History of the Franks Who Captured Jerusalem
An account of the First Crusade by the chaplain of Count Raymond of Toulouse, who was at the siege and capture of Jerusalem. It includes a detailed report of the killing in the city.
Read the text at sourcebooks.fordham.edu ↗The same extracts in A. C. Krey, The First Crusade, 1921 (Internet Archive) ↗
Raymond was a canon of Le Puy who was ordained priest on the expedition and served as chaplain to Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse. His preface says that he writes about the count, the bishop of Le Puy and their army. Krey judges that the book was written possibly no earlier than 1102, from notes made on the journey.
He is a partisan of the Provençal army and a firm believer in the visions and relics that accompanied it. He was present at Jerusalem in July 1099, and he describes the slaughter there as a judgment of God.
Cited in
- 1095 to 1099, firm date