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March 31. On the island of Cyprus. Bishop Odo (Eudes de Châteauroux) of Tusculum, papal legate, (episcopus Tusculanus, Sedis Apostolicae legatus), writes to pope Innocent IV, after he had already sent him a previous report. He describes the arrival of the viscount (Geoffrey VI) of Châteaudun and other knights to the island, tensions among the Latins gathered there, the death of some nobles including the count [John] of Montfort. He also describes the contents of letters from the masters of the Hospitaller and Templar orders to Louis IX regarding the Muslim world and Latin-Muslim contacts (RRR 2713 and 2720). Envoys from Armenia and Antioch requested aid from the king (RRR 2721) and he sent balistarii. The king received envoys from Mongolia with letters, which Odo provides in Latin translation (RRR 2680). The questions which the king asked the envoys are listed as are their responses. The king sends them back with three Latin envoys, Andres, John and William. Odo says he converted 57 Muslim captives and engaged in theological discussions with Greeks. He describes the Pisan-Genoese conflict and a party sent there to try and settle it. Odo ends the letter indicating that the King decided to invade Egypt in mid-April and asks the pope to pray for their success.