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King Henrie passeth againe into Nor|mandie.When
king Henrie was aduertised hereof, he turned with all speed into Normandie,
that he might prouide for timelie resistance, if the French king came
forward to inuade his dominions. About the selfe same time came newes out of
the holie land,
Polydor. Heauie newes from the east paris. that Saladine
after the winning of Ierusalem, pur|sued his victorie with such successe,
that he had taken from the christians the more part of all other towns and
strengths within the land. These newes were no|thing pleasant to the
christian princes, and namelie the two kings Henrie and Philip séemed
sorowfull for the same, and therefore came to an enterview to|gither on the
21. day of Ianuarie betwixt Trie and Gisors, where the archbishop of Tire
was present,An enteruiew betwixt the two kings.
through whose earnest exhortation the two kings were made freends, and the
same day receiued the crosse at his hands in purpose to make a iourneie
to|gither against those Saracens that had doone such iniuries to the
christian name.The two kings receiue the crosse.
And for a difference that one nation might be knowne from an other, the
French king and his people tooke vpon them to weare read crosses,
The French ware red crosses, The English white, The Fle|mings gréene.