“Ensément Bauduins chelle rue cherqua, Tant qu’à .j. chavetier Bauduins s’arresta, Qui chavates cousoit; son pain en garigna: Jones fu et plaisans, apertement ouvra. Bauduins le regarde, c’onques mot ne parla.” P. 334. The cobler is charitable, gives him bread, shoes, and a grey coat that was a foot too short. He then asks Bauduin if he will not learn his trade; but that is too much for the knightly stomach: “Et Bauduins respont, li preus et li membrus: J’ameroie trop miex que je fuisse pendus!” P. 335. The Caliph now in his Council expresses his vexation about the miracle, and says he does not know how to disprove the faith of the Christians. A very sage old Saracen who knew Hebrew, and Latin, and some thirty languages, makes a suggestion, which is, in fact, that about the moving of the Mountain, as related by Marco Polo.[22] Master Thomas is sent for again, and told that they must transport the high mountain of _Thir_ to the valley of _Joaquin_, which lies to the westward. He goes away in new despair and causes his clerk to _sonner le clocke_ for his people. Whilst they are weeping and wailing in the church, a voice is heard desiring them to seek a certain holy man who is at the good cobler’s, and to do him honour. God at his prayer will do a miracle. They go in procession to Bauduin, who thinks they are mocking him. They treat him as a saint, and strive to touch his old coat. At last he consents to pray along with the whole congregation. The Caliph is in his palace with his princes, taking his ease at a window. Suddenly he starts up exclaiming: “‘Seignour, par Mahoumet que j’aoure et tieng chier, Le Mont de Thir enportent le déable d’enfeir!’ Li Califes s’écrie: ‘Seignour, franc palasin, Voïés le Mont de Thir qui ch’est mis au chemin! Vés-le-là tout en air, par mon Dieu Apolin; Jà bientost le verrons ens ou val Joaquin!’” P. 345. The Caliph is converted, releases Polibans, and is baptised, taking the name of Bauduin, to whom he expresses his fear of the Viex de la Montagne with his _Hauts-Assis_, telling anew the story of the Assassin’s Paradise, and so enlarges on the beauty of Ivorine that Bauduin is smitten, and his love heals his malady. Toleration is not learned however: “Bauduins, li Califes, fist baptisier sa gent, Et qui ne voilt Dieu crore, li teste on li pourfent!” P. 350. The Caliph gives up his kingdom to Bauduin, proposing to follow him to the Wars of Syria. And Bauduin presents the Kingdom to the Cobler. Bauduin, the Caliph, and Prince Polibans then proceed to visit the Mountain of the Old Man. The Caliph professes to him that they want help against Godfrey of Bouillon. The Viex says he does not give a _bouton_ for Godfrey; he will send one of his _Hauts-Assis_ straight to his tent, and give him a great knife of steel between _fie et poumon!_