volume one

HISTORY OF THE CETJSADE3. 813
Ms army, witli tlie intention, if the Latins are to be believed,
of obtaining possession of Palestine. Foulque sent ambassadors
to inform him that be could only be received in the
holy city in the character of a simple pilgrim ; whereupon
John, who did not dare to complain, sent presents to Foulque
of Anjou, and gave up, without much pain, his idea of a
pilgrimage to Jerusalem. After a campaign, for w^hich he
had drawn out all the strength of the empire, he returned
to his capital, having obtained nothing by his enterprise but
the vain and hollow homage of the prince of Antioch.
Foulque of Anjou, after having re-established peace among
his neighbours, found, on his return, that discord not only
prevailed in his states, but had even made its way into his
own house. Walter, count of Csesarea, accused Hugh,
count of Jaffa, of the crime of treason towards his king.
This latter noble had drawn upon himself the hatred of the
king and the principal people of the kingdom, some say by
his pride and disobedience, and others by his guilty connection
with the queen Melisende. When the barons had
heard Walter of Caesarea, they decided that a battle, en
cliamp clos, should take place between the accused and the
accuser ; and as the count of Jaffa did not appear in the
lists on the day nominated, he was declared guilty.
Hugh was descended from the famous lord of Puyset, who
raised the standard of revolt against the king of Pranp§,
and who, conquered in the end by Louis le Grros,* despoiled
of his possessions and banished his countr}^ had taken
refuge in Palestine, where his exploits had secured him the
county of Jaffa, which he had transmitted to his son. Hugh
possessed the turbulent and impetuous character of his
father, and, like him, could neither pardon an injury nor
submit to an act of authority. On learning that he was
condemned without being heard, he set no bounds to his
anger, but hastened immediately to Ascalon, to implore the
aid of the infidels against the Christians. The Mussulmans,
highly pleased with the division which had sprung up among
* The castle of Puyset, near Orleans, was besieged three times by all
the forces of Louis le Gros ; this castle was at length taken and demolished.
Veilly, and all the French historians, having neglected to read
William of Tyre, make the seigneur de Puyset die in the kingdom of
Naples.