words, Sigillum Militis Templi, " Seal of the Knight of the Temple ;" as in the case of the deed of exchange of lands at Normanton in the parish of Botisford, in Leicestershire, entered into between Brother Amadeus de Morestello, Master of the chivalry of the Temple in England, and his chapter, of the one part, and the Lord Henry de Colevile, Knight, of the other part. The seal annexed to this deed has the addition of the word Militis, but in other respects it is similar to the one above delineated.* The Master of the Temple was controlled by the visitors-general of the order.t who were knights specially deputed by the Grand Master and convent of Jerusalem to visit the different provinces, to reform abuses, make new regulations, and terminate such disputes as were usually reserved for the decision of the Grand Master. These visitors-general sometimes removed knights from their preceptories, and even suspended the masters themselves, and it was their duty to expedite to the East all such knights as were young and vigorous, and capable of righting. Two regular voyages were undertaken from Europe to Palestine in the course of the year, under tbe conduct of the Templars and Hospitallers, called the passagimn Mortis, and the passagium Sancii JtihannU, which took place respectively in the spring and summer, when the newly-admitted knights left the preceptories of the West, taking with them hired foot soldiers, armed pilgrims, and large sums of money, the produce of the European possessions of the fraternity, by which means a continual succour was afforded to the christian kingdom of Jerusalem. One of the grand priors or grand preceptors generally took the command of these expeditions, and was frequently accompanied by many valiant secular * NichoW* Hist. Leicestershire, vol. iii* pi. exxvii. fig. 947, p. 943. ; vol. ii. pi. v. fig. 13. t Two of these visitorB.gencml have been buried iu the Temple Church.