THE HISTORY

OF THE ORDER OF

ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

BOOK III-RHODES.-(continued.)CHAPTER III.

The next to fill the magisterial throne was SirAnthony Fluvian, or De la Riviere, a Catalan ; 1 andhis first act in that capacity, was to favour onewho must have been an Englishman, since he wasTurcopolier, though his name has an odd sound,Sir Thomas Sequipunt; but I dare say there is anerror from the translation . 2 And the times beingcomparatively peaceful, there might be alarge allowance of law; on which we find aPapal bull, referring for legal decision to Rhodesbetween two knights of that order , 3 which was, intruth, only to grant as a favour what had beenruled as obligatory as a right, by the late grand

1 Seb. Paoli: ii. 406.—Bosio : par. ii., lib. v., anno 1421.

2 Bosio: par. ii., lib. v., anno 1421.

3 Cod. Dipl. Geros., ii., Hum. xcv.

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