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Boulogne; 1481.] WILLIAM CAXTON.
of alle the Jewes in alle the wayes and townes by whiehe they passed,
They slewe merueyllo Q grete nombre at Coleyne at Magonce, and in
other places. In thise partyes as they wente was an erle a right noble
lord named Emycon, whan he sawe this peple, he put hym self in theyr
companye for to goo with them in this pylgremage, he chastysed not
ne blamed the mysruled peple, but entysed them to doo euyl tornes,
They passed by francone and by bauyere so ferre that they drewe in
te* hongrye and cam in to a toun naemd meeszebors. wel supposed
they to haue passed m to hongrye withoute ony gaynsaying, but whan
they cam to the brygge, it was deffended them & closed. There was a
fortresse whiche was closed on that one syde with the ryuer of the
dunoe, & on that other syde with the ryuer narned lintans, The reme-
naut was enuyronned with a depe mareys, within the fortresse was
grete plente of peple wel armed wherfore it was not lyght for to passe
that toun by force, ffor the. kynge of hongrye had wel vnderstande of
the comyng of this peeple, whiche were withoute faylle w’el, C, C, M,
on fote. And on horsbak were nomoobut thre thousand, And doubted
moche that they whan they were entred in to his londe. wolde auenge
thoccision that was doon by falsehed and trayson vpon the peple of
godechan. ffor the rumoure and speche was moche yet of that fowle
and vylanous fayte thurgh out al the londe, They that sawe that tliey
myght not passe in to the londe. prayd them of the fortresse that they
wold suffre them to sende messagers to the kyng of hongrye for to
requyre his grace that they myght passe in good peas, & they wold
lodge them ther whylest in tho places that were ful of pastures to fore
the paas/ Sign. 3 5—6.
There is no small spirit displayed in the following description of a
battle with the Turks. In a previous contest the Christians had been
worsted.
* Of a batayll where our men aueng'A them of the turkes, and of a
itroke that duc godeffroy gaf in this bataylle, cap°. Cv°.
‘ It was not longe after. but whyles as they taryed there, and had
theyr hertes desyryng to doo prowesse yf they had tyme and place. that
theyr messagers arryued alle rennyng whiche told to them that the
turkes were nygh, They began to recomande them self to owre lord
and wente for ward in theyr bataylles like as they were ordeyned, whan
they sawe tyme and place they smote theyr hors with theyr spores, and
cam to so fiersly that the turkes were al abasshed, thenne they began
* Sic.
Boulogne; 1481.] WILLIAM CAXTON.
of alle the Jewes in alle the wayes and townes by whiehe they passed,
They slewe merueyllo Q grete nombre at Coleyne at Magonce, and in
other places. In thise partyes as they wente was an erle a right noble
lord named Emycon, whan he sawe this peple, he put hym self in theyr
companye for to goo with them in this pylgremage, he chastysed not
ne blamed the mysruled peple, but entysed them to doo euyl tornes,
They passed by francone and by bauyere so ferre that they drewe in
te* hongrye and cam in to a toun naemd meeszebors. wel supposed
they to haue passed m to hongrye withoute ony gaynsaying, but whan
they cam to the brygge, it was deffended them & closed. There was a
fortresse whiche was closed on that one syde with the ryuer of the
dunoe, & on that other syde with the ryuer narned lintans, The reme-
naut was enuyronned with a depe mareys, within the fortresse was
grete plente of peple wel armed wherfore it was not lyght for to passe
that toun by force, ffor the. kynge of hongrye had wel vnderstande of
the comyng of this peeple, whiche were withoute faylle w’el, C, C, M,
on fote. And on horsbak were nomoobut thre thousand, And doubted
moche that they whan they were entred in to his londe. wolde auenge
thoccision that was doon by falsehed and trayson vpon the peple of
godechan. ffor the rumoure and speche was moche yet of that fowle
and vylanous fayte thurgh out al the londe, They that sawe that tliey
myght not passe in to the londe. prayd them of the fortresse that they
wold suffre them to sende messagers to the kyng of hongrye for to
requyre his grace that they myght passe in good peas, & they wold
lodge them ther whylest in tho places that were ful of pastures to fore
the paas/ Sign. 3 5—6.
There is no small spirit displayed in the following description of a
battle with the Turks. In a previous contest the Christians had been
worsted.
* Of a batayll where our men aueng'A them of the turkes, and of a
itroke that duc godeffroy gaf in this bataylle, cap°. Cv°.
‘ It was not longe after. but whyles as they taryed there, and had
theyr hertes desyryng to doo prowesse yf they had tyme and place. that
theyr messagers arryued alle rennyng whiche told to them that the
turkes were nygh, They began to recomande them self to owre lord
and wente for ward in theyr bataylles like as they were ordeyned, whan
they sawe tyme and place they smote theyr hors with theyr spores, and
cam to so fiersly that the turkes were al abasshed, thenne they began
* Sic.