ABEY. I.]

ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

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unwell, and my kingdom is in an alarming state ofsedition. Urgent business calls me home, andwinter is approaching, when it will be too late tonavigate the sea.” 1 It was towards the end ofAugust. Withal the king’s sickness had increased, 2which renders the recent exploits still more stu-pendous. The soldan sending to him ices andfruit, 3 as well as his renowned physician, 4 * added atreaty for three years, says he who wrote, countingfrom September, 1192. 5 It was ratified, the restswearing by King Richard’s soul, 6 but the kinggiving only his hand, since kings never take anoath. 7 The swearers to it on the Christian side,were Count Henry, young Thoron, the Hospi-tallers, the Templars, and some of the principalbarons. 8 These went, next day, to the soldan, whoreceived and lodged them in a magnificent tent,and the day after, he gave them his hand; and hisbrother Malek-Adel swore by the soldan’s soul,for the Moslem, to the treaty, and the soldan’s twosons, and the Emir March toub, and others. 9 Thenpeace was proclaimed, to the infinite joy of both

1 Arab. Cbron., 352—356. 2 Id., 354.

3 Id., 354. 4 Michaud: Hist., yi. 323.

5 Yinisauf, 3.—Bib. Crois., ii. 722.—Arab. Chron., 356.

6 Hoveden.— Id., Id., 777.

7 Arab. Chron., 354. 8 Arab. Chron., 356.

9 Id., 357.

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