him with his indolence and apathy, and declared that they "would not march to certain death. Queen Milicent issued orders for the army to move northwards, which were not obeyed ; and Edessa was doomed. Zanghi, finding success almost certain, redoubled his efforts, and sent for reinforcements in all directions. He even offered favourable terms of surrender ; but these were refused. Zanghi's plan of siege was the ordinary one, quietly to undermine the towers, propping up the earth as it was removed with timber. When the proper time arrived, the timber would be set fire to, and of course the tower would fall. The Latin archbishop, who appears to have been in command, would hear of no surrender, and exhorted the people daily, holding forth the promise of the crown of martyrdom. But on the twenty-second day of the siege the towers which had been undermined fell with a crash, and the enemy poured in. The first thought of the people was to fly for shelter to the citadel. Many were crushed or trampled to death in the attempt, among whom was Archbishop Hugh, who had been storing up gold, and now tried to carry it into the citadel. The weight of his treasure helped to bear him down. The enemy were before them at the gates of the citadel, and the slaughter of the helpless people commenced, with all the horrors usual after a siege. Islam was triumphant ; Christendom in despair. But Zanghi died next year, being assassinated by his own slaves, and a lively joy was diffused throughout Palestine. " A certain Christian," says William of Tyre, with admirable modesty, for, of course, he was himself the accomplished poet, directly he heard of this event, delivered himself of the following melodious impromptu :* " Quam bonus eventus ! fit sanguine sanguinolentus Vir homicida, reus, nomine sanguineus." King Baldwin won his spurs while yet a boy, first by * The chroniclers wrote his name Sanguin.