MarginaliaThe French king lodged in Messana.come before the xvj. of the same moneth of September and had taken vp the Pallace of Tancredus king of Sicilie, for his lodgyng. To whom kyng Richard after his arriual eftsoones resorted, and when the two kynges had communed together, immediatly the same day the French kyng tooke shyppyng and entred the Seas, thinkyng to sayle toward the lād of Hierusalem. MarginaliaThe French king driuen backe agayne by the wynde to Messana.But after he was out of the hauen, the wynde rising contrary agaynst him returned him backe agayne to Messana. Then kyng Richard (whose lodgyng was prepared in the suburbes without the Citie) after he had resorted agayne, & talked with the French kyng, MarginaliaK. Richard obtaineth his sister Ioane Queene some time of Sicilie to be sent vnto hym.and also had sent to Tancredus kyng of Sicilie for deliuera?ce of Ioane his sister (who had bene sometymes Queene of Sicilie) and had obtained her to be sent vnto him, the last day of September passed ouer the floud of Del far, and there gettyng a strong hold called De la Bagmare, or Le Bamare, and placing therin his sister with a sufficient garison, he returned agayne to Messana. MarginaliaK. Richard getteth the monastery of Griffones.The second of October kyng Richard wanne an other certeine strong hold called Monasterium Gryffonum, situated in the middest of the Riuer Del far, betwene Messana and Calabria, from whence the Monkes beyng expulsed, he reposed there all his store and prouisiō of victuals which came from England or other places.

The Citizens of Messana seyng that the kyng of England had won the Castle and Island in De la Bagnare, and also the Monasterie of the Griffones, and doubting lest the kyng would extend his power farther to inuade their Citie, & get if he could the whole Isle of Sicilie, MarginaliaDiscord betwene the Citizens of Messana and the English armye.begā to styrre agaynst the kynges army, and to shut the Englishmen out of the gates, and kept their walles against them. The Englishmen seyng that, made to the gates, and by force would haue broken them, open in so much that the kyng rydyng amongest them with his staffe, and breakyng diuers of their heades, could not asswage their fiercenes. Such was the rage of the Englishmen agaynst the Citizens of Messana.MarginaliaThe king coulde not stay the rage of the people.The king seyng the fury of the people to be such as he could not stay them, tooke boate, and went to the Palace of kyng Tancred to talke of the matter with the French kyng. In which meane tyme the matter was so taken vp by the wise hādlyng of the auncients of the Citie, that both partes laying downe their armour went home in peace.

The fourth day of the sayd moneth of October came to kyng Richard the archbyshop of Messana, with two other archbishops, also with the French kyng, and sondry other Earles, Barons and Byshops, for entreatance of peace.MarginaliaCommunication about peace, among the kings.Who as they were together consultyng, and had almost cōcluded vpon the peace, the Citizens of Messana issuyng out of the Towne, some went vp vpon the mountaines, some with open force inuaded the mansion or lodgyng of Hugh Brunne an English Captaine. The noyse wherof commyng to the eares of the kyng, he sodenly breakyng of talke with the French kyng and the rest, departed from them, and cōmyng to his men, commaūded them forthwith to arme thē selues. MarginaliaA skirmishe betwene the Citizens of Messana & the Englishmē.Who then with certeine of his souldiours makyng vp to the toppe of the mountaine (which seemed to passe their power to clyme) there put the Citizens to flight, chasing them downe the mountaine, vnto the very gates of the Citie, whom also certeine of the kynges seruauntes pursued within the Citie, of whom fiue valiaunt souldiours, and xx. of the kynges seruauntes were slayne, the French kyng lookyng vpon, and not once willyng to rescue them, contrary to his othe and league before made with the kyng of England. MarginaliaThe French k. a bearer with straūgers against the Englishmen.For the French kyng with his men beyng there present rode in the midest of them safely & without any harme, to and fro, and might well haue eased the kynges party, more then he, if it had so liked him.

This beyng knowen to the English hoast, how their felowes were slayne, and the Frenchmen permitted in the citie, and that they were excluded, & the gates barred agaynst them, beyng also stopped from buyng of vitayle and other thynges, MarginaliaEnglishe men winne the Citye of Messana in Sicilie.they vpon great indignation gathered themselues in armes, brast open the gates, and scaled the walles, and so winnyng the Citie, MarginaliaEnglishe armes set vp at Messana.set vp their flagges with the English armes vpon the walles. Which when the French kyng did see, he was mightely offended, requiryng the kyng of England, that the armes of Fraunce might also be set vp & ioyned with his. But kyng Richard to that would in no case agree. Notwithstandyng to satisfie his mynde, he was contented to take downe his armes, and to commit the custodie of the Citie to the Hospitallaries and Templaries of Hierusalem, till the tyme that Tancrede king of Sicilie and he should agree together vpon conditions.

These thynges beyng done, the v. & vj. day of October, it folowed thē vpō the viij. day of the same moneth of October that peace among the kyngs was concluded. In which MarginaliaThe league reneued betwene kyng Richard and the French kyng.peace first kyng Richard and Philip the French kyng renewed agayne their othe and league before made cōcernyng their mutuall ayde and societie duryng the tyme of that peregrination. MarginaliaPeace cōcluded betwene K. Richard & Tancrede K. of Sicilie.Secondly, peace also was concluded betwene kyng Richard, and Tancred king of Sicilie aforesayd with conditions, that the daughter of Tancred in case kyng Richard should dye without issue, should mary to Arthure Duke of Britaine, the kynges nephew, and next heyre to his crowne &c. whereof a formall charte was drawen, and letters sent therof to Pope Clement beyng dated the ix. day of Nouember.

In this meane tyme, as these ij. kynges of Fraūce and England were thus wynteryng at Messana, MarginaliaFidericke 1. Emperour wyth hys sonne Conrade come vp toward the siege of Achō.Fridericke Emperour first of that name (the same, on whose necke Pope Alexander did treade in the Churche of Venice, saying the Verse of the Psalme Super aspidem & basiliscum ambulabis &c. wherof read before pag. 207.) and his sonne Conradus, with a mighty army of Almanes and others, were comming vp likewise toward the land of Hierusalem, to the siege of Achon:MarginaliaFridericke the Emperour drowned in a riuer goyng to the siege of Achon.where by the way the good Emperour, through a great mischaunce fallyng of his horse into a Riuer called Salef, was therin drowned. After whose decease Conradus his sonne takyng the gouernement of his army, came to the siege of Achon, in which siege also he died. Vpon whose commyng such a dearth folowed in the campe which lasted two monethes, that a loafe of bred, which before their commyng was sold for one peny, was afterward sold for iij. pound. By reason wherof many Christian souldiours did there perish through famine. MarginaliaA miserable famine in the siege of Achon.The chiefest foode which the princes there had to feede vpon was horse flesh. This famine beyng so miserable, some good Bishops there were in the campe, namely Hubert Byshop of Salisbury, with certaine other good Byshops, who makyng a generall collection through the whole campe for the poore, made such prouision, that in such penury of all thinges, yet no mā was so destitute & needy, but somewhat he had for his relief, MarginaliaGods prouidence in time of neede.till within a few dayes after by the mercyfull prouidence of God (who is the feeder of all creatures) shyppes came vnto them with aboundaunce of corne, wyne, and oyle.

MarginaliaThe siege of Achon.The siege of this towne of Achon endured a long season, which as it was mightely oppugned by the Christiās, so was it strongly defended by the Saracens, especially by helpe of MarginaliaIgnis Gracus much vsed of the Saracens.wild fire, which the Latines do call ignem Græcum, so that great slaughter there was on both sides. During the tyme of which siege, many noble personages & also Bishops dyed, among whom was Conradus the Emperours sonne, Randulphe Earle of Fougeres, the Earle of Pericio, Robert Earle of Leicester, Baldwyne archbyshop of Canterbury with foure archbishops, and diuers other byshops and Abbots and Earles and Barons to the number of 34. and not so few. All this while kyng Richard & kyng Phillip of Fraunce, still kept at Messana in Sicilie, from the moneth of September till Aprill, for lacke (I suppose) of wynde & weather, or els for necessitie of repayring their shyppes. MarginaliaK. Richard conferreth with Ioachim Abbot about the comming of Antichrist.In which meane tyme kyng Richard hearyng of Ioachim abbot of Curacio a learned mā in Calabria (who was then thought to haue the spirite of prophesie, and told many thynges of a people that should come) sent for hym, with whom he and his Byshops had much conference about the c!myng & time of Antichrist. This Ioachim belike in his bookes & Reuelations vttered some things against the Sea and pride of Rome: MarginaliaAbbas Ioachim cōdemned in the Councell of Laterane, by Innocent 3.for the which he was lesse fauored of the Popes, and iudged an enemy to their Sea, and so by pope Innocēt the 3. was cōdemned with his bookes for an hereticke, in his Idolatrous generall Councell of Laterane. an. 1215. as ye may read in Antoninus.

MarginaliaHenricus sonne of Fridericke stēdeth to be Emperour.After this Henricus kyng of Alemanes, sonne of Fridericke the Emperour hearing of the deceasse of his father, standyng now to be Emperor, first restoreth to Henry Duke of Saxonie, & to others, whatsoeuer hys father before had takē from them. That done, he sent to Clement & his Cardinals, promising in all thinges to confirme the lawes and dignities of the church of Rome, if they would graunt him their assent to be Emperour. Wherupon Pope Clement by aduise of the Romanes assigned hym the terme of Easter in the next yere ensuyng for hys coronation. MarginaliaPope Clement dyeth.But before the Easter came, Pope Clement dyed, after he had sit 3. yeres & about 4. monethes. MarginaliaCelestinus 3. Pope.After whom succeded Celestinus the 3. Of whom more hereafter, God willyng.Marginalia1191.The tyme thus passing ouer in the month of February, the next yeare followyng, which was of the the Lord. 1191. king Richard sēt ouer his Galeys to Naples, there to mete his mother Alinore, and Berengaria the daughter of Sanctius king of Nauarre, whom he was purposed to marry. Who by that tyme were come to Brundusium, vnder the conduct of Philip Earle of Flaunders, and so proceding vn-