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Chivalry,
CHIVALET ,
THE KKIC ^ HTS TEMPtAB , OR E 5 IGHTII 00 D Or THE TEMPLE OE SOLOMON . We now arrive at a gloomy period in the annals of the gallant and illustrious Order of the Temple . After the disastrous failure of their last attempt to establish the Christian dominion in the Holy Land , the heroic soldiers of the cross became the objects of pro ** scription and persecution both in this country and in
France—A . KB THE INSTITUTIONS , OR ORDERS , OF THE KMHTS OE ST . JOHN OE MALTA ; THE KKI 6 KHTS OF THE TEMPLE OF SOI . OMON J AND THE TEUTONIC KNIfrHTS OE GERMANY . *
" When sorrows come , they come not single spies , But in battalions . " Many circumstances combined to assist the machinations of their envious and avaricious foes , and the downfall of the power of the Knights Templar and the confiscation of their enormous possessions rapidly followed their military reverses .
There being no longer any hope of recovering Palestine from the infidels , the peculiar services of the Hospitallers and Templars were no longer required , whilst pope and princes coveted their extensive wealth . The clergy , too , had long looked with jealous eyes on the
privileges possessed by the Templars , especially their freedom from ordinary ecclesiastical jurisdiction ; numerous bulls had from time to time been issued enforcing these privileges , and threatening bishops and priests with severe punishments for interference with the fraternity .
In England , Edward I . soon showed a determination to seize upon the property of the Templars . Under a pretence of seeing his mother ' s jewels , which were deposited in the Temple at London , he violated that sanctuary , and at the head of a numerous body of armed
followers , broke open the coffers , and carried off ten thousand pounds . His son , Edward II . also , accompanied by Piers Gaveston , paid a similar visit , and carried away , it is said , five times that amount .
During the war between England and Scotland in 1298 , the Master —»¦— . .., — - ¦ ¦¦ — ¦¦— ' ¦ ' ¦¦¦¦ ' ¦¦ i ¦ " * " " """ - ¦ ¦ " ¦ " - » * Continued from page 204 . TOL . XV . Z
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chivalry,
CHIVALET ,
THE KKIC ^ HTS TEMPtAB , OR E 5 IGHTII 00 D Or THE TEMPLE OE SOLOMON . We now arrive at a gloomy period in the annals of the gallant and illustrious Order of the Temple . After the disastrous failure of their last attempt to establish the Christian dominion in the Holy Land , the heroic soldiers of the cross became the objects of pro ** scription and persecution both in this country and in
France—A . KB THE INSTITUTIONS , OR ORDERS , OF THE KMHTS OE ST . JOHN OE MALTA ; THE KKI 6 KHTS OF THE TEMPLE OF SOI . OMON J AND THE TEUTONIC KNIfrHTS OE GERMANY . *
" When sorrows come , they come not single spies , But in battalions . " Many circumstances combined to assist the machinations of their envious and avaricious foes , and the downfall of the power of the Knights Templar and the confiscation of their enormous possessions rapidly followed their military reverses .
There being no longer any hope of recovering Palestine from the infidels , the peculiar services of the Hospitallers and Templars were no longer required , whilst pope and princes coveted their extensive wealth . The clergy , too , had long looked with jealous eyes on the
privileges possessed by the Templars , especially their freedom from ordinary ecclesiastical jurisdiction ; numerous bulls had from time to time been issued enforcing these privileges , and threatening bishops and priests with severe punishments for interference with the fraternity .
In England , Edward I . soon showed a determination to seize upon the property of the Templars . Under a pretence of seeing his mother ' s jewels , which were deposited in the Temple at London , he violated that sanctuary , and at the head of a numerous body of armed
followers , broke open the coffers , and carried off ten thousand pounds . His son , Edward II . also , accompanied by Piers Gaveston , paid a similar visit , and carried away , it is said , five times that amount .
During the war between England and Scotland in 1298 , the Master —»¦— . .., — - ¦ ¦¦ — ¦¦— ' ¦ ' ¦¦¦¦ ' ¦¦ i ¦ " * " " """ - ¦ ¦ " ¦ " - » * Continued from page 204 . TOL . XV . Z