Sed R ut dedecus fugae virtutis facto recompensaret, Wirziburgensem civitatem obsedit, ubi tamen fraude magis quam virtute pugnatum est. Nam cum rex ad propellendum hostem exercitum convocasset, instructa ambarum partium acie et primus inter se praelia miscentibus, quidam equites regiae partis, mercede conducti, qui se regis lateri quasi fidi clientes applicuerant, subito in ipsum arma verterunt; sed aere munito corpori livorem, non vulnus inflixerunt.
Translation :
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Edition :
Vita Heinrici IV imperatoris, In: F. Schmale, I. Schmale-Ott, Quellen zur Geschichte Kaiser Heinrichs IV. (FSGA 12), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2017, 408-467.
Remark :
long-term consequence: For the immediate revenge against said knights, refer to: "Bribed knights who conspired against King Henry IV. are mutilated beyond recognition during battle at Würzburg."
