De impugnacione castri Bisene. si.
The Siege of Bisene
Brother Henry of Ploczg marshals the full strength of the Prussian army and besieges the castle of Bisene by land and river, yet the outcome remains uncertain.
That same summer, Brother Henry of Ploczg, marshal of the land of Prussia, gathered the full strength of his army, and as he approached the castle of Bisene, at daybreak his horsemen besieged the fortress; but those who had come by ship — having built a bridge with their ships from a nearby island across the Memel, with war engines brought up — attacked most fiercely for a long time, although they withdrew from the siege, the outcome being uncertain.
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Eodem anno in estate frater Henricus de Ploczg marscalcus terre Prussie totum robur exercitus sui congregavit, et dum appropinquaret Castro Bisene, equites sui in ortu diei ipsum castrum obsederunt, hii autem, qui navigio venerant, facto ponte cum navibus suis ab insula vicina per Memelam, applicatis instrumentis bellicis per longum tempus fortissime impugnaverunt, licet non neratis ab obsidione recesserunt.
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