Dynastic concerns thumb|William of Tyre discovered that the king's son, Baldwin, did not feel pain when his playmates pinched him. This was the first sign of a grave illness. King Amalric was determined that his son and heir apparent, Baldwin, should receive a good education. Amalric appointed William of Tyre, one of the kingdom's most eminent scholars, to tutor Baldwin when the boy reached the age of nine. William discovered that Baldwin did not feel pain in his right arm. The king employed Arabs to treat the boy and teach him to ride. One of them was Abu Sulayman Da'ud, a physician whom he had sought out during his campaigns in Egypt. No diagnosis was made, but Hamilton is certain that Amalric must have been informed that the symptoms pointed to the early stages of leprosy.
Dynastic concerns thumb|William of Tyre discovered that the king's son, Baldwin, did not feel pain when his playmates pinched him. This was the first sign of a grave illness. King Amalric was determined that his son and heir apparent, Baldwin, should receive a good education. Amalric appointed Will.iam of Tyre, one of the kingdom's most eminent scholars, to tutor Baldwin when the boy reached the age of nine. William discovered that Baldwin did not feel pain in his right arm. The king employed Arabs to treat the boy and teach him to ride. One of them was Abu Sulayman Da'ud, a physician whom he had sought out during his campaigns in Egypt. No diagnosis was made, but Hamilton is certain that Amalric must have been informed that the symptoms pointed to the early stages of leprosy