Johannizza, the King of Wallachia and Bulgaria and Theodore Lascaris
who were now friends, and helped one another in the war.
The matter was thus settled and agreed to. Then the Emperor Henry
summoned Peter of Bracieux from Skiza; and he came to him; and the
Emperor Henry so wrought with him that he gave up Skiza into his
hands, and the emperor delivered it to Theodore Lascaris to be
demolished, as also the church of St. Sophia of Nicomedia. So was the
truce established, and so were the fortresses demolished. Thierri of
Loos was given up, and all the other prisoners.
Then the Emperor Henry repaired to Constantinople, and undertook once
more to go to Adrianople with as many men as he could collect. He
assembled his host at Selymbria; and so much time had already passed
that this did not take place till after the feast of St. John, in June
(1207). And he rode day by day till he came to Adrianople, and
encamped in the fields before the city. And those within the city, who
had greatly desired his coming, went out to meet him in procession,
and received him very gladly.. And all the Greeks of the land came
with them.
The emperor remained only one day before the city to see all the
damage that Johannizza had done to the walls and towers, with mines
and petraries; and these had worked great havoc to the city. And on
the morrow he departed', and marched towards the country of
Johannizza, and so marched for four days.
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