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attacked , and the Knights measures of defence were much embarrassed by the presence of 2 , 000 fugitives , who had fled ; thither for shelter ; they therefore agreed to su rrender on condition that their lives and liberty should be respected . To this Bendocdar agreed ;
but no sooner were the Knights in his power than they were offered the choice of embracing the faith of Mohammed or of death ; they took the latter alternative , and at sunrise on the next morning , 1 , 500 of these brave and devoted men were beheaded . Antioch and other places soon fell ,- —the Moslems laying waste the country with fire and sword ; whilst the maritime towns alone remained in the possession of the Christians .
Louis of Erance now set out with another expedition , but steered first to Tunis , where he landed , and fell a victim to the climate * Prince Edward of England , who had departed to join Louis with a small force , on learning the king ' s death proceeded to Palestine , where the Templars / and Hospitallers ranged themselves under his standard , and with a force of 9 , 000 men gained some advantages . The prince being stabbed with a poisoned dagger by the hand of a hired assassin , immediately made his will , to which the Grand Master ' s name is affixed as the attesting witness ; it is dated at Acre , June . 18 , 1272 . The Templars said that the effects of the poison were obviated by an antidote administered by the Grand Master . This is not improbable , as it is well knowm the Knights had considerable
knowledge of medicine and surgery . Henry III . died while the prince was on his return to England . Henry w as a great benefactor to the Templars ; and in addition to former gifts , he granted them three manors in Kent , a considerable estate in Hertfordshire ( where they built the town of Baldock ) , besides others in Yorkshire and elsewhere .
On the death of ClementIV ., Thibaulde Visconti was elevated to the papacy by the title of Gregory X . ; he had been in Palestine , and had seen , the self-abandonment of the two Orders ; and being well acquainted with the necessities of the Christian cause , promised to use all his efforts in Europe to obtain succour for them . He procured a considerable sum on loan from the king of Erance , and with it equipped vessels and troops . The Grand Master , Berard , died in 1273 , and Bro . William de Beaujeu w as chosen in his stead . Pie was in Europe at the time , as also was the Grand Master of the Hospital ; but they were present at a general council , which the pope called at
Lyons , to procure succour for tne Holy Land , and these two Brethren there took precedence of all next the pontiff . The enthusiasm that was then awakened soon died away , and the Brethren sorrowfully turned their footsteps to the east . The Grand Master , with his valiant band of Templars gathered from England and Erance , reached Acre on the 29 th September , 1275 ; and as it was soon ascertained that the Christian force was insufficient for recovering any of the places in the hands of the Moslems , he entered into a new treaty for a truce of ten years . Before that time had expired , however , some disputes arose between the Moslems and the Hospitallers , and
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Ghiva.Let,
attacked , and the Knights measures of defence were much embarrassed by the presence of 2 , 000 fugitives , who had fled ; thither for shelter ; they therefore agreed to su rrender on condition that their lives and liberty should be respected . To this Bendocdar agreed ;
but no sooner were the Knights in his power than they were offered the choice of embracing the faith of Mohammed or of death ; they took the latter alternative , and at sunrise on the next morning , 1 , 500 of these brave and devoted men were beheaded . Antioch and other places soon fell ,- —the Moslems laying waste the country with fire and sword ; whilst the maritime towns alone remained in the possession of the Christians .
Louis of Erance now set out with another expedition , but steered first to Tunis , where he landed , and fell a victim to the climate * Prince Edward of England , who had departed to join Louis with a small force , on learning the king ' s death proceeded to Palestine , where the Templars / and Hospitallers ranged themselves under his standard , and with a force of 9 , 000 men gained some advantages . The prince being stabbed with a poisoned dagger by the hand of a hired assassin , immediately made his will , to which the Grand Master ' s name is affixed as the attesting witness ; it is dated at Acre , June . 18 , 1272 . The Templars said that the effects of the poison were obviated by an antidote administered by the Grand Master . This is not improbable , as it is well knowm the Knights had considerable
knowledge of medicine and surgery . Henry III . died while the prince was on his return to England . Henry w as a great benefactor to the Templars ; and in addition to former gifts , he granted them three manors in Kent , a considerable estate in Hertfordshire ( where they built the town of Baldock ) , besides others in Yorkshire and elsewhere .
On the death of ClementIV ., Thibaulde Visconti was elevated to the papacy by the title of Gregory X . ; he had been in Palestine , and had seen , the self-abandonment of the two Orders ; and being well acquainted with the necessities of the Christian cause , promised to use all his efforts in Europe to obtain succour for them . He procured a considerable sum on loan from the king of Erance , and with it equipped vessels and troops . The Grand Master , Berard , died in 1273 , and Bro . William de Beaujeu w as chosen in his stead . Pie was in Europe at the time , as also was the Grand Master of the Hospital ; but they were present at a general council , which the pope called at
Lyons , to procure succour for tne Holy Land , and these two Brethren there took precedence of all next the pontiff . The enthusiasm that was then awakened soon died away , and the Brethren sorrowfully turned their footsteps to the east . The Grand Master , with his valiant band of Templars gathered from England and Erance , reached Acre on the 29 th September , 1275 ; and as it was soon ascertained that the Christian force was insufficient for recovering any of the places in the hands of the Moslems , he entered into a new treaty for a truce of ten years . Before that time had expired , however , some disputes arose between the Moslems and the Hospitallers , and