The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple

by C. G. Addison

[307] Marin Sanut ut sup. cap. 11, 12. Contin. Hist. apud Martene, col. 745, 746.

[308] En testimoniaunce de la queu chose, a ceo testament avons fet mettre nostre sel, et avoms pries les honurables Bers frere Hue, Mestre de l’Hospital, et frere Thomas Berard, Mestre du Temple, ke a cest escrit meisent ausi lur seus, etc. Acta Rymeri, tom. i. p. 885, 886, ad ann. 1272.

[309] Trivet ad ann. 1272. Walsingham, p. 43. Acta Rymeri, tom. i. p. 889, ad ann. 1272, tom. ii. p. 2.

[310] Monast. Angl., vol. vi. part 2, p. 800-844.

[311] MCCLXXIII. a viii. jors d’Avri morut frere Thomas Berart, Maistre du Temple le jor de la notre dame de Mars, et fu fait Maistre a xiii. jors de May, frere Guillaume de Bieaujeu qui estoit outre Commendeor du Temple en Pouille, et alerent por lui querire frere Guillaume de Poucon, qui avait tenu lieu de Maistre, et frere Bertrand de Fox; et frere Gonfiere fu fait Commandeor gran tenant lieu de Maistre.—Contin. Hist. apud Martene, tom. v. col. 746, 747. This is the earliest instance I have met with of the application of the term Commander to the high officers of the Temple.

[312] Acta Rymeri, tom. ii. p. 34, ad ann. 1274.

[313] Contin. hist. bell. sacr. apud Martene, tom. v. col. 748.

[314] Life of Malek Mansour Kelaoun. Michaud, Extraits Arabes, p. 685, 686, 687.

[315] De excidio urbis Aconis apud Martene vet. script. tom. v. col. 767.

[316] The famous Abul-feda, prince of Hamah, surnamed Amod-ed-deen, (Pillar of Religion,) the great historian and astronomer, superintended the transportation of the military engines from Hasn-el-Akrah to St. Jean d’Acre.