which was an
additional stimulus to their rage. The Duke of Lorraine saw one of
his squires and several of his followers fall by his side; but,
though exposed himself to all the missiles of the enemy, he
continued to combat in the midst of the dead and the dying, and
never ceased to exhort his companions to redouble their courage and
ardour. The Count of Toulouse directed the attack on the southern
side, and stoutly opposed his machines to those of the Mussulmans:
he had to combat the Emir of Jerusalem, who bravely animated his
followers by his discourse, and showed himself on the ramparts
surrounded by the _elite_ of the Egyptian soldiers. On the northern
side, Tancred and the two Roberts appeared at the head of their
battalions. Firmly stationed on their moving tower, they burned
with desire to come to the close combat of the lance and sword.
Already their battering-rams had on many points shaken the walls,
behind which the Saracens were assembled in dense battalions, as a
last rampart against the attack of the Crusaders.

"Mid-day arrived, and the Crusaders had as yet no hope of
penetrating into the place. All their machines were in flames: they
stood grievously in want of water, and still more of vinegar, which
could alone extinguish the Greek fire used by the besieged. In vain
the bravest exposed themselves to the most imminent danger, to
prevent the destruction of their wooden towers and battering-rams;
they fell crushed beneath their ruins, and the devouring flames
enveloped their arms and clothing. Many of the bravest warriors had
found death at the foot of the ramparts: most of those who had
mounted on the rolling towers were _hors de combat_; the remainder,
covered with sweat and dust, overwhelmed with heat and the weight
of their armour, began to falter. The Saracens who perceived this
raised cries of joy. In their blasphemies they reproached the
Christians for adoring a God who was unable to defend them. The
assailants deplored their loss, and believing themselves abandoned
by Jesus Christ, remained motionless on the field of battle.

"But the aspect of affairs was soon changed. All of a sudden the
Crusaders saw, on the Mount of Olives, a horseman shaking a
buckler, and giving this signal to enter the town. Godfrey and
Raymond, wh