Godeffroy of Boloyne; Or, the Siege and Conqueste of Jerusalem

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...of the Barons for to kepe. They acorded! well alle second that the fortresse shold! be made / But none proferd! ne sayde that fortress, ' he wold! kepe it / Many of them sayde that Tancre was ryght pro-16 pyce to this thynge. But he excused! hym, And! sayd! that he was ouer poure for tendure and! bere so grete dispence. Therle of p if. 76, ok. Tholouse sterte forth to 3 fore / and gaf to hym an / C / marck of of which syluer for to make it with. And It was ordeyned! that he shold 20 Tancred nouidtw haue euery moneth.xl marke of the comune. Tancre, whiche was placed in, command, moche valyaunt and wyse, dyde do make this tour, in a lytil tcrtre nygh ynowgh to the gate, And after receyued it in to his warde and kepyng. And god gaf to hym so moche worship / that he loste 24 nothynge / But kepte it al hool vnto the ende of the siege. In the On the river syde bynethe by the Ryuer was a moche fayr playne in whiche KiTn"tuj- naDoume many fayr pastures4 / And! grete plente of trees a / iij / horw?"!' 'or fom" myll e ne Cyte. They of the toun by cause they had not 28 pastures ynowgh / they had!! sente grete plente of theyr horses and! mounture in to that place / whan they of thoost apperceyued it / They assembled knyghtes ynowe and! other valyaunt men of Armes / And! wente theder / but not by the right waye / but by 32 The crotad-pathes and! hyd! wayes, so longe that they assayled! them that kept any, and' them and! slewe them. They brought in to the hoost / ii / M. captured _ _ i. many 0r horses for men of Armes grete gente, and! fayr / besyde the mules and other beestes, wherof they had! largely. Of this gayne had! 36 they grete ioye / ffor they had of nothyng so grete nede in thoost as of horses / ffor they had ben mynnysshed moche and lassed i...