CHAPTER VII.

The Morning Dawns--Rise of Knighthood--Principles of Knights--Apostate Priests Held in Contempt--Waldenses--Persecutions in Southern France--Rise of the Inquisition--Liberal Policy of Frederick--"Everlasting Gospel"--Its Remarkable Teachings--Bacon's Discoveries--Geographical Knowledge--Azores and Canary Islands--Travels of Marco Polo--Condition of European States--Modern States.