And they settled that as soon as they saw the
day, they would go and do battle with the enemy on the shore, and also
seize their ships. But when it came to about midnight, the Greeks
dragged all their ships to land, and set fire to them, and burned them
all, and broke up their camp, and went away flying.
The Emperor Henry and his host were right glad of the victory that God
had given them,,and that they had thus been able to succour their
people. And when it came to be morning, the emperor and his barons
went to the castle of Cibotos, and found those who were therein very
sick, and for the most part sore wounded. And the emperor and his
people looked at the castle, and saw that it was so weak as not to be
worth the holding. So they gathered all their people into the ships,
and left the castle and abandoned it. Thus did the Emperor Henry
return to Constantinople.
JOHANNIZZA RAISES THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE
Johannizza, the king of Wallachia, who had besieged Adrianople, gave
himself no rest, for his petraries, of which he had many, cast stones
night and day against the walls and towers, and damaed the walls and
towers very greatly. And he set his sappers to mine the walls, and
made many
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assaults. And well did those who were within, both Greeks and Latins,
maintain themselves, and often did they beg the Emperor Henry to
succour them, and wam him that, if he did not succour them, they were
utterly undone.
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