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Article NOTITIÆ TEMPLARIÆ, No. 2. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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Notitiæ Templariæ, No. 2.
Gerard in despair and indignation rushed into the arms of the equestrian Brotherhood . Nor did he ever forgive or forget the injury done him by the Count of Tripoli , but on his arriving at power , by every means he coulcl , opposed that potent nobleman in a manner so strong as frequently to have brought great scandal to the cross . A succession of chivalrous chiefs governed the Order till the time of
Jacques de Molay . That illustrious leader was descended of'a noble family of Burgundy , and was the last Grand Master recognized by the riders of Christendom . History recounts his persecution and cruel death , and the political dissolution of his chivalric Order . Nevertheless , though abolished and" disowned , this extraordinary society still contrived to exist , under every persecution and proscription , and to be perpetuated even to this day , as will appear from the following extract from an unpublished Memoir of the Templars , drawn up by the late
Charles Mills , author of the " History of the Crusades , & c . " Jacques de Molay , in anticipation of his own fate , appointed as his successor in power ancl dignity Johannes Marcus Larmenius , of Jerusalem ; and from those days to the present there has been a regular and uninterrupted succession of Grand Masters . The charter by which the supreme power has been transmitted is judicial and conclusive evidence
of the continued existence of the Order . This charter of transmission , with the signatures of the various chiefs of the Temple , is preserved at Paris , with the ancient statutes of the Order , the rituals , the records , the seals , the standards , and other memorials of the ancient Templars . "
" The Brotherhood has been headed hythe bravest cavaliers of France ; by men who , jealous of the dignity of Knighthood , would admit no corruption—no base copies ofthe orders of Chivalry ; and who thought that the shield of then- nobility was enriched by the impression of the Red Cross of the Templars . " Bertrand de Guesclin was the Grand Master from 1357 till his death ,
in 1380 , and he was the only French commander who prevaded over the chivalry of Edward III . " From 1478 to 1497 , we may mark Robert Lenoncourt , a cavalier of one of the most ancient families of Louraine . " Philip Chabot , a renowned captain in the reign of Francis I ., wielded the staff of power from 1516 to 1543 .
" The illustrious family of Montmorency appear as Knights Templars ; and Harry , the first duke , ivas chief of the Order from 1574 to 1614 . " At the close of the seventeenth century , the Grancl Blaster was James Henry de Duras , a marshal of France , and one of the most skilful soldiers of Louis XIV . " The Grand Masters from 173-4 to 1776 were three of the princes of tbe Rmirbon race .
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Notitiæ Templariæ, No. 2.
Gerard in despair and indignation rushed into the arms of the equestrian Brotherhood . Nor did he ever forgive or forget the injury done him by the Count of Tripoli , but on his arriving at power , by every means he coulcl , opposed that potent nobleman in a manner so strong as frequently to have brought great scandal to the cross . A succession of chivalrous chiefs governed the Order till the time of
Jacques de Molay . That illustrious leader was descended of'a noble family of Burgundy , and was the last Grand Master recognized by the riders of Christendom . History recounts his persecution and cruel death , and the political dissolution of his chivalric Order . Nevertheless , though abolished and" disowned , this extraordinary society still contrived to exist , under every persecution and proscription , and to be perpetuated even to this day , as will appear from the following extract from an unpublished Memoir of the Templars , drawn up by the late
Charles Mills , author of the " History of the Crusades , & c . " Jacques de Molay , in anticipation of his own fate , appointed as his successor in power ancl dignity Johannes Marcus Larmenius , of Jerusalem ; and from those days to the present there has been a regular and uninterrupted succession of Grand Masters . The charter by which the supreme power has been transmitted is judicial and conclusive evidence
of the continued existence of the Order . This charter of transmission , with the signatures of the various chiefs of the Temple , is preserved at Paris , with the ancient statutes of the Order , the rituals , the records , the seals , the standards , and other memorials of the ancient Templars . "
" The Brotherhood has been headed hythe bravest cavaliers of France ; by men who , jealous of the dignity of Knighthood , would admit no corruption—no base copies ofthe orders of Chivalry ; and who thought that the shield of then- nobility was enriched by the impression of the Red Cross of the Templars . " Bertrand de Guesclin was the Grand Master from 1357 till his death ,
in 1380 , and he was the only French commander who prevaded over the chivalry of Edward III . " From 1478 to 1497 , we may mark Robert Lenoncourt , a cavalier of one of the most ancient families of Louraine . " Philip Chabot , a renowned captain in the reign of Francis I ., wielded the staff of power from 1516 to 1543 .
" The illustrious family of Montmorency appear as Knights Templars ; and Harry , the first duke , ivas chief of the Order from 1574 to 1614 . " At the close of the seventeenth century , the Grancl Blaster was James Henry de Duras , a marshal of France , and one of the most skilful soldiers of Louis XIV . " The Grand Masters from 173-4 to 1776 were three of the princes of tbe Rmirbon race .