The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire . andoval, p. 87, Fleury (Hist. Eccl6s. torn. ix. p. 261)has given the substance of another treaty concluded a.^.c. 782, 734, betweenan Arabian chief and the Goths and Romans, of the territory of Coimbra iaPortugal. The tax of the churches is fixed at twenty-five pounds of gold ; of themonasteries, fifty; of the cathedrals, one hundred; the Christians are judged bytheir count, but in capital cases he must consult the alcaide. The church doorsmust be shut, and they must respect the name of Mahomet. I have not theoriginal before me; it
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire . andoval, p. 87, Fleury (Hist. Eccl6s. torn. ix. p. 261)has given the substance of another treaty concluded a.^.c. 782, 734, betweenan Arabian chief and the Goths and Romans, of the territory of Coimbra iaPortugal. The tax of the churches is fixed at twenty-five pounds of gold ; of themonasteries, fifty; of the cathedrals, one hundred; the Christians are judged bytheir count, but in capital cases he must consult the alcaide. The church doorsmust be shut, and they must respect the name of Mahomet. I have not theoriginal before me; it would confirm or destroy a dark suspicion that the piece hasbeen forged to introduce the immunity of a neighbouring convent. 220 This design, which is attested by several Arabian historians (Cardonne, torn,i. p. 95, 96), may be compared with that of Mithridates, to march from the Crimeato Rome; or with that of Csesar, to conquer the East and return home by theNorth. And all three are, perhaps, surpassed by the real and Buccessful enterpriseof
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