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great revenewes. The Knightes of Saint John, who also 

 had an Hospitall at Aeon, changed their place, and went 

 into the Isle of Cyprus, and from thence departing 

 unto Rhodes, they subdued that Islande unto themselves. 

 Nowe the Dutch Knights abounded with wealth and 

 possessions throughout all Germanie, beeing Lordes of 

 a good part of Prussia, Livonia, and Curland, whose 

 chiefe house was then at Marpurg, till such time as it 

 was remooved unto Marieburg, a Towne of Prussia. 

 The eleventh great Master was Godfrey Earle of 

 Hohenloe. Under this man the knights sustained a 

 great overthrowe in Livonia : but having strengthned 



4000. their armie, they slewe neere unto Rye foure thousande 

 of their enemies. The twelfth Master was Sifridus a 

 Feuchtuvang. Under this man, the principall house of 

 the Order was translated from Martpurg to Marieburg, 

 which in the beginning was established at Aeon, and 

 from thence was remooved unto Venice, and from Venice 

 unto Martpurg. This Sifridus deceased in the yeere 

 1 341. The thirteenth Master was called Charles BefTart 

 of Triers. This man built a fort upon the river of 

 Mimmel, and it was named Christmimmel. The four- 

 teenth was Warnerus ab Orsele, whome a certaine knight 

 of the Order slewe with his sworde. The 15. was 

 Ludolphus Duke of Brunswick, who built the Towne 

 of Ylgenburg, and deceased 1352. The sixteenth was 

 Theodoricus Earle of Aldenborg, and hee built the 

 Towne of Bartenstein. The seventeenth was Ludolphus 

 sirnamed King. The eighteenth was Henrie a Tusimer. 

 The nineteenth Winricus a Knoppenrodt. In this mans 

 time the knights took the king of the Lithuanians 

 named Kinstut captive, and kept him prisoner in Marie- 

 burg halfe a yeere, but by the helpe of a servaunt, 

 having broken out of the Castle, hee escaped away by 

 night. But fearing that hee was layde waite for in all 

 places, hee left his horse, and went on foote through 

 unknowen pathes. In the day time hee hidde himselfe 

 in secrete places, and in the night hee continued his 



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