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infidel_n thus_o foil_v though_o the_o city_n still_o hold_v out_o corradiâ—e_n sultan_n of_o damascus_n and_o jerusalem_n send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o christian_a prince_n to_o sue_v for_o peace_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o brother_n the_o sultan_n of_o egypt_n in_o lieu_n whereof_o he_o promise_v to_o restore_v the_o holy-cross_n and_o all_o the_o town_n his_o father_n saladine_n have_v take_v from_o the_o christian_n which_o large_a offer_n be_v think_v reasonable_a by_o most_o of_o the_o prince_n none_o oppose_v it_o but_o pelagius_n the_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d john_n the_o late_o make_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o knight_n templar_n and_o hospitaller_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o aâ—siria_n they_o allege_v that_o the_o war_n be_v undertake_v general_o against_o the_o infidel_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o desist_v till_o they_o have_v bring_v they_o under_o whereupon_o the_o sâ—â—â—â—n_n suppose_v they_o will_v speedy_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n cause_v it_o 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