The queen was brought to bed of a son

The queen was brought to bed of a son, who had for name John; and they called him Trist ram for the great sorrow and anguish that were about his birth. On the very day that she was brought to bed, she was told that those of Pisa, and Genoa, and the other free cities, were minded to flee away; and on the day following she had them all called before her bed, so that the chamber was quite full, and said to them:

Lords, for God’s sake do not leave this city; for you see if this city were lost, my lord the king would be utterly 1st, and all those who have been taken captive with him. nd if this moves you not, yet take pity upon the poor weak renature lying here, and wait till I am recovered.”

And they replied: “ Lady, what can we do? For we are yang of hunger in this city.” And she told them that for imine they need not depart, “ for,” said she, “ I will cause all re food in this city to be bought, and will keep you all from henceforth at the king’s charges.” They advised together, ad came back to her, and said they consented to remain got willingly. Then the queen whom may God have in [is grace! caused all the food in the city to be bought at a of three hundred and sixty thousand liters and more, re due time she had to rise from her bed, because the city lust needs be surrendered to the Saracens. Then the queen rime to Acre to await the king.

THE KING ADJOURNS HIS CLAIMS AGAINST THE SARACENS PASSAGE TO ACRE

While the king was waiting for the deliverance of his rother, he sent brother Raoul, a preaching brother, to an , whose name was Faress Eddin Octay, one of the most Saracens I have ever seen. And the L ng notified to le emir that he greatly marveled how he and the other could suffered the treaty to be so villainously ; for they had killed the sick whom they were bound o entertain, and made litter of his engines of war, and had the sick, as well as the salted swine’s flesh that they ‘ere bound to preserve.