Geoffry the Marshal rode before and led the host, and rode till he came
to a city called Cariopolis. Then he saw that the horses were weary
with marching all night, and entered into the city, and put them up
till noon. And they gave food to their horses, and ate themselves of
what they could find, and that was but little.
So they remained all the day in that city until night. And Johannizza,
the King of Wallachia, had followed them all the day with all his
powers, and encamped about two leagues from them. And when it was
night, those in the city all armed themselves and departed. Geoffry the
Marshal led the van, and those formed the rear-guard who had formed it
during the day. So they rode through that night, and the following day
(16th April) in great fear and much hardship, till they came to the
city of Rodosto, a city very rich and very strong, and inhabited by
Greeks. These Greeks did not dare to defend themselves, so our people
entered in and took quarters; so at last were they in safety.
Thus did the host escape from Adrianople, as you have heard. Then was a
council held in the city of Rodosto; and it seemed to the council that
Constantinople was in greater jeopardy than they were. So they took
messengers, and sent them by sea, telling them to travel night and day,
and to advise those in the city not to be anxious about them—for they
had escaped—and that they would repair back to Constantinople as soon
as they could.