Usama on the Franks: birds & animals

Summary:
Sir Adam, lord of Hunak, went to investigate a leopard which would sleep during the day high in the window of a ruined church, then jump down and leave. But this time the leopard jumped down on him and killed him. Usama and Anar, the vizier of Damascus, once saw a Genoese man at Acre with a falcon and a bitch newly brought from the west, for hunting cranes. Anar asked Fulk for the pair as a present, and Fulk complied, but the falcon died shortly afterwards without hunting again. On another occasion Usama was offered a leopard for sale at Haifa: he refused it, but was impressed with the way its Frankish owner had domesticated it. Usama's brother, Abu l-Hasan 'Ali, paid rent to a Frank from Kafartab who owned a village. As part of the rent he sent an old horse which died a year later. The Frank accused 'Ali of killing it with a slow poison which only worked after a year 
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Sir Adam, lord of Hunak (Adam 101)
  • Went to investigate a leopard which slept during the day high in the window of a ruined church, then jumped down and left; but the leopard jumped down on him and killed him (:) Usama 110-111
Abu l-Hasan ´Ali b. Munqidh, brother of Usama (Ali 102)
  • As part of the rent for a village owned by Anonymus 825, he sent an old horse which died after a year; the Frank accused him of giving the horse a slow poison which worked after a year (:) Usama 97
Mu'in al-Din Anar, vizier of Damascus (Anar 101)
  • While in Acre to see Fulk 4001, saw the falcon and bitch (which Anonymus 833 had just brought there) hunting crane; he asked the king to give it to him, and Fulk complied, but the falcon died shortly afterwards without hunting again (:) Usama 196
Frankish knight from Kafartab, owner of a village (Anonymus 825)
  • As part of the rent for a village he owned, he received from Ali 102 an old horse which died after a year; he accused Ali of giving the horse a slow poison which worked after a year (:) Usama 97
Frank in Haifa (Anonymus 826)
  • Offered a leopard for sale to Usama 101, who was passing through Haifa; Usama refused, despite being impressed with how well it had been domesticated (:) Usama 111
Genoese man at Acre (Anonymus 833)
  • Having just arrived at Acre with a falcon and a young bitch which could hunt cranes, he was ordered by Fulk 4001 to give these up as a present for Anar 101 (:) Usama 196
Fulk V, count of Anjou, king of Jerusalem (Fulk 4001)
  • While receiving a visit from Anar 101, he was asked by him for the falcon and young bitch which Anonymus 833 had just brought from the land of the Franks; he complied (:) Usama 196
Usama b. Munqidh (Usama 101)
  • Accompanied Anar 101 on a visit to Fulk 4001 at Acre, where he saw Anonymus 833 and his falcon and bitch, hunting cranes (:) وكنت قد مضيت مع الامير معين الدين ... Usama 196
  • While passing through Haifa, he was offered a leopard for sale but refused it, despite being impressed with how well Anonymus 826 had domesticated it (:) Usama 111