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untried, he brought forward the marquisÕs father, whom he had taken
prisoner in the battle before mentioned, trusting that the son, moved by
filial affection, would give up the city in exchange for his parent. At one
moment he offers him in exchange, at another he threatens him with death,
and tries various means of working upon his feelings. All, however, is in
vain, for the marquis, inflexible, derides his offers and despises his threats.
Whenever, to move his compassion, they show him his father in chains, he
immediately seizes a balista, and aims a shaft obliquely towards him,
intending indeed that his hand shall err, but feigning to take good aim.
And when the sultanÕs messengers came to threaten that his father should
be slain, he replied that he wished it by all means; that the wicked man,
after so many crimes, might at length find a good end, and he might
himself have a martyr for his father. Thus the tyrant, failing in his
expectation of gaining the city by these means, tried his fortune in another
way; and where art failed, determined to see what could be done by arms.
Tyre is situated in the heart of the sea, and is surrounded on all sides
by walls. A small part of it, where it is not washed by the waves, is fortified
by several lines of walls. It was once famous for its kings, and gave birth to
the founders of Thebes and Carthage. When Solomon was king of Judea,
Tyre had her own sovereign, and though she was then the head of her own
dominions, in process of time she became a part of the kingdom of
Jerusalem. This city its eager foe now assailed by land and sea; and, whilst
it suffered within from hunger, it was exposed to manifold assaults from
without. On the morning after InnocentÕs day, namely on the feast of the
blessed martyr Thomas,
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 the citizens gained an important victory, for at
dawn of day they sailed out with a few small vessels, and in a naval
engagement obliged the enemy to raise the siege on the side of the sea.
They seemed indeed more fitted for flight than fighting; and on the first
onset, all the enemyÕs fleet, by the power of the Almighty, were so panic-
struck, that some of them were carried into the city with their crews: the
8Dec. 29, 1187. Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered the 29th of
December, seventeen years before.

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rest in their flight ran aground and there perished. The unbelievers, seeing
this engagement by sea, supposed that all the defenders of the city had left
it, and thus, confident of victory, they attacked the town with impetuosity.
Already their troops had reached the fortifications, and numbers were
hasting to mount them, when the marquis ordered the gates to be thrown
open, and followed by Hugh of Tiberias, with his brothers and a noble
company of men besides, struck down multitudes with his small band.
Saladin seeing the fortunes of the day against him, gave orders that his
remaining engines and galleys should be burnt, and retreated ingloriously.
Afterwards, about the beginning of May, he released the king from
captivity, and, having broken his former agreement, imposed, as we have
already mentioned, a new and hard condition.
Chapter XI. Ñ Of the meeting of the king and queen.
There is an island called Arados, having a city named Antharados,
but commonly called Tortosa. Hither the queen came to meet the king: they
kiss and embrace one another, shedding tears of joy, and rejoice at having
escaped the calamities which had caused them so much grief. The king
remained the following year, partly at Antioch, partly at Tripoli, waiting
for the Christians who were preparing to come from beyond the sea to the
succour of the Holy Land.
Chapter XII. Ñ Of the money which king Henry formerly deposited with the
Templars.
Among other things we think it ought not to be passed over in
silence, that Henry, king of England, had formerly deposited a large sum of
money with the Templars and Hospitallers, to defend Tyre, and provide
for other matters concerning the kingdom. This money that magnificent
king, by a provision as pious as necessary, had transmitted to Jerusalem,
during a period of many years, to be used in the service of the Holy Land:
its total, as is said, amounted to 30,000 marks.

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Chapter XIII Ñ How Saladin, retreating from Tyre, took several towns, both in
Palestine, and near Antioch.
Now Saladin leaving Tyre, occupied several castles in Palestine, and
thence marched with rapidity into the country round Antioch; and took, by
assault rather than by siege, Gebeli, Laodicea, and several other fortresses
of that province. The city itself was thrown into no small alarm; but the
patriarch and prince, with the common consent of the citizens, promised
the tyrant to surrender, if they should not within a given period receive the
assistance which they expected. Inconsolable would have been the grief of
all ChristÕs followers, if a city so renowned, and honoured by the first
origin of the Christian name, had again become subject to the impure
heathen, whom, after a long and dreadful chance of war, our victorious
troops had formerly expelled. But whence are the expected reinforcements
to come? and when or how shall they come? There is no road open for
them by land, and the sea is blockaded by their enemies. The ships of the
Christians abstain from approaching, for fear of falling among the galleys
of the unbelievers, which they see lying in wait for them. But what the
Lord has resolved to save, will not be allowed to perish. Behold, the hoped-
for troops arrive! the expected ones are coming! Lo! William, the illustrious
king of Sicily, sends the first auxiliaries to the Holy Land, consisting of two
earls, five hundred knights, and fifty galleys!
Chapter XIV. Ñ How William, king of Sicily, sends Margaritus with fifty galleys
and five hundred knights to the assistance of the Holy Land.
To whom else, then, can we give the glory of having saved Antioch,
Tripoli, and Tyre, but to Him who preserved from famine and the sword
the inhabitants of these cities secure in his strength? At the head of the
royal fleet was Margaritus, a very brave man, who, proceeding in advance
with the galleys, repressed piratical attempts; and having ascertained that
the coast was clear, encouraged the others to follow him. Keeping in check
the distant islands, and happily escaping all the dangers of the sea, he had
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the sea, and by some a second Neptune. Already Tripoli appeared in sight
to his sailors: the citizens, on the other hand, beheld in the distance his
spreading sails. Though they come the heralds of safety, yet fear, that worst
prognosticator at critical moments, raises apprehensions. Without delay
they man their walls and mount the bulwarks, uncertain, however,
whether to offer a surrender or to try the chance of battle. But when the
ships arrive near, and the ensigns of the Cross and other emblems of the
Christian religion are beheld on their lofty sterns, a loud shout is raised; the
waves echo the sound of their mutual congratulations; the shore is covered
with the crowds who flock to meet them, and joy unspeakable fills the
breasts of all. Among others, Hervy of Dantzic, especially distinguished by
the celebrity of his deeds, contributes his veteran wisdom to the defence of
that land; and so in a short time, many a valiant band flocked thither, and
the coast was preserved front the power of the enemy.
Chapter XV. Ñ Saladin takes the town Erathrum, and Mount Royal is
surrendered to him after a siege of two years, in exchange for Remfrid de Tours,
and Girard, the master of the Temple.
There is a castle called Erathrum, where once stood the city of Petras.
It is still a metropolitan see, and the prelate of it, retaining his ancient title,
is still called the archbishop of Petras. This castle, lying in the innermost