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Itinerary
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reach to fill up the ditch, they essayed to cross over, and attack our men,
but failed in effecting their object. For Godfrey of Lusignan, a man of the
most approved valour, opposed them, and drove them back from the
barricades, which they had already seized upon, above our men; and he
slew ten of them with an axe he carried in his hand, in a most glorious
manner; and none be smote escaped; nay, he took some alive; for such was
his courage and activity, that no one since the time of those famous
soldiers, Roland and Oliver, could lay claim to such distinction, from the
mouth of all, as himself. Our men regained the barricades but with much
labour and difficulty; for the Turks kept pouring in, and by their obstinate
persistence, made the issue a long time doubtful. So severe and
insupportable was the struggle, and so horrible the clamour of the conflict,
that the men who were making the assault on the city, and were intent on
filling up the trenches, were forced to retire, and give up the attempt, for
they were not able to carry on the assault, and at the same time defend
their camp from the Turks without. And many of the French perished by
the darts cast from the arbalests, the throwing of stones, and the pouring
on them of Greek fire; and there was great mourning and lamentation
amongst the people. 0! with what earnestness had we expected the arrival
of the kings! How fallen were our hopes! They had come, and we profited
not; nay, we suffered a severer loss than usual, and those we expected
came to no purpose. Our men of France having laid aside their arms, the
Turks began to revile them shamefully; and reproached them with not
being able to accomplish what they had begun; moreover, they threw
Greek fire on the machines and other warlike instruments of the king of
France, which had been made with such care, and destroyed them. Whence
the king of France, overcome by fury and anger, sunk into a state of
languid sickness, from sorrow, it was said; and, from confusion and
discouragement, mounted not on horseback.
Chapter VI. Ñ How, in consequence of the illness of the two kings, the army was
closely pressed; and how they were comforted by the arrival of the Nectars.

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Itinerary
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Thus the army pined away from excessive grief and discouragement
at the sickness of the two kings; for they had not a chief or leader to fight
the battles of the Lord. To add to the public grief, the count of Flanders
died immaturely. The arrival of the Nectars (? Esneckars) in some measure
consoled the army, amidst the distress which these circumstances
occasioned. There came, after a tranquil voyage, very many bishops and
princes, each accompanied by his own retinue, to the aid of the Christians,
whose names were, the bishop of Eneverria, Roger de Toony, and many
brothers and kinsmen surnamed de Cornebu; Robert de Newbury, Jordan
de Humez, the chamberlain of Tancarville, Robert, earl of Leicester; Gerard
de Talebor, Radulph Taisson; also the knights named of Torole; the
viscount of Castle Dim, Bertram de Verdun, Roger de Hardencort, and the
knights of Praels; Garin fitz Gerold, and those of Mara, Henry fitz Nicholas;
Ernald de Magnaville, the Stutevilles, William Martel, William Maler,
William Bloez, Godard de Loreora, Roger de Satya, Andrew de
Chavenguy, Hugo le Brun, Geoffrey do Rancona, Radulph de Mauleon,
William des Rocques, Geoffrey de Lancelles; Hugh de Fierte, who was in
Cyprus when it was taken, and afterwards came to Acre. The two kings
were sick, but the Lord reserved them to succour the Christians, and to
recover the city.
Chapter VII. Ñ How the petrari¾ of the two kings, and those of the army of the