. Page, esquire, and knight : a book of chivalry . infidels. 142 PAGE, ESQUIRE, AND KNIGHT When the other crusaders heard of thispious act, they ceased their bloody work andcame and offered up their prayers with the priests chanted a new anthem to thekneeling multitude, repeating over and overthe words of the prophet, You who loveJerusalem, rejoice with her, rejoice with her. When the barons and lords came togetherafter the conquest of Jerusalem, they decidedto elect a king who should remain in theHoly Land and guard the Holy City. God-frey was chosen to this office because of hisgreat
. Page, esquire, and knight : a book of chivalry . infidels. 142 PAGE, ESQUIRE, AND KNIGHT When the other crusaders heard of thispious act, they ceased their bloody work andcame and offered up their prayers with the priests chanted a new anthem to thekneeling multitude, repeating over and overthe words of the prophet, You who loveJerusalem, rejoice with her, rejoice with her. When the barons and lords came togetherafter the conquest of Jerusalem, they decidedto elect a king who should remain in theHoly Land and guard the Holy City. God-frey was chosen to this office because of hisgreat wisdom and valor and piety, and hefulfilled his duties faithfully and gained manyvictories. But it was only for one year. Afever came upon him, and he died just twelvemonths after the capture of the city. He wasburied in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher,and his sword was hung upon the walls ofthe church. Over his grave was laid a stonewith the words, Here lieth the victoriousDuke Godfrey of Bouillon, who won all thisland to the Christian THE TROUBADOUR Gayly the Troubadour touched his guitar,As he was hastening home from the war,Singing, From Palestine hither I come, —Lady-love, lady-love, welcome me home! She for her Troubadour hopelessly wept,Sadly she thought on him while others slept,Sighing, In search of thee, would I might roam,Troubadour, Troubadour, come to thy home! Hark! twas the Troubadour breathing her name,As under the battlement softly he came,Singing, From Palestine hither I come,Lady-love, lady-love, welcome me home!143 THE ORDER OF ST. GEORGE How the order came to be For two hundred years the knights ofChristendom made the conquest of the HolyLand their goal. Ever and anon as the yearswent by and one Crusade after another failedin its purpose of driving the heathen foreverout of Palestine, a new king or priest or war-rior would come forward and summon theknights to join once more in this sacred en-terprise. But the time came when the cru-sading spiri
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