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BOOK THE SECOND-ACRE.CHAPTER I.

Immediately after Richard’s departure, then atthe close of November, died Sir N. Gardi-

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ner in Acre, and was succeeded by Sir

Daps, who may have reigned for some days in

January, but not longer, since a document shows

Sir Godfrey de Duisson, Grand Master in

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January, 1193, 1 which completely agrees

with that letter in April, 2 which contains no al-lusion to recent promotion. Of Daps nothing isknown; nor if he did anything during his shortreign. It is only reverence for former historians(a sort of prescription) which gives him a rightto be placed in that post at all; for not a scrap ofdocumentary evidence names him. 3

1 Cod. Dipl. Geros. Hum. clxxiii.—Appendix, xlviii.—Bosiowrites D’Aps, Sir Esmengard D’Aps, lib. vii.

2 Bib. Crois., iii. 302.—Appendix, xlix.

3 Seb. Paoli : Serie, i. 340.

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