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grims, redeem Chriltian Captives, hear Mafs everyDay, recite the Hours of the Crols, and to bear thefive red Croffes in memory of our Saviour’s Wounds.Their Rule was confirm’d by Pope Innocent III. Uponthe loft of the Holy Land, theie Knights retired 'toPerugia in Italy 5 but retaining their white Habit, chang’dtheir Arms to a double red Crofs. si, D. 1484. theyWere incorporated to the Knights Hofpitalkrs of Jeruia-lem then in Rhodes. But A. D. 14 <)6. Alexander VI.made himfelf, and the Popes his Succefiors, Great Ma-ilers thereof and empower’d the Guardian of the HolySepulchre (his Vicar General) to bellow the fameupon Pilgrims to the Holy Land. Philip 0 . Kingof Spain, endeavour’d to reltore this Ordei* in fome ofhis Dominions, about the Tear 1558. himfelf beingelected Great Mailer: And another Attempt was madeby the Duke of Never s, 1615. hut thefe Defigns tookno E£fe£l.

2, Knights Hofpitallers of St. John Baptift in Je-rufalem.

Before the taking of Jerufalem from the Saracens,certain Chriftian Merchants of Naples obtain’d leavefrom the Caliph of Egypt to ere£l a fmall and conve-nient Houfe, for the Entertainment of themfelres andCountrymen, which they built before the Church ofthe Holy Sepulchre, together with a fmall Oratory. Tothem repair’d certain Canons of the Order of St. Augu-fiin, who built another Oratory 5 but the Confluenceof Pilgrims growing great, they erefted a large Ho-fpital, in the Place where our Saviour celebrated hislaft Supper, for the better accommodating devoutTravellers, who for want of a Place to lodge in wereoften robb’d and murder’d: So that at length fromtheir Charity and Hofpitality, as alfo for that theytook St. John Baptift for their Patron, they obtain’dthatTitle. It was inllituted A. D. 1091. or accordingto others 1099. by Gerard, a Native of Thouloufe, whocame to Jerufalem in the Time of Godfry of Bouillon, andbuilt this Hofpital (which became the firll Seat of thisOrder) dedicated to St* John of Cyprus, Bp. of Alexandria,C 3 commonly