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valiant_a robert_n the_o son_n of_o godwine_n to_o jerusalem_n anno_fw-la 1102._o 11_o 15_o the_o voyage_n of_o godericus_n a_o valiant_a englishman_n who_o travail_v with_o his_o ship_n in_o a_o expedition_n unto_o the_o holy_a land_n anno_fw-la 3._o hen._n 1._o 12_o 16_o the_o voyage_n of_o hardine_n a_o englishman_n and_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a commander_n of_o 200_o sail_n of_o christian_n ship_n which_o arrive_v at_o joppa_n anno_fw-la 1102_o 12._o 13_o 17_o a_o voyage_n by_o sea_n of_o englishman_n dane_n and_o fleming_n who_o arrive_v at_o joppa_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n the_o seven_o year_n of_o baldwine_n the_o second_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o 8._o year_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n pag._n 13,14_o 15_o 18_o the_o voyage_n of_o athelard_n of_o bath_n to_o egypt_n and_o arabia_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1130_o pag._n 15._o 16_o 19_o the_o voyage_n of_o william_n archbishop_n of_o tyre_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n in_o phoenicia_n anno_fw-la 1130._o 16_o 20_o the_o voyage_n of_o robert_n ketenensis_n under_o king_n stephen_n to_o dalmatia_n greece_n and_o asia_n anno_fw-la 1143._o 16_o 21_o a_o voyage_n of_o certain_a englishman_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o lewis_n the_o french_a king_n unto_o the_o holy_a land_n anno_fw-la 1147._o 17_o 22_o the_o voyage_n of_o john_n lacie_n to_o jerusalem_n anno_fw-la 1173_o 17_o 23_o the_o voyage_n of_o william_n mandevile_n earl_n of_o essex_n to_o jerusalem_n anno_fw-la 1177._o 17_o 24_o the_o famous_a voyage_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n into_o asia_n for_o the_o recover_n of_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o saracen_n anno_fw-la 1190._o 20_o 25_o the_o voyage_n of_o baldwine_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n unto_o syria_n and_o palaestina_n in_o the_o year_n 1190._o 28_o 26_o the_o voyage_n of_o richard_n surname_v canonicus_n under_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o into_o syria_n and_o 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