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married man; nor is there any document provingthat either he or Dudon were of the first brethrenof the order. Out of the earlier of Paoli’s tworolls “both of them from authentic deeds,” let thosebe culled that extend not beyond these twelve years.Sir Lambert, who was with Gerard when he wastortured in 1099; Sir Robert Brisset, in 1100; SirRoger Pagano, in 1112 ; Sir Bertrand, Prior atPilgrim’s Mount, in 1105; Sir Gubald, throughwhom the house in Messina was founded in 1101;Sir Peter Mallet, at the first crusade, and of one ofthe most conspicuous Norman families. His elderbrother Robert was one of the magnates of theConqueror, and fought against Harold, and sawhim buried, and had two fiefs in England. SirGerard Sub-deacon, Sir William Almerico, SirRodolph, all three in a donation dated Beyrout1133. 1

Now, amongst all his troubles and labours, hadnot Gerard a great compensation in this review?His ails increasing every day, and carried about ina kind of chair, his spirit as clear as ever, he couldnot but exult internally at the wonderful progressof his wise and splendid project. All of military orknightly that he could now do was to inspect the

1 Cod. Dipl. Gerosolimitano : vol. i. limn. xiv. 15.