A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order, Vol. 2: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeIN the second year of Baldwin, king of Jerusalem, Joppa was besieged by the Turks of Cairo and Baldwin embark ed from the town Of Assur, in a vessel called a bass, com manded by one Godtric an English freebooter, intending to proceed to the relief Of the besieged. Fixing the royal ban ner aloft on a spear, that it might be seen of the Christians, they sailed boldly towards J oppa, with but a small company Of armed men. The king knew that the Christians in Joppa were almost hopeless Of his life and safety, and he feared they might shamefully abandon the defence of the place, or be constrained to surrender, unless revived by his presence. On perceiving the approach Of the royal banner of King Baldwin, the naval forces of the Turks, to the number Of twenty galhes and thirteen ships, usually called Caz/z, endeavoured to sur round and capture the single vessel in which he was embark ed. But, by the aid of god, the billows of the sea raged against them, while the kings ship glided easily and swiftly through the waves, eluding the enemy, and arrived in safety into the haven of Joppa, to the great joy of the Christians, who had mouined him as if dead.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.