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Article THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. ← Page 9 of 9
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The Knights Templar.
Thus many of those- one hundred and forty examined at the Temple , who either through seduction or fear had made confessions , and who had not the will or the courage to retract , were heard as witnesses . * . In this manner they called from different places Templars , who , to preserve life , or to obtain liberty , had yielded either to promises , to threats , or to tortures .
Of the assemblage of their false and interested testimonies , was formed this examination . That was perhaps , the first time that France beheld an accused party who had obtained mercy in virtue of confessions , afterwards appear as accusers and witnesses against their companions equally accused . ( To be continued . )
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Knights Templar.
Thus many of those- one hundred and forty examined at the Temple , who either through seduction or fear had made confessions , and who had not the will or the courage to retract , were heard as witnesses . * . In this manner they called from different places Templars , who , to preserve life , or to obtain liberty , had yielded either to promises , to threats , or to tortures .
Of the assemblage of their false and interested testimonies , was formed this examination . That was perhaps , the first time that France beheld an accused party who had obtained mercy in virtue of confessions , afterwards appear as accusers and witnesses against their companions equally accused . ( To be continued . )