The Assassins. Chapter Ii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 24 CHAPTER II. Origin of the Khalifat--The first Khalifs--Extent of the Arabian Empire--Schism among the Mohammedans--Soonees and Shehs--Sects of the latter--The Keissanee--The Zeidites--The Ghoollat--The Imamee--Sects...
The Assassins. Chapter V : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 66 CHAPTER V. Organization of the Society--Names given to the Ismalites--Origin of the name Assassin--Marco Polo's description of the Paradise of the Old Man of the Mountain--Description of it given by Arabi...
The Assassins. Chapter Vii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 93 CHAPTER VII. Keh Mohammed--Murder of the Khalif--Castles gained in Syria--Ismalite Confession of Faith--Mohammed's Son Hassan gives himself out for the promised Imam--His Followers punished--Succession of Hassan--He...
The Assassins. Chapter Iv : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 56 CHAPTER IV. Description of Alamoot--Fruitless Attempts to recover it--Extension of the Ismalite Power--The Ismalites in Syria--Attempt on the Life of Aboo-Hard Issa--Treaty made with Sultan Sanjar--Death of Hassan--His...
The Templars. Chapter I : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 169 THE TEMPLARS. CHAPTER I. Introduction--The Crusades--Wrong Ideas respecting their Origin--True Causes of them--Pilgrimage--Pilgrimage of Frotmond--Of the Count of Anjou--Striking Difference between the Christianity...
The Templars. Chapter Vi : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 242 CHAPTER VI. Provinces of the Order--Eastern Provinces--Jerusalem--. Houses of this Province--Tripolis--Antioch--Cyprus--Western Provinces--Portugal--Castile and Leon--Aragon--France...
The Templars. Chapter V : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 221 CHAPTER V. Classes of the Templars--The Knights--Their Qualifications--Mode of Reception--Dress and Arms of the Knight--Mode of Burial--The Chaplains--Mode of Reception--Dress--Duties and Privileges...
The Templars. Chapter X : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 292 Philip le Bel. p. 293 CHAPTER X. Examination of the captive Knights--Different kinds of Torture--Causes of Confession--What Confessions were made--Templars brought before the Pope--Their Declarations--Papal...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter Ii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 346 CHAPTER II. The Tribunal-Lord--The Count--The Schppen--The Messengers--The Public Court--The Secret Tribunal--Extent of its Jurisdiction--Places of holding the Courts--Time of holding them--Proceedings in them--Process...
The Assassins. Chapter X : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 148 CHAPTER X. Death of Jellal-ed-deen--Character of Ala-ed-deen, his successor--The Sheikh Jemal-ed-deen--The Astronomer Na-sir- ed-deen--The Vizir Sheref-al-Moolk--Death of Ala-ed-deen--Succession of Rukn-ed-deen, the last...
The Assassins. Chapter Ix : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 114 CHAPTER IX. Sinan the Dai-al-Kebir of Syria--Offers to become a Christian--His Ambassador murdered by the Templars--Cardinal de Vitry's Account of the Assassins--Murder of the Marquis of Montferrat--Defence of King...
Untitled : * This is Thomas Keightley's history of three secret societies of the Middle Ages: the Assassins, the Templars and the Fehmgerichte. The Assassins, a shadowy group based in a remote stateless area, practicing a radical variant of Islam, and promising their followers a reward in the hereafter if...
Introduction : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 1 SECRET SOCIETIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES. INTRODUCTION. IF we had the means of investigating historically the origin of Secret Societies, we should probably find that they began to be formed almost as soon as any knowledge had...
The Assassins. Chapter Xi : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 156 CHAPTER XI. The Mongols--Hoolagoo sent against the Ismalites--Rukn-ed-deen submits--Capture of Alamoot--Destruction of the Library--Fate of Rukn-ed-deen--Massacre of the Ismalites--St. Louis and the Assassins--Missi...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter Vi : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 385 CHAPTER VI. The Emperor Lewis the Bavarian--Charles IV.--Wenceslaus--Rupertian Reformation--Encroachments of the Fehm-courts--Case of Nickel Weller and the town of Grlitz--Of the City of Dantzig--Of Hans David...
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The Templars. Chapter Viii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 266 CHAPTER VIII. Chapters--Mode of holding them--Templars' Mode of Living--Amusements--Conduct in War. SUCH as we have described them were the members, the possessions, and the various offices of the powerful society...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter I : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 332 THE SECRET TRIBUNALS OF WESTPHALIA *, CHAPTER I. Introduction--The Original Westphalia--Conquest of the Saxons by Charlemagne--His Regulations--Dukes of Saxony--State of Germany--Henry the Lion--His Outlawry--Consequences...
The Templars. Chapter Ii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 185 CHAPTER II. First Hospital at Jerusalem--Church of Santa Maria de Latina--Hospital of St. John--The Hospitallers--Origin of the Templars--Their original Poverty--They acquire Consideration--St. Bernard--His Character...
Next. Chapter X : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 131 CHAPTER X. Jellal-ed-deen--Restoration of Religion--His Harem makes the Pilgrimage to Mecca--Marries the Princess of Ghilan--Geography of the Country between Roodbar and the Caspian--Persian Romance--Zohak...
The Assassins. Chapter Vi : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 84 CHAPTER VI. Keh Buzoorg Oomeid--Affairs of the Society in Persia--They acquire the Castle of Banias, in Syria--Attempt to betray Damascus to the Crusaders--Murders committed during the reign of Keh Buzoorg. KEAH BUZOORG...
The Templars. Chapter Iv : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 210 CHAPTER IV. 1 Heroism of the Templars and Hospitallers--Battle of Hittin--Crusade of Richard of England and Philip of France--Corruption of the Order--Pope Innocent III. writes a Letter of Censure--Frederic II.--Gre...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter V : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 377 CHAPTER V. Fehm-courts at Celle--At Brunswick--Tribunal of the Knowing in the Tyrol--The Castle of Baden--African Purrahs. WE have now gone through the constitution and modes of procedure of the Fehm-tribunals...
The Templars. Chapter Ix : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 276 CHAPTER IX. Molay elected Master--Last attempt of the Christians in Syria--Conduct of the Three Military Orders--Philip the Fair and Pope Boniface VIII.--Seizure of the Pope--Election of Clement V.--The Papal See removed...
The Assassins. Chapter Viii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 102 CHAPTER VIII. Mohammed II.--Anecdote of the Imam Fakhr-ed-deen--Noor-ed-deen--Conquest of Egypt--Attempt on the Life of Saladin. THE death of Hassan was amply avenged by his son and successor, Mohammed II. Not only w...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter Vii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 398 CHAPTER VII. Cause of the degeneracy of the Fehm-courts--Attempts at reformation--Causes of their high reputation--Case of the Duke of Wrtemberg--Of Kerstian Kerkerink--Causes of the decline of the Fehm-jurisdicti...
The Templars. Chapter Vii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 253 CHAPTER VII. Officers of the Order--The Master--Mode of Election--His Rights and Privileges--Restraints on him--The Seneschal--The Marshal--The Treasurer--The Draper...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter Iv : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 372 CHAPTER IV. The General Chapter--Rights of the Emperor--Of his Lieutenant--Of the Stuhlherrn, or Tribunal-Lords. To complete the sketch of the Fehm-tribunals and their proceedings, we must state the rights and powers...
The Templars. Chapter Xi : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 317 CHAPTER XI. Examinations in England--Germany--Spain--Italy--Naples and Provence--Sicily--Cyprus--Meeting of the Council of Vienne--Suppression of the order--Fate of its Members--Death of Molay. THE time fixed...
The Assassins. Chapter Iii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 43 CHAPTER III. Ali of Rei--His son Hassan Sabah--Hassan sent to study at Nishaboor--Meets there Omar Khiam and Nizam-al-Moolk--Agreement made by them--Hassan introduced by Nizam to Sultan Malek Shah--Obliged to leave...
The Assassins. Chapter I : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 13 THE ASSASSINS *. CHAPTER I. State of the World in the 7th Century--Western Empire--Eastern Empire--Persia--Arabia--Mohammed--His probable Motives--Character of his Religion--The Koran. AT the commencement of the 7th...
The Secret Tribunals Of Westphalia. Chapter Iii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 360 CHAPTER III. Accusatorial process--Persons liable to it--Mode of citation--Mode of procedure--Right of appeal. As we have stated above, the first inquiry when a matter was brought before a Fehm-court was, did it come...
The Templars. Chapter Iii : * "Secret Societies of the Middle Ages", by Thomas Keightley, [1837], p. 199 CHAPTER III. Return of the Templars to the East--Exoneration and Refutation of the Charge of a Connection with the Ismalites--Actions of the Templars--Crusade of Louis VII.--Siege of Ascalon--Siege...
