[659] Branche des royaux Lignages, ann. 1189-90, Guil. de Nangis Rigord. William the Breton. [660] Bernard the Treasurer; James of Vitry. [661] Continuation of William of Tyre, Anon. [662] R. de Diceto; Roger de Hovedon; Matthew Paris. Ann. 1188. [663] Henry died before the altar of the church of Chinon. [664] Hovedon. [665] Brompton; Hovedon. [666] Diceto. [667] Rymer, col. diplom. [668] Brequegny, coll. ann. 1188; Rigord in vit. Phil. Aug. [669] Benedict of Peterborough. [670] Rigord says nothing of any illness which Philip suffered at Messina. [671] Hovedon; Brompton. [672] Benedict of Peterborough. [673] Rigord; Benedict of Peterborough. [674] Rigord. [675] Vinesauf. [676] Ben. Abb. Peter.; R. Hovedon. [677] Rigord. [678] Rigordus states positively that Berengaria had arrived before the treaty was signed between Philip and Richard. Mills says, that Richard remained in Sicily after Philip's departure, to wait for Berengaria; but Rigord lived at the time, and was one of the most diligent inquirers who have left us records of that age. The _Branche des royaux Lignages_ makes Richard say to the King of France, "Sire vostre suer espousai De laquele atan le don hui; Mes onc nul jour ne la connui Et j'ai puis prise Bérangarre Qui fille est au roy de Navarre."--1226. William the Breton, also, who was afterward chaplain to Philip Augustus, represents Richard as saying, "Et jam juncta thoro est mihi Berengaria, regis Filia Navarræ." [679] Rigord in vit. Phil. Aug.; Hovedon; Rymer. [680] Bernardus. [681] Various knights are mentioned by Bernard the Treasurer, as having signalized themselves greatly, both prior to the siege and after its commencement. One in particular, whom he calls the Green Knight, even raised the admiration of the Saracens to such a height that Saladin sent for him, and made him the most brilliant offers, in hopes of bringing him to join the Moslems. It is more than probable that this Green Knight was the famous Jacques d'Avesnes, and was so called from the colour of the cross which he wore. [682] Auteurs Arabes, rec. de Reinaud; Branche des loyaux Rignages; Rigord in vit. Phil. August. [683] Boha Eddin, rec. de Reinaud. [684] Brompton, A. D. 1191; Ben. Abb. Peterborough, 1191. [685] Hovedon; Ben. Abb. Peterborough. [686] Hovedon; Brompton; Will. Newb. [687] Boha Eddin; Walter Vinesauf; Hovedon; Benedict of Peterborough [688] Peterborough; Vinesauf; James, Cardinal of Vitry, lib. i.