The Crusade of Mccclxxxiii., Known As That of the Bishop of Norwich
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Martin's, one of the delegates from Ypres: "Please God, my Lord, " he said, " you have no power to excommunicate us, for we appeal to the Pope him- self. " The delegates retired, and the Bishop of Nor- wich commanded the azure banner of the Church with the crucifix upon it to be raised in the English camp. The people of Ypres, he proclaimed, were now outcasts as much as if they were Jews or Saracens. The display of the banner of the Church caused uneasiness within the walls of Ypres. The people... were afraid to fight against a banner that they themselves honored. But the clergy of the city quieted their fears by leading a procession through the streets in honor of the Church, and thus showed their loyalty to the Pope. It was a strange medley of protestations ^. ^ Chronique de Flandres, 239, 40. M. Kervyn de Lettenhove gives some details of the interview between the Bishop and the represen- T2 The Crusade of 1383. As the siege went on both sides became greatly distressed. The defenders of Ypres had always to combat the danger in their own camp of a rising on behalf of the besiegers.
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