Godfreyagreedtomeethim，and，whethertoputanendtotheseuselessdissensions，orforsomeotherunexplainedreason，herenderedhomagetoAlexiusashisliegelord。Hewasthereuponloadedwithhonours，and，accordingtoasingularcustomofthatage，underwenttheceremonyofthe“adoptionofhonour，“assontotheEmperor。
Godfrey，andhisbrotherBaudouindeBouillon，conductedthemselveswithpropercourtesyonthisoccasion，butwerenotabletorestraintheinsolenceoftheirfollowers，whodidnotconceivethemselvesboundtokeepanytermswithamansoinsincereashehadshownhimself。Onebarbarouschieftain，CountRobertofParis，carriedhisinsolencesofarastoseathimselfuponthethrone，aninsultwhichAlexiusmerelyresentedwithasneer，butwhichdidnotinducehimtolookwithlessmistrustuponthehordesthatwerestilladvancing。
Itisimpossible，notwithstandinghistreachery，toavoidfeelingsomecompassionfortheEmperor，whoselifeatthistimewasrenderedonelongsceneofmiserybythepresumptionofthecrusaders，andhisnotaltogethergroundlessfearsoftheeviltheymightinflictuponhim，shouldanyuntowardcircumstanceforcethecurrentoftheirambitiontotheconquestofhisempire。Hisdaughter，AnnaComnena，feelinglydeploreshisstateoflifeatthistime，andalearnedGerman，[M。Wilken’sGeschichtederKreuzzuge。]inarecentwork，describesit，ontheauthorityofthePrincess，inthefollowingmanner:——
“ToavoidalloccasionofoffencetotheCrusaders，Alexiuscompliedwithalltheirwhims，andtheironmanyoccasions
unreasonabledemands，evenattheexpenseofgreatbodilyexertion，atatimewhenhewassufferingseverelyunderthegout，whicheventuallybroughthimtohisgrave。Nocrusaderwhodesiredaninterviewwithhimwasrefusedaccess:helistenedwiththeutmostpatiencetothelong-windedharangueswhichtheirloquacityorzealcontinuallyweariedhimwith:heendured，withoutexpressinganyimpatience，theunbecomingandhaughtylanguagewhichtheypermittedthemselvestoemploytowardshim，andseverelyreprimandedhisofficerswhentheyundertooktodefendthedignityoftheImperialstationfromtheserudeassaults；forhetrembledwithapprehensionattheslightestdisputes，lesttheymightbecometheoccasionofgreaterevil。ThoughtheCountsoftenappearedbeforehimwithtrainsaltogetherunsuitabletotheirdignityandtohis——sometimeswithanentiretroop，whichcompletelyfilledtheRoyalapartment——theEmperorheldhispeace。