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CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION
• PART I
• The Lord of Joinville dedicates his book to Louis, son of Philippe le Bel and Jeanne of Navarre (afterwards Louis X, " Le Hutin "), and divides it into two parts . . . . PART I
• 
  SAYINGS AND CUSTOMS OF THE KING 9 PART II
• 
  IN FRANCE AND EGYPT
• CHAPTER I
  Of the King's birth and coronation, and how the Count of Brittany and the Barons of France rebelled against him . 25
• CHAPTER II
  How the Barons of France ravaged the lands of the Count of Champagne, and how the King made peace Episode of Count Henry the Generous . . . . 32
• CHAPTER III
  Of the Feast that the King held at Saumur; and how the King of England and the Count of La Marche made war on King Louis . . . . . . . 38

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  CHAPTER IV
  PAGE How the King took the Cross The episode of the clerk and the three robbers Joinville prepares to go on Crusade . 45
• CHAPTER V
  How they sailed to Cyprus; of the message from the King ot the Tartars; how the Sultan of Homs poisoned the Sultan of Egypt 55
• CHAPTER VI
  Tells how they came to Egypt, of the landing, and of the fight on the beach; and how the Turks abandoned Damietta . 65
• CHAPTER VII
  " Tells how Damietta was occupied ". 76
• CHAPTER VIII
  How the King set out to march on Grand Cairo, and camped between two outlets of the Nile Of the River Nile and its source . . . . . . . 85
• CHAPTER IX
  How the Christians tried to build a causeway over the stream of Raxi The adventure of the tortoise-towers . . . 91
• CHAPTER X
  The battle of Mansoora . 102
• CHAPTER XI
  Discourses of the Bedouins . 125

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  CHAPTER XII
  The Saracens attack the camp The priest's feat of arms The fighting at the barriers . . . . . 129.
• CHAPTER XIII
  Digression on the Sultan's bodyguard The pestilence in the camp The King re-crosses the river, and treats with the Saracens The episode of the six impious knights . . 140
• CHAPTER XIV
  How the King and all his men fell into the hands of the Saracens The massacre of the sick, and the capture of the fugitives in the boats . . 152
• CHAPTER XV
  How the Sultan was murdered The Christians suffer many alarms at the hands of the Saracens; but in the end the treaty is signed . . . . 171
• CHAPTER XVI
  Damietta is surrendered to the Turks, and after many perils the Christians are set free Some of the rich men sail for home How the first half of the ransom is paid, and Joinville robs the Templars' Bank by force of arms.....185
• CHAPTER XVII
  Anecdotes of the retreat "Châtillon, Chevaliers!" Death of the Bishop of Soissons A renegade How the Queen fared in Danlietta The voyage to Acre....197

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  PART III
  IN SYRIA
  CHAPTER I
  PAGE How the King was received at Acre An obliging valet Of the money that Joinville deposited with the Templars He lies at death's door The gambling and extravagance of the King's brothers . 209
• CHAPTER II
  The King takes counsel, whether to return to France, or to stay in the Holy Land .216
• CHAPTER III
  The King's brothers return to France The King retains Joinville Messengers from the Emperor Frederick Anecdotes 225
• CHAPTER IV
  How the Old Man of the Mountain sent an insolent message to the King Of the visit that Brother Ives paid him -The King negotiates with the Sultan of Damascus and the Emirs of Egypt How the Lady of Sajetta buried the bones of Count Walter of Brienne The King fortifies Cesarea . . 233
• CHAPTER V
  A digression, telling the story of Count Walter of Brienne 243
• CHAPTER VI
  The account which the messengers gave of the Tartar people . 249
• CHAPTER VII
  Anecdotes of the camp at Cesarea. 260

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  CHAPTER VIII
  PAGE The King goes to Jaffa The Prince of Antiocll visits the camp The Sultan of Damascus and Saracens of Egypt league together against the Christians Skirmishes and other anecdotes 273
• CHAPTER IX
  The Turks of Damascus threaten Jaffa and Acre, and slaughtertwo or three thousand Christians at Sidon, and destroy the town Anecdote of Richard Cur de Lion Anecdote of the Duke of Burgundy The expense of fortifying Jaffa . . 280
• CHAPTER X
  The King leaves Jafta, and goes to rebuild Sidon The battle of Cesarea Philippi; burial of the dead at Sidon The humours of the Count of Eu . . . . 290
• CHAPTER XI
  The Tartars take Bagdad Cruel revenge of the Tartar King Anecdotes of the camp at Sidon Joinville makes a pilgrimage to Tortosa . 301
• CHAPTER XII
  The death of Queen Blanche Stories of the Queen and the Queen Mother—The King prepares to return home . . 310
• CHAPTER XIII
  How the army sailed for France; and of the adventures that befell them on their voyage home...318
• CHAPTER XIV
  How the King came ashore Friar Hugh Joinville accompanies the King into his own territory, and then returns home, visiting his kinsfolk on the way How Tibald of Navarre and Champagne married the King's daughter. . 335

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  PART IV
  FROM THE KING'S RETURN TO FRANCE TO HIS DEATH AND CANONIZATION
  CHAPTER I
  How the King settled disputes and made peace throughout France; and how he dealt with the King of England . . 347
• CHAPTER II
  How the King behaved himself towards the poor and towards men of religionú 357
• CHAPTER III
  " How the King admonished his Bailiffs, his Provosts, and his Mayors; and how he made new ordinances, and how Stephen Boileau became his Provost of Paris " . 365
• CHAPTER IV
  How the King took the Cross for his last pilgrimage His death, burial, and canonization; and of the vision that appeared to the Lord of Joinville 378
• APPENDIX
  LETTER GIVEN BY ST. LOUIS ON HIS DEATH BED TO PHILIP THE BOLD 391 INDEX . . 397
• TABLES
  1. The Houses of France, Champagne, Constantinople, and Jerusalem At end
  II. The Houses of Joinville and Brienne. . . "
  

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  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  
• JEHAN SIRE DE JOINVILLE . . . . Frontispiece
• A YOUNG KING (THIRTEENTH CENTURY). . To face page 10
• "THE WAY FROM MONTL'HERY TO PARIS" (FOURTEENTH CENTURY) 26
• "A VERY FINE FEAT OF ARMS" (THIRTEENTH CENTURY) 108
• A JOURNEY (THIRTEENTH CENTURY) 208
• ('THE GOOD TEACHINGS OF HIS MOTHER"(FOURTEENTH CENTURY) 310
• SEAL OF JOINVILLE 352
• "IN THIS SAME PLACE WAS HE BURIED",(THIRTEENTH CENTURY) 384
• "FAIR SON, MY FIRST INJUNCTION TO THEE IS"(THIRTEENTH CENTURY) 392
• The Author desires to express her thanks to Mr. Yates Thompson for his kind assistance with the illustrations.