to Naples, there found the kinges ships, wherin they sayled to Messana. MarginaliaThe bountifull liberality of K. Rich.In this meane space K. Richard shewed himselfe exccedyng bounteous and liberall to all men. To the French kyng first he gaue diuers ships: vpon others lykewise he bestowed rich rewardes, and of hys treasures and goodes he distributed largely to his souldiours & seruaunts about hym. Of whome it was reported that he distributed more in one month, then euer any of his predecessors did in a whole yeare: by reason wherof he purchased great loue & fauour, which not onely redounded to the aduauncement of his fame, but also to his singular vse and profite, as the sequele afterward proued.

MarginaliaK. Rich. remoueth frō Messana, & commeth to Cathneys.To proceede then in the progresse of kyng Richard, it followeth. In the first day of the month of March, he leauyng the Citie of Messana where the French kyng was, went to Cathniensium, a Citie where Tancredus kyng of Sicilie then lay, MarginaliaThe honorable intertainement of king Rich. by king Tancredus.where he was honourably receaued, and there remayned with king Tancred 3. dayes & 3. nightes. On the 4. day when he should depart, the foresaid Tancredus offered him many rich presentes in gold and siluer, and precious silkes, whereof kyng Richard would receaue nothing, but one little ryng for a token of hys good will. For þ^e which kyng Richard agayne gaue to hym a rich sword. At length when king Richard should take hys leaue, k. Tancredus would not so let hym part, but needes would geue hym 4. great ships, and 15. galeis: and furthermore he him selfe would nedes accompany hym the space of ij. dais iourney to a place called Tauernium.

Then the next mornyng when they should take theyr leaue, Tancredus declared vnto hym the message, which þ^e French king a little before had sent vnto hym by the Duke of Burgundy, the contentes wherof was this: MarginaliaPhilip the French king trayterously seeketh the destruction of K. Richard by secret letters sent to the kyng of Sicilia.That the king of England was a false traytor, and would neuer kepe the peace that was betwene them. And if the sayd Tancredus would warre against him, or secretly by night woulde inuade him, he with all hys power would assiste hym, and ioyne with hym to the destruction of him, and all his army &c. To whom Richard the kyng protested agayne, that he was no traitour, nor neuer was: and as touchyng þ^e peace begon betwene them, the same should neuer be broken through hym: neyther could he beleue, that the French king, beyng his good Lord and his sworne compartner in that voyage, would vtter any such wordes by him. MarginaliaA faithfull part of Tancredus kyng of Sicilia toward kyng Richard.Which whē Tancredus heard, he bringeth forth the letters of õ^e Frēch king sent to hym by the Duke of Burgundy, affirmyng moreouer that if the Duke of Burgundy would deny the bringing of the sayd letters, he was redy to try with him by any of his Dukes. King Richard receauyng the letters, and musing not a little vpō the same, returneth again to Messana. The same day that king Richard parted, the French king cōmeth to Tauernium to speake with Tancredus, & there abode with hym that night, and on the morow returned to Messana agayne.

MarginaliaThe first occasion of discord betwene the French kyng & kyng Richard.From that tyme king Richard moued in stomacke agaynst king Philip, neuer shewed any gentle countenaunce of peace & amitie, as he before was wont. Wherat þ^e Frēch king greatly marueling, & enquiring earnestly what should be the cause therof, word was sent hym againe by Phillip Erle of Flaunders MarginaliaK. Richard charged the French kyng with falsehod.what words he had sent to the king of Sicilie, & for testimony thereof þ^e letters were shewed which he wrote by the Duke of Burgundy, to the king of Sicilie. Which when the French king vnderstode, first he held hys peace, as gilty in his conscience, not knowyng well what to aunswer. At length turnyng his tale to an other matter, he began to quarell with king Richard pretending as though he sought causes to breake with hym, and to maligne hym: and therfore he forged these lyes (sayd he) vpon hym, MarginaliaThe French king quarelleth with k. Rich. about marying hys sister.and al because he by that meanes would voyde to mary with Alice his sister, accordyng as he had promised: Adding moreouer that if he would so do, and would not mary the sayde Alice hys sister accordyng to hys othe, but woulde marry an other, he would be an enemy to hym and hys, while he lyued.

MarginaliaCauses alledged why k. Richard could not marry wyth the French kinges sister.To this kyng Richard said agayne, that he could by no meanes mary that woman, for so much as hys father had carnall copulation with her, and also had by her a sonne: for proufe wherof he had there presently to bryng forth diuers and sondry witnesses to the kyngs face, to testifie with him. MarginaliaAgreemēt betwene the two kynges, with the conditions touchyng the same.In conclusion through counsell and persuasion of diuers about the French kyng, agrement at last was made, so that kyng Philip dyd acquite king Richard from hys bonde of marying his sister, and king Richard againe should be boūde to pay to hym euery yeare, for the space of v. yeres, two M. markes, with certayne other conditions besides, not greatly material in this place to be deciphred. And thus peace being betwene them concluded, the 28. day of the said month of MarginaliaThe Frēch kyng cōmeth to Achō.March þ^e French king launching out of the hauen of Messana, in the xxij. day after in Easter weeke came with his army to the siege of Achon.

After the departure of the French kyng from Messana, kyng Richard with his army yet remainyng behynd, arriued Queene Alinore þ^e kings mother, bringing w^t her BernegeraMarginaliaBerēgaria or as some do call as her Bernegera daughter to the kyng of Nauarre brought to be maryed to kyng Richard by hys mother Alinor.the kyng of Nauarres daughter to be expoused to kyng Richard. Which done, Alinore leauyng Bernegera behynd her departed, takyng her iorney toward Rome to entreate þ^e pope for Gaufridus her other sonne aboue mentioned, to be consecrated in the Archbishopricke of Yorke, beyng before elected by the procurement of king Richard hys brother, as ye heard. In which meane tyme as Queene Alinore was trauailing toward Rome, Pope Clement aboue mentioned died about the 6. day of Aprill, in whose rowme succeded MarginaliaPope Celestinus 3.Pope Celestinus the 3. Who the next day after hys consecration, came frō Laterane to S. Peters church, where in the way meteth hym Henricus the Emperor, and Constantia his wyfe with a great route of armed souldiours. But the Romanes making fast their gates, would not suffer them to enter their Citie. Then Pope Celestine standyng vpon the staires before the church dore of S. Peter, MarginaliaCōditions required of Henricus king of Almanes, before he should be made Emperour by the Pope.receaued an othe of the sayd Henricus kyng of the Alemans (his army waiting without) that he should defend the Church of God, and all the liberties therof, & maintaine Iustice, also to restore agayne the patrimonie of S. Peter full and whole, whatsoeuer hath bene diminished therof, & finally that he should surrender to the Church of Rome agayne, the Citie of Tusculanum. &c. Vpon these conditions and grauntes then the pope tooke hym to the Church, and there annoynted hym for Emperor, and hys wife for Empresse, MarginaliaThe Pope of Rome in the full top of his pride.who there sittyng in his chaire pontificall, helde the crowne of gold betwene hys feete, MarginaliaPope Celestine crowneth Henricus the Emperor with his feete.and so the Emperor bowyng downe hys head to the popes feete, receaued the crown: and in like maner the Empresse also. The crowne thus beyng set vpon the Emperours head, MarginaliaThe pope striketh of the Emperours crowne wyth his foote.the pope eftsoones with his foote stroke it of agayne from his head vnto þ^e ground, declaring therby that he had power to depose hym againe in case he so deserued. Then the Cardinals taking vp þ^e crown, set it vpon his head agayne. Ex veteri Chronico manuscripto anonymo, De gestis Richardi regis cui initium: Anno gratiæ &c. Item ex alio eiusdem vetustatis Chronico manuscripto, cui initium: æneas cum: Ascanio. &c.

MarginaliaK. Richard remoueth from Messana to Achon.Not long after the depature of king Phillip frō Messana, which was in the month of March, king Richard in April followyng, about the xx. day of the sayd month, sailing frō the hauē of Messana, with a 150. great ships, & 53. great Galeis well manned and appoynted, tooke his iourney toward Achon. MarginaliaK. Richard ouertakē wyth a tempest in the Seas, goyng to Achon.Who beyng vpon the Seas, on good Friday about the 9. houre rose a mighty Southwind with a tempest, which disseuered and scattered all his nauy, some to one place, and some to another. The king with a few ships was driuen to the Isle of Creta, and there before the hauen of Rhodes cast anckor. The ship that caried the kings sister, Queene of Sicilie, and Bernegera the king of Nauarres daughter, with ij. other ships wer driuen to the Ile of Cyprus. The king making great mone for the ship of hys sister, and Bernegera his wyfe that should be, not knowing where they were become, after the tempest was ouerblowen, sent forth his Galleys diligently to search the rest of his nauy dispersed, but especially for the shippe wherein hys sister was and the mayden whom he should mary, who at lēgth were found safe and mery at the Porte of Lymszem in þ^e Ile of Cyprus. Notwithstādyng the ij. other ships which were in their company before in the same hauen, were drowned, with diuers of the kings seruauntes, and men of worship, amongest whom was M. Roger, called Malus Catulus, þ^e kings Vicehauncelour, who was found hauing the kinges seale hanging about hys necke. MarginaliaIsakius kyng of Cyprus a cruell enemy to Englishe men.The king of Cyprus was then Isakius (called also the Emperor of the Grifones) who toke and imprisoned all Englishmen, whiche by shipwrack were cast vpon his land: also inuegled into his hāds the goods and prises of them which were found drowned about his costes, neither would suffer the ship wherein the two Ladies were to enter within the Porte.

MarginaliaK. Richard maketh sute to the kyng of Cyprus for his soldiours in captiuitie.The tydinges of thys being brought to king Richard, he in great wrath gatheryng hys Galleys and shippes together, bordeth the land of Cyprus, where he first in gentle wise signifieth to kyng Isakius, how he with his englishmen commyng as straungers to the supportation of the holy land, were by distresse of wether driuen vppon his boūdes, and therfore with all humble petition besought him in Gods behalfe, and for reuerence of the holy crosse, to let goe such prisoners of his which he had in captiuitie, and to restore agayne the goods of them which were drowned, as hee deteyned in hys handes, to be employed for the behoufe of