fearlessness - over the Greeks. Robert of Clari, then, relates how
a small body of the besiegers, ten knights and nine sergeants, had
come before a postem which had been newly bricked up.-

"Now there was there a clerk, Aleaume of Clari by name, who had
shown his courage whenever there was need, and was always first in
any assault at which he might be present; and when the tower of
Galata was taken, this same clerk had performed more deeds of
prowess with his body, man for man, than any one in the host, save
only the Lord Peter of Bracuel; for the Lord Peter it was who
surpassed all others, whether of high or low degree, so that there
was none other that performed such feats of arms, or acts of
prowess with his body, as the Lord Peter of Bracuel. So when they
came to the postern they began to hew and pick at it very hardily;
but the bolts flew at them so thick, and so many stones were hurled
at them from the wall, that it seemed as if they would be buried
beneath the stones-sucb was the mass of quarries and stones thrown
from above. And those who were below held up targes and shields to
cover those who were picking and hewing underneath; and those above
threw down pots of boiling pitch, and Greek fire, and large rocks,
so that it was one of God's miracles that the assailants were not
utterly confounded; for my Lord Peter and his men suffered more
than enough of blows and grievous danger. However, so did they hack
at the postern, both above and below, with their axes and good
swords, that they made a great bole therein; and when the postern
was broken through, they all swarmed to the aperture, but saw so
many people above and below, that it seemed as if half the world
were there, and they dared not be so bold as to enter.

"Now when Aleaume, the clerk, saw that no one dared to go in, be