L'âge des croisades . makingsoup de leur faisceau. La plaine, inondées par theoverflowing river, produites de l'épidémie, qui a awaymultitudes, trois ou quatre cents être enterré tous les jours.Frédéric de Souabe, l'héritier du trône d'Allemagne,malade et est décédé, et beaucoup de ses hommes re-tourné vers l'Ouest. Reine Sibylla de Jérusalem est aussi mort à ce junc-ture, et les chrétiens ont été réparties en hostilecamps de ceux qui cherchent à posséder eux-mêmes de l'ombre de la royauté. Humphreyhad Sibyllas mariés soeur, et étendit la claimto le trône. Conrad a gagné la faveur de

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The age of the crusades . makingsoup of their harness. The plain, inundated by theoverflowing river, bred epidemic, which carried awaymultitudes, three or four hundred being buried daily.Frederick of Swabia, the heir of the German throne, sickened and passed away, and many of his men re-turned to the West. Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem also died at this junc-ture, and the Christians were divided into the hostilecamps of those who were seeking to possess them-selves of the shadows of the kingship. Humphreyhad married Sibyllas sister, and put forth his claimto the throne. Conrad gained the favor of thebishop, who forcibly dissolved Humphreys marriageand gave his wife to Conrad, though that worthy hadalready a spouse, the sister of the Greek emperor.King Guy, however, maintained his own rights tothe empty sceptre. A civil war, which would surelyhave brought the Christian cause to ruin, was divertedonly by the expected arrival of the kings of Englandand France, to whom it was agreed that the disputeshould be referred.. CHAPTER XXX. THE COMING OF PHILIP AUGUSTUS AND RICHARD—FALL OF ACRE. ICHARD I. was crowned King of Eng-land in September, 1189. In Octoberthere arrived in England a messengerfrom Philip of France, reminding the kingof their mutual oaths to make the crusade.The adventurous spirit of Richard did not need thisappeal. He drained the resources of his realm ingathering means. All the money left him by hisfather, Henry II., was first appropriated. He thensold the manors and prospective income of the crown.Next the chief offices of honor and responsibilitywent to the highest bidder who had ready cash.Thus Hugh de Puzas, Bishop of Durham, becamechief justice of England for a thousand marks. Hav-ing abundant soldiery at his command, Richard thenallowed any one to purchase the privilege of stayingat home; he even declared that he would sell theCity of London for a reasonable price. The vassal-age of Scotland went for a thousand marks, to-gether with the fortresses of

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