Isaac Angelus complained, that by his friendship for the great Saladin he had incurred the enmity of the Franks; and a mosque was founded at Constantinople for the public exercise of the religion of Mahomet.

[20] [Footnote 16: Nicetas was a child at the second crusade, but in the third he commanded against the Franks the important post of Philippopolis.

Cinnamus is infected with national prejudice and pride.] [Footnote 17: The conduct of the Philadelphians is blamed by Nicetas, while the anonymous German accuses the rudeness of his countrymen, (culpa nostra.) History would be pleasant, if we were embarrassed only by _such_ contradictions.

It is likewise from Nicetas, that we learn the pious and humane sorrow of Frederic.] [Footnote 18: Cqamalh edra, which Cinnamus translates into Latin by the word Sellion.

Ducange works very hard to save his king and country from such ignominy, (sur Joinville, dissertat.xxvii.p.