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244 HISTORY OF THE CEUSADES.
him a considerable sum, lie vras obliged to follow them to
Jerusalem.
The quarrel which was begun between Eaymond and
Godfrey before Ascalon was renewed a few days after before
the city of Arsouf, situated near the sea, twelye miles to the
north of Eamla. The count of St. Gilles, who marched first
with his troops, undertook to besiege this place, but as he
met with an obstinate resistance, he abandoned the siege,
and continued his march, after ha\-ing warned the garrison
that they had nothing to fear from the king of Jerusalem.
A short time after, G-odfrey haying besieged the city, found
the Saracens determined to defend themselyes, and as he
learnt that their resistance was the fruit of the counsels of
Eaymond, he could not restrain his anger, but resolyed to
ayenge this affront in the blood of his riyal. He marched
with his ensigns displayed, against the count de St. Gilles,
who, on his part, was willing to meet him, and prepared for
the conflict. The Christians were on the point of proceeding
to extremities, when the two Eoberts and Tancred
threw themselyes betvyeen Eaymond and Godfrey, and used
their utmost exertions to appease them. After a long altercation,
the two riyals, oyercome by the prayers of the other
chiefs, embraced in the presence of their soldiers, who had
taken part in. their animosity.
The reconciliation was sincere on both sides. The pious
Godfrey, says Albert d'Aix, conjured his companions to
forget the dissension that had broken out among the Chris-
tian warriors, and implored them, with tears in his eyes, to
remember that they had together deliyered the holy tomb,
that they were all brothers in Christ, and that concord was
still necessary to defend Jerusalem. AYhen the inhabitants
of Arsouf learnt that the leaders of the Christian army were
reconciled, they repented of their resistance, and engaged
to pay a tribute to Godfrey.*
After haying receiyed and giyen hostages as a guarantee
of the treaty, Godfrey, followed by all the other chiefs,
quitted the territory of Arsouf, to return to Jerusalem. The
Christian army was loaded with an immense booty. It
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* For tliis quarrel between Godfrey and Raymond, see Albert d Aix,
lib. vi. cap. 41, 42, and 43.