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Notitiæ Templariæ.
of the Temple were slain or captured , Acre destitute of its best defenders , fell an easy conquest to the Sultan Saladin . That chief divided it amongst his favourite emirs , and the Doctor Yssa obtained as his portion the whole of the property possessed by the Templars . Afdhal , the Sultan ' s son , took up his residence in the tower of the Temple . The property and palace of the Knights of St . John were in like partitioned the faquirs and sophis . The infidels
manner among having been again driven from the city in 1191 , the Templars , who had taken up their abode at Antioch after the loss of Jerusalem , once more occupied their preceptory at Acre , which now became the seat of the Grand Chapter . Various additions were made to the fortifications , and the strength and security of Acre rendered it one of the most populous and prosperous cities * of the East . Princes and merchants flocked to it central point whether for leasure or profit . The
as a p interior of their palaces and houses were adorned with paintings , and their saloons received the fight from windows of glass , then an extraordinary luxury . In the public places or promenades , canopies or coverings of transparent silk shaded the inhahitants from the rays of the sun . Sp lendid mansions were erected by the great and wealthy % vithin the spacious intervals which separated the double ramparts , while the poorer classes inhabited the interior of the town . An old walk in
chronicler informs us , that it was common for the grandees to public wearing crowns of gold like kings , and followed by a numerous train of attendants clothed in garments glittering with gold and gems . Rounds of fetes , spectacles and tournaments were continually taking
place ; and such was the vortex of dissipation , that the Cardinal de Vitry makes it a subject of gratulation that the Templar head-quarters were removed from Acre , in 1217 , to Pilgrim Castle , away from " the sinful city of Acre , which is full of all impurity . " This celebrated city , the Ptolemais of the ancient , the Accon of the Jews , fell finally into the hands of the Saracens in 1291 . To enter into the particulars of the last siege would be impossible in this place . other historian
They are more fully described by Michaud than by any , and might form the subject of a Ptolemaid yet to be sung by epic muse . With its fall , fell the Order of the Temple , to all great intents and purposes . William de Beangen , the last Grand Master in Palestine , died gloriously in the breach with his face to the foe . Three hundred of his chosen Knights defended the great Tower of the Temple against the whole infidel forces , till the place being undermined fell down with the sword had
a crash , and the devouring fire finished what begun . Only ten Templars escaped by sea to Cyprus . PILGRIM CASTLE . —This formidable fortress was erected under the auspices of the Grand Master William de Chartres , about the year 1217 , and was situated on a rocky promontory , stretching about a quarter of a mile into the sea , and nearly half a quarter of a mile in breadth . It lay to the east of Mount Carmel , between the towns of Caipha and stated in former
Ciesarea . The origin of its name , ( as has been a number ) , arose from the bands of Pilgrim Craftsmen who lent their architectural aid in the building ; and , from all accounts , it seems to have been a work worthy of the most accomplished Masons . The native Arabs called , and still , we believe , call the place Atlit—or Athlete ; it retains , however , in the Levant , the Templar name of Castel Pellegrino . , „ . - „ ., .. The most ancient account of it is by James de Vitri , Bishop of Acre ,
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Notitiæ Templariæ.
of the Temple were slain or captured , Acre destitute of its best defenders , fell an easy conquest to the Sultan Saladin . That chief divided it amongst his favourite emirs , and the Doctor Yssa obtained as his portion the whole of the property possessed by the Templars . Afdhal , the Sultan ' s son , took up his residence in the tower of the Temple . The property and palace of the Knights of St . John were in like partitioned the faquirs and sophis . The infidels
manner among having been again driven from the city in 1191 , the Templars , who had taken up their abode at Antioch after the loss of Jerusalem , once more occupied their preceptory at Acre , which now became the seat of the Grand Chapter . Various additions were made to the fortifications , and the strength and security of Acre rendered it one of the most populous and prosperous cities * of the East . Princes and merchants flocked to it central point whether for leasure or profit . The
as a p interior of their palaces and houses were adorned with paintings , and their saloons received the fight from windows of glass , then an extraordinary luxury . In the public places or promenades , canopies or coverings of transparent silk shaded the inhahitants from the rays of the sun . Sp lendid mansions were erected by the great and wealthy % vithin the spacious intervals which separated the double ramparts , while the poorer classes inhabited the interior of the town . An old walk in
chronicler informs us , that it was common for the grandees to public wearing crowns of gold like kings , and followed by a numerous train of attendants clothed in garments glittering with gold and gems . Rounds of fetes , spectacles and tournaments were continually taking
place ; and such was the vortex of dissipation , that the Cardinal de Vitry makes it a subject of gratulation that the Templar head-quarters were removed from Acre , in 1217 , to Pilgrim Castle , away from " the sinful city of Acre , which is full of all impurity . " This celebrated city , the Ptolemais of the ancient , the Accon of the Jews , fell finally into the hands of the Saracens in 1291 . To enter into the particulars of the last siege would be impossible in this place . other historian
They are more fully described by Michaud than by any , and might form the subject of a Ptolemaid yet to be sung by epic muse . With its fall , fell the Order of the Temple , to all great intents and purposes . William de Beangen , the last Grand Master in Palestine , died gloriously in the breach with his face to the foe . Three hundred of his chosen Knights defended the great Tower of the Temple against the whole infidel forces , till the place being undermined fell down with the sword had
a crash , and the devouring fire finished what begun . Only ten Templars escaped by sea to Cyprus . PILGRIM CASTLE . —This formidable fortress was erected under the auspices of the Grand Master William de Chartres , about the year 1217 , and was situated on a rocky promontory , stretching about a quarter of a mile into the sea , and nearly half a quarter of a mile in breadth . It lay to the east of Mount Carmel , between the towns of Caipha and stated in former
Ciesarea . The origin of its name , ( as has been a number ) , arose from the bands of Pilgrim Craftsmen who lent their architectural aid in the building ; and , from all accounts , it seems to have been a work worthy of the most accomplished Masons . The native Arabs called , and still , we believe , call the place Atlit—or Athlete ; it retains , however , in the Levant , the Templar name of Castel Pellegrino . , „ . - „ ., .. The most ancient account of it is by James de Vitri , Bishop of Acre ,