A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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him to escape by Sea, the same night pitched his tentes 

 five miles off from the English army, swearing that the 

 third day after, he would surely give battell to king 

 Richard : but he preventing him before, suddenly the 

 same morning before the day of battell should be, setteth 

 upon the tentes of the Gryffons early in the morning, 

 they being unawares and a sleepe, and made of them a 

 great slaughter, insomuch that the Emperour was faine 

 to runne away naked, leaving his tents and pavilions to 

 [II. i. 2 5. J the Englishmen, full of horses and rich treasure, also 

 with the Imperial standerd, the lower part whereof with 

 a costly streamer was covered, and wrought all with 

 golde. 



King Richard returning with victorie and triumph to 

 his sister and Berengaria, shortly after in the moneth of 

 May next following, and the 12. day of the said moneth, 

 married the said Berengaria daughter of Zanctius, king 

 of Navarre, in the yle of Cyprus at Lymszem. 



The king of Cyprus seeing himselfe overmatched, was 

 driven at length to yeelde himselfe with conditions to 

 give king Richard 20000. markes in golde for amends 

 of such spoyles as he had gotten of them that were 

 drowned, also to restore all the captives againe to the 

 king : and furthermore, he in his owne person to attend 

 upon the king to the lande of Jerusalem, in Gods service 

 and his, with 400. horsemen, and 500. footemen : in 

 pledge whereof he would give to his hands his castles, 

 and his onely daughter, and would hold his kingdome 

 of him. 



This done, and the Emperour swearing fidelitie to 

 king Richard before Guido king of Jerusalem, and the 

 prince of Antioche (who were come thither to king 

 Richard a little before) peace was taken, and Isakius 

 committed to the warde of certaine keepers. Notwith- 

 standing shortly after he breaking from his keepers, was 

 againe at defiance with the King : whereupon king 

 Richard besetting the Hand of Cyprus round about with 

 shippes and gallies, did in such sort prevaile, that the 



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