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CHARLES G. ADDISON, ESQ.
The history of the Knights Templars, Temple Church, and the Temple
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CHARLES G. ADDISON, ESQ.
The history of the Knights Templars, Temple Church, and the Temple
page 116
canonist, whom they termed conservator privilegiorum suorum,
which judge had indeed more authority than was convenient, and
did dayly, in respect of the height of these two orders, and at
their instance and direction, incroach upon and hold plea of
matters determinable by the common law, for cui plus licet quasi
par est,phis vult guata licet; and this was one great mischiefe.
Another mischiefe was, that this judge, likewise at their instance,
in cases wherein he had jurisdiction, would make general citations
as pro salute animte, and the like, without expressing the matter
whereupon the citation was made, which also was against law,
and tended to the grievous vexation of the subject."* To remedy
these evils, another act of parliament was passed, prohibiting
Hospitallers and Templars from bringing any man in plea before
the keepers of their privileges, for any matter the knowledge
whereof belonged to the king's court, and commanding such
keepers of their privileges thenceforth to grant no citations at the instance of Hospitallers and Templars, before it be expressed upon what matter the citation ought to be lnade.f
Having given an outline of the great territorial possessions of the order of the Temple in Europe, it now remains for us to present a sketch of its organisation and government. The Master of the Temple, the chief of the entire fraternity, ranked as a sovereign prince, and had precedence of all ambassadors and peers in the general councils of the church. He was elected to Ms high office by the chapter of the kingdom of Jerusalem, which was composed of all the knights of the East and of the West who could manage to attend. The Master had his general and particular chapters. The first were composed of the Grand Priors of the eastern and western provinces, and of all the knights present in the holy territory. The assembling of these general chapters,
* 3 lost. p. 465. t Stat. Weatr, S, i-ap. 43,13 Ed. I.
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