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Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople By: Geoffroi de Villehardouin (1150-1213) |
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Geoffrey de Villehardouin [b.c.1160 d.c.1213]: Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople Geoffrey de Villehardouin [b.c.1160 d.c.1213]: Memoirs or Chronicle of The
Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople, trans. Frank T. Marzials,
(London: J.M. Dent, 1908) THE FIRST PREACHING OF THE CRUSADE 1 Be it known to you that eleven hundred and ninety seven years after
the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the time of Innocent Pope
of Rome, and Philip King of France, and Richard King of England, there
was in France a holy man named Fulk of Neuilly which Neuilly is
between Lagni sur Marne and Paris and he was a priest and held the
cure of the village. And this said Fulk began to speak of God
throughout the Isle de France, and the other countries round about;
and you must know that by him the Lord wrought many miracles. Be it known to you further, that the fame of this holy man so spread,
that it reached the Pope of Rome, Innocent; and the Pope sent to
France, and ordered the right worthy man to preach the cross (the
Crusade) by his authority. And afterwards the Pope sent a cardinal of
his, Master Peter of Capua, who himself had taken the cross, to
proclaim the Indulgence of which I now tell you, viz., that all who
should take the cross and serve in the host for one year, would be de [note: Innocent III, elected Pope on the 8th January 1198, at the
early age of thirty seven, Innocent III was one of the leading spirits
of his time in every sense a strong man and great Pope. From the
beginning of his pontificate he turned his thoughts and policy to the
recovery of Jerusalem. ] 2 livered from all the sins they had committed, and acknowledged in
confession. And because this indulgence was so great, the hearts of
men were much moved, and many took the cross for the greatness of the
pardon. OF THOSE WHO TOOK THE CROSS The other year after that right worthy man Fulk had so spoken of God,
there was held a tourney in Champagne, at a castle called Ecri, and by
God's grace it so happened that Thibaut, Count of Champagne and Brie,
took the cross, and the Count Louis of Blois and Chartres likewise;
and this was at the beginning of Advent (28th November 1199). Now you
must know that this Count Thibaut was but a young man, and not more
than twenty two years of age, and the Count Louis not more than
twenty seven. These two counts were nephews and cousins german to the
King of France, and, on the other part, nephews to the King of
England. With these two counts there took the cross two very high and puissant
barons of France, Simon of Montfort, and Renaud of Montmirail. Great
was the fame thereof throughout the land when these two high and
puissant men took the cross. [note: Simon de Monfort the same one who later crushed the
Albigensians and the father of the "English" Simon de Montfort who
defeated the royal army at Lewes and was killed at Evesham in 1265]. In the land of Count Thibaut of Champagne took the cross Garnier,
Bishop of Troyes, Count Walter of Brienne, Geoffry of Joinville, who
was seneschal of the land, Robert his brother, Walter of Vignory,
Walter of Montbéliard, Eustace of Conflans, Guy of Plessis his
brother, Henry of Arzilliéres, Oger of Saint Chéron, Villain of
Neuilly, Geoffry of Villhardouin, Marshal of Champagne, Geoffry his
nephew, William of Nully, Walter of Fuligny, Everard of Montigny,
Manasses of l'Isle, Macaire of Sainte Menehould, Miles the Brabant,
Guy of Chappes, Clerembaud his nephew, Renaud of Dampierre, John
Foisnous, and many other right worthy men whom this book does not here
mention by name. [note: Geoffry de Joinville the father of the chronicler Joinville.] With Count Louis took the cross Gervais of Châtel Hervée his son John
of Virsin, Oliver of Rochefort, Henry of Mont 3 reuil, Payen of Orléans, Peter of Bracietix, Hugh his brother, William
of Sains, John of Frialze, Walter of Gaudonville, Hugh of Cormeray,
Geoffry his brother, Hervée of Beauvoir, Robert of Frouville, Peter
his brother, Orri of l'Isle, Robert of Quartier, and many more whom
this book does not here mention by name... Continue reading book >>
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