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had the effect of changing Amurath’s politics, and,not to have the Knights of Rhodes also against him—when Scanderbeg turned out a still more dan-gerous foe than his father, truce between the Turksand Rhodes was gladly renewed. So the Order hadbreathing. Yet not of duration. But neitherquite lost, for many excellent laws were framed bythe chapter general from Sienna, transferred toRome in 1446; where besides these three represen-tatives of the grand master, are named of theEnglish knights Sir Hugh Middleton, Turcopolier,Sir William Langstrother, Bailly of the Eagle, andSir William Tong, Commander of Wilton. Wherethese two last were chosen by the entire Languageof England to represent them. 1

Grand Master Lastic confers his coat-of-arms on

a Florentine gentleman, who had nobly come to

Rhodes to volunteer his services during the late

war, and afterwards been extremely useful1448 . J

in the treaty of peace with Egypt. 2

A third chapter general at Rhodes in 1449. 3

It cannot be denied that the Popes exerted them-selves much concerning Christendom. So in 1450

1 Bosio : par. ii., lib. vi., anno 1446.

2 Cod. Dipl. Geros., ii., Hum. cix.—Bosio: par. ii., lib. vi.,anno 1448.—Appendix, clvii.

3 Bosio : par. ii., lib. vi., anno 1449.