Identifier: beltspurstorieso00seel (find matches)
Title: Belt and spur : stories of the knights of the middle ages from the old chronicles
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Seeley, E. L. (Emma Louisa)
Subjects: Middle Ages -- History Chivalry
Publisher: New York : Scribner and Welford
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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red he would die. Then the King commanded them to hang SirFulk; but when they took off his helmet, they foundit was not Sir Fulk, but Sir James of Normandy.And when the King perceived that he had been de-ceived, he, with his earls and barons, followed the traceof the horses feet and came to the place where SirFulk was making lamentation over his woundedbrother. Then William begged that his brotherwould cut off his head and not let him fall into thehands of his enemies ; but Fulk would not. AndRandolf, Earl of Chester, came first to the spot, andsending back his men, went forward by himself andprayed Sir Fulk to yield himself to the King, and hewould answer for him for life and limb. But Sir Fulkwould not consent, but bade him go back to the Kingand do his duty in fighting against him ; only heprayed him when his brother was dead, to care for hisburial. Then Randolf returned to his men, and Fulkstayed weeping and praying by his brother. Then the attack was made, and the Earl of Chester
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FULK FITZ WARINE. 129 fought bravely, and Fulk and his men defended them-selves well. But a knight came behind Sir Fulk andwounded him in the side and thought to have killedhim. And Fulk turned, and holding his sword in bothhands, struck him a blow on his left shoulder and cutdown to his heart, so he fell dead ; but the bloodpoured from Fulks wound, and he fell fainting on hishorses neck, and his sword dropped from his hand.Then the brothers lamented sore, and his brotherJohn sprang up behind him on his horse and held himup, and they all made haste to flee. The King andhis men pursued, but could not overtake them. Theyfled all that night, and the next morning came tothe sea and to Mador with the ship. Then Fulkawoke and asked where he was ; and they made hima bed in the ship, and John de Rampaigne dressedhis wounds. Hoiu Sir William FitzWarinc ivas rescued. After the battle was over the Earl of Chesterfound William FitzWarine nigh death, and had himcarried to an abbey to be doctored.

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