Pope John XXII, a capable administrator who…

The city of Nesebar (Mesembria) and its citadel are captured on October 20.

The Mesembrians, having put up a stiff resistance that has caused the death of many Christian knights and squires, are put to the sword, women and children not spared, and the city is pillaged.

Tsar Shishman had sent word to Amadeus on December 23 that the emperor was being permitted to go from Vidin to Kaliakra, in Dobrotitsa's domain.

The count sends a welcoming party to await him there, and passes the winter at Nesebur, where he administers the city thoroughly, extracting taxes of all kinds.