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so that the all of each belongs to the commontreasury.

Sth. Their dress is that they at present wear—the cross white, now, from the founder being aNorman.

10th. Each future head is to be selected by theorder from amongst themselves; and he is tohave a council to which he must submit; andon important matters convene a generalassembly of the order, where he may have adouble vote ; and then the majority decidebeyond appeal.

“ Now to the whole of this I entirely subscribe, inboth my Norman and royal quality, and deputeyou, Sir Tancred, to make it generally known; andas a mark that in this I wish to take the lead, hereare two deeds of donation, 1 one in Palestine, 2 andone in Europe, 3 in respect of its European origin

1 P. A. Paoli : 26.—Seb. Paoli : Codice Diplomatico, vol. i.Hum. ii.; Appendix, Hum. x.—Quick then; for London, Schwe-rin, Sicily are near.

2 St. Abraham near Bethlehem. Michaud: Hist., vol. ii. 5.Michaud: Orient, vol. v. 202. Hessilia was the more proper name,as we learn from Godfrey’s own brother Baldwin I. “ Donumquod frater meus fecit hospitali, videlicet de quodam Casale, quodvocatur Hessilia.” Seb. Paoli: i. 445.

3 The Monale is a river in Sicily. Motiboir is for MontboisS.Abryele is a Vabri ; in Italian, al rvparo. Paoli: Osservazioni,lxxii.—Albert d’Aix : Chron. vii.—Bosio : par. 1, lib. i., anno1099.