Bat, 1755, in folio) for the richest and most authentic materials, a life of Saladin by his friend and minister the Cadhi Bohadin, and copious extracts from the history of his kinsman the prince Abulfeda of Hamah.
To these we may add, the article of _Salaheddin_ in the Bibliotheque Orientale, and all that may be gleaned from the Dynasties of Abulpharagius.] [Footnote 49: Since Abulfeda was himself an Ayoubite, he may share the praise, for imitating, at least tacitly, the modesty of the founder.] [Footnote 50: Hist.Hierosol.in the Gesta Dei per Francos, p.1152.

A similar example may be found in Joinville, (p.

42, edition du Louvre;) but the pious St.Louis refused to dignify infidels with the order of Christian knighthood, (Ducange, Observations, p 70.)] [Footnote 51: In these Arabic titles, _religionis_ must always be understood; _Noureddin_, lumen r.; _Ezzodin_, decus; _Amadoddin_, columen: our hero's proper name was Joseph, and he was styled _Salahoddin_, salus; _Al Malichus_, _Al Nasirus_, rex defensor; _Abu Modaffer_, pater victoriae, Schultens, Praefat.] [Footnote 52: Abulfeda, who descended from a brother of Saladin, observes, from many examples, that the founders of dynasties took the guilt for themselves, and left the reward to their innocent collaterals, (Excerpt p.

10.)] [Footnote 53: See his life and character in Renaudot, p.

537--548.] [Footnote 54: His civil and religious virtues are celebrated in the first chapter of Bohadin, (p.