THE EARL OF SALISBURY a.d. 



1249. 

 and eight of his servitors : of whom notwithstanding 

 some he brought home wounded to be cured. 



This being knowen in the Campe, foorth came the 

 Frenchmen which all this while loytered in their pavil- 

 lions, and meeting this cariage by the way, tooke all the 

 foresayd praie whole to themselves, rating the said ^^^ injurie of 

 William and the Englishmen for adventuring and ^^^^ ^^^^^'^hmen 

 issuing out of the Campe without leave or knowledge ^ ngts . 

 of their Generall, contrary to the discipline of warre. 

 William said againe he had done nothing but he would 

 answere to it, whose purpose was to have the spoyle 

 devided to the behoofe of the whole armie. 



When this would not serve, hee being sore grieved 

 in his minde so cowardly to be spoyled of that which 

 he so adventurously had travailed for, went to the King 

 to complaine : But when no reason nor complaint would 

 serve by reason of the proude Earle of Artoys the Kings 

 brother, which upon spight and disdaine stood agaynst 

 him, he bidding the King farewell sayd hee would serve 

 him no longer : and so William de Longespee with the ^^^'^^i- Long- 

 rest of his company breaking from the French hoste went ^P^^J^^^y 



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to Achon. Upon whose departure the earle of Artoys French king. 

 sayd, Now is the army of French men well rid of these 

 tailed people, which words spoken in great despight 

 were ill taken of many good men that heard them. 



But not long after, when the keeper of Cayro & 

 Babylonia, bearing a good mind to the Christian religion, 

 and being offended also with the Souldan, promised to 

 deliver the same to the French king, instructing him 

 what course was best for him to take to accomplish it, 

 the king hereupon in all haste sent for William Long- 

 espee, promising him a full redresse of all his injuries 

 before received : who at the kings request came to him 

 againe, and so joyned with the French power. 



After this, it happened that the French king passing 

 with his armie towardes Cayro aforesayd, came to the 

 great river Nilus, on the further part whereof the Soldan 

 had pitched himselfe to withstand his comming over : 



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