Chapter VI

The conquest of Jerusalem by the Carizmians--The
slaughter of the Templars, and the death of the Grand
Master--Rise and progress of the Comans--They are
defeated and destroyed by the Templars--The exploits
of the Templars in Egypt--King Louis of France visits
the Templars in Palestine--He assists them in putting
the country into a defensible state--Henry III.,
king of England, visits the Temple at Paris--The
magnificent hospitality of the Templars in England
and France--Bendoedar, sultan of Egypt, invades
Palestine--He defeats the Templars, takes their
strong fortresses, and decapitates six hundred of
their brethren--The Grand Master comes to England for
succour--The renewal of the war--The fall of Acre--The
Templars establish their head-quarters in the island
of Cyprus--Their alliance with the king of Persia--The
reconquest of Jerusalem--The desolation of the Holy
Land--The final extinction of the Templars in Palestine
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