A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORICAL TABLE

(WITH OBSERVATIONS)

Of the Grand-Masters and of the Hospitaller Order of St. Johnof Jerusalem, from the Reign of Gerard to that of L'Isle Adam ;together with the Dates of the principal Events which took placeduring their respective Masterships, many of which are erroneouslystated in the different Histories of Malta hitherto published, thoughin other Respects those Histories may be extremely accurate.

NAMESof the

Grand-Masters.

When

elected.

Place oftheir Birth.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

Dates.

Observations.

1.

Peter Gerard.

1099

Provence,in France.

Modern authors have, by an ex-traordinary mistake, called thisgrand-master Turn or Tunc: thisarose from their having met withthe expression Gerardus Turn or Ge-rardus Tunc; thus changing an ad-

Codice del Sac.Ord. Mil. Geros.

( Error.)Vertot, ditto.Brosio, ditto.

Art de verifier

Born at Av&nes, in Ilainault, ac-cord imr to . .

Born at St. Genior in the Islandof Martique, in Provence. His bodywas sent to the church of the com-manderyor bailiwick of Manosque inthat province. This last opinion isthe most prevalent, and appears verynearly proved to demonstration bythe Author of the History of Pro-vence .

Art de verifierles Dates.Bouche, Hist, deProvence, vol. I.pa«e 31.

Capture of Jerusalem.

Bull of pope Paschal II., datedFebruary 15, confirming the insti-tution of the Hospital of St. John ofJerusalem, together with all the do-nations bestowed on it. Likewiseenfranchising all lands belonging tothe said Hospital from tithes, toge-ther with all those which might infuture tall into it; and enacting,that the successor of Vaerard should

1099

1113

Cardinal de VitryDitto.