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nisTOET OF the crusades.
C^esarea came out to meet liim, and presented to liim an
offering of some of the fruits of Palestine. Godfrey only
accepted a single cedar-apple, and almost dii-ectly fell ill.
This maladv, which they did not hesitate to attribute to
poison, created the most serious alarm among his followers.
Godfrev with great difficulty reached Jaffa, whence he was
conveyed to liis capital, where he died, committing to the
companions of his ^ictories the charge of the glory of religion
and of the kingdom of Jerusalem. His mortal remains
were deposited within the enclosure of Calvary, near to the
tomb of Christ, which he had delivered by his valour. His
death was mourned by the Christians, of whom he was the
father and the support, and by the Mussulmans, who had
often experienced his justice and his clemency. History
mav sav of him what the holy Scripture says of Judas
Maccabeus :
" It was" he who increased the glory of his
people, when, like a giant, he put on his arms in the fight,
and his sword was the protection of the whole camp."
Godfrev of Bouillon surpassed all the captains of his age in
his skill in war ; and if he had lived some time longer, would
have merited a name among great kings. In the kingdom
he founded he was constantly held up as a model for princes
as well as warriors. His name still recalls the vii-tues of
heroic times, and will live honoiu-ed amongst men as long as
the remembrance of the crusades.
After the death of Godfrey great disputes arose upon the
choice of his successor. The patriarch Daimbert endea-
voured to avail himself of the rights conveyed by the pro-
but
mises of Godfrey, and claimed the throne of Jerusalem ;
the barons would submit to no chief but one of their companions
in arms. Garnier, count de Gray, took possession
of the Tower of David, and of the other fortresses of Jerusalem,
in the name of Baldwin, count of Edessa. The
patnarch invoked the authority of the Church to the assistance
of his cause ; and as Coimt Garnier died suddenly, the
clers^v of Jerusalem attributed his death to divine justice,
which the impious projects of the barons and Imights had
offended. Daimbert wrote to Bohemond, prince of Antioch,
and conjured him to come and defend what he called the
ricrhts of the Church and the cause of God. Jerusalem was
filled with agitation and trouble; but whilst they were