The historie of the holy vvarre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge
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- The historie of the holy vvarre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge
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- Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
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- [Cambridge] :: Printed by Thomas Buck, one of the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge [, and sold by John Williams, London],
- 1639.
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- Crusades -- Early works to 1800.
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"The historie of the holy vvarre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01342.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
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Page 87
Jerusalem, to dismisse Agnes his wife, daughter to Joceline the younger, Count of Edessa, because she was his cousin in the fourth degree; with this reservation, that the two children he had by her, Baldwine and Sibyll, should be accounted legiti∣mate, and capable of their fathers possessions. A Prince of ex∣cellent parts; of a most happy memory, (wherein also his bro∣ther Baldwine was eminent, though Fulk their father was won∣derfully forgetfull; so true is the maxime, Purè personalia non propagantur, Parents entail neither their personall defects nor perfections on their posterity) solid judgement, quick apprehen∣sion; but of a bad utterance, which made him use words onely as a shield when he was urged and pressed to speak, otherwise he preferred to be silent, and declined popularity more then his brother Baldwine affected it. Very thrifty he was; and though Tully saith, Dici hominem frugi non multum habet laudis in re∣ge, yet moderate frugality is both laudable and necessary in a King. But our Almerick went somewhat too farre, and was a little poore in admiring of riches, laying great taxations on the holy places to their utter impoverishing: Yet was he not ma∣stered by his purse, but made it his vassall, and spared no money on a just occasion. He never received accusation against any of his officers, and never reckoned with them (count it as you please, carelesnesse or noble confidence) because he would not teach them to be dishonest by suspecting them. Nor is it the last and least part of his praise, that William Archbishop of Tyre (so often mentioned) wrote the Holy warre at his in∣stance. Once he angred the good Archbishop with this questi∣on, How the resurrection of the body may be proved by rea∣son? Hereat the good Prelate was much displeased, as count∣ing it a dangerous question wherewith one removeth a founda∣tion-stone in Divinity, though with intent to lay it in the place again. But the King presently protested, That he demanded it not out of any dissidence in himself about that article, but in case one should meet with a sturdy man, who (as too many now∣a-dayes) would not trust faith on her single bond, except he have reason joyned for security with her. Hereupon the Arch∣bishop alledged many strong arguments to prove it, and both rested well satisfied.
Notes
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1163
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Febr. 18.
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Tyrius, lib. 19. cap. 2.
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In Orat. pro Deiota∣ro.
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Tyrius, lib. 19. cap. 3.