ABSTRACT
A nd, at once, they summoned the hosts throughout Sicily, warning all over fifteen years old and under sixty to be at Palermo within fifteen days with their arms and with bread for a month, and thus the command of the Lord King of Aragon went forth everywhere. And meanwhile the Lord King of Aragon sent two thousand almugavars to Messina, to enter the city by night. And they went, each with his knapsack on his shoulder, for do not think they were taking any pack-mules with them; rather, each carried his bread in his knapsack, as the almugavars are accustomed and brought up to do ; for, when they go on a raid, each man carries one loaf for each dav and no more ; and with this bread«/ 9 and 9ome water and herbs they spend as much time as suits them. And so they went with good guides
