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THis Prince (for his valour Surnamed Coeur de Lion (or Lions-Heart) being Crowned the third of September 1189. Af∣ter he had settled his Realm, and provid∣ed a mighty Treasure besides what was left by his Father, resolves on an Expedition to the Holy Land, according to the Supersti∣tion of that Age, and sets forth with an Army of thirty thousand Foot, and five thousand Horse, having appointed to meet
the French King in Sicily. In his passage being affronted by the People of Cyprus, as∣saults them, and subdues the Island, bind∣ing their King in Silver Fetters, thence he proceeds to Ptolomais which was soon fur∣rendred, and places a Garrison in the Town of Joppa, becoming very famous for his A∣ctions in those Parts. Which being envi∣ed by the French King, he pretends the Air did not agree with him, and obtains King Richard's Consent to return home, swearing first, not to molest his Territories in his absence, which Oath he not obser∣ving, King Richard was forc'd to quit his Glorious Design of winning Jerusalem, to defend his own Countries, but in his re∣turn privately for the greater Hast through Germany, by the Indiscretion of extraordi∣nary Expences is discovered, and upon an old Grudg taken Prisoner by the Duke of Austria, where he was detained fifteen Months, till an Agreement was made for his Ransome at one hundred thousand Pounds, whereof fourscore thousand was paid down, the rest afterwards released.
During his absence some disorders hap∣pen'd at home, and some Mischief done by the French abroad; the first his Presence rectifyed, to redress the other he resolves
on Arms against that Kingdom, and being told as he was at Dinner, that King Phillip had besieged Vernoil, he swore he would not turn his Face till he was Revenged, and for Oath sake caused the Wall before him to be beaten down, that he might pass right forward, and speeds to Vernoil, but the French made as much hast to be gone, not without very great loss and more dis∣grace.
In the Process of his Warrs besieging a Castle and unwarily approaching too near, he was wounded with a poison'd Arrow in the Arm, which enraged him so that he presently storm'd the Castle, and enquiring who it was shot him, one Bertrand own'd it, saying he did it in Revenge, because King Richard with his own hands had for∣merly slain his Father and his Brethren; the King after some Pause gave him his Pardon and Liberty. An Art that shewed (saith a good Historian) that he had been at the Holy Land, or rather was going thither. For he died of that Wound, the sixth of April 1199, having Reigned nine Years and nine Months. In his Reign were found the Bones of Arthur the famous King of Britain, in the old Sepulchre at Glassen∣bury. And also there happened an extraor∣dinary
Famine, followed by so great and general a Mortality that the living were scarce able to bury the dead.