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witnesses his son’s confirmation of his own gift tothe Hospital. Later it might be otherwise; but nowthey had known them too well and recently, not toesteem and love all three of the military orders. 1

Villiers’ successor was Sir Otlio de Pins in1298 a P*>ven S al born, but descended from

an illustrious Spanish family; and his stemstill to be seen at Rhodes. 2 Yet Sir Otho mighthave been too old. He avoided deposition fromhis own knights by very wisely dying on his voyageto seek protection from Rome; and so the election1300 t0 °^ l^ ace Sh William Villaret, of thelangue of Provence, 3 and it is the firsttime I read of that term in the order, into whichhow, or when it obtained I cannot say; but regretit as implying not union but division, and which,if it bred emulation, did also discord; but what iscertain is, that it does not come from the insti-tution, and can at any time be without nicety ex-punged. Not having that patriarchal sanctity, itbecomes a mere passing discipline, to be thrownaside as taken up.

In 1299, the head of the Tartars sent to Boni-face VIII. to proclaim Jerusalem free, and all

1 Appendix, Ixxx.—Seb. Paoli: Osservazioni, ii. 524.

2 Seb. Paoli: Serie, ii. 461.

3 Seb. Paoli (Cod. Dipl. Geros.) : Serie, ii. 461.