Many were Count Louis' people who said: "Sir,
get you hence, for you are too sorely wounded, and in two places." And
he said: "The Lord God forbid that ever I should be reproached with
flying from the field, and abandoning the emperor."
The emperor, who was in great straits on his side, recalled his
people, and he told them that he would not fly, and that they were to
remain with him: and well do those who were there present bear witness
that never did knight defend himself better with his hands than did
the emperor. This combat lasted a long time. Some were there who did
well, and some were there who fled. In the end, for so God suffers
misadventures to occur, they were discomfited. There on the field
remained the Emperor Baldwin, who never would fly, and Count Louis;
the Emperor Baldwin was taken alive and Count Louis was slain.
Alas! how woful was our loss! There was lost the Bishop Peter of
Bethlehem, and Stephen of Perche, brother to Count Geoffry, and Renaud
of Montmirail, brother of the Count of Nevers, and Matthew of
Wallincourt, and Robert of Ronsoi, John of Friaise, Walter of Neuilli,
Ferri of Yerres, John his brother, Eustace of Heumont, John his
brother, Baldwin of Neuville, and many more of whom the book does
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not here make mention. Those who were able to escape, they came back
flying to the camp.
THE CRUSADERS RAISE THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE
When Geoffry the Marshal of Champagne, who was keeping guard at one of
the gates of the cityo , saw this he issued from the camp as soon as
he could, with all the men that were with him, and gave command to
Manasses of lisle, who was on guard at another gate, that he should
follow after him.
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