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Ghiva.Let,
shall be heard the song of the husbandman ; the valleys shall teem with corn , wine , and oil ; peace shall dwell in her walls and plenteousness in her palaces . " Thus saith the Lord of hosts , Again in this place , which is desolate without man . and without beast , and
m all the cities thereof , shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down . In the cities of the mountains , in the cities of the vale , and in the cities of the south , and in the land of Benjamin , and in the places about Jerusalem , and in the cities of Judah , shall the flocks pass again under the hands of hitn that telleth them , saith the Lord . " *' -.
The Templars , on the loss of Palestine , fixed their head-quarters at Limisso , in the isle of Cyprus , and there'the Knights gathered together as they escaped from the different places which fell into the hands of the infidels . The Knights of both Orders were at first gladly received by the King of Cyprus , but as their numbers were daily increased by the Brethren from the west , the king feared they would
become so powerful that they might deprive him of Ms sovereignty , more especially as Cyprus had once been possessed by the Templars . The houses and preceptories the Brethren had erected on their former occupation were at Limisso and Nicosia ; at the latter place they commenced a large and magnificent church , which still remains . To prevent the further increase of their numbers and retainers , the
king forbade the Templars' building new houses or increasing their old establishments . At this time , worn out with grief , the Grand Master Gandini died , and was succeeded by Brother James de Molay , an illustrious noble of Burgundy , who was at the time Grand Preceptor of England , where his rule was worthy of all estimation . On
Ins election to the supreme office of Grand Master he went over to France , and at the baptismal font had the honour of holding the infant son of Philip le Bel . After a short stay he departed for Cyprus , being accompanied by a strong force , and having with him a considerable amount of money .
The Templars desiring to quit Cyprus , made preparations for returning to the Holy Land ; and just at this juncture they received friendly overtures from Ghazan , the King of Persia , who having married the daughter of the Christian King of Armenia , was disposed to assist the Christians . - He invited the Grand Masters of the two
Orders to aid him in driving the Saracens and Egyptians out of Syria . The Templars , responding to this request , landed at Suadia in 1299 , and joined the Persian force near Antioch . This body of troops , amounting to 30 , 000 men , was by Ghazan placed under the command of the Grand Master . The combined forces advanced towards
Damascus , and at Hems came up with the Egyptian and Saracen army , which w as defeated with great slaughter , Hems , Damascus , and Aleppo surrendered ; and the Templars in triumph again entered the desolate city of Jerusalem , where they celebrated the festival of Easter .
* Jeremiah xxxiii . 12 , 13
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Ghiva.Let,
shall be heard the song of the husbandman ; the valleys shall teem with corn , wine , and oil ; peace shall dwell in her walls and plenteousness in her palaces . " Thus saith the Lord of hosts , Again in this place , which is desolate without man . and without beast , and
m all the cities thereof , shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down . In the cities of the mountains , in the cities of the vale , and in the cities of the south , and in the land of Benjamin , and in the places about Jerusalem , and in the cities of Judah , shall the flocks pass again under the hands of hitn that telleth them , saith the Lord . " *' -.
The Templars , on the loss of Palestine , fixed their head-quarters at Limisso , in the isle of Cyprus , and there'the Knights gathered together as they escaped from the different places which fell into the hands of the infidels . The Knights of both Orders were at first gladly received by the King of Cyprus , but as their numbers were daily increased by the Brethren from the west , the king feared they would
become so powerful that they might deprive him of Ms sovereignty , more especially as Cyprus had once been possessed by the Templars . The houses and preceptories the Brethren had erected on their former occupation were at Limisso and Nicosia ; at the latter place they commenced a large and magnificent church , which still remains . To prevent the further increase of their numbers and retainers , the
king forbade the Templars' building new houses or increasing their old establishments . At this time , worn out with grief , the Grand Master Gandini died , and was succeeded by Brother James de Molay , an illustrious noble of Burgundy , who was at the time Grand Preceptor of England , where his rule was worthy of all estimation . On
Ins election to the supreme office of Grand Master he went over to France , and at the baptismal font had the honour of holding the infant son of Philip le Bel . After a short stay he departed for Cyprus , being accompanied by a strong force , and having with him a considerable amount of money .
The Templars desiring to quit Cyprus , made preparations for returning to the Holy Land ; and just at this juncture they received friendly overtures from Ghazan , the King of Persia , who having married the daughter of the Christian King of Armenia , was disposed to assist the Christians . - He invited the Grand Masters of the two
Orders to aid him in driving the Saracens and Egyptians out of Syria . The Templars , responding to this request , landed at Suadia in 1299 , and joined the Persian force near Antioch . This body of troops , amounting to 30 , 000 men , was by Ghazan placed under the command of the Grand Master . The combined forces advanced towards
Damascus , and at Hems came up with the Egyptian and Saracen army , which w as defeated with great slaughter , Hems , Damascus , and Aleppo surrendered ; and the Templars in triumph again entered the desolate city of Jerusalem , where they celebrated the festival of Easter .
* Jeremiah xxxiii . 12 , 13