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Their panic enabled the crusaders to se  cure the city of Damietta, where they found great stores and much plunder. THEIR PANIC ENABLED THE CRUSADERS TO SECURE THE CITY OF DAMNIETA WHERE THEY FOUND GREAT STORES AND MUCH PLUNDER
mbly begging his pardon, which was immediately granted. XXXVI. THE SIXTH CRUSADE IN 1244 Louis fell very ill, and made a vow that if he recovered, he would go to the Holy Land on a pil- grimage and crusade. His mother and counselors vainly tried to dissuade him from undertaking this perilous expe- dition, which they dreaded on account of his delicate health ; but Louis insisted upon taking part in the sixth crusade, and persuaded many of his nobles to join him. Leaving his mother officially regent of the realm during his absence, he sailed from a port in southern France, accompanied by his wife, his brother, and most of his court. Believing that Jerusalem could best be taken by first conquering Egypt, Louis directed his course thither, and Digitized by Google I30 OLD FRANCE landed at Dami-et'ta. The Saracens, drawn up on shore and waiting for him, were so amazed at the impetuosity of this king — who sprang overboard and waded ashore to encounter them sooner — that they turned and fled.  VISIT LIBERVOX DOTT ORG RECORDING BY AARON RIVERA THE STORY OF OLD FRANCE BY H A GERBER SECTION THIRTY SIX THE SIXTH CRUSADE IN TWELVE FORTY FOUR LOUIS FELT VERY ILL AND MADE A VOW THAT IF HE RECOVERED HE WOULD GO TO THE HOLY LAND ON A PILGRIMAGE AND CRUSADE HIS MOTHER AND COUNSELLORS VAINLY TRIED TO DISSUADE HIM FROM UNDERTAKING THIS PERILOUS EXPEDITION WHICH THEY DREADED ON ACCOUNT OF HIS DELICATE HEALTH BUT LOUIS INSISTED UPON TAKING PART IN THE SIXTH CRUSADE AND PERSUADED MANY OF HIS NOBLES TO JOIN HIM LEAVING HIS MOTHER OFFICIALLY REGENT OF THE REALM DURING HIS ABSENCE HE SAILED FROM A PORT IN SOUTHERN FRANCE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE HIS BROTHER AND MOST OF HIS COURT BELIEVING THAT JERUSALEM COULD BEST BE TAKEN BY FIRST CONQUERING EGYPT LOUIS DIRECTED HIS COURSE THITHER AND LANDED AT DAMNIETTA THE SARACENS DRAWN UPON THE SHORE AND WAITING FOR HIM WERE SO AMAZED AT THE IMPETUOSITY OF THIS KING WHO SPRANG OVERBOARD AND WAITED ASHORE TO ENCOUNTER THEM SOONER THAT THEY TURNED AND FLED
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