The History of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, Styled Afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes and at Present, the Knights of Malta, Volume 3J. Christie, 1818 |
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Pagina 422 - ... or any fixed spot of rendezvous, the increasing dangers by which it is threatened, and the plans formed by usurpers to invade its property and ruin it entirely...
Pagina 425 - Comino. 4. The forces of his Britannic majesty shall evacuate the island and its dependencies within three months after the exchange of the ratifications, or sooner if it can be done.
Pagina 418 - Jerusalem shall give up the city and forts of Malta to the French army : at the same time renouncing in favour of the French Republic, all right of property and sovereignty over that island, together with those of Gozo and Comino.
Pagina 427 - Paragraphs 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10, shall be converted into Laws and perpetual Statutes of the Order, in the customary Manner. And the Grand Master (or if he...
Pagina 427 - The regulations contained in the paragraphs 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10, shall be converted into laws, and perpetual statutes of the order, in the customary manner; and the grand master, or, if he shall not be in the island, at the time of its restoration to the order, his representative, as well as his successors, shall be bound to take an oath for their punctual observance.
Pagina 426 - Malta shall be opened to the commerce and the navigation of all nations, who shall there pay equal and moderate duties: these duties shall be applied to the maintenance of ihe Maltese La tig ue, as specified in paragraph 3 ; to that of the civil and military establishments of the island; as well as to that of a general lazaret, open to all colors.
Pagina 423 - Christendom in general, and of every different state in particular;' knowing the impossibility in our present circumstances — the members of our Order being generally dispersed — of preserving all the forms and customs prescribed in our constitution and statutes ; but being, nevertheless, desirous to secure the dignity and the power inherent to the- sovereignty of our Order, by making a proper choice of a successor to D'Aubusson...
Pagina 427 - Majesty shall be invited to furnish 2000 men, natives of his states, to serve as a garrison to the different fortresses of the said islands. That force shall remain one year, to bear date from their restitution to the Knights, and if, at the expiration of this term, the Order should not have raised a force sufficient, in the judgment of the guaranteeing powers, to garrison the island and its dependencies...
Pagina 419 - The French Republic shall employ its credit with the different powers, that the knights of each nation may be allowed to exercise their right over the property of the Order of Malta, situated in their dominions.
Pagina 423 - ... and La Valette : — We, bailiffs and grand-crosses, commanders, knights of the grand-priory of Russia, and all other members of the order of St. John of Jerusalem, assembled at St. Petersburg, the chief place of residence of our order, not only in our names, but in those of the other languages, grand-priories in general, and all their members in particular who shall unite themselves to us by a firm adhesion to our principles, Proclaim his Imperial...