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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
Snippet: 106 of 324 (1587, Volume 6, p. 128)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to procéed. After the king had set the countrie of Cypres in good staie, he deliuered the keeping thereof vnto Richard de Camuille and Robert de Turneham. This doone,

He arriued there on the saturdaie in Whitsunwéek, being the sa|turdaie also next before the feast of S. Barna|bie.

Galfridus Vinsant.

vpon the wednesdaie in the Whitsunwéeke he tooke the sea againe, and passed o|uer to the citie of Acres, which as then was besieged by the christian armie, as ye may read in the descrip|tion of the holie land, onelie giuing you to vnder|stand, that such was the valiancie of king Richard shewed in manfull constreining of the citie, that his praise was greatlie bruted both amongst the christi|ans and also the Saracens.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit the secret enimitie betwixt him and the French king estsoones reuiued, by occasion of such discord as chanced betwixt Guido king of Ierusa|lem, and Conrade the marques of Tire, so that par|ties were taken, and whereas both the Pisans and Geneuois did offer their seruice vnto king Richard, yet bicause the Geneuois were confederat with the French king, who tooke part with the marques, he re|fused them, and receiued the Pisans, ioining him|selfe with king Guido to support him against his e|nimies.Pisans and Geneuois.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Here is to be remembred, that before king Ri|chard arriued at the siege, he incountred on the sea a mightie great ship called a Drommond, which one Saphaldine the brother of Saladine a prince of the Saracens had sent, Matt. Paris. Nic. Triue [...]. Saphaldine, the brother of Saladine. to refresh them with vittels. This ship king Richard caused féercelie to be assailed with his gallies, and at length bowged hir with all the vittels and prouision within the same, as wild|fire, barels of firie serpents, armour and weapons of sundrie sorts, besides all the mariners and men of warre, except such as were taken to mercie and sa|ued aliue, being about 200 in the whole, whereas there were aboord the same ship 500 men of warre, as some write, though other haue but 800. Matth. Paris N. Triue [...].

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