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City was taken by Saladine, they' removed under Her-tnannrn their Mafter into Germany , on whom the Empe-ror Frdencf II. A. D. 1229. and Pope Honorius 111 . be-ftowed Prujfa 5 where having conquer’d that Nation,and reduced it from Paganifm, they built the City ofMaryburgh, and there, A. D. 1340. fixed the chiefRefidence of their great Mailer. This Country theyenjoyed' till 152 5I that Aibertus Brandenburg!? , thelatt great Mafter, made folemn Renunciation of thatOrder, and became feudatory to Sigifmor.d I. King ofPoland , who created this Albert firft Duke of Prujfa :However, fome of the Knights difrelhlhing this Actionelected another great Mafter, viz. Albert pVofang, andleaving Prufjia fetled in Germany, where they now refide.The younger Sons of the German Princes being, forthe moll part received into this Order, giving it thegreateft Reputation.

6. Knights of Mount-Joy.

These are fo called, from a Caftle where this Orderwas inftituted, built upon the Point of a Mountain notfar from Jerufalem, whence the Pilgrims firft view’d theHoly City, and where thefe Knights lay in Garrifon.Their Habit was White, and the Badge thereof anOBogona! Crofs Red 3 they vowed Poverty, Chaftity,

. and Obedience, and followed the Rule of St. Bafl$which Pope Alexander III. A. D. 1180. changed*othatof Augujhne. Upon the Lofs of the Holy Land theyretired to Spain, and fought againfttbe Moors, and ac-cording to the Places they refided in, had other Names,in Catalonia and Valentia, Equitts de Mongoia, i. e. Mount'Joy 3 but in Ca/lite, Knights of Monfrac, a Caftle there.When Alphonfo IX. King of Cajhle gave them Landsthey had won from the Moors, the Donation fays, ToyouDon Rodrigo Gonfales, Majler of Monfrac, of the Orderof Mount Joy. Upon the Decay of this Order, A. D.1221. this Caftle was given to Don Gonfalionez, Mafterof the Order of Calatrava, by Ferdinand the Saint 3 andthefe Knights were incorporated with them.

7 . Knights.