Now let us leave off speaking of those who were at Philippopolis, and
of Renier of Trit, who is shut up in Stanimac, and return to Henry, the
brother of the Emperor Baldwin, who had sojourned at Pamphyle till the
beginning of winter. Then he took council with his men and with his
barons; and they decided to set a garrison in a city called Rusium,
which was situate at a place rich and fertile in the middle of the
land; and the chiefs placed over this garrison were Thierri of Loos,
who was seneschal, and Thierri of Tenremonde, who was constable. And
Henry,,the Regent of the empire, gave to them at least seven score
knights, and a great many mounted sergeants, and ordered them to
maintain the war against the Greeks, and to guard the marches.
And he himself went with the rest of his people to the city of Bizye,
and placed a garrison there; and left in command Anseau of Cayeux, and
confided to him at least six score knights, and a great many mounted
sergeants. Another city, called Arcadiopolis was garrisoned by the
Venetians. And the city of Napoli was restored by the brother of the
Emperor Baldwin to Vemas, who had to wife the sister* of the King of
France, and was a Greek who sided with us; and except he, no other
Greek was on our part. And those who were in these cities maintained
the war against the Greeks, and made many forays. Henry himself
returned to Constantinople with the rest of his men.
[Note: Agnes, sister to Philip Augustus, King of France]
Now Johannizza, the King of Wallachia and Bulgaria, though rich and of
great possessions, never forgat his own interests, but raised a great
force of Comans and Wallachians. And when it came to three weeks after
Christmas, he sent these men into the land of Roumania to help those at
Adrianople and Demotica; and the latter, being now in force, grew
bolder and rode abroad with the greater assurance.