KING RICHARD THE FIRST ad. 



twise, and thrise desired of the Emperour : but he proudly 

 answering againe, sent the king word, that he neither 

 would let the captives go, nor render the goods of them 

 which were drowned. 



When king Richard heard this, how light the Em- 

 perour Isakius made of his so humble and honest petition, 

 & how that nothing could be gotten without violent 

 force, eftsoones giveth commandement thorowout all his 

 hoste to put themselves in armour and follow him, to 

 revenge the injuries received of that proud and cruell 

 king of Cyprus, willing them to put their trust in God, 

 and not to misdoubt but that the Lord would stand with 

 them, and give them the victory. The Emperour in the 

 meane time with his people stood warding the Sea coasts, 

 where the English men should arrive, with swords, billes, 

 and lances, and such other weapons as they had, setting 

 boordes, stooles, and chestes before them as a wall : few 

 of them were harnessed, and for the most part all un- 

 expert and unskilfull in the feates of warre. 



Then king Richard with his souldiers issuing out of 

 their ships, first set his bowemen before, who with their 

 shot made a way for others to followe. The Englishmen 

 thus winning the land upon them, so fiercely pressed 

 upon the Gryffons, that after long fighting and many 

 blowes, at last the Emperour was put to flight, whom 

 king Richard valiantly pursued, and slue many, and 

 divers he tooke alive, and had gone neere also to take 

 the Emperour, had not the night come on and parted the 

 battell. And thus king Richard with much spoyle, and 

 great victory, returning to the port Towne of Lymszem, 

 which the Townesmen had left for feare, found there 

 great abundance of corne, wine, oyle and victuals. 



The day after the victory gotten, Joanna the Kings 

 sister, and Berengaria the mayden, entred the Porte and 

 Towne of Lymszem, with 50. great ships, and 14. 

 galliots : so that all the whole Navie there meeting 

 together, were 254. tall shippes, and above threescore 

 galliots. Then Isakius the Emperour, seeing no way for 



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