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being there present, rode in the midst of them safely, 

 and without any harme too and fro, and might well 

 have eased the Kings partie, more then he, if it had so 

 liked him. 



This being knowen to the English hoste how their 

 fellowes were slaine, and the Frenchmen permitted in 

 the citie, and that they were excluded and the gates 

 barred against them, being also stopped from buying of 

 victuall, & other things, they upon great indignation 

 gathered themselves in armes, brast open the gates, and 

 Messana won scaled the wals, and so winning the citie, set up their 

 h ^^'^ ^^S- flags with the English armes upon the wals : which 

 when the French King did see, he was mightily offended, 

 requiring the King of England that the Armes of France 

 might also be set up, & joyned with his : but King 

 Richard to that would in no case agree, notwithstanding 

 to satisfie his minde, he was contented to take downe 

 his Armes, and to commit the custodie of the citie to the 

 Hospitalaries and Templaries of Jerusalem, till the time 

 that Tancred king of Sicily and he should agree together 

 upon conditions. 



These things being done the fift and sixt day of 

 October, it followed then upon the eight day of the 

 same, that peace was concluded among the kings. In 

 which peace, first king Richard, & Philip the French 

 king renewed againe their oth and league before made, 

 concerning their mutual aide and societie, during the 

 time of that peregrination. 



Secondly, peace also was concluded betweene king 

 Richard and Tancred king of Sicily aforesaide, with 

 conditions, that the daughter of Tancrede in case king 

 Richard should die without issue, should be married to 

 Arthur Duke of Britaine the kings Nephew and next 

 heire to his crowne, whereof a formall charte was drawen, 

 and letters sent thereof to Pope Clement being dated 

 the ninth of November. 

 [II. i. 23.] From this time untill Februarie the next yeere these 



two kings kept still at Messana, either for lacke of 



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