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Title: The crusaders; or, Scenes, events, and characters, from the times of the crusades
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Keightley, Thomas, 1789-1872
Subjects: Crusades
Publisher: London J.W. Parker
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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th the cru-saders not to attack any place over which the banner of aFrank was waving. At Hems it was proposed to turnseawards, and lay siege to the town of Jibel (Gribellum) ;but Tancred having shown the difficulty and delay thatmight thence arise, it was agreed to march against Area,a town also on the coast, but much more to the south,and near to Tripolis, which last place they hoped, bymeans of an understanding with the Christian portion ofits inhabitants, to take, or at least to make tributary. On their march to Area, the pilgrims were greatly ha-rassed by the Turks, till Count Raymond and several ofhis knights placed themselves one day in ambush, and i^ave them a sound castigation. At length the armycame to a rich and fruitful valley, over which they beganto spread themselves in search of provisions. While thus jengaged, they were fallen on by the Moslems, and put toflight. The other pilgrims hastening to their aid, the foetook refuge in a strong castle on a rock, which was acces-
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1099.) MARCH OF THE OTHER PRINCES. 121 sible only by a very steep and narrow footpath. CountEaymond resolved to attack it, and he had nearly reachedthe summit, when he perceived that most of his followershad left him, to go down and plunder in the valley be-neath. He and the few knights who remained with himwere exposed to great danger. Having called them alltogether after his descent, the count vehemently re-proached them with this conduct, and they swore neveragain to quit any castle till they had taken it. Theenemy, however, retired from the castle in the night, andwhen the pilgrims advanced next morning to the attackthey found it empty. The army lay fifteen days in this valley, and CountEaymond planted his banner on all the places round, tosecure them against the other Latin princes. His envoysnow returned from Tripolis, with marvellous accounts ofthe richness and fertility of the land, and bearing pre-sents from the emir, to whom Eaymond would grant peaceonly on condition of his

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