260 THE HISTORY OF THE ORDER OF [book X.

as booty to Jerusalem . 1 Some Flemings landingat Beyrout, formed an episode of disgrace . 2 Yet,in the midst of such scenes of calamity (what alesson!), Baldwin married a niece of the emperor,as if all was at perfect peace 3 —nor was a stratagemwanting; the Hospitallers who had been dispensedfrom some formalities , 4 were entrapped into re-fusing what they were right in refusing, and ac-cused of shooting at the Holy Sepulchre in scorn ;which forced them to apply beyond sea—pettyannoyance desired by their foes, not without aslight hope, that in the frequent succession of thePapacy,some Pope might come who was of their ownand less partial to the Hospitallers, things whichcould scarcely be, since the Hospitallers had doneno wrong, as this pitiful accusation itself proved;since their worst enemies could find but thesenothings. So how unsullied indeed the Hospitallersmust be, and how nobly had they merited of theHoly See 5 and all Christendom! Ecclesiastical spite!base ingratitude! Accuse them of not respectingthe Holy Sepulchre; them, its best defenders ! 6 Hadthey not on all occasions risked their lives in its

1 Michaud: Hist., ii. 220. 2 Id.: Id., 221.

3 Id.: Id., ii. 221.

4 Yertot: i. 147.—Bosio : pax. 1, lib. ii., anno 1154.

5 Michaud: Hist., ii. 222.

6 Yertot: i. 151.—Bosio : pax. 1, lib. ii, anno 1155.