Saladin, whobyhisgreatvalourhadfromsmallbeginningsmadehimselfSoldanofEgypt, andgainedmanyvictoriesoverkingsbothChristianandSaracen,havingindiverswarsandbydiverslavishdisplaysofmagnificencespentallhistreasure, andinordertomeetacertainemergencybeinginneedofalargesumofmoney, andbeingatalosstoraiseitwithacelerityadequatetohisnecessity, bethoughthimofawealthyJew, Melchisedechbyname, wholentatusanceinAlexandria, andwho, werehebutwilling, was, ashebelieved, abletoaccommodatehim, butwassomiserlythathewouldneverdosoofhisownaccord,, however, washisnecessitythat, afterponderingeverymethodwherebytheJewmightbeinducedtobecompliant, , receivedhimaffably, seatedhimbyhisside, andpresentlysaidtohim:—"Mygoodman, Ihaveheardfrommanypeoplethatthouartverywise,andofgreatdiscernmentindivinethings; whereforeIwouldgladlyknowofthee, whichofthethreelawsthoureputestthetruelaw, thelawoftheJews, thelawoftheSaracens, orthelawoftheChristians?" TheJew,whowasindeedawiseman, sawplainlyenoughthatSaladinmeanttoentanglehiminhisspeech, thathemighthaveoccasiontoharasshim, , concentratingalltheforceofhismindtoshapesuchananswerasmightavoidthesnare, hepresentlylitonwhathesought, saying:—"Mylord, aprettyquestionindeedisthiswhichyoupropound, andfainwouldIanswerit; towhichenditisappositethatItellyouastory, which, ifyouwillhearken, isasfollows:—IfImistakenot, Iremembertohaveoftenheardtellofagreatandrichmanofoldtime, whoamongothermostpreciousjewelshadinhistreasuryaringofextraordinarybeautyandvalue, whichbyreasonofitsvalueandbeautyhewasmindedtoleavetohisheirsforever; forwhichcauseheordained, that, whicheverofhissonswasfoundinpossessionoftheringasbyhisbequest, shouldtherebybedesignatehisheir, , towhomhebequeathedthering, leftitinlikemannertohisdescendants, ; andintheendcametothehandsofonewhohadthreesons, goodlyandvirtuousall, andveryobedienttotheirfather, , andeachaspiringtoholdtheplaceofhonouramongthemdidallhecouldtopersuadehisfather, whowasnowold, , wholovedthemallequally, andknewnothowtochoosefromamongthemasolelegatee, promisedtheringtoeachinturn, andinordertosatisfyallthree, causedacunningartificersecretlytomaketwootherrings, solikethefirst, , beforehedied, hedisposedoftherings, givingoneprivilytoeachofhissons; wherebyitcametopass, thatafterhisdeceaseeachofthesonsclaimedtheinheritanceandtheplaceofhonour, and, hisclaimbeingdisputedbyhisbrothers, , thesuittodeterminethetrueheirremainedpendent, , mylord, toyourquestion, touchingthethreelawsgiventothethreepeoplesbyGodtheFather, Ianswer:—Eachofthesepeoplesdeemsitselftohavethetrueinheritance, thetruelaw, thetruecommandmentsofGod; butwhichofthemisjustifiedinsobelieving, isaquestionwhich, likethatoftherings, remainspendent." ,anddidso, tellinghimatthesametimewhathehadintendedtodo, intheeventofhisansweringlesscircumspectlythanhehaddone.
ThereupontheJewgavetheSoldanalltheaccommodationthatherequired, .
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