And the others ever pressed upon them more
hardily; and the battle went sore against them, and many were wounded,
and of their horses. So, as God will suffer misadventures, they could
endure no further, but were discomfited; for they were heavily armed,
and their enemies lightly; and the latter began to slaughter them.
Alas! well might Christendom rue that day! For of all those six score
knights did not more than ten escape who were not killed or taken; and
those who escaped came flying into Rusiiim, and rejoined their own
people. There was slain Thierri of Tenremonde, the constable, Orri of
l'Isle, who was a good knight and highly esteemed, and John of
Pompone, Andrew of Urboise, John of Choisy, Guy of Conflans, Charles
of the Fr?ne, Villain the brother of Thierri the seneschal. Nor can
this book tell the names of all who were then killed or taken. On that
day happened one of the greatest mishaps, and the most grievous that
ever befell to the Christendom of the land of Roumania, and one of the
most pitiful.
he Comans and Greeks and Wallachians retired, having done according to
their will in the land, and won many good horses and good hawberks.
And this misadventure happened on the day before the eve of our Lady
St. Mary Candlemas (31st January 1206). And the remnant who had
escaped from the discomfiture, together with those who had been in
Rusium. escaped from the city, so soon as it was night, and went all
night flying, and came on the morrow to the city of Rodosto.
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