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all at once, like one man, and filled the town; 1 oursflying in such confusion and hurry, that manywere nearly suffocated in the gateway; 2 otherscut to pieces in the churches. Yet our flag wasstill flying on the walls. 3 At Richard’s arrival atthe mouth of the harbour, he hesitated an instant,thinking all lost, and that he was too late. Thenoise of the waves, and cries of the soldiers, madeit impossible to hear. Moreover, the soldan wasbeating to arms. The Christians were in theutmost terror; one of them, it was a priest , 4 shouting‘I devote myself for the glory of the Messiah!'sprang headlong from the top of the citadel, rightdown into the sea, 5 and swimming out to KingRichard, let him know the truth, who was the firstto leap ashore; 6 and every one of our peoplemade off. The soldan had the pen in his hand, tosign the capitulation; but he had to retire. 7 Theentire city had become Christian dogs—God con-found them! The king had taken Jaffa. 8 EvenSaladin’s camp insecure; all was Richard’s. Ourmaster marched east on Saturday evening, the 19thof July, but came back, suddenly, five days after-

1

Arab. Chron., 351.

2 Id., 351.

3

Id.,

351.

4 Vinisauf, 3.—Bib. Crois., 716.

5

Id.,

351.

6 Arab. Chron., 351.

7

Id.,

351.

s Id., 351.

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