| [CHAPTER I.] |
Introduction—The Crusades—Wrong Ideas respecting
their Origin—True Causes of them—Pilgrimage—Pilgrimage
of Frotmond—Of the Count of Anjou—Striking
Difference between the Christianity of the
East and that of the West—Causes of their different
Characters—Feudalism—The Extent and Force of this
Principle | 169 |
| [CHAPTER II.] |
First Hospital at Jerusalem—Church of Santa Maria de
Latina—Hospital of St. John—The Hospitallers—Origin
of the Templars—Their original Poverty—They
acquire Consideration—St. Bernard—His Character
of the Templars—The Order approved of and
confirmed by the Council of Troyes—Proofs of the
Esteem in which they were held | 185 |
| [CHAPTER III.] |
Return of the Templars to the East—Exoneration and
Refutation of the Charge of a Connection with the
Ismaïlites—Actions of the Templars—Crusade of
Louis VII.—Siege of Ascalon—Sale of Nassir-ed-deen—Corruption
of the Hospitallers—The Bull, Omne
Datum Optimum—Refusal of the Templars to march
against Egypt—Murder of the Ismaïlite Envoy | 199 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] |
Heroism of the Templars and Hospitallers—Battle of
Hittin—Crusade of Richard of England and Philip of
France—Corruption of the Order—Pope Innocent III.
writes a Letter of Censure—Frederic II.—Great
Slaughter of the Templars—Henry III. of England
and the Templars—Power of the Templars in Moravia—Slaughter
of them by the Hospitallers—Fall of Acre | 210 |
| [CHAPTER V.] |
Classes of the Templars—The Knights—Their Qualifications—Mode
of Reception—Dress and Arms of the
Knight—Mode of Burial—The Chaplains—Mode of
Reception—Dress—Duties and Privileges—The Serving-Brethren—Mode
of Reception—Their Duties—The
Affiliated—Causes and Advantages of Affiliation—The
Donates and Oblates | 221 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] |
Provinces of the Order—Eastern Provinces—Jerusalem—Houses
of this Province—Tripolis—Antioch—Cyprus—Western
Provinces—Portugal—Castile and Leon—Aragon—France
and Auvergne—Normandy—Aquitaine—Provence—England—Germany—Upper
and Central Italy—Apulia and Sicily | 242 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] |
Officers of the Order—The Master—Mode of Election—His
Rights and Privileges—Restraints on him—The
Seneschal—The Marshal—The Treasurer—The Draper—The
Turcopilar—Great-Priors—Commanders—Visitors—Sub-Marshal—Standard-bearer | 253 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] |
Chapters—Mode of holding them—Templars' Mode of
Living—Amusements—Conduct in War | 266 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] |
Molay elected Master—Last attempt of the Christians in
Syria—Conduct of the Three Military Orders—Philip
the Fair and Pope Boniface VIII.—Seizure of the
Pope—Election of Clement V.—The Papal See removed
to France—Causes of Philip's enmity to the Templars—Arrival
of Molay in France—His interviews with the
Pope—Charges made against the Templars—Seizure
of the Knights—Proceedings in England—Nature of
the Charges against the Order | 276 |
| [CHAPTER X.] |
Examination of the captive Knights—Different kinds of
Torture—Causes of Confession—What Confessions
were made—Templars brought before the Pope—Their
Declarations—Papal Commission—Molay brought before
it—Ponsard de Gisi—Defenders of the Order—Act
of Accusation—Heads of Defence—Witnesses
against the Order—Fifty-four Templars committed to
the Flames at Paris—Remarkable words of Aymeric
de Villars-le-Duc—Templars burnt in other places—Further
Examinations—The Head worshipped by the
Templars—John de Pollincourt—Peter de la Palu | 293 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] |
Examinations in England—Germany—Spain—Italy—Naples
and Provence—Sicily—Cyprus—Meeting of the
Council of Vienne—Suppression of the Order—Fate
of its Members—Death of Molay | 317 |