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Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
followed to the grave by his nephew and successor Baldwin V . who was supposed to have been poisoned by his own mother to prepare her way to the throne . She accordingly mounted the throne , together with her second husband Guy de Lusignan . The grand-master of the Templars had the principal share in this advancement , and consequently drew upon himself considerable odium . Among those who were the most inflamed against the new
monarchs was the count of Tripoli , and it is related that he not only entered into a secret treaty with Saladine , but even turned Mahometan and was circumcised . The sultan , by his advice , broke the truce , and advanced upon Palestine at the head of an enormous army . In 1187 he laid siege to Acre , which was garrisoned by the military orders commanded by
their grand-masters in person . Those kni ghts , with their usual intrepidity and eagerness , sallied forth in the night , and carried destruction into the camp of the infidels . A most bloody battle ensued , prodigies of valour were exhibited on the side of the Christians , who seemed totally regardless of the vast superiority of their enemies . After a long contest , in which the grand-master of the Hospitallers ,
was slain , Saladine was obliged to retire from . before Acre , covered with disgrace and disappointment , but determined upon revenge and conquest . ( To be continued . )
Anecdote Of Le Pays.
ANECDOTE OF LE PAYS .
LE Paj-s had a veiy singular adventure in ajourney he made to Languedoc . —The Prince of Conti , who resided chiefly in that province , one da 3 , fatigued with the heat of the weather and the chace , left his compan 3 * , and came to the inn where ic Pays lodged : he asked the landlord what company he had in the house , and was answered , only one gentlem :: n , who was then in his own apartment , busy in boiling a fowl for his dinner . The princewho was ever fond
, of novelty , wherever he could find it , ran up stairs without cereVnon }* ,, and found Le Pays busy in looking through his letters . The prince advanced up to the fire , saying , The fowl is boiled , let us go to dinner . Le Pays , to whom tlie prince was a stranger , did not rise from his seat , but onty answered , The fowl is not boiled , and is destined for me alone . The prince was obstinate in maintaining that the fowl
was boiled enough , and the other that it was not ; the dispute ran high , when the followers of the prince , in search of their master , came pouring info the inn , and mentioned his name ' . Le Pays , finding who his guest was , rose from table , and putting one knee to the ground , said , May it please 3 * our highness , the fowl is boiled . —The prince , who was lively , agreeable , and familiar , answered , If so , let us eat it together . —Le Pays having told Ltniere that he was a fool in four letters ; and you are one , replied the other , in a thousand ypt * have composed .
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Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
followed to the grave by his nephew and successor Baldwin V . who was supposed to have been poisoned by his own mother to prepare her way to the throne . She accordingly mounted the throne , together with her second husband Guy de Lusignan . The grand-master of the Templars had the principal share in this advancement , and consequently drew upon himself considerable odium . Among those who were the most inflamed against the new
monarchs was the count of Tripoli , and it is related that he not only entered into a secret treaty with Saladine , but even turned Mahometan and was circumcised . The sultan , by his advice , broke the truce , and advanced upon Palestine at the head of an enormous army . In 1187 he laid siege to Acre , which was garrisoned by the military orders commanded by
their grand-masters in person . Those kni ghts , with their usual intrepidity and eagerness , sallied forth in the night , and carried destruction into the camp of the infidels . A most bloody battle ensued , prodigies of valour were exhibited on the side of the Christians , who seemed totally regardless of the vast superiority of their enemies . After a long contest , in which the grand-master of the Hospitallers ,
was slain , Saladine was obliged to retire from . before Acre , covered with disgrace and disappointment , but determined upon revenge and conquest . ( To be continued . )
Anecdote Of Le Pays.
ANECDOTE OF LE PAYS .
LE Paj-s had a veiy singular adventure in ajourney he made to Languedoc . —The Prince of Conti , who resided chiefly in that province , one da 3 , fatigued with the heat of the weather and the chace , left his compan 3 * , and came to the inn where ic Pays lodged : he asked the landlord what company he had in the house , and was answered , only one gentlem :: n , who was then in his own apartment , busy in boiling a fowl for his dinner . The princewho was ever fond
, of novelty , wherever he could find it , ran up stairs without cereVnon }* ,, and found Le Pays busy in looking through his letters . The prince advanced up to the fire , saying , The fowl is boiled , let us go to dinner . Le Pays , to whom tlie prince was a stranger , did not rise from his seat , but onty answered , The fowl is not boiled , and is destined for me alone . The prince was obstinate in maintaining that the fowl
was boiled enough , and the other that it was not ; the dispute ran high , when the followers of the prince , in search of their master , came pouring info the inn , and mentioned his name ' . Le Pays , finding who his guest was , rose from table , and putting one knee to the ground , said , May it please 3 * our highness , the fowl is boiled . —The prince , who was lively , agreeable , and familiar , answered , If so , let us eat it together . —Le Pays having told Ltniere that he was a fool in four letters ; and you are one , replied the other , in a thousand ypt * have composed .