theprincessabhorredtheembracesofaTurk；andAdel，orSaphadin，wouldnoteasilyrenounceapluralityofwives。A

　　personalinterviewwasdeclinedbySaladin，whoallegedtheirmutualignoranceofeachother\'slanguage；andthenegotiationwasmanagedwithmuchartanddelaybytheirinterpretersandenvoys。Thefinalagreementwasequallydisapprovedbythezealotsofbothparties，bytheRomanpontiffandthecaliphofBagdad。ItwasstipulatedthatJerusalemandtheholysepulchreshouldbeopen，withouttributeorvexation，tothepilgrimageoftheLatinChristians；that，afterthedemolitionofAscalon，theyshouldinclusivelypossessthesea—coastfromJaffatoTyre；thatthecountofTripoliandtheprinceofAntiochshouldbecomprisedinthetruce；andthat，duringthreeyearsandthreemonths，allhostilitiesshouldcease。Theprincipalchiefsofthetwoarmiessworetotheobservanceofthetreaty；butthemonarchsweresatisfiedwithgivingtheirwordandtheirrighthand；andtheroyalmajestywasexcusedfromanoath，whichalwaysimpliessomesuspicionoffalsehoodanddishonor。RichardembarkedforEurope，toseekalongcaptivityandaprematuregrave；andthespaceofafewmonthsconcludedthelifeandgloriesofSaladin。TheOrientalsdescribehisedifyingdeath，whichhappenedatDamascus；buttheyseemignorantoftheequaldistributionofhisalmsamongthethreereligions，^81orofthedisplayofashroud，insteadofastandard，toadmonishtheEastoftheinstabilityofhumangreatness。Theunityofempirewasdissolvedbyhisdeath；hissonswereoppressedbythestrongerarmoftheiruncleSaphadin；thehostileinterestsofthesultansofEgypt，Damascus，andAleppo，^82wereagainrevived；andtheFranksorLatinsstoodandbreathed，andhoped，intheirfortressesalongtheSyriancoast。

　　[Footnote79:SeetheprogressofnegotiationandhostilityinBohadin，p。207—260，whowashimselfanactorinthetreaty。

　　RicharddeclaredhisintentionofreturningwithnewarmiestotheconquestoftheHolyLand；andSaladinansweredthemenacewithacivilcompliment，Vinisaufl。vi。c。28，p。423。]

　　[Footnote80:ThemostcopiousandoriginalaccountofthisholywarisGalfridiaVinisauf，ItinerariumRegisAnglorumRichardietalioruminTerramHierosolymorum，insixbooks，publishedintheiidvolumeofGale\'sScriptoresHist。Anglicanae，p。247—

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