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the same tribute to be but justly demaunded, had now 

 according to our owne desire satisfied for the time past, 

 and also paied his tribute before hand. 



Then sayd he. My Lords, what is this to the pur- 

 pose ? are we not here all assembled, & have taken upon 

 us the Lords Character to fight against the infidels & 

 enemies of Christ ? What meane you then to conclude 

 a peace with them ? God forbid we should do so, for 

 now the land is plaine and hard, so that we may approch 

 to ye holy city Jerusalem. Then said they, now have 

 we made a league with them, neither is it lawful for us 

 to breake the same. But let us returne againe to Siciiia, 

 and when the winter is past we may well take shipping 

 to Acra. But this counsel nothing at all liked him, 

 neither did he shew himselfe wel pleased therewith : but 

 after hee had made them a princely banket, he went into 

 his closet or privy chamber from amongst them, neither 

 would be partaker of any of that wicked money which 

 they had taken. They notwithstanding continuing their 

 purpose, at the next mery wind tooke shipping, and for 

 want of ships left 200. of their men a shore, crying out, 

 and pitiously lamenting for the peril and hazard of death 

 that they were in : wherewith prince Edward being some- 

 what mooved to compassion, came backe againe to the 

 land, and received and stowed them in his owne ships, 

 being the last that went aboord. 



Within seven dayes after, they arrived in the kingdom 

 of Siciiia, over agaynst the Citie Trapes, casting their 

 ankers a league from thence within the sea, for that their 

 shippes were of great burden, and throughly fraught : 

 and from the haven of the citie they sent out barges and 

 boates to receive and bring such of the Nobilitie to land 

 as would, but their horses for the most part, and all 

 their armour they kept still within boord. 



At length towards the evening the sea began to be 

 rough, & increased to a great tempest and a mightie : 

 insomuch that their ships were beaten one against 

 anothers sides, and drowned there was of them at that 



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