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Chivalry,
Grand Prior of Auvergne , was nominated his successor . He reached Ehodes just in time to repel a powerful Turkish squadron which attempted a descent on the island ; but some damage was done to the smaller dependencies of the Order , which the Knights avenged
by landing ^ on the Ottoman territory . Mohammed , on this , prepared a more mighty armament , with the purpose of utterly destroying Ehodes . This force , however , did but assail the smaller dependencies , which the Knights , with their accustomed vigour , soon restored .
At this period the King of Cyprus , the ally of the Order , unfortunately got embroiled with the state of Venice , which resulted in a rapture between that republic and the Order : the Grand Master , however , by his mild and judicious management , soon restored tranquillity . There were also some domestic differences in the Order , in consequence of the French monopolizing its dignities . This
feud was not quelled until the year 1461 , when Peter Eaymond Zacosta , who succeeded De Milly , w as Grand Master , when what was termed an eighth language was added—Castile , Leon , and Portugal . The Order / was thus divided , with a particular dignity attached to each language : the Grand'Commander , who was Treasurer and " . Director of the Ordnance , was taken from Provence ; the
Marshal , from Auvergne ; the Hospitaller , from Prance ; the Conservator , from Arragon ; the Turcopotier , or General of the Guards , from England ; the Bailiff , from Germany ; and the Chancellor , from Castile . It seems remarkable at this day , that the laws expressly required that the Chancelloiy who had to subscribe all official papers , should be able to read and write . Some refractory Knights of Italy
and Arragon , having made an appeal to the Pope , Paul II ., the Pontiff summoned the Grand Master toEome ; he , although of advanced age , promptly attended the call , and , by his firm demeanour , was enabled to cover the turbulent and disobedient Knights with disgrace . He was preparing to return home , when he died of pleurisy , m 1467 ; his tomb in St . Peter ' s records his piety , charity , and
good government , the Pope honouring him with the title of Jfixcellentissimus . John Baptiste Ursini , Prior of Eome , was the next Grand plaster , and went to Ehodes in company of the redoubted Peter d'Aubusson , a most expert engineer . In 1470 an immense armament was fitted out by the Turkish monarch , for the purpose of exterminating the citadel of Ehodes and its gallant hand
of defenders , but some misgivings of his success induced the potent Moslem to delay his purpose : the expedition w as accordingly sent against the Venetian state of Negropont , which fell , after great sacrifice of life and much cruelty from the Turks . Ursini died in 1476 , and Peter d'Aubusson succeeded him . The new Grand Master
soon gave proofs of his vigour and skill—he most narrowly examined the defences , and rendered the island as impregnable as art could make it ; the whole coast was protected by towers and bastions : he replenished the magazines , and the whole chivalry of the Order was summoned for the defence of its head-quarters . The Grand Master
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chivalry,
Grand Prior of Auvergne , was nominated his successor . He reached Ehodes just in time to repel a powerful Turkish squadron which attempted a descent on the island ; but some damage was done to the smaller dependencies of the Order , which the Knights avenged
by landing ^ on the Ottoman territory . Mohammed , on this , prepared a more mighty armament , with the purpose of utterly destroying Ehodes . This force , however , did but assail the smaller dependencies , which the Knights , with their accustomed vigour , soon restored .
At this period the King of Cyprus , the ally of the Order , unfortunately got embroiled with the state of Venice , which resulted in a rapture between that republic and the Order : the Grand Master , however , by his mild and judicious management , soon restored tranquillity . There were also some domestic differences in the Order , in consequence of the French monopolizing its dignities . This
feud was not quelled until the year 1461 , when Peter Eaymond Zacosta , who succeeded De Milly , w as Grand Master , when what was termed an eighth language was added—Castile , Leon , and Portugal . The Order / was thus divided , with a particular dignity attached to each language : the Grand'Commander , who was Treasurer and " . Director of the Ordnance , was taken from Provence ; the
Marshal , from Auvergne ; the Hospitaller , from Prance ; the Conservator , from Arragon ; the Turcopotier , or General of the Guards , from England ; the Bailiff , from Germany ; and the Chancellor , from Castile . It seems remarkable at this day , that the laws expressly required that the Chancelloiy who had to subscribe all official papers , should be able to read and write . Some refractory Knights of Italy
and Arragon , having made an appeal to the Pope , Paul II ., the Pontiff summoned the Grand Master toEome ; he , although of advanced age , promptly attended the call , and , by his firm demeanour , was enabled to cover the turbulent and disobedient Knights with disgrace . He was preparing to return home , when he died of pleurisy , m 1467 ; his tomb in St . Peter ' s records his piety , charity , and
good government , the Pope honouring him with the title of Jfixcellentissimus . John Baptiste Ursini , Prior of Eome , was the next Grand plaster , and went to Ehodes in company of the redoubted Peter d'Aubusson , a most expert engineer . In 1470 an immense armament was fitted out by the Turkish monarch , for the purpose of exterminating the citadel of Ehodes and its gallant hand
of defenders , but some misgivings of his success induced the potent Moslem to delay his purpose : the expedition w as accordingly sent against the Venetian state of Negropont , which fell , after great sacrifice of life and much cruelty from the Turks . Ursini died in 1476 , and Peter d'Aubusson succeeded him . The new Grand Master
soon gave proofs of his vigour and skill—he most narrowly examined the defences , and rendered the island as impregnable as art could make it ; the whole coast was protected by towers and bastions : he replenished the magazines , and the whole chivalry of the Order was summoned for the defence of its head-quarters . The Grand Master