sprang forward, and said that go in he would. And there was there
present a knight, a brother to the clerk (the knight's name was
Robert ofClari),who-forbade him,and said he should not go in. And
the clerk said he would, and scrambled in on his hands and feet.
And when the knight saw this, he took hold upon him, by the foot,
and began to drag him back. But in his brother's despite, and
whether his brother would or not, the clerk went in. And when he
was within, many were the Greeks who ran upon him, and those on the
walls cast big stones upon him. And the clerk drew his knife, and
ran at them; and he drave them before him as if they had been
cattle, and cried to those who were without, to the Lord Peter of
Amiens and his folk, 'Sire, come in boldly, I see that they are
falling back discomfited and flying.' When my Lord Peter heard
this, he and his people who were without, they entered in; and
there were no more than ten knights with him, but there were some
sixty sergeants, and they were all on foot. And when those who were
on the wall at that place saw them, they had such fear that thev
did not dare to remain there, but avoided a great space on the
wall, and fled helter-skelter.

"Now the Emperor Mourzuphles, the traitor, was near by, at less
than a stone's throw of distance, and he caused the silver horns to
be sounded, and the cymbals, and a great noise to be made. And when
he saw my Lord Peter, and his people, who bad entered in on foot,
he made a great show of falling upon them, and spurring forward,
came about half-way to where they stood. But mv Lord Peter, when he
saw him coming, began to encourage his people, and to say: 'Now,
Lord God, grant that we may do well, and the battle is ours. Here
comes the emperor! Let no one dare to think of retreat, but each
bethink himself to do well' Then Mourzuphles, seeing that they