ght to occupy, by
such portion of his army as he should leave behind, the portion of
territory on the coast which he had conquered, and which he then held,
with the exception of one of the cities, which one he was to give up.
The terms of the treaty, in detail, were as follows:

STIPULATIONS OF THE TREATY.

1. The three great cities of Tyre, Acre, and Jaffa, with all
the smaller towns and castles on the coast between them,
with the territory adjoining, were to be left in the
possession of the Christians, and Saladin bound himself that
they should not be attacked or molested in any way there
during the continuance of the truce.

2. Ascalon, which lay farther to the south, and was not
necessary for the uses of Richard's army, was to be given
up; but Saladin was to pay, on receiving it, the estimated
cost which Richard had incurred in rebuilding the
fortifications. Saladin, however, was not to occupy it
himself as a fortified town. It was to be so far dismantled
as only to be used as a commercial city.

3. The Christians bound themselves to remain within their
territory in peace, to make no excursions from it for
warlike purposes into the interior, nor in any manner to
injure or oppress the inhabitants of the surrounding
country.

4. All persons who might desire to go to Jerusalem in a
peaceful way as visitors or pilgrims, whether they were
knights or soldiers belonging to the army, or actual
pilgrims arriving at Acre from the different Christian
countries of Europe, were to be allowed to pass freely to
and fro, and Saladin bound himself to protect them from all
harm.

5. The truce thus agreed upon was to continue in force three
years, three months, three weeks, three days, and three
hours; and at the end of that time, each party was released
from all obligations arising under the treaty, and either
was at liberty immediately to resume the war.

The signing of the treaty was the signal for general rejoicing in all
divisions of the army. One of the first fruits of it was that the
knights and soldiers all immediately began to form parties for
visiting Jerusalem. It was obvious that all could not go at once; and
Richard told the French soldiers who were under the Duke of Burgundy
that he did not think they were entitled to go at all. They had done
noth