ItisnotnecessarytoenterintoadetailoftheeventsbywhichSaladinattainedthesovereigntyoftheEast，orhow，afterasuccessionofengagements，heplantedtheMoslembanneroncemoreuponthebattlementsofJerusalem。TheChristianknightsandpopulation，includingthegrandordersofSt。John，theHospitallers，andtheTemplars，weresunkinanabyssofvice，andtornbyunworthyjealousiesanddissensions，wereunabletoresistthewell-trainedarmieswhichthewiseandmightySaladinbroughtforwardtocrushthem。ButthenewsoftheirfallcreatedapainfulsensationamongthechivalryofEurope，whosenoblestmemberswerelinkedtothedwellersinPalestinebymanyties，bothofbloodandfriendship。ThenewsofthegreatbattleofTiberias，inwhichSaladindefeatedtheChristianhostwithterribleslaughter，arrivedfirstinEurope，andwasfollowedinquicksuccessionbythatofthecaptureofJerusalem，Antioch，Tripoli，andothercities。Dismayseizedupontheclergy。ThePopeUrbanIII。wassoaffectedbythenewsthathepinedawayforgrief，andwasscarcelyseentosmileagain，untilhesankintothesleepofdeath。[JamesofVitry——WilliamdeNangis。]Hissuccessor，GregoryVIII。feltthelossasacutely，buthadbetterstrengthtobearit，andinstructedalltheclergyoftheChristianworldtostirupthepeopletoarmsfortherecoveryoftheHolySepulchre。William，ArchbishopofTyre，ahumblefollowerinthepathofPetertheHermit，leftPalestinetopreachtotheKingsofEuropethemiserieshehadwitnessed，andtoincitethemtotherescue。TherenownedFrederickBarbarossa，theEmperorofGermany，speedilycollectedanarmy，andpassingoverintoSyriawithlessdelaythanhadeverbeforeawaitedacrusadingforce，defeatedtheSaracens，andtookpossessionofthecityofIconium。Hewasunfortunatelycutoffinthemiddleofhissuccessfulcareer，byimprudentlybathingintheCydnus[ThedesireofcomparingtwogreatmenhastemptedmanywriterstodrownFrederickintheriverCydnus，inwhichAlexandersoimprudentlybathedQ。Curt。
lib。iii。c。4，5。:but，fromthemarchoftheEmperor，IratherjudgethathisSalephistheCalycadnus，astreamoflessfame，butofalongercourse——Gibbon]whilehewasoverheated，andtheDukeofSuabiatookthecommandoftheexpedition。Thelatterdidnotprovesoableageneral，andmetwithnothingbutreverses，althoughhewasenabledtomaintainafootingatAntiochuntilassistancearrivedfromEurope。
HenryII。ofEnglandandPhilipAugustusofFrance，attheheadoftheirchivalry，supportedtheCrusadewithalltheirinfluence，untilwarsanddissensionsnearerhomeestrangedthemfromitforatime。
ThetwokingsmetatGisorsinNormandyinthemonthofJanuary1188，accompaniedbyabrillianttrainofknightsandwarriors。WilliamofTyrewaspresent，andexpoundedthecauseoftheCrosswithconsiderableeloquence，andthewholeassemblyboundthemselvesbyoathtoproceedtoJerusalem。Itwasagreedatthesametimethatatax，calledSaladin’stithe，andconsistingofthetenthpartofallpossessions，whetherlandedorpersonal，shouldbeenforcedoverChristendom，uponeveryonewhowaseitherunableorunwillingtoassumetheCross。Thelordofeveryfeof，whetherlayorecclesiastical，waschargedtoraisethetithewithinhisownjurisdiction；andanyonewhorefusedtopayhisquota，becamebythatactthebondsmanandabsolutepropertyofhislord。AtthesametimethegreatestindulgencewasshowntothosewhoassumedtheCross；nomanwasatlibertytostaythembyprocessofanykind，whetherfordebt，orrobbery，ormurder。TheKingofFrance，atthebreakingupoftheconference，summonedaparliamentatParis，wheretheseresolutionsweresolemnlyconfirmed，whileHenryII。didthesameforhisNormanpossessionsatRouen，andforEnglandatGeddington，inNorthamptonshire。Tousethewordsofanancientchronicler，[Stowe。]
“heheldaparliamentaboutthevoyageintotheHolyLand，andtroubledthewholelandwiththepayingoftithestowardsit。“