THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS

comply with the conditions dictated to him by the French,
and to advance Philip's schemes so far as his. position
permitted. The six conditions were a complete reconciliation
between Philip and the Church, the absolution of everyone
who had fought against Boniface, the surrender to Philip of
the right to tax the French clergy one-tenth of their revenues
for a period of five years, the erasure of the Bulls of Boniface
from the papal records and the condemnation of that Pope,
and the reinstatement of the two Colonna to the cardinalate
and their former honours. Philip's sixth condition was not
specified, and Bernard was told that it would be explained
later. What other favour Philip wanted from Bernard has
remained a mystery to this day, but it is possible that the
king had in mind the persecution of the Templars.
After the bargain had been made with Philip the Fair, the
conclave unanimously elected Bernard de Goth as Pope.
He was installed on November i^th, 1305, and took the
name of Clement V. Less than seven months later he sent
his summons to the Grand Master of the Temple, at Cyprus,
and Jacques de Molay set out for France.