with clothes of sylke with spyces Ieweles of golde of dyuerse facions And with ryche precious stones whiche he sente to his frende Charlemayn And largely he gaf and rewarded the messagers And emonge al other thinges He sente into ffraunce an Olyphant This debonayrte pourchased the good Charlemayn for the Crysten men that were in captiuyte vnder the said Aaron And in lyke wyse the said Aaron for the loue that he bare to Carlemayn pourchassed for other Cristen men that were in al hethenes vnder dyuerse lordes as in egypte And in Aufrigue That is to seye in Allexandrye And in Cartage ffor â—e sente grete yeftes and moche good to sustene the power of Cristen men sente grete presentes vnto theyr lordes maistres myscreauntes amyable letters In suche wise that he pourchassed their loue acqueyntaunce by whiche they conteyned them more debonairly vn to cristiens that were in theyr subiection thus dyde the hye prynce charlemayn vnto the hethen lordes that were fer fro hym ffor it is to be bileuid that yf he had ben nyghe to them that he wold haue essayed for to haue delyuerd in another maner the peple of our lord lyke as he dyde ryght gloriously in many places Of the noyse that sourded emonge the hethen men discordyng in theyr lawe and how they of egypte yssued out of theyr londe and of the euyllis that they dyde capitulo vo. iN this season it happed that a grete debate sourded bytwene the mescreaunts of Egypte and the mescreaunts of Perse ffor eueryche partye of this peple wold haue the seignourye vpon the other The Rote of this grete hate and enuye sourded ande aroos of that whyche discorded and yet dyscorde of certayn poyntes of theyr lawe in suche wise that they haue dyuerse names ffor they that holde the lawe of perse haue the name in theyr langage soun And they of the lawe of Egypte be named siha And they be not so ferre fro the very crysten lawe as ben the other It happed that they of Egypte yssued out of theyr londe and conquered alle the londes vnto Antyoche And emonge the other cytees that were taken The holy cyte of Iherusalem cam vnder theyr power and seignourye The peple that were there in captinyte were resonably wel entreated tyl it happed by the suffrauÌ„ce of god that his peple shold be chastised and that was by a desloyal and cruel lord and calyphe of Egypte whiche was named hecam he passed in malyce and cruelte alle his predecessours in suche wyse that the peple of his lawe helde them as wode men of pryde of rage and of falsched Emonge the other tyrannyes he commanded to caste doun to the ground the chyrche of the sepulcre of our lorde Ihesu Cryste whiche had ben made first of Constantyne themperour by a noble Patryarke of Iherusalem named Maxyme and after râ—edefyed by modest that other patriarke In the tyme of heracles of whom we haue spoken to fore he sente to them a fals caliphe one his bayly whiche was lord of Rames and named hyart This dyde the commandement of his lord and caste it doun to grounde In this tyme was patriarke of this chyrche a right valyaunt man named Oreste and was vncle vnto this vntrew kynge of Egypte broder of his moder And this was the reson why he was so cruel ayenste Crystiente ffor the heethen men sayde that he shold neuer be ferme in theyr lawe by cause he had a crysten moder And for to take away this suspecion he destroyed this holy chirche of the holy sepulcre whiche was the fontayne and begynnyng of our very creaunce How thaffliccyon iniuries and tormentes of crysten men grewe in the tyme of Calyphe hetam capitulo vjo. fRo thenne forthon began thestate of our peple at Iherusalem to be more greuous and more sorowful than it was wonte to be ffor they toke grete displaysir at theyr berâ—e for the chirche of the resurrexion of our lorde whiche they sawe so destroyed emonge them And on that other syde they were charged ouer sorowfully wyth tributes taskes and tayllages aâ—enâ—t the custome and preuyleges graunted to them of hethen prynces â–ª And also they were deffended to make ony festes on the daâ—es of theyr hye festes but thenne they were compellyd to trauaâ—lle by force and angre or they were commanded not to yssue out of 〈◊〉 howses ne dores but holde them cloos wythin to th ende that tâ—ey shold make no semblaunce of feste wythin them And â—et alâ—o they myght not be therin in pees ne assured but they caste at 〈◊〉 by the wyndows grete stones donge dyrâ—e and foul orâ—â—reâ— And yf it happed somtyme a Crysten man to saye a light worâ—e that dyspleased ony of the hethen men Anon he shold be taken like a murderer and brought to pryson and shold lose therfore his fyste or fote or he was brought to the gybet And alle the good that he had was brought in to the handes of the Calyâ—â—e â— Somtyme they wold take the chyldren of the crysten peple boâ—â—e soâ—es and doughtres in to theyr owne howses and made them mescreaunts ayenst theyr wylle And somtyme by betynge and another wyth lyes and flaterye made many yonge folke to renye our fayth And thus they dyde to our peple moche 〈◊〉 and grief But notwythstondyng good crysten men leâ—te not but admonested and conforted the peple to suffre al this with a good herte and veri penitence for the faith of Ihesu Criste and promysed them for thise shames the Ioye thonour and the glorye of heuen whiche euer shal endure The good Cristen peple spack so to gydre that they enforced them to holde And kepe their cristen fayth the more surely By cause they dyde them so moche harm And repreef It sholde be ouer longe a thinge to recâ—unte to you Alle the meseases the myschiefs that the peple of our lord endured that tyme. But I shal shew yow one exampel to th ende that by the same ye vnderstonde the more of other One of the hethen men ouermoche malicious and vntrewe whiche hated of ouermoche cruel hate the cristen men he aduised and thoughte an a day how he myght brynge them to deth He sawe wel that alle the cyte helde the temple in moche grete honour reuerence whiche was reedefyed the laye peple named it the temple dominus that they whiche had the charge to kepe it dide al their peyne to kepe it cleen nette now ther was a place to fore the temple whiche was named thaitre of the temple Whiche they wolde kepe as clene as cristen men kepe their chirches and aultres And this vntreu man that I haue said yow of to fore Toke by nyght in suche wise that no man sawe it a dede hounde al roten and stynkyng and brought it in to the same aitre to fore the temple On the morn whan they of the toun cam to the temple they fonde this dogge Thenne sourded
many emonge them in whom is lytil reson we our self had ben deed yf we had abyden there ne we myght doo none honour to our lord ne to our prouffyte Therfor we departed And commaunded them to god whiche saue them and kepe for they haue nede Ye syre to whome I am bounden in good fayth I aduyse you that ye take counseyl of your wyse men to fore ye goo ony ferther Trouth it is that ye be the moost hye man of the world But for al that ye haue not here now in your companye so moche peple as Corbagat hath aboute Anthyoche And ayenst one of you he hath seuen therfore myn oppynyon is yf the other so acorde that to fore your men be put in so grete aduenture· ye retorne home agayn For yf ye apâ—rouche them And that they haue achyeued theyr werke in the Cyte ye shal fynde them redy the more ner ye approuche them the more shame and vyle shal it be to retorne fro them whan ye be so nygâ—â— them· thise thynges that I haue acouÌ„ted to you knowe wel thise valyaunt men that be here with me also a grete parte maye ye knowe by this good man that ye delyuerd to vs that is wete taâ—tyn your seruaunt whiche is so wyse and trewe whiche departed fro vs for many defaultes· that he apperceyued with vs whan he had sayd all this themperour was moche ameâ—yd of thise wordes with hym was a brother of Buymont named guyon that whan he had herd th erle Stephen thus speke he was alle wroth and angry And as half araged for despyte sayde al on hye that he sayd not the trouthe But that they were departed as Cowardes He had moo grete wordes but guylleÌ„ de gratemeuyl which was a gentilman born of lygnage· And not of courage· And had to his wyf the suster of the same guyen made hym to holdâ— his peas And blamed hym by cause he spak ayenst th erle Steuen· And so this guyen forbare hym How by the warnynges of the sayd Erle themperour whiche wold haue goon socoured our men· retorned shortly cao. Cxxxiij vPon thyse wordes that themperour had herd he wold be couÌ„seylled and called his barons· And alle they acorded that themperour shold retorne fro thens wher he was withoute goyng ony ferther ffor they thought it were bettâ—r to remeue his peple withoute perylle and hurte than for to fyght in so grete meschyef ayenst Corbagat· And to meue ayenst hym in hate and in warre alle the londe of thoryent He byleuyd so fermely the wordes of th erle Stephen that he doubted that the turkes had slayn them of Anthyoche And wold thenne goo in to his londe for to receyue the Cyte of Nycene And alle the londe of Bythynie whiche oure men had delyuerd to hym he wold garnysshe it whan he departed fro thens he brente and destroyed alle the londe fro the cryne vnto Nycene on both sides· By cause the turkes shold not folowe hym vytaylle began to faylle hym· And so he muste retourne Thus it happed that by the wordes of this grete man that so fowly departed fro the other barons themperour retorned the Cristen peple beyng in Anthyoche lost so grete socours by whiche myght haue comen alle theyr delyueraunce in so grete necessyte as they were thenne· But consydered this that was gyue to be vnderstonde to Themperour· yet he dyde not But his deuoyre Certaynly it was the werke of our lord ffor yf this Emperour that cam with his peple and grete power of men al fresshe had reysed the siege discomfyted the turkes oure lord shold not haue ben so honoured ne thanked And yf of the trauayll that the barons and the other pylgryms had suffred· themperour that come laste shold haue had the vyctorye· theyr payne shold not haue ben so wel guerdonned Therfor our lord suffred that themperour departed And that the werke shold be accomplysshed as ye shal here to his gloryâ—· and honour of his peple How our peple of Anthyoche beyng aduertysed herof were all discouraged And Corbagat enhaunced in pryde cao. Cxxxiiijo. rEnoÌ„mee cam in to anthyoche that theÌ„perour that was approched by the wordes of th erle Stephen of Guyllem de gratemeuyll And of theyr felaws was torned back They had on alle sydes anguysshes But thyse tydynges empoysonned them alle And put them as in despayr thenne began they to curse the Erle Stephen and alle his companye that had taken fro them so grete ayde Crobagat that had knowleche that Themperour cam had moch doubte of his comyng ffor it was a grete thyng of the puyssaunce of themperour Now was he certayn that he was retorned Wherof he had moch grete ioye in his herte he was risen in a moch fiers pryde He ran the more asprely on them of the toun Oure men in the toun were so abasshed that them semed wel that ouer lord god had alle forgete them· They lete them falle in despayre· And wold not endure no trauaylle that apperteyned to the defence of the Cyte Alle hydde them in theyr howses On a day it happed that Buymont whiche had alle the power of thoost had to doo with men ffor th assaultes withoute forth and for thassaylles within forth He dyde do crye on peyn of deth that alle shold come· And there cam none· He sente his men for to feteâ—e them in theyr howses and somone them to come And none wold come oute· He was abasshed And thought what he shold doo· Atte laste be sette fyre in the toun in dyuerse places· And thenne yssued in to the stretes grete rowtes Buymont sawe them and sayd to hem his commaundement And bad what they shold doo they dyd it· A worde sourded in the toun that many knyghtes and Barons had had counseyl pâ—yuely emonge them that they wold yssue oute of the toun by nyght And leue the pepole within And wold doo the best they myght and drawe them to the porte· for to entre vpon the see· The duc Godeffrey knewe this word he sente hastely for the bisshop of puy And alle the barons and grete partye of the knyghtes and he fylle at theyr feetâ— requyred them for the loue of god that they wold neuer thynke suche a thynge· ffor yf they dyd so god shold hate them And they shold lefe theyr sowles· as men that were in despayre of the mercy of oure lord And on that other syde in the world they shold lefe their honour for euer and also theyr lygnage whiche had nothyng forfayted And shold be shamed euer and poynted with the fingre The londes out of whiche they yssued shold be the lasse renomed and lasse preysed as long as the world shold endure Of alle thise departynges myght they neuer receyue good worde ne honoure By thyse wordes and by the prechyng of the bisshop of puyâ—they loste this euyl talente alle that had be in this euyll purpops But they began to affeble in the
the· barbyâ—ans taken and in suche wyse they cam playn to the walles ffor they within entremeted not moche but laâ—nched and shotte vpon the walles The duc commaunded to his peple that were vpon the castel that they sette fire in the pokes of coton in the sackes of beye that benge on the walles They dyde his commaundement thenne aroos a smoke so blacke and so thycke that they myght nothynge see The wynde was northeeste and blewe vpon the Turkes that were at defence vpon the walles· in suche wyse that they myght not opene theyr eyen ne theyr mowthes· But by force they muste avoyde the place that was delyuerd to them to deffende The valyaunt Duc Godeffroye whiche soynously entended to the werke apperceyued first that they were departed theÌ„ne be commaunded that they shold drawe diligently the· ii pâ—eces of tymbre that were falleÌ„ fro the wall as ye haue herd to fore this was don anon in suche wyse that the two endes of the two trees were leyd vâ—on the castel And the two other endes vpon the walle Thenne commaunded that the syde of the castel that myght be late doun shold be late doun vpon the two pyâ—ces of tymbre And thus was the brydge made good and strong vpon the tymbre of theyr enemyes The fyrst that entred and passed by the brydge vpon the walles was the Duc Godeffroy of boloyne and Eustace his brother with hym After thyse tweyne cam two other knyghtes that were also bretheren whiche also were fyers noble hardy That one was named lutol and that other gâ—lbert· They were borne in tornay Anon ther siewed them grete nombre of knyghtes· and of peple a foote whiche ranne moche thycke· as moche as they myght susteyne Anon the turkes apperceyued that our men were entred in to the toun and sawe the baner of the duc vpon the wallys And were disconfyted and gaf ouer the toures and descended in to the toun· and put them in to the strayt and narowe stretes for to defende them Oure peple sawe that the duc and grete partye of the knyghtes were now entred and that they had taken I wote not how many towres they abode no commaundement but adressyd laddres to the walles and wente vp· It was commaunded a good whyle to fore that euery ij knyghtes shold haue a laddre Therfor ther were grete nombre in thoost whiche anon were adressyd vp· The duc ranne moche dylygently vpon the walles and sette the peple as they cam in the towres he moche hasted for to take the fortresse Anon after that the duc was entred· entred in the duc of Normandye· Th erle of fflaundres Tancre the valyaunt Th erle of seynt poul Bawdyn deltors Gace de barce Gaste de bedyers· Thomas de fere Gyralt de Roussylon Lowys de Monco Conam lybres Th erle Remboult of Orenge Conain de Montagu· Lambert his sone and many other knyghtes· whiche I can not name whan the valyaunt Duc knewe certaynly that they were in the toun he called them· and commaunded that they shold goo hastely to the yate named the yate of seynt Stephen And that they shold opene it whan it was open Alle the people cam in with mâ—â—he grete prees· In suche wyse that there abode but fewe withâ—â—â— But alle were comen within the toun This was vpon a fâ—ydaye aboute None It is a thynge for to be byleuyd that oure lord dyde this by grete sygnefyaunce ffor on this daye and about that hour suffred he deth on the crosse right cruel in the same place for the Redempcion of man Therfore wold the sweâ—e lord that the peple of his trewe pylgryms shold gete this tonâ— and delyuer it oute of the seruage and thraldom of the hethen men and make it free vnto Cristen men that his seruyse myght be had therin and encreâ—ed Of the mayntenyng of our peple entred in to the toun toward the northeest And th erle of tholouse herof alle ygnorant assaylled alle way ca o Clxxxvjo. He valyaunt duc godeffroy of buyllon the knyghtes â–ª and the other men· of armes that were with hym desceÌ„ded fro the walles all armed in to the toun They wente to gydre thurgh the stretes with their swerdes in their haÌ„des glayues alle them that they mette they slewe smote right doun men wymmen and childeren sparyng none· There myght no prayers ne cryeng of mercy auaylle They slewe so many in the stretes that there were heeps of dede bodyes and myght not goo ne passe but vpon them that so laye deed The foote men wente in the other partyes of the toun by grete rowtes holdyng in theyr handes grete polaxes· swerdes malles and other wepens sleyng alle the turkes that they coude fynde ffor thei were the men of the world whom our men had grettest hate vnto and gladlyest wold put to deth They were thenne comen vnto the mydle of the Cyte Th erle of tholouse ne his men knewe nothyng yet that the toun was taken but assaylled moche fyersly the toun ayenst syon The turkes that defended them ayenst hym apperceyued not that our peple were in the toun But whan the crye and the noyse of them that men slowe began to growe The turkes behelde and sawe fro the walles And knewe wel the baners and Armes of the cristen men And were moche abassâ—â—d They lefte alle theyr deffences fledde there where they supposed best to be saued· And by cause that the dongeon of the toun whiche was by and was the grettest strengthe of the cyte Alle they that myght entre entred therin And shetâ—e faste the doores on them The erle of tholouse made the brydge of his castel auale vpon the walles and entred there in the toun he hym self and the Erle of â—ye ysoar· remon pelet guyllem de sabram the bisshop of albareâ— the other barons moche hastely wende that they on that part of the toun had be the first that had entred thenne they wente doun of the walles And alle the Turkes that they founde in the stretes and in the howses they brought to deth and shewe doun right ffro than forthâ—n myght none escape ffor whan they that fledde to fore Duc Godeffroye and his rowte mette with other rowtes of oure peple whiche smote them doun and slewe them without mercy I may not reherce ne can not to you the faites of euery man by hym self But there was so moche blood shedde that the canellys and rumyssheauls ronne alle of blood and alle the stretes of the toun were couerd with dede men In suche wyse that it was grete pyte for to see· yf it had not be of thenemyes of our lord Ihesu Criste How .x M. turkes were slayn in the temple And of the grete tresour that Tancre founde in the sayd temple cao. Clxxxvijo. iN to thynner part of the temple were fledde moche grete peple of the toun by cause it was the moost seynorously and rial place of the toun And
yssue but by certayne â—laces and strayt entrees that ben as yates of the londe· In hongerye was thenne a kynge a moche valyaunt man named Colemanâ— And was a very good cristen man He knewe that Gaultier cam by londe with grete peple and had therof moche grete Ioye and helde wel with the pylgremage that he had enâ—erprised be receyued them debonayrly in his londe and commanded thurgh his royame that they shold haue alle maner vytaylle good sheep â–ª and alle that they neded The pylgryms passed alle hongrye in good peas tyl they cam to the ende where they fouÌ„de a wace whiche was named Marce This was the bouÌ„de of hongerye toward thâ—â—yent· they passed this water in good peas and entred in to â—ongrye And witthoute knowyng of this Gaulteer some of his peple abode ouâ—â— the water And cam to a castel named Malleuylle for to by vitaylles of the whiche they had nede The hongres by cause that alle the hoost was passed sauf they which were but a fewe runne vpon them And bette them And dyde to them ouermoche shame· They passed the water and cam to gaultier and shewde to hym playnly how they had ben demened without forfaâ—â—ce They had moche grete despite and moche sorowe herof And had passed the water agayn· yf they had had not so grete peryl and so grete distourblyng And thought they wold goo theyr waye and leue for tauenge this thynge So long they wente tyl they cam to belle graue· whiche is the first Cyte of bongrye on this syde· Gaultier sente to the duc of the town and requyred hym that he wolde late them ther by vytaylles he wold not suffre ony to be sold to them Thoost had grete disease for lak of vytaylle and myght not lenger kepe them but that a grete parte of them wente a fowragyng for to gete vytaylles for them and for theyr beestys They founde grete plente of beestes in the contre whiche they toke and brougkt to theyr lodgyngee whan they of the contre herd this they armed them assembled grete peple of the couÌ„tree ran vpon them where they droef their proyes fought with them toke the beestes fro them many of them they slewe huÌ„ted the other away the noÌ„bre wel of Cxl of onre men shytte them in a monasterye for to kepe them there sauf but the boÌ„gres cam there aboute sette fyer on the chirche and brente alle Gaultier sawe that he ledde with hym many folyssh peple whiche he coude not rule ne sette alle in ordenauÌ„ce And withdrewe hym fro them toke them that wold be ruled and obeye hym and wente in to forestes of bongrye which ben large and long and began to passe the moost wysely and styll that he myght tyl he cam to a cyte named stralyce and is a contre named danemarche the moyen There fonde he a good man that was duke of the londe whan this duke knewe what they were whyther they wente he receyued them moche debonayrly and made them to haue vytaylles and other thynges good cheep And dyde to them bountes and seruyses ynowgh for the oultrage that was doon to them at belgraue And dyde redresse and yelde agayne to them as moche as he myght recouere and aboue alle this he delyuerd to them good conduyte and sewâ— tyl they cam to constantynoble whan they were come to constantinoble themperour sente for gaulteer he cam vnto hym sayde to hym thoccasion of his viage that he wolde abyde there peter theremyte by the commandemt of whom he had brought thyse pylgryms whan themperour herde this he receyued hym mochewel and swetly and assygned to hym a fayr place without the town where as he lodged hym with his felawship and commanded that they shold haue vytaylle and alle other necessaryes good chepe and ther soiourned they a whyle How Pieter the heremyte was chyef of a grete hoost in this viage toward the holy londe· capitulo xixo. it was not longe aftir that peter theremite cam fro his contre with grete plente of peple vnto the nombre of xl M he cam in to lorayne and passed francone bauyere· osterych and drewe hym toward hungrye Peter sente his messagers to the kyng of hongrye to th ende that he myght passe his Royamme he sente hym worde that he shold haue good leue yf they wold goo in peas without medlynges and oultrages They answerd that they were pylgryms of our lord had no talente for to trouble the pees Thus entred they the royamme of hongrye and passed by the lande without ony debate vytaylles and other thynges had they ynough good cheâ—pe At th ende they cam to the castel of whiche I spak to fore named maleuylle There herd they saye what was doon to them of the retenne of Gaultier and the grete oultrage doon to them without cause sawe yet the armes and despoyllis of theyr felaws that had be robbed there hange yet on the walles Oure pylgryms that sawe this were alle as they had ben out of theyr wytte ran to armes began euery man to do wel they toke the toun by force· smote of the heedes of alle them that were within sauf a fewe which ran in to the water were drowned· ther were fouÌ„de of them that were deed wel a four M of â—eters meyne were slayn an C whan this was don the hoost foÌ„de there grete plente of vytaylles abode wel v dayes in that place The duc of bongrie which was named Iucita vnderstode how thise pilgryms had venged their felaws ayenst them of maleuylle doubted for as moche as he had defended the vytaylles to our peple that he had slayn many of them And hym semed that bellegaâ—â—ne was not strong ynough therfor he lefte the town and wente in to a strenger castel Thus alle they of the cyte yssued with their goodes and drewe them to the depe forestes Peter whyles he laye yet at maleuylle herd saye that the kyng of hongrye had herd of the deth of his peple wherof he was moche angry and that he somoned and assembled alle his power for tauenge his men that had be slayn And doubted therof And was no merueylle wherfore he made tassemble alle the shippes that myght be founden atte ryue of the see to hym and made his peple to departe moche hastely his cartes and charyottes the beestes they had merueyllous grete praye lad awey grete rychesses fro the castel of maleyulle that they had there taken whan they were passed ouer in to hongrye· they cam to fore bellegraue and fonde the cyte alle voyde ffor they were alle fled Aftir they wente eght grete iourneyes by many grete forestes tyl they cam to fore a cyte named Nyze This town fonde they moche stronge and wel wallyd with grete towres and stronge And within was grete garnyson and the beste men of warre of alle the londe and grete plente of
for to goo in to the londe of surye And that they addressed them for to passe by his londe Therfore he had ben in thoryent fro whens he was come had brought grete plente of knyghtes and other peple by whom he entended to kepe his londe And greue his enemyes that shold passe there by he was thenne drawen toward our peple and with his folkes was in the montaynes and woodes He herde how thys duchemen had taken his castel slayn his men cam the moost hasty wyse be myghte assyeged the castel toke it without taryeng he smote of the heedes of alle them that he fonde The tydynge cam in to the hoost that Solyman had slayn alle the duchemen and theyr felaws They had moche sorow therfore and ther arroos a grete crye and grete wepyng in the lodgys The peple afote toke herof grete despite emonge them And began to speke shrewdly And said that the barons of the oost ought not to suffre this· But that they shold renne a horsbak and auenge blood of theyr bretheren that so nygh was shed The grete men of thoost that knewe more of warre and of other thynges than the mene peple wold haue holden them in peas And sayde this may wel be yet amended And also themperour counceylled And it was trouthe that they shold abyde the comyng of the greâ—e barons whiche shold not longe tarye The peple and the folyssh folke were not content with thyse wordes But they had a Capytayne named godefrey bureau whiche brought them in suche reuerye and murmur that they spake largely and rudely ayenst the knyghtes And sayde alle clerly that they were vntrewe euyl and that they lete not to auenge this by wysedom but for grete cowardyse How oure men armed them for tauenge the duchemen and of a recountour that they had ayenst Solyman cao. xxvo. iT happeth oftyme that the werse counseyl ouercometh the better And it is no meruaylle ffor there ben more fooles than wysemen Thyse mene peple and without reson meuyd them so moche and cryed that the barons and other men that were with hem ran to armes an horsbak and on foote There were wel xxv M. on foote v C a horsbak alle wel arrayed They made theyr bataylles and wente forth in ordenaunce toward the montaygnes by the woodes strayt toward Nycene They were not departed thre myle whan Solyman whiche had moche peple with hym apperceyued them ffor he cam alle couerd and secretely in the wode ffor to make an assaylle in the oost of the pylgryms But whan he herd the noyse thaffraye in the foreste· he wyst wel that thei were the cristeÌ„ men that cam ayenst hym suffred them to passe he hym self with alle his peple drewe hym incoÌ„tinent oute of the wode in to the playn where as they shold passe whan oure peple were yssued they sewed them sodenly they toke none hede of hym anon with their felawship ran vpon our men with their speres and swerdes for tauenge theyr bretheren The hethen men sawe on that other syde that certaynly they wold fyghte that euery man dyd his beste receyued them moch fiersly the batayll began moche cruelle and many were dede on bothe sydes and the bataylle dured longe But solyman had moche more peple on horsbacke whom the pylgryms a fote myght not lenger suffre But began to flee without ordenaunce and were discomfyted The turkes folowed them aftir sleeyng alle them that they myght atteyne tyl they cam to theyr lodgyng There were slayn Gaultier sans sauoyr Reygnald de broyes and ffoucher dorleans whiche were good and valyauÌ„t knyghtes almost alle were slayn brought in to prison ffor of xxv M men fyue honderd men on horsbak coude not be founden thre to gydre But that they were taken 〈◊〉 slayn How peter theremyte beyng in constantynoble was aduertysed of this disconfyture and saued thre thousand cristen men beyng in grete daunger capitulo xxvio. tHis vyctorye brought Solyman in grete pryde in grete sewrâ—e he smote in to the lodgâ—s of the Cristen man where as wer lefte thauÌ„cyeÌ„t peple men wymmen clerkes monkes· whom he put alle to deth he fonde maydens and smale childeren whiche he ledde with hym for to be euer aftir in seruage On that one side of the tentes nyghe vnto the see was an old fortresse forâ—eten and beten doun in whiche no man dwelled ne ther was fonde therin dore ne wyndowe Theder fledde of the pylgryms aboute a tâ—re thousand one aftir another for to kepe theyr lyuess They sâ—oâ—ed thentrees the best wyse they myght with grete tymbre and treeâ— and with grete stones The turkes knewe therof â— and cam and beâ—gan tassaylle it on alle sides moche anguysshously â— They deâ—ended them the best wey then myghte ffor they had grete nede whâ—les they were thus assaylled a messager wente hâ—stely to pâ—ter there â— myte which was in constantynoble as is said to you to fore· This message said to hym that alle his men were peryssâ—yd sauf a lytil remenaunt whiche were at grete meschief in an old how 's asyeged whiche were in moche grete daunger yf they had not hasty socoure Peter was moche abasshed And had meruayllously grete sorowe Neuerthelesse anon he ranne to themperour fyld doun at his feet and prayd hym for goddes sake for the â—auacion of his sowle that he wold sende socoure to this poure peple that were in so grete peryll that yf he hasted not they shold be alle deed Themperour that moche louyd peter sente anon his messagers theder and commanded the turkes that â—ssayâ—â—ed them shold leue thassault and departe thens They wente aweye anon whan they had herde the commandement of themperour But they ledde with them prisonners ynâ—we horses mules and other beestes tentes pauyllons and gonnes and wyth alle they retourned in to nycene here ye maye here how so moche peple was loste by the folye of the moyen peple whiche wold not haue no endure the gouernaunce of the wyse men aboue them Here maye men wel see that it is grete peryl to truste to the bataylle or warre of them that knowe not of it How a preest named godechan made hym self capytayn of xl M duchemen in this viage and of theyr oultrages cao. xxvijo. sYth that Pieter was passed in to bythme as I haue said it was not longe aftir that a preest named Godechan had prechyd in duchelonde lyke as peter theremyte had doon in ffrauÌ„ce And cam with his peple for to goo in this pylgremage ffor he had wel assembled xl M of duchemen They entred alle in to the londe of hongrye ffor the kyng had comaunded that they shold be receyued debonayrly by cause it were his neyghbours and that they shold haue vytaylle and other necessytees at prys resonable They that fonde the londe right good began to abyde there alle the wynter and for the case that they had they began
to wexe prowd In suche wyse that they toke away the vytaylles and other thynges and ledde awey the beestes oute of the feeldes they toke wyues bete theyr husbondes and slewe them and for noman wold they leue thise oultrages The kynge of the londe herde the tydynges of this peple· and was moche displaysyd and was moche sory therfore And myght not wyth his honour no lenger suffre it lest it shold torne to ouermoche hurte of his londe and of his subgettes And dyde do assemble moche peple on horsbak and on fote for tauenge on thise duchemen he began to poursyewe them so ferre that he fonde them right in the mydle of his royame by a câ—stel named bellegraue the kyng had seen also herd of thoultrages that they had doon in his londe whyles he siewed aftir them The duchmâ—n knewe that the kynge cam vpon them and was nyghe â–ª and they knewe wel that they had not ben wel gouerned toward hym But had doon many ylle tornes and wronges in his londe wherfor they had not deseruyd his grace and his loue Neuirtheles they ran to armes and sayde that they wolde defende them fro the hongers and wold neuer deye for nought but erst wold they selle theyr lyf moche dere whan the kyng and the hongers sawe this they thought that this peple were moche stronge and hardy and there as alle dispayred And sawe that he myght not ouercome them without grete losse of his peple in that maner and lefte the force of bataylle and toke hym to subtilite and falshed as peple that is ful of barate deceyte and trycherye· The kynge and the hongers sente message to godechan and to the grete men of the companye for to deceyue them by fayre wordes of peas and sayd to them in this manere Ouer grete complaynte and moche fowle renomme is comen to the kyng of you fayr syres whiche hath sente vs hether ffor as he hath herd saye ye haue not had to none of youre hoostes no fayth ne trouthe But haue taken fro them that they hadde· and haue beten And slayn them ye haue taken their doughters and wyues and doo suche oultrages to them as it ought not be sayd The marcheauntes and other peple that ye fynde by the wayes â–ª be not sure· and goo not quyt fro you but be robbed and pyled Of whiche thynges the kyng hath grete clamours aftir hym Neuirtheles the kyng knoweth wel that ye be not alle in this defaulte but ther ben emong you many good men and wyse to whom this folye moche displaysyth And the oultrage of the malefactours whiche haue so angred the kyng and his peple Therfor the kyng wil not put the defaulte of one partye vpon alle ne it is not right that the trewe pylgryms shold bye the trespaas of the bad and doubteth to take vengeance on you alle wherfore we couÌ„seyle you that ye appese the kynge in this maner And we promyse you in good fayth that ye shal neuer haue damage offre and 〈◊〉 your bodyes your armes and alle your thynges in his wylle in his mercy without makyng of ony appoyntement with hym for yf ye wil not so doo ye see wel ye haue not the puysauÌ„ce ayenst hym for ye be in the myddle of his royamme And may not escape hym Godechan and the grete men of his hoost to whom this oultrages moche displesyd and the folyes of the mene peple trusted wel in the wordes that they had brought to them And hade grete hope in the hyenes mercy of the kyng They called the peple counseyled prayde them that they wolde rendre theyr harnâ—ys put them in the mercy of the kyng they wold not doo it sayde ther shold neuer come good to them to put them vnder so vntrew peple Neuertheles atte laste they dyde by the counseyl wylle of the wyse men Theyr harnoys and alle that they hadde they delyuerd atte commandement of the kynge whan they supposed thereby to haue goten theyr lyf They ran to the deth ffor the hongers assaylled them anon in the mydle of them alle armed And of this poynt toke none hede they began to slee and smyte of heedes without demandyng who was good ne who was euyl They slewe so many that they waded in the blood vnto the half legge it was sorowe and pyte to see theyr bodyes of so fayr peple slayne in the stretes wayes and feeldes som happed tescape that wente emong the other· and retorned in to theyr contre and tolde this meschyef and trayson by whiche they taught alle the pylgryms that they fonde that they shold not truste to the peple of hongrye How C. C M. cristen men a foote and thre M. a horsbak withoute capytayn assembled in this pylgremage and of theyr mayntene capitulo xxviijo. iN a litil tyme aftir this grete occisyon that I haue said to fore assembled moche grete peple a foote without capytayne Neuertheles ther were emong them hye men and good knyghtes But the comune peple obeyed them not ne byleuyd them of nothynge There was emonge them Thomas de fere clerembault of vendueyl Guillem Carpenter· And the counte herman These peple that were a foote dyde many ylles and oultrages by the waye And ther arrose emong them a madnesse and a rage of whiche they coude not kepe them fro sleyng of alle the Iewes in alle the wayes and townes by whiche they passed They slewe merueylloê° grete nombre at Coleyne at Magonce and in other places In thise partyes as they wente was an erle a right noble lord named Emycon whan he sawe this peple he put hym self in theyr companye for to goo with them in this pylgremage he chastysed not ne blamed the mysruled peple but entysed them to doo euyl tornes They passed by francone and by bauyere so ferre that they drewe in tâ— hongrye and cam in to a toun naemd meeszebors wel supposed they to haue passed in to hongrye withoute ony gaynsayeng but whan they cam to the brygge it was deffended them closed There was a forâ—resse whiche was closed on that one syde with the ryuer of the dunoe on that other syde with the ryuernamed lintans The remenauÌ„t was enuyronned with a depe mareys within the fortresse was grete plente of peple wel armed wherfore it was not lyght for to passe that toun by force ffor the â–ª kynge of hongrye had wel vnderstande of the comyng of this peâ—ple whiche were withoute faylle wel CC M on fote And on horsbak were nomoo but thre thousand And doubted moche that they whan they were entred in to his londe wolde auenge thoâ—â—â—sion that was doon by falsehed and trayson vpon the peple of godechan· ffor the rumoure and speche was moche yet of that fowle and vylanous fayte thurgh out al the londe â— They that sawe tâ—at they myght not passe in to the londe prayd them of the fortrâ—sse that they wold suffre them to sende mâ—ssagâ—rs to thâ— kyng
began to ordeyne thurgh the town how they myght yssue oute with moche more affraye and strenger than they had But the nyght cam that destourned their counseyl This was an euident thynge that themperour had dâ—n the barons passe the brygge by tricherye and vntrouthe for to haue closed them as within barryers How after this our peple began to destroye the contre And ofa message of buymont vnto duc godefroye And the answer of the duc vpon the same· capitulo xxxviijo. aS sone as thoost apperceyued on the morn the day it was cryed that euery man on payne of deth shold arme hym on horsbak and on fote The Capytayns of som bataylle were ordeyned for to lede the peple in fourage The other sette them in ordynaunce for to kepe their lodgys ffor wel they apperceyued certaynly that themperour pourchassed for them alle the euyl that he myght They that wente for vytaylle withdrewe them wel lx myle They pylled al aboute them alle the townes that they fonde And brought Corn Wyn Beestys and other Rychesses Wherof the londe was full that vnnethe myght they conduyte alle And they were oute sex dayes And aftir retornned in to the hooste with alle this merueillous gayne whyles as they conteyned thus· Messagers cam fro Buymont to fore the Duc And salewed hym in theyr Lordes name And delyuerd to hym lettres whiche saide in this manere He salewed in his letrres the duc as he ought to salewe suche a man Aftir they sayde knowe ye sire that ye haue to doo with a moche vntrewe man whiche alwey sette his herte and purpoos to deceyue them that truste in hym Specially he hateth the Latyns to the deth And doth his power in alle maners that he can to doo euyl to our peple And yf ye haue not yet apperceyued it ye shal knowe al by tyme as I saye to you ffor I knowe wel the malyce of the grekes And also the trycherye of themperour Therfor I pray you that ye withdrawe you fro constantinoble And retorne to ward the playnes of andrenoble or of sympole and there ye may wyntre you where as is grete plente of alle goodes And I my self yf it please god assone as the sprynge of the yere cometh shal come and hast to meue And shal assemble with you And shal helpe you as my lord and frende ayenst the vntrew prynce that entendeth to doo euyll with alle his power vnto cristiente whan the duc had herd thyse lettres by the couÌ„seyl of his barons He sente to hym ageyn other lettres that after the salewyng spak thus we thanke you gretely And so doo the other prynces that ben with vs of the loue and trouthe that ye haue sente vs And knowe ye certaynly that we haue founden on the prynce and on the peple of grekes lyke as ye wene wel to knowe we knowe wel that ye saye it of wysedome and of trouthe But we doubâ—e moche the armes that we toke in our contrey for to warre on the hethen men shold retorne and conuerte ayenst them that bere the name of cristiante as we our self doo we attende and desyre moch your comyng Thenne yf god will whan ye shal be comen we shal doo take you to our counseyl How themperour appesed the duc godefroye and senâ—e for hym and of the honour that he dyde to hym capitulo xxxix tHemperour was moche anguyssous emong his pryue couÌ„seyl thought how he myght appese to hym the duc his peple by cause he destroyed his contre of which he herd the clamours right grete and ofte And by cause that he knewe that the messagers of buymoÌ„t were come had brought tidynges that he wold hastely come he sente ageyn his messagers to the duc prayd hym that he wold come speke to hym yf he doubted of ony thyng he wold sende Iohn his sone in hostage in to the hoost This message plesyd moche to the barons whan they herde it they sente canon de montagu bawdwyn de borgh for to receyue the hostage they receyued hym and delyuerd to Bawdwyn brother of the Duc whiche abode for to Reule and gouerne the hoost and to kepe the hostage The duc and other barons wente in to Constantynople to fore themperour which had moche desyred them The grekes made to them grete Ioye merueyllously what someuer they thoughte Themperour kyssed them alle And demanded of euerych his name for to honoure euerych by hym self as he that wel coude do it they were wel beholden of alle them of the palays At last themperour satte in his mageste and the barons aboute hym And sayde to the duc thyse wordes we haue herd saye many tymes in this londe that thou art of hyghe lygnage and of moche grete power in thy contre and a good knyght and trewe in suche wyse that for the fayth of Ihesu criste â—enhaunce hast enterprised to warre ayenst the mescreauntes and hethen peple whiche greue the cristen peple merueyllously ffor alle thyse thynges we prayse the and loue in our herte And wylle honoure the with grettest honour that we may doo ffor thou art worthy and dygne It playseth vs and therto acorden our barons that we cheese the auowe for our sone And we put our Empyre in to thyn hande that thou kepe it as our sone from henssforth in good estate and in termes of loue whan he had seyde this he dyde hym to be clad with the robe of an Emperour And to sytte by hym And thenne the barons made to hym right grete feste solempnyte aftir the custom of the londe in suche thynges And thus was the pees affermed bytwene the prynces and also bytwene the peple Of the yeftes that themperour made to duc godefroye to the barons and to the gentilmen of his hoost·capitulo xlo. aNone whan this was don the tresour of themperour was opened was presented to the duc and to his felawship so grete yeftes and so grete rychesses that it was merueylle to see Ther was grete plente of gold of syluer· and of precious stones many clothes of sylk ryght ryche vayssellys of dyuerse facions whiche were merueyllous of facions and of matere Oure peple meruellyd moche of this grete rychesse Thyse yeftes cessed not at the fyrst tyme but fro the day of the Epyphanye vnto thasâ—encion tyde themperour gaf to the Duc euery weke as moche as two myghty men myght susteyne of pierrye of pens of gold of copper and of tyn he gaf to hym ten muyes euery muye is four busshellys· But the duc departed alle thyse thynges vnto knyghtes and alle aboute where he sawe that it shold be wel employed Whan they had ben with themperour a lytil whyle they tâ—ke leue cam agayn in to the hoost They sente agayn Iohan his sone whom they had holden in hostage moche honourably Themperour dyde do crye vpon peyne of deth that noman shold doo harme to the pylgryms but shold do selle
that noman knewe of his comynge were thyse couenauntes made bytwene hym and them of the toune And his baner sette vpon the toure· And herin he vnderstode not that he myght haue ony shame ne dishonour Baudwyn was not content of thise wordes and he founde somme that attysed hym in his folye he spak grete wordes ylle and iniuryouses to tancre in suche wyse that with lytil more they wolde haue don armed theyr men for to haue destroyed eche other then̄e sente bawdwyn for them of the toun And whan they cam he menaced them strongly and saide that they shold throwe doun the baner of Tancre to therthe And sette vp his on the tour And yf they dyde not they shold wel knowe that he wold destroye them and alle that they had without the toun and take the toun and caste it to therthe maulgre alle that tancre myght doo They of the cyte sawe that tancre myght not waraunte ne deffende them ayenst bawdwyn made with hym suche couenauntes as they had made to fore with tancre And sette his baner where as he commaunded Tancre saw the force that was don to hym and was gretely displesyd and had grete yre in his herte But he couerd his thought wysely And wold not suffre the peple that were comen in this pylgremage for to make warre ayenst thenemyes of the fayth of Ihesu Crist· shold slee eche other for thoccasion of hym he departed fro this place ffor he doubted that somme noyse or medle myght sourde herof And cam to a cyte nygh by named adane There myght he not entre ffor a noble man of burgoyn named gelphes was parted fro thoost with a grete route of men of armes as the other dyde for to seke auentures and he had taken this cyte by force And had caste out the turkes And helde it entierly Tancre herde that somme of our peple helde it· and sente good messagers to gelphes And prayd hym to opene the yates and suffre his men that they myght goo in to the toun for to bye to them suche as they neded This Gelphes dyde it debonayrly And hym self gaf to them largely for nought ffor he had founde the toun ful of gold and syluer of Robes of beestes of whete of wyne of oyle and of alle good that a man had nede of How a lytil after tancre cam to the cyte of anamystre whiche the turkes helde it and toke it by assault capo. lxxiijo. tAncre on the morn toke leue of his hooste· And toke his way with his peple And rode so fer that he cam to a Cyte named anamystre This was one of the beste cytees of that londe It was fayr and moche delytable Tancre cam theder and knewe certeynly that the turkes helde it he assieged it al aboute And fro the tyme that he cam he assaylled the toun thus he dyde the first the second and the thirde day so many assaultes he made to them and hurted them of the toun that they were strongly greuyd and abasshed· they without toke the toun and entred vnder the walles And thus was the toun taken by force And alle them that he fonde therin of hethen peple he put to deth without mercy· The toune was ful of rychesses and alle maner of vytaylles were grete plente· Tancre departed al the gayn and the goodes of the toun to his men as he that wel knewe how that he shold doo and to eche man after that he was in suche wyse that alle his men were ryche They refresshed them moche wel and theyr beestes of the mesease that they had suffred in theyr waye· They soiourned there a grete whyle with moche grete deduyt How bawdwyn entred in Tarse· And how .iij. C of our pylgryms were slayn of the turkes to fore the same toun· caolxxiiij bAudwyn sawe that Tancre was departed fro tarse· And sente for them of the toun and sayde to them that they shold lete them entre in to the toun· ffor hym thought shame to lye long and abyde there ydle without doyng ony thyng tyl the comynge of the grete hoost They sawe and aduysed wel that they had not power ynough to resiste them and thought yf they lete them not entre with theyr agreement that they wold entre ayenst theyr wylle without force thēne they opened their gates wold that bawdwyn shold haue two toures where he shold lodge other of thoste in the howses in the toun alle peasibly the turkes that had the seygnorye of the toun helde yet the other towres in theyr puissaunce they had in moche grete doubte and suspection bawdwyn and his men that were lodged in the toun And they thought that they shold haue no socours And aboue this they had moche grete drede of the grete hoost that shortly shold arryue there and sought emonge them the moyens and maner How they myght yssue oute of the toun and lede with them theyr wyues and childeren with theyr pryncipal bageus and Iewellys It happed that this same nyght thre honderd men afore that were departed fro Buymont for to folowe tancre arryued alle to fore this Cyte of Tarse where they thought to fynde hym whan bawdwyn knewe what peple they were and that they wente in thayde of tancre be wold not suffre them to entre in to the toun They were wery and trauaylled and prayd hym moche swetly and cryed hym mercy many tymes that for the loue of god he wold doo so moche that they myght this nyght be lodged in the toun ffor they wold nothyng but good herof the fotemen of this companye prayd hym in lyke wise But he wold in nowyse here them Neuertheles by cause they without had mesease the mene peple in the toun aualed doun with cordes breed ynough and wyn in barellys and other vytaylles· with whiche they myght wel passe this nyght whan our peple were a slepe in the toun· And they without began theyr first sleep it happed that the turkes that were within the toures opened the yates of whiche they had the keyes secretely withoute noyse ledde out their wyues theyr childeren alle their thynges And alle the hethen men of the toun thought they were not sure with theyr ghestes and yssued out of alle the toun whan theyr wyues and childeren were withdrawen a lytil fro the toun they wolde leue tokenes cruell and ylle of theyr departyng they cam vnto the thre honderd pylgrims that laye withoute gate slepte strongly as they that doubted of nothyng And put them alle to deth and slewe them yf ony of them escaped he was happy How the peple of bawdwyn knewe the departyng of the turkes and of the slaughter of the cristen men· capo. lxxvo. oN the morne erly whan oure men awoke in the toun they sawe the toures where the turkes had be lodged open and the howses voyde They knewe wel that they were fledde They serched the walles and yates for to enquyre how they were goon they wente so ferre that
his broder whiche was yonger than he And sayd to hym Fayr swete broder I haue moche grete pyte of thyse hyemen that thou seest there· ffor they be of oure creaunce moche faythful and good cristen men Now ryde they also surely As yf they ought nothyng to doubte And their deth is ful nygh them ffor it may not be that they may resiste ayenst them that come and ayenst them of the toun And yf they knewe it I trowe they wold take other couÌ„seyl his broder answerd this is a moch folyssh pyte that thou hast And I see the in a grete musardye Certaynly it shold plese me wel that the turkes had nowe smeton of alle their heedes and slayn them alle that thou seest there departe And alle the other in lyke wyse ffor neuer syth they entred in to this londe we had neuer good day ne one good nyght but haue made vs suffre many euilles by thoccasion of their comyng therfor I may not loue them· But I wold that they shold haue an euyl endyng and that right soone whan emyrferyê° had herd thyse wordes he doubted to fore what to saye to his broder of his purpoos· but fro this forth he doubted nomore and began to hate hym moche in his courage he thought wel that by hym myght be destroubled the grete auauncement of Cristendom Therfore he was in grete anguysshe how he myght delyuer hym Of the dilygence that buymont made in this werke And how Emyrferyus slewe his brother and delyuerd the toun to the cristen men Capitulo Cxixo. bVymont slepte not this nyght ffor he shold haue ben moche displesyd yf by his neclygence this werke shold be taryed He wente ofte to the Barons that knewe of this thynge for to be counseylled He helde· in his honde a laddre of cordes moche subtylly made Aboue it shold be fasted to the creucaux of the walle with good and stronge crochettes of yron· And for to fastne also in therthe whan it cam aboute mydnyght he toke his messager that knewe his secrete pryuely And sente hym to his frende to knowe yf if were yet tyme that he shold approuche to the wallys ffor hym thought that alle the Cyte was in moche peas and reste whan this messager cam he had hym abyde there stylle and saye no worde tyl that the mayster of the watcâ—â— were departed and passyd by· ffor the custome was suche in the cyte that aboue the watche that was ordeyned and aduysed that a noble and wyseman shold serche and vysyte euery nyght the watche· And amende that as they founde amys And he wente thus thre or four tymes in the nyght with a grete companye of peple that bare light· It was not longe aftâ—r that he cam sawe in the tour where Emyrferyus was and sawe alle thynges wel ordeyned and in good disposicion· And it plesyd hym wel and passed forth This man sawe thenne that it was tyme to performe his werke· And sayd to the messager goo thy way dylygently and saye to thy lord that now is tyme to doo well and that he come to fore this tour· and see that he haue good companye with hym and trewe The messager departed forthwith Emyrferyus entred in to the tour and founde his broder slepyng moche faste he had fere that he shold awake er the werke were accomplysshyd and that he myght destrouble it therfore he toke his swerd roof hym thurgh bothe sydes and slewe hym· The messager cam to Buymont and told hym his erande he cam incontinent to fore the tour And the other barons with hym that knewe of the werke Eche of them had but a fewe with them· but they were good trew emyrferiê° put out his heed salewed them they resalewed hym· and after aualed a corde doun by the wall they toke it bouÌ„de it fast to theÌ„dâ— of the laddre of cordes whan it was bounden and drawen vp fasâ—ned attached with the crochettes of yron aboue there was none that was so hardy that wold fyrst goo vp whan Buymont sawe this he toke theÌ„ne the laddre first as a valyauÌ„t man ardant tâ—ccomplysshe the werke· And wente vp til he cam to the batillement Emyrferyus knewe anon that it was buymont· And toke hym by the arme and kyssed hys honde Buymont wente vpon the walle· And kysshed hym swetly· He thanked hym of the seruyse that he had don Emyrferyus ladde hym in to the towre And sayde to hym Beholde and see what I haue don for god and you· This man that ye see here deed is my brother Germayn I haue slayn hym by cause he wolde not acorde to this werke that ye and I haue enterprysed Buymont had moche grete Ioye ffor fro thenne forthon knewe he well that his frende dyde alle in good fayth Thenne cam to the creueuls and put oute his heede and called his peple and sayd that they shold come vp dylygently by the laddre They durstâ— not go vp But alway supposed it had be deceyuaunce Buymont that was moche valyaunt and Iust put doun his foote on the laddre And descended doun to the erthe and sayd to them fayr lordes ye tarye ouer longe there is no doubte ffor knowe ye certaynly that this good man hath shewde to me his brother whom he hath slayn for loue of vs whan they herd this they all toke the laddre he that myght best beste And mounted vp so many that ther were men ynowgh on the walle Th erle of fflaundres went vp and Tancre for tenseyne the other how they shold doo whan the fyrst towr was wel garnysshed with men· they ranne to the other by· And slewe the watche men and helde the toures Of the mayntene of the cristen men in this pryse And of the affraye of the turkes of the toun· cao. C.xx o aT the foote of the laddre abode somme of the Barons for to conduyte thooste whan they sawe that they had vpon the walles men ynowe that myght garnysshe dyuerse towres They ran hastely to the lodgys for to make the peple arme them And to drawe nerer to th ende that they myght al be redy for to entre in whan our men were on the walles they were not ydle but were noble and hardy in such wise that they had anon x towres taken alle in arenge And had slayn alle them that they founde therin And the cyte was not yet meuyd ne a waked ffor the grete men of the toun whan they herde the noyse had supposed certaynly that they had slayn the Cristen men lyke as they had commauÌ„ded And that this affraye had be for none other thynge And they meued not oute of theyr beddes In this partye where oure meâ— were goon vp was a posterne Our men that were on the walles descended and brake vp the lockes and opened the yate in suche wyse that many entred of oure peple· And after cam to the grete gate that was called the gate of the brydge And alle
that toke none hede wyth bowes with swerdes they slewe them but whan they were apperceyued our men chassed them But they put them in to the dongeon where they were sauf thus dyde they oftymes harme ffor they knewe another way to descâ—nde than that whiche our men had garnysshed The barons assembled for to take couÌ„seyll what they shold doâ— of the peryll wherin they were By comyn acorde it was ordeyned that Buymont and The Erle of Thoolouse shold make there a dyche moche depe and brode ynowgh bytwene the toun· and the pendaunt of the montayne they made it there as it was deuysed And made there a fortresse whiche they garnysshed wel with men wel armed The turkes that were in the dongeon And they also that were comen in by this gate descended ofte by a way couerte vnto this fortresse· And assaylled it moche fiersly· in suche wyse as they 〈◊〉 them haue no reste that it happed on a day that so grete plenâ—â— of turkes descended that the crye aroos in to the toun that and yf the other barons and knyghtes whiche were a brode in the toun had not come and ronne to them they had slayn or taken thyse noble men that is to wete Buymont Euerard du puyssat Raoul de la fontayne Rembault crecon And somme other lordes that were in theyr companye Alle they were grete men and good knyghâ—es that were put in this newe fortresse for to defende it But th erle of Flaundres· the duc of normandye And â—uon the mayne ranne moche hastely theder And metâ—â— with the turkes er they myght entre in to the dongeon They slewe many and many they reâ—eyned prysonners The other turkes that escaped cam to fore Corbagat And counted to hym that thyse men of the toun were ouer fiers hardye· And it semeth whan they ben in werke that they doubte nothyng the deth ne this ne that· Corbagat whiche was lodged in the montayne as I haue sayd dyde not theron moche his prouffyt ne his honoure ne he founde not there pasture for his hors as he dyde bynethe in the valeye whan he sawe this he commâ—undâ—d that he shold be dislodged descended in to the valeye with his 〈◊〉 he passed the riuer of helle· there deuised he the places to his barons about the toun· on the morn it happed that I can not say how many turkes approched the cyte descended fro theyr horses for to shote at our peple that were on the walles for to come more ner· Tancre yssued by the gate toward the eest and stopped the way fro them in suche wyse that er they myght take theyr horses he slâ—we ·vj· of them And brought them in to the toun for to recomforte our peple for the deth of Rogyer de barneuylle How our cristen men that a lytil to fore assieged the toun were now assieged in the same Capitulo Cxxvj o iN this tyme durynge the peple of the cristen men that had assieged Anthyoche but a litil to fore as ye haue herd They were now them self assieged within· Thus goon the chaunges and mutacions of the world they had moche grete trauayll for to kepe and deffende the· Cyte It was to them ouer peryllous that the dongeon was so strong so wel garnysshed as it was· They made to them ofte grete assaylles by daye and by nyght· ffor they of the hooste cam in by the yate vnder the dongeon as ofte as it plesyd them· Our men began to be moche abasshed Ther were many that toke no regarde to theyr oth that they had made to mayntene the companye ne to theyr honoure But by nyght descended doun of the walles by ropes or cordes and fledde to the see And many of them the turkes toke whom they slewe and brought in prison They that myght escape cam vnto the porte sayeng to the marchauns and to other pylgryms that were there comen· that they shold disancre theyr shippes and flee anon ffor this prynce Corbagat whom so moche peple folowed had taken Anthyoche by force and had slayn alle the barons and alle them that he founde within And that they were escaped by ouer grete peryll and fiers aduenture Therfore sayd they to the maronners· that they shold departe and flee withoute taryenge ffor yf the turques cam serchynge the countre vnto the see and founde them there they shold be alle delyuerd to deth Thus they fledde alle for feere And they them self that brought thise tydynges wente with them· And to th ende that ye shold not suppose that thyse were but mene peple for the trouthe of this hystorye spareth noman I shall name somme that thus dâ—parted shamefully· that is to wete GuyllaÌ„me de Gratemeuyl a noble man born in Normandye whiche held grete londe in puylle And had to his wyf the suster of Buymont· Aubery charpenter· Guy croseanlx Lambert be poure And many other had they with them· Somme there were that wente for pyllage· And for the mesease of hungre and drede for to be slayn· yolde them to the turkes And they tolde the certaynte of the meschief that oure men suffred alle a longe to the turkes· Many abode in the toun that gladly wold haue goon But buymont by the counseyl of the bisshop of Puy dyde do make watche atte alle the gates and vpon the walles And toke kepe bothe by daye and nyght that none shold goo vp ne doun And they swore alle that they shold not departe fro the companye ne breke the commaundementes of Buymont· He hym self wente euery nyght thurgh the toun wyth grete plente of men and with greâ—â— lyght to th ende that no peryll shold happe ne trayson Foure fortresses had he whiche he muste nedes kepe and better than the other Than one was on the lasse tertre ayenst the dongeon And that other was lower ayenst the assaylles that they made The thyrde was withoute the eest gate the whiche was made to kepe thoosteer the toun was take thhe fourthe was at th ende of the brydge by whiche the port of the brydge was kept And th erle of tholouse kept it fyrst· But whan the Cyte was taken he lefte it and entred in to the toun· Th erle of fflaundres toke it and garnysshyd it wyth fyue honderd men of Armes of knyghtes and other wel in poynt ffor he thought yf the turkes toke it our men myght not after yssue by the brydge by which their strengthe shold be moche empeyred How Corbagat dyde do assaylle a fortresse which th erle of FlauÌ„dres kepte without the gate and of that enslewed cao. Cxxvij o oN a daye it happed that Corbagat thought that they of the toun had ouermoche lyberte to yssue onte to entre agayn· Therfor he coÌ„maunded to a bataylle of his peple in whiche were .ij. thousand turkes wel in poynt that they shold so longe assaylle the fortresse of the brydge tyl they were taken· it happed so that th erle of Flaundres