Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (06 of 12): Richard the FirstHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (06 of 12): Richard the First
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
The variance being thus appeased betwixt them, great discord chanced to
arise betwixt king Richard and king Philip, who was much offended with
king Richard, for that he had thus vsed violence against them of
Messina, and compelled king Tancred to agrée with him for monie,
[Sidenote: The lawes of Herberrough.] to the great offense and breach of
the lawes of Herberrough, sith the Sicilians verie liberallie aided and
furnished the christians armie with vittels and necessarie prouisions.
The Frenchmen also had much enuie thereat, [Sidenote: Englishmen and
Frenchmen fought.] that shortlie after vpon a small occasion they picked
a quarell against the Englishmen, and from words fell to strokes on both
sides, so that there had beene much hurt & slaughter committed,
[Sidenote: Discord in an armie the hinderer of all profitable
enterprises.] if the two kings had not doone their best to appease the
fraie begun.
But this businesse though it was quietlie as then taken vp and staied,
yet bred it such displeasure betwixt the princes and their people, that
it turned to the great hurt and hinderance of their good proceedings in
their whole enterprise, so that the occasion of a full and perfect
victorie easilie slipped out of their hands, as you shall heare
hereafter.
An other also of the chéefest causes of grudge betwixt the two kings
was, for that king Richard in familiar talke confessed vnto king Philip,
that he would marie the king of Nauarres daughter, and cléerelie forsake
his sister Adela: which gréeued king Philip not a little, though he
dissembled the matter for a time, and rather alledged other causes of
displeasure, wherewith to defame king Richard to the world, as one that
sought his owne commoditie in spoiling those whom he ought rather to
haue defended. But to proceed.
Whilest the English and French armies thus soiourned all the winter time
in Sicile, notwithstanding the troubles aforesaid, to the hinderance of
king Richards purposes, for the making of his prouisions readie for his
iournie, he yet caused engins to be framed, his ships to be newlie
calked, rigged and repaired of such hurts as they had receiued both in
their long voiage which they had made, and also by certeine wormes, the
which during their lieng there, had in diuerse places gnawne and eaten
them through to the great danger of their losse, and vtter decaie.
[Sidenote: Wreckes pardoned.] Moreouer at the same time he pardoned all
wrecks by sea through all his dominions, releasing for euer all his
right to the same, in such wise that euerie person making wrecke by sea,
and comming aliue to land, should haue all his goods frée and cleare to
himselfe. Furthermore he decréed, that if he chanced to perish in the
ship, then his sons and daughters, brethren or sisters, that could
prooue themselues to be next heires to him, should haue the same goods;
but if he had neither sonne nor daughter, brother nor sister, then
should the king haue those goods by waie of his prerogatiue.
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