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ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

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Edward’s chaplain at Acre, who had come withhim thither (but others say he came with someFriezlanders, yet both may agree, if these hadjoined Edward’s fleet), and though not even abishop, but only an Archdeacon of Liege, waselected Pope while at Acre, and went back toEurope as Gregory X., enthusiastically ^274attached to the Holy Land, and with thewarmest promises conducting with him to Romethe two Grand Masters of the Temple and Hospital; 1but little did they gain there, but returned withsorrowful countenances; nor did it avail Revelthat, true to what his rule prescribed, he declinedinterfering in the disputes of Sicily and Cyprus.Anjou nevertheless seized all the property of theHospitallers in his dominions, for not siding withhim; grievous loss to them, since Messina was thechief priory for communication with Acre. 2

Both his bulls to the Hospitallers and Templarsare honourable to them, and if that of 1274 ^

speaks of discords between them, that couldonly refer to some of their subalterns; for as to thegrand masters, they were under Gregory’s own eyes,and had shared his ship in their long voyage, and hesaw clearly they were like loving brothers; and inthe bull particularly directed to the Hospitallers in1 Yertot: iii. 534. 2 Michaud: Hist., v. 95.