be_v to_o pay_v a_o ransom_n 〈◊〉_d a_o hundred_o thousand_o michaelet_n for_o tâ—â—_n security_n whereof_o he_o leave_v his_o daughter_n 〈◊〉_d hostage_n but_o he_o pay_v the_o turk_n with_o tâ—â—_n saracen_n money_n who_o he_o beat_v first_o 〈◊〉_d antioch_n and_o then_o at_o damascus_n whiâ—â—_n place_n he_o unfortunate_o besiege_v aâ—â—_n thereby_o damp_a the_o joy_n of_o his_o two_o foâ—mer_a victory_n and_o the_o more_o to_o quâ—_n their_o swell_a pride_n the_o young_a prince_n antioch_n be_v overthrow_v in_o battle_n aâ—â—_n slay_v which_o ill_a success_n so_o afflict_v kiâ—â—_n baldwin_n mind_n that_o for_o some_o time_n bâ—_n before_o his_o death_n he_o renounce_v the_o worâ—â—_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o religious_a habit_n thing_n not_o very_o unusual_a in_o those_o day_n aâ—_n sometime_o though_o not_o often_o practiâ—â—_n still_o as_o by_o the_o late_a queen_n of_o sweden_n wâ—_n be_v yet_o live_v chap._n xiii_o of_o fulco_n the_o four_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o 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to_o turn_v tenant_n at_o will_n to_o another_o they_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v offer_v his_o father_n when_o first_o take_v and_o he_o refuse_v it_o that_o alexius_n keep_v not_o his_o covenant_n nor_o assist_v they_o according_a to_o the_o agreement_n he_o call_v they_o his_o son_n indeed_o but_o disinherit_v they_o of_o their_o hope_n and_o all_o the_o portion_n that_o he_o give_v they_o lay_v in_o promise_n never_o pay_v but_o all_o these_o argument_n signify_v little_a the_o emperor_n sword_n be_v far_o strong_a than_o they_o for_o come_v with_o so_o great_a a_o force_n he_o conquer_v in_o a_o few_o day_n all_o cilicia_n and_o then_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o antioch_n itself_o whereupon_o the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n fear_v it_o will_v give_v too_o great_a advantage_n to_o the_o infidel_n to_o have_v the_o christian_n fall_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n among_o themselves_o make_v composition_n between_o they_o wherein_o reimund_n oblige_v himself_o to_o do_v homage_n to_o the_o 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