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Bourg, and with most praiseworthy ambition, vin-dicated his royal inheritance—his other brotherhaving gone to Europe—and set off for Jerusalemon a most difficult march, with an escort of sevenhundred horse, and some infantry; the more re-quisite, that dissensions disquieted the Holy City,from the undue pretensions of the Patriarch, whoseems to have been somewhat of a demagogue; yetextremely wrong—for it was not, who should reignin Jerusalem, but who would defend it with hislife! Nor is it clear whether any of Gerard’sorder formed the deputation of knights sent toreceive Baldwin. But he was one of the greatNormans, and followed close on Godfrey, as a donorto the order. If to be King of Jerusalem, then,was a thing to be coveted, it was at the post of peer-less honour, that is of the highest danger—and notfor anything else. It was rather a duty, thanacquisition. Por the Kings of Jerusalem wereneither powerful nor rich ; and Baldwin in Orfahad been both . 1 But he was eminently a soldier,and willingly gave the preference to glory. Andso well was that felt at the time, that the Duke ofNormandy never got any credit for refusing theJerusalem throne, which, upon his refusal, the

1 Bongars : Guibert.—Bib. CJrois., i. 133.—Michaud : Hist.,vi. 68.—Bosio, par. 1, lib. i., anno 1101.