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LITTERARIA:

OR, AN

EXACT AND EARLY ACCOUNT

OF THE MOST

VALUABLE BOOKS

Published in the feveral Parts of
EUROPE.

Floriferis ut apes in faltibus omnia libant,

Qmnia nos itidem.

Lucret.

NUMBER XV.
Being the Third of Vo L. III.

LONDON: Printed for N. PREVOST, over-against Southamptonftreet, in the Strand; and E. SYMON, in Cornhill.

M.DCC.XXXII.

(Price One Shilling.)

for No. XV. Vol. III. 1731.

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Art. XI.HE Life and Actions of Soltân Al-Malec Al-Nâfer Salâh'addîn Modhaffer Yûfof the Son of Ayûb the Son of Shâd; by Bahâo'ddin the Son of

Shedâd, &c. Page 215 Art. XII. Elements of Chemistry as taught, both in public and private Lectures, by Herm.

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Boerhaave. Art. XIII. The Lives of the Emperor Juftinian, the Empress Theodora, and Tribonianus. By John Peter Ludewig. 264 Art. XIV. The History of the Island of Hifpaniola, or of San Domingo. By Father PeterFrancis-Xavier de Charlevoix.

Art. XV. Prefent State of Learning.

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Meffina,

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LITTERARIA.

ARTICLE XI.

Vita & Res gefte Sultani Almalichi Alna-
feri Saladini Abi Modaffiri Jofephi F.
Fobi, F. Sjadfi, autore Bobadino F.
Sjeddadi, &c.

That is,

The Life and Actions of Soltân Al-Malec
Al-Nâfer Salâh'addîn Modhaffer Yûfof
the Son of Ayub the Son of Shâd; by
Bahâo'ddin the Son of Shedâd, &c.

Being a Continuation of Art. V. of Numb. XIV.

E left the Soltán in a Sea of Grief for

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the lofs of Ptolemais, from whence our Historian did his beft to recover him, by remonftrating the Vanity of grieving for what he could not recal; and by fetting forth the neceffity of returning to himself, that the Enemy might not take the advantage of his Inactivity to his farther detriment. He entreated him to think of Jerufalem, and of fecuring the maritime Country, and of releafing those whom the Enemy now held in Captivity. A Council was called, wherein it was N° XV. 1732. Р VOL. III.

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refolved, That it was to no purpose any longer to keep the Franks confined, fince the City of Ptolemais was fallen into their hands. The Soltan therefore commanded the Baggage to march off with the grofs of the Army, while he himself with a choice Body of light Horse kept his ground, to watch the Enemy's Motions, and to mark what they would do with the captive Garrison; flattering himself at the fame time, that the Franks, puffed up by their good Fortune, might be tempted to make a Sally upon him, and thereby give him an opportunity of taking fome revenge on them. But nothing of this happened; the Franks, regardless of him, minded nothing but the City they had got.

AFTER a fmart skirmish which foon enfued, each fide bethought them of the execution of the Treaty which had been agreed on at the Surrender of Ptolemais; and Meffengers went from fide to fide to examine into and fettle Matters pursuant thereto. And particularly, a Maronite and two belonging to the King of England, came to the Soltan's Camp, and having produced two exact Lifts of their Captives, demanded a sight of the true Crofs, that they might know whether it was there, or at Baghdad. It was accordingly produced, and they adored it, proftrating themselves with their Faces in the Duft, and behaving with extraordinary and boundless Devotion towards it. They fignified, That their Kings allowed the Soltán three Months for the execution of the Treaty, the Conditions whereof, were to be fulfilled at three different Periods, upon three monthly Days. Accordingly, Preparations were made for the firft de

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livery, and all was foon ready, except fome Nobles, whofe Names were given in, but could not readily be found; which took up fome time.

WHEN the firft Term or Period was expired, a dispute arofe. The Soltán would make no delivery till the Franks had released their Prifoners, and accepted his Security for the two remaining Payments; or else given him Security to make good what they received of him, 'till they had discharged their Prifoners. The Franks, we are told, were fo unreasonable as to agree to neither; but infisted, that the Soltan fhould make his first Payment, and truft wholly to their Honour; which upon this occafion would not pafs current with him. He had no Opinion of their fincerity, and would not truft them so far; but by sticking out, he brought a great calamity upon the Captives he wanted to release.

FOR the King of England (upon whom our Historian here beftows the Epithet of acsurfed) obferving that the Soltan refufed to deliver the Money, Captives and Cross, which were to make up his firft Payment, resolved to be even with him. Here Babão'ddin takes occafion to blacken our firft Richard. He pre-. tends, that the Befieged were promised their Lives, at leaft, even if the Soltán fhould not think good to answer their Stipulations. But this accurfed Man (fays he) broke his Faith, and perpetrated that which his Heart had determined, even tho' he had received the Soltân's Payment, as was owned by thofe even of his own Religion. He drew out three thousand of the obfcureft and leaft useful of the Captives, who being all chained together,

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