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of money and provisions of every kind are neces-sary to maintain our garrisons and armies ; and itis but with these that we can hope any respite fromthe Moslem. Fearfully monstrous is our expen-diture. But our trust is in God .” 1 How tender isthe command “ good brother! ” But it is only a fairspecimen of the order’s affectionate fraternization !

Next comes a deed from the Empress Constance,confirmatory of all her ancestors had done for theorder, and executed in Palermo . 2 Coeur de Lion’s trucehaving been renewed by mutual accord of the parties,was broken by some Franks headed by Valerande Limbourg, son of the Duke of Ardennes,without the knowledge of Henry, England’snephew , 3 to the great detriment of the Christiansof the land; for the Paynim, in reprisal, marchedagainst those of Jaffa, and slew five thousand ofthem . 4 And unfortunate Henry, who had gonethither, and returned to Acre, anxiously to pre-pare for inevitable war, whether in washing hishands, he backed and fell from the window, as theservant held a basin of water, or in risingby night, for whatever purpose, or in the

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1 Cod. Dipl. Geros., Hum. xxxviii., i. 317.—Bosio.—Ap-pendix, 1.

2 Cod. Dipl. Geros., Hum. cIxxxy., i. 228.

3 Michaud : Hist., iii. 24.

4 Lamberti Parvi : Chron.—Bib. Crois., i. 334.

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