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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 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 emperor_n and_o hold_v his_o principality_n of_o he_o notwithstanding_o which_o about_o four_o year_n after_o he_o return_v again_o but_o do_v not_o much_o harm_n only_o pillage_v the_o country_n and_o some_o few_o year_n after_o that_o he_o die_v be_v accidental_o poison_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o arrow_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o the_o wild_a boar_n have_v always_o carry_v it_o much_o fair_a to_o the_o latin_n than_o his_o father_n have_v do_v in_o regard_n a_o honourable_a foe_n be_v much_o more_o desirable_a than_o a_o treacherous_a friend_n falco_n have_v reign_v in_o jerusalem_n about_o eleven_o year_n with_o abundance_n oâ—_n care_n and_o industry_n be_v almost_o continual_o embroil_v in_o civil_a discord_n which_o hinder_v he_o from_o much_o enlarge_n of_o hiâ—_n dominion_n be_v slay_v as_o he_o be_v follow_v his_o sport_n in_o hunt_v to_o the_o great_a grieâ—_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o predecessor_n
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 preparation_n for_o the_o besiege_n of_o askelon_n at_o last_o sit_v down_o before_o it_o and_o have_v make_v a_o large_a breach_n in_o the_o wall_n the_o templar_n to_o who_o the_o king_n promise_v the_o spoil_n if_o they_o take_v it_o enter_v through_o the_o breach_n into_o the_o city_n and_o suppose_v they_o be_v able_a without_o any_o more_o help_n to_o master_v the_o place_n set_v a_o guard_n to_o prevent_v any_o more_o of_o their_o fellow_n christian_n from_o enter_v in_o to_o be_v sharer_n with_o they_o in_o the_o booty_n which_o covetousness_n of_o they_o cost_v they_o their_o life_n for_o the_o turk_n contemn_v the_o smallness_n of_o their_o number_n put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n notwithstanding_o which_o the_o city_n be_v short_o after_o take_v though_o with_o abundance_n of_o difficulty_n divers_a other_o considerable_a victory_n king_n baldwin_n obtain_v over_o the_o turk_n especial_o one_o near_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n where_o he_o vanquish_v noradine_n and_o twice_o relieve_v caesarea_n philippi_n which_o the_o turk_n have_v strait_o besiege_v but_o death_n at_o laâ—â—_n make_v a_o conquest_n of_o he_o be_v poison_v by_o a_o jewish_a physician_n as_o it_o be_v believe_v in_o regard_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o potion_n afterward_o kill_v a_o dog_n to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v he_o be_v very_o much_o lament_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n be_v so_o brave_a and_o worthy_a a_o prince_n that_o even_o noradine_n his_o mortal_a enemy_n honourable_o refuse_v to_o invade_v his_o kingdom_n during_o his_o funeral_n solemnity_n protest_v that_o in_o his_o opinion_n the_o christian_n have_v just_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n have_v lose_v such_o 〈◊〉_d king_n who_o equal_a for_o justice_n and_o valour_n the_o whole_a world_n can_v not_o produce_v he_o die_v without_o issue_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v about_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n chap._n xvi_o almerick_n brother_n to_o baldwin_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o sultan_n of_o iconium_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o assassin_n desire_v to_o be_v baptize_v commotion_n in_o egypt_n the_o turk_n call_v thither_o and_o set_v up_o for_o themselves_o the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v aid_n implore_v to_o drive_v they_o out_o he_o afterward_o invade_v egypt_n his_o death_n almerick_n brother_n to_o king_n baldwin_n and_o earl_n of_o joppa_n and_o askelon_n succeed_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o be_v before_o he_o can_v be_v admit_v to_o his_o coronation_n enjoin_v by_o the_o pope_n legate_n and_o the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o put_v away_o anes_n his_o wife_n daughter_n to_o joceline_n count_n of_o edessa_n because_o she_o be_v his_o cousin_n in_o the_o four_o degree_n with_o this_o reservation_n that_o the_o two_o child_n baldwin_n and_o sibyl_n which_o he_o have_v by_o she_o shall_v be_v account_v legitimate_a and_o capable_a of_o their_o father_n possession_n in_o this_o king_n time_n the_o sultan_n of_o jcenium_n 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