volume one

CONTENTS. xxvi;
Cairo—Emir of Tripoli defeated—Palestine—Phoenicia—Plain of Berytu*
—Serpents— Ptolemais—Emmaus and Bethlehem—Alarm from an eclipse
—The city of Jerusalem—Enthusiasm of the Crusaders on first beholding
it— Siege of Jerusalem—Indignities heaped upon the Christians— Fountain
of Siloe—The Genoese fleet enter the port of Jaffa—Gaston de
Beam—Mount of Olives—Address of Arnold de Rohes— Speech of Pete}
the Hermit to the Crusaders—Tower of Tancred— Machines used at the
siege of Jerusalem—The Saracen magicians— Miraculous appearance oi
St. George—The Crusaders enter Jerusalem by storm—Creton Rheimhault—Everard
de Puysaie—Mosque of Omar— Slaughter of the Mus-
sulmans, and pious fervour of the Christians— Destruction of the Jews
Wealth found in Jerusalem— Discovery of the " true cross"—Speech ol
the count of Flanders— Prophetic visions—Godfrey elected king of Jerusalem—Rejoicings
among the Christians, and despair of the Mussulmans
—Elegy of ModhafFer Abyverdy—Afdhal, the Muj^sulman commander
Signal defeat of the Saracens at Ascalon—Tasso—Godfrey's quarrel with
Raymond— Siege of Ascalon—Riou de Loheac— Stephen de Salviac
Peter de Salviac—Death of Gaston de Beam— Peter the Hermit and
many of the Christian leaders return to Europe—William IX., count
of Flanders, sets out for the East—William, count de Nevers, defeated
by the Turks—Eude, duke of Burgundy, slain—Conrad, marshal of
Henry I. of Germany—Wolf IX., duke of Bavaria—Humbert II., count
of Savoy, departs for the Holy Land— Alexius, emperor of Constantinople,
opposes the Crusaders— City of Ancyra captured—The Crusaders
defeated by the Turks—Capture of Tortosa— Invasions of the Tartars
— Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered" — Ordinances of Gaston de
Beam pp. 187-264.
BOOK v.—A.D. 1099-1148.
Kingdom founded by the victories of the Crusaders— State of Palestine
at that period— Political measures of Godfrey—Tiberias captured by
Tancred—Siege of Arsur—Jerusalem visited by numerous pilgrims and
distinguished Crusaders—Archbishop Daimbert elected patriarch of Jerusalem—
" Assizes of Jerusalem"—Death of Godfrey—His brother Baldwin
elected king— Carries on successful hostilities against the Infidels of
Palestine, Egypt, &c.— Csesarea and Arsur besieged and captured—City
of Ramla taken by the Saracens— Hospitallers of St. John— Insidious
poUcy of Alexius—Josselin de Courtenay— Baldwin taken prisoner
Bohemond, prince of Antioch, visits Italy, and returns with a large army
against Alexius—His death— Release of Baldwin— Distresses of Antioch
—Quarrels between Baldwin and the patriarch of Jerusalem—The
Genoese and Pisan fleets assist the Crusaders— Siege and capture of
Ptolemais—Armies of Egypt defeated—Tripoli, Biblies, Sarepta, Berytus,
and Sidon, taken by the Crusaders—Sigur, prince of Norway—The
" tme cross"—Death of Tancred—The Christians defeated — Palestine
devastated— Death of Baldwin— Baldwin du Bourg elected king of
Jerusalem—Taken prisoner—Eustache Grenier, regent—The Venetians
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