MarginaliaTemplaries set on by the Pope to betray þ^e Emperour.bylon, and so lost all agayne by their owne malicious mischief that the Emperour before had gotten. Ex Mat. Paris.

But let vs procede further in this holy progresse. The French kyng with his army, seyng him selfe distressed, and no good there to be done agaynst the Soldā of Egypt, after he had sufficiently fortified the Citie of Damiata, with an able garrison left with the Duke of Burgundie, he remoued his tentes from thence, to go Eastward. MarginaliaWilliam Longspath.In whose armey also folowed Williā Longspath (of whom mention was touched before) accompanied with a pyked number of English warriers reteinyng vnto him. MarginaliaGrudge & disdaine betwene the French campe and the Englishe souldiours.But such was the disdaine of the Frēch men agaynst this William Longspath and the Englishe men, that they could not abide them, but flouted them after opprobrious maner, with English tayles: in somuch that the good kyng him selfe had much a do to kepe peace betwene them.

The original cause of this grudge betwene them began thus. There was not far frō Alexādria in Egypt, a strong fort or Castle, replenished with great Ladyes, and rich treasure of the Saracens. MarginaliaA booty gotten by the English souldiours about Alexandria.The which hold it chaunced the sayd William Longspath, with his companie of English souldiours to get, more by good lucke and politicke dexteritie, then by open force of armes, wherby he w^t his retinue were greatly enriched. When the French men had knowledge hereof, they beyng not made priuey hereto, begā to cōceiue an hartburning against þ^e English souldiours, & could not speake well of thē after that. MarginaliaA venterous act of William Longspath, in spoyling the Saracen Marchauntes.It happened again not lōg after, þ^t the said W. had intelligēce of a company of rich Marchāts amōg the Saracens goyng to a certeine fayre about the parts of Alexandria, hauing their camels, asses, and mules, richly loden with silkes, precious iewels, spyces, gold, & siluer, with carte lodes of other wares, besides vitaile & other furniture, wherof the souldiours then stode in great nede. He hauing secret knowledge hereof, gathered al the power of English mē vnto him that he could, & so by night fallyng vpon the Marchantes, some he slue with the guides and conductours, some he tooke, some he put to flight. MarginaliaWilliam Longspath inriched by Saracens goodes.The Cartes with the driuers, and with the oxen, and the camels, asses, & mules, with the whole cariage and vitales he tooke and brought with hym, losing in all the skyrmish but one souldiour, and viij. of his seruitures. Of whom not withstādyng some he brought home wounded, to be cured.

MarginaliaWilliam Longspath wronged by the Frenchmē.This beyng knowen in the camp, foorth came the French men, which all this while loytered in their pauilions, & meeting this cariage by the way, tooke all the foresayd pray whole to them selues, ratyng the sayd W. and the English men, for so aduentryng and ishuyng out of the campe without leaue or knowledge of their generall, contrary to the discipline of warre. William sayd againe, he had done nothing, but he would aūswere to it, whose purpose was to haue the spoile diuided to þ^e behoufe of þ^e whole armey. Whē this would not serue, he being sore greued in his minde so cowardly to be spoiled of that, for which he so aduenturously had trauailed for, went to the kyng to complayne. But when no reason nor complaint would serue, by reason of the proude Earle of Artoys the kynges brother, which vppon despite and disdaine stode agaynst hym, he byddyng the kyng farewell, sayd he would serue him no longer. MarginaliaWilliam with the Englishmē departeth to Achon.And so William de Longspath, with the rest of his company, breaking from the French host, went to Achon. Vpō whose departure, then sayd the Earle of Artoys: MarginaliaThe despiteful wordes of the kings brother against Englishmen.Now is the armey of French men well rydde of these tayled people. Which wordes spoken in great despite, were euill taken of many good men that heard him. Ex Mat. Paris. fol. 233. 234.

Before the ariuyng of the French army in the land of Egypt, the Soldan of Babylon hauing before intelligence of their comming committed the custody of Da-miata to a certeine Prince of his, whō he specially trusted, cōmittyng also to his brother the kepyng of Kaira & Babylonia. It folowed now after the takyng of Damiata, that the Soldan of Babylon MarginaliaBabilon in Egypt.accused the Prince which had the custodie therof, before his nobles, of proditiō, as giuing the Citie vnto the Christiās. Who notwithstandyng in iudgement did sufficiently cleare him selfe, declaring how he was certified that þ^e kyng would lād at Alexandria, & therfore bent all his power to preuēt the kyngs ariuall there. MarginaliaHow Damiata was takē of the Christians.But by distresse of wether, he missyng of his purpose & the king landing about Damiata, by reason therof the Citie was takē vnprouided, he notwithstandyng with his cōpany resistyng, as well as they might, till they could not longer, and so departed out, cursing, sayd he, Mahomet and his law. MarginaliaThe kinge or tribune of Damiata wrongfully put to death by þ^e Soldan.At which wordes the Soldan beyng offended commaunded him to be had away as a traitor and blasphemer, and to be hanged, albeit he had sufficiētly purged hym selfe by the iudgement of the Court. MarginaliaThe tribune of Kayra deuiseth to geue hys forte to the French king and to become christened.His brother which was the keeper of Kayra and Babylonia, being therwith not a litle aggreued, and bearing a good minde to the Christian Religion, diuised in him selfe, how to giue the sayd Citie of Kayra with Babylon to the Frēch kyng, and so in most secret wise sent to the king, shewyng his full purpose and what had happened, and furthermore instructing the kyng in all thinges how and what he should do: and moreouer requiryng the Sacrament of Baptisme, meanyng in dede good faith, and sendyng also away all the Christian captiues, which he had with him in prison. MarginaliaWilliam Lōgspath sent for agayne commeth to the French king.The kyng beyng glad hereof, sent in all hast for William Longspath, promising a ful redresse of all iniuries past. Who vpon hope of some good lucke towards, came at the kyngs request, and so ioyned with the French power agayne.

MarginaliaThe story how the French army was ouerthrown fighting against the Infidels.TO make þ^e story short, the kyng settyng forward frō Damiata, directed his iourney toward Kayra, slaying by þ^e way such Saracēs as there were set to stop the vitailes from Damiata. The Soldā in the meane time hearyng of the couragious commyng of the French hoast, as beyng in great hope to conquere all: MarginaliaThe fayre offers of the Soldan to the Frenchmē, if they but had grace to take it.sent vnto the king by certeine that were next about him, offering to the Christians the quiet and full possession of the holy land, with all the kyngdome of Ierusalem, and more: besides other infinite treasure of gold & siluer, or what els might pleasure them, onely vpon this condition that they would restore agayne Damiata, with the captiues there, and so would ioyne together in mutuall peace & amitie. Als they should haue all their Christian captiues deliuered home, and so both countreys should freely passe one to an other with their wares & traficke, such as they lysted to occupy. Furthermore it was also firmely affirmed and spokē, that the Soldan, with most of his nobles were mynded no lesse then to leaue the filthy law of Mahomet, & receaue the fayth of Christ, so that they might quietly inioy their landes and possessions. MarginaliaThe Pope and his Legate cause of all thys mischiefe.The same day great quietnes had entred (no doubt) in al Christendome, with the end of much bloudshed & misery, had not bene for the pope and his Legate, who (hauyng commaundement from the Pope, that if any such offers should come, he should not take them) stoutly et frontose (as the wordes bee of the story) contradicens, in no wise would receaue the conditions offered. Paris. fol. 233.

Thus while the Christiās vnprofitably lyngered þ^e tyme, in debatyng this matter, the Soldā in the meane tyme got intelligence of the compact betwene the Tribune of Kayra, and the French kyng: wherupō he sent in all hast to the Citie of Kayra, to apprehend the Tribune, till the truth were fully tryed. Which semed to