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. May 6. Frater Joseph de Caucy sanctae domus Hospitalis Jerusalem Achon thesaurarius gives Galterus de Sancto Martino an account of the course of events in the Holy Land. The king of France has spent nearly a year at Caesarea and has completed the fortifications there. In spite of the arrival of emissaries from Aleppo, a 15-year truce with the Egyptians was agreed at Easter. The Egyptians have promised to release the rest of their prisoners-of-war. The Christians will hold all the land west of the river Jordan, except for Gazara, Gibilinum, Grandigerinum and Daron, which will remain in Egyptian hands. All other land held by the Saracens (Sarraceni) will be returned to King Louis. The truce is dependent on the Egyptians mustering their army at Gazara and the Christians mustering their army in the region of Jaffa and Caesarea in the month of May. But with the Aleppan advance as far as a place called Casey, between Gazara and Daron, the Egyptians are finding it hard to muster adequate forces and the king can raise no more than 100 milites, religious and secular, supplemented by a further 200, and 400 turcopoles (Turcopuli). Frater Joseph and others believe that the truce will not last. Joseph describes the poor condition of the Christian territories, except for Cilician Armenia, which has a truce with the sultan of Konya (Soldanus Yconii). The land of Antioch has been devastated by the Turcomans (Fercomaanni), and the city of Antioch is endangered. The Turcomans (Fercommani) advanced from Shaizar (Caesarea Magna) and on their way to Tripoli devastated the territory of Crectum, belonging to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Everything is prepared to resist the sultan of Aleppo.