Conrad, marshal of Henry I. of Germany—Wolf IX., duke of Bavaria—Humbert II., count of Savoy, departs for the Holy Land—Alexius, emperor of Constantinople, opposes the Crusaders—City of Ancyra captured—The Crusaders defeated by the Turks—Capture of Tortosa—Invasions of the Tartars —Tasso’s “Jerusalem Delivered”—Ordinances of Gaston de Béarn pp. 187-264. BOOK V.—A.D. 1099-1148. Kingdom founded by the victories of the Crusaders—State of Palestine at that period—Political measures of Godfrey —Tiberias captured by Tancred—Siege of Arsur—Jerusalem visited by numerous pilgrims and distinguished Crusaders— Archbishop Daimbert elected patriarch of Jerusalem “Assizes of Jerusalem”—Death of Godfrey—His brother Baldwin elected king—Carries on successful hostilities against the Infidels of Palestine, Egypt, &c.—Cæsarea and Arsur besieged and captured—City of Ramla taken by the Saracens—Hospitallers of St. John—Insidious policy of Alexius—Josselin de Courtenay—Baldwin taken prisoner— Bohémond, prince of Antioch, visits Italy, and returns with a large army against Alexius—His death—Release of Baldwin—Distresses of Antioch—Quarrels between Baldwin and the patriarch of Jerusalem—The Genoese and Pisan fleets assist the Crusaders—Siege and capture of Ptolemaïs —Armies of Egypt defeated—Tripoli, Biblies, Sarepta, Berytus, and Sidon, taken by the Crusaders—Sigur, prince of Norway—The “true cross”—Death of Tancred—The Christians defeated—Palestine devastated—Death of Baldwin—Baldwin du Bourg elected king of Jerusalem—Taken prisoner—Eustache Grenier, regent—The Venetians destroy the fleet of the Saracens, and conquer Tyre—Release of Baldwin—Several cities of Egypt captured—The Ismaëlians—Zengui, prince of Mossoul—Dynasty of the Atabecks—Flourishing state of Antioch, Edessa, Tripoli, &c.—Knights of St. John and of the Holy Sepulchre—The Templars—Death of Baldwin du Bourg— Foulque of Anjou crowned king of Jerusalem—Raymond of Poictiers appointed governor of Antioch—The emperor of Constantinople attacks Antioch—Melisende, queen of Jerusalem—Baldwin III. ascends the throne—Disastrous retreat from Bosra—The country of Traconite—Conquests of Zengui—Death of Josselin de Courtenay—Noureddin, son of Zengui, captures Edessa, and threatens Jerusalem pp. 265-328. BOOK VI.—A.D. 1142-1148. SECOND CRUSADE.