On the Extinction of the Order of the Templars

...ordered original: "mandavit," completed from the previous page's catchword that all Templars The Knights Templar, a powerful Catholic military order. without exception, on one and the same day—namely the fourth day before the Ides of January January 10th, or as others say, the 13th of October in the year 1307 after the birth of Christ—should be seized and committed to prison. Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. 2, p. 564. Glossary of du Fresne, p. 1083. Binius, part 2, vol. 3 of the Councils, p. 782. Antoninus, part 3 of the Histories, folio 111. A copy of these Papal bulls Official edicts or decrees issued by the Pope, named after the "bulla" or lead seal used to authenticate them. can be read in the Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. 2, pp. 559, 560, 561, where you will also find appended all those articles (there were 87 of them) upon which the Templars were questioned. And although in every diocese certain individuals were joined to each Archbishop so that the investigation original: "inquisitio" might proceed more successfully, the Pope nevertheless appointed certain general inquisitors: namely Berengar, with the title of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; Stephen, with the title of Saint Cyriacus; and Pandulph, of Saint Angelus—all Cardinals—who were required to report what had been carried out in each province to the Pontiff, and to absolve the penitent from the sentence of excommunication. See the bull already cited. Furthermore, as January 4th, 1307, approached, the Templars were seized in all locations and confined in the harshest prisons, especially in France. Gottfried in Chronicle for the year 1309. Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. 2, p. 518, also p. 564. Glossary of du Fresne, p. 1083. Hypodigma Neustriae, p. 500, Camden edition. Raynaldus, Annals for the year 1307.

Most rigorous examinations were now flourishing in all places, at the start of which the Templars were bound by an oath to profess the full and pure truth regarding the matters questioned. Raynaldus, Annals for the year 1308. Moreover, care was taken so that if one of the Templars had been examined, he was immediately separated so that he would not be admitted to mutual conversation with his brothers. Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. 2, p. 563. In this way, although many of the Templars [confessed] The text cuts off mid-word "di-" utterly wicked things about their Order...