Belt and spur : stories of the knights of the middle ages from the old chronicles . * how peace shouldbe maintained between them. But while they werein conference, there came messengers in great hasteto the King Richard, saWng that the people had at-tacked and were slaying his men. Then the King,mounting his horse in haste, rode out to stop thequarrel; but when he reached the place, the Lom-bards, mad with rage, railed upon him with loudcries. Then he drew his sword and attacked RICHARD CCT UR DE LION. 57 and though he had but twenty men with him, theyfled before him hke sheep before th
Belt and spur : stories of the knights of the middle ages from the old chronicles . * how peace shouldbe maintained between them. But while they werein conference, there came messengers in great hasteto the King Richard, saWng that the people had at-tacked and were slaying his men. Then the King,mounting his horse in haste, rode out to stop thequarrel; but when he reached the place, the Lom-bards, mad with rage, railed upon him with loudcries. Then he drew his sword and attacked RICHARD CCT UR DE LION. 57 and though he had but twenty men with him, theyfled before him hke sheep before the wolf and raninto their city and shut the gates. Some of themwent to King PhiHp, and prayed him to come totheir aid ; and there are those who say he avowedhimself more ready to help them than to fight forthe King of Englands men, to whom he was boundby oath. Then King Richard, when he saw the gates shutagainst him, made a fierce assault upon the cit}, andthey defended themselves with stones and dartsfrom the walls, so that many of our men were slain.]^ut the King, observing a postern neglected bythe citizens, ordered an attack to be made uponit ; and the gate was broken down, and thus thewhole army entered the city. Great spoil fell intothe hands of the victors, and many of the citizenswere slain, but King Richard stopped the when King Philip saw the standard of the KingRichard on the walls of the city, he was moved withenvy, and hated Richard in his heart. And
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