CHAP. IV.J

ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

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Propositus, Provost or Guardian (Grand Master),High Constable, Castellan, Turcopolier, Marshal orMaster-at-Arms, Cupbearer, Preceptor, Chancellor,Treasurer, Hospitaller of the Halls or Receiver ofGuests, dating all equally from Gerard’s time;though it is necessary sometimes to recur to uni-versal long-established tradition. We have theexact paper too, only taking the pains to draw thejust inference. Master at first denoted a very de-pendent rank (for there were many masters)though, with the addition of grand, it came to beassigned to the head of the order. At Acre,Vienna,various places in Germany, France, England, every-where in which the order had houses, there weremasters, masters of infantry, of archers, of fortifi-cations, naval masters, masters of horse, at arms;there were numbers of masters, as in these dayscaptains . 1 The Templars—who were founded atJerusalem, eighteen years after the Hospitallers—took divers of his titles. Their very founder wascalled master-at-arms . 2 Yet the Templars assumedonly one of the three duties of the Hospitaller—nothospitality, for they had no seat; but they gavetheir chief the title held by the other duty—thearmy, master-at-arms. Sir Roger Pagano was

1 P. A. Paoli : 275.

2 Id.: 276.