Chap. 6.
AFter the lamentable burials of these so famous Princes, the King, taking occasion of the death of these principall men of his armic, agreed, making none priuie thereto, to receiue the money which was offered him for his differring off the siege of the citie of Sagi••ta, yet dissem∣bling to make peace with the Saracens, but that he ment to go through with the worke, that he had begunne. Whereupon sending a message vnto Iaphet, hee aduised the English souldiers to come downe to Acres with their fleete, and to conferre and consult with him touching the besieg∣ing and assaulting of the citie of Sagitta, which rising immediatly vpon the kings commaunde∣ment, and foorthwith hoysing vp the sayles of their shippes aloft with pendants and stremers of purple, and diuerse other glorious colours, with their flagges of scarlet colour and silke, came thither, and casting their ancres, rode hard by the citie. The king the next day calling vnto him such as were priuie & acquainted with his dealings, opened his griefe vnto the chiefe Captaines of the English men and Danes, touching the slaughter of Hugh, and the death of his brother, and what great confidence he reposed in them concerning these warres: and that nowe therefore they being departed and dead, he must of necessity differre the besieging of Sagitta, & for this time dismisse the armie assembled. This resolution of the king being spred among the people, the ar∣mie was dissolued, and the Englishmen, Danes and Flemings, with sailes and oares going a∣board their fleete, saluted the king, and returned home vnto their natiue countries.