REINFORCEMENTS FROM SYRIA - DEATH OF MARY, THE WIFE OF BALDWIN
After this time came from the land of Syria a great company of those
who had abandoned the host, and gone thither from other ports than
Venice. With this company came Stephen of Perche, and Renaud of
Montmirail, who was cousin to Count Louis, and they were by him much
honoured, for he was very glad of their coming. And the Emperor
Baldwin, and the rest of the people also received them very gladly,
for they were of high rank, and very rich, and brouaht very many good
people with them.
From the land of Syria came Hugh of Tabarie, and Raoul his brother,
and Thierri of Tenremonde, and very many people of the land, knights
and light horsemen, and sergeants.
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And the Emperor Baldwin gave to Stephen of Perche the duchy of
Philadelphia.
Among other tidings came news at this time to the Emperor Baldwin
whereby he was made very sorrowful; for the Countess Mary [She was the
daughter of Henry Count of Champagne and of Mary, daughter of Philip
Augustus, King of France] his wife, whom he had left in Flanders,
seeIng she could not go with him because she was with childhe was then
but count-had brought forth a daughter-and afterwards, on her
recovery, she started to go to her lord overseass and passed to the
port of Marseilles, and coming to Acre, she had but just landed, when
the tidings came to her from Constantinople-told by the messengers
whom her lord had sent-that Constantinople was taken, and her lord
made emperor, to the great joy of all Christendom.
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