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or direct them to Prague, or our new establish-ment in Spain, as he judges best, and as the ladiesthemselves prefer—many of them are English.But I recommend them all to you equally, and toevery one who sees that ring. Which may leadyou to Germany or Spain, but everywhere I en-treat of you to mention the straits of the Christianshere; and at Rome, prostrate yourself before thePope in my name, and come to me back with thering. But if your physician prescribe your homeair, or that you hear of my departure, in either casegive that ring finally to the prior, and tell him topray for his poor (however younger) brother’s soul.”But the voice of the turtle had gone forth at thebattle of Tiberias and Jerusalem’s downfall, andmournfully had it echoed through the whole Chris-tian world. 1 The then Pope is said to have died ofthe grief. 2 “ On the 2nd of October, Jerusalemwas retaken, and on the 19th, Urban hearing it atFerrara, he dropped dead,” says the Papal biographer.But Muratori objects to its coming such a distancein seventeen days. Still, of seven carrier pigeons,the fleetest reached Tyre in an hour, and, with abrisk, fair wind, a sailing ship is nearly as rapid as

1 Anspert (Dubrowsky Ed.) : Chron., 6.—Bib. Crois., iii,259.—Pantaleonis Colonia Chron.—Bib. Crois., iii. 5.

2 Yertot: ii. 291. —Michaud: Hist., ii. 296.—Platina: iii.31. Note 6.