Ayoub, the father of Saladin, [ i. 369].

Ayoubites, princely race of the, [ ii. 3], and n.

Their empire, [ib.]

Decline of their empire, [ ii. 237].

Discord among the family, [ ii. 376].

Extinction of the dynasty, [ ii. 445].

Aymeristes, religious principles of the, [ ii. 197].

B.

Bacon, Chancellor, his dialogue “de Bello Sacro,” [iii. 246].

Bagdad, the seat of the arts and sciences, [ i. 9].