. Saladin and the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. nks forhaving magnified His mercy upon them and brought re-demption to His people. Thus did the kings set theirbanners and varied ensigns on the walls and towers ;while the city, together with all it contained in the wayof victuals and arms, was equally divided among them. ?This is a mistake. The inhabitants of Acre were detainedprisoners (Ernoul 274), as hostages for the execution of the treaty, asappears further on. 11911 The Franks Enter Acre. 299 The captives too they reckoned up and halved the the king of France fell the noble Car
. Saladin and the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. nks forhaving magnified His mercy upon them and brought re-demption to His people. Thus did the kings set theirbanners and varied ensigns on the walls and towers ;while the city, together with all it contained in the wayof victuals and arms, was equally divided among them. ?This is a mistake. The inhabitants of Acre were detainedprisoners (Ernoul 274), as hostages for the execution of the treaty, asappears further on. 11911 The Franks Enter Acre. 299 The captives too they reckoned up and halved the the king of France fell the noble Caracois and agreat host of other folk ; to king Richard, Mestoc andmany more. Morever, the king of France had the noblepalace of the Templars with all its appurtenances, whilethe royal palace fell to king Richard, who establishedthe two queens there with their maidens and each king had his own part of the city in peace,whilst the army was distributed over its whole area, en-joying pleasant rest after so long and continuous a SEAL OF RICHARD I. 0195.) FROM ARCHERS sTORY OF THE CRUSADES. CHAPTER XIX. THE COAST MARCH. Aug.—Sept., 1191. THE surrender of Acre toQk Saladin by surprise,hut his anger was roused more by the termsthat had been arranged behind his back, thanby the act itself. He had evidently realised that thecity could not hold out much longer, and that hisarmy could neither break through the enemys en-trenchments, nor draw them into a pitched long as he had to deal with Guy de Lusignan andthe Palestine Franks he had never thought of a truce ;but the coming of the two Kings changed the sit-uation, and he prepared to negotiate. The first over-ture, however, came from Richard. The King of Eng-land had sent very soon after he landed to requesta personal interview. It was like his frank soldierlycharacter to wish to be face to face with the manwith whose courage and greatness of heart even theChristian camp was ringing. But Saladin declinedt
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