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They seem to have been really a fierce, arrogant, and oppressive set of men, or else there must have been some endeavour to save them, belonging, as most of them did, to noble French families. THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN REALLY A FIERCE ARROGANT AND OPPRESSIVE SET OF MEN OR ELSE THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME ENDEAVOUR TO SAVE THEM BELONGING AS MOST OF THEM DID TO NOBLE FRENCH FAMILIES
hrough the ceremonies of his installation at Lyons; and Philip, fearing that in Italy he would avoid carrying out the scheme for the ruin of the Templars, had him conducted to Avignon, a city of the Empire which belonged to the Angevin King of Naples, as Count of Provence, and there for eighty years the Papal court remained. As they were thus settled close to the French frontier, the Popes became almost vassals of France; and this added greatly to the power and renown of the French kings. How real their hold on the Papacy was, was shown in the ruin of the Templars. The order was now abandoned by the Pope, and its knights were invited in large numbers to Paris, under pretence of arranging a crusade. Having been thus entrapped, they were accused of horrible and monstrous crimes, and torture elicited a few supposed confessions. They were then tried by the Inquisition, and the greater number were put to death by fire, the Grand Master last of all, while their lands were seized by the king. D FRANCE BUT HAD GONE THROUGH THE CEREMONIES OF HIS INSTALLATION AT LEON AND PHILIP FEARING THAT IN ITALY HE WOULD AVOID CARRYING OUT THE SCHEME FOR THE RUIN OF THE TEMPLARS HAD HIM CONDUCTED TO AVIGNON A CITY OF THE EMPIRE WHICH BELONGED TO THE ANTIVAN KING OF NAPLES AS COUNT OF PROVENCE AND THERE FOR EIGHTY YEARS THE PAPAL COURT REMAINED AS THEY WERE THUS SETTLED CLOSE TO THE FRENCH FRONTIER THE POPES BECAME ALMOST VASSALS OF FRANCE AND THIS ADDED GREATLY TO THE POWER AND RENOWN OF THE FRENCH KINGS HOW REAL THEIR HOLD ON THE PAPACY WAS WAS SHOWN IN THE RUIN OF THE TEMPLARS THE ORDER WAS NOW ABANDONED BY THE POPE AND ITS KNIGHTS WERE INVITED IN LARGE NUMBERS TO PARIS UNDER PRETENCE OF ARRANGING A CRUSADE HAVING BEEN THUS ENTRAPPED THEY WERE ACCUSED OF HORRIBLE AND MONSTROUS CRIMES AND TORTURE ELICITED A FEW SUPPOSED CONFESSIONS THEY WERE THEN TRIED BY THE INQUISITION AND THE GREATER NUMBER WERE PUT TO DEATH BY FIRE THE GRAND MASTER LAST OF ALL WHILE THEIR LANDS WERE SEIZED BY THE KING
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