while_o â—ccessful_a and_o win_v the_o city_n of_o belbis_n or_o â—erlusium_fw-la notwithstanding_o which_v auâ—ors_n from_o that_o time_n date_n the_o ill_a success_n â—f_o the_o holy_a war_n and_o show_v we_o a_o whole_a â—loud_n of_o misery_n which_o immediate_o follow_v thereupon_o and_o no_o wonder_n for_o god_n â—ldom_o let_v perjury_n go_v long_o unpunished_a first_o whilst_o almerick_n be_v absent_a in_o egypt_n noradine_n win_v divers_a considerable_a place_n about_o antioch_n second_o meller_n prince_n of_o armenia_n â—ho_fw-mi be_v a_o christian_a enter_v into_o a_o â—eague_n with_o noradine_n and_o keep_v it_o inviolable_a to_o the_o great_a disadvantage_n of_o the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o act_n of_o meller_n must_v be_v condemn_v and_o yet_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v admire_v in_o punish_v the_o christian_n thereby_o for_o their_o â—reach_n of_o covenant_n with_o the_o saracensâ—n_n â—n_z egypt_n three_o the_o saracen_n find_v themselves_o faithles_o deal_v with_o &_o lay_v at_o on_o all_o side_n begin_v to_o learn_v war_n and_o grow_v good_a soldier_n on_o a_o sudden_a and_o although_o they_o former_o fight_v with_o bow_n only_o yet_o noâ—_n they_o learn_v of_o the_o christian_n to_o use_v aâ—_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a weapon_n it_o beinâ—_n usual_a with_o rude_a nation_n to_o better_a themâ—_n self_n by_o fight_v with_o a_o skilful_a enemâ—_n and_o four_o almericks_n hope_n of_o conquer_a egypt_n be_v whole_o frustrate_v bâ—ing_v after_o some_o few_o victory_n driveâ—_n out_o and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n conquer_v by_o saladine_n nephew_n to_o syracon_n whâ—_n beat_v out_o the_o caliphs_n brain_n when_o he_o prâ—tended_v to_o do_v he_o reverence_n and_o â—_z change_v the_o government_n of_o egypt_n froâ—_n the_o saracen_n caliph_n to_o a_o turkifh_n king_n aâ—_n short_o after_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o noradiâ—_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o turk_n in_o syria_n anâ—_n the_o lesser_a asia_n be_v likewise_o 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return_v without_o any_o other_o supply_n than_o pity_v and_o commiseration_n and_o last_o the_o king_n himself_o weary_v with_o so_o many_o successive_a misery_n end_v his_o life_n of_o a_o bloody_a flux_n when_o he_o â—ad_v reign_v about_o eleven_o year_n leave_v â—esides_v his_o two_o child_n by_o his_o first_o wife_n one_o daughter_n name_v isabel_n by_o mary_n his_o second_o wife_n daughter_n to_o john_n protosebastus_a a_o grecian_a prince_n who_o be_v afterward_o marry_v to_o humphred_n the_o three_o prince_n of_o thorone_n chap._n xvii_o baldwin_n the_o four_o succee_v the_o viciousness_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n his_o embassy_n to_o henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o england_n the_o original_a and_o power_n of_o the_o mammaluke_n saladine_n conquer_v by_o baldwin_n yet_o afterward_o conquer_v mesopotamia_n baldwin_n death_n baldwin_n his_o son_n the_o four_o of_o that_o name_n succeed_v his_o father_n have_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o excellent_a education_n under_o william_n archbishop_n of_o tyre_n a_o very_a pious_a learned_a man_n skill_v in_o all_o the_o oriental_a tongue_n beside_o the_o dutch_a and_o french_a his_o native_a language_n heraclius_n who_o be_v now_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v prefer_v to_o that_o dignity_n for_o his_o handsomeness_n by_o queen_n mary_n second_o wife_n to_o king_n almerick_n and_o mother_n to_o baldwin_n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o debauch_a and_o vicious_a life_n keep_v company_n with_o a_o vintner_n wife_n who_o he_o maintain_v in_o great_a state_n like_o a_o empress_n so_o that_o she_o be_v general_o salute_v by_o the_o name_n of_o patriarch_n his_o ill_a example_n infect_v the_o inferior_a clergy_n who_o corrupt_a manner_n be_v a_o sad_a presage_n of_o the_o approach_a ruin_n of_o that_o kingdom_n this_o man_n be_v send_v by_o king_n baldwin_n as_o his_o ambassador_n to_o henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o england_n to_o crave_v his_o personal_a assistance_n in_o the_o holy_a war_n and_o as_o a_o inducement_n thereunto_o to_o deliver_v he_o the_o royal_a standard_n of_o that_o kingdom_n the_o key_n of_o our_o saviour_n sepulchre_n the_o tower_n of_o david_n and_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n henry_n be_v choose_v out_o before_o any_o other_o prince_n because_o the_o world_n just_o esteem_v he_o valiant_a wise_a rich_a and_o fortunate_a and_o which_o be_v the_o main_a that_o so_o he_o may_v thereby_o expiate_v his_o murder_n and_o gather_v up_o again_o the_o innocent_a blood_n that_o he_o have_v spill_v in_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n becket_n and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v draw_v to_o undertake_v the_o voyage_n the_o patriarch_n entitle_v he_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n because_o geoffrey_n plantagenet_n his_o father_n be_v son_n to_o fulco_n the_o four_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o he_o be_v too_o wise_a a_o prince_n to_o be_v so_o easy_o wheedle_v however_o he_o pretend_v he_o will_v go_v and_o get_v together_o a_o mass_n of_o money_n towards_o the_o defray_a the_o charge_n of_o his_o voyage_n make_v every_o one_o as_o well_o the_o clergy_n as_o the_o laity_n pay_v that_o year_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o their_o revenue_n both_o moveable_n and_o immovables_n and_o when_o he_o bid_v fill_v his_o purse_n all_o man_n expect_v he_o shall_v perform_v his_o promise_n but_o he_o change_v the_o voyage_n into_o palestine_n for_o a_o journey_n into_o france_n the_o patriarch_n while_o he_o stay_v in_o england_n consecrate_v the_o temple_n church_n near_o st._n dunstan_n in_o the_o west_n and_o the_o house_n adjoin_v belong_v then_o to_o knight_n templar_n but_o since_o employ_v to_o a_o better_a use_n viz._n the_o entertain_v those_o gentleman_n who_o study_n and_o practice_v the_o english_a law_n in_o the_o minority_n of_o king_n baldwin_n who_o be_v but_o thirteen_o year_n old_a milo_n de_fw-fr planci_n a_o nobleman_n be_v protector_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o pride_n and_o insolence_n can_v not_o be_v endure_v by_o the_o great_a man_n and_o therefore_o they_o get_v he_o to_o be_v stab_v at_o ptolemais_n and_o choose_v raimund_n count_n of_o tripoli_n to_o suceee_v he_o and_o saladine_n have_v now_o serious_o resolve_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n endeavour_v to_o furnish_v himself_o with_o such_o soldier_n as_o may_v be_v most_o fit_a for_o that_o service_n in_o order_n whereunto_o he_o buy_v a_o great_a number_n of_o slave_n of_o the_o circassian_n a_o people_n by_o the_o lake_n of_o meotis_n near_o taurica_n chersonesus_n who_o be_v bring_v up_o to_o be_v extreme_a hardy_a and_o enure_v to_o war_n by_o their_o continual_a skirmish_v with_o the_o neighbour_a tartar_n those_o slave_n he_o train_v up_o in_o military_a discipline_n after_o the_o turkish_a manner_n they_o have_v most_o of_o they_o be_v christian_n and_o be_v baptize_v in_o their_o infancy_n but_o be_v take_v from_o their_o parent_n whilst_o young_a they_o be_v untaught_a christ_n and_o instruct_v in_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n whereby_o they_o become_v the_o more_o implacable_a enemy_n to_o christianity_n for_o have_v be_v once_o its_o friend_n they_o receive_v from_o saladine_n the_o name_n of_o mammaluke_n and_o be_v so_o courageous_a and_o expert_a in_o war_n that_o his_o and_o his_o successor_n greatness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v so_o much_o attribute_v to_o their_o own_o conduct_n as_o to_o those_o mammaluke_n valour_n till_o at_o last_o perceive_v their_o own_o strength_n they_o wrest_v the_o sovereignty_n from_o the_o turkish_a king_n and_o advance_v one_o of_o their_o own_o number_n to_o the_o regal_a dignity_n saladine_n have_v thus_o furnish_v himself_o with_o a_o new_a sort_n of_o soldier_n resolve_v to_o try_v their_o valour_n upon_o the_o christian_n and_o therefore_o invade_v the_o holy_a land_n slay_v and_o burn_v all_o before_o he_o till_o he_o come_v to_o askelon_n where_o king_n baldwin_n then_o be_v before_o which_o he_o sit_v down_o and_o close_o besiege_v it_o and_o count_n raimund_n protector_n of_o
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 remarkable_a ruin_n of_o rodolphus_n patriarch_n of_o antioch_n the_o grecian_a emperor_n demand_v anti_n och_n the_o prince_n thereof_o pay_v he_o homage_n for_o it_o theâ—amentable_a death_n of_o fulco_n fvlco_fw-la earl_n of_o tours_n mam_n and_o anjou_n come_v about_o three_o year_n before_o on_o pilgrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o obtain_v in_o marriage_n mellesent_v the_o king_n daughter_n and_o thereupon_o have_v assign_v â—he_n city_n of_o tyre_n and_o some_o other_o princely_a accommodation_n for_o his_o present_a maintenance_n and_o the_o kingdom_n after_o his_o father-in-law_n decease_n which_o he_o receive_v accord_o he_o have_v one_o son_n by_o a_o forâ—er_a wife_n which_o be_v jeffry_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o anjou_n to_o who_o he_o leave_v all_o his_o land_n in_o france_n and_o from_o who_o our_o king_n of_o england_n be_v descend_v this_o fulco_n be_v a_o very_a valiant_a man_n endue_v with_o many_o perfection_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n in_o his_o reign_n there_o be_v â—o_o alteration_n worth_a remark_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o in_o that_o of_o antioch_n there_o be_v much_o stir_n who_o shall_v succeed_v bernard_n that_o peaceable_a and_o long_o live_v prelate_n who_o sit_v thirty_o six_o yearâ—_n in_o the_o chair_n and_o survive_v eight_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o clergâ—_n be_v long_o in_o their_o choice_n before_o theâ—_n can_v come_v to_o a_o result_n the_o laity_n waâ—_n too_o nimble_a for_o they_o and_o clap_v oâ—_n rodolphus_n of_o honourable_a descent_n into_o thâ—_n chair_n who_o cast_v off_o his_o obedience_n to_o thâ—_n pope_n and_o refuse_v to_o acknowledge_v aâ—â—_n superior_a but_o st._n peter_n he_o be_v thâ—_n darling_n of_o the_o gentry_n but_o bate_v of_o thâ—_n clergy_n because_o advance_v without_o theâ—_n suffrage_n wherefore_o be_v conscious_a 〈◊〉_d himself_o that_o he_o need_v strong_a arm_n sinâ—_n he_o be_v to_o swim_v against_o the_o stream_n 〈◊〉_d screw_v himself_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o tâ—â—_n princess_n of_o antioch_n widow_n to_o youâ—_n boemund_n so_o that_o with_o her_o strength_n 〈◊〉_d beat_v down_o all_o his_o enemy_n promise_v hâ—_n in_o requital_n to_o make_v a_o marriage_n betwit_v she_o and_o reimund_n earl_n of_o poictou_n who_o wâ—_n then_o come_v into_o those_o part_n but_o 〈◊〉_d deceive_v she_o and_o procure_v the_o earl_n 〈◊〉_d marry_v with_o the_o lady_n constantia_n hâ—_n daughter_n who_o be_v but_o a_o child_n wiâ—â—_n who_o he_o have_v the_o principality_n of_o antioâ—_n the_o patriarch_n that_o he_o may_v maâ—â—_n sure_a work_n and_o oblige_v he_o for_o ever_o to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o friend_n bind_v he_o to_o it_o by_o a_o oatâ—_n but_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o those_o case_n friend_n unjust_o get_v be_v seldom_o long_o enjoy_v of_o a_o swear_a friend_n he_o become_v his_o swear_a enemy_n and_o force_v he_o to_o go_v to_o rome_n there_o to_o answer_v many_o accusation_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v that_o he_o make_v odious_a comparison_n between_o antioch_n and_o rome_n and_o account_v himself_o equal_a to_o his_o holiness_n when_o he_o arrive_v at_o rome_n he_o find_v the_o pope_n door_n shut_v against_o he_o but_o he_o quick_o open_v they_o with_o a_o golden_a key_n and_o upon_o his_o repentance_n for_o have_v refuse_v to_o acknowledge_v obedience_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v dismiss_v only_o it_o be_v order_v by_o his_o holiness_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o ostia_n shall_v be_v send_v into_o byria_n to_o examine_v matter_n relate_v to_o his_o other_o crime_n and_o proceed_v according_o whereat_o his_o adversary_n storm_v extreme_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v immediate_o depose_v but_o have_v miss_v their_o mark_n they_o resolve_v to_o have_v a_o second_o blow_n at_o he_o wherefore_o they_o prevail_v with_o albericus_n the_o legate_n to_o favour_v their_o design_n which_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o rodolphus_n who_o come_v to_o antioch_n cite_v the_o patriarch_n to_o appear_v but_o be_v call_v three_o several_a time_n come_v not_o which_o be_v various_o commented_a upon_o by_o those_o who_o be_v present_a according_a as_o they_o affect_v or_o disaffect_v he_o whereupon_o the_o legate_n direct_v himself_o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o apamea_n who_o have_v former_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o vehement_a accuser_n of_o rodolphus_n but_o have_v late_o beeâ—_n reconcile_v to_o he_o and_o demand_v why_o he_o do_v not_o accuse_v the_o patriarch_n now_o oâ—_n those_o crime_n which_o he_o have_v former_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n to_o which_o the_o archbishop_n answer_v that_o what_o he_o theâ—_n do_v be_v do_v out_o of_o heat_n and_o prejudice_n and_o he_o think_v it_o be_v his_o great_a sin_n so_o unadvised_o to_o discover_v the_o nakedness_n oâ—_n his_o father_n like_o curse_a cham_n from_o which_o god_n have_v so_o far_o reclaim_v he_o that_o he_o will_v rather_o die_v for_o his_o safety_n than_o accuse_v he_o upon_o which_o speech_n the_o legate_n such_o be_v the_o martial-law_n in_o a_o prelate_n in_o those_o day_n immediate_o depose_v he_o and_o short_o after_o thrust_v out_o the_o patriarch_n with_o great_a violence_n and_o shut_v he_o up_o in_o prison_n where_o he_o remain_v a_o long_a time_n in_o chain_n till_o at_o last_o he_o make_v his_o escape_n and_o go_v to_o rome_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o have_v traverse_v his_o cause_n again_o have_v not_o death_n cut_v he_o off_o about_o this_o time_n calo_n johannes_n the_o grecian_a emperor_n come_v with_o a_o great_a army_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n and_o demand_v of_o reimund_n prince_n of_o antioch_n to_o resign_v to_o he_o that_o whole_a signiory_n according_a to_o the_o composition_n which_o the_o christian_a prince_n make_v with_o alexius_n his_o father_n which_o insolent_a demand_n fret_v reimund_n and_o all_o the_o latin_n to_o the_o heart_n in_o regard_n they_o have_v purchase_v a_o inheritance_n with_o their_o own_o blood_n and_o yet_o be_v require_v 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earl_n of_o bloys_n and_o burgundy_n lose_v their_o life_n and_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v report_v to_o be_v slay_v this_o victory_n so_o entoxicated_a the_o turk_n with_o joy_n that_o they_o give_v themselves_o to_o â—mirth_n and_o jollity_n without_o the_o least_o suspicion_n of_o a_o reincounter_n which_o baldwinâ—eing_v â—eing_z inform_v of_o by_o his_o spy_n return_v sudden_o upon_o they_o with_o fresh_a soldier_n â—nd_v with_o the_o backblow_n of_o a_o unlooked_a for_o enemy_n which_o be_v common_o the_o most_o fatal_a brave_o wrest_v the_o victory_n out_o of_o the_o infidel_n hand_n nor_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_a prince_n idle_a but_o endeavour_v likewise_o the_o enlarge_n of_o the_o christian_a dominion_n tancred_n prince_n of_o galilee_n possess_v himself_o of_o apamea_n and_o laodicea_n two_o citieâ—_n in_o coelosyria_n which_o be_v both_o build_v bâ—_n antiochus_n nor_o be_v it_o long_o before_o ptolemais_n fall_v likewise_o into_o the_o christian_a hand_n a_o city_n on_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o take_v its_o name_n from_o ptolemeus_n philometor_n king_n of_o egypt_n the_o genoan_a galley_n be_v ten_o in_o number_n do_v the_o great_a service_n in_o the_o take_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o as_o a_o reward_n have_v grant_v they_o large_a profit_n from_o the_o harbour_n a_o church_n to_o themselves_o and_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o city_n which_o come_v aâ—_n last_o to_o be_v the_o very_a seat_n of_o the_o holy_a warâ—_n there_o be_v in_o it_o a_o continual_a fight_v against_o the_o turk_n for_o a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n together_o but_o whilst_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o christian_n prosper_v so_o well_o in_o some_o place_n they_o be_v unsuccessful_a in_o other_o for_o baldwâ—â—_n count_n of_o edossa_n and_o earl_n joceline_n besiege_v charran_n in_o mesopotamia_n have_v bring_v it_o into_o such_o strait_n that_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o bâ—_n deliver_v to_o they_o when_o the_o christian_a 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practice_n be_v willing_a to_o listen_v themselves_o as_o volunteer_n for_o this_o service_n but_o a_o agreement_n be_v soon_o make_v between_o they_o sidon_n the_o most_o ancient_a and_o famous_a city_n of_o phoenicia_n be_v by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o danish_a and_o norway_n fleet_n add_v likewise_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n flush_v with_o which_o conquest_n and_o the_o series_n of_o success_n that_o have_v for_o a_o long_a â—â—me_n attend_v they_o they_o next_o set_v down_o before_o tyre_n a_o city_n which_o sea_n and_o land_n nature_n and_o art_n have_v combine_v together_o to_o make_v strong_a and_o impregnable_a it_o be_v encompass_v by_o the_o sea_n all_o but_o a_o narrow_a neâ—_n of_o land_n that_o tack_n it_o to_o the_o coâ—nent_a which_o be_v fortify_v with_o mâ—_n wall_n and_o tower_n so_o that_o it_o be_v hâ—_n to_o determine_v whether_o the_o strength_n ofâ—_n city_n or_o the_o wealth_n of_o its_o inhabitaâ—_n be_v great_a but_o not_o be_v able_a
certain_o conquer_v it_o have_v they_o not_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o about_o part_v of_o it_o before_o it_o be_v they_o to_o dispose_v of_o conrade_z and_o king_n lewis_n design_v it_o for_o theodorick_n earl_n of_o flanders_n who_o be_v late_o arrive_v in_o those_o part_n whilst_o other_o prince_n who_o have_v be_v there_o a_o long_a time_n and_o bear_v the_o brunt_n of_o the_o war_n can_v not_o endure_v to_o see_v a_o raw_a upstart_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o they_o for_o which_o reason_n together_o with_o their_o be_v corrupt_v with_o turkish_a money_n although_o it_o prove_v but_o brass_n gilt_n may_v all_o traitor_n be_v so_o pay_v they_o persuade_v the_o king_n of_o france_n to_o remove_v his_o camp_n to_o a_o strong_a part_n of_o the_o wall_n whereby_o they_o render_v the_o design_n of_o take_v the_o town_n fruitless_a and_o force_v they_o to_o raise_v the_o siege_n and_o return_v home_o leave_v the_o city_n of_o damascus_n and_o even_o honour_n both_o behind_o they_o many_o thousand_o christian_n perish_v in_o that_o adventure_n who_o soul_n be_v say_v by_o all_o the_o writer_n of_o that_o age_n to_o be_v carry_v up_o to_o heaven_n upon_o the_o wing_n of_o that_o holy_a cause_n they_o die_v for_o and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n in_o his_o return_n home_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o grecian_a fleet_n but_o rescue_v again_o by_o gregory_n who_o be_v admiral_n to_o roger_n king_n of_o sicilia_n the_o king_n and_o emperor_n be_v return_v noradine_n the_o turk_n prevail_v in_o palestine_n which_o be_v very_o much_o occasion_v by_o the_o unhappy_a difference_n which_o arise_v between_o queen_n millesent_a and_o her_o son_n baldwin_n who_o be_v egg_v on_o by_o some_o of_o the_o noble_n that_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o queen_n for_o have_v advance_v a_o certain_a nobleman_n who_o name_n be_v manasses_n to_o be_v constable_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o be_v unable_a to_o manage_v his_o own_o happiness_n grow_v so_o insolent_a that_o spurn_v his_o equal_n and_o trample_v on_o his_o inferior_n he_o draw_v upon_o himself_o the_o general_a hatred_n and_o envy_n of_o all_o man_n quarrel_v with_o his_o mother_n imprison_v first_o and_o then_o banish_v her_o favourite_n and_o at_o last_o to_o conclude_v the_o difference_n the_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v between_o they_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o all_o the_o inland_n part_n be_v allot_v to_o she_o and_o what_o border_v upon_o the_o seâ—_n to_o he_o but_o the_o wide_a throne_n be_v too_o narrow_a for_o two_o to_o sit_v on_o together_o he_o be_v not_o long_o content_a with_o this_o division_n but_o march_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o fury_n to_o besiege_v his_o mother_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dispossess_v she_o of_o all_o when_o he_o first_o approach_v the_o city_n the_o patriarch_n go_v out_o to_o he_o and_o with_o abundance_n of_o freedom_n reprove_v he_o sharp_o for_o his_o rash_a and_o unnatural_a attempt_n and_o upbraid_v he_o for_o his_o ingratitude_n in_o go_v about_o to_o take_v all_o from_o so_o good_a a_o mother_n who_o have_v not_o only_o prove_v a_o good_a steward_n in_o his_o minority_n but_o have_v also_o consent_v to_o accept_v of_o one_o halâ—_n of_o the_o kingdom_n when_o the_o whole_a of_o right_n belong_v to_o she_o but_o he_o be_v so_o enchant_v with_o ambltion_n that_o no_o argument_n will_v prevail_v which_o when_o the_o queen_n perceive_v she_o do_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o her_o friend_n consent_v to_o yield_v up_o all_o lest_o the_o christian_a cause_n shall_v suffer_v by_o their_o difference_n noradine_n be_v encourage_v by_o those_o civil_a discord_n come_v up_o with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o waste_v all_o the_o country_n of_o antioch_n and_o prince_n reimund_n go_v forth_o to_o give_v he_o battle_n have_v his_o army_n beat_v and_o himself_o slay_v and_o not_o long_o after_o joceline_n count_n of_o edessa_n be_v take_v prisoner_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n king_n baldwin_n be_v not_o idle_a but_o have_v make_v great_a 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