The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades by Usama ibn Munqidh

Author:Usama ibn Munqidh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, General, Middle East, Military, Europe, Medieval, Social Science, Islamic Studies
Publisher: Penguin Books Limited
Published: 2008-07-03T05:40:04+00:00

§ Another Example of their Medicine

Another example of their wondrous medicine was related to us by William de Bures,246 lord of Tiberias and a man with some standing among the Franks. It happened that he travelled with the amir Mu’in al-Din (may God have mercy upon him) from Acre to Tiberias, and I accompanied him. On the way, he related to us the following story:

In our land there was a highly esteemed knight who took ill and was on the point of death. We went to one of our notable priests and asked him, ‘Will you come with us and have a look at Sir So-and-So?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied and walked back with us. We were certain now that if only he would lay his hands upon him, he would recover. When the priest saw the knight he said, ‘Bring me some wax.’ So we brought him a bit of wax, which he softened and shaped like a knuckle-bone. Then he inserted one in each nostril and the knight died. [138] ‘He’s dead!’ we remarked. ‘Yes,’ the priest replied. ‘He was in great pain, so I closed up his nose so that he could die and find relief.’

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