A Treatise of Church-Lands & Tithes: In Two Parts. Containing an Historical Account of Ecclesiastical Revenues, Churches, Church-Yards, Church-Offices, Benefices, Glebes, Manses, Patronage, Monachism, Religious, and Some Military-Orders, with a Particular
A Treatise of Church-Lands & Tithes: In Two Parts. Containing an Historical Account of Ecclesiastical Revenues, Churches, Church-Yards, Church-Offices, Benefices, Glebes, Manses, Patronage, Monachism, Religious, and Some Military-Orders, with a Particular
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1705 edition. Excerpt: ...his SuccefTor. 2. Thefe Hofpitalers were at firfl foma Merchants of Mtlfbit in the Kingdom of fi) In e Ntfa, Traders in the Levant, who a little before Godfreys Expedition procur'd leave from the Calif b of Egiftjto build injeritfalem aHoufe for themfelves; and their Gountrey men that fliould travel in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1705 edition. Excerpt: ...his SuccefTor. 2. Thefe Hofpitalers were at firfl foma Merchants of Mtlfbit in the Kingdom of fi) In e Ntfa, Traders in the Levant, who a little before Godfreys Expedition procur'd leave from the Calif b of Egiftjto build injeritfalem aHoufe for themfelves; and their Gountrey men that fliould travel in Pilgrimage thither, -on paying a yearly Tribute. After which a Church was ereded in Honour of St. Jolrn, and an Holpital for the Sick, whence they took the Name of Holpitalert. They bound themfelves to the ordinary vows of obedience, chaftity and poverty; and farther, to Defend Pilgrims againft the Hoftilities of Sa-ractns. They turn d a Military order, remarkable for their black Habit, and a Grofs of white waxed Cloth with eight Points: Into which Order many perfons of Quality lifted themfelves; and inftead of Hofpitalers, chofe to be called Knights of St. John. They were rooted and expelled out of Syria at a time, when no Affiftance could be had from the Weftern Princes, who had Game enough at Home, and were deeply ingag'd in inte-ftine Broils. Then they poflefs'd themfelves of Rhodes: which the Turks recovered out of their Hands in the year 15-22.;. The Emperor Charles $tb. in the year if?o, dealt and prevailed with them to accept of the Ifle of Malta for their Refldence: where they have long been a Fence and cover to Chriftendom from the Turks. Selyman in the year 1566, thought to reduce and extirpate them by a mighty Naval Force; which after the Expenfive Fatigue of Four Moneths War, were neceffitate to return re Princes have heaped Riches upon thele there Knights, and the Popes granted them vaft Priviledges, and Immunities, whereof an Exemption from payment of Tithes was one. But after the European World began to be fenfible of the grofs..
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