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Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars' Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
was married to this princess , and on the death of her sister took on him the title of king of Jerusalem . This seemed to threaten a civil war among the Christians , and the contentions that ensued retarded the capture of Acre . ( To be continued . )
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , INCLOSED I ' send you a transcript of a letter , for the authenticity oj . which I can vouch ; and which , from its orig inality , may possibly find a place in your Magazine . It was written by M . Lasseure , ti French emigrant , who came to England upwards of two years sinoe . M . . Lasseure zoas rector of Ribourseau . x in Burgundy ; but being obligedtogether witha number of his persecuted brethrento leave
, , , his native country , arrived in . England ivith about 800 liv ' res ( 40 / . ) ; on which fortune he had planned an economical system of subsisting four years , and took a small garret at Somers Town in consequence ; buoyed also with tbe hope that bis unhappy country would be restored to tranquillity ere bis pittance was gone , and himself permitted to return again in peace .
During Lasseures residence at Somers . Town , his abstinence was remarkable , for be was observed to eat scarcely any thing else but bread , and bis beverage was water . A gentleman being informed of tbe history of Lasseure ^ humanely sent bim a ham ; in return for which ( by tbe help of a grammar and a dictionary J he attempted to return his thanks in Englisb to his generous patron ; the letter which conveyed
bis expressions of gratitude , it may not be impertinent to remark , by some fortuitous circumstance , was sbexun lo one of the princesses * , on which event poor Lasseure bus been taken from his bumble garret , and introduced to plenty and afiritfloor . ., Jan ! 20 , 1795 . ' _/• C «
THE LETTER . SIR , THERE is the first letter that'I dare to write in tlie English language . Pardon the grammatical faults in return of the hot sentiments of my heart . Sure enough , sir , lam stupified by your great generosity and your admirable favour . I have found yesterday on arriving to my house an enormous ham , and heard that it was proceeding from your goodness . How much am I grateful , my dearest sir I above all , when I consider that I am unknown f you , and I have rendered you none service . This gift is then very era-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars' Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
was married to this princess , and on the death of her sister took on him the title of king of Jerusalem . This seemed to threaten a civil war among the Christians , and the contentions that ensued retarded the capture of Acre . ( To be continued . )
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , INCLOSED I ' send you a transcript of a letter , for the authenticity oj . which I can vouch ; and which , from its orig inality , may possibly find a place in your Magazine . It was written by M . Lasseure , ti French emigrant , who came to England upwards of two years sinoe . M . . Lasseure zoas rector of Ribourseau . x in Burgundy ; but being obligedtogether witha number of his persecuted brethrento leave
, , , his native country , arrived in . England ivith about 800 liv ' res ( 40 / . ) ; on which fortune he had planned an economical system of subsisting four years , and took a small garret at Somers Town in consequence ; buoyed also with tbe hope that bis unhappy country would be restored to tranquillity ere bis pittance was gone , and himself permitted to return again in peace .
During Lasseures residence at Somers . Town , his abstinence was remarkable , for be was observed to eat scarcely any thing else but bread , and bis beverage was water . A gentleman being informed of tbe history of Lasseure ^ humanely sent bim a ham ; in return for which ( by tbe help of a grammar and a dictionary J he attempted to return his thanks in Englisb to his generous patron ; the letter which conveyed
bis expressions of gratitude , it may not be impertinent to remark , by some fortuitous circumstance , was sbexun lo one of the princesses * , on which event poor Lasseure bus been taken from his bumble garret , and introduced to plenty and afiritfloor . ., Jan ! 20 , 1795 . ' _/• C «
THE LETTER . SIR , THERE is the first letter that'I dare to write in tlie English language . Pardon the grammatical faults in return of the hot sentiments of my heart . Sure enough , sir , lam stupified by your great generosity and your admirable favour . I have found yesterday on arriving to my house an enormous ham , and heard that it was proceeding from your goodness . How much am I grateful , my dearest sir I above all , when I consider that I am unknown f you , and I have rendered you none service . This gift is then very era-