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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage of Ranulph earle of Chester , of Saer Quincy earle of Winchester , William de Albanie earle of Arundel , with divers other noble men to the Holy land, in the second yere of K. Henry the third. Matth. Paris . Holensh. pag. 202., (search)
The voyage of Ranulph earle of Chester , of Saer Quincy earle of Winchester , William de Albanie earle of Arundel , with divers other noble men to the Holy land, in the second yere of K. Henry the third. Matth. Paris . Holensh. pag. 202., IN the yeere 1218, Ranulph earle of Chester was sent into the Holy land by king Henry theChester was sent into the Holy land by king Henry the third with a goodly company of souldiers and men of warre, to ayde the Christians there against the Infidels, which at the same time had besieged the city of Damiata in Egypt . In which enterprise the valiancy of the same earle after his comming thither was to his great praise most apparant. There went with him in that journey Sa thither was to his great praise most apparant. There went with him in that journey Saer de Quincy earle of Winchester , William de Albanie earle of Arundel , beside divers barons, as the lord Robert fitz Walter, John constable of Chester , William de Harecourt, and Oliver fitz Roy sonne to the king of England, and divers others.
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The travailes of Ranulph Glanvile earle of Chester . (search)
The travailes of Ranulph Glanvile earle of Chester . RANULPH GLANVILE earle of Chester , a man of a very noble house, and learned in both the Lawes, deserves of duetie to be here placed by me in the catalogue of woorthy and notable men. He applied so well all the yeeres of his youth to the study of humane and divine Lawes, that he came not so soone to the age of a man, as he had purchased to himselfe by reason of his singular learning, renowme and honour. When the noble men of France went Chester , a man of a very noble house, and learned in both the Lawes, deserves of duetie to be here placed by me in the catalogue of woorthy and notable men. He applied so well all the yeeres of his youth to the study of humane and divine Lawes, that he came not so soone to the age of a man, as he had purchased to himselfe by reason of his singular learning, renowme and honour. When the noble men of France went to Ptolomais, upon the counsell of John Brenne king of Jerusalem, they resolved to besiege Damiata a city of Egypt , in the yeere 1218. And then Henry the king upon the motion of Honorius the third, bishop of Rome, sent thither this earle Ranulph with a great power of armed souldiers, to further the enterprise of the Christians: whose valure in that warre (by the testimonie of Polidor Virgil) was marveilously commended of all men. After the end of which businesse, he being returned into his coun