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The Crosse of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Ierusalem. Instituted in the yeare of Grace, One thousand, one hundred and three: By Baldwine, First of the name,* 1.1 Second King of Jerusa∣lem, and Brother to the famous Prince Godfrey of Bullen. CHAP. IIII.
THE Order of the Holy Sepulcher, is the first and most Aunci∣ent of all them in Palestine and the Holy-Land. For the Cit∣ty of Ierusalem, hauing beene conquered from the Empe∣rours of Greece by the Sarrazins:* 1.2 the keeping of the Holy Sepulcher, and the Mount of Caluarie, were left by the same Sarrazins, to a certaine number of Chanons Reguler, of the Order and Cloathing of Saint Augustine, gouerned by the Patriarch; Bishop of the same place.
Godfrey of Bologne, First King of Ierusalem of the French Nation, gaue great goods to those Chanons Reguler, and to their Patriarche;* 1.3 espe∣cially by his last Will and Testament, whereby he ordained and appointed: That both himselfe and his Successours Kings of Ierusalem, should bee buryed in their Cathedrall Church, which was ioyning to the Holy Sepulcher. And that the Patri∣arche should be the m••n, by whom his Successours the Kings of Ierusalem, must bee Sacred and Crowned.
Bauldwine, First of the name, Successour to his
He gaue also perticulerly to the Patriarch, Priuiledge to seale all Expeditions and Letters of the said Order, and with White Waxe, as King Godfrey, Bauldwine and ••heir Successours had done, and did.* 1.6 For the Knights Templers sealed with Red Waxe: The Hospitallers of Saint Iohn of Ierusalem, with Blacke Waxe: They of the Order of Saint Mary of the Teutones, in the same manner: Those of Saint Lazarus with Green•• Waxe: Of Saint Thomas the Apostle, with Blew Waxe. And those of Saint Katharine of Mount Sinay, with Red Waxe.
Is it not then any matter of meruayle, that those Monkes should manage Armes, ••n stead of their Breuiarie; because in that season, and so long as the Voyages beyond