KING RICHARD THE FIRST ad. 



iigi. 

 breake with him, and to maligne him : and therfore he 

 forged (sayd he) these lies upon him, and all because 

 he by that meanes would avoid to marry with Alise 

 his sister, according as he had promised. Adding 

 moreover that if he would so do, and would not marry 

 the said Alise his sister according to his oth, he would 

 be an enemy to him, and to his, while he lived. 



To this king Richard sayd againe, that he could by 

 no meanes marry that woman, forsomuch as his father 

 had carnall copulation with her, and also had by her a 

 Sonne : for proofe whereof he had there presently to 

 bring forth divers & sundry witnesses to the kings face, 

 to testifie with him. 



In conclusion, through counsell and perswasion of 

 divers about the French king, agreement at last was 

 made, so that king Philip did acquite king Richard from 

 this bond of marrying his sister, and king Richard 

 againe should be bound to pay to him every yeere for 

 the space of five yeeres, two thousand markes, with 

 certaine other conditions besides, not greatly materiall 

 for this place. x4.nd thus peace being betweene them con- 

 cluded the 28 day of the sayd moneth of March, the [II. i. 24.] 

 French king lanching out of the haven of Messana, the 

 22 day after in the Easter weeke, came with his armie 

 to the siege of Achon. 



After the departure of the French king from Messana, 

 king Richard with his armie yet remaining behinde, 

 arrived Queene Alinor the kings mother, bringing with 

 her Berengaria the king of Navars daughter, to be 

 espoused to king Richard : which being done, king 

 Richard in April following, about the 20 day of the 

 sayd moneth, departed from the haven of Messana with 

 1 50 great ships, and 53 great gallies well manned and ^-^^ A'^z'^V of 

 appointed, and tooke his journey toward Achon : who ^^^^S^^'^ ^^^' 

 being upon the Seas on Good friday about the ninth 

 houre, rose a mighty South winde with a tempest, which 

 dissevered and scattered all his Navie, some to one place, 

 and some to another. The king with a few ships was 



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