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Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard then vnderstanding this iniurie to him doone by the Cypriots, & perceiuing they would resist his landing, prepared himselfe and his people to enter vpon them by force. The king of Cypres I|sakius or Cursach (whome Houeden nameth empe|rour of Cypres) had assembled the most part of all the power of men that he might make (though few of them were armed, or had any great skill in feats of warre) and caused them to set boords, logs of wood, benches, formes, and great chests afore them, as a de|fense, and as it were in steed of a wall, that by suc|cour thereof they might the better kéepe off their eni|mie from landing.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But K. Richard so incouraged his men by his pre|sence, & hartened them with such comfortable words as he vttered vnto them, that rowing to the shoare with their galies and small botes,The English|men take land & chase their enimies. hauing the archers afore them, they easilie got to land, droue their eni|mies backe, and so farre pursued them (being but footmen, weatherbeaten, wearie, and weat) as con|uenientlie they might, for the shortnes of time. King Richard hauing thus got foot on land, approched the towne of Limezun, which he with his souldiers en|tred, and finding it emptie of people (which were fled awaie) but full of riches and great plentie of victu|als, as corne, wine, oile, and flesh, he seized there|vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same day also the kings sisters and the ladie Berengaria with the residue of the kings nauie en|tred the hauen of Limezun. In the meane time the king of Cypres (hauing escaped from the battell) got togither his men which were fled and dispersed sun|drie waies, and incamped within six miles of king Richard, threatning that the next day he would eft|soones giue battell: which when king Richard vnder|stood, he caused his people to be armed the next mor|ning long before day, and so comming by guides vn|to the place where the Cypriots with their king were lodged,King Richard with a cami|sado vanqui| [...]heth the Cy|priots, & cha|seth them out of their campe. Iohn Textor. suddenlie they assailed them yer they had a|nie warning of his marching towards them, by rea|son whereof they were slaine like beasts in great numbers. Howbeit, their king and a few other esca|ped and fled away naked, hauing no time to put on their apparell, his treasure, horsse, armour and stan|dard were taken, which standard king Richard strait|waies determined to send vnto saint Edmunds shrine, and so did.

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