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blow_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o mean_v to_o hit_v constantinople_n but_o though_o he_o have_v a_o storm_n in_o his_o heart_n yet_o he_o make_v all_o fair_a weather_n in_o his_o face_n and_o find_v these_o his_o guest_n so_o strong_a that_o they_o can_v command_v their_o own_o welcome_n he_o entertain_v they_o rather_o for_o fear_v then_o love_n at_o last_o it_o be_v 38._o covenant_v betwixt_o they_o that_o what_o country_n or_o city_n soever_o jerusalem_n alone_a except_v once_o belong_v to_o this_o grecian_a empire_n shall_v be_v recover_v by_o these_o latin_n shall_v all_o be_v restore_v to_o alexius_n in_o lieu_n whereof_o he_o be_v to_o furnish_v they_o with_o armour_n ship_v and_o all_o other_o warlike_a necessary_n 112._o thus_o may_v that_o emperor_n have_v much_o improve_v his_o estate_n by_o these_o adventure_n but_o he_o like_o those_o who_o can_v see_v their_o own_o good_a for_o too_o steadfast_a look_v on_o it_o by_o his_o over-carefulnesse_n and_o causeless_a suspicion_n 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that_o make_v he_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n be_v thereby_o to_o strike_v the_o great_a 1008._o terror_n into_o the_o pagan_n thus_o our_o king_n of_o england_n from_o the_o day_n of_o king_n john_n be_v style_v but_o lord_n of_o ireland_n till_o henry_n the_o 8._o first_o entitle_v himself_o king_n because_o 732._o lord_n be_v slight_v by_o the_o seditious_a rebel_n as_o for_o that_o religious_a scruple_n which_o godfrey_n make_v to_o wear_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n where_o christ_n wear_v one_o of_o thorn_n baldwine_n easy_o dispense_v therewith_o and_o sure_o in_o these_o thing_n the_o mind_n be_v all_o a_o crown_n may_v be_v refuse_v with_o pride_n and_o wear_v with_o humility_n but_o before_o his_o coronation_n there_o be_v a_o tough_a bicker_n about_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n dabert_n the_o patriarch_n on_o the_o death_n of_o godfrey_n devour_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o david_n in_o his_o hope_n but_o come_v to_o take_v possession_n find_v the_o place_n too_o hot_a for_o he_o for_o garnier_n earl_n of_o gretz_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o king_n baldwine_n who_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o return_v from_o edessa_n man_v it_o against_o he_o but_o so_o it_o happen_v that_o this_o valiant_a earl_n die_v three_o day_n after_o which_o by_o 4._o dabert_n be_v count_v a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o sacrilege_n now_o though_o it_o be_v piety_n to_o impute_v all_o event_n to_o god_n hand_n yet_o to_o say_v that_o this_o man_n death_n be_v for_o such_o a_o sin_n show_v too_o much_o presumption_n towards_o god_n and_o too_o little_a charity_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n indeed_o if_o sudden_a death_n have_v single_v out_o this_o earl_n alone_o it_o have_v somewhat_o favour_v their_o censure_n but_o there_o be_v then_o a_o general_a mortality_n in_o the_o city_n which_o sweep_v away_o 236._o thousand_o and_o which_o be_v most_o material_a what_o this_o patriarch_n interpret_v sacrilege_n other_o account_v loyalty_n to_o his_o 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recover_v the_o church_n right_a but_o from_o he_o receive_v the_o useless_a assistance_n of_o his_o pity_n and_o that_o be_v all_o chap._n 8._o the_o church-story_n during_o this_o king_n reign_n a_o chain_n of_o successive_a patriarch_n dabert_n ebremare_n gibelline_n and_o arnulphus_n their_o several_a character_n 1102._o afterward_o this_o breach_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o patriarch_n be_v make_v up_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o some_o friend_n but_o the_o skin_n only_o be_v draw_v over_o not_o dead_a flesh_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o wound_n and_o arnulphus_n who_o we_o mention_v before_o discontent_v for_o his_o loss_n of_o the_o patriarch_n place_n still_o keep_v the_o sore_a raw_a betwixt_o they_o at_o last_o dabertus_n the_o patriarch_n be_v fain_o to_o flee_v to_o antioch_n where_o he_o have_v plentiful_a maintenance_n allow_v he_o by_o bernard_n patriarch_n of_o that_o see_n 1103._o but_o he_o be_v too_o high_a in_o the_o instep_n to_o wear_v another_o man_n shoe_n and_o 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demand_v antiochia_n reimund_n the_o prince_n thereof_o do_v homage_n to_o he_o for_o it_o 1136_o calo-johannes_n the_o grecian_a emperor_n come_v up_o with_o a_o 24._o vast_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 unto_o he_o that_o whole_a signory_n according_a to_o the_o composition_n which_o the_o christian_a prince_n make_v with_o 15._o alexius_n his_o father_n hereat_o reimund_n and_o all_o the_o latin_n storm_v out_o of_o measure_n have_v they_o purchase_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n with_o their_o own_o blood_n now_o to_o turn_v tenant_n at_o will_n to_o other_o some_o plead_v that_o the_o ill_a usage_n of_o alexius_n sacramentis_fw-la extort_a from_o godfrey_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o pilgrim_n that_o agreement_n and_o a_o oath_n make_v by_o force_n be_v
of_o no_o force_n but_o may_v free_o be_v break_v because_o not_o free_o make_v other_o allege_v that_o when_o antiochia_n be_v first_o win_v it_o be_v offer_v to_o alexius_n and_o 15._o he_o refuse_v it_o so_o fair_a a_o tender_a be_v a_o payment_n other_o argue_v that_o that_o generation_n which_o make_v this_o contract_n be_v whole_o dead_a and_o that_o the_o debt_n descend_v not_o on_o they_o to_o make_v it_o good_a but_o most_o insist_v on_o this_o that_o alexius_n keep_v not_o his_o covenant_n and_o assist_v they_o not_o according_a to_o the_o agreement_n indeed_o he_o call_v these_o prince_n his_o son_n but_o he_o disinherit_v they_o of_o their_o hope_n and_o all_o their_o portion_n be_v in_o promise_n never_o pay_v no_o reason_n then_o that_o the_o knot_n of_o the_o agreement_n shall_v hold_v they_o fast_o and_o let_v he_o loose_v the_o worst_a of_o these_o answer_n have_v be_v good_a enough_o if_o their_o sword_n have_v be_v as_o strong_a as_o the_o grecian_a emperor_n but_o he_o come_v with_o a_o numerous_a army_n in_o few_o day_n overcome_v all_o cilicia_n which_o for_o forty_o year_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o antioch_n and_o then_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o antioch_n itself_o force_n be_v the_o body_n and_o resolution_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o action_n both_o these_o be_v well_o temper_v together_o in_o the_o emperor_n army_n and_o the_o city_n bring_v to_o great_a distress_n whereupon_o fulk_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o some_o other_o prince_n fear_v what_o woeful_a conclusion_n will_v follow_v so_o violent_a premise_n make_v a_o composition_n between_o they_o so_o that_o reimund_n do_v homage_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o hold_v his_o principality_n as_o a_o vassal_n from_o he_o and_o though_o four_o year_n after_o the_o emperor_n come_v again_o into_o these_o part_n 1146_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o much_o harm_n pillage_n be_v all_o his_o conquest_n some_o year_n after_o he_o die_v be_v accidental_o poison_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o 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prince_n and_o here_o let_v the_o reader_n take_v notice_n that_o though_o we_o have_v mention_v many_o commander_n as_o auxianus_n corboran_n ammiravissus_n tenduc_n gazi_n balak_n dordequin_n borscquin_n sanguine_a some_o turkish_a some_o saracen_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o be_v absolute_a king_n though_o perchance_o in_o courtesy_n sometime_o so_o style_v by_o writer_n but_o be_v only_a general_n &_o lieutenant_n accountable_a to_o their_o superior_n the_o caliphs_n either_o of_o babylon_n or_o egypt_n who_o what_o they_o be_v we_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o our_o chronologie_n caliph_n be_v the_o pope_n as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o the_o saracen_n a_o mixture_n of_o priest_n and_o prince_n but_o we_o need_v not_o now_o trouble_v ourselves_o with_o curiosity_n in_o their_o succession_n these_o caliphs_n be_v but_o obscure_a man_n who_o confine_v themselves_o to_o pleasure_n make_v play_n their_o work_n and_o have_v their_o constant_a diet_n on_o the_o sauce_n of_o recreation_n we_o be_v rather_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o general_n and_o captain_n which_o be_v the_o man_n of_o action_n for_o a_o sultan_n which_o be_v but_o a_o viceroy_n with_o his_o borrow_a light_n shine_v bright_a in_o history_n then_o the_o caliph_n himself_o yet_o may_v we_o just_o wonder_v that_o these_o slothful_a caliphs_n shall_v do_v nothing_o themselves_o and_o commit_v such_o unlimited_a power_n to_o their_o souldan_n especial_o see_v too_o much_o trust_n be_v a_o strong_a tentation_n to_o make_v ambitious_a flesh_n and_o blood_n disloyal_a yet_o something_o may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o caliph_n of_o egypt_n 26._o beside_o that_o the_o pleasure_n of_o that_o country_n be_v sufficient_a to_o invite_v he_o to_o a_o voluptuous_a life_n first_o the_o awful_a regard_n which_o the_o egyptian_n have_v of_o their_o prince_n give_v they_o security_n to_o trust_v their_o officer_n with_o ample_a commission_n second_o herein_o they_o follow_v a_o ancient_a custom_n practise_v by_o the_o pharaoh_n ancient_o who_o give_v unto_o joseph_n so_o large_a authority_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o genesis_n 41.40_o some_o example_n also_o we_o have_v hereof_o in_o france_n about_o nine_o hundred_o year_n ago_o childerick_n theodorick_n clovis_n childebert_n dagobert_n etc._n etc._n a_o chain_n of_o idle_a king_n well_o link_v together_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o pleasure_n private_o never_o come_v abroad_o but_o only_o on_o may-day_n they_o show_v themselves_o to_o the_o people_n ride_v in_o a_o chariot_n adorn_v with_o flower_n and_o draw_v with_o ox_n slow_a cattle_n but_o good_a enough_o for_o so_o lazy_a luggage_n while_o charles_n martell_n and_o pipin_n major_n of_o the_o palace_n open_v packet_n give_v audience_n to_o ambassador_n make_v war_n or_o peace_n enact_v and_o repeal_v law_n at_o pleasure_n till_o afterward_o from_o controller_n of_o the_o king_n household_n they_o become_v controller_n of_o the_o king_n and_o at_o last_o king_n themselves_o to_o return_v to_o egypt_n let_v none_o be_v trouble_v pardon_v a_o charitable_a digression_n to_o satisfy_v some_o scrupulous_a in_o a_o point_n of_o chronologie_n if_o they_o find_v ancient_o more_o king_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o long_o reign_v then_o the_o consent_n of_o time_n will_v allow_v room_n for_o for_o no_o doubt_n that_o which_o have_v swell_v the_o number_n be_v the_o count_a deputy_n for_o king_n yea_o we_o find_v the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o same_o breath_n 1._o reg._n 22.47_o speak_v a_o viceroy_n to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o no_o king_n both_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o edom_n a_o deputy_n be_v king_n chap._n 23._o the_o lamentable_a death_n of_o king_n fulk_n when_o fulco_n have_v now_o eleven_o year_n with_o much_o industry_n and_o care_n though_o with_o little_a enlarge_n of_o his_o dominion_n govern_v the_o land_n 1142_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o earnest_n as_o follow_v his_o sport_n in_o hunt_v ult_n to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o we_o may_v hear_v he_o thus_o speak_v his_o epitaph_n a_o hare_n i_o hunt_v and_o death_n hunt_v i_o the_o more_o my_o speed_n be_v be_v the_o worse_a my_o speed_n for_o as_o well-mounted_n i_o away_o do_v flee_v death_n catch_v and_o kill_v i_o fall_v from_o my_o steed_n yet_o this_o mishap_n a_o happy_a miss_n i_o count_v that_o fall_v from_o horse_n that_o i_o to_o heaven_n may_v mount_v a_o prince_n of_o a_o sweet_a nature_n and_o though_o one_o will_v have_v read_v he_o to_o be_v very_o furious_a by_o his_o high-coloured_n countenance_n yet_o his_o face_n be_v a_o good_a hypocrite_n and_o contra_fw-la leges_fw-la istius_fw-la coloris_fw-la say_v 1._o tyrius_n he_o be_v affable_a courteous_a and_o pitiful_a to_o all_o in_o distress_n he_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o predecessor_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n leave_v two_o son_n baldwine_n who_o be_v 13_o and_o almerick_n 7_o year_n old_a chap._n 24._o the_o disposition_n of_o baldwine_n the_o three_o the_o care_n of_o queen_n millesent_a in_o her_o son_n minority_n baldwine_n succeed_v his_o father_n 1243_o who_o quick_o grow_v up_o as_o to_o age_n so_o in_o all_o royal_a accomplishment_n and_o become_v a_o most_o complete_a prince_n well_o learned_a especial_o in_o history_n liberal_a very_o witty_a and_o very_o pleasant_a in_o discourse_n he_o will_v often_o give_v a_o smart_a jest_n which_o will_v make_v the_o place_n both_o blush_n and_o bleed_v where_o it_o light_v yet_o this_o be_v the_o better_a take_v at_o his_o hand_n because_o he_o cherish_v not_o a_o cowardly_a wit_n in_o himself_o to_o wound_v man_n behind_o their_o back_n but_o play_v on_o they_o free_o to_o their_o face_n yea_o and_o never_o refuse_v the_o coin_n he_o pay_v they_o in_o but_o will_v be_v content_v though_o a_o king_n to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o a_o good_a jest_n and_o 2._o sometime_o he_o be_v well-favoured_o meet_v with_o as_o the_o best_a fencer_n in_o
bernard_n bow_n wherefore_o this_o miscarriage_n come_v very_o seasonable_o to_o abate_v their_o over-towring_a conceit_n of_o he_o and_o perchance_o his_o own_o of_o himself_o and_o no_o doubt_n he_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o this_o bad_a accident_n the_o less_o his_o fame_n blaze_v the_o more_o his_o devotion_n burn_v and_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o his_o top_n make_v he_o take_v deep_a root_n and_o to_o be_v make_v more_o true_o humble_v and_o sanctify_a in_o his_o book_n of_o 1._o consideration_n he_o make_v a_o modest_a defence_n of_o himself_o whither_o we_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o conclude_v the_o devotion_n of_o this_o man_n be_v out_o of_o question_n so_o neglect_v this_o world_n that_o he_o even_o do_v spit_v out_o that_o preferment_n which_o be_v drop_v into_o his_o mouth_n but_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o always_o the_o best_a which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o proverb_n bernardus_n non_fw-la vidit_fw-la omne_fw-la chap._n 31._o unseasonable_a discord_n betwixt_o king_n baldwine_n and_o his_o mother_n her_o strength_n in_o yield_v to_o her_o son_n upon_o the_o departure_n of_o emperor_n conrade_n and_o king_n lewis_n noradine_n the_o turk_n much_o prevail_v in_o palestine_n 1149_o nor_o be_v he_o little_o advantage_v by_o the_o discord_n betwixt_o millesent_a queen-mother_n and_o the_o nobility_n thus_o occasion_v there_o be_v a_o nobleman_n call_v manasses_n who_o the_o queen_n govern_v all_o in_o her_o son_n minority_n make_v constable_n of_o the_o kingdom_n this_o man_n unable_a to_o manage_v his_o own_o happiness_n grow_v so_o insolent_a that_o he_o can_v not_o go_v but_o either_o spurn_v his_o equal_n or_o trample_v on_o his_o inferior_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o envy_v the_o shadow_n of_o greatness_n wait_v upon_o he_o the_o 13._o nobility_n high_o distaste_v he_o but_o in_o all_o opposition_n the_o queen_n favour_n be_v his_o sanctuary_n who_o to_o show_v she_o own_o absoluteness_n and_o that_o her_o affection_n shall_v not_o be_v control_v nor_o that_o throw_v down_o which_o she_o set_v up_o still_o preserve_v the_o creature_n she_o have_v make_v his_o enemy_n perceive_v he_o so_o fast_o root_v in_o her_o favour_n and_o see_v they_o can_v not_o remove_v he_o from_o his_o foundation_n seek_v to_o remove_v he_o with_o his_o foundation_n instigate_a young_a king_n baldwine_n against_o his_o mother_n and_o especial_o against_o her_o favourite_n they_o complain_v how_o the_o state_n groan_v under_o his_o insolency_n he_o be_v the_o bridge_n by_o which_o all_o office_n must_v pass_v and_o there_o pay_v toll_v he_o alone_o sift_v all_o matter_n and_o then_o no_o wonder_n if_o much_o bran_n pass_v he_o under_z pretence_n of_o open_v the_o queen_n eye_n do_v lead_v she_o by_o the_o nose_n captivate_v her_o judgement_n in_o stead_n of_o direct_v it_o he_o like_v a_o by-gulf_n devour_v her_o affection_n which_o shall_v flow_v to_o her_o child_n they_o persuade_v the_o king_n he_o be_v ripe_a for_o government_n and_o need_v none_o to_o hold_v his_o hand_n to_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n let_v he_o therefore_o either_o untie_v or_o cut_v himself_o loose_a from_o this_o slavery_n and_o not_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o a_o subject_n liberty_n need_v no_o hard_a press_v on_o youth_n a_o touch_n on_o that_o stamp_n make_v a_o impression_n on_o that_o waxen_a age_n young_a baldwine_n be_v apprehensive_a of_o this_o motion_n and_o prosecute_v the_o matter_n so_o eager_o that_o at_o length_n he_o coop_v up_o this_o manasses_n in_o a_o castle_n and_o force_v he_o to_o abjure_v the_o kingdom_n much_o stir_v afterward_o be_v betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o mother_n till_o at_o last_o to_o end_v division_n the_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v betwixt_o they_o she_o have_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o land-locked_n part_n he_o the_o maritime_a half_n of_o the_o land_n 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 not_o content_a with_o this_o partition_n march_v furious_o to_o jerusalem_n there_o to_o besiege_v his_o mother_n and_o to_o take_v all_o from_o she_o out_o of_o the_o city_n come_v 14._o fulcher_n the_o good_a patriarch_n his_o age_n be_v a_o patent_n for_o his_o boldness_n and_o free_o reprove_v the_o king_n why_o shall_v he_o go_v on_o in_o such_o a_o action_n wherein_o every_o step_n he_o stir_v his_o leg_n must_v needs_o grate_v and_o crash_n both_o against_o nature_n and_o religion_n do_v he_o thus_o requite_v his_o mother_n care_n in_o steward_v the_o state_n thus_o to_o affright_v her_o age_n to_o take_v arm_n against_o she_o be_v it_o not_o her_o goodness_n to_o be_v content_a with_o a_o moiety_n when_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o right_n belong_v unto_o she_o but_o ambition_n have_v so_o enchant_v baldwine_n that_o he_o be_v penetrable_a with_o no_o reason_n which_o cross_v his_o design_n so_o that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o her_o friend_n she_o be_v content_a to_o resign_v up_o all_o lest_o the_o 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pension_n and_o privilege_n in_o all_o place_n they_o take_v to_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n not_o as_o a_o honorarie_a reward_n free_o confer_v on_o they_o but_o in_o nature_n of_o wage_n ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la contract_v for_o aforehand_o as_o the_o genoan_n have_v in_o ptolemais_n and_o the_o venetian_n in_o tyre_n 2._o these_o italian_n stop_v two_o gap_n with_o one_o bush_n 25._o they_o be_v merchant-pilgrime_n &_o together_o apply_v themselves_o to_o profit_n and_o piety_n here_o in_o tyre_n they_o have_v their_o bank_n and_o do_v drive_v a_o sweet_a trade_n of_o spice_n and_o other_o eastern_a commodity_n 3._o last_o as_o at_o first_o they_o give_v good_a milk_n so_o they_o kick_v it_o down_o with_o their_o heel_n and_o by_o their_o mutual_a discord_n cause_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o they_o help_v to_o gain_v in_o syria_n spain_n be_v exercise_v all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o war_n in_o defend_v herself_o against_o the_o moor_n and_o saracen_n in_o her_o
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this_o day_n will_v take_v that_o honour_n if_o offer_v he_o both_o because_o at_o their_o creation_n they_o be_v to_o swear_v loyalty_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o 119._o king_n of_o spain_n and_o because_o honour_n confer_v by_o foreign_a potentate_n be_v not_o here_o in_o england_n acknowledge_v neither_o in_o their_o style_n nor_o precedency_n except_o give_v by_o courtesy_n witness_v that_o famous_a case_n of_o the_o count_n arundel_n of_o wardour_n and_o queen_n elisabeths_n peremptory_a resolve_n that_o her_o sheep_n shall_v be_v brand_v with_o no_o 1596._o stranger_n mark_v but_o her_o own_o the_o land_n about_o it_o as_o author_n general_o agree_v be_v barren_a yet_o 1._o brochard_n a_o monk_n who_o live_v here_o some_o two_o hundred_o year_n since_o commend_v it_o to_o be_v very_o fruitful_a sure_o he_o have_v better_a eye_n to_o see_v more_o than_o other_o man_n can_v or_o else_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n he_o impute_v the_o fertility_n of_o parcel_n to_o the_o whole_a country_n but_o it_o be_v as_o false_a a_o consequence_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o conclude_v from_o the_o baseness_n of_o bagshot-heath_n the_o barrenness_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n we_o may_v rather_o believe_v that_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o god_n favour_n the_o once-supernaturall_a fertility_n of_o the_o land_n be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o natural_a strength_n thereof_o much_o abate_v and_o impair_v chap._n 28._o whether_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o holy_a war_n will_v ever_o hereafter_o be_v set_v on_o foot_n again_o thus_o we_o state_n the_o question_n whether_o this_o holy_a war_n i_o mean_v for_o the_o win_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o recover_v of_o palestine_n will_v probable_o ever_o hereafter_o be_v project_v and_o act_v again_o we_o may_v believe_v this_o tragedy_n come_v off_o so_o ill_a the_o last_o act_n that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v bring_v on_o the_o stage_n the_o second_o time_n 1._o the_o pope_n will_v 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s._n paul_n come_v over_o into_o macedonia_n and_o help_v we_o yea_o look_v on_o the_o pope_n project_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o business_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n bury_v in_o silence_n and_o the_o holy_a war_n run_v in_o another_o channel_n against_o the_o turk_n in_o christendom_n 4._o last_o who_o be_v not_o sensible_a with_o sorrow_n of_o the_o dissension_n better_o suit_v with_o my_o prayer_n then_o my_o pen_n wherewith_o christian_a prince_n at_o this_o day_n be_v rend_v in_o sunder_o wound_n so_o wide_a that_o only_a heaven_n chirurgerie_n can_v heal_v they_o till_o which_o time_n no_o hope_n of_o a_o holy_a war_n against_o the_o general_a and_o common_a foe_n of_o our_o religion_n we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o the_o regain_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o holy_a land_n from_o the_o turk_n may_v better_o be_v place_v among_o our_o desire_n then_o our_o hope_n as_o improbable_a ever_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v except_o the_o platonic_a year_n 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hereafter_o chap._n 15._o the_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n in_o this_o king_n reign_n according_a to_o our_o wont_a method_n let_v we_o first_o rid_v out_o of_o the_o way_n church-matter_n in_o this_o king_n reign_n that_o so_o we_o may_v have_v the_o more_o room_n to_o follow_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n we_o leave_v arnulphus_n the_o last_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n since_o which_o time_n the_o bad_a savour_n of_o his_o life_n come_v to_o the_o pope_n nose_n who_o send_v a_o legate_n to_o depose_v he_o but_o arnulphus_n haste_v to_o rome_n with_o much_o 26._o money_n and_o there_o buy_v himself_o to_o be_v innocent_a so_o that_o he_o enjoy_v his_o place_n during_o his_o life_n guarimund_n succeed_v in_o his_o place_n 1119._o a_o very_a religious_a man_n by_o who_o god_n give_v the_o christian_n many_o victory_n he_o call_v a_o council_n at_o neapolis_n or_o sichem_n wherein_o many_o wholesome_a thing_n be_v conclude_v for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n betwixt_o he_o and_o william_n archbishop_n of_o tyre_n a_o englishman_n there_o arise_v a_o difference_n because_o this_o archbishop_n will_v not_o receive_v his_o confirmation_n of_o he_o from_o who_o by_o ancient_a right_n he_o shall_v take_v it_o but_o from_o the_o pope_n count_v it_o the_o most_o honour_n to_o hold_v of_o the_o high_a landlord_n and_o indeed_o the_o pope_n for_o gain_v confirm_v he_o though_o he_o shall_v have_v send_v he_o to_o the_o patriarch_n but_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n care_v not_o though_o man_n steal_v their_o corn_n so_o be_v it_o they_o bring_v it_o to_o their_o mill_n to_o grind_v after_o guarimunds_n death_n 1128._o stephen_n abbot_n of_o s._n john_n de_fw-fr valia_fw-la be_v choose_v patriarch_n once_o a_o cavalleer_n but_o afterward_o lay_v down_o the_o sword_n he_o take_v up_o the_o word_n and_o enter_v into_o order_n he_o awake_v the_o patriarch_n title_n to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v sleep_v during_o his_o three_o predecessor_n and_o challenge_v it_o very_o 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29._o damascus_n besiege_v in_o vain_a the_o return_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n with_o the_o censure_n on_o this_o voyage_n the_o late-come_a pilgrim_n have_v sufficient_o recreate_v themselves_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n conclude_v to_o besiege_v damascus_n for_o a_o small_a town_n be_v conceive_v too_o narrow_a a_o object_n of_o their_o valour_n while_o so_o eminent_a a_o action_n be_v adequate_a to_o the_o undertaker_n damascus_n be_v so_o pleasant_a a_o city_n that_o mahomet_n dare_v never_o enter_v into_o it_o lest_o this_o deceiver_n shall_v be_v deceive_v himself_o and_o be_v so_o ravish_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o place_n that_o he_o shall_v forget_v to_o go_v on_o in_o that_o great_a work_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n some_o make_v eliezer_n abraham_n steward_n builder_n of_o this_o city_n because_o he_o be_v call_v eliezer_n of_o damascus_n though_o that_o phrase_n speak_v he_o rather_o to_o have_v have_v his_o birth_n or_o dwell_v there_o 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