A WARLIKE FLEET OF ENGLAND ad 



of their enemies. There were slaine this day three 

 thousand Sarazens, and but a few of the Christians 

 perished. 



A Fleete of Englishmen, Danes, and Flemmings, 

 arrived at Joppa in the Holy land, the seventh 

 yeere of Baldwine the second king of Hieru- 

 salem. Written in the beginning of the tenth 

 booke of the Chronicle of Hierusalem, in the 

 8. yeere of Henry the first of England. 



Cap. I. 



T the same time also in the seventh yeere 

 of the raigne of Baldwine the Catholike 

 king of Hierusalem, a very great warre- 

 like Fleete of the Catholike nation of 

 England, to the number of about seven 

 thousand, having with them more men 

 of warre of the kingdom of Denmarke, 

 of Flanders and of Antwerpe, arrived with ships which 

 they call Busses, at the haven of the citie of Japhet, 

 determining there to make their abode, untill they 

 having obtained the kings licence and safeconduct, might 

 safely worship at Hierusalem. Of which navie the 

 chiefest and best spoken repairing to the king, spake 

 to him in this maner. Christ preserve the Kings life, 

 and prosper his kingdome from day to day ; Wee, being 

 men and souldiours of Christian profession, have, through 

 the helpe of God, sayled hither through mightie and [II. i. 14. 

 large seas, from the farre countreys of England, Flan- 

 ders, and Denmarke, to worship at Jerusalem, and to 

 visit the sepulchre of our Lord. And therefore we are 

 assembled to intreat your clemency touching the matter, 

 that by your favour and safe conduct we may peaceably 

 goe up to Jerusalem, and worship there, and so returne. 



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