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May 14. Tripoli. B[ohemond VI] by the grace of God prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli appeals to King Henry III of England for his urgent assistance. He reminds Henry of the achievements of his uncle, King Richard I who strove to redeem the funiculus haereditatis Domini. He describes the desperate condition of the principality of Antioch, the invasions of the Turkomen (Turcumanii) and the destruction of lands and settlements (villae, casalia, manerii) and the wretched state of the city of Antioch itself. He is sending the nobilis vir Conradus de Duce, miles et fidelis principis and Gwarennus, the prince’s priest and chaplain, who will provide more information.