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Hospitallers saw all his die as became them, and thenin a swoon from loss of blood was made prisoner; hewas the only Hospitaller in that fight, who survivedit . 1 He of the Temple, after the death of twohundred and eighty of his knights, escaped as if bymiracle, and joined the French army late that even-ing, after loss of an eye, with his face all bloody,his garments quite torn, and his cuirass piercedthrough in several places, which notwithstandingavailed him little, for the poor gentleman was killedin a skirmish a few days later . 2

Louis’ cavalry had for awhile stood, but ended byretreating, and some entire regiments were drownedin a most disorderly attempt to get back over thecanal, not at the ford, but lower down, exactlyopposite the infantry, who were also seized by apanic, and exclaimed, little and great, weeping loud,beating their feet and heads, and straining theirfists, and pulling their hair up by the roots, andtearing their cheeks most wofully: “See! See!

Jesus and Mary! The king, his brothers, and theirwhole company, all lost! ” 3 Having got over theluckless bridge, which ought to have seen theirhorses turned the other way, Louis gave orders for

1 MS. Rothelin, apud Michaud : Hist., iv. 424.

2 Michaud : Hist., iv. 222.

3 Mathew Paris.—Bib. Chois., ii. 835.