european indifference was fatal to the Christian colonies of the East ; it gave them up without defence to the mercy of an enemy who every day became more powerful, and whose fanaticism was inflamed by victory
EDWARD III OF ENGLAND KILLS HIS ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN
Book XV.. Joseph-Francois Michaud .. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

History of the Crusades
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EDWARD III OF ENGLAND KILLS HIS ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN

The perfidious servant entered his chamber, poignard in hand, and immediately plunged at Edward, who was in bed. The blow was mis-directed, only wounding Edward in the arm. Edward, who was endowed with great strength, lifted himself up, overthrew the assassin, wrenched the poignard from his hand, and plunged it into the bosom of the Mussulman. It was thought that the poinard was poisoned, and Eleanor, the wife of the black the black prince, had the courage to suck the wound in the arm. Every effort was unavailing, and it was thought that Edward would die, when an Arab presented himself and offered to cure Edward if he would send away his wife and his mistress and follow his regime. The advice of this physician was followed and Edward recovered. - Book XV

 

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Note; pages 196 Edward enters Syria. . . . page 197 attempted assassination. . . After Edward, no prince from the West ever crosses the seas to combat with the infidels in Asia, and the crusade in which he took a part so little glorious, was the last of those which had for object the deliverence or recovery of the holy Land. ... among the circumstances of the failure of this Crusade of no least importance the vacancy of the papal throne, leaving no voice raised to animate the Crusaders. . .no authority powerful enough, particularly after the death of St. Louis. page 199. . . The european indifference was fatal to the Christian colonies of the East ; it gave them up without defence to the mercy of an enemy who every day became more powerful, and whose fanaticism was inflamed by victory.