A.D. 



1240. 



240. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The honourable and prosperous voyage of Richard 

 earle of Cornewall, brother to king Henry 

 the third, accompanied with WiUiam Longe- 

 spee earle of Sarisburie, and many other noble 

 men into Syria. 



N the 24 yeere of king Henry the third, 

 Richard earle of Cornwall the kings 

 brother, with a navy of ships sailed into 

 Syria, where in the warres against the 

 Saracens he greatly advanced the part of 

 the Christians. There went over with 

 him the earle of Sarisburie, William 

 Longspee, and William Basset, John Beauchampe, 

 Geoffrey de Lucie, John Nevel, Geoffrey Beauchampe, 

 Peter de Brense, and William Furnivall. 



Simon Montfort earle of Leicester went over also the 

 same time : but whereas the earle of Cornwall tooke 

 the sea at Marseils, the earle of Leicester passed thorow 

 Italy, and tooke shipping at Brindize in Apulia : and 

 with him went these persons of name, Thomas de Fur- 

 nival with his brother Gerard de Furnivall, Hugh 

 Wake, Almerike de S. Aumond, Wiscard Ledet, Pun- 

 chard de Dewin, and William de Dewin that were 

 brethren, Gerard Pesmes, Fouke de Baugie, and Peter 

 de Chauntenay. 



Shortly after also John earle of Albemarle, William 

 Fortis, and Peter de Mallow a Poictouin, men for their 

 valiancy greatly renowmed, went thither, leading with 

 them a great number of Christian souldiers. Matth. 

 Paris. Matth. West. Holesh. pag. 225. col. 2. 



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