed
neuertoretomeon tbis svdetbemontaynes.By tbis
lesynge tbey made bym hynge of Snglond, & tbey
w
m
MK
becam bis menjg?<Ilban bis broder retorned fro tbe
holy londe, be demaundedof bym bis berytage en-
tierly, and be wold not delyuer it to bym,
F)S due made redy a grete nauye, and
cjadryd as mocbe peple as be mygbt
tn J^ormandye and other places, and
passed tbe see; be arryued in Bng-
lond witb gretef orce. Pis broder tbat
was kynge camayenst bym witb alle
f tbe power of tbe lande. t be batey lies were alredy for
i tassemble; but tbe noble & wysemen sawe tbat it
sbold be ouer grete burt and damage yf tbyse two
bretberensbold fygbt tbus* t^berfor tbey spak of
pees, &made it in tbis manere, tbat tbesayd Henry
sbold boldetberoyamme,but besboldegyueeuery
yeretobisbrotberagreetsommeofgood,ofwbkbe
bemadebymsureJindtbusretornedtbeducagayn,
& camin tobislonde.Hfteritbappedtbattbefiyng,
wbicbebadsomme castellys in fiormandye to fore
tbat be bad tbe royamme of Gnglond, tbem wolde
be kepe as bis berytageXbe due demaunded tbem,
and be woldnot delyuere tbemXbenne tbe due as-
sieged tbem, and toke tbem by force j^Cttban tbe
kyngberd tbis, be was mocbeangry. Reassembled
gretepeple&passedouerintoJVormandye^Risbro-
tber cam ayenst bym, and tbey fougbt to gydre at
TTyncbebrayXber was tbeducdisconfyted& taken ;
bis broder put bym in pryson, wberin be deydej^
Cbenne bad tbis Renry alle to gydre tbe royamme
of Bnglond and ducbye of J^ormandye*
427
RBRLB of TTbou louse cam vntotbe
Lycbe in SuryeXbere icftc be bis wyf
tbe countesse, and wente vnto Con-
stantynoplc&sboldbastelyretorne.
TTbemperour made to bym grete ioye
Jandreceyued bym mocbe wel, an dgaf
to bym greteyeftes. Hnd after cam agayn to bis wyf
booleand sauf , to bis f elawsbipin Surye, butit was
two^ereafter,asye sbal berej^Cbe ducGodeffroy
was in Iberusalem. Olel gouerned be tbe royamme
wbicbeourelordbadgyuentobym.fiereteynedwitb
bym tbe erle Garnyer of Grece, and otber barons,
sucbe as be mygbt bauej^Tancre tbe valyaunt a-
bode witb bym, to wbom tbe due gaf for to bolde
m berytage tbe cyte of TTabarye, wbicbe stondetb
on the laye of Genesar,and witbtbat alle tbe pryn-
cipalyte of Galylee, witb tbe cytewbicbe was woned
t0 5 e S ai Il ed P or P b H andnowe named Caypbas,
andalletbappertenauncesoftbysetbynges/Cancre
belde tbyse londes so wel & so wysely, tbat be was
alowedofgod&bonouredoftbeworld.Refounded
cbircbes of tbis countrey mocbe rycbely; be gaf to
tbem grete rentes, and endowed tbem witb aourne-
mentes fayr &of grete valure. Specially tbe cbircbe
ofNazaretb,ofObai7e,andtbatofmountrabor;
be lef te tbem m bye estate &m mocbe ryebe poynt!
But tbe barons tbat after bym baue be lordesof tbe
countrevbauetaken from tbem ynowgbof tbeirten-
oursXbisOncrewas wyse and trewe,and delyted
bym to doo wel to tbe cbircbes, as it apperetb after
wban bewasprynceof Hntbyocbe-f or be enbaunc-
ed tbe cbircbe of seyn t peter, and tbe pryncipalyte
■■■■■
, & seygnorye of Hn tbyocbe made be mocb tencrece
and enlarged, as ye sbal bere*
Row Buymont & Bawdwyn beyng certain of tbe
i pryse and conqueste of Iberusalem wolde accom-
plyssbe tbeyr pylgremage, capitulo CCiuj^^
IRYkBS * nat *be royammeof
Iberusalem was in sucbestate,
% Buymont tbe prynce of Hn-
tbyocbe, and Bawdwyn erle
of Rages, broder of tbe due
Codeffroy, bad berd certayn
tydynges tbat tbe otber bar-
ons tbat tbey beldeas bretber-
t en for tbe accom panye of tbeyr pylgremage, bad
by tbayde and belpe of our lord Ibesu Criste con-
'querd vpon tbe Curkes and recouerd to oure faytb
tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem, by wbicbe tbey bad
accomplyssbyd tbeyrvowes& tbeyr pylgremages*
►Oerfor tbey assembled on a day named for to goo
to tbe boly sepulcre, to tbende tbat tbey were as-
soylled of tbeyr vowes* Hnd desired mocbe for to
see tbe due and tbe otber barons, to wbom tbey
wold gyue ayde vf tbey bad nede, tbat is to wete of
ttbeir bodyes, or tbeyrofoodes, and of tbeyr men
'tbat were vnder tbem* tnyse two bye men were not
at tbe takynge of tbe boly cyte of Iberusalem, ffor
by tbe wylle of tbe pylgryms tbat one of tbem
abode in Hntbyocbe, and tbat otber at Rages, for
}to kepe soygnousty and def ende tbe XTurkes fro
tbyse two cytees wbicbe were bolden in so bye es-
,temeincristiente*
429
fgCRG man bad todoo ynowgb in bis
countrey, but tbey leftc allc for to
comcto tbeotber.Buymont cam fyrst
fro bis cyte witb a mocbc fayr com-
pany, grete nombrc of men of armes
on borsbak and a f oote. Re cam vnto
a cyte vpon tbe see,namedValerne,on tbe castel of
JjVIargat, tbere be lodged bym maulgre tbem of tbe
' cy te.Bawdwyn cam fro bis countrey sone after & so
mocbe iourneied after, tbat be ouertoke tbe prynce
Buymont to fore tbis cyte, and tbere tbey assem-
\bkaj0Xn tbat same tyme were arryued pylgryms
of Ytalye at tbe Lycbe in Surye»Bmong tbem was
a good man wyse and wel lettred,relygyousand of
grete bonneste, named Daybart, arcbebissbop of
Pyse* Hnotberwas in bis company, arcbebissbop
of puylle, of a cytenamedHrriene. fcbyse men witb
, tbeyr meyne cam in tbe companyeof tbyse two ba-
rons for to oasse more surely vnto tbe cyteof Ibe-
rusalem^Of tbem was mocne encreced tboost of
tbyse two prynces, in sucbe wyse tbat tbey were
wel xxv ) M on borsbak and a f oote,
r>ClS tbenne belde tbey tbeyr waye
by sucbe manere, tbat tbey f onde no
cyte but of tbeyr enemyes, wberfore
tbey passed witb mocb grete payne.
t^bey suffred mocbein tbeyr way for
lack of vytaylles, ffor tbey fonde
none for to bye, & sucbe as tbey brougbt fro tbeyr
i countrey was f ayllcd. XTbey bad grete cold and so
, grete rayne tbat notbyng mygbt endure, it was so
merueyllous. It was m tbe monetbe of December
430
wbicbe is mocbc rayny customable in that coun-
trey. for tbis cause many dcyed of mesease in that
companye, ffor in allc this longe way, tbey mygbt
fynde none that wold selle to tbem ony vytaylte,
sauf tbey of Tlry pie, and tbey of Cesaire. tTney bad
grete scarcete or vytaylles for tbeyr borses.
"ICXTo laste by tbe mercy of our lord
tbey cam to Iberusalem. Oerewere
tbey receyued witb mocb grete ioye,
of god, of tbe barons, of tbe clergy e,
and of alle tbe peple. Oey vysyted
tbe boly places of tbe cy te in teeris &
[grete sorowes of berte. TTbey fylle doun fiat and
? stratcbed in tbe cbircbes,tbey kyssed&ete tbertbe
►tbat our lord bad walked vpon : after tbey cam in to
tbeyr bostellys, where alle tbey of tbe toun made
to tbem grete ioyej?<nban tbe bye festeof tbe na-
tyuyte of our lord tbesu Criste approucbed, alle
the prelates and barons yssued out of tberusalem
and wente to Betblebem. TTbere belde tbey tbeyr
CristemasXbere bebelde tbey gladly and mocne
ententyfly tbe boly crybbe, wbenn tbe sauyour of
tbeworld laye bytwene tbe beestes.Deuoutlymade
tbey tbeyr prayers and orysons in tbe place, wbicbe
is as a lytil dyebe, wbere tbe swete lady tbat was
moder and vyrgyne, after tbat sbe bad cbylded,
wrapped bersonewitb lytiland smale clotbys,and
gaf bym souke of tbe mylke of ber pappes.
431
FJowe our cristen men chosen a very patriarke in
Iberusalem and assigned to bym rentes, capitulo
^^^-^t«wN to this tyme bad the see of
Iberusalem ben without pas-
tour and patriark tbat duely &
truly bad entred. It was wel
tbenne v monetbes tbattbecyte
was conquerd, XTbenne assem-
bled tbe barons for to coun-
seylle to baue sucbe a man tbat
werewortby of honour & mygbt tobere tbefaytes,
ITber were wordes ynowgb, €be somme wold baue
one, and otber wolde baue another j^Htte laste by
tbe counseyl and good wyll of alle tbey cbees tbys
Daybart, arebbissbop of pyse, wbicbe was but
newly comeXbey constituted and sette bym in tbe
siege of patriark, ffor be tbat bad be made by tbis
baratour Hrnold, of wbom 1 baue spoken to fore,
lyke as be was made ayenst rigbt & reson, in lyke
wj^eberetorned agayn to nought,
^f^HN tbis good, wise man was sette
in bis dignyte tbe due Godeffroy
and tbe prynce Buymont cam to
fore bym, wbicbe bad gyuen to bym
tbis honour as for to be tbevycayre
of Ibesu Criste in tbat londe, and
thankedand preysed alle togydreoure lord*QJban
this was don tbey assygned rentes to tbe newe pa-
triark, sucbe as bis predecessour, wbicbe was a
Creeke, bad bolden, and otber gretter aboue tbat,
in sucbe wyse tbat be mygbt honorably mayntene
a good and boneet company of people jg?rbenne
Bawdwyn andBuymont toke leueof the due and
of the other barone,and descended vnto fiom lor-
dan, and there bayned them, fro tbene they wente
by the ryuer eyde til they cam to Cabarye, thenne
paeeed by the londe named f enyce, and lef te Ce-
eayre on the right eyde* Hf ter they cam to the cyte
named Maubec. Hf ter helde they the eee eyde and
eo moche exployted that they carnal hool &eound
to Hntbyocne.
How by thatyeementof eomme men a grete debate
eourded bytwene the due and the patriarke of Ihe-
ruealem, capit ulo CCvj^^
f>G cuetomme of eomme men
ieeuche that they may not euffre
the peas emong the peple, where
they may eette diecorde.By tha-
tyeement of euche maner folke
eourded a debate bytwene the
due and the patriate, ffor the
patriarke demaunded of hym
the chyef tour of the toun, whiche ie named the
toure Dauyd, and the holye cite of Iberuealem.
Hboue that he wold haue the cyte of laphe and alle
tbappertenauntee, ffor he eayde that they were the
droytee and rightee of hie cbircbe of the eepulcre.
j^<£lban thie debate had a whyle endured bytwene
them, the due, whiche wae humble and meeurable
and moche doubted our lord, on Candlemae day,
in the preeenceof all the clergy and all the peple, he
gaf the iiij part of laphe moche debonayrly to the
patriarke and to bis cbircbc to bolde for euermore*
Hf tertbis wban it cam to tbc day of Sester, to fore
all tbcm tbat were assembled at tbis f este, be gaf
in to tbe bonde of tbe patriark, tbe fourth part of
Iberusalem and tbe tour Dauyd witb all tbe apper-
tenauntes. Hlway forseen by couenaunt tbat tbe
ducsbold bolde tbyse cy tees and tbe londesaboute
vnto tbe tyme tbat by tbe ayde of oure lord be bad
conquered vpon tbe burkes two otber cytees, by
wbicbe tbe royamme mygbt be enlarged, Hnd yf
it bapped tbat be deyed in tbe mene wbyle witbout
beyer, alle tbyse tbynges witboute contradiction
sbold come in to tbe bonde of tbe patriarke,and to
tbe cbircbe, Cbe troutbe was sucbe as I baue sayd,
but it is ouer grete merueylle ff or wbat reson tnis
holy man, tbat was so wyse, demanded tbus tbyse
cytees of tbis noble man, tbe due, as X baue sayd,
XTbey tbat knewe tbe state of tbe londe, belde and
reputed tbem self for lasse wban tbey vnderstode
tbis werke and couetyse in tbe cbircne, and mer-
ueylled tberof , ffor tbe barons tbat bad conquerd
tbe cyte gaf it to tbe due so f rely, tbat tbey wold
nottbatonymanlyuyngsboldbauenorigbtaboue
bym, but tbat be sbold bolde it bym self entierly
witbout making to ony otber ony obeyssauncc*
434
Rier recountetb tbystorye bow tbc fourtb parte of
Iberusalem cam vnto tbc patriarke of tbe same,
capitulo CCvij^^
LQIHY it is certayn, tbat fro
tbe tyme tbat tbe Latins entred
in to tbe cyte, and yet of more
auncyente, tbe patriarke of Ibe-
4 rusalem bad tbe fourtb part of
pfS tf~!¥&J& tbe cyte of Iberusalem, & belde
1 itasbisowen.Rowtbisbapped,
_ and by wbat reson, I sbal saye
to you shortly, ffor tbe troutbe tberof batb ben
sercbedj^It is founden by tbauncyent bistoryes,
tbat wbyles tbis cyte was in tbe bondes of tbe
betben peple, it mygbt neuer baue peas tbat longe
endured, but was of te assieged of betben prynces
tbat were about it, ffor ecbe of tbem wold conquere
it and put it in bis seygnorye, ^berfor tbey toke
of te tbe proves, and mesdyde and trespaced to tbe
cytezeyns or tbe toun, 'Zbcy brake tbe towres and
vwalles mocbe oultrageously by tbeyr engyns, and
/for tbeoldenesof tbewalles tbe cyte was disclosed
and open in many places* In tbis tyme tberoyamme
of Bgypte was more ryebeand more puyssauntof
bauoyr and good and of wisedome tban onyotber
of tbe royammes of t^urkye, ffor tbe calypbe belde
tbenne Inerusalem and tbe londe tberabout, and
witb bis grete boost tbat be sente tbeder be con-
querd alle Surye vnto tbe Lycbe, wbicbe is by Hn-
tbyocbe. Hbus bad be encreced bis empyre.
:.
6 establyssbyd bis bayllyes in tbc
cytees tbat stonde on tbc see syde, &
in tbem also on tbc Ion de. 'Cbcnnc
commanded be tbatalle sboldc paye
bym trybute,and ordeyned &deuys-
ed wbat be wold baue of euery cyte*
Hf ter tbis be wold tbat tbe cytezeyns sbold make
agayn tbe wallis of euery cyte, & mayntene in good
1 poynt tbe towres,andredresse alle aboute sucbeas
neded j^By tbe aduyse of bis men, and after tbeyr
establyssbement^tbe bayllyeof Xberusalem com-
maunded to tbem of tbc toun torcpayre tbcyrwalles
andsctte tbem entierly in poynt lyke as tbey to fore
bad ben, 'Cbenne ordeyned be &deuysed bowmocb
euery strete of tbe toun sbold make. By grete cruelte
and malyce be commaunded tbat tbe captyf s cris-
tiens tbat were in tbe cyte sbold make tbe fourth
part of tbe wallesXbey were sopourandso oreued
of tayllages and excises, tbat vnnetbe tbey bad a-
mong tbem a lle wberof to repayre two towrettys,
RSY sawe wel tbat be sougbt occa-
sion for to destroye tbem alle, ITber-
for tbey assembled and cam mocbe
bumbly to fore tbe bayly, and fyl at
bis feet, & mocb requyred in weping,
tbat be wold comande tbem to doo
tbynge tbat tbey mygbt doo, ffor tbis tbat be bad
commaunded tbem to doo was ouermocbe ouer
itbeyr powerXbat in bumayn bay lly , wbicbe was f u I
of cruelte and of pryde, louyd not tbe cristen men,
and menaced tbem mocbe fiersly,andsware tbatyf
tbey accomplissbyd not tbe commaundement of
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this lord the calypbe, be wold do smyte of tbcyr
beedes as traytours^OIban tbey bcrd tbis, tbey
were mocbe aferd,and on tbatotbersyde tbey sawe
wel tbat tbey mygbt not bere tbe cbarge that be
leyde on tbem. XTberfor tbey dyde so mocbe atte
laste by tbe prayer of somme Curfces, wbicbe bad
>pyte on tbem, tbat tbe baylly gaf tbem respyte, til
'tbat tbey bad sent to tbemperour of Constanty-
nople,& torequyre bym for tbe loueof god tbatbe
wolde sende bis almesse to performe tbis borrible
| werfce, for to delyuer tbem fro tbe peryll of detb in
wbicbetbey were condempnedyfitwerenotby tbem
made*
Of tbe same mater, capitulo CCviij^^
RGmessagers cam fro tbem to
tbemperourin toConstantyno-
ple, tbey sey d to bym tbe trou tb
of tbeir message, bow tbey were
in subiection, & wbat meseases,
wbat fyltbes tbe TTurfces made
tbem t08uflre;andfynally tbey
muste alle deye yf be socoured
tbem not, Hll tbey tbat berde tbem began to wepe
for com passion ♦tbenne was emperour a valyaunt
man,wyse,andofgretecoragenamedConstantyn,
& surname JVfonamaques; be gouemed mocbe vy-
gorously tbempyre. <Bban be berd tbe requeste of
tbe poure cristenmenbewasmeuydwitbgretepyte
in bis berte, & say d tbat be wold belpe tbem gladly,
and sboldgyue to tbem so largely of bis good tbat
tbe iiij part of tbe wallis wbicb was commanded
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tbem to make sbold beaccomplyssbyd, but be pro-
mised tbem wel tbat be sbold doonotbyng butby
couenaunt J& €bat is to wete tbat yf tbey mygbt
pourcbase of tbe lord of tbe londe, tbat witbin the
partye of tbe cyte tbat ebold be closed witb bis
money, none sbold dwelle but cristen men,on tbis
* condicion wold be doo it, and otber wyse not.
^jN tbis fourme be delyuerd to tbem
1 bis lettres patentes,and sente to bis
I bay ly of Cy pre, tbat yf tbe cristen
men of Iberusalem my gbt pourcbace
of tbe calypbe of 6<jypte tbis tbat
J ye baue berd, tbat of tbe rente tbat
toe ought to baue in tbat londe be sbold letemake
1 tbef ourtb part of tbe wallys of tbis boly cy tejfiTCbe
^messagers, tbat bad tbus don tbeyr message, re-
*tomed vnto tbe patryarke and to tbem tbat bad
'sente tbem, and recounted to tbem truly bow tbey
baddon and spedjSFCbey ansuerd tbat itsboldbe
bard to be bad, not witbstandyng tbey muste es-
saye, ffor tbey mygbt passe in none otber maner.
t:bey sente good messagers and trewe to tbis grete
lord tbe calypbe of Ggypte. Our lord belpe bym in
sucb wyse tbat tbei fonde in bym tbis tbat tbey
sought; and shortly to saye, be delyuerd to tbem
a good cbartre sealid witb bis seal and conf ermed
witb bis propre band, tbat so closyng tbe iiij part,
be graunted to tbem tbe fourth part of Iberusalem
jp'Cbc messagers retomed. 'Cbey tbat bad sente
tbem made to tbem grete ioye wban tbey knewe bow
tbey bad acbyeued tbeir message, Xlbe bailyes of
Cy pre passed in to Surye, & tbey made tbe fourth
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part of the walks with tbe goodce of tbemperour,
lyke ae be bad commaunded. Hnd tbis werke was
made in tbc yere of tbyncarnacion of ourc lord JW
'Ixiij. 'Cbenne was calypbe and kynge of Ggypte,
Bommensor, & tbis was xxxvj yere to fore tbc cyte
jwaeconqucrd.
^%^ x^ijN^O tbie tyme tbc cristen men were
iA lodgedin tbe toun emongetbe'Curkes
comynlyonebyanotber,butfrotbens
fortntbattbecalypbebad commaun-
ded, tbe fourth part of tbe toun was
delvuerd to tbemj^'Cbenne were tbe
jcristen men mocne eased, fforwban tbey dwellyd e-
mongtbe'Curke6,tbey tbatwere tbeyr neygbbours
dyde to tbem grete ennoye and sbames, but wban
tbeywmby tbem self , tbey dydetbemnotsomocbe.
Yf tbey bad ony debate emonge tbem self it was
brought to fore tbe patriark, ffor fro tbenne fortb
was in tbat part of tbe toun none otber iustice but
be; tbus gouemed be it as bis ounej^fiis iiij part
is bounded as Isball saye to you. fro tbe yate tbat
tbe sonne aotb doun, wbicbe is named tbe yate
Dauid by the tour of tbe angle, otberwyse named
tbe tour TIancre, tbe walles tbat tbey made witbin
is bounded by tbe cbyef way tbat gotb fro tbat gate
vnto tbe cbaunge,&fro tbens agayn vnto tbe west
yate. In tbis spacestondetb tbemountof Caluarye
wbere our sauyour Xbesu Criste was crucified, and
tbe boly sepulcre wbere be laye deed in, and out
wberof be aroos fro detb to lyf , tbe bows of tbe
bospytal,twoabbayes,one of monkesand another
of nonnes, tbe bows of tbe patriarke, & tbe cloys-
ture of tbe cbanonnes of tbe sepulcre.
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fiowtbe duc<3odeffroy,for to augumentethe cris-
tiante, assieged one of the townes of tbe Curkes,
capitulo CCix ,*£,*£
|N this tyme, after that alle the
barons that were come in pyl-
gremage were departed fro the
londe, and retomed in to tbeyr
countrees, the valyaunt due, to
whom the royamme was dely-
uered, and Can ere wbicbe was
abiden witb bym, tbey were al~
mostalone in tbo partes ; tbey were mocbe pour of
good andof menTnnetbe mygbt tbeymake,wban
tbey dyde alle tbeyr power, tbre bonderd men on
borsbak, and two thousand a f ooteXbe cytees tbat
tbepylgryms bad conquerd were ferreasondre,and
none mygbt come to otber without grete peryll of
tbeyr enemyes* 0>e vyllages tbat were about tbe
cytees, wbicbe were called casiaus,tberin dwellid tbe
Curkes tbat were tbeyr subgettis, & obeyed to tbe
lordes of tbe cytees, but tbiseTTurkesbatednomen
moretban tbey dyde tbe cristen men, & pourcbaced
incessantly alle tbe barme &euyl tbat tbey mygbt.
<Oban tbey fonde ony of our men allone oute of tbe
way,gladly tbey murdred tbem,andsomtyme tbey
ledde to tbe cytees of tbe Sarasyns for to selle tbem .
Yet thought they of gretter meschyef & folye; flPor
they woldnot ere nelabouretbeyr londes, totbende
tbattbelordesandmenoftbe cytees sboldnot take
tbeyr rentes, and desired them self lyuer to suffre
mesease,ratber than our peple sbold haueony good
or auay lie.
\ri
Y)G cristen men were not well assur-
ed within the cytees, ffor tbey bad but
fewe people, and tbere cam tbeuys by
nygbttbatrobbed tbeyr bouses, and
slewe tbem in tbeyr beddes,and bare
awaye alle tbeyr tbynges* By tbis oc-
casion many tbere were of tbe cristen men, tbat lef te
tbeyrfayrtenementesandbouses in tbe cytees,and
retoumed pryuely in to tbeyr countreyes; ffor tbey
badde grete dredde tbat tbe Oirkes, wbyebe tbat
dwellydaboute tbem,sbold assemble somme daye
and tahe tbe townes by strengtbe and destresse,
anddestroye tbem for euer in suebwyse tbatneuer
sbold be memory of tbemjj^f or bate of tbem tbat
tbus wente was establyssbyd fyrst in tbat londe,
tbat wbo tbat belde a yere longe in peas bis tene-
ment and bis londe, be sbold neuer after answere
tberof to ony otber* By cause tber were many tbat
for fere and for cowardice lef te alle tbeyr tbynges
and fled away; after wban tbe countrey was better
assured, tbey cam agayn, and wold baue recouerd
tbem, but by tbis lawe tbat was tbus establyssbyd
tbey w ere neuer berd*
RY^BS tbat tbe royamme was tbus
in grete pouerte, tbe valyaunt due
©odeffroy, wbicb bad mocbe grete
courage and good bope in our lord,
enlarged bis royamme^ He assem-
I bled as mocbe peple as be mygbt, &
wente for tassiege a cyte nygb to Xapbe on tbe see
sydcnamedHrsur.Butbefondeitwelgarnyssbed
of vy tay lies, of men of armes, & otber engyns, and
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tber were tberin Oirkes many, hardy & def ensable.
TTbe boost of tbe cristen men tbat were witboute,
were but f ewe and suffretous by cause tbey bad no
sbippes by wbicbe tbey mygbt defende tbe waye of
"tbe see, where tbey mygbt entre and yssue wban it
plesyd them, for tbise tbynges tbe due was con-
strained to leue tbe siege, and departed tbynkyng
to come agayn to tbe same place, wban tbe tyme
sbold be more couenable, and tbat bis men were
better pourueyed of tbat wberof tbey bad nede for
to take tbe toun . Hnd so bad be don yf our lord bad
gyuen bym long lyf in tbis world.
Rowtbe'Curkes brought presen tes to tbe ducGodc-
flroy at tbe sayd siege & of tbeyrdeuyses togydre,
capitulo CCx,«P,jP
]Cbapped,in tbis siege of wbicbe
I baue spoken, a tbynge tbat
ougbt not to be forgoten. for
tbe montaynes of tbe londe of
Samarye, in wbicbe is tbe londe
of JSapples, cam summe'Curkes
wbicbe were lordes of casiaus
tberaboute, and brought vnto
the valvaunt due CodeflProy presen tes of brede, of
wyn, or dates, and of other fruyte. It mygbt wel be
tbat tbey cam more for tespye tbe beyng and con-
tenaunce of our men than for other tbynge, *Cbey
prayde so mocb tbe men of tbe due that tbey were
brougbttoforebym/Cbennetbeypresentedtobym
sucbeas tbey bad brougbtXbenobleducasbetbat
was bumble & without bobaunce,sat in bis pauyl-
Ion on tbe ground, & lened vnto a eak full of stuff .
TTbereabode be a part of bie pcplc tbatbc badecntc
in fourag e*
RHJ^ tbey tbat bad made tbyee pre-
sentee eawe tbe due eytte eo lowe,
tbey meruey lied tbem ouermocbe,&
began to demande of tbe peple tbat
vnderetonde tbeyre langage, wbere
fore it was so, tbat eo bye a prynce
of tbe wee te, wbicbe bad trou bled alle tbory en t, an d
bad elayn eo many men, and taken and conquerd eo
puveeaunt a royamme, conteyned bym eo pourely ,
ne nad notvnder bym tappytyene clotbee of eylk,
nebabyteof akynge on bym,nebadnotaboutebym
eergeanteeor knygbtee boldyng naked ewerdeeor
bacbee or axie danoye, by wbicbe alle tbey tbat eawe
bym ebold doubte and fere bym, but eatte eo lowe
ae be were a m an of lytil affayre.
^SFTS3533f)G valiaunt due demaunded of tbem
tbatknewe& vnderetode tbeyr lang-
age wbat tbey eayde.lt wae told and
anewerdof tbie wbicbe tbey merueyl-
ledj^tTbenne be eayd tbat it wae no
ebame to a man mortelto eytte vpon
tbertbe,ffor tbeder muete be retome after bie detb
an d lodge tbere in bie body & becom e ertbej^SIban
tbey berd tbie an e were, tbey tbat were com en for
teepyeand eeeaye wbat be wae, began mocbe for to
allowe and preyee bie wy tte and bie bumily te* tTbey
departed fro tbene,eayengtbat be wae ebapen and
lykeforto be lord of alle tbatlonde,andto gouerne
tbe peple, tbat wae eo witboute pryde, and knewe
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)w
poucrtc & the fragilyteof bis nature sowel^Oris
wordwasspraddoueralbytbemtbatbadberdbym.
Re was so mocbedradde& doubted of bis en emyes,
tbat en quyred of bis afFayres, wbicbe founde not in
bym but vygour, rayson and mesure, without ony
pryde or oultrage.
Row Buymont was taken in goyng to JVkletene,
wbicbe cyte tbe lord of the same woldyelde to bym,
capitulo CCxj^/^
IN" tbe royamme of Iberusalem
tbey conteyned tbem tbus as ye
baue berd* Oxnne it happened
tbat a ryebe man of Srmenve
named ©abryel was lord of tne
cyte of JVleletene, wbicb stondetb
by yonde tbe ryuer of Sufrates
i in tbe londe of JVksopotayne.
*Cbi8 Gabriel doubted mocbe tbat tbe burkes of
Perse sbold come on bym, ffor tbe men tbat tbey
belde ran ofteon bym, in sucbewysetbatbe mygbt
notwel suffre itXberforebe tokecounseyl, &sente
messagers to Buymont, prvneeof Hntbyocbe, tbat
tbey sbold saye to bym in nis name, tbat be sbold
*baste bym in to bis londe, fFor be wold gyue ouer
to bym bis cyte by certayn couenauntes resonable
ynougb wbicbe be sente to bymjj?Re louyd Buy-
mont, & sayde tbat be bad leuer tbat Buymont bad
bis cyte by bis agrement, tban tbe burkes sbolde
take it fro bym ayenst bis wyll^^^^^^^
RHJS" Buymonte bcrde tbyse tyd-
ynges, as be tbat was bardy baetcd
nym mocbe for to make bym redy,
and toke witb bym a good company,
& wente fortb on bis way* Re passed
tbe ryuer of Gufrates and entred in
toJVIesopotaync&wasnygbe tbe cyte of JVIeletene,
fFor wbicbe be wente for to receyue, wban a puys-
saunt amyral of tbe Tlurkes named Donysmayn,
tbat bad certaynly tbe very knowlecbe of nis com-
ynge, and laye in a wayte for bym, and ranne vpon
nym sodenly,and bis men beyng alle out of arraye
'and dispourueyed, tbey tbat abode were alle slayn,
ffortberwereouergreteplenteofTIurkes/Cbeotber
fiedde. Buymont was taken and reteyned,and tbey
ladde bym tbe bandes bounden witb cordes, and bis
'feet cbayned witb yron,
f tbis alien ture mounted tbeTIurkein
grete pryde, and trusted mocbe in bis
boosttbatbeledde,tbatbecamtofore
tbe cyte of JVleletene, and assieged it,
by cause be supposed tbat tbey wold
bauedelyuerditwitbout taryeng*But
somme of tbem tbat escaped fro tbens wbere tbe
I prynce was taken cam fleyngin to tbe cyte of Rages*
>Cbey told to tberle Bawdwyn tbis grete mesauen-
ture tbat was fallen to tbemj^Qdban tbe valyaunt
erle berd tbis, be was mocbe angrye, and bad grete
pyteof tbe prynce, wbom be beldefor broderfor tbe
icompanye of tbe pylgremage* Hnd by cause tbey
bad tbeyr coun trees so ny of b to ay dre, it sbold bau e
displesyd tbem mocbe yr tbe Curkes sbold con-
?queretbiscytetbatBuymontsboldbauebad/Cber-
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ifor be somoned bastely alle bismen tbatbe mygbt
baueon borsbakand a rote, and tokewitbbym tbat
wasnecessaryeforsucbe a vyage andwente toward
tboo partyes*
BL a tbre daye iourneye was Rages
froJVleletene.De bad sone passed tbis
wayein sucbewyse tbatbewasnygbe
tbc cyte* But tbe sayd Donysmayn
knewe wcl tbc comyng of tbcrlc and
_ durst not abyde nc fygbt witb bym,
butleftetbesiegeanddepartedandleddefortbwitb
bym Buymont fastc bounden & stray tlyj^dlban
Bawdwyn berdc tbat be durst not abyde bym, but
fiedde to fore bym, be ran after witb bis men and
cbacedbym tbre dayes longej?3Bban be sawe tbat
be mygbt not ouertake bym, be retoumed in to tbe
cyte of JMeletene. Gabryel tbe lord of tbe toun re-
l ceyued bym witb mocbegrete ioye witb alle bismen,
land made to tbem good cbere,and after gaf ouer
tbe cyte to bym by tbe same couenauntes tbat be
'bad olfred to Buymont j^<Hban be bad don tbis
be retomed borne agayn to Rages*
f)ow tbe due Oodeffroy assembled allc bis peple,
, and entred in to Hrabye, and of tbe gayn tbat be
' made, and of bis detb, capitulo CCxij^^
lODef fROY, tbe valyauntduc,
and bis men tbat were lef te witb
bym for to kepe tberoyamme, be-
gan to bauemocbegretemesease,
andsuffresucbepouertetbatvn-
netbeitmay be deuysedXbenne
it bapped tbat good espyes and
I trewe brought to bym tidynges
MBHBM1HM
that in the parties of flrabye on that other syde of
fiom lordan were mocbe ryebe peplewbicbe doubt-
ed notbynge,and tberforetbey dwellyd out of for-
tresses^ tbey were surprised tbere sbold be mocb
grete gayne wonnej^^be valyaunt due tbat so
mocbe bad suffred, toke witb bym peple a f oote and
on borsbabasmany as bemygbt, sauf tbe aardeof
tbe cyteXbenne entred be sodeynly in to tbe londe
of bis enemy esXberegadred be many grete proyes,
that is to wete, borses, beuf es, kyen and sbeep, and
ryebe prvsonners brought be grete plente.Xbenne
retornea be toward Iherusalem*
OJV1JMB XTurkes tber were, bye and
puyssaunt,oftbemofHrabye,wbicb
weremocbebardyandnobleinarmes,
and bad grete prys.Gmongeallotber
tber was one tbat bad longe desired
for to see tbe ducGodeffroye of Bo-
loyne, and wold fayne knowe yf it were trewe tbat
rwas said of bisforce andstrengtbe, andacqueynte
bym witb bis pepleof f raunce, of wbom bebadberd
so mocb, tbat were come fro tbe Occident vnto tbe
oryent,and bad conquerd so many londes,& sette
tbemintbeyrsubiectionj^Hboueallotberbedesir-
ed to see due Godeffroy and knowe y f it were trou tb
tbat was sayd of bis prowesse and bis strengtbe.
RedidesomocbtosucbmenasbespaMbatbebad
good surete and triews to come vnto tbe ducj0T)z
salewed bym mocbe lowe en clynyng lykeasis tbeyr
customme, and after be prayd and desired of tbe
ducmocbebumbly tbat itwoldplese bym to smyte
witb bisswerd a camel tbat be bad brought mocbe
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grete, for, as be sayd, it sbold be grete honour to
, bym tn bts countre, yf be mygbt recounte ony of
hts str okes th at be bad seen bym self,
"jfie due knewe wel tbat be was come
fro fer to see bym, and dyde tbat be
required bym, He drewe bis swerd,
& smote tbe camel on tbe neck where
tt was grettest, and smote it of as
J lygbtly as tt bad been a sheep, <Bban
the j:urke sawe tbts, be merueylled ouer mocbe, in
sucb wyse tbat be was al abassbedj^Olban be bad
|a Itttl bethought bym, be sayd in bis langacre:Isee
f wel, sayd be, tbattbe due bath a good swerd& wel
tren cban tand cuttyng, but! wote neueryf be coude
smyte so grete a strook with another swerdj^Tbe
valyaunt due demaunded what be sayde,and wban
be knewe, be : began to smyle a lytil, and after sayd
tbatbe sbolddehjuer to bym hisowen swerdeXbe
Curke dyde so, Che due tbenne smote tberwitb a-
notber camel, tn suche wys tbat be made tbe bede to
nee of mocbe lygbtlyer tban of tbe other, Cbenne
merueylled ouermocbe tbe TTurk, and sayde that it
was more by tbe strengtbe of tbe arme than bv th*
bounte of the swerd, fie bad wel preuyd thatit wa«
trewe that was savd of the due in bis eountrevT^
Ubennehegaftotbeducmanyfayriewellysofaold
and of ryche stones, and mocbe acqueynted with
bym, and after retomed borne in to bis countrej^
£be valyaunt due cam vnto Iberusalem with alle
bts proye, and tbe trusses & f ardellys of bis cravn,
wbtcbe wer so grete tbat all the men of bis com-
panye were ryche.
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N that monetb of luyll the valyaunt
9 du c Godefroy ,wbicbe was gouern our
of the royamme of Iberusalem, bad
a maladye and sekenes mocb grete*
Hlle tbc pbisiciensof tbe contrc were
sentefor/Cbeydydealletbatin tbem
was possible, but alle auaylled not, ffor tbe payne
encresyd alway more, Hfter this be sente for men
of relygyon, as prelates, curates, & other goodand
deuoute men, for to baue counseyll of tbem for tbe
beltbe of bis sowle. Re was mocbe wel confessed
►and veray repentaunt with grete wepynges, and in
bis right mynde with grete deuocion departed out
of this world Certaynly we ought to tbynke that
the sowle was brouobt vp with angelis to fore tbe
face of Ibesu Crist He deyde tbe xiij day of luylle,
tbe y ere of tbyncarnacion of oure lord ffi. C* Re was
en tiered andburyed in tbe cbircbe of holy sepulcre
,vnder tbe place of tbe mount of Caluarye, where
our lord was put on tbe crosse. TThat place is kept
mocbe honestly forto entereand burye the kynges
vnto t his day,
RCIS endeth this book Intitled the
Laste Siege & Conquest of Iberusa-
lem,witbmanyotberbistoryes therin
comprysed, fyrst of Bracks, and of
tbemeseasesof tbecristen men in tbe
holy londe, and of their releef & con-
quest of Iberusalem, & bow Godeffroy of Boloyne
wasfirst kyngof tbeLatyns in that royamme,and
of his detb, translated & reduced out of f renssbe
in to Gnglysshe by me, symple persone, <nylliam
ggi 449
Caxton, to tbcndc that euery cristen man may be
the better encoraged tenterprisewarrefor the de-
fense of cristendom, & to recouer the sayd cyte of
Iberusalem in wbicbe oure blessyd sauyour Ibesu
Criste suflreddetb for al man kyn demand roosefro
detb to lyf , and fro tbe same boly londe ascended
in to beuen* Hnd also tbat cristen peple,one vnyed
in a veray peas, mygbt empryse to goo tbeder in
pylgremage witb stronge bonde for to expelle tbe
SarasynsandtTurkesoutoftbesamctbatourlord
mygbt be tber seruyd& worshipped of bis cbosen
cristen peple in tbat boly & blessyd londe in wbicb
be was incarnate, and blissyd it witb tbe presence
of bis blessyd body wbyles be was bere in ertbe
emonge vs, by wbicbe conquese we mygbt deserue
after tbis present ebort and transitorye lyf , tbe
celestial lyf to dwellein beuen eternally in ioye with-
out ende,Hmenj^<Oicb booh 1 presente vnto tbe
mooste cristen kynge, kynge Sdward tbe fourth,
bumbly besecbyng bis byenes to take nodisplesyr
at me so presumyng J& SIbicbe book I began in
JVIarcbe, tbe xij daye, and fynyssbyd tbe vij day of
luyn, tbe yere of our lord JVICCCClxxxj, and tbe
xxjyereof tberegne of oursajdsouerayn lordkyng
Sdward tbe fourth, & in tbis maner sette in forme
and enprynted tbe xx day of JVouembre tbe yere a-
forsayd, in tbabbay of Cdestmester, by tbe sayd
Slylliam Caxton,
45o
h cHsive of sojvie sxtrhngb chords.
Berfroyes, p. 317 (fit bcrfroiz)
wooden towers, made in
stages and mounted on
wheels.
Creneaux, p. 243, battlements.
Deduy t, p. 151 (f r: deduit)plea/
sure, pastime.
Deport, p. 13 (f r: deportez), to
bear; hence, to protect, tahe
care of.
Bnterinement, p. 3i5(f r: inter/
inement) anabsolute admit/
ting, a confirmation.
Bntermed,p.33 (fr:enterina),
admitted, approved.
Gscumours, p. 154 (fr: escu-
meurs, from escumer, to
shim), pirates, scourers of
the sea.
f etyced, p. 367 (fr: fetices),
fashioned.
Gaultyer withoute hnowleche,
p. 45. "Chis should be Sal-
ter the penny less, "Gau tier
sans avoir, " which Caxton
has read, " Gautier sans sa-
voir."
kyebe, the ; the cy te of Surye ;
the listes of Surye; kalicbe
in Surye. kaodicea.
JMusardye, p. 242 (fr: musar-
dee), a dreaming, a shilly-
shallying,
popeliquans, p. 96, heretics.
Reuerye,pp.6o, 235,rage,f ury,
obstinacy.
Shorches, p. 288 (fr: ecorces),
rinds, bark.
Territory, -es, p. 254, and else/
where(f r: tertre,tertres)hill,
hills.
'Cerritoire, hanging on the, p.
182 (f : pendantdu tertre), on
the slope of the hill.
Chaitre, p. 12 (fr: Taitre), the
square before the cathedral.
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CfilS new edition of ftKlliam Caxton's God-
eflroy of Boloyne, done after the first edition, was
corrected for the press by r>, fialliday Sparling,
and printed by me,<nilliam JVIorri8,at the Kelms-
cott press, dpper JYIall, fiammersmitb, in tbe
County of Middlesex, & finished on tbe 27th day
of Hpril,i893.
Sold by Olilliam JVIorris^at tbe Kelmscott press.
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